2006-2008 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

SOCI 3303 Research MethodsPrerequisites: SOCI 2115, 2301, WRIT 3303 or 3304, or permission of instructorResearch Methods is designed to introduce students to basic research methods in thesocial and behavioral sciences and to teach research design from the conception of anidea to the analysis and interpretation of data. (Offered also as PSYC 3303.)SOCI 3320 Social ChangePrerequisites: SOCI 2115; WRIT 3303 or 3304This course critically examines the most contemporary social issues. Many of theseare related to the practice of medicine, educational reform, mass media, religion, or thepolitical process.SOCI 3324 Race, Class, and GenderPrerequisites: WRIT 3303 or 3304; SOCI 2115This course critically examines contemporary social issues related to the variouscategories of people in our society. The content of the course will address differences,similarities, functions, conflicts, and the stratification of social groups based on race,ethnicity, class, and gender. (Offered also as EDUC 3324.)SOCI 3327 CriminologyPrerequisites: SOCI 2115, WRIT 3303 or 3304This course critically examines contemporary social issues related to social norms,norm violations, and social sanctions. Specifically the content of the course will addresscrime and violence, juvenile delinquency, and the criminal justice system.SOCI 3330 Classical Social TheoryPrerequisites: SOCI 1313, 2115, WRIT 3303 or 3304A study of the development of social theories, beginning with the Enlightenmentand ending with the early 20 th century American sociologists. The course focuses onpolitical and social contexts and forces which led to the development of sociology asa discipline. Another focus of the course will be to understand the various paradigmswhich make up the theoretical aspects of the discipline.SOCI 3374 Urban SociologyPrerequisites: SOCI 2115, WRIT 3303 or 3304A social systems approach to the analysis of the emerging problems of urban-suburbanareas, with special consideration of the development of alternative solutions for theseproblems and strategies of intervention.SOCI 3385 Social DeviancePrerequisites: SOCI 2115, WRIT 3303 or 3304A study of the major theories of deviance and disorganization in current times. Thiscourse examines a variety of forms of deviant behavior and the cultural context ofdivorce.SOCI 4181, 4281, 4381 Special TopicsA service course designed to permit the offering of topics of current interest. May alsobe used for individual study, in which a minimum of 30 clock hours of directed studyis required for each semester hour of credit. Topics and projects are selected on thebasis of student interest and demand. Permission of department required.SOCI 4292 Senior Seminar in Sociological ResearchPrerequisites: WRIT 3303 or 3304, SOCI 2115, 2301, 3303, and 15 hours insociologyIn this course the student designs an original research project, preparing a proposalwhich describes the problem, the hypotheses, the review of literature, techniques to beused, and other components normally found in research proposals. See Note 9 under“Undergraduate Degree Requirements.”342 / Courses