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Lynda Lytle Holmstrom, Professor; B.A., Stanford University; A.M., Boston University; Ph.D., Brandeis University David A. Karp, Professor; A.B., Harvard College; Ph.D., New York University Ritchie Lowry, Professor; A.B., A.M., Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley Stephen J. Pfohl, Professor; B.A., The Catholic University of America; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University Catherine Kohler Riessman, Research Professor; B.A., Bard College; M.S.W., Yeshiva University; Ph.D., Columbia University Paul G. Schervish, Professor; A.B., University of Detroit; A.M., Northwestern University; M.Div., Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Juliet Schor, Professor; Chairperson of the Department; B.A., Wesleyan University; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Diane Vaughan, Professor; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University John B. Williamson, Professor; B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Harvard University Sarah Babb, Associate Professor; B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University Patricia Chang, Associate Research Professor; B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University Eva Marie Garroutte, Associate Professor; B.A., Houghton College; M.A., SUNY, Buffalo; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University Paul S. Gray, Associate Professor; A.B., Princeton; A.M., Stanford University; A.M., Ph.D., Yale University Michael A. Malec, Associate Professor; B.S., Loyola University; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University Leslie Salzinger, Associate Professor; B.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley Charlotte Ryan, Associate Research Professor; B.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., Boston College Eve Spangler, Associate Professor; A.B., Brooklyn College; A.M., Yale University; M.L.S., Southern Connecticut State College; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Shawn McGuffey, Assistant Professor; B.A., M.A., Transylvania University; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst Natasha Sarkisian, Assistant Professor; B.A., State Academy of Management, Moscow, Russia; M.A., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst Contacts Administrative Secretary: Jean Lovett, 617-552-4130, jean.lovett@bc.edu Website: http://www.bc.edu/sociology/ Department E-mail: sociolog@bc.edu Undergraduate Program Description The undergraduate program in Sociology is designed to satisfy the intellectual and career interests of students who are concerned about what is happening in their society and in their daily personal interactions. The program prepares students for graduate study in sociology, social work, urban affairs, governmental administration, criminal justice, law, industrial organization, education, etc. The sociological perspective and the technical knowledge and skills developed in this program contribute to personal growth and are useful in a broad range of occupations. Courses numbered SC 001 through SC 099 are part of the Core. These courses address a wide range of important sociological themes ranging from the study of major social institutions, such as the family, religion, education, mass media, the workplace and justice system, to the analysis of global social processes including culture, identity formation, war and peace, deviance and social control, aging, social movements, and inequalities in the areas of race, class, and gender. Information about Core Courses Sociology courses numbered from SC 001 through SC 099 provide Social Science Core credit. Note that any Sociology Cultural Diversity courses numbered above SC 099 do NOT satisfy the Social Science Core requirement. Major Requirements Sociology majors are required to take a minimum of ten Sociology courses for a total of thirty credits. These courses must include the following: Introductory Sociology (SC 001), preferably the section designed for Sociology majors (SC 001.01). Statistics (SC 200), Social Theory (SC 215), and Research Methods (SC 210) are also required. It is recommended that Statistics be taken before Research Methods. Note: If a sociological statistics course is to be taken at another college or university, department permission is required. Only a course with a computer component will be considered. For details consult Professor Michael A. Malec. Any of the required courses above may be taken concurrently with the six required electives numbered SC 002 or above. Of the six electives, at least three (3) must be Level III courses (SC 299 or higher). Honors Program The undergraduate Honors Program in Sociology is designed to give eligible Sociology majors (3.5 GPA, 3.5 in Sociology) the experience of doing original sociological research that leads to a Senior Honors Thesis. The program includes a three-course Honors sequence that allows students to work closely with three faculty and other students in the Program. The courses include reading the most engaging classics of sociological research, the design of the students own project, and, in the last semester or senior year, gathering and analyzing the data, then writing the thesis. For details, consult Professor David A. Karp. Minor Requirements Sociology minors are required to take a minimum of six Sociology courses for a total of eighteen credits. These courses must include the following: Introductory Sociology (SC 001), preferably the section designed for Sociology majors (SC 001.01). Statistics (SC 200), Social Theory (SC 215), and Research Methods (SC 210) are also required. It is recommended that Statistics be taken before Research Methods. Note: If a sociological statistics course is to be taken at another college or university, department permission is required. Only a course with a computer component will be considered. For details consult Professor Michael A. Malec. Any of the required courses above may be taken concurrently with one required elective numbered SC 299 or above and one additional elective at any level. The Boston College Catalog 2005-2006 241 ARTS AND SCIENCES

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