Department of Social Sciences
Minor Program Requirements
Minor in Criminal Justice
18 hours minimum
- CJ 1301: Crime, Law and Society
- CJ 2301: The Police System
- CJ 2303: The Criminal Court System
- CJ 2304: The Correctional System
- CJ 3301: Criminology
- Three additional hours of 3000/4000 level Criminal Justice courses.
Minor in History
18 hours minimum
- Six hours of U.S. History courses from the UH-Downtown General Education core
- Twelve additional hours of 3000/4000 level History courses
Minor in Philosophy
15 hours minimum, with at least 6 hours taken at UH-Downtown
- Six hours of 1000/2000 level Philosophy courses
- Nine hours from among the following courses:
- PHIL: Any 3000/4000 level course
- POLS 3308: Introduction to Political Thinking
- HUM 3301: Foundations of Western Culture I
- HUM 3302: Foundations of Western Culture II
- SOS 3302: Development of Political Ideas I
- SOS 3303: Development of Political Ideas II
Minor in Political Science
18 hours minimum
- POLS 2303: United States Government I
- POLS 2304: United States Government II
- Twelve additional hours of 3000/4000 level Political Science courses
Minor in Psychology
18 hours minimum
- PSY 1303: General Psychology
- Fifteen additional hours, including nine hours of 3000/4000 level courses, from the
following list:
- any Psychology course
- SOS 2308: Human Sexuality
- SOS 3301: Social Gerontology
- SOS 3304: Death and Dying
- SOS 3320: Assessment and Evaluation of Adolescents and Children
Minor in Quantitative Methods in
Research
Minor in Sociology
18 hours minimum
- SOC 1303: Principles of Sociology
- Fifteen additional hours, including nine hours of 3000/4000 level courses, from the
following list:
- any Sociology course
- SOS 2308: Human Sexuality
- SOS 3301: Social Gerontology
- SOS 3304: Death and Dying
For more information, contact the Department of Social Sciences,
713-221-8014, 1009-S