SOC 1100 Modern US Society: Everyday Life in the United States of America (3 cr)
Recommended: Eligible for ENGC 0900 and READ 0960 This survey course will provide valuable information of the United States’ social system including U.S. values, mores, and the popular culture. The course will highlight the principles and practices of U.S. society and culture and analyze the ways in which they manifest in everyday life. The course will also focus on the diversity and multicultural make up of U.S. society.
Fall, Spring MnTC Goals: 5 & 7
SOC 1101 Cultural Diversity (3 cr)
Recommended: Eligible for ENGC 1101 and READ 1106 This course aims to promote understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity. Sociological and anthropological perspectives will be used to examine sociocultural diversity and multiculturalism, the challenges and opportunities they present, and their importance in our dynamic contemporary world. The course also emphasizes processes such as workplace diversity and long-term trends in multiculturalism, which are transforming our everyday experience. (Same as ANTH 1101.)
Spring MnTC Goals: 5 & 8
SOC 1102 Love, Sex and Family (3 cr) This course explores the ways that our intimate
relationships affect and are affected by society. Through studying love, sexuality, cohabitation, marriage, gender roles, parenting, conflict resolution and divorce, students learn about the diverse, complex, and changing nature of our intimate connections and family lives.
Fall, Spring MnTC Goal: 5 & 7
SOC 1103 Service Learning and Community Awareness (3 cr)
Prereq: Eligible for ENGC 1101 and READ 1106
This course is designed to give students the opportunity to serve as volunteers in the community and an opportunity to study the social justice problems they are responding to with their volunteer efforts and to look at the local and global social system in which these problems exist. We will be examining the role of philanthropy and community service and exploring alternative ways that society responds to community needs.
Fall, Spring MnTC Goals: 7 & 9
SOC 1104 Introduction to Sociology (3 cr) Prereq: Eligible for ENGC 1101 and READ 1106 An examination of the basic social processes which give order and structure to our lives: socialization, changing social roles, power and privilege, moderniz- ation and culture. Service Learning option available.
Fall, Spring MnTC Goal: 5
SOC 1106 Social Problems in a Changing World (3 cr)
Prereq: Eligible for ENGC 1101 and READ 1106
This is an overview of contemporary social problems in both the U.S. and around the world using various sociological perspectives, analytic insights, and methodologies. The course critically analyzes a range of social issues such as poverty and inequality, racism, sexism, family breakdown, education, crime and violence, political economy, unemployment, the environment, globalization, and militarism and terrorism, among other emerging structural and systematic processes affecting the survival of peoples nationally and globally.
Fall, Spring MnTC Goals: 5 & 8
SOC 1109 Wealth and Poverty (3 cr)
Prereq: Eligible for ENGC 1101 and READ 1106 Using a sociological perspective, this course explores the causes and consequences of inequality in the United States as well as in other countries across the globe. This course addresses the historical roots, sociological explanations and contemporary realities of inequality and explores the effects of social stratification on individuals and groups within society.
MnTC Goals: 5 & 7
SOC 1115 Sociology of Sex and Gender Roles (3 cr) An in-depth examination of the gender roles of males, females, and transgender individuals; the concept that “biology is destiny” and the effects of sex-role stereotyping in personal lives and in relationships. LGBTQIA issues explored.
Spring MnTC Goals: 5 & 7
SOC 1121 Women Across Cultures (3 cr) Recommended: Eligible for ENGC 1101 and READ 1106 This is a global course focusing on the major institutions of family, religion, education, and economic and political systems as they define, provide for, and frequently limit women. Women's issues addressed throughout many cultures of the world. (Same as ANTH 1121 and WMST 1121.)
Fall, Spring MnTC Goals: 5 & 8
SOC 1900 Topics in Sociology (3 cr) Prereq: Topic-dependent
Examination of a special topic in sociology; intended for all interested students. Topics courses do not satisfy goals of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum.
Spring
SOC 2096 Internship in Sociology (2-4 cr) Prereq: Previous coursework in Sociology and consent of professor and the Center for Experiential Education This internship course explores careers and training in a supervised work setting. Combines theory with field experience in the field of human services. Students spend approximately 2.5 hours per week per credit on the job, complete academic work and meet with faculty. Students
may earn 2 to 4 credits per semester, with a maximum of 8 credits in any one discipline.
Fall, Spring
SOC 2108 Social Psychology (3 cr) Prereq: SOC 1104
A focus on the classical issues of social psychology: identity, conformity and obedience, aggression, alienation,
communication, and prejudice and how we respond to and influence each other.
Fall, Spring MnTC Goals: 5 & 7
SOC 2110 American Minority Relations (3 cr) Prereq: SOC 1104
This course examines intergroup relations in the U.S. focusing on majority-minority interactions, with the following emphases: race and ethnicity, prejudice and discrimination, inequality, and assimilation and pluralism; may include global comparisons and/or analysis of status disadvantages pertaining to women, gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender, as well as the aged, poor, and disabled.
Fall, Spring MnTC Goals: 5 & 7
SOC 2112 Criminology (3 cr) Prereq: SOC 1104
An exploration of crime: the definitions of crime, the patterns that crimes follow, and the prevalence of certain types of crimes. Factors that cause crime and society’s responses to crime are investigated.
Spring MnTC Goal: 5
SOC 2114 Families in Crisis (3 cr) Prereq: SOC 1102 or 1104 or 1106
Theoretical perspectives on sociology of families including policy and diversity. Theoretical perspectives on family violence, spouse and child maltreatment and neglect, elder abuse, alcohol abuse, consequences for family functioning, and criminal justice system responses.
Fall, Spring MnTC Goals: 5 & 7
SOC 2125 Social Deviance (3 cr) Prereq: SOC 1104
Sociological examination of significant rule-making and rule-breaking that surveys explorations / explanations of non-conformity relevant to juvenile delinquency, crime, mental illness, substance abuse, and certain other non-normative lifestyles.
Fall MnTC Goals: 5 & 9
SOC 2130 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 cr) Recommended: SOC 1104
Provides an overview of the criminal justice system. Includes the historical development of law enforcement as well as an exploration of the components of the criminal justice system and the functions, jurisdictions, and interrelationships of various law enforcement agencies.
Fall, Spring MnTC Goal: 9
SOC 2131 Juvenile Justice (3 cr) Recommended: SOC 1104
This course provides an overview of theories of delinquency and the Juvenile Justice System. Special emphasis will be on Minnesota Statutes, Rules for Juvenile Court, and Supreme Court cases which mandate how the Juvenile Justice System works in Minnesota. This course meets specific POST-learning objectives for pre-service law enforcement students to understand what police officers are mandated to do when juveniles are victims or offenders, and how those laws are different from the adult criminal justice system.
Fall, Spring
SOC 2132 Police and Community (3 cr) Recommended: SOC 1104
Examines the interaction of peace officers with members/groups in the communities with a focus on minority groups and the application of community oriented policing principles. This course meets specific
POST-learning objectives (as listed in the outline) for pre-service law enforcement students including community oriented policing philosophy, crime prevention, cultural diversity, bias motivated crime and the proper police response, domestic abuse and assault state mandates, ethics, police profession- alism, and the use of discretion by the police.
Fall, Spring
SOC 2134 Corrections (3 cr) Recommended: SOC 1104
A sociological analysis of corrections and punishment in modern society, exploring the prison system, community based corrections, and alternatives to incarceration. Fall, Spring
SOC 2900 Topics in Sociology (1-4 cr) Prereq: Topic-dependent
Examination of a special topic in sociology (e.g. Community Crime Prevention); intended for second-year students. Topics courses do not satisfy goals of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum.