Bachelor of Arts in Sociology UTB Courses Course Equivalents at UTRGV

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
2012 - 2013 Catalog
The University of Texas at Brownsville
This document provides a list of the UTB courses required for the major and their equivalent UTRGV courses.
A significant number of courses have changed their course prefix, number, and title.
For any additional information, please visit the Academic Advising Center.
UTB Courses
Course Equivalents at UTRGV
GENERAL EDUCATION CORE COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE MAJOR
080 – Social and Behavioral Sciences (1 course – 3 hours required)
ANTH 2351 Cultural Anthropology
BUSI 1301 Business Principles
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics
GEOG 1303 World Regional Geography
PSYC 2301 General Psychology
ANTH 2351 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
MGMT 1301 Introduction to Business
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics
GEOG 1303 World Regional Geography
PSYC 2301 General Psychology
A – GENERAL EDUCATION CORE – 48 HOURS
48 hours of General Education Core
B – MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – 36 HOURS
1 - CORE COURSES FOR THE MAJOR - 15 hours
SOCI 1301 Introductory Sociology
SOCI 2305 Introduction to Social Research
SOCI 2317 Statistical Methods in Sociology
SOCI 3335 Social Theory
SOCI 4305 Methods of Social Research
2 - DISTRIBUTION COURSES - 21 hours
One course must be at 4000 level
CATEGORY I: COMMUNITY
Choose at least 1 from the following:
SOCI 2301 Marriage and Family
SOCI 2325 Self and Society
SOCI 3333 American Communities
SOCI 3323 Hispanics in a Global Society
SOCI 4325 Population
CATEGORY 2: STRATIFICATION
Choose at least 1 from the following:
SOCI 3363 Gender
SOCI 3364 Minorities
SOCI 4343 Sociology of Globalization
SOCI 4352 Social Inequality
CATEGORY 3: AUTHORITY
Choose at least 1 from the following:
SOCI 3324 Sociology of Health
SOCI 3373 Mass Communications and Culture
SOCI 3374 Religion in Society
SOCI 4365 Sexuality and Society
CATEGORY 4: ALIENATION
Choose at least 1 from the following:
SOCI 1306 Social Problems
SOCI 3313 Criminology
SOCI 3325 Migration
SOCI 3393 Sociology of Aging
SOCI 4314 Sociology of Deviance
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION ELECTIVES
SOCI 4374 Special Topics in Sociology
SOCI 4383 Independent Studies
SOCI 1301
SOCI 2305
SOCI 3301
SOCI 4333
SOCI 4301
Introduction to Sociology
Introduction to Social Research
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Social Theory for Sociology Students
Research Methods
SOCI 4320
SOCI 3325
SOCI 3333
SOCI 3346
SOCI 4326
The Sociology of the Family
Social Psychology
Urban Sociology
Hispanics in Global Society
Population and Society
SOCI 4310
SOCI 4313
SOCI 4343
SOCI 4352
Sociology of Gender
Race and Ethnic Relations
Sociology of Globalization
Social Stratification
SOCI 3324
SOCI 3345
SOCI 3363
SOCI 4365
Sociology of Health
Sociology of Mass Communication
Sociology of Religion
Sexuality and Society
SOCI 1323
SOCI 3313
SOCI 3347
SOCI 3393
SOCI 4314
Social Problems
Criminology
Sociology of Immigration
Sociology of Aging
Sociology of Deviance
SOCI 4385
SOCI 4383
Special Topics in Sociology
Independent Studies
C - ANTHROPOLOGY SUPPORT COURSES - 6 HOURS
6 hours of Anthropology Support Courses
D - SUPPORT AREA AND/OR ELECTIVES - 30 HOURS
(9 -15 hours must be advanced 3000, 4000 level)
30 hours of Support Area and/or Electives
(9 – 15 hours must be advanced 3000, 4000 level)
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS FOR GRADUATION – 120
TOTAL ADVANCED HOURS (minimum) – 36
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Revision Date: 5/7/15
Publication Date: 5/7/15