400
This course emphasizes a spatial approach to the study of social problems. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software, students will gain experience in making maps, obtaining data, and uncovering spatial patterns (e.g., "hot spots" of criminal activity or residential segregation) to inform public policy.
3
Prerequisites
SOC 214,
PSY 214, or
SW 214,
SOC 215 or
PSY 215 or permission of instructor.
The course explores the way gender is associated with violence as well as the roots and manifestations of gender-based violence. Particular attention will be paid to sexual assault, prostitution and domestic violence. Students will be able to explain and apply theories of violence and will have a choice of actively working to reduce violence or conducting a research project to better understand violence.
3
Prerequisites
SOC 214,
PSY 214 or
SW 214 or permission of instructor.
Topics include the origin and development of cities; the social-psychological consequences of living in the urban environment; the social problems associated with urbanization in both industrial and third world cities; and the future of cities.
3
Prerequisites
SOC 101;
SOC 214 or
PSY 214
This course examines “work” as a site of uneven power for women, and interrogates the contexts of paid and unpaid labor across different social contexts. Additionally, the course explores how race, class, gender, citizenship status, and geography intersect to produce constrained agency for women laboring under global capitalism. This advanced course in sociology provides enhanced training in qualitative research methods.
3
Prerequisites
SOC 101; SOC/PSY/
SW 214; SOC/
PSY 215
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. The course will emphasize reflective, analytic, critical, and interdisciplinary perspectives based on engaging with scholarly readings and material.
3
Prerequisites
SOC 101 or
PSY 101
Cross Listed Courses
PSY 453
This course introduces students to the field of gerontology. The course examines the aging process and its impact upon the individual, the family, and society. The course also covers various social, cultural, political, and economic issues for older adults in our society.
3
Prerequisites
PSY 101 or
SOC 101 or SW 205 or permission of instructor.
Cross Listed Courses
PSY 461,
SW 461
This course is about child and youth development as embedded in social and cultural contexts. The particular emphasis will be on early childhood through the transition into adulthood, and on thinking about childhood and youth as social phenomena. The course is reading/discussion intensive and involves a community-based learning project.
3
Prerequisites
SOC 101
Cross Listed Courses
PSY 463
Students will spend six weeks engaging in services in Quito, Ecuador. The focus is on issues impacting mental, physical, and spiritual well-being of individuals/communities in Ecuador and services designed to address these issues & work for social/economic justice. Comparisons are made to systems in the U.S. Approval of Studies Abroad Director required.
3
Prerequisites
SOC 101,
SPN 301,
SPN 302 or equivalent
Cross Listed Courses
SW 468,
SPN 468
Guided inquiry for superior students by special arrangement with the sociology faculty.
Variable
Participate directly in the research process with a faculty member. Before enrolling, a student must consult with a faculty member to define the project.
Variable
Participate directly in the research process with a faculty member. Before enrolling, a student must consult with a faculty member to define the project.
Variable
Students will gain practical field experience through an internship with a community-based organization, government office, or human services agency. Internships are individually arranged by students with support from CAS and the Instructor. Students will supplement the internship with a weekly classroom seminar focused on professional development and integrative learning. Sociology majors may take up to 6 credits of internships.
Variable
Prerequisites
SOC 101 or instructor permission
Cross Listed Courses
SW 497
Students will gain supervised in-field experience in some aspect of the criminal justice system, including work in corrections, law enforcement, local police, court room proceedings, or policy and legislation. Internships are individually arranged by students with support from CAS and the instructor. Criminology track students only.
3
Prerequisites
SOC 101 or instructor permission
Cross Listed Courses
SOC 497
Advanced analysis, integration, application, and criticism of the field of sociology. Students will complete a senior project. Sociology majors only.
3
Prerequisites
SOC 214 and
SOC 380, or permission of instructor.
Research, study, or original work under the direction of a faculty mentor, leading to a scholarly thesis document with a public presentation of results. Requires approval of thesis director, and department chair.
1
Prerequisites
SOC 214 and
SOC 380. Senior standing; 3.0 G.P.A. in the thesis area, or good standing in the honors program.