University of Florida
The Sociology minor offers broad theoretical perspectives and rigorous methodologies for studying social life and the causes and consequences of human behavior. Coursework examines current research and public policy pertaining to social justice and systemic inequalities; health disparities in physical and mental well-being; environmental justice and natural resource management; deviance, social control, and conflict management; gender, families, and sexualities; employment, housing, and communities; social and political movements; nationalism, migration, and ethnic conflict; and culture, technology, and media. Students analyze the most pressing social problems in these areas, as well as how different social groups experience and perceive these issues. Students’ enhanced communication and analytical skills, appreciation for diversity, and ability to work collaboratively provide a competitive edge in today’s global marketplace and information society.
About this Program
- College: Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Credits: 15 | Completed with minimum grades of C
Department Information
The Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law has over 1,000 undergraduate majors and 100 graduate students. The department’s faculty are internationally known for their research in the areas of families, gender, and sexualities; health, aging, and the life course; environmental and resource sociology; race and ethnicity; criminology and criminal justice; and psychology and law. Website
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Curriculum
- Combination Degrees
- Criminology
- Criminology UF Online
- Sociology Minor
- Sociology Minor UF Online
- Sociology of Social Justice and Policy Minor
- Sociology UF Online
Students should listen to these interviews on the department’s website from three recent sociology graduates. Their testimonials describe the varied opportunities in the major and the different career and professional paths they and other sociology majors embark on post-graduation. More Info
Requirements
- A minimum of nine credits must be taken at UF
- A minimum of six credits of coursework exclusive to the minor that cannot count toward the major or other minors
Required Courses
Excluding SYA 4905 and SYA 4911 .
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Coursework for the Major. Majors are required to complete 32 credits of coursework in sociology and 3 credits of statistics with minimum grades of C. At least 23 credits of sociology must be in courses numbered 3000 or higher and at least 18 credits must be completed at UF.
Comparative study of the principal contributors to the development of sociology. Emphasizes relevance of these ideas to contemporary social thought and current social issues. Prerequisite: nine credits of sociology. SYA 4300 Methods of Social Research 4 Credits.
The Sociology undergraduate program at the University of Florida is diverse and multi-faceted, offering coursework in the broad categories of sociological theory and methods; stratification, poverty and inequality; marriage, families and gender studies; aging, the life course and medical sociology; environmental and resource studies; social ...
The UF Online’s Bachelor of Arts in Sociology program prepares students for a wide range of careers in business, marketing, advertising, human resources, community and social services, education, public health, criminal justice, government and research.
The Sociology minor offers diverse and multi-faceted coursework in the broad categories of health, illness and aging; marriage, families and gender; criminology and deviance; inequality, poverty and stratification; social psychology; and race and ethnic studies.
We have multiple undergraduate programs offered via in-person and online courses. We have recently developed new minors in Sociology of Social justice & Policy and Environmental Justice & Policy.