New Mexico Common Sociology Courses
The following courses were determined to be equivalent courses based on a review of course description and
student learning outcomes in the course syllabus. This review was completed by a faculty committee.
Members of the Sociology Common Course Numbering Subcommittee
John Moss CNM
Miranda Haskie DINE
Chelsea Starr ENMU
Tom Ward NMHU
Jalal Hamedi NMSU-C
David Sicko SFCC
Sharon Nepstad UNM
Lora Stone UNM-G
Emma Bailey WNMU
Contemporary Social Problems – 200 level
Includes:
CCC 212
CNM 2211
ENMU 212
ENMU-Ru 212
MCC 212
NMHU 283
NMJC 223
NMMI 2113
NMSU 201
NMSUA 201G
NMSUC 201G
DACC 201
NMSUG 201G
NNMC 220
SFCC 220
SFCC 221
SJC 210
UNM 211
UNMLA 211
UNMV 211
WNMU 102
Course Description:
This course studies the nature, scope, and effects of social problems and their solutions. The course will
concentrate on sociological perspectives, theories, and key concepts when investigating problems, such as
inequality, poverty, racism, alienation, family life, sexuality, gender, urbanization, work, aging, crime, war and
terrorism, environmental degradation, and mass media. This course is designed to build students’ sociological
understanding of how sociological approaches attempt to clarify various issues confronting contemporary life,
as well as how sociologists view solutions to these problems.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Identify and explain major social problems in the United States, and how social problems become
constructed as problems.
2. Describe and analyze policyrelated solutions associated with social problems from various perspectives.
3. Critically examine social problems through the use of sociological theories, methods, and empirical
techniques.
4. Identify connections, both national and global, between social problems and social inequalities (e.g., social
class, race/ethnicity, and gender/sexuality).
Contemporary Social Issues in Native American Societies – 200 level
Includes:
SIPI SOC 210
SJC SOCI 230
Course Description:
This course will examine current issues, conditions, and contexts affecting Native Americans in the U.S.
Students will examine the growth of urban indigenous groups and their adjustments to urbanization, as well
as the social, economic, and political achievements of the Southwestern Indians. Students will explore current
topics connected with life patterns and issues facing Native Americans, such as health, education, poverty, and
traditional lifestyles in transition.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Deepen understanding of contemporary topics in Native American studies pertaining to health, education,
poverty, traditional lifestyles in transition, and other areas, such as tribal sovereignty, political activism,
and currentcentury policies along with their effects.
2. Recognize how cultural differences in worldviews constructed as Native and nonNative are influencing
changes in contemporary Native society.
3. Analyze the concepts presented through coursework to examine how structures and changes in Native
society connect to the lives of both Native and nonNative peoples.
4. Communicate understanding of one's own views and the views of others regarding contemporary Native
American issues through class discussions, written assignments, and other methods as necessary.
5. Understand the use of Nation building lenses and indigenous research practices in examining
contemporary Native American issues.
Introduction to Criminal Justice Systems – 200 level
Includes:
CNM SOC 2205
ENMU-Ro SOC 102
NMHU SOC 231
SJC SOCI 213
UNM SOC 205
UNMLA SOC 205
UNMV SOC 205
Course Description:
This course provides an introduction to social issues that are currently affecting the criminal justice system in
the United States. The course will cover the history of the US criminal justice system and how our system
compares with other countries. We will address how the U.S. criminal justice system attempts to create and
preserve a balance between sustaining order, maintaining individual rights, and promoting justice. Important
themes also include, but are not limited to: discussions of how crime and delinquency are measured, key
correlates of crime, sociological approaches to researching crime, sociological theories of crime, the quality of
crime data in the U.S. and how it is used to make public policy decisions, and the causes and consequences of
mass incarceration in the United States.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Identify the current practices and functions of the criminal justice system;
2. Understand and communicate how crime data is collected and measured and how this data informs the
claims of policy makers and public policy outcomes.
3. Demonstrate the ability to compare and contrast the institutional practices and stratification of the U.S.
criminal justice system with other criminal justice systems in the developed regions of the world.
4. Communicate an understanding of sociological theories of the U.S. criminal justice system through
academic research, in-class discussions, written assignments, and other methods.
5. Describe the functions of the social institutions connected to crime, e.g., polity, media, education, family.
Introduction to Criminology – 200 level
Includes:
CNM SOC 2215 UNM SOC 312
Course Description:
Students will learn to understand and apply criminological theories that are produced within the field of
sociology. These theories focus on how social structures, social contexts and particular kinds of social
relationships influence the social activity of crime at both the micro and macro levels. Students will
understand and analyze a variety of topics also pertinent to the study of crime, such as divergent definitions of
crime, various correlates of criminal activities, criminal trends, and other key topics within the field of
criminology.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand and communicate the historical development of criminology as a field of inquiry through
academic research, in-class discussions, written assignments, and other methods as necessary.
2. Evaluate and identify the assumptions, limitations and appropriate applications of theories of criminology
through academic research, in-class discussions, written assignments, and other methods as necessary
3. Assess the validity and reliability of empirical research used to test the theories of crime examined through
academic research, in-class discussions, written assignments, and other methods as necessary.
4. Communicate an understanding of criminological theories and how these theories can be used to explain
the occurrence of crime at both micro and macro levels through academic research, in-class discussions,
written assignments, and other methods as necessary.
Introduction to Sociology – 100 level
Includes:
CCC 101
CNM 1101
ENMU 101
ENMU-RU 101
MCC 101
NMHU 152
NMJC 213
NMMI 1113
NMSU 101
NMSUA 101G
NMSUC 101G
DACC 101
NMSUG 101G
NNMC 101
SFCC 111
SIPI 101
SJC 110
UNM 101
UNMG 101
UNMLA 101
UNMT 101
UNMV 101
WNMU 101
Course Description:
This course will introduce students to the basic concepts and theories of sociology, as well as to the methods
utilized in sociological research. The course will address how sociological concepts and theories can be utilized
to analyze and interpret our social world, and how profoundly our society and the groups to which students
belong influence them. Students will be given the opportunity to challenge their “takenforgranted” or
“common sense” understandings about society, social institutions, and social issues. Special attention will also
be paid to the intimate connections between their personal lives and the larger structural features of social life.
In addition, the implications of social inequalities, such as race/ethnicity, gender, and social class will be
central to the course’s examination of social life in the United States.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Define sociological perspectives and the contributions that sociological knowledge can bring to the social
sciences.
2. Understand the sociological imagination and explain the relationships between social structures, social
forces and individuals.
3. Demonstrate the ability to apply the perspectives of symbolic interactionist theory, conflict theory, and
structural-functionalist theory to qualitative and/or quantitative data.
4. Understand and explain intersectionality and the connections between race, class, gender, disability, sexual
identity and other forms of structural inequality.
Juvenile Delinquency – 200 level
Includes:
CNM 2212 NMHU 327 SJC 212
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to sociological theories that explain juvenile delinquency in the United States.
The course will explore the history of the juvenile justice in the U.S. and the causes and solutions of juvenile
delinquency. The course will also cover how the U.S. juvenile justice system works and how it is different from
the adult criminal justice systems in the US. The course will examine policing of juvenile delinquents, juvenile
rehabilitation, probation services, and approaches to address limitations of the current U.S. juvenile justice
system.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand and define important events in the history of the juvenile justice system in the United States.
2. Explain the social theories of juvenile delinquency and how these theories explain both the causes of
delinquency and possible solutions to delinquency.
3. Describe the relationships between the institutions of the U.S. juvenile justice system and how this system
is different from the adult criminal justice systems in the U.S.
4. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the current U.S. juvenile justice system in preventing delinquency
and examine ways to facilitate changes to make it more effective.
Introduction to Research Methods – 200 level
Includes:
CNM 2280 UNM 280
Course Description:
This course is a survey of qualitative and quantitative approaches to sociological research. The course provides
an overview of the research process, focusing on research design, hypothesis formulation, measurement, and
data collection. In this course, students will develop the ability to critically analyze social research, as well as
design and execute their own research projects. At the conclusion of this course, students should also have
more confidence critically analyzing, writing about, and otherwise discussing research findings they
encounter, while also becoming better equipped to comprehend complex social structures and concerns.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of qualitative and quantitative approaches to sociological
research.
2. Describe the social research process, including research design, hypothesis formulation, measurement, data
collection, and analysis.
3. Evaluate and critique published research articles on the basis of methodological strengths and weaknesses.
Sociology of Deviance – 200 level
Includes:
CNM 2213
NNMC 213
SJC 211
UNM 213
UNMLA 213
UNMV 213
Course Description:
This course is designed to provide an overview of the study of deviance and social control from multiple
sociological perspectives. The instructor will present how sociologists research deviance and social control
and the ethical issues involved in studying human subjects involved in these activities. The course also
examines central sociological theories for understanding the causes of deviant behavior.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Identify and explain sociological theories of deviance and conformity through academic research, in-class
discussions, written assignments, and other methods as necessary
2. Describe and identify the influences of gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, class, nation, and other
factors in defining social deviance and social control.
3. Describe how various sociological theories explain deviance and conformity.
4. Identify important ethics and methods issues that arise in the study of deviance and conformity.
Sociology of Gender – 200 level
Includes:
CNM 2235
NMSUA 273
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the sociology of gender and gendered inequalities. While analyzing how
masculinity, femininity and other gender forms are socially constructed, we will also analyze how gender
intersects with other forms of social stratification such as race, socio-economic status, disability and sexual
orientation. Our analysis of gender will focus on gender socialization, gender identities, and how gender forms
are deeply rooted and reproduced in social institutions, interactions and relationships.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Describe how gendered social relationships influence experiences, life chances, and perceptions.
2. Explain how gendered inequalities intersect with other forms of social stratification including
race/ethnicity, social class, sexuality, etc.
3. Communicate how the institutional structures of gendered social relations have changed over time both in
the United States and globally.
4. Describe sociological theories and perspectives of gender and how they pertain to experiences of gendered
social relationships.
Sociology of Sexuality – 200 level
Includes:
NMSU 269 NMSUA 263 SJC 220
Course Description:
This course explores all aspects of human sexuality from a sociological perspective. Topics include, but are not
limited to, sex work, intimate relationships, sexual response, political movements, power, and the social
construction of sexuality. The course also considers how various social statuses such as ethnicity, gender, and
social class intersect with sexuality.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Identify the central research questions, theories, and methodologies used in the study of human sexuality.
2. Identify and describe biological, cultural, social, and psychological sexual behaviors and responses across
the lifespan.
3. Identify and describe trends and changes that influence sexual attitudes and values in the U.S. and
globally.
4. Describe how sexuality is influenced by contextual factors, such as race/ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic
status, disability, and nationality.
Sociology of Intimate Relationships and Family – 200 level
Includes:
CCC 215
CNM 2225
ENMU 215
MCC 215
NMJC 223W
NMMI 2213
NMSUC 258
NNMC 225
SFCC 225
SJC 215
WNMU 260
Course Description:
This course provides an overview of contemporary intimate relationships and families from sociological
perspectives. We will examine intimate relationships and families as social constructions whose meanings
have changed over time and from place to place. This course will aid students in developing a greater
understanding of intimate relationships and families as institutions in contemporary U.S. society. Intersections
of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, and other factors within these institutions will be
addressed.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Explain the sociological approaches to researching intimate relationships and families.
2. Describe important sociological research findings concerning intimate relationships and families.
3. Explain how intimate and familial relationships are affected by multiple intersecting inequalities and
ongoing events in other social institutions.
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity – 200 level
Includes:
CNM 2216
NMSU 371
NNMC 216
WNMU 259
Description:
This class will examine race and ethnicity as social constructs, including the history of race and ethnic relations
in the United States and how and why these constructs continue to play such important roles in the lives of
U.S. peoples today. This course will also explore how other types of social stratification, such as class, gender,
nationality, and sexual orientation, intersect with race and ethnicity.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Describe sociological methods used in researching race and ethnicity.
2. Explain sociological theories that are used to analyze race and ethnicity.
3. Evaluate how immigration, colonization, and social policies have affected racial and ethnic groups.
4. Describe how capitalism and other forms of social stratification, such as class, gender, nationality,
disability, and sexual orientation, intersect with race and ethnicity.
Major Orientation – 200 level
Includes:
ENMU 280 WNMU 297
Proposed Description:
This course is designed to prepare students for success in the sociology major. Topics include citation styles,
career/graduate school preparation, writing and research ethics.
Student Learning Outcomes:
The skills concentrated on will include the following:
1. Demonstrate grammatically correct and factually accurate, professional writing that reflects sociological
perspectives.
2. Conduct effective presentations about sociological research.
3. Use appropriate sociological writing style and format.
4. Utilize primary and secondary sources of research appropriately.
5. Develop ethical and legal standards for research and interaction as defined in the American Sociological
Association Code of Ethics.
Sociology of Aging – 200 level
Includes:
MCC 223
NNMC 250
Course Description:
This is an introductory gerontology course for students interested in behavioral, social, or family studies. The
course is designed to understand the separate processes of biological, psychological, and social aging and how
these aging processes interact with each other and with our environment.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Successful completion of the course implies the student will be able to:
1. Understand the foundational basis of the aging process and old age as a state of life as measured by
90% accuracy on a written examination.
2. Understand the impact of aging on society as measured by 90% accuracy on a written examination.
Global Issues – 200 level
Includes:
CNM 2221
UNM 221
UNMLA 221
UNMV 221
Course Description:
Many of the problems we face on a daily basis are global in scope and global in origin. The world is now more
interconnected than ever. The things that happen in China or in Saudi Arabia affect us in the United States, just
as the things that we do here affect the people in Russia or Egypt. This course offers a sociological perspective
on this phenomenon of globalization and explores its origins in the culture of capitalism. To this end, we will
examine topics such as consumption, labor, migration and immigration, economic inequality, the natural
environment, and health. We will also consider various ways in which these problems can, or cannot, be
solved for us and for future generations.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Discuss the global expansion of capitalism and its effects on different countries
2. Recognize interactions among people, governments and corporations around the world
3. Evaluate the increasing interconnectedness of global culture, politics and economics
4. Recognize and analyze global dimensions of social issues, problems and networks
5. Make connections between individuals’ lives and global forces
6. Analyze US issues within a global context
Society and Personality – 200 level
Includes:
CNM 2230
UNMLA 230
UNMV 230
Course Description:
From a sociological vantage point, this course will introduce students to the discipline of social psychology,
which is the scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another. Special attention
will be given to the applications of social psychological insights. The course will explore the many ways our
social environment influences our behavior.
Student Learning Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
1. Examine the theories, research and applications of social psychology.
2. Recognize the consequences of social influences on individuals and their understanding of the world;
3. Examine the concept of self as a social agent.
4. Recognize how social psychologists use theory, research and applied methods to help solve social
problems.
5. Analyze the processes of group interaction and the effects on human relations, small group dynamics
and organizational structure.
6. Relate social psychological principles to everyday happenings.
Unique Sociology Courses
The following courses are offered at a single institution or system. The course description and student learning
outcomes from that institution or system were adopted as those for the common course numbering system.
Child, Family, and Community – 200 level
Includes:
CCC 215
Course Description:
A comprehensive coverage of relationships and interactions occurring between families and society. Students
will discover the nature of families, community ecology, children with special socialization needs, and the
culture of minority children.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Articulate how beliefs, assumptions, and values are influenced by factors such as politics, economics,
culture and social institutions
2. What are the roles of parents today, planning for and parenting of children
3. Evaluate the different patterns of marriage relationships today
4. Explain the factors that contribute to divorce, and remarriage issues
5. Recognize points of stress in relationships, work and families
6. Identify, describe, and explain human behaviors and how they affect marriage and families today
7. Explain the process of mate selection and dating today
8. What impact does social media have on families today
9. The importance of family of origin
Sociology and Criminology Capstone – 200 level
Includes:
CNM 2999
Course Description:
The Capstone class revolves around a central theme of public sociology and criminology. As you put your
sociological/criminological perspectives into action, you will have opportunities to reflect on your previous
training at CNM and how to best achieve your future education and career goals.
You will participate in public sociology/criminology through a community engagement project. The project
will allow you to practice and express the sociological perspective you’ve developed in past semesters. It will
also be an opportunity for you to translate academic skills into professional terms that will be useful for
whatever realm you enter next. To that end, you will also explore various jobs that sociologists and
criminologists pursue, learn about professional networks that may further occupational goals, and prepare
materials to use in applying for careers and/or academic programs.
Student Learning Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
1. List career fields that employ sociology majors
2. Develop a completed resume that could be provided to a prospective employer or academic program
3. Prepare for an interview with a prospective employer or academic program
4. List their own career goals and how lifelong education fits with those goals.
Cultural Diversity- 100 level
Includes:
MCC 103
Course Description:
This course examines, from a theoretical and experiential social work perspective, the personal behaviors and
institutional factors that have led to oppression of ethnic minorities and various cultural groups. Attention is
given to discriminatory practices as related to sex, age, religion, disablement, sexual orientation, and culture.
The course explores the strategies that the various groups have employed to deal with discrimination.
Implications to the individual, society, and the profession are explored.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will compare and contrast sociological concepts as they relate to various cultures as
evidenced by scoring 70% or better on a faculty prepared examination.
2. Students will apply sociological theories to real-life situations as related to sex, age, religion,
disablement, sexual orientation, and ethnic cultures as evidenced by scoring 70% or better on a faculty
prepared examination.
3. Students will demonstrate critical thinking skills through discussion, reaction papers, social research,
and application field projects scoring a minimum of 70% on each assignment.
Rural America – 100 level
Includes:
MCC 105
Course Description:
Change and diversity are the terms most descriptive of rural America today. This course addresses four
themes which characterize the social and economic contexts within which rural communities must address
their problems. Each section examines rural communities from a different perspective, enabling students to
explore the complexity and diversity among communities. Collectively the four sections examine the process
of community development and transition--exploring the ways in which history, culture, and policies limit
change as well as the extent to which local community resources can mobilize to support efforts at community
change.
Student Learning Outcomes:
On an instructor created exam eighty percent of the students will be able to:
1. Students of rural communities will:
a. Describe the ways in which a given rural area may be different over time in terms of
economic base and population characteristics.
b. Describe the current economic transition taking place in rural America.
c. Recognize how history, environment, culture, economy, and political institutions interact to
determine a community's well-being.
d. Identify how past decisions made by individuals, communities, states, and the federal
government have affected rural areas and the problems they face.
2. Students of community and the economy will:
a. Understand the concept of capital and identify some of the forms it takes in their own
community.
b. Explain how the transition to a global economy has affected different parts of the rural
economy, such as farming and rural manufacturing, during the past decade.
c. Describe the consequences of increased consumption on rural communities, both in terms
of economic base and waste disposal.
3. Students of the mediating change: community infrastructure will:
a. Describe the character of rural governments.
b. Define and give some examples of economic infrastructure.
c. Define social infrastructure, and name and give an example of each of its three dimensions.
4. Students of community power and grassroots change will:
a. Define the principal theories of community power.
b. Recognize the different responses to special needs shown in the video program and be able
to distinguish both their common features and uniqueness.
c. Identify the process to generate community change.
Introduction to Women's Studies – 200 level
Includes:
MCC 217
Course Description:
This course is designed to help students identify, understand and defuse gender stereotypes and barriers. A
control goal is to empower women to take charge of their own lives. Topics include: sexuality, socialization,
self-esteem, leadership, motherhood and transcending victimization models of feminism and femininity.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will be able to recognize and demonstrate with 70% accuracy or better on a faculty prepared
examination the effect that gender stereotypes, barriers and other social systems (e.g. race and class)
have on women’s lives.
2. Students will be able to recognize and demonstrate with 70% accuracy or better on a faculty prepared
examination empowering social actions.
Empowering Women – 200 level
Includes:
MCC 218
Course Description:
This course is designed to help students identify, understand and defuse gender stereotypes and barriers. A
control goal is to empower women to take charge of their own lives. Topics include: sexuality, socialization,
self-esteem, leadership, motherhood and transcending victimization models of feminism and femininity.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will be able to recognize and demonstrate with 70% accuracy or better on a faculty prepared
examination the effect that gender stereotypes, barriers and other social systems (e.g. race and class)
have on women’s lives.
2. Students will be able to recognize and demonstrate with 70% accuracy or better on a faculty prepared
examination empowering social actions.
Introduction to Sociology – 200 level
Includes:
NMJC 223C
Course Description:
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Issues in Death and Dying – 200 level
Includes:
NMSUA 262
Course Description:
Major personal and social issues related to the process of dying in our culture.
Student Learning Outcomes:
After completing this course the student will:
1. be able to understand the diversity of the death experience and the various options available in coping
with death and bereavement as shown by the student’s participation in class discussions and field
trips.
1. better understand death and dying as social phenomena as shown by the student’s reaction papers.
2. have taken an in-depth look at her or his own death with a researched paper. Comprehension will be
shown by the student’s grade on the paper.
Cultural Diversity – 200 level
Includes:
NMSUC 248
Course Description:
The course will aid students in developing the ability to understand, respect, and value diversity and
encourage the use of their sociological imaginations to gain a deeper understanding of how culture shapes our
social world. Theory and application will be addressed through discussion, readings, and activities.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate diversity consciousness
2. Identify the various elements of culture
3. Develop strategies appropriate for problem-solving in a culturally diverse environment
Introduction to Human Services – 100 level
Includes:
NNMC 105
Course Description:
Introduces you to the structure, nature, purpose, and procedures of the private and public human services
systems; i.e. health, welfare, education, employment, religion, and criminal justice. During this course, you
will be required to perform two hours per week of field or practical experience in the community.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Explain the interactions of social institutions, cultural factors, dimensions of identity, and environment
with the human development and behavior of individuals.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of the social work profession’s focus on addressing contemporary social issues
in the United States.
3. Learn the approaches relevant to work with individuals, families, groups and communities are
presented, with special emphasis on Hispanic and Indigenous populations of New Mexico and the
Southwest.
4. Research at least one of the issues in the social work profession, its history, career opportunities, and
contemporary issues facing social workers in the United States today.
5. Donate two hours per week of field or practical experience in the community in order to learn more about
social work via active learning.
Sociology of Substance Abuse – 100 level
Includes:
NNMC 140
Course Description:
This course explores the phenomenon of drug use and abuse in our culture. It will include, but it is not limited
to, the history of drug use, the drugs used, legislation concerning drug possession and use,
dependence/addiction to and withdrawal from drugs, and the business of drugs—both legal and illegal.
We will concentrate on the sociological aspects of drugs, and we will examine the psychological features as
well. Moreover, we will examine the history of drugs, the current state of education as it applies to drugs,
prevention efforts, and the role of treatment programs, the latter of which will include both theory and its
practical applications in the field.
Lastly, we will explore the following list of drugs: stimulants, sedatives/hypnotics, alcohol, nicotine, caffeine,
over-the-counter drugs, prescription drugs, narcotics, hallucinogens, cannabis, and inhalants.
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Develop an overview of various drugs and their use
2. Understand the media’s influence on drugs and its control
3. Demonstrate an understanding of how drug use impacts families, the workplace, and society
4. Explore the historical, social, cultural, & psychological influences associated with drug use & its
control
5. Practice critical thinking skills through thoughtful completion of reading assignments & written
discourse
Career/Life Planning – 100 level
Includes:
SFCC HD 120
Course Description:
This course enables students to evaluate potential careers and to make educational plans in light of their
interests, values, abilities, experiences and goals. Students have access through the Career Development Center
to information on specific career choices, occupational requirements and market outlooks.
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Articulate values, personality characteristics, interests and skills in relation to the career decision-
making process
2. Write a plan for job hunting or career planning.
- Utilize occupational and educational resources.
3. Write a resume and cover letter.
- Gather information on potential employers.
- Recognize the educational requirement of different careers.
4. Recognize the values and lifestyle preferences impact on career choices
5. Prepare for job interviewing
6. Write a career plan
Grant Writing – 200 level
Includes:
SFCC HD 295
Course Description:
This course brings order and simplicity to the grantsmanship process. It is designed for beginning grant
writers concerned with securing funds for non-profit organizations. The class is skills oriented. Students learn
to research government funding sources, match project ideas with grantor needs, approach grantors and
submit winning proposals. Graded as "Pass/Fail".
Student Learning Outcomes:
Not provided.
Aging and the Family – 200 level
Includes:
SFCC 209
Course Description:
This course explores the effects of aging on the family unit. The impact of aging upon family functioning,
family life cycles, and death and dying are discussed. Issues of social class, race, ethnicity and gender are also
considered. Students also analyze current economic and political debates about Social Security, Medicare and
long-term care of an aging American society.
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Outline the history of aging in America.
2. Identify the stages of the family life cycles.
3. Explain how social and cultural factors impact aging individuals.
4. Identify the special needs of the elderly.
5. Recognize stereotypes associated with aging and the family.
6. Identify societal and individual consequences of aging within the context of the family.
7. Formulate solutions to issues related to the elderly living at home and alternative living.
Race, Class, and Gender – 200 level
Includes:
SFCC 216
Course Description:
An examination of the social bases of inequality and theories that explain the creation of systems and
ideologies of subordination. Readings and topics explore the consequences of discrimination against others
based on such factors as race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or appearance.
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Explain the historical and ideological bases of prejudice and discrimination
2. Recognize the social behaviors and cognitive process that signal prejudice and discrimination against
others
3. based on factors such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and age
4. Analyze the adaptive techniques that groups use to counter prejudice and discrimination
5. Propose individual and group behavioral modifications to alleviate tensions arising from prejudice
and discrimination.
Introduction to Native American Studies – 200 level
Includes:
SIPI 212
Course Description:
This course examines the wide scope of Native American Studies across multiple disciplines and as a stand-
alone academic field. The course explores various concentration areas: Art, Media, Literature, Education,
Native Language, Sociocultural Studies, Sovereignty, Leadership, Self-Determination, and Global Indigenous
Justice.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will develop a general understanding of the various concentration areas in Native American
Studies throughout the United States.
2. Students will identify the contributions of various academic disciplines to Native American Studies.
3. Students will understand the intricacies and intersections of Indigenous scholarship in Native
American Studies.
4. Students will articulate the importance of Native American Studies as a stand-alone discipline in
academia.
5. Students will be able to connect community issues in both Native and Non-Native America to
concepts taught in Native American Studies.
Race and Ethnic Relations – 200 level
Includes:
SJC 225
Course Description:
Dynamics of prejudice and discrimination within a changing population of diverse peoples will be explored.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able
1. To develop a greater self-awareness of one’s attitudes and personal history
2. To be aware and understand the impact that dominant and subordinate groups have upon one
another
3. To understand basic sociological concepts such as assimilation, prejudice, discrimination and
pluralism
4. To be aware of one’s own unique contribution for the good of the community.
Sociology of Health Care Access – 200 level
Includes:
SJC SOCI 240
Course Description:
This course explores factors affecting access to health care in the United States, including socioeconomic, racial,
geographic, and legislative issues.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completing the course, students will be able to discuss the impact on access to health care of:
1. Socioeconomic factors
2. Access to insurance
3. Racial factors
4. Geographic factors
5. Current State and Federal legislation
Sociology of Health Care Innovation and Development – 200 level
Includes:
SJC SOCI 241
Course Description:
This course explores the role of united states-based health care research and development on the health care
system, including in the United States and globally. Consideration will be given the costs and pricing
Structures of research, development, and testing of pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, and best practices,
both in the domestic and global markets. The course will also consider the impact of patient laws, efforts to
make emerging medication available to critically ill patients, and strategies to facilitate access for patients who
lack resources.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to discuss:
2. The role of the United States pharmaceutical industry in the global health care system
1. The relationships between pharmaceutical industry and health care providers, including the potential
for benefits and risks to patients.
3. The impact of media coverage on prescribing patterns
4. The concept and impact of orphan drugs.
Sociology of Health Care in Global Context – 200 level
Includes:
SJC SOCI 242
Course Description:
This course places health care in a global context, including ways in which United States resources contribute
to global health issues, advantages and disadvantages, including issues of cost and efficacy, of the United
States health care system as compared to those utilized in other nations, especially industrialized nations.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to discuss:
1. Contributions that the United States make in the global health care context, including financial,
technological, and expertise.
2. How the United States health care delivery compares in cost and efficacy to those of other nations,
especially industrialized nations
The Dynamics of Prejudice – 200 level
Includes:
UNM 216
UNMLA 216
Course Description:
This course is designed to help students understand how attitudes and beliefs of individuals shape intergroup
relations and their impacts on the daily lives of individuals as well as the effects that these beliefs have on the
larger social structure of American society. We will examine how profoundly our society and the groups to
which we belong, influence us and our beliefs and ultimately how these beliefs shape prejudice in our society.
In this course, students are encouraged to challenge ideologies that are considered "common sense" or that are
taken for granted and this in turn will allow them to critically engage issues in society such as racism, classism,
sexism, and will leave with an understanding on how privilege affects our views on disability, LGBTQ issues,
religion and immigration. Rather than investigating these themes in the abstract, students will identify and
unpack how these larger structural issues play integral roles in their everyday lives, interactions, and
existence. Ultimately, this course aims to address the social inequalities that exists in our society as a result of
prejudice and will challenge students to identify and engage in strategies to work towards changing these
aspects of society.
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the semester, students will be able to:
1. Identify the sources of attitudes and beliefs of individuals pertaining to various social groups
2. Understand the meaning of privilege as well as be able to identify and address the different
intersections of privileges that are inherent to them on an individual level
3. Apply theories covered in the course to understand contemporary trends in majority minority
relations
4. Identify the multiple forms of marginalization and oppression that exist in society
5. Understand the structural nature of these inequalities in U.S. society
6. Apply course theories in a critical manner to a social theme of their choice
7. Change at least one habit to reduce prejudice on an individual level
Dynamics of Prejudice – 200 level
Includes:
UNMV SOC 216
Course Description:
This is a web-enhanced course. Like all college course, it requires both reading and writing. All handouts must
be downloaded from UNM Learn before each unit starts. With an emphasis on the relationships between
dominant (majority) and subordinate (minority) groups in the United States, this course is designed to help
students understand how attitudes and beliefs of individuals shape intergroup relations and their impacts on
the daily lives of ordinary people as well as the social structure in the larger society. From a sociological
perspective, it explores the sources of prejudice, examines its consequences in the society, and offers some
plausible solutions to reduce prejudice.
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the semester, when you do your part as a student, you will be able to:
1. identify the various categories of minority groups in the US
2. describe the social status of various social groups
3. explain the structured inequalities in the US
4. apply sociological theories to explain the existing majority-minority relations due to prejudice
5. distinguish the sources of prejudice with respect to belief and attitude
6. explain how attitudes and beliefs of individuals shape intergroup relations
7. describe the history and contemporary trends in majority-minority relations
8. practice to change at least one habit to reduce prejudice on an individual level