Sociology Minor

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The Sociology Department offers a minor program in Sociology for students who wish to complement their major with a broader understanding of social processes and institutions.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will:

analyze critically major social practices, structures, and inequalities.
discuss and differentiate major sociological theories, frameworks and traditions.
formulate, conduct, and communicate independent social research.
connect sociological analysis to practical social action.

Minor Requirements (20 Units)

Required (8 units)

SOC 150 - Intro to Sociology
SOC 306 - Sociological Theory

Electives (12 Units)

Complete 12 units from the following:

Electives should be selected in consultation with the student’s Sociology advisor.

SOC 109 - Environment and Society
SOC 195 - FYS: First-Year Seminar
SOC 218 - Latinx/Chicanx Cult & Soc
SOC 226 - Social Problems
SOC 227 - Violence in Society
SOC 228 - Asian/Pac Islndr US Soc
SOC 229 - Diversity/Amer Families
SOC 230 - Urban Places, Faces & Spaces
SOC 231 - Introduction to Globalization
SOC 233 - Gender,Dev & Globalization
SOC 238 - Afri-Amer Culture & Soc
SOC 240 - People of Mixed Descent
SOC 260 - Sociology of Gender
SOC 280 - Pop Dance Culture/Subcultures
SOC 297 - Writing in Sociology
SOC 302 - Global Inequalities/Soc Justic
SOC 304 - U.S. Inequalities/Soc Justice
SOC 308 - Research Methods
SOC 312 - Knowledge Activism
SOC 314 - U.S. - Mexico Borderlands
SOC 320 - Global Environments/Societies
SOC 321 - Social Psychology
SOC 322 - Resistance Corp Globalization
SOC 323 - Urban Education
SOC 324 - Sport, Culture & Society
SOC 325 - Critical Approach to Race/Ethn
SOC 326 - Sociology of Pop Culture
SOC 327 - Migration/Diversity E.Asia
SOC 329 - Social Worlds of Children
SOC 332 - Religion and Society
SOC 333 - Nationalism & Global Conflict
SOC 338 - Sociology of Education
SOC 345 - Feminism and the Body
SOC 347 - Sex and Sexualities
SOC 350 - Social Movements
SOC 352 - Politics and Society
SOC 353 - Sociology of Peace and War
SOC 354 - Sociology of Law
SOC 355 - Deviance and Social Control
SOC 356 - Juvenile Justice
SOC 357 - Criminology
SOC 358 - Urban Policing
SOC 360 - Cities in a Global Context
SOC 361 - Brazilian Culture & Soc
SOC 363 - Sociology of Hip Hop
SOC 365 - Credit, Debt and Society
SOC 367 - Environmental Justice
SOC 390 - Current Issues in Sociology
SOC 392 - Community Organizing
SOC 393 - Career Exploration & Planning
SOC 395 - Fieldwork in Sociology
SOC 398 - Directed Study
SOC 399 - Directed Reading