Demographic Studies

College of Arts and Sciences

222 Williams Hall, 419-372-2294 or 419-372-2295

The interdisciplinary undergraduate minor Demographic Studies provides students with rigorous training in the area of population studies. This minor consists of 21 credit hours. Three courses are required, and four other courses are electives to be selected from at least two of the nine departments listed below. Note, however, that if courses were used to satisfy the requirements of the major, then they may not be used to fulfill the requirements of the minor.

Minor only (21 hours)

• Three required courses (9 hours): SOC 3120* (3) and SOC 4200** (3) and one from either SOC 3130* (3), 3610* (3), 3710*** (3), 4040* (3), 4140 (3), or 4190 (3).
• Four elective courses from:*** (12 hours)
  • DHS 3300 (3)
  • ECON 2000 (3)
  • GEOG 3120 (3), GEOG 3210 (3), GEOG 3250 (3), GEOG 3370 (3), GEOG 4220 (3), GEOG 4250 (3), GEOG 4260 (3)
  • GERO 3010 (3), GERO 3300 (3)
  • LEGS 4290 (3)
  • MKT 3000 (3), MKT 3200 (3)
  • POLS 3310 (3)
  • PUBH 3010 (3), PUBH 3020 (3)
  • SOC 3130 (3), SOC 3160 (3), SOC 3610 (3), SOC 4040 (3), SOC 4140 (3), SOC 4190 (3)

* SOC 1010 or its equivalent is a prerequisite for this course.
** SOC 1010, SOC 2680, and SOC 2690 or their equivalents are prerequisites for these courses.
*** To be selected from at least two of the nine areas. Elective courses may also have prerequisites of which students should be aware.