The purpose of this course is to give adult students an introduction to critical sociological ways of thinking that apply explicitly to real world settings. The course will accomplish this by focusing on the institutions of criminal justice, education, the workplace, and health care. These institutions have been chosen for their breadth and because they connect more directly to the lives of students-as most work, have dealings with healthcare and education, and have had some direct or indirect experience with the criminal justice system). Additionally, on the first day of class students will be asked about their profession or intended profession. This will allow the instructor to adapt the course to include readings, videos, and teaching examples that more concretely connect to the lives of students. In sum, by focusing on institutions the course will introduce important sociological concepts, topics, and issues (e.g., the sociological imagination, privilege, culture, racism, classism, sexism, heterosexism, homophobia, and social justice), but in a way that caters to students lived experiences. Restricted to students in the bachelor completion programs.