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