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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
An opportunity for an in-depth study of a particular topic. Prerequisite(s): Instructor and dean consent.
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3.00 Credits
What makes a family? This course examines the family as a social institution, focusing on how family life both shapes and is shaped by larger social forces, including the economy and public policy. The diversity of family forms and experiences, and how these change over time, are examined along the lines of gender, race, class, and sexual orientation. The course also addresses the gendered nature of family roles and experience, i.e. the way that individuals' actions may conform to, or challenge, dominant cultural gendered expectations of family members. This course meets the requirements for Elective A: Organizations and Institutions for the MN State Sociology Transfer Pathway AA. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the complexity of diverse racial/ethnic groups in the United States. It focuses on the historical development of the concept of race and the ways race is structured in a variety of social institutions. It also addresses contemporary issues of racial formation, individual prejudice and discrimination, institutional racism and discrimination, racial/ethnic identity and collective resistance, and white privilege. This course meets the requirements for Elective B: Social Inequality and Stratification for the MN State Sociology Transfer Pathway AA. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
Starting with a brief history of disability in the United States, this course examines how disability is socially constructed and forms an axis of inequality in society. Topics include disability culture and identity, disability policy, the intersection of disability and gender, portrayals of disability in the media, and disability rights movements in the US and abroad. This course meets the requirements for Elective B: Social Inequality and Stratification for the MN State Sociology Transfer Pathway AA. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
Why do individuals and groups behave as they do? This course examines from a sociological perspective such topics as building and breaching reality, symbol use, language, the self, socialization, reference groups, naming, social identities, stigma, self-presentation, emotional labor, inequality, and culture. This course meets the requirements for Elective A: Organizations and Institutions for the MN State Sociology Transfer Pathway AA. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
Why do people break the law, and how do societies respond to criminal behavior? This course presents sociological understandings of criminally deviant behavior. Topics include theories of crime, trends in criminal behavior, and methods of criminological investigation. U.S. and international public policy implications are considered. The global focus of this course draws from cross-cultural, transnational, and international examples, such as the drug trade, human trafficking, or terrorism. This course meets the requirements for Elective A: Organizations and Institutions for the MN State Sociology Transfer Pathway AA. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.
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2.00 Credits
This course covers the use of hand and power tools used to assemble community solar garden systems. Students are exposed to many different types of mounting systems and fastening technologies. Industry expectations are discussed and common safety concerns are reinforced.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to basics of solar energy and solar site assessment for solar photovoltaic and thermal systems. Students will measure the solar window with a Solar Pathfinder(TM) and estimate the effects of climate, system design, and vegetation growth (and removal) on energy production. Using industry-standard hardware, mounting options and equipment, students will propose system designs, model economic and environmental costs and benefits, and report their findings.
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2.00 Credits
This course first provides training in all legal requirements and regulations required to obtain a commercial drone operator's license. Early in the course, the students take the drone pilot exam at an appropriate testing site. Passing the exam will make them compliant with the new FAA Part 107 regulations. The course then covers drone software related to topographic mapping, converting video into 3-D models, aerial videography, infrared mapping, and others as they come into existence. Many solar operations will be done in this course using a drone: shading analysis, 3-D design, infrared analysis, product delivery, moving items from ground to rooftops, and others as they begin to appear in industry. Recommendation: The student should possess ability to understand, speak, and read English at a level that allows for good communication with the instructor.
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2.00 Credits
This course introduces students to basic construction skills and mounting methods used in solar air, water, and electric systems. Topics include how to safely and carefully work with roofing, how to plan and assemble racking, how solar modules and panels are mounted, and how the remaining solar components are incorporated. Recommendation: ECAD 1020.
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