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Course Criteria
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3.00 - 6.00 Credits
ARR This course provides planned and supervised professional experiences related to the sport management field. 200 hours=3 credits, 400 hours=6 credits. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only.
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1.00 Credits
FALL "First-Year Focus" is designed to create a learning community that will equipstudents for success in the transition to college. This course will acquaint stu- dents with knowledge, skills and dispositions of academic, social and critical thinking necessary to succeed in college.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Study and application of sociological concepts and principles including development of the social self, status and role, group behavior, deviant behavior, social change, culture, institutions, ethnic relations, social mobility, social class,population and urban/rural styles of living. This introductory course in sociology provides basic tools and concepts common to other specific sociology courses.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Comparative and contextual study of the diversity and similarity in human behaviors and sociocultural adaptations as these occur throughout the world. This course studies anthropological concepts as tools of analysis in understanding culture, powerful "roles" of culture, cultural patterns and factors leading to culture change.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Comparative study of the cultural systems of American minority groups. Course examines significant social, familial, economic, institutional and cultural characteristics of American Indians, African-Americans, Mexican- Americans, Asian-Americans and other non-Western immigrants, women and other groups occupying minority status.The student studies significant values, beliefs, traditions and practices of these groups and considers current view points and issues related to these minority lifestyles.
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3.00 Credits
FALL and SPRING This is a survey course of the basic concepts in the sociological study of society, culture, personality, social organizations, the range of associational life, and social process.
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3.00 Credits
SPRING Basic social science research methods are studied, including experimental designs, observational studies, and surveys. Research design, research tools, data collection, analysis of data, and reporting of findings will be covered. Ethical issues in social research will be discussed. (Also PSY 240X) Prerequisite: SOC 230 or PSY 130; MAT 225
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Exploration of the meaning and variety of family life in the United States and other cultures. Classic and contemporary theories are combined with recent research findings to understand the changing definitions and contexts of family life. Emphasis is placed on the study of the family in a broader context, including the influence of neighborhoods, schools and religion, socioeconomic inequalities, gender roles, domestic abuse, divorce, and a life span approach to family life.
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3.00 Credits
FALL This course examines the family as a social/cultural unit with emphasis on parental interaction with the developing child. Focus is on multidisciplinary theories of family dynamics across the life-span. Consideration is given to societal influences, various family structures and roles, collaborative school relationships, abuse and neglect, and the effects of culture and ethnicity on parent-child relationships. Christian principles related to parenting are examined.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Overview of the aging individual within a social context. The focus is on characteristics of today's older adult cohort, psychological processes in late life, the social context in which older adults live and society's response to older adults. Topics include: demographics, stereotypes and attitudes, research methods, theories of development, sensing and responding to the environment, cognitive processes, mental disorders and treatment, death and dying, sexuality, intimate relationships, family relationships, caregiving, employment and retirement, finances, Social Security, Medicare, living environments, ethnicity, gender, crimes against and by older adults, social programs, and political power of the older cohort.
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