Professor Dale Dannefer
Selah Chamberlain Professor of Sociology
Chair, Department of Sociology
Co-Director, Undergraduate Studies
Department of Sociology
226A Mather Memorial Bldg.
Phone: 216-368-2703
dale.dannefer@case.edu
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Professor Emilia McGucken
Senior Instructor
Co-Director, Undergraduate Studies
Department of Sociology
223D Mather Memorial Bldg.
Phone: 216-368-8847
emilia.mcgucken@case.edu
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Professor Sandra Barnes
Associate Professor
Advisor, Undergraduate Studies
Department of Sociology
223B Mather Memorial Bldg.
Phone: 216-368-5091
sandra.barnes@case.edu
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Professor Eva Kahana
Robson Professor of Sociology, Humanities, Nursing and Medicine
Advisor, Undergraduate Studies
Department of Sociology
231B Mather Memorial Bldg.
Phone: 216-368-2704
eva.kahana@case.edu
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Professor David Warner
Assistant Professor
Advisor, Undergraduate Studies
Department of Sociology
223C Mather Memorial Bldg.
Phone: 216-368-2697
david.warner@case.edu
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Professor Gary Deimling
Professor of Sociology
Advisor, Undergraduate Studies
Department of Sociology
231A Mather Memorial Bldg.
Phone: 216-368-5173
gary.deimling@case.edu |
The major in sociology has been designed to serve the different educational goals of undergraduates: general education, pre-professional training, postgraduate employment, and preparation for graduate school.
The major comprises a minimum of 30 hours of work. All majors complete the common core requirements (15 hours).
SOCI 112 Introductory Sociology
SOCI 300 Sociological Theory
SOCI 303 Research Methods
SOCI 392 Senior Capstone Experience
STAT 201 or PSCL 282 Stats
Plus 15 hours of electives, consisting of any five courses in sociology.
SOCI 375, Independent Study, is available to selected majors in their junior and senior years.
SOCI 397, 398, Honors Studies, are available to selected majors in their senior year (see below for more about the Honors program).
Undergraduate Handbook
Requirement Checklists
General Sociology Major Checklist
Crime and Delinquency Concentration Checklist
Gender Work and Family Concentration Checklist
Health and Aging Concentration Checklist
Social Inequality Concentration Checklist
The minor consists of 15 credit hours in sociology, including:
SOCI 112 Introductory Sociology
SOCI 300 Sociological Theory
plus three aditional electives, of which al least two must be 300-level courses.
Sociology Minor Checklist
Students may graduate with departmental honors by completion of SOCI 397 & 398; admission to honors work is by faculty approval. The opportunity to join Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD), the sociology honors fraternity, is also available to selected juniors and seniors. (Students with a 3.4 GPA in Sociology and a 3.0 GPA overall automatically qualify, students with a 3.2 GPA in Sociology and a 3.0 GPA overall will be considered.)
The Gerontological Studies program is a multidisciplinary program designed to integrate research and theory about aging and old age. Students may complete a second major or minor in Gerontological Studies. The departmental representative is Dr. Deimling (ext. 5173). The Human Development program offers an interdisciplinary minor organized around critical health issues throughout the life course. The sociology representative is Dr. Settersten (ext. 2697).
Choose one of the following sequences listed below:
A. Social Institutions
Required Courses:
SOCI 112B: Introduction to Sociology
OR
SOCI 113: Critical Problems in Modern Society
Two (2) of the following courses:
SOCI 204: Criminology
SOCI 300: Modern Sociological Thought
SOCI 320: Delinquency and Juvenile Justice
SOCI 328: Urban Sociology
SOCI 333: Sociology of Deviant Behavior
SOCI 349: Social Inequality
B. Human Behavior
Required Courses:
SOCI 112B: Introduction to Sociology
OR
SOCI 113: Critical Problems in Modern Society
Two (2) of the following courses:
SOCI 203: Human Development: Medical and Social
SOCI 208: Dating, Marriage and Family
SOCI 222: Gender in U.S. Society
SOCI 361: The Life Course
SOCI 369: Aging in American Society
Engineering Core Checklist
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