Unique Undergraduate Course
Professor Richard Zamoff's course Jackie Robinson: Race, Sport, and the American Dream (SOC 2151) covers Robinson's journey and legacy as the first African American to play in major league baseball. The course chronicles how Robinson's accomplishments and struggles can help us understand past and current issues in race, sport, and U.S. society. Recently, as part of the Jackie Robinson Project's Educational Initiative, GW seniors Marwa Moaz and Yessenia Gonzalez accompanied Prof. Zamoff to Westchester County, NY where they visited schools and appeared on a local cable news show, "People To Be Heard." Marwa is also the President of the Jackie and Rachel Robinson Society.
BA in Sociology
More information on these requirements can be found in the current GW Bulletin. See also, the Sociology Undergraduate Handbook for additional details.
Bachelor of Arts with a major in Sociology—The following requirements must be fulfilled:
1. The general requirements stated in the GW Bulletin under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences.
2. Prerequisite course—SOC 1001 or 1002.
3. Required courses in the major—SOC 2101, 2102, 2103, 2104, 4197, and seven additional 2100-level sociology courses including at least two courses chosen from the 2160s or 2170s groups. It is recommended that SOC 2101 and 2102 be taken by the junior year.
Minor in Sociology—18 hours of course work are required, including SOC 1001 or 1002, and SOC 2103 or 2104, plus 12 hours of electives in sociology courses at the 2000 level, not including SOC 4192 and 4197.
Note: A student majoring in sociology may not declare a second major or a minor in criminal justice, or vice versa. Students in all three departmental majors are required to earn a grade of C– or better in any course specifically required in the major. If a student receives a grade of D+, D, or D– in a required course, the student may either (1) repeat the course, in which case the grade in the repeated course must be no lower than a C–, and grades for both the original and repeated courses will appear on the student’s transcript; or (2) take a 100-level course in the same department, in addition to the minimum number of courses required for the major, and receive a grade no lower than C–. Option 1 must be approved by the department chair in writing before the student may register for a course a second time.
Courses:
SOC 1001 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 1002 The Sociological Imagination
SOC 1003 Introduction to Criminal Justice
SOC 2101 Social Research Methods
SOC 2102 Techniques of Data Analysis
SOC 2103 Classical Sociological Theory
SOC 2104 Contemporary Sociological Theory
SOC 2105 Social Problems in American Society
SOC 2111 Field Reaserch
SOC 2112 Evaluation Research
SOC 2135 Youth and Delinquency
SOC 2136 Criminology
SOC 2137 Transnational Crime
SOC 2139 Alternatives to Imprisonment
SOC 2145 Criminal Law
SOC 2146 Bill of Rights & Criminal Justice
SOC 2150 Sociology of Sport
SOC 2151 Jackie Robinson: Race, Sport, and the American Dream
SOC 2152 Mass Media in America
SOC 2161 Sociology of Complex Organizations
SOC 2162 Sociology of Family
SOC 2163 Sociology of Education
SOC 2164 Sociology of the Holocaust & Genocide
SOC 2165 Sociology of Religion
SOC 2167 Sociology of Law
SOC 2168 Economic Sociology
SOC 2169 Urban Sociology
SOC 2170 Class and Inequality
SOC 2172 Institutional Racism
SOC 2173 Social Movenments
SOC 2175 Sociology of Sex and Gender
SOC 2177 Sociology of the Sex Industry
SOC 2178 Deviance and Control
SOC 2179 Race and Minority Relations
SOC 2181 Special Topics in Sociology
SOC 2184 Violence and the Family
SOC 2189 Special Topics in Criminal Justice
SOC 3195 Research
SOC 4192 Advanced Seminar in Criminal Justice
SOC 4195 Senior Research Seminar
