Curriculum - Community Sociology (B.A.)

Learn how to make a positive impact in your community. Explore solutions for some of society's biggest problems. Discover how sociology taps into history, politics, literature and numerous other disciplines to explain why groups of people act the way they do. Introducing SNHU's B.A. in community sociology.

Community Sociology is a 120-credit hour program. Courses are offered on-campus and online in the fall and spring semesters. To earn your degree, you'll need to successfully complete the following courses:

B.A./B.S. Core
School of Arts and Science Course Requirements

Community Sociology Major Courses
Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.

GEO 200 World Geography
SOC 112 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 213 Sociology of Social Problems
ATH 111 Cultural Anthropology

The following courses are taken as part of the B.A./B.S. core.
SCS 224 Research Methods
SCS 444 Capstone Colloquium

Choose Five or Six of the Following:
SOC 317 Sociology of the Family
SOC 318 Sustainable Communities
SOC 320 Sociology of Gender
SOC 324 Sociology of Crime & Violence
SOC 326 Sociology of Deviant Behavior
SOC 328 Sociology of Aging
SOC 330 Sociology of Minority Relations
SOC 333 Sport and Society
SOC 335 Technology and Society
SOC 150 G.R.E.E.D.
SCS 300 The Human Condition

Choose one of the following:
SOC 291 Experiential Learning (3 credits)
SCS 490 Internship (6 credits)**
 **A second Internship may be taken using Free Electives

Free Electives (21 Credits)
Major Credits (33 Credits)