TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing or ( SOC 181 , C&E SOC/SOC 210 , or 211 ) Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Critically analyze received explanations of social phenomena. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Conduct searches of extant sociological literatures related to the course topic using appropriate journals, books or other sources; articulate the differences among types of sources such as monographs and peer-reviewed articles. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze strengths and and limitations of a variety of sociological research methods for answering research questions about the course topic. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Articulate sociological questions about the course topic and construct arguments answering them referring appropriately to sociological research findings and literatures. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Critically analyze received explanations of social phenomena. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Conduct searches of extant sociological literatures related to the course topic using appropriate journals, books or other sources; articulate the differences among types of sources such as monographs and peer-reviewed articles. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze strengths and and limitations of a variety of sociological research methods for answering research questions about the course topic. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Articulate sociological questions about the course topic and construct arguments answering them referring appropriately to sociological research findings and literatures. Audience: Undergraduate