BS in Sociology
(48 hours*)

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1. The Sociology Department requires a minimum of 24 hours of sociology major courses to be taken in residence at BYU for this degree program. These hours may also go toward BYU's 30-hour residency requirement for graduation.
2. Complete one of the following introductory courses (preferably in sophomore year or earlier):
   SOC 111 : Introductory Sociology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SOC 111 : Introductory Sociology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	Honors also.
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   DESCRIPTION:	Social group influence; social interaction, processes, organization, and change; family, religion, government, population, culture, race relations.
   
   
   SOC 112 : Current Social Problems. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SOC 112 : Current Social Problems. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	Honors also.
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   DESCRIPTION:	Individual deviance (violence, insanity, drugs, sex, crime, etc.) and social disorganization (poverty, race and sex discrimination, divorce, overpopulation, etc.). Conditions, causes, solutions.
   NOTE:	This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information.
   
            : Honors Current Social Problems.
   
   
3. Complete the following introductory statistics course:
   STAT 121 : Principles of Statistics. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   STAT 121 : Principles of Statistics. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	Independent Study also; Honors also.
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   RECOMMENDED:	MATH 110 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Stemplots, boxplots, histograms, scatterplots; central tendency, variability; confidence intervals and hypothesis testing involving one and two means and proportions; contingency tables, simple linear regression.
   
             : Honors Principles of Statistics.
   
   
4. Complete the following introductory methodology courses:
   SOC 300 : Methods of Research in Sociology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SOC 300 : Methods of Research in Sociology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	Soc 111 or 112 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Tools of social research; survey, experimentation, content analysis, secondary analysis, qualitative research, evaluation research, data processing and analysis, and report writing.
   
   
   SOC 307 : Data Analysis, Presentation, and Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SOC 307 : Data Analysis, Presentation, and Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & STAT 121; Major status.
   DESCRIPTION:	Framing research questions, locating available data, using programs and statistical packages for univariate and bivariate analysis, presenting and summarizing findings.
   
   

   Note: Students must declare a sociology major before registering for Soc 307.

5. Complete the following theory courses:
   SOC 310 : Foundations of Social Inquiry. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SOC 310 : Foundations of Social Inquiry. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	SOC 111; or SOC 112
   DESCRIPTION:	Basic ideas and arguments forming sociological inquiry, including philosophical foundations, philosophy of social science, and development of classical theory.
   
   
   SOC 311 : Contemporary Sociological Theory. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SOC 311 : Contemporary Sociological Theory. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	SOC 111 & SOC 310; or SOC 112 & SOC 310
   DESCRIPTION:	Ideas, critiques, and arguments that form contemporary sociological inquiry.
   
   

   Note: Soc 300, 307, 310 and Stat 121 are foundational courses for the major. Students are encouraged to take these courses as early in their program of studies as possible. Students must complete these four courses with a C– or better grade in order to graduate with a degree in sociology.

6. Complete the following writing course:
   ENGL 312 : Persuasive Writing. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ENGL 312 : Persuasive Writing. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	Honors also.
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	Junior or senior status.
   DESCRIPTION:	Expository and persuasive writing focusing on practical reasons for evaluating audiences, generating and structuring an argument, and making stylistic decisions. Library research paper.
   NOTE:	Carries GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication credit.
   
   
7. Complete at least one course from the following social diversity and inequality courses:
   SOC 322 : Class Inequality. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SOC 322 : Class Inequality. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   DESCRIPTION:	Causes and consequences of class, status, and power differences.
   
   
   SOC 323 : Racial and Minority-Group Relations. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SOC 323 : Racial and Minority-Group Relations. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   DESCRIPTION:	Social psychological and social structural analysis of racial and ethnic relations; prejudice, discrimination, responses, protests, current issues.
   
   
   SOC 367 : Sociology of Gender. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SOC 367 : Sociology of Gender. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Gender in social institutions: family, social hierarchies, economics, education, organizations, religion, and science.
   
   
8. Complete the following social psychology course:
   SOC 350 : (Soc-Psych) Introduction to Social Psychology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SOC 350 : (Soc-Psych) Introduction to Social Psychology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   DESCRIPTION:	Conformity and obedience; socialization, norms, roles; attitudes, leadership, group processes.
   
   
9. Complete at least one course in advanced methodology:
   SOC 404 : Qualitative Research Methods. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SOC 404 : Qualitative Research Methods. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 310 & SOC 311
   DESCRIPTION:	Purposes, methods, and limitations of qualitative research. Includes participant observation and hermeneutics skills.
   
   
   SOC 405 : Multiple Regression Analysis and Social Science Computing. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SOC 405 : Multiple Regression Analysis and Social Science Computing. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & STAT 121
   DESCRIPTION:	Data analysis and computer use in sociology; least squares and logistic regression techniques; SPSS and its use in conducting data analysis. Research report required.
   
   

   Note: Students may wish to take both Soc 404 and 405. In such cases the second advanced methodology course may count toward the four-course requirement listed below (see item 11).

10. Complete two capstone courses from the following:
    SOC 420 : Understanding Modern Societies. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    SOC 420 : Understanding Modern Societies. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
    RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
    DESCRIPTION:	Comparative-historical theory and research on the political, economic, social, and cultural processes in the formation, social organization, and future prospects of modern societies.
    
    
    SOC 421 : Complex Organizations. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    SOC 421 : Complex Organizations. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
    PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
    RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
    DESCRIPTION:	Complex formal organization perspectives. Bureaucracy, management, structure, and change in private and public sectors. Formation, growth, and partitioning of organizational fields. Writing intensive.
    
    
    SOC 422 : Inequality and Society. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    SOC 422 : Inequality and Society. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
    PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
    RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
    DESCRIPTION:	Distribution of economic and social resources (financial, status, prestige, power, and authority) as they relate to life changes, lifestyle, and social justice.
    
    
    SOC 424 : Political Sociology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    SOC 424 : Political Sociology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
    PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
    RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
    DESCRIPTION:	Analysis of power and decision-making, political institutions, grass root politics, stratification, and political activity, social movements and revolutions, science/religion and politics. Writing intensive.
    
    
    SOC 425 : Markets and Society. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    SOC 425 : Markets and Society. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
    PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
    RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
    DESCRIPTION:	Economic sociology exploring social dynamics of market behavior from an interdisciplinary perspective; topics include social factors related to value, price, and price volatility.
    
    
    SOC 426 : Sociology of Work and Occupations. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    SOC 426 : Sociology of Work and Occupations. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
    PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
    RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
    DESCRIPTION:	Distinction between work and occupation, changes in the nature of work and labor force, impacts of work, mobility in work life, and occupational attainment.
    
    
    SOC 429 : Theory of Social Change and Modernization. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    SOC 429 : Theory of Social Change and Modernization. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
    PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
    RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
    DESCRIPTION:	Social change in contemporary society from diverse theoretical points of view.
    
    
    SOC 450 : The Family and Social Change. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    SOC 450 : The Family and Social Change. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
    RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
    DESCRIPTION:	Changing patterns of family-related behaviors, functions, and forms. Demographic, economic, and ideological forces shaping the family.
    
    
    SOC 460 : Issues in Family Sociology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    SOC 460 : Issues in Family Sociology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
    PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
    RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
    DESCRIPTION:	Advanced sociological analysis of current issues relating to the family (e.g., theory, methodology, parenting, marriage, divorce, family crises, race, gender, etc.).
    
    
    SOC 470 : Sociology of Law. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    SOC 470 : Sociology of Law. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
    PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
    RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
    DESCRIPTION:	Law as an institution; influence of law on behavior; relationship between law and institutions; role of law in social change.
    
    
    SOC 481 : Crime, Justice, and Corrections. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    SOC 481 : Crime, Justice, and Corrections. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
    PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
    RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
    DESCRIPTION:	Nature and extent of criminal behavior; current theory and research related to causes of crime and treatment of criminals.
    
    
    SOC 490R : Special Topics in Sociology. (1-3:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    SOC 490R : Special Topics in Sociology. (1-3:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
    PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
    RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
    DESCRIPTION:	Course content varies from year to year.
    
    
11. Complete four additional courses from the following. Students are encouraged to enroll in courses that meet their academic and professional interests and needs. Courses taken to fulfill other major requirements may not be used to meet this requirement.
    1. Substantive courses:
       SOC 301 : Applied Social Research Methods. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 301 : Applied Social Research Methods. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       PREREQUISITE:	STAT 121 & SOC 300
       DESCRIPTION:	Research methods training for conducting research in applied settings using social research methods such as needs assessments, social impact analysis, and program evaluations.
       
       
       SOC 318 : (Soc-SFL 333) Adolescent Development in the Family and Other Social Contexts. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 318 : (Soc-SFL 333) Adolescent Development in the Family and Other Social Contexts. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       DESCRIPTION:

       Examining developmental and social contexts of adolescents, emphasizing the importance of the family. Other contexts include peers, religion, community, schools, and cross-cultural issues.
       
       
       SOC 322 : Class Inequality. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 322 : Class Inequality. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
       DESCRIPTION:	Causes and consequences of class, status, and power differences.
       
       
       SOC 323 : Racial and Minority-Group Relations. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 323 : Racial and Minority-Group Relations. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
       DESCRIPTION:	Social psychological and social structural analysis of racial and ethnic relations; prejudice, discrimination, responses, protests, current issues.
       
       
       SOC 325 : Introduction to the Sociology of Religion. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 325 : Introduction to the Sociology of Religion. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
       DESCRIPTION:	Origin, growth, and organizational development of religious groups; church activity, conversion, secularization, religious change.
       
       
       SOC 326 : Sociology of Education. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 326 : Sociology of Education. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
       DESCRIPTION:	Social origins of goals and curricula; theories of change and control; the nature of achievement in education.
       
       
       SOC 327 : Sociology of the LDS Church and Its People. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 327 : Sociology of the LDS Church and Its People. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
       DESCRIPTION:	The LDS Church from a social science perspective, including the Church as a new religious movement; LDS culture; the institutionalization process.
       
       
       SOC 328 : Sociology of Sport. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 328 : Sociology of Sport. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       DESCRIPTION:

       Analysis of the sociological aspects of sport and their relationship to politics, economics, stratification, education, and family. Focus on concepts, theory, and related research.
       
       
       SOC 329 : Medical Sociology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 329 : Medical Sociology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
       DESCRIPTION:	Social epidemiology, the sick role, sociocultural definitions of and responses to illness, and the organization of medical-health delivery systems.
       
       
       SOC 330 : Cultural Sociology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 330 : Cultural Sociology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
       DESCRIPTION:	Recent theories and research in sociological approaches to meaning, including cultural systems and institutions, everyday life, symbolism, agency, power, texts, and globalization.
       
       
       SOC 340 : Sociology of International Development. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 340 : Sociology of International Development. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
       RECOMMENDED:	Soc 111 or 112; IAS 220.
       DESCRIPTION:	Paradigms of development and poverty; international, national, and grass roots approaches to promote development and reduce poverty; and application in developing nations.
       
       
       SOC 345 : World Populations. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 345 : World Populations. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
       DESCRIPTION:	Fertility, mortality, and migration patterns of world populations as they relate to current social, economic, political, and religious issues.
       
       
       SOC 360 : Introduction to Family Sociology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 360 : Introduction to Family Sociology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
       DESCRIPTION:	Definitions of "family"; surveying the family as a context for sex, marriage, work, social reproduction, and violence in Western societies.
       
       
       SOC 365 : Sociology of Aging. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 365 : Sociology of Aging. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
       DESCRIPTION:	Demographic and social factors related to aging: agencies, serving older citizens, and role of community in solving problems of aged.
       NOTE:	Required for students in gerontology minor and/or certificate programs.
       
       
       SOC 367 : Sociology of Gender. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 367 : Sociology of Gender. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
       DESCRIPTION:	Gender in social institutions: family, social hierarchies, economics, education, organizations, religion, and science.
       
       
       SOC 370 : The Sociology of Urban Life. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 370 : The Sociology of Urban Life. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
       DESCRIPTION:	Norms, social controls, and social processes in urban areas in both historical and contemporary perspectives.
       
       
       SOC 380 : Deviant Behavior and Social Control. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 380 : Deviant Behavior and Social Control. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       DESCRIPTION:

       Theory and research related to deviance. Specific topics include psychosis, addiction, homosexuality, violence, and rape, among others.
       
       
       SOC 383 : Juvenile Delinquency. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 383 : Juvenile Delinquency. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
       DESCRIPTION:	Lawlessness of children and adolescents: causation, treatment, prevention, and outlook.
       
       
       SOC 390R : Special Topics in Contemporary Sociology. (.5-3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 390R : Special Topics in Contemporary Sociology. (.5-3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       PREREQUISITE:	Instructor's consent.
       DESCRIPTION:	Course content varies from year to year.
       
       
       SOC 495R : Directed Reading in Sociology. (1-6:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 495R : Directed Reading in Sociology. (1-6:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       PREREQUISITE:	SOC 310
       DESCRIPTION:	Individualized reading program supervised by faculty member. Student selects reading topic and completes systematic in-depth reading of related literature.
       
       
       WS 222 : (WS-Soc) Introduction to Women's Studies. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WS 222 : (WS-Soc) Introduction to Women's Studies. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
       DESCRIPTION:	Survey of scholarship about women's lives; new historical, sociological, psychological, and literary approaches that inform our understanding of women's experience.
       
       
    2. Advanced methodological courses:
       SOC 404 : Qualitative Research Methods. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 404 : Qualitative Research Methods. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
       PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 310 & SOC 311
       DESCRIPTION:	Purposes, methods, and limitations of qualitative research. Includes participant observation and hermeneutics skills.
       
       
       SOC 405 : Multiple Regression Analysis and Social Science Computing. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 405 : Multiple Regression Analysis and Social Science Computing. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
       PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & STAT 121
       DESCRIPTION:	Data analysis and computer use in sociology; least squares and logistic regression techniques; SPSS and its use in conducting data analysis. Research report required.
       
       
    3. Capstone sociology courses:
       SOC 420 : Understanding Modern Societies. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 420 : Understanding Modern Societies. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
       RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
       DESCRIPTION:	Comparative-historical theory and research on the political, economic, social, and cultural processes in the formation, social organization, and future prospects of modern societies.
       
       
       SOC 421 : Complex Organizations. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 421 : Complex Organizations. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
       PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
       RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
       DESCRIPTION:	Complex formal organization perspectives. Bureaucracy, management, structure, and change in private and public sectors. Formation, growth, and partitioning of organizational fields. Writing intensive.
       
       
       SOC 422 : Inequality and Society. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 422 : Inequality and Society. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
       PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
       RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
       DESCRIPTION:	Distribution of economic and social resources (financial, status, prestige, power, and authority) as they relate to life changes, lifestyle, and social justice.
       
       
       SOC 424 : Political Sociology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 424 : Political Sociology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
       PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
       RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
       DESCRIPTION:	Analysis of power and decision-making, political institutions, grass root politics, stratification, and political activity, social movements and revolutions, science/religion and politics. Writing intensive.
       
       
       SOC 425 : Markets and Society. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 425 : Markets and Society. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
       PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
       RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
       DESCRIPTION:	Economic sociology exploring social dynamics of market behavior from an interdisciplinary perspective; topics include social factors related to value, price, and price volatility.
       
       
       SOC 426 : Sociology of Work and Occupations. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 426 : Sociology of Work and Occupations. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
       PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
       RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
       DESCRIPTION:	Distinction between work and occupation, changes in the nature of work and labor force, impacts of work, mobility in work life, and occupational attainment.
       
       
       SOC 429 : Theory of Social Change and Modernization. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 429 : Theory of Social Change and Modernization. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
       PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
       RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
       DESCRIPTION:	Social change in contemporary society from diverse theoretical points of view.
       
       
       SOC 450 : The Family and Social Change. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 450 : The Family and Social Change. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
       RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
       DESCRIPTION:	Changing patterns of family-related behaviors, functions, and forms. Demographic, economic, and ideological forces shaping the family.
       
       
       SOC 460 : Issues in Family Sociology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 460 : Issues in Family Sociology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
       PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
       RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
       DESCRIPTION:	Advanced sociological analysis of current issues relating to the family (e.g., theory, methodology, parenting, marriage, divorce, family crises, race, gender, etc.).
       
       
       SOC 470 : Sociology of Law. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 470 : Sociology of Law. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
       PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
       RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
       DESCRIPTION:	Law as an institution; influence of law on behavior; relationship between law and institutions; role of law in social change.
       
       
       SOC 481 : Crime, Justice, and Corrections. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 481 : Crime, Justice, and Corrections. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
       PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
       RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
       DESCRIPTION:	Nature and extent of criminal behavior; current theory and research related to causes of crime and treatment of criminals.
       
       
       SOC 490R : Special Topics in Sociology. (1-3:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       SOC 490R : Special Topics in Sociology. (1-3:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
       
       WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
       PREREQUISITE:	SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311
       RECOMMENDED:	Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment.
       DESCRIPTION:	Course content varies from year to year.
       
       
    4. Students are strongly encouraged to participate in a semester-long (3 credit hours) professional experience: Academic Internship (Soc 399R), Washington Seminar (Pl Sc 399R), or International Internship (IAS 399R). Students may also want to pursue a research experience with a faculty member (Soc 497R). Students may apply a total of six credit hours towards sociology electives (3 hours of internship and 3 hours of directed research).

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.

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