POL S 528 - Topics in the Politics of Public Administration

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 0-3S-0)

Selected topics in the practice of public administration; content may vary from year to year.

SOC 403 - Individual Study

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Individual study opportunity on topics for which no specific course is currently offered by the Department. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor and the Undergraduate Advisor.

SOC 456 - Data Analysis and Research

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 0-3S-0)

A practical approach to social science research that focuses on methods for preparing, analyzing, and presenting data. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or consent of instructor

SOC 503 - Conference Course in Sociology for Graduate Students

3 units (fi 6)(FIRST, 3-0-0)

SOC 315 - Introduction to Social Methodology

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-2)

Research design, data collection, and data processing strategies used by sociologists. Topics include research values and ethics, reliability and validity, experimentation, survey research techniques, historical methods, field research, and content analysis. Prerequisite: SOC 210 or consent of instructor.

SOC 363 - Sociology of Work and Industry

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Sociological analysis of the changing nature and content of work, its diversity of industrial contexts and organizational forms, and its consequences for individuals and society, from Canadian and comparative perspectives. Prerequisite: SOC 100. Not open to students with credit in SOC 366.