The study of sociology provides students with the knowledge and experience needed to navigate the many social worlds of peers, family, work and other cultural and institutional settings. Students gain the understanding of and ability to analyze human behavior and contemporary social issues and to evaluate and interpret research findings. A minor in sociology prepares students for professions in such fields as education, human resources, management, marketing, social services and student services, among others. The sociology minor also prepares students well for graduate study in sociology or other fields, as well as professional study in law, medical fields and social work.
Note:
SOCI 4986 Advanced Internship and Seminar in Sociology may not be counted toward the minor in Sociology.
Minor in Sociology
The minor requires 18 cr. hrs., including SOCI 1001 Principles of Sociology and either SOCI 3000 Sociological Theory or SOCI 3050 Methods of Social Research. The remaining four elective courses (12 cr. hrs.) may be chosen from all SOCI courses other than those completed as requirements and no more than one non-SOCI course.
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| |
| SOCI 1001 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| SOCI 3000 | Sociological Theory | 3 |
| or SOCI 3050 | Methods of Social Research |
| or CRLS 3050 | Methods of Criminological Research |
| 1 | 12 |
| Cultural Anthropology | |
| Language and Culture | |
| Culture, Law and Violence | |
| Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice | |
| Methods of Criminological Research (if not previous used to complete requirement) | |
| Women, Crime, and Criminal Justice | |
| Race, Crime and Punishment | |
| Family Violence and Public Intervention | |
| Criminological Theory | |
| Immigrants and their Communities | |
| Human Behavior in the Social Environment | |
| Arabs and Muslims in Global Context | |
| Faith-based Activism | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
