Transcript Sociology 200 Principles of Sociology

Sociology 200
Principles of Sociology
Will now be:
Sociology 105
The Social World
General Education Human Experience and Society
Sociology 100
Social Problems
Will now be:
Sociology 155
Social Issues
General Education Human Experience and Society
URES 197 Research Opportunity
“Who’s Watching TV’s Children? The Presentation of Child Care
Arrangements on Television” with Dr. Debra Schleef
An analysis of child care arrangements in television programs of
the last three decades, comparing them to real life counterparts.
Literature reviews
Coding Data from TV shows
Writing Research Reports
No prior experience necessary
1st and 2nd year students
with good attention to detail
and excellent writing skills
New
Requirements for
Sociology Majors
Changes to Sociology Major
Current Sociology Major Requirements
New Sociology Major Requirements
Beginning Fall 2008
Socg 100, Social Problems
Socg 155, Social Issues -- no longer
required
May count as an elective in the major
Socg 200, Principles of Sociology
Socg105, The Social World
Socg 364, Quantitative Research Methods
and Analysis (3-credits)
Socg 365, Qualitative Research Methods
and Analysis (3-credits)
Socg 471, History of Social Theory or Socg
472, Contemporary Sociological
Theories
Socg 364, Quantitative Research Methods
and Analysis (4-credits)
Socg 365, Qualitative Research Methods
and Analysis (4-credits)
Socg 471, History of Social Theory or Socg
472, Contemporary Sociological
Theories
21 additional upper-level sociology credits
(excluding internships)
18 additional sociology credits
(excluding internships)
(May include 6 credits of upper-level
anthropology)
15 of these must be upper-level
(May include 6 credits of upper-level
anthropology)
Changing to the new requirements
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Currently-declared sociology majors may elect to continue under
the old requirements or change to the new requirements.
Current majors who have already completed Socg 364 and/or Socg
365 will of necessity remain under the old requirements.
Students who declare a major in the Fall of 2008 will fulfill the
new requirements.
Current majors wishing to switch to the new requirements should
contact Patsy Hockaday in Academic Services (GW Room 207, Ext.
1267).
Fall 2008 Registration
 Permission of Instructor (Schleef) for Sociology 364, Quantitative Methods
 Force-Adding courses will be centralized – go to Dr. Schleef
 Consider an internship or independent study!
 New Courses / Course Options
 Sociology 488: The Informal Economy (J. Cross)
 Anthropology 371: Nationalism and State-Making (Gelder)
 Anthropology 344: Urban Theory and Ethnography (James, summer)
 Sociology 332: Introduction to Social Welfare (Martin)
 Sociology 364: Quantitative Methods (QR, Exp, WI)
 Sociology 432: Political Sociology (newly WI)
Questions?
 Handouts
 See Sociology website at: www.umw.edu/cas/soc_anth/
 See your advisor or Dr. Debra Schleef, Chair
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