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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the origins of our Federal system of government and the fundamental concepts of its operation to include: terminology, citizenship, political parties, interest groups, the U.S. Constitution, and the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government, with special attention to its Western cultural roots. Three lectures. Three hours credit.
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3.00 Credits
Basic principles of state government. Emphasis on origins of state and local government; relationships between states and federal government, and between states and their subdivisions; organizations, function, and operation of executive, legislative and judicial branches of government; elections and suffrage generally, Mississippi particularly. Three lectures. Three hours credit.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of various Western and non-Western governmental systems in comparative perspective, with special attention to Europe and international organizations; institutions, behaviour, and responses to common problems in the twenty-first century; and the future of the nation-state in an age of globalization. Three lectures. Three hours credit.
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3.00 Credits
Special reading instruction for students deficient in basic reading skills. Stresses functional word attack skills, comprehension, vocabulary, and basic study skills. Supplemental work using computers is required. Three lectures. Three hours instructional credit. (Not designed to transfer).
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3.00 Credits
A continuation of REA 1103. Three lectures. Three hours institutional credit. (Not designed to transfer).
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3.00 Credits
A course designed to improve a student's reading rate with emphasis on comprehension and vocabulary skills. Guidance in developing wide reading interests that will provide background for college courses. Three lectures. Three hours credit.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the study of society. Basic principles are covered, including socialization, social interaction, culture, social institutions, social structure, social stratification, deviance, and the evolution of society. Three lectures. Three hours credit.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to give students the opportunity to investigate some of the major conditions that have been defined as social problems. Some of the issues that are investigated from a sociological perspective include crime, sexual deviance, violence, domestic violence, drug/ alcohol addiction, mental illness, poverty and the aged. Three lectures. Three hours credit.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to study marital and family interactions with emphasis on interpersonal relationships. This course includes the study of dating, mate selection, adjustments within interpersonal relationships, communication in the family, parent-child relationships, familial responses to stress, and family violence. Three lectures. Three hours credit.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the history and contemporary development of social work. Relation of social work to other social problems, poverty, child welfare, aging, family needs, juvenile delinquency, etc. Three lectures. Three hours credit.
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