Minor in Social Impact through Applied Research

The undergraduate minor in Social Impact through Applied Research requires 18 semester credit hours. The minor is designed for students seeking to enhance their abilities to translate scholarly research into practical solutions to social problems. It is an ideal complement to majors in business, health care, and STEM.

Required Courses
ANTH 3366Social Impact & Innovation3
Qualitative Methods/Statistics
Choose 3 hours from the following:3
Introduction to Data Analytics
Business Statistics
Applied Statistics
Qualitative Research Methods
Research Methods in Geography
Engineering Statistics
Elementary Statistics
Statistics in Public Health
Introduction to Statistics
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Applied Data Analysis
Quantitative Research Methods
Qualitative Research Methods
Community Research/Internship
Choose 3 hours from the following: 13
Locally Engaged Research
Internship in Anthropology
Communication
Choose 3 hours from the following:3
Public Speaking
Communication and Conflict Management
Public Advocacy and Civic Engagement
Persuasion
Writing and Service Learning
Technical Writing
Scientific Writing
Minor Electives
Choose 6 hours from the following:6
Literature and Social Contexts in 19th and 20th‑Century America
Bioarchaeology
Public Archaeology
Archaeology of the Southwest
Archaeology of Texas’ Ancient Cultures
Mexican American Culture
Medical Anthropology
Archaeological Curation and Collections Management
Race and Biological Anthropology
Human Variation and Adaptation
Gender and Sexuality in Global Perspective
Anthropology of Peace and Violence
Historical Archaeology
Introduction to Forensic Anthropology
Communication across Social Contexts
Rhetoric of Protest Movements
Political Communication
Community and Regional Planning
Political Geography
Social Geographies of the American City
Introduction to Public History
HIST 4318Z
Black Women and Protest in U.S. History
Ethics and Society
Philosophy, Nonviolence, Sustainability, and Social Change
Biopolitics, Governmentality, and Ungovernability
Introduction to Public and Nonprofit Administration
Political Institutions and Public Service
Public Policy Process
PH 3330
Health Outcome Disparities
Sociology of Latinos & Immigration
Social Stratification
Social Movements
Populations in Social Work
Gender and Sexuality in Comparative Cultural Contexts
Total Hours18
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With departmental approval, similar courses from other departments may satisfy this requirement.