SOCI 381 – Sociology of Sport
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SOCI-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Scientific study of sports to better understand how they are practiced and what those practices mean. Using various theoretical approaches, the focus will be on topics as they relate to sports such as: identity, ideology, children, gender, race and ethnicity, the media, economics, politics, […]
SOCI 375 – Sociology of Health & Medicine
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SOCI-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Trends and group differences in health and illness; theoretical perspectives on health; the sick role; seeking and using health services; patient-practitioner relationships; caregiving issues; social organization of healthcare systems; international and cultural differences; medicalization of chronic conditions; current issues and problems.
SOCI 352 – Rural Crime
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SOCI-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Examines critical issues related to crime in the rural context, including offending and victimization. Explores the types of crimes committed in rural areas, including those that are unique to this setting. Critiques criminological theories and their ability to explain rural crime. Analyzes the issues […]
SOCI 346 – Crime and Organizations
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SOCI-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Exploration of the types of crime committed within, by, and against organizations, characteristics of crime perpetrators, their activities, and impacts on society, as well as explanations for why these crimes exist and approaches used to combat these crimes.
SOCI 341 – Criminology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SOCI-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Examines how social structures and participation in social networks influence the likelihood and nature of criminal activities. Also examines how individuals and groups react to crime. Includes a critical review and application of theoretical explanations of crime and criminal behavior.
SOCI 339 – Sociological Theory
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SOCI-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Selective survey of major theorists and theoretical perspectives with emphasis upon their applications to contemporary research.
SOCI 331 – Environment, Power, & Opportunity
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SOCI-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: An introduction to the study of the relationship between human society and the physical environment, with an emphasis on the relationships among population growth, economic development, systems of inequality, and control and use of the natural environment. Local, regional, and global approaches will be […]
SOCI 303 – Quanititative Meth in Soc Research
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SOCI-201 MATH-134. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Introduction to basic statistical concepts; determining appropriate levels of measurement; calculating and interpreting descriptive statistics; calculating and interpreting inferential statistics including z-scores and confidence intervals; conducting hypothesis tests; determining associations between variables; regression and correlation analysis.
SOCI 302 – Methods of Sociology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SOCI-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Introduction to the principles and techniques of organizing, conducting, and interpreting sociological research; the appropriateness of particular methodologies for different kinds of research problems; emphasis on writing a research proposal.
SOCI 301 – Sociological Focus
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SOCI-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: In-depth study of one sociological subject emphasizing interpretations, methodologies, and relevant applications to contemporary society. May be taken twice for academic credit with departmental approval.
SOCI 201 – Principles of Sociology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Introduction to the concepts and methods of sociology. Investigation of socialization, group processes, social institutions, and social change.
HNRS 254HH – Spec Top:Soc, Psy & Lang of Advert
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Course topics may be interdisciplinary and cover innovative, non-traditional topics within the Social Sciences. May be taken for General Education credit as a Social Sciences elective. May be applied as elective credit in applicable major with permission of chair or dean.