The UAB Department of Sociology offers two undergraduate honors programs: the Sociology Honors Program and the Social Psychology Honors Program.
Sociology Honors Program
This program is designed to help prepare outstanding undergraduate majors for graduate study in sociology or a career in medical sociology. If you join the program, you will participate in a faculty-mentored research experience and be exposed to a wide range of sociological perspectives and research areas. Students who complete the program will graduate “With Honors in Sociology.”
Benefits
- Interaction with faculty in an environment that encourages creativity and independent scholarship.
- Seminar participation and research experience — important in nurturing your sociological imagination.
- An advantage when applying to graduate school or looking for employment in a discipline-oriented field.
Eligibility
- Completion of required sociology courses — including Introduction to Sociology, Theory, and Statistics — by the end of the fall term of the year you enter the honors program.
- An undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.00 or above.
- A cumulative GPA in Sociology courses of 3.3 or above.
- A junior- or senior-level standing (admittance to Honors Program must take place before August 1).
Requirements
- Complete the required sociology courses.
- Complete the two-semester Honors seminar (SOC 498/499).
- Complete a senior-level thesis under faculty supervision.
Social Psychology Honors Program
This program is designed to help prepare outstanding undergraduate majors for graduate study in social psychology or a career in medical social psychology. If you join the program, you will participate in a faculty-mentored research experience and be exposed to a wide range of sociological perspectives and research areas. Students who complete the program will graduate “With Honors in Social Psychology.”
Benefits
Participation in the program provides a unique opportunity for highly motivated, academically talented undergraduate students to have access to and interact with faculty in an environment that encourages creativity and independent scholarship. Seminar participation and research experience will nurture your sociological imagination. Completion of this program can be an advantage when you apply to graduate school or look for employment in an appropriate discipline-oriented field.
Eligibility
- Completion of the required social psychology courses — including Introduction to Sociology, Theory, and Statistics — by the end of the fall term of the year that you enter the honors program.
- An undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.00 or above.
- A cumulative GPA in Social Psychology courses of 3.3 or above.
- A junior- or senior-level standing (admittance to Honors Program must take place before August 1).
Requirements
- Complete the required social psychology courses.
- Complete the two-semester Honors seminar (SOC 498/499).
- Complete a senior-level thesis or under faculty supervision.