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Department of Sociology, Political Science, Native American Studies and Environmental Studies (cont'd)

Minor in Sociology

  Credits
Required Courses
*SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology 3
SOCI 318 Sociological Research Methods 3
SOCI 319 Sociological Research Methods Lab 1
SOCI 455 Classical Sociological Theory
OR
SOCI 482 Contemporary Sociological Theory
3
Total required course credit 10
 
Lower Division Core
At least one course from the following:
*SOCI 201 Social Problems 3
SOCI 221/CRIM 225 Criminal Justice System 3
*SOCI 275/A&SC 250 Gender and Society 3
*SOCL 211 Cultural Anthropology 3
*SOCL 212 Physical Anthropology and Archaeology 3
SOCL/CRIM 228 Race, Class, Gender and Crime 3
Total 3
 
Restricted Electives
At least one course from three of the following five areas.  Minimum of 8 credits, including 6 upper division.
Area 1:  General Sociology
SOCI 345 Sociology of Organizations 3
SOCI 355 Social Demography and Population Studies. 3
SOCI 382/PSYX 360 Social Psychology and Social Structure 3
SOCI 435 Law and Society 3
 
Area 2:  Family and Relationships
SOCI 332 Sociology of the Family 3
SOCI 351 Dating & Mate Selection 3
SOCI 372 Development of a Meaningful Life 3
SOCI 432 Human Sexual Behavior 3
 
Area 3:  Crime and Criminal Justice
SOCI 311/CRIM 324 Criminology 3
SOCI 327/CRIM 325 Sociology of Deviance 3
SOCI 330 Juvenile Delinquency 3
SOCI/CRIM 423 Sociology of Corrections 4
SOCI/CRIM 425 Crime Prevention and
Victimology
3
SOCL/CRIM 421 Criminal Justice Ethics 3
SOCL/CRIM 450 Computer Crime 3
 
Area 4:  Social Inequalities
*NAMS 211 Social Issues of the Native American 3
SOCI 344 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 3
SOCI 431 Sociology of Gender Roles 3
 
Area 5:  Health and Environments
SOCI 352 Diseases & Society 3
SOCI 380 Sociology of Health and Medicine 3
SOCI 448 Sport and Society 3
SOCI 461 Urban Society and Human Ecology 4
SOCI 470 Environmental Sociology 3
 
Other courses which may be used to satisfy Restricted Elective Requirements:
SOCI 294/494 Seminar/Workshop 1-3
SOCI 492 Independent Study 1-5
 
Restricted Elective total 11
Total minimum credits required for minor 21

*May satisfy Academic Foundations requirements.

Certain courses in this program have prerequisites; students should check the course descriptions for required prerequisites.

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