Minor in Sociology

YSU Sociology Program Mission


The YSU Sociology Program aims to equip students with sociological knowledge and skills they can use to think critically about and engage with social issues. In doing so, students will be prepared to appreciate social and intellectual diversity as well as meet new national and international challenges. 

YSU Sociology Program Vision


To be an emancipatory social science that seeks to generate scientific knowledge relevant to the collective project of understanding and challenging various forms of human oppression.

COURSE TITLE S.H.
Required Courses
SOC 1500Introduction to Sociology3
Select one of the following:3
SOC 3705
The Family
SOC 3740
Complex Organizations
SOC 3741
Social Movements
SOC 3745
Sociology of Health, Illness, and Healthcare
Select one of the following:3
SOC 2640
Gender in Society
SOC 3700
Minority Groups
SOC 3743
Social Stratification and Inequality
SOC 3798O
ST Culture and People of China
SOC 3798X
Select one of the following:3
SOC 2601
Social Problems
SOC 2630
Criminology
SOC 3707
Urban Sociology
SOC 3735
Juvenile Delinquency
SOC 3731
Social Deviance
Select one of the following:3
SOC 3703
Aging and Society
SOC 3755
Theories of Gerontology
SOC 3756
SOC 3757
Aging and Social Policy
SOC 3759
Sociology of Dementia
Select one of the following:3
SOC 3720
Applied Sociology
SOC 4821
Internship in Sociology
Total Semester Hours18