SOCI 497A – Special Studies:Social Gerontology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description:
SOCI 500 – Contemporary Sociology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description:
SOCI 497X – Special Studies
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 1; Max: Description:
SOCI 425 – Sociological Theory
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description:
SOCI 390 – Methods of Sociology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description:
SOCI 387 – Death and Dying in Social Contexts
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SOCI-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: An overview of the perspectives on death in different cultures, social influences on those perspectives, death in relation to modern health care systems and related ethical issues, models of grief and its expression, last rites, consequences for survivors, suicide, contemporary risks of death.
SOCI 388 – Disaters and Extreme Events
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SOCI-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Types of disasters and extreme events; stages in the disaster process; theories and methods used to study disasters; how disaster vulnerability and resilience varies across social and demographic groups; how social institutions respond to disasters; disaster prevention and mitigation efforts.
SOCI 389 – Sociology of Religion
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SOCI-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Examines the role of religion in developing, transforming, and redefining the social world. Topics explored in this course include the origin of religious life and its implications for the individual and society, the utility of religion for promoting social change, trends in religious practice, […]
SOCI 384 – Sociology of Education
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SOCI-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course examines the structure and operation of the education system, primarily in the United States. Several issues will be addressed including: theoretical perspectives on education’s role in society; how schools interact with other social institutions, such as the family, economy, politics, and religion; […]
SOCI 385 – Regional Sociology: American South
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. Credit cannot be […]
SOCI 381HH – Sociology of Sports-Honors
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: