Minor in Sociology

Students in APU’s sociology minor study human behavior and social life as they prepare for careers in a broad range of fields.

Requirements

18 units

Core Courses
SOC 120Introduction to Sociology 13
SOC 298Basic Sociological Theory F3
Elective Courses
Select 12 units from the following:12
GLBL 201
Anthropology for Everyday Life 2
MATH 130
Introduction to Statistics 3
PSYC 320
Social Psychology
SOC 225
Contemporary Social Problems
SOC 230
Comparative Family Systems
SOC 235
Race and Ethnicity 2
SOC 358
Human Diversity 2
SOC 359
Immigrant L.A. OS
SOC 360
Sociology of Religion OS
SOC 361
Education and Society F
SOC 404
Community S
SOC 405
The Sociology of Gender
SOC 410
Field Internships 4
SOC 425
Social Movements ES
SOC 455
Crime and Delinquency
SOC 464
Social Stratification F
SOC 468
Contemporary Social Theory OS
SOC 471
Writing 3: Qualitative Social Research Methods 5, F
SOC 472
Writing 3: Quantitative Social Research Methods 5, S
SOC 495
Special Topics
SOC 496
Senior Seminar: Faith and Social Issues OF
SOC 497
Readings
Total Units18
1

Meets the General Education Social Sciences requirement.

2

Meets the General Education Intercultural Competence requirement.

3

Meets the General Education Quantitative Literacy requirement.

4

Meets the General Education Integrative and Applied Learning requirement.

5

Meets the General Education Writing 3 requirement.

F Offered in Fall only
S Offered in Spring only
F/S Offered in both Fall and Spring terms
EF Offered in Fall in even years
ES Offered in Spring in even years
OF Offered in Fall in odd years
OS Offered in Spring in odd years

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program shall be able to:
  1. Recognize the influence of race, class, and gender on human behavior and social conditions.
    2.
  2. Utilize the comparative and historical perspective to evaluate the effects of the social context on cultural beliefs, values, attitudes and practices.
    3.
  3. Gain a sociological perspective on human behavior and the social order—including social structures and institutional practices—that empowers them to act in response to the Scriptural mandate to work for peace and justice.