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2021-2022 University Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]
Course Descriptions
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POSC 284 - Legislative Process 3 Credit Hours
This course will focus on the legislative process-how a bill becomes a law-in detail. We will examine how power, politics, and the often neglected procedural rules all combine in different ways to produce varying legislative outcomes. We will start with the question of where legislative ideas arise and follow those ideas through the maze of the House and Senate party structure, committee system, and parliamentary games until they die or see the president’s desk. We will also examine the entirely separate legislative budget process.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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POSC 286 - State and Local Government 3 Credit Hours
Why do cities and states matter in the United States? What is their relationship with one another? How do these questions illustrate the system of federalism in America? Politics as well as policy in Illinois are considered as paradigms of state and local politics. Examination of state and local governments within the federal system, intergovernmental relations, metropolitan problems, dynamics of electoral process, including impacts of public policy discussions on individual lives. Several policy areas may be studied.
Listed also as AMST 286 .
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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POSC 290 - Political Parties and Voting Behavior 3 Credit Hours
Why should I vote when the Democrats and Republicans are terrible? This course takes on both this issue by examining what political parties are and what they do in the system, including why dozens of “other” political parties are obscured by the dominance of the R’s and D’s. Voting turnout in the United States is one of the lowest in the world. Why is it that low? Is there a simple solution? Who are those people who do vote? These are a few of the questions that will be explored.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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POSC 291 - Congress 3 Credit Hours
A study of what the founders saw as the strongest of the three departments of government, the Congress. The course will study both the House and the Senate individually and the Congress as a whole. How does Congress work? Why does Congress not seem to work? Who has the power? Offered during midterm election years (when there is no presidential election), current elections will be used to discuss money in elections and campaigning. The course will examine the political makeup of the post-election Congress and its possible direction.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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POSC 292 - Elections and Voting Behavior 3 Credit Hours
This course discusses the electoral element of congressional elections in midterm election years and the Electoral College in Presidential election years. Who runs? Why? What role does money play? How does one campaign? What decides who wins? We will discuss both candidate strategies and voter response and behavior in both elections in their respective years. The course may be repeated for each of the election cycles, but not more than twice and not in the same electoral category (midterm and presidential).
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POSC 295 - Politics and Environment 3 Credit Hours
Federal control of environmental issues has been replaced by a new phenomenon: civic environmentalism, or cooperation between the private and the public sectors–businesses and nonprofit groups, local, state, and federal governments. Students will use an interdisciplinary, hands-on approach to a local area or issue in order to explore this developing field.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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POSC 298 - Special Topics in American Politics 3 Credit Hours
This course will cover changing topics, events, and themes within the area of American politics. Specific descriptions will be provided with each offering. The course will study either a specific topic or event that is of interest, such as passing the Affordable Care Act or Obama’s use of executive orders. The course may also be thematic, such as selecting Supreme Court justices, immigration reform legislation, or presidents v. congress. Students may take the course number up to three times and concurrently as allowed for with each independent course description. When the specific course is not allowed for repeat credit, such will be indicated in the description.
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POSC 310 - Classical Political Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Philosophers of classical Greece, such as Plato and Aristotle, will be studied, especially regarding the political question, “What is the best way to live?”
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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POSC 312 - Socratic Politics 3 Credit Hours
This course looks at the how and why approach to political philosophy championed by Socrates. While Socrates left no written record, we will explore his students and the students of his students. Of particular note will be Xenophon’s writings as the lesser known of Socrates’s students (most people remember Plato). We will study the approach of Xenophon in the Socratic tradition by reading a few of his main works, to include his analysis of who Socrates was and why Athens executed him (Memorabilia) -spoiler alert, he was speaking the truth to people who did not want to listen. Xenophon pulled no punches and neither will we.
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POSC 317 - Non-Western Political Thought 3 Credit Hours
This course will draw on materials from one of the following areas: traditional African thought, philosophical and religious thought within Islam, Confucian, and Hindu thought or texts exploring non-Western approaches to politics.
Listed also as BWS 317 .
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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POSC 320 - Modern Political Theory 3 Credit Hours
A survey from Machiavelli to Nietzsche. Different political philosophers will be emphasized in different years.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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POSC 323 - Contemporary Political Theory 3 Credit Hours
This course examines 20th and 21st century political thought on the relationships between education, political conversation, and decision-making in democracy. Does democracy require well-informed people who discuss, debate, and consider their political concerns together. How can we ensure everyone is invited to political conversations and not marginalized? We will study theories of media, elite party management, and voter marginalization. We will look at arguments for new ways to make democracy work better. Students will participate together in deliberation and debate exercises and consider the impact the exercises have on their political positions and the question of whether democracy works.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in Social Sciences.
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POSC 325 - Philosophy of Law 3 Credit Hours
A study of various theoretical foundations behind legal systems.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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POSC 338 - Special Topics in Political Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
This course will cover changing topics and themes within the vast area of political philosophy. Specific descriptions will be provided with each offering. The course will study either a specific philosopher in depth or breadth, such as the philosophy of Nietzsche or the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. The course may also be thematic, such as religion in political philosophy, Heidegger and the Nazi’s, or political philosophy at the movies. Students may take the course number up to three times and concurrently as allowed for with each independent course description. When the specific course is not allowed for repeat credit, such will be indicated in the description.
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POSC 343 - International Law 3 Credit Hours
This course will explore law as an alternative to force in international relations. Topics include sovereign rights of nations, human rights, international organization, law in war, and treaty obligations.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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POSC 344 - International Relations of Middle Earth/Lord of the Rings 3 Credit Hours
The purpose of this course is to take students beyond a typical introduction to the study of International Relations (IR) and world politics. Instead, this course is designed as in depth exploration of theories and key concepts through the use of the popular fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings (LOTR). In particular, the major themes of LOTR-such as good versus evil-will provide students with a more sophisticated way to look at IR theory. On our quest through Middle Earth we will examine questions about war, order, and justice through a multitude of critical eyes. The characters of LOTR will also help to illustrate the “great debates” of IR theory and the “waves” of feminist theory. This course will help prepare students for advanced courses in international relations.
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POSC 346 - International Political Economy 3 Credit Hours
This course will examine how domestic and international politics influence the economic relations between states. In order to do so we will examine topics such as trade policy, international financial and monetary relations, foreign direct investment, international debt and foreign aid, problems of development, and much more. This course will also cover current, regionally-focused economic events including the Great Recession and the Eurozone crisis, the use of economic sanctions by the United States, the rise of East Asian economies, and the curse of natural resources in the Middle East.
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POSC 348 - The Politics of Europe 3 Credit Hours
The evolution and present structure of the European Union will be covered in its political and economic ramifications.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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POSC 358 - Special Topics in World Politics 3 Credit Hours
This course will cover changing topics, events, and themes within the area of world politics. Specific descriptions will be provided with each offering. The course will study either a specific topic or event that is of current interests, such as China on the Rise, the Arab Spring, or Obama in Syria and the Ukraine. The course may also be thematic, such as nuclear disarmament, global terrorism, or climate change treaties. Students may take the course number up to three times and concurrently as allowed for with each independent course description. When the specific course is not allowed for repeat credit, such will be indicated in the description.
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POSC 367 - International Security and Conflict Resolution 3 Credit Hours
Examination of contemporary international security issues, with an emphasis on global conflict areas, including interstate struggles, civil wars, and revolutions. Other topics that will be covered are nuclear proliferation, drug and arms trafficking, piracy, and issues of energy and climate change. Attention will also be given to the policy and strategy aspect of international security. This includes an analysis of national interests and capabilities of states and security institutions, as well as issues of international responsibility.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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POSC 374 - Public Opinion and Polling 3 Credit Hours
For a democracy, knowing what “the people” want is considered essential. Public opinion polling has assumed an increased role in politics as every major politician, newspaper, and organization uses polls to prove they are right, their opponent is wrong, or “the people” support them. This course examines whether public opinion really exists, what form it may take, how it is measured, and how it is used politically. The course will examine question wording, question ordering, types of polls, who is polled, and very basic interpretive tools such as sample types and error measuring. No statistics training is necessary.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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POSC 375 - The Presidency 3 Credit Hours
This course studies the role of the president in the United States political system. Both the institution of presidency (constitutional powers, relations with Congress, and changes) and the individuals who have been president (personalities and styles) will be examined. Offered during presidential election years, the politics and processes of presidential elections through the electoral college, including candidates, campaigns, predictions, and evaluation of the future president will be included.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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POSC 380 - Constitutional Law I: Institutional Powers 3 Credit Hours
This course emphasizes how the Supreme Court of the United States approaches landmark cases in constitutional law and governmental principles of the Constitution. Topics include the powers and processes of the Supreme Court, the powers of the Congress under the commerce clause, the president’s power to wage war and organize the executive department, and the role of individual states’ power in relation to the United States government. These topics will also be addressed utilizing historical and current court cases.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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POSC 381 - Constitutional Law II: Civil Liberties 3 Credit Hours
This course will focus on the most controversial issues confronted by the Supreme Court in the area of civil liberties, primarily stated in the “Bill of Rights.” Topics may include the court’s approach to the First Amendment freedoms of religion, speech, and the press. In addition, the rights of the criminally accused, including search and seizure, Miranda Rights, rights to an attorney, and the death penalty, will be addressed utilizing historical and current court cases.
Prerequisite(s): POSC 170 , junior standing, or consent of the instructor.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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POSC 382 - Constitutional Law III: Gender and Race 3 Credit Hours
The issues of gender and race in America have challenged the society and the courts throughout our history. This course will focus on the complex issues of race and gender and the court’s approach to these issues. Topics may include the historical legal difference between men and women, whether laws or legal judgments that favor women in fact benefit them and/or disadvantage men, the legal arm of the civil rights movement, economic, educational, and voting discrimination. These and other topics will be examined through the study of court cases and their effects.
Listed also as SWG 382 .
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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POSC 398 - Special Topics in American Politics 3 Credit Hours
This course will cover changing topics, events, and themes within the area of American politics. Specific descriptions will be provided with each offering. The course will study either a specific topic or event that is of interest, such as passing the Affordable Care Act or Obama’s use of executive orders. The course may also be thematic, such as selecting Supreme Court justices, immigration reform legislation, or presidents v. congress. Students may take the course number up to three times and concurrently as allowed for with each independent course description. When the specific course is not allowed for repeat credit, such will be indicated in the description.
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POSC 440 - Senior Capstone 3 Credit Hours
Capstone course in international relations and diplomacy.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior Standing.
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POSC 450 - Independent Study 1-4 Credit Hours
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POSC 455 - Internship 1-8 Credit Hours
Internships in government and politics are available under faculty supervision. Students will participate in relevant internships while pursuing concurrent research interests.
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PSYC 101 - General Psychology: The Science of Behavior 3 Credit Hours
Have you ever asked yourself, “Why do people behave like that?” This course will help you answer that question by introducing you to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Students in this course will be required to participate in research.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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PSYC 105 - Introduction to Neuroscience 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as NEUR 105 and NSC 105 .
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in natural sciences.
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PSYC 212 - Life Span Developmental Psychology 3 Credit Hours
This course will present an overview of human growth and development from conception to death. Physical, cognitive, psychological, and social variables will be discussed for each of life’s stages. Emphasis will be placed on current developmental theories, the roles of heredity and environment, as well as the influence of individual differences. This course is intended for students in the nursing program and is not appropriate for psychology majors.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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PSYC 214 - Abnormal Psychology 3 Credit Hours
What is abnormal behavior? What causes it? How is it diagnosed? This course covers traditional and current theories concerning the nature and causes of mental problems and examines the major diagnostic categories of psychological disorders.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101
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PSYC 215 - Child Psychology 3 Credit Hours
Are all infants very much the same, or do they exhibit individual differences from birth? How do children respond to different styles of parenting and environmental supports and stresses? This course covers developments from conception to puberty with an emphasis on cognitive, social, and emotional development.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101
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PSYC 220 - Adolescent Psychology 3 Credit Hours
How long does adolescence last? Is adolescence really a time of “storm and stress”? This course covers human development from the onset of puberty to emerging adulthood. Special emphasis is given to cognitive, social, and emotional development.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101
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PSYC 225 - Adult Development 3 Credit Hours
How do we change and develop as we move into and through adulthood? This course explores the spirited debate among psychologists regarding the stability or the changes in development during adulthood and the relationship of aging to physical, cognitive, psychological, and social changes during our adult years.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101
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PSYC 245 - Multicultural Psychology 3 Credit Hours
Are the general facts and principles you learned about in general psychology true for all people, regardless of race, ethnicity and culture? This course explores the ways that culture influences the behavior of different cultural groups in the U.S. It explores topics such as institutional oppression, implicit bias, identity development, communication, and health.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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PSYC 247 - Introduction to Art Therapy 3 Credit Hours
Art therapy is the therapeutic use of art making, within a professional relationship, by people who experience illness, trauma, or challenges in living, and by people who seek personal development. This course is designed to offer students a didactic and experiential overview of the field of art therapy. Material covered includes history, theory, and practice of art therapy processes, approaches, and applications.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101
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PSYC 248 - Introduction to Expressive Arts 3 Credit Hours
Expressive arts therapy is a multi-arts approach in which different art modalities are woven into the therapeutic process. Students will study the history, theory, and intermodal practices of poetry, art, music, dance/movement, improvisation, storytelling, and humor. Students will examine issues of growth, healing, and transformation brought forth in the various art processes and how they may be used within the field of psychology.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101
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PSYC 250 - Psychology and Law 3 Credit Hours
How and where do the fields of psychology and law converge? Can eyewitness testimony be accepted as fact? How do psychologists serve as experts in court? This course explores these and other questions, and the roles that psychologists play in the legal system.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101
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PSYC 255 - Health Psychology 3 Credit Hours
Health Psychology is concerned with understanding biological, psychological, and social factors that are involved in physical health and prevention of illness. This course will examine how our emotional states and our public behavior contribute to health maintenance and to the development of medical disorders.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101
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PSYC 270 - Social Psychology 3 Credit Hours
How do we understand social behaviors such as stereotyping, formation of social groups, conformity, and altruism? What attracts us to one another, and what causes us to engage in aggressive acts? This course introduces students to social psychological principles and research so that they can explain everyday social behavior and attitudes.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101
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PSYC 290 - Behavioral Research and Statistics I 4 Credit Hours
This course will introduce the student to the use of statistical methods for analyzing data from descriptive and correlational research designs. Students will learn how to evaluate and conduct correlational research studies.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 ,psychology major or minor or neuroscience major, or consent of instructor, and MATH 130 or MATH 170 with a minimum grade of C-.
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PSYC 291 - Behavioral Research and Statistics II 4 Credit Hours
This course builds on what students learned in PSYC 290 . It will introduce the student to the use of inferential statistical methods for analyzing data from experimental and quasi-experimental research design. Students will learn how to evaluate and conduct experimental and quasi-experimental research studies. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- in PSYC 291.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of PSYC 290 with a minimum grade of C-.
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PSYC 292 - Career Development for Psychology and Neuroscience Students 1 Lab Hours
This course is designed to help psychology students begin planning their long-term careers in psychology and related fields. We will explore career options available immediately upon graduation and those that require further graduate training. There will be a special focus on the variety of careers available within clinical psychology and related fields, including the requirements for post-graduate admission and training, licensing, etc. In addition, students will reflect on the process of searching and applying for jobs and will learn about the tools available at Dominican University.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 ; Psychology or Neuroscience majors or Psychology minors.
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PSYC 295 - Independent Undergraduate Research or Creative Investigation 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.
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PSYC 299 - Community-Based Learning 1 Lab Hours
Taken in conjunction with a regularly scheduled psychology course, this one-credit-hour option involves relevant experience within an established human services program. Students may not use internship hours to count toward their community-based learning experience.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.
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PSYC 317 - Adult Clinical Psychology 3 Credit Hours
This course is an introduction to the field of clinical psychology, relevant theorists, and schools of psychotherapy. Practical interviewing skills will be demonstrated, and students will develop skills through role-playing exercises. Through the use of clinical case studies, students will develop their ability to write clinical reports that reflect knowledge of the theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy and the integration of diagnostic and assessment information. It is recommended that students take PSYC 340 before this class or concurrently.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 290
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PSYC 318 - Child and Family Clinical Psychology 3 Credit Hours
This course will cover common approaches to treating children, adolescents, and families. We will cover clinical assessment of children and families for case conceptualization and treatment planning. We will learn about common psychotherapy theories specific to the treatment of youth and families, and practice techniques associated with these approaches. We also explore cultural and contextual considerations in the treatment of children, adolescents, and families. It is recommended that students take PSYC 340 before this class or concurrently.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 290
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PSYC 325 - Psychology of Gender 3 Credit Hours
Are there genuine differences between the sexes? If so, what are these differences and how do they develop? Controversial questions regarding gender differences and similarities in development, cognitive abilities, emotions, and behavior are explained from genetic, biological, psychological, and socio-environmental perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 290
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PSYC 330 - Personality Theory 3-4 Credit Hours
What is personality? How are our personality characteristics formed and organized to make us the unique individuals that we become? This course will cover the historical and contemporary theories of personality and their influences on psychological research. When taught with a lab component, the course carries 4 credit hours.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 290 or consent of instructor.
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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): Open to neuroscience majors who have completed NEUR 272 ; to 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. When taught with a lab component, the course carries 4 credit hours.
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): Twenty-one 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 you 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): Twenty-one 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): Twenty-one hours of psychology credit, including PSYC 290 and PSYC 291 , and junior or senior standing.
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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): Twenty-one 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 or Neuroscience majors or Psychology minors.
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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. This course fulfills the foundational requirements for SD 613.
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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 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. Fieldwork required.
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 372 - Reading and Learning Strategies: Instruction in Middle and High School Content Areas 3 Credit Hours
The purpose of this course is to prepare candidates to use a variety of instructional strategies and to create learning experiences that encourage student development across many skill domains. The content of this course will focus on academic methods in the basic areas for middle-secondary level students with particular emphasis on content area instruction, learning strategies, study skills, and vocational instruction. As an essential first step, the course addresses assessment of student skills and achievement, instructional needs, and evaluation of teaching methods and materials. Candidates gain knowledge of a variety of teaching methods that enable a teacher to choose and implement instructional sequences and methods that allow for errorless learning, development of conceptual understanding, and the maintenance and generalization of skills across learning environments. Candidates write lesson plans appropriate to student needs, IEP goals and the Illinois Learning and Common Core Standards.
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