SOC 5650 - Social Change

Dynamics and processes by which social change takes place; major theories of change; industrialization and modernization; social evolution and revolution; planned change; social impact of change.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Students will develop critical and analytical abilities by learning how to apply theories to empirical cases in historical and comparative context.
Students will learn how to use the sociological perspective to explore the multiple dimensions and sources of social change.
Students will understand the causes and consequences of social change by learning the major sociological theories of social change.
Students will understand the dynamics and impacts of change by learning how to assess change through sociological analysis.