Sociology (SOC) 1

SOC 225. Racial and Ethnic Groups. 3 hours.

Sociology (SOC) Sociological and social-psychological analysis of racial, religious,
and other ethnic groups; consideration of historical and current social
problems arising from their relationships in society. Course Information:
Courses Same as BLST 225 and LALS 225. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100; or consent
SOC 100. Introduction to Sociology. 3 hours. of the instructor. Individual and Society course, and US Society course.
Analysis of human societies, organizations and groups, and the
SOC 226. Latinas in the United States. 3 hours.
interrelations among individuals, groups, and societies. Class Schedule
Socioeconomic conditions and cultural experiences of Latinas in the U.S.
Information: To be properly registered, students must enroll in one
Historical and contemporary views of labor, health, education, family,
Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture-Discussion. Individual and Society
identity formation and leadership. Course Information: Same as GWS 276
course, and US Society course.
and LALS 276. Grade of C or better in ENGL 160; Grade of C or better
SOC 105. Social Problems. 3 hours. or concurrent registration in ENGL 161. Class Schedule Information:
Contemporary social problems examined from the perspectives of social To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one
institutions, culture, inequality, organizations and groups, political and Discussion. Individual and Society course, and US Society course.
economic structure, social change, and social policy. Course Information:
SOC 228. Sociology of Asia and Asian Americans. 3 hours.
May be substituted for SOC 100 as a prerequisite for other sociology
Asian and Asian-American culture, institutions, and organization;
courses. Individual and Society course, and US Society course.
immigration, population, settlement patterns; occupations and poverty;
SOC 120. Introduction to Asian American Studies. 3 hours. family and ethnic identification; inequality and politics; values, prejudice,
Overview of Asian American experiences and perspectives in socio- discrimination. Course Information: Same as GLAS 228. Prerequisite(s):
historical context. Introduction to major concepts, issues, and debates SOC 100. Individual and Society course, and US Society course.
in the field of Asian American Studies. Course Information: Same as
SOC 229. Sociology of Latinos. 3 hours.
GLAS 120. Previously listed as SOC 125. Class Schedule Information: To
Examines social, political and economic issues affecting Latino groups.
be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion and one
While focusing on the process of racialization, the course also examines
Lecture. Individual and Society course, and US Society course.
immigration, language rights, gender and sexuality, labor market, media,
SOC 201. Introductory Sociological Statistics. 4 hours. and youth. Course Information: Same as LALS 229. Prerequisite(s): SOC
An introduction to the basic statistical methods used in the analysis of 100 or LALS 102 or SOC 105 or LALS 103; or consent of the instructor.
sociological data. 3 hours of lecture and 2 hours of laboratory per week. Individual and Society course, and US Society course.
Course Information: Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 105; and either
SOC 231. Criminology. 3 hours.
MATH 090, MATH 105, or MATH 108 or the equivalent; or consent of
Introductory survey of theories exploring the origins, organization,
the instructor. Class Schedule Information: To be properly registered,
meanings, and control of crime. Course Information: Same as CLJ 220.
students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture-Discussion.
Class Schedule Information: To be properly registered, students must
SOC 207. Racism: Global Perspectives. 3 hours. enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture.
An introduction to global, transnational, and comparative perspectives on
SOC 241. Social Inequalities. 3 hours.
racism. Analysis of race and racism not only in the United States, but also
Dimensions of inequality: economy, education, housing, health care;
in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, Europe, and other contexts.
power, status and self-esteem; inequality, and social policy. Course
Course Information: Same as BLST 207. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 160 or
Information: Prerequisite(s): SOC 100. Individual and Society course, and
ENGL 161. Individual and Society course, and World Cultures course.
US Society course.
SOC 212. Human Sexuality: Social Perspectives. 3 hours.
SOC 244. Sociology of Work. 3 hours.
Historical and cultural perspectives on contemporary American sexuality;
Impact of bureaucracy, technology, and automation; changing
knowledge, attitudes, and practices; sexuality over the life cycle,
composition of labor force: women, youth, elderly, racial and ethnic
socialization; affection, interpersonal attraction; marriage, law, other
minorities; international comparisons; policy implications. Course
institutions. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): SOC 100.
Information: Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 105; or consent of the
SOC 215. Sociology of Childhood and Youth. 3 hours. instructor. Individual and Society course, and US Society course.
Explores the meanings and social position of children and youth in
SOC 245. Marriage and Family. 3 hours.
society and examines how contemporary ideas about these categories
The family as an interactional system, an organization, and a
emerged. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 105; or
social institution; extended family ties, mate selection, marital roles,
consent of the instructor. Individual and Society course, and US Society
socialization, marital dissolution, family life course and change. Course
course.
Information: Prerequisite(s): SOC 100. Individual and Society course, and
SOC 224. Gender and Society. 3 hours. US Society course.
Sociological perspectives on gender as a factor in social stratification;
SOC 246. Sociology of Religion. 3 hours.
gender role acquisition; individual and social consequences of changing
Analysis of the structures and functions of religious institutions in modern
social definitions of gender roles. Course Information: Same as GWS
[Link] attention to the interplay between religion and other social
224. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or GWS 101 or GWS 102. Individual and
phenomena, such as economics, politics, and secular culture. Course
Society course, and US Society course.
Information: Same as RELS 246. Occasional field trips. Prerequisite(s):
One social sciences Course Distribution Credit (CDC) course and
sophomore standing. Class Schedule Information: To be properly
registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one
Practice. Individual and Society course, and US Society course.
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SOC 251. Health and Medicine. 3 hours. SOC 296. Supervised Study or Research. 1-3 hours.
Health care systems; special emphasis on United States; dimensions Special projects arranged in advance by faculty or student initiative.
of wellness and sickness including mental health; health providers, Course Information: May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours with
organizations, and institutions and their relations. Individual and Society approval. Students may register in more than one section per term.
course, and US Society course. Approval to repeat course granted by the department. Prerequisite(s):
9 hours of sociology, consent of the instructor, and approval of the
SOC 258. Race and Urban Life. 3 hours.
department prior to registration. Class Schedule Information: This course
Examines the experiences of Blacks in urban areas since the 1900's.
counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted
Course Information: Same as BLST 258.
toward the degree and the major.
SOC 265. Sociology of Politics. 3 hours.
SOC 298. Internship in Sociological Applications. 3 hours.
The exercise of power and power structures; alternative political systems;
Placement in a university or external organization where students
relationship between state and society; political attitudes, participation,
participate in a project using sociological skills under the direction of a
and organizations; political change, reform, and revolution. Course
field supervisor. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): SOC 201 and SOC
Information: Prerequisite(s): SOC 100. Individual and Society course.
202; and approval of the department. Class Schedule Information: This
SOC 268. Introduction to Comparative Sociology. 3 hours. course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours
Comparisons of population, culture, economics, politics, and social accepted toward the degree and the major.
relations among contemporary societies. Relations among institutional
SOC 300. Introduction to Sociological Research Methods. 4 hours.
areas and among societies. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): 3 hours
Survey of the principal methods of social research; problem and concept
of social science courses. Individual and Society course, and World
formation, research design, sampling reliability, internal and external
Cultures course.
validity, control of alternative explanations, ethical responsibilities
SOC 271. Race and the Politics of Incarceration. 3 hours. of researchers. Course Information: Previously listed as SOC 202.
Examines how incarceration and criminalization affects black people in Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above; and one 100 or 200-
contemporary society. Course Information: Same as BLST 271 and CLJ level course in Sociology; or consent of the instructor. Class Schedule
271. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better or concurrent registration in Information: To be properly registered, students must enroll in one
BLST 100 or Grade of C or better or concurrent registration in SOC 100 Lecture and one Discussion.
or Grade of C or better in CLJ 101. Individual and Society course, and US
SOC 385. Introduction to Sociological Theory. 3 hours.
Society course.
A survey of the major approaches to explaining social pheomena drawn
SOC 276. Urban Sociology. 3 hours. from representative nineteenth and twentieth-century social theorists.
Examination of the history, patterns, and consequences of urban places Emphasis on present-day applicability of these approaches. Course
and life in those places. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): SOC 100. Information: Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above and two 200-
Individual and Society course, and US Society course. level elective courses in sociology or consent of the instructor. Class
SOC 280. Data and Society. 3 hours. Schedule Information: To be properly registered, students must enroll in
Examines how data changes society and how those changes differ by one Lecture and one Discussion.
social group. Learn how data-driven products and services obtain data, SOC 401. Sociological Statistics. 4 hours.
and how those products/services use that data. Includes data science Descriptive and inferential statistics for graduate and advanced
lab to explore and visualize data using R. Course Information: Extensive undergraduate sociology majors and related fields. Tests of means,
computer use required. Class Schedule Information: To be properly regression, correlation, analysis of variance, and related topics. Course
registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Information: Prerequisite(s): SOC 201 and two additional 200-level
Laboratory. sociology electives; or graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
SOC 285. Politics, Algorithms and People. 3 hours. Class Schedule Information: To be properly registered, students must
Political and digital lives have become intertwined with the importance enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture-Discussion.
of social media, social media activism, and politics. Explores political SOC 402. Intermediate Sociological Statistics. 4 hours.
agency and political sociology in a digitized society. Covers general linear models emphasizing regression, analysis of
SOC 290. Sociology Major Orientation and Success. 2 hours. variance and covariance, simple structural equation models, simple
Introduces sociology majors to issues relevant to academic success and categorical methods and elementary matrix algebra. Course Information:
orients them to the UIC sociology department’s intellectual life, resources Prerequisite(s): SOC 401. Class Schedule Information: To be properly
and opportunities. Emphasis on exploring sociological interests and registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture-
career paths. Course Information: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading Discussion.
only. Students are advised to enroll in the course within one or two SOC 405. Writing in the Social Sciences. 3 or 4 hours.
semesters after declaring the major. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC Leads to effective, clear writing for a social science audience. Teaches
105; or consent of the instructor. how to organize ideas, avoid tiresome jargon, and write with precision.
Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.
Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of upper-division social science courses.
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SOC 407. Seminar in Comparative Racialization. 3 or 4 hours. SOC 440. Topics in Organizations and Institutions. 3 or 4 hours.
Provides an interdisciplinary and comparative approach to the making Intensive examination of a specialized topic announced when the class
and remaking of "race" and the resultant racialized experiences of is scheduled. Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate
different groups in the U.S. and globally. Course Information: Same as hours. May be repeated up to 2 times. Students may register in more
BLST 407. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): SOC 244 or MGMT 340, and
BLST 207 or SOC 207 or BLST 225 or SOC 225 or LALS 225; and senior an additional 200-level sociology elective, and junior standing; or consent
standing or above; or consent of the instructor. of the instructor.
SOC 409. Senior Research Practicum. 3 hours. SOC 441. Social Stratification. 3 or 4 hours.
Provides students with an opportunity to conduct their own sociological The nature of systems of differentiation and ranking in societies and
research. Over the course of the semester, students will refine a research their consequences; emphasis on class structure in the United States;
question, gather and analyze data, and draft an academic paper based prestige, status, power, and social mobility in the United States and other
on their results. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent societies. Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.
registration in SOC 201 and SOC 300; and Sociology majors in their final Prerequisite(s): SOC 241 and an additional 200 or 300-level elective in
year of undergraduate study; and consent of the instructor. Sociology; and Junior standing or above; or consent of the instructor.
SOC 422. Chicanas and Latinas: Self and Society. 3 hours. SOC 444. Race and Gender in Organizations. 3 or 4 hours.
The experiences of Chicanas and Latinas through the lens of Examines how organizations operate in society, creating racial/gender
contemporary sociological research. Topics to be discussed include: inequalities and making space for resistance, and how race and
community formation and activism, feminisms, sexuality, religion, health, gender are constructed and embodied in them. Course information: 3
family, immigration, education, work, media, etc. Course Information: undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 244 or
Same as LALS 422. MGMT 340.
SOC 424. Sociology of Gender. 3 or 4 hours. SOC 445. Sociology of the Family. 3 or 4 hours.
Variety and change in gender roles; patterns and consequences of Variety and change in family patterns; family formation and break-
gender inequality; gender and sexuality; gender and social institutions up; parents' and childrens' effects on each other; influences of culture
such as family, economy. Course Information: Same as GWS 425. 3 and political economy; consequences for other institutions. Course
undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 224, or any Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s):
100 or 200-level GWS course and an additional 200 or 300-level elective SOC 224, or SOC 245 and an additional 200 or 300-level Sociology
in sociology or gender and women studies; Junior standing or above; or elective; and Junior standing or above; or consent of the instructor.
graduate standing; or consent of the instructor. SOC 446. Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in American Religion. 3 or 4
SOC 425. Race and Ethnicity. 3 or 4 hours. hours.
Critical examination of the conceptual frameworks and empirical findings Religious institutions in the U.S. as a crucible for racial, ethnic, and
in the study of race and ethnicity. Course Information: 3 undergraduate gender identities, group formation, and intergroup relations; major world
hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 225 an additional 200- or religions represented in the U.S. Course Information: Same as RELS
300- level elective in Sociology; or consent of the instructor. 446. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC
246 and an additional 200 or 300- level elective in Sociology; and Junior
SOC 426. Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Gender. 3 or 4 hours.
standing or above; or consent of instructor.
Intensive examination of a specialized topic in race, ethnicity and gender.
The specific topic of the course varies depending on the faculty offering SOC 447. Organizations. 3 or 4 hours.
it. Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be Characteristics of business, government, and not-for-profit organizations;
repeated up to 2 times. Students may register in more than one section approaches used to study organizations; theoretical and empirical
per term. Prerequisite(s): SOC 224; or SOC 225; and junior standing or analysis of organizational processes. Course Information: Same as
above and an additional 200 or 300-level elective in sociology; or consent MGMT 447. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s):
of the instructor. SOC 241 or MGMT 340 or SOC 244 and an additional 200 or 300-level
elective in sociology; and junior standing or above; or consent of the
SOC 428. Asian/Asian American Women in the Global Economy. 3 or
instructor.
4 hours.
Examines the racialization and feminization of a global division of SOC 448. Sociology of Development. 3 or 4 hours.
labor and focuses primarily on Asian and Asian American women's Historical, economic, political, social, and geographic factors shaping
participation and incorporation as workers and key actors in the national and international development experiences and outcomes.
development of the global economy. Course Information: Same as GLAS Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.
428 and GWS 428. 3 undergraduate hours; 4 graduate hours. Previously Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of upper-division social science courses or
listed as ASAM 428. Prerequisite(s): At least one GLAS or GWS or SOC consent of the instructor.
course; or consent of the instructor. SOC 451. Medical Sociology. 3 or 4 hours.
SOC 433. Latin American Migration to the U.S. 3 or 4 hours. Survey of major topics in sociology of health and medicine including
Latin American migration to the U.S. International migration theories, social definitions of health and illness, patient practitioner interaction, the
family remittances, transnational linkages, dual citizenship, and past and organization of health institutions and professions. Course Information: 3
current U.S. immigration policy debates. Course Information: Same as undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.
LALS 433. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s):
One course in LALS or SOC; or consent of the instructor.
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SOC 455. Topics in Medical Sociology. 3 or 4 hours. SOC 490. Igniting Sociological Futures: Senior Capstone
Intensive examination of a specialized topic announced when the class Experience. 4 hours.
is scheduled. Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate Focuses on sociological concepts, competencies and complete a
hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may hands-on experience with a community organization while developing a
register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): SOC 451 or professional portfolio highlighting their accomplishments and preparing
consent of the instructor. them for their professional and educational goals. Course Information:
Previously listed at SOC 400. Field work required. Prerequisite(s):
SOC 465. Topics in Sociology of Politics. 3 or 4 hours.
SOC 300 and SOC 385; and senior standing or above; and one 400-
Intensive examination of a specialized topic announced when the class
level elective in sociology; and consent of the instructor. Enrollment is
is scheduled. Course Information: Same as POLS 465. 3 undergraduate
restricted to sociology majors in their last year of study. Class Schedule
hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours.
information: To be properly registered, students must enroll in one
Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s):
Lecture and one Discussion.
6 hours of upper-division sociology or consent of the instructor.
SOC 496. Independent Study or Research. 1-9 hours.
SOC 471. Population. 3 or 4 hours.
Extensive readings in specialized areas of sociology or empirical
The measurement and study of major trends and differentials in fertility,
research for advanced undergraduate or graduate students. Course
mortality, migration, growth, and compositional characteristics of the
Information: May be repeated with approval. Students may register in
population of the United States and other nations. Course Information:
more than one section per term. Approval to repeat course granted by the
Same as EPID 471. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.
department. Undergraduate students may repeat course for maximum
Prerequisite(s): SOC 201 and an additional 200 or 300-level course in
of 9 hours of credit. Prerequisite(s): 18 hours of sociology, excluding
sociology; and junior standing or above; or consent of the instructor.
SOC 296 and SOC 299, consent of the instructor, and approval of the
SOC 473. Cities and Regions. 3 or 4 hours. department. Class Schedule Information: This course counts toward the
Characteristics, conditions, and consequences of structure and change limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree
of cities and metropolitan regions. Spatial, political economy, cultural and the major.
perspectives. Census, ecological, historical, comparative data for
SOC 499. Senior Thesis. 1-4 hours.
cities. Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.
Individual study for students working on a senior thesis under the
Prerequisite(s): SOC 201 and an additional 200 or 300-level course in
supervision of a faculty advisor. This course is required for students
sociology; and junior standing or above; or consent of the instructor.
graduating with highest departmental distinction. Course Information: May
SOC 474. Latinx Youth: Coming of Age in the U.S. 3 or 4 hours. be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours, with approval of the department.
Discursive and cultural positioning of Latina/o/x youth in the US. Explores Students may register for more than one section per term. Previously
how youth shape identity, culture, education, politics, community. Using listed as SOC 299. Prerequisite(s): SOC 490; and senior standing or
concept of intersectionality, explores links to gender, class, and sexuality. above; and consent of the instructor.
Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours; 4 graduate hours. Same as
GWS 476 and LALS 476.
SOC 476. Topics in Urban Sociology. 3 or 4 hours.
Intensive examination of a specialized topic announced when the class
is scheduled. Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate
hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may
register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of
upper-division sociology or consent of the instructor.
SOC 485. Classical Social Theory. 3 or 4 hours.
Survey and analysis of classical European and American social theory.
Examination of how theorists such as Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Veblen
and Park defined and described society within their own social contexts
and how we derive meaning from these theories. Course Information: 3
undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 385; and
senior standing or above; or consent of the instructor.
SOC 487. Current Social Theory. 3 or 4 hours.
Review and evaluation of major currents in sociological theory since the
1940s. Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 385; and senior standing or above; or consent of
the instructor.