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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course studies social policies affecting children and their families globally, with focus on specific countries in different regions and at different levels of development. The course focuses on necessary and effective policies in the critical areas of income maintenance, health, childcare and education, family support, abuse and neglect, juvenile criminality, substance abuse, and other important areas of child/family policy. The course focuses on how policy differentially serves and affects members of racial, ethnic, class, and gender groups. Prerequisite: Senior status or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
1-12 credits An independent study offers students an opportunity to explore A topic not available through the current course offerings, or to explore A subject in greater depth than is possible in A regular course. For more information, see Independent Study guidelines. Prerequisite: Upperclass standing and permission of the instructor and division director for Human Services.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits The objective of This course is to introduce students to the study of politics, and to the concepts and terminology of political science and its relationship to other disciplines. Students will focus on both the theories and practice of politics, examining politics as the use of power and the development of public choice in the U.S. context, while maintaining an international perspective in the discussions throughout. Through classwork, as well as written assignments and projects, students will apply the new concepts to current topics such as hunger in less-economically developed countries, homelessness in the U.S., and AIDS.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course focuses on both the theory and practice of international relations, using A multidisciplinary approach including international law and organization (with particular focus on the United Nations), international politics, social psychology, history, ethics, and international economics. Special attention will be given to current global issues including human rights and the environment, and to the shape and content of international relations in the twenty-first century.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course focuses on A specific topic in political science.
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3.00 Credits
1-12 credits An independent study offers students an opportunity to explore A topic not available through the current course offerings, or to explore A subject in greater depth than is possible in A regular course. For more information, see Independent Study guidelines. Prerequisites: Upperclass standing and permission of the instructor and division director for Human Services.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course introduces students to the major concepts and issues in the field of psychology. Topics to be covered include schools of psychology, the experimental method, the physiological basis of behavior, states of consciousness, perception, learning, cognition, intelligence, motivation, emotion, personality, and social behavior.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course considers questions about human development, personality structure, mental health, illness, and interventions from A comparative, cross-cultural perspective. A range of varying notions and descriptions of psychological experience are explored using several targeted cultural groups as examples.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course focuses on human growth and development from conception through early adolescence. Emphasized are the characteristic stages of physical, language, cognitive, and social-emotional development considered from various theoretical perspectives. Also considered are the broad range of children's abilities and needs; the influence of family structures on personality and behavior; and common health problems, including substance abuse, as these impact development. Students must fulfill the certification-related competencies assigned to the course in order to receive A passing grade.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course explores the major paradigms of personality theory through the use of lectures, discussions, and case studies. Current research is examined and models of personality development are discussed as they relate to current clinical practices. Perspectives will include biological and trait; psychoanalysis, along with other Neo- Freudian perspectives; feminist; social-behavioral; and humanistic/holistic.
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