Sociology, Minor
Through teaching, research and service, faculty and students in Saint Louis University鈥檚 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 鈥� nine credits of required coursework and 12 credits of electives.聽
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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction Requirement | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
厂翱颁听1100 | Introduction to Sociology | |
厂翱颁听1110 | Introduction to Sociology: Diversity Emphasis | |
厂翱颁听1120 | Introduction to Sociology: Diversity and Health Emphasis | |
| Required Courses | ||
| 厂翱颁听2000 | Research Methods | 3 |
| 厂翱颁听3150齿 | Anthropological Theory | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select four of the following: | 12 | |
础狈罢贬听2200 | Cultural Anthropology | |
础狈罢贬听3270 | Climate Change & Environmental Futures | |
厂翱颁听1180 | World Geography | |
厂翱颁听1500 | The Urban Community: Race, Class, and Spatial Justice | |
厂翱颁听2110 | Sociology of Sport | |
厂翱颁听2490 | Sociology of Medicine | |
厂翱颁听2630 | Religion and Social Sciences: Theoretical and Empirical Reflections on Religion | |
厂翱颁听3180 | Immigration | |
厂翱颁听3220 | Urban Sociology | |
厂翱颁听3230 | Gender and Society | |
厂翱颁听3360 | Racial and Ethnic Relations | |
厂翱颁听3300 | Social Psychology | |
厂翱颁听3430 | Marriage and the Family | |
厂翱颁听3490 | Sociology of Mental Health | |
厂翱颁听3510 | The Structure of Poverty: Globally and Locally | |
厂翱颁听3580 | Deviant Behavior: Drugs, Alcohol and Addiction | |
厂翱颁听3590 | Law and Society | |
厂翱颁听3840 | African-American Religious Traditions | |
厂翱颁听4640 | Demographic Methods, Analysis, and Public Policy | |
厂翱颁听4800 | Research Activity: Supervised | |
厂翱颁听4980 | Advanced Independent Study | |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
Continuation Standards
Students must have a GPA of 2.00 in sociology minor coursework to be retained in the sociology聽minor.