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SOC 215 Social Problems

A systematic study of the institutional roots and social consequences of major social problems: poverty, the environment, inequality, crime and the quality of education and work and family life. Includes critical analysis of assumptions underlying popular and theoretical explanations of social problems as well as programs and policies aimed at alleviating them.

Credits

3.0

Core

Social and Behavioral Analysis

Offered

Fall Semester

SOC 216 Criminology

Prerequisite: SOC 101 or SOC 215 or Permission of Instructor. An introduction to the sociological analysis of crime. Explores dominant theoretical perspectives on the causes of and responses to crime and criminal behavior, the definition and measurement of crime, inequalities in the criminal justice system and policies directed at crime.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Spring Semester

SOSW 217 Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice

Prerequisite: SOC 101 or SOC 215 or SOWK 201 or permission of the instructor. An examination of major theories and research about the causes of juvenile delinquency and various approaches to its control, prevention, and treatment: juvenile court, correctional agencies, community-based programs, and strategies for working with delinquent and at-risk youth.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Fall Semester

PYSO 221 Social Gerontology

Prerequisite: PSY 101 or SOC 101. A study of the social aspects of aging. This course explores the role of aged individuals within society and the influence society has on them. Topics include health, income, housing, family relationships, retirement, leisure, and institutionalization.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Offered As Needed

SOC 259 Sociological Theory

Prerequisite: SOC 101 or SOC 215 or Permission of Instructor. An examination of classical and contemporary sociological theory including theorists that have been under-recognized but still influential in shaping the discipline. Issues, debates, and controversies in sociology will be explored as well as its contributions to the social sciences and society.  

Credits

3.0

Offered

Spring Semester

SOC 260 Methods of Social Research

Prerequisite: SOC 101 or SOC 215 or permission of the instructor. An introduction to the basic research methods of the social sciences. Includes an examination of the logic underlying the scientific study of human behavior and the social world as well as the research designs and techniques, both quantitative and qualitative, commonly used in social research: experiments, surveys, content analysis, field research, historical-comparative research, and program evaluation.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Fall Semester

SOC 261 Quantitative Methods for the Social Sciences

Prerequisites: SOC 101 or SOC 215 and MATH 098 or Level IB placement on the Basic Math Skills Inventory or permission of the instructor. An introduction to the methods used to analyze and interpret quantitative social science data with an applied focus. Students will demonstrate effective communication of quantitative data by accessing, interpreting, and presenting results in written and visual forms. Students will become familiar with various databases as well as apply their understanding of descriptive and inferential statistics.

Credits

3.0

Core

Computation/Quantitative Literacy

Offered

Spring Semester

SOC 263 Grant Writing & Community Based Research

Prerequisites: Completion of the English Composition and Social and Behavioral Analysis sections of the Core; or Permission of the Instructor
An introduction to grant writing and methods of community-based research that can be applied across the social sciences and practiced in a variety of human and social service settings. Students will develop grant writing and career exploration skills and at least one of the following areas based on their own academic or career interests: program evaluation, community-needs assessment and/or policy analysis.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Spring Term

SOC 299 Special Topics

Offered at the discretion of the department.

Credits

3.0

Offered

As needed