Courses Offered by Sociology Faculty this Year

Vertical evacuation shelter - Rikuzen-Takata, Japan June 2011.

Vertical evacuation shelter – RikuzenTakata, Japan June 2011

Interested in what courses are being offered? Here are just a few of the required or related courses offered in the department this year. Of course, many other classes in sociology, criminal justice, and other departments are offered that would be of interest and value to those students interested in the concentration. Speak to an advisor for more information.

Justin Kates - Class of 2010 - serves as Director of Emergency Management for the City of Nashua, NH and adjunct professor at Daniel Webster College teaching crisis management: "The concentration helped acquaint me with concepts like "resilience" before they were buzzwords in the emergency management realm. Having that edge helped me to innovate this field and build a much more comprehensive program here [in Nassau]."

Justin Kates – Class of 2010; Director of Emergency Management for Nashua, NH; adjunct professor at Daniel Webster College teaching crisis management: “The concentration helped acquaint me with concepts like “resilience” before they were buzzwords in the emergency management realm. Having that edge helped me to innovate this field and build a much more comprehensive program here [in Nassau].”

SOCI 471 Disaster, Vulnerability, and Development

Introduces students to social vulnerability analysis of disaster. Students examine how social, geographical, and cultural factors, as well as patterns of development, put people differentially at risk in disasters. Students explore how vulnerable social groups are affected by and cope with hazardous conditions and events, as well as study the capacities of these groups to increase resiliency.

SOCI 325 Disaster and Society 

Sociological introduction to the field of disaster studies, including the ways in which societies attempt to prepare for, respond to, and recover from their impacts.

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