Sociology Minor

Explore the impact of social structures on individuals, groups, and human behavior with a minor in Sociology. You will study a wide range of topics, from family relationships, criminal activities, shopping and consumption, and religious affiliation to socio-economic class, gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual identity, and age. With hands-on experience and faculty mentoring in research projects and internships, graduates will be well-prepared for careers or further study in almost any discipline.

Minor in Sociology (15 hours)

  • One of the following:
    • SOC 153 Sociological Imaginations
    • SOC 203 Social Problems
    • SOC 204 Social Psychology
  •  One of the following:
    Category 1: Social Institutions within the Social Structures
    • SOC 257 Sociology of Families
    • SOC 306 Consumer Society
    • SOC 329 Religion and Society
    • SOC 340 Juvenile Deviance
    • SOC 352 Urban Sociology
    • SOC 370 Medical Sociology
    • SOC 373 Crime and Society
    • SOC 382 Sociology of Popular Culture
  • Two of the following:
    Category 2: Social Relationships: Structures of Power and Oppression
    • SOC 220 Contested Masculinities
    • SOC 230 Social Inequalities in Education
    • SOC 255 Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in the United States
    • SOC 330 Gender and Law
    • SOC 345 Sociology of Poverty
    • SOC 350 Diverse Childhoods
    • SOC 360 Social Stratification: Class, Gender, and Race
    • SOC 365 Social Construction of Gender
    • SOC 366 Critical Whiteness Studies
    • WOST 220 Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies
  • One of the following:
    Category 3: Sociology Electives
    • SOC 220 Contested Masculinities
    • SOC 230 Social Inequalities in Education
    • SOC 255 Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in the United States
    • SOC 257 Sociology of Families
    • SOC 306 Consumer Society
    • SOC 329 Religion and Society
    • SOC 330 Gender and Law
    • SOC 340 Juvenile Deviance
    • SOC 345 Sociology of Poverty
    • SOC 350 Diverse Childhoods
    • SOC 352 Urban Sociology
    • SOC 360 Social Stratification: Class, Gender, and Race
    • SOC 365 Social Construction of Gender
    • SOC 366 Critical Whiteness Studies
    • SOC 370 Medical Sociology
    • SOC 373 Crime and Society
    • SOC 380 Applied Sociology
    • SOC 382 Sociology of Popular Culture
    • SOC 390 Special Topics
    • SOC 485 Research Tutorial
    • SOC 497 Independent Study in Sociology 1–
    • SOC 499 Sociological Internship 1–6 hours
    • WOST 220 Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies