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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Meets MnTC Goal Areas 2, 5 and 7. This course is an introduction to the study of societies and the social factors that influence individual and group behavior. The course incorporates sociological and other critical thinking models for the investigation of various components of social life: culture, socialization, social organization, social stratification, social institutions, populations dynamics and social change.
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3.00 Credits
Meets MnTC Goal Areas 5 and 9. This course stresses acquiring an enriched understanding of social issues and prospects for improving them. Students will investigate social trends and factors affecting social problems, contrast sociological perspectives of social problems, deal constructively with information and ideas associated with social issues, examine the ethical dimensions inherent in problem definition and intervention design, and define personal and public responsibilities in relation to select social issues. Social issues covered may include parenting and family issues; crime, delinquency and violence; aging, health and health care issues; poverty and inequality; cultural pluralism; urban growth and population; environmental issues; sexual issues; and global issues.
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1.00 Credits
Meets MnTC goal Area 5. This course emphasizes an enriched understanding of social issues and prospects for improving them through direct work/research in a sociological setting. In an actual community setting, students will participate in and make observations of social intervention. These observations will be critically processed in relation to key sociological concepts. The nature of service learning usually necessitates that students be prepared to be off-campus and to participate outside of regular class hours (20-25 hours). Students may need transportation to field sites. Additional expenses may be incurred. Course may be repeated for credit up to three times.
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3.00 Credits
Meets MnTC Goal Areas 5 and 10. Students will use the sociological perspective to examine the relationship between the social and physical environment. The course evaluates the ways in which the environment, sustainability, resources, and conflict are embedded within broader cultural, social, health, economic, and political contexts. Students will seek to understand environmental stewardship and social justice while considering intersections of race, ethnicity, class, and gender.
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3.00 Credits
Meets MnTC Goal Areas 5 and 7. Pre-requisite: SOC1111. This course is a sociological examination of significant rule-making and rule-breaking that surveys explorations/explanations of non-conformity relevant to juvenile delinquency, crime, health and environmental welfare, mental illness, sexual violence, substance abuse and certain other non-normative lifestyles
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3.00 Credits
Meets MNTC Goal Areas 5 and 7. Families will be examined from the sociological perspective and will be compared across time and cultures. Family relationships, family structure, the effects of race, class, gender, age, social institutions, and social policy will be explored in this course. Integral to this course are comprehensive discussions on topics such as dating, cohabitation, marriage/partnering, employment, domestic violence, parenting, divorce, remarriage/re-partnering, and elder care. This course provides understanding of the family, family roles and the impact on the individual. Understanding public and private, platonic and intimate relationships can assist in the development of tolerance toward others.
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3.00 Credits
Meets MNTC Goal Areas 2 and 5. The course will provide a thorough overview of the field of criminology. A study of the theories which attempt to define and explain crime, criminal behavior and society's reactions to crime, including a focus on juvenile delinquency, the judicatory process and penology.
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3.00 Credits
Meets MnTC Goal Areas 5 and 7. This course examines the ambiguities and conflicts embedded within the broad and inclusive concept of diversity and endeavors to combine subjective interpretations of diversity with sociological perspectives to better prepare students to participate in, and appreciate, an increasingly diverse culture.
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3.00 Credits
Meets MNTC Goal Areas 5 and 7. The course is a sociological study of the forces which have transformed the rural setting and impact future trends in rural America. The course will also focus on the diverse cultural heritage contributing to the rich cultural mosaic found in rural scenarios.
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3.00 Credits
Meets MnTC Goal Areas 5 and 7. This course examines the social and cultural dimensions of the production, preparation and consumption of food. The course will include discussion of a wide variety of topics including food citizenry, sustainable food production, agroecology, hunger, food sovereignty, food choice and options, policy and legislation, social justice, and the interplay between food and gender, social class, race and ethnicity.
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