Sociology Minor

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A student can request entrance to the minor program in sociology after completing at least 45 credits with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 and with at least a 2.5 grade point average in his/her major. Requests must be approved by the Chair of the Sociology/Anthropology/Crime and Justice Studies Department.

It is possible to have both a major and a minor in the Department: eg major in Sociology, minor in Anthropology. Courses used to meet requirements for the minor may not be used to meet requirements of major. Students with majors outside the College of Arts & Sciences may complete a minor without meeting the CAS Distribution requirements. Starting in Fall 2007, courses counting for the minor must be completed with a C- or higher. Contact: Prof. Andrea Klimt, 508-999-8831, aklimt@umassd.edu.

Requirements

The minor in sociology requires completion of at least eighteen (18) credits in the department, of which 9 must be at the upper division level. All anthropology courses can count for the Sociology minor, as they do for the major.

Introduction

Three (3) credits required.

Note: Sociology majors may not use the same Introduction course for both major and minor.

SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credits
or
SOC 113 - Introduction to Social and Cultural Behavior 3 credits
or
ANT 111 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 credits

Theory

Three (3) credits required.

Note: Sociology and Crime and Justice Studies majors may not use the same Theory course for both major and minor - and will need to substitute another SOC course.

SOC 200 - Introduction to Sociological Thought 3 credits
- or -
SOC 354 - Sociological Theory three credits

Methods

Three (3) credits required. Complete the following course or an equivalent methods course in Psychology, Economics, or Political Science can be substituted. In case of a substitution, an additional 300 - 400 level SOC course is required. Sociology and Crime and Justice Studies major must substitute an additional 300 or 400 level SOC course for Methods.

SOC 316 - Research Methods 3 credits

Sociology Electives