Timeroom: Fall 2023

Durham Liberal Arts :: Sociology

SOC 799 (01) - Senior Thesis

Senior Thesis

Credits: 4.0 or 8.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 13053

Independent work in the library or field culminating in a written senior thesis. Recommended for, but not confined to, majors intending to pursue graduate studies. Students must arrange for supervision from two faculty members and submit a proposal to the Undergraduate Committee before registering. May be completed in one or two successive semesters during the senior year.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Equivalent(s): SOC 699

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/28/2023	12/11/2023		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Liberal Arts :: Sociology

SOC 799H (01) - Senior Honors Thesis

Senior Honors Thesis

Credits: 4.0 or 8.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 13052

Independent work in the library or field culminating in a written senior honors thesis and a formal research presentation. Recommended for, but to confined to, majors intending to pursue graduate studies. Required for students participating in the departmental honors program as part of their 16 honors credits. Students must arrange for supervision from two faculty members and submit a proposal to the Undergraduate Committee before registering. May be completed in one or two successive semesters during the senior year.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Equivalent(s): SOC 699H

Attributes: Honors course

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/28/2023	12/11/2023		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Liberal Arts :: Sociology

SOC 799H (02) - Senior Honors Thesis

Senior Honors Thesis

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 1
CRN: 17002

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Equivalent(s): SOC 699H

Attributes: Honors course

Instructors: Karen Van Gundy

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/28/2023	12/11/2023		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Liberal Arts :: Sociology

SOC 799H (03) - Senior Honors Thesis

Senior Honors Thesis

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 1
CRN: 17071

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Equivalent(s): SOC 699H

Attributes: Honors course

Instructors: Karen Van Gundy

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/28/2023	12/11/2023		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Liberal Arts :: Sociology

SOC 840 (01) - Sociology of Mental Health

Sociology of Mental Health

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 15593

Introduces students to different sociological approaches for studying and understanding mental health and illness. Students examine the social distribution of mental illness in the United State and the social-structural factors that help to explain mental health variations. Also addresses issues surrounding mental health treatment, systems, and policies for the mentally ill.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : SOC 740.01

Instructors: Heather Turner

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/28/2023	12/11/2023	T	9:10am - 12:00pm	MCC 302

Durham Liberal Arts :: Sociology

SOC 899 (01) - Master's Thesis

Master's Thesis

Credits: 1.0 to 10.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term - Grad Thesis (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 15198

Master's Thesis. Students typically complete 6 credits, however, it can be taken up to 10 credits when permitted by the department by petition.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 10 credits.

Instructors: Rebecca Glauber

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/28/2023	12/11/2023		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Liberal Arts :: Sociology

SOC 900 (01) - Pro-seminar

Pro-seminar

Credits: 2.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 15
CRN: 12771

An introduction to the discipline of sociology and to the graduate program. Topics include writing for professional audiences, publishing, applying for support, TA workshop, writing a thesis or dissertation. Meetings with faculty members throughout the semester.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Rebecca Glauber

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/28/2023	12/11/2023	F	9:40am - 12:00pm	MCC 302

Durham Liberal Arts :: Sociology

SOC 901 (01) - Sociological Methods I: Intermediate Social Statistics

Sociological Methods I

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 15
CRN: 15591

Application of statistical methods to the analysis of social data, with particular emphasis on multiple regression and related topics.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Kenneth Johnson

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	8/28/2023	12/11/2023	M	9:40am - 12:00pm	MCC 302
Final Exam	12/18/2023	12/18/2023	M	8:00am - 10:00am	MCC 302

Durham Liberal Arts :: Sociology

SOC 905 (01) - Research Practicum

Research Practicum

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 15
CRN: 15884

This course is designed to help students improve and finalize a research paper for publication. Students will also critique and edit one another's work to develop peer-review skills. Through successive revisions, students are expected to finalize and submit their manuscripts to a scholarly journal at the end of the course. Since students' projects will be at different stages of needed revision, the course schedule and content will remain flexible to accommodate different students' needs.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): SOC 901 and SOC 902

Instructors: Heather Turner

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/28/2023	12/11/2023	W	9:40am - 12:00pm	MCC 302

Durham Liberal Arts :: Sociology

SOC 995 (01) - Reading and Research

Reading and Research

Credits: 2.0 to 8.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 10267

A student prepared by training and experience to do the independent work under the guidance of an instructor may register. Students are required to complete 16 graduate hours of sociology prior to taking this course. Hours and credit to be arranged. May be repeated for different topics.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/28/2023	12/11/2023		Hours Arranged	TBA