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3.00 Credits
The scientific study of humanity, human origins, fossil forms, and the evolution of material and non-material culture. Meets the general education cross cultural requirement. Prerequisite: SOC 101 is recommended. (Offered spring semester.)
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Open Titled Course
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3.00 Credits
A study of basic concepts and operations in descriptive and inferential statistics. The areas of study will include graphic representations, measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability theory, and various significant tests of relationship, including measures of association, correlation, linear relationship, and means tests. This course includes an introduction to multivariate statistics and non-parametrics. Cross listed with PSY 202. Meets Quantitative Reasoning requirement. (Offered every semester.)
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3.00 Credits
An advanced survey course focusing on the description and interrelationships of the many agencies and institutions which comprise criminal justice; e., justice systems, law enforcement, corrections, etc. Agencies and institutions will be studied in their historical and social contexts, and will be further examined by way of major theories and models of criminal justice. The various professional implications of criminal justice will be examined. Cross listed with CRJ 201.Prerequisite: SOC 101 or consent of instructor. (Offered fall semester.)
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3.00 Credits
A study of problem formulation, data collection, data analysis including descriptive and inferential statistical techniques, and research report writing. Includes two or more applied projects, usually in collaboration with the entire class or with a group, and the development of a publication ready research paper. Prerequisites: SOC 101, 202 (may be taken concurrently). (Offered fall semester.)
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1.00 Credits
This course provides students with a seminar experience (typically a one-day retreat), and a small number of class sessions with individual appointments with the instructor, for the purpose of helping the student create the foundation for a successful professional future. Requirements include the completion of an updated resume, two professional interviews, attendance at a professional conference, service hours, and a student success plan, all included in a well-organized portfolio. Ideally this course should be taken during the fall semester of the sophomore or junior year. Cross listed with SWK 271, CRJ 271. Prerequisites: SOC 101. (Offered fall semester.)
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3.00 Credits
A study of courtship, marriage, and family in its historical development and many contemporary forms. Emphasis is placed on factors providing stability or stress to modern courtships and marriages. A combination of theoretical perspectives are used (sociological, psychological, anthropological, theological), and several professional and practical issues (parenting, financial planning, communication, divorce, etc.) are examined. Prerequisites: SOC 101,112, PSY 101, or SWK 205. (Offered spring semester.)
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3.00 Credits
The status of "minority group" is defined, and dominant-subdominant relationships in society are examined. The value and challenges of diversity in a pluralistic society are presented. An emphasis is placed on the social factors traditionally included under diversity (e.g. race, ethnicity, deviant lifestyles), and non-traditional factors (religion, social class, geographic setting, etc.). Techniques for resolving problems as well as patterns of adaptation are considered. Meets the general education cross cultural requirement. (Offered irregularly.)
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3.00 Credits
A social and social psychological approach to the study of disvalued persons and behavior. Theoretical approaches to causes and control of deviant behavior are studied with a major emphasis placed on crime and criminals. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or consent of the instructor. (Offered irregularly.)
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3.00 Credits
The study of social and psychological factors involved in motivation attitude formation, organization and change, the development of value systems and group norms, as evidenced in the process of interaction between the individual and the group. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or PSY 101 - preferably both, or consent of instructor. (Offered irregularly.)
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