Graduate Courses

415 Sociology of Aging (3)

How roles and statuses change with age in relation to major social institutions; impact that rapidly increasing number of older people has on society, effect of society on older people.

446 The Modern World System (3)

Critical examination of capitalist world-system as social system, its coherence, boundaries, regions, member groups, cleavages, and patterns of conflict. Analysis of who gets what, why, and how in global political economy.

451 Criminal Justice (3)

Critical assessment of criminal justice apparatus and its components. Brief examination of police; criminal courts and institutions, and programs: prison probation, and parole. Analysis of their operation and impacts. Recommended prereq: 350. (Same as Legal Studies 451.)

452 Minorities, Crime, and Criminal Justice (3)

Examines racial/ethnic disparities in criminal offending and victimization, as well as different experiences with law enforcement, judicial and correctional agencies. Emphasis on social justice.

453 Gender and Crime (3)

Probes the gendered nature of offending, victimization and criminal justice. Examines the different experiences of males and females, and theories that attempt to explain these differences.

455 Society and Law (3)

How laws and legal processes are affected by social change, social impact of legal sanctions, relations between law and social justice. (Same as Legal Studies 455.)

459 White-Collar Crime (3)

Distinctive nature and dynamics of white-collar crime, victims and costs of white-collar crime, organizations as white-collar offenders, causal theories, and dynamics of responses to white-collar crime by private and public parties.

462 Population (3)

Demographic factors and social structure; trends in fertility, mortality, population growth, migration, distribution, and composition; population policy.

464 Urban Ecology (3)

Relation of humans to their urban environment: conservation and use of appropriate technology. (Same as Urban Studies 464.)

465 Social Values and the Environment (3)

Human dimensions of ecosystem management and public policy. Applied focus on social values activated within specific biophysical and social settings. Prereq: 110 or 120 or consent of instructor.

471 Sociolinguistics (3)

(Same as English 471 and Linguistics 471.)

500 Thesis (1-15) P/NP only. 502 Registration for Use of Facilities (1-15)

Required for the student not otherwise registered during any semester when student uses University facilities and/or faculty time before degree is completed. May not be used toward degree requirements. May be repeated. S/NC only. E

504 Sociological Foundations of Political Economy (3)

Survey of contemporary sociological theories of political economy, sources of political and economic power and conflict.

505 Foundations of Criminology (3)

Critical overview of contemporary developments in criminology, theories of crime causation and theories of responses to crime. Prereq: 350 or equivalent.

506 Social Justice and Public Policy (3)

Examines the formulation and consequences of public policy, analyzing: the general public policy process model; the model's specific application to criminal justice policy, environmental policy; and economic and political policies; and techniques of policy evaluation research.

507 Foundations of Social Psychology (3)

Current and classical theoretical perspectives in social psychology.

510 Professional Preparation (1)

A variety of one-credit seminars that offer training in specific aspects of professional socialization. May be repeated. Maximum of 6 hours. Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.

521 Sociological Theory I (3)

Assessment of what sociological theory is; its major figures and their approaches to understanding society.

531 Research Methods in Sociology (3)

Research design, measurement, sampling, quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques, data, reduction, and analysis.

534 Advanced Sociological Analysis (3)

Underlying assumptions and logical procedures used by sociologists in formulating explanations; foundations of sociological research strategies and techniques.

541 Collective Behavior, Social Movements, Social Change (3)

Basic theory and research on conditions of social unrest in human collectivities and efforts of collectives to change existing society.

543 Sociology of Development (3)

Sociological theories and studies of development: modernization, colonialism, dependency; comparative impact of various development paths upon selected aspects of social structure and change.

551 Delinquency and the Social Structure (3)

How study of delinquency and juvenile justice is affected by changing structures of childhood and adolescence, changing demographic and institutional influences, and changing views about responsibility and punishment.

560 Environmental Sociology (3)

Systematic treatment of current research in environmental sociology. Social impact analysis and conflicts over environmental issues.

585 Seminar in Gerontology (1)

(Same as Human Ecology 585, Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology 585, Exercise Science 585, Nursing 585, Public Health 585, Psychoeducational Studies 585, and Social Work 585.)

591 Foreign Study (1-15)

See College of Arts and Sciences.

592 Off-Campus Study (1-15)

See College of Arts and Sciences.

593 Independent Study (1-15)

See College of Arts and Sciences.

599 Readings (3)

Selected topics. May be repeated. Maximum 6 hrs.

600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation (3-15) P/NP only. E

Doctoral Research and Dissertation.

622 Sociological Theory II (3)

Distinct schools of sociological theory and contributions of their principal exponents. Prereq: 521 or consent of instructor.

629 Supplementary Readings in Sociological Theory (3)

Individual guidance. Preparation for comprehensive examination. Prereq: Consent of instructor. S/NC only.

633 Survey Design and Analysis (3)

Systematic exploration of survey problems through student participation in design and analysis of survey. Prereq: 531 or consent of instructor. (Same as Child and Family Studies 633.)

636 Field Research (3)

Research experience in selected field sites using techniques of interviewing, participant observation, and other methods of field research. Prereq: 531 or consent of instructor.

644 Political Sociology (3)

Critical examination of theories of state and political processes.

645 Advanced Studies in Political Economy (3)

Topical seminar. Prereq: 504 or consent of instructor. May be repeated. Maximum 6 hrs.

649 Supplementary Readings (3)

Prereq: Consent of department. May be repeated. Maximum 6 hrs. S/NC only.

653 Sociology of Law (3)

Intensive examination of selected topics in sociology of law. Prereq: 505 or consent of instructor.

655 Advanced Studies in Criminology (3)

Intensive examination of selected topics in criminology. Recommended prereq: 505. May be repeated. Maximum 6 hrs.

661 Environmental Theory (3)

Historical and contemporary studies of interaction between humans and their environment. Prereq: Consent of instructor.

665 Advanced Studies in Environmental Sociology (3)

Topical seminar covering particular lines of research and theory within area. Prereq: Consent of instructor. May be repeated. Maximum 6 hrs.

675 Advanced Studies in Social Psychology (3)

Selected contemporary research issues related to social psychological theories. Prereq: 541 or consent of instructor. May be repeated. Maximum 6 hrs.

695 Advanced Special Topics (3)

Topic of special interest or student-initiated courses that will not be regularly offered. Prereq: Consent of department. May be repeated. Maximum 6 hrs.

699 Tutorials in Advanced Topics (3)

Individual instruction. Prereq: Consent of department. May be repeated. Maximum 6 hrs.

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