Sociology | Sociology

Faculty Expertise

The faculty serving on Instructional Councils are best positioned to provide consistent, expert evaluation of faculty coursework and credentials so as to determine relevance within a specific teaching field. Therefore, Human Resources, Department/Division Chairs, Deans, VPAAs, and other stakeholders must coordinate with the relevant Instructional Councils to determine if the established minimum qualifications are met by candidates for Faculty (Residential, Adjunct, or Dual Enrollment) positions.

Academic

A graduate degree is required. A faculty may qualify with any of the following:

  • Master’s degree or higher in the teaching field OR
  • Master’s degree or higher in any field with 18 graduate credit hours
Instructional Council (IC)
Sociology
Faculty Service Area (FSA)
Sociology
Subjects
SOC
The following disciplines meet the requirements to teach in this field:

Sociology 

Course Subjects

SOC

Course Titles and Keywords

Sociology, Rural Sociology, Gender, Social Movements, Social Systems, Diffusion of Innovations, Aging, Culture, Ethnicity, Human Groups, Immigration, Migration, Race, Social Behavior, Societal Development, Socio/Cultural Change, Sociological Perspectives, Sociology of Adolescence, Technology & Society, Drugs & Society, Education & Society, Family & Society, Gender & Discrimination, LGBTQIA+, Health & Society, Population Demographics, Racism & Discrimination, Religion & Society, Sexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity & Discrimination, Social Administration, Social Class, Social Deviance, Social Dynamics/Social Statics, Social Groups & Social Dynamics, Social Inequalities, Social Inequality, Social Institutions, Social Policy (Public Policy), Social Power (Politics), Social Problems, Social Stratification, Social Structure, Social Thought, Socialization, Society, Socioeconomic Status, Sociological Theories, Work, the Economy & Society, Social Advocacy, Urban Populations, AFR (African American Studies), AIS (American Indian Studies), SW (Social Work), CJ (Criminal Justice), Crim (Criminology), Comm Devel (Community Development), Interdisciplinary Social Science, Interdisciplinary Sustainability, Interdisciplinary WS (Women's Studies)

Description

18 Graduate Hours MUST BE in Sociology from a regionally accredited college or university. The Master's Degree MUST BE in Sociology or one of the following subfields: Rural Sociology, Gender, Social Movements, Social Systems, Diffusion of Innovations, Aging, Culture, Ethnicity, Human Groups, Immigration, Migration, Race, Social Behavior, Societal Development, Socio/Cultural Change, Sociological Perspectives, Sociology of Adolescence, Technology & Society, Drugs & Society, Education & Society, Family & Society, Gender & Discrimination, LGBTQIA+, Health & Society, Population Demographics, Racism & Discrimination, Religion & Society, Sexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity & Discrimination, Social Administration, Social Class, Social Deviance, Social Dynamics/Social Statics, Social Groups & Social Dynamics, Social Inequalities, Social Inequality, Social Institutions, Social Policy (Public Policy), Social Power (Politics), Social Problems, Social Stratification, Social Structure, Social Thought, Socialization, Society, Socioeconomic Status, Sociological Theories, Work, the Economy & Society, Social Advocacy, Urban Populations, AFR (African American Studies), AIS (American Indian Studies), SW (Social Work), CJ (Criminal Justice), Crim (Criminology), Comm Devel (Community Development), Interdisciplinary Social Science, Interdisciplinary Sustainability, Interdisciplinary WS (Women's Studies) 

Rationale

The Instructional Council will evaluate coursework to determine if that course is within the teaching field. Furthermore, the IC recommends that any faculty members, who may need additional graduate level coursework to meet the new HLC requirements, have their proposed course of study approved by the Sociology Instructional Council before beginning the courses to ensure that the course meets the qualifications of being within the teaching field.