Sociology and Social Services Advising Sheet
Bachelor of Science in Sociology and Social Services
Degree Description
Sociology is the study of human interaction in groups and social institutions. The Sociology and Social Services program provides students with a strong foundation in sociological principles, theory, and research while also introducing them to how these things can be applied to working with people in the social service and nonprofit sector.
Choose this degree if you are interested in...
- Helping people.
- Identifying solutions to social problems.
- Examining how social institutions (like the family) shape individual experience and identity.
- Working at a social service or nonprofit agency.
- Starting a nonprofit organization.
Degree Requirements
| Areas A-E see Clayton State Catalog MATH 1401 Elementary Stats recommended |
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| Area F |
| SOCI 1101 Intro to Sociology (if not taken in E4) |
| SOCI 1160 Intro to Social Problems |
| SOSC 2501 Intro to Research Methods |
| 9-12 hours of 1000/2000 level AFAM, CPTG 2201, CRJU, CSCI, ECON, FREN, HIST, MATH 1401, PARA, PHIL, POLS, PSYC, SOSC, SPAN, WST |
| Upper Division Required |
| SOCI 3010 Understanding Society |
| SOCI 3320 Social Inequality |
| SOSC 3010 Intro to Human Services |
| SOSC 3610 Social Welfare Policy |
| SOSC 4490 Social Science Internship |
| Upper Division Major Electives |
| 15 hours 3000/4000 level SOCI, HMSV and/or SOSC prefix electives |
| Upper Division Electives |
| 18 hours 3000/4000 level electives |
| Free Elective |
| 12 hours any 1000-4000 level electives |
Tailor your degree to your interests.
Children & Families
- Social Work Minor
- SOCI 2293 Modern Families
- SOCI 3300 Gender & Sexuality
- SOCI 4340 Single Black Female
- HLTH 3320 Communication with Families
- PSYC 3140 Crisis Intervention
- Any HMSV courses
Probation & Parole
- Criminal Justice Minor
- CRJU 3300 Corrections
- CRJU 3330 Community Corrections
- CRJU 3340 Correctional Counseling
Delinquency Prevention
- CRJU 3100 Criminology
- CRJU 3600 Juvenile Justice
- CRJU 3800 Restorative Community Justice
- SOCI 3333 Deviant Behavior
- HLTH 3320 Communication with Families
- PSYC 3210 Abnormal Child Psych
Health Care
- Social Work Minor
- SOCI 3850 Health, Illness & Society
- HSCI 2111 Intro to Health Care Environment
- HCMG 3211 Intro to Community Health
- HLTH 3341 Cultural Diversity Health
- Any HMSV courses
Victim Services
- CRJU 3400 Courts in the US
- CRJU 4700 Victimology
- CRJU 3800 Restorative Community Justice
Drugs & Alcohol
- Social Work Minor
- SOCI 3310 Drugs & Society
- SOCI 3333 Deviant Behavior
- PSYC 3140 Crisis Intervention
- PSYC 3580 Addictions
- Any HMSV courses
Mental Health
- Social Work Minor
- Psychology Minor
- SOCI 3333 Deviant Behavior
- PSYC 3140 Crisis Intervention
- PSYC 3350 Abnormal Psychology
- Any HMSV courses
Older Adults
- Social Work Minor
- SOCI 4153 Aging & Society
- SOCI 3850 Health, Illness & Society
- HLTH 4153 Gerontology
- PSYC 3590 Grief & Bereavement
- Any HMSV courses
Nonprofit Sector
- POLS 3343 Prin. Public Admin.
- ENGL 3240 Grant Proposal Writing
- ENGL 3650 Writing for Nonprofits
- ADMN 3125 Diversity in the Workplace
- MGMT 4311 Entrepreneurship
Social Services Administration
- POLS 2201 State & Local Government
- POLS 3343 Prin. of Public Admin.
- POLS 3231 Administrative Law
- MGMT 3101 Management Prin. & Org. Behavior
- ADMN 3125 Diversity in the Workplace
- Any HMSV courses
Social Justice & Social Change
- POLS 2401 Global Issues
- SOCI 3300 Gender & Sexuality
- SOCI 3310 Race & Ethnicity
- SOCI 4420 Law & Society
- PSYC 3500 Psychology of Social Justice