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Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Level

Bachelor

Starts

Year-round enrollment

Introduction

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology is a Bachelor program taught at National University, USA. Intake: Year-round enrollment. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at National University studies social groups, social structure, and social change. Students examine topics such as social movements tied to race, class, religion, gender, and sexuality; demographic changes; public health issues; and technological innovations in the digital age. The program also covers human relationships, from family to global interactions among nations.

The program is designed for working adults and emphasizes real-world skills taught by experienced NU faculty. It includes training in qualitative methodologies and digital literacy, and it applies research methods, theory, and knowledge about social life. Students complete a capstone project that includes a written and oral presentation, with grading of H, S, or U only.

Modules

Critical introduction to basic sociology concepts. Examination of major theoretical perspectives and research methods. Topics include: economic stratification, race, gender, family, deviance, complex organizations.
An introduction to statistics and probability theory. Covers simple probability distributions, conditional probability (Bayes Rule), independence, expected value, binomial distributions, the Central Limit Theorem, hypothesis testing. Assignments may utilize the MiniTab software, or text-accompanying course-ware. Computers are available at the University’s computer lab. Calculator with statistical functions is required.
Examines the institutions of marriage and family structures and their historical development. Topics include kinship, changing gender roles, changing family forms, divorce, domestic violence, and economic structure.
This course examines the foundational theories that have engaged social theorists. It analyzes the historical, cultural, social, economic, political, intellectual, and biographical contexts within which they developed, and appraises the extent to which they continue to inform sociological research and thinking.
Examines the major social theories that have engaged social theorists from the mid-twentieth century onward. The course also investigates the historical, sociological, intellectual, and biographical contexts within which contemporary social theories have developed and the extent to which they inform current sociological research and thinking.
Research design and methods including survey, network, experiment, qualitative, quantitative, and collection, organization and interpretation of research data.
Examines the origins of cultural pluralism in the USA and the valuing of diversity as a socio-cultural imperative. Explores the social history of race and ethnic relations in the USA from Colonial America to the present. Topics include voluntary and involuntary immigration, internal colonization, theoretical frameworks for understanding prejudice and discrimination, master narratives, the US Census, eugenics, immigration policy, and how gender and class complicate understandings of race and ethnicity in the USA.
A critical examination of theories of power, including the relationship of power to culture, social class, the economic order, government, ideology, poverty, race, sex and other topics. Studies community, national and international power structures and institutional leaderships.
Employs a critical sociological approach to deviance and social control in contemporary society. Topics to be considered include the origins and functions of deviance in society, the institutional production and categorization of deviance, the impact of deviance on personal and social identity, deviant careers, and deviance and social change. Considers major theoretical sociological perspectives on deviance; makes use of current data on crime and current research in sociological and criminological journals and websites; and examines portrayals of deviance and social control in literature, film, and popular culture.
The study of social structure is central to sociology, and the study of work, the workplace, and various forms of organizations is fundamental for understanding the contemporary social world and the individual and society. Students will study the major theoretical approaches to the sociology of work and organizations, the evolution of the modern workplace and organizations, contemporary debates about work and in organizational theory, careers in sociology, and preparation for the job market. While grounded in sociology, the course examines contributions from economics, management and leadership studies, and psychology.
The senior project is taken near the end of the student’s degree program after completion of the 27 semester credit hours of core required courses for the major. Students will become familiar with the value of the BA Sociology degree and the diverse career pathways open to them. Students will conduct a senior capstone study and present that study in written and oral forms. The project is designed to deepen the sociological understanding of students as they develop a research problem, question, and hypothesis; write a literature review; choose an appropriate method for studying the problem; answer the research question by testing the hypothesis; report and discuss the findings; and adopt theoretical perspectives to analyze the problem and the findings. Grading is H, S, or U only.
An exploration of methods, patterns and meanings of individual and collective violence. Focuses on gangs, terrorists and the assaultive individual. Students analyze the causes of violence, attitudes toward violence and methods of controlling violence as well as the impact of gun control.

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at National University for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by National University.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by National University as pre-requiste for admission in Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.

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To be awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, students must complete at least 120 semester credit hours as articulated below, of which 30 semester credit hours must be completed in residence at National University, 51 semester credit hours must be completed at the upper-division level, and a minimum of 46 semester credit hours of the University General Education requirements.
Students are required to complete a capstone project as part of the degree program.
Prerequisite for the major: 2 courses; 3.0 Semester Credit Hours each; Prerequisite: ENG 102.
Prerequisite for the major: 3.0 Semester Credit Hours each; Prerequisite: MTH 12A and MTH 12B, or Accuplacer test placement evaluation.