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  • SOC 3750G: Sociology of Aging

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Explores sociological theories in aging and the life course. Examines how aging is experienced at the personal, group, and larger social levels of society. Investigates how various life transitions and social roles are experienced among older adults, including intimate relationships, work and retirement, health and medical care, politics, and more. Analyzes how aging and aging-related social issues intersect with various social constructions and institutions in the U.S. and globally.
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  • SOC 3800: Animals and Society

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010 with a C+ or higher, (SOC 1010G or ENST 1010 or GEOG 1400 or GEOG 2000 or ANTH 1010G), and University Advanced Standing. Examines the roles that non-human animals play in human societies. Utilizes sociological approaches to study human-animal relationships and to critically evaluate the ideologies which justify these relationships. Pays particular attention to human relationships in North America to domestic pets, livestock, and wildlife.
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  • SOC 3850: Land Food and Society

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010 with a C+ or higher, (SOC 1010G or ENST 1010 or GEOG 1400 or GEOG 2000 or ANTH 1010G), and University Advanced Standing. Introduces rural life across the globe at the intersection of landscape, society, and resource/food systems. Discusses the views of agrarian writers and thinkers. Explores rural values, rural communities, rural race relations, and rural poverty. Evaluates how the rural perspective provides a platform for critique of modern societal transformations in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
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  • SOC 4000: Classical Social Theory

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 2010 with a minimum C+ grade), SOC 1010G, and University Advanced Standing. Examines the contributions of key classical theorists to contemporary sociology. Applies classical social theories to real-life scenarios. Provides potential solutions to social problems while challenging students to think critically.
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  • SOC 4020: Survey Research Design in the Social Sciences

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Teaches methods of conducting survey research. Explains how to construct, validate, administer surveys, report data, and interpret findings.
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  • SOC 4100: Contemporary Social Theory

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010G and SOC 4000 and (ENGL 2010 with a C+ or higher) and University Advanced Standing. Examines major contemporary sociological theories that provide the basis for sociological research and the interpretation of social processes. Explores the nature of sociological theory and theory-building to understand the difference and connection between theoretical, methodological, and empirical works in sociology. Engages with diverse theoretical voices shaping social scientific thought.
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    General Education Course

  • SOC 4400: Social Change

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010, SOC 1010G, and University Advanced Standing. Analyzes societies and their component parts. Evaluates various endogenous and exogenous forces which bring about social change. Examines historical and contemporary processes of social change and stratification. Explores current social conditions and applicable methods of social change.
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  • SOC 4750R: Current Topics in Sociology

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010 with a minimum grade of C+, SOC 1010G, and University Advanced Standing. Presents selected topic in Sociology and will vary each semester. Requires a project demonstration competency in the specific topic. May be repeated with different topics for nine credits toward graduation.
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  • SOC 4810R: Sociology Internship

    1.00 - 6.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Provides integration of classroom learning with learning that takes place in an on-site internship. Applies sociological knowledge in a professional environment. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits toward graduation. May be graded credit/no credit.
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  • SOC 4850: Social Movements and Collective Action

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010, SOC 1010G, and University Advanced Standing. Explores contemporary research and theories in the sociological study of social movements and collective action. Examines the cultural, political, and institutional factors contributing to the rise and decline of social movements. Analyzes the social forces contributing to a social movement's successes and failures. Applies sociological theories to evaluate a range of historical and contemporary social movements.
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