Undergraduate
Minors
Minor in Sociology
Sociology courses are designed to take advantage of the unique resources of an urban campus. The curriculum emphasizes the applied aspects of sociology as well as those segments of sociology necessary for advanced study. Courses in sociology serve to broaden the understanding of all students and should be of particular interest to students preparing for careers in professional social science, education, government, law, criminal justice, urban affairs, social service, medical service fields, and business. In an ever-changing environment, the Department of Sociology strives to provide students with diverse educational experiences, including traditional education and fieldwork and/or survey research experience.
A minor in Sociology (SOC) requires satisfactory completion of the following requirements:
- completion of properly distributed credit hour requirements for the baccalaureate degree in effect when the student was admitted to their home school,
- completion of 15 credit hours, distributed as indicated below, with a minimum grade of C in each course,
- no more than one course may "double count" toward multiple minors,
- 6 credits must be completed at IU Indianapolis,
- to declare the minor, complete the School of Liberal Arts online declaration form here.
Minor Requirements:
- SOC-R 100: Introduction to Sociology (3 cr.)
12 additional credit hours of Sociology courses, with 6 of those credit hours at the 200-400 level
Select from the following courses:
- SOC-R 121: Social Problems (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 234: Social Psychology (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 240: Deviance and Social Control (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 295: Topics in Sociology (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 305: Population (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 312: Sociology of Religion (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 314: Families and Society (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 315: Political Sociology (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 316: Society and Public Opinion (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 317: Sociology of Work (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 320: Sexuality and Society (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 321: Women and Health (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 325: Gender and Society (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 327: Sociology of Death and Dying (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 329: Urban Sociology (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 330: Community (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 333: Sports and Society (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 335: Sociological Perspectives on the Life Course (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 338: Comparative Social Systems (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 344: Juvenile Delinquency and Society (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 345: Crime and Society (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 346: Control of Crime (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 349: Practicum in Victimology (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 351: Social Science Research Methods (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 359: Introduction to Sociological Statistics (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 355: Social Theory
- SOC-R 356: Foundations of Social Theory (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 357: Contemporary Sociological Theory (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 381: Social Factors in Health and Illness (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 382: Social Organization of Health Care (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 385: AIDS in Society (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 410: Alcohol, Drugs and Society (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 415: Sociology of Disability (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 420: Sociology of Education (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 425: Gender and Work (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 430: Families and Social Policy (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 461: Race and Ethic Relations (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 463: Inequality and Society (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 467: Social Change (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 476: Social Movements (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 478: Formal Organizations (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 480: Sociology and Social Policy (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 481: Evaluation Research Methods (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 485: Sociology of Mental Illness (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 490: Survey Research Methods (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 493: Practicum in Sociological Fieldwork (3 cr.)
- SOC-R 495: Topics in Sociology (3 cr.)
If you would like more coursework from the sociological perspective than a minor provides, we would encourage you to consider the Liberal Arts Dual Degree Advantage. Talk to an advisor today.
