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Course Criteria
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Emotionally intelligent people focus their energies to create successful relationships that contribute to both personal and professional success. Individuals possessing emotional intelligence demonstrate self-awareness and manage their emotions while at the same time recognizing emotional states in other people. They are able to label and adjust their emotions so as to create positive relationships with others. This course will focus on defining and recognizing emotional intelligence in oneself and others: Learn about the core skills that comprise emotional intelligence, recognize associated verbal and nonverbal skills that contribute to emotional intelligence, explore tools to build emotional intelligence, discuss different models of emotional intelligence, and analyze criticisms emotional intelligence.
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3.00 Credits
Why and how do societies change? What are the drivers of change and how do people adapt to changing social norms? What do you need to know about how to change the world to make it a better place? In this course, students will be challenged to evaluate their future as part of a world that is undergoing continuous social change by examining its historic and contemporary patterns. Through exploration of sociological theory and real world outcomes, students will critically assess why and how social change occurs, examining reasons such as diffusion, acculturation, evolution, globalization, conflict and competition, bureaucratization, urbanization, modernization, ideological changes, technological changes, economic changes, changes in political power, and changes in legal power. Students will analyze the impact of individuals and groups on the process of social change and consider their ability to influence and implement constructive social change.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the critical role of technology's effects on society and the effects of culture on the role of technology in that society.
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3.00 Credits
Today's social landscape consists of a myriad of complex issues that negatively impact society's well-being. Homelessness in America is a social issue that affects hundreds of thousands of individuals and families on an annual basis. The purpose of this course is to give the student a basic understanding of homelessness in America. Students will learn the social and economic factors that contribute to homelessness. In addition to understanding the causes of homelessness, this course will also examine the public policy and non-profit sector responses to homelessness.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines how the law impacts the delivery of human services in both direct ways through the civil and criminal court system and indirectly through the laws and regulations that define the rules, responsibilities, and entitlements of clients receiving support services. Topics will include child welfare, guardianships, involuntary commitments, competence, and civil rights. Special attention will also be given to the varying ethical duties and professional values within the human services and legal professions.
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This course explores approaches to health and healing, with emphasis on related cultural factors and beliefs. Systems such as homeopathy, Chinese medicine, and other alternative or complementary medical approaches are considered.
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3.00 Credits
This course is devoted to the exploration of the relationship between human culture and consciousness. It will explore the sacred symbols emerging from the human psyche and revealed in myth and ritual. Areas of study include psychology and the symbolism of rebirth; the therapeutic potential of myth and ritual; the relationship of myth to personality structure, world views, and values.
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This course addresses the information literacy, research methods, and academic journals used in the Behavioral Sciences, and the writing requirements demanded of Behavioral Sciences professionals. Students will be introduced to various research methods used in the Behavioral Science field and instructed in the writing requirements of Behavioral Science programs, and the field in general. In addition, students will be oriented to information literacy of Behavioral Science-related materials on the Internet.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to research design in the social sciences. Emphasis is on students as consumers of research. Critical reading of research and application of research findings in practice are included.
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on crisis communications. Students will learn how organizations and corporations manage crisis communications, understand the basics of community relations, examine corporate social responsibility programs, and learn how emergency managers implement crisis communications plans including using social media. The course will cover crisis communications theory, types of crisis, crisis communications plans, and examine a variety of crisis communications examples through case study of past examples.
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