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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 2201. Examination of social class and hierarchy in America. Issues in empowerment, equality, styles of life, and the nature of poverty and social mobility will be highlighted.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRJU 1101 and SOCI 2105 or SOCI 2201. This course examines the root causes and consequences of violent behavior exhibited by individuals in our society. Topics covered include the social and cultural contexts that breed violence, society's influence on spe-cific crimes, and human social behavior.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 2201. Presents the institution of the family in histori-cal and cross-cultural perspective, including an analysis of the American family system, its social structure and alteration, and its relation to other social institutions.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 2201. An analysis of the contemporary occupations, with emphasis on large-scale organizations, the structure of occupations and the nature of work.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Approval of coordinator of coop-erative education (CAPS) and department chair. A supervised work experience program for a minimum of two academic semesters at a previously approved site in business, industry, government or private agency. For sophomore, junior or senior level students who wish to obtain successive on-the-job experience in con-junction with their academic training.
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1.00 - 12.00 Credits
A structured off-campus experience in a supervised setting which is related to the student’s major and career interests. Practical experience is combined with scholarly research in the topical area of the internship, under the guidance of an interdisciplinary faculty committee. Sites must be approved in advance of the semester of the internship. A departmental internship orientation session is scheduled at least once a semester.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 2201. This course examines drug use and abuse, includ-ing alcohol. Specifically, it examines how differ-ent drugs affect the body, theories of drug use, the sociological context of drug use, the impact of drug use and abuse on society, drug treatment, drug use policies, drugs and the law, and the extent of drug use in our society and globally.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Approval of instructor and depart-ment chair. Covers special topics and seminars external to regular course offerings. May include original research projects and practicum experiences.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRJU 1101 or SOCI 2201. An overview of theory and practice, the nature and cause of crime, and the etiology of criminal offenses and offenders.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 2201 or SOCI 2105 or permis-sion of instructor. As the twenty-first century unfolds Africa and its peoples are being engulfed by a series of social issues that are set to shape their collec-tive futures. These interrelated social issues have important implications for Africa's social development and the attainment of enhanced quality of life for Africa and its peoples. Among the most relevant social issues are population growth, the state of health in the face of the AIDS epidemic, environmental change (e.g. desertification and loss of flora/fauna), food security/insecurity, political stability, public security, socio-cultural transformation resulting from globalization, and economic transitions. The central purpose of this sociological course is to examine the nature, patterns, sources and consequences of the identified social issues as well as potential remedies.
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