Sociology Minor

For information, contact the Department of Sociology and Gerontology, 375 Upham Hall, 513-529-2628.

This pre-professional minor is for non-sociology majors planning careers in law, medicine, health care, and social science. The minor consists of three required courses and additional hours chosen from a set of electives. Not all courses are offered each semester or year.

It is recommended that you declare this minor before or during your junior year. You may pursue only one pre-professional sociology minor. A minimum overall GPA of 2.50 is required. All courses for this minor (excluding fieldwork) must be taken for a grade.

Program Requirements: Pre-professional Minor

(18 semester hours)

Option in Law and Society

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
All of these:		10-11
SOC 151	Social Relations in the U.S.
or SOC 153	Sociology in a Global Context
SOC 201	Social Problems
or SOC 202	Social Deviance
SOC 412	Sociology of Law
Select the remaining hours (to total at least 18 hours) from the following:		8
SOC 201	Social Problems
SOC 202	Social Deviance
SOC/CRE 348	Race and Ethnic Relations
SOC 352	Criminology
SOC 372	Social Stratification
SOC 454	Organizations and Society
Total Credit Hours		18-19

Option in Medical Sociology

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
All of these:		9-10
SOC 151	Social Relations in the U.S.
or SOC 153	Sociology in a Global Context
SOC 357	Medical Sociology
SOC 372	Social Stratification
Select remaining hours from the following, with at lease 3 hours from SOC courses:		9
SOC 201	Social Problems
SOC 202	Social Deviance
SOC/WGS 221	Sexualities
SOC 257	Population
SOC/GTY 318	Social Forces and Aging
SOC 358	The Sociology of Mental Disorders
SOC/FSW 435	Death Studies
SOC 440	Internship in Sociology or Social Justice Studies
GTY 456	Aging & Health
EDP/DST/SOC 272	Introduction to Disability Studies
DST/WGS 278	Women and (Dis)ability: Fictions and Contaminations of Identity
GTY 154	Aging in American Society
GTY 365	Social Policy and Programs in Gerontology
KNH 125	Introduction to Public Health
KNH 321	National and Global Health Policy
KNH 362	Public Health Communication
PHL 375	Medical Ethics
Total Credit Hours		18-19

Option in General Sociology

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
All of these:		10-11
SOC 151	Social Relations in the U.S.
or SOC 153	Sociology in a Global Context
SOC 262	Research Methods
SOC 482	Sociological Theory
Select remaining hours from SOC to equal a total of at least 18 hours.		8
Total Credit Hours		18-19

Note: The use of independent study hours must be preapproved by the CDA in Sociology.