A program of reading and reporting planned and carried out under the guidance of a faculty member in the major. The topic, issue or area of student interest must concern a problem in the discipline not routinely available in the college catalog. Interdisciplinary study is encouraged. This option is available to majors of all disciplines of upper level standing. By permission of instructor(s) upon approval of a student-generated proposal. Prerequisites: Junior standing and completion of twelve hours of Sociology, and consent of the Instructor, Division Chair, and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.