Sociology Minor

Students interested in a Minor in Sociology must complete 15 credit hours in Sociology with a grade of C- or higher and by completing the following requirements:  

1. SOC-S 100 Introduction to Sociology (3 cr.) or SOC-S 101 Social Problems and Policies (3 cr.) 
2. Any four additional 3 credit Sociology courses above the 100 level (totaling 12 cr.).  

Social Justice and Community Engagement Minor

The Social Justice and Community Engagement Minor is focused on social stratification related to race, class, gender, and sexuality. The SJCE Minor provides students with opportunities to grapple with theory as they study particular communities and/or social issues and engage in community based learning.  The Social Justice and Community Engagement Minor is Interdisciplinary, housed within the Department of Sociology, and open to all students on the IU Kokomo campus. Minors must complete 15 hours of coursework with courses coming from at least three disciplines /areas of study.  Minors can focus their study on one community or social issue or many through their choice of courses.  If you have questions about the minor, please consult Jamie Oslawski-Lopez, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Social Justice and Community Engagement Minor, at jloslaws@iu.edu.

Social Justice and Community Engagement Minors learn to:

• Compare diverse theories and perspectives on the causes and consequences of social stratification.
• Contrast how different disciplines study social stratification.
• Keep an open mind to diverse ideas and new ways of thinking.
• Gather and analyze information from a diverse set of sources and individuals to fully understand a problem.
• Identify resources and eliminate barriers resulting from social stratification.

Requirements: All minors are required to complete 3 credit hours of community-engaged learning in HSS-I 450 The Innovation Symposium (3 cr.) or SOC-S 475 Applied Sociology (3 cr.). Minors must complete 12 additional credit hours of coursework, 15 total credit hours, with courses coming from at least three different disciplines/areas of study and at least 6 of these additional credit hours at the 300-400 level. SJCE Minor courses include the following:

Community Engaged Learning Options:

• SOC-S 475 Applied Sociology (3 cr.)
• ANTH-E 300 Culture Areas and Ethnic Groups (3 cr.)
• ANTH-E 329 Indians in the U.S. in the Twentieth (3 cr.)
• ANTH-E 402 Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective (3 cr.)
• CJHS-J 245 Social Justice and the Justice System (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 207 Women and Literature (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 249 Representations of Gender and Sexuality (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 350 Early American Writing and Culture to 1800 (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 351 American Literature from 1800-1865 (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 358 American Literature from 1910-1960: The Southern Renaissance (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 378 Studies in Women and Literature (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 379 American Ethnic and Minority Literature (3 cr.)
• HIST-A 382 The Sixties (3 cr.)
• HIST-H 405 Global History of Modern Sport (3 cr.)
• NMAT-S 350 Community Art Projects (1-3 cr.)
• PHIL-P 140 Elementary Ethics (3 cr.)
• PHIL-P 342 Problems in Ethics (3 cr.)
• PHIL-P 345 Problems in Social and Political Philosophy (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 215 Introduction to Political Theory (3 cr.)
• PSY-B 388 Human Sexuality (3 cr.)
• PSY-P 348 Psychology of Hip Hop (3 cr.)
• PSY-P 364 Multicultural Issues in Counseling (3 cr.)
• PSY-P 391 Psychology of Gender and Ethnicity (3 cr.)
• SOC-R 320 Sexuality and Society (3 cr.)
• SOC-S 101 Social Problems and Policies (3 cr.)
• SOC-S 316 The Family (3 cr.)
• SOC-S 317 Social Stratification (3 cr.)
• SOC-S 328 Juvenile Delinquency (3 cr.)
• SOC-S 335 Race and Ethnic Relations (3 cr.)
• SOC-S 338 Gender Roles (3 cr.)
• SOC-S 340 Social Theory (3 cr.)
• SOC-S 361 Cities and Suburbs (3 cr.)
• SOC-S 382 Environmental Sociology (3 cr.)
• SOC-S 419 Social Movements and Collective Action (3 cr.)
• SPAN-S 275 Hispanic Culture and Conversation (3 cr.)
• SPCH-S 450 Gender and Communication (3 cr.)

With approval of the Coordinator of the Social Justice and Community Engagement Minor, other courses not listed here that focus on issues of social stratification related to race, class, gender, and sexuality may count toward the minor. Further, these additional courses (depending on the content during a particular semester) may count towards the minor upon approval: ENG-W 210 Literacy and Public Life (3 cr.), ENG-L 373/SUST-C 350 Interdisciplinary Approaches to English and American Literature (3 cr.), SOC-S 360 Topics in Social Policy (3 cr.) and SPCH-S 302 Rhetoric and Society (3 cr.).