It is a valuable liberal arts major for students planning careers in social research, criminology, demography, and social psychology, as well as public administration, gerontology, education, rehabilitation, social work, and market research. It is also a useful background for careers in law, business, medicine, community planning, architecture, and politics. Houston Baptist University offers two sociology programs, one for the student planning a career after graduation or graduate work in the field and one for those seeking teacher certification in secondary education. Requirements Sociology majors not seeking teacher certification take 28 semester hours of course work including Principles of Sociology, Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, Research Methods, History of Sociological Thought, Social Psychology, two senior seminars in sociological research, and three additional sociology courses. Those seeking certification take Principles of Sociology, Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, Research Methods, History of Sociological Thought, Social Psychology, Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence, two senior seminars, and three additional semester hours of upper level sociology.
Sociology is an excellent major for students who are interested in global issues.
Its broad perspective appeals to those who have the ability to think abstractly and wish to pursue questions of the origins, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge. Sociology majors are well qualified to continue their education in research-based disciplines. After graduation Graduates with a degree in sociology are frequently employed in the helping professions, in business, and in various administrative positions, especially those dealing with social programs and their implementation.