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  • SOCI 361: Sociology of Aging

    3.00 Credits
    Lander University

    This course is an in-depth comparison of social problems and issues of aging and how they relate to both time and place. Theories of aging will be introduced and analyzed with reference to the variations and similarities of the aging experience as a global concern. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior status only. (General Education - Global Issues and Cultures and General Education Elective). Three credit hours.
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  • SOCI 363: Environmental Sociology

    3.00 Credits
    Lander University

    This course is an introduction to the field of environmental sociology. It addresses the impact of natural and built environments upon human populations; the relationships between nature, culture and society; the causes and consequences of environmental degradation in the United States and around the world; and differential responses of individual, institutional, and non-institutional actors to environmental problems. Junior or Senior status. (General Education - Global Issues and Cultures and General Education Electives) Three semester hours.
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  • SOCI 371: Special Topics in Soci or CJ

    3.00 Credits
    Lander University

    This course is an exploration of topics and issues not currently included in the sociology curriculum. This course explores emergent areas within sociology as informed by theory. It may be taken for additional credit as the topic changes. Prerequisite: "C" or better in either SOCI 101 or SOCI 202. Three credit hours. Prerequisite:    ( SOCI 101 or SOCI 202
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  • SOCI 377: Special Topics Global Iss & Cu

    3.00 Credits
    Lander University

    Special or experimental courses that either explore sociological topics relevant to all cultures and societies or explores a sociological issue relevant to nonwestern cultures and societies. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior status. (General Education - Global Issues and Cultures and General Education Electives) Three semester hours.
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  • SOCI 389: Cultures of Violence

    3.00 Credits
    Lander University

    The use of violence as a cultural and political weapon dates back over 2000 years. This course explores key foundational topics by defining types of violence, introducing the history and causes of violence, as well as discussing environments of violence (domestic, global, religious, etc.), tactics, targets, and counterterrorism. Contemporary information regarding ethnic violence, emerging terrorist movements, and social media and violence are also included. Junior/senior status recommended. (Global Issues/Nonwestern Studies General Education). Three semester hours.
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  • SOCI 397: Sociology of Risk

    3.00 Credits
    Lander University

    This course provides students with the skills to analyze risk at different levels of social reality, helping students to better manage risk in their own lives and communities. Philosophical and theoretical perspectives on the nature of risk, key debates in the field of risk studies, and how specific populations around the world are differentially vulnerable to risk will be addressed. Junior/senior status recommended. (Global Issues/Nonwestern Studies General Education.) Three semester hours.
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  • SOCI 398: Methods of Social Research

    3.00 Credits
    Lander University

    An introduction to the logic and conduct of social research, relationships between theory and empirical evidence; formulation of hypotheses; conduct and analysis of field research; research design; techniques for data collection and analysis. Prerequisites: SOCI 101 with "C" or better; MATH 211 or BA 225 with "C" or better; and nine additional hours in criminal justice or sociology with "C" or better. Students must also have a Lander GPA of at least 2.0 and permission of the instructor to take this course. Three semester hours. Prerequisite:    ( SOCI 101 and MATH 211 or BA 225)
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  • SOCI 399: Sociological Theory

    3.00 Credits
    Lander University

    This course offers students the opportunity to critically examine the major theoretical orientations in classical sociological thought. Students will use knowledge and skill based techniques to reinforce their understanding of theory construction and to generate models of social processes and dynamics. The course will also explore the social, political, cultural and historical contexts in which theory is developed as well as the structural transformations of modernity that shaped early sociological theory. A central focus of the course will be using sociological theory to make connections between individual circumstances and the general nature of social life. Prerequisites: SOCI 101 and nine additional hours in sociology with "C" or better in each. Students must also have a Lander GPA of at least 2.0 and permission of the instructor to take this course. Three semester hours. Prerequisite:    ( SOCI 101 and( ENGL 275 or ENGL 373
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  • SOCI 407: Research in Sociology

    1.00 Credits
    Lander University

    This course involves students engaging in a student-directed research project on a topic of sociological interest and is offered on demand to qualified students. Students may count a maximum of three credit hours of Research in Sociology (SOCI 407, SOCI 408, or SOCI 409) toward major requirements. Prerequisite:Permission of instructor. One to three credit hours. Prerequisite:    ( SOCI 101 or SOCI 305) or SOCI 312)
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  • SOCI 408: Research in Sociology

    2.00 Credits
    Lander University

    This course involves students engaging in a student-directed research project on a topic of sociological interest and is offered on demand to qualified students. Students may count a maximum of three credit hours of Research in Sociology (SOCI 407, SOCI 408, or SOCI 409) toward major requirements. Prerequisite:Permission of instructor. One to three credit hours.
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