Independent study of special topic under the supervision of faculty. Students must identify both a project topic and a sociology faculty mentor who has agreed to supervise this project. Students taking this course must be Sociology majors or minors and must have a 3.0 GPA in the department. A learning contract must be filed in the department in order to receive a grade for this course. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Independent study of special topic under the supervision of faculty. Students must identify both a project topic and a sociology faculty mentor who has agreed to supervise this project. Students taking this course must be Sociology majors or minors and must have a 3.0 GPA in the department. A learning contract must be filed in the department in order to receive a grade for this course. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Independent study of special topic under the supervision of faculty. Students must identify both a project topic and a sociology faculty mentor who has agreed to supervise this project. Students taking this course must be Sociology majors or minors and must have a 3.0 GPA in the department. A learning contract must be filed in the department in order to receive a grade for this course. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Independent study of special topic under the supervision of faculty. Students must identify both a project topic and a sociology faculty mentor who has agreed to supervise this project. Students taking this course must be Sociology majors or minors and must have a 3.0 GPA in the department. A learning contract must be filed in the department in order to receive a grade for this course. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Independent study of special topic under the supervision of faculty. Students must identify both a project topic and a sociology faculty mentor who has agreed to supervise this project. Students taking this course must be Sociology majors or minors and must have a 3.0 GPA in the department. A learning contract must be filed in the department in order to receive a grade for this course. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Independent study of special topic under the supervision of faculty. Students must identify both a project topic and a sociology faculty mentor who has agreed to supervise this project. Students taking this course must be Sociology majors or minors and must have a 3.0 GPA in the department. A learning contract must be filed in the department in order to receive a grade for this course. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Independent study of special topic under the supervision of faculty. Students must identify both a project topic and a sociology faculty mentor who has agreed to supervise this project. Students taking this course must be Sociology majors or minors and must have a 3.0 GPA in the department. A learning contract must be filed in the department in order to receive a grade for this course. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
A sociological study of the extent and nature of crime, delinquency, and more general deviant behavior. Topics may include the relationship between crime, deviance and law; measurement of crime and deviance; sociological theories of crime and deviance; and crime/deviance typologies.
A sociological study of the effects of globalization processes on contemporary societies. Particular emphasis is given to economic, political, and cultural globalization in relationship to two non-US societies (to be identified each semester by the instructor) as well as the Appalachian region of the United States.
This course seeks to promote an understanding of inequalities in American society by considering them in the context of the social origins, development, and persistence of inequalities in the United States and other societies. Bases of inequality that may be considered include race/ethnicity, class/status, gender/sexuality, age, political and regional differences as these relate to politics, social justice, community engagement, and/or public policy.
