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  • SOC 490: Independent Study

    1.00 - 10.00 Credits
    Clarkson University

    Designed primarily for an advanced student who wishes to pursue special interests in sociology for one or more semesters, this series allows students to design and conduct independent study projects under faculty guidance. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor.
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  • SOC 550: International Development

    3.00 Credits
    Clarkson University

    Explanations of social change and development in an international context are covered. The course moves from a starting point of the presentation of theories and explanations of how nations have historically attempted to modernize themselves and develop their economies and concludes with a brief introduction to current discussions of the global economy and globalization. Students are introduced to competing explanations of the modernization process and the movement of nations from less industrialized to industrialized status. Other topics covered are the causes and consequences of poverty and famine and hunger, and policies to alleviate these socials ills. Graduate students will do additional coursework.
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  • SS 220: Introduction to Gender

    3.00 Credits
    Clarkson University

    This introductory course examines how being male or female translates into the social relationships of gender. It explores the ways gender roles, identities and institutions are constructed in relation to race, ethnicity, class, and sexuality. This course provides a general introduction to the wide array of historical, cultural, social, political, economic, and philosophical topics usually included within the boundaries of gender studies. Instructors for this course come from various disciplinary backgrounds. Course content will vary among the sections as instructors draw on their diverse disciplinary backgrounds in order to instruct students in critical thought, intellectual empathy and global perspectives.
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  • SS 230: Introduction to Human Geography

    3.00 Credits
    Clarkson University

    This course will introduce students to the entire breadth of human geography, including the spatial organization of human political, economic, and cultural activities; human relationships with the natural environment; and the role of physical and cultural landscapes in human affairs.
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  • SS 380: Research Methods

    3.00 Credits
    Clarkson University

    This course provides an introductory survey of social science research methods. The course covers a variety of quantitative and qualitative methods. Course topics include sampling strategies, use of basic population statistics, testing differences between groups, conducting in-depth interviews and participate and non-participant observation. Students will understand different approaches to conducting research in the social sciences and which approaches to utilize to maximize the effectiveness and accuracy of social inquiry.
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  • SS 392: Special Topic: Environmental Geography & Anthropology of North America

    3.00 Credits
    Clarkson University

    This course will provide a historically and geographically comparative view of the changing relationships between humans and the natural environmental in North America. Case studies of natural resource use and landscape management in both the US and Canada will be shown to students so that they can assess how different socio-cultural factors can affect different nation's perceptions of their natural environment. The course will also provide an option field study component in which students will travel to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (PEI) in order to investigate the history of North Atlantic fisheries, as well as the cultural and economic consequences of their decline. The optional field study is designed to engage students in interaction with people who have worked with natural resources for centuries and ultimately to rectify the historical and geographical information they were exposed to over the course of the semester.
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  • SS 393: Nova Scotia Field Experience

    1.00 Credits
    Clarkson University

    This course provides a field study component in which students will travel to Nova Scotia in order to investigate the history of North Atlantic fisheries, as well as the cultural and economic consequences of their decline. The field study is designed to engage students in interaction with people who have worked with natural resources for centuries and ultimately to rectify the historical and geographical information they were exposed to over the course of the semester.
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  • SS 410: Humanities/Social Science Internship

    2.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Clarkson University

    Students gain experience in applying humanities and social science concepts and methods to issues, problems, or projects in professional contexts that are external to the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. Internships typically occur during the fall or spring semester, but summer employment and co-op positions also can provide students with an internship experience depending on the type of work done. Students will work closely with a Faculty Supervisor to develop the academic component of the internship, which may take the form of outside readings, journal-writing as well as a major paper, project or exhibit related to or stemming from the work being done in the internship itself.
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  • SS 480: Major Research Seminar

    3.00 Credits
    Clarkson University

    This senior seminar is the capstone course for all students majoring in Humanities and Social Sciences. Taught every semester by a different member of the HSS faculty, the seminar focuses on broad-based interdisciplinary themes, including, for example, war and peace, poverty and social justice, cross-cultural issues, and the environment. Students will engage in readings and class discussions in preparation for writing their senior research papers. Significant portions of the seminar will be devoted to producing these research papers.
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  • SS 490: Independent Study

    1.00 - 10.00 Credits
    Clarkson University

    Designed primarily for an advanced student who wishes to pursue special interests in social sciences for one or more semesters, this series allows students to design and conduct independent study projects under faculty guidance. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor.
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