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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course analyzes the school as a social organization. Among topics considered are power and control in the school classroom, organization and procedures and their relation to learning, roles of educators, and relations between school and community. (Spring) [Graded (Standard Letter)]Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 or SOC 1020 - Prerequisite Min. Grade: D-Registration Restriction(s): None Prerequisite:    SOC 1010 O SOC 1020
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides students with a systematic introduction to sociological social psychology. Both sociological and psychological approaches are considered, before specifically addressing the theoretical and empirical studies of symbolic interactionism, ethnomethodology, and postmodern social psychology. (Fall) [Graded (Standard Letter)]Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 or SOC 1020 - Prerequisite Min. Grade: D-Registration Restriction(s): None Prerequisite:    SOC 1010 O SOC 1020
  • 3.00 Credits

    An introduction to the field of gender studies with a focus on sex-role behavior from several theoretical perspectives. Emphasis is on recent sociological research as well as cross-cultural and historical analysis of women and men in society. (As Needed) [Graded (Standard Letter)]Registration Restriction(s): None
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is an exploration of the interconnectedness between the social world of humans and the biophysical world in which they exist. Topics include population growth, land and resourced development, identity attachments to the land, the impact of environmentalism, and environmental justice issues today. (Fall) [Graded (Standard Letter)]Registration Restriction(s): None
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides students with a firm grasp of the quantitative and qualitative research methods commonly used in the social sciences, enables students to execute their own worthwhile research projects, and helps students be informed consumers of research. (Fall) [Graded (Standard Letter)]Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 or SOC 1020 - Prerequisite Min. Grade: D-Registration Restriction(s): None Prerequisite:    SOC 1010 O SOC 1020
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is an exploration of social deviance as evidenced in subcultures in American society. It is designed to apply major criminological and deviance theories to modern-day deviant groups, while contextually examining the construction of deviant identities in relation to mainstream values. (Spring) [Graded (Standard Letter)]Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 or SOC 1020 - Prerequisite Min. Grade: D-Registration Restriction(s): None Prerequisite:    SOC 1010 O SOC 1020
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course aims to equip students with a diverse set of research, artistic, and technical skills for ethnographic and low-budget documentary filmmaking. Students will learn to strategize for research and effective storytelling, and to film and edit interviews, while completing a short, engaging, socially relevant documentary film in the course. (Spring) [Graded (Standard Letter)]Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1010 or SOC 1010 or SOC 1020 or THEA 1023 - Prerequisite Min. Grade: D-Registration Restriction(s): None Prerequisite:    ANTH 1010 O SOC 1010 O SOC 1020 O THEA 1023
  • 3.00 Credits

    An in-depth course, students will learn about the historical, geographical, cultural, and sociological variability of leisure and tourism, both in America and around the world. (As Needed) [Graded (Standard Letter)]Registration Restriction(s): None
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is an exploration of past and current delinquency theories, trends, and issues. Topics included in this course are an extensive review of theory; female delinquency; gangs; the juvenile justice system; police and juveniles; the role of family, peers, schools, and drugs on delinquency; and juvenile corrections today. (As Needed) [Graded (Standard Letter)]Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 or SOC 1020 - Prerequisite Min. Grade: D-Registration Restriction(s): None Prerequisite:    SOC 1010 O SOC 1020
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is a survey and exploration of crime including a review of classic and contemporary criminological theories, trends in crime, and a brief historical overview. Specific topics will include property crimes, violent crimes and hate crimes, white-collar crimes, organized crime, and police discretion. The criminal justice system will be explored as a process, focusing on the U.S. correctional system today, the prison system, and alternatives to prison. (As Needed) [Graded (Standard Letter)]Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 or SOC 1020 - Prerequisite Min. Grade: D-Registration Restriction(s): None Prerequisite:    SOC 1010 O SOC 1020