Sociology Courses
Below is a master list of our regular sociology courses. To view courses offered during a particular term go to OSCAR. To download a flyer of the fall 2009 sociology courses, click here.
Sociology
- HTS 2016 — Social Issues and Public Policy
- Draws on sociological theory and research to understand the major economic, social, and cultural issues facing American society today.
- Syllabus (D'Unger)
- Syllabus (Winders)
- HTS 3003 — Sociology of Economic Institutions
- Examines links between economic structures-markets, regulatory bodies, and labor relations systems-and the wider structural and cultural context.
- HTS 3007 — Sociology of Work and Industry
- Analyzes paid employment as a decisive social attachment, emphasizing work organizations, technological change and authority relations, and social inequality among diverse groups of employees. Syllabus
- HTS 3008 — Class, Power, and Inequality
- This sociology course examines how social class and the market economy affect inequality and stratification in the U.S., with additional attention to the roles of race and gender. Syllabus
- HTS 3012 — Urban Sociology
- Sociological perspectives on the city, urbanization, and problems of community, evolution of cities and problems of urban life in the United States and Third World. Syllabus
- HTS 3017 — Sociology of Gender
- Gender as a dimension of social life that shapes and is shaped by the economy, schooling, family, politics, medicine and health, race, and social class. Syllabus
- HTS 3020 — Gender and Technology
- Course examines the ways in which the design, development, and application of technologies, as well as cultural responses to them, have been gendered historically. Syllabus
- HTS 3021 — Women in Science and Engineering
- Women in science and engineering and gender differences in participation, location, and status. Examines education, access, and apprenticeship, culture of science and engineering. Syllabus
- HTS 3026 — Race and Ethnicity
- Nature and significance of dominant/minority relations, including legacies of colonialism and slavery, roots of residential segregation, and effects of race on American politics. Syllabus
- HTS 3064 — Sociology of Development
- Course examines competing perspectives on international development and surveys some of the crucial issues, including political instability, facing the Third World today. Syllabus
- HTS 3066 — Sociology of Politics and Society
- Political sociology studies the way power is distributed in society. This course takes a comparative and historical approach, focusing on the development of the nation-state.
- HTS 3068 — Social Movements
- Why do social movements emerge? Why might they succeed? This course examines how ordinary people challenge powerful segments of society and contribute to social change. Syllabus
- HTS 3070 — Culture and Society
- Covers core issues in the study of culture. Focuses on key sites, social practices, and institutions. Topics include education, medicine, consumption, and the mass media. Syllabus
- HTS 3082 — Sociology of Science
- The growth of science and its social structure; deviance and norms, the social context of scientific knowledge and practice, and science policy. Syllabus
- HTS 3086 — Sociology of Medicine and Health
- Relationship between health and society, including health care problems in the United States and culture's role in defining health and sickness and in determining appropriate therapies. Syllabus
- HTS 3102 — Social Theory and Structure
- Introduction to social theory, providing students with skills for reading theory and examining works of major social theorists, including Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Gilman, and Bourdieu. Syllabus
- HTS 4011-4015 — Seminar in Sociology
- Advanced undergraduate topics in sociology. Designed for HTS majors, but open to other students with junior or senior standing.
- HTS 4011 — Sociology of Social Change
- HTS 4011 — Race and Science
- HTS 4011 — Women and Development
- HTS 4015 — Sociology of Innovation
- HTS 4698 — Research Assistantship
- Independent research conducted under the guidance of a sociology faculty member.
- HTS 4699 — Undergraduate Research
- Independent research conducted under the guidance of a sociology faculty member.
- HTS 4811-4815 — Special Topics
- Allows a group of students and a professor to study topics not covered in other sociology courses in the department.
- HTS 4823, 4833, 4843 — Special Topics
- Allows a group of students and a professor to study topics not covered in other sociology courses in the department.
