Course Descriptions

SOCI 1301 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

Prerequisites :  Must be placed into college-level  reading (or take GUST 0342 as a co-requisite) and be placed into college-level writing ( or take ENGL 0310/0349 as a co-requisite).

Credit:  3 (3 lecture)

A survey course, which focuses on the nature of human groups in America and world societies, their social and cultural adaptations, and the impact which various social processes may have on their social organization and social change. Core Curriculum Course

SOCI 1306  -  CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS

Prerequisites : Must be placed into college-level reading (or take GUST 0342 as a co-requisite)  and be placed into college-level writing ( or take ENGL 0310/0349 as a co-requisite)

Credit: 3 (3lecture)

An inquiry into selected current social problems with specific reference to their original development and suggested solutions. Core Curriculum Course

SOCI 2301 -  MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY

Prerequisites :  Must be placed into college-level  reading (or take GUST 0342 as a  co-requisite)  and be placed into college-level writing (or take  ENGL 0310/ 0349 as a co-requisite).

Credit: 3 (3 lecture)

 This course is a sociological analysis of marriage and family relations based on fundamental principles in the discipline.  Both theory and current research findings are covered.  Areas explored include family dynamics, interpersonal relations, demographic trends, and conflict management.  Current and classical research is reviewed and applied. Core Curriculum Course

SOCI 2336 –  CRIMINOLOGY

Prerequisites :  Must be placed into college-level reading (or take GUST  0342 as a co-requisite)  and be placed into college-level  writing (or take ENGL  0310/0349 as a co-requisite).

Credit: 3 (3 lecture)

 An analysis of the social dimensions of crime as a form of deviance behavior; the nature and extent of crime; classic and modern theories; the role of the police and the courts, group and community oriented programs, with an evaluation of prevention, control, and treatment programs. Core Curriculum Course

SOCI 2374 –   GLOBAL ISSUES AND SOCIAL CHANGE

Prerequisites :  Must be placed  into college-level reading  (or take GUST 0342 as a co-requisite)  and be placed  into  college-level writing  (or take  ENGL  0310/0349 as a co-requisite).

Credit: 3 (3 lecture)

 A macro level analysis of the dynamic processes of change affecting the increasingly global change community, with enphasis on the role of technology.The course will focus on current trends in the broad topics of  human ecology, human rights, the environment, culture, and social institutions.  Special attention is devoted to conflict and security, international governmental and non-governmental entities, social movements and the role of the “global citizen.” Core Curriculum Course