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TSEC Safety and Environmental Technology |
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TSEC 5335G - Systems Safety in Manufacturing (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
A study of the application of systems safety concepts to manufacturing and production systems. Emphasis is placed on the critical analysis of systems through modeling and the development of control strategies to reduce the frequency and severity of industrial accidents. Graduate students will be given an extra assignment determined by the instructor that undergraduates will not be required to do.
Cross Listing(s): TSEC 5335 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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TSEC 5336 - Environmental Law (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
A course designed to provide an introduction and overview (for those without legal or specific scientific training) of the system through which our nation attempts to preserve the environment. The U. S. legal system, national, and international environmental policy is reviewed. Emphasis is placed on the control of air quality, water quality, toxic substances, and hazardous releases as it relates to environmental regulation of industry.
Cross Listing(s): TSEC 5336G .
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TSEC 5336G - Environmental Law (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
A course designed to provide an introduction and overview (for those without legal or specific scientific training) of the system through which our nation attempts to preserve the environment. The U.S. legal system, national, and international environmental policy is reviewed. Emphasis is placed on the control of air quality, water quality, toxic substances, and hazardous releases as it relates to environmental regulation of industry. Graduate students will be required to complete an additional project or assignment in addition to the undergraduate course requirements.
Cross Listing(s): TSEC 5336 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ESPY School Psychology |
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ESPY 7130 - Professional School Psychology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
A study will be made of the development of school psychology and its’ present status and trends. The professional responsibilities of the school psychologist will be explored in the context of social, legal and ethical issues that affect practice.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to School Psychology program or permission of instructor.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ESPY 7131 - Behavioral Interventions (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 4
Prepares school psychologists, counselors and classroom consultants to manage children with moderate to severe conduct problems so that they can profit from classroom instruction. Includes symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and management of children with conduct disorders that hamper learning.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to School Psychology program or permission of instructor.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ESPY 7132 - Classroom-based Performance and Psychometrics (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is designed to develop a basic understanding of comprehensive psychoeducational assessment procedures for children with learning or behavioral problems. The focus is basic multi-factor assessment design and psychometrics. Training in multi-factored assessment skills, particularly as they relate to classroom performance, observation, interviewing skills, oral language tests, and achievement tests.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the School Psychology program.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ESPY 7133 - Implications of Child Psychopathology in Schools (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is designed to provide graduate students with knowledge of childhood psychopathology and its implications in educational settings. Students will become aware of various mental health disorders in childhood and learn about a range of behaviors that differ from accepted social standards within our cultural institutions. Discussion will focus on the diagnostic criteria of various childhood mental health disorders and implications of childhood psychopathology for schools.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ESPY 7230 - Developmental Diagnosis in Early Childhood (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course prepares school psychologists, counselors, social workers, special education personnel, and classroom teachers and consultants to develop awareness of theoretical foundations, research and practive relevant to the development of children birth through twenty-one. Developmental diagnosis in early childhood is the focus, incorporating physical, cognitive, language, social-emotional, and adaptive development areas. Also included is discussion of symptoms, diagnosis, early intervention and treatment, IDEIA disability categories and eligibility, and management of children at-risk.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ESPY 8130 - Curriculum-based Assessment and Response-to-Intervention (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is designed to provide knowledge and skills in Curriculum Based Assessment (CBA), specific Curriculum Based Measures (CBM), problem-solving assessment, and response to intervention (RTI), as it relates to academic achievement. Specifically, the course will enable candidates to engage in early identification, determining the magnitude of deficits when they are present, develop academic goals and intervention plans, and monitor student progress toward academic goals.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of “B” in ESPY 7132 ; admission to the School Psychology program.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ESPY 8131 - Individual Intellectual Assessment (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 1-2 Lab Hours: 0
This course is designed for students majoring in School Psychology. It provides intensive experience in the administration, scoring, and score-based interpretation of individual psychological tests for educational purposes.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of “B” in ESPY 7132 ; admission to the School Psychology program.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ESPY 8132 - Addressing Diversity in School-based Conceptualization (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 1-2 Lab Hours: 0
This course buildings on knowledge and skills in intellectual assessment that school psychology students gained in ESPY 8131 . It provides experience in integrating all assessment data, interpretating test data, conceptualizing, and report writing. The focus of the course is to provide graduate students will a foundation of knowledge, awareness, and skills in multicultural issues related to school-based conceptualization. The course will cover theories, research, and practices associated with school-based conceptualization utilizing multicultural competence with emphases on within-group differences and the intersections of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexuality, social class, and disability/exceptionality.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of “B” in ESPY 8131 ; admission to the School Psychology program.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ESPY 8133 - Personality and Behavioral Assessment in the Schools (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides school psychology students with extensive experience in administering, scoring, and interpreting personality and behavioral assessment measures. School psychology students will also learn to conduct a clinical interview and integrate information from various assessment sources to write an integrated report.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of “B” in ESPY 8132 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ESPY 8135 - Crisis Intervention and Prevention (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The course investigates exemplary crisis intervention and prevention programs that promote the mental health and physical well-being of ALL individuals (schools and communities). This course also examines the history and development of crisis intervention. A focus will be developing skills and knowledge required to effectively intervene and assist children, adults, and families (including teachers and administrators in schools) during periods of crisis. The course will highlight the importance of prevention in decreasing the number and severity of crisis situations. Criteria for determining empirically validated programs are discussed.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of “B” in COUN 7332 or PSYC 7333 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ESPY 8136 - School, Home, and Community Partnering (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is designed for students majoring in School Psychology. Graduate candidates develop skills in partnering with parents/guardians and community agencies/resources to improve the academic, behavioral, and social-emotional functioning of the Pre-K through 12 student.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ESPY 8230 - Consulting in Educational Settings (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
Presents theories and develops skills needed to assist adults working with children at risk and with special needs in both rural and urban educational settings. Intervention during crises affecting children in schools will be presented.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Ed.S. in School Psychology program or permission of instructor.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ESPY 8330 - Program Evaluation for School Psychologists (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is designed for students majoring in School Psychology. Graduate candidates will develop skills in program evaluation specific to the role and function of school psychologists. Candidates will learn a variety of evaluation frameworks, methods, and tools for data-based decision making within school-based programs for academic, social, and behavioral concerns.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program or permission of the instructor.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ESPY 8631 - Seminar in School Psychology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Provides a review of professional competency issues, legal/ethical issues, practice guidelines and practice applications for students entering the School Psychology Internship.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ESPY 8737 - Practicum in School Psychology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
Experience with school children having learning problems will be provided. Complete child studies will be made and students will develop competence in working with children, teachers, educational specialists and parents under supervision.
Prerequisite(s): Prior or concurrent enrollment with a minimum grade of “B” in ESPY 8133 or permission of instructor and proof of professional liability insurance.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ESPY 8738 - School Psychology Internship I (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
Supervised field experience to provide the comprehensive range of experiences in the professional role of school psychologists. Experiences will be individually planned to include assessment, direct interventions, indirect interventions and evaluation/research.
Prerequisite(s): ESPY 8737 , admission to EDS in School Psychology, and proof of professional liability insurance.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ESPY 8739 - School Psychology Internship II (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
Supervised field experience to provide the comprehensive range of experiences in the professional role of school psychologists. Experiences will be individually planned to include assessment, direct interventions, indirect interventions and evaluation/research.
Prerequisite(s): ESPY 8738 , admission to EDS in School Psychology, and proof of professional liability insurance.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ESPY 8890 - Directed Individual Study (1-6 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
This course permits specialization beyond regular course content through in-depth study of individually selected topics of interest and importance in school psychology or student services. The study will be directed by the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of advisor.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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SCIE Science |
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SCIE 1000 - Introduction to Scientific Inquiry (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Examination of the methods of science. Traces the evolution of scientific thought from the perspectives of physics, chemistry and biology. Focuses on major concepts in the natural sciences through a quantitative approach.
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ISCI Science-Teach/Learn |
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ISCI 2001 - Life/Earth Science (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is an integrated science course covering major concepts in the areas of like and earth science. The course will emphasize the nature and skills of science as well as the understanding of major science concepts and principles in these fields. The use of an inquiry based approach throughout the course will enhance the application of these concepts to the teaching of elementary and middle grades students.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ASTR 1010 and ASTR 1211 , or ASTR 1020 and ASTR 1211 , or BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1230 and BIOL 1230L , or CHEM 1211K , or CHEM 1151K , or GEOL 1121 , or PHYS 1111K , or PHYS 2211K , or PHSC 1211 and PHSC 1211L .
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ISCI 2002 - Physical Science (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is an integrated science course covering major concepts in the areas of physical science. The course will emphasize the nature and skills of science as well as the understanding of major science concepts and principles in this field. The use of an inquiry based approach throughout the course will enhance the application of these concepts to the teaching of elementary and middle grades students.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ASTR 1010 and ASTR 1211 , or ASTR 1020 and ASTR 1211 , or BIOL 1103 , or BIOL 1230 and BIOL 1230L or BIOL 1107 or CHEM 1211K , or CHEM 1151K , or GEOL 1121 , or PHYS 1111K , or PHYS 2211K , or PHSC 1211 and PHSC 1211L .
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SCED Secondary Education |
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SCED 3121 - Planning and Instruction for Secondary Educators (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course assists teacher candidates’ critical thinking and skills for secondary curriculum design, planning, instruction, and assessment for diverse secondary students. Teacher candidates will design and implement lessons that align standards, objectives, assessments and learning activities; employ various appropriate instructional technologies to facilitate interactive learning opportunities; and measure student learning through appropriate assessments. Teacher candidates will synthesize information gathered through field and class learning opportunities to demonstrate professional behaviors and develop a working teaching philosophy. The course includes a field component in a regional middle or high school.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Teacher Education Program.
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SCED 3237 - Methods of Teaching Science in Secondary Schools (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3
This course is designed to assist students in understanding the purpose of science in the secondary school curriculum and becoming familiar with the trends in science instruction. Skills are developed in using classroom laboratory and field trip experiences in planning and evaluating science instruction. Major emphasis is placed on planning and presentation skills and on developing strategies to facilitate working with the diverse student populations present in the public schools.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SCED 4137 and SCED 4732 .
Corequisite(s): SCED 4231 and SCED 4739 .
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SCED 3337 - Methods of Teaching Language Arts in Secondary Schools (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
A study of methods and materials appropriate in teaching composition, literature, and oral expression in the secondary school English program. Emphasis will be placed on the writing process, teaching grammar through writing, and literature for grades 6-12.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SCED 4137 and SCED 4732 .
Corequisite(s): SCED 4231 and SCED 4739 .
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SCED 3437 - Methods of Teaching Social Science in Secondary Schools (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3
A study of the social sciences in the secondary schools with emphasis on curriculum issues, planning social science instruction, methods and materials appropriate for older adolescents and topical issues in teaching social sciences.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SCED 4137 and SCED 4732 .
Corequisite(s): SCED 4231 and SCED 4739 .
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SCED 3537 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Secondary School (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3
A study of teaching methods and materials, curriculum, and trends in secondary school mathematics.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SCED 4732 .
Corequisite(s): SCED 4231 and SCED 4739 .
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SCED 4137 - Instructional Assessment for Diverse Learners (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The goal for this course is for teacher candidates to learn specific teaching strategies and approaches to curriculum and assessment that meet the needs of diverse learners. Candidates will learn how to design learning opportunities and assessments that are aligned with the strengths and needs of students with diverse ability levels as well as culturally and linguistically diverse students. Candidates will also learn how to use assessment data to inform instruction.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SCED 3121 .
Corequisite(s): SCED 4732 .
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SCED 4231 - Content Specific Pedagogy for Secondary Education (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Teaching and evaluation of content-specific academic language through writing strategies and interdisciplinary instruction. Special attention will be given to engaging and enhancing the writing needs of diverse adolescent learners, as well as evaluating the effectiveness of instruction.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SCED 4137 and SCED 4732 .
Corequisite(s): SCED 4739 .
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SCED 4632 - Student Teaching Seminar in Secondary Education (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This seminar course provides a forum for discussion and examination of critical issues related to students’ teaching responsibilities and transition to first-year teaching in Grades 6 - 12 classrooms.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the teaching field and professional education courses and admission to the Student Teaching Program.
Corequisite(s): SCED 5799 .
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SCED 4732 - Secondary School Practicum (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
A supervised teaching experience in grades 6-12. Candidates will observe, assist, plan, and teach in the specific teaching field and grade level for which they are being certified. In collaboration with the classroom teacher, candidates will plan and teach lessons that specifically address academic language, content, and pedagogy in their assigned content area.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SCED 3121 .
Corequisite(s): SCED 4137 .
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SCED 4739 - Student Teaching Residency I (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
This supervised practicum is a field-based teaching experience in a secondary school classroom. The goals for this course are for teacher candidates to (1) apply teaching and assessment strategies to support diverse learners in various classroom settings (2) meaningfully and effectively utilize instructional technology to support student learning, and (3) thoughtfully reflect on instructional practices to successfully impact student learning.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SCED 4137 and SCED 4732 .
Corequisite(s): SCED 4231 and content course.
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SCED 5100G - Understng Rdr & Rdg Process (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Emphases include major theories underlying reading and the teaching of reading, current topics and issues in the literacy field, variety of teaching strategies, and an introduction to past and present literacy scholars and their contributions to the teaching of reading. This is the first of three courses that will lead to a Reading Endorsement Certificate.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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SCED 5450G - Economic Education for Tchrs (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The study of basic microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts. methodology, resourced for incorporating economics in the school curriculum, and teaching material development at the appropriate grade levels.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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SCED 5799 - Student Teaching in Secondary Education (9 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
A period of guided teaching during which the candidate, under the direction of a clinical supervisor, takes increasing responsibility for leading the school experiences of a given group of learners over a period of consecutive weeks and engages more or less directly in many of the activities which constitute the wide range of a teacher’s assigned responsibilities.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Student Teaching Program.
Cross Listing(s): SCED 5799G .
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SCED 5799G - Student Teaching in Secondary Education (9 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 12-30
A period of guided teaching during which the candidate, under the direction of a clinical supervisor, takes increasing responsibility for leading the school experiences of a given group of learners over a period of consecutive weeks and engages more or less directly in many of the activities which constitute the wide range of a teacher’s assigned responsibilities.
Corequisite(s): MSED 7635 .
Cross Listing(s): SCED 5799 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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SCED 6340 - Content Methods in Engl Educ (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 1-12
Course prepares candidates to teach English language arts at the secondary level to diverse learners using best practices. A field experience is required.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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SCED 6350 - Content Methods in Math Educ (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 1-12
Course prepares candidates to teach mathematics at the secondary level to diverse learners using best practices. A field experience is required.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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SCED 6360 - Content Methods for Hist Educ (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 1-12
Course prepares candidates to teach history at the secondary level to diverse learners using best practices. A field experience is required.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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SCED 6370 - Content Methods in Sci Educ (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 1-12
Course prepares candidates to teach science at the secondary level to diverse learners using best practices. A field experience is required.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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SCED 6738 - Supervised Practicum in Secondary Education (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
A supervised teaching experience in grades 6-12. Candidates will plan and teach in one’s specific teaching field(s) and grade levels for which they are being certified. Emphasis is placed on instructional planning, effective instruction, classroom management, and student evaluation.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in MSED 6120 and admission to Teacher Education Program.
Corequisite(s): MSED 6131 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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SCED 6739 - M.A.T. Internship I: Secondary (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
This supervised practicum course is designed for M.A.T. candidates who are employed full time in an approved teaching position. It provides a supervised teaching experience in an appropriate grade level and school setting for the candidate’s teaching field. Candidates will plan and teach in the specific teaching field(s) and grade levels for which one is being certified. Emphasis is placed on instructional planning, classroom management, and student evaluation.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in MSED 6120 ; admission to Teacher Education Program.
Corequisite(s): MSED 6131 ; candidates must hold a valid nonrenewable teaching certificate and be currently employed in grades 6-12 and teaching in the teaching field(s) for which one is being certified.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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SCED 6799 - Supervised Internship: Secondary (3-12 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
A fifteen-week supervised teaching experience in the specific teaching field and grade levels for which one is being certified. Candidates seeking initial certification in one of the secondary education teaching fields will complete the internship in order to be eligible for initial certification.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in MSED 6131 ; candidates must hold a valid non-renewable teaching certificate and be currently employed in grades 6-12 and teaching in the teaching field(s) for which one is being certified.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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SSCI Social Science |
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SSCI 2960 - Foreign Language and Culture (1-15 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0-15 Lab Hours: 0
Instruction in language and/or culture of a foreign country or people.
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SOCI Sociology |
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SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
A survey of the discipline of sociology. Topics include sociological theory, methods, and selected substantive areas.
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SOCI 2000 - Global Sociology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Exploring the global world through a sociological lens. Topics include: globalization, global inequalities, international conflict, social institutions, and world-wide environmental crises.
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SOCI 2101 - Career and Professional Development in Sociology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
An overview of various careers related to a Sociology degree. This course reviews the ethics, values, and skills associated with the discipline of sociology and emphasizes their applied relevance to an assortment of careers and graduate studies.
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SOCI 2130 - Introduction to Gerontology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This is a comprehensive introduction to the field of gerontology meant to assist students in the application of an aging perspective for any discipline or major. The course includes a focus on the social, psychological, biological, policy, and humanities perspective of the aging experience.
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SOCI 2232 - Introduction to Social Services (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is designed to introduce students to the field of social services, including the history of the profession and its knowledge, skill and value base. Students will gain an understanding of various careers within social services and the settings in which they are practiced. They will gain an understanding of micro, mezzo, and macro type agencies.
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SOCI 2434 - Social Data Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course will teach students the skills to make them better consumers of data related to social issues. Students will learn to perform univariate and bivariate analyses using a data analysis program, and will learn to write and read research reports.
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SOCI 3094 - Selected Topics in Sociology (1-3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 1-3 Lab Hours: 0
This course covers various substantive topics, theoretical issues, or sociological problems not otherwise offered in the sociology curriculum. Possibility to repeat with different topics.
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SOCI 3135 - Aging (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines the impact of an aging population upon society and the effects of the socially-defined experience of aging upon the individual. Special attention is given to economic factors, retirement, lifestyle options, health, death, and widowhood.
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SOCI 3232 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course covers theories of human development across the lifespan through various perspectives and within different cultural and sociological contexts.
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SOCI 3235 - Race and Ethnicity (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is a survey of the major concepts and theories in the study of racial and ethnic relations in the United States. The situations and experiences of various racial and ethnic groups are considered.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1101 .
Cross Listing(s): AAST 3235 .
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SOCI 3250 - Sociology of Education (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Examination of the organization and role of educational institutions in contemporary society, including contributions to both social mobility and the preservation of the prevailing social order.
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SOCI 3260 - Sociology of Work (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is an introduction to the sociology of work that will explore contemporary transformations in work and employment, and their impact on social relations. The course will focus primarily on working conditions and jobs in the United States, but will take account of how different types of work and workers are connected worldwide.
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SOCI 3301 - Income Inequality and Social Services (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is designed to enhance students’ understanding of how social service programs at the micro, mezzo, and macro level support the needs of individuals of varying income levels with a specific focus on low income individuals.
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SOCI 3330 - Exploring Popular Culture (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Examination of popular culture using mass media, technology, and language to explore a given era. Comparisons of lifestyles, gender roles, attitudes towards various groups, and the national and regional mood of the times.
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SOCI 3333 - Deviance (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Nature of deviance, social behavior that departs from that regarded as normal or socially acceptable within a society or the social context, with a focus on sociological deviance. Deviance is revealed as complex social processes, cultural arrangements, and cultural adaptations.
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SOCI 3335 - Social Change (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Discussion of theories and causes of social change in contemporary or historical perspective.
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SOCI 3336 - Social Problems (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Sociological examination of contemporary social problems with an emphasis on their causes, consequences, and possible solutions.
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SOCI 3338 - Sociology of the Life Course (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The course uses sociological theories, perspectives, and conceptual frameworks to analyze aging-related social issues. It examines the social forces that shape the diverse experiences of aging for individuals throughout the life course. Emphasis is placed on structural issues such as age stratification, the life course, and societal aging as a force in social change.
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SOCI 3339 - Sociology of Sexuality (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Examines the social construction of sexuality, including social influences on sexual scripts and normative ideas regarding human sexuality.
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SOCI 3431 - Sociological Theory (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Introduction to social theory from the classical to the contemporary. Major theoretical fields, theorists, and issues are covered. Required of all Sociology majors.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1101 .
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SOCI 3434 - Methods of Social Research (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course will cover both quantitative and qualitative research designs in sociological research. Required of all Sociology majors.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1101 .
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SOCI 3435 - Environmental Sociology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course focuses on the interconnectedness of human societies and the natural environment and explores contemporary (and often controversial) environmental issues.
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SOCI 3451 - Service Learning and Civic Engagement (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0-18
An experiential learning course that connects sociological concepts and theories to community service. Includes field experiences.
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SOCI 3490 - Comparative Societies, Politics and Institutions (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
On-site examination of society and social institutions of other countries. Course intended for study abroad programs only.
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SOCI 3510 - Gender, Violence and Society (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Study of the family as an institution that may produce violent individuals. Correlates of family violence, theoretical explanations, impact on public policy, effects on victims and society.
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SOCI 3520 - Sociology of Tourism (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Sociological examination of tourism and the tourism industry. Emphasis on the social construction of cultural significance and meaning, from historical sites and monuments to theme parks and vacation destinations, from the collective and social memory to the impact of tourism on development, and culture.
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SOCI 3531 - LGBTQ+ Studies (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
An introduction to the questions, topics, and theories which characterize the field of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Studies.
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SOCI 3532 - Trans Studies (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The goal of this course is to provide an overview of sociological and social science perspectives as they pertain to trans studies. Through an intersectional feminist lens, we will explore trans identities and relationships across various classes, genders, sexualities, and races.
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SOCI 3532 - Trans Studies 3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The goal of this course is to provide an overview of sociological and social science perspectives as they pertain to trans studies. Through an intersectional feminist lens, we will explore trans identities and relationships across various classes, genders, sexualities, and races.
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SOCI 3533 - Masculinities (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The goal of this course is to challenge the assumption that gender equals woman. In this course, we will critically examine masculinities and manhood acts to gain a more robust understanding of gender in our society. Through an intersectional feminist lens, we will explore masculinities across various classes, genders, sexualities, and races.
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SOCI 3600 - Sociology of the Media (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Study of media’s impact on society and the social construction of reality.
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SOCI 3790 - Internship (Non-Capstone) (3-9 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
This course is an educational placement to provide qualified students the ability to apply classroom knowledge in a professional setting, which is appropriate for their academic background and career objectives. Internships provide students with learning experiences in order to enhance their academic preparation and increase their professional skills. Students complete tasks at their internship site in addition to course assignments relating their internship experience to academic research/knowledge and previous coursework.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SOCI 1101 , Sociology major, and departmental approval.
Is Course Repeatable: Yes
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SOCI 4131 - Sociology of Terrorism (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
International and domestic terrorism undertaken for political purposes in liberal states. Primary focus on state-sponsored international terrorism, American domestic revolutionary terrorism, and the dilemmas of counter-terrorism in a democracy.
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SOCI 4132 - Sociology of Community (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course focuses on community life in the United States. Community is viewed as a social entity and an arena of social interaction. Urban, rural, and alternative communities in the U. S. are investigated to uncover their patterns of interaction and organization.
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SOCI 4133 - Sociology of Religion (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course involves the sociological study of religion focusing on the human (especially social) aspects of religious belief and practice. Various religious groups will be examined to identify how they organize their collective religious expressions.
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SOCI 4134 - Sociology of Childhood (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course focuses on childhood as a social phenomenon. Childhood Is viewed as a social construction, and particular attention is paid to the cultural context in which childhood has flourished, the role of children’s culture in society, and social problems that are associated with childhood.
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SOCI 4135 - Death and Dying (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines sociocultural dimensions of death, dying, bereavement, grief, and mourning, including cross-cultural comparisons and social patterns in historical perspective.
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SOCI 4137 - Social Movements (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course focuses on the sociological study of social movements and extra institutional political conduct. Key theories and research methods used will be reviewed.
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SOCI 4138 - Sociology of the Family (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course investigates the various links between families and the larger society and how family life is impacted by broad political, economic, and technological changes. The course will also examine the internal dynamics of family life such as intimacy, marriage, and parent/child relationships.
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SOCI 4139 - Medical Sociology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides an overview of the field of medical sociology. Topics covered include social and cultural factors related to health and illness, health disparities, sociological models of health and illness, the sick role, chronic illness, physician patient relationship, historical and emerging health care policies, and the social organization of health care institutions, medical careers, and health care.
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SOCI 4231 - Child Welfare and Family Services (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Comprehensive study of current philosophy and practice in the various fields of child welfare, including family income maintenance programs, child protective service, adoption, foster care, institutional placement of children, home based services, family preservation, early childbearing, guardianship and custody, the family and the courts, and child advocacy.
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SOCI 4232 - Social Welfare Policy and Services (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
An analysis of American social welfare policy. Covers programs and policies under public, voluntary, and proprietary auspices in the areas of income maintenance, mental health and substance abuse, health care, child welfare, nutrition, housing, and employment.
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SOCI 4235 - Aging Programs and Policies (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is designed to familiarize students with current programs and policies for older adults. Familiarity with these programs and policies requires an understanding of the social policy process and the role of norms, values and beliefs in that process. The course will move from an understanding of demographic trends to an understanding of policy development for the aging community and then focus on the programs that exist to support our aging society at the local, state and federal levels.
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SOCI 4236 - Social Services Counseling Skills (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
An examination of the knowledge, skills and value base for working in the social services. The emphasis is on preparation for practice in social services settings.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2232 .
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SOCI 4332 - Sociology of Gender (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Examines the social construction of gender and gender inequality in society.
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SOCI 4334 - Sociology of Organizations (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Organizations are ubiquitous in society and impact people’s everyday behavior. The course will focus on organizational structure and behavior using sociological and organizational theories. The course will examine how the changing social environment impacts the behavior of organization.
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SOCI 4335 - Self and Society (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Explores the relationship between the self and society (the individual and the social milieu) using social psychological and/or symbolic interactionist perspectives. Content includes origins of the self and how it is shaped by society, formation of norms, identity management, socialization, interpersonal influence, and role behavior.
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SOCI 4338 - Sport, Culture, and Society (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Examines sport as a social institution, focusing on cultural values related to sport, stratification within and among sports, and issues of power and inequality pertaining to sport.
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SOCI 4431 - Inequality (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Examines the sociological approaches and theories of stratification and structured inequality, and analyzes the causes and consequences of economic, political, and social inequality.
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SOCI 4433 - Program Evaluation (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Explores what it means to live in a society in which accountability is a thematic issue and policy and program benefits which accrue from well-designed evaluations, and proposals. Evaluation research and grant development issues, including basic design and use considerations are discussed.
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SOCI 4450 - Sociology of Nationalism (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Various theories of nationalism and their social, historical, economic, and cultural contexts. Cultural, ethnic, and national identity and conflict are the focus. Ethnic, religious, civic, economic, and anti-colonial nationalism are examined in a global perspective.
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SOCI 4630 - Senior Seminar (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
A capstone course which involves original student research. The scope, theme, and requirements of the research will be determined by the instructor. Required of all senior majors.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2434 and SOCI 3431 and SOCI 3434 .
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SOCI 4790 - Internship (3-9 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
This course is an educational placement to provide qualified students the ability to apply classroom knowledge in a professional setting, which is appropriate for their academic background and career objectives. Internships provide students with learning experiences in order to enhance their academic preparation and increase their professional skills. Students complete tasks at their internship site in addition to course assignments relating their internship experience to academic research/knowledge and previous coursework.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology major and SOCI 1101 and departmental approval.
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SOCI 4810 - Independent Study (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
A directed study on a pre-approved topic in a field of special interest taken under the supervision of a faculty member.
Prerequisite(s): Department approval.
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