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 110Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

5

LAS 204Contemporary Chicago

5

LAS 302Asian American Cultures and Society

5

LAS 303Sub-Saharan African Cultures

5

LAS 304Middle and South American Cultures

5

LAS 311Race and Ethnicity

5

LAS 340Native American Cultures

5

Sociology Electives

Choose 10 QH from the courses below:

LAS 105Introduction to Sociology

5

LAS 405Social Problems

5

LAS 408Media and Society

5

LAS 420Social Theory

5

LAS 453Social Inequality

5

LAS 495Social 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 432Gender in the Public Sector

5

LAS 438Foundations of Public Administration

5

LAS 464Urban Community Development

5