Sociology and Anthropology Minor, Elementary Education

Elementary Education students may select a minor in Sociology and Anthropology to fulfill their standard teaching concentration requirement.

Minor Details:

• Requires 30 QH in addition to Social Science courses taken as part of the General Education requirement
• Requires 15 QH of upper level coursework
• 10 QH of the upper level courses must be taken at NLU
• Requires minimum grade of “C” for each course in the minor

Required Courses

Anthropology Electives

Choose 10 QH from the courses below:

LAS 110	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology	5
LAS 204	Contemporary Chicago	5
LAS 302	Asian American Cultures and Society	5
LAS 303	Sub-Saharan African Cultures	5
LAS 304	Middle and South American Cultures	5
LAS 311	Race and Ethnicity	5
LAS 340	Native American Cultures	5

Sociology Electives

Choose 10 QH from the courses below:

LAS 105	Introduction to Sociology	5
LAS 405	Social Problems	5
LAS 408	Media and Society	5
LAS 420	Social Theory	5
LAS 453	Social Inequality	5
LAS 495	Social Science Special Topic	1 TO 5

Note: LAS 495 the Special Topic must be in Sociology and taken for 5 quarter hours.

Urban and Policy Studies

Choose 10 QH from the courses below:

LAS 432	Gender in the Public Sector	5
LAS 438	Foundations of Public Administration	5
LAS 464	Urban Community Development	5