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SEC 410 - Dynamics of Teaching
Required of all secondary students the first quarter in the program. Methods and active learning of the use of visuals, vocals and verbals in becoming a better teacher/communicator in order to perfect teaching-learning as an expressive art. Examines differences in usage of the 3 “Vs” within multiple cultures.
Prerequisites & Notes:
admission to Secondary Education
Credits: 2
Grade Mode: L
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SEC 411 - Philosophical Foundations of Education
This course examines the central concepts, basic premises and historical underpinnings that frame contemporary ideas of education and teachings practice.
Prerequisites & Notes:
EDU 310.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 415 - Analysis and Strategies of Teaching
Systematic study of teaching; observation; analysis and development of teaching skills and strategies; individual projects.
Prerequisites & Notes:
One course from educational psychology or foundations area, or instructor permission
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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SEC 423 - Curricula in Basic Language Arts Skills in Secondary Schools
Designed for those who will be working in development and implementation of curricula to meet new accountability standards. Involves study of these standards and work with actual public school materials.
Prerequisites & Notes:
admission to a professional studies program
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 425 - Developmental Reading, Writing and Learning in Secondary Schools
Developmental reading, writing and learning skills and strategies specific to content area instruction in the secondary school. Techniques for assessing literacy levels, making appropriate referrals and, if necessary, prescribing appropriate remedial action. Evolution of literacy definitions, integration of reading, writing and communication EALRs into instruction and assessment. Includes supervised field experience working with 9th-12th grade students from diverse socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds as well as students with special learning needs.
Prerequisites & Notes:
admission to Secondary Education
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 426 - Social Studies for the Secondary School
Social studies methods, resources, curriculum, objectives, planning. For secondary certification.
Prerequisites & Notes:
SEC 431 or SEC 532
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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SEC 427 - Law-Focused Teaching and Curriculum
Course to enable teachers to teach about criminal justice system, police, juvenile justice, consumer law, due process, etc. Provides teachers with tested classroom procedures, substantive law and field experience with justice agencies. Repeatable under different topics.
Prerequisites & Notes:
junior standing
Credits: 1 TO 5
Grade Mode: L
Maximum Repeatability: 98
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SEC 428 - Social Studies in the Secondary Curriculum
Functions, programs and materials in the social studies.
Prerequisites & Notes:
teaching experience or instructor permission
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: L
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SEC 429A - Innovative Techniques in Social Studies
Designed for pre-service and in-service teachers. Materials and techniques to effectively teach social studies methods courses: a) discussion, primary sources, simulations, map use; b) integration of social studies content, current events, inquiry, service learning; c) using technology to teach social studies.
Prerequisites & Notes:
SEC 431 or teaching experience
Credits: 1 TO 4
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 429B - Innovative Techniques in Social Studies
Designed for pre-service and in-service teachers. Materials and techniques to effectively teach social studies methods courses: a) discussion, primary sources, simulations, map use; b) integration of social studies content, current events, inquiry, service learning; c) using technology to teach social studies.
Prerequisites & Notes:
SEC 431 or teaching experience
Credits: 1 TO 4
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 429C - Innovative Techniques in Social Studies
Designed for pre-service and in-service teachers. Materials and techniques to effectively teach social studies methods courses: a) discussion, primary sources, simulations, map use; b) integration of social studies content, current events, inquiry, service learning; c) using technology to teach social studies.
Prerequisites & Notes:
SEC 431 or teaching experience
Credits: 1 TO 4
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 430 - Secondary School Methods I - Instructional Strategies, Daily Planning, and Standards
An exploration of secondary curricula, lesson planning, instructional strategies and their relationship to assessment and classroom management. Introduces methods to infuse multicultural perspective into instruction and use of multicultural educational resources.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Admission to Secondary Education, co-requisite: SEC 410.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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SEC 431 - Secondary School Methods II-Assessment and Long Term Planning
Develop professional practices that align long-range planning with assessment strategies. Develop unit plans and collect evidence of student learning through formative and summative assessment. Articulate that planning and assessment are linked to: classroom and time management; differentiating instruction; problem-based learning and culminating projects; and, community contexts. Discuss field experiences.
Prerequisites & Notes:
EDUC 301, SEC 410, SEC 430 (or equivalent); corequisite: SEC 435.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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SEC 432 - Secondary School Methods III - Management, Motivation and Discipline
Study of theories of behavior management, motivation, and disciplinary approaches. Exploration of family and community contexts and their implications for student behavior.
Prerequisites & Notes:
SEC 430, SEC 431; concurrent registration in SEC 433, SEC 436.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 433 - Peer Teaching Laboratory
Videotaped lesson presentations; peer, instructor, and self-evaluations. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes:
SEC 431 or SEC 532; SEC 432 concurrent
Credits: 1
Grade Mode: S/U
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Secondary Education
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SEC 434 - Service Learning
Introduction to the pedagogy of service learning. Addresses the definition, rationale, service-learning techniques, and assessment. Students articulate their own proposed service-learning curriculum. A 2-credit option for the course includes field-based practicum working with a school that is implementing a service-learning program. S/U grading.
Credits: 1 TO 2
Grade Mode: S/U
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SEC 435 - Middle Level Practicum
Assigned placement at the middle school level with opportunity to assist and learn from cooperating teacher. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Concurrent registration in SEC 431 or 532.
Credits: 1
Grade Mode: S/U
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SEC 436 - Secondary School Practicum
Assigned placement at the high school level with opportunity to assist and learn from cooperating teacher. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Concurrent registration in SEC 432 or 534
Credits: 1
Grade Mode: S/U
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SEC 450 - Introduction to Middle Schools
Designed to give students an overview of middle school curriculum and instruction. Examines various forms of curricula currently used in middle schools, developmental issues concerning middle school students and appropriate instructional strategies. Provides an opportunity to closely examine issues through on-site visits to middle schools in the area.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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SEC 451 - Curriculum and Instruction in Middle Schools
Interdisciplinary middle school curricula; team planning strategies; thematic unit and lesson development; instructional and skill building strategies.
Prerequisites & Notes:
EDF 310, PSY 351; PSY 316 or PSY 352 or PSY 353; (SEC 410 for secondary students)
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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SEC 452 - Intensive Middle School Practicum
In-school observation with a focus on the needs of early adolescents; assisting teachers in their classrooms. Reflective journal writing and individual inquiry projects required. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Admission to Woodring College of Education and SEC 450.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: S/U
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SEC 464 - Multicultural Education for Teachers
Preparation for teaching in a multicultural society. Participants will learn how to design a curriculum that reflects diversity and an instructional methodology that promotes the learning of diverse students.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 480 - Evaluating Pupil Growth
Evaluative techniques related to significant or complex objectives; assessing outcomes of innovative teaching.
Prerequisites & Notes:
teaching experience or instructor permission; for experienced teacher or research worker
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 481 - Working With Student Teachers
Techniques for the orientation of student teachers, major problems which confront student teachers, and evaluation of their achievement.
Prerequisites & Notes:
teaching experience
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 490 - Teaching Laboratory
Diagnosis of students, lesson preparation, videotaped peer teaching, analysis of teaching, lesson redesign.
Prerequisites & Notes:
program advisor permission
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 490A - September Experience
Observation and participation in the opening of school. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes:
department permission
Credits: 2 TO 3
Grade Mode: S/U
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Secondary Education
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SEC 491 - Public School Practicum
Practicum experience in a school setting. Designed to provide students with the opportunity to practice and receive feedback on instruction, management, assessment, and professionalism.
Prerequisites & Notes:
SPED 484
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 495 - Internship - Secondary
Supervised teaching experience to develop and demonstrate teaching competence at the junior high/middle school or senior high school level. Interact with diverse students and utilize planning and teaching strategies which attend to needs of diverse populations. Repeatable to a maximum of 24 cr. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes:
recommendation for supervised teaching
Credits: 2 TO 18
Grade Mode: S/U
Maximum Repeatability: 24
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SEC 501 - Introduction to Educational Research Inquiry for Secondary Teachers
History, paradigms, and theories of action research in school settings. Examining and interpreting information about student performance; designing and planning school-based inquiry to improve professional teaching practice. Includes community service learning component.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Admission to Secondary MIT program or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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SEC 510 - Teacher As Communicator
Methods and means of becoming a more effective communicator. Examination and practice of oral, visual and listening communication skills as part of the teaching/learning process. Review of current research in the area of teaching communication practice.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Admission to graduate program or permission of program advisor.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 512 - Seminar in Educational Philosophy
Examines the central concepts, basic premises and underlying assumptions of controversial issues in contemporary educational practice.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Admission to Secondary MIT or instructor permission
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 513 - Seminar in Socio-Cultural and Legal Issues in Education
This seminar examines the larger cultural issues affecting education within a social, political and legal framework.
Prerequisites & Notes:
SEC 501 or instructor permission
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 518 - Current Issues in Education
Examination and discussion of current issues in contemporary education. Repeatable.
Credits: 1 TO 5
Grade Mode: L
Maximum Repeatability: 98
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SEC 518Y - Current Issues in Education
Examination and discussion of current issues in contemporary education. Repeatable.
Credits: 1 TO 5
Grade Mode: L
Maximum Repeatability: 98
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SEC 520 - Teaching and Administering in Schools Abroad: K-12
Practicum of education in various countries abroad. Preparation includes reading, test questions, research paper assignment spring quarter. Practicum requires supervised team teaching and/or administering in a school for one week.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: L
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SEC 521 - Summer Study Abroad
Lectures and experiences in philosophy, administration, culture, history and curriculum integration in various schools abroad. Seminars on how principles and practices in schools abroad can be adapted to the context of U.S. schools. Culminating project is required.
Credits: 6
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 524 - Seminar in Secondary School Language Arts Curriculum
Planning and developing curriculum in language, literature and composition. Advanced study in specialized curriculum design and materials.
Credits: 2 TO 4
Grade Mode: L
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SEC 525 - Content Reading, Writing and Communication in Secondary Schools
Techniques for integrating the Essential Academic Learning Requirements in reading, writing and communication into the various subject areas taught in secondary schools. Strategies for assessing, teaching, and supporting students of diverse skill levels in literacy and with special needs through the context of content-area courses. May include a supervised field experience.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Admission to Secondary MIT program or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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SEC 531 - Teaching Adolescents
Advanced study of adolescents in educational settings. Application of the biopsychosocial theories of development of the adolescent to secondary classroom teaching and learning. Define and examine multicultural issues and their effect on the developing adolescent. Communicate and interact with parents and community agencies to support student learning. Includes community service learning component.
Prerequisites & Notes:
program advisor permission
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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SEC 532 - Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary Schools
Planning and development of curriculum. Advanced study of curriculum design, instructional strategies, unit planning and lesson design. Emphasis on current studies and trends. Introduces methods to infuse multicultural perspective into instruction and the use of multicultural educational resources. Independent research.
Prerequisites & Notes:
SEC 531; co-requisite: SEC 434 or SEC 435
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 533 - Assessment and Professional Development in Secondary Schools
Design effective lessons, study a variety of assessment strategies. Create curricula and assessments that address and support the many aspects of diversity. Student portfolio review, certification requirements, legal rights and responsibilities of the profession.
Prerequisites & Notes:
SEC 525, SEC 532
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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SEC 534 - Management, Motivation and Discipline in the Secondary Schools
Theories of adolescent development, including issues of diversity as a basis for creating effective learning environments. Emphasis on classroom models of management, creating an individual management plan, and the importance of student motivation.
Prerequisites & Notes:
SEC 435, SEC 525, SEC 532;co-requisite: SEC 436.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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SEC 555 - Middle School Curriculum Designs and Instructional Strategies
Current trends in middle-level education; includes a review of developing curriculum ideas endorsed by the National Middle School Association. Physical, social and emotional growth of early adolescents; instructional strategies for middle-level schools; requires topical or action research project.
Prerequisites & Notes:
SEC 531; co-requisite: SEC 452 or SEC 434
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 580 - Seminar in Secondary Curriculum
Historical and philosophical perspectives on school curriculum as these relate to modern curricula.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 582 - Analysis of Research in Secondary Education
Examination and analysis of research related to contemporary issues in secondary education.
Prerequisites & Notes:
EDU 501
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 590 - Seminar in Analyzing Teaching and Supervision
Advanced studies in the principles of supervision; utilization of instructional resources and the evaluation and improvement of teaching.
Prerequisites & Notes:
SEC 481 or department permission
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 595 - Graduate Internship
Supervised teaching experience to develop and demonstrate teaching competence at the middle or senior high school level. Interact with diverse students and utilize planning and teaching strategies which attend to needs of diverse populations. Repeatable to a maximum of 24 cr. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes:
department permission
Credits: 2 TO 18
Grade Mode: S/U
Maximum Repeatability: 24
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Secondary Education
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SEC 598 - Advanced Practicum: Secondary Education
Supervised teaching performance. Participants develop plans and procedures designed for the improvement of instruction and submit a plan to the course instructor and appropriate public school authority for classroom implementation and evaluation. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes:
graduate advisor permission
Credits: 2 TO 12
Grade Mode: S/U
Maximum Repeatability: 12
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Secondary Education
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SEC 639 - Current Topics in Education
Studies of current topics in Secondary Education.
Prerequisites & Notes:
MA degree; instructor permission
Credits: 1 TO 5
Grade Mode: L
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Secondary Education
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SEC 690 - Thesis
Research study under the direction of a faculty committee. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes:
advancement to candidacy; graduate committee approval
Credits: 1 TO 9
Grade Mode: S/U
Maximum Repeatability: 9
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SEC 691 - Research Seminar
Graduate research under the direction of a program advisor/committee. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes:
graduate committee/program advisor approval
Credits: 1 TO 6
Grade Mode: S/U
Maximum Repeatability: 6
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SMNR 101 - Perspectives on Learning
Make connections with professors and peers and examine perspectives across different fields of study. Learn to find and evaluate information and collaborate with peers through discussions, projects, and presentations. Explore academic goals, campus resources, and enhance skills for learning in college.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Open to first-year students only.
Credits: 2
Grade Mode: Letter
All-University Programs
Seminar
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SOC 210 - Introduction to Research Methods
An introduction to scientific research in sociology: principles of research design, the nature of empirical observation, sampling and measurement techniques, and principles guiding the interpretation of social scientific research.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
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SOC 215 - Social Statistics
This course introduces students to two important aspects of statistics: (1) graphical and numerical procedures for describing and summarizing data; and (2) quantitative analysis of data to make decisions and predictions and draw inferences. This course also involves the use of computers for statistical analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Complete or test out of MATH 107 or MATH 112, SOC 210.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
GUR Attributes: QSR
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Sociology
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SOC 221 - Introduction to Population Issues
Processes determining population growth - fertility, mortality and migration - and their influence on economic development in the more- and less-developed countries of the world; population policies in various countries and their implications for population growth and future development.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
GUR Attributes: SSC
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Sociology
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SOC 251 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior
A broad overview of concepts, issues and research findings in the sociological study of deviant behavior; how deviance is defined, reacted to and punished in American society. Emphasis on contemporary theoretical perspectives, along with current issues in deviance.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
GUR Attributes: SSC
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Sociology
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SOC 255 - Social Organization of Criminal Justice
A survey of basic concepts, problems and issues in the sociological study of social organizations applied to the criminal justice system.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
GUR Attributes: SSC
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Sociology
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SOC 260 - The Family in Society
Introduction to the study of family as a social institution in society. Overview of social theories on the family and methodological underpinnings of the field of family study. Emphasis on the family as agent of stratification in society, changing roles of men and women in the context of the American family, contemporary issues relating to family social policy today, and the interplay between family and society across time and cultures.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
GUR Attributes: SSC
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Sociology
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SOC 268 - Gender and Society
Introduction to major concepts, issues and research findings regarding the relationship between gender and social structures. Aspects of society examined include education, work, family, law, government and the media. Discussion includes interrelationship between gender, race, class and age. Focus on the U.S., with some cross-national material.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
GUR Attributes: BCGM
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Sociology
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SOC 269 - Race and Ethnic Relations
Introduces students to the sociology of race and ethnic relations in the United States. Surveys racial and ethnic minority groups and provides a historical context for their relative positions in the United States by considering the dynamics of the political and economic climate, racial/ethnic attitudes, interminority relations, and social policy.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
GUR Attributes: BCGM
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Sociology
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SOC 302 - Classical Sociological Theory
The emergence of sociology: sociology as response to the Industrial Revolution and as an attempt to develop a scientific understanding of social organization, behavior and change; the development of social thought; Comte, Spencer, Marx, Durkheim and Weber.
Prerequisites & Notes:
any from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
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Sociology
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SOC 303 - Contemporary Sociological Theory
Contemporary sociological theory examines the roots of major theoretical perspectives in the late 19th century classical tradition. Such major perspectives as functionalism, world system theory and organizational theory are examined, as is the sociological analysis of modern culture.
Prerequisites & Notes:
SOC 302.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
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Sociology
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SOC 310 - Methodological Applications in Social Research
An applied course which follows sequentially from SOC 210 and 215 (was 207), drawing on conceptual and analytical skills in an actual research project. Engages students in the steps of the research process, integrating the qualitative phases of problem conceptualization and literature review, following through to the data gathering, analysis and interpretation stages.
Prerequisites & Notes:
SOC 210, SOC 215 (was SOC 207)
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
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Sociology
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SOC 320 - Computer Applications for Social Science Data
Designed to integrate fundamental statistical knowledge with direct computer applications for the organization and analysis of data sets encountered in social science research. Training in the use of library statistical routines (e.g., SPSS) central to research in the social sciences is emphasized.
Prerequisites & Notes:
SOC 215 (was SOC 207) or equivalent; and any one from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
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Sociology
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SOC 321 - Demography
Systematic introduction to the study of human populations. Designed for students interested in the subject regardless of their major discipline. Examines social, economic and biological factors associated with fertility, mortality and migrations.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
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Sociology
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SOC 326 - American Family and Household Demography
Description and explanation of trends in family behavior and family policy, with an emphasis on the influence of demographic factors. Topics include childhood, independent living, cohabitation, marriage, divorce, work and family, household structure, and aging.
Prerequisites & Notes:
One of SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268 or SOC 269.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
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Sociology
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SOC 330 - Introduction to Social Psychology
Interpersonal behavior, perception of others, attraction toward and liking of others, self evaluation, helping behavior, aggression, attitudes and their relationship to behavior, sexual behavior, types of interaction processes, childhood and adult socialization, deviance and conformity, personal space, environmental effects on behavior, sex role attitudes and behavior.
Prerequisites & Notes:
any from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
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Sociology
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SOC 332 - The Sociology of Human Relationships
A social psychological examination of liking, loving and relating. Emphasis on dyadic relationships such as marriage, friendship and parent-child relationships. Topics include socialization into romance and love, historical linkages between industrialization and the “feminization” of love, sociological perspectives on liking and loving, and research methods used in the study of dyadic relationships.
Prerequisites & Notes:
any from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
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Sociology
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SOC 333 - Aging in America
Basic theories, methods and concepts in the field of social gerontology highlighting demographic trends in aging, the effects of longevity on the larger society, individual accommodations to the aging process, the social construction of old age, and social policy in relation to the stratification of the aged and an increasingly elderly population.
Prerequisites & Notes:
any from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
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Sociology
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SOC 338 - Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Human sexuality, with an emphasis on Western cultures and the United States in particular, is studied from a scientific perspective. Emphasis on both description and explanation of patterns and diversity in sexuality. While focusing on the social dimensions of sexuality, the historical, biological and psychological aspects of sexuality are integrated into a comprehensive overview.
Prerequisites & Notes:
any from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
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Sociology
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SOC 340 - Sociology of Organizations
Introduction to major theoretical perspectives and research on public and private organizations, such as corporations, schools and health-care facilities. Formal and informal structures, the relationship between organizations and their environments, leadership, decision-making and labor markets.
Prerequisites & Notes:
any from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
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Sociology
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SOC 348 - Global Health
Introduces students to the main concepts of global health, with a particular emphasis on sociological determinants of health. Focuses on the demographic and epidemiological transitions, gender and reproductive health, human rights, and the global burden of disease. Evaluates the role of international institutions, such as the World Bank and non-governmental organizations, in the organization and delivery of health services in underdeveloped countries. Understanding the root causes of health disparities and strategies for the achievement of health equity is central to the course.
Prerequisites & Notes:
any from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
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Sociology
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SOC 352 - Criminology
The study of adult crime, defined as violation of legal norms. Focuses on problems of measurement and attempts to explain crime as a social phenomenon and a cultural product. Includes in-depth analysis of various forms and classes of crimes and their victims.
Prerequisites & Notes:
any from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
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Sociology
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SOC 354 - Domestic Violence and the Criminal Justice System
A survey of sociological research on domestic violence and the criminal justice system. Examines the historical and cultural changes that contributed to the classification of domestic violence as a crime, the characteristics of domestic assault, and the variety of criminal justice interventions into domestic violence.
Prerequisites & Notes:
any from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
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Sociology
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SOC 355 - Criminal Justice System
Overview of the social organization of the criminal justice system in the United States. Examination of the organizations that create and enforce the criminal law as well as major issues currently confronting this system (plea bargaining, discrimination, limitations on due process).
Prerequisites & Notes:
SOC 255.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
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Sociology
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SOC 356 - Law Enforcement and Society
Review of research on the organization of law enforcement. Topics include impact of legal and organizational controls on police behavior, police use of deadly force, minorities and policing, and community policing.
Prerequisites & Notes:
any from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 359 - Women and Deviance
Examines the sociocultural/sociopolitical conditions that contribute to women being victims or perpetrators of crime. The course has three parts: 1) theoretical framework; 2) victimization and harm; and 3) crime and punishment. Students explore various normative values and institutional sites as the source of women’s deviant careers, including gender and sexuality norms, family, economic, corporation, law, and criminal justice.
Prerequisites & Notes:
any from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 360 - Marital and Family Interaction
Examines systems and interactional perspectives on marriage and family dynamics. The focus of this course is on family adaptation as a function of system processes and interactional patterns.
Prerequisites & Notes:
SOC 260, SOC 268 or instructor permission
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 361 - Sociology of Education
Analysis of the historical origins and spread of public education, the internal organization of schools and classrooms and the social impact of education. Schooling as a major form of socialization and status placement; political and legal bases of education; non-formal schooling; education and nation-state formation.
Prerequisites & Notes:
any from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 363 - Law and Social Stratification
Examination of current sociological research on the ways in which the creation and application of law are conditioned by class, racial, gender, and ethnic inequalities in society. Applies several general sociological theories of stratification to a range of cases in both civil and criminal law.
Prerequisites & Notes:
SOC 302, and one of: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 364 - Social Stratification
Social causes and consequences of inequality in America. Social distribution of wealth, power and status; emphasis on poverty and racial social inequality.
Prerequisites & Notes:
any from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 367 - Sociology of Work and Occupations
Sociological and social-psychological significance of work; factors affecting contemporary career patterns/life cycle changes; sex, race, ethnic and social class differences; structural characteristics of selected occupational areas.
Prerequisites & Notes:
any from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 368 - Gender and Education
Examines the relationship between gender and education within the U.S. context and internationally. We will consider girls and boys, women and men, in various levels of schooling. The ways in which race and class interact with gender in educational attainment and achievement also will be examined.
Prerequisites & Notes:
any from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269; SOC 268 prefered or course with equivalent gender content
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 369 - Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
Provides a review of historical, theoretical and empirical work in the sociology of race and ethnicity. Emphasis on primary material in the areas of ethnic assimilation, racial attitudes, and racial and ethnic inequality in the United States.
Prerequisites & Notes:
any from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269; minority relations preferred
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 370 - Historical Sociology
Historical sociology is cross-disciplinary in theory and method, examining the interrelation of historical attention to detail and the sociological focus on general patterns. The application of conceptual frameworks and quantitative methods to specific historical events are elaborated to this end.
Prerequisites & Notes:
SOC 302; and any from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 375 - Community and Urban Society
Introduces students to some of the central theoretical perspectives on communities, cities, and the processes of urbanization and offers an overview of the challenges facing contemporary urban dwellers. Focuses on how political, social and economic forces have helped to shape processes of urban development and how this urbanization has reshaped the physical form, social structure, and functions of communities. Contemporary urban challenges such as concentrated poverty, residential segregation, riots, structural deterioration, and economic and political restructuring will receive central attention, as will issues of global urban development and theories about the future of cities.
Prerequisites & Notes:
any from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 376 - Research and Policy in Criminal Justice Organizations
Examines the sociological studies of criminal justice policy formation and change. Outlines connections between criminal justice policy planning, program design, organizational structure and process considerations, and various methods used to assess change processes and to evaluate program outcomes.
Prerequisites & Notes:
any from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 380 - Sociology of Youth
Sex and age status definitions and role-taking; historical, institutional and social process aspects of maturation, with special emphasis on Western industrial society from the 18th century to the present.
Prerequisites & Notes:
any from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 387 - Sociology of Correctional Institutions
Critical analysis of the history and structure of formal social control, including the asylum and corrections. Emphasizes the role of institutions in regulating the poor and marginal populations; contemporary control practices; men’s versus women’s prisons; failure of community corrections; probation and parole; and the future of therapeutic and correctional institutions.
Prerequisites & Notes:
any from: SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 388 - Sociology of Jails
This course emphasizes sociological analysis of local jail operations, including populations, funding, management, legal, and regulatory aspects and roles of various professions operating in the jail environment.
Prerequisites & Notes:
One of SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 390 - Global Families
An analysis of families in their institutional context through the comparative study of family life in one or more societies outside the United States. This analysis could be of a single society or of multiple societies with the goal of enhancing our understanding of the diversity of family life and the ways in which family life is shaped by and helps other institutions.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Any one of SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 421 - Demographic Analysis
Theory and method of population analysis; measures of mortality, fertility and migration; population forecasting techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes:
SOC 215 (was SOC 207), SOC 320, SOC 321; and any from SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269; or instructor permission
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 426 - Advanced Topics in Demography
Analysis of fertility or mortality issues in both developed and developing countries; proximate determinants of fertility; birth-spacing and family limitation practices; infant and child mortality; life expectancy.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Sociology core and SOC 320
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 430 - Field Research Methods
Presents skills to conduct qualitative sociological research. Emphasizes ethnographic techniques such as direct observation, participant observation, intensive interviewing, data analysis, literature review, and report writing. Each student conducts original sociological research by entering a specific social setting, collecting and analyzing data within that setting, and producing a comprehensive paper on the findings.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Sociology core. SOC 330 highly recommended.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 440 - Globalization
Examines the economic, cultural and political components of globalization. Special topics include the new forms of inequality that have emerged with global interdependence and debates concerning the benefits and dangers associated with globalization.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Sociology core.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 450 - Sociology of Law
A capstone research seminar in which students develop an individual project, write a review of previous research, and conduct an analysis using secondary data sources to study the effects of laws on society (e.g., consequences of no-fault divorce laws) and the social bases of legal change (e.g., factors influencing state adoption of sentencing guidelines).
Prerequisites & Notes:
Sociology core.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 452 - Advanced Criminology
An in-depth examination of selected areas in sociological criminology.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Sociology core and SOC 352.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 456 - Seminar in Policing
Review of research on the organization of law enforcement. Topics include impact of legal and organizational controls on police behavior, police use of deadly force, minorities and policing, and community policing.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Sociology core
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 460 - Advanced Topics in Family
Focus varies, depending on instructor. Emphasis on current research in family sociology. Topics may include family violence, demographic analysis of family structures, family life course development, family and the economy, parent-child interaction, family and social policy, and others.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Sociology core.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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SOC 461 - Advanced Sociology of Education
Focus varies, depending on instructor. Topics may include the organization of educational systems within the United States and cross-nationally, school/classroom organization and their effects on student learning and educational attainment; examination of special topics on-site in specific school settings.
Prerequisites & Notes:
One of SOC 221, SOC 251, SOC 255, SOC 260, SOC 268, SOC 269; and SOC 210, SOC 215, SOC 302, and SOC 310.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
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