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SOC 260 - Introduction to Sociology - Superior Connections 4 Credits
Students learn concepts and methods of sociology by studying the basic structure of social life, culture, group interaction, social institutions, stratification, power, and social problems. As part of a block in the Superior Connections program, this course utilizes sociological concepts to understand life in and around the Lake Superior Watershed as students consider the relationship between sustainability and social justice
Prerequisites: Enrollment in Superior Connections
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SOC 302 - Sociology of Culture 3 Credits
Students examine the links between culture, modernity, and post modernity through the analysis of cultural productions, power, moral discourse, and the audience in a variety of Western and non-Western societies.
Prerequisites: SOC 111
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SOC 320 - Health, Medicine, and Justice 3 Credits
This course is an introduction to the Sociology of Medicine. The Sociology of Medicine is centered around the theme that health and illness cannot be understood by simply looking at biological phenomena and medical knowledge. Rather, it is also necessary to situate health and illness in the larger political, cultural, economic, and social forces within a society. The course will be divided into three sections: the social construction of health and illness, the structure of the American health care system, and the medical profession and medical ethics. Special emphasis will be place on the role of environmental factors in these three areas.
Prerequisites: SOC 111 and junior standing
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SOC 325 - Environmental Health and Sustainability 3 Credits
Students in this course will use social epidemiological methods to explore the relationship between environmental health and sustainability issues with the goal of developing socially just solutions. This class will focus on social determinants of environmental health, measures and methods of studying health, exposures and impacts, and sustainable strategies. These concepts will be applied to sustainable and healthy cities, transportation, food, energy, and social justice issues.
Prerequisites: SOC 111
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SOC 332 - Crime, Deviance, and Social Justice 3 Credits
Students examine the social construction of the law, the courts, crime, imprisonment, and justice. The course emphasizes the differential application of the law, the myths of crime and deviant behavior, and the uses of the legal system for political and social ends.
Prerequisites: SOC 111 or SOC 260
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SOC 336 - The Nature of Social Inequality 4 Credits
Students analyze the major forms of socially structured inequality in American society, emphasizing how wealth, power, and life chances affect different racial, ethnic, indigenous, gender, and national groups.
Prerequisites: SOC 111
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SOC 368 - Global Inequality 4 Credits
Students study the forms, causes and consequences of global inequalities. Globalization produces winners and losers, and this course explores those individuals, companies, and countries that benefit from globalization as well as those who are harmed by it. Additionally, the course will analyze how demographic trends play a role in the globalization process.
Prerequisites: SOC 111 or Instructor Consent
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SOC 370 - Social Science Research Methods 4 Credits
Students study methods used in social science research, including surveys, interviewing, ethnography, participatory action, content analysis, and secondary analysis. Students also apply basic statistical concepts to real social issues through the use of computer-assisted statistical packages such as R and SPSS. Finally, students apply their new knowledge and skills by completing research projects and presenting them to the class.
Prerequisites: MTH 107
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SOC 374 - Human Rights and Social Justice 3 Credits
Through written texts, videos, and personal life stories, students explore how groups have been denied basic human rights. Additionally, students learn about the numerous methods groups have used to gain human rights. Finally, students research, using the case study method, one group and its struggle to achieve human rights.
Prerequisites: SOC 111 or SOC 260
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SOC 381 - Undoing Racism 3 Credits
This course teaches students how to understand race and racism from a sociological perspective. American culture teaches us that we should not pay attention to race because it only makes inequality worse. This leaves us ill-prepared to interact with difference or understand inequality. In this course, students become familiar with the data that examine how race and ethnicity are tied to inequality and privilege, and they develop skills for dealing with racial / ethnic differences in a variety of contexts.
Prerequisites: SCD 110 or SOC 111
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SOC 448 - Sociological Theory 4 Credits
In this course students learn classic and contemporary social theories and consider their impact on current sociological research. By reading primary texts from a wide variety of social theorists, students not only engage directly with the ideas and assumptions embedded in social theory, they are also able to consider how socio-political forces shape which writers were excluded from the field in its early formations. This perspective deepens students’ critical awareness of ideas and assumptions within sociology and other social sciences, leaving them better equipped to understand the complexity of social research.
Prerequisites: Any SOC course.
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SOC 472 - Advanced Justice Studies 4 Credits
Students read, discuss, and debate numerous theoretical perspectives concerning justice and apply them to specific topical areas related to the instructor’s expertise.
Prerequisites: SOC 111 or SOC 260
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SOC 481 - Qualitative Research Methods 4 Credits
Students learn research methodologies and analysis in a range of qualitative methods including ethnography, in-depth interviewing, focus group moderating, and content analysis. By reading theory, reviewing existing research, and developing hands-on skills through working on data collection and analysis, students gain a thorough understanding of the theory and practice of qualitative methodologies.
Prerequisites: SOC 111 and Junior Status or higher
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SOC 488 - Capstone in Sociology and Social Justice 4 Credits
This course provides students with the necessary skills to complete a social science research project of their choosing, with the guidance of the professor and other students in class. This is a seminar in which students read and discuss social science research.
Prerequisites: SOC 370
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Writing |
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WRI 224 - News Writing & Reporting 3 Credits
This course introduces students to the essentials of journalism necessary for any storytelling format: news and information gathering; constructing stories; editing and presentation; avoiding libel and other legal pitfalls. It drills students in basic skills and deadline reporting and writing.
Prerequisites: ENG 110 , or writing assessment score of 3 or higher, or completion of any ENG or WRI course.
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WRI 260 - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 Credits
This course is a workshop in writing poetry and short fiction. Students explore their creative potential in the genres through exercises, writing/revision of poems and stories, peer review, and reading the work of prominent poets and writers.
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WRI 273 - Writing the Environmental Essay 3 Credits
Workshop in writing the creative nature essay.
Prerequisites: ENG 110 , a Connections Block, or Writing Assessment Score of 3 or above
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WRI 340 - Short Forms and Hybrids 3 Credits
This is a course in literary experimentation focused on writing in short and hybrid forms including prose poetry, flash fiction, sudden fiction, micro-fiction, and flash and micro-essays. Students read examples of these forms; write in a range of short-form genres, modes, and styles; try exercises designed to open up new mental landscapes; and workshop their writing with their peers.
Prerequisites: Any WRI course
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WRI 361 - Creative Writing: Fiction 3 Credits
This course focuses on the study and practice of short story writing. Students are given in- and out-of-class exercises to facilitate story ideas; the course also involves small and large group workshops, with discussions of student work. At the end of term, students present their stories in a public venue.
Prerequisites: WRI 260
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WRI 362 - Creative Writing: Poetry 3 Credits
In this workshop course, students practice the art and craft of writing poetry, as well as reading the work of established contemporary poets.
Prerequisites: WRI 260
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WRI 363 - Writing Literary NonFiction 3 Credits
This course is a workshop in writing literary nonfiction. Reading, writing assignments, and discussion explore the wide mix of memoir, travel writing, literary journalism, and personal essay that comprises the genre of literary nonfiction.
Prerequisites: WRI 260
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WRI 461 - Seminar in Fiction Writing 4 Credits
This seminar is an advanced workshop in fiction writing. Students write 3-4 medium length short stories (30-40 pages total), which are read and critiqued by the class as a whole. The course is a capstone option for Writing majors.
Prerequisites: WRI 260
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WRI 462 - Seminar in Poetry Writing 4 Credits
This course is an advanced workshop in writing poetry and is a capstone option for writing majors.
Prerequisites: WRI 260
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WRI 489 - Senior Honors Thesis 3 Credits
Students complete a long scholarly or creative work with a thesis director. The thesis is presented to the College community in a public reading. Students may only take this course by invitation of the English Program Coordinator. This course is not a capstone option for Writing majors.
Prerequisites: Instructor Consent
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