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Diversity and Inequality (Minor)

Explore how race, gender, class and power shape society. UofL’s Diversity and Inequality minor equips students to analyze social systems and drive equity in careers from policy and education to business and nonprofit leadership.
Type: Minor
Format: In-Person
Credit Hours: 21
College: College of Arts and Sciences
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This 21-credit minor combines core sociology courses with electives on social theory, urban life, gender, race and inequality. Students gain analytical and research skills to understand structural inequities and advocate for inclusion. Graduates are prepared for careers in social research, public policy, education, human resources and nonprofit or community leadership roles.

This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2025-Spring 2026 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.

Minor in Diversity and Inequality

Unit: College of Arts and Sciences (AS)
Department: Sociology
Academic Plan Code(s): DIN MIN

Program Requirements

The required classes for this minor can be completed entirely online.

Admission to the minor in Diversity and Inequality requires:

  1. Completion of SOC 320 or SOC 323 with a grade of C or better;
  2. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0; and
  3. A minimum grade point average of 2.0 in any courses in Sociology.
SOC 201Introduction to Sociology - SB3
SOC 320Social Theory - WR3
SOC 323Diversity and Inequality3
Select two electives at the 300+ level:6
SOC 305
Urban Sociology
SOC 315
Environmental Sociology
SOC 325
Sociology of Human Sexuality
SOC 327
Sociology of Gender
SOC 329
Sociology of Families
SOC 332
Japanese Families
SOC 334
Sociology of Deviant Behavior
SOC 343
Sociology of Women's Health
SOC 350
Special Topics in Sociology (if topic applicable)
SOC 374
Money, Economics and Society - WR
SOC 392
Faces of Global Poverty - WR
Select two electives at the 400 level:6
SOC 410
Sociology of Aging - CUE
SOC 415
Sociology of Death & Dying - CUE, WR
SOC 417
Reproductive Justice
SOC 420
Sociology of Sport
SOC 425
Sociology of Leisure - CUE, WR
SOC 442
Sociology of Disabilities
SOC 454
Social Inequality & Stratification - CUE, WR
SOC 464
Race and Ethnicity - CUE, WR
SOC 456
Gender and Work
SOC 470
Political Sociology - CUE
SOC 472
Sociology of Education - CUE, WR
Minimum Total Hours21

 At least three (3) semester hours of the requirements for a minor must be successfully completed while enrolled in the University of Louisville.