2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]
Sociology (SOCI)
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Admission to the major and minor in the Department of Sociology is limited. See “Limited Admissions and Limited Retention Requirements” in the Admission section.
The Department of Sociology offers the B.A. and B.S. degree with a major in sociology with emphases in general sociology, criminology, sociology of health and aging, and applied sociology. The initial course requirements in all four emphases are the same, but the emphases differ. The emphasis in general sociology is primarily for students seeking teacher certification at the junior and senior high school levels. The emphasis in criminology is directed toward students preparing for careers in the criminal justice system and related fields. The emphasis in the sociology of health and aging is directed toward students preparing for social service careers in medical or gerontological settings. The emphasis in applied sociology is directed toward students interested in community or social service areas other than criminal justice, health, or aging.
A departmental honors program is available for outstanding students. The department also offers a minor in sociology, which should be of interest to students majoring in another social science program, in a program in family, consumer, and nutrition sciences, or in psychology, history, or philosophy.
Several of the department’s courses can be used by non-majors toward fulfilling the social sciences area requirement in the university’s general education program. Several of its courses are also recommended or required for majors in other programs, especially those in the College of Business and in the College of Health and Human Sciences. The department also participates in international study programs, in the University Honors Program, and in the interdisciplinary minors in black studies, environmental studies, gerontology, international studies, Latino/Latin American studies, public administration, Southeast Asian studies, urban studies, and women’s studies.
Sociology Faculty
Kay B. Forest, Ph.D., Cornell University, associate professor, chair
Abu B. Bah, Ph.D., New School for Social Research, assistant professor
Keri B. Burchfield, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, assistant professor
Charles L. Cappell, Ph.D., University of Chicago, associate professor
Kerry O. Ferris, Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles, assistant professor
Carla D. Goar, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, associate professor
Adam B. King, Ph.D., Indiana University, assistant professor
George A. Kourvetaris, Ph.D., Northwestern University, professor
David F. Luckenbill, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, professor
Fred E. Markowitz, Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany, associate professor
Chet E. Meeks, Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany, assistant professor
J. Kirk Miller, Ph.D., North Carolina State University, assistant professor
W. William Minor, Ph.D., Florida State University, associate professor
Robin D. Moremen, Ph.D., Yale University, associate professor
Kristen A. Myers, Ph.D., North Carolina State University, associate professor
Kei Nomaguchi, Ph.D., University of Maryland, assistant professor
Deirdre A. Oakley, Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany, assistant professor
Jim Thomas, Ph.D., Michigan State University, Presidential Teaching Professor
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