University of Nebraska Kearney

Sociology BS Course List 

To view the current course list and course descriptions visit the Undergraduate Online Catalog.

General Studies Program Hours = 45

Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12

Portal = 3

Distribution = 27
• Aesthetics minimum = 3
• Humanities minimum = 6
• Social Sciences minimum = 6
• Natural Sciences minimum = 7
• Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
• Wellness minimum = 0

Capstone = 3

BS Science-related course requirements = 3 including:

Take 1 course from:
• PSY 250GS Behavioral Statistics - 4 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
• STAT 235GS Statistical Techniques for Research I - 3 hours

Major Option = 33

Minor or 2nd Major = 24

Minimum total hours required coursework = 105

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 20

Minimum total hours required for BS in Sociology = 125

* All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.  

Sociology Core Requirements (12 hours required)

Take all of the following:
• SOC 237 Sociological Inquiry - 3 hours
• SOC 300 Sociological Theory - 3 hours
• SOC 370 Sociological Research - 3 hours
• SOC 468 Senior Seminar - 3 hours

Sociology Emphasis (21 hours required)

Select either the 1. General Sociology Emphasis or the 2. Globalization and Diversity Emphasis.

General Sociology Emphasis  

Take the following course:
• SOC 100GS Introduction to Sociology - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:
• SOC 201 Social Inequality - 3 hours
• SOC 250GS Anthropology - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:
• SOC 225 Community and Human Diversity - 3 hours
• SOC 275 Social Psychology - 3 hours



Take 4 courses from SOC 300-SOC 488

Globalization and Diversity Emphasis  

Take all of the following:
• SOC 124 Social Problems - 3 hours
• SOC 225 Global Cultures and Diversity - 3 hours
• SOC 250GS Anthropology - 3 hours
• SOC 310 Introduction to Social Demography - 3 hours
• SOC 410 Globalization and Development - 3 hours

Take 2 courses from:
• SOC 340 The Holocaust - 3 hours
• SOC 369 Sociology of Gender - 3 hours
• SOC 430 Sociology of Family - 3 hours
• SOC 442 Sociology of Religion - 3 hours
• SOC 472 Special Topics: Globalization - 3 hours