Skip Navigation
search: People Opens New Window | Departments Opens New Window | Penn State Opens New Window | Web Opens New Window
Penn State mark
Penn State mark

University Bulletin

Undergraduate Degree Programs

Rural Sociology (R SOC)

R SOC 011 (GS;US) Introductory Rural Sociology (3) Basic sociological concepts applied to rural societal institutions and rural communities; causes and consequences of rural social change.
Students may take only one course for General Education credit from R SOC 011 GS or SOC 001 GS. Effective: Summer 2013
 

R SOC 134 (GN) (AGECO 134) Sustainable Agriculture Science and Policy (3) The science, socio-economics, and politics of managing food and fiber production systems. Sustainability implications of current practices and future options.
Effective: Summer 2013
 

R SOC 296 Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Summer 2013
 

R SOC 297 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Summer 2013
 

R SOC 327 (S T S 327) Natural Resources, Science, Ethics, and Society (3) The purpose of this course is to enable students to become competent critical thinkers about the state of natural resources through greater understanding of scientific, discourse formation, and the ethical dimensions of natural resources issues.
Effective: Summer 2013
 

R SOC 417 (CED 417) Power, Conflict, and Community Decision Making (3) Impact of institutions on human interdependence and behavior, the structure of power, and community decision making and public policy.
Effective: Summer 2013
Prerequisite: R SOC 011 orSOC 001  

R SOC 420 (US;IL) (CED 420, WMNST 420) Women in Developing Countries (3) Analysis of women's work, experiences, and development policies and practices in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Effective: Summer 2013
 

R SOC 452 Rural Organization (3) Social organization and change in rural communities; use of sociological principles in analysis of rural problems and rural development.
Effective: Summer 2013
Prerequisite: 6 credits in rural sociology sociology or psychology  

R SOC 496 Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Summer 2013
 

R SOC 497 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Summer 2013
 

R SOC 499 (IL) Foreign Study--Rural Sociology (1-12) Study in selected countries of rural social institutions and current rural sociological problems.
Effective: Summer 2013
 

Last Import from UCM: June 15, 2013 3:00 AM