SOC 405 - Sociology of Organizations

Units: 4; Breadth Area: Social Justice
The study of complex organizations in society from small cooperative communities to large bureaucratic systems: how and why organizations are formed, organizations shaping social behavior, organizational inequality, and practical skills to organize diverse groups of people to promote social justice.

Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous, or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: Overlay - Social Justice
Course Typically Offered: Spring ONLY

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Understand and explain foundational theories within the sociology of complex organizations.
Understand how and why organizational failures often negatively affect disadvantaged populations more than other groups.
Gain practical skills organizing diverse groups of people to achieve a goal or outcome.

Social Justice Overlay Learning Outcomes

use a disciplinary perspective to analyze issues of social justice and equity;
describe the challenges to achieving social justice; and
identify ways in which individuals and/or groups can contribute to social justice within local communities, nations, or the world.