Youth Studies Minor

B.A., B.S., B.A.A., B.S. in B.A. degrees

Youth Studies Advisor

David Kinney
Anspach 131
(989) 774-1488
kinne1da@cmich.edu

Sociological research and theories on middle school and high school aged youth. Explores the creation and recreation of youth as a social category, peer culture, social problems associated with youth, youth in social institutions, the impact of race, class, and gender on youth, and initiatives to promote social change. A capstone experience is included.

Required Courses (24 hours):

Introduction (3 hours):

• SOC 100 (3) Introductory Sociology

Socialization and Peer Culture Sequences (6 hours):

• SOC 425 (3) Sociology of Children
• SOC 412 (3) Sociology of Adolescence

Institutional Focus (9 hours):

 

• SOC 411 (3) Sociology of the Family
• SOC 222 (3) Juvenile Delinquency
• ANT 200 (3) Education and Culture OR
• SOC 311 (3) Sociology of Education
• SOC 422 (3) Youth Welfare

Developmental Course (3 hours):

• HEV 110 (3) Oppression: Roots and Impact on Human Development in the United States
• HEV 306 (3) Human Growth and Development: Adolescence
• PSY 220 (3) Developmental Psychology
• PSY 324 (3) Childhood and Adolescence
• HST 221 (3) Growing up in America

Capstone Experience (3 hours):

• SOC 530 (3) Capstone Experience in Youth Studies

Total: 24 hours*

*May include up to three (3) additional hours of prerequisite courses depending on the student's choice of electives.

NOTE: Students with a major in Sociology, a major in Sociology with a concentration in Social and Criminal Justice, or a major in Sociology with a concentration in Social Work may not choose this Minor.