Sociology of Sustainability Minor

The Minor in the Sociology of Sustainability is an interdisciplinary minor of environmental sociology and environmental science. This topical Sociology Program minor examines the human (societal and cultural) dimensions of contemporary environmental issues and offers flexibility to customize topical content while learning vocationally applied skills.

Sociology of Sustainability Minor (20 Credits)

Core Courses

Choose 1 100-level SOC course from the following:
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 4 Hour(s)
SOC 102 - Sociology of Social Problems 4 Hour(s)
SOC 110 - Cultural Anthropology 4 Hour(s)
Choose 1 200-level SOC course from the following:
SOC 202 - Society and Ecology 4 Hour(s)
SOC 242 - Environmental Justice & Concern 4 Hour(s)
Choose 2 300-level SOC courses from the following:
SOC 301 - Social Movements & Activism 4 Hour(s)
SOC 308 - Sociological Theory 4 Hour(s)
SOC 323 - Community Development & Social Change 4 Hour(s)
SOC 324 - Medical Sociology & Inequality 4 Hour(s)
SOC 332 - White Collar and Environmental Crime 4 Hour(s)
SOC 334 - Social Values & Public Policy 4 Hour(s)
SOC 346 - Survey Design and Analysis in the Social Sciences 4 Hour(s)
Choose 1 course from the following:
ENV 120 - Conservation and Environmental Improvement 4 Hour(s) and
ENV 120L - Conservation and Environmental Improvement Laboratory 0 Hour(s)
or
PHI 192 - Environmental Ethics 4 Hour(s)