NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

449 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS presented as a capstone experience, therefore students with advanced standing within the sociology major will benefit the most from the seminar. Prerequisites: SOCL 3000 or SOCL 3200. SOCL 4950 Internship in Sociology (1–3 credits) A 10-20 hour per week, paying or nonpaying work experience for 16 weeks (or more) in the student’s major area of study. Consult academic division for specific details and requirements. Prerequisites: cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher, completion of 36 or more credit hours, and permission of academic director. SOCL 4950A Internship A in Sociology (1–3 credits) A 10-20 hour per week, paying or nonpaying work experience for 16 weeks (or more) in the student’s major area of study. Consult academic division for specific details and requirements. Prerequisites: cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher, completion of 36 or more credit hours, and permission of academic director. SOCL 4950B Internship B in Sociology (1–3 credits) A 10-20 hour per week, paying or nonpaying work experience for 16 weeks (or more) in the student’s major area of study. Consult academic division for specific details and requirements. Prerequisites: cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher, completion of 36 or more credit hours, and permission of academic director. SOCL 4990 Independent Study in Sociology (1–6 credits) The student selects, and carries out independently, library and/or empirical research. Faculty supervision is provided on an individual basis. SOCL 4990A Independent Study in Sociology A (1–3 credits) The student selects, and carries out independently, library and/or empirical research. Faculty supervision is provided on an individual basis. Prerequisites: Written consent of instructor and division director. SOCL 4990B Independent Study in Sociology B (1–3 credits) The student selects, and carries out independently, library and/or empirical research. Faculty supervision is provided on an individual basis. Prerequisites: Written consent of instructor and division director. SOCL 4990C Independent Study in Sociology C (1–3 credits) The student selects, and carries out independently, library and/or empirical research. Faculty supervision is provided on an individual basis. Prerequisites: Written consent of instructor and division director. and polity; economy, class, and status; organization and ideology; religion and society; moral and instrumental action. Prerequisite: SOCL 1020. SOCL 3300 Gender at Work (3 credits) This course examines the workplace as a specific cultural context in which identifiable values, ethics, and mores come into play, particularly as they relate to issues and imbalances related to gender and cultural diversity. Prerequisite: SOCL 1020. SOCL 3500 Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. (3 credits) This course covers race and ethnic divisions, discrimination, conflict and cooperation. Further, it explores the impact of global processes on race and ethnicity in the United States. There will be a comparison of US racial and ethnic patterns to other countries. Prerequisite: SOCL 1020. SOCL 3600 Environmental Sociology (3 credits) This course examines the relationships between societies and the physical environment in the U.S. and at the global level as well as the ways in which environmental problems are also social problems. It will explore materialism, technology, development, population, and environmental activism and attitudes including the pivotal role that social inequality plays in relation to environmental problems. Prerequisites: SOCL 1020 or ENVS 1100 or ENVS 1200. SOCL 3800 Family Life Cycle (3 credits) A study of family functioning over the life span of the family. Various issues such as culture, class, race, and gender will be covered and how these impact family functioning. Emphasizes marriage, divorce, remarriage, death, and other major determinants of family operation. Prerequisite: SOCL 2130. SOCL 4010 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Cultures (3 credits) This course examines topics in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender cultures from theoretical, historical and political perspectives. Topics might include an examination of the essentialist versus constructionist debates and their respective implications, sex policing, political resistance, and the politics of AIDS. Prerequisite: SOCL 1020. SOCL 4880 Senior Seminar (3 credits) Students will analyze and integrate information from a variety of sub-disciplines within sociology. Topics may include, but are not limited to, sociological perspectives on race/ethnicity, gender, environment, religion, medicine, deviance, sexuality, and family. Each seminar will have a focal theme that will require students to develop and use their sociological imagination, as well as apply knowledge from prior courses and experiences. This course is