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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Courses

 
  

  • PSY 411 - Introduction into Neural Networks

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Introduction to Neural Networks’ provides a rigorous introduction to the principles of neural function in the context of network and connectionist network theories.  A variety of approaches will be considered as an explanatory model for human behavior more broadly, and how they might support a range of cognitive phenomena.

    Prerequisite: PSY 290 and PSY 305, or instructor permission
    EQUIVALENT COURSE: COG 411
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 423 - Psychology Adulthood & Aging

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course is designed to be a topical course that will cover a broad scope of normative psychological, cognitive, social, and biological development from adulthood through old age. Theories of adult development and aging will be presented. Students will read and discuss empirical articles from the primary literature.

    Prerequisite: PSY 290 and PSY 200 or PSY 320, or Instructor Permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 424 - Social Cognition

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Social Cognition is the study of information processing about ourselves, others, and social groups. This course provides a detailed introduction to topics and theories in Social Cognition, with a focus on empirical findings in the field. Students will familiarize themselves with classic and contemporary theories and methods in Social Cognition. Sample topics in the course include social judgment, automaticity, attitudes, and stereotypes.

    Prerequisite: PSY 290 and PSY 340; or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 425 - Cognition and Aging

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course is designed to be an in-depth seminar style format that will focus on the cognitive changes that occur with aging. Students will gain a sound theoretical and empirical framework for evaluating and analyzing research in cognitive aging.
     

    Prerequisite: PSY 290, and PSY 305 or PSY 325, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 426 - Development and Interpersonal Relationships

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    The principal goal of this course is to achieve an advanced understanding of how interpersonal relationships develop over the course of the lifespan, from the cradle to the grave. Using both attachment theory as the main conceptual framework and work from a variety of other related research traditions (e.g., family systems theory, social cognition, peer relations, developmental psychopathology, child maltreatment), we will examine how different types of social relationships e.g., child-parent relationships, romantic relationships, friendships) emerge throughout development and how the quality of these relationships effect broad and specific aspects of personal functioning and overall well-being.

    Prerequisite: PSY 290 and 320; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 428 - Cognitive Development

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course is designed to be a depth course that will cover a broad scope of normative cognitive development from infancy to adolescence.  Theories of cognitive development and theories within subfields of cognitive development will be presented.  Students will read and discuss empirical articles from the primary literature to gain an understanding of the current issues, methodologies and knowledge base in this area of psychological science.

    Prerequisite: PSY 290 and PSY 320
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 433 - Primate Cognition

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This seminar will provide a comprehensive introduction to the study of primate cognition from an evolutionary and comparative perspective. Students will develop a more evolutionarily grounded understanding of cognition and social behavior from learning about our nonhuman primate cousins.
     

    Prerequisite: PSY 290, and PSY 305 or PSY 320
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 435 - Cognitive Systems

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course provides an introduction to and survey of developing areas of research and theorization in Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Science, with an emphasis on extending and applying those areas to other domains in Psychology. Potential topics include complex and dynamical systems, self-organization, situated cognition, joint action, and simulation.

    Prerequisite: PSY 290 and 305; or instructor permission.
    EQUIVALENT COURSE: COG 435
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 441 - Theories of Personality

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    A study of the major classic and current theories of personality and human behavior with an emphasis on the contributions to general psychology. It enables students to acquire an in-depth understanding of concepts and principles that they can use to unravel mysteries of human behavior and see how these influences relate to our understanding of psychopathology (abnormal psychology) through an examination of personality research.

    Prerequisite: PSY 290 or permission of instructor
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 444 - Emotion

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of emotion (or affect) from a variety of perspectives and explores how psychology explains the origins and functions of emotion. It examines how a person’s cognition and culture, broadly construed, can influence their emotional experiences and expressions. Students are introduced to a variety of approaches for measuring emotions that they could utilize for their capstone and independent research projects.

    Prerequisite: PSY 290 or instructor permission
     
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 450 - Topics in Abnormal Psychology

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Topics in Adnormal Psychology

    Prerequisite: PSY 290 and PSY 350
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    NOTE: Repeatable up to 9 credit hours.
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 451 - Advanced Topics in Abnormal Psychology: Trauma and Loss

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course examines the study of the psychology of trauma and loss as it impacts human behavior. The nature of trauma and grief and the types of loss people experience when they encounter traumatic experiences, psychological theories of trauma and loss, cultural and historical issues relevant to traumatic loss experiences, as well as some of the methods used to study these reactions will be covered.

    Prerequisite: PSY 290 and 350, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Summer
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 452 - Introduction to Trauma Studies

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Intermediate and advanced concepts of the psychophysiology and neurobiology of the trauma response and current research on evidence-based trauma assessment and intervention with civilian and military populations are examined. Research on clinical criteria, cultural, historical and contextual factors for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Acute Stress Disorder, other Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders, and related comorbid disorders are explored within the most recent diagnostic framework of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5, 2013).

    Prerequisite: PSY 290 and 350, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring, Fall, Summer
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 454 - Trauma and Self-Care: Compassion Fatigue

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course is designed for students who wish to learn of methods used to work with and coach professionals and volunteers working with the traumatized. These practitioners are especially vulnerable to developing compassion fatigue or other negative consequences of their work. This course is designed to guide students in the theoretical background preparation needed to be in a position (once further qualified) to treat those practitioners requiring counseling and therapy who already have compassion fatigue and related problems. The course will focus specifically on the assessment and treatment of work-related Acute Stress Disorder, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, clinical depression, substance abuse, and profound burnout in the context of the transformation toward wellness. This course will not train students to do the counseling.

     

    Prerequisite: PSY 290, and PSY 350 or CPS 310; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 455 - Trauma and the Military: Focus on Combat Stress

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course focuses on the effects of trauma that are specific to men and women who have served in the military. General information about military-related traumatic experiences, as well as information specific to veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq is provided. Topics will include historical and contemporary perspectives on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma, and treatment modalities such as Prolonged Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy. A course on trauma and the military with a focus on combat trauma will be important to inform students on the nature of combat-related trauma and interventions for military veterans with PTSD.

    Prerequisite: PSY 290, PSY 350 or CPS 310 or instructor permission
    Offered: Spring
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 456 - Trauma & Children

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course provides a broad introduction to the impact of various traumas on children (ages 0-12) from an integrated model of psychology. Students will learn how trauma impacts all levels of a child’s individual development, as well as how trauma influences the systems in which children live and function. A review of resilience literature and related psychological disorders will be included as well. Although the focus of this course is on foundational literature and current research in these topic areas, a brief introduction to assessment, treatment models, service delivery systems, and basic treatment strategies will also be provided. The material presented will focus on current scientific and practice literature, as well as case examples and clinical experiences of professionals.

    Prerequisite: PSY 290; PSY 200 or 320 or HDV 322 or 323; and PSY 350; or instructor permission.

    Offered: Summer
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 459 - Ethno Cultural Aspects of Trauma

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Trauma is a universal experience and training students to be competent in awareness of service delivery and policy decisions regarding trauma-affected populations is a critical need for the public health infrastructure. Given the changing demographics of the U.S. population, it has become increasingly important to understand how racial and ethnic identity influences the perception, onset and manifestation of trauma. This course Ethno-Cultural Aspects of Trauma will examine the psychological effects of racial and ethnic identity on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Students will look at the general ideas of identity development and its effects on PTSD symptomology from a psychological basis.

    Prerequisite: PSY 290 and 350, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall
    NOTE: Repeat once total of 6 credit hours.
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 463 - Cognitive Neuroscience Seminar

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Cognitive Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary exploration of the relationship between the brain and cognitive processes. Through the review of current research in cognitive neuroscience and case studies of patients with neurological damage, the brain mechanisms underlying cognition will be explored. Emphasis will be placed on the higher cognitive processes such as pattern recognition, memory, language, and consciousness.

    Prerequisite: PSY 290 and PSY 305
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 470 - Evolutionary Psychology

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Evolutionary Psychology uses the principles of human biological evolution to study psychological processes. This course provides a detailed introduction to evolutionary theory and its application to psychological phenomena. Topics include natural and sexual selection, with applications to perception, survival, long- and short-term mating, aggression and violence, cooperation, parenting, kinship, and others.

     

    Prerequisite: PSY 290 and PSY 303 and PSY 305
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 473 - Hormones and Behavior

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    The endocrine bases for human behavior, as well as some comparative animal models. Topics will include the overview of the endocrine system and neuroendocrine and endocrine principles, it’s role in differentiation, development and behavior, as well as discussion of current issues including reproduction, parental responsiveness and investment, aging, mood and emotion, psychiatric disorders, pheromonal communication and aggression.

    Prerequisite: PSY 290
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 475 - History and Current Systems in Psychology

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Traces psychology from its roots in philosophy and biology, through the period of “schools” (e.g., structuralism, behaviorism, Gestalt) into the multifaceted discipline of the current era. Selected contemporary approaches to psychology will be compared and evaluated both in historical context and from a more functional, problem-solving point of view.

    Prerequisite: PSY 290 and senior standing.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 475H - History and Current Systems in Psychology

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Traces psychology from its roots in philosophy and biology, through the period of schools (e.g., structuralism, behaviorism, Gestalt) into the multifaceted discipline of the current era. Selected contemporary approaches to psychology will be compared and evaluated both in historical context and from a more functional, problem-solving point of view. Explores the conceptual and epistemological problems associated with the nature of psychology, such as the following: the scientific status of certain psychological theories, e.g., the Freudian theory of personality; the issue of mind versus brain; and the reduction of psychological concepts to those of physics.

    Prerequisite: Psychology Honors Program and senior standing.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    NOTE: This course is co-taught with PHL 496 Joint Seminar in Philosophy-Psychology. Students may not take both courses for credit.
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 480 - Advanced Topics in Research Methods: Advanced Psychological Statistics

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Topics include multiple regression, analysis of variance, factor analysis, and some multivariate techniques. Use of computerized statistical packages to plan, execute, and interpret complex analyses.

    Prerequisite: PSY 290 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 490 - Research Seminar

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    An experience in a student conducted research project supervised by a faculty member. Activities will include either field studies or laboratory experiments.

    Prerequisite: PSY 290 or instructor permission
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    credit: 1 to 3
  

  • PSY 490H - Capstone Honors Research Seminar

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course provides the student with the opportunity to execute a specialized research project started in PSY 290 or a 400-level depth course under the guidance of a member of the psychology department joined by two committee members. The committee must consist of at least one full-time, tenured or tenure-track, SUNY Oswego Psychology Department faculty member. A copy of the final paper (APA style) must be submitted for approval to the student’s committee, and must be filed in Department files.

    Prerequisites: PSY 280 and PSY 290.

    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    NOTE: Course may be repeated once for credit.
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 491 - Capstone Laboratory Research

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    The laboratory research capstone in psychology provides students with a culminating experience in psychology integrating both an applied practical experience in the laboratory conducting research under the supervision of a faculty mentor and a writing component in the form of a senior thesis.

    Prerequisite: Senior standing; all core courses; and instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 496 - Capstone Senior Thesis in Psychology

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This capstone is offered as a seminar style course that provides instruction and mentoring on the capstone thesis, analysis of the current articles on a broad area of psychology (according to the instructor’s expertise and student proposals), and strengthening of writing through peer-feedback. A formal presentation at the end of the term is required.

    Prerequisite: Senior standing; all core courses; and instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 497 - Practicum in Teaching

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Students will receive supervised experience teaching introductory psychology. Requirements include attending the supervisor’s lectures, teaching a one-period discussion section, holding office hours to meet with students, and participating in a weekly seminar addressing teaching skills and methods. Students will also assist in grading papers and constructing test questions. Students will be evaluated on their teaching performance and log of teaching activities.

    Prerequisite: Instructor permission and upper division standing.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    NOTE: Advisement recommendation: Minimum GPA of 3.0
    credit: 3
  

  • PSY 498 - Capstone Internship in Psychology

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    The internship capstone in psychology provides students with a culminating experience in psychology integrating both an applied practical experience in the field and a writing component in the form of a senior thesis. Available for 0 to 12 credits, not repeatable.

    Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, senior standing, and instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
  

  • PSY 499 - Independent Study

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Individual study in the field of psychology under the direct supervision of a department faculty member.

    Prerequisite: Senior standing and instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    credit: 1 to 3
  

  • RMI 300 - Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course is structured as an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the principles of risk and the management of risk through the use of financing, insurance, and/or hedging, all in the context of the managerial and personal decision-making process. Topics include risk measurement, risk identification, the principles of insurance, the basics of hedging, and the integration of risk treatment programs.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
    Offered: Fall
    credit: 3
  

  • RMI 310 - Property and Liability Insurance

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course examines the major types of commercial and individual property and liability insurance. Loss control will also be addressed as a complement to insurance coverage. Emphasis is placed on understanding the terms of the contract and its limitations of coverage for the various types of insurance in this category.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
    Offered: Spring
    credit: 3
  

  • RMI 311 - Property & Casualty Insurance Producer Topics

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course complements RMI 310 coverage of property and liability insurance topics. Coverage includes disciplinary issues and regulation, claims, and certain detailed commercial insurance topics. It also allows interested majors to obtain the number of classroom hours required by the New York State Insurance Department with respect to
    education for the Property & Casualty licensing exam.
     

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 4
  

  • RMI 320 - Employee Benefits

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course examines the characteristics and design of employee benefit plans including group insurance, pension and profit sharing plans. These plans are evaluated in terms of their cost and effectiveness. Consideration is given to taxation and social insurance systems as well as international benefits programs.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
    Offered: Spring
    credit: 3
  

  • RMI 400 - Life and Health Insurance

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course covers the nature of life and health insurance risks and the functions and uses of life and health insurance in treating these risks. The perspective is that of broad-based financial planning, including the integration of tax, accounting and legal aspects from both the individual’s and organization’s viewpoints. Techniques for evaluating life insurance and annuities are covered, along with a review of the legal aspects of these insurance contracts.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
    Offered: Fall, Summer
    credit: 3
  

  • RMI 450 - Risk Management Problems and Cases

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course is designed to prepare students for entry-level work in corporate risk management. The emphasis is on organizational decision making under conditions of uncertainty. This course builds upon previous RMI course work and emphasizes the application of RMI concepts.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
    Offered: Spring
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 100 - Introductory Sociology

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    An introduction to the major concepts and perspectives in sociology and a survey of some areas of sociological investigation.

    Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 180 - Introduction to Social Work

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course is designed to familiarize students with the following content areas: the history and nature of social work; the nature of those settings within which social work activities typically occur; and the nature of health/wealth programs in the United States.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 210 - Theory I: Foundation of Sociological Theory

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Historical development of sociological thought emphasizing major contributors and schools.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 220 - Introduction to Social Research

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course introduces the basic tenets of both quantitative and qualitative social research design and analysis. While a substantial portion of this course deals with positivistic research tradition, relatively little attention is given to statistical techniques.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 221 - Introduction to Social Statistics

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course is designed to provide a solid foundation in statistical analysis and to prepare students to be intelligent consumers of quantitative social research.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 260 - Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course examines concepts of race, ethnicity, class, and gender, examining how these are played out in structures of society such as work, age, family, education, sport, religion, law, and government, including the intersections among these concepts, their intersection with social structures that support them, and their effects on people.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100 or instructor permission
    EQUIVALENT COURSE: WST 260
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    NOTE: Not open to students that have taken SOC 250/WST 250.
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 280 - Social Problems

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    An examination, from major sociological perspectives, of social problems such as poverty; violence; drug abuse; changes in the workplace; inequalities related to race, ethnicity, gender, and social class; and mental illness.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Summer
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 301 - Topics in Sociology

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course is designed to introduce students to a variety of different topics related to specialized areas of sociology.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    NOTE: These topics will change as new courses are introduced.
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 302 - Teaching Sociology I

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course offers qualified and promising students the opportunity to participate in the construction and execution of a sociology course. Under the instructor’s guidance, the student aids in test construction and evaluation, tracking attendance, and introduces various pedagogical strategies. The student gains experience in conducting review sessions, teaching a lesson, and evaluating textbooks. As a result of these and other activities, sociology students are able to gain practical experience in writing, speaking, organizing, and evaluating that will help them tremendously whether they go on to graduate school or immediately enter the workforce.

    Prerequisite: Twelve hours of sociology and instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 310 - Contemporary Sociological Theory

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Current work of major theorists stressing their approaches to issues in sociological theory.

    Prerequisite: SOC 210 and SOC 260 OR 280, or instructor permission
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 320 - Survey Methodology

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course introduces the logic and the skills of survey research. Students will learn various survey designs, measurement options, data collection techniques, and data analysis techniques. The course is intended as a practical and realistic guide for social science students who have had little previous experience in survey research.

    Prerequisite: SOC 220 and 221 and SOC 260 OR 280, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 330 - Qualitative Research Methods

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Course will present theories, practices, and applications of qualitative research methodologies. These methodologies include: Unobtrusive Measures, Observation, Participant Observation, Oral History, Ethnography, Content Analysis, In-Depth Interviewing.

    Prerequisite: SOC 220 and 221 and SOC 260 OR 280, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 351 - The Changing Modern Family

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    The family in various cultures; organization and relation to other institutions; social function of the family.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 353 - Sociology of Tourism

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    The course will deal with tourists, their roles, relationships; social structures and institutions which affect and are affected by tourism; and the impact of tourists on the societies who receive them. Issues of equity, politics and economy will also be considered.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 355 - Sociology of Sports

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    A survey of pervasive influence of sports in contemporary societies, particularly the United States, viewed through the concepts and perspectives of sociology.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 365 - Urban Sociology

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Evolution of urban areas from the neolithic period to the present; stress on the process of urbanization and its impact on urbanism and sociocultural change.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100 or instructor permission
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 366 - Popular Culture

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    The nature of popular culture; theories of its origins and impact; issues in popular culture; examination of its specific forms such as music, television, and movies.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 367 - Globalization and Poverty

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This systematic study of the concepts and practices of poverty, prevalent in industrial and non-industrial countries, is traced from economic, political and social policies in present and past economic systems. Why only economics was previously thought to be capable of analyzing and measuring poverty is investigated.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 369 - Environmental Sociology

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Environmental sociology examines the social aspects of the environment including sustainable agriculture, the production and consumption of energy and fuels, environmental social movements, leisure and recreation, the role of nature on the environment, the human impact on the environment and especially humanity’s attempt to sustain the environment.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 370 - Sociology of Deviance

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Nature and types of deviant behavior; relationship to conformity; analysis of selected patterns of deviance.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 371 - Criminology

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Nature, extent and characteristics of crime and criminals; methods of prevention, control, and treatment.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100 or instructor permission. SOC 370 is recommended.
    Offered: Fall
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 372 - Juvenile Delinquency

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Social origins and context of delinquency; its causes, nature, extent, delinquent patterns; the juvenile justice system; prevention and treatment.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100 or instructor permission. SOC 370 is recommended.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 373 - Gangs in American Society

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course provides a socio-historical view of street gangs in the United States and will provide the student with a general overview of the nature of street gangs including: theoretical and socio-economic explanations of why gangs exist; the gang structure and process; female gangs; criminal activities of gangs; gang prevention, suppression and treatment techniques; and implications for the future study of gangs.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100, or instructor permission. SOC 371 or 372 is recommended.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 374 - Family Violence

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course examines the complex of violence in the family setting; incest, spouse abuse, and child abuse. It also examines the continuing relationship among these acts. These problems are approached from a sociological and legal perspective.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 381 - Sociology of Gender Roles

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Sociological analysis of establishment, maintenance, and current reorganization of sex roles; social ramifications and institutional consequences of changing sex roles.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 383 - Sociology of Aging

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    A survey of the social conditions that affect human aging, with a special emphasis on the research in the area of social gerontology.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 399 - Independent Readings/Project

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    See the section CURRICULUM INFORMATION, of this Catalog for college wide guidelines for Independent Study. The department also requires completion of all eighteen hours of “Basic Requirements” listed for a sociology major and preparation by a superior student (usually well over a 3.0 GPA) of a written plan of study within a professor’s area of specialization and not available as a regular course. The plan of study will specify the topic, objectives, and approach through a semester-long program, the number of credit hours sought, and the methods by which the professor will supervise and evaluate it for an appropriate letter grade, A through E. After the professor is satisfied that the student is qualified and that the plan of study has academic merit, the student will seek similar approval from the student’s academic advisor and then from the department chair.

    Prerequisite: Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 in sociology, upper division standing, and instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 1 to 6
  

  • SOC 402 - Teaching Sociology II

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course is for students who have taken SOC 302. However, this course, while requiring the same activities of the student, carries with it higher expectations for performance and participation. The course offers qualified and promising students the opportunity to participate in the construction and execution of a sociology course.

    Prerequisite: SOC 302 and instructor permission
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 442 - Races & Minorities

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Majority-minority relations; biology of race, stratification variables of power, prestige, wealth; emphasis on development, function, and institutionalization of prejudice and discrimination.

    Prerequisite: SOC 100 and upper division standing, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Summer
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 460 - Dynamics of Prejudice and Discrimination

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Prejudice and discrimination relating to disempowered groups of nonracial categories. Social construction of minority status, labeling and social policy implications. AIDS victims, women, older workers, gay men and lesbians, the physically challenged, and the elderly.

    Prerequisite: Twelve hours of sociology and upper divison standing, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 463 - Social Movements

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Political, religious, and other revitalization movements; emphasis on life history, membership, success in handling change, and societal impact.

    Prerequisite: Twelve hours of sociology and upper division standing, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 487 - Restorative Justice

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This is the systematic study of restorative justice, which is the restoration of the crime victim, the offender, and their community. This includes mediation, restitution, reconciliation, and the crime victim movement. Problems associated with moving from the current retributive criminal justice system to a restorative justice system will be analyzed.

    Prerequisite: Twelve hours of sociology and upper division standing, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 490 - Senior Seminar in Sociology

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This senior seminar will explore and explicate the interconnectedness of the knowledge of the discipline as this has been presented in the individual courses comprising the major, and will engage the students in a critique of concepts, theories, methods, data, practices of the discipline.

    Prerequisite: Completion of all other sociology core courses with minimum grade of C-, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring
    credit: 3
  

  • SOC 498 - Internship in Sociology

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    A semester-long internship designed to provide a pre-professional experiential learning opportunity related to the Sociology major. Students will work full-time or part-time in a postion which will provide opportunities to further their knowledge in an area of sociology and to analyze and synthesize that knowledge in an approved internship setting.  Available for 0 to 12 credits.

    Prerequisite: Completion of sixty (60) semester hours of academic coursework including courses related to the intended pre-professional internship; a minimum overall grade point average of 2.5; approval of the pre-professional internship position by the faculty sponsor as being an appropriate situation for experiential learning; and the completion of all elements of the learning agreement.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
  

  • SOC 499 - Independent Study for Honors

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    See the section CURRICULUM INFORMATION, of this catalog for college wide guidelines for independent study. The department also requires completion of all eighteen hours of “Basic Requirements” listed for a sociology major and preparation by a superior student (usually well over a 3.0 GPA) of a written plan of study within a professor’s area of specialization and not available as a regular course. The plan of study will specify the topic, objectives, and approach through a semester-long program, the number of credit hours sought, and the methods by which the professor will supervise and evaluate it for an appropriate letter grade, A through E. After the professor is satisfied that the student is qualified and that the plan of study has academic merit, the student will seek similar approval from the student’s academic advisor and then from the department chair.

    Prerequisite: Cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 for a minimum of twenty-four sociology hours to include the completion of all core courses other than SOC 490, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 1 to 6
  

  • SPA 101 - Elementary Spanish

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Preparation of students without previous knowledge of Spanish in the fundamentals of conversation, reading, and composition.

    Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 102 - Continuing Elementary Spanish

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Continuation of SPA 101. Fundamentals of conversation, reading, and composition.

    Prerequisite: SPA 101 or three years of transcripted high school Spanish.
    Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Review of basic grammar and introduction of more advanced structures; intermediate level conversation, reading, and composition.

    Prerequisite: SPA 102 or four years of transcripted high school Spanish.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 202 - Continuing Intermediate Spanish

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Continuation of SPA 201. Review of basic grammar and introduction of more advanced structures; intermediate level conversation, reading, and composition.

    Prerequisite: SPA 201 or four years of transcripted high school Spanish.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 301 - Advanced Spanish A

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Advanced-level conversation, reading, and composition, with special emphasis on more complex grammatical structures.

    Prerequisite: SPA 202 or isntructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 302 - Advanced Spanish B

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Continuation of Spanish 301. Advanced-level conversation, reading, and composition, with special emphasis on more complex grammatical structures.

    Prerequisite: SPA 202 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 310 - Business Spanish

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Students will be introduced to the spoken and written language of business in the Spanish-speaking world in a variety of contexts through audio and visual as well as print media. The basic terminology of business and economics will be stressed, and students will be given “hands-on” experience in simulated business situations.

    Prerequisite: SPA 301 and 302 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 340 - Masterpieces of Spanish Literature

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Detailed study of selected works representative of the major periods of Spanish literature from the Middle Ages to the present time. Emphasis will be on literary analysis and interpretation.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 350 - Survey of Spanish Literature

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Study of the major literary movements and representative works.

    Prerequisite: SPA 301 and 302 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 351 - Survey of Spanish Literature

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Study of the major literary movements and representative works.

    Prerequisite: SPA 301 and 302 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 352 - Spanish-American Literature

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Survey of literary movements in Spanish America and study of representative works.

    Prerequisite: SPA 301 and 302, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 353 - Spanish-American Literature

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Survey of literary movements in Spanish America and study of representative works.

    Prerequisite: SPA 301 and 302 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 380 - Life and Thought in Spain

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Through Its Literature A study of the literature which reflects the life and thought of Spain from the nineteenth century to the present, and how it relates to the actual living experience of the student.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    NOTE: Taught in Madrid only.
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 381 - Life and Thought in Spain

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Through Its Literature A study of the literature which reflects the life and thought of Spain from the nineteenth century to the present, and how it relates to the actual living experience of the student.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    NOTE: Taught in Madrid only.
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 395 - Seminar

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Not intended to be a fixed course, but rather an opportunity to focus on various limited subjects and to treat them in some depth.

    Prerequisite: SPA 301 or 302 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring, Summer
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 399 - Independent Study

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    For qualified juniors and seniors under the direction of a faculty member.

    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring
    credit: 1 to 6
  

  • SPA 410 - Advanced Grammar Analysis

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    A detailed study of Spanish grammar, stylistics, and composition including grammatical analysis of Spanish prose.

    Prerequisite: SPA 301 and 302.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    NOTE: Strongly recommended to all majors and concentrators in Spanish.
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 425 - The Literature of Spain in the 20th Century

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Generation of ‘98; modernism and contemporary literature. Works by Unamuno, Baroja, Benavente, Machado, Cela, Lorca, Sender.

    Prerequisite: SPA 350 and 351 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 447 - The Spanish-American Novel

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Development of the novel in Spanish-American countries.

    Prerequisite: SPA 352 and 353, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 448 - Short Fiction of Spanish America

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    An analytical study of short narrative forms, including the short story, in Spanish America.

    Prerequisite: SPA 352 and 353, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 450 - Siglo De Oro

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Fall semester: study of Lyric poetry, the picaresque novel, Cervantes, and mysticism. Spring semester: study of Spanish theater; philosophical and social concepts of Lope de Vega, Rulz de Alarcon, Tirso de Molina, and Calderon de la Barca.

    Prerequisite: SPA 350 and 351 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 451 - Siglo De Oro

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Fall semester: study of Lyric poetry, the picaresque novel, Cervantes, and mysticism. Spring semester: study of Spanish theater; philosophical and social concepts of Lope de Vega, Rulz de Alarcon, Tirso de Molina, and Calderon de la Barca.

    Prerequisite: SPA 350 and 351 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 480 - Capstone Seminar

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Senior capstone seminar. Also open to non-seniors, but not for capstone credit. Topics vary, but all will be considered in the overall context of the major and of the college academic experience.

    Prerequisite: Any two of the 350-sequence in Spanish (SPA 350, 351, 353), or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall
    credit: 3
  

  • SPA 495 - Seminar

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Not intended to be a fixed course, but rather an opportunity to focus on various limited subjects and to treat them in some depth.

    Prerequisite: Senior standing or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring
    credit: 1 to 6
  

  • SPA 499 - Independent Study

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Course for advanced seniors who wish to do independent study on a particular literary period, work, or author. Students will read and do research under the direction of a faculty member.

    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 1 to 6
  

  • SPE 205 - Paraeducators in the Inclusive Classroom

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    Upon completion of this course, students will have a thorough understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the paraprofessional serving students with disabilities in public school classrooms. Students will be able to provide a rationale for collaborative teamwork related to inclusive education and articulate multiple strategies to facilitate student success.
     

    Prerequisite: Advisement recommendation.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    credit: 3
  

  • SPE 303 - Field Placement II: Small-Group Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This field-based experience will require students to observe and explore the roles and responsibilities of classroom teachers related to teaching learners with disabilities. Candidates will implement instructional activities for small groups in classrooms which include students with disabilities. Competencies will accentuate teaching practices that address the needs of individual students with disabilities within school classrooms.

    Prerequisite: EDU 303
    COREQ: SPE 304
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    credit: 1
  

  • SPE 304 - Educational Planning for Students with Disabilities

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This course provides an introduction to federal laws and state regulations for educating students with disabilities. Characteristics of various disabilities will be presented with a focus on educational implications. Course content will emphasize effective strategies for meeting individual student needs within the regular classroom (e.g., curriculum, instruction and assessment practices for diverse groups, collaboration with special education teammates).

    Prerequisite: EDU 301.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    credit: 3
  

  • SPE 363 - Field Placement II: Small-Group Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms

    2015-2016 Catalog Year

    This field-based experience will require candidates to observe and explore the roles and responsibilities of TESOL teachers related to teaching learners with disabilities. Candidates will implement instructional activities for small groups in classrooms which include students with disabilities. Competencies will accentuate TESOL teaching practices that address the needs of individual students with disabilities within school classrooms.

    Prerequisite: EDU 303
    COREQ: TSL 360
    Offered: Spring
    credit: 1
 

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