Courses

Faculty members in the Department of Sociology offer courses from the disciplines of anthropology, criminal justice, geography, and sociology. **Courses regularly offered within the Department of Sociology include:

Anthropology Courses:

  • Primates, People & History
  • Understanding Other Cultures
  • Peoples of Latin America
  • Peoples of the Indian Subcontinent
  • Archaeological Excavation
  • Race and Ethnicity
  • Anthropology of Magic and Religion
  • Independent Study
  • Topics in Anthropology


Criminal Justice Courses:

  • Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • Criminal Law


Geography Courses:

  • Geography of the Developed World
  • Geography of the Developing World
  • Introduction to Geography
  • America's National Parks
  • Independent Study
  • Geography of the United States and Canada
  • Geography of East Asia


Sociology Courses:

  • Introductory Sociology
  • Sociology of Gender Roles
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Sociology of Community
  • Social Demography
  • Individual and Society
  • Introduction to Social Problems
  • Sociology of Delinquent Youth Behavior
  • Urban Sociology
  • Sociology of Crime
  • Crime:  Myths and Misconceptions
  • Minority Group Relations
  • Sociology of Law
  • Sociology of Corrections
  • Police in Society
  • Sociology of Medicine and Health
  • Independent Study
  • Internship
  • Sociology of Mental Health
  • Topics in Sociology
  • Sociological Theory
  • Sociological Research Methods
  • Social Stratification
  • Social Organizations
  • Sociology of Social Control
  • Sociology of Deviance
  • Family Diversity
  • Criminology Theory
  • Special Topics

 

**For detailed Course Descriptions visit:  http://www.usca.edu/bulletin/2006-2007bulletin/humanities.html#Sociology and scroll down to the course descriptions.