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Course ID	Course
SOCI 400	SOCI 400 Critical Issues in Human Services Course Credits: 3 This seminar explores critical issues which occur across the helping professions. Basic questions concerning human nature and the influence of society are examined. This course also serves as a capstone course that helps students culminate their acquired knowledge and prepare for the transition into a Human Services profession. Prerequisite(s): SOCI 201 and admission to the Human Services Program.
SOCI 405	SOCI 405 Globalization and Religion Course Credits: 3 This course is an analysis of the character of religion in relationship to globalization. Attention is paid to the nature of religion in global society, responses of religions to global change, religious/theological reflections on the various meanings of globalization, and the development of religion as a global culture. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of sociology including SOCI 101 or instructor's consent.
SOCI 410	SOCI 410 Advanced Studies: Race & Ethnicity Course Credits: 3 An analysis of race and ethnicity including contemporary theories about racism, ethnic identity, ethnic relations, nationalism and globalization. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of sociology including SOCI 101
SOCI 411	SOCI 411 Human Services Field Placement II 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 320 and admission to the Human Services Program. NB: Pass/Fail course.
SOCI 420	SOCI 420 Human Services Field Placement III 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 411 and admission to the Human Services Program. NB: Pass/Fail course.
SOCI 450	SOCI 450 Seminar in Sociology Course Credits: 3 Students analyze and reflect upon major issues in sociology. This integrative seminar addresses a variety of methodological, theoretical, and practical questions. Prerequisite(s): 12 sem. hrs. of Sociology including SOCI 101 or instructor's consent.
SOCS 305	SOCS 305 Research Methods in the Social Sciences Course Credits: 3 This course provides a survey of empirical research methods, both qualitative and quantitative, used in social and political analysis with practical application of these methods to such issues as research design; the preparation of a literature review; the application of quantitative survey techniques and case study methods; interviewing techniques; and research ethics. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of social sciences/social studies.
SOCS 383	SOCS 383 Social Data Analysis Course Credits: 3 Social scientists greatly benefit from the use of statistical analyses in their respective disciplines. Through a comprehensive investigation of data description; drawing statistical inference; testing the significance of differences and relationships and modeling predictive relationships students will develop a quantitative and computational inquiry. Discipline specific experiential learning modules will be employed where appropriate. Cross-listed: GENV 383 Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of social sciences.
SOCS 385	SOCS 385 Qualitative Research Methods Course Credits: 3 This course will introduce students to various traditions of qualitative social inquiry and their associated methodological features. Emphasis will be placed on the practical application of these traditions of inquiry as their associated methods of data collection and analysis are applied in a range of research settings. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. at the 300- or 400-level of Psychology, Sociology, and/or Anthropology

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