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Prerequisites: SOC 101, SOC 259 and SOC 260. A capstone course required of all sociology majors which analyzes issues, debates and controversies in sociology.  The course also assists students in applying the knowledge and skills gained in the major towards a post-college career or graduate school.

Prerequisites: SOC 260 and SOC 261 or MATH 112 or PSY 211 or permission of the instructor. Advanced strategies and techniques of social science research, with particular attention to the design and conduct of research in applied settings: evaluation research, needs assessment, community-based research, policy analysis, developing grant proposals, and implications of research findings for social policy, programs, and advocacy.

Prerequisite: SOC 260 and SOC 261 or permission of the instructor. Students apply social science research skills in projects undertaken independently or in collaboration with local community agencies. Independent research and individual meetings with the instructor and/or agency staff are supplemented by a weekly one-hour class meeting devoted to topics such as using online research resources, writing a literature review, questionnaire development, focus groups, and reporting research results.

Prerequisite: By invitation of the department. The departmental honors paper is a two-semester senior-year program designed for students who wish to pursue intensive research or special projects in close coordination with faculty advisers. Departmental honors students are known as the Christine P. Tischer Scholars and receive 6 credits for this work.