Sociology Curriculum

The sociology department offers a major in sociology, a major in sociology with a concentration in anthropology, a minor in sociology and a minor in anthropology.

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Course Number Course Title Credits
SOCI 111 Introduction to Sociology 4 Credits
SOCI 121 Introduction to Anthropology 4 Credits
SOCI 206 Qualitative Research Methods 4 Credits
SOCI 230 Family and Society 4 Credits
SOCI 250 Social Problems 4 Credits
SOCI 270AA Aboriginal People-Australia 4 Credits
SOCI 270FA Introduction a La Sociologie 3 Credits
SOCI 270OA Introduction to Sociology and Social Anthropology 3 Credits
SOCI 271 Individual Learning Project 1-4 Credits
SOCI 277A Global Health, Culture and Inequality 4 Credits
SOCI 279A Quantitative Methods in Sociology 4 Credits
SOCI 304 Sociological Theory 4 Credits
SOCI 319 Sex and Gender 4 Credits
SOCI 323 Medical Anthropology 4 Credits
SOCI 324 Anthropology of Africa 4 Credits
SOCI 326 Cultural Thought and Meaning 4 Credits
SOCI 327 Food, Culture and Society 4 Credits
SOCI 334 Deviant Behavior 4 Credits
SOCI 336A Culture and Diversity in Latin America 4 Credits
SOCI 336B Men and Masculinities 4 Credits
SOCI 336C Corrections: Race, Gender and Power in Prisons 4 Credits
SOCI 337B Wealth and Poverty 4 Credits
SOCI 337F Sociological Perspectives on Environmental Issues 4 Credits
SOCI 337J Climate Studies: Culture, Science and Policy in a Changing Environment 4 Credits
SOCI 337P Love, Sex, and Marriage: Anthropological Perspectives on Kinship 4 Credits
SOCI 337R Minnesota Native Nations 4 Credits
SOCI 337S Communities 4 Credits
SOCI 337V Native Health and Wellness 4 Credits
SOCI 340 Criminology and Corrections 4 Credits
SOCI 341 Urban Studies 4 Credits
SOCI 342 Self and Society 4 Credits
SOCI 349 Environmental Anthropology 4 Credits
SOCI 351 Race and Ethnicity 4 Credits
SOCI 353 Political Sociology 4 Credits
SOCI 357 Sociology of Education 4 Credits
SOCI 370B Pride and Prejudice: LGBTQ Histories, Rights, and Contemporary Issues in London 4 Credits
SOCI 370GA CULTURE OF MDRN GREECE (SW) 3 Credits
SOCI 370GB Underdogs, Delinquents, Rebels: A Sociology of Transgression 3 Credits
SOCI 370IA Immigration, Race & Identity in Contemporary Italy 3 Credits
SOCI 370JA Ethnology of Selected Culture Areas: Japanese Politics, Economics and Society 4 Credits
SOCI 370LA Diversity in Britain: Immigration, Discrimination, and Integration 4 Credits
SOCI 370OA Social-anthropological Themes 2 Credits
SOCI 370OB Medical Anthropology 2 Credits
SOCI 370OC Reading and Doing Ethnography 2 Credits
SOCI 370OD Culture, Power and Identity 3 Credits
SOCI 370OE Poverty, Development and the Environment 2 Credits
SOCI 370OF Race: Social Identity and Inequality 2 Credits
SOCI 370OG Sociological Theory 3 Credits
SOCI 370OH Political Sociology 3 Credits
SOCI 370PA Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Disease, Wellness & Healthcare 3 Credits
SOCI 370PB Cultural Values & Stereotypes: Spain & the U.S. 3 Credits
SOCI 370PC Sport & Culture in Contemporary Spain 3 Credits
SOCI 370PD Seville: Culture, Identity & Citizenship in the City 3 Credits
SOCI 370SA CONTEMP AUSTRIAN CULTURE (SW) 3 Credits
SOCI 371 Individual Learning Project 1-4 Credits
SOCI 377A Indigenous and LBGTQ+ Allyship 4 Credits
SOCI 378A Transnational Anthropology 4 Credits
SOCI 379A Conspiracy Theory and the Social Construction of Reality 4 Credits
SOCI 396 Sociology Capstone 4 Credits
SOCI 397 Internship 1-8 Credits