| Course
# |
Name |
Description |
Prerequisites |
| SOC 1113 |
Introductory Sociology (S) |
Coming to terms with the requirements for living in a complex social world. Sociological
concepts used to assist students in understanding the social influences
in day-to-day life. |
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| SOC 2123 |
Social Problems |
Exploration in selected social issues in contemporary American society, such as deviance,
poverty, sexism, racism and ageism. |
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| SOC 3113 |
Theoretical Thinking in Sociology |
Sociological theory in three broad areas:
the emergence of social theory, the major schools of social theory
and the relevance of theory to sociological research. |
6 credit hours of sociology, including 1113 |
| SOC 3133 |
Racial and Ethnic Relations (S) |
The historical and sociological dimensions
of race and ethnicity in global society,
the controversies and conflicts that race and ethnicity have generated
in the global experience. |
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| SOC 3213 |
American Society and Culture (S) |
The social structure and organization of
American society. Approaches to our contemporary national experience
through the relational character of ideas and the social and historical
experience of their producers. |
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| SOC 3223 |
Social Psychology (S) |
Social basis of personality development and
behavior, including symbolic environment, self and group, motivation,
attitudes and opinions, and social roles. |
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| SOC 3323 |
Collective Behavior and Social Movements (S) |
Analyzes panics, crazes, riots and social
movements emphasizing institutional and social psychological origins
and consequences. |
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| SOC 3423 |
Urban Sociology (S) |
Urbanization as a worldwide process. The
demography and ecology of cities and metropolitan regions. Urban
planning and future development. |
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| SOC 3523 |
Juvenile Delinquency (S) |
Juvenile delinquency behavior in relation
to family, school, church, peers, community and institutional structures.
The extent of delinquent expressions, varieties of delinquency, comparative
international perspectives and new trends of females in delinquency
and gang behavior. |
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| SOC 3713 |
Religion, Culture and Society |
An introduction to the scientific study of
religion. Religious activity in both tribal and technological societies
studied in the light of contemporary interpretations of culture and
of social behavior. Same course as REL 3713. |
Recommended: 1113, ANTH 2353, REL 1103. |
| SOC 3952 |
Applied Sociology |
Application of sociological theory and methods
to various job situations. |
Sociology majors or consent of instructor or adviser |
SOC 3993
|
Sociology of Aging (S) |
Sociological problems of aging, including
the analysis of the behavior of the aged within the framework of
social institutions. |
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| SOC 4023* |
Juvenile Corrections and Treatment Strategies |
The juvenile justice system, emphasizing
the juvenile court, diversion and youth service bureaus as well as
the more traditional training schools and foster homes. Experimental
treatment strategies with institutionalized delinquents. |
3523 or 4333 |
| SOC 4033 |
Comparative Perspectives of Criminal Justice Systems (I,S) |
Study of criminal justice systems in different
nation states and culture context from a different comparative perspective. |
|
| SOC 4043 |
Gender and Work (S) |
Consideration of unpaid, paid and volunteer
work and gender differences. Linkages between economy, work and family
with examples from United States and less developed countries. |
one upper-division course. |
| SOC 4133 |
Social Research Methods |
Applying sociological theory to designing
quantitative and qualitative research; methods of data collection,
processing and analysis; basic skills in computer analysis of social
data. Research project included. |
1113 and 3113. |
| SOC 4213 |
Sexuality in American Society (S) |
Sociological aspects of sexual behavior,
attitudes and belief systems in society. Similarities and differences
in males and females in all types of sexuality. |
Junior standing or consent of instructor. |
| SOC 4333 |
Criminology (S) |
Summary of sociological and psychological
research pertaining to crime causation and crime trends. Modern trends
in control and treatment. |
|
| SOC 4343 |
Medical Sociology |
Health and illness as social and societal
phenomena including the doctor-patient relationship, distribution
and etiology of disease, the social meaning of health and illness,
basic epidemiology, and the social processes involved in medical
practice. Crosscultural comparisons and the sociology of the health
professions. |
|
| SOC 4383 |
Social Stratification (S) |
Systems of class and caste, with special
attention to the United States. Status, occupation, income and other
elements in stratification. |
|
| SOC 4433 |
Environmental Sociology (S) |
Critical assessment of the social causes
and consequences of problems with resource scarcity and environmental
degradation. Environmental problems viewed as social problems viewed
as social problems, requiring an understanding of the structural
conditions producing environmental problems and inhibiting resolutions. |
|
| SOC 4443 |
Sociology of Law and Legal Institutions |
Criminal and civil law as mechanisms of social
control; conflict and consensus models of legislation; legality doctrine
and its application by police, prosecution and defense, courts and
administrative agencies of control. Decision processes in the criminal
justice system, personnel and case loads and related areas. Native
American law; federal policy and trust status, criminal and civil
law, tribal jurisdiction, tribal courts. |
3523 or 4333. |
| SOC 4453 |
Environmental Inequality (S) |
Considers the connection between environmental problems and race/ethnicity
and class inequality. Focuses on environmental justice/equity, social
movements, health, policy and risk at the local, national and global
levels. |
1113 |
| SOC 4463 |
Technology and Society (S) |
Exploration of various aspects of the relationship
between society and technology. Analysis of arguments about the role
of technology in society. Examination of the social contexts within
which technology is created, and discussion of the mechanisms and
processes through which technology is embraced or discarded, such
as peer review, politics, religion and legal frameworks |
|
| SOC 4513* |
Demography of Ethnic and Immigrant Population in Global Perspective |
The population characteristics of immigrant,
ethnic and racial groups along major demographic dimensions. Cross-national
comparisons between minority groups on demographic and cultural factors. |
|
| SOC 4533 |
World Population Problems (I,S) |
Fertility, mortality and migration, and other
factors related to population size, density, and composition; the
population explosion, worldwide famine, birth control, and other
serious social issues. |
|
| SOC 4643 |
Sociology of Gender (S) |
Explores the social organization of gender
from diverse theoretical and empirical perspectives using a global
experience. |
|
| SOC 4723 |
American Marriage, Family, and Male-Female Relationships (S)* |
The sociological relationship between marriage
and family and other institutional structures and systems, especially
work and the economy. Male and female roles and relationships in
mate selection, sexuality, marriage, divorce, and other intimate
situations. |
|
| SOC 4850 |
Internship in Sociology |
1-4 credits, maximum 4. Field experience
in a variety of work settings. |
3952, completion of 12 hours of sociology, or consent of internship
coordinator. |
| SOC 4923 |
Sociology of Punishment |
An overview of correctional work focusing
on probation, parole and institutions. A survey of contemporary alternatives
to conventional imprisonment. |
|
| SOC 4950 |
Current Topics in Sociology |
1-12 credits, maximum 12. Special topics
in sociology; topics vary from semester to semester. |
|
| SOC 4990* |
Exploration of Sociological Issues |
1-3 credits, maximum 6. Examines sociologically
significant topics and issues. |
Consent of instructor. |
| SOC 4993 |
Senior Honors Thesis |
A guided reading and research program ending
with an honors thesis under the direction of a senior faculty member,
with second faculty reader and oral examination. Required for graduation
with departmental honors in sociology. |
Departmental invitation, senior standing, Honors Program participation. |
| SOC 5000* |
Thesis in Sociology |
1-6 credits, maximum 6. |
|
| SOC 5043* |
Advanced Topics in Gender and Work |
In-depth examination of sociological theories
of paid, unpaid and volunteer work
with special emphasis on gender differences. Case studies including empirical
research from the United States and less developed countries. |
Graduate standing. |
| SOC 5113* |
Classical Sociological Theory |
Major trends in sociological thought. The
emergence of sociological theory in Europe
and America. |
3113 or equivalent. |
| SOC 5123* |
Contemporary Sociological Theory |
Critical examination of significant theoretical
formulations, 1920 to the present.
Relation between theoretical development and current research emphasis. |
3113 or equivalent. |
| SOC 5213* |
Techniques of Population Analysis |
Examination of primary techniques and statistics
employed in studies of population
characteristics. Examination of sources of demographic data, methods employed
in the collection and analysis of data on population characteristics, composition
and change. |
Graduate standing. |
| SOC 5223* |
Culture, History and World Systems |
The modern world system and its new social
formations resulting from increasing globalization. Examination of
cultural, socio-economic, and political changes in developed and
developing societies. Modern societies, their historical developments,
the cultural politics of difference, and the re-emergence of ethnic
groups worldwide. Existing theoretical models of change for profit
and nonprofit organizations. (Same course as INTL 5223*). |
Admission to Graduate College and international studies program. |
| SOC 5243* |
Social Research Design and Analysis |
Techniques in design, data collection, analysis
and interpretation of data for qualitative and quantitative sociological
research. |
3113; 4133 or equivalent; graduate standing |
| SOC 5263* |
Quantitative Methods of Social Research |
Advanced techniques in sociological research
and data analysis focusing on the formulation of substantive research
questions and application of a variety of research procedures to
answer such questions. |
3133; 4133 or equivalent; graduate standing |
| SOC 5273* |
Qualitative Research Methods |
Examination of ethnographic studies and implementation
issues connected with qualitative research. Research project required. |
|
| SOC 5323* |
Seminar on Collective Behavior and Social Movements |
Examination of major theoretical and empirical
approaches employed in the study of social movements. Exploration
of problems on the nature and current theories of social movements
including individual versus group approaches. Grassroots resistance,
community organizing, political conflicts, and revolutions. |
Graduate standing. |
| SOC 5333* |
Global Population and Social Problems |
Study in world, regional and national population
characteristics, changes and associated problems and cultural influences. |
Graduate standing. |
| SOC 5463* |
Seminar in Environmental Sociology |
Critical overview of contemporary developments
in environmental sociology. Environment concern, disasters, health
issues, risk assessment and environmental conflict. |
|
| SOC 5493* |
Seminar in Environmental Justice |
Considers racial, class and equity implications of environmental
degradation and regulation. Includes discussion of controversies
over the siting of hazardous facilities in urban and rural areas,
the extraction of resources from native lands, national and transnational
export of toxic waste to the South and the development of a distinct
environmental justice movement. |
|
| SOC 5553* |
Seminar in Medical Sociology |
Advanced study in the sociology of medicine,
including the doctor-patient relationship, the social meanings of
health and illness, epidemiology, health care delivery, and the medicalization
of American society. Analysis of the sociology of organic illness
and mental illness using readings from both classical and contemporary
sources. |
|
| SOC 5573* |
Seminar on Victimology |
Critical overview of contemporary theory
and research on victimology. Relationships between victim and offenders,
social institutions such as media, police, business, advocacy groups
and various social movements. |
|
| SOC 5583* |
Comparative Criminal Justice Systems |
Examines crime and criminal justice in a global world. Compares
the current major legal traditions with the US criminal justice system. |
|
| SOC 5593* |
Seminar on Organization and Administration in Law Enforcement and
Society |
Critical overview of contemporary theory
and research on administration in law enforcement and society. |
|
| SOC 5663* |
American Pluralism, Race and Ethnicity in American Life |
Analysis of the dynamics of intercultural
and intergroup relations in America with special emphasis on the
examination of major conceptual perspectives that have characterized
the study of race and ethnicity in American life. |
Graduate standing. |
| SOC 5763* |
Contemporary Organizational Theory |
Advanced study of contemporary theories used
to explain, predict and understand organizations. Behavior of populations
of organizations. |
Graduate standing. |
| SOC 5793* |
Seminar on Organizational Deviance |
Overview of contemporary theory and research
on organizational deviance. Defining acceptable risk. Organizational
structures, processes, and standard operating procedures that produce
mistake, misconduct and disaster. |
|
| SOC 5813* |
Myths and Realities of Organizational Change |
A critical examination of the various theories
and models that address change and improvement processes in complex
organizations. Theoretical and methodological validity of assumptions
underlying such organizational theories and models. |
Graduate standing. |
| SOC 5883* |
Sociology of Education |
The manner in which social and economic forces
and educational systems exert mutual influence upon each other. Utilizes
comparative international examples of how educational systems vary
and how they compare to the U.S. |
Graduate standing or consent of instructor. |
| SOC 5950* |
Seminar in Sociology |
1-3 credits, maximum 25. Special seminar;
topics vary from semester to semester. |
Graduate standing. |
| SOC 5980* |
Internship |
1-6 credits, maximum 6. Supervised field
placement. |
|
| SOC 5990* |
Advanced Problems and Issues in Sociology |
1-9 credits, maximum 9. Group enrollment
or individual research enrollment as needed. Graduate level analysis
of special problems and issues in sociology not covered in other
department offerings. |
Consent of instructor. |
| SOC 6000* |
Dissertation |
1-12 credits, maximum 18. |
|
| SOC 6213* |
Theory of Social Structure |
Relationship between human thought and the
social context within which it arises. |
6 hours of under-graduate sociology or equivalent. |
| SOC 6263* |
Seminar on Community Policing |
A critical overview of the current research
literature devoted to community policing. The nature of community
policing programs. Strategies of program evaluation. Emerging theoretical
frameworks in assessing programmatic success. Police organizational
dynamics and change. |
|
| SOC 6390* |
Seminar in the Family, Marriage and Male-Female Roles in American
Sociology |
2-3 credits, maximum 6. Analysis of published
research in sociology of family, marriage and male-female roles and
relationships with special emphasis on American society. |
|
| SOC 6420* |
Seminar in Urban Sociology |
2-6 credits, maximum 6. A theoretical and
applied approach to cross-cultural urban studies. Examines different
methodologies for urban community analysis. |
|
| SOC 6460* |
Advanced Studies in Environmental Sociology |
1-6 credits, maximum 6. Intensive examination
of selected topics in environmental
sociology. |
5463 or consent of instructor. |
| SOC 6463* |
International Issues in Environmental Sociology |
Advanced study of the international context
of environmental issues. |
Graduate standing. |
| SOC 6493* |
Sociology of Disaster |
Critical examination of contemporary theory
and research on the social aspects of disasters. Social system response
to large-scale crises. Vulnerability, warnings, preparedness, recovery,
mitigation, and sustainability. |
|
| SOC 6653* |
Seminar in Social Psychology |
Development and critical analysis of theory
and research in social psychology. |
|
| SOC 6673* |
Development of Social Thought |
Historical and analytical studies of major
contributions to social thought leading toward the works of modern
theorists. |
|
| SOC 6753* |
Seminar in Deviance and Criminology |
Current research
and theory in criminology, penology and deviance in modern society. |
|
| SOC 6763* |
Seminar in Theory of Criminal Behavioral Analysis |
Critical overview of contemporary theory and research on criminal
behavioral analysis. |
|
| SOC 6853* |
Seminar in Symbolic Interactionism |
Symbolic interactionism, a major contemporary
school of thought in sociology and psychology, emerging from philosophical
pragmatism with special emphasis on the thoughts of George H. Mead
and its derivatives including dramaturgy, existential social psychology
and phenomenological. |
|
| SOC 6950* |
Seminar in Social Gerontology |
2-3 credits, maximum 6. A theoretical and
practical examination of the sociological implications, both individual
and societal, of an aging population. |
|
| ANTH 2353 |
General Anthropology (S) |
Anthropology, emphasizing the study of human
physical evolution (physical anthropology) and cultural evolution
(archaeology). |
|
| ANTH 3353 |
Cultural Anthropology (S) |
Introduction to culture, various subdisciplines
of cultural anthropology, anthropological concepts and capsule ethnographies
of assorted ethnic groups. |
|
| ANTH 3443 |
Peoples of Mesoamerica (I,S) |
Modern indigenous peoples of Mexico and
Central America. Examination of contemporary communities and modern
social and cultural practices understood from a historical perspective,
leading to an appreciation of regional similarities and diversity. |
|
| ANTH 3823 |
North American Indian Cultures (S) |
Precontact and traditional subsistence patterns,
social organization and ideology with emphasis on specific groups
in each culture area. |
|
| ANTH 3990 |
Fieldwork in Anthropology |
1-8 credits, maximum 8. Instruction through
ethnographic or archaeological field techniques by participation
in a field program. Topics subject to change from year to year depending
upon the type of field program offered or available. |
Consent of instructor. |
| ANTH 4123 |
Archaeology of North America |
Factors influencing the initial peopling
of North America, the spread and diversification of hunting and gathering
economies, the rise of agricultural systems and emergence of extensive
and complex political units. |
|
| ANTH 4223 |
The Aztec Empire, Society and Culture of the Aztecs of Mesoamerica
(S) |
Overview of preceding civilizations, analysis
of imperial strategies, social organization, religion and other topics,
culminating in the Spanish conquest. |
|
| ANTH 4823* |
Contemporary Native Americans |
Cultural adaptations of North American Indians
within both contemporary 'traditional' communities and urban settings.
Federal programs and current problems as they relate to the adaptational
processes. |
|
| ANTH 4883 |
Comparative Cultures (S) |
Compares environments, economies, social
and political organizations and other aspects of culture among selected
literate and preliterate societies. |
|
| ANTH 4990* |
Special Topics in Anthropology |
1-3 credits, maximum 6. Directed readings
or research on significant topics in anthropology. |
Consent of instructor. |
| ANTH 5243* |
Globalization and Culture |
Critical assessment of 20th century social scientific theories
of development culminating in current theories of globalization.
Exploration of capitalism's antecedents, origin, and proliferation.
Evaluation of global inequality from a cross-cultural perspective.
Utility of anthropoligical theories of culture, ideology and hegemony
in assessing local responses to globalization. No credit for
students with credit in INTL 5243. (Same course as INTL 5243). |
Admission to graduate college & international studies. |
