SOC 131. Introductory Sociology. (3 Credits)

I, II. Basic principles in sociology, including socialization, groups and interaction, culture, social structure and institutions (family, education, religion, politics, economics), crime/deviance, social inequalities (race, class, gender), and sociological research methods and theories. Gen. Ed. E-5B [SB].

SOC 135. Living in a Diverse World. (3 Credits)

A. An introduction to the sociological study of the multiple ways racial andethnic diversity intersect across classes, genders, cultures, abilities, religions, labor markets, political structures, and the mass media.

SOC 205. Sexualities and Social Issues. (3 Credits)

(3). Cross-listed as WGS 205. An examination of the diversity of sexuality and related social issues in the United States and globally. Topics include culture, history, law, mass media, politics, and religion. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for WGS 205 or WGS 302. Gen. Ed. E-6 [GE].

SOC 232. Social Statistics. (3 Credits)

I, II. Prerequisites: SOC 131 or 235 and ACT Math score of 19 or higher or SAT Math score of 500 or higher, or equivalent MAT placement test score, or MAT 105 or higher with a grade of C or better.. Statistical analysis of survey data, including forming sociological research questions, variable selection, analysis, interpretation, and writing in standard scientific form.

SOC 235. Social Problems. (3 Credits)

I, II. Analysis of selected social problems such as crime, mental illness, divorce, population, and poverty, as well as controversies over human sexuality. The analysis includes the definition, causes, and consequences of social problems. Gen. Ed. VB, VC, or VII (SBS).

SOC 245. Sociology of the Family. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: ENG 102 or ENG 102R or ENG 105(B) or HON 102. Completion of SOC 131 or SOC 235 is advised before taking SOC 245. Examines family as a social institution, including its relation to cultural and social change and to the wider structure of society. Credit will not be awarded for both SOC 245 and SOC 345 or SOC 245W.

SOC 300. Animals and Society. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105(B), HON 102. Completion of SOC 131 or SOC 235 is advised. A survey of sociology of animal-human interaction, focusing on the human-animal bond and conflict between human and animal worlds.

SOC 301. Immersion in Sociological Thought. (3 Credits)

I. Formerly SOC 462. Prerequisites: ENG 102 or 102R, 105(B), or HON 102; SOC 131. Exposes students to the origins of sociological inquiry through a survey of classical and contemporary traditions. Content will also include incorporating sociological concepts and scholarship into analytical work. Credit will not be awarded for both SOC 301 and SOC 462.

SOC 310. Population and Society. (3 Credits)

A. Formerly SOC 465. Prerequisites: SOC 131 or SOC 235;. Topics include demographic data and analysis, population characteristics, migration, mortality, fertility, population theories, world population growth, and population policies. Credit not awarded for both SOC 310 and SOC 465.

SOC 320. Mind, Self, and Society. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105(B), HON 102. Completion of SOC 131 or SOC 235 is advised before taking SOC 320. Relation of the individual to the sociocultural environment, with special reference to personality development, interpersonal role-behavior, motivation, and social attitudes.

SOC 322. Sociology of Mass Media. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisites: ENG 102 or 102R, 105(B), or HON 102; SOC 131, or SOC 235, or BEM 200. Mass media as social structure and audience in interpretation of mass media is examined through sociological analysis of media ownership, media content, and audience characteristics.

SOC 330. Sociology of Migration. (3 Credits)

Prerequisites: ENG 102 or 102R, 105(B), or HON 102; three hours in SOC or departmental approval. A sociological exploration of global migration including the study of migrants, refugees, politics, laws, and the role of the global economy. Credit will not be awarded for both SOC 330S and SOC 330.

SOC 330S. Sociology of Migration. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisites: ENG 102, 105(B), or HON 102; 3 hours in SOC or departmental approval. A sociological exploration of global migration including study of migrants, refugees, politics, laws, and the role of the global economy, informed through service-learning.

SOC 349. Applied Learning in Sociology. (0.5-8 Credits)

Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing, Overall GPA: 2.0, and departmental approval. Work in a professional environment related to academic studies. A minimum of 80 hours of employment is required for each semester hour of academic credit. Graded as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

SOC 349A. Cooperative Study: Sociology. (0.5-8 Credits)

Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing, Overall GPA: 2.0, and Sociology Program Approval. Work in a professional environment related to academic studies. A maximum of three hours may be applied to major electives. A minimum of 80 hours of employment required for each semester hour of academic credit. Graded as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

SOC 349B. Cooperative Study: Sociology. (0.5-8 Credits)

Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing, Overall GPA: 2.0, and Sociology Program Approval. Work in a professional environment related to academic studies. A maximum of three hours may be applied to major electives. A minimum of 80 hours of employment required for each semester hour of academic credit. Graded as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

SOC 349C. Cooperative Study: Sociology. (0.5-8 Credits)

Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing, Overall GPA: 2.0, and Sociology Program Approval. Work in a professional environment related to academic studies. A maximum of three hours may be applied to major electives. A minimum of 80 hours of employment required for each semester hour of academic credit. Graded as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

SOC 349D. Cooperative Study: Sociology. (0.5-8 Credits)

Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing, Overall GPA: 2.0, and Sociology Program Approval. Work in a professional environment related to academic studies. A maximum of three hours may be applied to major electives. A minimum of 80 hours of employment required for each semester hour of academic credit. Graded as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

SOC 349E. Cooperative Study: Sociology. (0.5-8 Credits)

Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing, Overall GPA: 2.0, and Sociology Program Approval. Work in a professional environment related to academic studies. A maximum of three hours may be applied to major electives. A minimum of 80 hours of employment required for each semester hour of academic credit. Graded as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

SOC 349F. Cooperative Study: Sociology. (0.5-8 Credits)

Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing, Overall GPA: 2.0, and Sociology Program Approval. Work in a professional environment related to academic studies. A maximum of three hours may be applied to major electives. A minimum of 80 hours of employment required for each semester hour of academic credit. Graded as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

SOC 349G. Cooperative Study: Sociology. (0.5-8 Credits)

Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing, Overall GPA: 2.0, and Sociology Program Approval. Work in a professional environment related to academic studies. A maximum of three hours may be applied to major electives. A minimum of 80 hours of employment required for each semester hour of academic credit. Graded as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

SOC 349H. Cooperative Study: Sociology. (0.5-8 Credits)

Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing, Overall GPA: 2.0, and Sociology Program Approval. Work in a professional environment related to academic studies. A maximum of three hours may be applied to major electives. A minimum of 80 hours of employment required for each semester hour of academic credit. Graded as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

SOC 349I. Cooperative Study: Sociology. (0.5-8 Credits)

Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing, Overall GPA: 2.0, and Sociology Program Approval. Work in a professional environment related to academic studies. A maximum of three hours may be applied to major electives. A minimum of 80 hours of employment required for each semester hour of academic credit. Graded as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

SOC 349J. Cooperative Study: Sociology. (0.5-8 Credits)

Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing, Overall GPA: 2.0, and Sociology Program Approval. Work in a professional environment related to academic studies. A maximum of three hours may be applied to major electives. A minimum of 80 hours of employment required for each semester hour of academic credit. Graded as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

SOC 349K. Cooperative Study: Sociology. (0.5-8 Credits)

Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing, Overall GPA: 2.0, and Sociology Program Approval. Work in a professional environment related to academic studies. A maximum of three hours may be applied to major electives. A minimum of 80 hours of employment required for each semester hour of academic credit. Graded as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

SOC 349L. Cooperative Study: Sociology. (0.5-8 Credits)

Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing, Overall GPA: 2.0, and Sociology Program Approval. Work in a professional environment related to academic studies. A maximum of three hours may be applied to major electives. A minimum of 80 hours of employment required for each semester hour of academic credit. Graded as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

SOC 349M. Cooperative Study: Sociology. (0.5-8 Credits)

Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing, Overall GPA: 2.0, and Sociology Program Approval. Work in a professional environment related to academic studies. A maximum of three hours may be applied to major electives. A minimum of 80 hours of employment required for each semester hour of academic credit. Graded as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

SOC 349N. Cooperative Study: Sociology. (0.5-8 Credits)

Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing, Overall GPA: 2.0, and Sociology Program Approval. Work in a professional environment related to academic studies. A maximum of three hours may be applied to major electives. A minimum of 80 hours of employment required for each semester hour of academic credit. Graded as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

SOC 350. Selected Topics in Sociology. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105 (B), or HON 102. Completion of SOC 131 is advised before taking SOC 350. May be retaken to a maximum of nine hours provided the subject matter differs each time. Sample topics: Appalachian sociology; sexism and society; utopias.

SOC 363. Appalachian Images in Film and Song. (3 Credits)

A. Completion of SOC 131 or SOC 235 is advised before taking SOC 363. Media images of the Appalachian region and its people through film and music; the processes by which such images become produced and reproduced. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for APP 363.

SOC 365. Social Change in Appalachia. (3 Credits)

A. Cross listed as APP 366. Completion of SOC 131 or SOC 235 is advised before taking SOC 365. Analysis of patterns of social change and development in an important area of the Southern United States, Central and Southern Appalachia. Emphasis will be placed upon competing theoretical perspectives and the importance of historical research. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for APP 366.

SOC 370. Religion in Appalachia. (3 Credits)

A. Completion of SOC 131 or SOC 235 is advised before taking SOC 370. An examination of diversity and change in the religious beliefs, practices, groups, and organizations found in the Southern Appalachian Region. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for APP 370.

SOC 375. Sociology of Deviance Sociology of Deviance Sociology of Deviance. (3 Credits)

Prerequisites: SOC 131 and ENG 102 or 102R, 105(B), or HON 102. An overview of social, cultural, interpersonal, and individual factors in the social construction of norms and laws and their violation. Explores types of deviance such as predatory violence, organizational deviance, suicide, and drug use.

SOC 380. Jobs and Professionalization. (3 Credits)

A. (3) Prerequisites: At least 9 hours in SOC. A professionalization course for sociology majors focused on transitioning to the workforce or further education. Students will learn goal setting and execution, research skills and develop critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, and communication skills.

SOC 383. Environment and Society. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105(B), or HON 102. Completion of SOC 131 or SOC 235 is advised. The study and application of concepts from ecology, political economy and sociology to better understand the relationship between humans and their physical environment.

SOC 395. Research Methods in Sociology. (3 Credits)

II. Prerequisite: SOC 232. Methods and techniques of sociological research, including collecting, measuring, analyzing, processing, and presenting social data.

SOC 399. Gender and Society. (3 Credits)

A. Cross-listed as WGS 399. Prerequisites: SOC 131 or SOC 235; ENG 102 or ENG 105 (B) or HON 102. Emphasis on the relationship between the social construction of gender and the experiences of people of all genders in societies. Consideration of the cultural and historical construction of gender and identity. Gen. Ed. E-6 [GE]. Credit will not be awarded for both SOC 399 and WGS 399.

SOC 400. Race and Ethnicity. (3 Credits)

A. Cross-listed as AFA 400. Prerequisites: SOC 131 or SOC235; ENG 102 or ENG 102R or ENG 105 (B) or HON 102. Analysis of the development of racial and ethnic relations from the perspective of sociology and related social sciences. Examination of issues related to dominant and minority group status in the United States and cross-culturally. Gen. Ed. E-6. Credit will not be awarded for both SOC 400 and AFA 400.

SOC 420. Jobs, Organizations, and Power. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105(B), HON 102 or departmental approval. Completion of SOC 131 or SOC 235 is advised. Analysis of work in American society with a focus on labor markets, labor processes and organizational structure. Special attention to the future of jobs and bureaucracies in the United States.

SOC 425. Social Inequality. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105(B), HON 102 or departmental approval. Completion of SOC 131 or SOC 235 is advised. Examines causes and consequences of social stratification, focusing on the origins, present, and future of the world economy, including policy institutions, major historical events, and racial/ethnic relations in the global system.

SOC 450. Social Change. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: six hours of SOC. Analysis of theories of social and cultural change in terms of process and direction and methodological issues.

SOC 455. Collective Behavior. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105(B), or HON 102; six hours in SOC. Analysis of mass phenomena such as public opinion, rumors, fads, mobs, riots, panics, and social movements; including a consideration of the development and termination of collective behavior forms.

SOC 462. Sociological Theory. (3 Credits)

I. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105(B), or HON 102; six hours in SOC. Examines developments in social thought including origins of classical theory (Marx, Durkheim, Weber), a survey of contemporary theories built upon these early approaches, as well as issues unaddressed in the classical school, such as functionalism, feminism, dramaturgical analysis, and post-structuralism.

SOC 470. Capstone Seminar in Sociology. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisites: ENG 102, 105 (B), or HON 102; SOC 395. A capstone overview of sociology through a general survey of various subdisciplines of the field with an emphasis on student understanding of research, theory, and professionalization.

SOC 490. Independent Study in Sociology. (1-6 Credits)

(1-6) A. Prerequisite: SOC 131 and six additional hours of SOC. Student must have the independent study proposal form approved by faculty supervisor and departmental chair prior to enrollment. Additional independent study courses may be retaken to a maximum of six hours.

SOC 499. Directed Research in Sociology. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: Departmental approval. A directed research experience for Sociology majors that integrates a research experience with the students’ professional development and the production of a substantive deliverable product (e.g., poster or conference presentation). May be retaken to a maximum of six hours.