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Undergraduate nondegree program: Minor in Sociology Graduate degrees: M.A., Ph.D. in Sociology Web site: http://www.uiowa.edu/~soc Undergraduate Programs
A bachelor's degree with a major in sociology provides a liberal arts and sciences education. Although it does not prepare students for a specific career, it provides background for employment in fields such as human services, criminal justice, corrections, sales, public relations, advertising, personnel, applied social research, community organization, and teaching social science in secondary schools. It also provides a foundation for graduate or professional study in social work, urban planning, law, criminal justice, social policy, and similar areas. Finally, the major prepares students to work toward advanced degrees in sociology, which qualify them for college or university teaching and work in academic, private, and governmental research. In addition to offering the major and minor in sociology, the department partners with the Departments of Economics and Philosophy to offer the undergraduate major in ethics and public policy, an interdisciplinary program administered by the Department of Philosophy; see Ethics and Public Policy in the Catalog. Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of ScienceThe Bachelor of Arts with a major in sociology requires a minimum of 120 s.h., including at least 33 s.h. of work for the major. The Bachelor of Science with a major in sociology requires a minimum of 120 s.h., including at least 45 s.h. of work for the major, with a minimum of 30 s.h. in sociology. The major offers an optional track for both B.A. and B.S. students with a particular interest in crime and related issues; see "Criminology Track" below. Requirements for the major are similar for the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science, except B.A. students take 3-4 s.h. of introductory math or statistics and three theory and methods courses, while B.S. students take 8 s.h. of introductory calculus and five theory and methods courses. Remaining requirements (electives, the capstone course, and the sociology major portfolio) are identical for B.A. and B.S. students. Several courses required for the major have specific prerequisites, and in some cases, students must earn a minimum grade in a prerequisite course. In planning to complete the major, students must be careful to take courses in the proper sequence. The following sociology courses do not count toward the major: 034:029 First-Year Seminar, 034:197 Teaching Internship, and 034:198 Directed Individual Study. In addition to specific courses required for the degree, students are advised to take 6 s.h. of course work in at least one of these departments: anthropology, economics, geography, political science, or psychology. Students also must complete the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Program. Transfer students majoring in sociology must meet the same requirements as other sociology students. They must take at least 12 s.h. in sociology at The University of Iowa and must have transfer course work approved for credit toward the major by a sociology advisor. The introductory sociology course and math or statistics (B.A.) or calculus (B.S.) should be taken early. They lay the foundation for all other work in the major and are prerequisites for the required theory and methods courses. INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGYAll students take this:
INTRODUCTORY math or STATISTICS (BACHELOR OF ARTS)B.A. students complete one of these:
INTRODUCTORY CALCULUS (BACHELOR OF SCIENCE)B.S. students complete one of these sequences:
THEORY AND METHODS (BACHELOR OF ARTS)The following three theory and methods courses are required for the B.A. and should be completed as early as possible. Students must earn a grade of C or higher in each course in order to complete the major.
THEORY AND METHODS (Bachelor of Science)The following five theory and methods courses are required for the B.S. and should be completed as early as possible. Students must earn a grade of C or higher in 034:009, 034:010, and 034:011 in order to complete the major.
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ELECTIVESB.A. and B.S. students complete 15 s.h. of elective course work in sociology, chosen from all courses offered by the department except those that do not count toward the major (034:029, 034:197, and 034:198). Two of the required electives must be taken after the student completes 034:011 Research Methods (except 034:002 Social Problems, which may not be taken after 034:011). CAPSTONE COURSEAll students complete the capstone course, which illustrates their accomplishments; it is usually taken during the student's last semester of course work for the major. In order to enroll in the capstone course, students must earn a grade of C or higher in 034:009, 034:010, and 034:011.
SOCIOLOGY MAJOR PORTFOLIOWhen each student graduates, he or she is required to provide the department with documents that will constitute his or her Sociology Major Portfolio. The portfolio provides a record of the student's development in the department. It also is an attractive set of materials that can serve as evidence of interests and work for prospective employers and graduate schools. The portfolio should include at least three documents: a paper from the first two years of sociology classes, such as a book review or statement comparing competing theories; a research proposal or a research paper that reports the findings of original research; and a statement summarizing an experience in which the student applied sociological knowledge, such as a report on an internship, a consideration of contributions that sociological information made to a summer job, or a reflection on a period of study abroad. Together, the materials should display development toward technical correctness in citing others' work, accurate use of sociological concepts, technical proficiency in using research methods, and the ability to explain implications of research findings. The portfolio may be submitted electronically. Contact the department for more information. Criminology TrackThe criminology track requires a minimum of 15 s.h. It is open to sociology majors who are interested in understanding the nature of crime and who want to pursue careers in criminological research, policing, probation, parole, or the law. The track teaches students about various data sources used to study the causes of crime, the dominant sociological explanations for crime and crime control, and how law as an institution affects and is affected by other institutions. It includes courses on topics such as the criminal legal system, gender and violence, and global criminology. Criminology track students must satisfy all requirements for the sociology major. They may count courses taken for the track as sociology electives for the major. Although 034:148 Internship in Criminal Justice and Corrections is not required for the track, students are encouraged to complete it, but they may count it only once toward track requirements. Criminology track students earn a minimum of 15 s.h. in courses chosen from the following.
B.A. or B.S. with Teacher LicensureSociology majors interested in licensure to teach in elementary and/or secondary schools must complete the College of Education's Teacher Education Program (TEP). Several courses in the College of Education and student teaching are required. Contact the Office of Education Services for details. Four-Year Graduation PlanThe following checkpoints list the minimum requirements students must complete by certain semesters in order to stay on the University's Four-Year Graduation Plan. (Courses in the major are those required to complete the major; they may be offered by departments other than the major department.) Note: Sequencing of course work is important in meeting the four-year plan. Bachelor of ArtsBefore the third semester begins: at least one-quarter of the semester hours required for graduation Before the fifth semester begins: 034:001 Introduction to Sociology Principles or equivalent, one sociology elective, and at least half of the semester hours required for graduation Before the seventh semester begins: the introductory math or statistics course, two of the three theory and methods courses, one more sociology elective, and at least three-quarters of the semester hours required for graduation Before the eighth semester begins: the remaining theory and methods course and one more sociology elective During the eighth semester: enrollment in all remaining course work in the major, including the capstone course and the last two sociology electives; all remaining General Education courses; and a sufficient number of semester hours required for graduation Bachelor of ScienceBefore the third semester begins: at least one-quarter of the semester hours required for graduation Before the fifth semester begins: 034:001 Introduction to Sociology Principles or equivalent, 034:009 Sociological Theory, one sociology elective, and at least half of the semester hours required for graduation Before the seventh semester begins: 034:010 Quantitative Data Analysis, 034:011 Research Methods, calculus I-II, one more sociology elective, and at least three-quarters of the semester hours required for graduation Before the eighth semester begins: 22S:120 Probability and Statistics and one more sociology elective During the eighth semester: enrollment in all remaining course work in the major, including the capstone course and the last two sociology electives; all remaining General Education courses; and a sufficient number of semester hours required for graduation HonorsUndergraduate sociology students who perform at a high level may work toward graduation with honors in the major. Honors students in sociology must be members of the University of Iowa Honors Program, which requires that students maintain a cumulative University of Iowa g.p.a. of at least 3.33 (contact the University of Iowa Honors Program for more information). They also must maintain a g.p.a. of at least 3.33 in work for the major. To graduate with honors in sociology, students complete the following courses.
The honors thesis is conducted under faculty supervision; it gives students an opportunity to conduct sociological research in close consultation with a faculty member of the student's choice. MinorThe minor in sociology requires a minimum of 15 s.h. in sociology courses, including 12 s.h. in courses taken at The University of Iowa. Students must maintain a g.p.a. of at least 2.00 in the minor. Course work in the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass. The minor must include 034:009 Sociological Theory. A minor in sociology is a good complement to a number of majors, particularly other social sciences, business, elementary education, or nursing. National Honor SocietyThe department sponsors a chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society. Students who have a cumulative and sociology g.p.a. of 3.00 or higher and have attained junior or higher standing are considered for membership. Consult the Alpha Kappa Delta faculty advisor for details. Graduate Programs
Graduate study in sociology focuses on the Doctor of Philosophy. Students are awarded the M.A. as they fulfill requirements for the Ph.D. The Doctor of Philosophy emphasizes research and aims primarily to prepare sociologists for academic positions in colleges and universities or for research positions in academic, private, and government institutions. Opportunities for research using survey, experimental, and observational methods are readily available in the department. Master of ArtsThe Master of Arts program in sociology requires 30 s.h. of graduate credit with thesis or research paper, and 38 s.h. of graduate credit without. The program without thesis is intended for students seeking a terminal degree and for whom a wider range of course content in sociology is appropriate. All M.A. students must complete the following with grades of B-minus or higher.
Doctor of PhilosophyThe Doctor of Philosophy program in sociology requires a minimum of 72 s.h. of graduate credit. In addition to 034:214 Introduction to Sociological Data Analysis and 034:216 Linear Models in Sociological Research, which are required for the M.A., students must complete two 200-level elective courses in methods/statistics, and an advanced theory course (such as 034:202 Theory Construction and Analysis). Most courses for the Ph.D. are taken in the student's two areas of interest. Candidates also must pass two area examinations, write and defend a dissertation prospectus, and write and successfully defend a dissertation. Doctoral students take two area exams--one from list A, the other from list A or B. List A has five standing committees: crime, law, and deviance; family; political sociology; social psychology; and stratification. For the list B exam, a student may propose any area that is not covered under List A and for which there is adequate faculty support. For a detailed statement of graduate study regulations, contact the Department of Sociology. Prospective doctoral students should examine this document carefully. Joint Ph.D./J.D.The Department of Sociology and the College of Law offer the joint Juris Doctor/Doctor of Philosophy. The program is highly individualized, allowing students to explore varied aspects of the relationship between law and society. Joint Ph.D./J.D. students may count up to 12 s.h. of graduate credit toward both degrees, with approval from the Department of Sociology and the College of Law. Separate application to each degree program is required. Applicants must be admitted to both programs before they may be admitted to the joint degree program. For information about the J.D., see the College of Law section of the Catalog. Teaching Assistantship TrainingAll new graduate students are expected to attend a three-day orientation for teaching assistants before classes begin. In addition, 034:382 Teaching Sociology is required for students who wish to teach their own courses. AdmissionAdmission to graduate study in sociology usually requires an undergraduate g.p.a. of at least 3.25 and a score of 1100 or higher (quantitative and verbal) on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test. Students whose first language is not English should submit scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate College; see Manual of Rules and Regulations of the Graduate College or the Graduate College section of the Catalog. Applicants also must complete the sociology department application and use the department's personal reference forms to obtain three letters of recommendation; forms may be printed from the Department of Sociology web page. All application materials for fall admission must be received by January 1. The deadline for applying for departmental financial support is January 1. Evaluation of applications begins in early January. Admission decisions are based on consideration of prior academic performance, personal reference letters, scores on the GRE General Test, and the applicant's statement of reasons for pursuing advanced work in sociology at The University of Iowa. The department has no specific undergraduate course requirements for admission, but a background in the social sciences with some mathematical training is useful. A foreign language is not required for admission, and there is no foreign language requirement for a graduate degree in sociology. To inquire about admission, consult the chair of the admissions committee, Department of Sociology. Financial SupportThe Department of Sociology offers teaching assistantships and research assistantships for graduate students. Students who receive one-half-time teaching or research assistantships work 20 hours each week for faculty members on either teaching or research assignments. Out-of-state students who hold assistantships are assessed tuition at the resident rate. Graduate students also may be eligible for fellowships offered by the Graduate College. Research Centers and FacilitiesCenter for Asian and Pacific StudiesThe Center for Asian and Pacific Studies provides excellent opportunities for studying Asia from a social science perspective. It supports related Asia studies and offers a monthly seminar that features lively discussions by scholars from many different disciplines. Center for Criminology and Sociolegal StudiesThe Center for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies is an interdisciplinary research and teaching program for the study of crime, law, deviance, social control, and mental health. It sponsors a colloquium series in crime, law, and social control, in which affiliates, graduate students, and outside speakers present their ongoing research, and a working-paper series in which members disseminate research papers to the academic community. The center also provides research support and a research infrastructure for faculty and graduate students and offers graduate research assistantships for interested students. Internship in Criminal Justice and Corrections (034:148) is administered through the center. Center for the Study of Group ProcessesThe Center for the Study of Group Processes has an 18-room small-group laboratory with eight computer-controlled subject rooms that provide audiovisual and psychophysiological recording capabilities, two large-group rooms with an adjoining observation room, an audiovisual control room, a sociophysiological instrumentation lab, a virtual social environment lab, and other flexible research office spaces. Institute for Inequality StudiesThe Institute for Inequality Studies (IIS) promotes research on the causes and consequences of social inequality's many forms--class, gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, and disability. The institute's mission is to stimulate interdisciplinary exchange; encourage scholarly engagement in research through seminars highlighting current policy-relevant research and methodology; train the next generation of demography and inequality scholars; provide technical and administrative support to researchers working with survey and population data; and facilitate development of collaborative proposals for external funding. IIS also promotes the visibility of social inequality scholarship by sponsoring symposia on inequality research issues that attract community interest. CoursesFor UndergraduatesThe following courses are open only to undergraduates. Several do not have prerequisites: 034:001 Introduction to Sociology Principles, 034:002 Social Problems, 034:018 Gender and Society, 034:020 Principles of Social Psychology, 034:029 First-Year Seminar, 034:066 Social Inequality, and 034:158 Economy and Society. Prerequisites for other courses are stated in the course descriptions below. Students majoring in sociology must complete 034:009 Sociological Theory, 034:010 Quantitative Data Analysis, and 034:011 Research Methods with a grade of C or higher in each course; they do not have to take the three courses in numerical order.
Advanced CoursesTheory and Methods
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| 034:200 Graduate Proseminar | 2 s.h. |
| General introduction to department and discipline for entering graduate students; departmental and graduate college requirements, program and career planning, interaction with faculty members, consideration of student interests and concerns. Two semesters beginning in fall. Requirements: sociology graduate standing. | |
| 034:201 History of Sociological Theory | 3 s.h. |
| Ideas of major 19th- and 20th-century social thinkers (e.g., Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Simmel, Mead). | |
| 034:202 Theory Construction and Analysis | 3 s.h. |
| Contemporary theoretical issues and nature of theory, theory's place in research, strategies of theory construction. Requirements: sociology graduate standing. | |
| 034:203 Seminar: Selected Topics in Sociological Theory | 3 s.h. |
| Repeatable. | |
| 034:205 Seminar: Selected Topics in Sociology | 3 s.h. |
| Current theoretical and methodological issues. Requirements: sociology graduate standing. | |
| 034:213 Qualitative Methods | 3 s.h. |
| Logic of qualitative research; basic skills necessary for a qualitative research project. Requirements: sociology graduate standing. | |
| 034:214 Introduction to Sociological Data Analysis | 3 s.h. |
| Statistical measures for descriptive methods and association; logic of statistical inference, hypothesis testing; background essential to understanding linear models, models for categorical data analysis. Requirements: introductory statistics or graduate standing. | |
| 034:215 Sampling, Measurement, and Observation Techniques | 3 s.h. |
| Research designs; sampling designs and techniques; questionnaire construction, interviewing techniques; participant and nonparticipant observation; coding and preparation of data for analysis; measurement techniques, reliability, and validity. Requirements: 034:214 or graduate standing. | |
| 034:216 Linear Models in Sociological Research | 3 s.h. |
| Statistical techniques associated with general linear model; emphasis on multiple regression, its generalizations; corresponding computer programs. Requirements: 034:214 or graduate standing. | |
| 034:218 Advanced Statistical Modeling of Data | 3 s.h. |
| Models for analysis of categorical data, including loglinear, logit, related discrete data models. Requirements: advanced graduate standing. | |
| 034:219 Structural Equation Modeling | 3 s.h. |
| Overview of structural equation models (SEMs), also known as LISREL models, covariance structure models; specific types of SEMs, such as simultaneous equations and confirmatory factor analysis; intermediate topics. | |
| 034:020 Principles of Social Psychology | 3-4 s.h. |
| Introduction to theory and research in small groups; interpersonal and intergroup processes. GE: Social Sciences. | |
| 034:122 Paranormal Society | 3 s.h. |
| Sociological perspectives to investigate paranormal beliefs; popular support of paranormal claims despite being rejected by the scientific community; examination of paranormal claims, validity and voracity of popular explanations through the application of scientific process; social psychological theories to understand and decipher society's historical and growing fascination with paranormal beliefs. | |
| 034:123 The Social Psychology of Leadership | 3 s.h. |
| Techniques, proven by research, that enhance students' ability to know, work with, and lead people; recent research in social psychology, how it applies to practical leadership problems. | |
| 034:124 Self-Help Books in American Society | 3 s.h. |
| Exploration of 250 years of American advice literature (what is in these books, who reads them, and why); origins of American advice literature and its current place in psychology, religion, and personal life; recent research in social psychology that demonstrates the effectiveness of some self-help techniques and the inadequacy of others; students read fascinating, culturally powerful books and critiques on self-help advice, including The Power of Positive Thinking, How to Win Friends and Influence People, The Secret, and Men Are from Mars, Women are From Venus. Prerequisites: 034:001 or 034:020. | |
| 034:125 Small Group Analysis | 3 s.h. |
| Internal processes governing small groups (e.g., friendship cliques, families, the president's cabinet, committees); how small groups relate to the larger social environment; groups' impact on their members. Prerequisites: 034:001 or 034:002. | |
| 034:128 Sociology of Mental Illness | 3 s.h. |
| The socially constructed nature of mental illness; theoretical perspectives and research on social antecedents and social consequences of mental health. Prerequisites: 034:001 or 034:002 or 034:020. | |
| 034:220 Contemporary Approaches to Social Psychology | 3 s.h. |
| Review and critical analysis of current theoretical approaches to and systems of social psychological analysis. | |
| 034:221 Seminar: Selected Topics in Social Psychology | 3 s.h. |
| Selected theoretical and methodological issues. Repeatable. | |
| 034:025 Gender, Race, and Criminal Justice | 3 s.h. |
| Ways that gender and race/ethnicity affect experiences with the criminal justice system in the United States; focus on role of social class and poverty; inequalities in police-citizen interactions, criminal justice processing, imprisonment, and other criminal justice supervision. Recommendations: some background in social science. Same as 131:025. | |
| 034:040 Criminology | 3 s.h. |
| Nature and causes of crime; the criminal justice process, correctional treatment, crime prevention. Prerequisites: 034:001 or 034:002. | |
| 034:045 Global Criminology | 3 s.h. |
| Crime and the control of crime at the transnational and sub-national levels of analysis; focus on non-U.S. societies; consequences of economic, political, and cultural globalization. | |
| 034:141 Juvenile Delinquency | 3 s.h. |
| Delinquency as an individual and social problem; theories of the causes of juvenile delinquency; law enforcement and the juvenile court; methods of correction and prevention. Prerequisites: 034:001 or 034:002. | |
| 034:143 Gender and Violence | 3 s.h. |
| Extent and nature of gendered violence, interpretation of patterns using feminist theory and perspectives on masculinities and heterosexism; examination of interpersonal violence, including criminal violence committed by women and men, violence against women and men (victimization), spousal/intimate partner abuse, youth gangs, bullying in schools, sexual violence, femicide, and genocide. Same as 131:161. | |
| 034:146 Deviance and Control | 3 s.h. |
| Norm violation or deviant behavior; behaviors that, while deviant, do not violate legal norms, and ways of controlling these behaviors that do not involve the criminal justice system; ways of explaining deviance, consequences of deviant behavior for the deviant actor. Prerequisites: 034:001 or 034:002. | |
| 034:148 Internship in Criminal Justice and Corrections | 1-5 s.h. |
| Supervised field work in a criminal justice or correctional agency. Prerequisites: 034:040 or 034:141. Requirements: sociology major, junior standing, and consent of director of the Center for Criminology and Socio-Legal Studies. | |
| 034:149 Sociology of Criminal Punishment | 3 s.h. |
| Sociological theories and research on criminal punishment; classical and contemporary theories; research on imprisonment and capital punishment. Prerequisites: 034:009. | |
| 034:182 Sociology of Law | 3 s.h. |
| Conceptual, historical, and theoretical issues of law and operation of the criminal justice system; theory and research on law and the criminal justice system. Prerequisites: 034:001 or 034:002. | |
| 034:186 Criminal Legal System | 3 s.h. |
| Discretionary decision making in the U.S. criminal courts, from arrest through sentencing; legal and sociolegal issues relevant to each stage of felony adjudication; sociological and social-psychological theories of decision making in adjudication, empirical research testing these theories. Prerequisites: 034:001 or 034:002. | |
| 034:188 Philanthropy and Philanthropic Organizations | arr. |
| Overview of law applicable to the American philanthropic sector; recent and controversial issues in the interface between philanthropy and the law; comparative and international aspects of the regulation of philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. Same as 091:325. | |
| 034:240 Seminar: Criminological Theories | 3 s.h. |
| Theories of crime causation and their relationships to the cultures in which they have functioned. | |
| 034:242 Communities and Crime | 3 s.h. |
| Distribution of crime as rooted in community-level conditions such as concentrated affluence or poverty, racial residential segregation, unemployment, family disruption, and immigration. Requirements: sociology graduate standing. | |
| 034:244 Seminar: Selected Topics in Deviance and Control | 3 s.h. |
| Critical analysis of current research; emphasis on theoretical contributions and methodological foundations. Repeatable. | |
| 034:246 Morals, Markets, and Crime | 3 s.h. |
| Impact of markets on the moral and social order of advanced capitalist societies; market conditions that promote or suppress crime. Requirements: sociology graduate standing. | |
| 034:282 Sociology of Law Seminar | 3 s.h. |
| Relationship between law and society explored through writings and research of classical and contemporary sociologists and legal scholars. Requirements: sociology graduate standing. | |
| 034:018 Gender and Society | 3-4 s.h. |
| Role and status of women in society; sex differences, sex role socialization, theories about origin and maintenance of sexual inequalities, changes in social life cycle of women, implications for social institutions and processes; focus on contemporary United States. GE: Values, Society, and Diversity. Same as 131:018. | |
| 034:061 The American Family | 3 s.h. |
| Structure and process; change over the life cycle; interrelations with other institutions; historical changes; variations by social class and ethnic group. Prerequisites: 034:001. GE: Values, Society, and Diversity. | |
| 034:075 Fertility and Reproduction | 3 s.h. |
| Exploration of when, why, how, and with whom Americans bear children, comparison to other developed and developing countries in the world; infertility and its treatments; ethics of surrogacy; voluntary childlessness; rapid rise of nonmarital childbearing in the U.S. and other countries; politics of childbirth; declining populations; rapid aging of rich where women have basically stopped having children. Same as 131:075. | |
| 034:159 Families in Comparative Perspective | 3 s.h. |
| Prerequisites: 034:001 or 034:061. | |
| 034:162 Work and Family Institutions | 3 s.h. |
| Contemporary problems in the integration of work and family life; origins of work-family conflict in process of industrialization; effects of job-family conflicts on mothers, fathers, children; cross-cultural differences in dealing with work-family conflict. Prerequisites: 034:001 or 034:002. Same as 131:160. | |
| 034:266 Gender Inequalities | 3 s.h. |
| Current sociological research on public policies that affect family life and well-being; divorce and child custody policies, teen pregnancy and abortion, family poverty, child care and work-family policies. Same as 131:266. | |
| 034:269 Seminar: Selected Topics in Family Sociology | 3 s.h. |
| Selected theoretical and methodological issues. Repeatable. Requirements: social science graduate standing. | |
| 034:022 Introduction to Social Work | 4 s.h. |
| Social welfare as a social institution; settings, methodologies of social work, practice; profession of social work; historical development of American social welfare, social work; a minimum of 45 hours volunteer work. Requirements: sophomore or higher standing. Same as 042:022. | |
| 034:126 Social Movements in the U.S. | 3 s.h. |
| Social unrest; crowd behavior; social movements treated as a form of social change. Prerequisites: 034:001 or 034:002. | |
| 034:153 Public Opinion | 3 s.h. |
| Role in making public policy; formation, change of political attitudes and opinions; political ideology; measurement of public opinion; how opinion polls are conducted; experience with interviewing and conducting public opinion research. Same as 030:171. | |
| 034:179 Sociology of Education | 3 s.h. |
| Overview of the sociology of education; historical and current sociological perspectives on education; race, class, gender inequality in schooling; higher education; contemporary debates in education, such as affirmative action, school choice; service-learning component. Prerequisites: 034:001 or 034:002. | |
| 034:280 Sociology of Higher Education | 3 s.h. |
| Sociology of education and higher education research combined; inequality and stratification relative to higher education. Same as 07B:142. | |
| 034:285 Complex Organizations | 3 s.h. |
| 034:310 Education and Social Change | 2-3 s.h. |
| Role of educational institutions, in connection with political and economic structures, in the process of social change; illumination of theories of social change through case studies of educational systems in both less-developed and industrialized nations. Same as 07B:210. | |
| 034:066 Social Inequality | 3 s.h. |
| Major theoretical perspectives for understanding inequality in economics, power, prestige; the magnitude of social inequality in the United States; sex and race inequality; trends in and causes of social mobility; selected consequences of social inequality. GE: Values, Society, and Diversity. | |
| 034:135 Sociology of Sexuality | 3 s.h. |
| Sociological perspectives on sexuality, including theoretical and conceptual developments, empirical regularities, and social implications; sexual expression in the United States. Prerequisites: 034:001 or 034:002. Same as 131:136. | |
| 034:150 Political Sociology | 3 s.h. |
| Sociological analysis of political behavior and belief, group conflict and political process, group consensus, political institutions, power and policy-making systems; relationship of the political system to the social system. Prerequisites: 034:001. | |
| 034:155 Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity | 3 s.h. |
| Multidisciplinary study of intergroup relations, with emphasis on historical, sociological, and social psychological issues in the study of American minority groups. GE: Values, Society, and Diversity. | |
| 034:156 Gender Inequality | 3 s.h. |
| Gender issues in major social institutions such as family, education, workplace, culture; marriage, family care, childhood gender socialization, occupational segregation, wage gap, household division of labor, and so forth. Prerequisites: 034:001 or 034:002. | |
| 034:158 Economy and Society | 3 s.h. |
| Economic debates that faced advanced market economies in the 20th century with extensions to the developing world; development and maintenance of investment elites and labor markets, development and extension of state activity. | |
| 034:164 Organizations and Modern Society | 3 s.h. |
| Approaches to the sociological study of economic and noneconomic organizations; the role of power and authority within the organization, and between the organization and its environment. Prerequisites: 034:001 or 034:020. | |
| 034:165 Sociology of Work and Occupations | 3 s.h. |
| Work commitment; prestige of occupations; occupational and professional careers; occupational groups and organizations; alienation; women, minorities, and occupational structures; capitalism and occupations. Prerequisites: 034:001 or 034:020. | |
| 034:170 The Connected Age: A Sociological Introduction to Social Networks | 3 s.h. |
| Introduction to the basic properties of network structure (e.g., density, mutuality, cliques); substantive insights regarding the role and consequences of networks in social life; the role of networks in job searching/hiring processes; how innovations diffuse through networks; and relationships as social resources. Prerequisites: 034:001 or 034:002. | |
| 034:175 Community and Urban Sociology | 3 s.h. |
| Impact of urbanization on social life, social networks; how social forces shape patterns of urban growth; racial segregation, gentrification; consequences of the growth of suburbs; urban crises, including concentrated poverty and crime. Prerequisites: 034:001 or 034:002. | |
| 034:253 Social Stratification | 3 s.h. |
| Classical and contemporary theories; current research on the causes and magnitude of inequality in economics, power, and prestige; social mobility; critical issues in stratification. | |
| 034:254 Seminar: Selected Topics in Social Stratification | 3 s.h. |
| Requirements: social science graduate standing. | |
| 034:256 Gender Stratification Seminar | 3 s.h. |
| Occupational gender segregation; gender gap in pay; role of family caregiving in women's lower pay; devaluation of caregiving work; comparable worth. Same as 131:256. | |
| 034:257 Seminar: Sociology of Labor Markets | 3 s.h. |
| Sociological and economic theories and research concerning area/regional/local labor markets, industrial sectors and the dual labor market, occupational/internal labor markets; other structural explanations of inequality. | |
| 034:258 Seminar: Economy and Society | 3 s.h. |
| Relationships between social classes and nation-states in capitalist societies; historical experience of the United States; comparative perspective, especially regarding Western Europe. | |
| 034:259 Social Network Analysis | 3 s.h. |
| Relational, data-oriented approach to representing linkages or relationships among social units, and to examine the relevance of these social structures in social processes. Requirements: basic multiple regression. | |
| 034:382 Teaching Sociology | 2-3 s.h. |
| Supervised preparation for teaching sociology courses; literature on teaching; course objectives, alternative teaching techniques; preparation of course syllabus, lectures, discussions, exams. Requirements: advanced sociology graduate standing. | |
| 034:381 Summer Research Practicum | 2 s.h. |
| Students discuss their participation in ongoing research, review and critique each other's projects, write research reports describing their work. Requirements: sociology graduate standing. | |
| 034:383 Readings and Research Tutorial | arr. |
| Repeatable. | |
| 034:385 Master's Thesis | arr. |
| Repeatable. | |
| 034:386 Ph.D. Dissertation | arr. |
| Repeatable. | |
