School of Social Sciences Minors
Social Sciences minors are listed below as well as inofrmation about the IU Southeast BASES Program.
BASES Program
BASES stands for Business + Arts & Sciences + Education + Society. It's a new way for students to combine skills, talents, convictions and interests in ways that make them better able to succeed in today's cross-disciplinary working world.
BASES allows you to pursue a minor in another School or discipline to round out your degree, providing you with additional career options and paths post-graduation. Learn more about how your major pairs with a minor in another area of study by visiting the BASES website.
Minor in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Required:
- CJUS-P 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 cr.)
One of the following:
- CJUS-P 200 Theories of Crime and Deviance (3 cr.)
- CJUS-P 374 Substantive Criminal Law (3 cr.)
Three of the following:
- CJUS-P 200 Theories of Crime and Deviance (3 cr.)
- CJUS-P 374 Substantive Criminal Law (3 cr.) OR CJUS-P 376 Procedural Criminal Law (3 cr.)
- CJUS-P 301 Police in Contemporary Society (3 cr.)
- CJUS-P 302 Courts and Criminal Justice (3 cr.)
- CJUS-P 303 Corrections and Criminal Justice (3 cr.)
Total number of hours required for the minor is 15. Note that P200 and P374 can count in only one of the above categories.
Minor in History
18 credit hours in history
- three courses from among:
- HIST-E 100 Introduction to African History
- HIST-F 100 Issues in Latin American History: Introduction
- HIST-G 100 Introduction to Asian History
- HIST-G 101 Introduction to Chinese History
- HIST-G 102 Introduction to Japanese History
- HIST-H 101 The World in the Twentieth Century
- HIST-H 103 Europe: Renaissance to Napoleon
- HIST-H 104 Europe: Napoleon to the Present
- HIST-H 105 American History: General Course I
- HIST-H 106 American History: General Course II
- HIST-W 101 World Civilizations To 1500
- three 200, 300, or 400 level courses, including:
- H 236 The Historian's Craft (sophomore seminar)
- one course from a second geographical area
Minor in International Studies - East Asia Concentration
The International Studies Minor provides students with an opportunity to place studies in their major field within an international context.
Requires 24 credit hours, including:
(At least 15 of the 24 credits must be from 200-level courses or higher.)
- 2nd year of a foreign language (6 credits)
- INTL-I 100 - Introduction to International Studies (3 credits)
- 2 courses (6 credits) from:
- ECON-E 333 - International Economics or
POLS-Y 376 - International Political Economy - GEOG-G 201 - World Regional Geography
- POLS-Y 109 - Introduction to International Relations or
POLS-Y 107 - Introduction to Comparative Politics - HIST-H 101 - The World in the 20th Century
- ECON-E 333 - International Economics or
- 3 courses from one of the International Studies Regional Concentrations - one course each from Groups A, B, and C.
Group A: Language and Culture (one course)
- ENG-L 107
- FINA-A 362
- REL-R 153
Group B: History and Philosophy (one course)
- HIST-G 100
- HIST-G 200
- HIST-H 207
- HIST-H 208
- HIST-G 385
- HIST-G 451
- HIST-G 387
- PHIL-P 170
- PHIL-P 334
- PHIL-P 374
Group C: Politics and Geography (one course)
- POLS-Y 369
Minor in International Studies - Europe Concentration
The International Studies Minor provides students with an opportunity to place studies in their major field within an international context.
Requires 24 credit hours, including:
(At least 15 of the 24 credits must be from 200-level courses or higher.)
- 2nd year of a foreign language (6 credits)
- INTL-I 100 - Introduction to International Studies (3 credits)
- 2 courses (6 credits) from:
- ECON-E 333 - International Economics or
POLS-Y 376 - International Political Economy - GEOG-G 201 - World Regional Geography
- POLS-Y 109 - Introduction to International Relations or
POLS-Y 107 - Introduction to Comparative Politics - HIST-H 101 - The World in the 20th Century
- ECON-E 333 - International Economics or
- 3 courses from one of the International Studies Regional Concentrations - one course each from Groups A, B, and C.
Group A: Language and Culture (one course)
- ENG-L 101
- ENG-L 102
- FINA-A 102
- FINA-A 315
- FINA-A 322
- FREN-F 363
- FREN-F 461
- GER-G 363
- GER-G 415
- GER-G 418
- GER-G 464
- HUMA-U 101
- HUMA-U 102
- SPAN-S 407
- SPAN-S 408
- SPAN-S 411
Group B: History and Philosophy (one course)
- HIST-H 103
- HIST-H 104
- HIST-H 206
- HIST-B 312
- HIST-D 310
- HIST-D 330
- PHIL-P 304
- REL-R 152
Group C: Politics and Geography (one course)
- POLS-Y 335
- POLS-Y 349
- POLS-Y 354
- GEOG-G 418
Minor in International Studies - Latin America Concentration
The International Studies Minor provides students with an opportunity to place studies in their major field within an international context.
Requires 24 credit hours, including:
(At least 15 of the 24 credits must be from 200-level courses or higher.)
- 2nd year of a foreign language (6 credits)
- INTL-I 100 - Introduction to International Studies (3 credits)
- 2 courses (6 credits) from:
- ECON-E 333 - International Economics or
POLS-Y 376 - International Political Economy - GEOG-G 201 - World Regional Geography
- POLS-Y 109 - Introduction to International Relations or
POLS-Y 107 - Introduction to Comparative Politics - HIST-H 101 - The World in the 20th Century
- ECON-E 333 - International Economics or
- 3 courses from one of the International Studies Regional Concentrations - one course each from Groups A, B, and C.
Group A: Language and Culture (one course)
- FINA-A 150
- FINA-A 452
- SPAN-S 275
- SPAN-S 301
- SPAN-S 302
- SPAN-S 363
- SPAN-S 471
- SPAN-S 472
Group B: History and Philosophy (one course)
- HIST-F 100
- HIST-F 341
- HIST-F 342
- HIST-H 231
- HIST-F 232
- SPAN-S 412
Group C: Politics and Geography (one course)
- POLS-Y 337
- GEOG-G 323
Minor in Multimedia Journalism
- JOUR-C 200: Intro to Mass Communications
- JOUR-J 200: Reporting, Writing & Editing I
- JOUR-C 327: Writing for Publication | Student Media - The Horizon
- JOUR-J 300: Communications Law
- One additional course: JOUR-J 210 (Visual Communications), JOUR-J 301 (Social Media Strategies), JOUR-J 303 (Online Journalism) or another course approved by a journalism faculty member.
Minor in Political Science
Minimum of 15 credit hours, including:
- POLS-Y 103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.)
- One course in comparative politics
- One course in international politics
(At least 9 credit hours of the minor must be taken on this campus.)
Minor in Pre-Expressive Therapy
18 credit hours in Psychology including:
PSY-P 101 - Introductory Psychology I
PSY-P 102 - Introductory Psychology II
PSY-P 324 - Abnormal Psychology
PSY-B 310 - Life-Span Development
PSY-B 386 - Introduction to Counseling
One course from the following list:
- PSY-B 354 - Adult Development and Aging
- PSY-P 316 - Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence
- PSY-P 319 - Psychology of Personality
- PSY-P 335 - Cognitive Psychology
- PSY-P 425 - Behavioral Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
Minor in Pre-Law
Students with a pre-law minor will complete the following three courses. Between them, these three courses will emphasize four of the ABA’s recommended skill/competency areas, viz. problem solving, oral communication/listening, background knowledge, and exposure to the law.
| Dept./ Course # |
Title | Co-Reqs or Pre-Reqs |
|---|---|---|
| PHIL-P150 | Elementary Logic | |
| POLS-Y304 | Constitutional Law | |
| SPCH-S228 or PHIL-P113 |
Argumentation and Debate or Introduction to Debate, Argument, and Persuasion |
SPCH-S121 & sophomore standing |
Students with a pre-law minor are also required to complete one course from each of the three distribution areas listed below. These distribution areas correspond to combinations of the remaining ABA recommended skill/competency areas. In fulfilling the distribution requirements, students may take no more than two courses from any one discipline and two of their three courses must be at the 300 level of higher.
Elective Courses (Choose One Per Distribution Area)
| Dept./ Course # |
Title | Co-Reqs or Pre-Reqs |
|---|---|---|
| ENG-W270/420 | Argumentative Writing | ENG-W131 with a C or higher |
| ENG-L371 | Critical Practices | ENG-W131 with a C or higher |
| HIST-A302 | Revolutionary America, 1763 - 1791 | HIST-H105 or H106 or instructor consent |
| HIST-A303 | United States 1792 - 1829 | HIST-H105 or H106 or instructor consent |
| POLS-Y349 | Comparative Public Policy | |
| POLS-Y384 | Developments in American Political Thought | |
| POLS-Y392 | Problems of Contemporary Political Philosophy | |
| SOC-S360 | Topics in Social Policy | SOC-S163 or 3 hours of intro sociology |
| SOC-S403 | Industry, Labor and Community | SOC-S163 or 3 hours of intro sociology |
| Dept./ Course # |
Title | Co-Reqs or Pre-Reqs |
|---|---|---|
| HIST-A381 | Civil Rights Era in the U.S. | HIST-H105 or HIST-H106 or instructor consent |
| HIST-F341 | Latin America: Conquest and Empire | |
| HIST-F342 | Latin America: Evolution and Revolution | |
| PHIL-P343 | Classics in Social and Political Philosophy | ENG-W 131 and 3 credit hours in philosophy |
| PHIL-P345 | Problems in Social and Political Philosophy | ENG-W 131 and 3 credit hours in philosophy |
| PHIL-P375 | Philosophy of Law | ENG-W 131 and 3 credit hours in philosophy |
| POLS-Y103 | Intro to American Politics | |
| POLS-Y306 | State Politics in the U.S. | |
| POLS-Y317 | Voting, Elections, Public Opinion | |
| POLS-Y337 | Latin American Politics | |
| SOCS-R463 | Inequality and Society | SOC-S163 or 3 hours of intro sociology |
| Dept./ Course # |
Title | Co-Reqs or Pre-Reqs |
|---|---|---|
| BUS-L201 | Legal Environment of Business | |
| POLS-Y302 | Public Bureaucracy in Modern Society | |
| POLS-Y303 | Formation of Public Policy in the United States | |
| PSY-B378 | Intro to Industrial Psychology | 3 credit hours of psychology or instructor consent |
| SPCH-S229 | Discussion and Group Methods | SPCH-S121 & sophomore standing |
| SPCH-S306 | Leadership | SPCH-S121 & junior standing |
Minor in Public Relations
- JOUR-C 200: Intro to Mass Communications
- JOUR-J 200: Reporting, Writing & Editing I
- JOUR-J 321: Principles of Public Relations
- JOUR-J 349: Public Relations Writing
- JOUR-J 429: Public Relations Campaigns
Minor in Psychology
18 credit hours, including:
- P101 Introductory Psychology I
- P102 Introductory Psychology II
Group I: Choose ONE from the following
- P325 Psychology of Learning
- P326 Behavioral Neuroscience
- P329 Sensation and Perception
- P335 Cognitive Psychology
- P407 Drugs and the Nervous System
- P411 Neural Bases of Learning and Memory
- P417 Animal Behavior
Group II: Choose ONE from the following
- B310 Life-Span Development
- P319 Psychology of Personality
- P320 Social Psychology
- B354 Adult Development and Aging
- P305 Psychology and Culture
Group III: Choose ONE from the following
- B378 Introduction to Industrial Psychology
- P324 Abnormal Psychology
- P336 Psychological Tests and Individual Differences
- P430 Behavior Modification
- P366 Concepts and Applications of Organizational Psychology
- P386 Introduction to Counseling
Electives in psychology to total 18 credit hours
Minor in Sociology
18 credit hours, including: SOC-S 163 and 15 additional hours of 200-400-level sociology courses.
