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4.00 Credits
Engages students in the methods of psychology as it has been applied to understanding human behavior in organizations. Students explore issues related to working behavior in traditional businesses and are encouraged to apply information to a variety of organizational settings. Topics may include employee selection and training, performance appraisal, leadership, group behavior, organizational culture, motivation, job satisfaction, working conditions, stress, organizational structure, and communication. (Spring semester)
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4.00 Credits
Covers the study of major theories of personality with emphasis on personality structure, motivation, emotion, and contrasts between immature and mature personality. Includes the dynamics of behavior in case study settings. (Semester varies)
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4.00 Credits
Special offerings in psychology will focus on important questions in contemporary psychology. Each course will use theory and methods within major psychological perspectives such as cognitive, biological, evolutionary, developmental, social, and clinical psychology to demonstrate how psychology addresses and responds to concerns of individuals and groups in real-world contexts. (Semester varies)
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4.00 Credits
Students select an area of special interest, prepare a bibliography and program of study, and make arrangements for regular meetings with the instructor. Prerequisites: 3.0 GPA and permission of instructor and department chair.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to the morphology and physiology of human body systems, including musculoskeletal, digestive, cardiovascular, immune, respiratory, endocrine, and reproductive systems. Students work through concept development strategies and in-class laboratories to understand interrelationships within and among body systems and to learn the methodologies used to investigate disease and other conditions.
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4.00 Credits
Provides an understanding of the processes of life through an understanding of how nutrition, health, and life science are interrelated. Principles include the structure and function of nutrients, the digestive system, food composition, diet analysis, and nutritional roots of disease. Nutrition is related to overall fitness and changes over the life cycle. Emphasis placed on understanding nutrition for optimal health and on the study of nutrition as a means for understanding the scientific process.
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4.00 Credits
Survey of the origin of life as it exists on earth and its potential existence elsewhere. Material is drawn from cosmology, biology, genetics, and paleontology in an effort to address questions pertaining to the birth and evolution of the universe and the diversity of organisms. Advances in biotechnology that have allowed for mapping, sequencing, and cloning the genomes of animals and plants will be considered in view of their ethical and social implications. (Spring semester)
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4.00 Credits
Introduces the atmospheric processes that determine weather and global climate. Knowledge of the interactions of atmosphere, ocean, and human activities allow for an understanding of present weather prediction as well as understanding projected future potential climatic changes. Discussions of models and modeling and the use of technology to understand weather and climate are complemented by the use of the Internet to access and interpret real-time meteorological data.
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4.00 Credits
Examines visual and auditory sensation and perception. Covers basic processes of nerve function and neural pathways that make up perceptual systems and topics such as object-, form-, depth-, size-, and motion-perception; and sound-, pitch-, and tonal-perception. Some attention is given to gustatory, olfactory, and cutaneous senses. Neurocognitive processes including mental imagery, speech perception, and multisensory integration are discussed. Students are encouraged to discuss applications of the course to graphic design, advertising, and other forms of media production. (Semester varies)
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4.00 Credits
Introduces the science of natural disasters, including the study of earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, hurricanes, floods, landslides, wildfires, climate change, and other environmental crises, each having components or origins in the areas of geology, meteorology, ecology, and hydrology. Each natural disaster has impacts on human populations and the human-built society, as well as effects on natural resources. Draws upon the body of knowledge in the various earth and environmental sciences. Recent research and examples are reviewed. (Semester varies)
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