Nov 21, 2024

Butler University Bulletin 2024-2025

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Butler University Bulletin 2024-2025

Sociology/Social Work and Criminology, BA

54 credit hours + Internship and Service Learning Course

Sociology Core Requirements (18 credit hours)

SW 200-SO - Understanding Society Min Units: 3
SO 205 - Contemporary Social Issues Min Units: 3
SO 293 - Statistics for Social Research 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
Note: SO499 Honors Thesis can be completed in place of the SO486 Senior Research Seminar

Social Work Practice Requirements (9 credit hours)

SO 381 - Social Work and Social Policy Min Units: 3
SO 383 - Social Work Methods Min Units: 3
SO 385 - Practice Skills in Social Work Min Units: 3

Sociology Requirements (12 credit hours)

One course from each of the following four areas:

Culture and Community

SO 319 - Mental Illness, Culture, and Society Min Units: 3
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 347 - Urban Community Min Units: 3
SO 354 - Aging and the Life Course Min Units: 3

Inequality and Social Change

SO 303 - Political Behavior, Polity, and Society Min Units: 3
SO 317 - Gender 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
SO 349 - Social Movements Min Units: 3

Social Institutions

SO 301 - Families and Gender Roles Min Units: 3
SO 311 - Law and Society Min Units: 3
SO 315 - Film, Media, Society Min Units: 3
SO 351 - Punishment and Society Min Units: 3
SO 352 - Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System Min Units: 3
SO 353 - Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Min Units: 3
SO 356 - Health, Illness, and Society Min Units: 3

Transnational Sociology

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 334 - Immigration Min Units: 3
SO 335 - The Global Society Min Units: 3
SO 355 - International Crime Min Units: 3
Note: All 300 level courses require SW200-SO or permission from department chair

Criminology Area Requirements (15 credit hours hours)

Required Core Courses:

SO 321 - Crime and Society Min Units: 3
SO 345 - Deviance and Social Control Min Units: 3

And Three of the Following:

SO 311 - Law and Society Min Units: 3
SO 326 - Gender, Race, and Crime Min Units: 3
SO 339 - Violence, Media, and Culture Min Units: 3
SO 352 - Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System Min Units: 3
SO 353 - Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Min Units: 3
Note: No course in this area can be double-counted to satisfy Sociology Area requirements above.

Community Engagement

Students are also expected to complete an internship (SO484, SO485) and a service-learning (SL) course or second internship.