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    • Sociology Honors Program

    In the College of Liberal Arts, each department and program offers its majors the opportunity to graduate with Departmental Honors. An honors student in Liberal Arts often comes to regard the writing of a thesis as among the most important academic experiences of his or her college career. It allows a student, under the supervision of a professor, to research and write an original paper on a chosen topic that is longer and more intellectually sophisticated than those normally written in undergraduate classes.

    For Sociology Departmental Honors, students complete a two-semester honors thesis under the supervision of a Sociology faculty member. Students interested in writing an honors thesis should contact the Honors Advisor, preferably in the first semester of their junior year, in order to discuss plans for the thesis and begin to lay the groundwork for the research. Sociology Honors Program applications must be received and approved no later than April 1st to begin the program in the following Summer or Fall semester, and October 1st to begin in the following Spring semester. Students will be expected to identify a thesis supervisor (faculty member within Sociology) at the time of application, but it is not required that students have decided upon a research topic. All applications should be submitted to the departmental Honors Advisor. The actual honors thesis coursework consists of two 3 hour courses, SOC 679HA and SOC 679HB, which are taken in the senior year or in the final two semesters. Students should complete SOC 317L, 317M and 379M before the commencement of SOC 679HA; at the discretion of the student's supervisor and Honor's advisor, students may be concurrently enrolled in SOC 317M and/or SOC 379M in the first semester of the honors thesis. Other coursework, including conference courses or internships, or work outside the department, may also be recommended. All Honors students will be required to participate in a weekly hour-long seminar as part of the requirements for the honors thesis.

    Graduation Requirements for Sociology Departmental Honors

    Students are expected to adhere to the timetable described in the handout "Guidelines and Deadlines," available from the Honors Advisor and online.

    Copies of past Honors Theses are available in the department conference room, BUR 231. Check in the Sociology main office, BUR 336, for available access times.

    To keep up to date on Honors opportunities, events, scholarships and courses, please check the Honors board in BUR 230.

    For more information on Sociology Departmental Honors, please contact

    Dr. Penny Green, Sociology Honors Advisor
    Office: Burdine 230A
    (512) 232-6306, or

    Sociology Undergraduate Advisor
    BUR 230
    (512) 232-6344
    Jackie Dana

    Sociology In Action

    Sociology In Action is open to all undergraduate students. Our main objectives as a group consist of:

    Feel free to email us at sociologyinaction@gmail.com if you wish you join our organization or if you have any questions about our group.

    Officers:
    President - Travis Trusty
    Vice-President - Simon Barnes
    Public Relations - Luis Flores
    Activities Coordinator - Jamie Helton
    Administrator - James Imperial

    Alpha Kappa Delta

    Alpha Kappa Delta is an international Sociology Honor Society. The Gamma chapter at UT was started in 1934 and continues today to provide academic and social programs for Sociology Students.

    Requirements to join:

    Deadline to join AKD for Spring 2008: March 1

    Honors/AKD Banquet: April 15

    For more information, email AKDSociology@gmail.com