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Twin Cities Campus

Sociology Minor

Sociology
College of Liberal Arts
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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
  • Program Type: Graduate minor related to major
  • Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2014
  • Length of program in credits (master's): 6
  • Length of program in credits (doctoral): 12
  • This program does not require summer semesters for timely completion.
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
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
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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