Graduate Classes: Seminar Descriptions
SOC 5090 - Topics in Sociology (1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 3.0 cr]; Prereq-1001 or #) Topics specified in Class Schedule.
SOC 5455 - Sociology of Education (3.0 cr; =[EDPA 5041]; Prereq-1001 or equiv or #) Structures and processes within educational institutions. Links between educational organizations and their social contexts, particularly as these relate to educational change.
SOC 5811 - Intermediate Social Statistics (4.0 cr; Prereq-3811 or equiv; fall, every year) Measurement, theory of probability, and bivariate statistics. Focus on multiple regression analyses of sociological data. Primarily for first-year sociology graduate students who need preparation for advanced social statistics. Undergraduates preparing for graduate programs may register upon availability.
SOC 8001 - Sociology as a Profession (1.0 cr [max 2.0 cr]; Prereq-Grad soc major; S-N or Aud, fall, spring, every year) Sample topics: role of sociology in society, professional organizations, employment opportunities, professional ethics, and writing for publication or grant proposals.
SOC 8011- Sociology of Higher Education: Theory and Practice (3.0 cr; Prereq-Grad soc major or #; fall, spring, every year) Social/political context of teaching. Ethical issues, multiculturalism, academic freedom. Teaching skills (e.g., lecturing, leading discussions). Active learning. Evaluating effectiveness of teaching. Opportunity to develop a syllabus or teaching plan.
SOC 8090 - Topics in Sociology (1.0 - 4.0 cr [max 12.0 cr]; Prereq-#; fall, spring, summer, every year) Topics specified in [Class Schedule].
SOC 8091 - Independent Study (1.0 - 5.0 cr [max 20.0 cr]) Independent study of an established 8xxx course.
SOC 8093 - Directed Study (1.0 - 4.0 cr [max 20.0 cr]; Prereq-Grad soc major or #; fall, spring, summer, every year) Directed study in sociology.
SOC 8094 - Directed Research (1.0 - 4.0 cr [max 20.0 cr]; fall, spring, summer, every year) May be used to fulfill sociology graduate requirement for advanced methodological training.
SOC 8101 - Sociology of Law (3.0 cr) Sociological analysis of law and society. In-depth review of research on why people obey the law, of social forces involved in creation of law (both civil and criminal), procedures of enforcement, and impact of law on social change.
SOC 8111 - Criminology (3.0 cr) Overview of theoretical developments and empirical research. Underlying assumptions, empirical generalizations, and current controversies in criminological research.
SOC 8148 - Law, Society, and the Mental Health System (3.0 cr; Prereq-[Grad student, 4148] or #; A-F or Aud) Intensive survey of psychopathology. Reference to criminal behavior, criminal justice system.
SOC 8190- Topics in Law, Crime, and Deviance (3.0 cr [max 12.0 cr]; Prereq-Grad student in sociology or #) Advanced topics in law, crime, and deviance. Social underpinnings of legal/illegal behavior and of legal systems.
SOC 8201 - Social Stratification and Mobility (3.0 cr; Prereq-3811 or equiv or #) Form and content of hierarchical arrangements. Relationship of hierarchy to social order and individual behavior. Structures of social stratification. Status attainment. Mobility. Inequality and economic development, social development, and technological change. Economic status in relation to social status, including race, gender.
SOC 8211 - Race Relations Theory (3.0 cr) Major theoretical debates. Classic and contemporary theoretical approaches to studying U.S. race relations; contemporary and historical experiences of specific racial and ethnic groups.
SOC 8221 - Sociology of Gender (3.0 cr; =[WOST 8202]; fall) Organization, culture, and dynamics of gender relations and gendered social structures. Sample topics: gender, race, and class inequalities in the workplace; women.s movement; social welfare and politics of gender inequality; theoretical and methodological debates in gender studies; sexuality; science; sociology of emotions.
SOC 8290 - Topics in Social Stratification (3.0 cr [max 12.0 cr]; fall, spring, every year) Comparative perspectives on racial inequality; race, class, and gender; quantitative research on gender stratification; stratification in post-communist societies; institutional change and stratification systems; industrialization and stratification. Topics specified in [Class Schedule].
SOC 8311 - Political Sociology (3.0 cr) Social dimensions of political behavior and social origins of different forms of the state. How various theoretical traditions--Marxist, Weberian, and feminist--address key issues in political sociology, including citizenship, revolution, state formation, origins of democracy, welfare state, and fascism.
SOC 8333- FTE: Master's (1.0 cr; Prereq-Master's student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade, fall, spring, summer, every year) (No description)
SOC 8390 - Topics in Political Sociology (3.0 cr [max 12.0 cr]; fall, spring) Topics with common focus on social underpinnings of political behavior and political change. Sample topics: democracy and development, international legal and political systems, power and protest in advanced capitalist states, xenophobia and international migration, and civil society and democracy. Topics specified in [Class Schedule].
SOC 8412 - Social Network Analysis: Theory and Methods (3.0 cr) Introduction to theoretical/methodological foundations of social network analysis. Concepts/principles, measurements, computer techniques. Substantive applications to friendships, communities, workteams, intra-/inter-organizational relations, international systems. Focuses on network visualizations.
SOC 8421 - Work and Occupations (3.0 cr) Sociological analysis of work, occupations, and labor markets, including contemporary theory and research. Course emphasis varies with instructor.
SOC 8444 - FTE: Doctoral (1.0 cr; Prereq-Doctoral student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade, fall, spring, summer, every year) (No description)
SOC 8490 - Advanced Topics in Social Organization (3.0 cr [max 12.0 cr]; Prereq-#; fall, spring, every year) Content varies with instructor. Sample topics: gender and organizations, interorganizational relations, comparative study of organizations, nonprofit organizations, consumer behavior, industry and technology, social networks, conflict, coercion, and social exchange. Topics specified in [Class Schedule].
SOC 8501 - Sociology of the Family (3.0 cr) Theoretical and empirical works from contemporary family sociology. Content varies with instructor. Sample topics: definitions of the family, family roles, family interactions, marriage and divorce, childbearing, parenthood, and cultural variations in families.
SOC 8540 - Topics in Family Sociology (3.0 cr [max 12.0 cr]) Families and mental health; families, work, and the labor market; historical/comparative research on the family. Topics specified in [Class Schedule].
SOC 8551 - Social Structure and the Life Course (3.0 cr; Prereq-Soc grad major or #) Central concepts/premises of life course analysis as applied to intersocietal (comparative); intrasocietal (socioeconomic status, race, gender); and historical variability. Institutional patterning of life course (family, education, work, polity). deviance and criminal careers. changes in the self. methodological strategies.
SOC 8590 - Topics in Life Course Sociology (3.0 cr [max 12.0 cr]; spring) Sociology of aging, sociology of youth, and mental health and adjustment in early life course. Topics specified in [Class Schedule].
SOC 8666 - Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits (1.0 - 18.0 cr [max 60.0 cr]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; doctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; No Grade, fall, spring, summer, every year) (No description)
SOC 8701 - Sociological Theory (4.0 cr; Prereq-Grad soc major or #; A-F or Aud, fall, every year) Traditions of social theory basic to sociological knowledge, their reflection and expansion in contemporary theory, their applications in selected areas of empirical research. Sample topics: social inequality, social organization and politics, family organization and social reproduction, social order and change, sociology of knowledge and religion.
SOC 8721 - Theories of Social Psychology (3.0 cr) Prominent contemporary theories of sociological social psychology, including structural (social structure and personality) perspectives, social relationships and small group processes (exchange, equity, expectation states theories), and symbolic interactionism. Classical writings, theoretical statements, and empirical studies.
SOC 8731 - Sociology of Knowledge (3.0 cr; Prereq-Soc grad student or #; fall) Knowledge and related terms (ideology, stereotype, prejudice, belief, truth). Variation of knowledge across social groups/categories (e.g., gender, race, class, generation, nationality); institutions (e.g., politics, law, science); and societies across time and space. Power, rituals, institution, networks, and knowledge. Genealogy of theories.
SOC 8735 - Sociology of Culture (3.0 cr; Prereq-Sociology grad student or #; spring) Definition/importance of culture as dimension of social life. Structural/Durkheimian approaches, cultural Marxism, practice theory. Cultural creation/reception. Identities as cultural formations. Culture and social inequality. Culture and race. Cultural construction of social problems. Culture and globalization.
SOC 8777 - Thesis Credits: Master's (1.0 - 18.0 cr [max 50.0 cr]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]; No Grade, fall, spring, summer, every year) (No description)
SOC 8790- Advanced Topics in Sociological Theory (3.0 cr [max 12.0 cr]; spring) Sample topics: theories of conflict, theories of purposive action, Marxist theory, and structure-agency debate, religion and modernity, contemporary theory.
SOC 8801 - Sociological Research Methods (4.0 cr; Prereq-Grad soc major or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring) Multiple objectives of social research and how they inform research design. Conceptualization and measurement of complex concepts. Broad issues in research design and quantitative and qualitative approaches to data collection and management.
SOC 8811 - Advanced Social Statistics (4.0 cr; Prereq-5811 or equiv, grad soc major or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year) Statistical methods for analyzing social data. Sample topics: advanced multiple regression, logistic regression, limited dependent variable analysis, analysis of variance and covariance, log-linear models, structural equations, and event history analysis. Applications to datasets using computers.
SOC 8821 - Research Practicum (3.0 cr; Prereq-Sociology grad student or #; spring, every year) Writing a scholarly paper. Framing the question within the literature(s). Selecting appropriate data/methods. Conducting initial analysis. Writing a preliminary draft.
SOC 8888 - Thesis Credits: Doctoral (1.0 - 24.0 cr [max 100.0 cr]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required; No Grade, fall, spring, summer, every year) (No description)
SOC 8890 - Advanced Topics in Research Methods (3.0 - 4.0 cr [max 12.0 cr]; Prereq-Grad soc major, 8801, 8811 or #; fall, spring, every year) Field research (interviewing, ethnography); historical/comparative methods; advanced quantitative methods. Topics specified in [Class Schedule].