OUTLINE OF PROGRAM OF STUDY
Except for the required courses, the Sociology major is flexible. There are many 200-, 300- and 400-level courses that can be substituted for the ones listed here, including courses on aging, medical sociology, sex and gender, juvenile delinquency, crime and deviance, urban sociology, and rural sociology.

First Year, First Semester
Communications for example, English 150, Composition I

Language OR Science for example, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Japanese OR a Science course, for example, Astronomy 103, Descriptive Astronomy

Behavior and Culture OR Historical Studies for example, Anthropology 110, Introduction to Anthropology OR a Historical Studies course, for example, History 100, Western Civilization to 1715

SOCI A course in your major.

First Year, Second Semester
Communications for example, English 151, Composition II

Language OR Mathematics for example, Math 201, Contemporary Mathematics.

Behavior and Culture OR Historical Studies for example, Psychology 181, Introduction to Psychology OR a Historical Studies course, for example, History 101, Western Civilization Since 1715

SOCI A course in your major.

Second Year, First Semester
Science course with lab OR Language for example, Geology 101, Physical Geology, OR the next course in your language

Humanities OR Arts for example, English 205, Twentieth Century Fiction OR an Arts course, for example, Art History 101, Introduction to Art History and Criticism

SOCI Two courses in your major.

Second Year, Second Semester
Science course OR Language, for example, Physics 115, Descriptive Physics, OR the next course in your language

Gender and Ethnicity OR Humanities for example, Sociology 200, Women in Contemporary Society OR a Humanities course, for example, Philosophy 101, Introduction to Philosophy

SOCI Two courses in your major

Second Year, Summer
By this time you may want to participate in a field school, an internship, research, or some other specialized summer course experience.

COURSES FOR THE SOCIOLOGY MAJOR

First Year
SOC I101 Introduction to Sociology
SOCI 201 Social Problems
SOCI 205 Introduction to Social Research I

Second Year
SOCI 206 Introduction to Social Research II
SOCI 217 Nationality and Race Relations
SOCI 225 Marriage and the Family

Third Year
SOCI 355 Theory and Intensive Writing
SOCI 446 Environmental Sociology

Fourth Year
SOCI 310A, 310B Doing Sociology: Community-based Research
or SOCI 495 Senior Seminar plus an additional 300- or 400-level course

Arts and Sciences General Courses: At NU, every student has a unique schedule and a distinctive program. This sample program gives you an idea of what a typical student might take during the first two years of study.