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SOWK 5115 - Social Welfare Policy: Human Rights and Social Justice
Credits: 3
Examines human rights and social and economic justice from a social work perspective, as well as systems that oppress and create injustice in the US and internationally.
Prerequisite: admission to the MSW program.
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SOWK 5120 - MSW Foundation Field Seminar I
Credits: 1
Develops and supports student integration of classroom and field practicum experiences in a seminar-style discussion of core competencies for the foundation year MSW student.
Prerequisite: taken concurrently with SOWK 5450 .
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SOWK 5121 - MSW Foundation Field Seminar II
Credits: 1
Develops and supports student integration of classroom and field practicum experiences in the 2nd seminar-style discussion course of core competence for the foundation year MSW student.
Prerequisite: taken concurrently with SOWK 5460.
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SOWK 5200 - Human Beh & Soc Envirionmt I
Credits: 3
Max Credit 3
A theoretical examination of human behavior and the social environment, focusing on individuals, families and small groups in the context of human life cycle development. Emphasizes issues of human diversity and social and economic justice in the context of the environment.
Prerequisite: SOWK 5100 and admission into the MSW program.
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SOWK 5210 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II
Credits: 3
A theoretical examination of human behavior in the social environment, focusing on groups, communities, organizations and institutions. Emphasizes issues of human diversity and social economic justice.
Prerequisite: SOWK 5200 .
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SOWK 5300 - SW Generalist Practice I
Credits: 3
Immerses beginning students into critical social work theory and social justice practice from a strengths-based persepctive, emphsaizing diversity/ethics/values/knowledge relative to clients and human service setting in a frontier state, emphasizing a system’s framework. Requires beginning mastery of engagement, assessment, intervention, and evalaution.
Prerequisite: Admission into the MSW program.
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SOWK 5310 - Generalist Social Work Practice II
Credits: 3
Applies social work skills, values and knowledge to the engagement, assessment, intervention and evaluation processes with groups, organizations and communities. Emphasis on ethics and diversity in practice.
Prerequisite: admission into the MSW program; must have completed SOWK 5300.
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SOWK 5400 - Social Work Generalist Research Methods
Credits: 3
Covers design, implementation and interpretation of research in social work practice settings. Presents methods of program evaluation and practice research at all system levels using both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.
Prerequisite: admission into the MSW program.
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SOWK 5450 - Field Practicum I
Credits: 3
Provides the opportunity for students to learn through experience the skills of entry-level generalist social work practice. The course consists of supervised practice, in a community service agency, of social work knowledge, values and skills learned in the classroom.
Prerequisite: Students must have completed, or be concurrently enrolled in, SOWK 5100 , SOWK 5200 , SOWK 5300 , and SOWK 5400 .
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SOWK 5495 - Social Work Research and Analysis
Credits: 3
Designed for MSW advanced standing students to address research methods and analysis in the context of the generalist problemsolving approach.
Prerequisite: admission to the MSW advanced standing program; concurrent enrollment in SOWK 5499 .
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SOWK 5499 - Advanced Generalist Social Justice Practice
Credits: 3
Initiates professional development from BSW practitioner to MSW intergrated advanced generalist practicioner. Course covers theory and practice from a strengths-based perspective, ethics, and values, social justice practice with emphasis on engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Focus on theory-informed, evidence-based practice models.
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW advanced standing program.
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SOWK 5500 - Advanced Policy: Advocacy and Social Action
Credits: 3
Advanced generalist course builds on foundation and advanced year courses to prepare students to conduct comparative and advanced policy analysis and develop practice/ advocacy components. Emphasis is given to policy practice issues that address economic and social justice, diversity, populations at risk, and ethics and values.
Prerequisite: SOWK 5310 and SOWK 5115 or advanced standing.
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SOWK 5550 - Child Welfare Services
Credits: 3
Examines issues of child and family welfare in the context of national, state, and local policy and practice. Social and economic justice are examined as they relate to interventions with children and families.
Dual Listed SOWK 4550 .
Prerequisite: admission to advanced standing or SOWK 5100 and SOWK 5200 .
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SOWK 5600 - Advanced Generalist Practice
Credits: 3
Advanced applications of generalist problem-solving theories and skills in working with individuals and groups in the context of their environment. Issues of ethics, rural practice, diversity, and evaluations of practice addressed throughout the course.
Prerequisite: SOWK 5300 and SOWK 5310 or advanced standing.
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SOWK 5700 - Advanced Theories and Practice with Children and Families
Credits: 3
Advanced applications of generalist problem-solving theories and skills in working with children and families in the context of their environment. Issues of ethics, rural practice, diversity, and evaluations of practice addressed throughout the course.
Prerequisite: SOWK 5300 and SOWK 5310 or advanced standing.
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SOWK 5705 - Generalist Practice III: Group
Credits: 3
This course builds on students’ generalist practice knowledge by enhancing their conceptual base and practice skills of social group work, encompassing the continuum from treatment to task oriented groups. The course content highlights the strengths oriented values of social group work and its potential for mutual aid and empowerment.
Prerequisite: SOWK 5300 and SOWK 5310 or advanced standing.
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SOWK 5720 - Leadership Prac in Comm & Orgs
Credits: 3
This course emphasizes advanced understanding and application of models of rural community practice, for promotion of just practice among diverse client systems. Methods and principles of leadership, supervision, and administration in human service organizations are addressed. Special attention is given to adapting models based on ethical considerations and cultural relevance.
Prerequisite: SOWK 5300 , SOWK 5310
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SOWK 5750 - Applied Research: Practice Evaluation
Credits: 3
This research-informed practice course focuses on the theory and use of small system design and program evaluation to evaluate one’s social work practice.
Prerequisite: SOWK 5400 .
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SOWK 5755 - Practice Evaluation
Credits: 1-12
Max Credit (Max. 12)
Complete a non-thesis Plan B practice evaluation paper of quality, working with a committee structure. Must complete a minimum of two credit hours of 5755.
Prerequisite: SOWK 5750 ; or advanced standing status and SOWK 5495 .
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SOWK 5795 - Rural Health Care Seminar
Credits: 3
Examines social work and rural health and medical care for individuals, families and larger systems through policy, practice, and research. Includes a focus on the health and health care of older adults.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor, graduate standing, participation in WYO HealthCARE Inter-disciplinary rural training grant.
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SOWK 5795 - Rural Health Care Seminar
Credits: 3
Examines social work and rural health and medical care for individuals, families and larger systems through policy, practice, and research. Includes a focus on the health and health care of older adults.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor, graduate standing, participation in WYO HealthCARE Inter-disciplinary rural training grant.
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SOWK 5800 - Advanced Seminar in Social Work
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit (Max. 15)
Consideration of special topics of current interest in social work. May be repeated for a maximum of 15 hours credit when the seminar topic is different. Registration priority will be given to admitted social work students. Dual listed with SOWK 4780
Dual Listed SOWK 4780
Restricted Include: SOWK-MSW majors, Exclude: undergraduate students
Prerequisite: Any admitted MSW student; OR consent of instructor and graduate standing
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SOWK 5810 - Working with Children and Families in the Schools
Credits: 3
Enhances knowledge, skills, and values of the generalist social worker serving children of diverse backgrounds and their families in the school and its environment, preparing the social worker for a leadership role in a rural school setting.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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SOWK 5820 - School Social Work
Credits: 1
Builds on the skills developed in SOWK 5810, advancing the knowledge, values and skills necessary for school social work. Students integrate observations of school social work settings with theory and practice, and personal evaluation, within this seminar. Public school law and policy are highlighted.
Prerequisite: successful completion of SOWK 5810 .
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SOWK 5855 - MSW Advanced Field Seminar I
Credits: 1
Supports the advanced year MSW student’s experience in the field practicum. This course is taken concurrently with SOWK 5850 .
Prerequisite: taken concurrently with SOWK 5850 .
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SOWK 5856 - MSW Advanced Field Seminar II
Credits: 1-8
Max Credit (Max. 8)
Supports the advanced year MSW student’s experience in the field practicum. To be taken concurrently with SOWK 5850 , spring semester.
Prerequisite: SOWK 5855 ; concurrent with SOWK 5850 .
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SOWK 5881 - International Social Welfare and Social Development
Credits: 3
Examines the basic framework of social welfare analysis and social development programming in the international arena, employing a multinational comparative analysis approach to explore the wide array of responses to social need across the globe. Students employ multinational comparative analyses to an area of social concern.
Cross Listed INST 5881 .
Dual Listed SOWK 4881
Prerequisite: POLS 1000 ; ECON 1010 recommended.
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SOWK 5887 - American Indian Health
Credits: 3
Studies the impact of federal policy on development of American Indian Health programs and the current status of American Indian health.
Prerequisite: admission into graduate program.
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SOWK 5920 - Continuing Registration: On Campus
Credits: 1-2
Max Credit (Max. 16)
Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy.
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SOWK 5940 - Continuing Registration: Off Campus
Credits: 1-2
Max Credit (Max. 16)
Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy.
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SOWK 5960 - Thesis Research
Credits: 1-12
Max Credit (Max. 24)
Scholarly research that contributes to the social work profession and applied social science fields. Student designs and carries out original research under the supervision of a social work faculty member. Thesis research is done as an individual research project.
Prerequisite: enrollment in a graduate degree program.
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SOWK 5975 - Independent Study
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit (Max. 3)
In-depth exploration of a social work topic in consultation with a social work faculty member.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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SOC 1000 - Sociological Principles
Credits: 3
Provides a survey of the discipline and foundation for other sociology courses. Explores major areas of interest - ranging from small groups and families to bureaucracies and social movements. Introduces significant concepts and theories, along with tools of social research. Gives attention to contemporary American society, as well as comparative and historical material.
USP 2003-2014 Code U3CS
USP 2015 Code U5H
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SOC 1100 - Social Problems and Issues
Credits: 3
Explores various approaches to defining and identifying social problems and applies basic sociological concepts and methods to analysis of selected social problems and issues.
USP 2003-2014 Code U3I,U3L
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SOC 1350 - American Indians in Contemporary Society
Credits: 3
Survey lecture course. Examines social and cultural issues and concerns of American Indians both on and off the reservations. Additionally, the status of American Indian people within the dominant society and culture are explored.
Cross Listed NAIS 1350 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3CS,U3D
A&S College Core 2015 ASD
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SOC 2070 - Introductory Statistics for the Social Sciences
Credits: 4
Presents central ideas of descriptive statistics and statistical inference, as applied to questions in social sciences. Includes graphs, averages, sampling, estimation, hypothesis-testing and relationships between variables. Introduces associated computer skills. Credit cannot be earned in more than one of STAT 2010, STAT 2050 , STAT 2070 , STAT 4220 , STAT 5520 .
Cross Listed STAT 2070 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3QB
USP 2015 Code U5Q
Former Course Number [2000]
Prerequisite: MATH 1000 , MATH 1400 or equivalent.
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SOC 2350 - Race and Ethnic Relations
Credits: 3
Examines social relations among majority and minority groups by devoting particular attention to race and ethnic relations in the U. S. Encompasses sociological approach to this topic, which emphasizes power structures, economic relationships and cultural traditions historically and today. Devotes attention to social psychological issues, such as prejudice, and social structural issues, such as class inequality.
USP 2003-2014 Code U3D
A&S College Core 2015 ASD
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 .
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SOC 2400 - Criminology
Credits: 3
Generally introduces the nature of crime, statistics on crime, types of criminal behavior and explanations of crime.
Cross Listed CRMJ 2400 .
Former Course Number [3300]
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 .
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SOC 2682 - Research Methods in SOC
Credits: 3
Max Credit 3
Introduces students to fundamental issues associated with the application of scientific methods to social science problems. Students examine research designs involving ethnographic, archival, historical, and quantitative methods and how they relate to social science issues.
Cross Listed CRMJ 2685
Restricted Criminal Justice or Sociology majors and minors
Prerequisite: CRMJ 1001 OR SOC 1000
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SOC 2685 - Research Methods
Credits: 3
Max Credit 3
Introduces students to fundamental issues associated with the application of scientific methods to social science problems. Students examine research designs involving ethnographic, archival, historical, and quantitative methods and how they relate to social science issues.
Cross Listed CRMJ 2685
Restricted Criminal Justice or Sociology majors and minors
Prerequisite: CRMJ 1001 OR SOC 1000
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SOC 3000 - Social Change
Credits: 3
Studies causes, processes and consequences of structural transformations in historical and comparative perspective. Reviews and assesses forces that account for sociological changes. Explores social change globally as well as in the U. S.
Cross Listed INST 3000 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3G
A&S College Core 2015 ASG
Former Course Number [2100]
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 and junior standing.
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SOC 3100 - Chinese Society
Credits: 3
Reviews origins and consequences of Chinese revolution in comparative and cultural perspectives. Discusses influence of historical traditions and social structure on individual lives and behavioral patterns.
Cross Listed INST 3100 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3G
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 .
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SOC 3110 - Self and Society
Credits: 3
Considers social behavior at the micro level, emphasizing the influence of society on the individual’s thoughts, emotions and behaviors. Topics such as the development of the self over the life course, the self in social interaction, and the role of attitudes and emotions in social interaction are discussed.
Former Course Number [2110]
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 or PSYC 1000 .
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SOC 3140 - Sociology of the Family
Credits: 3
Two major themes of the course are change experienced by the family institution and the centrality of the family in America today. Subjects that are covered include: A brief history of the family in the U. S. , kinship, family structure, mate-selection, marriage, divorce and socialization.
Former Course Number [4100, 4140]
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 .
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SOC 3150 - Collective Behavior and Social Movements
Credits: 3
Analyzes and explains fads, fashions, rumors, riots and mass behavior in light of theoretical frameworks. Studies social movements including blacks, women, labor, religions and students.
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 .
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SOC 3200 - Sociology of Religion
Credits: 3
Introduces various ways sociologists interpret religion. Explores the nature of relationships between religion and society.
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 .
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SOC 3250 - Juvenile Delinquency
Credits: 3
Considers the nature of delinquency, including an analysis of treatment methods and the juvenile justice system.
Cross Listed CRMJ 3250 .
Prerequisite: CRMJ 2400 /SOC 2400 .
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SOC 3400 - Deviant Behavior
Credits: 3
Examines theory and research relevant to understanding deviant behavior in general and specific types of individual and subcultural deviancy.
Cross Listed CRMJ 3400 .
Former Course Number [4200]
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 .
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SOC 3500 - Sociology of Gender
Credits: 3
Explores gender through a cultural and structural approach. The cultural approach emphasizes the variability in social expectations for men and women across time and place; the structural approach analyzes the effect of social institutions such as family, government, education, and the economy of gender.
A&S College Core 2015 ASD
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 .
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SOC 3550 - Medical Sociology
Credits: 3
Considers sociological contributions to diagnosis and treatment of illness. Studies social organization of health professions and agencies.
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 .
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SOC 3605 - Sociology of Education
Credits: 3
An introductory overview of the principal areas of inquiry in the field. Students learn relevant theories and concepts, principal methodological approaches as well as important current issues in education. Comparative analysis may focus on historical comparisons, national/ global comparisons, U. S. regional, and/or variant educational systems at the local level.
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 .
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SOC 3640 - Social Inequality
Credits: 3
Focuses on the structure and consequences of unequal access to political, economic and social benefits in U. S. society and the world. This course critically examines institutional arrangements that perpetuate and are supported by inequality and stratification, as well as patterns of social mobility.
A&S College Core 2015 ASD
Former Course Number [4000, 4050]
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 .
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SOC 3880 - Political Sociology
Credits: 3
Study of political theory, political organization, political mobilization, the state, nation-building, national identity, post-nationalism, the relationship between the state and markets, historic formation of the nation-state, and the changing role of the state in a global context.
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 .
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SOC 3910 - Global Sociology
Credits: 3
Global Sociology explores how humans shape and are shaped by globalization processes. Globalization creates inherent risks, such as increased inequality and violence, but also opportunities for greater democracy and a stronger global civil society. This course examines social, cultural, institutional, and economic factors and their effects on societies around the world.
Cross Listed INST 3910 .
A&S College Core 2015 ASG
Former Course Number 4110
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 or ANTH 1200 or INST 2350 .
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SOC 3950 - Environmental Sociology
Credits: 3
Explores how ecology, technology, politics, economics, and culture intersect. By analyzing key contemporary environmental debates, students will develop an understanding of sociological analyses, and the impact of social life on our environment, as well as the effect of the environment on social life. Topics covered include: the environmental movement; sustainable development; developing nations and their environment; capitalism and technology; and environmental justice.
Cross Listed ENR 3950 .
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 .
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SOC 4020 - Sociology of Work
Credits: 3
Examines social organization of work-especially in response to change in technology, demands for equal opportunity, size and goals of firms and desires for meaningful work. Historically and comparatively analyzes work-life experiences shaping of labor markets and role of collective action. Explores impact of the labor process on distribution of society’s material and symbolic rewards.
Dual Listed SOC 5020 .
Former Course Number [4560]
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 , MGT 2100 or ECON 1010 .
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SOC 4160 - Sociology of Aging
Credits: 3
The process of aging from the individual to the societal level is the focus of the course. Consequences of this process such as the increase in the number of elderly, retirement and health are examined from the major social institutions, the relationships between these institutions and American society as a whole.
Dual Listed SOC 5160 .
Former Course Number [4150]
Prerequisite: 6 hours of sociology (including SOC 1000 ) and at least junior standing.
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SOC 4350 - Sociology of Law
Credits: 3
A consideration of sociological concepts such as inequality, stratification, social control and social change in an analysis of the law and legal institutions. Topics include: the role of the police, lawyers, judges, and juries; race, sex, age, and sexuality discrimination and civil rights; free speech, and toxic torts.
Cross Listed CRMJ 4350 .
Dual Listed SOC 5350 .
Prerequisite: 6 hours of sociology/criminal justice, including SOC 1000 , and at least junior standing.
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SOC 4370 - Global Political Economy
Credits: 3
Examines the interaction of politics and the economy at the global level. Evaluates how political and economic decisions of one country or groups of countries affect institutions and life circumstances in others. Assesses the causes of consequences of globalization as rooted in political economy.
Cross Listed INST 4370 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3G
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 and junior standing or SOC 3000 .
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SOC 4440 - Deviance and Social Control
Credits: 3
In-depth examination of theory and research on the social construction and social control of deviance.
Dual Listed SOC 5440 .
Prerequisite: 9 hours of SOC courses and upper division standing.
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SOC 4500 - Sociology of Organizations
Credits: 3
Complex organizations have been described as the dominant feature of modern societies. Organized on the basis of bureaucratic modes of administration, they dominate contemporary societal institutions, such as the economy, the polity, education, religion, and the military. This course investigates basic structures and processes of all types of complex organizations.
Prerequisite: 6 hours of SOC including SOC 1000 and junior/senior or graduate student standing.
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SOC 4650 - Urban Sociology
Credits: 3
Considers growth of metropolis and its impact upon modern life.
Dual Listed SOC 5650 .
When Offered (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources)
USP 2003-2014 Code U3WC
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 and junior standing.
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SOC 4705 - Terrorism
Credits: 3
Examines the concept, causes, incidence, types, consequences of, and responses to terrorism. Highlights the distinction between domestic and international terrorism and expands on the latter within the framework of the global environment.
Cross Listed CRMJ 4705 , INST 4705 , and POLS 4705 .
Prerequisite: 9 hours in CRMJ, INST, POLS, or SOC coursework.
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SOC 4715 - Sociological Theory
Credits: 3
Examines the emergence and development of sociological theory in the writings of thinkers such as Marx, Durkheim, and Weber. Explores continuities and discontinuities between the classical period of sociological theory and contemporary schools such as functionalism, conflict theory, neo-Marxian theories, symbolic interactionism, phenomenonlogy, and rational choice/exchange theory.
Dual Listed SOC 5715 .
Former Course Number [3700, 3900]
Prerequisite: 9 credit hours of sociology, including SOC 1000 .
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SOC 4750 - Sociology Internship
Credits: 1-12
Integrates practical experience with academic knowledge. Students participate in specifically assigned duties and observe broader activities of the sponsoring organization, and reflect upon these experiences through written assignments.
Former Course Number 4970Restricted Junior Standing
Prerequisite: 2.5 cumulative GPA, completion of at least 6 upper division hours in SOC courses and consent of instructor. Registration for more than 6 hours requires permission of the Department Head.
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SOC 4805 - Global Population Issues
Credits: 3
Considers population structure and demographic transition, with applications to topics such as global population growth, population aging, health, family, migration, urbanization, environment.
Dual Listed SOC 5805 .
A&S College Core 2015 ASG
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 and SOC/STAT 2070 or equivalent.
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SOC 4850 - Conference
Credits: 1‑6
Considers topics of current sociological interest in consultation with a faculty member.
Prerequisite: senior standing and 15 hours of sociology.
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SOC 4890 - Special Topics in
Credits: 1‑3
Accommodates seminar series and/or course offering by visiting faculty whose subject matter is not included in other courses.
Prerequisite: junior standing and consent of department.
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SOC 4900 - Seminar
Credits: 3‑6
Considers special topics of current sociological interest. May be repeated for maximum of 6 hours credit when topic of seminar is different.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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SOC 5000 - Advanced Sociological Theory
Credits: 3
A consideration of the nature of theory and the major theoretical perspectives in sociology.
Prerequisite: SOC 3900 or equivalent.
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SOC 5020 - Sociology of Work
Credits: 3
Examines social organization of work-especially in response to change in technology, demands for equal opportunity, size and goals of firms and desires for meaningful work. Historically and comparatively analyzes work-life experiences shaping of labor markets and role of collective action. Explores impact of the labor process on distribution of society’s material and symbolic rewards.
Dual Listed SOC 4020 .
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 , MGT 2100 or ECON 1010 .
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SOC 5050 - Social Inequality
Credits: 3
Focuses on the structure and consequences of unequal access to political, economic and social benefits in the U. S. and the world. Critically examines institutional arrangements that perpetuate and are supported by inequality and stratification, as well as patterns of social mobility.
Former Course Number [4000]
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SOC 5070 - Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences
Credits: 3
General statistical analyses and their application to the social sciences. Analysis of variance, regression and correlation methods are studied from a data analytic perspective, emphasizing the conceptual understanding of where and when these techniques should be used and the interpretation of their results. Available computer programs are utilized. Credit cannot be earned in more than one of the following courses: STAT 2110 , STAT 3050 , STAT 5050 , 5060, STAT 5070 , STAT 5080 .
Cross Listed STAT 5070 .
Prerequisite: one course in statistics (all introductory courses except STAT 2000 ).
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SOC 5100 - Advanced Social Research Methods
Credits: 3
In-depth survey of research concepts and methods with emphasis on application that culminates in the designing and execution of a research project by the student.
Prerequisite: SOC 5070 or equivalent.
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SOC 5140 - The Family
Credits: 3
Two major themes of the course are change experienced by the family institution and the centrality of the family in America today. Subjects that are covered include: A brief history of the family in the United States, kinship, family structure, mate-selection, marriage, divorce, and socialization.
Dual Listed SOC 4140.
Prerequisite: 6 hours in sociology including SOC 1000 and at least junior standing.
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SOC 5160 - Sociology of Aging
Credits: 3
The process of aging from the individual to the societal level is the focus of the course. Consequences of this process such as the increase in the number of elderly, retirement and health are examined for the major social institutions, the relationships between these institutions and American society as a whole.
Dual Listed SOC 4160 .
Prerequisite: 6 hours of sociology including SOC 1000 and at least junior standing.
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SOC 5200 - Conference
Credits: 1-8
Max Credit (Max. 8)
Consideration of topics of current sociological interest in consultation with a member of the faculty.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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SOC 5250 - Seminar
Credits: 3
Max Credit (Max. 12)
Consideration of topics of sociological interest in the content of a graduate seminar. Cannot be dual-listed with any course below the 5000 level. May be repeated for credit when the topic of the seminar is different.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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SOC 5350 - Sociology of Law
Credits: 3
A consideration of sociological concepts such as inequality, stratification, social control and social change in an analysis of the law and legal institutions. Topics include: the role of the police, lawyers, judges, and juries; race, sex, age, and sexuality discrimination and civil rights; free speech, and toxic torts.
Cross Listed CRMJ 4350 .
Dual Listed SOC 4350 .
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SOC 5440 - Deviance and Social Control
Credits: 3
In-depth examination of theory and research on the social construction and social control of deviance.
Dual Listed SOC 4440 .
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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SOC 5540 - Stratification and Inequality
Credits: 3
In-depth survey of sociological theory and research on substantive issues such as social class structure, racial/ethnic relations, and gender stratification.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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SOC 5650 - Urban Sociology
Credits: 3
Considers growth of metropolis and its impact on modern life.
Dual Listed SOC 4650 .
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 or equivalent.
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SOC 5715 - Sociological Theory
Credits: 3
Examines the emergence and development of sociological theory in the writings of thinkers such as Marx, Durkheim, and Weber. Explores continuities and discontinuities between the classical period of sociological theory and contemporary schools such as functionalism, conflict theory, neo-Marxian theories, symbolic interactionism, phenomenonlogy, and rational choice/exchange theory.
Dual Listed SOC 4715 .
Former Course Number [3700]
Prerequisite: 9 credit hours of sociology, including SOC 1000 .
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SOC 5805 - Global Population Issues
Credits: 3
Considers population structure and demographic transition, with applications to topics such as global population growth, population aging, health, family, migration, urbanization, environment.
Dual Listed SOC 4805 .
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 and SOC 2070 /STAT 2070 or equivalent.
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SOC 5920 - Continuing Registration: On Campus
Credits: 1-2
Max Credit (Max. 16)
Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy.
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SOC 5940 - Continuing Registration: Off Campus
Credits: 1-2
Max Credit (Max. 12)
Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy.
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SOC 5959 - Enrichment Studies
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit (Max. 99)
The course is designed to provide an enrichment experience in a variety of topics.
A&S College Core 2015 Note: Credit in this course may not be included in a graduate program of study for degree purposes.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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SOC 5960 - Thesis Research
Credits: 1-12
Max Credit (Max. 24)
Graduate level course designed for students who are involved in research for their thesis project. Also used for students whose coursework is complete and are writing their thesis.
Prerequisite: enrollment in a graduate degree program.
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SOC 5990 - Internship
Credits: 1-12
Max Credit (Max. 24)
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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SOIL 2010 - Introduction to Soil Science
Credits: 4
Introduces soil ecological processes and management in terrestrial environments. Discusses interaction of soil, biological, chemical, morphological, and physical properties with land management in wild land and agricultural ecosystems. Emphasis is on plant response to soil conditions.
USP 2003-2014 Code U3SE
Prerequisite: CHEM 1000 or CHEM 1020 .
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SOIL 3000 - Irrigated Agriculture
Credits: 3
Study of the complexity of plant/soil water relationships and its importance on irrigation. Soil and water relations, reference/crops evapotranspiration, and management of the water balance. Principles of chemigation, computer modeling/ monitoring included. Methods for irrigation scheduling and the importance of water use efficiency as a strategy for water conservation.
Cross Listed PLNT 3000 .
Prerequisite: MATH 1400 , SOIL 2010 .
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SOIL 3130 - Environmental Quality
Credits: 3
Introduction to environmental quality issues and events. Course emphasizes impacts to soil, water, atmospheric, and vegetative ecosystems due to different nutrients and contaminants, including nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, trace elements, and organic chemicals. Current information pertaining to environmental quality is discussed and a field trip to the Union Pacific Tie Plant.
Cross Listed ENR 3130 .
When Offered (Offered fall semester)
Prerequisite: complete at least 1 University Studies Science course SB, SP or SE.
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SOIL 4100 - Soil Physics
Credits: 3
Examines forms and interrelations of matter and energy in the soil environment. Primarily addresses fluxes and transformations of soil water and solutes, as well as physical properties that influence soil productivity.
Dual Listed SOIL 5100 .
When Offered (Offered spring semester)
Prerequisite: SOIL 2010 or equivalent introductory soils course.
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SOIL 4105 - Soil Physics Laboratory
Credits: 2
Teaches students the methodology and use of equipment to measure soil physical properties in the laboratory and field. Experiments include particle size analysis, soil surface area, soil-water measurement with neutron probe and TDR, field infiltration rate, soil-water retention curve, soil pore size distribution saturated and unsaturated conductivities, soil water potential and solute breakthrough curve.
Dual Listed SOIL 5105 .
Prerequisite: SOIL 2010 .
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SOIL 4120 - Genesis, Morphology and Classification of Soils
Credits: 4
Processes of soil development and methods of description, survey and classification. Includes field trips which examine soils in the Laramie Basin and surrounding mountains.
Dual Listed SOIL 5120 .
When Offered (Offered fall semester)
Prerequisite: SOIL 2010 .
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SOIL 4130 - Chemistry of the Soil Environment
Credits: 3
Introduction to the chemical properties and reactions that occur in the soil environment. Fundamental principles of soil mineralogy, organic matter and equilibrium chemistry as they relate to soil chemical reactions, plant nutrient availability and pedogenetic processes will be emphasized.
Dual Listed SOIL 5130 .
When Offered (Offered spring semester)
Prerequisite: SOIL 2010 , CHEM 1030 or CHEM 1060 .
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SOIL 4140 - Soil Microbiology
Credits: 4
Fundamental principles of soil microbiology and how they relate to microbial ecology, environmental contamination, agriculture and forestry.
Cross Listed MICR 4140 .
Dual Listed SOIL 5140 .
Prerequisite: SOIL 2010 .
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SOIL 4150 - Forest and Range Soils
Credits: 3
Characteristics and management of forest and range soils primarily in arid environments. Examines pedagogical units representative of forests and ranges and soil properties, such as nutrient availability and water relations that influence plant growth.
Dual Listed SOIL 5150 .
When Offered (Normally offered fall semester)
Prerequisite: SOIL 2010 .
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SOIL 4160 - Soil Health and Nutrient Cycling
Credits: 3
Physical, chemical, and biological aspects of soils that impact fertilizer fate, uptake, and plant growth.
Dual Listed SOIL 5160 .
When Offered (Normally offered fall semester of odd-numbered years)
Prerequisite: SOIL 2010 .
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