Sociology (SOCL)
SOCL 408G Survey Applications 3 Hours
Student involvement in the design, conduct, analysis, and dissemination of an actual social survey research project.
Prerequisite(s): (SOCL 300 or equivalent) and (SOCL 302 or equivalent) and permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SOCL 420G Political Sociology 3 Hours
Political behavior within a sociological perspective. Includes social cohesion, legitimacy, political socialization, and power structures. Note: Nine hours of sociology required.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SOCL 434G Organized Crime 3 Hours
The study of both traditional and nontraditional organized crime from a sociological perspective.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SOCL 435G Family Violence 3 Hours
This course is designed to provide the student with a sociological perspective on family violence in the United States. Emphasis is placed on child abuse and wife abuse. Research, theory, laws, treatment and prevention are analyzed. Note: Six hours of sociology required.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SOCL 440G Medical Sociology 3 Hours
Comprehensive examination of the social organization of the health care industry in the U.S. Focus on origins and development of medicine, social epidemiology, the social construction of illness and illness behavior, the professionalization of medicine and patterns of social interaction between health providers and patients.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SOCL 450G Occupations and Professions 3 Hours
Deals with occupation specialization and the nature of occupational organization. Examines a variety of occupations and professions to determine the place of work in the lives of their members.
Prerequisite(s): SOCL 346 or permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SOCL 470G Environmental Sociology 3 Hours
Explores environmental thought within the sciences and the general public, including shifting worldviews, social movements and social structural change associated with sustainability, environmental justice, and the rights of nature. Note: Three hours of sociology required.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 300 or permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SOCL 489G Sociology Study Abroad 1-3 Hours (repeatable max of 3 hrs)
Sociological and cultural study in international locations. No more than three hours may be applied toward the M.A. in sociology.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SOCL 500 Seminar Teaching Sociology 2 Hours
Workshop for students who plan to teach sociology.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SOCL 501 Practicum in the Teaching of Sociology 1 Hour
Seminar for students who are teaching sociology. Note: 16 graduate hours in sociology required.
Prerequisite(s): SOCL 500
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SOCL 505 Proseminar in Sociology 1 Hour
Socializes graduate students into the discipline and profession of sociology and acquaints them with department faculty and their interests.
Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students in Sociology (105)
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SOCL 510 Qualitative Methods of Social Research 3 Hours
Covers epistemological and philosophical bases of qualitative inquiry; research design and data analysis in participant observation, in-depth interviewing, hermeneutic content analysis, and discourse analysis; issues in validity, reliability, and ethics of qualitative research.
Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students in Sociology (105)
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; summer 2021
SOCL 512 Sociological Theory 3 Hours
Analysis of current sociological theories, including a survey of recent approaches to the construction and application of systematic theoretical models. Note: Six hours of sociology required.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SOCL 513 Quantitative Methods of Social Research 3 Hours
Covers concept definition, model building, and research design appropriate to problem and data. Includes a review of representative research studies to acquaint the sociology major with advanced social research methodology, techniques, and procedures. Note: Six hours of sociology required.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; summer 2021; fall 2021; spring 2022; summer 2022
SOCL 514 Advanced Social Statistics 3 Hours
Deals with forms of statistical analysis commonly applied to sociological research data. Includes multiple and partial correlation and regression, one-and two-way analysis of variance, path and nonlinear function analysis, interaction effects, and introduction to factor analysis. Note: Basic undergraduate statistics course required.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; summer 2021; fall 2021; winter 2022
SOCL 515 Advanced Data Analysis 3 Hours
Deals with multivariate forms of statistical analyses commonly applied to quantitative sociological research data. Covers applications and extensions of the general linear model, including dummy variable regression, analysis of variance and covariance, etc.
Prerequisite(s): (SOCL 513 or equivalent) and (SOCL 514 or equivalent)
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SOCL 531 Deviant Behavior 3 Hours
Deals with types of deviant behavior with emphasis on criminality, delinquency, drug addiction, and alcoholism. Also covers current sociological theory and research in the field. Note: Six hours of sociology required.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SOCL 535 Family Violence 3 Hours
Examination of family violence within the United States. Emphasis placed on spousal violence and child abuse but also on violence within other intimate relationships.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SOCL 541 Demography 3 Hours
A review of the demographic processes such as mortality, fertility, and migration, with emphasis on measurements, methods, and analytical techniques. Note: Six hours of sociology required.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SOCL 542 Community 3 Hours
Ecological and social concepts of the community and its structure and function. Note: Six hours of sociology required.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021
SOCL 545 Rural Poverty 3 Hours
Explores the nature and scope of poverty in contemporary rural America. Current theories of and policy solutions to poverty will be critically examined. Students are responsible for arranging their own transportation for optional field trips.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SOCL 551 Sociology of the Family 3 Hours
Analysis of the family institution; the impact of modern culture on the family. Note: Six hours of sociology required.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SOCL 561 Advanced Social Interaction: Self in Society 3 Hours
The self in social environment, especially face-to-face interaction as individuals interpret, influence, and react to others' actions. Emphasis on identity, roles, and definitions of the situation. Note: Six hours of sociology required.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SOCL 571 Topical Seminar Sociology 3 Hours (repeatable max of 9 hrs)
Significant topics, issues, or developments in the discipline.
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; spring 2023
SOCL 595 Directed Study 1-3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Individual research in a specific area of sociology in close cooperation with supervising faculty.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; fall 2021; winter 2023; spring 2023
SOCL 598 Internship in Sociology 3-6 Hours
Practical experience in a supervised work situation with a cooperating agency. Note: Twenty-four graduate credit hours earned and successful completion of research tool required.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SOCL 599 Thesis Research/Writing 1-6 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Thesis research and writing directed by faculty committee.
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; summer 2021; fall 2021
SOCL 600 Maintain Matriculation 1-6 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Continued enrollment for thesis completion.
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; summer 2021; fall 2021; fall 2022