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Show Social Sciences — Sociology Social Sciences — Sociology Program: Sociology Departmental Honors I. General Requirements: A. Enroll in the General Honors Program and complete 10 hours of General Honors courses. B. Maintain an overall G. P. A. of 3.3. C. Fulfill the requirements for the Sociology major or the Sociology Teaching major or the Social Work concentration. II. Specific Requirements: A. Sociology Area and Teaching Majors 1. In fulfilling requirements for a Sociology major in Honors take at least 20 hours on an Honors basis. 2. In addition, complete the Sociology Honors Senior Project of 2 hours. 3. A student may receive Departmental Honors credit in any upper division Sociology course with the exception of 466 and 482. 4. Permission from the department chairman should be sought before registering in a course for Honors credit. A written agreement should be reached with the appropriate professor regarding the work expected for Honors credit. SOCIOLOGY COURSES Program: Sociology Minor or Sociology Teaching Minor I. General Requirements: A. A grade of C or better in minor courses. II. Specific Requirements: A. Minors must take a minimum of 24 credit hours in Sociology courses. B. Sociology courses required: Sociology 201 (3) and 303 (4). C. Sociology courses to elect from (17 hours, 9 of which must be upper division): Sociology 101 (5), 102 (5), 111 (3), 222 (3), 250 (5), 266 (4), 280 (3), 292 (1-6), 300 (3), 301 (3), 302 (3), 311 (3), 315 (3), 320 (3), 321 (3), 322 (3), 323 (3), 326 (3), 327 (3), 332 (3), 340 (3), 341 (3), 343 (3), 360 (4), 400 (3), 402 (3), 410 (3), 422 (3), 427 (3), 440 (3), 466 (3), 475 (3), 480 (3), 482 (2-10), 485 (3), 490 (3), 492 (1-6), 498 (2-5), 499 (2). D. Support courses required: Sociology teaching minors must take Communications 102 (3) or approved equivalent and Education 450 (3). Emphasis in Urban and Regional Planning—This program provides a special emphasis in Urban and Regional Planning for majors in Botany, Economics, Engineering, Geography, Geology, Microbiology, Political Science, Sociology, Zoology, and related fields. (See Composite and Interdepartmental Programs.) Gerontology Emphasis—The Sociology Department offers a Gerontology Emphasis to students with any major at Weber State College. (See Composite and Interdepartmental Programs.) 55101. Introduction to Sociology <5) Systematic treatment of group life, social processes, social control, and social change. AWS Su 55102. Social Problems (Formerly Deviant Behavior) (5) The sociological analysis of deviant behavior in modern society. A W S Su SS111. Courtship and Marriage (Formerly Sociology of Marriage) (3) Dating, courtship, engagement, and marital adjustment. A W S Su 201. General Sociology (for majors & minors) (3) An indepth introduction to sociology as a scientific discipline. The major theoretical orientations and methodological techniques are presented. Specific attention is given to the topics of social and complex organization and social stratification. Careers for sociologists are discussed. SS222. Social Gerontology (3) An introduction to the scientific study of gerontology, the study of aging. A SS250. Introduction to Social Psychology (5) Interrelatedness of individual, social and group behavior through studying1 interaction, organization, processes and roles. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or Psychology 101. AWSSu 266. Methods of Sociological Research: Theoretical and Historical Foundations (Formerly 366) (4) Introduction to the scientific foundations and methods of sociology. Prerequisite: Sociology 201. A SS280. The Community (Urban-Rural) (3) Ecological processes in community development and change. A 292. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-6) The specific title will appear on the students transcript. A W SSu 300. Sociology of Death and Dying (3) An indepth study of death, death-related issues and social institutions and practices dealing with death in American society, with special emphasis on the social processes surrounding death and constructive responses to death and dying. W 301. Social Stratification (3) Contemporary American society as a social class system. A 302. Organization and Bureaucracy (3) The organization of Society and the nature of modern organizations. W 303. Sociological Theory—Classical. (4) The sociological perspective, as presented in the works of Marx. Durkheim and Weber. Prerequisite: Sociology 201. SS311. Sociology of the Family (3) Structure and function of the family as a social institution. A W Su 320. Sex Roles: Past, Present and Future (3) An overview of the differences and similarities in human sex roles cross-culturally and over time, and the influences of biology, socialization and ecology in their origin, perpetuation, and change. Special emphasis is given to contemporary Western society. (Same as Anthropology 320.) S SS315. Sociology of Childhood (3) Socialization from ages one through twelve. W S 321. Concepts of Poverty (3) Meaning of poverty to individual and society; methods of combating the poverty cycle. A S Su 322. Aging (3) Sociological factors in aging. W 323. Alcoholism (3) Extent and nature of alcoholism in American society. W 326. Juvenile Delinquency (3) A study of juvenile delinquency as a social phenomenon involving definitions and agencies of law enforcement and the courts. A S SS327. Criminology (3) Nature, extent, causes, and treatment of crime. W SSu 332. Ethnicity and the Aging Process (3) A study of the importance of ethnicity and social policy on the social functioning of older people. W 340. Small Group Behavior <3> The formation, structure and functioning of groups in terms of group processes, group products and group decision-making. W 341. Sociology of Education (3) Structure and function of education as a social institution. S 343. Sociology of Health and Medicine (3) An indepth study of health and medically related behaviors, with special emphasis on the health delivery system of the United States. Particular attention will be paid to socialization into the medical professions, complex organization of the modern hospital, social epidemiology, and contemporary social issues of health and medicine. (Alternate years) A 360. Social Statistics (4) Introduction to analysis and presentation of data. AWS 400. Sociology of Religion (3) An examination of religion and religious activities from the theoretical perspectives offered by sociology with particular emphasis on functional and phenom- enological explanations. Special attention will be paid to religious phenomena in contemporary America, (alternate years) S 402. Social Change (3) Factors influencing the acceptance or rejection of innovations, and their effects on social institutions. W 410. American Minorities (3) Social relationships of ethnic and racial groups. AWS SS422. Societal Responses to Aging (3) A study of how aging, as dimension of social organization, touches every life, every home every community, and every relationship. S 427, Sociology of Law (3) Provides insight into the relationship between the law and society. The society creates the law but the law prescribes what society may and may not do. This inter-relationship has profound influence on all aspects of social life. 440. Contemporary Issues in Social Psychology (3) Theoretical and applied theory in Contemporary Social Psychology with emphasis upon understanding the individual and his interpersonal interaction. Prerequisite: Sociology 250. A 466. Methods of Sociological Research: Application and Practice (3) The application and practice of the scientific method as applied to sociological research. Prerequisites: Sociology 101. 360. 366. W S 475. Special Topics on Deviance (3) An indepth exposure to deviance in modern society. The emphasis is theoretical and methodological and will be conducted in the traditional seminar style with individual effort, study and initiative being essential Prerequisite' Sociology 102. S 230 231 |
