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Sociology

Degree Requirements

SUNYIT offers a curriculum in sociology and anthropology which leads to a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in sociology. The curriculum also helps provide for the general education needs of other students and the social science background important to the preparation and training in other majors.

Courses explore the general social forces and cultural forms which shape human events as well as the application of social and cultural perspectives in two specialization areas: criminology and social services. Course offerings reflect these emphases.

After introductory work, survey courses in various areas lead to more advanced courses. In addition to work in one or more specialization areas, students can usually supplement their work with courses in areas where we do not have a concentration, or with courses in other arts and sciences or professional disciplines. Primary candidates for the major are:

  • Students holding Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degrees in a field like human services, industrial relations or criminal justice, who wish to broaden their theoretical perspective and increase career mobility
  • Students holding Associate of Arts (A.A.) degrees who wish to have a background in applied sociology or anthropology before entering graduate school or seeking employment, especially in the criminal justice or social service area
  • Students currently working who desire a broader-based education than that available in a professional program
  • Students seeking dual majors combining professional study with a degree in social science.
Specifications
  1. Satisfactory completion of at least 124 semester hours or college-level work.
  2. Satisfactory completion of at least 60 semester hours of upper-division college work, at least 30 of which must be taken at the Institute of Technology.
  3. No more than 30 semester hours of professional courses outside the arts and sciences.
  4. Achievement of at least a 2.00 cumulative grade point average in all coursework taken at the Institute of Technology.
  5. Achievement of at least a 2.00 cumulative grade point average in sociology or anthropology coursework toward the major.
Group I - General Education Requirements - 34-44 Credits Credits
Mathematics (MAT 111 or equivalent) 3-4 Credits
Natural Sciences 3-4 Credits
      Lab Sciences 3-4 Credits
      Other Sciences 3-4 Credits
Social Sciences 3-4 Credits
American History 3-4 Credits
Western Civilization 3-4 Credits
Other World Civilization 3-4 Credits
Humanities 3-4 Credits
The Arts 3-4 Credits
Foreign Language 3-4 Credits
Basic Communication 4 Credits
Upper Division Writing (COM 306 or COM 308) 4 Credits
34-44 Credits
   
Group II - Specific Sociology Degree Requirements
  1. All majors must complete at least ten (10) courses in sociology and anthropology, at least seven of which must be completed at SUNYIT;
  2. Students may elect no more than two (2) courses in anthropology toward the sociology major;
  3. All majors must take SOC 100 or SOC 110;
  4. All majors must take one intermediate elective before taking an advanced course;
  5. All majors must take two electives at the lower level (from groups A or B)
  6. All majors are required to take 3 courses (12 credits) of advanced coursework at the 400-level.
   
Course Options:  
A.
       SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology
       SOC 110 - Social Problems
   
B. Intermediate Course Electives:
       SOC 210 - Sociology of the Family
       SOC 314 - Sociology of Deviance
       SOC 350 - Chemical Dependencies and Human Behaviors
       SOC 351 - Sociology of Crime
       SOC 360 - Sociology of Work
       SOC 381 - Social Gerontology
       ANT 301 - General Anthropology
       ANT 320 - Social Policy
       ANT 382 - Cultures, Health and Healing
   
C. Group III Advance Coursework
Criminal Justice:
       SOC 450 - Sociology of Corrections
       SOC 452 - White Collar Crime
       SOC 455 - Sociology of Law and the Courts
   
Human Services:
       SOC 410 - Power of Violence in the Family
       SOC 411 - Sociology of Community
       SOC 424 - Social Welfare Policy
       SOC 446 - The Individual and Society  
   
Other Advanced courses:
       SOC 465 - Sociology of Occupations and Professions
       SOC 466 - Worker Social Psychology
       SOC 490 - Selected Topics in Sociology ( varies each semester)
       SOC 491 - Independent Study
       SOC 495 - Practicum in Sociology
       ANT 460 - Ethnography  
   
D. Group IV: Core Requirements (Required of all Majors)
       SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology or SOC 110 - Social Problems
       SOC 310 - History of Sociological Theory
       SOC 332 - Methods of Inquiry
       ANT 321 - Distinctions: Race, Class, and Gender
       SOC 493 - Senior Seminar in Sociology  
       STA 100 - Statistical Methods

Course Descriptions (pdf)