Credit Course Schedules

Sociology - Fall 2025

Term Definitions

In Person
Classes meet in person on campus; specific days/times/location
Online - Asynchronous
Classes meet fully online; no specific days/times/locations
Online - Synchronous (Zoom)
Classes meet via Zoom or other resource; specific days/times
Hybrid - Online Asynchronous & Online Synchronous (Zoom)
A portion of the classes meet synchronous via Zoom or other resource and a portion is asynchronous online; there will be some specific days/times
Hybrid - Online & In-person
A portion of the classes meet in person on campus and a portion is asynchronous or synchronous online; there will be some specific days/times/locations
Hybrid - Online Asynchronous & In Person
Classes meet in both asynchronous online and in-person modes; specific meeting times and locations for in-person portions of classes are listed with each course
Hybrid - Online Synchronous (Zoom) & In Person
Classes meet in both synchronous online (Zoom) and in-person modes; specific meeting times and locations are listed with each course
Hyflex
Combines online and face-to-face instruction. Students may participate in different ways: online - synchronous, online - asynchronous, face-to-face, or as a flexible learner (student has a degree of choice as to how they participate each week).
Flex
Flex courses may provide students with the opportunity to meet in-person on campus, on the synchronous days and times already scheduled, if conditions allow.
Imputed credits
Imputed credits are developmental courses for students who need to prepare themselves for college-level work. They count toward financial aid requirements but do not count toward earned college credits or GPA.
Interactive TV
Classes are taught live from one campus location and broadcast to one or more additional campus locations. Cameras and microphones at all sites allow faculty and learners to see and talk with each other.
Intro to Sociology — 3884
SOC 1510 – 3 credits
Arnaud F. Lambert

Students will use sociological perspectives to critically analyze and understand taken-for-granted aspects of our social world. The influences of culture, socialization, social groups, and institutions on human behavior are investigated. Cultural diversity and issues related to social inequalities are also explored. Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports. J fall, spring; C fall, spring. Institutional Course Syllabus

— Jamestown Campus
Hultquist Library 204
Aug 25 – Dec 19 Mon, Wed 9:30 am – 10:45 am
Intro to Sociology — 3885
SOC 1510 – 3 credits
Arnaud F. Lambert

Students will use sociological perspectives to critically analyze and understand taken-for-granted aspects of our social world. The influences of culture, socialization, social groups, and institutions on human behavior are investigated. Cultural diversity and issues related to social inequalities are also explored. Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports. J fall, spring; C fall, spring. Institutional Course Syllabus

— Cattaraugus County Campus
Technology Center 309
Aug 28 – Dec 19 Thu 9:30 am – 10:45 am
Intro to Sociology — 3886
SOC 1510 – 3 credits
Rachel D. O'Brian

Students will use sociological perspectives to critically analyze and understand taken-for-granted aspects of our social world. The influences of culture, socialization, social groups, and institutions on human behavior are investigated. Cultural diversity and issues related to social inequalities are also explored. Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports. J fall, spring; C fall, spring. Institutional Course Syllabus

— Jamestown Campus
Hultquist Library 249
Aug 26 – Dec 19 Tue, Thu 9:30 am – 10:45 am
Intro to Sociology — 3887
SOC 1510 – 3 credits
Allyn B. Skinner

Students will use sociological perspectives to critically analyze and understand taken-for-granted aspects of our social world. The influences of culture, socialization, social groups, and institutions on human behavior are investigated. Cultural diversity and issues related to social inequalities are also explored. Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports. J fall, spring; C fall, spring. Institutional Course Syllabus

— Jamestown Campus
Hultquist Library 203
Aug 28 – Dec 19 Thu 6:00 pm – 8:45 pm
Intro to Sociology — 3888
SOC 1510 – 3 credits
Siby Thomas

Students will use sociological perspectives to critically analyze and understand taken-for-granted aspects of our social world. The influences of culture, socialization, social groups, and institutions on human behavior are investigated. Cultural diversity and issues related to social inequalities are also explored. Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports. J fall, spring; C fall, spring. Institutional Course Syllabus

Aug 25 – Dec 19 TBD
Intro to Sociology — 3889
SOC 1510 – 3 credits
Siby Thomas

Students will use sociological perspectives to critically analyze and understand taken-for-granted aspects of our social world. The influences of culture, socialization, social groups, and institutions on human behavior are investigated. Cultural diversity and issues related to social inequalities are also explored. Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports. J fall, spring; C fall, spring. Institutional Course Syllabus

Aug 25 – Dec 19 TBD
Intro to Sociology — 3890
SOC 1510 – 3 credits
Siby Thomas

Students will use sociological perspectives to critically analyze and understand taken-for-granted aspects of our social world. The influences of culture, socialization, social groups, and institutions on human behavior are investigated. Cultural diversity and issues related to social inequalities are also explored. Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports. J fall, spring; C fall, spring. Institutional Course Syllabus

Sep 30 – Dec 19 TBD
Intro. to Dis/Ability Studies — 4008
SOC 2550 – 3 credits
Shannon E. Bessette

Students will explore both the medical model and the social model of what it means to be ?able-bodied? and ?disabled,? and the benefits and disadvantages of those labels for the people who bear them. Students will also compare and contrast the concepts of ability and disability for people living around the globe, and understand the work of social activists in the disability community. Finally, we will address the new possibilities that are emerging in the form of technologies and medications, and what that means for access and identity. Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports. J fall, spring; C fall, spring. Institutional Course Syllabus

Aug 25 – Dec 19 TBD
Intro. to Dis/Ability Studies — 4727
SOC 2550 – 3 credits
Shannon E. Bessette

Students will explore both the medical model and the social model of what it means to be ?able-bodied? and ?disabled,? and the benefits and disadvantages of those labels for the people who bear them. Students will also compare and contrast the concepts of ability and disability for people living around the globe, and understand the work of social activists in the disability community. Finally, we will address the new possibilities that are emerging in the form of technologies and medications, and what that means for access and identity. Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports. J fall, spring; C fall, spring. Institutional Course Syllabus

Aug 25 – Dec 19 TBD
Criminology — 4481
SOC 2560 – 3 credits
Frank J. Corapi

This course will focus on various issues surrounding the sociological study of crime. Students will examine how crime is defined, its distribution over different types of societies and social groups, the different methods used to measure the extent and nature of crime, theories of crime causation, the characteristics of criminals and victims, particular types of criminal conduct, and approaches to crime control. Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports. J occasionally; C occasionally. Institutional Course Syllabus

— Jamestown Campus
Hultquist Library 267
Aug 26 – Dec 19 Tue, Thu 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Criminology — 4482
SOC 2560 – 3 credits
Frank J. Corapi

This course will focus on various issues surrounding the sociological study of crime. Students will examine how crime is defined, its distribution over different types of societies and social groups, the different methods used to measure the extent and nature of crime, theories of crime causation, the characteristics of criminals and victims, particular types of criminal conduct, and approaches to crime control. Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports. J occasionally; C occasionally. Institutional Course Syllabus

— Cattaraugus County Campus
Technology Center 309
Aug 26 – Dec 19 Tue, Thu 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Sex, Sexuality, and Gender — 5162
SOC 2590 – 3 credits
Arnaud F. Lambert

Students will learn to sex, sexuality, or gender practices and concepts both from around the world and here in the United States. Students will be able to compare and contrast people's understanding of the body and its development, how people come to understand their own sex and gender characteristics, and the place that each one of us occupies in terms of our sex, sexuality, and gender behaviors. Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports. J occasionally; C occasionally. Institutional Course Syllabus

Hultquist Library 204
Aug 25 – Dec 19 Mon, Wed 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm