Diversity and Inequality (Minor)

This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2024–Spring 2025 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.

Minor in Diversity and Inequality

Unit: College of Arts and Sciences (AS)
Department: Sociology
Academic Plan Code(s): DIN MIN

Program Requirements

Admission to the minor in Diversity and Inequality requires:

  1. Completion of SOC 320 or SOC 323 with a grade of C or better;
  2. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0; and
  3. A minimum grade point average of 2.0 in any courses in Sociology.
SOC 201Introduction to Sociology - SB3
SOC 320Social Theory - WR3
SOC 323Diversity and Inequality3
Select two electives at the 300+ level:6
SOC 305
Urban Sociology
SOC 306
Demography
SOC 315
Environmental Sociology
SOC 325
Sociology of Human Sexuality
SOC 327
Sociology of Gender
SOC 329
Sociology of Families
SOC 334
Sociology of Deviant Behavior
SOC 343
Sociology of Women's Health
SOC 346
Sociology of Religion
SOC 350
Special Topics in Sociology 1
SOC 374
Money, Economics and Society - WR
SOC 392
Faces of Global Poverty - WR
Select two electives at the 400 level:6
SOC 410
Sociology of Aging - CUE
SOC 415
Sociology of Death & Dying - CUE, WR
SOC 417
Reproductive Justice
SOC 420
Sociology of Sport
SOC 425
Sociology of Leisure - WR, CUE
SOC 442
Sociology of Disabilities
SOC 454
Social Inequality & Stratification - WR, CUE
SOC 464
Race and Ethnicity - CUE, WR
SOC 456
Gender and Work
SOC 460
Gender in the Middle East
SOC 470
Political Sociology - CUE
SOC 472
Sociology of Education - WR, CUE
Minimum Total Hours21

 At least three (3) semester hours of the requirements for a minor must be successfully completed while enrolled in the University of Louisville. 

1

SOC 350 may only be used when its topic relates to diversity and inequality.