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3.00 Credits
This course presents an in-depth study of human development between the ages 11 and 25, stressing growth in cognitive and personality processes and the social changes experienced by adolescents. Students will also explore the diversity of adolescence in individual or group projects. Prerequisite: PSYC 172
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3.00 Credits
A study of how social forces impact on individual attitudes and behavior. The course will include topics such as social cognition and attribution theory, interpersonal relationships, group dynamics, social infl uence, and prejudice. Research and methodology will be stressed. Prerequisite: PSYC 172
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3.00 Credits
A course designed for social science and education students interested in educational processes. The course investigates research fi ndings, theories, concepts and principles as they apply to various learning situations. Ten hours of classroom observation of students preschool through secondary school age is a requirement of the course. Prerequisite: PSYC 172
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the biological, cognitive, social and personality infl uences on development from birth to death. The incremental infl uence of each stage on the succeeding stages will be explored. Prerequisite: PSYC 172
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to celestial navigation, including basic Earth-sky relationships, identifi cation of navigation stars, use of a sextant, and use of the Nautical Almanac and standard sight reduction tables to obtain a navigational fi x. Course includes classroom instruction and practical exercises in the planetarium and in the fi eld. Code 2 course fee. Prerequisites: MATH 165 and approval of instructor
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4.00 Credits
A laboratory approach to the understanding of the importance of securing evidence which shall be physical, chemical or biological in nature. The methods of collection and evaluation, utilizing laboratory instrumentation will be involved. To include fi eld activities. This course fulfi lls general education lab science requirement for Criminal Justice students only. Code 3 course fee.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to examine the phenomena of death and dying from the historical, cultural, psychological and ethical perspectives. It investigates the research and literature regarding attitudes toward death, past and present, changing defi nitions of death and their ethical implications, the process of grief and grief therapy and new ways of dealing with the dying and death.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines women's place in society from historical, legal and social perspectives. Included for consideration are theories of social change, recent laws relating to women, contemporary issues (such as domestic violence, employment, education, politics, sexual assault) and agencies for change. This course fulfi lls the Liberal Arts Diversity Requirement.
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3.00 Credits
This course will deal with the major concepts and issues of race and ethnic relations: race, racism, ethnicity, group inequality, prejudice, discrimination, assimilation and pluralism. The major focus will be on the United States, but the course will also examine other multi-ethnic societies as a way of situating American ethnic patterns within a comparative framework. This course fulfi lls the liberal arts diversity requirement. Prerequisite: SOCI 181
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the sociological literature on the family. The course explores the changing expectations and practices of contemporary American family life, and it places these changes in historical, cultural, ethnic, and racial contexts. Course topics include the American tradition of family diversity, theories of the family, and globalization and American families. Prerequisites: PSYC 172 or SOCI 181
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