GISES Minor

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Global Information and Social Enterprise Studies (GISES) minor

Required Coursework

Students minoring in GISES are required to take nine courses (four prescribed lower-division courses in preparation for the minor, four upper-division electives, and a project practicum course). The four lower-division requirements are courses 15, 30A, 30B and 30C. The four upper-division electives may be selected from the approved list, available at GISES Approved List of Elective Courses. Students must take the Sociology 196G Project Practicum and complete their GISES capstone project. The student’s choice of electives must be approved either by the student’s project adviser or by the Director of GISES before the student enrolls in the GISES Project Practicum course. Students must provide evidence of completion of the lower-division requirements with a GPA of 3.0 or better. In addition students will be required to submit a self-evaluation and a one or two page project plan with their declaration of the minor. The project plan will summarize their performance in Sociology 30A, 30B and 30C, including a description of their technology skills (e.g. web design or database applications), an assessment of their completed projects and a rough draft proposal describing their capstone project for Sociology 196G, to be considered for admission to the GISES minor.

GISES minors are subject to the Disqualification Policy.

Prerequisite to Declaring the Minor

Students must earn a GPA of 3.0 or better in the lower-division courses before declaring the GISES minor.

Declaration

Once students have completed the lower-division courses with a GPA of 3.0 or better, they may declare the minor by setting up an appointment with the Sociology Undergraduate Advisor within the first four weeks of the quarter. Declaring the minor should take place in the same quarter as students declare a major, if possible.