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3.00 Credits
An opportunity for senior students to gain practical experience in the field of psychology within local agencies and community services. For majors only.
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4.00 Credits
A course that emphasizes basic biology, chemistry, and physics with mathematical excursions as necessary. The student learns to comprehend and interpret information, apply basic scientific principles and concepts, and understand issues of science in our society. Class and laboratory work will build skills in scientific and quantitative methods and in evidence-based reasoning. Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours per week.
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4.00 Credits
A concept-driven introduction to basic principles of astronomy. The course surveys the history of human study of the universe, introduces the scales of time and space used in astronomy, and explores a sampling of contemporary discoveries in astronomy. Students use the unaided eye, binoculars and telescopes to locate and identify objects in the sky. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the student to the "sociological perspective"which involves critically analyzing human behavior in society. Some of the concepts studied are patterns and problems in human interactions, socialization, identity groups, social institutions, deviance and crime. Diversity will be used as a central theme in this course.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces sociology from a multicultural and global perspective. Explores fundamental sociological topics such as culture, socialization, social identities, social institutions, and social interaction. Examines aspects of human diversity such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, socio-economic class, and religion within the context of global communities.
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3.00 Credits
Examines sociological theory which emerged as an intellectual response to the birth of modern society. The problem of social order, industrial capitalism and modern individualism all raised difficult questions to which deep thinkers such as Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber and G.H. Mead developed responses. While this course examines traditional applications of theory, it also encourages students to learn to apply sociological theory to many aspects of our current society.
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3.00 Credits
Investigates a variety of fundamental social problems that currently confront contemporary American society. Important aspects of this course include how problems have emerged, been defined and perpetuated by particular social groups in out society. Students are encouraged to formulate possible solutions to traditional social problems such as poverty, racism, alcohol and substance abuse, pornography, juvenile delinquency, prostitution, family violence and gun control. More recent problems such as identity theft, home invasions, motorcycle clubs, street gangs, frauds and 'cons' will also be examined.
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3.00 Credits
Explores the many functions and services popular music provides, and has historically provided, to members of society. Examines popular music forms by proceeding chronologically from the 1920s to the present day. Focuses on Blues, Jazz, Big Band, Swing, Rockabilly, Rock and Roll, and Rock Music by combining traditional lecture techniques with video documentaries and aural samples. Students are encouraged to contribute samples of their favorite popular music to help in the analysis of the various places (in mind, body, soul, and pocketbook) that music occupies in our society.
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3.00 Credits
Course under development.
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3.00 Credits
Course under development.
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