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RELSTY 220 - Myth in the Ancient Near East
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Students in this course will examine a selection of myths from ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Ugarit, and Israel, with particular focus on the original social, political, religious, and cultural contexts that shaped these compositions. Student swill also give a selective consideration to the enduring legacy of some of these myths in subsequent cultural and literary contexts. Theses examined will include the presentation f the life of the gods, the relationship between the human and divine worlds, mortality and immorality, gender and sexuality, and apocalypticism.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Humanities
039158:1
3 Credit(s) |
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RELSTY 222L - Religion and the Environment: Global Stewardship and Practices of Faith Communities
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course examines the influence of religious traditions on environmental ethics across cultures. The course draws on sacred texts of Judeo-Christian, Muslim, Jain, Hindu, and possibly other faiths, and secular perspectives of environmental ethics. From these standpoints, students examine global case studies, from Africa, the Middle East, Europe, America and possibly elsewhere. Students explore how spiritual understandings of the world influence human behavior toward the planet and the ecosystems we inhabit. Through comparisons between religious traditions across cultures and their relationship with environmental ethics, students develop an understanding of how faith systems influence our treatment of the Earth.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Cultures
040666:2
3 Credit(s) |
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RELSTY 232L - Asian Religions
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course focuses mainly on Taoism and Mahayana Buddhism, briefly touching also on Hinduism, Confucianism, and Shinto. It situates the classical teachings of these traditions in their historical contexts in India and East Asia, compares them to other worldviews more prevalent in the West, and invites students to consider their possible relevance to life in the world today. ASIAN 232L and RELSTY 232L are the same course.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Cultures
000256:2
3 Credit(s) |
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RELSTY 233L - Introduction to Islam
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course acquaints students with the broad outline of the Islamic religion, including its origins and historical development, its sacred scriptures, and the main beliefs and practices of Muslims. It also considers Islam’s mystical dimension, its aesthetic expressions, its views of gender relations, and its orientation in the modern world.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Cultures
027397:1
3 Credit(s) |
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RELSTY 234L - Religion and Culture in Japan
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This class explores the relationship between religion and culture in Japan, from premodern times to the more recent eras. Int he first half of the semester, students will be introduced to the two main religions of Japan, Buddhism and Shinto, through various types of cultural texts that range from scriptures and fiction to theatrical performances. Int he second half, the class will look at a range of religious movements and phenomena that are less mainstream, but no less crucial to the culture and society of their times. Such movements include the introduction of Christianity to Japan, religions of “ethnic minorities,” and newer religious groups that appeared in the late 19th into the 20th centuries.
Course Attribute(s):
Diversity Area: International
039154:2
3 Credit(s) |
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RELSTY 235L - Yoga in History, Philosophy, and Practice
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course examines the history, philosophies, and practices of Yoga in their religious and cultural contexts. In the modern west, Yoga has become popular as a secular form of exercise. However, the diverse Yoga traditions of India have also involved sophisticated analyses of the mind and systems of mediation. Intrinsic to no single religion, Yoga has had roles in most South Asian traditions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sufism or Islamic mysticism. The course surveys this rich history and the history of the various forms of meditative and physical discipline Yoga has entailed.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Cultures
039205:2
3 Credit(s) |
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RELSTY 239L - Hindu Myth and Narrative: the Epics and Puranas
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course studies Hinduism through its narrative literature, especially the great epics (the Mahabharata and Ramayana) and mythological texts (Puranas - the “Ancient Books”). Through stories of gods, devotees, villains, and heroes, the course explores the development of significant themes in the Hindu tradition, from ethics and philosophy to asceticism and religious devotion. An important focus of the course is the enduring cultural significance of myth and the epics of South and Southeast Asia, as retold through the ages in a variety of languages, cultural contexts, and media, including classical and vernacular texts, the oral tradition, drama, dance, and cinema.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Cultures
039433:2
3 Credit(s) |
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RELSTY 241 - Myth, History, and Prophecy: Old Testament
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Interpretation of the religion and literature of ancient Israel in comparison with the mythic religious forms of the ancient Near East, with some attention to subsequent biblical interpretation, literature, and philosophy. Central themes include myth and history, covenant, charismatic leadership, imperial religion, prophetic protest, and apocalyptic visions.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Humanities | Diversity Area: International
000260:1
3 Credit(s) |
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RELSTY 242 - Origins of Christianity: From Jesus to Constantine
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
A study of the religion and the literature of early Christianity in comparison with other, contemporary, Jewish movements-Pharisees, Essenes, others-and with Hellenistic philosophy and mystery religions. Concentration on the career and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, the interpretation of his significance, and the development and diversity of the Christian movement.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Humanities
027366:1
3 Credit(s) |
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RELSTY 245 - The History of Christianity
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
A study of Christianity in its diverse forms, exploring the development of institutional forms, theology, and Christianity’s relation to the world. Materials include a comprehensive text, primary source readings, and cultural resources, such as music and images. Special attention is paid to people who were marginalized or subordinated within Christian history, such as women, non-literate people, non-Europeans and “heretics.”
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Humanities
027399:1
3 Credit(s) |
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RELSTY 264 - Contemporary Religious Thought
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course acquaints students with several major religious traditions within the U.S. and explores how each religious tradition responds to contemporary questions such as interreligious toleration, violence, sexuality, work, and gender relations. We will not seek any one answer to these questions, but explore the religious options for responding to these central issues of contemporary life.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Humanities
027386:1
3 Credit(s) |
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RELSTY 271L - Religion and the Arts
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course examines the interplay between religion and aesthetics, as expressed through the literary, visual, and performing arts. Structured thematically rather than by religious tradition, this course covers topics such as religious seeing, visual representation of the divine through icons and iconography, iconoclasm and the power of images, aniconism, calligraphy and geometric design, sacred space and religious architecture, religion and the book arts, religious music, dance, and drama, visual narrativization, and religious ritual as performance. ASIAN 271L and RELSTY 271L are the same course.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: The Arts
039367:1
3 Credit(s) |
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RELSTY 272 - Religion and Music
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Religion has served as an inspiration and performance context for music across the world, and musical expression is often central to religious practice. This course examines and compares various traditions of sacred music in their religious and cultural contexts. Topics range from Gregorian chant to Quranic recitation, from Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh devotional song in South Asia to esoteric Tibetan chant, and from J.S. Back to Gospel singing in African-American churches.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Humanities
039931:1
3 Credit(s) |
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RELSTY 280 - Special Topics
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course offers study of selected topics within this subject. Course content and credits vary according to topic and are announced prior to the registration period.
013506:1
3 Credit(s) |
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RELSTY 309 - Approaches to the Study of Religion: Theory and Method in Religious Studies
3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
What is religion? How is it distinct from other aspects of human life? Does religion have a biological or psychological basis? Is it shaped mainly by social conditions and historical circumstances? Why is religion both ubiquitous and incredibly diverse, and why does it remain so significant in the modern world? This course takes up such questions by exploring the many ways in which scholars seek to “make sense” of religion. We will examine the history of religious studies as an interdisciplinary field, and explore the dominant scholarly approaches: sociological, anthropological, psychological, feminist, and phenomenological, to name a few. We will also explore newer trends in the study of religion, such as approaches drawing on cognitive science. The assigned readings include both classical theorists and contemporary voices.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Humanities
040979:1
3 Credit(s) |
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RELSTY 310 - Apocalypse and the End of the World
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course explores speculations on the apocalypse and the end of the world from antiquity to the present. The first half of the course focuses on the origins of apocalyptic thinking and literature within ancient Jewish and Christian contexts. Students will carefully analyze a wide range of apocalyptic texts (biblical and extra-biblical) with an emphasis on location this literature within the wider social and historical contexts of early Judaism and early Christianity. The second half of the course concentrates on the varied legacies of ancient apocalypticism by exploring contemporary manifestations of apocalyptic thought and discourse. In particular, students will examine select millenarian movements and apocalyptic cults, the role of apocalypticism in religious fundamentalism and the presence of apocalypticism in popular culture.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Humanities
039587:1
3 Credit(s) |
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RELSTY 356L - Faiths & Feminisms: Women, Gender, Sexuality & Religion in the U.S.
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course explores feminisms and theologies - or varieties of “God-talk” - as resources for each other. The course engages key questions raised by students and non-students alike: what does it mean to have feminist politics and belong to a faith community? Can this be done? Is it desirable? What are the consequences? Starting from these personal-political questions, the course attends to the history of women and religion in colonial America and the United States. Selected feminist and womanist engagements with and challenges to aspects of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism in the contemporary United States are examined. The course explores women’s - and transpeople’s - experiences of religion and spirituality, both their leadership and their struggles within various faith communities. The professor and students analyze the ways that ideas about gender, racial/ethnic, economic, and sexual hierarchies are deeply entwined in theologies that oppress as well as those that seek to liberate. The course also investigates contemporary queer theologies and current thinking about feminism, secularism, and humanism. Student experiences and questions help guide the study of feminist scholarly research and writing in the fields of history, theology, criticism of sacred texts, politics, and literature. RELSTY 356L and WGS 356L .
Course Attribute(s):
Diversity Area: United States
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: One WGS or RELSTY course
000006:1
3 Credit(s) |
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RELSTY 357L - Women in South Asian Religions: Gender Ideology and Practice in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course examines women in South Asian history through the intersections of women’s lives with three major faith traditions of the subcontinent - Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam. Using historical, literary, and anthropological lenses the course will consider how various institutions of authority - patriarchy, religion, and the state - have shaped and reshaped gender ideology in South Asia, and how women, throughout South Asia’s history, have, in turn, interpreted and negotiated their position in society.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Cultures | Diversity Area: International
038176:3
3 Credit(s) |
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RELSTY 358L - Psychology, Politics, and Philosophy in East Asia
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Why do attitudes in China, Korea, and Japan differ from Western attitudes on such issues as human rights; individualism and community; child rearing; moral and psychological development; the role of government; and proper behavior in business organizations? This course explores the roots of these differences in the Confucian tradition. ASIAN 358L and RELSTY 358L are the same course.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Cultures | Diversity Area: International
000254:2
3 Credit(s) |
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RELSTY 478 - Independent Study
1 - 3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit up to 6 times/6 credits
Description:
Open only to a very limited number of students in any one semester. A written prospectus must be formulated with the instructor.
Enrollment Requirements:
Instructor consent
027411:1
1 - 3 Credit(s) |
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RELSTY 479 - Independent Study
1 - 3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit up to 6 times/6 credits
Description:
Open only to a very limited number of students in any one semester. A written prospectus must be formulated with the instructor.
Enrollment Requirements:
Instructor consent
027413:1
1 - 3 Credit(s) |
Russian |
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RUSS 101 - Elementary Russian I
4 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Intensive practice in reading and speaking for students who have no creditable training in Russian. Weekly laboratory attendance and assignments required.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
027488:1
4 Credit(s) |
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RUSS 102 - Elementary Russian II
4 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course is for students with some previous study of Russian. It has a strong cultural component and will focus on intercultural communication an on practice in the four language skills with special attention to reading and writing. Weekly language laboratory attendance and assignments are requires.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Languages
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: RUSS 101 or equivalent
027498:1
4 Credit(s) |
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RUSS 264 - Soviet Life and Culture
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
An interdisciplinary introduction in English to Soviet and Russian culture from the Revolution to the present day. Focus on literature, music, and the arts. Topics include: the avant-garde culture of the 1920’s; socialist realism and the Stalinist legacy in cultural life; the “Thaws” of the 1950’s and the 1960”s; the dissident movement; and contemporary life and culture. No knowledge of Russian required. Of special interest to students in international relations and management, political science, and economics.
Course Attribute(s):
Diversity Area: International
027534:1
3 Credit(s) |
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3 Credit(s) |
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RUSS 378 - Independent Study
1 - 3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
For those students wishing to pursue the study of Russian language, literature or culture beyond the intermediate level. A course of study is jointly designed by supervising instructor and student.
Enrollment Requirements:
Instructor consent
000250:1
1 - 3 Credit(s) |
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RUSS 498 - Honors Research Project
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Independent and original investigation of a specific aspect of Russian studies of interest to the student, under the supervision of a departmental advisor. Student read primary and secondary texts and determine a critical methodology in preparation for the writing of the thesis. Completion of a thesis prospectus and acceptance by the student’s proposed thesis supervisor are prerequisites for admission to 499.
027591:1
3 Credit(s) |
Sociology |
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SOCIOL 101 - Introduction to Sociology
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
The structure of society, cultural patterns, and group life. The individual and socialization, groups, institutions, social systems, and social change.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences
027757:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 104 - Introduction to Systems of Criminal Justice
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
The goals of the course are to give students a theoretical and empirical foundation of the criminal justice system. Topics will also include the nature of victimization, the inner workings of the criminal justice system and the outcomes for offenders leaving the system. The student will be exposed to the critical issues in justice, be involved in discussions of their impact on American society, and be asked to consider alternative approaches to addressing these issues. In addition, during the discussion of each segment of the American system of justice, comparisons will be made with other developed and developing nations’ justice systems.
036993:1
3 Credit(s) |
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4 Credit(s) |
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4 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 160 - Social Problems
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
A course concentrating on institutional formation and change. Specifically, it covers the definition and explanation of social problems, individual, group and governmental responses to them, implications of social policy, in-depth case studies, and discussion of contemporary social problems.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
027866:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 184 - Battered Women
2 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course focuses on legal, social, and emotional issues. Discussions examine such topics as the politics of battering and the thinking behind it; the practical problems faced by battered women; the social and legal remedies presently available and why their effectiveness is so limited; how the issue of violence against women finally came to the public’s attention; how society has perpetuated the myths behind battering; how the processes that perpetuate the violence might be reversed. The course also considers shelters, direct action, and legal and legislative reform in this area, including controversial self-defense cases involving battered women who have killed abusive spouses or lovers.
027873:1
2 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 200 - Race and Ethnic Relations
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course provides an examination of racial and ethnic relations in contemporary society, including the history and sociology of the immigrant experience, bilingual education, the nature and character of discrimination, neighborhood change, and racial and ethnic conflict. Students cannot receive credit for both SOCIOL/CRMJUS 321L and SOCIOL 200.
Course Attribute(s):
Diversity Area: United States
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
039726:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 201 - Youth & Society
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
An examination of theories and research on youth and society. Present day patterns of youth development are contrasted to other types-born in Western history and in other cultures. The relationship of youth to major institutions (educational, legal, occupational) are examined in detail.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
027995:1
3 Credit(s) |
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3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 220 - The Sociology of Native Americans
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course considers Native American life and experience in the United States from a sociological perspective, examining dominant discourses, race, sex/gender and sexuality, urban/reservation experience, and issues of indigeneity; compares Native Americans with other racial and ethnic groups.
Course Attribute(s):
Diversity Area: United States
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
039368:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 223L - Asians in the United States
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This multidisciplinary course examines the social, historical, and structural contexts defining the Asian American experience from 1850 to the present. Topics include immigration, labor, community settlement, ethnicity, stereotypes, and race relations. AMST 223L and ASAMST 223L and SOCIOL 223L are the same course.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Humanities | Diversity Area: United States
000185:3
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 225L - Southeast Asians in the United States
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course examines issues arising from the resettlement of one million Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian refugees in the US since 1975. Topics include resettlement policies, adjustment and acculturation, changing roles of women and family, and the continuing impact of international politics. Media presentations and lectures by local Southeast Asian community leaders highlight the course. AMST 225L and ASAMST 225L and SOCIOL 225L are the same course.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences | Diversity Area: United States
000184:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 228L - Asian Women in the United States
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Drawing on women’s voices in literature, sociocultural research, and historical analysis, this course examines the experience of Asian women in the United States from 1850 to the present. Topics include the transformation of Asian women’s traditional roles as part of the acculturation process; exclusion; changing roles within the Asian American family; resistance to oppression as defined by race, gender, class; and the continuing impact of international politics. AMST 228L and ASAMST 228L and SOCIOL 228L are the same course.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences | Diversity Area: United States
000181:3
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 230 - Race, Incarceration, and Deportation
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course explores the causes of systemic disparities in incarceration rates for immigrant and native born minorities. Student cannot receive credit for both SOCIOL 230 and SOCIOL/CRMJUS 323L.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
039725:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 231 - Social Class and Inequality
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Social classes in traditional and industrial societies; classes, castes, and mobility. Theories of class relationships and conflicts.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
028035:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 232 - The Sociology of Work
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Deals with a variety of social issues associated with the division of labor: the structure of occupations and their impact upon workers, sources of satisfaction in work, experiments in redesigning work, and models of workers’ participation in the work place.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
028039:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 242 - The Family
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
A comparative and historical analysis of family systems. Emphasis on the development and the future prospects of the nuclear family in middle-class industrial society.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
027884:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 260 - Ethics in Justice
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Ethical challenges permeate philosophies of social justice and contemporary moral problems. This course will examine how philosophies of justice and ethical challenges may influence or shape human behavior. Right and wrong are not distinct qualities and are influenced by our individual histories and social context. This class will expose students to the ethics of justice by contemplating the challenges that arise when considering right versus wrong (who defines what is right; is what is right, right for everyone) by looking at a series of historical and contemporary issues in social and criminal justice. We will explore these issues using a variety of lenses including readings, visual media, first hand observation, and guest lectures with area experts. Through these assignments and activities students will develop skills in verbal reasoning, critical reading and analysis, effective communication, and collaborative work. The goal of the course is to expand thinking about the personal, societal, and professional considerations brought to bear when making judgements regarding what is right and what is wrong is social policy and criminal justice.
040645:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 261 - Social Deviance and Control
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course examines the conditions and processes underlying social conformity and deviance. Discussion topics include social definitions of deviance, societal reactions to deviant behavior, deviant subcultures, and social control processes.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
027936:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 262 - Criminology
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
A general survey and analysis of adult crime. Attention to historical development of criminological thought, societal reaction to crime, and behavioral systems. Emphasis on theories of criminality and issues in the administration of justice by police and courts.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
027949:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 268 - Religion in Contemp Society
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Belief systems and social structures of religious groups. Impact of religious systems on familial, economic, political, and other institutions.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
028079:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 281 - Society and the Individual
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Basic survey of the social environment of individuals and its impact on psychological processes.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
027891:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 290 - Environmental Justice & Human Disasters
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course will examine and define environmental justice with special emphasis on human or man-made disasters. Sociological concepts such as race, class and gender, social capital, social stratification, collective efficacy, and community will be defined and used to frame issues and topics. Social science methods will be employed to examine the unequal distribution of environmental risks and benefits across various socially structured hierarchies and contexts.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
033264:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 300 - The Sociology of Media and Mass Communication
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course is concerned with the relationship between mass media and society. It provides an introduction to concepts and issues in the field while examining a variety of media institutions and their products. The course will address media and visual literacy and will involve analysis of visual media in the form of documentary and feature films, television programs and commercials, plus print media.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
028088:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 305 - Sociology of Culture
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course will focus on developing sensitivities to culture, its importance in sociological understanding and analysis and its relevance for the complexities and challenges that face individuals and societies. Course treats culture whether defined as practices, signs, symbols, discourses, languages, forms of knowledge or systems of meaning - at multiple levels of analysis. Students will gain an appreciation of the influence of culture in shaping world-views, life-worlds and identity, the significance of culture in everyday life as well as the importance of culture of more “macro” levels.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
036550:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 307 - Sociology of Tourism
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course will introduce students to sociological perspectives on travel and tourism by blending theoretical and empirical readings with direct field study.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
039767:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 310 - Socialization
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Theories and research on socialization from a sociological-social psychological perspective. Emphasis on socialization during childhood, and on continuities and discontinuities between child and adult socialization.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
028095:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 311 - Urban Sociology
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
The development of the city as a complex form of the human community. History and growth of urbanism in industrial societies and developing nations. Urban change and the problem of planning.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
027877:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 316 - Family Violence
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course seeks to help participants develop a critical understanding of force and violence within the family structure. Emphasis is on violence between spouses, and between children and parents; and on the prevalence, the character, and the causes of such violence. Topics also include society”s reaction to family violence, and its policies of control and treatment; and the sexual abuse and exploitation of children and women.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
027893:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 322 - Latino Boston
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Concepts in the sociology of immigrant community formation are presented through the lens of the formation of Boston’s Latino community. Themes include the role of immigrant networks in early community formation; the processes of social and economic incorporation of immigrants; the role of geographic concentration of urban space; the role of community organizations; and racial/ethnic identity formation.
Course Attribute(s):
Diversity Area: United States
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
028357:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 331 - The Sociology of Social Movements
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Analysis of general characteristics of social movements as vehicles of social change, with a focus on selected historical social movements.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
031721:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 333L - Sociology of Migration
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
The number of migrants worldwide has increased dramatically in the past forty years. This course will begin by asking why people migrate and locate the US migration regime in global context with a focus on the United States, Europe, and Asia. We will use migration theory to explore “hot topics” in migration, paying close attention to the intersections of gender, race, class, and nation. Some of these hot topics include the debate about undocumented migrants, children and migration, and student activism in the immigrant rights movement. We will also look at the transnational social and economic fields that connect migrant sending and receiving states as we interrogate the categories of “First” and “Third” worlds. This course will draw on documentary films as well as readings that raise difficult and interesting moral, political, and academic questions.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Cultures | Diversity Area: International
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: ENGL 102
039723:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 335 - Political Sociology
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
An interdisciplinary study with stress on the nature of power and its distribution in society. Alternative approaches to changing and transforming power structures.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
028114:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 336 - The Sociology of Education
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
The educational systems of various types of Western and non-Western societies and the changes in Western systems in modern history, with particular reference to the U.S. The structural features of types of American schools and colleges and the relevance of these features to the economy and to the ideologies of education.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
028045:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 337 - The Police in Society
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
An examination of police as a system of social control; a survey of major studies of police by sociologists and government commissions. Emphasis placed on police organization, patterns and consequences of police training, historical and cross-cultural perspectives of police systems and studies of police discretion and police-citizen interaction.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites: SOCIOL 101 and SOCIOL 104
000168:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 338 - Criminal Courts
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course considers the organization and functions of criminal courts. The foundations and designs of court systems and issues relevant to American state and federal courts are examined. Special attention is paid to the roles and interactions of courtroom actors, including defendants, victims, prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and juries. Pre-trial processes, plea-bargaining, sentencing, and specialized courts are also considered. This course focuses on the design, structures, and processes, of criminal courts rather than on legal theory or on the study of particular laws.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites: SOCIOL 101 and SOCIOL 104
039012:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 339 - The Sociology of Law
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
A general analysis of the social origins and consequences of law and legal process; special emphasis on law as a method of conflict resolution and as a social control structure, and on law and social change. Attention also given to law in other societies, including non-literate societies, to the evolution and development of legal structures, and to patterns of due process and criminal law.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites: SOCIOL 101 and SOCIOL 104
000167:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 341 - Elements of Sociological Theory
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Reading and discussion of basic sociological works in theory. Relevance of earlier and contemporary sociological interests and research.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
027898:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 342L - Aging and Society
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This undergraduate course provides an overview of the significant sociological perspectives, social issues, and social science research pertaining to the phenomenon of aging in society. During the semester we will deconstruct myths of aging and stereotypes about the aged, examine the roles we have constructed for older people in society and analyze the impact of gender, race and social class on the aging process in the United States. GERON 342L and SOCIOL 342L are the same course.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences | Diversity Area: United States
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
027899:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 346 - The Self in Society: Studies of Autobiographies
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course uses sociological readings and a wide variety of autobiographical materials to help students make sociological sense of their own and others’ lives. The course addresses how the development of identity and the development of personal empowerment are affected by discrimination. Selected readings by Goffman, Gilligan, Erikson, Mills, and others aid in the interpretation of autobiographies. Written and oral reports are used to practice the skills of listening, describing, analyzing, and interpreting.
Course Attribute(s):
Diversity Area: United States
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
028333:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 350 - Elements of Social Statistics
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Fundamentals of social statistics; special emphasis on probability, tests of significance, and measures of association. Students who receive credit for SOCIOL 352 Crime Data Analysis may not receive credit for this course.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Mathematics and Technology
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites:
027902:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 351 - Methods of Sociological Research
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Design of sociological research and methods of inquiry. Organization and analysis of data, development of research projects.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
000176:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 352 - Criminological Statistics and Data Analysis
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course introduces students to common sources of data in criminological research and to methods of data analysis. The purpose of the course is to teach student show to analyze social scientific data, using crime and the criminal justice system as the substantive focus. In addition to basic statistical techniques, the course will introduce mapping and qualitative data analysis, and discuss their application to criminological research. Students who receive credit for Sociology 350 may not receive credit for this course.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Mathematics and Technology
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites:
035466:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 355L - Gender, Development and Globalization
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course examines the gender dynamics of social change and industrial development in contemporary developing countries. Topics include the changing division of labor in rural areas, the employment of women in multinational corporations, women in the informal sector, changing family structures, poverty and female-headed families, anti-colonial and transnational struggles. The course also considers the complexities of women’s organizing for economic development and for social and political change. SOCIOL 355L and WGS 355L are the same course.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Cultures | Diversity Area: International
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
028358:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 361 - The Nature of Offending over the Life Course
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course will introduce students to the foundational aspects of the life course paradigm and its application to the understanding of offending across all phases of the life span (prenatal, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, and adulthood). Students will examine patterns of offending, criminal careers and career criminals, stability and change in deviance/crime, trajectories/transitions/turning points, life course theories of offending, and policy implications.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites:
040821:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 362 - Juvenile Delinquency
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
The nature and extent of delinquency. Consideration of theories, delinquent subculture, and programs for control and prevention.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
000936:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 363 - Punishment and Corrections
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Prisons, jails, parole, and probation. Attention to inmate social structure, and philosophy underlying the correctional system and modern treatment approaches.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites: SOCIOL 101 and SOCIOL 104
000174:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 364 - Internet, Society, and Cyber Crime
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Examination of the characteristics and impact of cyber crime with a focus on implications for social control.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
035003:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 365 - Victimology
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course explores theories explaining victimization, the measurement and scope of victimization, fear of crime, the experience of victimization, and victims’ interaction with the criminal justice and other systems that have direct contact with victims.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites: SOCIOL 101 and SOCIOL 262
037743:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 367 - Drugs and Society
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course examines the social origins and consequences of the use and abuse of consciousness-altering substances (including alcohol). It considers how society defines and deals with drug use and assesses social harm, including such issues as addictions and health effects, drugs and crime, the legislation debate, and drug policy and enforcement.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
028137:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 368 - Alcoholism: Etiology and Epidemiology
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
An in-depth interdisciplinary analysis of the nature, causes and extent of alcoholism and problem drinking. Analysis of drinking patterns and drinking problems cross-culturally and among subgroups in the population such as women, prison inmates, the elderly, and homeless people.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
000172:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 372 - Globalization and Social Change
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Social and economic aspects of development and modernization.
Course Attribute(s):
Diversity Area: International
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
000194:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 375L - Indian Cinema
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course will provide an introduction to Indian cinema and to Indian culture and society through the study of films. The Indian film industry is the largest producer of feature films in the world. In this class we will examine the films as entertainment as well as cultural narratives and commentaries on society, exploring themes such as social change, the family and gender. The course will combine content analysis of film texts with study of the public culture of film reception. ASAMST 375L and COMM 375L and SOCIOL 375L are the same course.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Cultures | Diversity Area: International
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
033824:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 382 - The Sociology of Gender
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course analyzes the sociological determinants and consequences of gender-that is, how societies assign specific expectations, advantages, and disadvantages to people on the basis of the biological fact of their sex. It examines the inequality between men and women that is a feature of the structure of many societies, as well as the social-psychological dimensions influencing individual behavior.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences | Diversity Area: United States
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
027918:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 383L - Men’s Lives in the US
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
An investigation in the contemporary U.S. of the experiences of men and the social construction of masculinities, as they emerge in various realms of experience (family, work, college, sexuality, war, imprisonment) and in conjunction with other constructed identities (social class, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation). We will consult various theories on gender and examine a range of perspectives on “men’s issues.” AMST 383L and SOCIOL 383L are the same course.
Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
009548:2
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 384 - Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
The course focuses on the contribution of the social sciences to the field of medical care. This is done along two dimensions: (1) Illness and treatment are defined from a sociocultural, biological perspective; (2) sociological theories and studies are then brought to bear on the problems of definitions of illness, illness behavior and the use of medical services, the organization of medical services and the future frontiers of social science in medicine.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
028148:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 386 - The Sociology of Mental Health and Illness
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
The sociological study of mental disorder and well-being in American society. The course emphasizes the study of the prevalence and the incidence of disorder, and theories of its causation. Attention is also given to family and societal reactions to the impaired, and how these responses and definitions influence legal processes, treatment, and illness severity. Social policy is discussed.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
028153:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 423L - Boston’s Asian American Communities
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This advanced research seminar examines the dynamics of ethnicity and community change in Asian American communities. Using theories of community development and methods of community research, students analyze Boston’s Asian American communities as case studies of complex social systems. The course also looks at current research on immigrant acculturation, ethnic enclave economies, and the community control movement. ASAMST 423L and SOCIOL 423L are the same course.
000171:2
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 444 - Cooperative Education Field Experience in Sociology
3 - 6 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit up to 2 times/6 credits
Description:
Field placements accompanied by a weekly seminar; the application of sociological concepts to field settings.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
028173:1
3 - 6 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 460 - Internship: Sociology in the City
6 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
As a capstone to the major, this course is designed for Sociology, Social Psychology, and/or Criminology & Criminal Justice majors to integrate academic learning and supervised work experience in communities in and around Boston. Students with internships can expect to expand their resumes, stand out in the competitive job market, and develop professional relationships with mentors, all of which students can use to launch their careers in Sociology, social Psychology, and/or Criminology & Criminal Justice. Students will use a sociological lens to examine social inequality on the ground. Internship possibilities could include organizations that work on public health inequalities, immigrant services, domestic violence, LGBTQIA issues, re-entry and probation, safety and security, legal services, union organizing, and more. Through internships, students will develop skills in applying sociological perspectives and methods in a variety of community settings, engage in professional socialization, and observe the factors related to positive social change. A weekly on-campus seminar is accompanied by 10-12 hours per week in a supervised internship.
Course Attribute(s):
Diversity Area: United States
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites:
032281:1
6 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 461 - Internship in Law and Criminal Justice
6 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course provides an historical and sociological analysis of our state and federal court systems, and considers such issues as the rights of indigent defendants, the bail system, right to counsel, and the adversary nature of some proceedings. In addition to classroom work, students undertake supervised field placements in probation offices, parole boards, district attorneys’ offices, and correctional programs.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites:
000169:1
6 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 462 - Internship in Law and Juvenile Justice
6 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course provides an historical and sociological introduction to our juvenile justice system, and considers such issues as children’s rights and the role of the family versus the role of various judicial institutions. In addition to classroom work, students undertake supervised field placements in juvenile courts, probation offices, and youth rehabilitation programs.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites:
028178:1
6 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 470 - Senior Seminar
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course examines diverse and often conflicting approaches in the study of specific social problems. Such problems may include welfare, crime, domestic violence, alcoholism, and homelessness.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites: SOCIOL 101 and SOCIOL 341 and nine additional credits in SOCIOL
028199:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 474 - Senior Seminar in Criminology and Criminal Justice
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course will focus in-depth on key topics and issues within criminology, including offending over the life course, issues in mass incarceration and prisoner reentry, victimization, the politics of crime control, and others.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites:
039013:1
3 Credit(s) |
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1 - 4 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 479 - Directed Study in Sociology
1 - 4 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit up to 6 times/6 credits
Description:
Students invited by the department to conduct independent research during the senior year. Periodic consultation and guidance provided by the staff.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
028207:1
1 - 4 Credit(s) |
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SOCIOL 480 - Special Topics
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit up to 2 times/6 credits
Description:
Intensive study of special topics varying each year according to instructor.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101
028177:1
3 Credit(s) |
Supply Chain and Service Management |
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SCSM 350 - Strategic Operations
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course examines how the decisions a firm takes with regard to its operational capabilities, alliances, facilities, workforce, and quality all affect its strategic position. Students will learn logical approaches to understand and enhance the sources of business unit value. Skills gained include: Negotiation analysis, systems dynamics, competing on analytics, and understanding of operations as a core competence within business strategy. Using a variety of readings and exercises, student swill learn to build successful businesses and business units by taking an executive level view of supply chain and service management.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites: MSIS 212 and a minimum of 60 credits
037629:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SCSM 450 - Service Operations Management
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course is intended to prepare students for management opportunities in service firms, which represent the fastest-growing sector of the economy. The class will study service operations management from an integrated viewpoint with a focus on customer satisfaction. The material will integrate operations, marketing, strategy, information technology, and organizational issues. There will be emphasis on the operations aspect of service management. The intent of the course is to provide students with the concepts and tools necessary to effectively manage a service operation. The strategic focus should also provide entreprenerially-inclined students with the foundation to open their own service businesses. The topics are organized around three modules: (1) Understanding Services, (2) Designing the Service Enterprise, and (3) Managing Service Operations.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites: MSIS 301 and a minimum of 60 credits
037630:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SCSM 451 - Operational Risk Management
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course discusses the role of “operational risk management” in different aspects of business. The course starts with a session on definitions and preliminary discussion to show the big picture of the risk management discipline. The course then shows how different risks that an organization faces can be categorized according to their natures, probabilities and impacts. This is followed by describing how the probability of these risks can be reduced and how the impacts can be mitigated. The course finally focusses on how an organization can recover faster and more efficiently from a realized risk. Throughout this course, the emphasis is to show not only the importance of managing the inevitable risks as a source of threat, but also the possibility of using risk management techniques to turn risks into a source of opportunity for organizations. This course is different from “financial risk management” since it does not discuss financial instruments to hedge against risks. Rather, it tries to show how “operational decision” can influence the probability and impacts of different types of risks. In addition, this class discusses how to plan for recovery processes.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites:
037631:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SCSM 454L - Supply Chain Management
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
This course teaches the leading-edge tools and techniques that enable the management of an organization to create sustainable profitable growth by managing the entire supply chain. A supply chain consists of suppliers, manufacturing centers, warehouses, distribution centers, and retail outlets. Supply chain management involves the full synchronization of market demand with flows of materials, information, other resources, and finished products through the entire system of raw materials to retail. The goal of supply chain management is to ensure that merchandise is produced and distributed a the right quantities, to the right locations, at the right time, satisfying service-level requirements while minimizing system-wide costs. Use is made of mathematical and information systems modeling techniques for supply chain management. MSIS 454L and SCSM 454L are the same course.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites: MSIS 301 and a minimum of 60 credits
022998:2
3 Credit(s) |
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SCSM 495 - Supply Chain and Service Management Capstone
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
The goal of the capstone course is to train and engage students through hands-on experiences to enhance their quality and skills and to enable them to perform process improvement and cost reduction initiatives. They will learn techniques for process improvement and cost reduction by using six sigma and lean tools and the application of these techniques in a wide variety of industries in both the manufacturing and service sectors. The course includes several small projects and case studies and combines effective problem-solving methodologies, modern quality thinking, process flow analysis and data analysis techniques to solve problems that affect profitability by addressing quality, cost, timing, and customer satisfaction. The materials, techniques, and projects will enhance students’ knowledge and skills to the level of a six sigma green belt and lean bronze certificate. Students who pass the course with an excellent grade will be strong candidates to join problem-solving, process improvement, lean and six sigma initiatives teams.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites: MSIS 301 and SCSM 450
037634:1
3 Credit(s) |
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SCSM 498 - College of Management Honors Research Seminar
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
The CM honors research seminar and thesis program is a two-semester course sequence. This seminar covers research and research methods, and is intended to position students to successfully complete a research project during the second semester. During the first semester, students will work with the program coordinator and later a faculty advisor to define the project. The program is structured around a series of assignments and milestones during which students will work with guidance from a faculty advisor and program coordinator toward a project that meets course goals.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites: A minimum of 60 credits and department consent
038988:1
3 Credit(s) |
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