31 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 1010GIntro to Sociology3
Introduces basic sociological concepts, including theories and research methods. Explores major sociological topics, such as culture, globalization, socialization, groups, organizations, social institutions, social change, and social inequality. Challenges students to think critically about social issues on global and local scales and reflect on their life experiences from a sociological perspective.
Introduces basic sociological concepts, including theories and research methods. Explores major sociological topics, such as culture, globalization, socialization, groups, organizations, social institutions, social change, and social inequality. Challenges students to think critically about social issues on global and local scales and reflect on their life experiences from a sociological perspective. Fulfills honor's requirement.
Identifies modern social problems in contemporary society through empirical observation and sociological analysis. Explores the causes and impacts of these societal issues from sociological perspectives.
Examines the benefits and challenges of diversity in the United States. Explores history and life experiences of people from various racial and ethnic groups. Provides a forum for constructive interaction among people of different racial, ethnic, social, economic, and religious backgrounds.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1005 with a C+ or higher Examines sociological perspectives on gender roles globally. Addresses the effect of social construction of gender roles in various cultures around the world. Investigates how roles have changed over time and the consequences of these changes to broader societal norms globally and in the United States.
Analyzes marriages and family issues from a sociological perspective. Teaches different theoretical perspectives regarding family issues, diversity of marriage and family styles, factors affecting marriage and family styles, and research findings on family matters. Examines the meaning of marriage and the family, variations in American family life, gender and family, intimacy, friendship, love, communication, power, and conflict, singlehood and cohabitation, parenthood, marriage and work, intimate violence, separation and divorce, single-parent families, remarriages, and blended families.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010 with a C+ or higher Studies ethnic and racial minority groups and the development of formal and informal relationships shared by these groups and the majority group. Explores the roles and origins of these groups and the concepts of prejudice, ethnic inequalities, current minority group movements, cross-cultural issues, economic, political, and educational aspects of majority-minority relations.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010G and ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1005 with a C+ grade or higher Presents selected topics in Sociology. Approaches subjects from a cross-disciplinary perspective. Requires a project demonstrating competency in the specific topic. May be repeated with different topics for nine credits toward graduation.
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SOC
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3
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Repeatable
May be repeated with different topics for nine credits toward graduation.
Explores the significant sociological theories of sexuality and society. Examines how sexualities function as a social institution and social structure shaping interpersonal and group dynamics. Investigates how sexualities, sexual behaviors, and attitudes are shaped by cultural and political context. Analyzes the personal and institutional consequences of different social constructions of sexualities. Investigates how sex and sexuality are socially constructed, experienced, regulated, and contested in society.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 3110 (statistics) with a C- or higher and University Advanced Standing Teaches how to conduct social science research. Introduces different research methods in social sciences, including experiments, surveys, field research, and unobtrusive research. Covers the following topics: steps in scientific research, the ethics of social research, research design, the logic of sampling, and strengths and limitations of each type of data collection method.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 1010 or higher and University Advanced Standing Introduces both descriptive and inferential statistics in social science research. Explores fundamental techniques to analyze quantitative data. Conducts statistical analysis by using statistical software. Teaches interpretations and writing of statistical reports.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010 with a C+ or higher, SOC 1010G, and University Advanced Standing Examines religion from a sociological perspective. Analyzes religion as a social phenomenon. Discusses religious organizations, religion and politics, and religion and social class.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010 with a C+ or higher, SOC 1010G, and University Advanced Standing Examines education systems in the U.S. and across the glove from sociological perspectives. Investigates educational trends and issues such as private vs. public systems, dropout rates, desegregation, student achievement/failure, and education policies. Discusses how the distribution of educational resources are affected by some social factors such as race, class, and gender. Examines the 'Hidden Curriculum' and education reform.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010 with a C+ or higher, SOC 1010G, and University Advanced Standing Explores the distribution of political power at national and international levels from various theoretical perspectives. Examines the power wielded by international media conglomerates and the influence of international institutions. Analyzes the relationship between the state and society in terms of social, cultural, economic, and political factors.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010G and University Advanced Standing Examines individual's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in social contexts. Analyzes human behaviors from a sociological perspective. Includes the history of sociological social psychology, perspectives and research methods in sociological social psychology, the social psychology of stratification, self and identity, socialization over the life course, social psychology of deviance, mental health and illness, social attitudes, sociology of emotions and relationships, and collective behavior.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010 with a minimum C+ grade, SOC 1010G, and University Advanced Standing Examines work and occupations in historical and contemporary contexts. Examines current employment patterns and trends, the nature of labor markets and jobs, the gendered arrangements of paid and unpaid work, the organization and management of work. Explores transformations in occupational settings resulting from changes in economy and labor market. Focuses on the macro level (the effects of advancements in technology, bureaucratization and unionization on the division of labor), the micro-level (job satisfaction and alienation), and on the interface between macro and micro levels (job prestige, rewards, effects of ethnicity, age, and other characteristics).
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010G and ENGL 2010 with a C+ grade or higher and University Advanced Standing Explores in detail several different approaches to understanding the social causes of and solutions to environmental degradation. Discusses the development of a wide variety of theory-based critiques of various social institutions (e.g., economic, political, religious) and how these institutions' values can create and perpetuate unsustainable practices.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010 with a C+ or higher, SOC 1010G, and University Advanced Standing Examines the strengths and weaknesses of several different definitions of deviance. Explains deviant behavior from a variety of theoretical perspectives and summarizes the existing data on several different forms of deviance, i.e., individual violations of social mores, street level crime, corporate crime, and crimes committed by nation states.
Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1005), SOC 1010G, and University Advanced Standing Traces the history of new media through a sociological approach. Utilizes sociological theories of new media and technological change, (internet, automation, digital turn, etc.) and their impact on identities and institutions. Refers to sociological theories to explain the pervasive presence of new media in society as well as our use of them.
Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 2010 with a C+ or higher), SOC 1010G, and University Advanced Standing Examines social stratification from a sociological perspective. Discusses social structure within American society. Analyzes how various resources are distributed unevenly based on gender, race, and social class.
Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing Explores sociological theories in aging and the life course. Examines how aging is experienced at the personal, group, and larger social levels of society. Investigates how various life transitions and social roles are experienced among older adults, including intimate relationships, work and retirement, health and medical care, politics, and more. Analyzes how aging and aging-related social issues intersect with various social constructions and institutions in the U.S. and globally.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010 with a C+ or higher, (SOC 1010G or ENST 1010 or GEOG 1400 or GEOG 2000 or ANTH 1010G), and University Advanced Standing Examines the roles that non-human animals play in human societies. Utilizes sociological approaches to study human-animal relationships and to critically evaluate the ideologies which justify these relationships. Pays particular attention to human relationships in North America to domestic pets, livestock, and wildlife.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010 with a C+ or higher, (SOC 1010G or ENST 1010 or GEOG 1400 or GEOG 2000 or ANTH 1010G), and University Advanced Standing Introduces rural life across the globe at the intersection of landscape, society, and resource/food systems. Discusses the views of agrarian writers and thinkers. Explores rural values, rural communities, rural race relations, and rural poverty. Evaluates how the rural perspective provides a platform for critique of modern societal transformations in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 2010 with a minimum C+ grade), SOC 1010G, and University Advanced Standing Examines the contributions of key classical theorists to contemporary sociology. Applies classical social theories to real-life scenarios. Provides potential solutions to social problems while challenging students to think critically.
SOC 4020Survey Research Design in the Social Sciences3
Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing Teaches methods of conducting survey research. Explains how to construct, validate, administer surveys, report data, and interpret findings.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010G and SOC 4000 and (ENGL 2010 with a C+ or higher) and University Advanced Standing Examines major contemporary sociological theories that provide the basis for sociological research and the interpretation of social processes. Explores the nature of sociological theory and theory-building to understand the difference and connection between theoretical, methodological, and empirical works in sociology. Engages with diverse theoretical voices shaping social scientific thought.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010, SOC 1010G, and University Advanced Standing Analyzes societies and their component parts. Evaluates various endogenous and exogenous forces which bring about social change. Examines historical and contemporary processes of social change and stratification. Explores current social conditions and applicable methods of social change.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010 with a minimum grade of C+, SOC 1010G, and University Advanced Standing Presents selected topic in Sociology and will vary each semester. Requires a project demonstration competency in the specific topic. May be repeated with different topics for nine credits toward graduation.
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SOC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
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Repeatable
May be repeated with different topics for nine credits toward graduation.
Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing Provides integration of classroom learning with learning that takes place in an on-site internship. Applies sociological knowledge in a professional environment. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits toward graduation. May be graded credit/no credit.
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SOC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
6
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May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits toward graduation.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010, SOC 1010G, and University Advanced Standing Explores contemporary research and theories in the sociological study of social movements and collective action. Examines the cultural, political, and institutional factors contributing to the rise and decline of social movements. Analyzes the social forces contributing to a social movement’s successes and failures. Applies sociological theories to evaluate a range of historical and contemporary social movements.
Prerequisite(s): Instructor approval and University Advanced Standing Provides a hands-on research opportunity for those who wish to undertake a well-defined project or directed study within the field of sociology. Encourages individual initiative, responsibility and self-directed learning. Requires students to work closely with the instructor to plan and execute a research project. Includes elements of the research process, such as writing a research draft, publishable paper, or delivering an oral presentation. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits toward graduation.
Subject
SOC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
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Type
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Repeatable
May be repeated for a maximum of six credits toward graduation.
