25 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.
A total of 37-41 hours (41 hours will be earned if one selects two science disciplines to satisfy group D) are required to fulfill the CORE requirement. Transfer Credits and the CORE Curriculum
This course is the study of the social forces and cultural traditions shaping different kinds of family relations and emotional qualities of family life. The emergence of the modern family and its current concerns. Changes in the patterns and meanings of woman- man and parent-child relations. The causes and consequences of variation in these patterns, processes, and problems.
Any “special topics” course dealing predominantly with women’s and gender studies and approved by the Coordinator of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program. FISK UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE BULLETIN The student’s actual course of study (major and minor courses) is designed by the student in consultation with the major faculty academic advisor and the Coordinator of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program. African American Studies Minor Hannibal Leach, Ph.D., Coordinator African American Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary program administered by the Department of Arts and Languages in the School of Humanities and Behavioral Social Sciences. The purpose of the minor is to provide Fisk University students an opportunity to pursue a coordinated program of study focusing on the African American experiences as it relates to past and current knowledge that informs issues in contemporary, national, and global discourses. The minor will be key to individual, community, and national understanding. Fisk is unique in the ability to address this area of study based on the extraordinary past that the university offers as well as the archival treasures and the contemporary opportunities prevalent through the university. This minor will also contribute to a critical understanding of African American culture, race and race politics, economics, n literature, history, sociology and other areas of innovation and critical thought. Information about the minor program is available from the g Coordinator of the African American Studies Program. Students in any major field may complete the minor in African American studies with the approval of their faculty academic advisors and the Coordinator of African American Studies. Requirements for the African American Studies minor includes 20-hours of courses in the area of African American studies. To complete the minor, the student must: Complete all requirements for one of the major fields; Successfully complete (grade of “C” or better), in the process of meeting the total credit- hour graduation requirement and the requirements for one of the major fields; and 92
This course examines sociological approaches to understanding contemporary social problems. The focus is on the magnitude, causes, consequences, and possible solutions to various problems such as poverty, racism, sexism, and problems of aging, crime, and population.
General Elective [3 credits] Second Year, Fall Semester [15 credits] CORE A: HIS 270 African American History [4 credits] FREN or SPAN 200 Intensive Intermediate French or Spanish [4 credits]
The course examines the historical transformation of urban communities and contemporary urban life. Specific topics addressed include the impact of globalization on local places; class, race, and ethnic segregation in urban and metropolitan communities; immigration; urban, political, economic and social change in comparative perspective.
CULTURE [4 credits] This course is an analysis of the role of radio, television, magazines, movies, newspapers, and the Internet in our society. Overview of the interactions between audience, media controllers, and political institutions.
CONTROL [4 credits] This course is a critical examination, through original works, of the major contrasting approaches in American sociology to the explanation and interpretation of deviance. Attention is given to formal, medical, and informal norms and sanctions.
FISK UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE BULLETIN This course begins with the introduction to issues that face women as they navigate the criminal justice system. Students will gain a better understanding of women as victims, offenders, and criminal justice professionals.
AGING [4 credits] This course is an introduction to the field of social gerontology, including the study of current thinking and research about the changing social conditions for the elderly in industrialized societies.
This course is a systematic introduction to the study of human populations. Historical and contemporary global population issues related to size, growth, and composition will be included. Examines social, economic, and biological factors associated with fertility, mortality, and migration. Prerequisites: SOC 100 and CORE 130 or higher-level mathematics course.
This course is an overview of major social psychological theories and methods of study; emphasis on socialization, attitude formation and change, prejudice and discrimination, persuasion, and small groups. Prerequisite: SOC 100.
credits] A systematic introduction to the field of environmental justice. Explores the impact of environmental stresses on specific populations’ health and quality of life. Examines social, economic, and political factors associated with environmental impacts on disenfranchised communities of 227
SOCIAL CHANGE [4 credits] This course explores key issues in the study of socio-cultural change. Dynamics of movements which have sought to promote or resist changes in society, culture, or human character. Broader processes of change that keep shaping the world of our experience. Relations of social movements to long term cultural changes are examined.
This course is a study of the entire range of behaviors in the criminal justice system, from those who commit what are called crimes, to those who enforce the laws defining what is criminal, to those who prosecute, convict, sentence, and incarcerate. The life of men and women behind the walls and the social consequences on their families and communities.
credits] The course examines delinquent behavior and the general operation of the juvenile control system. FISK UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE BULLETIN
A study of the relationship between law and society with emphasis on the major classical and contemporary theories of law and society, the organization of law, law and social control, and law and social change.
credits] This course is an integrative treatment of a specific area or topic in sociology, with attention given to areas and topics current in sociological theory, methods, and practice, but not included as regular course offerings. Possible topics include historical sociology; qualitative research methods; sociology of popular culture; sociology of women; and race, class, and gender. The course may be taken more than once for credit as topics change from term to term. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or permission of Instructor.
This course is the study of contemporary issues in medical and health care. Special attention is given to the efficiency and effectiveness of health care delivery systems and also to the pervasive inequality in the quality of care in the United States.
CORE D: Natural Science [4 credits] Sociology elective [4 credits] General Elective [4 credits] [15 credits]
DISASTER [4 credits] This course examines the sociological, psychological and physiological human responses and behaviors to natural and human made disasters. Special emphasis will be on normal and abnormal reactive behaviors, the recovery process and principles of mental health care for victims and responders of disasters. This course provides an extensive foundation for understanding how people act in disasters from a social and psychological perspective.
CRJ elective [3 credits]
AND RESEARCH [1-4 credits] In this course, the student undertakes an extensive research project in an area of sociological inquiry. Choice of supervising Instructor and preliminary plan must be approved prior to registration for the course. Prerequisites: SOC 100 and permission of Instructor.
CRJ Elective [4 credits] General Electives [4 credits]
Twenty (20) hours of electives in sociology are chosen in consultation with and with the approval of a discipline faculty academic advisor. Required cognates [4 credits] as follows: HSS 280 120
Source: Fisk University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
