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  • 3.00 Credits

    Comprehensive introduction to the process of social research. Prerequisites: STAT 190 and (SOAN 190 or SOAN 191). Credits: 3 hours NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The study of minority/majority relations with a stress on interethnic and interracial relations. Special effort is made to understand the sociological explanations of prejudice and ethnic/racial stratification. Prerequisite: SOAN 190 or SOAN 215. Credits: 3 hours NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will provide an opportunity to look at something familiar (the family) in a new way. We will focus on the family as a social institution, a set of structured social arrangements for meeting human needs, and we will examine the larger social forces that shape those structures. We will use a comparative approach to families, emphasizing their diversity across time and space, and within early 21st Century US society. Social inequalities will be examined and viewed as key factors shaping diverse family forms, the well-being of family members, and different experiences in family life. Prerequisite: SOAN 190 or SOAN 191. Credits: 3 hours NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course examines past and current theories of social deviance including, but not limited to, strain theory, differential association theory, social control theory, labeling theory, rational choice theory, and feminist theories. It is conducted in a seminar format. Prerequisites: (SOAN 190 and SOAN 215) or SOAN 310. Credits: 3 hours NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
  • 3.00 - 12.00 Credits

    On-the-job specialized training in fields generally accepted as needing sociology or anthropology field experience to complement the student's academic training. Must be taken on a pass/fail basis only. Co-requisite: SOAN 472. Credits: 3-12 hours NOTE: A special application procedure is required and must be completed the semester prior to starting the internship.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Research, evaluation, and analysis of internship experiences. Prearrange one semester before enrollment. Co-requisite: SOAN 471. Credits: 1-3 hours
  • 3.00 Credits

    Readings in sociology and anthropology and/or the opportunity to carry out under the direction of the instructor a sociological or anthropological research project in an area of the student's interest or need. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Credits: 1-3 hours NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course encourages students to sharpen their skills at asking questions and proposing explanations of social issues through a study of how their predecessors in sociology critically examined society. By reading and analyzing the work of classical and more contemporary theorists, we can learn about what it means to study the social world through theoretical questions. And by observing how contemporary theorists have improved on the ideas and explanations of the classical theorists, we can equip ourselves to modify and apply existing theoretical ideas to effect positive change in our social world. Prerequisites: SOAN 190 and SOAN 215. Credits: 3 hours NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement. NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examination of current anthropological theory, with special reference to differential explanatory power of competing "schools" and with some attention to their historical development.Prerequisites: SOAN 191 and SOAN 253. Credits: 3 hours NOTE: General Honors Course. NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement. NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed as a capstone for sociology/anthropology majors, in which seniors have the opportunity to review the concepts, theories, methods, and substantive information gleaned from their disciplines. The goal is to help students synthesize what they have learned in the major and to explore the similarities and differences between the fields of sociology and anthropology. In class, students will be expected to be active participants in discussions over assigned readings. Out of class, students will be expected to complete a project that demonstrates their ability to synthesize and apply what they have learned. Prerequisites: SOAN 388, (SOAN 495 or 496), and senior SOAN major. Credits: 3 hours NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement. NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
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