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The UNLV Sociology minor draws upon our faculty’s innovative research, teaching and community service to explore questions of social change, diversity, social justice, and sustainability in urban environments. Our teaching emphasizes civic engagement and both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies to provide students with skills necessary for personal intellectual growth, active citizenship, and professional success. Sociology minors engage assumptions underlying the discipline, become familiar with scientific discoveries historically characterizing the discipline’s scholarly contributions, and develop the research skills necessary for analyzing complex social issues and critically evaluating new findings. We meet these objectives by offering a flexible program and by providing students with individual and group experiences working with our faculty to examine important social issues. A UNLV Sociology minor helps students enhance their skills for success in a wide range of fields such as education, social services, law, politics, urban planning, business management, marketing, and social research analysis.
Accreditation
For information regarding accreditation at UNLV, please head over to Academic Program Accreditations.
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Interpret sociology’s key paradigms, concepts, and debates, including: culture, social change, socialization, stratification, social structure, institutions, and differentiations by race/ethnicity, gender, age, and class.
- Use sociological research methods, including a broad understanding of the history and philosophy of social science, and the role of empirical evidence, research design, data gathering, and data analysis.
- Develop a sociological imagination to apply sociological knowledge, concepts and critical thinking to students’ own projects, whether intellectual, personal, or political.
- Use skills in critical analytical thinking and confidence to express ideas orally and in writing.
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Sociology Minor
The UNLV Sociology minor draws upon our faculty's innovative research, teaching and community service to explore questions of social change, diversity, social justice, and sustainability in urban environments. Our teaching emphasizes civic engagement and both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies to provide students with skills necessary for personal intellectual growth, active citizenship, and professional success. Sociology minors engage assumptions underlying the discipline, become familiar with scientific discoveries historically characterizing the discipline's scholarly contributions, and develop the research skills necessary for analyzing complex social issues and critically evaluating new findings. We meet these objectives by offering a flexible program and by providing students with individual and group experiences working with our faculty to examine important social issues. A UNLV Sociology minor helps students enhance their skills for success in a wide range of fields such as education, social services, law, politics, urban planning, business management, marketing, and social research analysis.
Please see the UNLV College of Liberal Arts Department of Sociology web page at www.unlv.edu/sociology for information about department programs, faculty and facilities. Degree worksheets are available at www.unlv.edu/degree/minor-sociology.
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Interpret sociology's key paradigms, concepts, and debates, including: culture, social change, socialization, stratification, social structure, institutions, and differentiations by race/ethnicity, gender, age, and class.
- Use sociological research methods, including a broad understanding of the history and philosophy of social science, and the role of empirical evidence, research design, data gathering, and data analysis.
- Develop a sociological imagination to apply sociological knowledge, concepts and critical thinking to students' own projects, whether intellectual, personal, or political.
- Use skills in critical analytical thinking and confidence to express ideas orally and in writing.
Advising
Please see advising information at the UNLV College of Liberal Arts Wilson Advising Center.
Accreditation
For information regarding accreditation at UNLV, please head over to Academic Program Accreditations.
University Graduation Requirements
To obtain this minor, you must be a degree seeking undergraduate student pursuing an approved UNLV bachelor's degree. Please see
for complete information.Sociology Minor - Total Credits: 19
The UNLV Sociology undergraduate minor program includes three required sociology courses and an additional three sociology electives.
Maintain a GPA of 2.00 in all sociology courses taken for the minor.
Required Courses - Credits: 10
Elective Courses - Credits: 9
Complete an additional 9 credits in sociology, chosen from the broad range of classes offered. Six of these remaining nine credits must be taken at the 400 level. Selection of these courses should be done in consultation with a department advisor.
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Department of Sociology
The Department of Sociology offers courses that inspect concerns about human behavior, social life, and social change. Students examine topics such as crime; economic inequalities; gender; leisure and sports; marriage and family; occupations; race and ethnic relations; and religion.
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College of Liberal Arts
The College of Liberal Arts offers students a well-rounded education in the humanities and social sciences. Students develop strong analytical and communication skills for a lifetime of learning and discovery that can be applied to a wide variety of careers.