Sociology is the study of patterns of social relations and how those patterns shape what people do and think. From community and conflict, family and inequality, social change and religion, crime and conformity, class and race, gender and work, few fields offer students such breadth in the study of the social world we all inhabit.
For undergraduates we offer an exciting array of classes, where students can study everything from human sexuality to the sociology of culture, from issues related to aging to pressing questions of inequality and poverty. Students have great opportunities to work closely with our faculty and teaching staff; our wide range of courses offers undergraduates both breadth and depth in their study of sociology.
For graduate students we offer an excellent Master’s and PhD programs. Our MA program has long provided outstanding training as preparation for PhD programs or for work in non-profit organizations, businesses, and government agencies. Our PhD program offers advanced training, in general sociological theory and cutting edge methodologies for the analysis of social data, with particular emphasis on expertise in the analysis of social inequalities and social institutions.
Sociology Courses
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: Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 150 Multicultural America
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Multiculturalism explored through historical survey of US immigration and immigrant incorporation. Cultural diversity, race relations, and identity; focus on Asian-American, African-American, and Latino/a-American migrant communities.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Cultures and Communities Prog course; req'd service learning component.
General Education Requirements: SS, CD
Last Taught: Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Fall 2013.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 193 First-Year Seminar:
3 cr. Undergraduate.
The specific topics are announced in the Schedule of Classes each time the class is offered.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Open only to freshmen. Students may earn cr in just one L&S First-Year Sem (course numbers 192, 193, 194).
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007, Fall 2006.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 199 Independent Study
1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
For further information, consult dept chair.
Prerequisites: 2.5 gpa; writ cons instr, dept chair, & asst dean for SAS.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2004.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 200 Contemporary American Society
3 cr. Undergraduate.
The patterns of social life in the United States; cultural orientations, social structures, and dynamics of social change.
Prerequisites: soph st or a Sociol 100-level course.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 207 Work and Society
3 cr. Undergraduate.
The sociology of work; changes in the structure of work. Theory and research on work settings: occupations, professions, housework, work subterranean. The future of work.
Prerequisites: soph st or a Sociol 100-level course.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 224 American Minority Groups
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Nature of minority-dominant group relations. Stability and change in status in American society of Blacks, Native Americans, Spanish-speaking peoples, and other minority groups.
Prerequisites: soph st or a Sociol 100-level course.
General Education Requirements: CD, SS
Last Taught: Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 233 Social Inequality in the United States
3 cr. Undergraduate.
A survey of race, class and gender inequalities. Introduction to competing stratification theories.
Prerequisites: soph st or a Sociol 100-level course.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: soph st or any Sociol 100-level course.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Fall 2017, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: soph st or a Sociol 100-level course.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: soph st or a Sociol 100-level course.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: soph st or a Sociol 100-level course.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 250 Sex and Gender
3 cr. Undergraduate.
The study of sexual inequality; changing work and family roles in industrialized societies; the social construction of gender; sociological understandings of sexual diversity.
Prerequisites: soph st or a Sociol 100-level course.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: soph st or a Sociol 100-level course.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2015.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: soph st or a Sociol 100-level course.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2017, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: soph st or Sociol 101(P); satisfaction of GER Quantitative Literacy Part A req.
General Education Requirements: QLB
Last Taught: Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: soph st or a Sociol 100-level course.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2012.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: intro course in Sociol; 2.25 gpa; cons 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 2003.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 290 International Migration:
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Examines institutional, demographic, geo-political, and social psychological sources of human migration. Considers theories of and trends in migration with special focus on salient, current events.
Prerequisites: soph st or a Sociol 100-level course.
Course Rules: May not be retaken for cr.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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 Prog.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.
Last Taught: Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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; add'l prereqs may be assigned to specific topic.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.
Last Taught: Fall 1995, Spring 1990, Fall 1989, Spring 1989.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: jr st & any Sociol 100-level course.
Last Taught: Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 305 Sociology of Sport
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Social structure of sports in historic and contemporary contexts, with primary emphasis given to sports in the United States.
Prerequisites: jr st; any Sociol 100 or 200 level course.
Last Taught: Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 307 Industrial Sociology
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Industrial technological factors in community life; role of industrial workers, leaders, and organizations in the community; impact of industrialization on other institutions.
Prerequisites: jr st; a Sociol 100-level course.
Last Taught: Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 320 Social Change in American Indian Societies
3 cr. Undergraduate.
American Indian societal change studied from a combination of theoretical perspectives: examination of the variation in American Indian responses to Western political and economic impacts.
Prerequisites: jr st; any Sociol 100-level course or Sociol 224(P).
Course Rules: AIS 320 & Sociol 320 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
General Education Requirements: CD, SS
Last Taught: Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009, Fall 2008.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: jr st; any Sociol 100-level course or Sociol 224(P).
Course Rules: AIS 321 & 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: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: jr st & any Sociol 100-level course or cons instr.
Course Rules: Latino 323 & Sociol 323 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
General Education Requirements: SS, CD
Last Taught: Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 324 Comparative Race Relations
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Analysis of racial/ethnic relations in historical and cross-cultural perspective. Origin, persistence, adaptation, and change in patterns of race relations in various societies.
Prerequisites: jr st & Sociol 101(P) or 104(P).
Last Taught: Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: jr st & any Sociol 100-level course.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 327 The Social Organization of Technology: A Comparative Perspective
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Explores technological innovation, the diffusion of technology into practice, the relationship of technology to science, work and the control of work.
Prerequisites: jr st; a 100-level Sociol course.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: jr st; a Sociol 100-level course.
Last Taught: Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: jr st & Sociol 101(P) or 104(P).
Last Taught: Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 333 Social Class in Industrial Society
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Comparative analysis of patterns of stratification in modern societies. Critical analysis of competing theories via examination of selected topics of theoretical significance.
Prerequisites: jr st & any Sociol 100-level course.
Last Taught: Spring 2007, Spring 2002, Fall 2001, Spring 2001.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: jr st & Sociol 101(P) or 104(P).
Last Taught: Fall 2016, Spring 2008, Fall 2006, Summer 2006.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: jr st & any Sociol 100-level course.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: jr st & Sociol 101(P) or 104(P).
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: jr st & Sociol 101(P) or 104(P).
Last Taught: Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: jr st; 9 cr Sociol; Sociol 261(P) or approved stats course.
Last Taught: Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 375 History of Sociological Theory
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Critical survey of ideas about society centered on thinkers up to the twentieth century.
Prerequisites: jr st; 9 cr Sociol.
Last Taught: Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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).
Last Taught: Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: jr st & a Sociol 100-level course; or Urb Std 250(P).
Course Rules: Sociol 377 & Urb Std 377 are jointly-offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 380 Honors Seminar:
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Selected topics in sociology
Prerequisites: soph st; Honors 200(P); cons Honors College dir.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Fall 2017, Fall 2010, Fall 2006, Spring 2004.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 399 Independent Study-Upper Division
1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
Independent work in specific areas of sociology under supervision.
Prerequisites: jr st; 2.5 gpa; writ cons instr, dept chair, & asst dean for SAS.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 404 Sociology and Social Policy
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Examination of the uses of sociological theory and research in the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of social policy.
Prerequisites: jr st; any Sociol 100-level course.
Last Taught: Spring 2013, Spring 2012.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 423 Latino Immigration and Incorporation:
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Latino institutional, geo-political, demographic, comparative, and social network theoretical perspectives on migration to and incorporation into the United States.
Prerequisites: jr st; 3 cr in Sociol at 200-level or above or cons instr; addl prereqs may be assigned for specific topics.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 6 cr max. Latino 423 & Sociol 423 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Summer 2007.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 440 Sociology of the Family
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Family patterns and ideologies in relation to broader social structure and culture, sources of variety and change in household, family, and kinship organization.
Prerequisites: jr st; 6 cr in Sociol at 200-level or above.
Last Taught: Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Spring 2012.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: jr st & Sociol 101(P) or 104(P); or grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: Fall 2017, Spring 2016.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: Fall 2017, Spring 2016.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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, Spring 2014, Spring 2013.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 450 Environmental Sociology
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Sociological analysis of the interaction between humans, their artifacts, and the natural environment.
Prerequisites: jr st & Sociol 101(P).
Last Taught: Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 452 Social Networks in Global Commerce
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Social networks that connect business people and companies; how networks mediate activities in a global economy; how networks are shaped by national culture and institutions.
Prerequisites: jr st & a Sociol 100-level course; or grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2014.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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. No cr for students w/cr in Sociol 499 with similar topic.
Prerequisites: jr st, Sociol 261(P) or approved stats course; or grad st.
Last Taught: Fall 2017, Fall 2016.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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. No cr for students w/cr in Sociol 499 with similar topic.
Prerequisites: jr st, Sociol 261(P) or approved stats course; or grad st.
Last Taught: Fall 2017, Fall 2016.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 472 Population and Society
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Concepts and methodology of demographic analysis. Nature and framework of population theories and research. Consideration of the social and economic determinants and consequences of trends in mortality, fertility, and migration.
Prerequisites: jr st; 9 cr in Sociol at 200-level or above.
Last Taught: Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2010.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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, Fall 2013.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: jr st; declared Sociol major or minor; Sociol 361(P); 2.75 gpa; cons supervising faculty member.
Last Taught: Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 493 Capstone Seminar in Sociology
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Summary and integration of ideas from diverse Sociology courses. For Sociol majors in their last year of study.
Prerequisites: sr st; declared Sociol major; grade of C or better in English 102(P) or score at level 4 on EPT.
Last Taught: Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007, Fall 2006.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: jr st; 6 cr 200-level or above Sociol or cons instr.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010, Fall 2009.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: jr st; acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.
Last Taught: Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 610 Reproduction of Minority Communities
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Analysis of the social, economic, and cultural forces behind the formation and reproduction of minority and disadvantaged communities in the United States.
Prerequisites: jr st; any Sociol 100-level course.
Course Rules: Jointly-offered w/& counts as repeat of Ed Pol 610.
Last Taught: Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2010.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 697 Organizational Admin Capstone
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Internship, case analysis, or independent study that synthesizes course work in graded paper.
Prerequisites: sr st; declared org adm major; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; cons instr.
Course Rules: Commun 697, Econ 697, & Sociol 697 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: grad st
Last Taught: Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 704 Seminar in Nonprofit Organizations
3 cr. Graduate.
Overview of structure, functions, and governance of nonprofit organizations. Comparison with government and for-profit organizations.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Nonprof 704, Pol Sci 704, Sociol 704, & Urb Std 704 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2011, Spring 2010, Spring 2009.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 715 Systematic Sociological Theory
3 cr. Graduate.
A general examination of sociological theories, their construction, problems of conceptualization, and methodological requirements.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: grad st.
Last Taught: Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 754 Questionnaire Design
3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar in the design, evaluation, pretesting, ordering, and formatting of questions and questionnaires.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2007, Spring 2005.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: grad st; score of 85 on dept diagnostic examination.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: grad st; cons instr
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 794 Proseminar: The Teaching of Undergraduate Sociology
1 cr. Graduate.
Designed to prepare and support new teachers of undergraduate Sociology.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2015.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: grad st; cons instr.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 888 Candidate for Degree
0 cr. Graduate.
Available for graduate students who must meet minimum credit load requirements.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Fee for 1 cr assessed.
Last Taught: Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Summer 2016.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 901 Seminar: 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: grad st.
Course Rules: Sociol 901 & Urb Std 901 are jointly-offered & count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: grad st.
Last Taught: Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: grad st
Last Taught: Fall 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 920 Seminar in Race and Ethnic Relations
3 cr. Graduate.
Patterns of racial and ethnic differentiation and how they originate and change over time.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Fall 2013, Fall 2010, Fall 2003, Fall 2000.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 923 Seminar on the 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: grad st
Course Rules: No cr for students w/cr in Sociol 927 w/same title.
Last Taught: Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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 each time course is offered.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic & cons adviser to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2013.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 940 Applied Gerontology Capstone I
2 cr. Graduate.
Professional socialization seminar emphasizing the interdisciplinary nature of gerontology and exposing students to professional and library resources for continuing professional development.
Prerequisites: grad st; Nurs 760(P) & Soc Wrk 851(P).
Course Rules: Sociol 940 and Soc Wrk 940 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2005.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 941 Applied Gerontology Capstone II
2-3 cr. Graduate.
Teamwork applied research project conducted in collaboration with a community-based organization that serves the elderly; presentation of findings to a professional audience.
Prerequisites: grad st; Sociol or Soc Wrk 940(P).
Course Rules: Sociol 941 and Soc Wrk 941 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another. Students who intend to prepare a manuscript for publication enroll for 3 crs; all others enroll for 2 crs.
Last Taught: Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 942 The Family and Long-Term Care
3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar on the role of family in providing long term care. Social values, public policies, and consequences for individuals and society.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Sociol 942 & Soc Wrk 942 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 951 Seminar in Research Methodology
3 cr. Graduate.
Discussion of selected topics in research design, research methods, statistical analysis, and model construction.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Retakable to 9 cr max with cons adviser.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2014.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: grad st.
Course Rules: Sociol 979 & Urb Std 979 are jointly-offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2011, Spring 2010, Spring 2009.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: grad st; min. score of 85 on dept diagnostic exam.
Course Rules: Sociol 982 & Urb Std 982 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
SOCIOL 990 Doctoral Dissertation
1-6 cr. Graduate.
Prerequisites: grad st; admission to candidacy for PhD degree; cons major prof.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
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: grad st; cons instr.
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016.
Current Offerings: http://uwm.edu/schedule
| Name | Rank | Degree | School | Graduate Faculty | Emeritus Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Aneesh | Professor | PhD | Rutgers University | Yes | No |
| Marcus Britton | Associate Professor | PhD | Northwestern University | Yes | No |
| Celeste Campos-Castillo | Assistant Professor | PhD | University of Iowa | Yes | No |
| Noelle Chesley | Associate Professor | PhD | Cornell University | Yes | No |
| Cary Gabriel Costello | Associate Professor | PhD | University of California-Berkeley | Yes | No |
| Gordon Gauchat | Assistant Professor | PhD | University of Connecticut | Yes | No |
| Jennifer A. Jordan | Professor | PhD | University of California-San Diego | Yes | No |
| Timothy O'Brien | Assistant Professor | PhD | Indiana University | Yes | No |
| Kent Redding | Associate Professor | PhD | University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill | Yes | No |
| Aki Roberts | Associate Professor | PhD | University of New Mexico | Yes | No |
| John M. Roberts Jr. | Professor | PhD | Cornell University | Yes | No |