A Minor in Sociology can be a great asset to any major at Eastern. In the Sociology Minor, you’ll get an introduction to sociology and have the opportunity to choose from a wide array of electives. Elective topics include criminology, race and ethnic relations, sex and gender, social stratification, sociology of deviance, and more.
The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.
Sociology Minor
| Required Courses | ||
| SOCI 101 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 5 |
| Electives–choose two additional upper-division SOCI courses | 10 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | |
Pre-requisites: ENGL 101 or equivalent.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–diversity.
Offers a sociological examination of the system of racial and ethnic inequalities from a global perspective. It introduces relevant sociological concepts and theories, an overview of historical and contemporary development of racial inequalities, and sociological research in this area of study.
Pre-requisites: SOCI 101.
Covers the relationship between power and identity. Identity can be defined as presentations of the self that facilitate human social interaction and thereby situate individuals in social structures. We use the concept of power "to explore how identities are central to various forms " of social inequality.