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Program certificates provide an alternative to programs leading to a degree, a major, or a minor. They certify a student has completed a program concentration approved by the university. Students can complete a certificate whether or not they have a major or a minor in Sociology. The SIII certificates allow students to earn certificates in the following four areas: 1) Inequality; 2) Race/Ethnicity and Immigration; 3) Gender, Culture, and Identity; and 4) Family and the Life Course. These four SIII certificates require two courses (Introduction to Sociology and Research Methods) and a choice of three courses in one of the four specialty areas for a total of 15 credit hours.

Required Courses
980:001	Introduction to Sociology	3 hours
980:108	Research Methods (Prerequisites: 980:001)	3 hours
*Students are advised to take Introduction to Sociology (980:001) and Research Methods (980:108) before taking any of the courses listed below.
Choose three courses (9 hours) in ONE of the four specialty areas listed below		9 hours

1) Sociology of Inequality
980:120g	Immigration and Transnationalism
980:129g	Men and Masculiinities
980:135g	Social Inequality
980:156g	Social Movements
980:171g	Feminist Theories in the Social Sciences
980:176g	Social Change

2) Sociology of Race/Ethnicity and Immigration
980:100g	Social Psychology
980:118g	Health, Illness and Dying
980:120g	Immigration and Transnationalism
980:138g	Sociology of Culture
980:156g	Social Movements
980:167g	Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective

3) Sociology of Gender, Culture, and Identity
980:100g	Social Psychology
980:129g	Men and Masculinities
980:138g	Sociology of Culture
980:159	Sociology of Gender
980:167g	Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective
980:168g	Culture, Disease, and Healing
980:177	Language and Culture

4) Sociology of Family and the Life Course
980:105g	Sociology of Families
980:118g	Health, Illness and Dying
980:125g	Social Gerontology
980:172g	Sociology of Religion
	Total hours for the SIII Certificate	15 hours