Summer 2025 Courses
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Undergraduate Courses
SOCI 1110-001: 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.
Torrez | ONLINE | CRN 29955
SOCI 2120-001: 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.
Martensen | ONLINE | CRN 88508
SOCI 2210-002: 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
Roman Alfaro | TR 1:30-4 | FACE | CRN 88501
SOCI 2315: The Dynamics of Prejudice
This course is designed to help students understand how attitudes and beliefs of individuals shape intergroup relations and their impacts on the daily lives of individuals as well as the effects that these beliefs have on the larger social structure of American society. We will examine how profoundly our society and the groups to which we belong, influence us and our beliefs and ultimately how these beliefs shape prejudice in our society. In this course, students are encouraged to challenge ideologies that are considered "common sense" or that are taken for granted and this in turn will allow them to critically engage issues in society such as racism, classism, sexism, and will leave with an understanding on how privilege affects our views on disability, LGBTQ issues, religion and immigration. Rather than investigating these themes in the abstract, students will identify and unpack how these larger structural issues play integral roles in their everyday lives, interactions, and existence. Ultimately, this course aims to address the social inequalities that exists in our society as a result of prejudice and will challenge students to identify and engage in strategies to work towards changing these aspects of society.
Lemus | TR 10:45-1:15 | FACE | CRN 88288
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
Weddington | TR 4:15-6:45 | Face | CRN 88499
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
Olson | ONLINE | CRN 29956
SOCI 424-001: Race, Class, & Crime
This course examines how incarceration and criminalization affect people along racial, ethnic, class, and gender lines. The class will explore historical and modern contexts of mass incarceration and punishment in the racialized U.S. context. This class will discuss contemporary research as it relates to race/ethnicity and criminal legal institutions, including the racialized contexts of modern criminal justice reforms.
Olson | ONLINE | CRN 88376
