Sociology Minor
The sociology minor is for students in a bachelor’s degree program who want to develop an understanding of the scientific study of group behavior and society. The minor provides enough structure for students to learn about the breadth and depth of the field while also allowing students to select from a variety of courses which focus on specific areas of interest.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the minor, students will be able to:
- Describe the major perspectives of sociological insight, including structural, conflict, and interaction perspectives.
- Demonstrate an understanding of sociological methods and how they can be applied to the study of social problems.
- Demonstrate the ability to describe the relationship between modern society and sociological ideas.
- Apply sociological concepts to the analysis of social groups, class, gender, race and ethnicity, and deviance.
Curriculum Requirements
A minimum of 15 credits is required for completion of the minor. It requires at least 6 of the credit hours to be lower division courses (including SOCI 101 Intro to Sociology) and at least 6 credit hours to be upper division courses. It requires at least 12 of the credits to come from courses with a SOCI prefix. Students must be enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program in order to declare a minor.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Coursework | ||
| Lower Division Courses | ||
| Select at least 6 credit hours of the following: | ||
| SOCI 101 | Intro to Sociology (required) | 3 |
| Select Additional Courses from the following: | 3 | |
| Social Problems | ||
| Death and Dying | ||
| Social Gerontology | ||
| Environmental Justice | ||
| Drugs, Society & Behavior | ||
| Human Diversity Social Context | ||
| Values of Science & Technology | ||
| Introduction to Anthropology | ||
| Intro World Regional Geography | ||
| Women in the United States | ||
| Upper Division Courses | ||
| Select at least 6 credit hours of the following: | 6 | |
| Social Mvt & Community Change | ||
| Urban Sociology | ||
| Group Behavior | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Investigating Cyberculture | ||
| Additional Course | ||
| Select one additional course from either Lower Division or Upper Division courses | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | |