Sociology Minor

Description. The Sociology minor considers the following areas in the study of modern society: social groups, social organization, the sociology of institutions such as law, the courts, the family, the process of interaction, social disorganization and change. Topics such as violence, delinquency, deviant behavior, social control, and ethnic, race and class relations are central to the minor concentration. Issues of culture, personality and urbanization are also covered.

Credits. 18

Minor coordinator. Professor Louis Kontos, Fall 2022 (646.557.4512, [e-mail]) and Mucahit Bilici, Spring 2023 ([e-mail]),  Department of Sociology 

Advising resources.  Department of Sociology advising ([e-mail])

Requirements. Students wishing to minor in Sociology must complete 18 credits (six courses) of courses at any level. SOC 101, which fulfills the Flexible Core: Individual & Society area of the college's general education program, must be among the six courses.  A maximum of two courses can overlap with a student’s major, other minor or program.

Part One. Required Course

SOC 101

Introduction to Sociology

3

Total Credit Hours: 3

Part Two. Electives

Select any five SOC courses or GEN 350 or SSC 325.  At least one course must be at the 300-level or above.

The list of suggested courses are included below but any sociology courses can be used to fulfill Part Two.

SOC 104	Tabloid Justice: Causes & Consequences of Crime Sensationalism	3
SOC 106	Sexual Identity & U.S. Society: LGBT Perspectives	3
SOC 201	Urban Sociology: The Study of City Life	3
SOC 202	Sociology of Families	3
SOC 206	The Sociology of Conflict and Dispute Resolution	3
SOC 209	Sociology of Work and Jobs	3
SOC 213	Sociology of Race and Ethnic Relations	3
SOC 215	Women and Social Control in the U.S.	3
SOC 222	Crime, Media and Public Opinion	3
SOC 227	Sociology of Mental Illness	3
SOC 232	Social Stratification	3
SOC 240	Social Deviance	3
SOC 243	Sociology of Sexualities	3
SOC 251	Sociology of Human Rights	3
SOC 252	Environmental Sociology	3
SOC 253	Sociology of Global Migration	3
SOC 275	Political Imprisonment	3
SOC 278/POL 278	Political Sociology	3
SOC 302	Social Problems	3
SOC 305	The Sociology of Law	3
SOC 308	The Sociology of Violence	3
SOC 310/ANT 310/PSY 310	Culture and Personality	3
SOC 312	Classical Sociological Theory	3
SOC 314	Theories of Social Order	3
SOC 315	Contemporary Sociological Theory	3
SOC 343	Global Social Movements	3
SOC 346	Sport in Global Perspective	3
SOC 354	Gangs and Transnationalism	3
SOC 364	Food Justice	3
SOC 377	Internships for Sociology	3
SOC 386	Selected Topics in Sociology	3
SOC 387	Faculty Mentored Research Experience in Sociology	3
SOC 420/CRJ 420	Women and Crime	3
GEN 350	Feminist and Critical Methodologies	3
SSC 325	Research Methods in Criminology and Sociology	3

Total Credit Hours: 15

SOC 104 and SOC 106 can only be taken by freshmen.

Total Credit Hours: 18