2024-2025 University Catalog

SOC-1001 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

This class will guide students through an introductory study of human individual and societal interactions. The key topics in the study of sociology will be presented through history and scientific theory and methods. Subjects that will be covered include social institutions (e.g. family, education, health care, economy, and government), social identity, stratification, structural inequities, discrimination, and demography (e.g. class, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, immigration, and culture), environment, social change movements, deviance and crime, media, urbanization and globalization, and sociology of health. Students will learn how to think creatively, critically analyze, and identify solutions for real-world situations through readings, class interactions, and case studies. This course is considered a Social Sciences General Education course.

Credits

3