GISW SOC 3170/5170 Seminar in Sociology: Social Movements and Collective Action -- 3 unit(s)

Opportunity to correlate previous course work and knowledge in field of sociology.

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Course syllabus

View the course syllabus for more details. 

Delivery

This course is available in an online format, utilizing web pages and eLearning, a learning management system requiring Internet access and a web browser. Students may need access to someone who can assist with computer set-up.

Prerequisites

UNI students: 15 hours in sociology or consent of instructor; junior standing.

Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS) distribution area

Students working toward their Bachelor of Liberal Studies may apply credit earned in this course to their degree. This Guided Independent Study course is applicable to the Social Sciences distribution area. Learn more about the BLS degree program.

Instructor(s)

Ruth Chananie-Hill, Assistant Professor

Textbook(s)

Snow, D., & Soule, S. A Primer on Social Movements. . New York: WW Norton. 978-0-393-97845-2

Staggenborg, S. Social Movements. 2011. New York: Oxford. 978-0-19-537508-4

Additional Course Materials

A course packet containing reading materials is available from the Guided Independent Study Office for $53. Also, video documentaries (available through eLearning video streaming or via weblink): Freedom on My Mind (1994), The Last Abortion Clinic (2005), This is What Democracy Looks Like (2000), Maquilapolis (2006).

PURCHASING TEXTBOOKS
University Book and Supply (UBS) carries most books used in GIS courses. Search for textbooks by course choosing "UNIV.NORTHERN IOWA" and the term you are enrolled in and GSW (web) or GSP (print) for the section.

Visit UBS at 1009 West 23rd Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
Phone: 319-266-7581 or 800-728-7581, Email: bookstore@panthersupply.com

Texts may also be available from www.bookfinder.com.

To enroll

Visit the GIS Enrollment page for forms and information.
Or visit us at 2637 Hudson Road, Cedar Falls. Campus Map

For more information

Diane Tournier
Guided Independent Study
UNI Continuing and Distance Education
319-273-2123 or 800-772-1746
gis-program@uni.edu