Social Sciences Sociology G. Sixty of the 183 total hours must be upper division (courses numbered 300 and above). H. Students obtaining a Sociology Teaching major must satisfy the School of Education Certification Program (see Teacher Educations). These courses must include the following: Education 195 (1), 300 (3), 350 (3), 363 (3), 462 (3), 364 (4), 495 (15), 499 (5). II. Specific Requirements: A. Sociology Major or Sociology Teaching Major 1. Majors must take a minimum of 45 credit hours of Sociology courses. 2. Sociology courses required: a. Sociology 101 (5), 303 (4), 304 (4), 360 (4), 366 (4), 466 (3), 499 (5). b. In addition, students are required to either specialize in one of the six areas of specialization or to obtain a strong general sociological orientation. Students electing to specialize must complete all courses listed within the specialized area they select. Those students who desire a strong general orientation must select one course each from four of the six specialized areas. The six specialized areas, along with their course numbers are: (1) Deviance: Sociology 102 (5), 321 (3), 323 (3), 475 (3). (2) Criminology and Delinquency: Sociology 326 (3), 327 (3), 490 (3), 485 (3). (3) Social Psychology: Sociology 250 (5), 340 (3), 440 (3). (4) Gerontology: Sociology 222 (3), 332 (3), 422 (3), 482 (6 hrs.). Students will be certified by the Rocky Mountain Gerontology Center. (5) Organization: Sociology 280 (5), 301 (3), 302 (3), 498 (2). (6) Family: Sociology 111 (3), 311 (3), 315 (3), 480 (3). c. Sociology Teaching majors must take Sociology 341 (3). 3. Remaining hours to be selected from: Sociology 102 (5), 111 (3), 222 (3), 250 (5), 280 (5), 292 (1-6), 301 (3), 302 (3), 311 (3), 315 (3), 321 (3), 322 (2), 323 (3), 326 (3), 327 (3), 332 (3), 340 (3), 341 (3), 402 (3), 410 (3), 422 (3), 440 (3), 475 (3), 482 (2-10), 485 (3), 490 (3), 492 (1-6), 498 (2-5). 4. Support courses required: Sociology Teaching majors must take Communication 102 (3). Program: Sociology Departmental Honors I. General Requirements: A. Enroll in the General Honors Program and complete 10 hours of General Honors courses. B. Maintain an overall G. P. A. of 3.3. C Fulfill the requirements for the Sociology major or the Sociology Teaching major or the Social Work concentration. II. Specific Requirements: A. Sociology Area and Teaching Majors 1. In fulfilling requirements for a Sociology major in Honors take at least 20 hours on an Honors basis. 2. In addition, complete the Sociology Honors Senior Project of 2 hours. 3. A student may receive Departmental Honors credit in any upper division Sociology course with the exception of 466 and 482. 234 Social Sciences Sociology 4. Permission from the department chairman should be sought before registering in a course for Honors credit. A written agreement should be reached with the appropriate professor regarding the work expected for Honors credit. Program: Sociology Minor or Sociology Teaching Minor I. General Requirements: A. A grade of C or better in minor courses. II. Specific Requirements: A. Minors must take a minimum of 24 credit hours in Sociology courses. B. Sociology courses required: Sociology 101 (5), 301 (3) or 302 (3) and 304 (4). C. Sociology courses to elect from (12 hours): Sociology 102 (5), 111 (3), 222 (3), 250 (5), 280 (5), 292 (1-6), 303 (4), 311 (3), 315 (3), 321 (3), 322 (2), 323 (3), 326 (3), 327 (3), 332 (3), 340 (3), 341 (3), 360 (4), 366 (4), 402 (3), 410 (3), 422 (3), 440 (3), 466 (3), 475 (3), 480 (3), 482 (2-10), 485 (3), 490 3), 492 (1-6), 498 (2-5), 499 (5). Emphasis in Urban and Regional PlanningThis program provides a special emphasis in Urban and Regional Planning for majors in Botany, Economics, Engineering, Geography, Geology, Microbiology, Political Science, Sociology, Zoology, and related fields. (See Composite and Interdepartmental Programs.) Gerontology EmphasisThe Sociology Department offers a Gerontology Emphasis to students with any major at Weber State College. (See Composite and Interdepartmental Programs.) SOCIOLOGY COURSES SS101. Introduction to Sociology (5) Systematic treatment of group life, social processes, social control, and social change. A W S Su SS102. Deviant Behavior (5) The sociological analysis of deviant behavior in modern society A W S Su SS111. Sociology of Marriage (3) Dating, courtship, engagement, and marital adjustment. A W S Su SS222. Social Gerontology (3) An introduction to the scientific study of gerontology, the study of aging. A SS250. Introduction to Social Psychology (5) Interrelatedness of individual, social and group behavior through studying interaction, organization, processes and roles. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or Psychology 101. A W S Su SS280. The Community (Urban-Rural) (5) Ecological processes in community development and change. A 292. Short Courses, Workshops. Institutes and Special Programs (1-6) The specific title will appear on the students transcript A W S Su 301. Social Stratification (3) Contemporary American society as a social class system. A 302. Social and Complex Organization (3) The organization of Society and the nature of modern organizations. W 303. Sociological TheoryClassical. (4) The sociological perspective, as presented in the works of Marx. Durkheim and Weber. Prerequisite: Sociology 101. A W Su 304. Sociological TheoryContemporary (4) The works of the major contemporary theorists, relating these to the classical tradition and to the emergence of current schools of thought. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 and 301, 302 or 304. SS311. Sociology of the Family (3) Structure and function of the family as a social institution. A W Su 235