SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
 SUNY College at Old Westbury

SOCIOLOGY MAJOR
 

The Sociology Department offers both the B.A. and B.S. in Sociology. 
The course requirements for both degrees are the same (see below); and the only difference between the degrees is that the B.S. in Sociology requires only 60 liberal arts credits, while the B.A. in Sociology requires 90 liberal arts credits.  In practical terms, this means that students with many credits from technical schools, teacher education programs or business schools often opt for the B.S. in Sociology.

 

Requirements for the Sociology Major

In addition to satisfying all College requirements for graduation, students wishing to receive a Bachelor's degree in Sociology must complete 10 courses.  Up to three of these (Intro Sociology and two electives) may be satisfied with transfer credit if the courses have been passed with a grade of C or better.*  The course requirements fall into four categories:

(coming soon)
Typical Sequences 

for Freshmen


for Transfers

 

Introductory courses
(may be transferred-in with a C or better)

SY 2500    Introductory Sociology

required of all majors
Foundation Courses
(must be taken at Old Westbury*)

 

SY 4500    Cross Cultural Analysis

SY 4520    Methods of Sociological Research

SY 4530    Sociological Theory I

SY 4540    Sociological Theory II

required of all majors

please note that SY 4530 is a prerequisite for SY 4540

Elective Courses

FOUR
electives required
(up to two electives may be transferred-in with a C or better)

 

 

SY 4060    Poverty and Social Welfare

SY 4160    Sociology of Culture

SY 4260    Social Work: Theory and Practice

SY 4280    Social Inequality

SY 4320    Population and Society

SY 4400    Social Psychology

SY 4560    Field Research

SY 4570    Computers and Social Statistics

SY 4600    Social Programs, Planning and Policy

SY 4651    Sociology of Communications and Media

SY 4700    Sociology of Education

SY 4750    Medical Sociology

SY 4810    Law and Justice

SY 4850    Urban and Suburban Sociology

SY 4900    Social Movements

SY 4999    Issues in Sociology

CR 4091    Punishment and Corrections

CR 4092    Victimology

CR 4093    Criminal Justice Administration

CR 4094    Drugs and Society

CR 4099    Sociology of Violence

at least two of the four required electives must be at the 4000-level

 
 

SY 2570    Statistics for Social Science

SY 3550    Social Problems

SY 3600    Social Deviance

SY 3630    Political Sociology

SY 3700    Family and Society

SY 3800    Sociology of Minorities

CR 3000    Gender, Crime and Justice

CR 3090    Juvenile Delinquency

CR 3200    Crime, Media and Culture

as many as two of the required electives may be at the 2000- or 3000-level

 
 

Capping Course

 

SY 5990    Senior Seminar

SY4520 Methods of Sociological Research, SY4530 Sociological Theory I and one other Foundation Course must be successfully completed before enrolling in SY5990 Senior Seminar.

*instead of one of the electives, students may may transfer in one foundation course if passed with a grade of B+ or better at an
accredited four-year college or university.

 

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