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

Core Courses

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 Courses

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 Intersections of Privilege   
• 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 4780 Global Migration  
• SOC 4960 Juvenile Delinquency
    

Sociology Exit Exam

Complete the Sociology Exit Exam during the final semester of course work.

Core Courses

Complete both of the following courses:

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

Substantive Area Courses

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 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 Literature, History, and Theory
    
• WEST 4380 Globalization and Development
     
• WEST 4780 Global Migration
    

Creative and Artistic Expression

• WEST 2040 Global Black Women Writers
    
• WEST 2500 Race and Gender at the Movies
     
• 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 4100 Native American Perspectives on Museums
    

Social Movements, Communities, and History 

• WEST 2070 Foundations in Native American Studies
    
• WEST 3060 Multi-Racial Identities
    
• WEST 3090 Peep Show: Sexuality in Popular Culture
    
• WEST 3130 Gender, Race, and Sexuality
    
• WEST 3280 The Asian American Community
    
• WEST 3290 Perspectives on Race and Ethnic Relations
    
• WEST 3480 Global Women’s Issues
    
• WEST 3620 Media and Consumption: Monopolies, Myths, and Misrepresentations
     
• WEST 3760 - Social Justice and Sustainability: Living Mindfully  
• WEST 4120 Indigenous Views on Sustainability: All My Relations
     
• WEST 4160 The Transatlantic Slave Trade: A Comparative, Cross-cultural Perspective
    
• WEST 4170 The Empire Strikes Back: Postcolonial Literature, History, and Theory
    
• WEST 4280 Native American Philosophical Thought
    
• WEST 4470 - Intersections of Privilege  
• WEST 4480 - Racial Storytelling: Montgomery Travel Course  
• WEST 4530 - Advanced Privilege Studies   

Upper-Division WEST Electives

Complete 6 additional hours of unused upper-division (3000+ level) Women’s and Ethnic Studies electives.

Sociology Summit Experience

Complete each of the following:

• 3 credit hours of SOC/WEST crosslisted, upper-division (3000+ level) electives.
• 3 credit hours WEST upper-division (3000+ level) electives.
• One of the Capstone tracks (below).
• The Sociology Exit Exam

Complete either the Honors or Standard Track Summit Experience.

Honors Track

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

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

Standard Track

Students must enroll in one of the primary courses listed below.  In addition, students must request a permission number from the instructor or sociology program assistant for SOC 4785-The Sociology Capstone, a one-credit add-on special topics course 

• 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
    

WEST Summit Experience

Complete all of the following requirements:

• 3 credit hours of SOC/WEST crosslisted, upper-division (3000+ level) electives.
• WEST Capstone/Summit experience

  • Students must enroll in one of the primary courses listed on the WEST website. 

  • In addition, students must request a permission number from the instructor or WEST program assistant for WEST 4995-The WEST Capstone, a one-credit add-on special topics course