Bachelor's in Sociology

Sociology is a Bachelor program taught at Spelman College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

Spelman College offers a B.A. major in Sociology and a B.A. major in Sociology and Anthropology. Both majors include 44 semester hours, with 28 hours in major core courses. The sociology major includes elective hours selected from sociology or anthropology courses offered in the department, with approval from the department chair for electives taken at other institutions. The sociology and anthropology major requires the major core plus Anthropology 203, “Introduction to Anthropology,” and 16 elective hours of anthropology courses.

The curriculum for majors includes required department courses and a senior thesis. Sociology 203 (“The Sociological Imagination: Introduction to Sociology”) is a prerequisite for all other courses in the department. Major core includes courses such as Multivariate Analysis, Survey of Research Methods, Ethnographic Methods, Contemporary Social Theory, and Sociology Thesis.

Students may also enroll in SOC 435 Sociology Internship during their junior or senior year, working at metropolitan Atlanta area nonprofit, governmental, social service, or research institutions for at least 15 hours per week for an entire semester.

Modules

• SSOC 203 The Sociological Imagination*
• SSOC 204 History of Social Thought
• SSOC 335 Survey of Research Methods
• SSOC 334 Multivariate Analysis
• SANT 336 Ethnographic Methods
• SANT 320 Anthropological Theory
• SSOC 422 Contemporary Social Theory
• SSOC 432 Sociology Senior Thesis
• SANT 203 Intro to Anthropology
• ANTH 433 Anthropology Senior Thesis

The minimum requirements for admission in Sociology at Spelman College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Spelman College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Spelman College as pre-requiste for admission in Sociology.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.spelman.edu/academics/sociology-and-anthropology/majors.html

• metropolitan Atlanta area nonprofit, governmental, social service, or research institutions (SOC 435 Sociology Internship)

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.