Sociology Major - Human Resources Specialization

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Program Coordinator/Contact
Mary Emery, Department Head
Department of Sociology and Rural Studies
Scobey Hall 224
605-688-4132
E-mail: mary.emery@sdstate.edu
www.sdstate.edu/soc
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Program Information
Graduates who go into human resources work in employee recruitment, personnel management, customer relations, marketing, and sales. Students are required to take Business, Economics, and Accounting electives. An internship is strongly encouraged.

Academic Requirements
A minimum GPA of 2.2 and at least a C in all major courses is required.

Course Delivery Format
The program offers coursework on campus, on-line, and at attendance centers around the state.

Requirements for Sociology Major - Human Resources Specialization: 120 Credits

Bachelor of Science in Arts and Sciences

System General Education Requirements*: 30

Goal #1 Written Communication : Credits: 6
Goal #2 Oral Communication : Credits: 3
Goal #3 Social Sciences/Diversity : Credits: 6
Goal #4 Arts and Humanities/Diversity : Credits: 6
Goal #5 Mathematics : Credits: 3
Goal #6 Natural Sciences : Credits: 6

Institutional Graduation Requirements**: 5

Goal #1 First Year Seminar : Credits: 2
Goal #2 Cultural Awareness and Social and Environmental Responsibility Credits: 3

College of Arts & Sciences Bachelor of Science Requirements: 34

Bachelor of Science

Natural Science Credits: 14
With 6 credits of Biological Sciences
With 8 credits of Physical Sciences
Social Sciences Credits: 12
Humanities Credits: 8

SGRs, IGRs, and/or Major coursework may satisfy some or all of the above requirements. Consult program advisor for details. See the College of Arts and Sciences for additional information about Bachelor of Arts Specifications and Bachelor of Science Specifications .

Major Requirements: 38

Specialization Core: 21

ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM)
Credits: 3
SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology * (COM) (G)
Credits: 3
SOC 307 - Research Methods I
Credits: 3
SOC 308 - Research Methods II
Credits: 3
SOC 353 - Sociology of Work (COM)
Credits: 3
SOC 403 - Sociological Theory (COM)
Credits: 3
SOC 453 - Industrial Sociology (G)
Credits: 3

Specialization Electives: 17

Directed Electives Courses: 12

*_{^{STRONGLY RECOMMENDED COURSES for the HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIZATION}}

BADM 350 - Legal Environment of Business (COM)
Credits: 3
BADM/MGMT 360 - Organization and Management (COM)
Credit: 3
BADM/MGMT 460 - Human Resource Management (COM)
Credits: 3*
BADM/ECON 370 - Marketing (COM)
Credits: 3
CA 289 - Consumers in the Market
Credits: 3
CSC 105 - Introduction to Computers (COM)
Credits: 3
CSC 205 - Advanced Computer Applications (COM)
Credits: 3
CSC 325 - Management Information Systems (COM)
Credits: 3
ECON 101 - Global Economy
Credits: 3
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics * ** (COM)
Credits: 3
ECON 433 - Public Finance (COM)
Credits: 3
ECON 467 - Labor Law and Economics
Credits: 3
ECON 431-531 - Managerial Economics
Credits: 3
ECON 450-550 - Industrial Organization (COM)
Credits: 3
ENGL 379 - Technical Communication (COM) (AW)
Credits: 3*
POLS 320 - Public Administration (COM)
Credits: 3
POLS 454 - International Law and Organization (COM)
Credits: 3
PSYC 331 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology (COM)
Credits: 3
PSYC 477 - Psychology Testing and Measurement (COM)
Credits: 3
PSYC 331 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology (COM)
Credits: 3
SOC 330 - Self and Society (COM)
Credits: 3
SOC 350 - Race and Ethnic Relations (COM) (AW)
Credits: 3
SOC 433-533 - Leadership and Organizations (COM)
Credits: 3*
SPAN 350 - Spanish for Business Communication (COM)
Credits: 3
SPCM 215 - Public Speaking (COM) *
Credits: 3*

Department Electives Courses: 5

SOC 494 - Internship
Credits: 1-12 Strongly Recommended

ANTH 210 - Cultural Anthropology * (COM) Credits: 3
ANTH 220 - Physical Anthropology * (COM) Credits: 3
ANTH 421-521 - Indians of North America ** (COM) Credits: 3
ANTH 491-591 - Independent Study Credits: 1-3
ANTH 492-592 - Topics Credits: 1-3
ANTH 494 - Internship Credits: 1-12
ANTH 496 - Field Experience Credits: 1-12
SOC 150 - Social Problems * (COM) (G) Credits: 3
SOC 240 - The Sociology of Rural America * (COM) (G) Credits: 3
SOC 250 - Courtship and Marriage * (COM) Credits: 3
SOC 270 - Introduction to Social Work (COM) Credits: 3
SOC 271 - Social Work Skills and Methods I Credits: 3
SOC 325 - Domestic and Intimate Violence Credits: 3
SOC 351 - Criminology (COM) Credits: 3
SOC 354 - Victimology Credits: 3
SOC 382 - The Family (COM) Credits: 3
SOC 400 - Social Policy (COM) Credits: 3
SOC 402-502 - Social Deviance (COM) Credits: 3
SOC 440 - Urban Sociology (COM) (G) Credits: 3
SOC 455-555 - Juvenile Delinquency (COM) Credits: 3
SOC 456-556 - Community Corrections (COM) Credits: 3
SOC 460-560 - Advanced Criminology (COM) Credits: 3
SOC 462-562 - Population Studies ** (COM) Credits: 3
SOC 483 - Sociology of Gender Roles (COM) (G) Credits: 3
SOC 490 - Seminar Credits: 1-3
SOC 491 - Independent Study Credits: 1-3
SOC 492 - Topics Credits: 1-3

General Electives: 31-37

Total Required Credits: 120

Curriculum Notes

* The 30 credit Board of Regents System General Education Requirements (SGRs) must be completed as part of a student’s first 64 credits.

** South Dakota State University has a 5 credit Institutional Graduation Requirement (IGRs).

(G) Globalization Requirement.

(AW) Advanced Writing Requirement.

Students must take the proficiency examination after completing 48 credits. English 101, and a course in each of the General Education areas of social science, mathematics, natural science, and humanities and arts must be taken prior to taking this exam.