The course focuses on population and its relation to characteristics of environment. Specifically, it is designed to discuss the interaction of population processes and resources.

Theoretical analysis of the family as a primary social institution.

Analysis of large-scale social change, including intentional social movements and revolutions.

An overview of sociological criminology, including an examination of explanations of criminal behavior, types of criminal activity, and an analysis of the criminal justice system.

Theoretical analysis of economic and political inequality and the role of social conflict in the process of largescale social organization.

Diverse theoretical approaches to the meaning of race and ethnicity and the character of racial/ethnic relations, with substantive focus primarily on the U.S.

Social organization of modern medicine and allied health delivery systems.

The history of women in sport, gender equity, opportunities for women in intercollegiate and professional sports (such as participate, coach, trainer, journalist, agent, and promoter), and physiological perspectives.

Study of the economics, politics, and social relations of Appalachia, including contemporary debates.

Study of the organization and structure of the workplant as a social system; the meaning and organizations of work; managerial functions; management-labor relations; and human relations in industry.

An introduction to the social processes and consequences of growing older for both the individual and society.

The sociology of urban and metropolitan communities.

Analysis and application of theories and methods for assessing the outcomes of applied organizational services and programs to affect change in people and for social conditions.

An investigation into the nature of religion as a social phenomenon.

Studies science knowledge and technology as a human endeavor. Examines the processes and products, controversies, social impacts, interactions between science and other social institutions like religion and politics.

Pre-req: SOC 200.

The study of death and dying as a societal and cultural phenomenon. Explores how institutions within our society deal with death.

Analysis of social differentiation and inequality by gender, with a focus on the contemporary U.S.

An examination of the Holocaust and other genocides from an interdisciplinary social science perspective.

A critical examination of the link between society and the environment, including ideas about nature, wilderness, and the wild; causes of environmental degradation and responses to environmental issues.

This course will examine the symbolic and structural dimensions of struggles over defining, organizing, and controlling the natural environment from a biocultural perspective.

Exploration of the cultural, political and economic processes that contribute to the creation and maintenance of the modern nation state as an imagined community.

Supervised field work in a social organization or community working on practical problems.

Supervised field work in a social organization or community working on practical problems.

Pre-req: SOC 506.

Study of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.

Study of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.

Study of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.

Study of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.

Individual study of topics not offered in regularly scheduled courses.

Individual study of topics not offered in regularly scheduled courses.

Individual study of topics not offered in regularly scheduled courses.

Individual study of topics not offered in regularly scheduled courses.

An examination of the development of sociological theory, from its Enlightenment roots through its growth in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including the works of Comte, Spencer, Marx, Durkheim, Weber, and Simmel.

Advanced introduction to major theoretical developments and issues of significance in contemporary sociological theory, examining various theoretical perspectives at different levels of analysis and from different viewpoints.

Theories of social change and their used in analyzing social change of today.

Seminar in behavioral science theory.

Seminar in behavioral science theory.

Seminar in qualitative research methods and analysis. Topics covered include coding, using qualitative software, generating theory, participant observation, intensive interview, internet inquiry, focus groups, documents, and content analysis.

An introduction to quantitative research methods, statistics, and the software SPSS at an intermediate to advanced level with the main focus on developing working knowledge of the methods discussed.

Career preparation for teaching, research, and non-academic settings.

The focus of this course is to study the application of the principles and methods of demography to decision making and planning problems in both public and private setting.

Seminar in crime and delinquency.

Seminar in current and anticipated social consequences of aging for individuals and society and societal responses to this process.

Intermediate level statistical analysis including analysis of variance and covariance.

Diverse theoretical perspectives on the orgins and nature of gender, inequality. Emphasis on contemporary debates and their political implications.

Topics vary from semester to semester.

The preparatin of a written report on a research problem or field study in sociology.

Individual research in a selected field of sciology under the direction of a member of the department.

Individual study of topics not offered in regularly scheduled courses.