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Sociology, Minor

The Minor in Sociology

Peter Schwardmann, Faculty Director
Location: Porter Hall 319F
schwardmann@cmu.edu

Connie Angermeier, Senior Academic Program Manager and Advisor
Location: Porter Hall 208H
cla2@andrew.cmu.edu
Schedule an appointment: https://go.oncehub.com/ConnieAngermeier

https://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/sds/undergraduate/index.html

Overview

Why do some communities thrive while others struggle? How do families, organizations, social networks, and institutions shape the opportunities available to individuals? Why do technological and social change transform the way people live, work, and interact? Sociology explores these questions by studying how people influence society and how society influences people.

Students examine topics including social networks, organizations, work, technology, inequality, medical sociology, gender, family, and social psychology while learning the empirical methods used to study social behavior. The Sociology minor complements a wide range of majors by providing students with the tools to understand complex social systems and the evidence needed to analyze and address today’s most important social challenges.

Students may double-count two courses with another major or minor. 

Curriculum

Minor in Sociology54 units

Core Courses18 units
A. Organizations (complete one course): Units
88-140Introduction to Sociology9
or 70-311 Organizational Behavior
B. Methodology (complete one course):
36-202Methods for Statistics & Data Science9
70-208Regression Analysis9
85-310Research Methods in Cognitive Psychology9
85-350Social Research Methods12
88-251Empirical Research Methods9
88-252Causal Inference: from Data to Decisions9
Elective Courses36 units

Complete four courses (a minimum of 36 units) from the following list. Two courses (18 units) must be taken from one category to complete the depth requirement. One course (9 units) must be taken from the other category. The remaining course (9 units) may be taken from either category. Appropriate courses offered by the Department of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh (available during the academic year through cross-registration) may also be included as part of this option. Contact the Sociology program advisor for more information. Some courses have additional prerequisites.

1. Sociology of Gender, Family, and Culture
70-342Managing Across Cultures9
70-385Consumer Behavior9
76-241Introduction to Gender Studies9
79-261The Last Emperors: Chinese History and Society, 1600-19009
79-320Women, Politics, and Protest9
79-331Body Politics: Women and Health in America9
79-343Education, Democracy, and the Arts9
79-377Food, Culture, and Power: A History of Eating9
80-245Medical Ethics9
80-246Moral Psychology9
80-305Game Theory9
80-335Social and Political Philosophy9
80-348Health, Human Rights, and International Development9
84-369Decision Science for International Relations9
85-350Social Research Methods12
85-446Psychology of Gender9
85-454Health Psychology9
88-230Human Intelligence and Human Stupidity9
88-231Thinking in Person vs. Thinking Online9
88-285Deconstructing and Dismantling Discrimination9
88-290Confessions, Lies, and Gossip9
2. Sociology of Work, Organizations, and Technology
70-332Business, Society and Ethics9
79-275Introduction to Global Studies9
88-234Negotiation: International Focus9
88-235Negotiation: Strategies and Behavioral Insights9
88-237The Happy Cyborg9
88-255Strategic Decision Making9
88-261Health Policy and Decision Making9
88-262Rationality and Irrationality in Medicine9
88-270AI and Social Upheaval9
88-275Bubbles: Data Science for Human Minds9
88-341Team Dynamics and Leadership9
88-344Systems Analysis: Environmental Policy9
88-365Behavioral Economics and Public Policy9
88-366Behavioral Economics of Poverty and Development9
88-367Designing Economics Experiments in the Wild9
88-451Policy Analysis Senior Project12
88-452Policy Analysis Senior Project12
88-454Decision Science Capstone9
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