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Department of Sociology College of Liberal Arts

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Jesus "Jesse" Medina
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Department of Sociology
Edinburg, LABN 344
Email: jesus.medina@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-8723
Phone Alt: (956) 665-3321
Fax: (956) 665-2343

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Legacy UTB/TSC Degree Plan

General Education Core Courses Required for the Major

080-Social and Behavioral Sciences (1 course- 3 hours required)

ANTH 2351 Cultural Anthropology

BUSI 1301 Business Principles

ECON 2301 Business Principles

GEOG 1301 World Regional Geography

PSYC 2301 General Psychology

A – General Education Core - 42 hours

B - Major Requirements- 36 hours

1 - Core courses for the Sociology Major - 12 hours

SOCI 1301 Introductory Sociology

SOCI 2317 Statistical Methods in Sociology

SOCI 3335 Social Theory

SOCI 4305 Methods of Social Research

2 - Distribution Courses- 24 hours

(One course must be at 4000 level and must choose at least one course from each category)

Category I: Community

SOCI 2301 Marriage and Family

SOCI 2325 Self and Society

SOCI 3323 Hispanic in a Global Society

SOCI 3333 American Communities

SOCI 4325 Population

Category II: Stratification

SOCI 3363 Gender

SOCI 3364 Minorities

SOCI 4343 Sociology of Globalization

SOCI 4352 Social Inequality

Category III: Authority

SOCI 3324 Sociology of Health

SOCI 3373 Mass Communications and Culture

SOCI 3374 Religion in Society

SOCI 4365 Sexuality and Society

Category IV: Alienation

SOCI 1306 Social Problems

SOCI 3313 Criminology

SOCI 3325 Migration

SOCI 3393 Sociology of Aging

SOCI 4314 Sociology of Deviance

Additional Distribution Electives

SOCI 4374 Special Topics in Sociology

SOCI 4383 Independent Studies

C - Anthropology Support Courses – 6 hours

D - Support Area and/or Electives- 36 hours

(9 -15 hours must be advanced 3000, 4000 level)

Total Credit Hours for Graduation - 120

Total Advanced Hours (minimum) - 36 

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