Introduction to quantitative techniques for data analysis in the social sciences. Univariate description, bivariate description, and statistical inference.
The causes and consequences of crime, the historical transition of ideas about crime, types of crime such as street level, organized, corporate, government; the measurement of crime and criminal deterrence.
How social structures alter the environment and the environment constrains societies. How inequalities of class, race affect experiences of environmental degradation. How social movements reduce environmental harms. Investigates these issues in the Tampa Bay area.
This course investigates how society shapes people's sexual behaviors, desires, and identities, along with norms and attitudes surrounding sexuality. Topics include LGBT issues, hook-up culture, kink, intersectionality, schools, the law, the media, and sex work.
Development of oral expression skills through discussion of social and environmental issues in Latin America, Spain, and the US. Prerequisites: SP 207, SP 311H, or instructor's permission.
Offered during the Spring for seniors having fulfilled or in the process of finalizing completion of all Spanish requirements in this semester. Consists of Standardized Proficiency Exam and a creative, individualized, content-based language product that can be shared with the community at large.