Mar 29, 2024  
2020-2021 General Catalog 
    
2020-2021 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Psychology

  
  • PSY 418 - The Psychology of Family


    Unit(s): 3-4
    A study of the family as a social-psychological group. Considers family of origin, present families and relationships, and parenting. The role of culture is emphasized.

    Prerequisite(s): junior-level standing.
    Breadth Area: Developmental.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 425 - Psychopathology


    Unit(s): 4
    The study of the wide spectrum of mental disorders found in the DSM with applications for community mental health, psychotherapy, and other helping professions. The role of culture is emphasized.

    Prerequisite(s): PSY 302, admission to the Psychology major and junior-level standing, or consent of instructor.
    Breadth Area: Clinical/Counseling.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face, Hybrid & Online. Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 428 - Introduction to Counseling


    Unit(s): 4
    An examination of the counseling process. Various approaches are considered and methods for the development of component skills presented. The role of culture is emphasized.

    Prerequisite(s): Class open to Psychology Juniors and Seniors only.
    Breadth Area: Clinical/Counseling.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: GRD
  
  • PSY 430 - Depth Oriented Psychotherapies


    Unit(s): 4
    This advanced seminar focuses on several modalities used to access the psyche in depth oriented therapies. Dora and Martin Kalff and Sandplay, Jung’s Individuation and use of Mandalas, and DW Winnicott and his work with relational space will be the focus of this experiential learning forum.

    Prerequisite(s): Class open to Psychology Juniors and Seniors only.
    Breadth Area: Clinical/Counseling.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 431 - Introduction To Art Therapy


    Unit(s): 4
    An overview of the field of art therapy, its varied schools of thought, and different possibilities of application – from public school settings to mental hospitals. Information on graduate and professional training in the field. The role of culture is emphasized.

    Prerequisite(s): Class open to Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students only.
    Breadth Area: Clinical/Counseling.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 438 - Psychological Aspects of Disability


    Unit(s): 3-4
    This course is designed to give participants a better understanding of people with disabilities and an awareness of how society regards them. The disabilities addressed range from traumatic physical injuries through progressive diseases and conditions to mental retardation, alcoholism, and emotional disabilities. The role of culture is emphasized. The class is appropriate for anyone interested in disability, whether for personal or professional reasons.

    Crosslisted: GERN 438
    Breadth Area: Social/Personality.
    Typically Offered Not Recently Offered
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 445 - Advanced Research Design and Analysis


    Unit(s): 4
    Locate and use relevant research and theory to plan, conduct, and interpret the results of a collaboratively designed study. Topics include research ethics, experimental design, survey design, and tensions between applied and basic research. Upon completing the course, students should be able to use and evaluate the basic research designs most often employed by psychologists. Methodological issues relevant to underrepresented populations area emphasized.

    Prerequisite(s): PSY 280 or consent of the instructor. Co-requisite(s): PSY 445L.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 446 - Cognitive Psychology


    Unit(s): 4
    An introduction to theory and research in human information processing. Topics include attention, memory, mental representation, imagery, problem solving, reasoning, language, higher mental processes and cross-cultural variations.

    Breadth Area: Cognitive/Physiological.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • PSY 447 - Learning and Behavior


    Unit(s): 3-4
    A study of the learning process including major theories of learning and cognition and their application to problem solving behavior. Includes types of conditioning, stimulus controls and reinforcement, social learning, and cognitive mediaton of emotion and behavior. The role of culture will be emphasized.

    Prerequisite(s): PSY 250.
    Breadth Area: Cognitive/Physiological.
    Typically Offered Spring Only
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 448 - Cognitive Development


    Unit(s): 4
    This course covers theories and research on cognition from infancy through adolescence. Major theorists include Piaget, Vygotsky, Sternberg, Fischer, Case, Bruner, and information-processing perspectives. Special topics include social cognition, theory of mind, concept formation, problem-solving, memory, multiple intelligences, standardized testing, language, and cultural variations.

    Prerequisite(s): PSY 410, PSY 302 or consent of instructor.
    Breadth Area: Developmental.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 450 - Physiological Psychology


    Unit(s): 4
    A study of the relationship between physiological processes and behavior. Particular emphasis on the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system and the effects of metabolic processes, brain lesions, and various drugs on behavior.

    Breadth Area: Cognitive/Physiological.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 454 - Biofeedback, Somatics, and Stress Management


    Unit(s): 4
    An introduction to biofeedback, somatic psychology, and stress management through the study of human psychophysiology and psychology. Development of familiarity with the technology related to health and wellness.

    Breadth Area: Cognitive/Physiological.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 461 - Personality


    Unit(s): 3-4
    Examines individual differences in the ways people behave, think, and feel and the psychological mechanisms that drive these patterns of behavior. Course will examine personality from a variety of perspectives including psycholanalytic, humanistic, trait, biological, learning, and social cognitive theories, as well as contemporary research in personality (e.g., measurement, change, and judgment).

    Prerequisite(s): Class open to Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students only.
    Breadth Area: Social/ Personality.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
  
  • PSY 466 - Jungian Psychology


    Unit(s): 4
    Exploration of Jung and contemporary Jungian thinkers. Examines individuation, dreams, image, symbol, archetype, self, creativity, imagination, typology, and the transcendent function.

    Prerequisite(s): Class open to Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students only.
    Breadth Area: Holistic.
    Typically Offered Spring Only
  
  • PSY 470 - Psychology of Film


    Unit(s): 4
    A study of the contemporary medium of film through the use and application of psychological theory and research.

    Prerequisite(s): Class open to Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students only.
    Breadth Area: Holistic.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 471 - Psychology of Religion


    Unit(s): 4
    Explores psychological research, theory, practice, and narratives in religion and spirituality. Topics include links between religion and: biology, development, personality, creativity, morality, prejudice, health and coping, nature and ecology, community, violence and culture.

    Breadth Area: Holistic.
    Typically Offered Spring Only
    Grading: GRD
  
  • PSY 481 - Research Internship


    Unit(s): 1-8
    Students learn applied research methods and practical research skills under the supervision of a faculty mentor. A maximum of 8 units of special study and internship may be applied to the psychology major.

    Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 482 - Teaching Internship


    Unit(s): 1-8
    Students learn the skills of organization and communication of psychological theory and research under the supervision of a faculty mentor. A maximum of 8 units of special study and internship credit may be applied to the psychology major.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: CNC
  
  • PSY 485 - Ecopsychology


    Unit(s): 4
    This course focuses on psychological aspects of our relationship to the earth. Issues to be addressed include the psychological impact of living in a time of ecological crisis, and the role of psychology and culture in promoting a transition to an ecologically sustainable society. Field trips to be arranged.

    Prerequisite(s): Class open to Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students only.
    Breadth Area: Holistic.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: CNC
  
  • PSY 490 - Psychology Seminar


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Each semester one or more psychological topics is selected for study in depth. Consult Schedule of Classes for topics to be studied, Breadth Area and current unit offering.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 495 - Special Studies


    Unit(s): 1-4
    The psychology department encourages independent study as preparation and practice for life-long self-directed learning. Students should formulate plans for a project and present them to a faculty member for sponsorship. Special forms for this purpose are available in the department office. Strong preference is placed on projects with cross-cultural perspectives. These should be completed and filed during the add/drop period. A maximum of eight units of Special Study and Internship combined may be credited toward the psychology major.

    Prerequisite(s): Class restricted to Psy Junior, Senior and Graduates Only.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit up to 8 units.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 499 - Internship


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Supervised training and experience for advanced students in community agencies throughout the University service area. Special contracts are required and are obtainable in the department office. Internship assignments may be paid. Priority is given to students who apply during the last month of the preceding semester. Students register for PSY 499 during the add/drop period by submitting a completed contract (not online). A maximum of 8 units of internship credit may be applied to the Psychology major. No more than 4 units of PSY 499 may be earned in one semester.

    Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: CNC
  
  • PSY 511A - Theories of Depth Psychology


    Unit(s): 2-4
    A two-semester sequence that examines Jungian, depth, and archetypal psychology. Readings include Jung, Edinger, Hillman, and post-Jungians. Limited to students in the Depth Psychology Program.

    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: CNC
  
  • PSY 511B - Theories of Depth Psychology


    Unit(s): 2-4
    Continuation of PSY 511A. Limited to students in the Depth Psychology Program.

    Typically Offered Spring Only
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 515 - Psychological Writing


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Advanced instruction in the analysis, organization, style, and content of psychological writing, including personal explorations.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 542A - Methods and Applications of Depth Psychology


    Unit(s): 3-4
    A two-semester sequence that surveys the methods and applications used in depth psychological work. Students learn how the symbol contains, mediates, and expresses personal experience. Intensive work with different art forms, dreams, myth, meditation, active imagination, sandplay, and the body. Students learn conceptual approaches for interpreting symbolic experience. Theory and practice are integrated throughout the course. Limited to students in the Depth Psychology Program.

    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 542B - Methods and Applications of Depth Psychology


    Unit(s): 3-4
    Continuation of PSY 542A. Limited to students in the Depth Psychology Program.

    Typically Offered Spring Only
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 543A - Cross-Cultural Mythology and Symbolism


    Unit(s): 1-4
    A two-semester sequence that surveys selected mythological, religious, artistic, and cultural symbolic motifs and examines their expression in cultures throughout the world. Earth-based healing traditions and the council process are included. Readings are drawn from depth psychology, mythology, folklore, anthropology, ecopsychology, religion, and art history. Limited to students in the Depth Psychology Program.

    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 543B - Cross-Cultural Mythology and Symbolism


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Continuation of PSY 543A. Limited to students in the Depth Psychology Program.

    Typically Offered Spring Only
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 551 - Directed Reading


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 575 - Research Seminar


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Exploration of depth psychological and qualitative research methods. Students design an individual research study.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 576 - Seminar in Depth Psychology


    Unit(s): 1-5
    Selected topics in the field of depth psychology. Limited to Depth Psychology students only.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 578 - Project Continuation


    Unit(s): 1-3
    Designed for students working on their thesis or master’s project but who have otherwise completed all graduate coursework toward their degree. This course cannot be applied toward the minimum number of units needed for completion of the master’s degree.

    Prerequisite(s): permission of the graduate coordinator.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: CNC
  
  • PSY 581 - Internship


    Unit(s): 1-6
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • PSY 582 - Teaching College Psychology


    Unit(s): 1-8
    Practical experience of supervised teaching in a college psychology classroom.

    Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • PSY 583 - Graduate Research Assistant


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Students learn advanced research methods and practical research skills under the supervision of a faculty mentor.

    Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: CNC
  
  • PSY 584 - Graduate Teaching Assistant


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Students learn teaching skills by serving as teaching assistants in undergraduate classes under the supervision of the classroom instructor. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: CNC
  
  • PSY 595 - Special Studies


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Students formulate plans for a project and present them to a faculty member for sponsorship.

    Prerequisite(s): graduate standing and consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: CNC
  
  • PSY 597 - Culminating Paper Tutorial


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Provides guidance and feedback in the process of writing a publishable article in the student’s field of expertise.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • PSY 599 - Master’s Thesis


    Unit(s): 1-3
    A Master’s Thesis or investigative project under the guidance of the thesis chair.

    Prerequisite(s): advancement to Candidacy.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD

Science

  
  • SCI 120A - A Watershed Year


    Unit(s): 6 Lecture: 5 hours Laboratory: 3 hours
    This is the first semester of a year-long integrated transition course for first-time freshmen, which immerses students in real-world issues of environmental sustainability through hands-on work and outdoor field experiences focusing on Sonoma County’s watershed.

    Prerequisite(s): GE ready in Mathematics.
    GE Category: Completion of SCI 120A earns GE Lab credit and 6 total GE credits in A3 (2 units), B2 (2 units), B4 (2 units). C- or better required in the second semester for A3 credit.
    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SCI 120B - A Watershed Year


    Unit(s): 6
    This is the second semester of a year-long integrated transition course for first-time freshmen, which immerses students in real-world issues of environmental sustainability through hands-on work and outdoor field experiences focusing on Sonoma County’s watershed.

    Prerequisite(s): SCI 120A.
    GE Category: Completion of SCI 120B earns 6 total GE credits in A3 (2 units), B2 (2 units), and B4 (2 units). C- or better required in the second semester for A3 and B4 credit.
    Typically Offered Spring Only
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SCI 150 - Introduction to Careers in Health Professions


    Unit(s): 1 Lecture: 1 hour
    An introduction to careers and current issues in the health professions. The professions examined generally require a bachelor’s degree before being accepted into a graduate-level health professions program such as medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, physician assistant, podiatry, chiropractic medicine, genetic counseling, hospital administration, public health, clinical laboratory scientist, nursing, physical or occupational therapy, etc.

    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: CNC
  
  • SCI 220 - Dream, Make and Innovate


    Unit(s): 3 Lecture: 2 hours activity, 2 hours
    This transformative course empowers students with modern technical and interpersonal skills which are combined with artistic expression to create two major projects. Through the signature assignment students work with a community partner to create a product that meets their needs. This provides opportunity for self reflection and an awareness of the different identities, needs and societal positions of the people served by the partners. This class uses the SSU campus Makerspace. Course satisfies GE Area E (Lifelong Learning and Self Development).

    GE Category: E - Life Long learning & Self Development
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated Yes
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face Grading: OPT

Sociology

  
  • SOCI 201 - Introduction to Sociology


    Unit(s): 3
    A general overview of the concepts, theories, research methods and findings of sociology. The purpose is to train students to view the world through a sociological perspective.

    GE Category: Satisfies GE Level D1 (Individual and Society).
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 263 - Sociology of Race and Ethnicity


    Unit(s): 4
    This course examines race and ethnic relations in the US from a theoretical, historical, and comparative perspective. Explores the emergence of racial and ethnic minorities through such historical processes as colonialism, slavery, and immigration. Studies the current relations among racial and ethnic groups in the US.

    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area D1 (Individual and Society), Ethnic Studies.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 300 - Sociological Research Methods


    Unit(s): 4
    Consideration of the ways in which sociological questions are formulated and answered. Examination of and practice in conceptualization, theory construction, deductive and inductive reasoning, and other elements of sociological analysis, with an emphasis upon sociological research methods.

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: SOCI 201 with a grade of C- or better. Restricted to SOCI majors and minors only.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 301 - Statistics for Sociologists


    Unit(s): 4
    An introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics to test hypotheses in the social sciences. Emphasis on data collection techniques, statistical analysis and interpretation using SPSS, as well as written reporting of results.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    GE Category: Satisfies the requirement for statistics in the sociology major.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 306 - Career Planning for Sociology Majors


    Unit(s): 4
    Explores careers related to sociology from a sociological perspective, particularly careers undergraduate students can enter. Careers examined across four areas: private/for-profit sector, nonprofit foundations, public sector (city, county, state and federal government), and academia (including graduate school). Professional skills and portfolio also developed. Meets Sociological Experience requirement for majors.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 310 - Sociology of Immigration


    Unit(s): 4
    Examines immigration through a sociological lens with attention to the social, political, and historical contexts of immigration and the relationships between migrants and existing institutions and identities. Explores factors shaping migration patterns and compares immigration policies across time and space. Topics include assimilation, immigrant incorporation, and transnationalism.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 312 - Sociology of Gender


    Unit(s): 4
    Considers gender as a social construction and a product of social life. Analyzes how gender inequalities shape social structures, institutions, and interaction for both women and men. Challenges biological explanations for gender differences and inequalities. Focuses on analysis of gendered experiences as they relate to race/ethnicity, class, and sexualities.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology and WGS majors & minors only.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 314 - Deviant Behavior


    Unit(s): 4
    The social causes and consequences of insanity, delinquency, criminality, addiction, social unconventionality and other “deviant” behavior. Examines the conversion and commitment to deviant world views, and the social processes involved in the transformation to a deviant identity.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only Crosslisted: CCJS 441
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 315 - Socialization


    Unit(s): 4
    Analysis of the social processes through which human beings are inducted into social groups, in both childhood and adulthood. Particular attention is given to the socializing effects of schools, work, family, and friends.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 317 - Emotions and Adult Life


    Unit(s): 4
    Emphasizes the social context and social development of emotional responses throughout adulthood. Analyzes the reciprocal relations between social definitions and subjective feelings in connection with life events. Addresses both basic emotions such as fear, anger, pleasure, and excitement, and the more complex emotions such as love, jealousy, grief, sympathy, pride, shame, and despair.

    Crosslisted: GERN 317
    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area E (Integrated Person).
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face & Hybrid. Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 319 - Aging and Society


    Unit(s): 4
    Examination of aging throughout adulthood. Analysis of theories of aging, their foundations in social science theory, and their policy implications. Exploration of the meanings and consequences of increasing longevity for society and the individual, with emphasis on the social psychological implications for women, minorities, and those who are poor.

    Crosslisted: GERN 319
    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area D1 (Individual and Society).
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 326 - Social Psychology


    Unit(s): 4
    Introduces relationships between self and society, including the formation and change of attitudes and values, interaction and interpersonal dynamics, and the cultural influences on them. Topics include symbolic interactionism, personal and social identities, motivation, prejudice, and the consequences of ethnicity, class, and gender.

    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area D1 (Individual and Society).
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face & Hybrid. Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 330 - Sociology of Media


    Unit(s): 4
    This course will conduct an analysis of structural censorship in the United States and the importance of a free press for the maintenance of democratic institutions in society. Students will become familiar with independent/alternative news sources and prepare summaries of news stories for public release.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 332 - Death and American Culture


    Unit(s): 4
    Examination of the relation of cultural values to practices, attitudes, and views about death. Application of sociological and social psychological theories to topics on death and dying, such as death conceptions, terminal care, suicide, war ,and grief. Emphasis on the social psychology of dying, caregiving, grieving, and being suicidal.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only Crosslisted: GERN 332
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 336 - Investigative Sociology


    Unit(s): 4
    A service-learning course emphasizing development of sociological research for popular press publication. Students learn interviewing techniques; review sources of public information; use freedom of information laws; write and investigate social justice news stories using sociological research methods; and prepare reports for popular press publication. Meets Sociological Experience requirement for majors.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 340 - Drugs and Society


    Unit(s): 4
    Analyzes drug use, misuse, and abuse in society using sociological theories. Explores drug policies and control of drug use, current sociological drug research, and how the media shapes drug perceptions. Highlights various legal and illegal drugs and their societal consequences.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Juniors and Seniors Only. Crosslisted: CCJS 350
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 345 - Sociology of Families


    Unit(s): 4
    Analyzes family as a social institution. Examines the interconnections between families and other institutions, with a focus on family change. Considers how families are affected by structures of race/ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality. Examines and challenges ideologies about families.

    Prerequisite(s): Course open to SOCI and ECS majors and minors only.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 347 - Social Stratification


    Unit(s): 4
    An overview of stratification in the United States. Analysis of the effects of this system on those who participate in it, through the study of theoretical, ethnographic, and community studies. Analysis of how class affects power, prestige, opportunity, culture, and consciousness, as well as the interaction of ethnicity, gender, and class.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 350 - City and Community Life


    Unit(s): 4
    Examination of the social psychology of urban and community life. Particular attention will be paid to the analysis of the culture of public life, place and place attachment, patterns of interaction in urban and neighborhood settings, and the sociological debate surrounding loss of community.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Not Recently Offered
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 360 - Sociology of Sexualities


    Unit(s): 4
    An overview of sexuality across institutions of society. Uses theoretical, conceptual, and empirical tools to analyze sexuality as a social fact. Explores the social construction of sexuality and how sexuality is socially created organized and constrained.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors, Minors and Queer Studies Minors only.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 366 - Juvenile Justice


    Unit(s): 4
    An exploration of the nature and extent of juvenile delinquency, with emphasis on serious or violent crime. The major theories of delinquency causation will be reviewed. The course will be devoted to the juvenile justice system and how it processes youths accused of crime. The nature and function of all major segments of the juvenile justice system will be discussed, including law enforcement, juvenile court, and corrections. The legal rights of juveniles will also be reviewed. Finally, the current policy issues in juvenile justice will be explored.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only Crosslisted: CCJS 497
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 370 - Sociology of Transgender Studies


    Unit(s): 4
    Investigates social life utilizing transgender experiences and identities as analytical frames. Theoretical and historical frameworks explore the socially constructed nature of transgender and cisgender identities and experiences in everyday life and social institutions. Topics include contemporary issues facing transgender persons in transition, embodiment, relationships, and private/public interactions.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors, Minors and Queer Studies Minors only.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 371 - Sociology of Conspiracies


    Unit(s): 4
    A critical analysis of conspiracies in society using Power Elite and State Crimes Against Society theories applied to modern historical events using cultural, social psychological, public propaganda, and power perspectives: topics include political assassinations, election fraud, threats of terrorism, 9/11, and permanent war.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 375 - Sociological Theory


    Unit(s): 4
    A critical examination of the writings of major classical and contemporary sociological theorists, including Marx, Weber and Durkheim. This course will involve students in critical analysis of central sociological theories and offer them tools for understanding the development of sociological theory and its unique role in sociology.

    GE Category: Satisfies upper-division GE, category D1 (Individual and Society).
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 380 - Political Sociology


    Unit(s): 4
    A critical sociological analysis of the political processes in the United States and the world. In-depth coverage of power elite, class dominance and deep state political theories of governmental decision-making. Emphasis on the political globalization of the world including the US/NATO empire of power.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 381 - Population and Society


    Unit(s): 4
    An introduction to problems of population growth and the interrelationships between population and social organization. Discusses concepts related to the measurement and explanation of historical and contemporary trends in aging, birth rates, marriage, divorce, mortality, and migration/immigration.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 382 - Social Movements and Collective Behavior


    Unit(s): 4
    Social movements are a significant source of social change in modern societies. This course analyses the structure and dynamics of social movements, with attention to the roles of organizations, resources, leadership, recruitment, commitment, values, ideology, political culture, and countermovements. Case studies will emphasize the civil rights, women’s rights, and environmental movements in the United States.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Not Recently Offered
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 383 - Science, Technology, and Society


    Unit(s): 4
    An introduction to the social study of science and technology. Focuses on the transformative impacts of technologies on society, as well as related political and cultural values. Critical examination of innovations such as the industrial revolution, information technology, biotechnology, sustainable development, and the scientific process itself.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Not Recently Offered
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 384 - Sociology of Consumption


    Unit(s): 4
    This course explores how goods, commodities, and market logic have saturated all forms of contemporary social life. Analysis of the theoretical ideas and historical factors that shape and influence modern consumerism are also considered. Explores how the dynamics of globalization and issues of identity politics influence consumer consumption.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Not Recently Offered
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 385 - Sociology of Culture


    Unit(s): 4
    Examines the role culture plays in consensus formation, in domination, in resistance, and as a social force creating meaning in our lives. Culture refers to shared beliefs, values and norms, personal and political identities, ideologies, and the things we consume daily.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Not Recently Offered
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 388 - Selected Topics in Service Learning


    Unit(s): 4
    Subject will vary by semester, but course has a required service learning component and concentrates on topics related to aspects of community based research and/or action research. Repeatable with different topics.

    Prerequisite(s): Sociology major only.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated Yes
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face Grading: Graded
  
  • SOCI 397 - Special Topics


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Exploration of basic social problems. Resource persons from other disciplines may participate. Themes and topics will vary.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 414 - Social Interaction


    Unit(s): 4
    Examination of everyday interaction in natural settings. Emphasis will be placed on ethnographic approaches to the understanding of social encounters, situations, identities, and human relationships. Particular attention will be given to the work of Erving Goffman.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Not Recently Offered
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 417 - Sociology of Mental Health and Illness


    Unit(s): 4
    Identifies social sources of emotions and behavior defined as illness. Examines various theories and constructs of mental health and illness through the lens of culture, religion, and medicine. Analyzes mental health and institutions through the lens of social psychology and social policy.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 425 - Urban Sociology


    Unit(s): 4
    Examines cities and metropolitan areas, including the social consequences of processes of urbanization and urbanism. Emphasis on the social structural, cultural, and social psychological characteristics of urban life; spatial, economic and political trends; and possible solutions to inequalities and planning challenges.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 431 - Sociology of Religion


    Unit(s): 4
    Study of world religions (Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism), tribal beliefs, and American sects and denominations. Theories of religious development, values, change, and effects on society.

    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area C2 (Literature, Philosophies, Values).
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face & Hybrid. Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 434 - Cinema and Society


    Unit(s): 4
    A critical application of major sociological concepts, such as race, gender, class, and sexuality to popular and independent film. Includes discussion of how films affect the framing of social issues and societal and cultural norms.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology majors, minors and Film Studies minors only.
    Typically Offered Not Recently Offered
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 440 - Sociology of Reproduction


    Unit(s): 4
    An exploration of sociological perspectives on human reproduction. Topics may include gendered constructions of reproduction, the social implications of reproductive technologies, historical and contemporary perspectives on normal pregnancy, childbirth and infant feeding, and the politics of reproductive justice.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology and WGS majors & minors only. Crosslisted: WGS 440
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 443 - Social Policy in the 21st Century


    Unit(s): 4
    Examination of social policy issues (poverty, health, employment, and family) and the social, political, and economic contexts that influence the content and processes of policy development and implementation. Social policies will be explored at micro-, meso-, and macro- (national, and international) levels.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Not Recently Offered
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 445 - Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence


    Unit(s): 4
    Examines childhood and adolescence in various historical and social contexts. Explores children’s agency, how institutions socialize and control youth and social problems confronting young people. Critically evaluates strategies for conducting research about, with and by youth.

    Prerequisite(s): Course open to SOCI and ECS majors and minors only.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 449 - Sociology of Power


    Unit(s): 4
    A structural analysis of the origins, development and applications of power. A comparative historical analysis of the institutions of power leading to contemporary systems of private capital, the trans-national capitalist class, and police/military states. Included also is a review of community mobilizations by people successfully challenging structures of power.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 450 - Punishments and Corrections


    Unit(s): 4
    A consideration of the problems created by pressures to punish and control criminals, the politics of control strategies. The use and misuse of probation and parole, the concept of correction, and alternatives to incarceration.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only Crosslisted: CCJS 450
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 451 - Sociology of Education


    Unit(s): 4
    A survey of issues concerning the structure of education in contemporary society, such as the social organization of the classroom, grading practices, political influences on schools, the contribution of education to the maintenance of capitalist society, teacher unionization, and student rights.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Not Recently Offered
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 452 - Health Care, Illness, and Society


    Unit(s): 4
    Focus on the experience of health and illness as well as the social organization of health care. Analyses of the illness experience, patient-practitioner relationships, social support, negotiation of care, health disparities and medical dominance over definitions of illness. Examination of medical, non-medical, and community-based interventions as aspects of care.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 457 - Inequality and Institutions


    Unit(s): 4
    A survey of issues concerning the institutional arrangements that shape the creation, reproduction, and disruption of racial and gender inequalities. The course will examine institutions, such as law, medicine, and work, from contemporary and historical perspectives.

    Prerequisite(s): Sociology majors and minors only.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated No
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face Grading: Graded
  
  • SOCI 460 - Social Work in the Social World


    Unit(s): 4
    An introduction to the profession of social work and its practice. Uses service learning to explore social issues, such as poverty, access to education, mental health, and welfare reform and the ways that government, social service agencies, volunteer associations, and social workers respond. Meets Sociological Experience requirement for majors.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 461 - Social Welfare and Social Work


    Unit(s): 4
    Examines contemporary social welfare and services. Discussion of welfare market (government, private sector, nonprofit) and economic market institutions and social services. Overview of social services issues impacting families as well as persons who are unemployed, disabled, sick, or poor.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Recommended Recommended for students considering social work, counseling, or human services.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 463 - Organizations and Society


    Unit(s): 4
    Sociological analysis of organizations and their social environment. Introduction to key theories, concepts, methods, and research on organizations in society.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Not Recently Offered
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 480 - Sociology of Work


    Unit(s): 4
    A theoretical and empirical analysis of work in American society. Examines the types of paid work available today, historical changes in occupations and professions, workplace inequalities, and the balancing of work commitments with family and life outside of the workplace.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face & Hybrid. Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 482 - Sociology of Environment


    Unit(s): 4
    This service-learning course examines environmental justice, fairness and equity on local-to-global scales; relationships of society to the nonhuman world and analytical critiques of nature-society dualisms; and environmental policy and impacts of local-to-global economics, including the green economy and jobs. Meets Sociological Experience requirement for majors.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 485 - Organizations and Everyday Life


    Unit(s): 4
    Use of organizational ethnographies and other qualitative research on organizations to illustrate application of organizational theories and perspectives to settings and circumstances likely to be encountered in everyday social life. Includes assessment of organizational ethnography as a research method.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 490 - Teaching Assistant in Sociology


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Open only to advanced students. Intended to give students experience in assisting the instructor in a sociology course by doing research and tutoring students in the class.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Juniors and Seniors Only.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit for up to 8 units, but only 4 units total of SOCI 490, 493, and 495 may be used toward the major or minor.
    Grading: CNC
  
  • SOCI 493 - Research Assistant in Sociology


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Open only to advanced students. Gives students experience in assisting faculty with data collection, library research, and/or data analysis linked to sociological research and writing.

    Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit for up to 8 units, but only 4 units total of SOCI 490, 493, and 495 may be used toward the major or minor.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 495 - Special Studies


    Unit(s): 1-4
    A supervised study of a particular research question or area of interest selected by the student in consultation with a sponsoring faculty member. Regular meetings will be arranged for discussions and progress evaluations, and a term paper will be submitted.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit up to 8 units, but only 4 units total of SOCI 490, 493, and 495 may be used toward the major or minor.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 496 - Internship Practicum


    Unit(s): 1
    This is a concurrent course for students receiving sociology internship credit. Students will learn to view the internship experience through a sociological lens and as a means to explore workplace issues and career options. Concurrent enrollment with SOCI 499 is required when SOCI 499  is taken for the first time. May not be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only & instructor consent only.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SOCI 498 - Senior Seminar


    Unit(s): 4
    Capstone course for the major that requires advanced sociological research. Several topics are offered each semester.

    Prerequisite(s): completion of SOCI 201, SOCI 300, SOCI 375, SOCI 301 or MATH 165, each with a minimum grade of C-, and 12 additional sociology units; sociology major; approved graduation application.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: GRD
 

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