# Sociology (Minor)

UC Irvine · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Department of Sociology

Source: https://catalogue.uci.edu/schoolofsocialsciences/departmentofsociology/sociology_minor/

Sociology studies patterns of relationships among people, how behavior is shaped by these patterns of relationships, and how conflicts and cooperation among groups affect social structure and effect social change.

### Requirements

##### Sociology Minor Requirements

Requirements for the minor are met by taking seven Sociology courses (28 units) as specified below:

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **A. Complete the following:** | |  |
| SOCIOL 1 | Introduction to Sociology |  |
| SOCIOL 2 | Globalization |  |
| or SOCIOL 3 | Social Problems |  |
| **B. Select five SOCIOL courses, of which no more than two may be lower-division.** | |  |
| **Lower-Division Courses** | |  |
| **SOCIOL 2-79** | |  |
| **Upper-Division Courses** | |  |
| **SOCIOL 112-199** | |  |
| **SOCIOL 121-179** | |  |

1. Cannot count SOCIOL 2 if used to complete section A., or cannot count SOCIOL 3 if used to complete section A.