Sociology (BA)

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Sociology curriculum provides students with meaningful sociological experience. The theory and methods courses are designed to build competence in core areas, while advanced classes help students develop expertise in major fields of contemporary sociology, including race and ethnic relations, work and leisure, aging studies, gender research, crime and juvenile delinquency, urban ethnography, sociology of medicine, health, and mental illness.

Please see the UNLV College of Liberal Arts, Department of Sociology web page for information about department programs, faculty, and facilities.  Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plan for the major are available on the UNLV Degrees Directory.

Learning Outcomes

The sociology graduate will have knowledge of:

1. the key concepts, debates, and trends in sociology;
2. the major sociological paradigms and theories;
3. the variety of methods used in sociological research.

Sociology students will be able to:

1. Show evidence of the development of a sociological imagination by applying sociological knowledge in their own projects—whether intellectual, personal, and/or political.
2. Exhibit confidence in expressing ideas orally and in writing.

Admission

To be admitted as a sociology major, you need to have a GPA of 2.0. You can declare sociology as a major at any time. If you would like to switch your major to sociology, The Wilson Advising Center can assist you with this.