SOC 444 - Sociology of Violence

Units: 4; Social Justice
The course explores the conduct, causes and consequences of violence between individuals, groups, organizations, communities, and in societies It studies multiple social perspectives of how to prevent, understand and overcome individual and collective violence, including racial violence.

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: Overlay - Social Justice
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous, or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

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

Critically read, interpret, integrate and synthesize abstract sociological arguments, theories, and practice methods.
Effectively communicate and engage in educated, open-minded discussions of diverse socio-cultural beliefs, perspectives, and norms.
Read and analyze sociological data and complete a research paper.
Embrace social diversity, and critically analyze cultural representations of oppressed populations, while working toward equity and empowerment.

Social Justice Overlay Learning Outcomes
1. Use a disciplinary perspective to analyze issues of social justice and equity.
2. Describe the challenges to achieving social justice.
3. Identify ways which individuals and/or groups can contribute to social justice within local communities, nations, and/or the world.