72 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 122Introduction to Sociology3
This is an introductory course designed to familiarize students with the field of sociology. In addition to learning about the central concepts and major theoretical sociological perspectives, students study human behavior in groups, the organization of social life, the impact of social institutions on individuals, and the process of sociological research. Great emphasis is also placed upon development of students’ “sociological imagination” – specifically, the ability to understand the ways that our individual lives are shaped by larger social forces and institutions. NOTE: Students cannot earn credit for SOC 122 and 122W or SOC 122*D SOC 122W can be used to fulfill the writing intensive requirement. SOC 122*D can be used to fulfill the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement. Course Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer Credits: (3,0)
This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Africana Studies. The course centers African, African American, and Caribbean history, culture, and politics. Students will learn about the political, social, and economic organization of nations, communities, and people from Africa and the African Diaspora. Students will explore key dimensions of Black life throughout the diaspora and learn how African people in the Americas have shaped and contributed to a wide-range of social institutions and challenged public debates regarding citizenship, race, nationality, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality. NOTE: Students cannot earn credit for SOC 150 and SOC 150*D SOC 150*D can be used to fulfill the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement. Credits: Credits:3 (3,0)
The course analyzes the American educational system. We examine the ways that schools (including institutions of higher education) serve as agents of socialization, foster social mobility, and transmit knowledge and culture. We also study the school as a bureaucratic organization. Students are encouraged to think critically about their own educational experiences. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 Credits: Credits:3 (3,0) -2027 College Catalog • Page 283
The course examines the social phenomenon of aging. We look at different theories of aging and discuss the ways that different cultures approach the process of aging. Similarly, we consider class as well as racial/ethnic differences in the social meanings and consequences of aging. Lastly, we devote considerable time to looking at various political, economic, and social issues associated with aging and the elderly. Credits: Credits:3 (3,0)
In this course, students learn about the central social issues and institutions in American life over the last 100 years and the different perspectives on the theories, causes, and consequences of social issues. Utilizing Mills' conception of "The Sociological Imagination", we examine the ways that social issues and institutions impact individuals and communities. Substantial time is also given to critical consideration of the proposed solutions to the various social issues discussed. The final essay assignment requires students to describe the significance of a social issue, consider how the particular social issue impacts them, and describe their capacity to effect change through individual actions and as part of a larger group or community. Course Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Credits: (3,0)
This course examines the development, processes and problems of urban life, emphasizing urban social processes in contemporary American cities. Although emphasis will be given to contemporary America, historical and cross-cultural comparisons will also be presented. Major sociological theories used to study and explain the metropolis will be presented. Along with relevant research findings; the importance of field work in the urban sociological research is emphasized. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 Course Offered: Fall, Spring Credits: Credits:3 (3,0)
This course examines the family in the United States as a core social institution. We consider theoretical, historical, and cross-cultural aspects of such topics as mate selection, marital dynamics, the changing roles of men and women, parenting and child-rearing, divorce, aging, conflict and violence, alternative lifestyles and family policy. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 Course Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer Credits: (3,0)
This course examines the meanings and experiences of health and illness and the ways in which social factors like age, gender, class and ethnicity affect health. We explore the historical development of health professions, including alternative health professions. Significant time is also devoted to understanding the workings of the contemporary American healthcare system. NOTE: Students cannot earn credit for SOC 228 and SOC 228*D SOC 228*D can be used to fulfill the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justic requirement. Course Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer Credits: (3,0)
This course provides a sociological perspective on race and ethnic relations. Race and ethnicity are both socially constructed identities that change across time and space. Language, culture, wealth, politics, religion, transnational interactions, and gender all impact the way that racial and ethnic identities are constructed and resisted. In this class we will address how different groups (including African Americans, Caribbean Americans, Latino Americans, Asian Americans, Muslim Americans) that experience racism and discrimination, are also actively developing their communities and adding to the diversity in American society. NOTE: Students cannot earn credit for SOC 229 and SOC 229*D. SOC 229*D can be used to fulfill the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement. Course Offered: Fall, Spring Credits: (3,0)
This course explores the wide variety of cultures that currently exist in the United States. In addition to different racial and ethnic cultures, we also consider class cultures, religious cultures and LGBTQ cultures. Significant time is devoted to examining the values, norms and everyday life of different cultures as well as the ways that different cultures (and the people Page 284 • Course Index • 2026-202 from those cultures) interact. Multicultural social policy issues and media representations of different cultures are also analyzed. NOTE: Students cannot earn credit for SOC 231 and SOC 231*D SOC 231*D can be used to fulfill the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 Course Offered: Fall, Spring Credits: (3,0)
This course examines the institution of the military from a sociological perspective. Topics may include, but are not limited to the specific structure of military organizations, the norms of military life, family life in the military, as well as stratification and diversity in the military. Particular attention is devoted to changes in the military over time as well as the future of the American military. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 Credits: Credits:3 (3,0)
This course traces the growth of a distinctive youth culture in American life and imagination since World War II. Topics discussed may include juvenile delinquency, teen sexuality, teen poverty and homelessness, the American high school and college life. Particular attention is also devoted to the ways that films, as well as other mass media forms such as popular music and television shows, represent the lives of American youth. Course Offered: Fall, Spring Credits: (3,0)
This course studies changing gender norms and relationships. It will explore the social and historical construction of gender over time and across space, as well as examine how other systems of inequality like race and class shape gender relations. Topics include: changing legal statutes around e gender, transformations in the gendered division of labor within the family, and gender in the workplace. Students will examine why these changes have occurred and what they mean for gender politics in our society. NOTE: Students completing this course may not receive credit for ANT 240. Students cannot earn credit for SOC 240 and SOC 240*D (which can be used to fulfill the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement). Credits: Credits:3 (3,0)
These courses explore specialized sociological topics of interest and vary from semester to semester. Students may take multiple special topics courses. Please check with the department chairperson and the current course listing for further details. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 Credits: (3,0)
These courses explore specialized sociological topics of interest and vary from semester to semester. Students may take multiple special topics courses. Please check with the department chairperson and the current course listing for further details. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 Credits: (3,0)
These courses explore specialized sociological topics of interest and vary from semester to semester. Students may take multiple special topics courses. Please check with the department chairperson and the current course listing for further details. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 Credits: (3,0)
These courses explore specialized sociological topics of interest and vary from semester to semester. Students may take multiple special topics courses. Please check with the department chairperson and the current course listing for further details. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 Credits: (3,0)
These courses explore specialized sociological topics of interest and vary from semester to semester. Students may take multiple special topics courses. Please check with the department chairperson and the current course listing for further details. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 Credits: (3,0)
These courses explore specialized sociological topics of interest and vary from semester to semester. Students may take multiple special topics courses. Please check with the department chairperson and the current course listing for further details. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 Credits: (3,0)
These courses explore specialized sociological topics of interest and vary from semester to semester. Students may take multiple special topics courses. Please check with the department chairperson and the current course listing for further details. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 Credits: (3,0)
These courses explore specialized sociological topics of interest and vary from semester to semester. Students may take multiple special topics courses. Please check with the department chairperson and the current course listing for further details. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 Credits: (3,0)
These courses explore specialized sociological topics of interest and vary from semester to semester. Students may take multiple special topics courses. Please check with the department chairperson and the current course listing for further details. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 Credits: (3,0) Course Index • 2026
SOC 282Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and3
Transgender, and Queer+ (LGBTQ+) Studies This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer+ (LGBTQ+) Studies. We will examine major concepts, theories, and political issues surrounding LGBTQ experience. We will analyze gender identity and human sexuality as social, cultural, and historical constructions. In addition, LGBTQ+ identities have profound implications in economic, cultural, social, and political spheres of life. We will pay acute attention to LGBTQ+ political struggles and their relationships to economy, family, religion, education, law, and medicine. Drawing from fields such as: Sociology, Anthropology, History, English, and Psychology, we will examine the status, experiences, and discrimination against members of the LGBTQ+ and how race, ethnicity, class, and ability also shape these experiences. NOTE: Students cannot earn credit for SOC 282 and 282W or SOC 282*D SOC 282W can be used to fulfill the writing intensive requirement. SOC 282*D can be used to fulfill the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement. Course Offered: Fall, Spring Credits: (3,0)
This course will focus on the various dimensions of work and the social experience of making a living in the United States and other societies - past, present and future. We consider the large-scale developments related to a rapidly changing global economy, and the implications of these changes for individual workers. Topics discussed include the impact of technological innovations, changing occupational roles and subcultures, the development of the professions and professional ethics, gender roles and work roles, unemployment and underemployment, and the relationship between work and family. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 and EGL 102 Course Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer Credits: (3,0)
What is leadership? Why is it important? What are its conditions? This course will explore the nature of leadership in social groups, analyzing both contemporary and historical examples, especially as these relate to the emergence, maintenance, conditions, and impact of leaders and leadership models. In this context, we consider and apply classical and contemporary sociological theory and research to understand the variety of roles within groups, the sources of group conformity and deviance, the distribution of power and authority, and the ways in which groups change over time. We will also consider how larger structures of inequality, for example, in social class, gender, ethnicity, race, age, and sexual orientation, may impact leadership. Prerequisite(s): Any social science course and EGL 101. Credits: (3,0)
This course examines the nature, causes, and consequences of social stratification. We explore the different theoretical perspectives on inequality, global inequalities, the extent of inequality in America, and the issues of status and mobility. In addition to examining the different class cultures in the United States, we investigate the profound effects of education, class, gender, and race on individual “life chances” (i.e. the abilit to achieve power, wealth, status, etc.). NOTE: Students cannot earn credit for SOC 325 and SOC 325*D SOC 325*D can be used to fulfill the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement. Prerequisite(s): Any 200 level Sociology course. Course Offered: Fall Credits: (3,0)
Visual Sociology uses cultural imagery to examine and analyze society. This course will explore the use of visual methods to study human behavior. Students will explore how meaning is created and transmitted visually and how visual media can be used to communicate sociological understandings to public audiences. Specifically, students will learn how to conduct visual ethnography and how to use sociological concepts and theories to analyze data. In this experiential learning course, students will use photography as a tool to conduct fieldwork—gathering data about a social justice issue that they have chosen, and presenting those findings in a poster presentation. NOTE: Students cannot earn credit for SOC 326 and SOC 326*D SOC 326*D can be used to fulfill the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement. Prerequisite(s): Any 200 level Sociology course. Credits: (3,0)
In this course, students will learn to critically analyze processes of change in society while developing an analytical mind and improving their writing skills. Social movements are collective attempts to change the way people live their lives, how governments govern, and how economic systems produce and distribute goods. We live in a social movement society. Though we are not always aware of the level of activism going on around us, the number and different types of organizations working to create some type of social change is larger than ever before. Globalization and communications technologies have broken down barriers to worldwide participation in movements for change. Understanding how the world is influenced by individuals working together for change is of vital importance. This class focuses on theoretical domains in the sociological study of social movements and general social processes rather than on specific movements. Substantive work on specific movements is used to explain issues such as mobilization, tactics, and ideology, among other factors. NOTE: Students cannot earn credit for SOC 329 and SOC 329*D SOC 329*D can be used to fulfill the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement. Prerequisite(s): Any 200 level or higher sociology course Credits: (3,0) Page 286 • Course Index • 2026-202 e SOC 330 Seminar in Sociology Courses that range from 330-339 are special topics courses. Each semester when the course is offered, a topic of interest will be selected by the department for study in seminar. Please check with the department chairperson and the current course listing for further details. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 and EGL 102. Credits: Credits:3 (3,0)
Each semester when the course is offered, a topic of interest will be selected by the department for study in seminar. Please check with the department chairperson and the current course listing for further details. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 and EGL 102. Credits: (3,0)
Each semester when the course is offered, a topic of interest will be selected by the department for study in seminar. Please check with the department chairperson and the current course listing for further details. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 and EGL 102. Credits: (3,0)
Each semester when the course is offered, a topic of interest will be selected by the department for study in seminar. Please check with the department chairperson and the current course listing for further details. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 and EGL 102. Credits: (3,0)
Each semester when the course is offered, a topic of interest will be selected by the department for study in seminar. Please check with the department chairperson and the current course listing for further details. y Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 and EGL 102. Credits: (3,0)
Each semester when the course is offered, a topic of interest will be selected by the department for study in seminar. Please check with the department chairperson and the current course listing for further details. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 and EGL 102. Credits: (3,0)
Each semester when the course is offered, a topic of interest will be selected by the department for study in seminar. Please check with the department chairperson and the current course listing for further details. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 and EGL 102. Credits: (3,0)
Each semester when the course is offered, a topic of interest will be selected by the department for study in seminar. Please check with the department chairperson and the current course listing for further details. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 and EGL 102. Credits: (3,0)
Each semester when the course is offered, a topic of interest will be selected by the department for study in seminar. Please check with the department chairperson and the current course listing for further details. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 and EGL 102. Credits: (3,0)
Each semester when the course is offered, a topic of interest will be selected by the department for study in seminar. Please check with the department chairperson and the current course listing for further details. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 and EGL 102. Credits: (3,0)
SOC 343Social Work and Social Welfare: An Overview3
This course introduces students to the profession of social work and the structural evolution of social welfare systems. Students explore social work's mission, core values, and the distinctive skills used to improve well-being and foster a more just society. Through first-person narratives and case studies, students will examine how social workers practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities across diverse fields like mental health, forensics, child and family welfare, and domestic violence. Students will also critically investigate the historical and political forces tha shape social welfare, moving from early charitable models to contemporary frameworks such as restorative justice, community practice, and Anti- racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI). The course also addresses modern challenges, including the ethics of Artificial Intelligence (Al), social media boundaries, and the profession's role in addressing contemporary social problems issues such as gun violence. Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 or SOC 122 or Any 200 Level Sociology course, with a grade of C or higher Credit(s): Credits: Credits:3 (3,0)
This course examines the body and embodiment through a sociological lens. Body and embodiment is a subfield of sociology that draws from sociological inquiry and feminist scholarship to understand the social construction of bodies across time and place. This course will examine how ideas about the body are socially and culturally constructed through social institutions like medicine, work, media, and education. We will use theories of body and embodiment to explore intersections of race, social class, sex, gender, sexuality, disability, and body size. We will also learn about social justice movements related to the body and the ways they have pushed for social change. Topics wilt include but are not limited to: incarceration, reproduction and reproductive justice, consumer culture, sports, aging, illness, death and ethical dilemmas relating to the body. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 and EGL 102 Credits: Credits:3 (3,0)
This course explores how key 21st-century technologies-such as artificial intelligence, social media, biotechnology, renewable energy, the Internet of Things, and those related to communication and transportation-transform societies in the U.S. and globally. Topics may include the digital economy/ workplace, globalization of culture, social media and self-presentation, environmental threats and solutions, healthcare and the body, and smart homes/cities. Students will critically assess both the benefits and risks these technologies pose across cultural, economic, and environmental dimensions. The course requires all students to complete a final research project. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 and EGL 102 Credits: (3,0)
This course examines global social change from a sociological perspective. Specifically, the course focuses on the process of globalization, particularly on the challenges international development poses for developing nations. Specific topics may include global income inequality, global poverty, anti- globalization activism, transnational corporations (e.g. Walmart), and the rise of supranational organizations (e.g. World Trade Organization). Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 and EGL 102. Course Offered: Fall, Spring Credits: (3,0)
This course examines and compares healthcare systems from a sociological perspective in post-industrialized, transitional, and developing societies. Students are required to complete an original research paper/project. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 or SOC 223 or SOC 228 and EGL 102. Credits: Credits:3 (3,0)
Environmental Sociology examines the changing relationship between social systems and the environment, and explores how environmental issues come to be defined as social problems. This course examines multiple perspectives within the field--including risk, political economy, consumer studies and social movements-- to understand the range of explanations for environmental degradation and improvement. The first part of the course is dedicated to introducing students to key theoretical perspectives, Course Index • 2026- research methods and historical and contemporary cases in environmental sociology. In the second part, we look at competing explanations for why a meaningful response to environmental problems, such as resource depletion, environmental injustice, and climate change, have failed to materialize and what transformative change might look like. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 and EGL 102 both with a grade of C or higher Credits: (3,0)
This course examines sociological theory, from its beginnings in the 19th century through its historical development into the 21st century. The t theories of classical sociologists such as Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, and Max Weber will be covered. This comprehensive course will also introduce students to contemporary theory such as feminist theory, gender theory, critical theory, and post-structuralism. This course provides students with an introduction to the theoretical foundations of the discipline of sociology and examines how theory can be applied to better understand the social world. Prerequisite(s): Any 200 Level Sociology course and EGL 102 with a grade of C or higher. Course Offered: Fall, Spring Credits: Credits:3 (3,0)
Gender theory examines how the categories of sex and gender influence our ways of living and thinking. We will examine the prevalence of gender inequality in society and how it might be eradicated. We will also emphasize the ways in which socio-economic position, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, citizenship, geography, and/or ability interact with gender to shape our experiences. Students will gain better insight into how gender impacts their lives at work, at home, and in public. Students will learn how to apply gender theories to their own lives, identities, and social worlds. NOTE: Students cannot earn credit for SOC 361 and 361W or SOC 361*D SOC 361W can be used to fulfill the writing intensive requirement.
Sociologists argue that what we fear is mediated by society. The horror genre has often reflected systemic inequalities in the social world, such as classism, racism, sexism, ableism, and heteronormativity. By treating historically marginalized communities as objects of terror, horror media has also shaped real world inequalities by contributing to implicit biases, stereotypes, and discrimination. However, horror has also long been a powerful tool for critiquing inequality and providing social commentary on a variety of political, economic, and environmental crises. In this course, students will apply their sociological imagination to horror media, examining how it relates to social inequality and evaluating its potential as a tool for transformative social justice. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 or Any 200 Level Sociology course Credit(s): 3 Credits: (3,0)
Immigration and the resettlement of groups across borders has changed the landscape of American society across time. This course will examine how successive waves of immigrants and their American born descendants are becoming part of American society. The course will present immigration as a gendered, classed, and racialized process to examine gendered differences in migration patterns, restrictive migration law, the impact of war on migration, stratification of immigrant labor, transnational ties abroad, nativist resistance, and religious discrimination. Theoretical perspectives of migration, assimilation, race, and intersectionality will ground our mixed methodology research about the experiences of specific groups. We focus on the different periods of immigration, particularly the great migrations of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the post-1965 wave of immigrants from the Caribbean, Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. NOTE: Students cannot earn credit for SOC 363 and SOC 363*D SOC 363*D can be used to fulfill the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement. Prerequisite(s): SOC 122 and EGL 102 Credits: (3,0)
This course introduces students to feminist and queer theories about sex, gender, and sexuality. It examines how these categories are socially and culturally constructed, as well as how they affect our lives and shape our social world. Students read a wide range of classic and contemporary sociological texts that examine the differences between sex and gender, explore human sexuality, and analyze how sex/sexuality is a major source of gender inequality. Topics discussed may include: gender dynamics in work and family life, gender norms in dating, gender and media, reproductive justice, gendered violence, masculinities, sex work, transgender and intersex rights, and politics of sex work.
The research internship provides students with insight into the personal qualities and skills that make a good researcher, as well as learning about the broader impact of scientific discovery. While working alongside a faculty member students will be able to hone their research and analytical skills, through hands-on experiences. Students will create a research plan in consultation with the faculty member and spend 45-135 hours during the semester working on research. While each course design will vary, students will be involved in library research, compiling literature reviews, data collection, and data analysis. Students must either complete a paper or poster at the conclusion of their research internship. Prerequisite(s): SOC 366 or ANT 366 with a grade of C or higher. Credits: (0,0,6)
The research internship provides students with insight into the personal qualities and skills that make a good researcher, as well as learning about the broader impact of scientific discovery. While working alongside a faculty member students will be able to hone their research and analytical skills, through hands-on experiences. Students will create a research plan in consultation with the faculty member and spend 45-135 hours during the semester working on research. While each course design will vary, students will be involved in library research, compiling literature reviews, data collection, and data analysis. Students must either complete a paper or poster at the conclusion of their research internship. Prerequisite(s): SOC 366 or ANT 366 with a grade of C or higher. Credits: (0,0,9)
The research internship provides students with insight into the personal qualities and skills that make a good researcher, as well as learning about the broader impact of scientific discovery. While working alongside a faculty member students will be able to hone their research and analytical skills, through hands-on experiences. Students will create a research plan in consultation with the faculty member and spend 45-135 hours during the semester working on research. While each course design will vary, students will be involved in library research, compiling literature reviews, data collection, and data analysis. Students must either complete a paper or poster at the conclusion of their research internship. Prerequisite(s): SOC 366 or ANT 366 with a grade of C or higher. Credits: (0,0,6)
The research internship provides students with insight into the personal qualities and skills that make a good researcher, as well as learning about the broader impact of scientific discovery. While working alongside a faculty member students will be able to hone their research and analytical skills, through hands-on experiences. Students will create a research plan in consultation with the faculty member and spend 45-135 hours during the semester working on research. While each course design will vary, students will be involved in library research, compiling literature reviews, data collection, and data analysis. Students must either complete a paper or poster at the conclusion of their research internship. Prerequisite(s): SOC 366 or ANT 366 with a grade of C or higher. Credits: (0,0,9)
