Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Undergraduate Programs

Anthropology

The department offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology. The program draws broadly from the social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences, making it a strong undergraduate major that provides a sound interdisciplinary preparation for a variety of careers.

Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Program

The department offers highly-qualified majors in anthropology the opportunity to apply to an accelerated master’s degree program in anthropology. If accepted, students will be able to earn both the undergraduate and graduate degrees after satisfactory completion of 138 credits, generally within five years.

Sociology

The department offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. Sociology majors study how social movements emerge from the collective efforts of individuals and the role that social forces play in defining racial identities and gender roles. They take courses in the theories that explain social phenomena and develop strong research skills, learning how to conduct surveys, interviews, systematic observation as well as how to evaluate sources.

With the strong research skills, critical thinking, and effective writing that are the hallmark of sociology graduates, they are prepared for a variety of career paths from teaching, human service, and human resource occupations to work in the criminal justice system, marketing, and social research. The sociology major is also excellent preparation for students considering law school or graduate training in the social and behavioral sciences.

Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Program

The department offers highly-qualified undergraduates the opportunity to apply to an accelerated master’s degree program in sociology. If accepted, students will be able to earn both the undergraduate and graduate degrees after satisfactory completion of 141 credits, generally within five years.

Minors

The department offers minors in anthropology and sociology available to students in any major. The department coordinates the interdisciplinary minor in immigration studies and the faculty participate in many other minors in the college.

Graduate Programs

Anthropology

The department offers a Master of Arts degree in Anthropology. Students can choose one of three emphases: advanced training in sociocultural anthropology; culture, health and bioethics; or transnational and global issues. They can chose from many courses that are richly interdisciplinary covering such diverse topics as nationalism and transnationalism; bioethics; social movements, ethnicity and identity; conflict and violence; migration, displacement, and refugees; regional ethnography; and political economy and globalization. Departmental specializations include the following regions: Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. Coursework progresses from core courses to more advanced courses and culminates in a thesis.

Sociology

The department offers master’s and doctoral degrees in sociology. Students pursuing a master’s degree in sociology take required courses in theory and methods and a host of electives.

The doctoral degree in sociology provides rigorous training in public and applied social research, including skills in research design, data analysis, and substantive areas that are pertinent to various sectors in the Washington, D.C., area. Graduates have the theoretical, analytical, and professional skills that prepare them for academic positions in teaching or research. They are also well-qualified for nonacademic positions in the many settings that rely on the expertise of sociologists including human service agencies, marketing research firms, educational systems, nonprofit foundations, and law enforcement agencies.

Funding

The department has a limited number of teaching assistantships which are awarded on a competitive basis. Other sources of funding such as grants, loans, and employment on campus are also available. Students awarded assistantships must register for a minimum of six credits a semester and show satisfactory progress toward their degree.

Department Faculty

Policies

Non-Degree Status

Applicants who do not wish to pursue a degree may apply for non-degree status. Non-degree students must meet the same admission requirements as degree-seeking students (minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.00, among other criteria). Non-degree students may later apply for admission to a degree program. Up to nine credits earned in non-degree status may transferred to the master’s degrees in anthropology or sociology, subject to the approval of the program director and dean.

Course Offerings

Anthropology (ANTH)
Sociology (SOCI)

Anthropology (ANTH)

ANTH Course Schedule

100 Level Courses

ANTH 114: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology. 3 credits.

Overview of major ideas and approaches to the study of cultures around the world. Surveys kinship, social organization, political economy, religious beliefs, language and other aspects of non-Western cultures. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Social/Behavioral Sciences

Specialized Designation: Non-Western Culture

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 120: Unearthing the Past: Prehistory, Culture and Evolution. 3 credits.

Introduction to archaeology. Explores the ways in which the archaeological record contributes to issues and debates about the human past and present, as well as the lab and field methods used for understanding archaeological remains. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Social/Behavioral Sciences

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 121: People of the Earth: Humanity's First Five Million Years. 3 credits.

Introduction to world prehistory. Begins with the biological, cultural, and technological evolution of the human species during a period known as the Paleolithic, followed by a consideration of developments following the end of the last Ice Age, focusing primarily on the origins of agriculture and the rise of complex societies around the globe. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Social/Behavioral Sciences

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 135: Introduction to Biological Anthropology. 3 credits.

Uses an evolutionary perspective to introduce students to the study of humans and non-human primates as biological organisms. The course will analyze the genetic and environmental bases for modern human biological variation, understand primate behavior and biological relationships, and reconstruct the fossil record. Discussions about prehistoric skeletal remains will emphasize biological responses to changes in subsistence and social structure. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Just Societies, Natural Science Overview, Social/Behavioral Sciences

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 136: Introduction to Biological Anthropology Lab. 1 credit.

This anthropology laboratory uses a biocultural and evolutionary perspective to introduce students to the study of humans and non-human primates as biological and social organisms. Covers primate evolution and biological relationships past and present, the fossil record of humans and our ancient relatives, and genetic, social, and environmental bases for the biological variation of living humans. Students will learn basic skeletal anatomy and use this information to reconstruct evolutionary shifts. Students will also identify evidence for disease and demographic shifts during major adaptive transitions and historical events such as agriculture, urbanization, and colonialism. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Natural Science with Lab

Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisite: ANTH 135^*^C.
^* May be taken concurrently.
^C Requires minimum grade of C.

Schedule Type: Laboratory

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

300 Level Courses

ANTH 300: Civilizations. 3 credits.

Cross-cultural and transtemporal examination of complex societies and civilizations. Explores developmental schema for rise, articulation, spread, and decline of historic and contemporary civilizations. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Specialized Designation: Non-Western Culture

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 302: Peoples and Cultures of Latin America. 3 credits.

Examines Latin American cultures and selected aspects of historical record. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Global Understanding

Specialized Designation: Non-Western Culture

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 114, 60 hours, or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 307: Ancient Mesoamerica. 3 credits.

Examines the peoples and cultures of ancient Mesoamerica, including Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacan, and Aztec societies. Major topics include the rise of civilization, the development of the Mesoamerican cultural tradition, the growth of cities, trade, exchange, writing systems, political organization, religion, conflict, and the archaeological study of this indigenous heritage. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Global Understanding

Specialized Designation: Non-Western Culture

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 120, 60 credits, or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 308: Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East. 3 credits.

Examines the anthropological literature on peoples and cultures of the Middle East, with particular attention to political and social change over the course of the 20th century. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Global Understanding

Specialized Designation: Non-Western Culture

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 309: Peoples and Cultures of India. 3 credits.

Examination of South Asia, with emphasis on India. Includes general overview of prehistory and history; impact of colonialism; contemporary Indian culture, including the changing relations of caste and class, family organization, and the roles of women, religion, and ideology; and current trends in economic development and socioeconomic differences in different parts of the country. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Global Contexts, Global Understanding, Just Societies

Specialized Designation: Non-Western Culture

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 312: Political Anthropology. 3 credits.

Examines cultural and ecological contexts of political structures and competition for power in selected societies; and cross-cultural and comparative approaches to study of political conflict, leadership, values, and symbolism. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Global Understanding

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 114, 60 hrs, or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 313: Myth, Magic, and Mind. 3 credits.

Examines religion as a cultural system. Topics include mythology, ritual, symbolism, and dogma. Emphasizes cross-cultural and predominantly non-Western material. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Global Understanding

Specialized Designation: Non-Western Culture

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 314: Zombies. 3 credits.

Explores how human beings across cultures have historically expressed social anxieties through references to the one particular manifestation of the undead: zombies, figures representing a state in which human beings are animate and affective in the world around them, but lack consciousness or free will. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Specialized Designation: Non-Western Culture

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 317: East Asian Cultures. 3 credits.

Examines the anthropological literature on East Asian cultures (such as China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan). Includes particular attention to social and cultural changes in people’s everyday life associated with modernization, development, and movements. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Specialized Designation: Non-Western Culture

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 320: Global Africa. 3 credits.

Explores the complex and distance-defying connections shaping Africa and being shaped by Africans on the continent. Emphasizes the diversity and change characterizing peoples who are at the center of world processes. Topics include popular representations of Africa and Africans, colonial and postcolonial histories, gender, money, family, religion, environment, and health. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 321: The Cultures of Death. 3 credits.

Explores anthropological theories and topics on death and dead bodies; cross-cultural approaches to the study of the politics of death and dead bodies, the role of the state, capitalism, social relationships, and institutions around death; and the impacts of these on managing corpses, performing rituals, and regulating emotion. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Corequisite: ANTH 114

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 322: Pirates, Conquest, and Death: Archaeology and Globalism since 1500. 3 credits.

Examines materials, theories, and methods of archaeology derived from and applied to historical sites, as they complement archival records. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 120, 60 hrs, or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 324: Warfare, Violence, and Sacrifice in Antiquity. 3 credits.

Examines origin and nature of conflict in human society with an emphasis on the ancient past. Major topics include the possible role of violence in human evolution, cross-cultural studies of conflict in indigenous society, warfare in early states, and sacrifice as a ritual practice. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 120, 60 credits, or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 325: Field Techniques in Archaeology. 3-6 credits.

Intensive study of archaeological field techniques by directed group projects in site survey, site testing, recording techniques, and stratigraphy through discussions, demonstrations, and hands-on experience. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 6 credits.

Specialized Designation: Topic Varies

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 120, 60 hours, or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 330: Peoples and Cultures of Selected Regions: Non-Western. 3 credits.

Examines cultures of a specific region such as Africa and the Middle East. Focuses primarily on non-Western cultures. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Specialized Designation: Non-Western Culture

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 114, 60 credits, or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 331: Refugees. 3 credits.

Introduction to causes and consequences of forced dislocation as a global issue. Covers formally recognized refugees, as well as people such as internally displaced persons and asylum seekers who are in refugee-like circumstances. Focuses on understanding the personal experiences of refugees and examining efforts on their behalf at national and international levels. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Global Understanding

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 114, 60 credits, or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 332: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Globalization. 3 credits.

Examines the varieties of cultural experience. Several cultures are studied in depth; with attention to local histories, global contexts, and shifting perspectives on the practice of ethnography. Notes: May be used for credit toward the BA in sociology. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Global Understanding

Specialized Designation: Non-Western Culture

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 350: Human Growth and Development. 3 credits.

Introduces human developmental stages in terms of behavior, biology, and genetics. Addresses the history and methods of human growth research. Explores the environmental and socioeconomic influences on human growth. Investigates the evolution of uniqueness in human developmental stages of the human species in comparison of other primates. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 135.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 353: Anthropological Genomics. 3 credits.

Deepens knowledge of genome technologies, the history of genome research, and how genomics has contributed to our understanding of humanity past and present. Considers how different paradigms of evolutionary thought have influenced the field and how forces of evolution act to shape genome variation in humans. Considers the central role of genomics in the both the rise of and resistance to race science, and how an anthropological perspective is essential to gain a fuller understanding of the social and political dimensions of genome science. Provides hands-on training of laboratory techniques for generating, analyzing, and interpreting human genome data and contextualizes these methods within historical and ethical frameworks. Traces how genome scientists have used these techniques to better understand human evolution, population history, health, and biodiversity. Evaluates the power of genome science to impact questions of human agency, kinship, identity, ancestry, and belonging. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 135 or similar introductory level coursework in biology.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 355: Human Origins. 3 credits.

Explores the fossil evidence for human and primate evolution. Exposes students to evidence for the origins of mammals and primates, and to discussions of human evolution. Uses human fossils as tools to understand evolutionary relationships (phylogenetics), behavior, functional anatomy, and broader adaptation. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 135.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 357: Bioarchaeology. 3 credits.

Introduces students to the study of human skeletal remains and their associated archaeological artifacts, focusing on using the human skeleton to address behavior, growth, stress, ritual, social complexity, diet, disease, and violence in the past. Uses the human body and associated artifacts to provide a detailed analysis of cultural transitions, expression of socioeconomic inequality, the origins of ritual complexity, violence, and disease. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 135.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 363: Humans, Disease, and Death. 3 credits.

Explores human health and disease from anthropological and evolutionary perspectives. Examines what a disease is, what causes them, how we have co-evolved with diseases, how disease patterns have changed over human history, and the future of disease. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Social/Behavioral Sciences

Specialized Designation: Mason Impact.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 365: Scientific Racism and Human Variation. 3 credits.

Explores scientific methods of classification as a reflection of social values. Explains the harms of “race” and eugenics committed under the aegis of science. While critiquing the biological concept of race, considers how the social construction of race becomes part of living bodies through racism. Details modern human variation as a product of evolutionary forces. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Just Societies, Social/Behavioral Sciences

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 135, 60 hours or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 366: Food and Human Evolution. 3 credits.

Explores the relationship between diet and human adaptation from biological, archaeological, cultural, and evolutionary perspectives. Examines how humans are unique in our ability to find and process a wide range of foods. Introduces agriculture as a co-evolutionary strategy between humans and other species. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Specialized Designation: Mason Impact.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 367: DNA, Identity, and Power. 3 credits.

Considers the history and development of genomics in relation to questions of human identities and belonging, including issues of race, cultural heritage, sex, gender, sexuality, violence, and monogamy. Evaluates how genomics has become a seemingly authoritative source of knowledge about human identities and our relations to one another, and assesses the consequences of genomic truth claims in society today. Evaluates the field of genomics as a form of knowledge production and also as a culturally and politically situated process. Brings science into better relation with critical race theories, Indigenous studies, and queer and feminist science studies to disrupt and reinvent how genomic knowledge of humans is made and understood. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 135 or additional introductory coursework in one or more of the following areas: Biological and/or Cultural Anthropology; Biology; Science and Technology Studies; History of Science and/or Medicine; African and African-American Studies; Native American Studies; Latin American Studies; LGBTQ Studies; and Women and Gender Studies.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 370: Environment and Culture. 3 credits.

Examines relationships among environment, culture, and human behavior with an emphasis on cultural ecological explanations in mainly non-Western contexts. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Specialized Designation: Green Leaf Focused Course

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 114, or 60 hours, or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 373: Archaeological Science. 3 credits.

Explores the use of the biological and physical sciences in archaeology. Topics include dating, site discovery, prehistoric ecology, diet and technology. Emphasizes the ways in which data deriving from the archaeological sciences can contribute to a more contextualized and theoretically sophisticated understanding of the human past. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: ANTH 120^C, 120^XS, 135^C or 135^XS.
^C Requires minimum grade of C.
^XS Requires minimum grade of XS.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 374: Archaeology of Hunter-Gatherers. 3 credits.

Explores the nature of traditional hunter-gatherer societies and the range of methods and theories employed by archaeologists to reconstruct the lifeways and practices of prehistoric hunter-gatherers. Topics include ecology, diet, social organization, mobility, ritual, and technology from a cross-cultural perspective; case studies will derive primarily from tropical/sub-tropical and northern forager populations. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 114 or ANTH 120

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 376: Food and Culture. 3 credits.

Examines a variety of experiences through foods, which bring not only nutritional but also sociocultural debates to our table (e.g. identity, memory, senses, ethnicity, gender, geopolitics, climate change, and globalization). Focuses on both Western and non-Western cultures. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 377: Mortuary Archaeology. 3 credits.

Focuses on the study of burial patterns and death rituals in antiquity by introducing students to the methods of burial excavation, examining the history of mortuary archaeology theory and engagement with processual and postprocessual schools of thought, and examining case studies from around the world to decode the complex symbolisms encoded in burial practices. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 135.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 379: Andean Archaeology. 3 credits.

Examines 12,000 years of pre-Hispanic cultures of the Andean region of western South America. Focuses on the development and key achievements of some of the most remarkable civilizations of the New World, including the Chavin, Paracas, Cupisnique, Moche, Sicán, Nasca, Chimú, Wari, and lnka. Considers as well the nature, priorities, and accomplishments of scientific Andean archaeology. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 135.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 380: Language and Culture. 3 credits.

Anthropological analyses of language behavior, origins, and change. Emphasizes the interplay of language, culture, anthropology, and linguistics. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 114, 60 credits, or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 381: Medical Anthropology. 3 credits.

Surveys the discipline of medical anthropology, focusing on traditional medical beliefs and the diverse responses to modern scientific medicine in developing countries and among cultural minorities in the United States. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Specialized Designation: Non-Western Culture

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 114, 60 credits, or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 382: Urban Anthropology. 3 credits.

Uses tools and resources of sociocultural anthropology to study life in cities in a comparative, global context, including topics such as poverty, discrimination, migration, transnationalism, and urban planning. Case studies draw from different urban environments in Asia, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and North America. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Global Contexts, Global Understanding

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 114 and 60 credits, or Permission of Instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 386: Quantitative Methods in Anthropology. 3 credits.

Introduces students to statistical methods used in anthropology. Emphasizes appropriate and creative application of statistical tests to anthropological problems and careful interpretation of results. Explores methods used to compare means, variances, and correlations within and between samples. Provides instruction on methods used in anthropological demography. Builds fluency in the use of statistical software. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 114, 120, 135

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 387: Zooarchaeology. 4 credits.

Explores the methods and theories applied in zooarchaeology through integrating hands-on assignments working with a comparative collection. Examines how archaeologists can understand human-animal relationships in the past including their role in reconstructing paleoenvironments, their contribution to ancient foodways, domestication of animals, and ritual uses of fauna. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Laboratory, Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 388: Human Osteology. 3 credits.

Introduces students to the methods of modern human skeletal analysis in bio- and forensic anthropology. Covers introductory human skeletal and dental gross anatomy and describes analytical techniques spanning including age and sex estimation, osteometry, and paleopathology. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 135.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 389: Human Osteology Lab. 1 credit.

Laboratory course associated with ANTH 388. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 135.

Recommended Corequisite: ANTH 388.

Schedule Type: Laboratory

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 390: History of Anthropological Thought. 3 credits.

Overview of the major theoretical traditions and schools of thought in anthropology. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 114 and 60 credits, including 6 credits of ANTH 300-level (or above) courses, or permission of instructor

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 391: Forensic Anthropology. 3 credits.

Human remains play key roles in medicolegal investigations. Provides an overview of contemporary forensic anthropology including age and sex estimation from human remains, estimation of the time since death, analysis of sharp force, blunt force, and gunshot trauma, mass disaster contexts, and the forensic archaeological recovery of buried remains. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 135.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 392: Forensic Anthropology Lab. 2 credits.

This lab class in the companion to ANTH 391. Involves hands-on lab exercises in the learning of methods in modern forensic anthropology, covering age and sex estimation from human remains, estimation of the time since death, analysis of traumatic trauma, individual identification, and archaeological recovery of buried remains. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 135.

Recommended Corequisite: ANTH 391.

Schedule Type: Laboratory

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 393: Paleopathology. 3 credits.

Provides an introduction to the field of paleopathology which involves identification of pathological conditions in human skeletal remains, and reconstruction of the natural history and co-evolution of disease with humans. Covers the differential diagnosis and history of infectious pathogens, skeletal trauma, oral diseases, metabolic abnormalities, developmental defects, and more. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 135.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 394: Archaeology of Climate Change. 3 credits.

Explores the contributions that archaeology can make to the study of climate change, past and present. Emphasizes the methods and theories used by archaeologists to reconstruct past environments and to evaluate the nature of human responses to climate change. Explores cases in which climate change has been evoked as a causal mechanism for human biological and behavioral change (spanning from the origins of the human lineage to the collapse of civilizations), while also addressing the ways in which archaeological data can contribute to dialogue about the changes in climate we are experiencing today and how climate change is impacting the preservation of cultural heritage. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 120

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 395: Work, Technology, and Society: An IT Perspective. 3 credits.

Introduction to the anthropology of work, technology, and society, with emphasis on information technology. Covers general conceptual issues of information technology and also involves specific practical exercises with computers, their operating systems, the logic of automated production, databases, and web-based communication. Attention also directed to social and ethical issues raised by contemporary information technology. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Info Tech & Computing

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 114, 60 hours, or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 396: Issues in Anthropology: Social Sciences. 3 credits.

Topic of contemporary interest in anthropology, focusing on social science topics of interest. Notes: May be repeated when topic is different. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 18 credits.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Social/Behavioral Sciences

Specialized Designation: Topic Varies, Non-Western Culture

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 398: Study Abroad. 1-6 credits.

Field project or study abroad experience leading to the production of a written report Notes: May be repeated with permission of department. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 399: Issues in Anthropology. 3 credits.

Topic of contemporary interest in anthropology, changing from semester to semester, and focusing on topics such as sex roles, anthropology and ethics, and primate social organization. Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic is different. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the term. Equivalent to INTS 360.

Specialized Designation: Topic Varies

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 114, 60 hours, and permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

400 Level Courses

ANTH 400: Engaging the World: Anthropological Perspectives. 3 credits.

Examines selected topics with emphasis on the integration of different kinds of knowledge and the balancing of alternative ways of assessing meaning and relevance. Topics usually drawn from issues of global economic processes, civic rights and responsibilities, ethics, museums, public policy, the environment, and migration. Notes: May be repeated when topic is different. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 9 credits.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Mason Apex

Specialized Designation: Topic Varies

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 114, 60 credits, or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 440: Applied Anthropology. 3 credits.

Examines the needs and problems of communities and organizations and develops professional skills for a career in applied anthropology. Topics include the history of applied anthropology, research methods and ethics, fields in which applied anthropologists work, career options, and professionalization. Students prepare a career portfolio and other documents common in the workplace for applied anthropologists. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 114, 60 hours, or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 450: Ethnographic Research Methods. 3 credits.

Introduces qualitative ethnographic research methods, including fieldwork, interviewing, artifact analysis, audio-visual, digital, and archival techniques, and offers practice in their application. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: 60 credits and 6 credits of ANTH including ANTH 114, or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 490: History of Anthropological Theory. 3 credits.

Reviews major theoretical traditions and schools of thought in anthropology. Notes: Required for Anthropology majors, and for students applying to the Accelerated Master's program in Anthropology. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All)

Specialized Designation: Writing Intensive in Major

Recommended Prerequisite: 60 hours and 9 hours of ANTH.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

ANTH 495: Internship. 1-6 credits.

Supervised project in applying anthropology in relevant settings including public and historical archaeology, developmental anthropology, museums, non-profit organizations, advocacy, communications, or consulting organizations. Notes: Students must complete 45 hours of work at the internship site for each credit. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.

Recommended Prerequisite: 60 credits or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Internship

Grading:
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.

ANTH 499: Independent Research. 1-12 credits.

Individual research on a topic to be organized in advance by student and instructor. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 12 credits.

Specialized Designation: Topic Varies

Schedule Type: Independent Study

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

500 Level Courses

ANTH 531: Refugees in the Contemporary World. 3 credits.

Explores major refugee flows since the mid-20th century, emphasizing mechanisms for providing assistance, asylum, and resettlement. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 535: Anthropology and the Human Condition: Seminar I. 3 credits.

Examines some of the major theorists of 19th- and early 20th-century cultural theory. Marx, Freud, Durkheim, and Weber are surveyed as foundational thinkers for reading the works of such 20th-century theorists as Boas, Malinowski, Benedict, and Sapir. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 536: Anthropology and the Human Condition: Seminar II. 3 credits.

Examines contemporary theorists of anthropology, covering ongoing debates over epistemology and the multiple strands that inform anthropological theory and practice. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: ANTH 535.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 555: Policy and Culture. 3 credits.

Examines the relevance of cultural processes to policymaking and the culture of policymaking organizations. Topics include development, welfare policy, environmental and energy policy, regulation and risk; health care and immigration policy; and the war on drugs. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 556: Human Growth and Development. 3 credits.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 557: Human Origins. 3 credits.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 560: Ethnographic Writing. 3 credits.

Examines a variety of ethnographic texts with attention to issues of form, style, and content in order to understand how authors blend theory, data, and narrative. Offers students the tools, practice, and insight on how to write ethnographically through discussion and writing exercises in a course that is part seminar, part workshop. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 570: Andean Archaeology. 3 credits.

Examines 12,000 years of pre-Hispanic cultures of the Andean region of western South America - that constituted the most remarkable complex civilizations of the New World. Focuses on the development and key achievements of the Chavin, Paracas, Cupisnique, Moche, Sican, Nasca, Chimu, Wari, and lnka cultures, and the nature, priorities, and accomplishments of scientific Andean archaeology. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 573: Archaeological Science. 3 credits.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 574: Archaeology of Hunter-Gatherers. 3 credits.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 577: Mortuary Archaeology. 3 credits.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 580: Environmental Anthropology. 3 credits.

Covers major theoretical trends and ethnographic works in environmental anthropology, focusing on the frameworks developed and used by environmental anthropologists, including cultural ecology, ecological anthropology, environmentalism, political ecology, new ecology, and science and technology studies. Explores how environmental anthropologists have contributed to broader debates about modernity, globalization, power, kinship, science and technology, and human-environmental relations. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Specialized Designation: Green Leaf Related Course

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 582: Human Osteology. 3 credits.

Introduces students to the methods of modern human skeletal analysis in bioarchaeological and forensic science. Covers introductory human skeletal and dental gross anatomy and describes analytical techniques spanning including age and sex estimation, osteometry, and paleopathology. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Corequisite: ANTH 583.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 583: Human Osteology Lab. 1 credit.

Laboratory course associated with ANTH 582. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Corequisite: ANTH 582.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Laboratory

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 584: Paleopathology. 3 credits.

Provides an introduction to the field of paleopathology which involves identification of pathological conditions in human skeletal remains, and reconstruction of the natural history and co-evolution of disease with humans. Covers the differential diagnosis and history of infectious pathogens such as tuberculosis and syphilis, skeletal trauma, oral diseases, metabolic abnormalities neoplasms developmental defects joint disease and more. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 585: Bioarchaeology. 3 credits.

Explores the cutting-edge methods of bioarchaeological science and reconstructs ancient living worlds from the remarkable information encoded in bones via patterns of demography, disease, diet, trauma, violence, lifestyle, social structures, sex and gender, ethnicity, and identities on a global scale and over the last 10,000 years of history. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 586: Quantitative Methods in Anthropology. 3 credits.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 587: Zooarchaeology. 4 credits.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Laboratory, Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 590: Forensic Anthropology. 3 credits.

Provides an overview of contemporary forensic anthropology. Topics include: age and sex estimation from human remains, estimation of the postmortem interval, analysis of sharp force, blunt force, and gunshot trauma, individual identification, forensic taphonomy, mass disaster contexts, and the forensic archaeological recovery of buried remains. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Corequisite: ANTH 591.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 591: Forensic Anthropology Lab. 2 credits.

Laboratory course associated with ANTH 590. Involves hands-on lab exercises in the learning of methods in modern forensic anthropology, covering age and sex estimation from human remains, estimation of postmortem intervals, analyses of traumatic trauma, individual identification, forensic taphonomy, and archaeological recovery of buried remains. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Corequisite: ANTH 590.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Laboratory

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 594: Archaeology of Climate Change. 3 credits.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 599: Contemporary Issues in Anthropology. 3 credits.

Explores current issues and debates in anthropology. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 18 credits.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

600 Level Courses

ANTH 616: Anthropology of the City. 3 credits.

Examines classic and contemporary works in urban theory, in light of broader scholarly discussions of modernity and globalization. Uses a case-study approach to analyze topics such as: public and private space, citizenship and governance, architecture and design, housing, transportation, formal and informal settlements, and the contest over space and environmental resources in cities around the world. Notes: Course may be offered fall or spring. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 619: Disrupting Nature: Queer, Feminist, and Indigenous Science Studies. 3 credits.

Introduces bodies of theory at the intersections of queer, feminist, and Indigenous studies and science and technology studies (STS), and questions how the concepts now known as “nature”, “sex”, and “life” were made. Illuminates connections between science and colonialism and how scientific concepts of nature have helped produce and maintain inequalities. Examines how colonial modes of thought have worked to isolate natural phenomena from their cultural contexts, and imposed divisions that have become the basis of colonial violence. Engages with multiple sustained efforts to resist these divides and/or rethink connections between nature and culture. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: One introductory graduate level social theory course in any discipline or consent of professor.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 635: Regional Ethnography. 3 credits.

In-depth study of peoples and cultures of a specific world region (e.g., East Asia, Latin America, South Asia) and critical scholarship on the region. Content may include cultures defined by diaspora, migration, and other global forces and processes. Notes: May be repeated when topic is different. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.

Specialized Designation: Topic Varies

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 640: Applied Anthropology. 3 credits.

Explores the application of contemporary anthropological ideas, theories, and methods to find solutions to practical problems as defined by various organizations and institutions including business, government, nongovernmental organizations, and various institutions. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 650: Methods in Anthropology. 3 credits.

Reviews and examines major research methods commonly employed in cultural anthropological field study, with emphasis on ethnographic research design and the use of standard ethnographic techniques. Includes practice in designing ethnographic research project and using ethnographic methods and techniques in a field setting. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit. Equivalent to ANTH 586.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 684: Independent Study in Sociocultural Anthropology. 1-6 credits.

Directed reading and research on a specific topic, agreed on by student and faculty member, resulting in a written project. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Independent Study

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Special scale.

ANTH 687: Medical Anthropology. 3 credits.

Explores the wide variety of cultural interpretations of health, illness, and curing. Examines a number of different curing systems, both traditional and modern, and compares them with cosmopolitan biomedicine. Several book-length case studies cover a wide variety of cultural groups, health topics, and theoretical orientations. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 690: Internship. 3-6 credits.

All internships must be approved by faculty advisor to ensure suitability to the student's course of study. Introduction to applied anthropology through approved work and study at a museum, institute, agency, or other approved site. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 6 credits.

Specialized Designation: Topic Varies

Recommended Prerequisite: Graduate standing, with 3 hours of methods and 12 hours in program, or by permission of instructor.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Internship

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Special scale.

ANTH 698: Study Abroad. 1-6 credits.

Intended for participation in formally organized course offered by Center for Global Education or an overseas institution or engagement in a field project related to the Master's thesis or project. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Independent Study

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

700 Level Courses

ANTH 721: Culture, Power, and Conflict. 3 credits.

Explores power and social conflict through the lens of cultural analysis. Special attention to the role of cultural differences in the structuring of conflict and the deployment of cultural theory in formulating a practice of conflict resolution. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

ANTH 796: Master's Research Project. 1-6 credits.

Capstone research project conducted under the supervision of a faculty project director and project evaluation committee. Project should be a substantial contribution to anthropological knowledge and is in lieu of a thesis. Notes: Students must initially enroll for a minimum of 3 credits of ANTH 796 and maintain continuous enrollment in 796 until project is submitted. A maximum of 6 credits of ANTH 796 may be applied to the degree. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 12 credits.

Recommended Prerequisite: Approval of project proposal.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Independent Study

Grading:
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.

ANTH 798: Thesis or Project Proposal. 3 credits.

Work on research proposal that forms basis for master's thesis or project. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.

Recommended Prerequisite: Completion of 15 credits, including all other core courses.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Thesis

Grading:
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.

ANTH 799: Master's Thesis. 1-6 credits.

Master's thesis research and writing under direction of thesis committee. Notes: Students must register for a minimum of three credit hours in their first semester of 799 and maintain continuous enrollment in 799 while writing and submitting a thesis. A maximum of 6 credits of 799 may be applied to the degree. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 24 credits.

Recommended Prerequisite: Approval of thesis proposal.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Thesis

Grading:
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.

Sociology (SOCI)

SOCI Course Schedule

100 Level Courses

SOCI 101: Introductory Sociology. 3 credits.

Introduction to basic sociological concepts. Examines aspects of human behavior in cultural framework, including individual and group interaction, social mobility and stratification, status and class, race and gender relations, urbanism, crime and criminology, and social change and reform. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Just Societies, Social/Behavioral Sciences

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 120: Globalization and Society. 3 credits.

Examines and analyzes important global issues and processes. Considers historical development of globalization and implications for different societies and cultures. Investigates perceptions of global processes by different cultures and nations, and efforts of international institutions to address social, political, economic, and cultural changes in global society. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Global Understanding

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

200 Level Courses

SOCI 208: Introduction to Race and Ethnicity. 3 credits.

Introduces students to individuals and ideas which have shaped and influenced racial and ethnic interactions and relations in the past and present. Attention will focus on historical meanings and sentiments attached to race and ethnicity as concepts, ideas, and images, and the ways these concepts and images have co-joined to allocate differential social, political, economic, and educational rewards to individuals and groups designated as racial groups, ethnic groups, or both. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 213: Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences. 4 credits.

Fundamentals of applied statistics as used in behavioral science to include descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, correlation regression, analysis of variance, factor analysis, nonparametric statistics, and practical experience with statistical programs in applying statistical analysis to actual problems of the behavioral sciences. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Quantitative Reasoning

Schedule Type: Laboratory, Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 215: Gender and Society. 3 credits.

Considers the ways in which gender structures social life on both the micro level of individual experience and the macro level of social structure. Explores how normative ideals of femininity and masculinity affect our bodies, identities and intimate relationships; and how these ideals are circulated through the media, reproduced in social institutions, and articulated in different national, cultural and religious contexts. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

300 Level Courses

SOCI 301: Criminology. 3 credits.

Focuses on causes and meaning of crime, with emphasis on adults. Patterns of criminal behavior, including property crimes, violent crimes, organized crime, white-collar crime, and victimless crime. Critical assessment of criminal justice system as a response to crime. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 302: Sociology of Delinquency. 3 credits.

Examines social factors involved in development of delinquency, including family, political economy, schooling, community environment and culture. Examines various theories of delinquency; rates of delinquency in relation to age, race, gender and social class; and legal system that addresses causes, consequences, and policies of punishment and rehabilitation. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 303: Methods and Logic of Inquiry. 3 credits.

Actively engages students in original inquiry meaningful to themselves and their communities. Demonstrates the reciprocal relationship between theory and empirical research. Explores the complementarity of interpretive and explanatory logics, employing basic sociological methods. Guides students to formulate problems and design research, culminating in a public presentation of their proposals to the sociology faculty. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All)

Specialized Designation: Writing Intensive in Major

Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: SOCI 101^C or 101^XS.
^C Requires minimum grade of C.
^XS Requires minimum grade of XS.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 304: The Future of Work. 3 credits.

Introduces the basic concepts of economic sociology. Explores how the world of work has changed due to globalization, deindustrialization, new technologies, and economic crisis. Focuses on providing students with a better understanding of how markets and corporations work, and about new economic approaches to create new, potentially less alienating work environments. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 307: Social Movements and Political Protest. 3 credits.

Explores processes for organizing resistance to current social and power arrangements, from terrorism to nonviolent civil resistance to create alternative institutions, policies, or leadership that promote human rights and social justice. Uses historical and contemporary case studies of local and global change to explore, how, why, and to what effect individuals have organized to protest the status quo and create social change. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 308: Race and Ethnicity in a Changing World. 3 credits.

Explores how race and ethnicity have been shaped by policies and practices in Western and non-Western societies. Explores the evolution of racial and ethnic attitudes from a global and historical perspective. Examines how changing demographic racial patterns may affect definitions of race and ethnicity and the ways in which people individually and collectively act to create new futures. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Social/Behavioral Sciences

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 309: Contemporary Families and Intimate Relationships. 3 credits.

Uses a sociological framework to analyze and understand the diverse forms of contemporary families--traditional marriages, cohabitation, domestic partnerships, single-parents families, stepfamilies, and gay and lesbian families. Explored are topics such as changes in sexual mores, reflected in new dating practices; shifting parenting roles; effects of social class, race and ethnicity; and the outcomes of divorce for couples and children. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 310: Sociology of Deviance. 3 credits.

Analyzes macro- and microlevel deviance-producing processes, meaning and control of deviance, and major theoretical approaches to deviance. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 311: Sociological Theory. 3 credits.

Explores sociological tradition through readings and discussions of ideas drawn from writings of selected sociological thinkers from classical to contemporary. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: 6 credits of upper level (300 or 400 level) sociology courses, or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 312: Qualitative Research Methods. 3 credits.

Introduces ethnography, field work methods, interviewing, life histories, and other qualitative methods to generate data about cultures in which various groups and classes are immersed. Students learn by applying qualitative methods to term projects, developed under guidance of instructor. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: 9 credits of Sociology including SOCI 101 or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 314: Sociology of Culture. 3 credits.

Examines how culture, encompassing high art or participatory culture, expressive agency or traditional constraint, is produced and reproduced in everyday social practices and across a wide range of social institutions. Explores the role of culture in public life and political discourse. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 315: Contemporary Gender Relations. 3 credits.

Considers the ways in which gender structures social life on both the micro level of individual experience and the macro level of social structure. Addresses contradiction between legal equality between the sexes and persistent workplace discrimination and sexual violence; how normative ideals of femininity and masculinity affect our bodies, identities and intimate relationships; how these ideals are circulated through the media, reproduced in social institutions, and articulated in different national, cultural and religious contexts. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Social/Behavioral Sciences

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 320: Globalization and Social Change. 3 credits.

While focusing on nature and process of change in human society, considers social impact of political, economic, and environmental change and how lives are shaped by complexities of global social forces. Examines specific global issues such as conflict and security; economic disparity; ecological deterioration; populations and migration; legitimization of commerce; diffusion of innovations; and impact of class, status, and power in modern societies. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Global Contexts, Global Understanding, Just Societies, Encore: Sustainability

Specialized Designation: Green Leaf Focused Course

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 321: Sociology of Post-Socialism. 3 credits.

Explores the end of socialism, and how the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, as well as the rest of the world, transformed since 1989. Examines art, music, criminality, oligarchs, workers, gender, commodification, nationalism, violence, the self, religion, public health, and the environment during socialism and afterwards. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 326: Conflict, Violence, and Peace. 3 credits.

Explores the sociology of conflict, violence, and peace to examine these crucial issues from a scholarly viewpoint. Focuses on the causes and consequences of violence. Examines a wide variety of remedies from conventional deterrence and arms control strategies to alternative perspectives from nonviolent civil resistance to peacebuilding, international law, and restorative justice, as well as conflict transformation and resolution strategies. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 330: US Immigrants and Immigration. 3 credits.

Explores theoretical, empirical, and policy-related issues pertaining to immigration. Examines case studies of immigrant communities and their adaptation patterns, paying particular attention to immigrants from Latin America, Asia, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Global Understanding

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 332: The Urban World. 3 credits.

Examines cities and the people who live in them in the United States and around the world. Includes topics such as: social and economic development, inequality, political protests, urban democracy, and the environment. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Global Contexts, Global Understanding

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 340: Power, Politics, and Society. 3 credits.

Analyzes how power is defined, attained and sustained in society. Students analyze political power as related to social realities such as democratic elections, class conflict, elite networks, powersharing, protest, and revolution. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 352: Social Problems and Solutions. 3 credits.

Examines contemporary social problems and their solutions using sociological perspectives. Topics may include housing and homelessness, student debt, mass incarceration, hunger and food insecurity, environment and sustainability, human rights, wealth and global poverty, war and peace. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Social/Behavioral Sciences

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 355: Social Inequality. 3 credits.

Studies class structures and implications for individuals and groups in modern society. Explores issues of race and ethnicity, language and immigration status, sex and gender, social class, age, and sexual orientation. Examines critically the theory and research that explore the construction, experience, and meaning of such differences. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Social/Behavioral Sciences

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 360: Youth Culture and Society. 3 credits.

Introduces sociology of youth and youth culture. Investigates social, economic, and political realities of youth as a group and different groups of youth, including youth cultural production, formation of youth culture, and youth identities in variety of social settings. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Social/Behavioral Sciences

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 371: The Individual and Society. 3 credits.

Introduces students to a sociological exploration of the individual and society. The course is organized around several major themes, including the study of the individual within social context, the process the individual uses to narrate his/her self- and social identities, and how the individual manages, protects, and solidifies his/her self-identity and negotiates the boundaries of self within the context of everyday social interactions. The course also examines how daily social interactions shape the understanding of self and experiences of the individual. In conclusion, the course presents a consideration of how identity projects are mediated by and formed within larger structures of constraint. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Social/Behavioral Sciences

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 373: The Community. 3 credits.

Examines small to moderate-size communities ranging through village, rural community, small town, and city subcommunity. Latter category includes city localities, ethnic villages, and suburban communities. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 377: Art and Society. 3 credits.

Introduces the many ways in which art reflects social tendencies, comments on social problems, and contributes to discussions about a wide range of social issues. Students attend theatrical performances and visit exhibition spaces on campus, and learn to analyze what they experience through both aesthetic and sociological approaches. Explores contemporary issues such as debates about artistic freedom and public morality, commercialization of art, and relationship between cultural and social hierarchies. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Mason Apex

Recommended Prerequisite: 3 credits of ARTH.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 382: Education in Contemporary Society. 3 credits.

Examines classrooms and schools as social institutions that function as socializing agents for both stability and societal change. Emphasizes the influence of inequality on educational processes and outcomes and critically examines the social organization of the U.S. public school system. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 385: Religion and Society. 3 credits.

Studies places of religious consciousness in human action and institutional and organizational networks created to sustain religious beliefs. Emphasizes comparative and historical analysis of role religion has played in human society. Examines theories of nature of religious experience, religious symbolism, and basis of religious community. Explores changing demographics in relation to older traditional religious faiths and newer nontraditional faiths. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 388: Violence and Religion. 3 credits.

Explores the relationship between religion and violence, especially warfare, cross-culturally and historically from a sociological, transdisciplinary, and global politics perspective. Examines the interface between politics and morality and the interface between national and transnational governance institutions (nations states, the UN, etc.) and cultural and religious institutions, NGOs, and social movements. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 390: Sociology of Health, Illness, and Disability. 3 credits.

Examines social context of health, illness, and disability; relationships of health care professionals and patients; and structure and delivery of health care in different medical systems. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 391: Big Data, Technology, and Society. 3 credits.

Examines the transformations in the relationships between self and society taking place at the interface between social networks, digital information and communication technologies, new media, and Big Data. Explores what these changes mean for the future of the social sciences and humanities, and what these disciplines in turn can teach us about these changes that the “analytics” of computational and data sciences cannot. Introduces students to cutting-edge methods in digital sociology and digital ethnography, exploring a variety of emerging technology developments, such as augmented reality, digital fabrication, cryptocurrency, blockchain, automation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Examines new forms of inequality and intimacy, technologically mediated and distributed practices of human empathy and discernment, and emerging ethical questions for research and university education. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 394: Sociology of Human Rights. 3 credits.

Provides an overview of sociological, theoretical, and methodological approaches to understanding human rights. Examining connections between inequality, conflict, social justice, governance, and human rights, the course focuses on the contexts of meaning within which human rights are invoked and practiced as well as the role that non-state actors play in shaping the development and institutionalization of human rights. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 395: Special Topics in Sociology. 3 credits.

Introduces the research interests of the faculty, offering new courses that reflect current issues not yet incorporated into the curriculum. Offers, in addition, advanced study into topics covered in the standing curriculum. Topics change by semester. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 18 credits.

Specialized Designation: Topic Varies

Recommended Prerequisite: SOCI 101

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 399: Independent Study. 1-3 credits.

Individual study of sociological topic of interest to student. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 3 credits.

Recommended Prerequisite: 6 hours of Sociology and approval of a written proposal.

Schedule Type: Independent Study

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

400 Level Courses

SOCI 405: Analysis of Social Data. 4 credits.

Overview of management and analysis of empirical social science data, including file construction, scaling and measurement, data transformation, and treatment of missing data. Emphasizes manipulation, management, and analysis of data sets using computers. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Recommended Prerequisite: 60 hours, SOCI 213, or Permission of Instructor.

Schedule Type: Laboratory, Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 410: Social Surveys and Attitude and Opinion Measurements. 3 credits.

Surveys research methods and techniques to collect, measure, and analyze social data, attitudes, and opinions with special emphasis on using computer software, the Internet, and other information technologies for social research. Highlights ethical issues for social research, computing, and information technology. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to SOCI 431.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Info Tech & Computing

Recommended Prerequisite: SOCI 303 and 313, or equivalents, or Permission of Instructor.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 412: Contemporary Sociological Theory. 3 credits.

Presents for analysis and discussion the significant theorists and themes in contemporary sociological theory. Designed to enhance student's skills in reading and analyzing primary texts and to encourage reflection on contemporary social reality. Fulfills writing intensive requirement. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All)

Specialized Designation: Writing Intensive in Major

Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: SOCI 311^C or 311^XS.
^C Requires minimum grade of C.
^XS Requires minimum grade of XS.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 416: Internship in Sociology I. 3-6 credits.

Intended to provide students with hands-on experience in sociology and to deepen sociological knowledge. The internship experience links theory and practice. Students work in approved setting as applied sociologists. Notes: Minimum 45 hours of work for each credit required. A research paper or project is required for this course. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Mason Apex

Specialized Designation: Topic Varies

Recommended Prerequisite: Must have completed at least 85 credits (21 credits must be in sociology) of coursework. Enrollment in or completion of SOCI 213.

Schedule Type: Internship

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 417: Internship in Sociology II. 1-2 credits.

Intended to provide students with hands-on experience in sociology and to deepen sociological knowledge. The internship experience links theory and practice. Students work in approved setting as applied sociologists. Notes: Minimum 45 hours of work for each credit required Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 2 credits.

Specialized Designation: Topic Varies

Recommended Prerequisite: SOCI 213 (can be enrolled concurrently) or permission of instructor.

Schedule Type: Internship

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 431: Survey Research. 3 credits.

Recommended Prerequisite: SOCI 303 and 313, or equivalents, or permission of instructor

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 480: Honors Seminar in Sociology I. 3 credits.

Develop research proposals and an appropriate bibliography for honors thesis under the guidance of a sociology faculty member. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Specialized Designation: Mason Impact.

Recommended Prerequisite: Admission to honors in the sociology major.

Schedule Type: Independent Study

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Special scale.

SOCI 481: RS: Honors Seminar in Sociology II. 3 credits.

Pursue independent research and write honors thesis under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Present work in a colloquium at the end of the semester. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Specialized Designation: Research/Scholarship Intensive

Recommended Prerequisite: Successful completion of SOCI 480.

Schedule Type: Independent Study

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 483: The Sociology of Higher Education. 3 credits.

Exposes students to sociological theory and research on evolution of higher learning in United States. Explores social forces that have shaped the distinctively American approach toward higher education and have led to transformation of higher education in contemporary society. Particular attention to relation between universities and elites within surrounding society, linkage between education and industry, norms and values that are presupposed by educational institutions, and bearing of sports on values and traditions of higher education. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Mason Apex

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 485: RS: Sociological Analysis and Practice. 3 credits.

This class provides an introduction to the practicalities of conducting original sociological research. Students will collect and analyze both qualitative and quantitative data, and write-up research findings to answer questions about the social world. This class emphasizes a learning-by-doing approach to prepare students to conduct research and present it to varied publics. This class also helps students transition sociological knowledge and skills gained in the major into marketable skillsets; improving their post-graduate career readiness. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Mason Core: Mason Core (All), Mason Apex

Specialized Designation: Research/Scholarship Intensive, Writing Intensive in Major

Recommended Prerequisite: SOCI 303.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 492: Sociology of Organizations. 3 credits.

Theories, analysis of types of organizations from informal voluntary associations to large complex ones. Explores nonprofit organizations and alternatives to bureaucracies, such as feminist collectives, cooperatives, self-help groups, and social movement organizations. Students do field work in organizations applying theories and concepts to observations. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

SOCI 499: Independent Research in Sociology. 1-4 credits.

Investigation of sociological problem according to individual interest, with emphasis on research. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 8 credits.

Recommended Prerequisite: 18 hours of SOCI including SOCI 303, 311, 313 and 412; a 3.0 GPA in SOCI; and a research proposal approved by instructor and department chair prior to enrollment.

Schedule Type: Independent Study

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

600 Level Courses

SOCI 601: Proseminar in Public and Applied Sociology. 3 credits.

Core course devoted to the philosophical, historical, theoretical, and methodological dimensions of public and applied sociology within the United States. Traces the evolution of the field during the 20th century, from its inception in the Chicago school and the studies of W.E.B. DuBois to more recent formulations, as these bear on the interplay between social scientific knowledge and public decisions and debates. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 602: Writing for Public Sociologists. 3 credits.

Course will concentrate on writing for various publics and popular audiences. Written mediums explored include, blogs, op-eds, essays, briefing papers, research reports, research proposals and book proposals. Emphasis will be upon jargon-free prose that is accessible to policy makers as well as the general public. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 605: Gender and Social Structure. 3 credits.

Reviews theories explaining the development and maintenance of gender. Using historical and comparative data, examines perceived, prescribed, and actual sex differentiation in social, political, and economic roles. Begins with gender as a social structure and then examines contemporary research as support or refutation for variety of theoretical paradigms. Includes discussion of gender in intimate relationship and the public sector. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 614: Sociology of Culture. 3 credits.

Analyzes 20th-century debates in American culture and cultural politics, with emphasis on art and popular culture, news media, and competing notions of "the public." In-depth readings in cultural sociology cover variety of theoretical and methodological approaches. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 616: Practicum in Sociology. 1-6 credits.

Supervised graduate research project in engaged sociology in relevant settings including social movement organizations, unions, government agencies, charitable organizations, think tanks, schools, community groups, social services, museums and the arts, cooperatives and social enterprises, public archeology, or media and communications. Notes: Students must complete 45 hours of work at the site for each credit. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.

Recommended Prerequisite: 21 hours of SOCI, including research methods, or permission of instructor.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Internship

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 620: Methods and Logic of Social Inquiry. 3 credits.

Emphasizes gathering, interpreting, and evaluating scientific evidence. Covers logic of scientific inquiry, including the application of various research designs and data collection methods. Develops critical-thinking skills by using set of rules and logical criteria for evaluation of social science research. Focuses both on how results are obtained and disseminated via research reports. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: Undergraduate statistics and research methodology, or permission of instructor.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Sociology.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 623: Racial and Ethnic Relations: American and Selected Global Perspectives. 3 credits.

Covers demographic purview of U.S. and other global racial and ethnic groups and racial and ethnic groups as human-social-minority and dominant groups. Explores factors contributing to dominant and minority status and means of altering dominant groups assessment of minority group status. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 624: International Migration in the Age of Globalization. 3 credits.

Focuses on theoretical, methodological, and policy-related issues on international migration from a sociological perspective. Explores case studies of immigrant communities and their adaptation patterns, paying particular attention to immigrants from Latin America, Asia, and the Caribbean. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 631: Survey Research. 3 credits.

Introduces theory, method, and practice of survey research design and analysis. Students complete survey research project. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 632: Evaluation Research for Social Programs. 3 credits.

Studies methodological issues related to evaluation of social programs. Explores conceptual and research design issues in relation to social programs, particularly delivery of social services. Includes examination of methods used to assess need for programs, impact of delivery systems, and efficiency and effectiveness of social programs. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 633: Special Topics in Sociology. 3 credits.

Specialized inquiry of topics of contemporary sociological research and scholarship. Content varies. Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic is different. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 12 credits.

Specialized Designation: Topic Varies

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 634: Qualitative Research Methods. 3 credits.

Examines basic research methods involving observational techniques and procedures used in description and analysis of patterns, configurations, ethos, eidos, structures, functions, and styles typical of whole societies and cultures. Emphasizes case studies, unobtrusive methods, participant observation, longterm residence, choices of observer status role, recording data, uses of technical equipment, key informants, interviewing techniques, and ethical considerations in employing such methods and procedures. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 635: Environment and Society. 3 credits.

Overview of human ecology and environmental sociology, emphasizing selected topics. Focuses on theory, since theory makes it possible to generalize from understandings derived in an analysis of a particular problem and apply them to other problems. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 636: Statistical Reasoning for Applied Research. 3 credits.

Intermediate treatment of applied quantitative analytic techniques used in sociology. Topics include sampling, inference, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, and bivariate and multiple correlation and regression. Introduces logic of multivariate analysis. Focus on how results are obtained and disseminated via public and applied research. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: Undergraduate statistics and research methodology, or permission of instructor.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 637: Political Sociology. 3 credits.

This course introduces students to the sociological study of politics through a close examination of relations of power and authority, social institutions, networks, and culture. Using a variety of theoretical texts and case studies from different time periods and schools of thought, the course demonstrates how political sociologists use these fundamental “gateway” concepts, among others, to make sense of more innovative concepts in order to explore and make sense of the dynamism of contemporary politics. Using this framework, the course looks closely at the issue of the struggle for democracy in diverse, complex, and changing modern societies. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 638: Feminist Theory. 3 credits.

This course is designed to introduce students to the ideas and projects that have been formative in the development of feminist theory and to engage students in the important intellectual and political debates in which it has played a significant role. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 639: Urban Inequality: From Watts to #Blacklivesmatter. 3 credits.

This course considers the ways that social inequality and responses to inequality, through community organizing, social movements, and urban policy, have shaped the urban landscape in the 20th and 21st centuries. Beginning in the Civil Rights Era and ending during a period of resistance to police brutality and gentrification, this course will explore varied issues such as urban renewal, urban rebellion, suburbanization, public housing development (and demolition), the drug wars, mass incarceration, as well as urban movements related to urban space, LGBTQ+ recognition and AIDS direction action, Right to the City, and more. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 641: Micro Sociology: Inequality and Everyday Life. 3 credits.

Analyze the relationship between everyday life and social inequalities, with a particular focus on examining theoretically and empirically the relationship between governing structures of society and the structure of situational and interactional terrains as it plays out in the lives of everyday people. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 655: Ethnography. 3 credits.

Introduces ethnography in sociology to graduate students. Teaches techniques for collecting, analyzing and writing-up ethnographic materials. Considers some of the central methodological issues relevant to doing ethnography. Explores some of the critical ethical and political questions that arise within ethnographic research practice. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 660: Historical and Comparative Sociology. 3 credits.

Seminar in theory and methods of historical and comparative sociology, primarily for students with background in sociological theory and methods. Examines basic approaches and research data of history and sociology, surveys development of field, and analyzes exemplary studies. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit. Equivalent to SOCI 860.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 670: Social Networks, New Media, and Inequality. 3 credits.

Examines the internet and other new technologies from a sociological perspective. Focuses on how technologies mitigate or exacerbate-transform or reproduce-existing and new forms of inequality. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 696: Independent Study. 1-3 credits.

Theoretical and research literature chosen by student and instructor. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Independent Study

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Special scale.

700 Level Courses

SOCI 711: Classical Sociological Theory. 3 credits.

In-depth examination of major issues in classical (pre-1930) sociological theory. Analyzes Durkheim, Marx, Weber, Mead, and others, and emphasizes social and intellectual context of their theories. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Sociology.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 712: Contemporary Sociological Theory. 3 credits.

Examines schools in contemporary sociological theory such as structural-functionalism, conflict, exchange, symbolic interactionism, ethnomethodology, humanist sociology, and critical theory. Analyzes contemporary theorists in relation to schools. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Sociology.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 730: Analytic Techniques of Social Research. 3 credits.

Introduces multiple regression and causal analysis to sociological researchers, with a focus on obtaining and disseminating results. Moves from linear regression to the general linear model with several variables, its extensions, assumptions, and regression diagnostics. Examines the use of dummy variable and the analysis of interaction effects. Considers systems of equations and nonlinear outcomes. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: Undergraduate statistics and research methodology, or permission of instructor.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 797: Master's Capstone Paper. 3 credits.

MA paper completion under the direction of one faculty member. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: Admission to graduate program in sociology or permission of graduate director.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Independent Study

Grading:
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.

SOCI 799: Thesis. 1-6 credits.

Master's thesis research under direction of thesis committee. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the degree.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Thesis

Grading:
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.

800 Level Courses

SOCI 803: Institutions and Inequalities. 3 credits.

Addresses the processes through which institutions reproduce relations of power, domination, and exclusion as well as the similarities and differences across forms of inequality and their connection to institutions. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 804: Sociology of Globalization. 3 credits.

Addresses the social, political, cultural, and economic process of globalization. Explores the limits on globalization during the precapitalist era, the relation between empire and the internal structure of imperialist societies, theoretical debates over the contemporary world system, the relation between cities and globalization, and the link between globalization and social inequality within both developed and developing societies. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 833: Special Topics in Sociology. 3 credits.

Specialized Designation: Topic Varies

Recommended Prerequisite: Have completed either 6 credits of coursework at the 600 level or permission of instructor.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 840: Work Organizations and Social Inequality. 3 credits.

Examines the social, organizational, and cultural processes that account for the differential distribution of job rewards along class, gender, and racial and ethnic lines. Topics include the historical evolution of the management worker relationship, job segregation by race and gender, the effect of new technologies on social inequality, the relation between gender and professional careers, the efficacy of governmental efforts to ensure equal opportunity, and the effect of organizational change on racial and gender inequalities at work. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 845: Society and Education. 3 credits.

Exposes students to the major theories, debates, and findings within the sociology of education, emphasizing the reciprocal influences of schooling and social inequalities within contemporary societies. Emphasis on the historical evolution of public schooling in the United States, the complex relation between schooling and economic institutions, class differences in educational opportunity, and the politics of educational reform. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 850: Sociology of Development. 3 credits.

Analyzes socioeconomic and political change, focusing on the poor countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Offers a basic descriptive understanding of processes of change in these countries and an introduction to major theoretical perspectives on development and globalization, from classical theories of comparative advantage to theories of imperialism, modernization, dependency, and globalization. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 851: Globalization and Social Movements. 3 credits.

Analyzes current issues in the study of social movements, with an emphasis on the ways in which globalization shapes and in turn is shaped by social movements. Emphasis is placed on the relations among the strategies, identities, and organizations bound up with transnational social movements and the relation between the dynamics of global political and economic developments and protest movements in core and peripheral societies. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 853: Cities in a Global Society. 3 credits.

Examines the scholarly literature on cities and globalization with a focus on the impact of globalization on urban environments and the effects of urbanization on the processes of globalization. Emphasis on the ways in which globalization restructures urban life in the core and periphery of the world economy with attention paid to the effects of spatial dispersion on the character of economic institutions within the advanced societies, the shifting nature of crime and security, immigration, and the cities of the Global South. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 857: Sociology of Human Rights. 3 credits.

Examines the connections among inequality, conflict, social justice, and human rights in an age of globalization. Drawing from case studies from around the world, course examines institutional and structural violence and inequality as they relate to state, corporate, and military power; international law and order; welfare and social policy; global justice; regionalism, multilateralism, and transnationalism; environmental protection; gender inequality; ethnic conflict; resource wars; and national security policy before and after September 11, 2001. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 860: Historical and Comparative Sociology. 3 credits.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 870: Directed Readings Sociology. 3 credits.

Intensive reading course to develop comprehensive understanding of specific field in sociology as agreed on with advisor. Notes: Content varies. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the degree.

Recommended Prerequisite: 6 credits of 600 level SOCI courses

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Independent Study

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

SOCI 880: Independent Study in Sociology. 3 credits.

Reading and research on selected topic, resulting in a written project as agreed on with supervising faculty. Notes: Content varies. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the degree.

Recommended Prerequisite: 6 credits of 600 level SOCI courses

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Independent Study

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

900 Level Courses

SOCI 998: Doctoral Dissertation Proposal. 1-9 credits.

Work on research proposal for doctoral dissertation. Notes: A maximum of 9 credits of 998 may be applied to the degree. Students may enroll in 998 in their final year of coursework while preparing for comprehensive exams. Contact department for approval and CRN to register. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the degree.

Recommended Prerequisite: Completion of all but final year of coursework and permission of graduate director.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Dissertation

Grading:
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.

SOCI 999: Doctoral Dissertation. 1-12 credits.

Doctoral dissertation research and writing on approved dissertation topic under direction of committee. Notes: Maximum of 12 credits may be applied toward degree. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May be repeated within the degree.

Recommended Prerequisite: Successful completion of SOCI 998.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Dissertation

Grading:
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.

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