Fall 2024 Courses
Undergraduate Courses
SOCI 1110: Intro Sociology
It seems fitting to begin this course with a quote from “The Promise” by a famous sociologist, written in the early 1960s. It refers to changes which occur in a society and the effect of these changes on the individual. During this past 18 months we have certainly witnessed significant changes in our society, and C. Wright Mills’ “The Sociological Imagination” will provide insight to these changes and their effect on society and the individual.
This course will introduce students to the fundamental concepts and principles of sociology. Topics include the study of cultures, patterns of social values, social institutions, stratification, and social change.
1110- 001 | Torrez | MWF 10:00-10:50 | FACE | CRN 63795
1110-002 | Goodman | TR 9:30-10:45 | FACE | CRN 63797
1110-003 | Torrez | TR 11:00-12:15| FACE | CRN 63798
1110-006 | Setter | ONLINE | CRN 78110
1110-010 | Torrez | ONLINE | CRN 563805
SOCI 1996: T: Intro to Asian American Studies
1996-001 | Eguchi| MW 12:30-1:45| FACE | CRN 76056
SOCI 2120: Intro Criminal Justice Systems
Prerequisite: Sociology 1110 [SOC 101], or consent of the instructor. This course focuses on the study of crime, the criminal justice system and crime-related public policy. Discussion of key criminological concepts, the measurement of crime and delinquency, the distribution of crime in society, victimization, public opinion, the criminal justice system, and crime control strategies and policies.
2120-001 | Olson| MWF 10:00-10:50 | FACE | CRN 77938
2120-002 | Staff | TR 11:00-12:15 | FACE | CRN 78161
SOCI 2210: Sociology of Deviance
This course is designed to provide an overview of the study of deviance and social control from multiple sociological perspectives. The instructor will present how sociologists research deviance and social control and the ethical issues involved in studying human subjects involved in these activities. The course also examines central sociological theories for understanding the causes of deviant behavior.
*Prerequisite required: SOCI 1110: Intro Sociology
2210-001 | Lyons | TR 12:30-1:45 | FACE | CRN 63757
2210-003 | Lowe | ONLINE | CRN 78111
SOCI 2315: The Dynamics of Prejudice
2315-001 | Rodriguez Candeaux | TR 9:30-10:45 | FACE | CRN 77939
SOCI 312: Causes of Crime & Delinquency
A survey of criminological theories exploring why some people are more likely to engage in crime than others and why crime rates vary over time and space and across social groups. Attendant policy issues will also be discussed.
*Prerequisite required: SOCI 2120: Intro to Criminal Justice Systems OR SOCI 2210: Sociology of Deviance
312-001 | Ragan | TR 9:30-10:45 | FACE | CRN 68989
312-002 | Ragan | TR 11:00-12:15 | FACE| CRN 77944
SOCI 340: Sociology of Medical Practice
An introduction to the delivery of health care in the U.S. and selected other countries is pursued with an emphasis on the interaction of patients, professionals and health care institutions.
340-001 | Torrez | TR 12:30-1:45 | FACE| CRN 77942
340-002 | Fullenkamp | ONLINE | CRN 73178
SOCI 346-001: Health & Social Inequalities I
This service-learning course provides students the opportunity to apply knowledge about social inequalities and health to working with community members to create change that improves health and reduces health disparities.
Goodkind | MW 9-10:45 | Face | CRN 71053
SOCI 371: Sociological Theory
The study of how theory is constructed and applied by sociologists including traditions from 19th-century sociological founders and contemporary theoretical formulations.
*Prerequisite required: SOCI 1110: Intro Sociology
371-001 | Goodman | MWF 10:00-10:50 | Face | CRN 68994
371-002 | Ray | TR 12:30-1:55 | Face | CRN 68995
SOCI 380: Intro to Research Methods
A survey of the major methods of social research: foundations of social research, research design, sampling and measurement, quantitative and qualitative research methods and data analysis.
*Prerequisite required: SOCI 1110: Intro Sociology
380-001 | Goodman | TR 11:00-12:15 | Face | CRN 68996
380-002 | Olson | MWF 11:00-11:50 | Face | CRN 68998
SOCI 381L-001: Sociological Data Analysis
Introduction to quantitative sociological data analysis using basic statistics (both descriptive and inferential) and to the use of statistical software to analyze empirical data.
*Prerequisite required: SOCI 380: Intro to Research Methods AND Math 1350: Intro Statistics
381L-001 | Davis | TR 12:30-1:45 & F 12:00-12:50 | Face | CRN 68999
381L-002 | Davis | ONLINE | CRN 78112
SOCI 398-001: ST: Catholicism in Latin America
Gaertner | TR 12:30-1:45 | Face | CRN 76315
SOCI 398-002: Pop Music & Social Change
Goodman| MWF 11:00-11:50 | Face | CRN 78026
SOCI 398-004: Mass Media and Social Change
Olson | TR 11:00-12:15 | Face | CRN 78319
SOCI 412-001: Sociology of Police & Social Control
Study of the relationship between society and law enforcement agencies, including the societal context of policing and how law enforcement impacts society. Discussion of law enforcement practices, training and management; the interface of police and communities; historical and contemporary models of policing; and efforts at police reform.
*Prerequisite required: SOCI 312: Causes of Crime and Delinquency
Olson | TR 12:30-1:45 | Face | CRN 78175
SOCI 415-001: Inequality and Power
This course focuses on the contemporary dynamics of social inequalities and power in US society. It lays particular emphasis on racial, gender, and economic oppression while outlining how these intersect with other systems and institutions.
Ray | Online | CRN 75639
SOCI 423-001: Women, Gender, & Crime.
Broidy | TR 11:00-12:15 | Face | CRN 78045
SOCI 427-001: Sociology of Madness
Different historical and cultural frameworks for defining, making sense of, and responding to madness are examined. The social causes and social distribution of madness are critically examined.
Barker| Online | CRN 71045
SOCI 488-001: Sociology & Criminology Internship
The Sociology and Criminology Department offers a 3 or 6 credit upper division course that gets you out in the community. If you are interested in getting some practical experience in the community either out of intellectual curiosity or for professional development or both, consider taking the Sociology and Criminology Department’s internship course. The course, taught by Dr. Colin Olson, introduces the civic and professional aspects of internships and helps students develop the skills of an organizational ethnographer. At the end of the semester students write a short ethnographic paper on their internship site.
- 3 and 6 credit options
- 10-20 hours weekly field experience
- Junior and Senior status
- Fall/Spring Semesters
- 1 hour hybrid weekly small group discussion of organizational ethnography
- Taught by Dr. Colin Olson
- For more information, contact Dr. Olson at colino@unm.edu
- See more information here.
- See the flyer here.
Restriction: junior or senior standing, permission of instructor, 6 hours upper division SOCI course
Olson | M 12:00-12:50 | Face | CRN 78123
Graduate Courses
SOCI 513: Contemporary Theory
What is contemporary sociological theory? In fact, what is theory? These questions can be answered in innumerable ways, and we can get trapped in interminable debates over whose answers are “correct”. Unlike classical sociological theory, which is largely restricted to Marx, Durkheim, and Weber, contemporary theory represents a vast terrain, covering roughly a century of material, with no widely accepted canon. To attempt a comprehensive review is to pursue a fool’s errand, to delineate some account of “what every student should know” is to tilt at windmills. Thus, this course is guided by two general principles. First, it embraces an ecumenical, broad definition of what theory is. Rather than restrict ourselves to abstract treatises by self-identified “sociological theorists”, it includes a diverse set of writings from differently situated authors. Second, it eschews abstract “theory for theory’s sake” and instead maintains a constant focus on the empirical project underlying sociology, recognizing the mutual connections and interactions between theory, methods, and empirical data. As such, we will familiarize ourselves with new concepts and theories with an eye toward applying
them in our own research; we will learn theory in order to theorize about social phenomena.
Whooley | W 3:00-5:30 | Face | CRN 78044
SOCI 523: Pro-Seminar
Introduces incoming graduate students to one another, the department, the broad expectations and culture of the graduate program, and to each of the department’s regular faculty members and their work. Required for all incoming PhD students..
Whooley | F 10:00-10:50 | Face | CRN 69496
SOCI 581: Advanced Social Statistics I
Covers the statistical methods most commonly used in social science research, from basic descriptives to multiple regression. No prior statistical training is necessary, and the emphasis is on practical use in conducting social research.
Thomas | T 3:00-5:30 | Face | CRN 78046
SOCI 595: Community Engaged Research: Participatory Approaches for Health and Social Justice
Conducting research that is useful and meaningful to communities and that occurs in genuine partnership with community members and community-based organizations has long and growing traditions within many disciplines, including Sociology. Community-engaged research does not comprise a specific set of methods, but rather reflects an overall orientation or approach to research which fundamentally changes the relationship between researchers and researched. The focus of this course is on understanding multiple ways in which academics and community members collaborate to conduct research that leads to structural, organizational, and/or community change and improvements in health, racial equity, and social justice. This requires rethinking many of the ways we do research, including roles, methodologies, and methods; what is considered valid knowledge; and how “community” is defined. This course will explore theoretical foundations and practical/logistical issues in the conduct of community-engaged participatory research and will provide students with an understanding of principles and strategies of community-engaged research and the skills necessary for participating effectively in community-engaged research projects.
Goodkind | M 3-5:30 | Face | CRN 56178
SOCI 595: Race and Social Movements
The goals of this seminar are to equip graduate students with the theoretical frameworks to study the racialized aspects of social movements as well as to engage in interdisciplinary discussions around race and racism in the Americas. This graduate seminar situates dynamics of collective behavior and social movements (CBSM) as an essential lens to understanding the construction and maintenance of race as a source of group identity as well as logic of oppression and resistance. The class will begin with essential theories of race and
racism, then cover core social movements theories before engaging with case studies of movements for racial justice and racial oppression in the Americas. We will conclude by covering recent interventions in sociological approaches to race and their implications for the study of movements.
