Sociology
Courses for SOCI (SOCI)
AGRO
475/875
Water Quality Strategy LINKCrosslisted as POLS 475/875, SOCI 475/875, GEOL 475/875, CIVE 475/875, SOIL 475, NRES 475/875, WATS 475, MSYM 475/875, CRPL 475/875| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| ACE Outcomes: | 10 |
Prereqs:
Senior standing or permission.
Capstone course.
Holistic approach to the selection and analysis of planning strategies for protecting water quality from nonpoint sources of contamination. Introduction to the use of methods of analyzing the impact of strategies on whole systems and subsystems; for selecting strategies; and for evaluating present strategies.
ANTH
478/878
Pro-seminar in Latin American Studies LINKCrosslisted as HIST 478/878, POLS 478/878, SOCI 478/878, MODL 478/878, LAMS 478, GEOG 478/878, EDPS 478/878| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Integrative Courses, Research and Reading |
Prereqs:
Junior standing and permission.
Topical seminar required for all Latin American Studies majors.
An interdisciplinary analysis of topical issues in Latin American Studies.
POLS
417/817
Policy and Program Evaluation Research LINKCrosslisted as SOCI 468/868| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Public Administration and Policy |
Prereqs:
6 hrs social sciences.
Techniques useful for research aiding in policy making and for assessing the impact of policy. Acquaints student with the role of research in policy formation and evaluation and to give the student experience in conducting such research.
POLS
466/866
Pro-seminar in International Relations I LINKCrosslisted as HIST 479/879, SOCI 466/866, ANTH 479/879, GEOG 448/848, ECON 466/866, AECN 467| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | International Relations |
Prereqs:
Senior standing and permission.
Open to students with an interest in international relations.
Topic varies
PSYC
471/871
Human Sexuality and Society LINKCrosslisted as SOCI 471/871, EDPS 471/871, CYAF 471/871| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Junior standing and 12 hrs in one of the departments in which the course is listed.
Open to advanced students planning careers in the professions in which knowledge of human behavior and society is important (e.g., helping professions, medicine, law, ministry, education, etc.).
Interdisciplinary approach to the study of human sexuality in terms of the psychological, social, cultural, anthropological, legal, historical, and physical characteristics of individual sexuality and sex in society.
PSYC
947
Questionnaire Design LINKCrosslisted as SOCI 947, SRAM 947| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Design of questionnaires for survey research and the theoretical and practical issues arising from them. Selection of appropriate measurement techniques for assessing opinions, past behaviors and events, and factual material.
SOCI
407/807
Strategies of Social Research: Qualitative Methods LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Systematic review and application of qualitative research methods, including participant observation, unstructured interviewing, audiovisual techniques and personal document analysis; data collection and interpretation emphasized as well as different theoretical assumptions underlying their various approaches.
SOCI
415/815
Social Change LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs sociology or related social sciences.
Analysis of sociological principles of social change at both the community and primary group level; analysis of research and theoretical literature.
SOCI
425/825
Contemporary Family Issues LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs sociology or related social sciences
Contemporary issues confronting American families and family research. Adolescent pregnancy, work-family policy, family violence, divorce, single parents, and step families.
SOCI
435/835
Mass Communication LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs sociology or related social sciences.
Analysis of the structure and effects of the media of mass communication.
SOCI
441/841
Social Psychology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs sociology or related social sciences.
Psychosocial bases of group behavior, inter-stimulation, and behavioral products.
SOCI
442/842
Personality and Social Structure LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs sociology or related social sciences.
Personality and the sociocultural environment.
SOCI
444/844
Social Demography LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs sociology or related social sciences.
Historical and cross-cultural approach to population issues by linking changes in fertility and mortality to social institutions. Focuses on the link between population processes and such issues as gender roles, the role of the family, the Third World, and poverty and inequality.
SOCI
445/845
Sociology of Urban Areas LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs sociology or related social sciences.
Trends in urbanization that incorporate demography, ecology, and planning. Selected urban problems.
SOCI
446/846
Environmental Sociology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs sociology or related social sciences or permission.
Role of humans in the ecosystem, especially the interaction of human societies with the natural environment, including other species and other human societies. Theories of the sociocultural causes of environmentally-related problems and the policies designed to deal with these problems.
SOCI
448/848
Family Diversity LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 448/848| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs sociology or related social sciences.
Analyzes diversity in family structure and family choices. Includes: rural families, gay/lesbian families, Native American families, African American families, Latino families, working class and working poor families and cohabitation.
SOCI
449/849
Family Research and Theory LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs sociology or related social sciences.
Contemporary theory and research dealing with family structure and change. Focuses on family systems that characterize different social classes and various ethnic groups in our society. Selected problems and contemporary research emphasized.
SOCI
450/850
Social Institutions LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs sociology or related social sciences.
Analysis of means of social control, with emphasis upon social institutions.
SOCI
452/852
Sociology of Religion LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs sociology or related social sciences.
Consideration of sources and nature of religion, drawing on contributions of anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists, and others. Emphasis on interaction of religion and society.
SOCI
453/853
Sociology of Health and Health Professions LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs sociology or related social sciences.
Social and cultural bases of health and illness. Social factors in the definition of illness and in the organization and distribution of health care.
SOCI
455/855
History of Sociological Theory LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs sociology or related social science.
Survey of the nineteenth- and early twentieth-century writers whose ideas have had a strong impact on the development of contemporary sociology and sociological theories. Emphasis on the work of such persons as Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, George Herbert Mead, and Georg Simmel.
SOCI
460/860
Education and Society LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs sociology or related social sciences.
Analysis of education as a social institution and its relationship to other institutions, e.g., economy, polity, religion, and the family. Emphasizes the role of the educational institution as an agent of stability and change. Emphasis on research and policy evaluation.
SOCI
462/862
Advanced Social Research Methods LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
The logic and design of sociological research: the nature of science and logic of social inquiry; epistemic relations; design of research problems; data collection techniques and sampling.
SOCI
463/863
Quantitative Methods of Social Research I LINKCrosslisted as SRAM 863| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
The logic and techniques of sociological analysis: techniques of scaling and index construction; contingency table analysis; measures of association; parametric and nonparametric statistical inference; and generalizations from systematic findings.
SOCI
464/864
Sociological Theory LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs sociology or related social sciences.
The conceptual structures of selected theorists and of the basis of theory construction and testing.
SOCI
465/865
Survey Design and Analysis LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
For SOCI 865: None.
Basic issues related to the design and analysis of sample surveys. The basics of questionnaire construction, sampling, data collection, analysis and data presentation.
SOCI
470/870
Sociology of Occupations and Professions LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs sociology or related social sciences.
Presentation of frameworks for occupations and professions; analysis of occupational structure and mobility in American society and its relation to adult socialization and career development; occupational and professional associations and society.
SOCI
474/874
Sociology of Deviance LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs sociology or related social sciences.
Theory and empirical research on conformity and deviance. Survey of the development of scholarly thinking on the nature and sources of deviance, societal reactions to deviance, and processes of social control.
SOCI
480/880
Social Inequality: Stratification and Life Chances LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs sociology or related social sciences.
Structured inequalities, including social class, race/ethnicity, gender and age stratification. The intersections of these as institutionalized inequalities examined for their causes and effects on individuals and groups. Emphasis on the role of social power, economic resources and occupational structures in the nature of inequality and social mobility in the United States.
SOCI
481/881
Minority Groups LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 481/881| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs sociology or related social sciences.
Systematic examination of racial, ethnic, and other minority groups. History and present status of such groups, the origins of prejudice and discrimination, and the application of social science knowledge toward the elimination of minority group problems.
SOCI
490/890
Sociology of Women LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs social sciences.
SOCI 200 is strongly recommended.
Evaluation and application of scholarly theory and research on women in their societal context. The nature and effects of sex stratification, gendered culture, institutionalized sexism, feminist theory and sociology of knowledge.
SOCI
491/891
Political Sociology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs sociology or related social sciences.
Application of sociological analysis to the problem of power; power structures and elite formation as they relate to democratic society and political extremism.
SOCI
496/896
Special Topics in Crime, Deviance, and Social Control LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Varies.
See course description or registration guide. Topic for the term announced prior to early registration.
Variety of topics in crime, deviance, and social control.
SOCI
498/898
Special Topics LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Varies.
See course description or registration guide. Topic for the term announced prior to early registration.
Wide variety of different topics.
SOCI
897
Fieldwork in Sociology LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-6 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Permission
Opportunity to apply concepts and methods in field setting and to obtain experience that will be valuable preparation for professional assignments in research, policy analysis, and administration.
SOCI
899
Masters Thesis LINK| Credit Hours: | 6-10 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Admission to masters degree program and permission of major adviser
SOCI
901
Seminar in Sociological Theory LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 9 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Permission
SOCI
902
Seminar in Research Methods LINKCrosslisted as SRAM 902| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 9 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Permission
SOCI
903
Seminar in Social Psychology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 9 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Permission
SOCI
904
Seminar in Family LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 9 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Permission
SOCI
905
Seminar in Stratification, Class, and Inequality LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 9 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Permission
SOCI
906
Seminar in Race and Ethnicity LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 9 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Permission
SOCI
907
Seminar in Sex and Gender LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 9 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Permission
SOCI
908
Seminar in Crime and Deviance LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 9 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Permission
SOCI
995
Seminar in Professional Development LINK| Credit Hours: | 1 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
P/N only. Professional development for careers in college teaching and research in sociology.
A. Teaching (1 cr)
B. Graduate Study and Career Research (1 cr)
D. Publications (1 cr)
A. Teaching (1 cr)
B. Graduate Study and Career Research (1 cr)
D. Publications (1 cr)
SOCI
995A
Teaching LINK| Credit Hours: | 1 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
SOCI
995B
Graduate Study and Career Research LINK| Credit Hours: | 1 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
SOCI
995D
Publications LINK| Credit Hours: | 1 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
SOCI
996
Research Other Than Thesis LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-9 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Permission
SOCI
998
Special Topics Seminar LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 9 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Permission
SOCI
999
Doctoral Dissertation LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-24 |
| Max credits per degree: | 55 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Admission to doctoral degree program and permission of supervisory committee chair
SRAM
818
Data Collection Methods LINKCrosslisted as SOCI 818| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Effects of various data collection methods on survey errors. The strengths, weaknesses, and challenges of data collection modes and mixed-mode methods. Processes underlying data collection and practical challenges that arise with each mode; coverage error; nonresponse error; interviewer effects and training; timing; and mode effects.
SRAM
819
Applied Sampling LINKCrosslisted as SOCI 819| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Design of probability samples, sampling populations of humans and unique challenges posed by such populations, restricted by cost and available sampling frames. Simple random sampling, stratification, cluster sampling, systematic sampling, multistage sampling, and probability proportional to size sampling, area probability sampling, and telephone samples.
Description
For a brief description of the program, application requirements and contact information, view the graduate program summary.
Department Chair: Julia McQuillan, Ph.D.
Graduate Committee: Assistant Professor Falci (Chair); Professor Whitbeck; Assistant Professors Cheadle, Smyth
The department offers graduate courses leading to the degrees of master of arts and doctor of philosophy. Applicants are expected to take the general test of the Graduate Record Examination and have their scores submitted as part of their application. Facility in particular foreign languages and/or special research tools may be required by the supervisory committee when they are particularly relevant to a student’s chosen area of specialization. Students are required to take SOCI 855, 862, 863, and 864. All candidates for advanced degrees are required to take SOCI 995 and teach as part of their program.
Prerequisites.
The prerequisite for all 800-level courses in sociology, except cross-listed courses, is 9 hours of sociology or related social sciences.