SOCI

Subject

SOCI

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu

This course is an introduction to the scientific study of society and human social behavior. The theories and methods of sociology are used to understand the social-cultural forces that shape human interaction, which include the family, religion, medicine, education, economics, politics, and other major social institutions. (Fall, Summer)

Subject

SOCI

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu

This course is an analysis of the conditions and consequences of social problems in American society. Various institutional arrangements are evaluated in terms of their historical significance, value-conflicts, and political-economic structures. (As needed) (Formerly SOCI 202)

Subject

SOCI

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu

This course is a study of minority group relations in America with special emphasis on problems and techniques of solution. Discussion, selected readings, lectures, and special papers constitute the method of instruction. Prerequisite: SOCI 201. (Alternate years)

Subject

SOCI

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu

This course aims to familiarize the student with the general field of anthropology through a study of the evolution of man, the races of man, prehistoric cultures, culture in relation to heredity and environment, anthropological concepts, and the growth of world culture. (Alternate semesters)

Subject

SOCI

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu

This course is designed to present to the student some of the more significant effects of group membership upon individual behavior. Prerequisite: SOCI 201. (Alternate semesters)

Subject

SOCI

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu

This course is a study of the development of the American family as a social institution; an analysis of dating, mating, courtship, marriage and divorce; an investigation of multiple roles of family members such as husband, wife, and children, and their relationships. (Alternate semesters) 289 LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE 2023-2025 COLLEGE CATALOG

Subject

SOCI

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu

This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the principles of studying populations. Basic demographic concepts, measures and data sources will be presented. The course also surveys population dynamics and population policies at the city, national and global levels. Special attention will be given to local level population dynamics and ethnic, class, and gender issues. (Alternate semesters.)

Subject

SOCI

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu

This course focuses on major theories of criminal behavior: the relationship of crime to societal values and social structure, personality and community factors in criminal behavior, prisons, penal system, probation, theories of treatment, and correctional methods. Prerequisite: SOCI 201. (Fall, Spring)

Subject

SOCI

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu

This course examines the major areas of deviant behavior in contemporary society. It gives attention to underlying historical factors that contribute to the labeling of deviance, problems of definition, and an evaluation of significant theory and research. Prerequisite: SOCI 201. (Alternate semesters)

Subject

SOCI

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu

This course is a study of victims and the structural constraints determining differential patterns of victimization. Special emphasis is given to victim-offender relationships, the results of victim surveys, the relationship between characteristics of victims and the administration of criminal justice, and the victimization of women and children. Prerequisite: SOCI 201. (Alternate semesters)

Subject

SOCI

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu

This course is designed to acquaint the student with the general field of medical sociology and its relationship to medicine and the other social sciences. This course also aims to familiarize the student with different ways in which health and illness may be viewed within a society from a cross cultural perspective. Prerequisite: SOCI 201. (Alternate semesters)

Subject

SOCI

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu

This course is an examination of the theories and schools of European and American thinkers starting from the early nineteenth century to the first quarter of the twentieth century; social and intellectual context that prompted the development of these theories; and their contribution to the advancement of sociological theories. Prerequisite: SOCI 201. (Alternative semesters)

Subject

SOCI

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu

3 SOCI 321 Medical Sociology 3 16 Total of Semester Hours 16 Fourth Year / Spring Semester 3 SOCI 455 Internship - Sociology 3

Subject

SOCI

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu

This course is designed to introduce students to fundamental statistical methods. This includes knowledge of various statistical symbols, procedures and data manipulation techniques using computers. The course also introduces basic statistical tests, which are frequently used to test research hypotheses. Prerequisites: MATH 111-112; SOCI 201, SOCI 384. (Fall, Spring) 290 LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE 2023-2025 COLLEGE CATALOG

Subject

SOCI

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu

15 Total of Semester Hours 16 Fourth Year / Spring Semester 3 General Elective 3 3 General Elective 3 3 Major Concentration I 300-400 3 3 Major Concentration II 300-400 3 15 Total of Semester Hours 12 TOTAL HOURS: 120 A minimum of 120 hours is required for graduation. 3-2025 COLLEGE CATALOG

Subject

SOCI

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu

This course is designed to develop students’ knowledge about building partnerships with parents, based on the recognition that families are increasingly diverse. Examines issues on constructing environments that value and build on diverse cultural values and that avoid a mismatch between home and school expectations. Through the examination of effective models and practices of parent involvement in schools, students will develop knowledge to build skills both in teaching diverse children and in reaching out to families and collaborations with community agencies. (15-hours of field experience are required).

Subject

SOCI

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu

This course is designed to introduce the complexity of stratification in organized society. The relationship of income, prestige and power is examined with emphasis on race/ethnicity, class, and gender distinctions.

Subject

SOCI

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu

This course is intended to supply flexibility in selection of course content utilizing resources and programs not regularly available. Topic offerings may include the following: African and African American women’s activism, cross-cultural gender roles, contemporary social theories, and urban community studies. Students’ records will show the exact title describing content. Prerequisite:

Subject

SOCI

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu

This Internship is in a local, state or national government agency or private, public social service agency, which will provide the students with experiential learning in the area of sociology. The student must have completed 65 semester hours and have a grade point average of at least 2.5. (Fall, Spring and Summer)

Subject

SOCI

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

12

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu

This course is designed to provide students a basis for engaging in independent research by surveying literature relevant to the social sciences in general and to the student’s major discipline. Students will participate in a multidisciplinary seminar, with writing and technology workshops, and have individual research tutorials with mentors. In addition, students will enhance their present skills in the areas of critical thinking, problem solving, analytical thinking, summarization, communication, value clarification and practical application. This process will result in a major research project, paper, and formal oral presentation. Individual research topics will be determined by mutual agreement of the student, course instructor and faculty mentor. Prerequisites: Completion of all Sociology major required courses.

Subject

SOCI

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu

This course provides an opportunity for students to earn academic credit through structured work experiences complemented by an academic exercise, or, through special programs combining on- the-job training with academic projects. Students must receive approval from the advisor, instructor, and division chair for a specific project prior to registration. Prerequisite: sophomore status and consent of instructor. (As needed) 291 LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE 2023-2025 COLLEGE CATALOG

Subject

SOCI

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2023-2025

Source

loc.edu