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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

SUNY Oneonta offers students more than 1,400 courses—from Accounting to Zoology—from over 25 separate departments. Requirements for majors and minors and course descriptions are listed under the departments that offer them; and these departments are arranged in alphabetical order. See the “Course Index” for details.

Please note that requirements, courses, and course descriptions are subject to change after publication of this catalog. Contact the appropriate departments for updated information. Also note that some course descriptions have been edited for clarity and consistency. Complete descriptions are available from the instructors or the departments concerned.

Key to Course Descriptions

Abbreviation   Meaning
(PACT)   Activity course in Health & Fitness
(LA)   Liberal Arts (course is a Liberal Arts offering)
SUSF   Sustainability Focused Courses
s.h.   Semester Hour(s)
SoS   Sophomore standing
JrS   Junior standing
SrS   Senior standing

Course Numbering System

001 - 099   No credit; usually developmental in nature.
100 - 199   Lower-division undergraduate-level courses.
200 - 299   Upper-division intermediate undergraduate-level courses.
300 - 499   Upper-division advanced courses.
500 - 699   Graduate-level courses.
 

Sociology
  

  • SOC 355 - Disaster, Risk, and Society 3 s.h.

    This course will sociologically analyze the impacts of disasters on the socio-physical environment, and will consider the role of decision sciences in the area of risk assessment. This course will give students an interdisciplinary perspective and understanding of natural calamities. Recent unpredictable fluctuations in weather systems all over the world have affected communities and especially those who were least prepared for them. Disasters pose a significant cause for concern and in order to mitigate them, we must assess the role of risk assessment and the general area of preparedness. Social perceptions of risk are mediated by cultural lenses and better causative understanding could invigorate societal resilience in the face of natural disasters. Integrating risk reduction with sociological analysis of disasters will provide useful tools to minimize impacts on affected communities.
    LA
    SUSF
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 209 .