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2022-2023 University Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]
Course Descriptions
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PSYC 340 - Survey of Psychological Assessment 3 Credit Hours
What is a psychological test and how is it constructed? What can psychologists learn about people by using psychological tests? This course introduces students to standardized tests, their construction and uses, and criticisms of them. Students have the opportunity to examine a variety of psychological tests.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 290 .
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PSYC 360 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology 3 Credit Hours
What contributions does psychology make to the business world? How can psychological principles be used to make better business decisions? This course explores the various ways that psychologists contribute to business and industry. It covers personnel selection, training, and organizational behavior.
Listed also as CAS 361 .
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 290 or QUAN 201 , or consent of instructor.
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PSYC 370 - Community Psychology 3-4 Credit Hours
How does a person’s environment affect her or his psychological well-being? How can psychology help create healthier communities? This course will introduce students to the field of community psychology, which tries to understand people in their social, cultural, and historical contexts. Topics that will be discussed include: oppression and social problems, as well as individual and community empowerment. When taught with a lab component, the course carries 4 credit hours.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 290
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PSYC 372 - Behavioral Neuroscience 4 Credit Hours
Listed also as NEUR 272 .
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 111 .
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PSYC 375 - The Disordered Brain 3 Credit Hours
In this course we will explore the disordered brain, examining the physical changes that happen to brain circuitry in Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, depression, autism, and more. The course will involve reading primary literature, discussion and debate, oral presentations, and independent research.
Listed also as NEUR 375
Prerequisite(s): Neuroscience majors who have completed NEUR 272 or psychology majors who have completed both NEUR 105 /PSYC 105 and PSYC 290 or consent of instructor.
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PSYC 380 - Evolutionary Psychology 3 Credit Hours
The field of evolutionary psychology attempts to provide clues into the underlying causes of human predispositions based upon the selection pressures existing during our species’ evolutionary history.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 290
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PSYC 392 - Psychology of Thinking and Reasoning 3 Credit Hours
What does it mean to be a critical thinker? This course explores basic and applied psychological research investigating how cognitive and developmental processes influence the quality of our judgment and decision-making skills.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 290 .
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PSYC 393 - Learning and Memory 3-4 Credit Hours
What are the scientific laws that govern how we learn? How do our cognitive (mental) processes affect our behavior? In addition to studying fundamental learning theories, students will explore a variety of cognitive processes including attention and memory. Can be taught with a lab component.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 290
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PSYC 394 - Neuropsychology of Language 3 Credit Hours
How do we acquire language when growing up? What changes in the brain when we learn to read? When in life are we best able to learn a new language? This course covers the cognitive psychology and neuroscience behind verbal and written language. Topics include typical language development, developmental and acquired language disorders, reading, bilingualism, and more.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 290
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PSYC 395 - Independent Undergraduate Research or Creative Investigation 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.
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PSYC 425 - Complex Trauma: Neuropsychological Impact and How to Heal 3 Credit Hours
This course will explore the impact of complex trauma exposure on the brain, mind and body. We will also explore the ways in which people exposed to complex trauma find strength and healing. Please note that in this course we will hear the stories of survivors of trauma. Students will learn and practice strategies for self-care in order to diminish vicarious trauma.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 291
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PSYC 440 - History and Systems of Psychology 3 Credit Hours
Where did the discipline of psychology come from? Where is it going? Why has there been friction between scientists and practitioners of psychology for over 100 years? This course will cover the historical development of major psychological theories and systems. Such areas as psychoanalysis, behaviorism, and biopsychology will be covered. This course satisfies the capstone requirement for the psychology major.
Prerequisite(s): 21 hours of psychology credit, including PSYC 290 and PSYC 291 , and junior or senior standing.
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PSYC 445 - Program Planning and Evaluation 3 Credit Hours
Do social service programs work? Can they be improved? This course introduces students to the fundamentals of planning and evaluating programs within social service organizations. Topics include the link between program planning and program evaluation, different types of program evaluation, evaluation designs and data collection, evaluation reporting, and using evaluation results to strengthen program operations. This course satisfies the capstone requirement for the psychology major.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 290 and PSYC 291 .
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PSYC 455 - Internship 1-8 Credit Hours
An internship can offer students the chance to apply psychological principles in a real-world setting. Supervised experiences can be arranged at such locations as mental health centers, hospitals, agencies, businesses, and non-profit organizations. This course satisfies the psychology capstone requirement. Note that students may not use CBL hours to count toward their internship.
Prerequisite(s): 21 semester hours of psychology credit, 6 of which are to be completed at Dominican; a minimum grade point average of 3.00 in psychology; junior or senior standing; and departmental approval.
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PSYC 460 - Advanced Topics in Psychology 3 Credit Hours
This is a course devoted to the in-depth study of a single topic area. The content will be based upon the research interests of the faculty member teaching the class. This course satisfies the capstone requirement for the psychology major.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 291
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PSYC 470 - Advanced Research 4 Credit Hours
This course will require students to conduct research as a collaborative class project. Lectures will include advanced research design, ethics, and data analysis. Students interested in graduate-level work in psychology are encouraged to take this course. This course satisfies the capstone requirement for the psychology major.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 290 , PSYC 291 , and senior standing, or consent of instructor.
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PSYC 480 - Capstone Experience 0 Credit Hours
Students completing supervised internship or research experiences in a program outside the psychology department (e.g., in a graduate program in social work) may petition the psychology department to have these hours count toward their psychology capstone experience. This course is offered on a satisfactory/fail basis. Additional academic work completed under the supervision of a faculty member in the psychology department is required in order to receive a satisfactory grade.
Prerequisite(s): 21 semester hours of psychology credit, six of which are to be completed at Dominican; a grade point average of 3.00 in psychology; junior or senior standing, and departmental permission.
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PSYC 492 - Career Development for Psychology and Neuroscience Students 1 Credit Hours
This course is designed to support psychology students who are graduating seniors as they plan and launch their long-term careers in psychology and related fields. Students will identify career options available immediately upon graduation and those that require graduate training, with a focus on careers available within clinical psychology and related fields, including the requirements for post-graduate admission and training, licensing, etc. In addition, students will engage in searching and applying for jobs and/or post-graduate admission and will use tools and resources available at Dominincan University to support their efforts.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing, or consent of instructor; psychology majors/minors and neuroscience majors.
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PSYC 495 - Independent Undergraduate Research or Creative Investigation 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.
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QUAN 201 - Business Statistics 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to basic concepts and procedures including measure of central tendency and variability, probability, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression, and nonparametric methods.
Previously numbered as ECON 260
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the mathematics foundation requirement; MATH 130 or MATH 170 is recommended; CIS 120 is recommended.
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QUAN 504 - Foundations in Statistics 0 Credit Hours
This course examines statistical procedures used to solve problems in business and management. Course topics include: descriptive statistics, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis.
Previously numbered as GSB 613
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QUAN 755 - Predictive Analytics 3 Credit Hours
Predictive Analytics is an introductory course in the techniques of predictive modeling and analytics. It provides an end-to-end data analytic framework and encompasses a broad understanding of business analytic tools from formulation of business problems, data selection methodologies, data preparation and hygiene, leading to the design, construction, evaluation and implementation of predictive models to solve a class of business problems.
Previously numbered as GSB 786
Prerequisite(s): QUAN 504
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SD 610 - Java Programming Self-Study 0 Credit Hours
Designed for students who have previous academic or professional experience in programming languages or business applications. Reviews the fundamentals of object-oriented programming (classes, objects, methods, inheritance, polymorphism, libraries, and encapsulation) and the fundamentals of programming concepts (conditional statements, iteration, input/output, arrays, types, APIs). This course fulfills the foundational requirements for SD 611.
Grading Type
S/F
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SD 611 - Java Programming 3 Credit Hours
Java is an object-oriented programming language that software developers use to create computer applications. In this course, the student will learn the fundamentals of object-oriented programming (classes, objects, methods, inheritance, polymorphism, libraries, and encapsulation) and the fundamentals of programming concepts (conditional statements, iteration, input/output, arrays, types, APIs). In addition, students will gain familiarity with sorting and searching algorithms, recursion, abstract classes, and interfaces.
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SD 612 - C# Programming Self-Study 0 Credit Hours
Designed for students who have previous academic or professional experience in programming languages or business applications. Reviews the fundamentals of C# language syntax and semantics, classes, class relationships, methods, interfaces, inheritance, polymorphism, control structures, input/output, arrays, exception handling, assemblies, .NET collections and WinForms.
Grading Type
S/F
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SD 613 - C# Programming 3 Credit Hours
C# is an object-oriented programming language that software developers use to build Windows, web, and cloud applications. In this course, the student will learn the fundamentals of C# language syntax and semantics, classes, class relationships, methods, interfaces, inheritance, polymorphism, control structures, input/output, arrays, exception handling, assemblies, .NET collections, and WinForms.
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SD 721 - Android Apps Development I 3 Credit Hours
Students will design and code mobile apps for Android phone and tablet devices using the Android Studio development environment, which leverages XML and Java code, and APIs. Apps will include Android widgets (images, views, containers, buttons), custom icons, externalized resources, activities, intents, native databases and preferences, location-based services, menus, fragments, tabbed interfaces, and the processing of external web information.
Prerequisite(s): SD 610 or SD 611
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SD 723 - Front-End Web Development 3 Credit Hours
Students will design and develop web sites using client-side web technologies. The course provides an overview of clients and servers, browsers, scripting, and multimedia web applications. The primary focus of the course is the development of websites using responsive web design techniques and front-end technologies including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Bootstrap, jQuery, Angular JS, and Ajax.
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SD 724 - Database Design and Management 3 Credit Hours
Students study relational database systems. Topics include SQL, query processing, database design, the relational model, functional dependency and entity relationship diagrams, security, normalization, recovery, transaction processing, ethics, and client server systems. The course also covers DBMS packages, report generators, and the use of Visual Studio and .NET languages as a front-end to database systems.
Prerequisite(s): SD 611 or SD 613
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SD 725 - Software Design 3 Credit Hours
Students will study software design foundations: OOD/OOP concepts including Class, encapsulation, interface, inheritance, and polymorphism; UML; software engineering fundamentals; and design patterns, with a focus on current popular software architectures.
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SD 731 - Mobile Web Applications 3 Credit Hours
Students will engage in a detailed design and development of mobile web applications. Issues involving UX design, performance considerations, security, and the use of popular developer tools will be studied.
Prerequisite(s): SD 610 or SD 611
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SD 733 - Web Development Server-Side 3 Credit Hours
Students will continue to design and develop web applications. Students will code applications that use server-side technologies including PHP, .NET Core, and .NET MVC. The development of web server applications built on databases is the primary focus.
Prerequisite(s): SD 612 or SD 613 and SD 723
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SD 734 - Advanced Database Systems 3 Credit Hours
The student will engage in considerable programming activity to explore advanced topics in client server and database development. Focus is on topics pertinent to the programming and administration of database systems, including views, stored procedures, triggers, indexes, constraints, security, roles, maintenance, transaction processing, XML, reporting, and several database packages.
Prerequisite(s): SD 724
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SD 735 - Agile Software Development Practices and Management 3 Credit Hours
Students will focus on methodologies, associated tools and approaches to project management, as well as early stages of software development, including the defining of project scope, requirements analysis, database, and software and interface design.
Prerequisite(s): SD 724 and SD 725
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SD 741 - Android Apps Development II 3 Credit Hours
Students will continue to code Android apps, focusing on different activity types and structures with an emphasis on hybrid apps. Students will implement apps with more sophisticated styles and themes, navigation drawers, multi-panes, SMS, MMS, call initiation, voice input and audio output, and the handling of gestures. Development of wearable apps and a discussion of future technologies will also be covered. Students will also learn how to make their Android apps available in the Google Play Store.
Prerequisite(s): SD 721
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SD 743 - Web Technologies 3 Credit Hours
Students will study current topics pertinent to web applications development and support including web hosting, Apache Hadoop, CMS, security, GIS, RESTful services, performance issues, JSP, and cloud computing.
Prerequisite(s): SD 723
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SD 744 - Topics in Data Technologies 3 Credit Hours
This course explores the latest topics in data technologies.
Prerequisite(s): SD 724
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SD 745 - Topics in Software Design 3 Credit Hours
This course explores the latest topics in software design.
Prerequisite(s): SD 725
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SD 751 - iOS Apps Development 3 Credit Hours
Students will learn how to design and code iOS apps, leveraging Swift and the iOS SDK. Topics include Swift language basics including variables, operations, loops, control statements, functions, views, Interface elements, ViewControllers, touch and gestures, persistent data and databases, SpriteKit, MapKit, location services, and web services. In addition, students will learn how to make their iOS apps available on the Apple App Store. Access to a computer with the XCode platform is required.
Prerequisite(s): SD 610 or SD 611
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SD 754 - Intelligent Systems 3 Credit Hours
Students gain an understanding of the characteristics and role of intelligent systems in operation today as well as those in planning stages for the future. A survey of intelligent systems is conducted along with a discussion of the range of tools and techniques used for designing and building intelligent systems. Students will gain practical knowledge through sample applications.
Prerequisite(s): SD 724
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SD 779 - Master’s Capstone Seminar 3 Credit Hours
Students will study systems implementation topics for large-scale software development, including version control, continuous integration, types of testing (unit, system, user acceptance, performance, etc.), related tools, the QA function, user training and system delivery approaches.
Prerequisite(s): Completed in the student’s last or next-to-last semester; consent of the department.
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SD 789 - Internship 3 Credit Hours
Students will gain experience as a systems development professional under the joint supervision of a faculty member and an assigned business manager.
Prerequisite(s): Seven courses completed toward the degree and consent of the department
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SEDU 301 - Introduction to Special Education 1 Credit Hours
In this foundational course candidates engage in a study of the ethical framework and standards that underlie the provision of services to students with disabilities. They study the various roles that a special education teacher may take on and the responsibilities of each. Candidates consider the responsibilities of the special education teacher to collaborate with general education teachers and families. The course includes an emphasis on essential elements of instructional planning, classroom management and individualized instruction.
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SEDU 302 - Introduction to Special Education 1 Lab Hours
In this foundational course, candidates engage in a study of the ethical framework and standards that underlie the provision of services to students with disabilities. They study the various roles that a special education teacher may take on and the responsibilities of each. Candidates consider the responsibilities of the special education teacher to collaborate with general education teachers and families. The course includes an emphasis on essential elements of instructional planning, classroom management and individualized instruction.
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SEDU 322 - Exceptional Students: Characteristics and the Special Education Process 3 Credit Hours
In this course, candidates study the psychology and characteristics of exceptional students from preschool through high school. They learn how to assess services for such students in a variety of school settings. Candidates consider the impact of disabilities on development, learning, and communication processes. They also explore the intersection of race, ethnicity, culture and linguistic diversity with disability. Topics include disproportionate representation in particular categories of disability and the role diversity plays in collaborating with and including parents in the special education process. A major portion of this course focuses on the special education process including laws, rules, regulations, and procedural safeguards as well as the development of IEPs and behavior management plans. Candidates become familiar with their role in working with exceptional students, their families, and special education service providers.
Prerequisite(s): EDUC 200
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SEDU 356 - Collaboration and Adaptation in General Education Settings 2 Credit Hours
Candidates examine the importance and process of collaboration with family, classroom teachers, paraeducators, and other school and community personnel in integrating individuals with disabilities into various social and learning environments. Candidates study the process of examining the learning environment and classroom demands with consideration of the learning characteristics of students with disabilities, including culturally and linguistically diverse exceptional learners, for the purpose of selecting appropriate strategies and materials. Candidates demonstrate scaffolding techniques for modifying instructional methods, curricular materials and the learning environments, state and local assessments, and support of behavior management plans. Specific attention is given to effective co-teaching practices including effective communication, collaboration, co-planning and conflict resolution skills.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Teacher Education Program or education minor.
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SEDU 359 - Managing Challenging Behavior 3 Credit Hours
In this course, candidates study the use of appropriate non-aversive least intrusive management procedures when presented with a variety of behavioral problems including challenging behavior. Candidates learn strategies for classroom management, individual behavior management, crisis prevention, conflict resolution, and the effective use of reinforcement. Additionally strategies and techniques to arrange and modify the learning environment to facilitate learning according to students’ emotional, social, and behavioral needs are also considered. As part of this course, candidates study and complete functional assessments of behavior and develop behavior intervention plans based on student case studies. In addition, the disproportionate use of punitive, exclusionary disciplinary practices with diverse student populations is examined.
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SEDU 360 - Psychoeducational Diagnosis 3 Credit Hours
In this course, candidates engage in the diagnostic assessment process. They develop proficiency in administering individualized assessments and writing and in analyzing and interpreting test results. In addition, this course includes a focus on testing accommodation and interpretation of group administered standardized tests. Key aspects of the Response to Intervention (RTI) process for identifying students with learning disabilities are addressed. Candidates gain experience in administering curriculum based measurements and monitoring progress. They read case studies and write diagnostic reports that serve as a basis for instructional planning. Candidates participate in activities to communicate diagnostic reports to teachers, paraprofessionals, parents, and students themselves. Underlying all course content is an emphasis on ethical principles and legal guidelines that undergird the psychoeducational diagnostic process.
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SEDU 370 - Planning and Assessment in Special Education 3 Credit Hours
This course addresses development of individual education plans (IEPs) and transition plans for students with various disabilities across the age span of P-12 with an emphasis on the integral role of ongoing assessment in decision making and the planning process. Using case studies, candidates will write IEPs and prepare transition plans for students in special education with particular attention given to development of statements of present levels of performance, measurable annual goals and short term objectives/benchmarks, progress monitoring and reporting of progress, determination of the least restrictive environment, and access to general education and documentation of adaptations and modifications of instruction and assessment in general education settings. As part of this course, candidates will examine formative assessment including curriculum-based measurement, work sample/error analysis, classroom assessments, and pre-and post- assessments for instruction.
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SEDU 374 - Curriculum Methods for Students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities 3 Credit Hours
In this course, candidates will study instructional techniques and specialized methods that may be aspects of instruction of students with moderate to severe disabilities. This includes coverage of the functional curriculum across a variety of domains including self-care, life skills, recreation/leisure, domestic, community, and career/vocational. Specialized interventions and methodology for individuals (preschool through high school) with a focus on physical (including positioning support), communication (including augmentative communication), and other techniques and methods that support student learning and development of key functional skills also will be addressed. Candidates will examine assessment and adjustment of learning environments, planning and development of instructional programs directed toward objectives established for a variety of key skills, and provision of opportunities for student choice and development of positive self-concepts. This course also will include consideration of the importance of the use of appropriate materials emphasizing functionality, instruction in natural settings, and interactions between students with and without disabilities.
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SEDU 376 - Academic Methods for Elementary and Middle Level Students with Disabilities 3 Credit Hours
The purpose of this course is to prepare candidates to use a variety of instructional strategies and create learning experiences that encourage elementary and middle level student development across many skill domains. The content of this course will focus on academic methods with particular emphasis on oral language, balanced approach to reading, writing, science, social science and mathematics instruction. Principles and techniques associated with effective research based principles and methods for assessment, planning and instruction will be addressed. A variety of instructional techniques across subject areas will be discussed and research in the areas of instructional strategies and delivery are examined. Candidates will demonstrate the ability to plan multi-sensory units and lessons for students at the readiness through intermediate levels based on knowledge of the discipline, student needs, and curricular and IEP goals.
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SEDU 378 - Internship and Seminar in Special Education 1 Credit Hours
The purpose of this course is to provide candidates with experience in working directly with students with disabilities. Candidates will be assigned to a setting with students with disabilities and will work with a certified special education teacher. The candidate both observes in this setting and takes an active part in the classroom activities. Through this experience candidates observe similarities and differences across various aspects of development in students with disabilities or students identified as being at risk. In the clinical setting, candidates demonstrate communication and collaborative skills. The special education cooperating teacher or the principal will evaluate the candidate at the end of the internship experience and candidates will be observed and evaluated by the internship instructor. This internship is completed in conjunction with SEDU 374 - Curriculum Methods for Students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities .
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SEDU 401 - Clinical Practice Seminar in Special Education 2 Credit Hours
Candidates engaged in clinical practice in special education meet for bi-weekly seminar meetings. During these meetings, candidates discuss their clinical experience, examine classroom challenges, and discuss their roles and responsibilities as professionals in the field of special education.
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SEDU 402 - Clinical Practice in Special Education 1-2 Credit Hours
In this course, candidates will be involved in a full-time guided experience in a special education classroom with students with disabilities. This course offers candidates the opportunity to apply in diverse settings the knowledge and skills gained through the program’s course work and internship. Candidates will provide direct instruction to students individually, in small groups, and as a whole class in inclusive and special education classrooms. Candidates will be encouraged to use diagnostic prescriptive teaching and multi-sensory instruction based upon specific needs of students across skill domains (academic, social, physical, behavioral, functional). Within this clinical setting, candidates will demonstrate the ability to interpret information from formal and informal assessment procedures, develop assessment strategies for instruction, and create varied opportunities for all students to participate using effective written, verbal, nonverbal, and visual communication.
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SEDU 465 - Sign Language I 3 Credit Hours
This course provides an introduction to deaf culture; the development, vocabulary, and conversation of sign language; as well as an understanding of American Sign Language grammar. Students will study the history of deaf culture, its values, and actively participate in classroom activities to enhance their ability to communicate using American Sign Language.
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SEDU 466 - Sign Language II 3 Credit Hours
Students taking Sign Language II are expected to have mastered the grammar and vocabulary covered in Sign Language I. This course will study Deaf culture more in depth. Students will further enhance vocabulary, conversation skills and learn additional American Sign Language grammar. Students will be expected to actively participate in classroom activities to enhance their ability to communicate using American Sign Language.
Prerequisite(s): SEDU 465
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SJCE 210 - Introduction to Social Justice and Civic Engagement 3 Credit Hours
Through the praxis of civic engagement and service, locally, nationally, or globally, students will investigate the concept of “the common good.” Students will study the roots of social injustice and explore these topics: social justice, human rights, civic engagement, developing cultural competence, social change, and responsible leadership. Includes off-campus service hours.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in multicultural studies.
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SJCE 299 - Social Justice Community-based Learning 1-3 Credit Hours
An independent study that will engage Social Justice minors with an opportunity to pursue the study of a social justice issue by engaging in local or international community based learning/service or research.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor
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SJCE 310 - Social Justice and Civic Engagement Research and Action 3 Credit Hours
How does social change happen? How can I participate in creating a more just and humane world? This course will examine social change methods and engage students in guided reflection on their civic engagement experiences, engaging with community members who are working for social justice and developing a proposal for a social justice project. The course will cover social change methods such as community-based action research, community organizing, policy development, philanthropy and accompaniment. Includes off-campus service hours.
Prerequisite(s): SJCE 210 or consent of instructor or Schmiit Scholar.
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SJCE 330 - News, Disinformation and Truth in the Digital Age 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as CAS 330
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SJCE 410 - Social Justice and Civic Engagement Capstone 3 Credit Hours
Students will study and explore the dynamics of justice in communities through developing and implementing a project that addresses a social justice issue such as hunger, poverty, human rights, immigrant rights, and unequal access to education, in collaboration with an approved community partner organization, Students will present their social change leadership project at the annual GURSCI Expo.
Prerequisite(s): SJCE 310 or consent of instructor.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in multicultural studies.
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SJCE 450 - Independent Study 1-3 Credit Hours
An opportunity to do independent research or study under faculty supervision.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the supervisory faculty member.
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SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to the discipline of sociology as a tool for the study of human life. Through a survey of basic sociological perspectives and theories, this course examines the social institutions of everyday life in order to become aware of the way human action and human actors shape and are shaped by their societies.
Listed also as AMST 110 and BWS 110
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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SOC 200 - Writing in the Discipline 3 Credit Hours
An intensive writing course required of all sociology and criminology majors that incorporates both academic and argumentative/persuasive writing in the social sciences. Students will learn the basics of writing research papers and appropriate reference/citation style in preparation for the expectations of higher-level courses in the major. This course emphasizes critical writing, reading, and thinking, employing groundwork in theory, empirical data, and both primary and secondary research relating to the subject matter of sociology and criminology. Students are strongly encouraged to take this course as soon after SOC 110 as possible and before they take upper-division courses requiring research papers.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 110 .
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SOC 203 - Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S. 3 Credit Hours
An examination of the experiences of various racial and ethnic groups in the United States. This course will focus on macro-and micro-level theories that explain the patterned experiences of these groups. Emphasis will be placed on 1) a critical race perspective; 2) knowledge of the history of racial and ethnic groups in the United States; 3) how individual perceptions and interactions across racial, ethnic differences are related to structural patterns.
Listed also as BWS 205
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in multicultural studies.
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SOC 204 - Introduction to Latin American Studies 3 Credit Hours
An examination of contemporary problems and issues in Latin America and the Caribbean drawing on analysis and theories that address political, social, and cultural institutions, economies and economic inequality, and the possibilities and probabilities of social development.
Listed also as LLAS 204
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in multicultural studies.
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SOC 205 - Introduction to Latinx Studies 3 Credit Hours
An examination of the contemporary experiences of different United States-based Latino groups focusing on regional, national and global processes. Using a critical race paradigm, ethnic and racial categorizations and understandings are examined and deconstructed. Latino/a cultures based in the United States are framed within the wider U.S. social, cultural and political institutions. This course will utilize intersectional analysis to focus on communities, politics, policies, identities, immigration, economics, language, religion, gender, and sexuality.
Listed also as LLAS 205
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in multicultural studies.
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SOC 210 - Sociology of the Family 3 Credit Hours
An examination of the institution of family in society with an emphasis on how race, ethnicity, age, and class shape the diversity of family experiences. This course will address the following issues: Is there a singular definition of family? What purposes do families serve in society? What social, political, cultural, economic, and legal forces affect the family? How and why is the family changing over time?
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SOC 211 - Diasporas and Diversity 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as BWS 211
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in multicultural studies.
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SOC 222 - Mass Media and Society 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as AMST 222 and CAS 222 .
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SOC 225 - Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to social service systems and the major fields of practice within the profession of social work. Consideration is given to child and family welfare, health and occupational social work, juvenile delinquency intervention, and/or other modes of practice in criminal justice.
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SOC 230 - Sociology of Gender 3 Credit Hours
An examination of how gendered roles and identities are constructed, with an emphasis on the pervasive influence of gender in private and public spheres. Through this course, students will gain an understanding of the diversity and complexity of gendered experiences on the life course, class, race, ethnicity, and sexuality.
Listed also as SWG 230 .
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences and multicultural studies.
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SOC 238 - Global Inequality 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as BWS 238
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social science
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SOC 240 - Self and Society 3 Credit Hours
An examination of the social science paradigms that address how human action and human actors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. This course emphasizes sociological social psychology and will focus on the social construction of self and the social context of everyday behavior in terms of class, race, ethnicity, gender, and age. Themes to be explored include the development of the social self, socialization and identity, attitude formation and change, prejudice, discrimination and racism, conformity, and the determinants of attraction.
Listed also as CAS 240 .
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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SOC 242 - Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as CRIM 242
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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SOC 244 - The Sociology of Health and Illness 3 Credit Hours
This course explores social production of health and illness. Utilizing critical perspectives, the course focuses on the social determinants of health and disease, the social behavior of patients and health care providers, the social functions of health organizations and institutions, the social patterns of the utilization of health services, the relationship of health care delivery systems to other social institutions, and social policies toward health. The course includes diverse perspectives and intersectional analysis.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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SOC 245 - Contemporary Social Problems 3 Credit Hours
An examination of the major problems confronting societies in the contemporary world. Social problems to be explored include institutionalized discrimination (sexism, racism, ageism), ecology (population, energy), and/or economy (poverty, development). Consideration will be given to the nature and forms of specific social problems as well as the social costs and consequences of their existence.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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SOC 248 - Gender and Sexuality in Latin America 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as LLAS 248
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in multicultural studies.
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SOC 250 - Urban Sociology 3 Credit Hours
An examination of cities as structures of life in society and of urbanization as a process of social change. Consideration will be given to patterns of residence and group interaction, family and neighborhood relations, and work, leisure, and technology.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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SOC 268 - Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to the anthropological study of the structure and meaning of culture as a systematic basis of all human action. Consideration will be given to the structures of social relationships and belief systems that operate in different world cultures with an emphasis on the Global South.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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SOC 280 - Discrimination and Society 3 Credit Hours
This course examines the causes and effects of discrimination, for several social identities, in U. S. society. Specifically, we will learn how discrimination is 1) socially constructed, 2) maintained by social structures, and 3) experienced in everyday life.
Listed also as BWS 280
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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SOC 290 - Selected Topics in Sociology 3 Credit Hours
A special offering on a particular area of interest in sociology, offered as available.
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SOC 295 - Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, Or Creative Investigation 1-3 Credit Hours
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SOC 299 - Community-Based Learning 1 Credit Hours
Taken in conjunction with a regularly scheduled sociology course, this one credit-hour option involves community service and guided reflection.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.
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SOC 302 - Sociology of Globalization and Development 3 Credit Hours
An examination of the contemporary global issues that impact social and economic development. Using multiple perspectives and sociological frameworks, this course analyzes the social issues that impact development including war, modern slavery, trafficking, immigration, crime, and globalization. The relationship between developing and developed nations and the influence of global institutions and policies is explored.
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SOC 320 - Gender and Violence 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as CRIM 320 and SWG 320 .
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SOC 325 - Conflict Resolution 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as CRIM 325 .
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SOC 330 - Human Sexualities 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as SWG 330 .
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SOC 332 - News, Disinformation and Truth 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as CAS 330
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SOC 350 - Gender and Development 3 Credit Hours
An examination of the changing roles, statuses, opportunities, and options of women living in developing countries in the Global South. Consideration will be given to the different ways social institutions such as gender, race, ethnicity, class, age, sexuality, religion, and culture shape the lives of women around the world. Students will search for similarities and differences among and between diverse communities of women and themselves.
Listed also as SWG 351 and LLAS 350
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in multicultural studies.
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SOC 351 - Propaganda 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as CAS 351
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SOC 361 - Introduction to Social Statistics 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to statistical methods most often used in the social sciences and social service professions to analyze and evaluate data using SPSS. The course emphasizes data analysis, data production, and statistical inference.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 110 , MATH 130 or equivalent, and junior standing, or consent of instructor; sociology and criminology majors only.
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SOC 362 - Introduction to Research Methods 4 Credit Hours
This course introduces the logic of social science research and important methodological and epistemological issues. It also introduces the basic research methods used by sociologists including content analysis, surveys, experiments, evaluation research, participant observation and ethnography, and/or qualitative interviews.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 110 and junior standing, or consent of instructor; sociology and criminology majors only.
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SOC 372 - Law and Society 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as CRIM 372 and BWS 372 .
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SOC 380 - Social Inequality 3 Credit Hours
A critical examination of social theories and empirical analysis of class, wealth, income, age, race and gender inequality, and stratification. Consideration will be given to classical and contemporary sociological theories, historical and comparative analyses of the structure of inequality, the U.S. class structure, and global perspectives on poverty, wealth, welfare, and social mobility.
Listed also as BWS 381
Prerequisite(s): SOC 110 and junior standing, or consent of instructor.
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SOC 381 - Transnational Feminist Theories 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as SWG 381
Prerequisite(s): SOC 230 or SWG 200 or consent of instructor.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in multicultural studies.
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SOC 382 - Social Change: Race, Gender, and Social Class 3 Credit Hours
This course examines various aspects of social change as related to social inequality. It explores how and why social change occurs, who gets involved, and the changes produced. Additionally, this course shows how sociologists and criminologists use their degrees to address real-world social issues.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 110 and junior standing, or consent of instructor.
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SOC 383 - Gender, Race, and Science: Theoretical Perspectives 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as SWG 383 .
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in multicultural studies.
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