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. Professors Robert Garot, Fall 2024 (212-237-8680, rgarot@jjay.cuny.edu) and Richard Ocejo, Spring 2025 (rocejo@jjay.cuny.edu), Department of Sociology
Advising resources. Department of Sociology advising (socadvising@jjay.cuny.edu)
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
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, Occupations, and Organizations | 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 Health | 3 |
| SOC 232 | Social Stratification | 3 |
| SOC 240 | Deviance and Conformity | 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 Theories | 3 |
| SOC 314 | Theories of Social Order | 3 |
| SOC 315 | Contemporary Sociological Theories | 3 |
| SOC 343 | Global Social Movements | 3 |
| SOC 346 | Sport in Global Perspective | 3 |
| SOC 348 | Abolition: From Slavery to Supermax | 3 |
| SOC 350 | Social Change | 3 |
| SOC 354 | Gangs and Transnationalism | 3 |
| SOC 364 | Food Justice | 3 |
| SOC 366 | Drugs in U.S. Society | 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