Requirements
Students entering Brandeis in the fall of 2010 or after must take nine semester courses.
Introductory Course
SOC 1a or SOC 3b should be taken early in the curriculum.
Sub-Area Courses
At least one course in three of the following five sub-areas:
Theory and Methods
SOC 10b, 118a, 136b, 141a, 146a, 164a, 181a, 182a, 182aj, 183a; ANTH 181aj; HIST 181b, 183b.
Health, Illness, and Life Course
SOC 117b, 165a, 169b, 176a, 177b, 188a, 189a, 191a, 193a, 196a; ANTH 111a; HSSP 114b, 192b.
Political and Social Change
SOC 108a, 111a, 112b, 113b, 119a, 143a, 148b, 153a, 155b, 157a, 161a, 162a, 175b; AMST 55a; HIST 115a, 172a; HS 110a; IGS 110a; POL 159a.
Gender and Family
SOC 105a, 115a, 117a, 124a, 126b, 130a, 131b, 132b, 133a, 137a, 138a; AMST/SOC 125a; AMST 118a; POL 125a.
Institutions, Communities, and Culture
SOC 102b, 104a, 106a, 120b, 121a, 122a, 126a, 127a, 128a, 129a, 147a, 149b, 150b, 152a, 152b, 154a, 156a, 156aj; NEJS 164b, 165a; FYS 61a; NEJS/SOC 171b.
Electives
Five additional sociology electives are required. SOC 1a and SOC 3b may not be used as electives.
Other Requirements
At least seven of nine semester courses must be taken in the sociology department.
No more than two courses cross-listed in sociology may count toward the major requirements.
No grade below a C- will be given credit toward the major.
No course taken pass/fail may count toward the major requirements.
Students may apply an internship course (either SOC 89a, SOC 92a, SJSP 89a, or WMGS 89a) only once toward the requirements for the major.
Honors candidates are required to take SOC 99d (Senior Research) in addition to the nine sociology courses. Enrollment in SOC 99d requires a minimum overall GPA of 3.20, or a 3.50 in sociology.