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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PSY 303 and consent of supervisor and chair. Requirements include selection of a problem area, survey of relevant literature, research and report of these findings. Graded S/U. (Every semester)
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: candidate for departmental honors in psychology, PSY 303. The student must make formal application to the departmental chair and, if approved, register for this course instead of 490a. The student then develops and completes an acceptable honors project prospectus for an empirical project on a psychological topic that meets the approval of a committee of three faculty members from the department. The student will produce a formal manuscript and orally present a proposed empirical project. (Every semester)
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSY 496a. The implementation and completion of the project proposed in PSY 496a. The student will produce a formal manuscript and orally present the results of this proposed empirical project. (Every semester)
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Selection as a first time Resident Assistant or Resident Director for the current academic year. The purpose of this course is to prepare Resident Assistants (RA's) for their first year in the position. RSL 201 is intended to assist new RA's in helping to make a successful college experience for their residents. The RA's will be trained on proper emergency response protocol, identifying campus support systems, creating better academic habits and developing leadership skills. The class will also assist the RA's in helping themselves and their residents succeed intellectually, socially, and personally during their years on Mercer's campus. This course is graded S/U and can be taken only once. RSL courses are jointly offered by the College of Liberal Arts and the Office of Residence Life. (Every year)
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the human activity of science in its broadest terms, including examples drawn from the natural, behavioral and social sciences. The course includes the investigation of the logical, empirical, and mathematical modes of thought that contribute to its endeavors; the type of knowledge obtainable with its application; the social, ethical, and political contexts of its practice; and the kinds of discourse used in its communication. (Every semester)
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SCI 105. This eight-week science laboratory module will focus on classic papers and experiments in a sub-discipline in the natural or physical sciences. Students will read and discuss classic papers in a seminar format in which the human activity of scientific inquiry is emphasized, rather than the specific results of that inquiry. Students will explore how theory and experimentation combine to generate scientific knowledge and how scientists persuade their colleagues through the rhetoric evidenced by scientific publication. A seminar and laboratory course. May be repeated with different topics. (Occasional)
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3.00 Credits
Co-requisite: MATH 201. An integrated study of precalculus, science with emphasis on space science, and related principles of engineering. Combining lecture and lab, this course engages students in student- active learning that promotes inductive and deductive critical reasoning. Students learn and apply precalculus concepts and skills as they engage in scientific investigations to discriminate between truth and plausible fiction.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the manner in which the performing and plastic arts affect contemporary American society. Particular attention will be given to the expressive characteristics of various art forms and their potential to enrich our lives individually and collectively. The ultimate goal of this course is to cultivate a civic awareness and appreciation of the significance of the performing and plastic arts. (Every year)
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the potential conflict of values as we seek integrity and fulfillment within personal relationships, civic and corporate life, and global interconnections. Particular attention will be given to finding a balance of personal and communal responsibilities in regard to such topics as: the impact of technological change, economic and political globalization, changing forms of democratic citizenship, the future of the city, the meaning of human and religious diversity, and the sanctity of life. (Every year)
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3.00 Credits
An examination of contemporary problems and long range prospects for the U.S. and the world with respect to energy consumption, food supply, population growth, resource depletion, and environmental degradation and pollution. The technical, scientific, economic, sociological, political, and ethical dimensions of these problems will be explored. Particular attention will be paid to the relationship of "have" and "have not" nations and to the possibilities for change toward sustainable material well-being for the whole world. (Every year)
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