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  • SOC 3741: Migrants&Communities

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This class explores the experiences of contemporary migrant populations, including immigrants, refugees, displaced persons and individuals involved in human trafficking. Students will critically analyze the social, political and economic forces that influence trans-border movements, the impacts of immigration on families, communities and economies in origin and destination societies, as well as the influence of voluntary and involuntary migration on individual livelihoods, health, and human rights. Students will develop an understanding of immigrants as central to globalization processes and the societal challenges and contributions that accompany mass migration.
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  • SOC 3769: Disparities in Health

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    The purpose of this course will be to examine the link between social position and health patterns in the US population. Two central questions will be addressed: (1) Which groups in society are more or less advantaged in terms of health and longevity? Why are certain groups in society more or less advantaged in terms of health and longevity? To answer these questions, we will begin with an introduction to social epidemiology, mind-body-society processes, and key 2 health-related concepts and methodologies. The bulk of the semester will be devoted to understanding how social position (and socially patterned conditions) might contribute to health and longevity patterns. Specific topics include socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, gender, aging, family, religious involvement, and neighborhood context.
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  • SOC 3770: Health,Sexuality&Gender

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course is intended to be an introduction to a sociological approach to studying social disparities in health, with a particular focus on gender and sexuality disparities. Students will become familiar with the individual, interpersonal, and structural forces that shape health across sexual orientation and gender identities. We will also bring a sociological lens to relevant contemporary issues, including access to contraception, sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy and childbirth, sexual violence, and discriminatory policies that target LGBTQ persons.
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  • SOC 3870: Research Seminar

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This is a research seminar designed to help students in developing and achieving research projects. Students will learn the research process including research design, data collection methods, statistical analysis, graphical representations of data, and scientific writing through actually conducting research. Beyond providing a structured framework guided by the instructor, the seminar also helps facilitate a cohort and team experience among students who can aid or work together in the research process.
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  • SOC 3877: Senior Thesis 1

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Students accepted into the Department's Senior Honors Thesis Program (SOC 4877 below) must enroll for this course in the Fall Semester prior to beginning work on the thesis under the supervision of a faculty tutor. See the full description of this program posted at the Department's website (www.soc.utah.edu). Prerequisites: Instructor Consent
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  • SOC 3900: CLAC Course

    1.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Cultures and Languages across the Curriculum Course is an optional 1-credit section taught in another language (to be specified in the course schedule notes. Must be taken concurrently with a designated 3000-level sociology course. Permission of instructor required and usually involves an additional weekly class meeting. Prerequisites: Instructor Consent. Co-requisites: Taken concurrently with a designated 1000-3000 level SOC course.
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  • SOC 3904: Service Learning

    1.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    When attached to a concurrent class, this course will provide enriched learning of the concurrent course's context via service learning in the community.
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  • SOC 3950: Individual Research

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Students identify a potential faculty tutor and obtain permission to initiate a research project of the student's own design or to participate in an already ongoing research project. Prerequisites: Instructor Consent
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  • SOC 3951: Directed Reading

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Students identify a potential faculty tutor and obtain permission to jointly design a set of readings for the student in a sociology subfield. The content of the course is not to overlap in any significant manner with the content of the other established courses in the department or otherwise substitute for those courses. Prerequisites: Instructor Consent
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  • SOC 3960: Special Topics

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Topic to be specified when course is offered.
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