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3.00 Credits
An in-depth study of the diversity of human behavior and lifestyles around the world, exploring the social and cultural similarities and differences of human society and culture. The scope of the course ranges from the simplest people to the highly developed civilizations of the modern world. Additionally, this course will focus on another major anthropological field, Archaeology, through which our human past is studied.
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3.00 Credits
A critical examination of the claims which explain and sanction social differences between the sexes from various theoretical perspectives; biological, psychological, sociological and anthropological. The social construction of gender will be examined across culture as well as the paradoxes and differing perspectives that gender study evokes.
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3.00 Credits
The first of a two-course sequence, this course is devoted to the principles, procedures, and techniques in the development of a research proposal. Focus is on the structuring of inquiry used in the discipline of sociology and the writing of a research proposal. Junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
This is a survey course designed to introduce the fascinating world of mental illness. The first part of the course deals with the definition of mental illness. This is a challenging task, in light of the fact that mental illness can take exotically different forms around the world. The second part of the course centers around the clinical symptoms and theoretical causes of different forms of mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, multiple personality disorder, psychopathy, personality disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosexual disorders. The third part of the course examines how different types of mental illness vary across socio-demographic groups. Who is most at risk and why? Topics include gender, race, ethnicity, marital status, religion, social class, place of residence, migration, age, and family variables such as sibling position. Cross-cultural differences are regularly emphasized. T
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed for students who have little or no knowledge of crime scene investigation procedures and techniques and is designed to educate students in the primary skills and procedures necessary to properly respond to, identify, preserve and collect evidence necessary for criminal prosecution. Topics such as responding to and securing the crime scene, crime scene sketching, photography and videographer techniques, evidence identification, collection and documentation, interviewing, report writing, and courtroom testimony will be presented. In addition to the class room material students do hands on work where they practice what is being taught in each module. The final exam (SOC 403) requires processing a staged crime scene. Must also register for SOC 403.
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1.00 Credits
Students taking this workshop, like Police CSI's, will be assigned to five member teams and will perform the duties and functions of each team member. This workshop will require students to properly respond to, identify, preserve and collect evidence necessary for criminal prosecution. Skills learned in SOC 402 will be demonstrated. Think of this workshop as a crime scene lab with the final exam the processing of a staged crime scene. Must also register for SOC 402.
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3.00 Credits
Students in this course will learn the fundamentals of medical examinations of death and their relationship to the crime scene. Special focus will be given to the various manners of death and the pathology behind their top listed causes. Students will additionally learn the importance of rigor, livor, and algor mortis as well as various stages of decomposition in determining an accurate timeline of events.
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3.00 Credits
The second of a two-course sequence, this course is devoted to the principles, procedures and techniques in the development of a research proposal. Focus is on the basic research methods used in the discipline of sociology and criminology, and completion of the writing of the research proposal developed in Seminar I. Junior standing. (Prerequisite: SOC 371)
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3.00 Credits
Pronunciation, basic elements of grammar through oral and written exercises. Laboratory work required.
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3.00 Credits
Continuation of pronunciation and basic elements of grammar through oral and written exercises. Laboratory work required. (Prerequisite: SPAN 101 or instructor's approval)
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