22 courses with the subject SOCL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
This course provides a general overview of sociology which includes discussions of the major theories and methods used in sociology today, as well as explores literature discussing major institutions (economics, politics, family, mass media, art, etc.) which constrains and facilitates our behavior.
Differences in culture, subsistence and technology, kinship and social organizations, political and economic systems, and religion and ideology among the people of the world are examined. Comparisons are made with familiar American culture.
The sociological literature surrounding family and marriage is examined, primarily exploring how modern/postmodern societies provide the context that shapes how we experience our familial relationships and alter these relationships over time.
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This course aims to equip students with skills and tools in the art of crossing cultures and to use American culture as the framework within which to practice. To do this, students will explore the orienting principles that guide cross-cultural understanding and the cultural dimensions that influence our everyday thinking and functioning. They will also gain knowledge of the underpinnings of American culture and study topics connected to everyday life and work. In the process, they will contemplate more deeply their own cultural framework and values. Ultimately, the student should be better prepared for future successful interactions with those of another culture living in China or abroad.
Course allows the student to travel to a specific country selected by the professor and covers various aspects of the selected country or geographic area.
In this course students will learn how sociologists and other social scientists utilize history to make comparisons between societies. Particularly, this course will display how comparisons between the economic and political institutions of different societies can enlighten our understanding of our own economy and government.
How have our perceptions of bodies and medicine changed over time? How could we see our understanding of our bodies as a result of the society in which we live? How can we see medicine as part of modern politics and economics? How may medicine reinforce inequalities? Students will critically engage with these questions and reflect on what it means to practice medicine in modern societies.
Important requirements of all students completing Minnesota Education licensure at Bethany Lutheran College: ● Entry into the Education Program/Major: 1. Successful completion of 16 credits of general education core courses including EDUC100 2. An application to the education major 3. Verification from academic advisor of a 2.75 GPA in the core education major classes 4. Interview with a committee from the Education Department 5. A positive clinical experience report from EDUC100 ● Maintain 2.75 GPA. Complete all standards-based courses with a C+ or better ● Complete all courses required for Minnesota State Licensure. 1. Submit proof of a valid first aid/CPR/AED certification 2. Satisfactory completion of EDUC495 and EDUC497 3. Satisfactory completion of Professional Portfolio Note: An appeals process is outlined in the Education Handbook. According to Minnesota Statute 122A.09 Subdivision 4(c), a candidate who remains unsatisfied with a dispute regarding recommendation for licensure may appeal the decision to the Minnesota Board of Teaching. Bethany Lutheran College Education Programs are accredited by the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB). Note: Substitutions of prior experiences are not allowed for EDUC495 Student Teaching I and EDUC497 Student Teaching II.
What happens when large groups of people break from expectations and what does it mean for society? In this course students examine this question by exploring the literature and theories explaining crowds, riots, revolutions, and protests.
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The nature and role of religion in our increasingly diverse society are examined. The varieties of religious beliefs, forms and practices and the effect of religion on society are discussed.
This course explores the interaction between modern societies and artistic productions. Students taking this course will learn to analyze the messages of art and film and how they speak to their social and historical context. In what way does art and film reinforce existing social institutions? Can art transform the world around us? If so, what are the potentials and pitfalls of art for such a transformation?
This course provides students with an overview of the major figures of 19th and 20th century philosophy and displays how they provide the background for the social sciences and humanities as they are practiced today. Particularly significant questions provided by these philosophers include: How should we understand historical change? What are the limits of human knowledge? What is the role of human experience in understanding the world around us?
This course explores the foundational theories of sociology and their treatment of the transition into modernity and provides a framework for the study of sociology. The historical context of their theories is also examined. Particular focus is given to providing students with a background in the classical canon (Marx, Weber, and Durkhiem).
In this course students will learn to read, dissect, and interpret contemporary sociological theories. They will learn to identify and develop major themes in sociology during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Theories covered will include, but not be limited to, systems theory, critical theory, post-structuralism, and post-modernism.
This course explores the sociological literature on death as well as the myriad of political-historical factors that have helped shape and influence our ideas, discourses, and practices surrounding death today.
Topics of special interest are presented in a seminar format. Students are expected to participate in special research, classroom discussion and reporting. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Course allows the student to travel to a specific country, selected by the professor, and covers various aspects of the selected country or geographic area.
Students in this course will conduct independent research culminating in an in-depth research paper. They will conduct this research in concert with other students and under the guidance of the course instructor.
Sociology-related field experience with an approved agency fulfilling an individual learning contract negotiated between student, department, Internship Coordinator, and worksite. Sociology majors only. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Source: Bethany Lutheran College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
