Read the sections describing general education and CLAS requirements. Refer especially to the Majors and Minors in the College section.
THE MAJOR: The Department of Sociology offers a variety of courses dealing with themes of social life, social change and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. Sociology examines the structure of groups, organizations and societies, and how people interact within these contexts. The subject matter of sociology is thus applicable to such fields as anthropol-ogy, criminology, gerontology, health related profes-sions, law, psychology, social work and women’s studies, among others.
Sociology provides many unique perspectives on the social world while generating new ideas and assessing the old. It promotes the use of diverse research methods to study virtually any social issue. A liberal arts degree in sociology will provide students with opportunities to develop skills deemed essential for many different types of careers. These skills include learning how to identify and solve problems, conduct research, relate to others and write effectively. Graduates frequently are employed in business (e.g., advertising staff member, human resource manager), community and social services (e.g., environ-mental organizer, family planning worker), education (e.g., teacher, public health educator), government (e.g., human rights officer, urban planner), the criminal justice system (e.g., corrections officer, probation officer) and research (e.g., social research assistant and market re-searcher).
The department sponsors a Career Day every fall that includes presentations from the department’s chair and undergraduate coordinator, the UF assistant director for career development and guest speakers outside the uni-versity who talk about the value of a sociology degree and internship possibilities. For information, call the advis-ing office in early October (392-0265, ext. 227).
A sociology major requires 30 semester hours of course work in sociology, including required courses: SYG 2000, SYA 4300 and either SYA 4110 or SYA 4600. Sociology majors are encouraged to take SYG 2000 as their first class. Majors are also encouraged to take SYA 4300 (Methods of Social Research) before they have earned 90 hours. SYA 4110 or SYA 4600 should be taken after 90 credits. The 30 hours of course work must be completed with grades of C or better, and at least 15 credit hours must be completed at the university.
Additional sociology courses to complete the 30 hours minimum may be selected by students to match their interests in different substantive career areas. At least 24 semester hours of sociology credit must be in courses numbered 3000 or higher. Additionally, STA 2122 is required (STA 2023 may substitute). STA 2122 can be taken at any time, preferably between 30-90 credit hours, and before taking SYA 4300.
All majors should consult department advisers in 3111 Turlington.
COMBINED BA/MA PROGRAM: This combined program allows qualified students to earn both degrees in a shorter time than typically would be possible. Students may count up to 12 hours of graduate courses toward both the BA and MA degrees, thereby earning both degrees with a minimum of 144 hours, twelve less than if the two degrees were pursued separately.
Students can use the combined program to obtain re-search and analytic skills to enter a M.A.-level career or on to pursue a Ph.D. Information is available on the depart-ment web site at web.soc.ufl.edu or by email at grad.coord@soc. ufl.edu (graduate coordinator) or ajl@soc.ufl.edu (undergraduate coordinator).
HONORS: To graduate with honors, contact the so-ciology undergraduate coordinator or adviser at least one semester before graduation. Summer graduates must notify the coordinator or adviser the preceding fall semes-ter.
To graduate with honors, a sociology major must at-tain a 3.5 junior/senior level grade point average. A stu-dent may graduate with high or highest honors by com-pleting one 6000 or 7000 level seminar in sociology with a grade of B or better and submitting a paper that will be approved by a faculty supervisor, the undergraduate coordinator and the honors coordinator or by completing a senior honors thesis or project (while registered for SYA 4931) under the supervision of a sociology faculty member. In either case, the faculty supervisor and under-graduate coordinator will evaluate the student’s work and recommend high or highest honors.
THE MINOR: Students must complete 15 hours of course work in sociology with grades of C. A minimum of nine hours must be taken at the university. The only required course is SYG 2000 Principles of Sociology. At least nine hours must be at the 3000 level or above and students may take SYG 2430 or SYG 2010, but not both. Courses with a number of 4905 do not apply to the mi-nor.
OVERSEAS STUDY: Consult an adviser or the UF International Center in 123 Grinter.
GENERAL EDUCATION: Sociology general edu-cation requirements are meant to provide a broad under-standing of social structure, social process and social problems. Those courses marked S satisfy requirements in social science. Those courses marked I satisfy require-ments in international studies and diversity.
COURSES: There are no prerequisites for 2000 level courses. Descriptions of current and prospective courses are available in 3111 and 3219 Turlington.
NOTE: Read the Academic
Advising section of this catalog regarding the Gordon Rule communication
and computation requirement. Many general education courses qualify; check
the schedule of courses. Six gen-eral education credits must be international/diversity
(I).
| FRESHMAN YEAR | |
| Semester 1 - Fall | Credits |
| Composition (GE) | 3 |
| SYG 2000 Principles of Sociology (GE-S) | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 4-5 |
| Elective | 3 |
|
|
13-14 |
| Semester 2 - Spring | Credits |
| Foreign Language | 3-5 |
| Mathematics (GE) | 3 |
| Physical & Biological Sciences Lab | 1 |
| Humanities (GE) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
|
|
13-15 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
• Complete one sociology course by end of semester 2
| SOPHOMORE YEAR | |
| Semester 3 - Fall | Credits |
| Sociology course, 2000-3000 level (e.g.,
SYG 2010 Social Problems, SYG 2430 Marriage & Family SYP 3000 Society & the Individual) (GE-S) |
3 |
| STA 2122 Statistics for the Social Sciences
Or STA 2023 Intro. to Statistics 1(GE-M) |
3 |
| Physical & Biological Sciences (GE) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE) | 3 |
| Foreign Language (if 4-3-3 option) or elective | 3 |
|
|
15 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
• Complete two sociology courses by end of semester 3
| Semester 4 - Spring | Credits |
| Humanities (GE) | 3 |
| Physical & Biological Sciences (GE) | 3 |
| Electives | 9 |
|
|
15 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
• 2.0 cumulative UF GPA
• Two sociology courses (2.5 GPA or better in these tracking courses)
by end of semester 4
| JUNIOR YEAR | |
| Semester 5 - Fall | Credits |
| SYA 4300 Methods of Social Research1 | 4 |
| Physical & Biological Sciences (GE) | 3 |
| Sociology course (2000-4000 level) | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
|
|
16 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
• Complete tracking criteria for semesters 1-4 plus one additional
sociology course (2.5 GPA or better in these tracking courses)
| Semester 6 - Spring | Credits |
| Sociology courses (3-4000 level) | 6 |
| Physical & Biological Sciences (GE) | 3 |
| Composition (Sociology writing course recommended) | 3 |
| Elective (3000 level or above, not in major) | 3 |
|
|
15 |
| SENIOR YEAR | |
| Semester 7 - Fall | Credits |
| SYA 4110 Development of Sociological Thought
Or SYA 4600 Adv. General Sociology2 |
3 |
| Sociology course, 3000-4000 level | 3 |
| Elective | 3-4 |
| Electives (3000-level or above, not in major) | 6 |
|
|
15-16 |
| Semester 8 - Spring | Credits |
| Two Sociology course, 3000-4000 level | 6 |
| Electives (3000-level or above, not in major) | 9 |
|
|
15 |
When selecting courses to fulfill CLAS elective or general education
requirements, students should consider taking some courses from the following
list:
EUH 2090 Intellectual History of Europe,Renaissance to Modern
EUH 3205 Europe 1848 to 1914
ANT 3302 Sex Roles: A Cross-CulturalPerspective
ANT 2410 Cultural Anthropology
ANT 3433 Culture and Personality
PSY 2013 General Psychology
SOP 2513 Human Conflict
SOP 3004 Social Psychology
SOP 4054 Interpersonal Relations andGroup Processes
PHI 2100 Logic
PHI 4320 Philosophy of the Social Sciences
PHI 4360 Theory of Knowledge
POS 3233 Politics and Public Opinion
GEO 2410 Social Geography
AGG 3480 Intro. to Human Resource Development
Students may count only six credits of sociology at the 2000 level toward
the degree.
1 SYA 4300 Methods of Social Research can be taken in the fall or spring
of the junior year.
2 SYA 4110 Development of Sociological Thought and SYA 4600 Advanced
General Sociology can be taken either in the fall or spring of the senior
year.
Students take only one of these two courses.