2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

May 19, 2024

2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Political Science
	POLI 461 - American Political Ideas Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the political ideas of leading American political leaders and public officials, with particular attention to the influences of these ideas upon American governmental systems. Prerequisite: POLI 210 and POLI 200 Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 470 - Government Internship Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Supervised experience in the application of principles and techniques to various areas of public service, with supervision and evaluation under the direction of the instructor in cooperation with administrators of selected public agencies in the state, and with requirements including one-hour a week in lectures and conferences and at least nine hours a week on assignment at public agencies. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 471 - Research Seminar Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Practical experience in applying the research methods introduced in POLI 420 to in-depth studies of selected topics, incorporating computer technology for data gathering, analyses, and interpretation. Prerequisite: POLI 420 Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 480 - Senior Seminar Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Intensive independent studies of selected topics, requiring the preparation and presentation of assigned topics for critical review. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 481 - Senior Seminar - Selected Problems in Public Management Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An analysis of problems in public management created by or associated with technological advancements, environmental changes, urbanism, the civil rights movement, ethics and values, private rights, and changing expectations. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 490 - Advanced Reading and Research Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Supervised reading and research in areas of special interest. Please click here for Book Information
Police Science
	POSC 221 - Introduction to Criminalistics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A general survey of the methods and techniques used in modern scientific investigations of crimes, with emphasis on practical applications of demonstrated laboratory techniques and the use of available scientific equipment. Students who have completed CRJC 221 may not take this course. Please click here for Book Information
	POSC 230 - Criminal Evidence Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the kinds and degrees of evidence and the rules governing the admissibility of evidence in court. Students who have completed CRJC 230 may not take this course. Please click here for Book Information
	POSC 232 - Police Organization and Administration Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the principles of police organization and administration, with special attention to the service functions; e.g., personnel management, police management, training, communications, records, property maintenance, and miscellaneous services. Please click here for Book Information
	POSC 241 - Crime Scene Technology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A review of processes governing the search for physical evidence, with emphasis on the location, reproduction, identification, collection, and preservation of evidence, and of the transportation of evidence to the crime laboratory, with laboratory situations providing practical experiences in applications of techniques and procedures studied. Please click here for Book Information
	POSC 251 - Criminal Procedures Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A review of criminal procedures from incident to final disposition and a survey of the principles of constitutional, federal, state, and civil laws relative to law enforcement. Please click here for Book Information
	POSC 262 - Police Community Relations Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course in the development and use of community relations programs to aid and support the police, corrections programs, and the criminal justice system as a whole in their promotion of an orderly society. Students who have completed CRJC 262 may not take this course. Please click here for Book Information
	POSC 400 - Seminar in Criminal Interrogation and Confessions Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of criminal interrogations and confessions, including such aspects as warning the subject, the Fourth Amendment Right of Privacy, the attitude of the interrogator, the classification of suspects for interrogation, tactics at interrogations, the interrogation of witnesses who may later become suspects, psychological tools to be used in extracting a confession from an unwilling suspect, procedures for reading suspects their rights and for informing them of those rights, the laws governing the admissibility of confessions in court, the use of trickery and deceit, and the latest laws- both federal and state-regarding, confessions and interrogations. Prerequisite: POSC 101 or CRJC 101 and CRJC 300 Please click here for Book Information
Physical Science
	PSCI 111 - Physical Science I Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the principles, concepts, and ideas of the physical sciences (physics, chemistry, astronomy, geology, meteorology, and oceanography), including lectures, discussions, and laboratory sessions devoted to physics and chemistry, with opportunities for making observations, developing problem-solving techniques, and using reasoning skills in guided applications of the scientific method. Prerequisite: MATH 123 or MATH 123 (may be taken concurrently) Please click here for Book Information
	PSCI 112 - Physical Science II Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 A continuation of the principles, concepts, and ideas begun in Physical Science 1, including lectures, discussions, and laboratory sessions devoted to astronomy, geology, meteorology, and oceanography, with opportunities for making observations, developing problem-solving techniques, and using reasoning skills in guided applications of the scientific method. Prerequisite: PSCI 111 Please click here for Book Information
Psychology
	PSYC 210 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the study of psychology as a science and the application of the scientific method in the understanding of behavior, with emphasis on such behavioral phenomena as learning, motivation, emotions, memory and problem solving, personality and development, behavior disorders, and psychotherapy. Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 233 - Statistics for Psychology Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 A study of basic statistical theory and techniques appropriate to psychology and related fields; introduction to statistical inference and the testing of hypotheses. This course includes a lab which incorporates the use of computer packages for statistical analyses. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 and MATH 123 or higher Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 250 - Current Topics in Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of current topics in psychology with an emphasis on current research. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 260 - Computer Applications for the Behavioral Sciences Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to computers with an emphasis on basic applications such as: word processing, the production of documents, presentations, and spreadsheets, and the uses of databases and statistical analysis software. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 300 - Psychology of Personal Adjustment Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of coping mechanisms and adjustment strategies for meeting the everyday demands of life and dealing with special psychological problems, such as stress, depression, anxiety, deviant sexual behavior, sexual dysfunction, and other everyday problems. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 310 - Theories of Personality Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An investigation of theories concerning the development and functioning of the normal personality, with attention to empirical findings related to individual adjustment or maladjustment. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 320 - Theories of Learning Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A review of major theories of human and animal learning and motivation, with emphasis on individual and environmental factors affecting learning and performance in various contexts, including experimental and educational settings. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 331 - Developmental Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to developmental psychology, focusing on the period from conception through adolescence, with emphasis on developmental principles and theories in the areas of cognitive, emotional, social, personality, and physical development. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 332 - Psychology of Aging Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to adult development and human aging, including a survey of major developmental principles, theories, and current research in the areas of biological, cognitive, social, personality, and emotional development. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 342 - Introduction to Clinical and Counseling Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A survey of the history, theories, and applications of clinical and counseling psychology, with an emphasis on analyses of the various approaches to counseling and therapy. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 343 - Multicultural Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the development of ethnic psychology, with emphasis on related theories and research and on the interactions of ethnic Americans with educational, political, religious, and social institutions. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 345 - Positive Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to provide an introduction to positive psychology. Positive psychology focuses on the scientific study of human strengths and virtues. The course will examine human behavior that is effective, valuable, and results in positive contributions to human development. The format of the course will be didactic, experiential, and interactive. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 350 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of psychological factors influencing performance in work settings, especially group processes, employee motivation, leadership, selection, and training, with additional emphasis on the analysis and design of jobs and organizations. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 352 - Research Methodology Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 1 A lecture and laboratory course covering the design, analysis, implementation, and interpretation of experimental research in areas of general psychology, such as learning, memory, and perception, and in social psychology. Prerequisite: PSYC 233 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 354 - Writing for Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 The course is designed to teach students the basic mechanics of writing in psychology. Topics to be discussed in this course will include orderly and precise presentation of ideas, smoothness and economy of expression, and the preparation of manuscripts according to the standards of the American Psychological Association. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 360 - Social Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of individual behavior influenced and affected by social factors, with emphasis on socialization, attitude formation, and change, with additional attention to interpersonal attraction, leadership, and other behaviors in group settings. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 365 - Health Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An examination of the links between medicine and psychology, including the relevance of biological, personal, cognitive, developmental, social, environmental, and cultural variables to health and illness. Health, illness, health and illness behavior will be studied with the aim of greater understanding of health issues and the individuals┐ relationship to these issues within individual, cultural and cross-cultural contexts. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 370 - Introduction to Biopsychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of background and contemporary research relating behavior to biological processes. Data on neural and hormonal systems are summarized and used in examining such complex behaviors as learning, perception, and motivation. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 380 - Behavior Modification Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of applications of learning theories and laboratory findings to behavior problems in educational, clinical, and social settings, with emphasis on empirical research demonstrating the effectiveness of behavior modification and cognitive/behavioral techniques. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 381 - Child Psychopathology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A survey of factors affecting psychological development from infancy through adolescence, with emphasis on conceptual models, assessment approaches, and treatment of abnormalities. Prerequisite: PSYC 331 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 390 - Psych Tests and Measurements Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A survey of the major methods of evaluating and comparing psychological and physical abilities, including methods of measurement, basic statistical concepts relative to evaluation, and applications of psychological testing. Prerequisite: PSYC 233 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 400 - History and Systems of Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A survey of the development of psychology in historical and socio-cultural perspective. A review of the major historical and contemporary systems of psychology, and their relation to the philosophy of science and to the selection of problems and methodologies. Prerequisite: PSYC 352 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 403 - Psychopharmacology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the effect of pharmacological agents on the brain and behavior. This class fosters a multilayered approach, from the receptor level to system and behavioral level. Every drug and its psycho-physiological effects are discussed in the social context where it occurs. Prerequisite: PSYC 370 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 420 - Sensation and Perception Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the structures and functions of the sensory systems, with particular attention to perceptual processes influenced and affected by physical factors in the environment and by psychological aspects of the perceiving organism. Prerequisite: PSYC 370 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 421 - Cognitive Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of theoretical approaches and research findings relevant to the complex processes of thinking, linguistic expression, problem solving, and decision making, with attention to the relation of these processes to intelligence and creativity. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 422 - Abnormal Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A survey of disturbances of personality and behavior and of the major viewpoints regarding causes, prevention, and treatment. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 430 - Advance Seminar Sex and Gender Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This senior seminar will explore how various areas of psychology conceptualize and investigate the relationship between sexuality and gender. The study of gender/sexual relations will be approached from many different perspectives, including individual, social, cultural, historical, and biological. Sources will include journal articles, books, and fictional stories. Prerequisite: PSYC 352 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 433 - Psychology of Language Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Understanding language is an important part of understanding human behavior. Different areas of scientific study emphasize different aspects of language processing. This class reviews the biological bases of language development, word recognition, meaning and use of language, as well as language production. Combining insights from neuroscience and psycholinguistics, this class has a cognitive emphasis and it requires that the student is familiar with general concepts of Cognitive Psychology. Prerequisite: PSYC 421 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 443 - Introduction to Animal Behavior Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course focuses on understanding the evolution, expression, organization, and modification of animal behavior. Behavioral variation as well as the conservative nature of many behavioral responses will be addressed. The course will consider how the study of behavior in animals other than humans may help us to understand human behavior as well as to better conserve threatened or endangered species. Prerequisite: PSYC 233 and PSYC 352 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 460 - Senior Seminar Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of selected contemporary topics examining the functional interrelationships of research, theory, and/or application within the various areas of psychology. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 465 - Biopsychology Laboratory Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 The aim of the Biopsychology Laboratory is to introduce students to paradigms for the explanation and study of behavior that are characterized by a focus on the functioning of the nervous system. This lab will examined these functions within the broader framework of the structures of behavior (innate and acquired), as well as functional systems (sensation, perception, motor control and cognition). Prerequisite: PSYC 370 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 469 - Advanced Biopsychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Examines broad range of questions about how the nervous systems are organized, and how they function to generate behavior. These questions are explored using the analytical tools of molecular and cell biology, genetics, systems anatomy, and physiology. The student will focus on an advanced understanding of central nervous system processes. Prerequisite: PSYC 370 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 470 - Emotions Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to provide an overview of emotion, focusing on a variety of theoretical perspectives: cognitive, biological, developmental, evolutionary, historical, and social/cultural. Emphasis will be placed on the examination of the neural and neurohormonal correlates of emotional behaviors and emotional experiences. Emphasis is placed upon the similarity between the emotional behaviors of humans and other species and in determining both normal and abnormal human emotional experiences. Prerequisite: PSYC 370 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 475 - Introduction to Evolutionary Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to convey the historical antecedents of evolutionary psychology and provide a reasonably thorough and balanced assessment of its methods, potential, and the criticisms leveled against it. This course will include a survey of the areas of research in evolutionary psychology and such topics as the evolution of action and feeling; cooperation; development and family dynamics; and higher cognition. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 485 - Individual Topics in Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Systematic review of various topics on issues of psychological relevance, such as stress management, and sexual reinstatement. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 489 - Independent Study I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Supervised library, laboratory, and/or field research in psychology on a student’s topic of choice (topic determined in consultation with a faculty supervisor). Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 490 - Independent Study II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Supervised library, laboratory, and/or field research in psychology on a topic of choice of a student. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 491 - Independent Study III Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Supervised library, laboratory, and/or field research in psychology on a student’s topic of choice (topic determined in consultation with a faculty supervisor). Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 492 - Independent Study IV Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Supervised library, laboratory, and/or field research in psychology on a student’s topic of choice (topic determined in consultation with a faculty supervisor). Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 493 - Independent Study V Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Supervised library, laboratory, and/or field research in psychology on a student’s topic of choice (topic determined in consultation with a faculty supervisor). Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
Reading
	READ 300 - New Literacies of 21st Century Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to explore the reading process, factors that affect reading development, and the changing nature of literacy in the 21st Century, including an examination of reading comprehension and learning using the internet versus print-based reading environments. Please click here for Book Information
	READ 316 - Corrective and Remedial Reading Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course in the prevention, diagnosis, and correction of reading difficulties. Please click here for Book Information
	READ 320 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of methods, materials, classroom procedures, and evaluation techniques for facilitating reading in the content areas in middle and secondary schools. (Fall, Spring, Summer) Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education and permission of instructor. Please click here for Book Information
	READ 370 - Linguistics and Reading Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course focuses on the purposes of literacy instruction, which includes helping children develop their oral language skills, and describing how reading and writing develop. Emphasis is placed on providing a wide variety of activities for preschoolers to stimulate language development and literacy. Assessing children’s progress in literacy is also addressed. Please click here for Book Information
	READ 380 - Practicum in Teaching Reading to Adult Non-Readers Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A practical course in assessing the reading needs of adult non-readers and in designing remedial programs to address reading deficiencies. Please click here for Book Information
	READ 390 - Methods and Materials in Teaching Reading Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of reading problems, materials, methods, and instructional media basic to the effective teaching of reading. Please click here for Book Information
	READ 400 - Practicum in the Correction of Reading and Related Disorders Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A clinical experience in diagnosing reading problems and deficiencies of disabled readers, with emphasis on methods of assessing disabled readers, writing reports and lesson plans according to assessed needs, and tutoring. Prerequisite: READ 390 Please click here for Book Information
	READ 422 - Teaching Reading to Culturally Diverse Children Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An examination of materials and approaches for teaching reading effectively in a multicultural setting. Please click here for Book Information
	READ 441 - The Psychology of Reading Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of learning theories related to the process of reading, with emphasis on language development, including linguistic, cognitive, perceptual, and sensory aspects, and the relationship of language development to reading growth and development. Please click here for Book Information
	READ 490 - Seminar in Reading Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Analyses of problems, issues, and trends in reading education. Prerequisite: READ 320 Please click here for Book Information
Recreation
	RECR 200 - Prog Plan-Urban Rec Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course in the development of recreation program activities for all age groups, including consideration of facilities and equipment, group composition, community resources, and leadership techniques, as well as the role of the supervisor in personnel selection, motivation, and evaluation, and in the planning, organization and operation of a comprehensive program. Please click here for Book Information
	RECR 203 - Introduction To Community Recreation Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the historical, physiological, social, economic, and philosophical foundations of recreation, with emphasis on the theories, objectives, and principles of public, private and commercial recreation programs. Please click here for Book Information
	RECR 300 - Leadership in Supervised Recreation Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Observation of and practical experience in effective supervision of recreation activities and recreation personnel, both professional and volunteer. Please click here for Book Information
	RECR 312 - Organization and Administration in Community Recreation Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the administrative practices, organizational structures, principles, and philosophy of community recreation. Prerequisite: RECR 203 Please click here for Book Information
	RECR 411 - Recreational Practice (Internship) Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An internship experience in recreational practice with public and private agencies. Prerequisite: RECR 200 Please click here for Book Information
	RECR 422 - Camping Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to fundamentals of planning, organizing, and administering camping programs. Please click here for Book Information
	RECR 430 - Therapeutic Recreational Services Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of recreational activities designed to meet the limitations imposed by handicaps or illnesses. Please click here for Book Information
	RECR 431 - Physical Recreation for the Emotionally Handicapped Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An examination of individual and group approaches to physical education for the emotionally disturbed and mentally ill. Please click here for Book Information
Religion
	RELI 215 - Introduction to the Bible Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of important Biblical writings, with special emphasis on the diverse forms of writings in the Bible, the historical contexts in which specific books were produced, and the religious beliefs and values expressed. Please click here for Book Information
	RELI 410 - Soc/Rel Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the relationship between religious beliefs and diverse cultural forms, including art, literature, music, politics, and society, with examinations of non-western as well as of western religious traditions. Please click here for Book Information
Sociology
	SOCI 150 - The Global Society Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This introductory course focuses on the global society. Using a variety of techniques, the course introduces students to several of the more pressing global issues and demonstrates their interconnectedness; acquaints students with the main structural features of the global system; equips students to live and work in a globally interdependent world, develops students’ ability to work with diverse sets of interest groups on complex issues that cross local and national boundaries; and, by demonstrating the links between global issues and the global society, encourages a recognition of the ethical and social responsibility of global citizenship. Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 210 - Principles of Sociology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An examination of the basic concepts and principles of sociology, with emphasis on a scientific analysis of culture, personality, social groups and social institutions, social organizations, population trends, and social processes. Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 220 - Contemporary Social Problems Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An analysis of the causes and consequences of current social problems: poverty, urbanization, wars, mental illness, alcoholism, drug addiction, crime and delinquency, environmental concerns, and problems of social institutions. Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 305 - Selected Topics in Sociology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Students will examine in-depth a topic of sociological importance chosen by the instructor. Particular attention will be focused on current theoretical and/or methodological explanations of the particular substantive topic. Each student can take up to two different selected topics courses. Prerequisite: SOCI 210 or permission of the instructor Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 310 - Professional and Career Development Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to introduce students to various skills that, based on current research, are important to employers. Students will navigate through different learning modules that focus on sociology as a profession and a discipline, team-building skills, communication skills, leadership skills, problem-solving skills, self-management skills, social and cultural etiquette skills, and professionalism. Assignments will be associated with each learning module. Additionally, this course provides information about preparing for and applying to graduate school. The primary objective of this course is to assist students in developing a plan to reach their academic, career, and professional goals. The course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: SOCI 210 and at least 30 credit hours of coursework in the major Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 330 - Marriage and Family Relations Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An analysis of the forms and functions of the family, including changing sex roles, marital choice, procreation, and socialization, with emphasis on the history of American family patterns and the effects of contemporary social changes on the family. Prerequisite: SOCI 210 or permission of the instructor Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 331 - Social Statistics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to techniques for the analysis and interpretation of research data, including descriptive statistics (frequency distributions, centrality, variability and correlation measures) and inferential statistics (sampling theories and tests of statistical hypotheses, including the chi square, t-tests and analysis of variance). Prerequisite: SOCI 210 and MATH 123 or higher Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 333 - Data Analysis Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course focuses on the application of computer software for data processing and statistical analysis for scientific research. Popular software such as SPSS and Excel will be utilized for the analysis of data from social, economic, and behavioral surveys, leading to testing research hypotheses and making evidence based decisions, through univariate and multivariate statistical techniques. Documentation and presentation of analyses and results will also be emphasized. Prerequisite: SOCI 210 and SOCI 331 or equivalent or permission of instructor Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 335 - Sociological Research Methods Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the various sociological research methods, with emphasis on research design, questionnaire construction, the construction and use of surveys, uses of available data, methods of collecting and analyzing data, the testing of hypotheses, the drawing of inferences, and the writing of the research report. Prerequisite: SOCI 210 and SOCI 331 or equivalent Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 340 - Crime and Delinquency Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the nature of crime and delinquency as forms of deviant behavior, including theories of causation relating to both, with considerations of the justice system for each. Prerequisite: SOCI 210 Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 350 - History of Sociological Thought Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A selective and systematic study of major writings in the development of modern sociological thought, with critical examination of the sociological theories of selected writers. Prerequisite: SOCI 210 Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 351 - Contemporary Social Theory Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the major contemporary sociological theories, with critical analyses of the writings of American social theorists. Prerequisite: SOCI 210 Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 360 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the major theories and types of deviant behavior, with critical analyses of society’s reactions to such behavior. Prerequisite: SOCI 210 Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 362 - The Sociology of Religion Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the nature of religion, including the societal and cultural dimensions of religion, the role of religion in social change, and the status of religion in contemporary society. Prerequisite: SOCI 210 Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 370 - The Sociology of the Black Community Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A sociological analysis and description of the black community, its socio-historical characteristics, the life styles and socio-cultural patterns within the black community, and the structures and functions of specific social institutions within the black community. Prerequisite: SOCI 210 or permission of instructor Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 372 - Sociology of Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An examination of education as a social institution, the school as a social system, the teacher as an agent of social change, and social programs as complements of programs in education, with emphasis on current social trends, special problems in teaching today, social factors that influence learning, and the role of education in the status attainment process. Prerequisite: SOCI 210 Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 375 - Comparative Societies Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A comparative study of human social life. This course presents students with an overview of the major social, cultural, political, economic, and other organizational differences among human societies and the transformations that have occurred over the millennia. The major theoretical and empirical works in the field are examined. Prerequisite: ANTH 210 or SOCI 210 Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 380 - Sociology of Work Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 30 A sociological analysis of the division of labor, labor force trends, career patterns and mobility, and occupational cultures and lifestyles. Prerequisite: SOCI 210 Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 390 - Social Behavior and Interaction Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course provides an analysis of the major scientific propositions, concepts, research methods, and theories developed to explain the behavior of individuals in relation to other individuals, groups, and culture. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship between social interaction and the behavior of individuals. Prerequisite: SOCI 210 Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 400 - The Sociology of Gender Roles Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course examining the social determinants of gender role identity, with emphasis on the relationship between gender role identity and personality, personal and professional relationships, work, religion, and general culture, particularly the culture of the United States. Prerequisite: SOCI 210 Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 410 - Introduction to Gerontology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the field of gerontology, with emphasis on the psychological, biological, and sociological processes of aging. Prerequisite: SOCI 210 Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 412 - Race and Ethnic Relations Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the theories and principles of majority minority relations, with emphasis on the status and problems of selected racial, ethnic, and religious minority groups in the United States and elsewhere. Prerequisite: SOCI 210 Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 422 - Collective Behavior and Social Movements Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of human behavior as expressed through group behavior, especially the forces that precipitate change in the social order, such as crowds, mobs, mass behavior, public opinion, social movements, revolutions, and social planning. Prerequisite: SOCI 210 Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 430 - Demography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the distribution, growth, and characteristics of human populations and their relationship to social organization. Prerequisite: SOCI 210 or permission of instructor Please click here for Book Information
	SOCI 440 - Sociology of Health Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An analysis of the social facets of health and illness, the social functions of health institutions and organizations, the relationship of systems of health care delivery to other social systems, and the social behavior of health personnel and the consumers of health care. Prerequisite: SOCI 210 Please click here for Book Information

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Course Descriptions

POLI 461 - American Political Ideas

POLI 470 - Government Internship

POLI 471 - Research Seminar

POLI 480 - Senior Seminar

POLI 481 - Senior Seminar - Selected Problems in Public Management

POLI 490 - Advanced Reading and Research

POSC 221 - Introduction to Criminalistics

POSC 230 - Criminal Evidence

POSC 232 - Police Organization and Administration

POSC 241 - Crime Scene Technology

POSC 251 - Criminal Procedures

POSC 262 - Police Community Relations

POSC 400 - Seminar in Criminal Interrogation and Confessions

PSCI 111 - Physical Science I

PSCI 112 - Physical Science II

PSYC 210 - General Psychology

PSYC 233 - Statistics for Psychology

PSYC 250 - Current Topics in Psychology

PSYC 260 - Computer Applications for the Behavioral Sciences

PSYC 300 - Psychology of Personal Adjustment

PSYC 310 - Theories of Personality

PSYC 320 - Theories of Learning

PSYC 331 - Developmental Psychology

PSYC 332 - Psychology of Aging

PSYC 342 - Introduction to Clinical and Counseling Psychology

PSYC 343 - Multicultural Psychology

PSYC 345 - Positive Psychology

PSYC 350 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology

PSYC 352 - Research Methodology

PSYC 354 - Writing for Psychology

PSYC 360 - Social Psychology

PSYC 365 - Health Psychology

PSYC 370 - Introduction to Biopsychology

PSYC 380 - Behavior Modification

PSYC 381 - Child Psychopathology

PSYC 390 - Psych Tests and Measurements

PSYC 400 - History and Systems of Psychology

PSYC 403 - Psychopharmacology

PSYC 420 - Sensation and Perception

PSYC 421 - Cognitive Psychology

PSYC 422 - Abnormal Psychology

PSYC 430 - Advance Seminar Sex and Gender

PSYC 433 - Psychology of Language

PSYC 443 - Introduction to Animal Behavior

PSYC 460 - Senior Seminar

PSYC 465 - Biopsychology Laboratory

PSYC 469 - Advanced Biopsychology

PSYC 470 - Emotions

PSYC 475 - Introduction to Evolutionary Psychology

PSYC 485 - Individual Topics in Psychology

PSYC 489 - Independent Study I

PSYC 490 - Independent Study II

PSYC 491 - Independent Study III

PSYC 492 - Independent Study IV

PSYC 493 - Independent Study V

READ 300 - New Literacies of 21st Century

READ 316 - Corrective and Remedial Reading

READ 320 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas

READ 370 - Linguistics and Reading

READ 380 - Practicum in Teaching Reading to Adult Non-Readers

READ 390 - Methods and Materials in Teaching Reading

READ 400 - Practicum in the Correction of Reading and Related Disorders

READ 422 - Teaching Reading to Culturally Diverse Children

READ 441 - The Psychology of Reading

READ 490 - Seminar in Reading

RECR 200 - Prog Plan-Urban Rec

RECR 203 - Introduction To Community Recreation

RECR 300 - Leadership in Supervised Recreation

RECR 312 - Organization and Administration in Community Recreation

RECR 411 - Recreational Practice (Internship)

RECR 422 - Camping

RECR 430 - Therapeutic Recreational Services

RECR 431 - Physical Recreation for the Emotionally Handicapped

RELI 215 - Introduction to the Bible

RELI 410 - Soc/Rel

SOCI 150 - The Global Society

SOCI 210 - Principles of Sociology

SOCI 220 - Contemporary Social Problems