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Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Minors

Minor in Sociology and Anthropology

Minor Adviser: Paul Grebinger

This minor in sociology and anthropology examines the changing interrelations between work, technology, and culture in different nations across the globe. With the globalization of the work force, our trade, production, and social interactions have become increasingly marked by differences in gender, class, racial, and ethnic identities. The courses offered by the minor analyze the global and local worlds of work, how social relations are shaped by technology and culture, and how global trends are transforming our lives.

Prerequisite:
0510-210   Cultural Anthropology or 0515-210 Foundations of Sociology

Electives—Choose five of the following courses:
0510-440   Cultures in Globalization
0510-443   Immigrants in the U.S.
0510-444   Social Movements in the Global Economy
0510-445   Global Cities
0510-446   Native North Americans
0510-447   Anthropology of Mass Media
0510-448   Native Americans in Film
0510-449   Sustainable Development
0510-450   Cultural Resource Management and Historic Preservation
0510-451   Gender and Sexuality
0510-452   Bodies and Culture
0510-453   Culture and Expression
0510-454   Visual Anthropology
0510-457   Divided Europe
0510-459  Cultural Images of War and Terror
0510-502   Archaeology and the Human Past
0510-507   Archaeological Science
0510-508   The Archaeology of Cities
0515-441   The Changing Family
0515-442   The Urban Experience
0515-443   Sociology of Work
0515-444   Social Change
0515-446   Sociology of Health
0515-447   Women, Work, and Culture
0515-449   Population and Society
0515-451   Transfer of Technology and Globalization
0515-453  Global Exiles of War and Terror
0515-485   Diversity in the City 

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Minor in Urban and Community Studies

Minor adviser: Paul Grebinger

The Urban and Community Studies Minor concerns the interplay between urban issues and urban policy.  Every metropolitan area must address such perennial issues as housing, transportation, education, crime, safety, recreation and economic development.  Each community must do so with understanding of its unique social mix and neighborhood relations and with recognition of its place in wider regional, national and global networks.  This minor helps prepare students to identify and analyze central issues and social problems of urbanization and to explore and assess various ways decision-makers respond to these issues.

Prerequisite:
Foundations of Sociology (0515-210) or Cultural Anthropology (0510-210)

Required Core Course:
The Urban Experience (0515-442)

Select Four Additional Courses:
At least one course must be from Set A and one course must be from Set B. 

Set A: Urban Policy
0515-413 Urban Planning and Policy
0526-441 GIS Applications in UC Studies
0511-440 Urban Economics (prereq: 0511-211 Principles of Microeconomics)
0508-491 Sustainable Communities I
0526-443 Rochester: People, Politics, and Planning

Set B: Urban Issues
0510-445 Global Cities
0515-485 Diversity in the City
0510-443 Immigrants in the U.S.
0501-405-2 Major Issues in CJ System: Crime/Justice in the Community *

* (This course has different sections; students in the UCS Minor can only use section 2, with the subtitle "Crime/Justice in the Community.")

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