社会学系专门致力于本科教育，并为学生提供各种实现其学术目标的丰富机会。该系提供社会学学士学位和理学学士学位，以及市场和文化学的跨学科学士学位。学院保持积极的研究议程，提供屡获殊荣的创新课程，并充分参与大学社区的活动。我们鼓励并支持每个专业在课堂外完成至少一项学术经验，因此，我们的专业因在SMU期间的学术，运动和社区服务成就而受到认可。我们的校友网络很强大，致力于帮助当前的专业从学校过渡到工作。市场与文化学士学位课程为学生提供了一个从跨学科的角度学习世界市场的机会。学生将学习经济社会学创新领域的核心课程，并
The B.A. in markets and culture provides students the opportunity to learn about the world's marketplaces from an interdisciplinary vantage in the social sciences. Students receive a firm grounding in the economic principles of markets, the values and history of commerce, the social bases of economic behavior, and business concepts and practices while gaining an understanding of the multiple institutions and cultures that shape the world's markets.<br>Prior to declaring a major in markets and culture, students must achieve a grade of C or better in SOCI 2377. Students must receive at least a C- in all remaining required courses and meet a minimum GPA of 2.000 in all courses counted toward the major. Students are encouraged to choose their electives using one of the three areas of specialization presented below. Students who earn a second major in Spanish, German, French, or World Languages will automatically satisfy the elective requirements for the MKCL major. Students who earn a minor in languages where there is no option for a major at SMU will automatically satisfy the elective requirements for the MKCL major. Only one independent study course (SOCI 4393 or SOCI 4396) may be taken for a grade and applied toward the major.