Sociology Minor

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Requirements

18 hours (at least 12 advanced) to include:

SOCI 1301 - Introduction To Sociology Credit Hours: 3
SOC electives (advanced) Credit Hours: 12.0
SOC electives (any level) Credit Hours: 3.0

Concentrations

Students may elect to complete a concentration in one of the following areas:

Health and Medicine
Workplace Diversity
Criminology, Law, and Deviance

Students who elect to pursue a concentration must declare this at any time during matriculation, but before the semester they anticipate to graduate. However, they are encouraged to declare this early on in their academic careers.

Students who complete all requirements of the concentration will graduate with a Minor in Sociology with a concentration in Health and Medicine, Workplace Diversity, or Criminology, Law, and Deviance.

To complete a concentration in Sociology, students must complete four courses from the approved list of concentration courses (see below). They must complete one required course on this list (see below).

Concentration Requirements

Health and Medicine

To complete a concentration in Health and Medicine, students must complete one of the required courses plus three additional courses (i.e., electives).

Required

One of the following:

SOC 3380 - Intro/Soc Health Care Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3353 - Health Disparities in Society Credit Hours: 3.0

Electives

Plus, three additional courses:

SOC 3315 - Sexuality and Society Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3316 - Sociology of Sport Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3319 - Gender, Sexuality, and Health Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 3322 - Black (Im)migrants, Refugees, and Health Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3323 - Comparative Health Care: Africa and the USA Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3339 - Aging and Health in Africa and the USA Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3344 - Sociology of Aging Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3350 - Sociology of the Body Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3352 - Social Demography Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3354 - Social Justice & Health Equity Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 3358 - Gender and Health Care in Africa Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3360 - Sociology of Food Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3382 - Sociology of Drug Use & Recove Credit Hours: 3

Workplace Diversity

To complete a concentration in Workplace Diversity, students must complete one of the required courses plus three additional courses (i.e., electives).

Required

One of the following:

SOC 3342 - Sociology of Work Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3341 - Organizations Credit Hours: 3

Electives

Plus, three additional courses:

SOC 3315 - Sexuality and Society Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3327 - Racial and Ethnic Relations Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3328 - Race-Ethnicity World Perspctv Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3330 - Intro-Social Psych Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3347 - Nonprofit Organization & Management Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 3351 - Soc Class&Mobilty in Am Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3363 - Sociology of Poverty Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3390 - Sociology of Gender Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3395 - Careers in Sociology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4394 - Internship in Sociology Credit Hours: 3

Criminology, Law, and Deviance

To complete a concentration in Criminology, Law, and Deviance, students must complete one of the required courses plus three additional courses (i.e., electives).

Required

One of the following:

SOC 3313 - Criminology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3311 - Sociology of Law Credit Hours: 3
Note: If students take both required courses for this concentration, they need to take only two additional courses (i.e.,electives) from the approved list below.

Electives

Plus, three additional courses:

SOC 3312 - Sociology of Deviance Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3314 - Juvenille Delinquency Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3335 - Sociology of Punishment Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 3336 - Aggression and Violence in Society Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 3337 - Women and Crime Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 3338 - Punishment in the U.S. Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 3382 - Sociology of Drug Use & Recove Credit Hours: 3

Note(s):

Students must take nine semester hours, at least six of them advanced (3000-level or above), in residence and earn a 2.00 minimum cumulative grade point average in all minor courses attempted at this university. The proposed minor program must be approved by the undergraduate advisor in sociology.