SOC 201 PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY. (3)
This introductory course provides an integral treatment of the fundamental principles of human association. Consideration is given to the nature of certain important social relationships, structures, and processes in which the student participates in home and community life, and to the understanding concerning them, which are derived from cultural anthropology and social psychology. An analysis is made of the structure and functions of major American social institutions, the ways in which they change, and the problems in contemporary society resulting from these changes.

SOC 299 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY.  (1-3) Eligible to be repeated for a maximum of six total credit hours)
This course will address contemporary issues and advanced content areas in sociology.

SOC 303 SOCIAL PROBLEMS. (3) Prerequisite: PSY 206, SOC 201, or permission of the instructor.
The purpose of this course is to give students the opportunity to investigate some of the major social problems of our changing society. The problem, theoretical explanations concerning causation and possibilities for remedial action are examined. Major problems discussed are: crime, sexual deviation, the population crisis, drug abuse and urban problems.

SOC 305 MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY. (3)
The purpose of this course is to study marital family interactions with emphasis on interpersonal dynamics and developmental tasks over the family life cycle.  The course includes the study of sex role development, mate selection, adjustments within interpersonal relationships, communication in the family, parent-child relations, familial responses to stress, and family violence.

SOC 311 COMMUNITIES. (3) Prerequisite: SOC 201 or permission of instructor.
This course investigates two broad areas of community knowledge: 1) the nature of community life, including the physical structure and growth of the city, the process of urbanization and its consequences, and 2) community organization of rural areas. The course includes a project that directly involves the student on an interaction basis with some aspect of community dynamics.

SOC 359 JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. (3) Prerequisite: SOC 201 or permission of the instructor.
This course provides the student a view of the nature, extent, and causal explanations of the problem of juvenile delinquency. The perspective taken involves an examination of the roles of the police, the courts, correction agencies, and other agencies dealing with the delinquent and his/her rehabilitation.

SOC 363 CRIMINOLOGY. (3) Prerequisites: SOC 201 or consent of instructor.
This course will examine crime; its causes, prevention and treatment; the nature, types and extent of crime; and preventive and correctional programs as part of the criminal justice system. Emphasis will be placed on integrating social process and social structural explanations of criminal behavior.

SOC 456 MINORITIES. (3) Prerequisite: 6 semester hours in Human Behavioral Sciences courses, advanced standing, or permission of instructor.
A study of the cultural heritage of various groups and an analysis of the changing place and role of minorities in American Society. Special attention is paid to organizational development and the role of conflict in the creation of ethnic consciousness, sexism, political awareness, and group cohesion. Contemporary problems involving minority groups are evaluated from the historical, social, and remedial points of view.

SOC 458 SOCIOLOGY OF LOW INCOME GROUPS. (3) Prerequisite: Six semester hours in Human Behavioral Sciences or permission of instructor.
This course analyzes poverty and its accompanying lifestyle. It acquaints the student with problems associated with low income and poverty and possible means of remediation, and critically evaluates the relationships among the different areas of our socioeconomic system and their influences on poverty. The course also deals with the differences in poverty among the poor white and the poor black. The course is designed for persons entering service vocations who will have significant contact with persons in the poverty syndrome.