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Subject
Course Number
Title/Description
Subject: SOC
Course Number: 1111
Introduction to Sociology This course involves both an explanation of and active practice in using the sociological imagination to examine the world around us. It introduces Sociology as a discipline and sociological ways of understanding human social interaction and processes such as socialization, deviance, culture/society, and social change. This class teaches the use of Sociology in class via small-group exercises and the use of computers to explore questions about the social world. MnTC goal areas: (5) History and the Social and Behavior Sciences, and (7A) Human Diversity. (Prerequisites: College-level reading) (3 hrs lec/0 hrs lab/0 hrs OJT)
Subject: SOC
Course Number: 1145
Race, Class, and Gender This course uses the sociological perspective to explore issues of race, class, and gender as they intersect in the lives of individuals and in society at large. It addresses both disadvantage and privilege and concludes with an examination of social activism. MnTC goal areas: (5) History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences, and (7A) Human Diversity. (Prerequisites: College-level reading) (3 hrs lec/0 hrs lab/0 hrs OJT)
Subject: SOC
Course Number: 1185
Gender, Power and Society This course examines gender issues from the sociological perspective. It explores the development of gender roles across cultures and the consequences of gender roles on individuals and society. Topics for discussion include: the social construction of gender; gender role socialization; the impact of race and class on gendered experiences; gender and communication styles; gender issues related to family, work, education, and the media; patterns of gender-based violence; and past and present strategies used to achieve social change. MnTC goal areas: (5) History and the Social and Behavior Sciences, and (7A) Human Diversity. (Prerequisites: College-level reading) (3 hrs lec/0 hrs lab/0 hrs OJT)
Subject: SOC
Course Number: 2120
Social Problems This course uses the topic of social problems to teach sociological concepts and processes coupled with civic responsibility. It examines a range of social problems and the diverse views of the common good that affect our perceptions of these problems. It encourages students to understand their own and others' positions and to define social justice in light of those positions. MTC goal areas: (5) History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences and (9) Ethic and Civic Responsibility. This course meets the Elective A Learning Outcome of the Minnesota State Sociology Transfer Pathway. (Prerequisites: College-level reading) (3 hrs lec/0 hrs lab/0 hrs OJT)
Subject: SOC
Course Number: 2123
People and the Environment This course examines the relationship of people to their environment from a social and behavioral science perspective. It explores the impact of socio-cultural systems on the bio-physical environment and focuses on alternative solutions to the environmental challenges causes by individual social behaviors and broader societal policies. MTC goal areas: (5) History & Social and Behavioral Sciences and (10) People and the Environment. (Prerequisites: College-level reading and writing and SOC1111) (3 hrs lec/0 hrs lab/0 hrs OJT)
Subject: SOC
Course Number: 2127
Race, Power, and Justice This course is a sociological examination of race, ethnicity, and structural racism in the United States. It will examine ways in which historical and contemporary structures of racism systemically shape complex social, political, economic, and environmental inequities. It will explore the sociohistorical origins of race and will provide a social history of relations between dominant and minority groups in the U.S. In its coverage of intergroup relations, the course will analyze how patterns of racial and ethnic inequality have been created and maintained by social institutions. This will involve analysis of dynamics related to housing, jobs, schools, family, media, and the criminal justice system. The course will also cover social justice efforts to counteract the impact and existence of systemic racism, including the study of various social movements. MnTC goal areas: (5) History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences, and (7B) Race/Power/Justice. (3 hrs lec/0 hrs lab/0 hrs OJT)
