Sociology 200 Principles of Sociology

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Sociology 200Principles of Sociology

• Will now be
• Sociology 105
• The Social World
• General Education Human Experience and Society

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Sociology 100Social Problems

• Will now be
• Sociology 155
• Social Issues
• General Education Human Experience and Society

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URES 197 Research Opportunity
Whos Watching TVs Children? The Presentation
of Child Care Arrangements on Television with
Dr. Debra Schleef An analysis of child care
arrangements in television programs of the last
three decades, comparing them to real life
counterparts. Literature reviews Coding Data
from TV shows Writing Research Reports No prior
experience necessary 1st and 2nd year
students with good attention to detail and
excellent writing skills
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New Requirements for Sociology Majors
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Changes to Sociology Major

• Current Sociology Major Requirements
• Socg 100, Social Problems
• Socg 200, Principles of Sociology
• Socg 364, Quantitative Research Methods and
  Analysis (3-credits)
• Socg 365, Qualitative Research Methods and
  Analysis (3-credits)
• Socg 471, History of Social Theory or Socg 472,
  Contemporary Sociological Theories
• 21 additional upper-level sociology credits
  (excluding internships)
• (May include 6 credits of upper-level
  anthropology)

• New Sociology Major Requirements
• Beginning Fall 2008
• Socg 155, Social Issues -- no longer required
• May count as an elective in the major
• Socg105, The Social World
• Socg 364, Quantitative Research Methods and
  Analysis (4-credits)
• Socg 365, Qualitative Research Methods and
  Analysis (4-credits)
• Socg 471, History of Social Theory or Socg 472,
  Contemporary Sociological Theories
• 18 additional sociology credits
• (excluding internships)
• 15 of these must be upper-level
• (May include 6 credits of upper-level
  anthropology)

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Changing to the new requirements

• Currently-declared sociology majors may elect to
  continue under the old requirements or change to
  the new requirements.
• Current majors who have already completed Socg
  364 and/or Socg 365 will of necessity remain
  under the old requirements.
• Students who declare a major in the Fall of 2008
  will fulfill the new requirements.
• Current majors wishing to switch to the new
  requirements should contact Patsy Hockaday in
  Academic Services (GW Room 207, Ext. 1267).

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Fall 2008 Registration

• Permission of Instructor (Schleef) for Sociology
  364, Quantitative Methods
• Force-Adding courses will be centralized go to
  Dr. Schleef
• Consider an internship or independent study!
• New Courses / Course Options
• Sociology 488 The Informal Economy (J. Cross)
• Anthropology 371 Nationalism and State-Making
  (Gelder)
• Anthropology 344 Urban Theory and Ethnography
  (James, summer)
• Sociology 332 Introduction to Social Welfare
  (Martin)
• Sociology 364 Quantitative Methods (QR, Exp, WI)
• Sociology 432 Political Sociology (newly WI)

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Questions?

• Handouts
• See Sociology website at www.umw.edu/cas/soc_ant
  h/
• See your advisor or Dr. Debra Schleef, Chair
• 1505
• Monroe 308A