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Belmont University Undergraduate Catalog 2016-17


Sociology Minor


Minor in Sociology Hours
Prerequisites for Minor in Sociology (Hours Counted in Core or Electives)    
MTH 1150, Elementary Statistics (3)    
SOC 1010, Introduction to Sociology (3)    
Minor Requirements*     18
SOC 2200, Sociological Theory 3  
SOC 2250, Social Research Methods  3  
Sociology Core Courses   9  
Institutions and the Self (three hours chosen from the following) 3    
SOC 2300, Crime and Deviance
SOC 3000, Schools and Society
SOC 3050, Family Problems & Social Change
SOC 3220, Sociology of Religion
SOC 3230, Sociology of Health and Illness
SOC 3250, Economy and Society
SOC 3440, Sociology of Science
SOC 3700, Criminal Justice
SOC 3800, Criminology
     
Power and Inequality (three hours chosen from the following) 3    
SOC 3200, Sociology of Gender
SOC 3240, Political Sociology
SOC 3400, Social Stratification
SOC 3450, Race and Ethnic Relations
     
Social Change and Culture (three hours chosen from the following) 3    
SOC 3100, Politics of Knowledge
SOC 3120, Sociology of Music
SOC 3140, Sociology of Film
SOC 3160, Sociology of Photography and Social Change
SOC 3210, Men, Masculinity, and the Movies
SOC 3350, Social Movements
SOC 3550, The Urban Community
SOC 3600, Environmental Sociology
SOC 3650, Popular Culture
     
Sociology Electives   3  
Total     18


Minor in Sociology - Cultural Studies Hours
Prerequisites for Minor in Sociology (Hours Counted in Core or Electives)    
MTH 1150, Elementary Statistics (3)    
SOC 1010, Introduction to Sociology (3)    
Minor Requirements*     18
SOC 2010, Cultural Theory 3  
SOC 2250, Social Research Methods  3  
Nine hours from Social Change and Culture courses below: 9  
SOC 3100, Politics of Knowledge
SOC 3120, Sociology of Music
SOC 3140, Sociology of Film
SOC 3160, Sociology of Photography and Social Change
SOC 3210, Men, Masculinity, and the Movies
SOC 3350, Social Movements
SOC 3550, The Urban Community
SOC 3600, Environmental Sociology
SOC 3650, Popular Culture
   
Sociology Electives 3  
Total     18
 
*Social Work and Psychology majors only may substitute SWK 2050 or PSY 2400 for SOC 2250. Eighteen hours in sociology is still required.