College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Sociology

Sociology Minor Program

I. Core Requirements (9 hours)

SO 101 Introductory Sociology
SO 391 Social Theory Seminar
SO 393 Research Methods Seminar (prereq. SO 293 or equivalent and junior standing)

II. Additional Requirements (12 hours)

One course from each of the four concentration areas:

Socio-Cultural Institutions

At least one course from the following:
SO 301 Families and Gender Roles
SO 305 Sport, Culture and Society
SO 307 Leisure and Everyday Life
SO 309 Sociology of Economic Life
SO 311 Law and Society
SO 380 *Select Topics in Sociology

Social Structure and Differentiation

At least one course from the following:
SO 321 Crime and Society
SO 323 Racial and Ethnic Relations
SO 325 Class, Status and Power
SO 327 Community Organization
SO 380 *Select Topics in Sociology

Socio-Cultural Process and Integration

At least one course from the following:
SO 341 Self and Society
SO 343 Popular Culture
SO 345 Social Deviance
SO 347 Urban Society
SO 349 Social Movements
SO 353 Juvenile Justice
SO 380 *Select Topics in Sociology

Comparative Studies

At least one course from the following:
SO 331 Latin American Societies
SO 333 European Societies
SO 335 Global Society (cross-listed with IS 410)
SO 380 *Select Topics in Sociology

* SO 380: Where a particular 380 course, Selected Topics in Sociology, fits or belongs will depend on the particular topic studied and will be determined by Department Head.

** All SO courses, except SO 101 and SO 205, require SO 101 as a prerequisite.