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PSY 424 - Social Cognition
2017-2018 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
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PSY 425 - Cognition and Aging
2017-2018 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
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PSY 426 - Development and Interpersonal Relationships
2017-2018 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
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PSY 428 - Cognitive Development
2017-2018 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 200 or PSY 305 or PSY 320; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PSY 433 - Primate Cognition
2017-2018 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
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PSY 435 - Cognitive Systems
2017-2018 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
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PSY 441 - Theories of Personality
2017-2018 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
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PSY 444 - Emotion
2017-2018 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
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PSY 450 - Topics in Abnormal Psychology
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
Topics in Adnormal Psychology
Note: Repeatable up to 9 credit hours.
Prerequisite: PSY 290 and PSY 350
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PSY 451 - Advanced Topics in Abnormal Psychology: Trauma and Loss
2017-2018 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
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PSY 452 - Introduction to Trauma Studies
2017-2018 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
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PSY 455 - Trauma and the Military: Focus on Combat Stress
2017-2018 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
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PSY 456 - Trauma & Children
2017-2018 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
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PSY 459 - Ethno Cultural Aspects of Trauma
2017-2018 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.
Note: Repeat once total of 6 credit hours.
Prerequisite: PSY 290 and 350, or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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PSY 461 - Brain Injury and Psychopathology
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This seminar provides an overview of neurological and behavioral correlates of mild traumatic brain injury and co-morbid psychopathology. Topics include: pathophysiology of injury, brain plasticity, and co-morbid conditions such as anxiety/stress disorders, mood disturbances, and cognitive impairments. Etiology and treatment, along with broader impacts to society, will also be explored.
Prerequisite: PSY 290 and PSY 303 or 350; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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PSY 463 - Cognitive Neuroscience Seminar
2017-2018 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 and either PSY 303 or 403; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PSY 465 - Neurobehavioral Toxicology
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course will cover basic issues in developmental and behavioral toxicology, examining environmental toxicants that act primarily on the nervous system. We will examine how developmental and behavioral effects are studied, and explore hypothesized and established neural and behavioral mechanisms of action. Both human and animal behavior will be compared, and the validity of those comparisons discussed. Finally how the field impacts public policy decisions will be examined from the standpoint of making policy decisions and communicating hazard and risk to the public.
Note: Course may be repeated for a total of 12 credits.
Prerequisite: PSY 290 and either PSY 303 or 403.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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PSY 473 - Hormones and Behavior
2017-2018 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
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PSY 475 - History and Current Systems in Psychology
2017-2018 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
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PSY 475H - History and Current Systems in Psychology
2017-2018 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.
Note: This course is co-taught with PHL 496 Joint Seminar in Philosophy-Psychology. Students may not take both courses for credit.
Prerequisite: Psychology Honors Program and senior standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PSY 480 - Advanced Topics in Research Methods: Advanced Psychological Statistics
2017-2018 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
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PSY 485 - Prevention Science & Practice
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course provides a foundation in prevention science and practice as it relates to psychology. Students will learn how psychologists develop, examine, and implement systematic practices to reduce unhealthy/maladaptive behavior and to promote healthy/adaptive behavior. Students will also participate in an off-campus practicum to learn about prevention science first-hand.
Note: Course may be repeated for a total of 12 credits.
Prerequisite: PSY 290 and instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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PSY 490 - Research Seminar
2017-2018 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
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PSY 491 - Capstone Laboratory Research
2017-2018 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
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PSY 496 - Capstone Senior Thesis in Psychology
2017-2018 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, all breadth courses, and at least one of two depth courses taken in sequential order with a minimum grade of C-before moving on to the next course, and instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PSY 497 - Practicum in Teaching
2017-2018 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.
Note: Advisement recommendation: Minimum GPA of 3.0
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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PSY 498 - Capstone Internship in Psychology
2017-2018 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
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PSY 499 - Independent Study
2017-2018 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
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PBJ 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
An introductory survey of historical, cross cultural, and interdisciplinary contributions to understanding the basic concepts of justice, norms, deviation and control, and civil and criminal justice systems and processes.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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PBJ 102 - Introduction to Human Services
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This introductory course explores the wide variety of human service professions and policies from historical, political, and social perspectives. The course examines how these forces influence the roles, responsibilities, and goals of human service professionals working in fields as diverse as child protection, geriatrics, probation, and public assistance.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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PBJ 201 - American Criminal Courts and Judicial Process
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course provides an introduction to the philosophy and process of American criminal courts. It will examine the functions, structures, and processes of the trial and appellate courts and examine the role and influence of the U.S. Supreme Court on the administration of justice. It will explain the legal actors involved and the different perspectives each brings to the court process.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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PBJ 202 - Helping Skills
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course explores the variety of methods that human service personnel use to meet the needs of clients, whether they are individuals, families, groups, or organizations. The course will examine both oral and written approaches to service delivery utilized by entry level professionals.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 205 - History of Policing in America
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course will examine the evolution of the police role in America from simple watch organizations in early Boston and New York, to the evolution of complex law enforcement agencies. Concentration will be on the late nineteenth and twentieth century law enforcement. Emphasis will be placed on the unique police models exclusive to the United States.
Equivalent Course: HIS 205
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 210 - Introduction to Policing
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of policing in the U.S. It will examine the functions and structures of jails and prisons and focus on multiple correctional practices and their effects on individuals and groups. It will explore recent trends in corrections.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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PBJ 220 - Introduction to Courts & Judicial Process
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course provides an introduction to the philosophy and process of American criminal courts. It will examine the functions, structures, and processes of the trial and appellate courts and examine the role and influence of the U.S. Supreme Court on the administration of justice. It will explain the legal actors involved and the different perspectives each brings to the court process.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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PBJ 230 - Introduction to Corrections
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of corrections in the US criminal justice system. It will examine the functions and structures of jails and prisons and focus on multiple correctional practices and their effects on individuals and groups. It will explore recent trends in corrections.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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PBJ 300 - Topics in Public Justice
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
Courses offered as special topics in Public Justice are designed to introduce students to a variety of different issues and topics related to the various areas defined as Public Justice. These issues and topics will vary from time to time, as these are usually the most current and/or developing issues in the field. Each special topics syllabus will contain a detailed description of the particular course’s topic(s).
Prerequisite: Nine hours social science credit and upper division standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 301 - Organizational Structure and Communication
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course examines the nature of the public justice system and exposes students to a variety of theories and methodologies used in that system. It covers such issues as: the definition of public justice; theories of management and complex organization; theories of communication; qualitative methods, including participant observation and in- depth interviewing, the relationship of theory to practice in public justice agencies; and the impact of public opinion and support on agencies in the public justice system.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101 and 201 and minimum sophomore standing.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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PBJ 302 - Program Planning and Evaluation
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course explores the variety of methods that human service agencies use to develop, implement, and evaluate programs and services. The course will examine the structure, organization, regulation, and funding of human service programming. Additionally, students will acquire skills in developing outcome based objectives, contract monitoring, data collection, record keeping, fund development, collaboration, and evaluation of research.
Prerequisite: PBJ 202 or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 312 - The Study of Homicide and Lethal Violence
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course provides an analytic study of homicide in the U.S, with attention paid to different types of murder, offenders, victims, and circumstances. Students also will understand the social impact of homicide, including impacts on victims’ families, as well as theoretical explanations for why they occur.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101 or instructor permission
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 313 - The Death Penalty
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course provides a critical examination of capital punishment, including both the history and contemporary debates surrounding its use. Topics assessed will include, but not be limited to, racial disparities, moral and ethical arguments related to the death penalty, execution of innocent persons, and international perspectives on the topic.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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PBJ 325 - The Poor and the Courts
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course considers the goal of “equal justice under law” and the impact of differential wealth on the right to due process in criminal court.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and nine hours social science credit, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 326 - Professional and Ethical Dilemmas in Criminal Justice
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course examines the many difficult decisions that criminal justice professionals make in an environment of competing and conflicting interests. The decision- making of criminal justice professionals is often impacted by ethical dilemmas. Emphasis is placed on analyzing moral issues and concerns of our justice process in personal, social, and criminal justice contexts.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or instructor permission
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 330 - Crime and the Media
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
The course examines the relationship between the media, the criminal justice system and crime in our society. Students will view video clips from cases pertaining to these issues. Dramatic representations of criminal justice issues will serve as class discussion stimuli.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and nine hours social science credit.
Offered: Summer
Credit: 3
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PBJ 333 - Crime Theories and Victimization
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
An examination of the causes of crime and crime victimization and an analysis of competing explanations of crime and the impact of crime on crime victims. This course draws on perspectives advanced by a number of diverse fields of inquiry, including biology, psychology, sociology, and the political and economic sciences.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101 or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 335 - Latinos and the Criminal Justice System
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course examines the interaction of Latinos within the criminal justice system. Emerging issues such as racial disparities in the arrest, conviction, and incarceration of Latinos, and their confidence in the criminal justice system will be critically analyzed. We will also address social consequences and discuss the impact that current law enforcement practices have on individuals, families, and communities.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101 and sophomore standing, or instructor permission
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 337 - Child Abuse and the Legal System
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course will examine the history of society’s reaction to the issue of child maltreatment and the development of the legal systems in response to child abuse and children’s issues. It identifies types of maltreatment; roles of the professionals involved; investigating reports of child abuse and neglect; and services to the families and children. The course will examine the courts involved with children’s issues; the use of expert witnesses; hearsay evidence; and the rights and obligations of children. In addition to readings and classroom discussion, multimedia materials will be used and guest speakers may be invited.
Prerequisite: Minimum sophomore standing; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 340 - The Global Nature of Crime and Justice in Puerto Rico
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This travel course will encompass a broad-cross section of public justice issues including human rights, violence, drug trafficking, drug abuse, child abuse, domestic violence, and police training in Puerto Rico. This course will entail Spanish vocabulary terms related to law enforcement as well as historical and cultural awareness issues as they relate to Public Justice. Students will also do research and analyze the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico local laws and regulations and compare those with United States laws.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101 and SPA 101
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 343 - Community Policing
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course addresses the history, philosophy, and practice of community policing and explores how it differs from traditional policing models. It examines contemporary issues and research while analyzing various community policing models within the context of modern crime problems.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 345 - Criminal Investigation
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course introduces students to an overview of the criminal investigative process, including the basic principles, techniques and procedures that facilitate an effective, efficient investigation.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and nine hours social science credit.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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PBJ 347 - Crime and Society
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course examines the governmental, economic, and cultural institutions that create statuses based on class, race, and gender to assess their influence on the definitions of crime, the criminal, and justice. Topics include research on corporate crime, racial disparities in the criminal justice process, and feminist criminology.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and nine hours social science credit, or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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PBJ 351 - Report Writing in Public Justice
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course explores the wide variety of writing styles and techniques utilized in public justice occupations: law, law enforcement, human services, probation, and corrections, among others. Class members will plan field visits to area public justice agencies, hold interviews to ascertain the report writing styles and requirements in these agencies, and practice these styles utilizing hypothetical or published cases.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101 and minimum sophomore standing, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 360 - Discrimination in the Workplace: A Legal Perspective
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course discusses and critically analyzes the legal issues involving discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, and family status. Special emphasis will be placed on examining current problems and controversies in the field.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101 or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Summer
Credit: 3
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PBJ 361 - Family Law
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course examines basic principles and current controversies in the area of family law, with emphasis on statutory and case law of New York State. Issues to be considered include: legal definition of the family, marriage and divorce, parental rights and responsibilities, custody and support of children, illegitimacy and paternity, adoption, and “new” reproductive technologies and surrogate parenting.
Prerequisite: PBJ 201 and upper division standing and nine hours social science credit.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 365 - Introduction to Criminal Law
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
A study of basic criminal law principles with special emphasis on the criminal law in New York State. Crime, punishment, mental culpability, and defenses (intoxication, mistake, insanity) will be discussed, using a general procedural framework beginning with arrest and culminating in the appellate process. Case method.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101 and upper division standing and nine hours social science credit, or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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PBJ 366 - Organized Crime
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
A systematic exploration of theoretical and practical issues pertinent to organized criminal behavior. The organizational structures of traditional and non-traditional groups are studied as well as the historical background beginning in the nineteenth century. The impact of law enforcement is thoroughly reviewed with a special emphasis on illegal drug trafficking. The relationships between drug use and crime is examined from the legal and societal viewpoint. Additionally, the relationship between the political environment and organized crime including the infiltration of legitimate business is studied.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and nine hours social science credit, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 367 - Women and Crime
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course examines the impact of crime on women and the impact of women on crime, with an emphasis on statutory and case law of New York State. Issues to be considered include: sexual and racial discrimination in terms of charges filed, sentencing, status crimes, prison conditions, and capital punishment.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 368 - Violence in the Workplace
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course provides insights into the problem of violence in the workplace. It will examine the nature of the violence, legal obligations, impacts, risk factors, and policies and procedures needed to prevent and respond to workplace violence.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101 and sophomore standing, or instructor permission
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 370 - Criminal Procedure
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
A study of criminal procedure law with emphasis on the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments. Search and seizure, interrogation, confessions, identification, plea negotiation, exclusionary rule, and related topics will be discussed within a procedural framework beginning with arrest and culminating in the appellate process. The effect of anti-terrorism laws on criminal procedure will also be addressed.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 377 - Choosing to Die: Suicide, Assisted Suicide, and Euthanasia
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
An examination of suicide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia from a number of disciplinary perspectives. The course examines the conflict between individual freedom and societal interests with respect to end-of-life decision making.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 383 - Terrorism and Homeland Security
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course will introduce public justice and other social science students to the study of terrorism. It is designed for students who have little or no understanding of the world of terrorism. The purpose of this course is to provide a basic foundation for further examination of the topic. We will cover definitions and motivations for terrorism; religious, ideological, nationalistic, and ethnic terrorism; domestic and international terrorist movements; technological, cyber, nuclear, biological, and chemical terrorism: terrorist financing; Jihadist networks; the organization and functions of Homeland Security; the protection of constitutional rights and civil liberties; and the effect of the media on terrorism.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and nine hours social science credit, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 385 - Drugs and Crime
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course addresses a current and controversial issue in the field of criminal justice, the relationship between illicit drugs and crime from a variety of perspectives. Each of these perspectives conceptualizes differently the drugs-crime relationship and the social conflicts which surround it, and consequently implies different ways of addressing the problem.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101 and upper division standing and nine hours social science credit, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 387 - Research Methods for Criminal Justice
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
A comprehensive introduction to scientific research methods that are used in Criminal Justice and related disciplines. Topics related to the fundamentals of research will include ethical issues, the differences between quantitative and qualitative research, and different research designs used in each type.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101 and minimum sophomore standing; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 388 - Data Analysis
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
A comprehensive introduction to scientific research and the analysis of associated data. Topics related to levels of measurement, various analysis techniques, and the understanding and interpretations of related findings will be discussed. Students also will collect and analyze data targeted at their own specific research question.
Prerequisite: PBJ 387
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 397 - Practicum in Public Justice
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course gives the student the opportunity to relate the theory or theories learned in various academic courses of the major to actual practice through fieldwork experiences (both observational and work assignments) in selected governmental and private agencies in the public justice system. Students must apply for admission to the course during the semester preceding their practicum.
Note: Students must apply for admission to the course during the semester preceding their practicum.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101, 201, 301, [with a grade of C- or better], and upper division standing. Can take concurrently with PBJ 401.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit: 3 to 6
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PBJ 400 - Advanced Topics in Public Justice
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
An in-depth study of a specialized topic in the area of public justice related to advanced students’ backgrounds and interests.Topics vary from year to year.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101 and Upper division standing and twelve hours social sciences credit, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 401 - Seminar in Public Justice
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
Research and reporting on topics chosen for their value to advanced public justice majors.
Prerequisite: PBJ 397 (concurrently or previously) and senior standing and C- or better in all other core courses, or instructor’s permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit: 3
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PBJ 415 - Policing Theory and Practice
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course will provide an overview of the nature and application of law enforcement theory. Students will examine the theoretical foundations of a variety of law enforcement practices with emphasis on evolving trends. This course will discuss bridging the gap between policing theory and policing practice.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101 and upper division standing
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 425 - Comparative Justice Systems
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
An analysis of major public justice systems and issues, including western and non-western approaches, and applications to current public justice problems in the U.S.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101 and upper division standing and twelve hours social sciences credit.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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PBJ 454 - Religion, Crime and Justice
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
The course will examine the nexus of religion and crime in several different domains, including the influence of religion in the evolution of law and public policy, the role of religion in correctional environments and the development of correctional alternatives, and the influence of religion as a mechanism of social control and law conformity. A primary focus of the course will be on exploring the phenomena of religion-related crime in the US.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101 and upper division standing and twelve hours social sciences credit, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 461 - Children and the Law
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course examines basic principles and current controversies in the area of children’s legal rights, with emphasis on statutory and case law of New York State. Issues to be considered include: minors’ rights and responsibilities in tortious and contractual lawsuits; minors’ rights to education and medical care; legal consideration of children in custody matters; illegitimate children’s rights; children’s legal protection from child abuse; minors’ eroding constitutional rights in the juvenile justice system.
Prerequisite: PBJ 201 and upper division standing and twelve hours social sciences credit.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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PBJ 463 - American Indian Law & Federal Indian Policy
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course is an introduction to Federal-Indian law/policy. Sovereignty, jurisdiction, Federal Indian relationship, federal, state, and tribal policies, laws, and issues will be examined. Analysis of twentieth-century events that have shaped American Indian rights under the United States Constitution and the history of those legal developments will be explored. The course will also cover the detailed assessment of the 1968 Indian Bill of Rights and American Indian efforts toward achieving limited sovereignty and unlimited rights over the past three decades.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101 and upper division standing; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PBJ 490 - Practicum in Teaching Public Justice
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course is intended to provide students with the opportunity for greater involvement with activities, students and faculty in their major. Students assist faculty as teaching assistants, preparing class materials, organizing study groups, taking attendance, and providing tutoring assistance to their assigned class. Students will advise Public Justice majors and minors and assist department personnel with a variety of departmental activities. Students gain first-hand experience in a workplace setting. Through these activities students master communication and organizational skills as well as learn organizational theories.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and instructor permission.
Note: Course is repeatable for credit.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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RMI 300 - Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance
2017-2018 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
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RMI 310 - Property and Liability Insurance
2017-2018 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: Fall
Credit: 3
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RMI 311 - Property & Casualty Insurance Producer Topics
2017-2018 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
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RMI 320 - Employee Benefits
2017-2018 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
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RMI 400 - Life and Health Insurance
2017-2018 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
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RMI 450 - Risk Management Problems and Cases
2017-2018 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
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SOC 100 - Introductory Sociology
2017-2018 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
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SOC 180 - Introduction to Social Work
2017-2018 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
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SOC 210 - Theory I: Foundation of Sociological Theory
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
Historical development of sociological thought emphasizing major contributors and schools.
Prerequisite: SOC 100 or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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SOC 220 - Introduction to Social Research
2017-2018 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
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SOC 221 - Introduction to Social Statistics
2017-2018 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
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SOC 260 - Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender
2017-2018 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.
Note: Not open to students that have taken SOC 250/WST 250.
Prerequisite: SOC 100 or instructor permission
Equivalent Course: WST 260
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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SOC 280 - Social Problems
2017-2018 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
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SOC 301 - Topics in Sociology
2017-2018 Catalog Year:
This course is designed to introduce students to a variety of different topics related to specialized areas of sociology.
Note: These topics will change as new courses are introduced.
Prerequisite: SOC 100 or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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SOC 302 - Teaching Sociology I
2017-2018 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
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SOC 310 - Contemporary Sociological Theory
2017-2018 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
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SOC 320 - Survey Methodology
2017-2018 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
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SOC 330 - Qualitative Research Methods
2017-2018 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
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SOC 351 - The Changing Modern Family
2017-2018 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
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SOC 355 - Sociology of Sports
2017-2018 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
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SOC 366 - Popular Culture
2017-2018 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
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SOC 367 - Globalization and Poverty
2017-2018 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
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SOC 369 - Environmental Sociology
2017-2018 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
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SOC 370 - Sociology of Deviance
2017-2018 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
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