{"id":71,"date":"2010-09-23T10:27:56","date_gmt":"2010-09-23T14:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/catalog-11-12\/"},"modified":"2012-03-08T11:02:12","modified_gmt":"2012-03-08T16:02:12","slug":"sociology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/catalog-11-12\/sociology\/","title":{"rendered":"Sociology"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\na.dyn_course_off{padding-left:15px; background-image:url(\/interactive\/catalog\/plus.png); background-repeat:no-repeat; border-bottom:none !important}\n.coursedesc  { display: block; background-color:#fffde5; padding-left:15px; }\na.dyn_course_on{display: block; background-color:#fffde5; margin-top:5px; padding-left:15px; background-image:url(\/interactive\/catalog\/minus.png); background-repeat:no-repeat; border-bottom:none !important; font-weight:bold; line-height:normal; display:block}\n        <\/style><\/p>\n<span id=\"Sociology\"><h1>Sociology<\/h1><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#faculty\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#description\">Description<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#majorrequirements\">Major Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#minor_req\">Minor Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#policies\">Program Policies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#course\">Course Descriptions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span id=\"Faculty\"><h2><a class=\"anchorGlyph\" name=\"faculty\"><\/a>Faculty<\/h2><\/span>\n<p>Roxana Moayedi, Associate Professor of Sociology (Program Chair)<br \/>\nKonia Kollehlon, Associate Professor of Sociology<br \/>\nRoberta Goldberg, Professor of Sociology<\/p>\n<span id=\"Description\"><h2><a class=\"anchorGlyph\" name=\"description\"><\/a>Description<\/h2><\/span>\n<p>Sociology is the scientific study and interpretation of group life.\u00a0 It provides a human perspective on the study of urban life, family patterns and relationships, work, and organizational structures.\u00a0\u00a0 Gender, race, social class, social change, and current social issues are the focus of research and analysis.<\/p>\n<p>The primary goal of this program is to enable students to develop a \"sociological imagination,\" giving them the ability to connect individual private experience with social structure through concrete experiences and a strong theoretical perspective.\u00a0 Teaching this deceptively simple insight, that people are affected by social forces and that social institutions are affected by their members, is the major focus of the discipline.<\/p>\n<p>Majoring in sociology prepares students for graduate school and a wide variety of careers, such as social psychology, social research, social work, public administration, business, education, market research, law, and community planning.<\/p>\n<p>A sociology major and minor are offered to students in the College of Arts and Sciences.\u00a0 The Sociology Program also supports the criminal justice and human relations majors.<\/p>\n<span id=\"Major_Requirements\"><h2><a class=\"anchorGlyph\" name=\"majorrequirements\"><\/a>Major Requirements<\/h2><\/span>\n<p><strong>Required Courses (33 credits)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ALL of the following courses:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\" title=\"NO MATCHING EVENT ID FOUND IN DATABASE\" >SOCY 100<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"\" title=\"NO MATCHING EVENT ID FOUND IN DATABASE\" >SOCY 311<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"\" title=\"NO MATCHING EVENT ID FOUND IN DATABASE\" >SOCY 421<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"\" title=\"NO MATCHING EVENT ID FOUND IN DATABASE\" >SOCY 499<\/span><\/p>\n<p>ONE course in statistics:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\" title=\"NO MATCHING EVENT ID FOUND IN DATABASE\" >MATH 110<\/span><\/p>\n<p>SIX additional courses in sociology or other approved courses<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Courses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\" title=\"NO MATCHING EVENT ID FOUND IN DATABASE\" >SSC 107<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"\" title=\"NO MATCHING EVENT ID FOUND IN DATABASE\" >SOCY 491<\/span><\/p>\n<span id=\"Minor_Requirements\"><h2><a class=\"anchorGlyph\" name=\"minor_req\"><\/a>Minor Requirements<\/h2><\/span>\n<p><strong>Required Courses (18 credits)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ONE introductory course:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\" title=\"NO MATCHING EVENT ID FOUND IN DATABASE\" >SOCY 100<\/span><\/p>\n<p>ONE course chosen from between:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\" title=\"NO MATCHING EVENT ID FOUND IN DATABASE\" >SOCY 321<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"\" title=\"NO MATCHING EVENT ID FOUND IN DATABASE\" >SOCY 421<\/span><\/p>\n<p>FOUR additional courses in sociology or other approved courses, excluding field work<\/p>\n<span id=\"Program_Policies\"><h2><a class=\"anchorGlyph\" name=\"policies\"><\/a>Program Policies<\/h2><\/span>\n<p>Students may declare a major in Sociology and a minor in Criminal Justice (or vice versa) by satisfying the requirements for the major and minor. Students who double major in Sociology and Criminal Justice must satisfy the requirements in both disciplines. Students who decide to double major in Sociology and Criminal Justice (or minor in Sociology or Criminal Justice) should remember that except for <span style=\"\" title=\"NO MATCHING EVENT ID FOUND IN DATABASE\" >SOCY 100<\/span>, <span style=\"\" title=\"NO MATCHING EVENT ID FOUND IN DATABASE\" >SOCY 311<\/span>, and <span style=\"\" title=\"NO MATCHING EVENT ID FOUND IN DATABASE\" >MATH 110<\/span>, they cannot double count other Sociology or Criminal Justice courses in satisfying the requirements of both majors.\u00a0 Stated otherwise, as a double major in Sociology and Criminal Justice, you can not use a Criminal Justice course (that is required for the Criminal Justice major) as one of the six additional courses needed to satisfy the requirements for Sociology. However, Sociology majors who do not declare a double major may use up to two Criminal Justice courses as part of their six additional Sociology course requirements, if no other courses outside of Sociology are used. These courses must be approved by the Chair of the Sociology Program. Also, students who double major\u00a0 in Sociology and Criminal Justice will select either <span style=\"\" title=\"NO MATCHING EVENT ID FOUND IN DATABASE\" >SOCY 499<\/span> or <span style=\"\" title=\"NO MATCHING EVENT ID FOUND IN DATABASE\" >CJUS 499<\/span> as the senior seminar requirement for both majors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advanced Placement:<\/strong><br \/>\nCredits earned through AP examinations do not fulfill requirements of the sociology major.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLEP Policy:<\/strong><br \/>\nCredits earned through CLEP examinations do not fulfill requirements of the sociology major.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grades in Major Courses:<\/strong><br \/>\nStudents are required to earn a grade of \"C\" or better in all courses counted to fulfill requirements for the major.\u00a0 In addition, students must achieve a passing grade on the senior comprehensive portfolio.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pass\/No Pass:<\/strong><br \/>\nCourses fulfilling major requirements may not be taken pass\/no pass.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Assessment:<\/strong><br \/>\nStudents are required to submit a Senior Comprehensive Portfolio Assessment Project prior to graduation.\u00a0 Specific requirements and due dates are distributed to seniors the fall semester of their graduation year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TELL Policy:<\/strong><br \/>\nStudents applying for credit in experiential learning should consult with the program faculty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transfer Credits:<\/strong><br \/>\nCredits in courses equivalent to those required for the major from a similar institution may be accepted toward a major.\u00a0 Students majoring in sociology must take a minimum of four sociology courses at Trinity in addition to the Senior Seminar.<\/p>\n<p><script>\nfunction toggleCourse(control) {\n\tif ($(control).hasClass('dyn_course_off')) {\n    \t$(control).removeClass('dyn_course_off').addClass('dyn_course_on');\n\t\tif ($(control).next().is('span')) {\n\t\t\t$(control).next().slideDown('slow');\n\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t$(control).parent().next().slideDown('slow');\n\t\t}\n    } else {\n\t\t$(control).removeClass('dyn_course_on').addClass('dyn_course_off');\n\t\tif ($(control).next().is('span')) {\n\t\t\t$(control).next().slideUp();\n\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t$(control).parent().next().slideUp();\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}\n<\/script>\n\n<script>\n        function toggleDeptCourse(control) {\n\tif ($(control).hasClass(\"dyn_course_off\")) {\n    \t$(control).removeClass(\"dyn_course_off\").addClass(\"dyn_course_on\");\n\t\tif ($(control).next().attr(\"tagName\") == \"SPAN\") {\n\t\t\t$(control).next().slideDown(\"slow\");\n\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t$(control).parent().next().slideDown(\"slow\");\n\t\t}\n    } else {\n\t\t$(control).removeClass(\"dyn_course_on\").addClass(\"dyn_course_off\");\n\t\tif ($(control).next().attr(\"tagName\") == \"SPAN\") {\n\t\t\t$(control).next().slideUp();\n\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t$(control).parent().next().slideUp();\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}\n<\/script>\n        <h2>Course Descriptions<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-71","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/catalog-11-12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/catalog-11-12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/catalog-11-12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/catalog-11-12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/catalog-11-12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/catalog-11-12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/catalog-11-12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}