10 courses with the subject SOC, 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.
SOC 151Introduction to Sociology3
This course provides an introduction to the systematic study of society and social behavior. Investigation will focus on the values and norms shared by society's members, the groups and institutions that compose social structure, and the forces that are transforming social reality.
This course focuses on servant leadership and faith-based intervention, collaboration, and practices as grounding for the action work toward change advocacy. At an intrapersonal level, students will explore culturally dynamic populations developing community relationships within the human service context that creates them for the sake of the common good.
This course introduces the major theoretical perspectives that shape sociological understanding of society, culture, and human behavior. Through the works of classical theorists as well as contemporary thinkers, students will explore how theory helps explain a variety of sociological questions and inquiries. Students will be able to critically compare sociological theories, apply them, and understand their relevance in analyzing modern society.(Prerequisite: SOC 151)
This course explores the nature, causes, and consequences of major social problems in contemporary society. Students analyze the social construction of problems, how they affect individuals, groups, and social institutions, and how societies respond through social change. Students will use sociological theories to understand the causes, consequences, and potential solutions to these complex issues. (Prerequisite: SOC 151).
Students study various racial, ethnic, and other social groups in the broad context of American society. Attention is given to the concept of minority status as it relates to prejudices, discrimination and segregation in contemporary life. (Prerequisite: SOC 151)
This course examines basic social welfare theory and methods in order to understand the structure and function of public and private welfare in American society. Social welfare is examined as part of the larger American social structure, reflecting cultural values as well as political and economic processes, Attention is given to several areas of social welfare in which specialization has occurred, including work with the elderly, the chemically dependent and battered children and adults. (Prerequisite: SOC 151)
This course analyzes the nature and functions of American social class and community life. The primary focus is on patterns of social in equality and resulting systems of stratification, both of which are evaluated in terms of their consequences for the individual and the community. The debate of rights versus responsibilities forms the basis of inquiry into the individual-community relationship. (Prerequisite: SOC 151)
This course addresses the fundamental question of how and why social organization is possible. Attention is given to major concepts and theories of social structure, forms of social organization (groups, communities, networks, formal organizations), basic social processes (integration, differentiation, regulation, change), the emergence of social organization from individual decision-making, and the sociology of work and occupations. (Prerequisite: SOC 151)
With the help of an instructor, students design their own learning activities, which may include readings, independent research, projects, and papers. (Prerequisite: SOC 151)
SOC 498Sociology Internship: Leadership in Community Service and Engagement1-15
The internship provides the student with firsthand experience in work setting providing services that pertain to the student's major and field of interest. The student learns to apply theories, concepts, and principles learned in the classroom. In conjunction with the university supervisor, the student selects a suitable internship site that meets the needs and interests of the student and the organization in which they serve. (Prerequisites: SOC 151, SOC 358, SOC 359)
