SOCIOL 101 Introduction to Sociology
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Sociology as a special field of social science. The relationship of the work of the sociologist to contemporary society; an examination of the sociological perspective.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 102 Solving Social Problems
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Examines problems relating to social inequality, troubled institutions, social control and social change. Explains how sociological theories can address these problems and improve communities.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 103 World Society
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Demographic and development trends related to political, economic, and eco-systems. Policy options and strategies regarding population growth, economic development, and selected institutional issues.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 104 Introduction to Social Psychology
3 cr. Undergraduate.
An introduction to sociological social psychology, emphasizing such topics as the nature of self, identity, socialization, various aspects of social interaction, and dynamics of group behavior.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 199 Independent Study
1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
For further information, consult department chair.
Prerequisites: 2.0 GPA; consent of instructor, department chair, and Assistant Dean for Student Academic Services.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 6 credits max.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2004.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 207 Work and Society
3 cr. Undergraduate.
An examination of how individuals, groups, and organizations experience and influence work; an overview of the past, present, and future of work; the role of work in shaping larger social (in)equality.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2022, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 224 Race and Ethnicity in the United States
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Examines racial and ethnic relations in the U.S. in historical and contemporary contexts. Addresses racial inequality and American institutions (such as education, employment, healthcare, criminal justice, housing, and the environment).
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: CD, SS
Last Taught: Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 233 Social Inequality in the United States
3 cr. Undergraduate.
A survey of intersecting inequalities, examining race, class, gender, sexuality, age, disability, and other identities. Introduction to competing stratification theories.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2017.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 235 Social Change in the Global Economy
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Global nature of contemporary economic and social change; local dimensions of globalization, economic integration, dislocation, transnationalization, popular resistance, and blacklash.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2014, Fall 2013.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 241 Criminology
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Analysis of competing perspectives on crime, with reference to the behavior of those who define, engage in, or become the victim of criminal behavior.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 246 Juvenile Delinquency
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Study of personal and social determinants of juvenile delinquency and agencies for its control, treatment, and prevention.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 248 Sociology of Education
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Social structure of the contemporary schooling system in the United States. Topics include social class membership and education outcomes; school desegregation; high school attrition.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 250 Sex and Gender
3 cr. Undergraduate.
The study of gendered behavior and gender inequality; the social construction of gender; the impact of changing work and family roles on gendered experiences; sociological understandings of sex and gender diversity.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 255 Sociology of Sexuality
3 cr. Undergraduate.
The social construction of sexuality, the social history of sexual arrangements, and contemporary sexual theory and practice.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 260 Blood, Sex, Money, Power: Families and Intimate Relationships
3 cr. Undergraduate.
The social forces that shape inequality within, and the formation and maintenance of, marriage and other intimate relationships across diverse groups.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Fall 2018.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 261 Introduction to Statistical Thinking in Sociology
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Introduction to basic statistical concepts and procedures and their selected application to sociological data. Covers both descriptive and inferential statistics.
Prerequisites: Satisfaction of GER Quantitative Literacy Part A requirement; or consent of instructor.
General Education Requirements: QLB
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 282 Sociology of Aging
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Introduction to social gerontology; examination of the social dynamics and institutional contexts of aging in modern society.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2012.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 289 Internship in Sociology, Lower Division
1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Application of basic principles of Sociology in a business, organizational, educational, political or other appropriate setting.
Prerequisites: sophomore standing or higher, or completion of a prior SOCIOL course; and 2.25 gpa or better; and consent of supervising faculty member.
Course Rules: One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hours in internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2020, Spring 2003.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 297 Study Abroad:
1-12 cr. Undergraduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.
Prerequisites: acceptance for Study Abroad Program and department consent.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 299 Ad Hoc:
1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires only dept & assoc dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one add'l sem.
Prerequisites: none; additional prerequisites may be assigned to specific topic.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
Last Taught: Fall 1995, Spring 1990, Fall 1989, Spring 1989.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 302 Professional Development for Social Science Majors
1 cr. Undergraduate.
Examination of the social forces that shape contemporary employment and job seeking experiences; learning to identify and describe the knowledge and skills they are acquiring as social science majors/minors.
Prerequisites: sophomore standing and declared or intended major or minor in anthropology, communication, economics, geography, political science, psychology, sociology, urban studies, women's and gender studies; or consent of instructor.
Course Rules: Previously SOCIOL 202.
Last Taught: Spring 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 304 Political Sociology
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Examination of structural and cultural factors as related to the nature of political systems; consideration of the organization and roles of political and para-political groups.
Prerequisites: junior standing or higher and completion of a prior SOCIOL course; or consent of the instructor. Open to special students.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 321 Contemporary Issues of the American Indian
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Development of the institutional structure of American Indian affairs; current economic and social problems, contemporary manifestations of American Indian spirit, e.g. activism and cultural experiences.
Prerequisites: junior standing or higher and completion of a prior SOCIOL course; or consent of the instructor. Open to special students.
Course Rules: AIS 321 and SOCIOL 321 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
General Education Requirements: CD, SS
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Spring 2011, Spring 2010, Spring 2009.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 323 Perspectives on Latino Communities
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Sociological analysis of the experiences of Latinos. Examination of immigration and mode of incorporation from theoretical perspectives. Emphasis on Chicanos, Cubans, and Puerto Ricans.
Prerequisites: junior standing or higher and completion of a prior SOCIOL course; or consent of the instructor. Open to special students.
Course Rules: LATINX 323 and SOCIOL 323 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
General Education Requirements: CD, SS
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 324 Race and Ethnicity in Global Contexts
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Analysis of racial and ethnic relations in historical and cross-cultural perspective. Origin, persistence, adaptation, and change in patterns of racial and ethnic relations in various world societies.
Prerequisites: junior standing or higher and completion of a prior SOCIOL course; or consent of the instructor. Open to special students.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Summer 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 325 Social Change
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Study of change in society; integration and various theories of social change; examination of contemporary instances of social change.
Prerequisites: junior standing or higher and completion of a prior SOCIOL course; or consent of the instructor. Open to special students.
Last Taught: Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 327 Data, Technology, and Society
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Examines the social implications of new and emerging technology, the diffusion of data and technology into practice, and the ways that data, technology, and society interact to reshape social relations and institutions.
Prerequisites: junior standing or higher and completion of a prior SOCIOL course; or consent of the instructor. Open to special students.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 328 Science in Society
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Comprehensive overview of social scientific approaches to understanding science in society. Topics covered include science studies, science communication, public understanding of science, and science as culture.
Prerequisites: junior standing or higher and completion of a prior SOCIOL course; or consent of the instructor. Open to special students.
Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of SOCIOL 495 with similar topic.
Last Taught: Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 330 Economy and Society
3 cr. Undergraduate.
The sociological perspective applied to economic phenomena, including production, distribution, consumption, exchanges of goods, a country's economic development, and global market.
Prerequisites: junior standing or higher and completion of a prior SOCIOL course; or consent of the instructor. Open to special students.
Last Taught: Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 331 Sociology of Health Care
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Cultural, social, and social-psychological factors in disease processes; distribution of disease; social definitions of illness; organization of health professions and health facilities.
Prerequisites: junior standing or higher and completion of a prior SOCIOL course; or consent of the instructor. Open to special students.
Last Taught: Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2018, Fall 2017.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 338 Small Groups
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Defining structure and functions of the group. Developing understanding of group processes. Recognizing and defining leadership, cliques and factions.
Prerequisites: Junior standing or higher and completion of a prior SOCIOL course; or consent of the instructor. Open to special students.
Last Taught: Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2008.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 341 Sociology of Deviant Behavior
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Analysis of the ways in which deviant behavior is socially constructed, individuals are labeled and stigmatized as deviants, and mechanisms of social control are activated or challenged.
Prerequisites: junior standing or higher and completion of a prior SOCIOL course; or consent of the instructor. Open to special students.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 342 Sociology of Law
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Examination of law as a social institution, the functions of law, evolution of legal systems, law and other social institutions, the legal profession.
Prerequisites: junior standing or higher and completion of a prior SOCIOL course; or consent of the instructor. Open to special students.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2020, Spring 2018.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 343 Collective Behavior
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Dynamic aspects of social and institutional change. The breakdown and transformation of the social system through cultural drift, collectivities, and social movements. Recruitment, ideology, and leadership.
Prerequisites: junior standing or higher and completion of a prior SOCIOL course; or consent of the instructor. Open to special students.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2018.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 350 Environmental Sociology
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Sociological analysis of the interaction between humans, their artifacts, and the natural environment.
Prerequisites: junior standing or higher and completion of a prior SOCIOL course; or consent of the instructor. Open to special students.
Last Taught: Summer 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 352 Social Networks
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Introduction to the basic principles and methods of social network analysis; applications and methods that social scientists use to understand the structure and implications of social networks.
Prerequisites: junior standing or higher and completion of a prior SOCIOL course; or consent of the instructor. Open to special students.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 361 Research Methods in Sociology
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Scientific methods in the analysis of society, procedures in problem definition, hypotheses/construction, and collection, and evaluation of data.
Prerequisites: junior standing or higher, completion of six credits in SOCIOL, and SOCIOL 261(P) or other approved statistics course; or consent of the instructor. Open to special students.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 375 Social Theory
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Covers major historical and contemporary works of social thought.
Prerequisites: junior standing or higher and completion of six credits in SOCIOL; or consent of instructor. Open to special students.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 376 Modern Sociological Theory
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Major theoretical paradigms including functionalism, conflict and dialectical models, exchange theory, symbolic interactionism, and social phenomenology.
Prerequisites: SOCIOL 375(P). Open to special students.
Last Taught: Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 377 Urbanism and Urbanization
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Theoretical perspectives, substantive themes, and methodological approaches to the study of cities. Impact of historical development and changing spatial patterns on social behavior in metropolitan areas.
Prerequisites: junior standing or higher and completion of a prior SOCIOL course or URB STD 250(P). Open to special students.
Course Rules: SOCIOL 377 and URB STD 377 are jointly-offered and count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 380 Honors Seminar:
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Selected topics in sociology.
Prerequisites: sophomore standing or above and admission to Honors College.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2018.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 399 Independent Study-Upper Division
1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
Independent work in specific areas of sociology under supervision.
Prerequisites: junior standing; 2.5 GPA; written consent of the instructor, department chair, and assistant dean for SAS.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 442 The Work-Family Intersection
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Social forces shaping work and family patterns and ideologies; implications of social change for employers, workers, and families; survey of work-family policies.
Prerequisites: jr st; 6 cr 200-level or above Sociol.
Course Rules: No cr for students w/cr in Sociol 495 w/similar topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 2016.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 442G The Work-Family Intersection
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Social forces shaping work and family patterns and ideologies; implications of social change for employers, workers, and families; survey of work-family policies.
Prerequisites: jr st; 6 cr 200-level or above Sociol.
Course Rules: No cr for students w/cr in Sociol 495 w/similar topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 2016.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 443 Organizations, Occupations, and Professions
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Development of occupations and professions in industrial societies. Study of professional concepts, ethical codes, work norms, specialization, recruitment, education, and work roles in an organizational context.
Prerequisites: junior standing; a 100-level Sociology course; or consent of instructor; or graduate standing.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Spring 2017.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 443G Organizations, Occupations, and Professions
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Development of occupations and professions in industrial societies. Study of professional concepts, ethical codes, work norms, specialization, recruitment, education, and work roles in an organizational context.
Prerequisites: junior standing; a 100-level Sociology course; or consent of instructor; or graduate standing.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Spring 2017.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 444 Sociology of the Body
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
How the body is shaped by social forces. Relationship between the body, identity, and culture, focusing on gender, race/ethnicity, and disability.
Prerequisites: jr st & any Sociol course; or grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 444G Sociology of the Body
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
How the body is shaped by social forces. Relationship between the body, identity, and culture, focusing on gender, race/ethnicity, and disability.
Prerequisites: jr st & any Sociol course; or grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 448 Sociology of Children and Adolescents
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Theoretical perspectives and research methods addressing substantive issues in children's and adolescents' lives, including peer cultures, schooling, families, gender, race, class, health, and work.
Prerequisites: jr st & any Sociol course; or grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2016, Fall 2015.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 448G Sociology of Children and Adolescents
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Theoretical perspectives and research methods addressing substantive issues in children's and adolescents' lives, including peer cultures, schooling, families, gender, race, class, health, and work.
Prerequisites: jr st & any Sociol course; or grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2016, Fall 2015.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 461 Social Data Analysis Using Regression
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Advanced practical training in multivariate regression using real, large datasets (surveys, census data, etc.); how multiple independent variables influence a dependent variable.
Prerequisites: junior standing and SOCIOL 261(P) or other approved statistics course; or consent of instructor.
Course Rules: No cr for students with cr in SOCIOL 499 with similar topic.
Last Taught: Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 461G Social Data Analysis Using Regression
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Advanced practical training in multivariate regression using real, large datasets (surveys, census data, etc.); how multiple independent variables influence a dependent variable.
Prerequisites: junior standing and SOCIOL 261(P) or other approved statistics course; or consent of instructor.
Course Rules: No cr for students with cr in SOCIOL 499 with similar topic.
Last Taught: Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 476 Sociology of International Public Health
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Social, economic, and political factors that influence inequality in health at the global level; interacting influence of micro and macro forces on public health.
Prerequisites: jr st; 9 cr in Sociol at 200-level or above; or grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2015, Fall 2014.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 476G Sociology of International Public Health
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Social, economic, and political factors that influence inequality in health at the global level; interacting influence of micro and macro forces on public health.
Prerequisites: jr st; 9 cr in Sociol at 200-level or above; or grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2015, Fall 2014.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 489 Internship in Sociology, Upper Division
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Application of advanced principles of sociology in a business, organization, educational, political or other appropriate setting; includes course work and 120 hrs field work.
Prerequisites: junior standing; declared SOCIOL major or minor; SOCIOL 361(P); 2.75 GPA.
Last Taught: Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2015.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 495 Seminar in Sociology:
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Intensive study in a selected area of Sociology. Designed to encourage discussion, debate, and critical thinking.
Prerequisites: junior standing and 6 credits of SOCIOL coursework at the 200 level or above; or consent of instructor.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2012.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 495G Seminar in Sociology:
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Intensive study in a selected area of Sociology. Designed to encourage discussion, debate, and critical thinking.
Prerequisites: junior standing and 6 credits of SOCIOL coursework at the 200 level or above; or consent of instructor.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2012.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 497 Study Abroad:
1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.
Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 497G Study Abroad:
1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.
Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 499 Ad Hoc:
1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires only dept & assoc dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one add'l sem.
Prerequisites: jr st; add'l prereqs may be assigned to specific topic.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.
Last Taught: Fall 2013, Fall 2007, Fall 2004, UWinteriM 2003.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 701 Professional Seminar
1 cr. Graduate.
Fundamentals of academic and sociological reading, writing, and thinking. Orientation to graduate study, the sociological profession, and the tools of sociological research.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 715 Systematic Sociological Theory
3 cr. Graduate.
A general examination of sociological theories, their construction, problems of conceptualization, and methodological requirements.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 750 Research Methods in Sociology
3 cr. Graduate.
Application of scientific methods to the analysis of social phenomena, methodological orientations in sociology, types of research procedure, and nature of sociological variables.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 752 Fundamentals of Survey Methodology
3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar in the principles of survey design that are the basis of standard practices in the field of sociology.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Last Taught: Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 760 Advanced Statistical Methods in Sociology
3 cr. Graduate.
Review of elementary statistics. Probability theory and its applications. Multivariate analysis. Nonparametric statistical inference. Measurement theory. Selected statistical models for hypothesis testing and theory construction.
Prerequisites: graduate standing and a score of 85 on department diagnostic examination.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 790 Master's Level Thesis/Paper
1-6 cr. Graduate.
Research or thesis/paper work for students in the master's program in sociology.
Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Course Rules: Repeatable to 15 cr max. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 794 Proseminar: The Teaching of Undergraduates
2 cr. Graduate.
Designed to prepare and support new teachers of undergraduates in a variety of disciplines.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 799 Master's Level Reading and Research
1-3 cr. Graduate.
Independent study of a topic selected by a student after consultation with member of graduate faculty.
Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Course Rules: Repeatable to 12 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 888 Candidate for Degree
0 cr. Graduate.
Available for graduate students who must meet minimum credit load requirements.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Course Rules: Fee for 1 cr assessed; unit does not count towards credit load for Fin Aid. Repeatable. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.
Last Taught: Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 901 Urban Social Structure
3 cr. Graduate.
Comprehensive analysis of the emergence and institutionalization of cultural and social patterns in urban settings; and future American urban social structures.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Course Rules: SOCIOL 901 and URB STD 901 are jointly offered and count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 910 The Sociology of Inequality
3 cr. Graduate.
Social, economic, cultural, and political forces behind the formation and reproduction of social inequalities in the United States.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2016.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 911 The Sociology of Institutions
3 cr. Graduate.
Social institutions as a foundational sociological concept. Theory and research on institutional emergence, persistence, and change.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2017.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 920 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
3 cr. Graduate.
Patterns of racial and ethnic differentiation and how they originate and change over time.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2013, Fall 2010, Fall 2003.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 923 Sociology of Culture
3 cr. Graduate.
Selected themes in the sociology of culture, including symbols, language, forms of knowledge, power and practice, the arts, and media.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Course Rules: No credit for students with credit in SOCIOL 927 with the same title.
Last Taught: Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2016, Spring 2015.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 925 Sex and Gender
3 cr. Graduate.
Select survey of sociological theory and research about linkages among sex, gender, social institutions, and inequality.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of SOCIOL 927 with similar topic.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 927 Seminar in Sociology of Contemporary Institutions:
3 cr. Graduate.
Analysis of major social institutions in modern societies in terms of status orders, division of labor, normative systems, processes of social change, and conflict. Specific topics and any additional prerequisites announced in Schedule of Classes
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Course Rules: Retakable with change in topic and consent of adviser to 9 credits maximum.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 928 Seminar in Social Organization:
3 cr. Graduate.
Study of conceptual approaches used in analyzing social organization: social stratification, complex organization, urbanization, small groups in mass society. Specific topics and any additional prerequisites announced in schedule of classes each time course is offered.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic & cons advisor to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 951 Seminar in Research Methodology
3 cr. Graduate.
Discussion of selected topics in research design, research methods, statistical analysis, and model construction.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Course Rules: Retakeable to a max of 9 cr with consent of adviser.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 952 Social Network Analysis
3 cr. Graduate.
Overview of classic and contemporary quantitative methods for social network analysis in sociology and other fields. Methodological issues and substantive applications. Use of network analysis software.
Prerequisites: graduate standing and a graduate-level statistics course or consent of instructor.
Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of SOCIOL 951 with the same title.
Last Taught: Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 979 Qualitative Research Methods
3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar on logic, design, and presentation of social science research. Inductive and qualitative methods, theory construction, and ethics and procedures of research in natural settings.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Course Rules: SOCIOL 979 and URB STD 979 are jointly-offered and count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2011.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 982 Advanced Quantitative Analysis
3 cr. Graduate.
Evaluation of different methods of generating data and their applications to the analysis of public policies and programs.
Prerequisites: graduate standing and a minimum score of 85 on department diagnostic exam.
Course Rules: SOCIOL 982 and URB STD 982 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 990 Doctoral Dissertation
1-6 cr. Graduate.
Research for dissertation.
Prerequisites: graduate standing; admission to candidacy for PhD degree; consent of major professor.
Course Rules: Repeatable to 30 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
SOCIOL 999 Doctoral Reading and Research
1-6 cr. Graduate.
Independent study of a topic selected by a student after consultation with member of graduate faculty.
Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Course Rules: Retakable to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/