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Twin Cities Campus
Sociology MinorSociology
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Sociology, 909 Social Sciences Building, 267 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-4300; fax: 612-624-7020)
Email:
soc@umn.edu
Website: http://www.soc.umn.edu/grad
Sociology is concerned with the study of human societies, groups, and social life. The program offers substantive training in in nine areas of specialization: Crime, Punishment, and Social Control; Demography and Population Studies; Inequalities and Identities; Law, Rights, and Change; The Life Course: Family, Education, Work, and Well-being; Global, Transnational, and Comparative Sociology; Organizations, Networks, and Markets; Politics, Knowledge, and Cultures; Sociology of the Environment and Food Systems; Methodological training is available in historical and comparative research, survey research, network analysis, advanced statistical analysis, and qualitative research.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Special Application Requirements:
Students already enrolled in a University of Minnesota graduate program should contact the Sociology Department's graduate program associate as the first step toward applying for a graduate minor in sociology.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
A doctoral minor requires four courses in sociology (12 credits)at the 8xxx level in Sociology. A master's minor consists of 6 credits in sociology. Course choices are subject to the approval of the director of graduate studies.
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