| Sociology | SOC | 401 | Sociological Statistics | 4 hours. | Descriptive and inferential statistics for graduate and advanced undergraduate sociology majors and related fields. Tests of means, regression, correlation, analysis of variance, and related topics. Prerequisite(s): SOC 201 and two additional 200-level sociology electives; or graduate standing or consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 402 | Intermediate Sociological Statistics | 4 hours. | Covers general linear models emphasizing regression, analysis of variance and covariance, simple structural equation models, simple categorical methods and elementary matrix algebra. Prerequisite(s): SOC 401. |
| Sociology | SOC | 405 | Writing in the Social Sciences | 3 OR 4 hours. | Leads to effective, clear writing for a social science audience. Teaches how to organize ideas, avoid tiresome jargon, and write with precision. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of upper-division social science courses. |
| Sociology | SOC | 406 | Urban Ethnography | 3 OR 4 hours. | The study of processes and meanings in African American communities in urban areas, interviews, participant observation, focus groups. Same as AAST 405. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): AAST 100; and junior standing or above. |
| Sociology | SOC | 407 | Seminar in Comparative Racialization | 3 OR 4 hours. | Provides an interdisciplinary and comparative approach to the making and remaking of "race" and the resultant racialized experiences of different groups in the U.S. and globally. Same as AAST 407. Prerequisite(s): AAST 247 or AAST 248 or AAST 340 or SOC 225; and senior standing or above; or consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 424 | Sociology of Gender | 3 OR 4 hours. | Variety and change in gender roles; patterns and consequences of gender inequality; gender and sexuality; gender and social institutions such as family, economy. Same as GWS 425. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 224, or any 100 or 200-level GWS course and an additional 200 or 300-level elective in sociology or gender and women studies; Junior standing or above; or graduate standing; or consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 425 | Race and Ethnicity | 3 OR 4 hours. | Critical examination of the conceptual frameworks and empirical findings in the study of race and ethnicity. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 225 an additional 200- or 300- level elective in Sociology; or consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 426 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Gender | 3 OR 4 hours. | Intensive examination of a specialized topic in race, ethnicity and gender. The specific topic of the course varies depending on the faculty offering it. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated up to 2 times. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): SOC 224; or SOC 225; and junior standing or above and an additional 200 or 300-level elective in sociology; or consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 428 | Asian/Asian American Women in the Global Economy | 3 OR 4 hours. | Examines the racialization and feminization of a global division of labor and focuses primarily on Asian and Asian American women's participation and incorporation as workers and key actors in the development of the global economy. Same as ASAM 428 and GWS 428. 3 undergraduate hours; 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): At least one ASAM or GWS or SOC course; or consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 433 | Latin American Migration to the U.S. | 3 OR 4 hours. | Latin American migration to the U.S. International migration theories, family remittances, transnational linkages, dual citizenship, and past and current U.S. immigration policy debates. Same as LALS 433. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 440 | Topics in Organizations and Institutions | 3 OR 4 hours. | Intensive examination of a specialized topic announced when the class is scheduled. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated up to 2 times. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): SOC 244 or MGMT 340, and an additional 200-level sociology elective, and junior standing; or consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 441 | Social Stratification | 3 OR 4 hours. | The nature of systems of differentiation and ranking in societies and their consequences; emphasis on class structure in the United States; prestige, status, power, and social mobility in the United States and other societies. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 241 and an additional 200 or 300-level elective in Sociology; and Junior standing or above; or consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 445 | Sociology of the Family | 3 OR 4 hours. | Variety and change in family patterns; family formation and break-up; parents' and childrens' effects on each other; influences of culture and political economy; consequences for other institutions. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 224, or SOC 245 and an additional 200 or 300-level Sociology elective; and Junior standing or above; or consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 446 | Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in American Religion | 3 OR 4 hours. | Religious institutions in the U.S. as a crucible for racial, ethnic, and gender identities, group formation, and intergroup relations; major world religions represented in the U.S. Same as RELS 446. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 246 and an additional 200 or 300- level elective in Sociology; and Junior standing or above; or consent of instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 447 | Organizations | 3 OR 4 hours. | Characteristics of business, government, and not-for-profit organizations; approaches used to study organizations; theoretical and empirical analysis of organizational processes. Same as MGMT 447. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 241 or MGMT 340 or SOC 244 and an additional 200 or 300-level elective in sociology; and junior standing or above; or consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 448 | Sociology of Development | 3 OR 4 hours. | Historical, economic, political, social, and geographic factors shaping national and international development experiences and outcomes. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of upper-division social science courses or consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 451 | Medical Sociology | 3 OR 4 hours. | Survey of major topics in sociology of health and medicine including social definitions of health and illness, patient practitioner interaction, the organization of health institutions and professions. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of upper-division sociology or consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 455 | Topics in Medical Sociology | 3 OR 4 hours. | Intensive examination of a specialized topic announced when the class is scheduled. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): SOC 451 or consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 465 | Topics in Sociology of Politics | 3 OR 4 hours. | Intensive examination of a specialized topic announced when the class is scheduled. Same as POLS 465. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of upper-division sociology or consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 471 | Population | 3 OR 4 hours. | The measurement and study of major trends and differentials in fertility, mortality, migration, growth, and compositional characteristics of the population of the United States and other nations. Same as EPID 471. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 201 and an additional 200 or 300-level course in sociology; and junior standing or above; or consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 473 | Cities and Regions | 3 OR 4 hours. | Characteristics, conditions, and consequences of structure and change of cities and metropolitan regions. Spatial, political economy, cultural perspectives. Census, ecological, historical, comparative data for cities. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 201 and an additional 200 or 300-level course in sociology; and junior standing or above; or consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 476 | Topics in Urban Sociology | 3 OR 4 hours. | Intensive examination of a specialized topic announced when the class is scheduled. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of upper-division sociology or consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 485 | Classical Social Theory | 3 OR 4 hours. | Survey and analysis of classical European and American social theory. Examination of how theorists such as Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Veblen and Park defined and described society within their own social contexts and how we derive meaning from these theories. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 385; and senior standing or above; or consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 487 | Current Social Theory | 3 OR 4 hours. | Review and evaluation of major currents in sociological theory since the 1940s. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 385; and senior standing or above; or consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 490 | Senior Research Experience | 4 hours. | The course integrates theory, methods and analytical skills to a substantive area of sociology. Students will gain hands-on experience by collecting data, analyzing data, writing up their findings and presenting their projects to the class. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours, with approval of the deparment. Students may register for more than one section per term. Previously listed at SOC 400. Prerequisite(s): SOC 300 and SOC 385; and senior standing or above and one 400-level elective in sociology and consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 496 | Independent Study or Research | 1 TO 9 hours. | Extensive readings in specialized areas of sociology or empirical research for advanced undergraduate or graduate students. May be repeated with approval. Students may register in more than one section per term. Approval to repeat course granted by the department. Undergraduate students may repeat course for maximum of 9 hours of credit. Prerequisite(s): 18 hours of sociology, excluding SOC 296 and SOC 299, consent of the instructor, and approval of the department. |
| Sociology | SOC | 499 | Senior Thesis | 1 TO 4 hours. | Individual study for students working on a senior thesis under the supervision of a faculty advisor. This course is required for students graduating with highest departmental distinction. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours, with approval of the department. Students may register for more than one section per term. Previously listed as SOC 299. Prerequisite(s): SOC 490; and senior standing or above; and consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 500 | Sociological Research Methods I | 4 hours. | Introduction to research design, data gathering and data reduction; logic of problem formulation, units of analysis, measurement, data analysis. |
| Sociology | SOC | 501 | Sociological Research Methods II | 4 hours. | Evaluating sociological research, data analysis and reporting; proposal writing and evaluation; professional issues including research ethics; student presentation of master's research proposals. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 500. |
| Sociology | SOC | 509 | Seminar: Sociological Research Methods | 4 hours. | Research practicum of specialized social science research methods. 4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): SOC 500 and SOC 501. |
| Sociology | SOC | 520 | Seminar: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender | 4 hours. | Intensive analysis of specialized topics. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 524 | Gender | 4 hours. | Review of a wide range of theories that explain the development and maintenance of gender, focusing on how gender stratification has developed historically and how and why individuals "do gender" in their daily lives. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 525 | Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | 4 hours. | A survey of classical and contemporary research on "race" and "ethnicity" focusing on how their meaning is both ascribed and achieved and the relationship of these categories to individual and collective life chances. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 528 | Societal Analysis of Aging, Health and the Life Course | 3 hours. | Analysis of health, aging and health care issues from life course perspectives, including the application of concepts, theories and methods from both sociology and public health. Same as CHSC 528. Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing; or approval of the department. |
| Sociology | SOC | 540 | Seminar: Social Institutions | 4 hours. | Intensive analysis of specialized topics in social institutions. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 541 | Sociology of Social Stratification | 4 hours. | Provides students with an overview of sociological research on social stratification emphasizing individual and structural elements. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 547 | Social Organization | 4 hours. | Intensive analysis of specialized topics. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 548 | Seminar: Comparative Societies | 1 TO 7 hours. | Intensive analysis of specialized topics. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. |
| Sociology | SOC | 550 | Proseminar on Current Research in Health, Illness, and Medicine | 4 hours. | Review and critique of current research in the following health areas: health care systems, social epidemiology, and health and illness behavior. Prerequisite(s): SOC 451. |
| Sociology | SOC | 551 | Seminar: Sociology of Health and Medicine | 1 TO 7 hours. | Intensive analysis of specialized topics. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 565 | Seminar: Political Sociology | 1 TO 7 hours. | Intensive analysis of specialized topics. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. |
| Sociology | SOC | 571 | Seminar: Population and Human Ecology | 1 TO 7 hours. | Intensive analysis of specialized topics. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. |
| Sociology | SOC | 572 | Sociology of Education | 4 hours. | Education as a social institution in interaction with other institutions, such as the economy. Topics include the emergence of national systems of education, purposes of education, inequality and educational reform. Same as EDPS 572. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 585 | Classical Sociological Theory | 4 hours. | Examination of how theorists have defined and described society within their own social contexts and how we derive meaning from these theories. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 587 | Contemporary Sociological Theory | 4 hours. | Sociological theory since World War II. Course content will be both "substantive", covering widely divergent schools of thought, and "methodological", analyzing and constructing theories as explanatory systems. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| Sociology | SOC | 593 | Colloquium on College Teaching of Sociology | 4 hours. | Covers strategies and techniques for contemporary university teaching and for the teaching of sociology at the college level. May be repeated. |
| Sociology | SOC | 595 | ProSeminar | 1 hours. | Presentation and discussion of issues of professional concern to sociologists including current research, consulting, teaching and applied sociology. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. |
| Sociology | SOC | 596 | Independent Study | 1 TO 12 hours. | Research on special problems not included in the graduate thesis. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor and approval of the department. |
| Sociology | SOC | 597 | Masters Project Research | 1 TO 4 hours. | Supervised writing and research on topic of the master's paper. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. |
| Sociology | SOC | 599 | Thesis Research | 0 TO 16 hours. | Supervised dissertation research. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. |