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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
This course treats contemporary ethnic relations and the history of immigration in the United States. It considers the role of markets, government policy and culture in the formation of ethnic identity and the well being of ethnic groups. Although the chief concern is with the United States, a comparative approach is taken. Offered biennially.
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4.00 Credits
An examination is made in this course of the social stratification of privileges and deprivations in contemporary societies, focusing on the distribution of wealth, status and power. The course studies social stratification historically and comparatively, the American upper, middle and lower classes, institutionalized power elites, race and gender stratification, status systems and economic inequality. Offered biennially.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the dynamics of traditional, modern and postmodern cultures that focuses on the analysis of symbolic forms and boundaries, social memory, ceremonies and rituals, bodily habits, cultural elites and cultural revolutions. Special attention is given to "culture wars,"the impact of mass media and postmodernism in contemporary societies. The course is comparative in approach. Offered biennially.
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4.00 Credits
This course will examine religion as a social institution, its internal development, relationship to other institutions and its cultural and social significance in modern and traditional societies. Special attention will be given to the conflict between spirit and institution in Christianity; the rise and decline of denominationalism; contemporary forms of spirituality; the modern psychologization of religion; and the comparative study of religions. Offered biennially.
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces students to qualitative and quantitative methods such as surveys, experiments, archival research, hermeneutical research, case studies and causal analysis. The class will examine these research methods from several different angles including research techniques specific to each method, skills to critically evaluate such research, the epistemological considerations and practical consequences of undertaking such research. Students considering graduate school or careers that require them to sue and assess research may find this course particularly valuable. This course is also cross listed as CRS 415 and POL 371. Prerequisite: Students with junior standing or permission of the instructor.
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16.00 Credits
Students concentrating in social work spend a semester in social work agencies in the Atlanta area for on-the-job practicum experience. Successful field placements have been made in a variety of settings in recent years, including Wesley Woods Health Center, West Paces Ferry Hospital and Atlanta shelters for the homeless. Prerequisites: SOC 303, permission of the academic adviser and faculty supervisor and signature of the director of career services.
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4.00 Credits
This course will study classical and contemporary theory with an emphasis upon the latter. Contemporary theories covered usually include utilitarian individualism (sociobiology, exchange theory and rational-choice theory), communitarianism, civil society theory, critical theory and post-modernism. Offered biennially.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
An internship is designed to provide a formalized experiential learning opportunity to qualified students. The internship generally requires the student to obtain a faculty supervisor in the relevant field of study, submit a learning agreement, work 30 hours for every hour of academic credit, keep a written journal of the work experience, have regularly scheduled meetings with the faculty supervisor and write a research paper dealing with some aspect of the internship. Written work should total five pages of academic writing for every hour of credit. An extensive list of internships is maintained by career services, including opportunities at the Gainesville/Hall County Senior Center, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Partnership Against Domestic Violence. Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites: Permission of the faculty supervisor and qualification for the internship program, permission of an internship site supervisor and acceptance of learning agreement proposal by the Experiential Education Committee.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
An intense study of diverse topics under the direct supervision of the instructor. Prerequisite: Submission of a proposed outline of study that includes a schedule of meetings and assignments approved by the instructor, the division chair and the provost no later than the second day of classes of the semester of study. For additional criteria, see Independent Study Policy in the Academic Regulations and Policies section of this Bulletin.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
An internship is designed to provide a formalized experiential learning opportunity to qualified students. The internship generally requires the student to obtain a faculty supervisor in the relevant field of study, submit a learning agreement, work 30 hours for every hour of academic credit, keep a written journal of the work experience, have regularly scheduled meetings with the faculty supervisor and write a research paper dealing with some aspect of the internship. Written work should total five pages of academic writing for every hour of credit. An extensive list of internships is maintained by career services. Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites: Permission of the faculty supervisor and qualification for the internship program, permission of an internship site supervisor and acceptance of learning agreement proposal by the Experiential Education Committee.
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