Introduction to Sociology - survey of major subject areas and principles of sociology.

Current Social Problems. The course considers a study in social issues; contemporary social problems and their consequences, with special emphasis on American society.

Marriage and the Family. Here you will study the origin and evolution of the family as a social institution; the relationships of family structure to social organization; theories, functions, forms, and processes of the family in selected cultures.

Introduction to Anthropology - an introductory survey of the field of anthropology, with emphasis on the prehistoric development of man and cultures.

Sociology of Sex Roles. The course conveys the analysis of social, psychological, and physiological approaches to the development of sex identity and sex roles; effect of differential socialization methods from infancy through adulthood; impact on both men and women of contemporary changes in sex roles.

Medical Sociology – discover sociological concepts and principles to the study of health professions, medical institution, community medical organization, and definition and distribution of illnesses.

Aging and Society. The course was designed to examine the relationship between the various structures and institutions in society and aging. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship between the family, religion, education, the government and the economic system and individuals as they age.

Death and Dying - provides and understanding of dying, death, and bereavement that will assist individuals to better cope with their own deaths and with the deaths of others.

Methods of Social Research. It is an introduction to the selection and formulation of research problems; project design and sampling procedures; data collection and preparation of reports.

Criminology - a study of crime and criminal behavior in American society, with special emphasis on the individual, group trends and theories concerning treatment.

Juvenile Delinquency provides an analysis of the nature, causes, and extent of juvenile delinquency; and an evaluation of preventative programs.

Cultural Anthropology. Here you can discover methods and theories of cultural anthropology; ethnographic study of divergent societies throughout the world.

History of Social Thought. Theory and methodology in social thought from ancient times to the present are considered in this course.

Modern Sociological Theory – pays attention to the systematic analysis of trends and developments in sociological theory since the 1920's, with emphasis on current theory and its relationship to research.

Law and Society - analyse the creation and functioning of law as an element of culture and how law, in its many cultural forms, affects the structure of social institutions and human behavior (Fall, even numbered years).

Social Psychology – pays attention to the psychology of groups and their influences on the individual. Also listed as PY 442 but creditable only in the field for which registered (Spring, taught in Summer with sufficient enrollment).

This course is available via distance learning/internet. The whole course consists of 21 credits.