YSU Sociology Program Mission

The YSU Sociology Program aims to equip students with sociological knowledge and skills they can use to think critically about and engage with social issues. In doing so, students will be prepared to appreciate social and intellectual diversity as well as meet new national and international challenges. 

YSU Sociology Program Vision

To be an emancipatory social science that seeks to generate scientific knowledge relevant to the collective project of understanding and challenging various forms of human oppression.

Course List

COURSE	TITLE	S.H.
Required Courses
SOC 1500	Introduction to Sociology	3
Select one of the following:		3
SOC 3705	The Family
SOC 3740	Complex Organizations
SOC 3745	Sociology of Health, Illness, and Healthcare
Select one of the following:		3
SOC 2640	Gender in Society
SOC 2690	Identities and Differences
SOC 3700	Minority Groups
Select one of the following:		3
SOC 2601	Social Problems
SOC 2630	Criminology
SOC 2650	Human Trafficking
SOC 3731	Social Deviance
SOC 3733	White Collar Crime
SOC 3735	Juvenile Delinquency
Upper-Division Sociology Course		3
SOC 3700:4800 Sociology Course
Total Semester Hours		15