{"id":1646,"date":"2022-06-15T12:39:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T16:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-polisci-and-sociology\/?page_id=1646"},"modified":"2022-06-15T12:39:32","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T16:39:32","slug":"minor-in-sociology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-polisci-and-sociology\/programs-of-study\/minor-in-sociology\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor in Sociology"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"about-the-program\">About the Program<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>A minor in Sociology will help you understand how the social world is organized, as well as the connections between individuals and society. Students who minor in sociology can study social inequalities, social institutions, global issues, research methods, and social theory.<br><br>The minor is flexible, so you can take courses to enhance you chosen major in anthropology, biology, business, communication, criminal justice, history, math, social work, political science, psychology, and others. Students in all fields can use the Sociology minor to enhance their careers and make them well-rounded and informed citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"core-courses\">Core Courses<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Introduction to Sociology<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.monmouth.edu\/undergraduate-catalog\/wayne-d-mcmurray-humanities-social-sciences\/political-science-sociology\/sociology-minor\/\">View Curriculum &amp; Sequence Charts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div><span id=\"expander-1646\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mu-contact has-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"imageWrapper\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"850\" style=\"object-position: 49.055% 37.585%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of faculty member Joseph Patten 2021\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nameAndTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"name block-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/profiles\/joseph-patten\/\">Joseph Patten, Ph.D.<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title component-title\">Professor;<br>Advisor, Debate Team and Washington Semester<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bioText\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dept\">Political Science and Sociology<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"office\">Samuel E. and Mollie Bey Hall, 246<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"phone\"><a href=\"tel:(732) 263-5742\">732-263-5742<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:jpatten@monmouth.edu\" title='Email Joseph'>jpatten@monmouth.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Program A minor in Sociology will help you understand how the social world is organized, as well as the connections between individuals and society. 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