NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Sociology

Location: 4112 BSB; Phone: (312) 996-3005.

SOC     100            Introduction to Sociology
         3 hours.
          To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture-Discussion. 

SOC     105            Social Problems
         3 hours.
        May be substituted for SOC 100 as a prerequisite for other sociology courses.   

SOC     125            Introduction to Asian American Studies
         3 hours.
        Same as SOC 125.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture. 

SOC     201            Introductory Sociological Statistics
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): SOC 100; and either MATH 090 or MATH 092 or MATH 118 or the equivalent or consent of the instructor.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture-Discussion. 

SOC     202            Introduction to Sociological Research
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): SOC 100.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture-Discussion. 

SOC     212            Human Sexuality: Social Perspectives
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): SOC 100.   

SOC     224            Gender and Society
         3 hours.
        Same as GWS 224. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or GWS 101 or GWS 102.   

SOC     225            Racial and Ethnic Groups
         3 hours.
        Same as LALS 225. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100; or consent of the instructor.  Cultural Diversity course.  

SOC     228            Sociology of Asia and Asian Americans
         3 hours.
        Same as ASST 228. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100.  Cultural Diversity course.  

SOC     231            Criminology
         3 hours.
        Same as CRJ 220. Prerequisite(s): CRJ 101.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture. 

SOC     241            Social Inequalities
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): SOC 100.   

SOC     244            Work in a Changing Society
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): SOC 100.   

SOC     276            Urban Sociology
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): SOC 100.   

SOC     296            Supervised Study or Research
         1 TO 3 hours.
        May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours with approval. Students may register in more than one section per term. Approval to repeat course granted by the department. Prerequisite(s): 9 hours of sociology, consent of the instructor, and approval of the department prior to registration.  This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major. 

SOC     298            Internship in Sociological Applications
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): SOC 201 and SOC 202; and approval of the department.  This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major. 

SOC     299            Honors Course
         1 TO 3 hours.
        May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours with approval. Students may register in more than one section per term. Approval to repeat course granted by the department. Prerequisite(s): Major in sociology, SOC 201 and SOC 202, consent of the instructor and approval of the department.  This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major. 

SOC     400            Sociological Analysis
         0 TO 4 hours.
        3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 201 and SOC 202 or 6 hours of upper-division courses in the social sciences, including at least one course in introductory statistics and research methods, or consent of the instructor.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture-Discussion. 

SOC     402            Intermediate Sociological Statistics
         0 TO 4 hours.
        3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 401.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture-Discussion. 

SOC     441            Social Stratification
         3 OR 4 hours.
        3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of upper-division sociology or consent of the instructor.   

SOC     446            Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in American Religion
         3 OR 4 hours.
        Same as RELS 446. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 and junior standing or above; or consent of instructor.   

SOC     447            Organizations
         3 OR 4 hours.
        Same as MGMT 447. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of upper-division sociology, management, or political science; or consent of the instructor.  Departmental Approval Required 

SOC     465            Topics in Sociology of Politics
         3 OR 4 hours.
        Same as POLS 465. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of upper-division sociology or consent of the instructor.   

SOC     471            Population
         3 OR 4 hours.
        Same as EPID 471. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of upper-division sociology, including SOC 201, or consent of the instructor.   

SOC     485            Classical Sociological Theory
         3 OR 4 hours.
        3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of upper-division sociology or consent of the instructor.   

SOC     487            Contemporary Sociological Theory
         3 OR 4 hours.
        3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of upper-division sociology or consent of the instructor.   

SOC     496            Independent Study or Research
         1 TO 9 hours.
        May be repeated with approval. Students may register in more than one section per term. Approval to repeat course granted by the department. Undergraduate students may repeat course for maximum of 9 hours of credit. Prerequisite(s): 18 hours of sociology, excluding SOC 296 and SOC 299, consent of the instructor, and approval of the department.  This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major. 

SOC     500            Sociological Research Methods I
         4 hours.
           

SOC     509            Seminar: Sociological Research Methods
         0 TO 7 hours.
        May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Students register for 1 to 7 hours.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory-Discussion and one Lecture-Discussion. 

SOC     520            Seminar: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
         1 TO 7 hours.
        May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term.   

SOC     547            Seminar: Social Organization
         1 TO 7 hours.
        May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term.   

SOC     548            Seminar: Comparative Societies
         1 TO 7 hours.
        May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term.   

SOC     595            Departmental Seminar
         1 TO 4 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term.   

SOC     596            Independent Study
         1 TO 12 hours.
        May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor and approval of the department.   

SOC     597            Project Research
         0 TO 16 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 501 and consent of the instructor.   

SOC     599            Thesis Research
         0 TO 16 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 98 hours.