24 courses with the subject SOCI, 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.
SOCI 2000Global Societies and Human Behavior3
The study of global societies and cultural organization with emphasis on diversity in human behavior. The course includes a cross-cultural focus on families, economies, governments, values, beliefs, attitudes, and customs. (Laboratory work required). Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
In this course students are introduced to the sociological imagination and invited to practice the sociologist’s craft. A basic theoretical and methodological foundation is provided so that students can begin to test sociological knowledge claims. Throughout the semester students will explore such issues as social structure, culture, socialization, deviance, stratification, the family, demographic processes, and social change. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 2100 or SOCI 2000 . This course introduces students to some of the major principles and concepts of cultural anthropology and ethnography. Topics covered will include the nature of culture, cultural change, ethnographic semantics, linguistic anthropology, culture and personality, non-industrial societies, marriage and family, and kinship. Students will also be introduced to several cross-cultural data sets. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 2100 or SOCI 2000 . This course will provide an in-depth analysis of the social consequences of the economy and modern societal behavioral trends on the natural and social environment. Specific emphasis is placed on issues relating to environmental health, toxic waste and cleanup, social and natural disasters and hazards, and to the social, political, and economic responses to these concerns. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 2100 or SOCI 2000 . This course emphasizes an understanding of the important methods, terms, micro-theoretical perspectives, and findings in the field of social psychology. Social psychology is the scientific field that seeks to understand the nature and causes of individual behavior and thought in social situations. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 2100 or SOCI 2000 . The cross-cultural study of the development and organization of the institutions of marriage and the family. WI Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 2100 or SOCI 2000 . W.E.B. Du Bois was a pioneer in the development of sociology in the United States. Other notable African American sociologists include Davis, Mays, Frazier, Himes, Billingsley, Anderson, and Wilson. Through studying their innovative work in sociology and the social sciences, students can examine the intersection of race, ethnicity, class, and gender in society, the neighborhood, and the workplace. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 2100 or SOCI 2000 . An examination of the demographic effect of aging on the family, work, health, recreation, religious, education, economic, and political systems. This course will focus on the aging process, and aspects of health, economics, and social support that older persons encounter. This course also will examine international and cross-cultural trends of aging. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 2100 or SOCI 2000 . A systematic study of the major classical theorists. Emphasis is placed on the development of a conceptual framework basic to an understanding of sociological literature and research. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 2100 or SOCI 2000 . A study of the distribution of power, wealth, and prestige within societies, and the social and cultural consequences of this distribution. The course examines from a global perspective why the categories of race, class, gender, ethnicity, and sexuality are socially constructed, maintained, and experienced. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 2100 or SOCI 2000 . This course focuses on the number, size, initial contact with America, and social characteristics of major American minority groups. The emphasis is on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and age as major sources of minority status. Emphasis is on the analysis of major problems of intergroup relations using techniques of small area demographic analysis. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 3200 . This course is a continuation of SOCI 3200 in which the theoretical works of 20th century sociologists are examined. Emphasis is placed on the continuation of the development of a conceptual framework basic to an understanding of sociological literature and research that was initiated in SOCI 3200 . Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 2100 or SOCI 2000 . This cross-cultural study examines a wide range of criminological perspectives, while highlighting the influence of criminological thought on today’s crime-control policies. It also focuses on crime prevention, offender rehabilitation or treatment, and victim restoration. It addresses the issue of whether crime is a matter of individual responsibility or merely a form of social pathology. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 2100 or SOCI 2000 . Religion is a major social institution, an agent of social change and a mechanism of social control. While cross-cultural differences in religiosity will be explored, an analysis of the U.S. religious economy is also provided. Issues addressed over the semester include: major classical and contemporary sociological paradigms, congregational analysis, religiosity, religious socialization, the sociology of the Black Church, secularization, and ecological analysis. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 2100 or SOCI 2000 . This course provides an introduction to major demographic concepts, processes, trends, and commonly used techniques on demographic analysis. The essential focus is on the United States, while also improving the students’ perception of global population trends and their interrelatedness. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 2100 or SOCI 2000 . This course examines the role of large-scale corporations and entrepreneurial enterprises in society experiencing globalization. The focus will be on the link between business organizations and other institutions within society as well as conditions within society that promotes vigorous economic growth and the well-being of the population. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 2100 or SOCI 2000 . A study of basic law as it pertains to selected issues and environmental situations met by persons working in applied social science fields. The course will prepare students to recognize and question possible violations of client/patient rights. Law will be studied as an available resource to aid clients/patients in the helping process. Students will engage in a service learning activity designed to address an identified local community issue using the information taught in this course. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 2100 or SOCI 2000 . A study of the structure and dynamics of large-scale organization such as corporations, educational institutions, and governments. Stress will be placed on ecological, technological, and cultural forces that shape these organizations as well as their impact on society. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 2100 or SOCI 2000 . The majority of humans in the world now live in urban settings. This course examines the city in its global setting with a focus on the patterns of community development in the Durham region as an example of the economic, ecological, and behavioral consequences of globalization, population mobility, and density. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 4330Collective Behavior and Social Movements3
SOCI 2100 or SOCI 2000 . A study of potentially disruptive and nonofficial behaviors such as riots, panics, fads, rumors, protests, disasters, and social movements. These disruptive social phenomena will be described and analyzed from different theoretical perspectives that stress their ecological and cultural origins. Collective behavior’s local and global implications will also be examined. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 2100 or SOCI 2000 . The course analyzes the roles education plays in a globalizing world. Employing different theoretical perspectives, it examines research on school’s role in moral, political, and economic socialization, and its role in social stratification through ascription as well as achievement. Emphasis will be on the school as an organization, education’s relation to other social institutions and the community, and the structure and dynamics of classrooms. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 2100 or SOCI 2000 . An examination of the relationship of socio-cultural factors in the nature, conception, and treatment of disease and illness; the institutionalization of the healing professions, and the impact of the doctor-patient relationship. The course also focuses on international examples of health care plans. This is a speaking intensive course. Speaking Intensive Course Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 4700Sociology Capstone Course4
Prerequisites: Senior status and successful completion of SOCI 3200 , SOCI 3250 , BSS 3600 , and BSS 3700 . This is a capstone seminar course in which students will engage in learning activities to integrate the theory, research, and conceptual knowledge learned in Sociology courses. Students will work to produce final research projects that will be formally presented at the end of the semester. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
Senior status and successful completion of SOCI 3200 , SOCI 3250 , BSS 3600 , and BSS 3700 . This is a capstone seminar course in which students will engage in learning activities to integrate the theory, research, and conceptual knowledge learned in Sociology courses. Students will work to produce final research projects that will be formally presented at the end of the semester. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
SOCI 2100 or SOCI 2000 . This course is designed to encourage students to learn sociological ideas independently. A number of prescribed sociology textbooks are expected to be read and the contents mastered within a specified time period. Chairperson’s permission required. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
Source: North Carolina Central University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
