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SOC 3350 - Sociology of Health and Illness 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course examines the sociological dimensions of health and illness - how health issues are culturally framed; the impact of social position including race, class, and gender; and the social organization and power dynamics of health and healthcare institutions.
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SOC 3360 - Sociology of Drugs and Addiction 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the sociological causes and consequences of drug addiction within historical, cultural, and social contexts. Assesses public policy approaches, treatment and social control. Prer., SOC 1110.
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SOC 3400 - Criminology 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A basic survey course in criminology. The nature and development of law, theories of causation, empirical studies, crime, delinquency, courts, police, and corrections are studied. Approach is multidisciplinary. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Meets with WEST 3470.
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SOC 3405 - Criminology: Service Learning Component 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
This service-learning component is taken in conjunction with SOC 3400, Criminology. The student must volunteer as an intern in a community organization related to the substantive content of SOC 3400. Coreq., SOC 3400.
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SOC 3410 - Sociology of Law 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Emphasis is on the sociology of law, and the influence of the media on perceptions of the legal system. The criminal justice system is analyzed principally from the sociological viewpoint. Prer., Freshman Writing ENGL 1310.
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SOC 3490 - Youth Gangs 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A sociological examination of youth gangs. Factors related to formation and maintenance of youth deviant culture in different historical periods. The social construction of gangs, gang resistance to social control, and criminalization of youth of color. Structural, community and neighborhood influences. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Meets with WEST 3490.
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SOC 3495 - Youth Gangs: Service Learning Component 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
This service-learning component is taken in conjunction with SOC 3490, Youth Gangs. The student must volunteer as an intern in a community organization related to the substantive content of SOC 3490. Coreq., SOC 3490.
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SOC 3570 - Field Experience in Sociology 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Opportunity to obtain academic credit for directed learning in an ongoing social organization. The experience may be paid or volunteer. It is the principle responsibility of the student to obtain access to an appropriate placement. One hour of credit may be earned for each three hours a week of experience, up to a maximum of three credit hours. Meets with WEST 3660. Prer., SOC 1110.
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SOC 3600 - Social Psychology 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A survey of the filed of social psychology, with an emphasis on socialization, relationships, self-concept, and identity. Prer., SOC 1110 or consent of instructor.
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SOC 3610 - Gender and Society 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the social construction of gendered difference and the consequences of that difference for individuals, relationships, social institutions, and society in general. The course emphasizes critical analysis and encourages personal contribution. Approved for LAS Social Science area requirement. Prer., 6 hours of Sociology or consent of instructor.
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SOC 3640 - Sociology of Popular Culture 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Survey of critical approaches to leisure popular culture. Specific topics may include advertising, television, music, sport, subcultures and the body in popular culture. Prer., SOC 1110.
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SOC 4010 - Special Topics in Sociology 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Offered to allow intensive study in a specific area on a “Demand” basis. Meets with SOC 5010.
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SOC 4040 - Sociology of Gender and Sexuality 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines historical and contemporary theories of gender and sexuality; the course is structured around questions which consider the relationship between masculinities/femininities, ideologies of the family, and the politics of sexuality. Prer., SOC 2250 or SOC 3610 or WEST 2010. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Meets with WEST 4040.
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SOC 4080 - Men and Masculinities 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This class undertakes a critical exploration of men and masculinities, exploring men as gendered beings. It explores manhood as a social construct, both historically and cross-culturally, and provides an overview of theories of male gender role development as well as a variety of topics including power and patriarchy; race, class and sexuality; men in families; work; violence; health; friendship and intimacy; men’s movements; and the growing field of men’s studies. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Prer., SOC 1110. Meets with WEST 4080.
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SOC 4090 - Research Practicum 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Practical experience in application and principles of research design and data processing to a social research problem selected by instructor. Prer., SOC 5070 or consent of instructor.
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SOC 4110 - Sociology of Homelessness 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the social, political, and economic dimensions of homelessness. Emphasis on the extent, nature and causes of, and societal responses to, homelessness. The course is grounded in a service-learning format, which involves working with homeless service and advocacy organizations. Prer., SOC 1110 or consent of instructor. Meets with SOC 5110.
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SOC 4115 - Sociology of Homelessness: Service Learning Component 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
This service-learning component is taken in conjunction with SOC 4110, Sociology of Homelessness. The student must volunteer as an intern in a community organization related to the substantive content of SOC 4110. Coreq., SOC 4110.
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SOC 4120 - Body, Culture, and Power 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduces the sociological study of the human body and how the body is socially constructed based on culturally relevant norms. Examines the connection between mind and body, interrogates identity and appearance norms, and examines the various body politics perpetuated in American society. Prer., 9 hours of sociology or consent of instructor.
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SOC 4150 - Social Theory II 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explicit focus on contemporary social theory and the sociology of knowledge, with special attention to the proposed nature of the relationship between knowledge and reality. Prer., SOC 3150.
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SOC 4170 - Advanced Statistics and Methods 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Designed to provide student competence in the appropriate use and interpretation of statistical techniques through multivariate analysis. Advanced research methodology is also introduced. Instruction in the use and application of the SPSS computer program package is stressed. Includes practice in assessing and analyzing large scale databases. Prer., SOC 3170. Meets with SOC 5170.
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SOC 4180 - Community Organization and Analysis 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Study of community variables; economic, cultural, political and social. Comparative analysis of race, class, gender, and ethnicity in community settings and review of a range of research methods. Prer., Upper division social science major.
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SOC 4190 - Deviant Behavior 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An examination of the definition, nature, perspectives and theories, consequences, and social control of deviant behavior. Various forms of problematic deviant behavior will be examined such as drug abuse, alcoholism, mental illness, suicide, and crime. Prer., SOC 1110 or consent of instructor.
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SOC 4195 - Deviant Behavior: Service Learning Component 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
This service-learning component is taken in conjunction with SOC 4190, Deviant Behavior. The student must volunteer as an intern in a community organization related to the substantive content of SOC 4190. Coreq., SOC 4190.
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SOC 4200 - Sociology of Poverty 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Consideration of structural origins of poverty; the underclass and the dual economy. Analysis and evaluation of consequences of poverty, especially in relation to family, children, and career. Review of antipoverty programs. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Meets with WEST 4200.
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SOC 4205 - Sociology of Poverty: Service Learning Component 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
This service-learning component is taken in conjunction with SOC 4200, Sociology of Poverty. The student must volunteer as an intern in a community organization related to the substantive content of SOC 4200. Coreq., SOC 4200.
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SOC 4210 - Social Services and Welfare Reform 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Provides a sociological examination of the transformation of social welfare within both the United States and other industrialized nations. Emphasis is placed on the structural forces producing welfare reform, the strategies employed to achieve it, and the differential impact of this reform by race and gender. Open only to junior/senior/grad level. Prer., SOC 1110 and another 3-hour Soc class. Meets with SOC 5210.
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SOC 4215 - Social Services and Welfare Reform: Service Learning Component 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
This service-learning component is taken in conjunction with SOC 4210, Social Services and Welfare Reform. The student must volunteer as an intern in a community organization related to the substantive content of SOC 4210. Coreq., SOC 4210.
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SOC 4220 - Sustainable Urban Development 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Study of theories and practical applications of sustainable urban development at the local, regional, national, and international levels. Focuses on the sociological dimensions of urban sustainability including social, racial and regional inequalities, power structures, and ideology. Course emphasizes fieldwork and collaborative learning in local settings. Prer., Consent of instructor. Meets with SOC 5220.
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SOC 4225 - Sustainable Urban Development: Service Learning Component 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
This service-learning component is taken in conjunction with SOC 4220, Sustainable Urban Development. The student must volunteer as an intern in a community organization related to the substantive content of SOC 4220. Coreq., SOC 4220.
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SOC 4230 - Foundations of Disability Studies 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A survey of the interdisciplinary field of disability studies. Course will cover: key concepts in disability studies, the history of people with disabilities, media representations of people with disabilities, bioethical issues involving people with disabilities, and disability culture. Prer., Junior/Senior or Consent of Instructor. Meets with SOC 5230.
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SOC 4240 - Sociology of Dis/Ability 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Assumes a sociological perspective to critically deconstruct traditional and medical interpretations of the meaning of disability. Focuses on the historical and cultural conditions that have produced the condition of disability and how disability intersects with gender, race, class, and sexuality. Approved for LAS cultural diversity requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Prer., 9 hours of sociology or consent of instructor. Meets with SOC 5240.
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SOC 4245 - Sociology of Dis/Ability: Service Learning Component 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
This service-learning component is taken in conjunction with SOC 4240, Sociology of Dis/Ability. The student must volunteer as an intern in a community organization related to the substantive content of SOC 4240. Coreq., SOC 4240.
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SOC 4250 - Sociology of the Environment 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines how local and global environmental issues intersect with social dynamics of global inequality, poverty, gender, race and religion. Students explore how social activism empowers individuals to fight against corporate and governmental institutional processes affecting the environment. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Sustainability.
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SOC 4290 - Sport, Film, and Society 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course takes a sociological and intersectional approach to sport film. We will watch films to understand how sports and athletes have been imagined in popular culture. Themes will include representation of race, class, gender, and sexuality; authoritarianism versus egalitarianism; and sportsmanship versus commercialism. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity area requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Prer., SOC 1110.
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SOC 4300 - Sociology of Sport 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Advanced analysis of sport from a sociological perspective. This course studies sport as social phenomena, structural relations, and a field of experience that has developed over time. Theoretical perspectives include Marxism, critical race theory, feminist theory, post-structuralism, and figuration theory. Prer., 9 hours of sociology or consent of instructor. Meets with SL 5000, SOC 5300 and WEST 4300.
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SOC 4310 - Class, Stratification and Power 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Critical analysis of the theories and research on socioeconomic class and the reproduction of privilege, with a focus on the American class system. Addresses the prevailing cultural ideologies surrounding class as well as the ways in which class intersects with race, gender and sexuality. Prer., 9 hours of Sociology or consent of instructor. Meets with SOC 5310 and WEST 4310.
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SOC 4320 - Religion in Society 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examination of religion as a social and cultural institution; impacts for communities and for society; shaping of religious identities, values, and practices; the role of religion in social control, social conflicts, and social change. Meets with SOC 5330. Prer., 6 hours of Sociology or consent of instructor.
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SOC 4330 - Sociology of Education 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Analysis of the school as a social organization. Among the topics considered are power and control in the school; classroom organization and procedures and their relation to learning and personality development in children; role of educators; and reciprocal relations of school and community. Prer., 9 Hours of Sociology.
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SOC 4380 - Globalization and Development 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Analyzes societies and cultures in light of increasing global interdependency. Studies the interaction between local and global levels in the development process and impacts on areas such as economic organization, technology, environments, political systems, transnational organizations, and everyday life. Comparison of alternative responses to globalization and development. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Sustainability; Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Meets with SOC 5380 and WEST 4380.
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SOC 4385 - Globalization and Development: Service Learning Component 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
This service-learning component is taken in conjunction with SOC 4380, Globalization and Development. The student must volunteer as an intern in a community organization related to the substantive content of SOC 4380. Coreq., SOC 4380.
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SOC 4390 - Diversity Issues 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the impact that categories of difference have on our lives, the nature of discrimination in society, and how systems of inequality and oppression are maintained and perpetuated. Solutions for a more equitable world are identified. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Meets with SOC 5390 and WEST 4390.
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SOC 4400 - Contemporary Social Movements 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examination of the impact of social movements on the political, social and cultural practices of contemporary society. The course includes a brief review of the ‘movement politics’ of the 1960’s, contrasts these to the labor movement and other historical predecessors, with major attention devoted to the infusion of social movement practices and technology into the ‘mainstream’ structures of power and organization. Prer., SOC 1110 or SOC 2500.
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SOC 4430 - Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Public welfare services including problems involved in reconstructing personalities and improving relationships between them; the scope of social case work; and social worker as visiting teacher, family case worker, and investigator in other fields. Prer., Upper division social science major. Meets with SOC 5430.
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SOC 4450 - Global Field Experience in Sociology 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Students develop sociological and interdisciplinary competencies through travel, academic assignments and structured field experience in globalized communities. Alternating topics/locations emphasize how academic knowledge informs real-world endeavors. Includes additional non-tuition costs. May be repeated once with different topic or location. Meets with SOC 5450.
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SOC 4460 - Field Studies in Sociology 1 Credits (Minimum) 6 Credits (Maximum)
Field based investigation of specific aspects of society, communities or social contexts. Topic and credit vary. Prer., Consent of instructor.
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SOC 4470 - Intersections of Privilege 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Hybrid/travel course built around the White Privilege Conference, designed to provide foundational knowledge; extend and maximize learning; provide an opportunity to connect the WPC experience with research and best practices in the field; and to apply knowledge gained there. Meets with WEST 2470/4470.
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SOC 4490 - Sociology Internship 3 Credits (Minimum) 6 Credits (Maximum)
Students will be involved in community and organizational settings where they will gain practical work and networking experience. They will apply critical analysis, social theory, and research methods to their sites for their academic component. Prer., Junior or Senior standing, consent of instructor required.
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SOC 4510 - Community Development Field Work 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Students will be involved in community settings and learn to identify issues in terms of causes and develop proposals of action that might enhance community organization and structure. Pass/Fail only.
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SOC 4520 - Sociology of Corrections and Rehabilitation 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Reviews programs demonstrated as effective in reducing criminal and delinquent behavior. Examines social, psychological and behavioral problems that influence intervention within custodial settings in comparison to community based alternatives.
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SOC 4560 - Internship in Applied Sociology 3 Credits (Minimum) 6 Credits (Maximum)
Participate in supervised activities in a structured program to facilitate learning in conjunction with concurrent cognate course. One hour class time per week plus 3 hours internship for each one hour of credit. Prer., Sociology majors only, consent of instructor. Meets with SOC 5560.
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SOC 4570 - Gamification, Simulation, and Society 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Critically explores the lessons video games offer as a roadmap for changing human behavior and social reality. Broadly explains the benefits and detriments of using gamification to make everyday life more interesting, meaningful, and engaging. Prer., SOC 1110 or consent of instructor. Meets with SOC 5570.
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SOC 4600 - Critical Analysis of Capitalism 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course focuses on the global operation of capitalism as an economic and social system. Since capitalism is a global phenomenon and this class centrally focuses on capitalism, especially a highly globalized stage of “neoliberal capitalism,” the entire focus of the course is on global awareness. So while much of the class focuses on the Unites States because it is currently the world’s leading political and economic power, it constantly looks at the global flows of capital and how the logic of capital unfolds throughout the world. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement. Prer., SOC 1110, SOC 3150, or SOC 3250.
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SOC 4620 - Sociology of Aging 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examination of the aging process in American society. Focus on development from late adolescence through old age and death. Meets with GRNT 4620.
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SOC 4630 - Social Self and Identity 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Focus on processes through which we develop a concept of who we are and how we are socially connected with others; examine connections between social and cultural context and how we identify ourselves and other people and make identity claims in relationships.
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SOC 4650 - Sociology of Mental Illness 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A study of the nature, history, perspective and theories, and social control of mental illness. Societal factors related to the prevalence and labeling of mental illness, prepatient and mental hospital patient experiences, contemporary mental health facilities and public policies will be examined. Prer., SOC 1110 or consent of instructor. Meets with SOC 5650.
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SOC 4660 - Sociology of Medicine 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explores the social and cultural construction of medicine, medical practice, and disease across diverse cultures. Focuses on the medical systems of the the U.S. and other countries. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirements: Sustainability; Inclusiveness. Prer., SOC 1110 or 6 credits of sociology coursework.
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SOC 4670 - Sociology of Death and Dying 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Study of mortality, who dies and how, the experience of dying, and ethical and political issues related to life and death. Also includes study of the hospice ideal, social and cultural norms regarding death, and the disruption of interpersonal relationships.
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SOC 4680 - Inequality USA 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
This course identifies how inequality is defined, measured, studied, and understood by geographers. Students will analyze quantitative and qualitative data sources to explain inequality in the U.S., and will conduct research identifying spaces of inequality in Colorado Springs. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity requirement. Meets with SOC 5680, WEST 4680, GES 4680, GES 5680.
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SOC 4700 - Global Feminisms 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Identifies broad trends and changes in feminist interpretations and approaches to sexual politics, race, migration, religion, geopolitics, and globalization. A global look at women’s oppression and strategies of resisting subordination through various transnational feminist praxis, theory, and case studies. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirements: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity); Explore-Society, Health and Behavior. Meets with SOC 5700 and WEST 4700. Prer., SOC 1110 or instructor permission.
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SOC 4920 - Spiked: Spike Lee’s Cinema 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course analyzes ways in which social identities are represented in American film, particularly through the cinematic lenses of director, producer, actor, and activist Spike Lee. Although this course will focus particularly on the interosculating representations presented by Lee, we will also contextualize his representations as elements of greater American filmic narratives around race, class, sexuality, and so forth gleaned from a variety of perspectives. Approved for LAS Humanities area and Cultural Diversity requirements. Prer., WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010). Meets with WEST 4920, SOC 5920.
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SOC 4960 - Juvenile Delinquency 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Factors involved in delinquent behavior. Problems of adjustments of delinquents and factors in treatment and post-treatment and adjustment. Meets with SOC 5960 and WEST 4960. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity).
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SOC 4965 - Juvenile Delinquency: Service Learning Component 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
This service-learning component is taken in conjunction with SOC 4960, Juvenile Delinquency. The student must volunteer as an intern in a community organization related to the substantive content of SOC 4960. Coreq., SOC 4960.
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SOC 4980 - Capstone Preparatory 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
This course prepares students to complete a capstone research project in the subsequent semester. Students will: commit to specific research questions and methodological design, have one-on-one meetings with instructor for project feedback and approval, and complete all IRB requirements. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Summit. Prer., SOC 1110 and SOC 2120. Coreq., SOC 3150 and SOC 3170.
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SOC 4990 - The Sociology Capstone 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The sociology senior capstone course is designed for sociology majors as a tool to demonstrate their cumulative learning of sociological theory, research methods, and substantive concepts and topics in the discipline. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Summit. Prer., SOC 2120, SOC 3150, SOC 3170.
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SOC 5010 - Seminar: Special Topics in Sociology 1 Credits (Minimum) 12 Credits (Maximum)
Prer., Consent of instructor and graduate status.
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SOC 5020 - Proseminar: Social Statistics 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
An intensive introduction to basic and intermediate statistics for graduate students.
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SOC 5030 - Proseminar: Social Theory 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
An intensive study of social theory for selected students entering the graduate program.
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SOC 5040 - Sociology of Gender and Sexuality 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines historical and contemporary theories of gender and sexuality; the course is structured around questions which consider the relationship between masculinities/femininities, ideologies of the family, and the politics of sexuality. Open only to graduate students and unclassified students with a bachelors degree.
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SOC 5050 - Proseminar in Sociology 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Introduction to professional sociology for graduate students. Course will explore careers in sociology and discuss research, teaching, and publishing as the relationship between academics and applied work. Prer., Graduate student in Sociology.
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SOC 5070 - Research Methods 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Problems and procedures of research design and data analysis in social research. Topics covered include role of theory in research, hypothesis, testing, schedule construction, sampling, interviewing, scaling techniques, analysis procedures and report preparation. Prer., SOC 3170.
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SOC 5090 - Research Practicum 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Practical experience in application and principles of research design and data processing to a social research problem selected by the instructor. Prer., SOC 5070 or consent of instructor.
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SOC 5100 - Teaching Practicum: Graduate Student Instructor 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Practical experience in teaching undergraduate sociology. Assisting course instructor in the pedagogical process of course development, lecture delivery, discussion facilitation, and student assessment. Prer., Consent of instructor required.
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SOC 5110 - Sociology of Homelessness 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the social, political, and economic dimensions of homelessness. Emphasis on the extent, nature and causes of, and societal responses to, homelessness. The course is grounded in a service-learning format, which involves working with homeless service and advocacy organizations. Prer., Graduate standing. Meets with SOC 4110.
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SOC 5115 - Sociology of Homelessness: Service Learning Component 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
This service-learning component is taken in conjunction with SOC 5110, Sociology of Homelessness. The student must volunteer as an intern in a community organization related to the substantive content of SOC 5110. Coreq., SOC 5110.
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SOC 5150 - Social Theory I 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
A review of major sociological theorists of the 19th and 20th centuries. Will consider the major works of such pre-World War II writers as Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim and Max Weber and the post-war work of Foucault and others. Prer., Graduate students only or consent of instructor.
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SOC 5160 - Social Theory II 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explicit focus on continuing social theory and the sociology of knowledge, with special attention to the proposed nature of the relationship between knowledge and reality. Prer., SOC 3150.
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SOC 5170 - Advanced Statistics and Methods 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Designed to provide student competence in the appropriate use and interpretation of statistical techniques through multivariate analysis. Advanced research methodology is also introduced. Instruction in the use and application of the SPSS computer program package is stressed. Includes practice in assessing and analyzing large scale databases. Prer., SOC 3170. Meets with SOC 4170.
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SOC 5180 - Community Organizations and Analysis 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Study of community variables; economic, cultural, political and social. Comprehensive analysis of race, class, gender, and ethnicity in community settings and review of a range of research methods.
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SOC 5190 - Deviant Behavior 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An examination of the various perspectives, theories, and research on deviant behavior and its control.
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SOC 5200 - Program Evaluation 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Provides an introduction to program evaluation principles and methods. Surveys research designs and methodological techniques commonly used to evaluate social programs and policies. Considers the social and political context of program evaluation and the reporting of evaluation studies. Prer., Graduate status.
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SOC 5210 - Social Services and Welfare Reform 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Provides a sociological examination of the transformation of social welfare within both the United States and other industrialized nations. Emphasis is placed on the structural forces producing welfare reform, the strategies employed to achieve it, and the differential impact of this reform by race and gender. Open only to junior/senior/grad level. Prer., SOC 1110 and another 3-hour Soc. Meets with Soc 4210.
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SOC 5215 - Social Services and Welfare Reform - Service Learning Component 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
This service-learning component is taken in conjunction with SOC 5210 - Social Services and Welfare Reform. This component requires the student to volunteer as an intern in a community organization related to the substantive content of SOC 5210.
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SOC 5220 - Sustainable Urban Development 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Study of theories and practical applications of sustainable urban development at the local, regional, national, and international levels. Focuses on the sociological dimensions of urban sustainability including social, racial and regional inequalities, power structures, and ideology. Course emphasizes fieldwork and collaborative learning in local settings. Prer., Consent of instructor. Meets with SOC 4220.
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SOC 5225 - Sustainable Urban Development - Service Learning Component 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
This service-learning component is taken in conjunction with SOC 5220 - Sustainable Urban Development. This component requires the student to volunteer as an intern in a community organization related to the substantive content of SOC 5220.
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SOC 5230 - Foundations of Disability Studies 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course introduces graduate students to the interdisciplinary field of disability studies. It covers: key concepts in disability studies, the history of people with disabilities, media representations of people with disabilities, bioethical issues involving people with disabilities, and disability culture. Graduate students only. Meets with SOC 4230.
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SOC 5240 - Sociology of Dis/Ability 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Assumes a sociological perspective to critically deconstruct traditional and medical interpretations of the meaning of disability. Focuses on the historical and cultural conditions that have produced the condition of disability and how disability intersects with gender, race, class, and sexuality. Prer., Open only to graduate students and unclassified students with a bachelor’s degree. Class meets with SOC 4240.
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SOC 5260 - Urban Sociology 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Intensive examination of the social and cultural organization of the urban complex. History, contemporary growth, and future of the city are major perspectives; cross-cultural aspects of urban development also are emphasized.
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SOC 5270 - Native Communities 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Integrates theories of race and ethnicity with international development models to frame historic and contemporary challenges to indigenous sovereignty. Public policy and social structural opportunities and limitations are examined for their impact on cultural survival and access to resources. Prer., Graduate students only.
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SOC 5300 - Sociology of Sport 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Advanced analysis of sport from a sociological perspective. This course studies sport as social phenomena, structural relations, and a field of experience that has developed over time. Theoretical perspectives include Marxism, critical race theory, feminist theory, post-structuralism, and figuration theory. Prer., 9 hours of sociology and Graduate students only, or consent of instructor. Meets with SL 5000, SOC 4300 and SLWEST 4300.
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SOC 5310 - Seminar: Class, Stratification and Power 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Critical analysis of the theories and research on socioeconomic class and the reproduction of privilege, with a focus on the American class system. Addresses the prevailing cultural ideologies surrounding class as well as the ways in which class intersects with race, gender and sexuality. Prer., Open only to graduate students and unclassified students with a bachelor’s degree. Meets with SOC 4310 and WEST 4310.
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SOC 5320 - African-American Family. 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A sociological examination of the shifts occurring in African-American relationship formation and family formation strategies, with special emphasis on the impact of class, gender, sexuality, and their intersections. Emphasizes both the historical and contemporary theoretical explanations. Prer., Graduate students only.
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SOC 5330 - Sociology of Religion 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examination of religion as a social and cultural institution; impacts for communities and for society; shaping of religious identities, values, and practices; the role of religion in social control, social conflicts, and social change. Open to Graduate students and Unclassified students with Bachelor’s Degree. Meets with SOC 4320.
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SOC 5350 - Critical Analysis of Popular Culture 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to a wide range of theoretical, analytical and methodological tools for interrogating media texts. Students will critically analyze an array of media texts from film and television, to music and comic books, through a variety of prisms: rhetorical, feminist, semiotic, ideological, historical, textual, cultural, and more. Grad only or instructor consent. Meets with COMM 4350 and COMM 6350.
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SOC 5360 - Sociology of Culture 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Advanced analysis of major themes and questions in the sociology of culture. Includes study of the production of culture, effects of culture on society, how culture stratifies, and culture as national difference. Prer., Graduate standing; undergraduates with permission of instructor.
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SOC 5370 - Sociology of Media and Popular Culture 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course draws on cultural theory and history to explore the interdisciplinary field of media studies from a critical sociological perspective. The ultimate goal of the course is to critically interrogate a large part of students’ lives that is typically taken for granted. Meets with COMM 5370.
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SOC 5380 - Globalization and Development 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Analyzes the evolution of global interdependency. Studies the interaction between local and global levels in the development process and impacts on economic, cultural, technological, environmental, ideological and political systems. Discusses transnational organizations, global women’s agency, social justice movements, and human rights networks. Meets with SOC 4380.
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SOC 5390 - Diversity Issues 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the impact that categories of difference have on our lives, the nature of discrimination in society, and how systems of inequality and oppression are maintained and perpetuated. Finally, solutions for a more equitable world are identified. Meets with SOC 4390.
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SOC 5400 - Social Psychology. 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Sociological approaches in the study of the self, role theory, persons in situations, identifications, socialization, and other characteristics of persons in society. Studies of group processes bearing upon personality processes.
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SOC 5450 - Global Field Experience in Sociology 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Students develop sociological and interdisciplinary competencies through travel, academic assignments and structured field experience in globalized communities. Alternating topics/locations emphasize how academic knowledge informs real-world endeavors. Includes additional non-tuition costs. May be repeated once with different topic or location. Meets with SOC 4450.
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SOC 5460 - Field Studies in Sociology 1 Credits (Minimum) 6 Credits (Maximum)
Field based investigation of specific aspects of society, communities or social contexts. Topic and credit vary. Prer., Consent of instructor.
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