Sociology at Ramapo

 

 

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For a general statement of program goals and career possibilities, see SOCIOLOGY PROGRAM

 

REQUIREMENTS OF THE MAJOR                                                              Credits                                                                                                  

 

MSOC 101    Introduction to     Sociology…………………………………………………………………………3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

 

Theory:

  MSOC 235 Comparative Development OR M/SENV 209 Social Ecology …3‑4

  MSOC 332 Social Theory (previously Roots of Sociological Theory) ……   3

 

Method:

  MSOC 307 Social Research  (offered every term) w/Computers……………..4

  MSOC 308 Social Statistics w/Computers (offered in the Fall term)…………4

  MSOC 328 Sociology of Community (offered in the Fall term) ………………3

  MSOC 317 Fieldwork in Sociology of Community……………………………3

        OR Sociology Convener‑‑approved fieldwork

 

Sociology Concentration..……………………………………….minimum of 12

 

Each student must take three courses (at least one at file 300‑level) from one concentration area

And one course from a second concentration area.

 

Community:

Family. Aging. Race Relations. Deviance. Gender, Work and Family, Urban‑Rural,

Social Problems, Criminology

 

World Transformation:

Social Movements, Global Workplace, Third World Women, Global Social Ecology,

Food and Population, Technology and Society, Economic Sociology,

designated Environmental Science courses

 

Culture and Communication:

Culture. Religion, Education, Knowledge, Communication and Society, Political Sociology

 

MINIMUM CREDITS 35‑39

 

NOTE, As part of the concentration students may substitute up to 4 credits from a related

discipline. Advisor approval required. (e.g. Community: Social Work. Law, Economics,

World Transformation: Environmental Science, Political Science; Culture and

Communication: Contemporary Arts, American/International Studies)

 

In addition, Sociology majors in the School of Social Science and Human Services are

required to take:

 

SCHOOL CORE REQUIREMENTS:

 

 

  MMET 101 Social lssues………………………………………………………….. 4

  MMET 235 History of Social Thought …………………………………………..3

  Consciousness and Society (from prescribed list) ………………………………..3

  Social Science elective (200‑300 level) not in one's major ………………………..3

  History elective (200‑300 level) …………………………………………………….3