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Course ID	Course
SOCI 309	SOCI 309 Sociological Aspects of Aging Course Credits: 3 A study of human aging in its sociological, psychological, and physiological dimensions. An examination of changing social roles during the life cycle. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of sociology including the SOCI 101. (3-0; 0-0)
SOCI 315	SOCI 315 Globalization Course Credits: 3 The study of culture, social institutions, and systems from a global perspective. Various sociological theories and concepts are examined. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of Anthropology, Polictical Studies and/or Sociology.
SOCI 318	SOCI 318 Technology & Social Change Course Credits: 3 This course provides an analysis of the relationship between technological advances and social change. Ideas about which technologies are to be developed, deployed, or abandoned are socially constructed. The use of all technologies has both intended and unintended social consequences. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of Sociology including SOCI 101
SOCI 320	SOCI 320 Practicum I Course Credits: 3 Students are provided with an opportunity for experiential learning through a supervised practical experience with a community or social agency related to the student's interest and/or future career plans. Readings, written assignments, and group meetings invite students to discover a new synthesis of knowledge through integrating theory and practical experience. Students develop cognitive complexity as they consider how to apply the knowledge gained in the social sciences, to acquire praxis skills, and to experience personal transformation while serving and empowering others. Prerequisite(s): SOCI 201
SOCI 325	SOCI 325 Sociocultural Aspects of Sport and Leisure Course Credits: 3 An examination of the sociological and cultural dynamics of sport and how sport has become a socializing agent of society and culture. Topics include religion and sport, women in sport, minorities and sport, big business of sport, drugs and sport performance, and sport deviance Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of sociology including SOCI 101.
SOCI 331	SOCI 331 Sociology of Religion Course Credits: 3 An introduction to the theories and concepts utilized by sociologists to interpret religious behaviour and the organization of religion. Cross-listed: RELS 371 Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of Sociology including SOCI 101.
SOCI 335	SOCI 335 Classical Theory Course Credits: 3 This course explores the ideas of social theorists central to the development of sociology, the role of social theory in the social sciences, and its application to social research. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of Sociology including SOCI 101 NB: Not offered every year See department chair
SOCI 336	SOCI 336 Contemporary Theory Course Credits: 3 An examination of major theoretical perspectives in sociology, such as functionalism, symbolic interactionism, phenomenological sociology, ethnomethodology, neo-Marxism, critical theory, exchange theory, rational choice, postmodernity, and globalization. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of sociology including SOCI 101
SOCI 340	SOCI 340 Religion and Culture in Canada Course Credits: 3 This course examines the role of religious beliefs and practices in Canadian culture from a sociological perspective. Emphasis is on understanding pluralism, multiculturalism, and contemporary religious expression in relation to other social institutions like family, economics, and politics. Attention is given to cross-cultural comparisons of religions in Canada. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of Sociology including SOCI 101

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