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Sociology, Minor

Through teaching, research and service, faculty and students in Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s sociology program reveal a critical understanding of the different ways people relate to one another through the organization of society and how its structures and cultures influence our lives.

SLU's sociology minor requires 21 credits — nine credits of required coursework and 12 credits of electives. 

Subject matter in sociology courses at SLU ranges from family life to large-scale organizations, from crime to religion, from the divisions of race and social class to the shared beliefs of a common culture, from poverty to prosperity, from the sociology of work to the sociology of sport.

Introduction Requirement
Select one of the following:3
³§°¿°äÌý1100
Introduction to Sociology
³§°¿°äÌý1110
Introduction to Sociology: Diversity Emphasis
³§°¿°äÌý1120
Introduction to Sociology: Diversity and Health Emphasis
Required Courses
³§°¿°äÌý2000Research Methods3
³§°¿°äÌý3150³ÝAnthropological Theory3
Elective Courses
Select four of the following:12
´¡±·°Õ±áÌý2200
Cultural Anthropology
´¡±·°Õ±áÌý3270
Climate Change & Environmental Futures
³§°¿°äÌý1180
World Geography
³§°¿°äÌý1500
The Urban Community: Race, Class, and Spatial Justice
³§°¿°äÌý2110
Sociology of Sport
³§°¿°äÌý2490
Sociology of Medicine
³§°¿°äÌý2630
Religion and Social Sciences: Theoretical and Empirical Reflections on Religion
³§°¿°äÌý3180
Immigration
³§°¿°äÌý3220
Urban Sociology
³§°¿°äÌý3230
Gender and Society
³§°¿°äÌý3360
Racial and Ethnic Relations
³§°¿°äÌý3300
Social Psychology
³§°¿°äÌý3430
Marriage and the Family
³§°¿°äÌý3490
Sociology of Mental Health
³§°¿°äÌý3510
The Structure of Poverty: Globally and Locally
³§°¿°äÌý3580
Deviant Behavior: Drugs, Alcohol and Addiction
³§°¿°äÌý3590
Law and Society
³§°¿°äÌý3840
African-American Religious Traditions
³§°¿°äÌý4640
Demographic Methods, Analysis, and Public Policy
³§°¿°äÌý4800
Research Activity: Supervised
³§°¿°äÌý4980
Advanced Independent Study
Total Credits21

Continuation Standards

Students must have a GPA of 2.00 in sociology minor coursework to be retained in the sociology minor.