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Department of Sociology
406 Ross Hall
Phone: (307) 766-3342, FAX: (307) 766-3812
Website: http://www.uwyo.edu/Sociology
Professors
DAVID ASHLEY, B.A. University of York,
England 1972; Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh 1979; Professor of Sociology
1996, 1987.
BURKE D. GRANDJEAN, B.A. Rice University 1971; M.A. University
of Texas 1973; Ph.D. 1976; Head of the Department of Sociology 1991; Professor
of Statistics and Sociology 1990; Director, Survey Research Center 2001.
GARY D. HAMPE, B.A. St. Olaf College 1962;
M.A. University of Iowa 1967; Ph.D. 1970; Professor of Sociology 1988,
1969.
MALCOLM D. HOLMES, B.A. University of Texas at El Paso 1974;
M.A. 1976; Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin 1982; Professor of Sociology
1999.
RICHARD S. MACHALEK, B.S. Texas A&M
University 1969; M.A. University of Texas 1972; Ph.D. 1975; Professor of
Sociology 1988.
PATRICIA A. TAYLOR, B.A. Vanderbilt University 1970; M.A. University of Texas 1972; Ph.D. 1976; Professor of Sociology 1990.
CHIKWENDU CHRISTIAN UKAEGBU, B.Sc. University of Nigeria 1975; M.A. Northwestern University 1978; Ph.D. 1982; Professor of Sociology 2006, 1997.
Associate Professors
DONNA A. BARNES, B.A. Louisiana State University
1975; M.A. University of Texas 1978; Ph.D. 1982; Associate Professor of
Sociology 1993, 1991.
QUEE-YOUNG KIM, B.A. Seoul National University
1965; M.A. University of Houston 1968; M.A. Harvard University 1970; Ph.D.
1975; Associate Professor of Sociology 1984, 1978.
Assistant Professor
MARGARET M. ZAMUDIO, B.A. University of California, Los Angeles 1989; M.A. 1994; Ph.D. 1996; Assistant Professor of Sociology 2003.
Assistant Lecturer:
YARONG JIANG ASHLEY,
B.A. University of Shanghai 1986; M.A. University of Wyoming 1995; Ph.D.
1993; Assistant Lecturer 2000.
Adjunct Professors
Anatchkova, Davidson, Heinlein, Inman
Professors Emeriti
Audie Blevins, Katherine Jensen
Sociology is the scientific study of group life and the investigation of the social causes and consequences of human behavior. This discipline occupies a central position in the social sciences and covers the full scope of social behaviors from intimate interactions between individuals to relationships among entire societies. Most importantly, sociology invites students to analyze those features of social existence that we are most likely to take for granted. As such, sociological training imparts critical and analytical skills of great value in virtually all aspects of modern life.
Much of the applied knowledge employed in diverse fields such as communications, social work, business management, family life, health care, urban planning, government, education, religion and the administration of justice derives from basic sociological research. Consequently, sociological training provides an excellent background for occupations connected with these fields. In addition, an undergraduate degree in sociology prepares many students for advanced study in law, education, business, public administration, social work, pastoral work, health care and other professions.
The department provides a comprehensive sociology education both for students who elect to terminate their formal education with the B.A. and for those who plan to pursue advanced degrees in sociology or a related social science. Fundamentally, however, the department aspires to prepare students for informed participation in an increasingly complex world.
Undergraduate Major
In addition to University and College requirements, the following are minimum requirements for the undergraduate major in sociology leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree.
Thirty-one credit hours are required to earn a major in sociology. These courses are listed below. This includes 10 hours of required Foundation Courses, 12 hours of Core Courses, and 9 hours of sociology elective courses. Of these 31 credit hours, a minimum of 15 hours must be upper-division sociology courses. (Sociology 3700 counts toward this 15 hour minimum.) Of the 12 hours of required Core Courses, students must take one course each from any 4 of the 5 Core Course areas identified below. Grades of “C” or better must be earned in all 31 hours of coursework in order to be counted toward the major. During the senior year, sociology majors are required to fulfill a requirement designed to assess their mastery of sociology.
The interdisciplinary Social Sciences (B.A. or B.S.) degree is described in the “Distributed Majors Degree Programs” section in the College of Arts and Sciences section of the General Bulletin. It allows students to receive a B.A. in Social Science through the Department of Sociology and the College of Arts and Sciences.
Foundation Courses (10 total hours):
SOC 1000, 2090, 3700
Core Courses (Complete four courses, one each in any four of the following five areas for 12 total hours):
Area A: Society and Inequality
SOC 2340, 3500, 4000, 4160
Area B: Social Organization and Processes
SOC 4020, 4500, 4600, 4650
Area C: Social Institutions
SOC 3200, 3605, 3880, 4140, 4250
Area D: Individual and Society
SOC 2400, 3110, 3150, 3400
Area E: Global Comparative Sociology
SOC 2100, 4110, 4300, 4370
Also required is STAT 2070 or SOC 2070
Elective Courses (9 total hours):
Complete 9 additional hours of sociology courses. Electives may be used either to develop additional expertise in an area of interest or to broaden the students sociological training.
Undergraduate Minor
Nineteen hours in sociology courses, including SOC 1000, 2070 and 3700 are required for a minor. The 9 hours of sociology electives must include 6 hours of courses numbered 3000 and above. STAT 2070 may be substituted for SOC 2070.
Graduate Degrees
The graduate program leading to the Master of Arts degree in sociology is described in the Graduate Bulletin.
Honors in Sociology
Sociology majors with a 3.2 overall GPA, a 3.5 GPA in sociology courses and two 5000-level sociology courses graduate with honors in sociology. The department also nominates students for membership in Alpha Kappa Delta, the international honorary society for sociology. Selection is based on academic excellence.
Sociology (SOC) Courses
Please send comments or questions to registrar@uwyo.edu
Last Change:11/27/07