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Sociology (SOC)
Major: A minimum of nine course credits, including eight in Sociology, which include SOC 101, 387, 398; a minimum of two courses in one of the three subfields, and a minimum of one course in each of the other subfields; and one statistics course (INT 201, 211, or MAT 347-348). The three subfields are: Hierarchy and Inequality (SOC 248, 343, 348, 376); Social Organization and Social Control (SOC 255, 313, 337, 362, 363); Socialization, the Life Course, and Small Group Behavior (SOC 273, 334, 361).
Students planning to attend graduate school are encouraged to include an individual research project (SOC 290/390 or 485) in their major. Students planning careers in human services are encouraged to include an internship (SOC 280/380) in their major. One course credit in individualized research (SOC 290/390 or 485) or one course credit in internship (SOC 280/380) may count toward the major. Not more than two 200-level courses may be counted toward the minimum eight course Sociology requirement. Majors are urged to take courses from outside Sociology to support work done in the chosen subfield.
Note: Students may not combine a major in Sociology with the joint major in Sociology and Anthropology.
Teaching Major: Same as above. In addition to the foregoing requirements, prospective teachers must also apply for admission to the Teacher Education Program (preferably at the start of their sophomore year) and complete a second major in Secondary Education described under Education.
Second Teaching Area in Sociology: The following program in conjunction with a teaching major in Anthropology (interdisciplinary major), Economics and Business, History, Politics, or Psychology will enable the student to apply for licensure to teach both the major subject and Sociology: four course credits in Sociology approved by the chair of the Department.
Note: Interdisciplinary majors and B.S.S. programs may be developed involving sociology and other disciplines, especially anthropology, psychology, economics, history, politics, and ethnic studies. Students preparing for graduate study should include SOC 334 in their programs. See also Social Work/Human Services.
Minor: A minimum of six course credits in Sociology which include SOC 101, 387, 398, and one course selected from each of the three subfields (Hierarchy and Inequality; Social Organization and Social Control; and Socialization, the Life Course, and Small Group Behavior). SOC 280/380, 290/390, and 485 may not be counted toward the minor. SOC 411 is not open to Sociology minors. Note: The Sociology minor is not available to students with a Sociology/Anthropology major.
101. Introductory Sociology
Social analysis, considering the nature of the field of sociology, its perspective, major concepts, and the methods used in sociological research, within the context of several of the broad areas of sociological interest: institutions, inequality, social change. Not open to seniors without permission of the instructor. (Social Science)
248. Contemporary Native Americans
Distinctive aspects of Native American tribes and analysis of the ways in which contemporary tribal cultures are formed by and are formative of the larger American social structure. Goals of current tribal activism, nature of tribal self-determination, and comparison of treaty rights and civil rights. Prerequisite: SOC 101. (Social Science) OLSON [Hierarchy]
255. Media and the Public Mind
An examination of the role and underlying organization of the broadcast,
print, and electronic media and their role in shaping perceptions,
ideologies, and behavior. Special emphasis given to the news,
advertising, new information technologies, and the political economy of
the media. Prerequisite: SOC 101. (Social Science)
PETERSON [Organization]
256 through 260. Topics in Sociology
Selected topics of current interest in sociology. (Social Science)
273. Families in Social Context
The family in the United States as an institution and social system,
including consideration of families in historical perspective, class and
ethnic variations in family life, and contemporary problems and
directions of change. Prerequisite: SOC 101. (Social
Science) CARLSON [Small Group]
280/380. Internship: see Courses 280/380.
290/390. Individual Project: see Courses 290/390.
313. Urban Community
Selected
aspects of an urban setting: social processes of neighborhoods, spatial
processes of the built environment, and political processes of
development and change. Prerequisite: SOC 101. (Social Science)
PETERSON [Organization]
334. Individual and Society
Classic and contemporary sociological issues concerning the relationship
between the individual and society such as self and identity, conformity
and obedience, and attitudes and attitude change. Specific topics may
vary from year to year. Prerequisites: two courses in Sociology. Alternate years. (Social Science) CARLSON [Small Group]
337. Work and Organizations
Structure of work and organizations in contemporary societies, with an
emphasis on economic organizations. Major theories of organization and
work and their historical development, formal and informal organization,
the redesign of work and organization, and the future of work.
Prerequisite: SOC 101. Alternate years. (Social Science)
PETERSON [Organization]
343. Women and Society
Roles of
women in the context of societal development: contemporary position of women,
historical processes leading to that position, and relationships of
women to major societal institutions. Prerequisite: SOC
101. Alternate years. (Social Science) OLSON
[Hierarchy]
348. Race and Ethnic Relations
Various theoretical perspectives on race and ethnic relations, focusing
on the United States. Topics include immigration policy, civil rights
and social change, treaty rights and assimilation, prejudice and
discrimination, cultural pluralism and ethnic conflict. Prerequisite:
SOC 101 or EST 123. (Social Science)
[4]OLSON [Hierarchy]
356 through 360. Advanced Topics in
Sociology
Selected topics of current interest in sociology.
Prerequisite: SOC 101. (Social Science)
361. Crime and Deviance
Criminal
and non-criminal deviance from the sociological perspective, considering
the social causes of and societal reaction to deviant behavior.
Prerequisite: SOC 101. Alternate years. (Social Science)
CARLSON [Small Group]
362. Criminal Justice
Analysis
of the criminal justice system in the U.S., including consideration of
the police, the courts, and correctional institutions. Focus on
contemporary problems and reform movements. Prerequisite: SOC
101. Alternate years. (Social Science)
CARLSON [Organization]
363. Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Examination of the development of the juvenile justice system, patterns of
delinquent behavior, and the current organization and functioning of the
juvenile justice system in the United States. Prerequisite:
SOC 101. Alternate years. (Social Science)
CARLSON [Organization]
376. Civil Rights and Western
Racism
Examination of the modern Civil Rights Movement.
Consideration of the manifestation of this movement as social protest,
legal action, and court-sponsored social change, and of the historical
factors involved in emergence of this movement. Prerequisite: SOC
101. Alternate years. (Social Science) OLSON
[Hierarchy]
387. Research Design and Data Analysis
Basic methods in sociological research, including an examination and evaluation of specific research procedures and basic statistics. Prerequisites: two courses in Sociology, including SOC 101, and one statistics course (INT 201, 211, or MAT 347-348). (Social Science) PETERSON
398. Sociological Theory
Classical theories of social structure and social systems, focused on the works of Marx, Durkheim, and Weber. Prerequisites: SOC 101 and one 300-level Sociology course. (Social Science) OLSON
411. Social Problems and Policy
Examination through individual research of some current social issues
and their relationship to public policy. Open only to senior
Sociology majors. Discontinued after 1998/99 academic year.
485. Readings/Research in Sociology
(1/2-1)
Student-designed individual research in
selected areas. May be repeated for credit; however, no more than one
term of 485 may be counted toward the Sociology major or the
Sociology/Anthropology major. Prerequisites: SOC 101 and one
other course in Sociology. (OP)
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