1981-1982



                                Senate Document #19



                                  APC Document #16



                       Department of Sociology - New Courses 





         I.  Change:  p.142



             Soc 230:  Marriage and the Family (3)



                  To:  Soc 230: Sociological Perspectives on Marriage 

                                and the Family (3)



             Add:  p.142 (Beneath Soc 230)



             Soc 231:  Marriage and Family Living (3)



             Issues in contemporary American marriage and family life,

             designed to provide the student with enhanced awareness and

             personal skills for marriage and family living.  



             Rationale:  



             Sociology 230, Marriage and the Family, has been a popular

             course for degree-seeking students.  Its approach is

             sociological, analytical and theoretical.  In an effort to

             reach the broader community, however, the department feels

             that a more specialized, more applied course is in order.  The

             new course (231) will not replace the more theoretical course

             but will serve as an extension for students who have already

             taken or plan to take 230, while 231 will be able to stand on

             its own for those who have more practical interests.  Soc 231

             will include panels and presentations by local professionals

             working in the area of marriage and the family.  The title of

             Soc 230 will be changed to more clearly distinguish it from

             the new course.  



             It is likely that 230 will be alternated each semester with

             231.  Since 230 has been taught regularly each semester, this

             alternation will not place undue burden on department

             resources.  



        II.  Add:  (Between Soc 480 and Special Topics, p.144) 



             481-6:  TOPICAL RESEARCH (1-6) 



             Students may work with faculty in ongoing research or may

             design and carry out their own work under faculty supervision.

             May be taken once or repeated for a total of six hours.  By

             permission of instructor.  



             491-6:  Senior Readings Course (1-6) 



             Directed, advanced, independent studies in a specific

             sociological school or with application to a particular


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             sociological issue.  May be taken once or repeated with

             variable content for a total of six hours.  By permission of

             instructor.  



             RATIONALE:  



             Variable credit courses in research and readings allow

             flexibility for faculty and students working together for

             special projects, or for students interested in expanding

             knowledge or carrying out original research in particular

             areas.  These courses may be used to compliment the

             department's internship course (Soc 451:  Directed Research)

             when the nature of the project so warrants.