2010-2011 - Sweet Briar College

2010-2011 Catalog sociologya specific facility. Professionals in the equineindustry will be brought in to discuss specificaspects of farm and stable management.RDPR 392 (3)–Theory and Practice ofSchooling HorsesPrerequisites: Completion on at least one200-level riding course and permission of theinstructor. A survey of the development ofmajor riding and schooling theories in Westerncivilization from the Renaissance to the presentand an actual schooling experience. Three hourslecture and discussion, three hours mountedinstruction, and at least four hours independentmounted work with a schooling project, weekly.Offered alternate years.RDPR 396 (3)–Contemporary Riding andTeachingPrerequisites: Completion of at least one200-level riding course and permission of theinstructor. The study and practice of ridingand teaching within a modern system of riding.Mounted instruction, lectures, and practiceteaching. Offered alternate years in the summer.RDPR 461 (1, 2, or 3)–Independent StudyPrerequisites: One 100-level RDPR course, one200-level RDPR course, and permission of theinstructor. Pursuit of an upper level researchproject determined in advance by the student inconsultation with a faculty member who will actas the sponsor.SociologySociology, the study of modern society andits institutions, deals with questions abouteconomic relations, the distribution of power,and interrelations of religious systems and thestructure of society. The discipline combinesrigorous methods with a humanist’s perspectiveto develop comprehensive views of society. TheDepartment of Sociology offers a wide varietyof courses in social stratification, crime anddelinquency, urbanization, and race relations.The department offers major and minor programsin sociology.The Sociology Major(36 semester hours)Required:SOCI 100SOCI 110SOCI 320SOCI 330SOCI 450SOCI 451(3) -Introduction to Sociology:The Sociological Perspective(3) -Introduction to Sociology:Social Research(3) -Social Organization: Work,Family, and Education(3) -Social Stratification(3) -Sociological Theory(3) -Research MethodsSenior Exercise:SOCI 452 (3) -Senior SeminarChoose 4 three-credit courses in sociologyexcluding internships. No more than onedirected, special, or independent study may becounted toward the major.Choose 1 of the following courses:MATH 106 (3) -Statistical ReasoningMATH 205 (3) -Applied StatisticsNote: For the major in sociology, the P/CR/NC grading option may not be exercised for anycourse which could count toward the major.Additional information about the P/CR/NCgrading option is available under the AcademicRegulations heading in this catalog.Sociology Minor(18 semester hours)Required:SOCI 100SOCI 110SOCI 320SOCI 330(3) -Introduction to Sociology:The Sociological Perspective(3) -Introduction to Sociology:Social Research(3) -Social Organization: Work,Family, and Education(3) -Social StratificationChoose 2 three-credit courses in sociologyexcluding internships. No more than onedirected, special, or independent study may becounted toward the minor.185­