College of Arts and Sciences

Sociology Recommended "Fusions"

Recommended Second Major:

• Business Administration
• Communication
• Computer Science
• Criminal Justice/Management
• Education
• English
• Management
• Marketing
• Nursing
• Physical Education
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Recreation Administration
• Social Work

Recommended Minors:

• Minors in disciplines listed as majors
  and/or
• American Cultural and Ethnic Studies
• Gender Studies
• International Studies
• Spanish Studies

Recommended Minors for Sociology Majors:

Minor in American Cultural and Ethnic Studies
18 semester hours
The American Cultural and Ethnic Studies minor offers an interdisciplinary perspective on race, ethnicity and culture in America. Included are those courses, which treat the subject matter from a culturally diverse perspective. The focus of the minor includes, but is not limited to the following American ethnic groups: African American, Latino, Native American, and Asian American populations. The objective is to study the group experiences, histories, and ancestral background of the respective groups.

Aims

• Helping students develop critical thinking using a culturally inclusive perspective for understanding
  their own cultural view of the world and of others;
• Recognizing and appreciating diversity within a larger community;
• Acquiring the knowledge necessary for cross cultural understandings and interaction; and
• Providing the opportunity to explore the distinctives of one's own ethnic heritage such as: world
  view, economics, religious systems, aesthetics, social and political behaviors, cultural priorities, and responses to historical influences.
• The minor would be attractive to students in the health professions, education, public policy, social work, business and communications, criminal justice, sociology, psychology, and history. The proposed 15-hour minor would include selections from the following course list:

Required Courses:

• SOC3350 Race, Ethnicity and Power (4)

Selected Courses: Choose 14 semester hours from among the following:

• COM350 Cross-Cultural Communication (3)
• ENG3520 Racial and Ethnic Themes in Literature (4)
• HIS2100 The African American Experience (4)
• HIS2100 The African American Experience (4)
• HIS3050 American Urban History (4)
• HIS3450 Latin American History (4)
• NUR3090 Transcultural Nursing (4)
• SOC3500 Human Rights and Social Justice (4)
• SPN3400 Advanced Spanish Skills (3)
• SOC2150 Cultural Anthropology (3)

Minor in Gender Studies
18 semester hours
This interdisciplinary minor provides an opportunity for students to explore issues surrounding gender from a variety of academic perspectives.

Required Course:

• PSY/SOC3430 Gender, Sexuality and Society (4)

Selected Courses: Choose a minimum of 14 semester hours from the list below:

• BUS3240 Diversity in the Workplace (3)
• HIS3150 Women in American History (4)
• SOC3550 Women, Men, Family and Diversity (4)
• SWK3700 Theory and Practice of Working with Women (3)

Selected topic courses in the areas of women in education, women in literature, women in science, and the masculine experience, will also be offered.

Minor in International Studies
18 semester hours
The International Studies minor provides students with an opportunity to explore and learn from a multi-disciplinary perspective how to live and work in a complex and diverse world.

The goals of this minor are twofold: 1) to help students gain the knowledge and information necessary to live and work effectively and harmoniously in our complex world; and 2) to help students develop critical thinking and analytical skills by using an international perspective to recognize and understand the diversity of people and cultures in the world.

The minor will be attractive to students interested in international business and government, as well as to fields such as education, nursing, and social work, where graduates will interact with people of diverse cultures.

Required Course:

• PSC1100 Politics, Culture, and Society (4)

Selected Courses: Choose a minimum of 14 semester hours from the list below:

• BUS3500 International Business (3)
• COM3500 Cross-Cultural Communication (3)
• CRJ3010 International Crime and Justice (3)
• HIS3450 Latin American History (4)
• HIS3700 History of the Middle East (4)
• HIS3750 The Far East (4)
• PSC3310 International Organization and Politics (4)
• PSC3550 Comparative Political Systems: Industrial Nations (4)
• PSC3560 Comparative Political Systems: Developing Nations (4)
• REL1050 Introduction to World Religions (2)
• REL2070 Exploring Judaism (4)
• REL2080 Exploring Islam (4)
• SOC2150 Cultural Anthropology (3)
• SPN3400 Advanced Spanish Skills(3)

NOTE: Internships in foreign countries and study abroad programs can be included.