College of Liberal Arts
and Social Sciences

Who's Who in the Department of Sociology

Chair:
Nestor Rodriguez

Professors:
Russell L. Curtis, Jr., Janet Saltzman Chafetz, Anthony Gary Dworkin, Helen Rose Ebaugh, Joseph A. Kotarba, Nestor Rodriguez

Associate Professors:
Tracy X. Karner, Jon Lorence, Tatcho             Mindiola, Jr.

Assistant Professors:
Jenifer L. Bratter, Marilyn Espitia

Overview

Sociology is the study of human life within group contexts, varying from small, intimate groups to large, complex organizations and societies. Since group interaction is a part of every individual's life, sociology is considered part of a student's liberal education. Courses in the Department of Sociology emphasize an understanding of a broad range of subjects: the family, socialization, gender roles, work and occupations, deviance, minority groups, urban life, and so forth. In addition to these courses, students majoring in sociology receive a rigorous grounding in statistics and social research methodology, including experimental designs, sample survey designs, qualitative procedures stressing participant observation, and the application of methods to the study of concrete social problems.

The department also offers the Master of Arts degree, focused on applications of sociological knowledge to the analysis of significant issues confronting industry, education, medicine, crime control agencies, and others.

Students majoring in sociology are prepared for roles as social researchers or as social practitioners in industry, government, education, and social services.

Sociology Major

Students must earn a minimum 2.00 grade point average in all courses in the major (required or elective) attempted at this university.

Students who choose to major in Sociology must also meet the university core requirements and the college core requirements for a Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree.

Students must complete at least 18 of the required 32 semester hours in sociology in residence at the University of Houston. Fifteen of these 18 hours must be advanced. Transferred credit to be counted toward the sociology major requirements must have a grade of C- or better.

Sociology majors must have an approved minor to graduate.   Interdisciplinary Cluster options #1 or #2 may not be used to fulfill graduation requirements.

Sociology majors are required to complete the department's effectiveness examination prior to graduation.

For additional information, write, call, or visit the website:

University of Houston
Department of Sociology
Attn: Undergraduate Advisor
450 Philip G. Hoffman Hall
Houston, Texas 77204-3012

713-743-3940

www.sociology.uh.edu

Minor in Sociology

Students must take nine semester hours, at least six of them advanced (3000-level or above), in residence and earn a 2.00 minimum cumulative grade point average in all minor courses attempted at this university. The proposed minor program must be approved by the undergraduate advisor in sociology.

Recommended Courses for Pre-Law Training in Sociology

The Sociology Department recommends the following courses for meeting the various components of the University Core Curriculum, and the college and department requirements.

Please note that this information is not intended to preclude completion of other courses that may be offered on an irregular basis, such as selected topics courses, nor does it imply that completion of these courses alone will satisfy the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science degree requirements for graduation.

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Three hours of Math/Reasoning: PHIL 1321. Logic I

Six hours of core approved Social Sciences:

ANTH 1300. Introduction to Anthropology
ANTH 2302. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ECON 2304. Microeconomic Principles
ECON 2305. Macroeconomic Principles
POLS 1333. Introduction to Political Science
POLS 3318. Introduction to Public Policy
PSYC 1300. Introduction to Psychology
PSYC 2380. Introduction to Social Psychology

Six hours of core approved Humanities:

PHIL 1305. Introduction to Ethics
POLS 3340. Ancient and Medieval Political Thought
POLS 3341. Political Thought from Machiavelli to the Renaissance
POLS 3346. Greek Political Thought

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College Requirements

Nine hours of Social Sciences in addition to the six hour core requirement: (Reminder: These 15 hours must be selected from three fields outside the major.)
POLS 3354. Law and Society
POLS 3355. Judicial Process
POLS 3356. Introduction to Constitutional Law
POLS 3357. Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties
POLS 3358. Judicial Behavior
POLS 3370. State Government and Politics
PSYC 3310. Industrial Organization Psychology
PSYC 4321. Abnormal Psychology

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Departmental Requirements

Sociology:

SOC 3311. Sociology of Law
SOC 3312. Sociology of Deviance
SOC 3313. Criminology
SOC 3327. Racial and Ethnic Relations in the U.S.
SOC 3351. Social Class and Mobility in the U.S.

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Electives

HIST 3312. Diplomatic History of the U.S. to 1898
HIST 3313. Diplomatic History of the U.S. Since 1898
HIST 3375. Law, Society and Morality

Last updated:
Wednesday, May 4, 2005 - 01:20 PM