300
A systematic and in-depth review of criminal justice in America from a sociological perspective. Course evaluates the historical development of policing, the judiciary, and corrections, and examines the culture and organizations of criminal justice institutions. Significant attention is paid to examining public policy issues in criminal justice.
3
Prerequisites
SOC 101
This course considers issues of human diversity focusing on cultural pluralism and race and ethnic relations. Students will explore concepts of privilege, oppression, prejudice, and discrimination in the context of U.S. communities and human service professions and learn strategies for dismantling oppression and promoting socially just practices. Other dimensions of diversity (e.g., gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, ability) are explored.
3
Prerequisites
SW 205 or permission of instructor.
Cross Listed Courses
SW 325
Examination of inequality in the distribution of wealth, power, and prestige. Focus will be on stratification within societies and on the nature, extent, and significance of inequality of wealth and power between societies.
3
Prerequisites
SOC 101
This course examines race and ethnic relations from a sociological perspective, with particular emphasis on social institutions such as employment, education, and criminal justice. Students will apply sociological theories and concepts to understand the contours of intergroup relations, contemporary issues, and the socio-political processes of social change in American society.
3
Prerequisites
SOC 101
Study of behavior which differs from cultural expectations. This course is concerned with social deviance and will consider the history of the concept of deviance, the legal aspects, social aspects, deviant subcultures, self images, social organization, causes of deviance, and strategies for response.
3
Prerequisites
SOC 101
Survey of how the American criminal justice system has been portrayed in cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. The course uses select films to underscore significant theoretical debates and policy developments in criminal justice.
3
Psychological behavior of an individual as a member of a group; the influence of culture and society on attitudes, personality, and behavior; the dynamics of group interaction.
3
Prerequisites
SOC 101
Cross Listed Courses
PSY 350
This course will engage psychological and sociological perspectives toward understanding sports and physical activity as both personal engagements and social phenomena. Topics will include sport-based youth development, mental health and physical activity, performance enhancement, and sport and social issues.
3
Prerequisites
SOC 101
Cross Listed Courses
PSY 353
This course will help students critically analyze biopsychosocial and cultural meanings of gender and body image, change (i.e., disability, illness, aging), and variations through interdisciplinary lenses. Students will explore the social construction of gender and the body as well as the consequences that differing meanings of “gender” and “body” can have on individuals in our society.
3
Prerequisites
SOC 101 or permission of instructor
Cross Listed Courses
SW 357
Criminology is the body of knowledge regarding delinquency and crime as social phenomena. Includes the development of a body of general and verified principles and of other types of knowledge regarding process of law, crime, and reaction to crime. Focus is on the adult offender.
3
Prerequisites
SOC 101
Comprehensive study of sociological theories from the late nineteenth century to the present; the relationship between theory and research. Required of majors in sociology.
3
Prerequisites
SOC 101;
SOC 214 or
SOC 215