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SOCI 1301 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
The scientific study of human society, including ways in which groups, social institutions, and individuals affect each other. Causes of social stability and social change are explored through the application of various theoretical perspectives, key concepts, and related research methods of sociology. Analysis of social issues in their institutional context may include topics such as social stratification, gender, race/ethnicity, and deviance.
Meets NCTC Core Curriculum Requirement
The scientific study of human society, including ways in which groups, social institutions, and individuals affect each other. Causes of social stability and social change are explored through the application of various theoretical perspectives, key concepts, and related research methods of sociology. Analysis of social issues in their institutional context may include topics such as social stratification, gender, race/ethnicity, and deviance.
Meets NCTC Core Curriculum Requirement
Upon completion, students will be able to:
Compare and contrast the basic theoretical perspectives of sociology.
Identify the various methodological approaches to the collection and analysis of data in sociology.
Describe key concepts in sociology.
Describe the empirical findings of various subfields of sociology.
Explain the complex links between individual experiences and broader institutional forces.
Grade Basis: L
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours: 48.0
Restrictions:
Must be TSI Complete for Reading
SOCI 1306 - SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Application of sociological principles and theoretical perspectives to major social problems in contemporary society such as inequality, crime and violence, substance abuse, environmental issues, deviance, or family problems.
Meets NCTC Core Curriculum Requirement
Application of sociological principles and theoretical perspectives to major social problems in contemporary society such as inequality, crime and violence, substance abuse, environmental issues, deviance, or family problems.
Meets NCTC Core Curriculum Requirement
Upon completion, students will be able to:
Describe how the sociological imagination can be used to explain the emergence and implications of contemporary social problems
Explain the nature of social problems from at least one sociological perspective, e.g., critical, functional, interpretive, etc.
Identify multidimensional aspects of social problems including the global, political, economic, and cultural dimensions of social problems
Discuss how “solutions” to social problems are often contentious due to diverse values in society
Describe how the proposed “solutions” to a social problem, including social policies, may bring rise to other social problems
Grade Basis: L
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours: 48.0
Restrictions:
Must be TSI Complete for Reading