Sociology

Sociology Major

Students must complete the following 37 hours in sociology at least 21 of which must be at the 300/400 level with grades of C or better in each course: Download Checklist - PDF Format

1. Complete the following 22 core hours:

SOCI 101  Introduction to Sociology (3)
SOCI 331  Racial and Cultural Minorities (3)
SOCI 309  Research I: Social Research Methods (3)
SOCI 310  Research II Statistical Methods (4)
SOCI 421  Theory I Foundations of Sociology Theory (3)
SOCI 422  Theory II Contemporary Sociological Theory (3)
SOCI 431  Senior Seminar (3)

2. Select 15 hours of sociology electives.

Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution Major

Students must complete a total of 37 hours in conflict analysis and dispute resolution (including electives) with no less than 15 of the total credit hours for the major at the 300-400 level.  All required courses must be completed with grades of C or better.  Transfer students majoring in CADR are required to complete at least 12 credit hours of upper-level CADR courses with a grade of C or better at Salisbury University.

1.  Complete 25 credits/eight courses of core course work:

CADR 100  Foundations of Conflict and Conflict Resolution (3)
CADR 225  Sociology of Violence and Non-Violence (3)
CADR 300  Theories of Conflict and Conflict Resolution (3)
CADR 309  Research I: Social Research Methods (3)
CADR 310  Research II: Statistical Methods (3)
CADR 400  Practicum and Internship (3)
CADR 401  Dispute System Design (3)
CADR 402  Senior Seminar (3)

2.  In addition to CADR courses students choose 12 credit hours to complete one of the following four
     tracks:(see catalogue)

International Track (emphasizes challenges between nation state and world systems)
Inter-Group Track (emphasizes conflict escalation based on group affiliation including areas such as cross-cultural ethic racial and gender conflict)
Interpersonal Track (Emphasizes conflict that may result from human factors such as miscommunication misperception misunderstanding and other forces that are manifest between individuals)
General Track (Students select any of the elective coursees from any of the above tracks to build an areas of specialiaion that is of personal interest)

Minors in Sociology

Students can choose to minor in the following:
Conflict Resolution & Peace Studies
Gerontology
Sociology
Ethnic and Intercultural Studies

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