39 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 2301Introduction to Sociology3
Credits: 3 hrs This course introduces the student to the perspectives and methods of sociology, which is the systematic study of human society and social behavior. It explores the social forces that influence human relationships and the connections between personal experiences and societal patterns. Topics include different perspectives on social life, interpersonal interaction, social structure, culture, deviance, inequality, social institutions, and social change.
Credits: 3 hrs This course begins with an overview of the basic building blocks of population health in the U.S., and elsewhere around the world, e.g., unequal access to affordable and quality care, environmental risks, and cultural influences on health behaviors. Content is primarily organized around (a) chronic illness, (b) infectious disease, and (c) global health care with readings and discussions designed to introduce students to the behavior, practice and systems theories that link health risks and population outcomes, e.g., the obesity epidemic and social factors such as, gender, class, age, race, ethnicity, and culture.
Credits: 3 hrs Studies illustrate that the African American community experiences health disparities that stem from health behaviors, beliefs, beliefs and practices, differences in health care delivery, and beyond. This course will help students identify, locate, evaluate, and use information effectively and responsibly in order to better understand the health status and health problems of the African American community from a sociological, public health, and multidisciplinary perspective. This class will provide a method of learning for student development through active participation. This course meets the general education requirement for information literacy.
SOC 2326Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences3
Credits: 3 hrs The objective of this course is to show the student how statistics are used. The student will gain an appreciation of the proper use of statistics and statistical terms in textbooks, newspapers, magazines and in research reports. The major emphasis of this course is an understanding of statistical measures, sampling and hypothesis testing.
Credits: 3 hrs This course seeks to study some of the major social problems in contemporary society. It surveys current social problems both in the United States and other countries, stressing the influence of social change, political beliefs and conflicts as they help define the sources and possible solutions to problems. The course appraises various existing social problems in the following broad areas: social institutions, problems of inequality, conformity and deviance, and matters of global significance including impacts of globalization, population dynamics, and the environment.
SOC 2301 - Introduction to Sociology or SOC 2302 - Health & Society
SOC 2341Sociology of Religion3
Credits: 3 hrs This course presents an introduction to the sociological approach to the study of religion as it relates to social, cultural and personality systems.
Credits: 3 hrs This course highlights the connections between social environmental conditions and functional problems commonly associated with health changes in among older adults. This joint focus will enable students to identify preventive factors, risk markers, and symptoms of functional decline and the related macro and micro-level social implications of these dynamic conditions.
GER 2301 - General Gerontology or SOC 2301 - Introduction to Sociology or SOC 2302 - Health & Society or permission of instructor
SOC 3304Social Gerontology3
Credits: 3 hrs This course explores the aging process from a bio- psychosocial perspective. Students will examine the many social constructs that influence identity formation, institutional structures, social policies, and adaptive resources that impact upon the elders in every society. Special attention focuses on elder diversity within both present and historical contexts, while providing insight into the evolving roles of gender, race/ethnicity, class and other social forces.
Credits: 3 hrs This course is a survey of a major field of social work practice and services available to families who cannot completely care for their children. These include both public and private services designed to substitute for, supplement or support parents’ care of their children. Topics include adoption, foster care, homemakers, child abuse, neglect, and child-caring institutions.
Credits: 3 hrs Social Psyhcology is a connecting bridge between the disciplines of sociology and psychology. It is concerned with understanding and explaining how the thoughts, feelings and behavior of individuals and groups are influenced by the acutal, imagined or implied presence of others. It focuses, therefore, on attempts to understand social behavior by analyzing immediate stimuli of psychological states and personality traits; as well as undersanding social behavior by analyzing societal variables, such as social status, social roles and social norms. Topics covered include the self in a social world, attitudes and behavior, conformity, social influence and persuasion, prejudice and intergroup relations, aggression and antisocial behavior, interpersonal attraction and exclusion, prosocial behavior and conflict and peacemaking.
Credits: 3 hrs This course is an introduction to the comparative study of cultures and cultural differences. While the focus of cultural anthropology is to understand and explain such differences, it also seeks common ground by identifying what all humans share despite their differences. Course objectives address the following: the anthropological perspective and the various fields of anthropology; ethnolgraphic research methods; characteristics of culture; the biological origin and diversity of human species; social identity; language and communication; patterns of human subsistence and economic systems; sex, marriage and family; kinship and descent; politics, power and violence; religion and spirituality; social change and global challenges faciing humanity.
Credits: 3 hrs This course uses the “sociological imagination” to explore health belief systems, the meaning of wellness, health, illness, disease and the role of health care delivery in modern society. Using an ecological perspective students consider issues ranging from competing and cross-cultural perceptions about health, where wellness ends and illness begins, to the sometimes wide gulf that separates the individual’s pursuit of quality of life from the structure of rationalized medicine.
Credits: 3 hrs This course will challenge students to critically examine the theory and practice of public health from a global perspective. The course focuses on the social, political, and cultural contexts and their effect on how, where, and why different populations are more or less vulnerable to disease. Students will examine society’s efforts to prevent disease, protect populations and promote health.
SOC 2301 - Introduction to Sociology , SOC 3315 - Medical Sociology or permission of instructor
SOC 3323Population Problems3
Credits: 3 hrs In this course a survey is made of populations as they are influenced by demographic and ecological factors; population analysis and composition and growth in selected societies.
SOC 3335American Social and Intellectual Development to 18653
Credits: 3 hrs Studied in this course are formation and changes of American social groups and the works of various intellectuals from colonial times through the Civil War.
Credits: 3 hrs This course will introduce students to a variety of sociological theoretical perspectives, many of which form the basis for ongoing empirical research into contemporary social problems. Course content focuses on alternative ways of thinking about social institutions and processes.
SOC 2301 - Introduction to Sociology or SOC 2302 - Health & Society
SOC 3343Cultural Diversity3
Credits: 3 hrs This course examines the nature of intergroup relations in U. S. society from different theoretical perspectives in order to shed light on the causes and complex dynamics of racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination and intergroup conflict. It incorporates the historical and contemporary experiences and contributions of ethnic minorities, women and other underrepresented groups. It attempts to analyze the influence of such social identities as race, class, ethnicity, language and gender on learnng and to understand how discrimination based on these factors translates into school structures, policies and practices that perpetuate inequality.
Credits: 3 hrs This course provides insight into the ways that shared biological traits are differently experienced by men and women. Specifically, it explores the ties that bind gender to race/ethnicity, class, culture, age, politics, religion and other social forces. Major attention focuses on the ways that society commonly uses gender based differentiation to organize itself and its institutions. Course content targets systems of privilege and inequality, with emphasis on the global diversity of cultures, customs, ideologies, and social structures. Analysis of contemporary media, pop culture, and scientific publications introduces students to the dynamic relationship between the “whole self” and society. A scholarly review of feminist thoughts on gender asymmetry in society will prepare students for the challenge of finding better ways to build sustainable relationships between men and women and between women and society.
Credits: 3 hrs. This course is about deviant behavior and what happens to those perceived as deviants. The course will examine the relationship between deviance, conformity and social control. It also examinea the theoretical foundations of deviance, particularly the rejection of the theories of degeneracy and psychopathology, and the rise of the Labeling or Symbolic Interaction perspective in the 1960s to provide a framework for understanding deviant behavior.
Credits: 3 hrs This course provides a factual exploration of the biological, behavioral and cultural components of human sexuality. Myth, foibles and current research will be intensively reviewed.
Credits: 3 hrs This course is designed to introduce students to research methodology and the place of research in the social sciences. It starts with an overview of how research ideas are developed and how the development of ideas goes hand-in-hand with the development of research design. The course covers the technical question that have to be considered when planning and carrying out research, questionnaire design, analyzing data, and preparing a research report.
SOC 2326 - Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences or MAT 2326 - Elementary Statistics
SOC 3353Criminology3
Credits: 3 hrs Criminology is the scientific study of the nature, extent, causes, and control of criminal behavior. This course explores patterns and trends in crime and victimization, theories of crime causation, different types of crime, and the overall workings of the criminal justice system in the United States. Included are research-based discussions of the effectiveness and reform of crime-control strategies suggested by various theories of causation.
SOC 2301 - Introduction to Sociology Cross-listed as JUS 3353 - Criminology
SOC 3354Sociology of Mental Illness3
Credits: 3 hrs This course studies various social aspects of mental health and illness. Concepts of mental illness are discussed with emphasis on sociological, psychological and biological approaches to the subject. Additionally, the course allows students to examines the major ways sociologists have studied mental illness and considers how selected social factors, including social class, gender, ethnicity, and marital status influence the definition, causes, and responses to mental symptoms.
Credits: 3 hrs This course employs a sociological perspective to examine the institution of family on micro and macro levels, including historical and international comparisons. Research findings are used to understand such aspects of the institution as diversity, gender roles, love, and changing patterns of relationships. Processes involved in the selection of a marriage partner, living as a couple, and parenting are explored, along with family crises, such as violence and divorce.
SOC 2301 - Introduction to Sociology or SOC 2302 - Health & Society
SOC 3360Issues in the Non-Profit Sector3
Credits: 3 hrs This course introduces students to the historical and philosophical foundations of nonprofit organizations, career development and exploration and technological resources for nonprofits. Topcis covered include the role of nonprofits in society and in relationship to government services, and the role of nonprofits in community building. Ethical issues confronting nonprofit organizations will be discussed through case studies and the exploration of ethical and value constructs in the nonprofit sector.
SOC 3393Sociological Investigation and Research I3
Credits: 3 hrs This course is designed for independent scientific work by the individual student with guidance by a member of the Sociology faculty. The project may consist of a combination of reading, review or research, a research project, a research paper, or laboratory work.
SOC 2301 - Introduction to Sociology or SOC 2302 - Health & Society , majors or minors only Student Learning Outcome: Critical Thinking; Scientific Literary
SOC 4311Sociology of the African American3
Credits: 3 hrs This course examines the social, economic and political characteristics of African Americans from serveral angles. First, it examines the position of African Americans within the US ethnic stratification structure. Next, the course examines explanations of racial inequality in the US followed by its effect on African American men and women in terms of income, jobs, education and health. As part of this process the course examines in great depth the contemporary trends in attitudes towards African Americans.
SOC 4312Sociological Investigations and Research III3
Credits: 3 hrs This course is designed for independent scientific work by the individual student with guidance by a member of the sociology faculty. The project may consist of a combination of reading, review of resersach, a research project, a research paper or laboratory work.
SOC 2301 / SOC 2302 ; SOC 3309 and SOC 3310; majors or minors only
SOC 4317Urban Communities3
Credits: 3 hrs In this course a study is made of community organization from simple, small urban areas to the megalopolis; the role of various agencies and institutions and movements as they bring about change; consideration of various zone theories and certain trends in urbanization; the inner-city and its implications; and urban renewal and redevelopment.
Credits: 3 hrs This course is designed to develop an understanding of the dynamics of group behavior and to promote the development of the skills and attitudes essential for functioning effectively as a group member. Topics include: arousal and expression of emotions by group members; decision-making procedures; task orientation of the group; behavior relevant to task completion; power; the problem of intimacy within the group; and the role and procedures of communication within the group.
Credits: 3 hrs This course examines the social organization and the changing nature of work. It reviews how the structure and process of work have evolved, as well as the relevance and significance of work to individuals, families and society. It focuses on the social organization of economics; labor markets; occupations and professions; the impact of technology on work and the trending digital economy; types of management roles; the role and impact of business corporation on the economy, politics and society; development models; globalization; as well as the future of work are examined.
Credits: 3 hrs This course is designed to introduce students to the patterns, processes and dynamics of social stratification and inequality in the United States in particular and human societies in general. The course examines comparative stratification systems, dimensions of class and social mobility, poverty and public policy, ideology and the legitimation of inequality, public policy and the class system, ethnic differentiation and stratification, gender inequality, political inequality, global stratification and growing inequality in the United States.
SOC 4346Special Topics in Sociology: Inequalities II3
Credits: 3 hrs This upper-division seminar in selected topics in Sociology will provide a track-specific treatment of current theoretical or applied issues within the discipline. Course content will vary according to the instructor, and that content will be announced prior to registration. This course focuses on a variety of social inequalities-related topics not offered on a regular basis.
SOC 4356Special Topics in Sociology: Health & Wellness I3
Credits: 3 hrs This upper-division seminiar in selected topics in Sociology will provide a track-specific treatment of current theoretical or applied issues within the discipline. Course content will vary according to the instructor, and that content will be announced prior to registration. This course focuses on a variety of health-related topics not offered on regular basis.
SOC 2301 or SOC 2302 ; upper-level status in the major or minor Student Learning Outcome: Critical Thinking
SOC 4358Special Topics in Sociology: Health & Wellness II3
Credits: 3 hrs This upper-division seminar in selected topics in Sociology will provide a track-specific treatment of current theoretical or applied issues within the discipline. Course content will vary according to the instructor, and that content will be announced prior to registration. This course focuses on a variety of health-related topics not offered on a regular basis.
SOC 2301 or SOC 2302 ; upper-level status in the major or minor Student Learning Outcome: Critical Thinking
SOC 4360Internship in Sociology3-6
Credits: 3-6 hrs This course is designed to give students practical experience related to their academic work. Students will complete at least 120 hours of work with an academic or non-academic organization. Through the application of sociological concepts, students will examine interpersonal, organizational, and public policy issues relevant to the organization. Credit hours depend on the level of field supervision and hours worked during the semester. The work-hour/course-credit ratios are 120/3, 160/4, 200/5, and 240/6. The course may be repeated for credit up to six hours. Arrangements to enroll must be made with the instructor of the course at least six weeks prior to the beginning of the semester.
senior standing, sociology major, minimum 3.0 GPA, and permission of the instructor.
SOC 4364Race and Culture3
Credits: 3 hrs In this course a study will be made of American relations involving race, religion, nationality, and other ethnic groups. Some consideration will be given to race and culture outside the United States.
Credits: 4 hrs This course provides a forum for seniors to demonstrate substantive and methodological proficiency in Sociology prior to graduation. Having already learned a variety of recognized social research methods, been exposed to the major theoretical tracks, and examined a substantial body of social facts, students who take this course will integrate these elements into a single comprehensive package. Specifically, students will use their skills to explore and explain patterns of human behavior relative to contemporary social issues, many of which are rooted in the intersection of race/ethnicity, class, culture, gender, age, politics, religion and other social forces. Major attention focuses on the ways that society commonly uses socially constructed differentiation(s) to organize itself and its institutions into systems of privilege and inequality. Substantive and research competence will be evaluated by weekly assignments and the development of a major paper/project suitable for submission to a professional meeting or publication.
