Sociology and Women’s and Ethnic Studies (WEST) Double Major

Core Courses (15 credit hours)

Complete all of the following courses.

Note: SOC 3150 and SOC 3170 should be completed prior to the senior year, and must be taken at UCCS.

• SOC 1110 - Introduction to Sociology
• SOC 3070 - Social Research Methods
• SOC 3150 - Modern Sociological Theory
• SOC 3170 - Social Statistics

Substantive Area Courses (9 credit hours)

Complete three courses from the following list:

• SOC 3270 Global Indigenous Issues   
• SOC 3280 Asian American Communities
       
• SOC 3300 Sport and Society   
• SOC 3310 Sociology of the Family
    
• SOC 3340 Food, Health, and Inequality  
• SOC 3410 Sociology of Law
    
• SOC 3610 Gendered Images  
• SOC 3640 Sociology of Popular Culture  
• SOC 4040 Sociology of Gender and Sexuality
    
• SOC 4080 Men and Masculinities
     
• SOC 4170 Advanced Statistics and Methods
     
• SOC 4240 Sociology of Dis/Ability
    
• SOC 4300 Sociology of Sport
    
• SOC 4310 Class, Stratification and Power
     
• SOC 4380 Globalization and Development
    
• SOC 4400 Contemporary Social Movements
    
• SOC 4470 Travel Course: Intersections of Privilege   
• SOC 4480 Racial Storytelling: Montgomery Travel Course
      
• SOC 4530 Advanced Privilege Studies  
• SOC 4580 Sociology of Disasters  
• SOC 4590 Youth Gangs  
• SOC 4600 Critical Analysis of Capitalism
    
• SOC 4660 Sociology of Medicine
     
• SOC 4960 Juvenile Delinquency
    

Sociology Electives (2-6 credit hours)

Complete 2-6 additional hours of Sociology electives (depending on Summit Experience choice) to meet total and upper-division hour requirements for the SOC major.

Sociology Exit Exam and Exit Survey

Complete the Sociology Exit Exam and Exit Survey during the final semester of course work. Visit the Sociology department’s website for more information.

Core Courses (6 credit hours)

Complete both of the following courses:

• WEST 1010 - Introduction to Social Justice Studies: Leadership, Inclusion, and Engagement
• WEST 3400 - Theory and Methods in WEST

Substantive Area Courses (9 credit hours)

Complete one course from each of the following WEST Substantive Areas:

Transnational/Global Studies

• WEST 3070 Global Men and Masculinities
    
• WEST 3280 The Asian American Community
       
• WEST 3370 Boricua Crossings: Puerto Rico and its Diaspora
     
• WEST 3380 Caribbean Literature, History, and Theory
    
• WEST 3480 Global Women’s Issues
    
• WEST 3550 Native American Literature
    
• WEST 3570 South Sea Tales: Decoloniality & lndigeneity in Transpacific Literature
         
• WEST 3680 Islam and the West: Contacts, Representations, and Approaches
      
• WEST 4050 From the Harem to the War Zone: Women Writers Encountering the Orient and Occident
    
• WEST 4100 Native American Perspectives on Museums
    
• WEST 4120 Indigenous Views on Sustainability: All My Relations
    
• WEST 4170 The Empire Strikes Back: Postcolonial Theory & Practice
    
• WEST 4380 Globalization and Development
     
• WEST 4700 Global Feminisms
    
• WEST 4780 Global Migration
    

Creative and Artistic Expression

• WEST 2040 Global Black Women Writers
    
• WEST 2500 Social Justice through Film
     
• WEST 3020 Me, Myself, and I: Life Writing, Autobiography and the Creation of the Self
     
• WEST 3100 Women of Color: Image and Voice
     
• WEST 3360 U.S. Latina/o Literature
     
• WEST 3380 Caribbean Literature, History, and Theory
     
• WEST 3550 Native American Literature
       
• WEST 4025 Readings in Multiethnic Literature
     
• WEST 4100 Native American Perspectives on Museums
    

Social Movements, Communities, and History  

• WEST 2070 Foundations in Native American Studies
    
• WEST 2100 WAP: Women and Protests- Introduction to Feminist Theory
     
• WEST 3060 Multi-Racial Identities
    
• WEST 3090 Peep Show: Sexuality in Popular Culture
    
• WEST 3130 Gender, Race, and Sexuality
    
• WEST 3230 The Chicano Community
    
• WEST 3240 African American Community
     
• WEST 3280 The Asian American Community
    
• WEST 3290 Perspectives on Race and Ethnic Relations
    
• WEST 3370 Boricua Crossings: Puerto Rico and its Diaspora
    
• WEST 3480 Global Women’s Issues
    
• WEST 3620 Media and Consumption: Monopolies, Myths, and Misrepresentations
    
• WEST 3680 Islam and the West: Contacts, Representations, and Approaches
      
• WEST 3760 Social Justice and Sustainability: Living Mindfully
     
• WEST 4120 Indigenous Views on Sustainability: All My Relations
    
• WEST 4140 Unnatural Disasters: Hurricane Katrina, Climate, and Our Future on a Changing Planet
     
• WEST 4160 The Transatlantic Slave Trade: A Comparative, Cross-cultural Perspective
    
• WEST 4170 The Empire Strikes Back: Postcolonial Theory & Practice
    
• WEST 4280 Native American Philosophical Thought
    
• WEST 4470 Travel Course: Intersections of Privilege
     
• WEST 4480 Racial Storytelling: Montgomery Travel Course
     
• WEST 4530 Advanced Privilege Studies
     
• WEST 4700 Global Feminisms
     

WEST Electives (11-12 credit hours)

Complete 11-12 additional hours of WEST electives (depending on Summit Experience choice) to meet total and upper-division (3000+ level) hour requirements for the WEST major.

Sociology Summit Experience (4 credit hours)

Complete either the Honors or Standard Track Summit Experience.  The Summit Experience is designed for senior-level students who have successfully completed SOC 1110, 3150 and 3170.

Honors Track

Students completing the honors track will receive departmental honors upon successful completion and graduation. Complete both courses below.

• SOC 4980 Capstone Preparatory
    and
• SOC 4990 The Sociology Capstone
     

Standard Track

Complete SOC 4785, the Summit/Capstone Special Topics course, and one of the capstone-flagged seminar courses below. A permission number is required to enroll for SOC 4785.  See the instructor or Sociology Program Assistant for details.

• SOC 4785 Sociology Capstone Course  and one of the following:
• SOC 4040 Sociology of Gender and Sexuality
     
• SOC 4080 Men and Masculinities
      
• SOC 4180 Community Organization and Analysis
    
• SOC 4300 Sociology of Sport      
• SOC 4310 Class, Stratification and Power
     
• SOC 4380 Globalization and Development
     
• SOC 4400 Contemporary Social Movements
     
• SOC 4480 Racial Storytelling: Montgomery Travel Course       
• SOC 4530 Advanced Privilege Studies
     
• SOC 4580 Sociology of Disasters
     
• SOC 4590 Youth Gangs
     
• SOC 4660 Sociology of Medicine
    
• SOC 4960 Juvenile Delinquency
     

OR

WEST Summit/Capstone Experience (4 credit hours)

Complete WEST 4995 and one 4000-level WEST Capstone-flagged course.  Both courses must be taken in the same semester. Contact the WEST department for additional Capstone-flagged course choices.

NOTE: Students must request a permission number from the instructor or WEST program assistant in order to enroll for WEST 4995.

• Summit Course:

• WEST 4995 - Women’s and Ethnic Studies Capstone Course

• and

• choose one Capstone-flagged course:

• WEST 4025 - Readings in Multiethnic Literature
• WEST 4040 - Gender and Sexuality
• WEST 4170 - The Empire Strikes Back: Postcolonial Theory & Practice
• WEST 4280 - Native American Philosophical Thought
• WEST 4380 - Globalization and Development
• WEST 4470 - Travel Course: Intersections of Privilege
• WEST 4480 - Racial Storytelling: Montgomery Travel Course
• WEST 4530 - Advanced Privilege Studies
• WEST 4700 - Global Feminisms