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0.00 Credits
0 credits The comprehensive examination is one of three methods by which a student majoring in psychology may complete the requirements for a psychology major. Prerequisites: Completion of psychology curriculum and consent of the department chair. Graded pass/no credit.
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3.00 Credits
1-17 credits Students participate in supervised field work. Placements include group homes, residential treatment centers, day treatment centers, nursing homes, hospitals, psychological clinics, personnel offices, chemical dependency centers. Prerequisites: completion of the Psychology core, course work appropriate to the internship, approval from the internship director and chair. Three credits may be letter graded and the remaining credits are graded pass/no credit.
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1.00 Credits
1 credit Students research and write an integrative in-depth paper based upon the student's internship experience. The course is taken subsequent to or concurrent with the internship. Papers include theoretical and empirical studies contained in the bibliography developed in PY488 and relevant to the internship experience. Students make presentations to faculty and peers based on their paper and internship. Prerequisites: PY488, PY496/497. Graded pass/no credit.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits This course examines the major sociological perspectives in conjunction with an instruction in the logic and procedures of gathering information about social phenomena. The course will cover such topics as: the logic of the scientific method, research design, hypotheses formation, theory and methods of scaling, and research analysis. Prerequisites: S110 and either ST132 or ST232. Also offered as PS242.
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3.00 Credits
1-3 credits A field exploration in sociology involves supervised field work in particular areas of the student's interest. The student is expected to commit at least ten hours per week to the field exploration experience (varies according to the number of credits assigned to the field exploration).
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3.00 Credits
3 credits The study of deviant behavior as it relates to the definition of crime, crime statistics, theories of crime causation, and crime typologies will be treated. The course will cover such topics as criminological research, explanations of crime and delinquency, and the development of criminal justice policies. Prerequisites: CJ111and S110.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits This course is devoted to an interdisciplinary examination of fundamental questions regarding the nature of man, politics and social relations. Values, ideas and practice as gleaned from the theories and writings of major thinkers from the 14th through early 20th centuries are explored. Special focus is directed toward ideas of Khadun, Machiavelli, Locke, and Durkheim. Other theorists, such as Marx, Weber and Gandhi are also considered. Also offered as PS304. Prerequisite: either PS102 or S110.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits This course is devoted to an interdisciplinary examination of fundamental questions regarding the nature of man, politics and social relations. Values, ideas and priorities as gleaned from the theories and writings of major thinkers from the late 19th and 20th centuries are explored. Special focus is directed toward ideas from the Federalists, Economic Interventionist and Social Elitists. Other topics are selected based on student and instructor interests. Also offered as PS305. Prerequisite: S110.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits This course focuses on the concept of youth in contemporary society in terms of their behaviors, roles, experiences, and treatment. It does so within the context of the evolution and structural development of two major social institutions: the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. The course uses a sociological framework to emphasize the social, economic, and political realities of childhood in American society.
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1.00 Credits
1 credit This course provides an overview of United States immigration history and a file learning experience designed to heighten student awareness of both the integrative and segregative forces present in a community setting.
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