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2018-2019 Bradford Campus Catalog
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2018-2019 Bradford Campus Catalog 
    
 
  May 13, 2024
 
2018-2019 Bradford Campus Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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Political Science

  
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    PS 1367 - ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    A multidisciplinary general education course designed at an introductory level. This course provides students with comprehensive knowledge of the organizations, interests, and processes that shape environmental policy. It explores the local, regional, and global dimensions of the most critical environmental problems and issues facing policy makers today, including land-use management, energy conservation, acid rain, lead poisoning, indoor air pollution (radon pollution), ozone depletion, waste management, waste dumping in the ocean, deforestation worldwide, habitat destruction, and global warming.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competencyGeneral Education: Political Science
  
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    PS 1385 - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course focuses on global environmental politics and comparative environmental policy. The impact of the international system, international governmental organizations, summits, and international treaties on global environmental politics will be examined. Domestically, the effects of interest groups, political parties, and governmental structures on environmental policy-making will be explored. Additionally, the course will examine environmental movements and evaluate policy-making changes in light of these movements.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competencyGeneral Education: Political Science-Global
  
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    PS 1449 - CAPSTONE 1: RESEARCH METHODS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Research methods is the first course in a two-semester capstone sequence. Students are expected to enroll in capstone 1 as juniors and to take Capstone 2 in the subsequent semester. Capstone 1 introduces students to research methods used by political scientists and historians, focusing on a seminar theme. Students will gain a working knowledge of the theory and practice underlying diverse methods of inquiry. Students will be introduced to computer software used in conducting research. The course will help students to formulate a research question, develop a literature review, and craft a research design for their capstone research papers. Additionally, students will consider career and graduate study opportunities, developing individualized professional development plans.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency, also required is junior status
  
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    PS 1450 - TOPICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    An advanced study of a special topic in political science.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    PS 1451 - CAPSTONE 2: POLITICAL SCIENCE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Seminar participants are responsible for preparing and delivering a formal paper on a seminar theme in political science.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: HIST or PS 1449
  
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    PS 1494 - UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY ASSISTANT


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The undergraduate faculty assistant (UFA) serves as an assistant for a course or lab under the supervision of a faculty member. The experience develops students’ communication and leadership skills, and their understanding of the learning process. The responsibilities of the UFA will vary by the faculty supervisor. Responsibilities might include (but not limited to): assisting students outside of class (e.g., conducting weekly review sessions), assisting with classroom demonstrations, or assisting faculty with delivery of labs.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
  
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    PS 1497 - DIRECTED STUDY: POLITICAL SCIENCE


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Directed study in a specific area of political science. Permission of the instructor is required.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    PS 1498 - DIRECTED RESEARCH: POLITICAL SCIENCE


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Independent research on a topic in political science.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    PS 1499 - INTERNSHIP: POLITICAL SCIENCE


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Practical experience in political science in a setting. Work is directed by the employer and evaluated jointly with the faculty supervisor.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency

Psychology

  
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    PSY 0101 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    An introduction to psychology and the major subfields of psychology. Topics include: experimental psychology; research methodology and statistics; learning; memory; brain and behavior; perception; human development; assessment techniques; personality theories; social psychology; psychological disorders and treatment.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    PSY 0197 - DIRECTED STUDY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Independent study in a topic in psychology. Permission of the instructor is required.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    PSY 0201 - STATISTICS


    Minimum Credits: 4
    Maximum Credits: 4
    A survey of the statistical procedures used in psychology and other behavioral sciences including; frequency distributions, percentile ranks, graphing, measures of central tendency, measures of variability, standard scores and the normal distribution, sampling techniques, and sampling distribution theory, hypothesis testing, the z-test, the t-tests, a-nova, correlations and prediction, and chi-square.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: MATH 0098 or higherGeneral Education: Computational Sciences
  
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    PSY 0202 - CHILD DEVELOPMENT


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The study of the physiological, behavioral, cognitive, social, and personality changes and differences that occur from conception until adolescence. Topics include: genetics and prenatal development; genetic disorders; cognitive development; language development; intelligence testing; personality and social development; memory development.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: Completion of PSY 0101 required for all higher level psychology coursesGeneral Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    PSY 0203 - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    An examination of the effects of people on other people, social factors in attitude formation and change, person perception, social influence, and interpersonal relations (e.g. affiliation, aggression, and altruism).
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: Completion of PSY 0101 required for all higher level psychology coursesGeneral Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    PSY 0204 - PERSONALITY THEORIES


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    An examination of the major theories, models, and conceptions of personality. Topics include psychoanalytic and neo-analytic theories, behavior and learning theories, trait theories, humanistic theories, and cognitive theories.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: Completion of PSY 0101 required for all higher level psychology coursesGeneral Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    PSY 0206 - ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The study of abnormal behavior, its causes, methods of classification, and therapeutic modification approaches.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: Completion of PSY 0101 required for all higher level psychology coursesGeneral Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    PSY 0207 - PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR IN PSYCHOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course will provide an introduction of professional opportunities in psychology and related fields at the Undergraduate and graduate level. Additionally, this course will introduce information, skills, and resources that will assist in planning for applying to psychology related careers at the Undergraduate level and planning for applying to psychology related graduate schools.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Seminar
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: Completion of PSY 0101 required for all higher level psychology courses
  
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    PSY 0208 - COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Cognitive psychology is the science of human information processing. Its topics deal with the kinds of information we have in our memories and the processes involved in acquiring, retaining, and using that information. Thus, those activities familiar to you, such as seeing, attending, remembering, talking and problem-solving are the topics to be discussed in this course.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: Completion of PSY 0101 required for all higher level psychology courses
  
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    PSY 0209 - LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course will focus on the processes of human development from conception through the lifespan. Specifically, topics will be related to the factors that may impact the individual’s physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development from conception to early, middle, and late adulthood.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: Completion of PSY 0101 required for all higher level psychology courses
  
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    PSY 0265 - DATA ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH WRITING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course covers SPSS data analyses and the introduction to the writing style required by the American psychological association. (APA style)
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: PSY 0101, PSY 0201, ENG 0102, and two courses from the following list (PSY 0202, PSY 0203, PSY 0204, PSY 0206)
  
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    PSY 1301 - EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    An introduction to the basic principles of research and experimentation in psychology. Topics will include how one performs research, what one does after data have been collected, and the writing of research report.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Completion of PSY 0201, PSY 0265, and two additional PSY courses.
  
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    PSY 1302 - COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Current theories about children’s knowledge and the issues surrounding the development of that knowledge. Topics include memory development, perceptual development, language development, development of problem-solving abilities, and the development of intelligence.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Completion of PSY 0101 and all competencies is required before taking upper-level PSY courses
  
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    PSY 1303 - PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The uses, applications, and underlying concepts of psychological testing. Topics include how tests are standardized, the reliability and validity of tests, and types of tests psychologists use (e.g. intelligence tests, personality tests).
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Completion of PSY 0101, PSY 0201, and all competencies
  
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    PSY 1304 - HUMAN MEMORY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course deals with the current theoretical and applied issues in human memory. A study of the human ability to acquire and retain information, to recall it when needed, and to recognize its familiarity when it is seen or heard again.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: PSY 0101 and a second course in psychology
  
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    PSY 1307 - PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSIC


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course draws from the fields of personality and social psychology and relates them to several aspects of music. Topics include individual differences in musical behavior, the role of music in small social and group situations, large-scale social and cultural influences, the development of musical preferences, and applications.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PSY 0101 and Junior Standing
  
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    PSY 1311 - SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course will focus on the socio-emotional developmental processes, focusing on those that occur from birth through adolescence. Specifically, topics may include attachment, socialization, self-regulation, morality, & self-identity.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Completion of PSY 0101 and all competencies is required before taking upper-level PSY courses
  
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    PSY 1313 - PARENTING AND FAMILY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Examination of the theories and practices of parenting, as well as the changing social dynamics of parenting and parental roles. Topics may include attachment parenting, discipline, cross-cultural expectations, LGBT families, and ethnic differences within the US, major legal landmarks effecting parenting, and different roles and behaviors among mothers, fathers, step-parents, and non-parental caregivers, among others.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Completion of PSY 0101 and all competencies is required before taking upper-level PSY courses
  
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    PSY 1314 - PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER & SEXUALITY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course will examine the discrete differences between sex, gender, sexuality, and culture-based morality. Topics may include some cross-cultural examination, and some gender-based and sexual subpopulations. The topics will be approached from a scientific - specifically, a psychological, biological and anthropological - perspective with the intent to better understand human nature, health, and behavior.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Completion of PSY 0101 and all competencies is required before taking upper-level PSY courses
  
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    PSY 1316 - CONSUMER PSYCHOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course draws from the fields of psychology, sociology, marketing, and economics to create a conceptual understanding of consumer behavior. Topics include decision making, perception, memory, attitudes, and social media.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Completion of PSY 0101 and all competencies is required before taking upper-level PSY courses
  
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    PSY 1317 - CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPATHOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This class focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological disorders commonly associated with children and adolescents. Some of the disorders addressed will include adjustment disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorders, disruptive behavior disorders, anxiety disorders, and mood disorders. Various treatment modalities and techniques associated with specific disorders will be presented.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: PSY 0206 and Junior Standing
  
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    PSY 1318 - CHILDREN MEDIA & SOCIALIZATION


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course would focus on critical consumerism of popular childhood-oriented media portrayals of psychological health and developmental tasks, which may include conflict resolution, adult assistance, risk behaviors, locus of control, etc.; influential factors such as stereotypes, socioeconomic status, and “white washing”/ethnic gloss of casts, among others may also be examined. Topics for which media will be examined may include stereotype promotion, diversity issues, educational / socioemotionally sound themes, etc.; media examined may include television programs, movies, books, manga / comics / graphic novels, music including videos, etc.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Completion of PSY 0101 and all competencies is required before taking upper-level PSY courses
  
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    PSY 1319 - PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course surveys the process of aging. Topics to be covered include the psychological, social, and biological aspects of aging.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Completion of PSY 0101 and all competencies is required before taking upper-level PSY courses
  
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    PSY 1324 - DEVELP OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Development of exceptional children is a course designed for those who would like a working knowledge of the characteristics of children with disabilities, their challenges, and how to best meet their needs.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Completion of PSY 0101 and all competencies is required before taking upper-level PSY courses
  
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    PSY 1335 - PSYCHOLOGY OF PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    In this course, prejudice will be defined, and its origins and effects on individuals and society will be discussed. Psychological theories will be used to describe the process and results of prejudice.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    PSY 1337 - HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Psychological research can be used to understand how the interaction between perception and cognition with the body’s immune system affects the development of illness service delivery to individuals who have psychological problems as the result of illness and plan health care programs to reduce the incidence and/or duration of physical health problems. This course will provide an overview of the role that psychology is playing in the health care system and will focus on scientific psychological research linking our thoughts, feelings, and behavior to physical health.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Completion of PSY 0101 and all competencies is required before taking upper-level PSY courses
  
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    PSY 1340 - PSYCHOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course focuses on the interplay between psychology and issues associated with environmental problems (ecology/sustainability). Issues that may be addressed include: the development of environmental attitudes, psychological theories that influence environmental attitudes, and applying psychological principles to address environmental concerns (e.g. environmental sustainability).
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: PSY 0101 or ENVSTD 0101 and Junior Standing
  
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    PSY 1345 - THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course surveys the process of relationship formation. Topics to be covered include relationship initiation, maintenance, and dissolution.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: PSY 0101 or ENVSTD 0101 and Junior Standing
  
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    PSY 1402 - SOCIAL INFLUENCES ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course will explore the influence of culture and social forces on human development. Issues explored may include socioeconomic status and poverty, educational systems, cultural orientation, religion, race and ethnicity, parenting norms and mass media will be explored to answer the question: What influences who we become?
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PSY 0101 and Junior Standing
  
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    PSY 1405 - INTELLIGENCE AND TESTING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This class will focus on the nature and assessment of intelligence. The major assessments of intelligence that will be covered include: the Wechsler tests (WAIS-III, WISC-IV, WPPSI-III), nonverbal assessments of intelligence (TONI-3, CTONI), as well as other specialized assessments of intelligence.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Completion of PSY 0101, all competencies, and junior status
  
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    PSY 1406 - LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course will deal with the major behavioral and cognitive approaches of human learning. Topics include: classical conditioning, operant conditioning, effects of reinforcement and punishment, memory, problem-solving techniques and motivation.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: PSY 0101 and a second course in psychology
  
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    PSY 1407 - COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Various theories and practices of counseling and psychotherapy, including psychoanalytic therapy, person-centered therapy, gestalt therapy, behavior therapy, and rational emotive therapy. Communication skills and ethical issues are addressed.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: PSY 0206 and COREQ of PSY 1408
  
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    PSY 1408 - COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY LAB


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 1
    This lab is offered concurrently with PSY 1404, Counseling Psychology. The lab is designed to facilitate a hands-on experience to learn about the counseling process. The lab may involve observing and conducting mock counseling sessions, engaging in mock counseling supervision sessions, and learning about documenting counseling sessions.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Credit Laboratory
    Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
    Course Requirements: Corequisite: PSY 1407
  
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    PSY 1409 - MEDIA PORTRAYALS OF PSYCHOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course focuses on critical consumerism of popular media portrayals of psychological health and illness, topics of which may include addiction, and influential factors such as stereotypes, socioeconomic status, halo effect, and “white washing”/ethnic gloss of casts, among others. Media examined may include television programs, movies, books, manga / comics / graphic novels, music, etc.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PSY 0101 and Junior Standing
  
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    PSY 1410 - PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This class is designed to explore the relationship between psychology and the legal system. The class will focus on current trends and research associated with four main topics: 1) the role of psychology in the trial process, 2) the role of psychology in forensic assessments and treatment, 3) the role of psychology in the civil law, and 4) professional issues in the law-psychology field. Issues discussed will include expert testimony, eye-witness memory and testimony, child-witness testimony, death penalty, jury decision making, risk assessment, competence, insanity, employment and discrimination, child custody, training, and ethics.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: PSY 0101, PSY 0206, 3 Credits of PSY electives, and junior standing
  
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    PSY 1447 - TOPICS IN COGNITIVE-DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The advanced study of a special topic in cognitive-developmental psychology. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Completion of PSY 0101 and all competencies is required before taking upper-level PSY courses
  
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    PSY 1448 - TOPICS IN APPLIED-SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The advanced study of a special topic in applied-social psychology. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Completion of PSY 0101 and all competencies is required before taking upper-level PSY courses
  
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    PSY 1449 - TOPICS IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The advanced study of a special topic in counseling psychology. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Completion of PSY 0101 and all competencies is required before taking upper-level PSY courses
  
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    PSY 1452 - CAPSTONE: PSYCHOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course involves a year-long project requiring either an empirical study or a theoretical review. A paper will be written in APA style. The project is supervised by a member of the psychology faculty.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Seminar
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: PSY 1301 with a grade of C- or better
  
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    PSY 1494 - UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY ASSISTANT


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The undergraduate faculty assistant (UFA) serves as an assistant for a course or lab under the supervision of a faculty member. The experience develops students’ communication and leadership skills, and their understanding of the learning process. The responsibilities of the UFA will vary by the faculty supervisor. Responsibilities might include (but not limited to): assisting students outside of class (e.g., conducting weekly review sessions), assisting with classroom demonstrations, or assisting faculty with delivery of labs.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
  
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    PSY 1496 - INTERNSHIP IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    The internship is intended to provide students with the opportunity to explore professional, ethical, and counseling issues in a real world setting. Each internship experience will be unique depending upon the parameters of the internship site. As a result of the experience, it is expected that students will gain insight and critical thinking skills associated with counseling in a community setting.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    PSY 1497 - DIRECTED STUDY: PSYCHOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Directed study in a specific area of psychology. Permission of the instructor is required.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    PSY 1498 - DIRECTED RESEARCH: PSYCHOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Independent work on a project in psychology supervised by a member of the psychology faculty.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    PSY 1499 - INTERNSHIP: PSYCHOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Students enrolled in this course have an opportunity to gain firsthand professional experience in psychology in a professional setting. Work is directed by the employer and evaluated jointly with the faculty supervisor.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit

Educational Psychology

  
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    PSYED 0005 - LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course follows the developing person from conception until the end of life. The course combines theory, research and practical applications from developmental psychology. Lecture topics include genetic influences on development; prenatal and birth factors; physical, cognitive, social, personality, and cultural variables which influence development in infancy, childhood, adolescence, early-, middle-, and late adulthood.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
    General Education: Behavioral Sciences

Radiological Science

  
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    RADSC 0111 - BASIC HUMAN NEEDS


    Minimum Credits: 6
    Maximum Credits: 6
    In this course, the student is introduced to various aspects of the nursing curriculum: e.g. Orem’s theory, Roy’s adaptation model, Erikson’s developmental theory, Maslow’s basic human needs, concepts of stress and adaptation, health-illness continuum, nursing process, teaching and learning theories, nursing history, nursing roles and psychosocial and cultural influences on man, health, and nursing. Legal and ethical principles, communication skills, documentation, and clinical theories and skills are also taught. Nutrition is incorporated into this course with application in the clinical setting.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    RADSC 1301 - RADSCI CONTRACTUAL TERM


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 9
    This course is offered in conjunction with BRMC as part of the sophomore year requirements.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Clinical
    Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    RADSC 1401 - RADSCI CONTRACTUAL TERM


    Minimum Credits: 7
    Maximum Credits: 9
    This course is offered in conjunction with BRMC as part of the junior year requirements.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Clinical
    Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    RADSC 1451 - CAPSTONE: RADTN SCI


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course focuses on enabling the student to synthesize knowledge about the professional role within the health care delivery system. Theory related to leadership and management in radiology will be presented. Health care policy practice issues will also be presented.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Seminar
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    RADSC 1494 - UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY ASSISTANT


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The undergraduate faculty assistant (UFA) serves as an assistant for a course or lab under the supervision of a faculty member. The experience develops students’ communication and leadership skills, and their understanding of the learning process. The responsibilities of the UFA will vary by the faculty supervisor. Responsibilities might include (but not limited to): assisting students outside of class (e.g., conducting weekly review sessions), assisting with classroom demonstrations, or assisting faculty with delivery of labs.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    RADSC 1497 - DIRECTED STUDY: RADTN SCI


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency

Sociology

  
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    SOC 0101 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course is an introduction to sociology’s way of observing and explaining human group behavior. The course will include an exploration of theoretical orientations and methodological approaches used to study human group behavior. Society, culture, social institutions and social stratification will be analyzed. The issues involved in the process of change will complete the analysis of group behavior.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    SOC 0197 - DIRECTED STUDY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Independent study in a topic in sociology. Permission of the instructor is required.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    SOC 0201 - SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Exploration of the cultural patterns and institutional arrangements that produce gendered identities and underlie sex based inequalities in contemporary society, focusing on change in these patterns and institutions.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: Completion of SOC 0101 is required for all higher level sociology coursesGeneral Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    SOC 0202 - SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    For the athlete or spectator, sport is a social behavior that can be investigated using the theories and tools of sociology. Topics include the relationships between sport and culture, racism, sexism, education, religion, and politics.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: Completion of SOC 0101 is required for all higher level sociology coursesGeneral Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    SOC 0204 - SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANCE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course deals with a description and analysis of a wide range of “deviant” behavior. Emphasis is on social psychological and sociocultural explanations of deviant behavior including prostitution, crime, drug addiction, homosexuality, elite crimes, and mental illness.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: Completion of SOC 0101 is required for all higher level sociology coursesGeneral Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    SOC 0205 - DEATH AND DYING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    A survey course in thanatology - the study of death and dying. The differences in perceptions of death and dying in different cultures and in America throughout its history are discussed. The course sensitizes students to their own feelings and thus generates a sensitivity to others’ feelings. Readings cover such topics as suicide, near-death experiences, euthanasia, the funeral industry, the experience of dying, hospice, children and death, and the grieving process.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: Completion of SOC 0101 is required for all higher level sociology coursesGeneral Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    SOC 0206 - CRIMINOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course will examine the nature of criminal behavior, criminal law and the American system of criminal justice. Sociological, biological and psychological theories of criminal behavior will be explored. Topics will include the sociological impact of criminal behavior on contemporary society; issues of constitutional law and current issues in criminal justice. The relationship of the police, the courts and correctional institutions to American society will also be discussed.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    SOC 0207 - SOCIOLOGY OF RACE AND ETHNICITY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The purpose of this course is to engage students in a scholarly exploration of the experience, performance, and implications of race-ethnicity in the U. S. Incorporating a sociological lens, this course begins with the assumption that race and ethnicity are constructed phenomena. Shifting across time and place consequent of social, political, economic, and cultural forces. We will also apply an intersectional lens to explore systemic inequalities created by the co-constructions of race, class, gender, sexuality, ability, age, and place.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: Completion of SOC 0101 is required for all higher level sociology coursesGeneral Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    SOC 0235 - ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Environmental sociology examines large-scale narrative on environmental issues. This narrative conveys the natural connections between people, animals, minerals, land, water and plants. It also introduces social constructs: pollution, over-consumption, resource depletion, habitat loss, risky technology and rapid population growth. This course examines the social significance of these and other environmental conceptualizations from the standpoint of culture, ideology, moral values and social inequality.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    SOC 1301 - THE FAMILY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course will examine the structures, functions, and conflicts of the contemporary family. Beginning with a historical review of the origins of the modern family, and a cross-cultural examination of family forms, the course proceeds to an in-depth look at current family issues: courtship, marriage, socialization and aging. Social class, race, and sex are examined as factors contributing to family structure.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competencyGeneral Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    SOC 1302 - SOCIALIZATION


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course will examine the nature and dynamics of human socialization. Topics will include the socialization process from the perspectives of the individual, from birth to death, and the society.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: SOC 0101 and competencies (ENG 0101, 0102, MATH, and FS 0102)General Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    SOC 1305 - ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course stresses the sociological approach to the study of organizations. Among topics covered are organizations’ nature, internal dynamics, environments, strain and change, case study analysis is used extensively.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: SOC 0101 and competencies (ENG 0101, 0102, MATH, and FS 0102)
  
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    SOC 1306 - WORK AND SOCIETY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    A sociological overview of work. The course examines the historical development of the American workplace and its present organization. It will also include cross-cultural comparisons. Topics include occupational stratification, the organization of the workplace, the modern factory, the white collar world, women in the work force, automation, alienation, and labor organizing.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: SOC 0101 and competencies (ENG 0101, 0102, MATH, and FS 0102)General Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    SOC 1307 - SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH ILLNESS AND DISEASE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Analyzes social factors in relation to health and disease. Consideration given to definitions of health, illness behavior, the formal and informal organization of health professions and institutions, and the expanding role of government in the health field. Use will be made of both theory and current research. Ethics in health care will also be examined.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    SOC 1310 - SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course will examine the development of sociology from its historical beginnings to sociology in the 20th century. Special attention will be given to the development of different perspectives, theories, and concepts.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: SOC 0101 and competencies (ENG 0101, 0102, MATH, and FS 0102)General Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    SOC 1311 - SOCIAL WORK


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    An examination of the profession of social work and the field of social welfare, including a comprehensive overview of the way social workers respond to a wide variety of societal problems.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: SOC 0101 and competencies (ENG 0101, 0102, MATH, and FS 0102)General Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    SOC 1314 - IMAGES OF WOMEN AND MEN


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Course will utilize the sociological perspective to explore the ways American popular culture has portrayed women and men over the past century. We will explore women and men as objects, sweethearts, victims, husbands, wives, mothers fathers, and workers. Course will focus on the change in the portrayal of women and men in popular culture and explore alternatives for the future.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: SOC 0101 and competencies (ENG 0101, 0102, MATH, and FS 0102)General Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    SOC 1316 - SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course presents sociology from a global perspective in three ways: it focuses on social change as a critical factor in understanding society today, it uses a cross international approach to compare nations and regions of the world, it examines the ties between societies and the manner in which these relationships create a global society.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: SOC 0101 and competencies (ENG 0101, 0102, MATH, and FS 0102)General Education: Global
  
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    SOC 1318 - SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course will provide an introductory inquiry into the sociological study of sexuality. Using a social constructionist lens, we will explore the shifting acceptance and sanction of sexual expression, behaviors, and identities. Sexuality will be further explored relative to gender, class, race/ethnicity, age, ability, politics, and the economy, making visible positions of privilege and oppression. A range of theories, concepts, and research from the social sciences will be considered as students develop a critical understanding of sexuality in the social world
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: SOC 0101 and competencies (ENG 0101, 0102, MATH, and FS 0102)General Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    SOC 1337 - IDENTITY POLITICS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course on identity politics focuses on the interaction of categories such as race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality and the role that identity plays in politics on a national and global level. The course will examine identity-based rights movements and evaluate policy-making changes in light of these movements
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competencyGeneral Education: Behavioral Sci-Global
  
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    SOC 1401 - SOCIAL RESEARCH


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    An introduction to the methods of research in the social sciences including the relationship between research and theory, how research projects are designed, how variables are developed and measured, and how samples are gathered.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: SOC 0101 and competencies (ENG 0101, 0102, MATH, and FS 0102)
  
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    SOC 1451 - CAPSTONE: SOCIOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Seminar participants are responsible for preparing and delivering a formal paper on a seminar theme in sociology.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Seminar
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: SOC 0101 and competencies (ENG 0101, 0102, MATH, and FS 0102)
  
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    SOC 1455 - TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The advanced study of a special topic in sociology.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    SOC 1494 - UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY ASSISTANT


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The undergraduate faculty assistant (UFA) serves as an assistant for a course or lab under the supervision of a faculty member. The experience develops students’ communication and leadership skills, and their understanding of the learning process. The responsibilities of the UFA will vary by the faculty supervisor. Responsibilities might include (but not limited to): assisting students outside of class (e.g., conducting weekly review sessions), assisting with classroom demonstrations, or assisting faculty with delivery of labs.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
  
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    SOC 1497 - DIRECTED STUDY: SOCIOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Independent study in a topic in sociology.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    SOC 1498 - DIRECTED RESEARCH: SOCIOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    An in-depth investigation of an issue in the student’s area of interest. Topic, research procedure, and progress are discussed in meetings with the supervising professor.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    SOC 1499 - INTERNSHIP: SOCIOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    An internship for sociology majors to allow them to apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to practical situations in a professional setting. Internships are assigned on the basis of student’s interest and the availability of positions. Work is directed by the employer and evaluated jointly with the faculty supervisor.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency

Spanish

  
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    SPAN 0101 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH 1


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    A study of elementary spoken and written Spanish. Emphasis on communicative proficiency.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Language/Global
  
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    SPAN 0102 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH 2


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    A continuation of Elementary Spanish 1, training in spoken and written Spanish.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Language/Global
  
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    SPAN 0197 - DIRECTED STUDY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Independent study in a topic in Spanish. Permission of the instructor is required.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    SPAN 0201 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 1


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    A more advanced study of spoken and written Spanish. A thorough grammar review together with selected readings and a concentration on developing conversational ability, using a broad range of topics from everyday life.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Language/Global
  
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    SPAN 0202 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 2


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    A continuation of intermediate Spanish 1; grammar, reading, and conversation.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Language/Global
  
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    SPAN 0203 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Intermediate Spanish is an abbreviated course that combines the traditional material of intermediate Spanish i and intermediate Spanish ii. The grammar component includes gustar and similar verbs; the uses of para and por; the two Spanish past tenses (the preterite and the imperfect); the use of se with indefinite subjects; reflexive verbs; and formal and informal commands. Also included are comparatives and superlatives; the present subjunctive; the conditional, and the present and past perfect tenses. The oral, reading comprehension, and cultural components of the course are enhanced by a series of short films and readings of interest to students.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Language/Global
  
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    SPAN 1308 - ADVANCED SPANISH


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This is a course in advanced Spanish that allows students to acquire a broader and deeper knowledge of Spanish structure, vocabulary, and idiomatic usage. In addition, students will be able to progress in their reading and aural comprehension skills as well as in their command of the spoken language and their familiarity with aspects of the various cultures of the hispanophone world.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competencyGeneral Education: Language/Global
  
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    SPAN 1315 - BUSINESS SPANISH


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course offers students a linguistic and cultural background enabling them to conduct basic commercial transactions in the Spanish-speaking world.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    SPAN 1494 - UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY ASSISTANT


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The undergraduate faculty assistant (UFA) serves as an assistant for a course or lab under the supervision of a faculty member. The experience develops students’ communication and leadership skills, and their understanding of the learning process. The responsibilities of the UFA will vary by the faculty supervisor. Responsibilities might include (but not limited to): assisting students outside of class (e.g., conducting weekly review sessions), assisting with classroom demonstrations, or assisting faculty with delivery of labs.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
  
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    SPAN 1497 - DIRECTED STUDY: SPANISH


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Directed study in a specific area of Spanish. Permission of the instructor is required.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency

Theatre

  
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    THEA 0101 - INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    An introduction to the procedures, standards, and materials that make theatre an art form. Focuses on aesthetic assumptions, acting, directing, stagecraft, and production organization and management from an occupational viewpoint.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Arts
  
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    THEA 0102 - THEATER PRACTICUM: BASIC STAGECRAFT


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The technical work on a play. Students learn backstage jobs such as the following: assistant director, stage manager, lighting, sound, props, publicity, costumes, makeup, and set construction. A student needs no theatrical experience in order to take this course.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Practicum
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Arts
  
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    THEA 0103 - THEATRE PRACTICUM: PERFORMANCE


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Students learn how to perform in a theatrical production by developing a system for character development, line memorization, rehearsals, and all the other production systems. A student needs no theatrical experience in order to try out for a role.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Practicum
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Arts
 

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