Effective Winter 2023
Exclusions:A minor in Law, Justice, and Social Change is not open to those electing a minor in Crime and Justice (Residential College). Students electing the Law, Justice, and Social Change minor may not declare a minor in History of Law and Policy.
Advising
Please review the Advising page of the Sociology website for full information on declaring a Sociology major, sub-major, or minor, getting in touch by email, or scheduling an appointment.
A department advisor is available to discuss the choice of Sociology as a major or minor, assist with course planning, and provide guidance on department opportunities. Students may schedule an advising appointment using the online appointment scheduler linked here or email advising questions to socadvisor@umich.edu.
Grade Policies
Students must earn at least a C– in the prerequisites for the minor and in all courses they plan to include in the minor. Courses elected as pass/fail may not be included in the minor.
Prerequisites
One of SOC 100, 102, 300, or 302.
Requirements
A minimum of 15 credits from any combination of the courses listed below.
SOC 204: International Migration and the Politics of Membership in a Globalizing World
SOC 208: Terrorism, Torture, & Violence
SOC 214: Non-profits
SOC 225: Project Community - Criminal Justice Section
SOC 250: Politics, Power, and Society
SOC 270: Gender and the Law
SOC 304: American Immigration
SOC 325: Project Community: Advanced Practicum - Criminal Justice Section
SOC 335: Urban Inequality in America
SOC 354: Law and Society
SOC 368: Criminology
SOC 391: Justice in Action
SOC 422: Latin America
SOC 461: Social Movements: Political Protest and Collective Resistance
SOC 465: Sociology of Deviance: From Sin to Sickness
SOC 468: Crime & Justice: Inside Out Prison Exchange
SOC 476: Sociology of Bioethics
SOC 480: Environmental Justice
Approved topics in SOC 295, 495, 394 (SURO), 395 (Independent Study), 396 (Internship)
A minimum of nine credits must be elected in the minor at the 300-level or above (not including prerequisites).
Constraints
Up to 6 credits of SOC 394 SURO, SOC 395 Independent Study, and SOC 396 Internship may count in the minor.
Other Department Policies
Sociology will allow one course from outside the department with significant sociological content related to law, justice, and social change to be included in the plan for the minor. Students interested in petitioning to include a non-SOC course in their minor should complete the course petition process which includes submitting a petition form and the course syllabus.
Law, Justice, and Social Change (Minor) (Winter 2017 - Fall 2022)
Effective Winter 2017
Exclusions:A minor in Law, Justice, and Social Change is not open to those electing a minor in Crime and Justice (Residential College). Students electing the Law, Justice, and Social Change minor may not declare a minor in History of Law and Policy.
Advising
Please review the Advising page of the Sociology website for full information on declaring a Sociology major, sub-major, or minor, getting in touch by email, or scheduling an appointment.
A department advisor is available to discuss the choice of Sociology as a major or minor, assist with course planning, and provide guidance on department opportunities. Students may schedule an advising appointment using the online appointment scheduler linked here or email advising questions to socadvisor@umich.edu.
Grade Policies
Students must earn at least a C– in the prerequisites for the minor and in all courses they plan to include in the minor. Courses elected as pass/fail may not be included in the minor.
Prerequisites
One of SOC 100, 102, 195, 300, or 302.
Requirements
A minimum of nine credits must be elected in the minor at the 300-level or above (not including prerequisites).
A minimum of 15 credits from any combination of the courses listed below.
- SOC 204: International Migration and the Politics of Membership in a Globalizing World
- SOC 214
- SOC 250: Politics, Power, and Society
- SOC 208: Terrorism, Torture, & Violence
- SOC / WGS 270 (WOMENSTD 270): Gender and the Law
- SOC 295: Topics in Sociology, section titled "Non-Profits" (F18)
- SOC 304: American Immigration
- SOC 335 / AAS 347 / RCSSCI 343: Urban Inequality in America
- SOC 350: Human Rights in the United Nations
- SOC 368: Criminology
- SOC 354: Law and Society
- SOC 422: Latin America (F19)
- SOC 450: Human Rights in a Globalizing World: How Human Rights Evolved and Changed the World
- SOC 461: Social Movements
- SOC 465 / PSYCH 488 / WGS 465 (WOMENSTD 465): Sociological Analysis of Deviance
- SOC 468: Crime & Justice: Inside-Out Prison Exchange
- SOC 476: Sociology of Bioethics
- SOC 488: Organizing Internship
- SOC 489: Community Organizing and Social Change
- SOC 495: Topics in Sociology, section titled "Env Justice:Capitalism, Resistance,&Just Sustainab" (SU18)
- SOC 225 (or 389)*: Practicum in Sociology (Project Community at a criminal justice site)
Students may also include the following courses with appropriate topics as approved by the department advisor:
- SOC 295: Topics in Sociology
- SOC 394: Undergraduate Research
- SOC 395: Independent Study
- SOC 396: Undergraduate Internship
- SOC 495: Topics in Sociology
Constraints
A maximum of 6 credits in the minor may come from experiential learning or independent study style courses. These include (but are not limited to) SOC 225, 394, 395, 396, and 488.
Other Department Policies
The department of Sociology will allow one course with significant sociological content related to Law, Justice, and Social Change from other LSA departments or from transfer institutions to be included in the plan for the minor.
Students interested in petitioning to include a non-SOC or transfer course in their minor should complete the course petition process which includes submitting a petition form and the course syllabus.
