SOC (R S) 601 Human Ecology 3(3,0)S See R S 801.
SOC 604 Sociological Theory 3(3,0) Survey of the development of sociological theory. Required of all sociology majors. Preq: SOC 201 and Junior standing or consent of instructor.
SOC 614 Policy and Social Change 3(3,0) Uses the sociological perspective to examine policy development, implementation, and evaluation in the public and private sectors. Specifically, focuses on values and ethics and the effects of social change efforts on the outcomes of policy formation, social planning and implementation. Preq: SOC 201 and Junior standing or consent of instructor.
SOC 633 Globalization and Social Change 3(3,0) Examination of the social and historical causes of development and underdevelopment in societies. Various sociological theories of development are reviewed. Selected countries are examined in an international context. Preq: SOC 201 and Junior standing or consent of instructor.
SOC 635 Leadership and Team Building 3(2,3) Introduction to leadership and the process of building effective teams. Examines various sociological perspectives on leadership and their role in developing and maintaining various types of groups. Students are actively involved in the educational process through experiential learning opportunities. Preq: SOC 201 and Junior standing or consent of instructor.
SOC 640 Leisure, the Mass Media, and Culture 3(3,0) Production and consumption of leisure activities in contemporary society; popular culture and the mass media as dominant leisure forms; social effects of leisure activities; relationship between work and leisure. Preq: SOC 201 and Junior standing or consent of instructor.
SOC 641 Sociology of Sport 3(3,0) Sport as a social phenomenon emphasizing leadership, discrimination, socialization, communication, conflict, and cooperation in sports; emerging social issues in contemporary sports. Preq: SOC 201 and Junior standing or consent of instructor.
SOC (R S) 659 The Community 3(3,0) See R S 659.
SOC 660 Race, Ethnicity, and Class 3(3,0) Investigation of sociological perspectives on race, ethnic relations, and social stratification. Analysis of the impact of social class on minority movements. Not open to students who have taken SOC 431. Preq: SOC 201 and Junior standing or consent of instructor.
SOC 663 Sociology of Parenting 3(3,0) Sociology of parenting, child rearing, parenting styles, and outcomes; social change and parenting; variations by sex, race, and class; cross-cultural comparisons; research-based with applied orientation. Preq: SOC 201, Junior standing.
SOC (R S) 671 Demography 3(3,0)F Demographic concepts, theory, and research methods for vital statistics, migration, and population distribution and projections. Collection and processing of demographic data and organization of demographic data systems. Preq: ANTH 201 or R S 301 or SOC 201.
SOC 680 Medical Sociology 3(3,0) Sociocultural factors in the etiology and treatment of physical illness; medical occupations and professions; organization of health-care delivery systems. Preq: SOC 201 and Junior standing or consent of instructor.
SOC 681 Aging and Death 3(3,0) Sociological orientation to aging populations focusing on the impact of health care, welfare, and retirement systems. Includes dying as a social phenomenon, suicide, euthanasia, funerals. Not open to students who have taken SOC 383. Preq: SOC 201 and Junior standing or consent of instructor.
SOC 684 Child Abuse and Treatment 3(3,0) Comprehensive examination of child abuse, neglect, and exploitation as major social problems; causes, effects, and prevalence of physical, sexual, and emotional maltreatment; definitional controversies; social policy and legal considerations; therapeutic approaches for children and their caretakers; child maltreatment and the judicial system. Preq: SOC 201 and Senior standing or consent of instructor.
SOC 693 Sociology of Corrections 3(3,0) Analysis of correctional alternatives. Topics include sentencing strategies and their impact, prison populations (male, female, and juvenile), inmate social structures, treatment and custody issues, community based alternatives (probation, parole, electronic monitoring, and work release), and correctional management issues. Preq: SOC 390 or consent of instructor.
SOC 694 Sociology of Organized Crimes 3(3,0) Examines the multifarious aspects of criminal organizations, namely their structure, methods, and networks. Specific topics may include white-collar crime and traditional, nontraditional, and transnational organized crime. Preq: SOC 201 or consent of instructor.
SOC 803 Survey Designs for Applied Social Research 4(3,2) F Survey research design principles, procedures, and techniques used in applied sociology; instrumentation; data collection, management, and interpretation. Preq: SOC 303 or equivalent.
SOC 805 Evaluation Research 3(3,0)S Research methods and techniques of computer-assisted data management and analyses used in evaluating policies, operation, organization, and effectiveness of social programs in the private and public sectors; microcomputer software packages available for these purposes. Preq: SOC 803.
SOC 807 Advanced Research Methods 3(3,0)S Advanced methods in social research; measuring techniques and data analysis strategies; practical experience in various phases of social research. Preq: SOC 803.
SOC 810 Theoretical Models in Applied Social Research 3(3,0)S Comparative analysis of theoretical models in sociology and their uses in applied research; uses of these models in research concerned with the processes of industrial and economic growth and development. Preq: SOC 404 or equivalent.
SOC 830 Human Systems Development: Organizations and Society 3(3,0)F Complex organizations such as human systems with primary focus on development and change, interorganizational relations and the influence of these structures on the community life. Preq: SOC 430 or equivalent.
SOC 836 Environmental Sociology 3(2,3) Introduction to environmental sociology; relationship among human behavior, society, and the environment; focuses on the natural rather than the built environment; U.S. and global issues.
SOC 891 Master's Thesis Research 1-12
SOC 892 Selected Topics in Sociology 3(3,0)N Current topics in applied sociology not covered in other graduate courses. May be repeated once for credit.
SOC 895 Field Experience 3-6SS Supervised full-time work experience in a public agency or private enterprise to gain planning, research, and policy experience. May not be repeated for credit. To be taken Pass/Fail only. Preq: 12 hours of 800-level coursework in sociology.
SOC 896 Independent Study 1-3(1-3,0) Individual readings or research in a topic area selected according to a student's interests or program needs. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits. To be taken Pass/Fail only. Preq: Approval of the director of graduate studies.