Academic Catalog: B.A. in Sociology: Social Deviance Concentration

Program Description

The social deviance concentration of the Bachelor of Arts in Sociology degree integrates concepts from various academic disciplines to examine and tackle the real-world issues of deviance as it relates to the aberrant, the diverse, the different and the ever-evolving values and norms of our society and broader culture. Students develop an in-depth understanding of the societal variables (values, norms, ideologies, sanctions, mores) that exist, influence and change with social, cultural and political influences.

Delivery Modes

Traditional (on campus)
Global Online (100% online)

Curriculum

Course	Credits
General Education Courses	40 or 41
Building a Sense of Community UNI 100 First-Year Seminar	1
Composition ENG 101 English Composition I	3
Public Speaking Any CDC Public Speaking Course	3
Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy Any Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy Course	3
Health and Wellness Any Health and Wellness Course	3
Technological Literacy Any Technological Literacy Course	3
Humanities Any Humanities Course	3
Fine Arts Any Fine Arts Course	3
Natural Sciences Any Natural Sciences Course	3
Social Sciences Any Social Sciences Course	3
General Education Options Any Ethics and Multicultural Awareness Emphasis Course Any Social Science Menu Course Additional General Education Courses (two courses)	12

Required Major Courses	12
SOC 100 Principles of Sociology	3
SOC 410 Social Theory and Society	3
SOC 415 Social Research Methods	3
SOC 429 Sociology Internship OR SOC 379 Special Problems in Sociology OR SOC 495 Seminar in Sociology	3

Related Electives	27
SOC 300 Sociology of Deviance	3
SOC 311 Sociology of Crime	3
SOC 318 Sociology of Addiction, Excess and Exploitation	3
SOC 319 Sociology of Technology	3
SOC 324 Child Abuse and Neglect: A Societal Perspective	3
SOC 380 Society and the Sociopath	3
SOC 395 Sociology of Elite Deviance	3
SOC 400 Structural and Institutional Violence	3
SOC 405 Re-socializing the Deviant and the Marginalized	3

Free Electives	40 or 41

Total	120

Additional requirements, not counted toward the General Education requirements, include:

Special Experience Course (1 course required): Any One SOC Special Experience Course
Writing-Intensive Component Courses (2 courses required): Any Two SOC Approved Writing-Intensive Menu Courses
Laboratory Course (1 course required): Any Laboratory Menu Course

Program Notes: 42 credits (or 14 courses) of upper-division (any course numbered 200 or above with at least one pre-requisite course) courses are required.

Accelerated Bachelor's-to-Master's Program

Accelerated bachelor's-to-master's programs are also available to undergraduate students who qualify, including:

B.A. Sociology: Social Deviance to M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
B.A. Sociology: Social Deviance to M.Ed. in School Counseling

Curriculum requirements are listed under the "Accelerated Programs" section of this catalog.

Program Webpages

https://www.calu.edu/academics/undergraduate/bachelors/sociology/deviance-campus.aspx

https://www.calu.edu/academics/undergraduate/bachelors/sociology/online.aspx