Program: Sociology BS Semester Guide - University of Southern Mississippi - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 01, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

Freshman

1st semester (15 hours)

Select 1: GEC 05 course

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
*Students are advised to take SOC 101, which is required for the major and fulfills a GEC 05 requirement

2nd semester (16 hours)

ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.
Science & Lab 4hrs.
General Electives 3 hrs.
SOC Elective or Approved Interdisciplinary Class (AIS 301 , ANT 221 , BLKS 301 or WGS 301 ) 3 hrs.

Select 1 course:

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Sophomore

1st semester (16 hours)

ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.
SOC Elective or Approved Interdisciplinary Class (AIS 301, ANT 221, BLKS 301 or WGS 301) 3 hrs.
Science & Lab 4 hrs. 
General Electives 3 hrs.

Select 1 GEC 05 course:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

General Elective 3 hrs.
Minor Requirement 3 hrs.
SOC Elective or Approved Interdisciplinary Class 3 hrs. (the approved Interdisciplinary classes are AIS 301 , ANT 221 , BLKS 301 and WGS 301 .)

Select 1 course:

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Select 1 course:

CMS 111 - Public Speaking 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 320 - Professional Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs. (SI)

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

SSGS 400 - Conducting Research in the Social Sciences 3 hrs. (WI) or
Minor Requirement 3 hrs.
SOC Electives 3 hrs.

Select 1 Approved Methods course:

SSGS 401 - Data Analysis and Statistics in the Social Sciences 3 hrs.
SOC 464 - Qualitative Research Methods 3 hrs.
BA 201 - Business Analytics I 3 hrs.
PSY 360 - Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 3 hrs.
ECO 450 - Introduction to Econometric Methods 4 hrs.
GHY 217 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3 hrs.
MAT 115 - Elementary Statistics 3 hrs.
*Students are advised to take SSGS 400, which is required for the major and fulfills a GEC 05 requirement

Select 1 course:

2nd semester (14 hours)

Select 1 Approved Methods course:

SSGS 400 - Conducting Research in the Social Sciences 3 hrs.
SOC 464 - Qualitative Research Methods 3 hrs.
BA 201 - Business Analytics I 3 hrs.
PSY 360 - Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 3 hrs.
ECO 450 - Introduction to Econometric Methods 4 hrs.
GHY 217 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3 hrs.
MAT 115 - Elementary Statistics 3 hrs.
*Students are advised to take SSGS 400

Senior

1st semester (15-18 hours)

Minor Requirement (if needed for 18-21 hour minor) 3-6 hrs.
SOC 482 - Sociological Theory 3 hrs. Capstone - to be taken Senior Year
General Elective 9 hrs.

2nd semester (14 hours)

General Electives 14 hrs.