Courses
SOC A101 Introduction to Sociology 3 Credits
Introduces the science of humans as social animals, emphasizing social processes which give rise to and shape human language, experience, perception, meaning and behavior. Multiple frameworks used in understanding and predicting human behavior.
Attributes: UAA Intercultural Fluency GER, UAA Social Sciences GER.
SOC A201 Social Problems and Solutions 3 Credits
Surveys contemporary social problems. Focuses on the causes and consequences of social problems and examines processes through which social problems are identified, prioritized, and addressed.
Attributes: UAA Intercultural Fluency GER, UAA Social Sciences GER.
SOC A307 Demography 3 Credits
Analyzes population change, distribution and composition at the global and local level with an emphasis on fertility, mortality and health, and migration. Examines major theories of population change, evaluates demographic methods, and applies empirical data to population-based questions.
Crosslisted With: GEOG A307.
Prerequisites: SOC A101 with a minimum grade of C or GEOG A101 with a minimum grade of C or INTL A101 with a minimum grade of C.
SOC A309 Urban Sociology 3 Credits
Examines the social, cultural, demographic, and institutional components of metropolitan growth, suburbanization, and urban inequality. Designed to provide a multilevel perspective by addressing both macro- and micro-level phenomena ranging from large-scale urban development to small-scale urban ways of life.
Prerequisites: SOC A101 with a minimum grade of C.
SOC A351 Political Sociology 3 Credits
Introduces social aspects of politics and the nature and distribution of power in society. Examines the dynamic relationship of the political process and the institutions of society.
Crosslisted With: PS A351.
Prerequisites: (WRTG A211 with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A212 with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A213 with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A214 with a minimum grade of C) and (PS A102 with a minimum grade of C or SOC A101 with a minimum grade of C).
SOC A363 Social Stratification 3 Credits
Examines social inequality across multiple dimensions such as income, wealth, power, prestige, race and gender. Describes historical patterns of stratification and investigates the causes and consequences of inequality.
Prerequisites: SOC A101 with a minimum grade of C.
SOC A377 Sociology of Gender 3 Credits
Examines gender as a system of beliefs and practices that create difference between females and males. Analyzes how that difference is created and maintained via social institutions and critiques the outcome of these arrangements.
Prerequisites: SOC A101 with a minimum grade of C.
SOC A380 Sociology of Globalization 3 Credits
Globalization refers to a variety of political, economic, cultural and social changes which transform the world through increasingly interconnected flows of information, capital, goods, services, labor and culture in dense global networks. This course covers the processes and consequences of globalization through an interdisciplinary framework.
Prerequisites: ANTH A101 with a minimum grade of C or ANTH A202 with a minimum grade of C or GEOG A101 with a minimum grade of C or INTL A101 with a minimum grade of C or SOC A101 with a minimum grade of C.
SOC A404 Environmental Sociology 3 Credits
Examines how society is organized in ways that either contribute to sustainability or hinder it.
Prerequisites: SOC A101 with a minimum grade of C.
SOC A430 Social Science Research Methods 3 Credits
Introduces modes of scientific data gathering, analysis, and interpretation in the social sciences. Includes the logic of scientific inquiry, research design, data collection and analysis, reporting results, community/partner collaboration, and ethics in social science research.
Special Note: Not available for credit to students who have completed ANTH A630.
Crosslisted With: ANTH A430
May Be Stacked With: ANTH A630
Prerequisites: ANTH A101 with a minimum grade of C or ANTH A202 with a minimum grade of C or ENVI A212 with a minimum grade of C or GEOG A101 with a minimum grade of C or HS A220 with a minimum grade of C or HS A230 with a minimum grade of C or INTL A101 with a minimum grade of C or JPC A104 with a minimum grade of C or PS A102 with a minimum grade of C or PSY A111 with a minimum grade of C or SOC A101 with a minimum grade of C or SOC A201 with a minimum grade of C or SWK A106 with a minimum grade of C.
SOC A462 Social Science Statistics 4 Credits
Provides a foundation in descriptive and inferential statistics used in social science research. Students identify, calculate and interpret statistics using statistical software.
Special Note: It is recommended that students take an introductory statistics course prior to taking this course.
Registration Restrictions: Junior or senior standing
Prerequisites: SOC A307 with a minimum grade of C or SOC A361 with a minimum grade of C.
SOC A487 Sociology Practicum 3 Credits
Student participates in field research project and/or community action/agency program that applies sociological training toward the amelioration of specific social problems. Student will attend a seminar, class, or individual meeting with the faculty member on a weekly basis and complete six hours in the field on an approved project or program. All students will be expected to participate in the design of the practicum, and to complete a term paper or progress report.
Special Note: May be repeated once for credit.
Registration Restrictions: Faculty permission.