1. Major Academic Plan (MAP)
Associate in Arts & Sciences
BA in Sociology
(75 credits)
Department of Sociology and Justice Studies
College of Social Sciences
Why Study Sociology?
Sociology provides a general background which will enable students to move into a variety of career paths, while retaining the opportunity for particular specializations within sociology and thematically related disciplines. Students will complete sociological foundation courses, as well as course disciplinary courses. Students will also complete coursework in approved areas of specialization.
Career Opportunities
The sociology major provides students with a variety of skills including critical thinking, oral and written communication, the ability to work effectively in groups and the ability to generate data and conduct basic research, all of which are desired by prospective employers in a wide variety of settings. Sociology majors go on to successful careers in an extraordinary range of public and private agencies including those in health care, social work, child welfare, criminal justice, business, government at all levels, law, gerontology, environmental consulting, public administration, evaluation research, international relations, human resources, social justice among limitless other.
Sociology advisors are interested in working with students to identify their career goals early enough to help them shape the major and their experience within it toward their desired outcomes.
Sociology Major (75 credits)
Introduction and Social and Behavioral Science Foundation
SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology (5) CSBS 320 Introductory Statistics for the Social Sciences (5)
SOCI 357 A Methodology for Social Research (5)
SOCI 465 Contemporary Sociological Theory (5)
Required Discipline-based Capstone or Thesis
SOCI 490 Senior Capstone: Sociological Project (5) or SOCI 491 Senior Thesis (5)
Required Core (40 credits)
Department Chair
Dr. Sean Chabot
329 Patterson Hall
Department Assistant
Meredith Peterson
329 Patterson Hall
Sample Careers
Social Worker
Healthcare Worker
Criminal Justice
Child Welfare
Business
Social Justice

2. AA-DTA Degree Requirements with Suggested Classes that Fulfill EWU Prerequisites/Requirements
BELLEVUE COLLEGE COURSE
E.W.U. COURSE EQUIVALENT
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (10 credits)
ENGL& 101 English Composition I (5)
ENGL 101 College Composition: Exposition and Argument (5)
ENGL 201 The Research Paper (5)
ENGL 201 College Composition: Analysis/Research/Documentation (5)
QUANTITATIVE/SYMBOLIC REASONING (5 credits)
Consult your advisor for course options.
HUMANITIES (15 credits)
SOCIAL SCIENCES (15 credits)
SOC& 101 Introduction to Sociology (5)
SOCI 101 Intro to Sociology (5)
NATURAL SCIENCES (15-16 credits)
ELECTIVES (30+ credits)
SOC 246 Religion and Our Social World (5)
SOCI 472 Sociology of Religion (5)
SOC 255 Dating, Relationships, & Families (5)
SOCI 370 Sociology of the Family (5)
SOC 262 Sociology of Race & Ethnicity (5)
SOCI 320 Race & Ethnic Religion: Global (5)
SOC 270 Deviance in Society (5)
SOCI 363 Sociology of Deviance (5)
The courses listed below transfer to satisfy EWU Graduation Requirements and can be taken before or during the major programs:
Foreign Language Two full years of high school-level or one full year of college-level credit is required for graduation.
Cultural Diversity (one course)
CES 257 Queer Studies (5)
CES/ETHN 100 Race in the United States (5)
CES/ETHN 109 Introduction to Women’s Studies (5)
CES/ETHN 120 Introduction to Native American Studies (5)
CES/ETHN 152 Introduction to Asian American Studies (5)
CMST 280 Intercultural Communication (5)
CMST 330 Intercultural Communication for the Professional (5)
ENGL 276 Women Writers (5)
HD 140 U.S. Race Relations (2)
PSYC 250 Cross Cultural Psychology (5)
PSYC 257 Psychology of Sex & Gender (5)
SOC 105 Blacks in America (5)
SOC 262 Sociology of Race & Ethnicity (5)
International Studies (one course)
ANTH& 234 Religion and Culture (5)
GEOG 102 World Regional Geography (5)
GEOG 105 Geography of World Affairs (5)
GEOG 123 Intro to Globalization (5)
HIST 115 English History 1603 to Present (5)
HIST 210 Global History (5)
HIST 223 History of Russia and Eastern Europe 1533 to Pres (5)
HIST 230 Revolutions in the Modern World (5)
HIST 280 History of Africa (5)
HUMAN 205 Life & Culture for Study Abroad (1-5)
INTST 105 Geography of World Affairs (5)
INTST 150 International Business (5)
INTST 200 States & Capitalism: Origin/Modern Global System (5)
INTST 201 Intro to International Political Economy (5)
INTST 202 Cultural Encounters & Tensions (5)
INTST 204 Global History (5)
INTST 261 The Middle East in the Islamic Era (5)
INTST 280 History of Africa (5)
MKTG 200 International Marketing (1-10)
MUSC 117 Music of the World (5)
PHIL 201 Introduction to Political Philosophy (5)
POLS 227 Middle East Politics & Society (5)
POLS& 203 International Relations (5)
SOC& 201 Social Problems (5)