Sociology|

First-Year Writing Seminars:

Please consult John S. Knight Institute for additional information.

Introductory Courses:

• SOC 1101 - Introduction to Sociology
• SOC 1104 - Race and Ethnicity in the United States: Social Constructs, Real World Consequences (crosslisted)
• SOC 1290 - American Society through Film (crosslisted)
• SOC 2580 - Six Pretty Good Books: Explorations in Social Science (crosslisted)

General Education Courses:

• SOC 2030 - Population and Public Policy (crosslisted)
• SOC 2070 - Social Problems in the United States (crosslisted)
• SOC 2090 - Networks (crosslisted)
• SOC 2100 - What Is Science? An Introduction to the Social Studies of Science and Technology (crosslisted)
• SOC 2150 - Introduction to Organizations (crosslisted)
• SOC 2190 - [Introduction to Economic Sociology]
• SOC 2202 - Population Dynamics (crosslisted)
• SOC 2208 - Social Inequality (crosslisted)
• SOC 2220 - Controversies About Inequality (crosslisted)
• SOC 2250 - [Schooling and Society]
• SOC 2330 - [Religion and Social Life] (crosslisted)
• SOC 2380 - Media and Society
• SOC 2390 - [Modern Romance: Sex, Love, and Union Formation in the Internet Age] (crosslisted)
• SOC 2560 - [Sociology of Law]
• SOC 2710 - [America’s Promise: Social and Political Context of American Education] (crosslisted)
• SOC 2840 - Capitalism in China (crosslisted)

Methods and Statistics Courses:

• SOC 3010 - Statistics for Sociological Research
• SOC 3030 - Research Methods: Design and Measurement
• SOC 3040 - [Immigration and Public Policy] (crosslisted)
• SOC 3490 - Micro-Macro Processes

Intermediate Courses:

• SOC 3060 - High Tech Regions in Comparative Perspective
• SOC 3080 - [Social Networks and Power]
• SOC 3120 - [Urban Sociology]
• SOC 3130 - Sociology of Medicine (crosslisted)
• SOC 3180 - Health Disparities (crosslisted)
• SOC 3190 - Contemporary Sociological Theory
• SOC 3240 - Environmental Sociology (crosslisted)
• SOC 3250 - [Neighborhoods, Housing, and Urban Policy] (crosslisted)
• SOC 3310 - Western European Politics (crosslisted)
• SOC 3360 - Evolving Families: Challenges to Public Policy (crosslisted)
• SOC 3370 - [Race and Public Policy] (crosslisted)
• SOC 3380 - [Urban Inequality] (crosslisted)
• SOC 3480 - [Politics and Culture] (crosslisted)
• SOC 3570 - [Schooling, Racial Inequality, and Public Policy in America]
• SOC 3580 - Big Data on the Social World
• SOC 3650 - [Sociology of Disasters]
• SOC 3710 - Comparative Social Inequalities (crosslisted)
• SOC 3750 - Classical Sociological Theory
• SOC 3850 - [Mass Incarceration and Family Life Course]
• SOC 3950 - [Advanced Economic Sociology]

Advanced Courses:

The following courses are intended for advanced undergraduates with substantial preparation, as well as for graduate students in sociology and related disciplines. The normal prerequisite for all 4000-level courses is one introductory course plus SOC 3010  (or an equivalent statistics course). Students who are not sure whether their background is sufficient for a particular course should consult the professor.

• SOC 3620 - Population Controversies in Europe (crosslisted)
• SOC 4120 - Health and Social Context
• SOC 4160 - The Ethnography of Poverty and Inequality (crosslisted)
• SOC 4170 - [Organizational Networks]
• SOC 4240 - Migration and the Peopling of America: A Perennial Debate (crosslisted)
• SOC 4290 - [Moving Pictures and a Changing Society]
• SOC 4320 - [Culture Wars in the Age of Tribal Politics]
• SOC 4330 - [Seminar in Economy and Society]
• SOC 4370 - Sociology of Sex and Gender (crosslisted)
• SOC 4390 - [Social Dynamics and Computational Methods]
• SOC 4540 - Fascism, Nationalism and Populism (crosslisted)
• SOC 4560 - Evaluation and Society (crosslisted)
• SOC 4580 - The Science of Social Behavior (crosslisted)
• SOC 4750 - [Careers and Social Mobility and Knowledge Economy]
• SOC 4850 - Business and Inequality (crosslisted)
• SOC 4910 - Independent Study
• SOC 4950 - Honors Research
• SOC 4960 - Honors Thesis: Senior Year
• SOC 4980 - Engaged Learning Capstone (crosslisted)

Graduate Core Courses:

These courses are primarily for graduate students in sociology but may be taken by other graduate students with permission of the instructor.

• SOC 5010 - Basic Problems in Sociology I
• SOC 5020 - Basic Problems in Sociology II
• SOC 6010 - Statistics for Sociological Research
• SOC 6020 - Intermediate Statistics for Sociological Research (crosslisted)
• SOC 6040 - [Advanced Statistics for Sociological Research]
• SOC 6160 - [Survey Methods]

Graduate Seminars:

These seminars are primarily for graduate students but may be taken by qualified advanced undergraduates who have permission of the instructor. The seminars offered in each semester are determined in part by the interests of students, but it is unlikely that any seminar will be offered more frequently than every other year. The list below indicates seminars that are likely to be offered, but others may be added and some may be deleted. Students should check with the department before each semester.

• SOC 5180 - [Social Inequality: Contemporary Theories, Debates, and Models]
• SOC 5190 - Workshop on Social Inequality
• SOC 5400 - [Organizational Research]
• SOC 5710 - [America’s Promise: Social and Political Context of American Education] (crosslisted)
• SOC 5850 - Business and Inequality (crosslisted)
• SOC 6030 - Graduate Research Practicum
• SOC 6080 - Proseminar in Sociology
• SOC 6110 - Social Network: Theory and Applications
• SOC 6150 - [Qualitative, Survey, and Mixed Method Approaches to Policy Research] (crosslisted)
• SOC 6170 - [Organizational Networks]
• SOC 6200 - [Political Culture] (crosslisted)
• SOC 6220 - [Mixed Methods Research]
• SOC 6310 - Qualitative Research Methods for Studying Science (crosslisted)
• SOC 6320 - [Inside Technology] (crosslisted)
• SOC 6330 - [Seminar in Economy and Society]
• SOC 6340 - Sociology of Education
• SOC 6370 - [Sociology of Sex and Gender]
• SOC 6390 - [Social Dynamics and Computational Methods]
• SOC 6420 - [Sociology of Diffusion]
• SOC 6440 - [Urban Structure and Process]
• SOC 6460 - [Seminar in Economic Sociology]
• SOC 6480 - [Social Sequence Analysis]
• SOC 6600 - [Contentious Politics and Social Movements] (crosslisted)
• SOC 6660 - Event History Analysis
• SOC 6720 - [Sociology of Race and Institutions]
• SOC 6910 - Independent Study
• SOC 6950 - Spatial Demography (crosslisted)
• SOC 8910 - Graduate Research
• SOC 8920 - Graduate Research
• SOC 8950 - Thesis Research
• SOC 8960 - Thesis Research