The requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree include a minimum of 30 semester hours in sociology above the 100 level, at least a 2.0 grade point average for all courses in the major and specific courses including Introduction to Data Analysis, Introduction to Research Methods, and The Development of Sociological Theory and three from a list of four elective courses. The Sociology Major in Liberal Arts Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology identifies you, first, as a Liberal Arts major. The courses you take as a Liberal Arts major are designed to provide you with a broad and sophisticated understanding of the world. In their courses Liberal Arts majors learn to comprehend events in terms of their historical, philosophical, literary, and scientific importance. Many employers prefer to hire graduates with these Liberal Arts skills over graduates with more narrowly defined vocational educations.
Employers also value their capacity to think, write and speak critically and effectively.
Many graduate and professional programs prefer applicants with Liberal Arts backgrounds for the same reason. The Sociology Major Graduating with a B.A. degree in sociology means, secondly, that you have expertise comprehending social structure and social change. The sociology program at UNCG provides majors with an understanding of the dynamics of interpersonal social attachments within small groups such as families and friendship cliques as well as an understanding of the dynamics of intergroup relationships that join the elements of today's global society. Finally, sociology graduates study group life scientifically. In many sociology courses, but particularly in research methods and data analysis, they learn to make careful observations of social life and to analyze the data they create from the information they collect.