Sociology
Unless otherwise noted, courses are three credit hours and meet for the entire the semester.
Regular UM-St. Louis students may register online at https://myview.umsl.edu or at the Registrar's Office in 351 Millennium Student Center. New students may register by contacting Ashley Patterson at (314) 516-5974 or pattersonam@umsl.edu.
FALL 2008 • August 18-December 13
Sociological Statistics
SOCIOL 3220 • Class #13733
Mondays • 5:30–8:15 p.m.
Clayton High School, Room 100
Instructor: Kathern Furgason
Prerequisite: SOC 1010 and Math 1020 or 1030.
Issues and techniques of statistical analysis relevant to quantitative sociological research, e.g., elementary probability, measurements of central tendency and dispersion, measures of relationships including linear regression and correlation, and inferential statistics.
Topics in Social Policy: Disaster and the Law
SOC 4380 • Class #14605
Thursdays • 6:55-9:35 p.m.
300 Clark Hall, UM-St. Louis
Instructor: John Perry
Prerequisites: SOC 1010 and junior standing, or consent of instructor.
This course is intended to familiarize students with the general legal framework in the United States into which the subject of disasters and the law fits. It provides an understanding of the coordination of resources required to respond to disastrous situations and examines Section 1076 of Public Law 109-364 in the context of a movement toward centralization of power in Washington, D.C.
The UM-St. Louis Outreach program is offering a
Sociology course at Mineral Area College this semester.