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• Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Sociology
  • General Electives
• Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Sociology and a Concentration in Social Psychology
• Bachelor of Science with a Major in Medical Sociology

Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Sociology

Grade and Level Requirement

• A grade of "C" or better is required in all Sociology courses.
• SOC 489 must be completed at UAB. A total of 9 hours at 400+ must be taken in residence at UAB. Transfer students must earn at least 12 semester hours in residence. 

Requirements		Hours
SOC 100	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOC 310	Sociological Literacy	3
SOC 407	Development of Sociological Theory	3
SOC 489	The Research Experience	4
Sociology Electives
Select 24 hours in Sociology (SOC) courses. Three (3) credit hours at any level (100-level or higher). Nine (9) credit hours at the 200-level or higher. Nine (9) credit hours at the 300-level or higher and three (3) credit hours at the 400-level.		24
Total Hours		37

Additional Requirement

General Electives

Students must take general electives to reach the 120 semester hour requirement. 

Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Sociology and a Concentration in Social Psychology

Grade and Level Requirement

• A grade of "C" or better is required in all Sociology courses.
• SOC 489 must be completed at UAB. A total of 9 hours at 400+ must be taken in residence at UAB. Transfer students must earn at least 12 semester hours in residence. 

Requirements		Hours
SOC 100	Introduction to Sociology	3
PY 101	Introduction to Psychology	3
SOC 120	Introduction to Social Psychology	3
SOC 310	Sociological Literacy	3
PY 372	Social Psychology	3
SOC 405	Mind, Self and Society	3
SOC 489	The Research Experience	4
Psychology Requirements
Select one of the following:		3
PY 212	Developmental Psychology
PY 218	Abnormal Psychology
PY 319	Psychopathology and Culture
Sociology Electives
Select nine (9) credit hours at the 300-level or higher, and three (3) hours at 400-level.		12
Total Hours		37

Bachelor of Science with a Major in Medical Sociology

Grade and Level Requirement

• A grade of "C" or better is required in all Sociology courses.
• SOC 489 must be completed at UAB. A total of 9 hours at 400+ must be taken in residence at UAB. In addition to UAB policies, transfer students must earn at least 12 semester hours in residence in the major. 

Requirements		Hours
SOC 100	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOC 280	Introduction to Medical Sociology	3
SOC 310	Sociological Literacy	3
SOC 408	Medical Sociological Theory	3
SOC 489	The Research Experience	4
Research Methods Requirements
SOC 410	Social Statistics	4
SOC 484	Quantitative Research Methods	3
SOC 486	Qualitative Research Methods	3
Medical Sociology Electives. Three credit hours at the 100-level or higher (at least ONE of the following):		3
SOC 135	Human Sexuality
SOC 282	Minority Health
SOC 283	The Sociology of Mental Health
SOC 285	Introduction to Aging
Nine (9) credit hours at the 300-level of higher from the following: 2		9
SOC 335	Human Sexuality: A Comparative Approach
SOC 383	Drugs and Society
SOC 395	HIV/AIDS and Society
SOC 445	Biology and Society
SOC 456	Death and Dying
SOC 470	Population Dynamics
SOC 480	Sociology of Health and Illness
SOC 482	Gender and Health
Total Hours		38

1	Students must take general electives to reach 120 semester hour requirement.
2	Students can substitute one 3-credit hour SOC class at the 300+ level, for a Medical Sociology Elective