SOC 4149 is also offered in Summer 2022
SOC 4149 is also offered in Spring 2022
SOC 4149 is also offered in Summer 2021
Summer 2022 | SOC 4149 Section 001: Sociology of Killing (82100)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Enrollment Requirements:
- jr or sr or grad student
- Times and Locations:
- Enrollment Status:
Open (33 of 35 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course will provide a broad overview of the sociology of murder- the intentional, malicious killing of one human by another. This course will go beyond what we see about murder regularly in the media and on popular TV shows and movies. Students will be exposed to a scientific study of homicide. Key topics include the history and laws of murder; information and data sources on murder; demographic attributes of victims and offenders; different types of murder, including among others domestic, serial, mass, and gang-related murder; biological, sociological and psychological theories of the causes of murder; and the strategies involved in the criminal investigation of homicide. prereq: jr, or sr, or grad student, or instr consent; soc majors/minors must register A-F
- Class Notes:
- This online class will meet weekly synchronously online at the scheduled day and time. The other weekly lecture will be shared asynchronously each week. This class begins online synchronously on Thurs June 9 at the scheduled time. Class will not meet on Thurs June 16. For the 2nd week, content will be shared asynchronously online. Class resumes synchronously online on Thurs June 23. Click this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?barr0325+SOC4149+Summer2022
- Class Description:
This course is about murder - a particularly grisly topic for some. Please be advised that during the semester, students will read about and discuss graphic portrayals of crimes and/or view gruesome images. This course assumes that students enrolling in this class are capable of tolerating this dark subject matter.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Anyone interested in the sociology of killing.
- Learning Objectives:
To understand biological, sociological, and psychological explanations for the occurrence of homicide in the United States.
To understand and be able to critique the various sources of information on homicide as well as what these sources tell us about offenders, victims, weapons, locations, types, and motives of homicide in the United States.
To understand the stages, patterns, processes, offenders, victims, and settings of homicide.
To understand how society and the criminal justice system react to the occurrence of homicide in the United States.
- Grading:
2 Exams 20 points each
5 Quizzes 4 points each
1 Paper 20 points
1 Assignment 10 points
5 Responses 2 points each
1 Extra Credit Essay 5 points
Total 105 points- Exam Format:
- Multiple choice, short answer, essay.
- Class Format:
- 40% Lecture
40% Discussion
20% Guest Speakers
- Workload:
- 40-60 Pages Reading Per Week
4-10 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)1 Assignment
5 Quizzes
5 Responses to Discussion Questions
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/82100/1225
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 19 April 2022
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