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.

Student 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 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 the sociological concepts to the analysis of social groups, class, gender, race and ethnicity, and deviance;

Curriculum Requirements

The minor requires 15 credit hours. It requires at least 6 of the credit hours to be lower division courses (including SOCI 101) 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

Lower Division Courses (at least 6 credit hours required)