Youth Studies Concentration on the Sociology Major
B.A. and B.S. degreesAdvisor
David Kinney
Anspach 131
(989) 774-1488
kinne1da@cmich.edu
I. Core Courses (15 hours):
- SOC 100 (3) Introductory Sociology
- SOC 200 (3) Introduction to Social Research and Analysis
- SOC 221 (3) Social Problems
OR
- SOC 302 (3) Social Inequality
- SOC 301 (3) Sociological Theory
OR
- SOC 501 (3) Development of Sociological Theory
- SOC 350 (3) Social Research Methodologies
II. Additional Required Courses (21 hours):
- SOC 215 (3) Youth, Deviance, and Institutions
- SOC 411 (3) Sociology of the Family
- SOC 412 (3) Sociology of Adolescence
- SOC/SWK 422 (3) Youth Welfare
- SOC 425 (3) Sociology of Childhood OR
- ANT 200 (3) Education and Culture
Plus ONE development course from outside the department, chosen from:
- HEV 110 (3) Discrimination: Roots and Impact on Children's Development
- HEV 306 (3) Human Growth and Development: Adolescence
- PSY 220 (3) Developmental Psychology
- PSY 324 (3) Childhood and Adolescence
- HST 221 (3) Growing Up in America
III. Capstone Experience (3 hours):
- SOC 550 (3) Capstone Experience in Youth Studies
Total: 39 semester hours
NOTE: Students must earn a grade of C (2.0) or better in SOC 200 in order to continue with SOC 350.