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Sociology
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Gerontology Degree Requirements
Bachelor of Arts, Gerontology (126 credits)
General Education:
Writing
ENGL 103 Adv. Freshman Comp. (Students taking ENGL 103 must take a 3 cr. hr. writing intensive course)
OR
ENGL 104/105 English Comp. I & II
Communication
COM 114 Fundamentals Speech Comm.
Foreign Language (12-hour sequence: French, Spanish, German, Japanese)
101 (3), 102 (3), 201 (3), 202 (3)
Science and Mathematics: (12)
Twelve hours in science and mathematics with a minimum of three hours in each. No sequence required. Computer Science or Logic acceptable for mathematics.
Humanities and Social Science: (24)
Twenty-four hours of which one course shall be required in:
Literature
Philosophy (not logic)
History
Aesthetics
Political Science
Psychology 120
Sociology 100*
Economics 210
Requirements for Gerontology Option: (12)
BHS 201 Statistical Methods for the Behavioral Sciences
SOC 220 Social Problems
SOC 383 Introduction of Methods of Social Research II
SOC 402 Principles of Sociology
Requirements for the Gerontology Option (27)
SOC 361 The Field of Social Work
SOC 430 Sociology of Aging
SOC 460 Field Experience in Gerontology
SOC 460 Field Experience in Gerontology
PSY 363 Human Development III : Adulthood
PSY 535 Psychology of Death and Dying
Three courses from the following:
SOC 261 Introduction to Social Work
SOC 411 Social Stratification
SOC 440 Sociology of Health and Illness
SOC 562 Public Social Services
PSY 344 Human Sexuality
PSY 350 Abnormal Psychology
PHIL 325 Ethnics and Public Health
COM 365 Communication and Aging
30-33 cr. hrs. Electives or Minors
*Prerequisite to Major: SOC 100
**Prerequisite to SOC 402: 9 hrs. of Sociology and a 2.25 GPA is all Sociology courses
Effective Fall 1999
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