Nov 03, 2025

Butler University Bulletin 2023-2024

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Butler University Bulletin 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Sociology, BA

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Requirements for the Sociology Major

The major requires 39 hours plus an internship or service-learning course.

Major Core Requirements (15 Hours)

Note: SO 499 - Honors Thesis may be completed in place of SO 486 and SO 487.

SW 200-SO - Understanding Society Min Units: 3
SO 205 - Contemporary Social Issues Min Units: 3
SO 391 - Social Theory Seminar Min Units: 3
SO 393 - Research Methods Seminar Min Units: 3
SO 486 - Senior Research Seminar Min Units: 3

Additional Area Requirements (24 hours)

At least one course from each of the following four areas:

Sociocultural Institutions

SO 301 - Families and Gender Roles Min Units: 3
SO 303 - Political Behavior, Polity, and Society Min Units: 3
SO 311 - Law and Society Min Units: 3
SO 315 - Film, Media, Society Min Units: 3
SO 319 - Mental Illness, Culture, and Society Min Units: 3
SO 351 - Punishment and Society Min Units: 3
SO 353 - Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Min Units: 3
SO 317 - Gender and Society Min Units: 3
SO 321 - Crime and Society Min Units: 3
SO 323 - Racial and Ethnic Relations Min Units: 3
SO 325 - Class, Status, and Power Min Units: 3
SO 326 - Gender, Race, and Crime Min Units: 3
SO 329 - The Sociology of Racism Min Units: 3

Sociocultural Process and Integration

SO 339 - Violence, Media, and Culture Min Units: 3
SO 341 - Self and Society Min Units: 3
SO 343 - Popular Culture Min Units: 3
SO 345 - Deviance and Social Control Min Units: 3
SO 347 - Urban Community Min Units: 3
SO 349 - Social Movements Min Units: 3

Global and Comparative Studies

An internship or service-learning course is required.

SO 331 - Latin American Societies Min Units: 3
SO 333 - European Societies: Politics, Culture, Economics, and the process of European Integration Min Units: 3
SO 335 - The Global Society Min Units: 3
SO 350 - Immigration
SO 355 - International Crime Min Units: 3

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