certification. During the semester the apprentice teacher, under the supervision of the master teacher, assumes the responsibilities of professional teaching practice. Prerequisites: Successful completion of teacher education course work and all requirements for the subject area major.

SCED 4902 Secondary Apprenticeship (3-0-3)
Taken concurrently with apprenticeship, students examine issues and problems of practice. Students reflect on and synthesize the conceptual and theoretical constructs of pedagogy with the complexity of practice. `Prerequisites: Successful completion of teacher education course work and all requirements for the subject area major. Taken simultaneously with SCED 4901.

SOCI - Sociology Courses
SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology (3-0-3)
Introduces students to the major concepts, methods, theories, and findings of sociology--the study of human interaction in groups and organizations as well as the nature of our society and its major social institutions. Prerequisites: None

SOCI 1103 Introduction to the Behavioral and Social Sciences (3-0-3)
An interdisciplinary introduction to methods and concepts in the behavioral and social sciences, including (but not limited to) anthropology, economics, psychology, and sociology. Emphasis will be placed on integrating the perspectives various disciplines contribute to understanding and explaining human behavior and social order. (Cross-listed by participating departments)

SOCI 1160 Social Problems Analysis (3-0-3)
Prerequisite for all 300/400 level sociology courses. An analytical and critical approach to the study of contemporary social problems. Prerequisite: SOCI 1101.

SOCI 2241 Multicultural Diversity (3-0-3)
Introduces student to the Multicultural construction of contemporary American Society. Focusing on social realities and identities constructed over gender, class, race, national origin, religion, language, and sexuality, the course explores marginality, intergroup relations, areas of inequality, and strategies for equality. Integrated by a sociological study of minority-majority relations, the course will examine the history of American race, class, gender, and ethnic relations their changes over time, and their contemporary manifestations across a variety of social institutions. Overarching issues will be the diversity introduced by European colonialism and by multinationalism, America as cauldron of cultural diversity, and shifting political and social challenges to reality focused on negotiated marginal identities. Prerequisites: None

SOCI 3303 Sociology of the Family (3-0-3)
Study of the family as an institution in society. Examines why the family takes the particular forms in particular societies, and what forces are responsible for changing and shaping it. Attention given to the position of men and women in society, social

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