Spring 2008 Course List
CRS 336 [S] Agriculture, Environment and Community (3).
Prereq Soph. standing; completion of 1 course in the Social Sciences. Examines interdependence between farming/ranching, the natural environment and human communities including perspectives on sustainable agriculture.
CRS 391 Special Topics Rural Sociology (V 1–3).
May be repeated for credit. Cumulative maximum 3 hours.
CRS 431 [D, T] The Demographics of American Diversity (3)
Prereq Jr. or Sr. standing; completion of all other GERs. How trends in diversity in American society are changing over time, forces underlying these trends and debates on these.
CRS 441 (541) Local Impacts of Global Commodity Systems (3).
Prereq 6 credits in S or K courses, junior standing. Theories of globalization, its social, political and economic dimensions, and its impact on people and communities. Credit not granted for both CRS 441 and 541.
CRS 491 Advanced Special Topics (V1–3)
Prereq 6 credits S or K courses. Advanced topics in rural sociology or community studies. May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 3 hours.
CRS 499 Special Problems (V1–3)
[S-F Grading] May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours.
CRS 541 (441) Local Impacts of Global Commodity Systems (3).
Prereq 6 credits in S or K courses, junior standing. Theories of globalization, its social, political and economic dimensions, and its impact on people and communities. Credit not granted for both CRS 441 and 441.
CRS 591 Special Topics (V1–3).
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours.
CRS 600 Special Projects/Independent Study (V1–3).
[S-F Grading] May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours.
GenEd 111-20 [A] World Civilizations: Patterns of Globalization Past & Present (3)
Integrated study of social, political, and philosophical/religious systems in modern civilizations, with an introduction to distinctive art forms of the major world civilizations.