Sociology B.A. - Sociology Education
- This major concentration contains course requirements designed to meet state standards. Those interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete the education/teaching concentration of a major in a teaching content area plus the Teacher Education Program through the Department of Teaching and Learning. Additional teaching areas can be added through completion of the education/teaching concentration of a major or education/teaching minor in that content area.
- To complete this concentration, you need to contact the Teaching and Learning Department. Approvals for this track must come from the Teaching and Learning Department.
- This major does not qualify as a single field endorsement. Individuals must complete the education/teaching concentration in a second major or education/teaching minor in another content area.
General Degree Requirements
To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information.
Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page.
Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.
Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.
BACHELOR OF ARTS - SOCIOLOGY; CONCENTRATION IN SOCIOLOGY EDUCATION
- Students completing a double major in Sociology and Criminology must complete additional requirements for the Criminology major. See the Criminology major page for more information.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| SOCI 101S | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOCI 202 | Social Statistics | 3 |
| SOCI 318 | Sociological Research Methods | 3 |
| SOCI 455 | Classical Sociological Theory | 3 |
| General Sociology Electives | ||
| Complete 24 credits of the following courses: | 24 | |
Any Sociology (SOCI) course | ||
| Addiction Studies | ||
| Teaching Methods Course | ||
| Complete the following course: | ||
| EDU 497 | Teaching and Assessing (Methods: 5-12 Social Studies) | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 | |
Secondary Teaching Licensure
For endorsement to teach this subject, a student also must gain admission to the Teacher Education Program and meet all the requirements for secondary teaching licensure. For more information, see the Teaching and Learning Department webpage.
Advanced Writing Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The following Sociology courses also fulfill the General Education Advanced Writing requirement: | ||
| Victims and Society | ||
| Seminar in Crime & Deviance | ||
| Capstone: Inequality and Social Justice | ||
| Homicide | ||
| Writing for Sociology | ||