SOC-110 Introduction to Sociology
3 credits—This course surveys the basic principles, concepts, and research findings of social life from small groups to societies. The course examines a range of sociological explanations for the various forms of social behaviors and establishes a basis for reflection and further study in the field.
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: General Education / Transfer
2025–2026 Course Cost: $702.00
SOC-115 Social Problems
3 credits—This course introduces students to a sociological examination of contemporary social problems. Specifically, this course focuses on the interconnection of various social problems, the significance of social inequality in creating and maintaining social problems, and the roles of both human agency and social policy in providing solutions to these problems.
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: General Education / Transfer
2025–2026 Course Cost: $702.00
SOC-120 Marriage and Family
3 credits—Marriage and family is studied from a sociological viewpoint. Content areas focus on the history of family, gender roles, power in relationships, diverse family structures, and functions of the family and dysfunctions. This course examines courtship and marriage, family life cycle, parenthood, interpersonal relationships, and marital adjustments. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze the family as a social institution, and identify social forces which influence its development and change.
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: General Education / Transfer
2025–2026 Course Cost: $702.00
SOC-135 Death and Dying
3 credits—This course provides a basic background on historical and contemporary perspectives on death and dying. Attention is given to current American practices regarding death, as well as cross-cultural interpretation. Emphasis is also placed on the special situation of the terminally ill and bereaved.
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: General Education / Transfer
2025–2026 Course Cost: $702.00
SOC-160 Introduction to Social Work
3 credits—This course provides basic understanding of how American system of social services and the social work profession combine in order to meet the personal and social needs of persons who have been classified as at risk and in need of public assistance. Concepts relevant to social welfare, social change, social support, and structure are examined, including but not limited to legal aspects, systemic and professional goals and values, and various statuses and roles. In addition, various models and theories related to social work and social services will be examined.
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: General Education / Transfer
2025–2026 Course Cost: $702.00
SOC-180 Social Work Interactional Skills
3 credits—This course focuses on students gaining an understanding and beginning mastery of interpersonal and interactional helping skills utilized by social workers in practice. The organization of the course and the learning methods used focus on both didactic and experiential learning. The content of the course is taught through lecture, discussion and interactional sessions in which the students learn through individual and group exercises, role play and activity experiences.
Lecture Hours: 48
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of C- in SOC-160.
Pre/Co-requisite(s): Minimum grade of Pass in SOC-181.
Course Type: General Education / Transfer
2025–2026 Course Cost: $702.00
SOC-181 Field Experience
1 credits—This course provides students with a beginning “hands-on” experience to examine the operations of a social service agency, to observe the functions and activities of social service workers, and to develop entry-level social service skills with clients. Students will complete a field experience with a social service agency and provided professional supervision by an agency representative who has the educational and professional experience in the student’s field of interest. This initial field experience is helpful to students in determining the compatibility of their own values, personal qualities, skills, and level of commitment to the social work practice. Students will have the opportunity to assess their field experience to make an informed decision on future educational and career plans.
Lab Hours: 32
Pre/Co-requisite(s): Minimum grade of C- in SOC-180 Social Work Interactional Skills.
Course Type: General Education / Transfer
2025–2026 Course Cost: $234.00
SOC-200 Minority Group Relations
3 credits—This course examines racial and ethnic relations in the United States. Basic sociological concepts will be applied to historical and contemporary experiences of racial and ethnic groups, with particular attention paid to minority groups.
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: General Education / Transfer
2025–2026 Course Cost: $702.00
SOC-202 Race and Ethnic Relations
3 credits—This course provides a sociological study of historical and contemporary race relations in the United States. Using a variety of materials–including research-based evidence and personal narrative–students will gain an understanding of how and why race matters in everyday life. In addition, the course examines racial justice movements and the possibilities of a racially-just society.
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: General Education / Transfer
2025–2026 Course Cost: $702.00
SOC-205 Identity and Inequity in U.S. Society
3 credits—This course provides an introduction to the sociological study of group relations in the United States. Intersections of race, ethnicity, class, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, and abilities will be explored. Students will gain a better understanding of the relationship between individuals and society.
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: General Education / Transfer
2025–2026 Course Cost: $702.00
SOC-208 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
3 credits—This course introduces the student to a comparative study of societies around the world. In this course cultural similarities and differences are explored to illustrate how human beings construct and conduct their existence. It emphasizes the origin and maintenance of the human species by studying its evolution, cultural development, ecology, kinship, organizations, and symbolic expressions. (Same as ANT-105)
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: General Education / Transfer
2025–2026 Course Cost: $702.00
SOC-270 Social and Behavioral Research Methods
3 credits—Develop skills for evaluating empirical and public literature dealing with the scientific study of behavior; experimental and nonexperimental methods of investigation; principles of research design and control; philosophy and ethics of scientific social science; planning, conducting and reporting research.
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: General Education / Transfer
2025–2026 Course Cost: $702.00
SOC-290 Social Movements
3 credits—Using sociological concepts and theories, this course explores social movements and their relationship to social change. The course investigates various social movements in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including both U.S. and global movements. Examples of movements examined include struggles for economic and racial justice, women’s and LGBT+ movements, movements for democracy and human rights, the environmental movement, and the new right.
Lecture Hours: 48
Course Type: General Education / Transfer
2025–2026 Course Cost: $702.00
SOC-924 Honors Project
1 credits—This course involves in-depth independent research on an approved topic under supervision of a faculty member. Upon project's completion, results will be shared with community of peers and faculty.
Lecture Hours: 16
Course Type: General Education / Transfer
2025–2026 Course Cost: $234.00
SOC-928 Independent Study
1 credits—This course provides opportunity for a student to focus previous course work and knowledge on a special issue as well as provide for individualized exploration of topics pertinent to the student's projected objectives within any recognized discipline. Faculty consultation is required prior to registration for this course
Lecture Hours: 16
Course Type: General Education / Transfer
2025–2026 Course Cost: $234.00
SOC-949 Special Topics
1 credits—Special Topics expands the curriculum by allowing students to enroll for up to three credits in a specific course or program area. Subject matter may be an in-depth extension of the particular area and is developed by the teaching faculty to meet unique interests and needs of the students. This course may not duplicate another one already in the catalog. This course may be repeated for credit with different content. This course can be taken for 1–3.
Lecture Hours: 16
Course Type: General Education / Transfer
2025–2026 Course Cost: $234.00
SOC-999 Study Abroad
1 credits—This course explores relative differences between the student's country and another country with emphasis in discipline of study. Topics include history, geography, culture, food, language, and discipline specific topics. This course can be repeated with different content for credit.
This course can be taken for 1–5 credits hours.
Lecture Hours: 16
Course Type: General Education / Transfer
2025–2026 Course Cost: $234.00
