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• SOC 398: Independent Study in Sociology I

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Independent study affords students the opportunity to engage in independent study related to their major field, a supporting area, or specialized interest.
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• SOC 399: Independent Study in Sociology II

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Independent study affords students the opportunity to engage in independent study related to their major field, a supporting area, or specialized interest.
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• SOC 415: Senior Seminar

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Capstone course required for sociology majors in their senior year. In this course, students will conduct research using secondary data, write a formal report on their findings, and present their findings to the sociology faculty. Students will also explore future career options through an in-depth examination of sociological occupations, including interviewing current employees. This class is not available for graduate credit. Prerequisite:    SOC 101 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HON 161 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D
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• SOC 421: Impact of International Migration

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is a sociological survey of immigration and ethnicity, with a primary focus on originating countries of immigrants and their experiences in the contemporary United States. The causes of immigration will be studied. Various assimilation patterns will be compared and analyzed. We will examine the needs of immigrants including housing, employment, education and medical care, and what kind of impacts they will cause on receiving society. This course is available for graduate credit.
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• SOC 435: Gender, Organizations, and Leadership

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Examines the dynamics of gender and leadership in broader social contexts with particular focus on organizational settings. Focuses on the larger realm of women and men working, together or otherwise, in leader-follower situations framed by organizational constraints and concerns. The course examines a wide range of survey data and literature on gender and leadership." Students will learn how to promote a workplace culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion. This class is available for graduate credit.
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• SOC 440: Global Leadership for Global Society

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  xamines leadership across the social settings and organizational cultures embedded in differing global perspectives on leadership. Many organizations in a variety of social settings and cultural contexts have developed formal leadership expectations in response to emerging global issues. Students will analyze leadership perspectives seen at the organizational, institutional, and social structural level beyond US borders and come to understand how the discipline of leadership in social and organizational settings requires a multi-faceted approach. This course is available for graduate credit. Prerequisite:    INT 200 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR GPRE FOR MIN. SCORE OF 1
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• SOC 490: Selected Topics in Sociology

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Opportunity to offer courses in areas of departmental major interest not covered by the regular courses. This class is available for graduate credit.
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• SOC 530: Sociology of Higher Education

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Examines the different social structures, organizations, and communities that make up higher education in the U.S. today. Emphasis is placed upon the history and recent development of higher education models. Examines how the bureaucratic and institutional structures handle many of the issues, including the role of the "liberal arts," governance, distance education, the financing of higher education, the emergent emphasis on professional/vocational programs, institutional and systemic inequalities, growth of higher education administrative staffs, increasing role of for-profit institutions, the marketing of higher education, and the various "crises" identified by commentators and critics.
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• SOC 550: Leadership Theory and Practice

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Overview of theories of leadership historical and contemporary. Emphasis will be on application of theories in pragmatic situations to promote system goals. Understanding of variations in effective leadership models across diverse cultures and subcultures is discussed.
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• SPN 101: Beginning Spanish I

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Designed for students who have never studied the language before. Both textbook and authentic materials used to enable students to express themselves on personalized topics.
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