Demographic Studies, Minor

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The interdisciplinary undergraduate minor Demographic Studies provides students with rigorous training in the area of population studies. This minor consists of 21 credit hours. Three courses are required, and four other courses are electives to be selected from at least two of the nine departments listed below. Note, however, that if courses were used to satisfy the requirements of the major, then they may not be used to fulfill the requirements of the minor.

Minor Only

(21 Credits)

Required Courses

(9 Credits)

SOC 2120 - Population and Society

Two From the Following:

SOC 3130 - Fertility and Family Planning *
SOC 3610 - The Family *
SOC 3710 - Applied Survey Research **
SOC 4040 - Sociology of Aging *
SOC 4140 - Environmental Sociology *
SOC 4190 - Population and Development
SOC 4200 - Introduction to Demographic Techniques **
SOC 4800 - Sociology Capstone **

Electives

Four elective courses from: (12 Credits)***

Note:

* SOC 1010 or its equivalent is a prerequisite for this course.
** SOC 1010 , SOC 2680 , and SOC 2690 or their equivalents are prerequisites for these courses.
*** To be selected from at least two of the nine areas. Elective courses may also have prerequisites of which students should be aware.