Sociology and Anthropology
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4.- Sociology (SOCI) Courses
For Graduate Students Only
3510 Seminar in Social Organization (3-0)
An examination of size and complexity, vertical and horizontal processes,
organizational effectiveness, and command and communication systems within
bureaucratic and non-bureaucratic structures.
3512 Seminar in Advanced Measurement and Inference (3-0)
Introduction to techniques of multivariate analysis commonly used in
sociology including multiple regression, factor analysis, and discriminant
function analysis.
3513 Research Uses in Social Data (3-0)
Data analysis techniques, statistical analysis and management of large data
sets; the use of computer and Statistical Package for the Social Sciences.
Prerequisite: SOCI 3212 or equivalent.
3515 Seminar in Sociology of Deviance (3-0)
Critical analysis of sociological theories, current research, and applied
approaches relevant to deviance.
3520 Seminar in Methodology (3-0)
The field research process from initial project proposal to the final
report including the integration of the planning, execution, and analysis
phases.
3525 Seminar in Sociological Theory (3-0)
The role and utility of theory within the discipline, the processes of
theorizing, reconceptualizing and theory testing, theorists, and
theoretical trends.
3540 Seminar in Demography (3-0)
Causes and consequences of trends in fertility, mortality, and migration.
3541 Special Graduate Topics (3-0)
A course organized to investigate special topics and current issues of
significance to sociologists. May be repeated for credit when content
varies.
3548 Seminar in Criminology (3-0)
Social context of criminal law and criminal justice; theories of crime and
treatment programs.
3555 U.S.-Mexico Borderlands in Change (3-0)
The study of social, economic, and technological change in the Borderlands.
Transborder networks and nationalistic policies are compared; the border
maquiladora industry is studied.
3561 Graduate Research and Intern Practicum (3-0)
A course designed to give students supervised experience in conducting
sociological research as interns in community agencies. (May be repeated
for a maximum of six credit hours.)
3562 Seminar in Health Services Delivery (3-0)
Health and medical occupations and the organization of care, cure, and
prevention systems; social and cultural factors affecting sick roles and
community health policies and practices.
3565 Seminar in Sociology of Education (3-0)
Application of sociological theory and research to American education;
present educational problems and possible solutions.
3575 Seminar in Southwestern Cultures (3-0)
An anthropological, ethnohistorical, and sociological examination of
salient Southwestern cultures: Mexican-Americans, Indian societies, Blacks,
Orientals, etc.
3590 Individual Studies (0-0-3)
Prerequisite: Department approval.
3598 Thesis (0-0-3)
Initial work on the thesis.
3599 Thesis (0-0-3)
Continuous enrollment required while work on the thesis continues.
Prerequisite: SOCI 3598.
