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Sociology

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  • SOC-S 409 Social Context of Schooling (3 cr.) Courses in the 400s listed here are open to graduate students with the prior approval of the director of graduate studies in sociology and the course instructor.
  • SOC-S 410 Topics in Social Organization (3 cr.) Courses in the 400s listed here are open to graduate students with the prior approval of the director of graduate studies in sociology and the course instructor.
  • SOC-S 413 Gender and Society (3 cr.) Courses in the 400s listed here are open to graduate students with the prior approval of the director of graduate studies in sociology and the course instructor.
  • SOC-S 417 Conversation Analysis (3 cr.) Courses in the 400s listed here are open to graduate students with the prior approval of the director of graduate studies in sociology and the course instructor.
  • SOC-S 419 Social Movements and Collective Action (3 cr.) Courses in the 400s listed here are open to graduate students with the prior approval of the director of graduate studies in sociology and the course instructor.
  • SOC-S 420 Topics in Deviance (3 cr.) Courses in the 400s listed here are open to graduate students with the prior approval of the director of graduate studies in sociology and the course instructor.
  • SOC-S 427 Social Conflict (3 cr.) Courses in the 400s listed here are open to graduate students with the prior approval of the director of graduate studies in sociology and the course instructor.
  • SOC-S 431 Topics in Social Psychology (3 cr.) Courses in the 400s listed here are open to graduate students with the prior approval of the director of graduate studies in sociology and the course instructor.
  • SOC-S 433 Adult Socialization (3 cr.) Courses in the 400s listed here are open to graduate students with the prior approval of the director of graduate studies in sociology and the course instructor.
  • SOC-S 435 Social Psychology of the Self (3 cr.) Courses in the 400s listed here are open to graduate students with the prior approval of the director of graduate studies in sociology and the course instructor.
  • SOC-S 438 Childhood Socialization (3 cr.) Courses in the 400s listed here are open to graduate students with the prior approval of the director of graduate studies in sociology and the course instructor.
  • SOC-S 441 Topics in Social Theory (3 cr.) Courses in the 400s listed here are open to graduate students with the prior approval of the director of graduate studies in sociology and the course instructor.
  • SOC-S 450 Topics in Methods and Measurement (3 cr.) Courses in the 400s listed here are open to graduate students with the prior approval of the director of graduate studies in sociology and the course instructor.
  • SOC-S 500 Pro-Seminar in Sociology (1 cr.) S/F grading. Introduction to current sociological research interests and concerns through the work of departmental members.  May be repeated for credit.
  • SOC-S 501 Sociology as a Vocation (1 cr.) S/F grading. Students consider the contributions of sociology as a discipline and examine career paths of sociologists both within and outside of academia. The 1 credit course is required of all first-year graduate students. 
  • SOC-S 502 Launching Your Academic Career (1 cr.) In this course, students are introduced to basic issues that are essential for their professional development. Course time is divided between in-class discussions and exercises both in and outside of class. This one-credit course is required of all second-year students and is taken on a pass/fail basis.
  • SOC-S 506 Teaching of Undergraduate Sociology (3 cr.) S/F grading. Required of all associate instructors. 
  • SOC-S 510 Introduction to Social Organization (3 cr.) P: One course in sociology. Concepts, perspectives, and theories relevant to the analysis of all social organizations or social systems. Emphasizes both dynamic processes and structural forms, including social roles and interaction, patterns of social ordering, effects of culture, and social systems analysis. Examines both classic and contemporary literature. 
  • SOC-S 521 Sexual Diversity (3-9 cr.) A sociological examination of the major social-psychological and behavioral aspects of human sexual diversity.
  • SOC-S 522 Constructing Sexuality (3 cr.)
  • SOC-S 530 Introduction to Social Psychology (3-9 cr.) P: One course in sociology. Examines the broad range of work in social psychology. Emphasis is placed on the relation between the classic and contemporary literature in the field. 
  • SOC-S 540 Sociological Theory (3 cr.) A rigorous examination of a representative set of theoretical products, with the objective of understanding the basic structure and meaning of each and simultaneously learning about the creation of theory. 
  • SOC-S 554 Statistical Techniques in Sociology I (3 cr.) P: S371 or consent of instructor. Statistical analysis of single and multiple equation models with continuous dependent variables. May include techniques such as bivariate and multivariate regression, recursive and nonrecursive structural equation models. 
  • SOC-S 558 Advanced Research Techniques (3 cr.) The logic of analysis, including development of research questions, relationships between theory and evidence, research design, sampling, data collection strategies, reliability and validity, measurement, analysis, and drawing conclusions. Also includes an overview of data collection techniques such as surveys, interviews, field methods, and the use of archival and secondary data. 
  • SOC-S 560 Topics in Sociology (3 cr.) Selected topics in social organization and social psychology, including but not limited to the sociologies of work, sex roles, education, mental illness, science, sociolinguistics, socialization, deviance, sexual patterns and variations, and small group processes. 
  • SOC-S 566 Sociological Research Practicum I (1-3 cr.) This course is eligible for a deferred grade. Participation in all aspects of a sociological research project, including conceptualization and design, data collection, analysis, and report writing.  May be repeated for credit.
  • SOC-S 567 Sociological Research Practicum II (1-3 cr.) This course is eligible for a deferred grade. Participation in all aspects of a sociological research project, including conceptualization and design, data collection, analysis, and report writing.  May be repeated for credit.
  • SOC-S 569 M.A. Thesis (3 cr.) This course is eligible for a deferred grade.
  • SOC-S 606 Sociological Issues in College Pedagogy (3 cr.) Introduction to topics such as learning theory, learning and teaching styles, and cognitive development. Focuses on assessment and practice of teaching, challenges to higher education, ethics, and professional responsibility. 
  • SOC-S 610 Urban Sociology (3 cr.) Historical and contemporary causes, trends, and patterns of urbanization throughout the world. Various approaches to studying the process of urbanization, including ecological, social organizational, and political perspectives. Current developments and problems in urban planning. 
  • SOC-S 612 Political Sociology (3 cr.) Possible topics include experimental studies of power relationships, political socialization, political attitudes, political participation, voting behavior, decision-making processes, theories of social power, organizational power systems and structures, the state as a social institution, and political movements. 
  • SOC-S 613 Complex Organizations (3 cr.) Theory and research in formal organizations: industry, school, church, hospital, government, military, and university. Problems of bureaucracy and decision making in large-scale organizations. For students in the social sciences and professional schools interested in the comparative approach to problems of organization and their management. 
  • SOC-S 615 Problems in Demography and Ecology (3 cr.) Sociological aspects of theories relating human beings and ecological environment. Selected topics, ranging from fertility and population change to community planning and urbanism in underdeveloped areas as well as Western cultures. 
  • SOC-S 616 Sociology of Family Systems (3 cr.) Focus on the nature, structure, functions, and changes of family systems in modern and emerging societies, in comparative and historical perspective. Attention is given to relationships with other societal subsystems, and to interaction between role occupants within and between subsystems. 
  • SOC-S 617 Social Stratification (3 cr.) Nature of social stratification; comparison of caste, estate-class, and open-class systems; theories of stratification; characteristics of local and national stratification systems; comparative analysis of stratification systems in various parts of the world; social circulation; changes in stratification structure. 
  • SOC-S 618 Sociology of Religion and Ideology (3 cr.) The nature of beliefs and value systems and their institutional arrangements, with specific attention to the interrelationship of these systems to the larger social structure, in cross-cultural and historical perspective. 
  • SOC-S 620 Deviance and Social Control (3 cr.) Current theories of genesis, distribution, and control of deviant behavior. Theories about specific forms of deviant behavior, e.g., crime, suicide, and alcoholism, examined from standpoint of their implications for a comprehensive, general theory of deviant behavior. 
  • SOC-S 621 Theory and Research in Human Sexuality (3 cr.) A critical examination of sociological theory and research in the area of human sexuality. Historical and contemporary work will be considered. 
  • SOC-S 631 Intergroup Relations (3 cr.) Topics include nature of prejudice, theories of prejudice, psychology of attitudes related to intergroup relations, critique and evaluation of current research of majority-minority relations, and formulation of research designs. 
  • SOC-S 633 Social Interaction: Interpersonal Relations (3 cr.) Focuses on social interaction processes. Topics include interpersonal perception, verbal and nonverbal communication, the presentation of self, ecological determinants of interaction, the structure of interactions, social exchange, and stable interaction systems (relationships). 
  • SOC-S 640 Advanced Topics in Sociological Theory (3 cr.) Historical development of sociological theory in Europe and the United States during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with emphasis on contrasting schools of theoretical thought.
  • SOC-S 647 Social Change (3 cr.) Contemporary theories of social change, analysis of modernization processes such as industrialization and urbanization, examination of current social movements, and models of future societies. 
  • SOC-S 649 Theory Construction (3 cr.) Analysis of the types and structures of formal theory in sociology. Examination of the specific practices of theory construction. 
  • SOC-S 650 Statistical Techniques in Sociology II (3 cr.) P: S554 or consent of instructor. Statistical analysis of models with noncontinuous dependent variables. May include techniques such as logit and probit analysis, log-linear models, censoring, and sample selection models. 
  • SOC-S 651 Topics in Quantitative Sociology (3 cr.) P: S554, S650. Statistical analysis in social research; selected topics. 
  • SOC-S 652 Topics in Qualitative Methods (3 cr.) Selected topics in qualitative data collection and analysis. Various topics that could be covered in a given semester include audiovisual recording in natural settings, comparative/cross-cultural methods, content analysis, ethnographic methods, historical sociology, and intensive interviews and case studies. 
  • SOC-S 655 Experimental Methods in Sociology (3 cr.) Analysis of laboratory experiments; problems in experimentation; practice in conducting experiments. 
  • SOC-S 656 Mathematical Applications in Sociology (3 cr.) P: S650. Mathematical description of social systems and processes; computer simulation; mathematics and sociological theory. 
  • SOC-S 657 Selected Problems in Cross-Cultural Sociological Research (3 cr.) Problems of research in different cultural settings. Adaptation of standard sociological techniques, development of research designs, administration of research in situations of limited resources. 
  • SOC-S 658 Community Power, Politics, and Decision Making (3 cr.) This course is eligible for a deferred grade. Cross-disciplinary perspectives on community influence structures, governmental forms, and the local and national processes generating community public policies. Research strategies appropriate to the study of these issues. 
  • SOC-S 659 Qualitative Methods in Sociology (3 cr.) P: S558 or permission of instructor. Methods of obtaining, evaluating, and analyzing qualitative data in social research. Methods covered include field research procedures, participant observation, interviewing, and audio-video recording of social behavior in natural settings.
  • SOC-S 660 Advanced Topics (2-6 cr.) Topics announced when course is to be offered. 
  • SOC-S 700 Topical Seminar (3-12 cr.)
  • SOC-S 706 Sociological Research in Higher Education (3 cr.)
  • SOC-S 710 Social Organization I (3-6 cr.)
  • SOC-S 711 Social Organization II (1-6 cr.)
  • SOC-S 720 Deviance and Control I (3-6 cr.)
  • SOC-S 721 Deviance and Control II (3-6 cr.)
  • SOC-S 730 Social Psychology I (3-6 cr.)
  • SOC-S 731 Social Psychology II (3-6 cr.)
  • SOC-S 740 Social Theory I (3-6 cr.)
  • SOC-S 741 Sociological Theory II (3-6 cr.)
  • SOC-S 750 Sociological Methods I (3-6 cr.)
  • SOC-S 751 Sociological Methods II (3-6 cr.)
  • SOC-S 864 Readings in Sociology (arr. cr.) Individual assignments. 
  • SOC-S 866 Research in Sociology (arr. cr.)
  • SOC-S 869 Ph.D. Thesis (arr. cr.) This course is eligible for a deferred grade.  
  • SOC-G 591 Methods of Population Analysis and Their Applications (3 cr.) A course in statistics. Techniques of measuring and analyzing population size and trends, fertility and mortality patterns, migration flows. Population estimates and projections. Major models of formal demography. 
  • SOC-G 901 Advanced Graduate Research (6 cr.) This course is eligible for a deferred grade. May be repeated three times for credit.

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