• SOC 3880: Pol Sociology

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Study of political theory, political organization, political mobilization, the state, nation-building, national identity, post-nationalism, the relationship between the state and markets, historic formation of the nation-state and the changing role of the state in a global context. Prerequisites: SOC 1000.
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• SOC 3900: Sociological Theory

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Examines the emergence and development of sociological theory in the writings of thinkers such as Marx, Durkheim, and Weber. Explores continuities and discontinuities between the classical period of sociological theory and contemporary schools such as functionalism, conflict theory, neo-Marxian theories, symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, and rational choice/exchange theory. Prerequisite: 9 credit hours of sociology, including SOC 1000.
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• SOC 3910: Global Sociology

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Global Sociology explores how humans shape and are shaped by globalization processes. Globalization creates inherent risks, such as increased inequality and violence, but also opportunities for greater democracy and a stronger global civil society. This course examines social, cultural, institutional, and economic factors and their effects on societies around the world. Cross listed with INST 3910. Prerequisites: SOC 1000 or ANTH 1200 or INST 2350.
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• SOC 3950: Environmental Sociology

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Explores how ecology, technology, politics, economics, and culture intersect. By analyzing key contemporary environmental debates, students will develop an understanding of sociological analyses, and the impact of social life on our environment, as well as the effect of the environment on social life. Topics covered include: the environmental movement; sustainable development; developing nations and their environment; capitalism and technology; and environmental justice. Prerequisite: SOC 1000.
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• SOC 4000: Social Inequality

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Focuses on structure and consequences of unequal access to political, economic and prestige benefits in American society and the world. Critically examines institutional arrangements that perpetuate and are supported by inequality, as well as patterns of social mobility. Prerequisite: SOC 1000 or equivalent.
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• SOC 4020: Sociology of Work

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Examines social organization of work--especially in response to change in technology, demands for equal opportunity, size and goals of firms and desires for meaningful work. Historically and comparatively analyzes work-life experiences shaping of labor markets and role of collective action. Explores impact of the labor process on distribution of society's material and symbolic rewards. Dual listed with SOC 5560. Prerequisite: SOC 1000, MGT 3210 or ECON 1010.
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• SOC 4050: Social Inequality

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Focuses on the structure and consequences of unequal access to political,economic and social benefits in the U.S. and the world. Critically examines institutional arrangements that perpetuate and are supported by inequality and stratification, as well as patterns of social mobility. Dual listed with SOC 5050. Prerequisites: SOC 1000 and junior standing.
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• SOC 4070: Causal Models

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Applications of least-squares and iterative maximum-likelihood methods for drawing cause and effect conclusions from non-experimental data. Topics include regression-based path analysis, reciprocal causation, confirmatory factor analysis, measurement error, and structural equation models with unmeasured (latent) variables. Prerequisites: one of STAT 3050, 4010, 5050, 5060, 5070, 5080 or equivalent (regression methods).
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• SOC 4075: Culture, Identity, & Place

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  This course explores how lived experiences, sociocultural relations, and connections to place shape the constructs of individual and collective identities. Students will develop a conscious awareness of place by critically engaging with the Manito diaspora, Indigenous ways of knowing, Anglo-Texan working-class culture, Mexican-American borderlands, and Black rural and urban experience. Prerequisite: junior standing.
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• SOC 4090: Sociological Research

  4.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Capstone course for sociology majors. Examines design and conduct of social research. Requires students to complete a research project, including formulating a research question, analyzing quantitative data, and writing a research report.Prerequisites: STAT/SOC 2070 or equivalent, senior standing in sociology major, completion of WB.
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