Minor in Sociology

Requirements

18 units

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Core Courses
SOC 120	Introduction to Sociology 1	3
SOC 298	Basic Sociological Theory F	3
Elective Courses
Select 12 units from the following:		12
ETHN 150	Introduction to Ethnic Studies 2
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, 4
SOC 497	Readings
Total Units		18

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.

Term Hours

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. Utilize the comparative and historical perspective to evaluate the effects of the social context on cultural beliefs, values, attitudes and practices.
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.