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Sociology requirements
Explore the reviewed Sociology major at Boston College, organized by requirement and course.
Introductory Sociology (one course: SOCY1001 or SOCY1002, not both)
Choose from these approved options.
Required core courses (three courses: Statistics, Research Methods, Social Theory)
Required for the program.
Sociology electives (18 credits, generally six courses)
Choose from these approved options.
- SOCY1030 Deviance and Social Control
- SOCY1049 Social Problems
- SOCY1072 Inequality in America
- SOCY1078 Sociology of Health and Illness
- SOCY1718 How Sports Explain America: The Sociology of Sports in the United States
- SOCY3223 Tattoos and Religion. Studying a neglected spiritual practice.
- SOCY3304 Race, Ethnicity, and Popular Culture
- SOCY3309 Restoration and Repair: Justice System Innovations
- SOCY3316 The Sociology of W.E.B. DuBois
- SOCY3322 Consumption, Health, and the Environment
- SOCY3346 Environmental Justice
- SOCY3375 American Economic Crisis and Social Change
- SOCY3655 Beyond Belief: Conspiracy Theories & Media Manipulation
- SOCY3791 Public Safety and Criminal Justice: Politics, Policy, and Progress
- SOCY1986 Why is Everything Falling Apart? From Global Problems to Global Action
- SOCY2066 Readings in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
- SOCY2182 Gender, Identity, and Sexuality
- SOCY2202 Introduction to Social Work
- SOCY2220 Intimate Matters: Sexuality, Sexual Health, and Society
- SOCY2225 Introduction to Feminisms
- SOCY2250 Perspectives on War, Aggression, and Conflict Resolution I
- SOCY2379 Language and Ethnicity
- SOCY2605 Hip Hop and Black Social Life
- SOCY3072 A Self of One's Own: Work and Meaning from Weber to Brave New World to AI
- SOCY3081 Authoritarianism in the Digital Era: Power, Affect, and Action
- SOCY3083 The Paradox of Education: Opportunity and Inequality
- SOCY3084 Voices of South Africa
- SOCY3087 AI and Society
- SOCY3089 The Business of Flourishing: Culture, Markets, and the Pursuit of Wellness
- SOCY3187 Race, Region, and the American City
- SOCY3355 Sustainable Cities
- SOCY3361 Family and Work
- SOCY3368 Masculinity, Sexuality, and Difference
- SOCY3515 Wars and Revolutions in the Middle East
- SOCY3621 The Internet and the Intimate: Gender, Sexuality, and the Body Online
- SOCY4400 Racialized Medicine
- SOCY4901 Reading and Research
- SOCY4902 Reading and Research
- SOCY4962 Advanced Independent Research
- SOCY4963 Senior Honors Thesis
- SOCY1031 Society and Environmental Transformations
- SOCY1036 Introduction to Latin American Societies
- SOCY1039 African World Perspectives
- SOCY1043 Introduction to African-American Society
- SOCY1058 Sociology of the Family
- SOCY1133 Self, Health, and Illness: Societal Perspectives
- SOCY1432 Conspiracy in Context: Media, Belief, and Society
- SOCY1500 Global Perspectives on Climate Justice
- SOCY1501 Global Implications of Climate Change
- SOCY1509 Planet in Peril: The History and Future of Human Impacts on the Planet
- SOCY1714 Consumer Culture: Past, Present, and Sustainable Futures
- SOCY2000 Oh my God! A Sociological Intro to Religion in the U.S.
- SOCY3000 Crime and Punishment
- SOCY3310 Studies in Crime and Social Justice
- SOCY3358 Gender and Sports
- SOCY3391 Social Movements
- SOCY3562 Environmental Sociology I
- SOCY3661 Urban Sociology
- SOCY4931 Important Readings in Sociology
- SOCY4961 Senior Honors Seminar
- SOCY1299 Sociology of Care
- SOCY1333 Data, Power, and the Making of Modern Science: Sociological Perspectives
- SOCY1987 You have 4 months to learn: Latina and Latino people in the USA
- SOCY2600 Blues, Hip Hop & Place: Black Life in the United States and Brazil
- SOCY3128 Sociology of Reproduction
- SOCY3133 Culture and Inequality in Environmentalism
- SOCY3377 Sociology of Revolutions
- SOCY3393 Critical Sociology in a Time of Planetary Peril: Power, Control, and Resistance
- SOCY3450 Fighting for Black Lives: Health and Social Movements
- SOCY3703 Statistics II
- SOCY3921 From Raw to Ready: Practical Data Processing and Preparation in R
Upper-level Sociology electives (at least 9 of the 18 elective credits must be SOCY3000 or higher)
Choose from these approved options.
- SOCY3223 Tattoos and Religion. Studying a neglected spiritual practice.
- SOCY3304 Race, Ethnicity, and Popular Culture
- SOCY3309 Restoration and Repair: Justice System Innovations
- SOCY3316 The Sociology of W.E.B. DuBois
- SOCY3322 Consumption, Health, and the Environment
- SOCY3346 Environmental Justice
- SOCY3375 American Economic Crisis and Social Change
- SOCY3655 Beyond Belief: Conspiracy Theories & Media Manipulation
- SOCY3791 Public Safety and Criminal Justice: Politics, Policy, and Progress
- SOCY3072 A Self of One's Own: Work and Meaning from Weber to Brave New World to AI
- SOCY3081 Authoritarianism in the Digital Era: Power, Affect, and Action
- SOCY3083 The Paradox of Education: Opportunity and Inequality
- SOCY3084 Voices of South Africa
- SOCY3087 AI and Society
- SOCY3089 The Business of Flourishing: Culture, Markets, and the Pursuit of Wellness
- SOCY3187 Race, Region, and the American City
- SOCY3355 Sustainable Cities
- SOCY3361 Family and Work
- SOCY3368 Masculinity, Sexuality, and Difference
- SOCY3515 Wars and Revolutions in the Middle East
- SOCY3621 The Internet and the Intimate: Gender, Sexuality, and the Body Online
- SOCY4400 Racialized Medicine
- SOCY4901 Reading and Research
- SOCY4902 Reading and Research
- SOCY4962 Advanced Independent Research
- SOCY4963 Senior Honors Thesis
- SOCY3000 Crime and Punishment
- SOCY3310 Studies in Crime and Social Justice
- SOCY3358 Gender and Sports
- SOCY3391 Social Movements
- SOCY3562 Environmental Sociology I
- SOCY3661 Urban Sociology
- SOCY4931 Important Readings in Sociology
- SOCY4961 Senior Honors Seminar
- SOCY3128 Sociology of Reproduction
- SOCY3133 Culture and Inequality in Environmentalism
- SOCY3377 Sociology of Revolutions
- SOCY3393 Critical Sociology in a Time of Planetary Peril: Power, Control, and Resistance
- SOCY3450 Fighting for Black Lives: Health and Social Movements
- SOCY3703 Statistics II
- SOCY3921 From Raw to Ready: Practical Data Processing and Preparation in R
Source and limitations
Requirements sourced from Boston College University Catalog — Sociology.
Applies to the Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year cohort.
76 courses across 4 requirement groups.
Requirement eligibility varies by school, cohort, and section. Confirm every degree requirement in EagleApps or with an advisor.