Sociology Minor

The Minor in Sociology offers flexibility to customize topical content while meeting minor course requirements. This general Sociology Program minor examines societal and cultural aspects of contemporary issues while learning vocationally applied skills.

Sociology Minor (20 Credits)

One Required Core Course
Plus two additional 4-credit 100- or 200-Level Electives* in Sociology (* excludes SOC 114 and SOC 266 )
Plus two additional 4-credit 300-Level Electives in Sociology

Core Courses : Minimum of 1 Course Required

SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 4 Hour(s)
or
SOC 102 - Sociology of Social Problems 4 Hour(s)

100-/200-Level Electives: Minimum of 2 Courses Required

Note: SOC 114 and SOC 266 do not count towards the 200-level Elective Courses.

SOC 110 - Cultural Anthropology 4 Hour(s)
SOC 130 - Culture and Crime 4 Hour(s)
SOC 160 - Health & Society 4 Hour(s)
SOC 202 - Society and Ecology 4 Hour(s)
SOC 213 - Race and Ethnicity Studies in Criminal Justice 4 Hour(s)
SOC 215 - Social Gerontology 4 Hour(s)
SOC 235 - Gender and Society 4 Hour(s)
SOC 242 - Environmental Justice & Concern 4 Hour(s)

300-Level Electives: Minimum of 2 Courses Required

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)