Graduate Courses

SOCI 300. Independent Study for Graduate Students
Special topic readings or investigations.
1 - 6 credits, Independent Study. Instructor consent requ ired.

SOCI 301. Proseminar
1 credit, Lecture. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 303. Teaching Sociology
A survey and discussion of the content, viewpoints and methods that can be employed in teaching sociology. Emphasis is on course preparation for new teachers.
1 - 3 credits, Seminar. Open only to graduate students in Sociology.

SOCI 305. Investigation of Special Topics
A seminar course. Topics vary by semester.
1 - 3 credits, Seminar. Instructor consent required.

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SOCI 307. History of Sociological Theory
A historical analysis of the development of sociological theory. This course focuses upon the enduring questions that sociological theory has addressed, and the relations of sociological theory to prevailing social and intellectual conditions. An emphasis is placed upon 19th and early 20th century theorists, such as: Comte, Spencer, Sumner, Pareto, Simmel and others.
3 credits, Lecture. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 308. Core Theorists
An examination of the original writings of the major figures in sociological theory: Durkheim, Marx, Weber, and Simmel. The course focuses upon the theories of these major figures, their relations with contemporaries, their interconnections, and their influence upon subsequent theory and theory groupings.
3 credits, Seminar. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 309. Current Theory and Research
An examination of current theories. Topics include: consideration of their continuities with classical theories, conceptual and measurement problems in testing and constructing current theories, and the interplay between theory and research.
3 credits, Seminar. Instructor consent required. Prerequisite: SOCI 308.

SOCI 314. Human Ecology
A review of ecological theories and their application to the study of the human community.
3 credits, Lecture. Instructor consent required. Also offered as ARE 314.

SOCI 315. The Community
A critical analysis of current theories of the nature of the community, its types, functions, processes, agencies, and values. Emphasis is given to community surveys and community organization.
3 credits, Lecture. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 320. Seminar in Quantitative Methods in Sociology
Introduction to quantitative techniques in sociology and computer data analysis. A prior undergraduate course in social statistics is recommended.
3 credits, Seminar.

SOCI 321. Social Research I
The logic of social scientific inquiry, the issues of reliability and validity in research design, and specific methods of data collection.
3 credits, Seminar.

SOCI 322. Social Research II
Fundamental techniques of applied data analysis and statistical computing. Emphasis on applications of statistical methods and their interpretation.
3 credits, Seminar.

SOCI 323. Applied Survey Design and Analysis
The design, administration, and analysis of sample surveys.
3 credits, Lecture. Instructor consent required. Prerequisite: SOCI 322.

SOCI 324. Qualitative Methodology
Methods of conducting field research, with focus on techniques of negotiating entry into natural settings, participant observation, interviewing, and coding and analysis of qualitative data.
3 credits, Seminar. Open to master's and doctoral students in Sociology, others with permission.

SOCI 334. Racism
Variable topics in the study of racism, such as racism and U.S. social policy, white racism, and the social construction of whiteness. Topic may vary by semester.
3 credits, Seminar. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 337. Seminar on Society and the Individual
A comparative analysis of the major theoretical approaches to individual-society relations, with an emphasis upon interdisciplinary contributions and trends of development. Contemporary issues and the prospects for theoretical integration are examined in the perspective of the long-term development of the field.
3 credits, Seminar. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 340. Seminar on Crime and Justice
Broad survey of topics and issues relating to crime and the criminal justice system in the United States. Emphasis on policy issues.
3 credits, Seminar. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 342. Majority-Minority Group Relations
Current theories of majority-minority group relations with special reference to prejudice; methodological issues, case studies and surveys.
3 credits, Lecture. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 343. Seminar on American Jewry
Applications of sociological theory and methods to the analysis of American Jewry.
3 credits, Seminar.

SOCI 344. Sociology of Mental Illness
Socio-cultural processes in relation to mental illness. Critique of sociological thinking regarding etiology, forms and treatment of mental illness.
3 credits, Lecture. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 345. Deviant Behavior
Review of theory and research, with emphasis on their implications for a general theory of deviant behavior.
3 credits, Lecture. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 347. Social Gerontology
A basic consideration of the societal aspects of aging including the social psychological concomitants of adjustments, changing roles, and systems of social relationships.
3 credits, Lecture. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 349. Medical Sociology
An examination of the institutional pattern of health care, including the social aspects of health and sickness, types of practitioners, and the social organization of therapeutic settings.
3 credits, Lecture. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 351. Demography
Survey and analysis of theories and present problem areas in demography. This includes such topics as: population growth and distribution, population composition, mortality, fertility, migration, and population policy.
3 credits, Seminar. Instructor consent required. Also offered as ARE 351.

SOCI 353. Methods of Population Analysis
The sources and characteristics of demographic data and vital statistics and the methods and problems of population data analysis.
3 credits, Seminar. Instructor consent required. Also offered as ARE 353.

SOCI 354. Seminar in the Family
An analytical study of the family as a social group in terms of structure, member roles, and function with an examination of ethnic, religious, and class differences. The interrelationship between the family and its cultural context is analyzed with particular reference to the impact of modern culture.
3 credits, Seminar. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 356. Gender and Society
Critical appraisal of social scientific perspectives on women and men. Feminist theory and current social science research on gender. Emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches.
3 credits, Seminar.

SOCI 357. Seminar in Human Fertility, Mortality, and Migration
A review and critique of the literature on fertility, mortality and migration, and the dynamic interaction of these variables in population change.
3 credits, Seminar. Instructor consent required. Also offered as ARE 357.

SOCI 359. Energy, Environment, and Society
Sociological perspectives on energy production, distribution and consumption; environmental impacts and constraints; alternative energy and environment futures; and cross-national studies of policy formation and implementation.
3 credits, Seminar.

SOCI 360. Analysis of Social Organization
An examination of patterns of social organization found in bureaucracies and voluntary associations.
3 credits, Seminar. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 363. Seminar in Social Control of Deviant Behavior
3 credits, Seminar. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 364. Political Sociology
Sociological aspects of political institutions and behavior; social and economic bases of political power, ideology, and mobilization of support; community and national power systems, political parties, and elites.
3 credits, Seminar. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 365. Social Change
A study of the forces prompting and impeding societal change with particular attention to those operative in contemporary society. Major theories of social change are examined.
3 credits, Lecture. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 366. Seminar in Social Stratification
Social class theories, and problems of distribution of power and privileges. Some attention will be given to a comparative analysis of class systems.
3 credits, Seminar. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 367. Seminar in Theories of the State
A sociological examination of theoretical analysis of the role of the state in modern society, and the relationship between the state and the applications of these theories to empirical analyses of specific research questions.
3 credits, Lecture.

SOCI 368. The Metropolitan Community
Topics in urban sociology.
3 credits, Lecture. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 369. Seminar in Comparative Urbanization
Urbanization as a factor in social and cultural change, particularly in developed areas: Asia, Africa and Latin America.
3 credits, Seminar. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 370. Inequality and the Welfare State
Analysis of the relationship between systems of racial, class, and gender inequality, and the formation and implementation of social policy by the contemporary U.S. welfare state.
3 credits, Seminar. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 372. Law and Society
An overview of theoretical perspectives in the sociology of law, with emphasis on classical social theory.
3 credits, Lecture. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 374. Comparative Analysis of Power Structures
Analysis of power structures, with special references to the ways in which they are transformed.
3 credits, Lecture. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 375. Sociology of Work
Analysis of work behavior with particular attention to formal and informal organization of labor, white collar, executive and professional roles.
3 credits, Seminar. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 380. Sociological Perspectives on Socio-Economic Development
A critical review of differing analyses of developing countries as they concern social structure, processes of change, and blockages in development.
3 credits, Seminar. Instructor consent required.

SOCI 382. Health Organizations and Their Environments
An in-depth analysis of the interaction between organizations and their sociological environments. An emphasis is placed on health service organizational obstacles to health planning.
3 credits, Lecture.

SOCI 383. Cross-National Study of Health Systems
An analysis of national health systems in relation to their socio-economic, political, cultural, and epidemiologic contexts. The examination of alternative approaches to organizing scarce health care resources serves as an integrating theme for the course.
3 credits, Lecture.

SOCI 390. Social Movements
Analysis of the conditions and processes underlying movement formation and participation and influencing their careers and outcomes.
3 credits, Seminar. Instructor consent required.

†GRAD 395. Master's Thesis Research
1 - 9 credits.
†GRAD 396. Full-Time Master's Research
3 credits.
†GRAD 397. Full-Time Directed Studies (Master's Level)
3 credits.
GRAD 398. Special Readings (Master's)
Non-credit.
GRAD 399. Thesis Preparation
Non-credit.
†GRAD 495. Doctoral Dissertation Research
1 - 9 credits.
†GRAD 496. Full-Time Doctoral Research
3 credits.
†GRAD 497. Full-Time Directed Studies (Doctoral Level)
3 credits.
GRAD 498. Special Readings (Doctoral)
Non-credit.
GRAD 499. Dissertation Preparation
Non-credit.