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(SS) Social and Administrative SciencesSO – Sociology (continued)SO 421Organizational SociologyPrerequisites: PS/SO 300 or equivalent, orinstructor permission.Study of the origins and operations of formalbureaucratic organizations, such as businesses,governments, prisons, and voluntary and serviceassociations; their place in modern society; andtheir relations to one another and to individuals.Topics include major organizational theories,leadership, authority, task performance,communication, decision-making, andeffectiveness. Focuses on the structural andcultural aspects of these organizations. 3:0:3SO 425Sociology of Work and ProfessionsPrerequisite: PS/SO 300 or equivalent, orinstructor permission.Analysis of work in the United States and aglobal economy. Examines the division oflabor, central and peripheral labor markets,occupational prestige and professionalization,work and identity, occupational mobility,formal work hierarchies and informalcolleagueship, socialization and work processes,types of occupations and professions, andthe influences of large corporations andglobalization. 3:0:3SO 430Field Placement in SociologyPrerequisites: major in sociology, permissionof the instructor, and junior or senior standing.Supervised field placement in an agencyspecifically concerned with application ofsociology. Variable credit: 1-6 hours.SO 451Advanced Social PsychologyPrerequisite: PS 301.An in-depth survey of the major theoreticalapproaches in social psychology, including: socialcognition, exchange theory, group dynamics,role theory, psychodynamics, symbolicinteractionism, and social constructionism. Theemphasis is on critical evaluation and practicalapplication of each theory and major studies andfindings are used as illustration. 3:0:3SO 455Program and Policy EvaluationPrerequisite: PS/SO 300 or equivalent.Advanced survey of quantitative and qualitativemethodologies used to evaluate organizational344programs and policies. Covers all steps of theprocess, from value formation and goal setting,through research design, data collection,analysis and interpretation, and implementingdata based program changes. 3:0:3SO 459Survey MethodologyPrerequisite: PS/SO 300 or equivalent.Advanced course in the design,implementation, and analysis of surveyresearch. Topics include operationalizingconcepts, scaling and measurement, multistagesampling, wording and ordering effects, and anumber of statistical analysis techniques. It alsointroduces practical considerationsregarding the time, cost, and method of surveyimplementation. 3:0:3SO 490Special Topics in SociologyPrerequisite: SO 141.Based on a different subject area not otherwiseavailable in the department. Recommendedfor those planning to go on to graduate school.3:0:3SO 496Senior Project in SociologyThis course involves research on a selectedsociological problem and preparation of a majorpaper in the style of a professional journalarticle in sociology. The paper will include aproblem statement, review of relevant theoryand research, and presentation of researchfindings and analysis. Variable credit: 1-4 hoursSO 498 (PS 498)Senior CapstonePrerequisite: SO 141 and Senior Standing.This course serves as a senior capstoneexperience for students in their senior year.This course will include a comprehensiveexamination, a portfolio, and a major paperreflecting on the student’s portfolio. Therewill also be lectures reviewing all issuesdesignated in the student’s degree program.The comprehensive examination will be worth25% of the student’s grade. The student will beable to take the comprehensive examination upto 3 times in a semester and the highest scorewill be used for their grade. This class is nottransferable from any other institution. 2:0:2