Sociology (SOCI)

SOCI807
Strategies of Social Research: Qualitative MethodsCrosslisted with SOCI 407

Description: Systematic review and application of qualitative research methods, including participant observation, unstructured interviewing, audiovisual techniques and personal document analysis; data collection and interpretation emphasized as well as different theoretical assumptions underlying their various approaches.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI811
Sociology of SexualitiesCrosslisted with SOCI 411

Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing

Requires advanced permission before registering for the course.

Description: Examination of theoretical and empirical approaches to sexual identities, differences, practices and desires. Focus on power, social control and morality.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI812
Religion, Gender, and SexualityCrosslisted with SOCI 412, WMNS 412, WMNS 812

Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing

Description: Examination of how religion is used to shape, maintain, and transform gender and sexuality in the U.S. and beyond. Focus on the intersection of religion, gender, and sexuality from a feminist/queer theoretical perspective.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI830
Advanced Social Network AnalysisCrosslisted with SOCI 430

Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing

Description: Introduction to the theoretical, methodological and substantive underpinnings of social network analysis. Focuses on the theoretical/conceptual ideas at the heart of the network approach, how to analyze and interpret network data, and how to apply network ideas and methods to social problems.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI835
Mass CommunicationCrosslisted with SOCI 435

Prerequisites: 9 hours of SOCI, or Senior standing.

Description: Analysis of the structure and effects of the media of mass communication.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI842
Personality and Social StructureCrosslisted with SOCI 442

Prerequisites: 9 hours of SOCI, or Senior standing.

Description: Personality and the sociocultural environment.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI843
Sociology of Mental HealthCrosslisted with SOCI 443

Prerequisites: 9 hours of SOCI, or Senior standing.

Description: Social origins of mental health and illness; social distribution of mental health by race, class, and gender; social construction of mental health; mental health care systems.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI844
Population DynamicsCrosslisted with SOCI 444

Prerequisites: 9 hours of SOCI, or Senior standing.

Description: Historical and cross-cultural approach to population issues by linking changes in fertility and mortality to social institutions. Focuses on the link between population processes and such issues as gender roles, the role of the family, the Third World, and poverty and inequality.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI849
Perspectives on FamiliesCrosslisted with SOCI 449

Prerequisites: 9 hours of SOCI, or Senior standing.

Description: Sociological perspectives on marriage and different family types. Focuses on formation and organization of families, and issues confronting families. Emphasizes contemporary research and theory.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI852
Sociology of ReligionCrosslisted with SOCI 452

Prerequisites: 9 hours of SOCI, or Senior standing.

Description: Consideration of sources and nature of religion, drawing on contributions of anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists, and others. Emphasis on interaction of religion and society.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI854
Physical Health DisparitiesCrosslisted with SOCI 454, ETHN 454

Prerequisites: 9 hours of SOCI, or Senior standing.

Description: Contribution of social inequality to health outcomes; Intersection of individual and social factors through which racial, economic, and gender differences in health emerge.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI855
History of Sociological TheoryCrosslisted with SOCI 455

Prerequisites: 9 hours of SOCI, or Senior standing.

Description: Survey of the nineteenth- and early twentieth-century writers whose ideas have had a strong impact on the development of contemporary sociology and sociological theories. Emphasis on the work of such persons as Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, George Herbert Mead, and Georg Simmel.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI860
Education and SocietyCrosslisted with SOCI 460

Prerequisites: 9 hours of SOCI, or Senior standing.

Description: Analysis of education as a social institution and its relationship to other institutions, e.g., economy, polity, religion, and the family. Emphasizes the role of the educational institution as an agent of stability and change. Emphasis on research and policy evaluation.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI862
Basic Regression Analysis

Description: The logic and techniques of sociological data analysis: use statistical software to run linear regression analyses and assess violations of regression assumption; the development of theoretically driven models; and the interpretation of results from linear regression analyses.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI863
Advanced Social Research Methods

Description: The logic and design of sociological research: the nature of science and logic of social inquiry; epistemic relations; design of research problems; data collection techniques and sampling.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$10

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI864
Sociological Theory

Description: The conceptual structures of selected theorists and of the basis of theory construction and testing.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI865
Survey Design and AnalysisCrosslisted with SOCI 465

Prerequisites: Junior or Senior Standing, or Sociology Major

Description: Basic issues related to the design and analysis of sample surveys. The basics of questionnaire construction, sampling, data collection, analysis and data presentation.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI867
Advanced Regression Analysis

Description: Multiple linear regression analysis (extending the analytic framework) to include non-normal and limited dependent variables with a focus on sociological problems and statistical software applications.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI871
Human Sexuality and SocietyCrosslisted with CYAF 471, EDPS 471, PSYC 471, SOCI 471, CYAF 871, EDPS 871, PSYC 871

Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing

Open to advanced students planning careers in the professions in which knowledge of human behavior and society is important (e.g., helping professions, medicine, law, ministry, education, etc.).

Description: Interdisciplinary approach to the study of human sexuality in terms of the psychological, social, cultural, anthropological, legal, historical, and physical characteristics of individual sexuality and sex in society.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI874
Deviance and Social ControlCrosslisted with SOCI 474

Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing

Description: Explores conformity and deviance within and across social groups by examining theory and empirical research. It reviews current thinking on the nature (and sources) of social control that is exerted by group. Topics include: Socialization into the norms and narratives that define groups, benefits/disadvantages of group membership, and (threat of) sanctions, including exclusion from the group.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI880
Social Inequality: Stratification and Life ChancesCrosslisted with SOCI 480

Prerequisites: 9 hours of SOCI, or Senior standing.

Description: Structured inequalities, including social class, race/ethnicity, gender and age stratification. The intersections of these as institutionalized inequalities examined for their causes and effects on individuals and groups. Emphasis on the role of social power, economic resources and occupational structures in the nature of inequality and social mobility in the United States.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI881
Minority GroupsCrosslisted with ETHN 481, SOCI 481, ETHN 881

Prerequisites: 9 hours of SOCI, or Senior standing.

Description: Systematic examination of racial, ethnic, and other minority groups. History and present status of such groups, the origins of prejudice and discrimination, and the application of social science knowledge toward the elimination of minority group problems.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI882
Sociology of LeadershipCrosslisted with SOCI 482

Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing, or Sociology Major

Description: Sociological perspectives on leadership and its multiple dimensions related to individuals, group dynamics, social structures, and contextual factors.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI883
Political SociologyCrosslisted with SOCI 483

Prerequisites: 9 hours of SOCI, or Senior standing.

Description: Application of sociological analysis to the problem of power; power structures and elite formation as they relate to democratic society and political extremism.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI886
Sociology of GenderCrosslisted with SOCI 486, WMNS 486, WMNS 886

Prerequisites: 9 hours of SOCI, or Senior standing.

SOCI 200 is strongly recommended.

Description: Evaluation and application of scholarly theory and research on gender in societal context. The nature and effects of sex stratification, gendered culture, institutionalized sexism, feminist theory and sociology of knowledge.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI892
Special Topics in SociologyCrosslisted with SOCI 492

Description: Topics vary.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-6

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SOCI897
Fieldwork in Sociology

Prerequisites: Permission

Description: Opportunity to apply concepts and methods in field setting and to obtain experience that will be valuable preparation for professional assignments in research, policy analysis, and administration.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-6

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SOCI899
Masters Thesis

Prerequisites: Admission to masters degree program and permission of major adviser

Course details
Credit Hours:1-10
Max credits per semester:10
Max credits per degree:99
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-10

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SOCI901
Seminar in Sociological Theory

Prerequisites: Permission

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:9
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI902
Seminar in Research Methods

Prerequisites: Permission

Description: Advanced topics related to sampling error in surveys

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:9
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI903
Seminar in Health

Prerequisites: Permission

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:9
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI904
Seminar in Family

Prerequisites: Permission

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:9
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI905
Seminar in Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Prerequisites: Permission

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:9
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI906
Seminar in Race and Ethnicity

Prerequisites: Permission

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:9
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI907
Seminar in Sex and Gender

Prerequisites: Permission

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:9
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI947
Questionnaire DesignCrosslisted with PSYC 947

Description: Design of questionnaires for survey research and the theoretical and practical issues arising from them. Selection of appropriate measurement techniques for assessing opinions, past behaviors and events, and factual material.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI995
Seminar in Professional Development
Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Pass No-Pass

Credit Hours:1

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SOCI995A
Teaching
Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Pass No-Pass

Credit Hours:1

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SOCI995B
Graduate Study and Career Research
Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Pass No-Pass

Credit Hours:1

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SOCI995D
Publications Seminar
Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Pass No-Pass

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI996
Research Other Than Thesis

Prerequisites: Permission

Course details
Credit Hours:1-9
Max credits per semester:9
Max credits per degree:9
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-9

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SOCI998
Special Topics Seminar

Prerequisites: Permission

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:9
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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SOCI999
Doctoral Dissertation

Prerequisites: Admission to doctoral degree program and permission of supervisory committee chair

Course details
Credit Hours:1-24
Max credits per semester:24
Max credits per degree:99
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-24

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