Sociology (SOC)

SOC 111 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
Credits: 3
Term: (F,S,SU)

This course offers exposure to fundamentals, perspectives, and terminology of sociology. It includes the study of society and human interaction as it is shaped by social structure and culture. Students also survey the interdependence of social institutions including family, religions, economics, politics, education and occupation, as well as population changes, social differentiation, inequality, deviance, conformity, modernization, social order, and social changes.

SOC 115 SURVEY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Credits: 3
Term: (F based on sufficient demand)

This course offers exposure to the fundamental perspectives and terminology of the criminal justice system in the United States. It includes the study of the interaction of the individual with the criminal justice system. Students will also examine the causes of criminal behavior and the history, influences, and related fields of knowledge that are connected to the criminal justice system. Topics will include responsibilities of agencies, roles of personnel, and the inter-relationships of criminal justice to political agencies and other factors that influence the criminal justice system.