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PSYC 1340 - General Psychology UG
Credit Hours: 3
Designed as a course for anyone interested in psychology, and is required for psychology majors, minors, and nursing majors, and is optional for the General Education Requirement for Personal and Global Perspectives. This course is an overview of the scientific study of factors underlying human and animal behavior. Topics include physiological bases of behavior, learning, development, personality theories, social interaction, psychological disorders, and therapy.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring, May)
TCCN: (TCCN PSYC 2301)
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PSYC 2360 - Developmental Psychology: The Human Life Cycle UG
Credit Hours: 3
Designed as a course for anyone interested in psychology. Course is required for psychology, and nursing majors, and is an elective for all others . This course is an introduction to the individual’s personal development and change throughout the life span.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
TCCN: (TCCN PSYC 2314)
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PSYC 2370 - Social Psychology UG
Credit Hours: 3
All psychology majors are required to take Social Psychology (PSYC 3340) and this course counts as an elective for psychology minors. This course is a survey of the ways in which inter- personal events and cultural forces can affect attitudes, social learning, perception, and communication by the individual and the group.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1340
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
TCCN: (TCCN PSYC 2326)
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PSYC 3301 - Principles of Learning UG
Credit Hours: 3
Intended as an elective for psychology majors and minors and other interested students. This course is a survey of the research, principles, and theories of human learning. Topics include classical and operant conditioning, cognitive and social learning theories, motivation, and the neurobiological bases of learning.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1340 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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PSYC 3305 - Research Methods and Statistics I UG
Credit Hours: 3
The first of a required two course sequence, this course is an integrated survey of the basic methods and statistics employed in social and behavioral science research. This course emphasizes the link between common research methodologies and the elementary statistics used to describe and interpret results. Topics include; the philosophy of science and the scientific method, the ethics of social research, validity and reliability, sampling, and creating and using tests, surveys, and objective measures.
Prerequisites: MATH 1311 or equivalent.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
Note: Concurrent enrollment in lab PSYC 3305L required.
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PSYC 3306 - Research Methods and Statistics II UG
Credit Hours: 3
The second of a required two course sequence, this course is an integrated survey of the basic methods and statistics employed in social and behavioral science research. This course emphasizes the link between common research methodologies and the elementary statistics used to describe and interpret results. Topics include descriptive statistics, correlation, experimental and quasi experimental designs, single participant experiments and longitudinal studies, and research with categorical data.
Prerequisites: PSYC 3305 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
Note: Concurrent enrollment in lab PSYC 3306L required.
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PSYC 3310 - Psychology of Language UG
Credit Hours: 3
Counts as an elective for Psychology majors and minors. The course focuses on defining the nature of human language and communication, and the psychological, neurological, and social foundations of language and language pathology.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall even years)
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PSYC 3320 - Personality Psychology UG
Credit Hours: 3
Counts as an elective for all psychology majors and minors. This course involves a detailed investigation of the processes responsible for normal and abnormal personality formation. Topics include contemporary and historical models of personality, their assumptions, structures, research methods, assessment techniques, and findings.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1340 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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PSYC 3328 - Parenting UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course is an upper level elective for students majoring in the general psychology and counseling & human development concentration in the psychology major. It also counts as an elective for the psychology minor. This course examines theory, research and practice related to the parent child-relationship. The course focuses on effective parenting across developmental stages and in varying circumstances.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1340 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring even years)
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PSYC 3330 - Multicultural Psychology UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course is designed as an upper level elective for psychology majors, minors and other interested students. This course will explore the psychosocial concept of culture and its elements as well as cross-cultural interactions. Topics include: ethnocentrism and cultural relativism; interaction of culture, language and thought; constructing emotions and identities in different cultures; life stages and rites of passage in different cultures; family structure in different cultures (monogamy vs. polygamy); cannibalism and violence; the role of reciprocity, and cultural contact.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1340 , three additional advanced hours in psychology, and junior or senior standing.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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PSYC 3335 - Healthy Relationships UG
Credit Hours: 3
Required for the counseling and human development concentration for the psychology major. An elective for psychology majors, minors, and other interested students. This course provides an introduction to close relationships based upon social psychology theory and current family studies research. Topics include relationship development, relationship processes (including love, sexuality, and maintenance), and relationship dissolution. Types of relationships explored include friendships, romantic relationships, family relationships, and diverse relationships.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1340 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall even years)
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PSYC 3345 - Sleep and Dreams UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course is an upper level elective for students majoring in general psychology or neurocognitive psychology, or minoring in psychology or neurocognitive psychology. This course addresses the latest findings from sleep research. This course examines states and stages of the nightly sleep cycle, neurology of sleep and the brain’s circadian clock, consequences of sleep deficit, possible role of dreams, sleep changes across the human life span, comparisons between sleep functions in humans and other species, connections between sleep, learning and memory, sleep disorders, and possible therapies and treatments of sleep disorders.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1340 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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PSYC 3350 - Psychology and Chrisitanity Seminar UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course is designed as an upper level elective for psychology majors and minors. This course will compare and contrast the worldview assumptions of prominent secular and Christian psychological thinkers. Topics explored within this framework include revelation and science, faith and belief, morality and the nature of humanity, sex and love, suffering and death.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1340 , three additional advanced hours in psychology, and junior or senior standing.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring odd years)
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PSYC 3382 - Positive Psychology and Mental Health UG
Credit Hours: 3
Intended as an elective for majors and minors in psychology. This course is a study of the prevention and correction of maladjustment and the development of the whole- some personality. Strong emphasis is placed on the contributions that the behavioral sciences make to the understanding of the individual.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1340 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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PSYC 3385 - Gerontology UG
Credit Hours: 3
Intended as an elective for majors and minors in psychology who have an interest in learning about and working with the elderly. This course involves a study of the aging process, including the physical, psychological, and social influences on aging. It includes an analysis of the services available and needed by the elderly.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1340 and PSYC 2360 or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring even years)
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PSYC 3390 - Psychopharmacology UG
Credit Hours: 3
Intended as an elective for psychology majors and minors who are interested in the role of chemicals in influencing behavior. This course studies the relationships among most common drugs, biochemical processes of the central nervous system, and behavior. The common uses of these drugs in various clinical and medical therapies, substance abuse, and treatment methods are also stressed.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1340 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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PSYC 4001 - Advanced STEM Research Project UG
Credit Hours: 0
This course is available to students involved in STEM research who have met high standards of performance in successfully completing an authentic research project, typically spanning multiple semesters. Evidence is provided through artifacts demonstrating excellence in all phases of a research project: preparation, ongoing progress in performance and analysis of results, project completion, and external validations of quality through an oral or poster presentation delivered at a regional or national disciplinary meeting, through publication in a disciplinary journal, or through other evidence of high-level dissemination and validation of the work by professionals for quality and significance. Successful completion of all elements results in awarding of the Certificate in STEM Research.
Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor and Department Head.
Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (As Needed)
Pass/Fail Course: Yes
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PSYC 4300 - Abnormal Psychology UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course is designed for all persons with an interest in psychological disorders and is an upper level elective for psychology minors, but is required for majors. This course is concerned with an analysis of maladaptive behavior including mood, anxiety, psychotic, and personality disorders, as well as substance abuse, somatoform disorders, brain dysfunction, and dissociative disorders. Classification, etiology, prevention, and treatment of abnormal behaviors are also examined.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1340 and junior or senior standing.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
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PSYC 4315 - Psychological Tests and Measurements UG
Credit Hours: 3
Intended for those students who seek training in administering and evaluating psychological tests. It is an upper level elective for psychology majors intended for those students who seek an introduction to the ad- ministration and evaluation of psychological tests. This course is designed as a survey of a wide variety of group and individual psychological tests. Students administer, score, and interpret selected tests. Topics include test validity, reliability, objectivity, standardization, and meaning of tests and measurements in psychological and educational settings.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1340 , three additional advanced hours in psychology, and junior or senior standing.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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PSYC 4320 - Psychology of the Criminal Mind UG
Credit Hours: 3
Intended for all students with an interest in psychology and criminal justice. An upper level elective for psychology majors and minors, and all other interested students. This course is designed to provide the student biological, psychological, and sociocultural theoretical explanations for criminal behavior. Research findings and the treatment and handling of criminals from a mental health perspective are examined. Emphasis is placed on understanding the behavior and thought processes of psychopaths. The use of mental health professionals within the criminal justice system is also discussed.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1340 , three additional advanced hours in psychology, and junior or senior standing.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (As needed)
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PSYC 4325 - Cognitive Psychology UG
Credit Hours: 3
Required for the psychology major. An elective for all other students who meet the prerequisites. This course examines basic and higher order cognitive processes that collectively form human intellectual abilities. Topics covered in this course include perception and pattern recognition, attention, neurological foundations of cognitive processes, memory, language, categorization, cognitive maps, problem solving and creativity, reasoning, and decision-making.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1340 and PSYC 2360 and PSYC 2370 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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PSYC 4328 - Marriage and Family Therapy UG
Credit Hours: 3
An elective for the counseling and human development concentration for the psychology major. Also an elective for psychology major, minors, and other interested students. This course provides an overview of the major theories of marriage and family therapy. Some of the ethical, value, and legal issues related to counseling families are also discussed. Additional topics explored include family development, family systems theory and thinking, diversity in family systems, and the history of marriage and family therapy.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1340 , and three additional advanced hours in PSYC, and junior or senior standing.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall odd years)
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PSYC 4330 - Great Ideas of Psychology: History & Systems UG
Credit Hours: 3
An elective for psychology majors, minors, and other interested students. This course investigates the interesting historical development of the field of psychology and its theories. The course emphasizes both the continuity of ideas and the changes in those ideas as the field of psychology has evolved. Various historical and contemporary schools of thought in psychology are examined.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1340 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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PSYC 4341 - Physiological Psychology I UG
Credit Hours: 3
Required for all psychology majors and is an elective for psychology minors. Designed for the psychology or biology student with an interest in how biological function influences behavior. This course examines the processes by which biological factors influence human and animal behavior. Special emphasis is placed on the effects of the brain, neurotransmitters, hormones, and genetics on learning, memory, motivation, sensation, and abnormal behavior.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1340 , and junior or senior standing. Recommended BIOL 1401 or equivalent.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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PSYC 4345 - Physiological Psychology II UG
Credit Hours: 3
Required for the neurocognitive track for the psychology major and for the neurocognitive psychology minor. An elective for all other students. This course is a continuation of PSYC 4341 - Physiological Psychology I , and examines the processes by which biological processes influence human behavior. Topics covered in this course include anatomy and physiology of the brain and nervous system and how they affect psychological processes such as consciousness, thinking, intelligence, regulation of internal states, motivation, sensations, and symptoms of mental disorders.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1340 and PSYC 4341 . Recommended BIOL 1401 or equivalent.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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PSYC 4370 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology UG
Credit Hours: 3
Designed as an upper level elective for psychology majors, minors, and business students. This course studies the application of the principles of individual and group psychology to persons in the workplace and other organizational settings. Topics include behavioral measurement, personnel selection and training, job satisfaction, and human factors in job design.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1340 , three additional advanced hours in psychology, and junior or senior standing.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall odd years)
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PSYC 4375 - Counseling Psychology UG
Credit Hours: 3
Designed as an up- per level elective for psychology majors and minors. This course covers some of the major theoretical schools of thought within psychology. Some of the ethical, value, and legal issues related to counseling and their implications for the counseling relationship are discussed. Students will be challenged to think about their own intrapersonal and interpersonal strengths and weaknesses and how these factors could impact the counseling relationship.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1340 , three additional advanced hours in psychology, and junior or senior standing.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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PSYC 4392 - Senior Seminar in Psychology UG
Credit Hours: 3
Required for all psychology majors. This course is designed to stimulate critical thinking and initiate debate on a number of diverse controversial issues in psychology. The emphasis is on explaining different theoretical approaches to psychological issues and how they can be integrated into a conceptual whole. Students take a locally prepared departmental exam and the Major Field Achievement Test (MFAT) in Psychology as part of this course. These tests are considered in students’ final grade. This course is designated as the capstone course in psychology.
Prerequisites: Senior standing, and 24 hours in psychology or approval by the instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
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PSYC 4397H - Honors Thesis UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
This course will provide an opportunity for a student to pursue an in-depth analysis of some contemporary approach to a topic in psychology and write a comprehensive review paper on the findings (25-50 pages). There must also be an oral presentation of this material to an appropriate audience. Honors graduates must successfully complete either Honors Thesis or Honors Research. This is an experience-enriched course and the cap- stone course for the honors program in Psychology.
Prerequisites: 15 hours in psychology, admission to the departmental honors program, and approval of the topic by the department and the Honors Committee.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
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PSYC 4398H - Honors Research UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
This course will provide an opportunity for a student to pursue an original research topic under the direction of a faculty member from the Department of Psychology. There must be a written report (25-50 pages) of the research findings in a form suitable for publication. There must also be an oral presentation of this material to an appropriate audience. Honors graduates must successfully complete either Honors Research or Honors Thesis. This is an experience-enriched course and the capstone course for the honors program in Psychology.
Prerequisites: 15 hours in psychology, admission to the departmental honors program, and approval of the topic by the department and the Honors Committee.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
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READ XX99 - Special Topics UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
A course of study offered occasionally to groups of students to broaden departmental curriculum, to meet student demand, or to observe special events.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
Repeatable for Credit: May be repeated for credit when topics vary. (By arrangement)
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READ 3300 - Introduction to the Teaching of Reading EC-6 UG
Credit Hours: 3
Methods and approaches for effective reading instruction. Includes a foundational understanding of phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. May be taken concurrently with READ 3310. (Required for EC-6 certification)
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring, Summer)
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READ 3315 - Children’s Literature I UG
Credit Hours: 3
A course designed to introduce the student to many works of high-quality children’s literature with emphasis on award-winning selections. Includes a study of literary elements, information about choosing appropriate literature for elementary students at various levels of reading development, and a survey of seven genres of children’s literature. Special emphasis on use of children’s books in elementary grades. (Required for EC-6 certification)
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
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READ 3316 - Children’s Literature II UG
Credit Hours: 3
A survey of books suitable for readers in the upper elementary school. It will include a survey of Newbery Award winning authors and texts. All seven genres of literature will be studied. May be used as a major elective for EC-6 certification.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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READ 3332 - Teaching Disciplinary Literacy Grades 4-8 UG
Credit Hours: 3
Teaching reading skills necessary to master printed text material in sciences, social studies, and other content areas. Exploring the correlation of reading ability and learning in the content area classroom. Discovering ways to level content area material for students. Planning sample content area units of work incorporating reading skills improvement.
Prerequisites: Junior standing.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Summer)
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READ 3334 - Reading and Language Arts in the Multilingual Classroom UG
Credit Hours: 3
Required For Early Childhood students. This course is the second class in the ESL sequence for students pursuing the ESL endorsement. Methods and curriculum materials for teaching reading and language arts in the multilingual classroom; teaching English as a second language; language experience and vocabulary building. (Required for EC-6 certification)
Prerequisites: READ 3300 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
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READ 3335 - Reading, Instruction and Assessment UG
Credit Hours: 3
Techniques for assessing and teaching phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Classroom experience using these techniques will be included. (Required for EC-6 certification)
Prerequisites: READ 3300 or permission of instructor, and for 4-8 English Language Arts majors READ 3334 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring, Summer)
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READ 3338 - Teaching Reading Grades 7-12 UG
Credit Hours: 3
Methods for teaching reading in grades 7-12 with an emphasis on teaching reading as an active process of constructing meaning. Techniques for teaching phonetic and structural analysis, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.
Prerequisites: Junior standing.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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READ 3340 - Teaching Reading Grades 4-8 UG
Credit Hours: 3
Methods of teaching reading in grades 4-8 with an emphasis on teaching reading as an active process of constructing meaning. Techniques for teaching phonetic and structural analysis, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.
Prerequisites: Junior standing.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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READ 3342 - Teaching Disciplinary Literacy Grades 7-12 UG
Credit Hours: 3
Teaching reading skills necessary to master printed text material in sciences, social studies, and other content areas. Exploring the correlation of reading ability and learning in the content area classroom. Discovering ways to level content area material for students. Planning sample content area units of work incorporating reading skills improvement.
Prerequisites: Junior standing.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Summer)
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READ 3380 - Balanced Literacy EC-6 UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course introduces the prospective teacher to concepts and developmentally appropriate instructional strategies for helping EC-6 students learn to speak, listen, view, re-present, and write effectively. The teaching of the writing pro- cess and fundamental writing skills such as spelling, handwriting, grammar and punctuation are emphasized through active learning experiences. (Required for EC-6 certification)
Prerequisites: Successful completion of the General Education requirements in English and READ 3300 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
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READ 4310 - Language Foundations UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course is required for ESL teaching endorsement and is the first in the ESL sequence, but serves as a major elective for other Early Childhood Education students. The course focuses on defining the nature of human language, the linguistic structure of the English language, and how the knowledge of linguistics, is useful for teaching and learning. (Required for EC-6 certification)
Prerequisites: READ 3300 and READ 3334 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring, Summer)
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READ 4337 - Diagnostic and Corrective Reading Grades EC-6 UG
Credit Hours: 3
Techniques in diagnosing literacy difficulties and prescribing instruction for those difficulties. Field experience required. (Required for grades EC-6 certification)
Prerequisites: READ 3300 , READ 3335 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring, Summer)
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RELI XX99 - Special Topics UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
For religion majors or minors. A course of study offered occasionally to groups of students to broaden departmental curriculum, to meet student demand, or to observe special events.
Prerequisites: 3 hours of religion.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
Repeatable for Credit: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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RELI 4X95 - Independent Studies UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
For religion majors and minors. This course is arranged between an advanced student and an instructor to provide intensive study in a particular area of interest. The course includes a definition of goals appropriate for the advanced student, ways of attaining those goals, a schedule for frequent consultation, and means of measuring progress.
Prerequisites: 6 hours of religion.For religion majors and minors.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
Repeatable for Credit: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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RELI 4X96H - Honors Tutorial UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
For religion majors. This course provides the honors student in religion with the multifaceted disciplines in the study of religion (both academic and practical) Those admitted to the honors program will work with the religion department faculty in this tutorial either in conjunction with existing advanced departmental offerings or in an independent study tutorial.
Prerequisites: See requirements for honors.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
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RELI 4X97H - Senior Thesis/Project UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
For honors candidates. The student wishing to graduate with honors in religion will successfully complete a Senior thesis or Senior project in religion. The Thesis/Project incorporates independent research and the gathering of data, analytical and hermeneutical skills, and the presentation of results in both written and oral form. Each student will have a thesis or project supervisor from the Department of Religion and the thesis must have the approval of the supervisor and at least one more member of the religion department.
Prerequisites: See requirements for honors.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
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RELI 331(A-K) - Advanced Theology and Ethics UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course involves intensive study of particular topics in Theology and Ethics, including Christian Ethics, Biomedical Ethics, Eastern Orthodox Theology, Catholic and Protestant Theology in Dialogue, Reformation Theology, and Modern Theology. The content of the course will be specified each time the course is offered.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring odd years)
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RELI 334(A-K) - Advanced Biblical Studies UG
Credit Hours: 3
For majors and minors or an advanced elective. The course involves intensive study of one biblical book, theme, problem, or concept. The content of the course will be specified each time the course is offered. A student may repeat the course when the topic differs.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring odd years)
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RELI 336(A-K) - Advanced Church History Topics UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course involves intensive study of a particular topic in Church history including, but not limited to, Ancient & Medieval church history, formation of the Biblical canon and its interpretation in history, major theological figures in history, Anglicanism & Methodism, and Monasticism. The content of the course will be specified each time the course is offered.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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RELI 1310 - The Bible in One Semester UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course satisfies 3 hours General Education requirement for Understanding Christian Tradition. The course emphasizes reading through the entire Bible, becoming familiar with general historical backgrounds, important figures, themes, and teachings.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
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RELI 1330 - Introduction to Christianity UG
Credit Hours: 3
An introductory level course for all students. Satisfies 3 hours General Education requirement for Understanding Christian Tradition. The course is a general introduction to the history, theology, and social impact of Christianity past and present with attention given to the relationship of Christianity to persons and institutions in the modern world.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
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RELI 2310 - Introduction to Christian Ministry UG
Credit Hours: 3
Faithful Christian ministry requires spiritual and intellectual formation. This course introduces students to ministry within the context of Christian discipleship. It is intended for all students discerning a vocation to ministry, and is required of all religion majors and minors.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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RELI 2330 - Introduction to the Old Testament UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course satisfies 3 hours General Education requirement for Understanding Christian Tradition. The course is a survey of the Old Testament which investigates the history of the Hebrew people, the nature and development of their relationship with God, and the transmission of their tradition and experience in literary form.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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RELI 2340 - Introduction to the New Testament UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course satisfies 3 hours General Education requirement for Understanding Christian Tradition. The course is a survey of the New Testament which investigates the life of Jesus, the emergence of the Christian movement, and the articulation of the Christian experience in literary form.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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RELI 2350 - Religions of the World UG
Credit Hours: 3
For all students, majors and minors. Satisfies 3 hours of general education for Global, Society, and Personal Perspectives Wold section. The course surveys selected major religions with some considerations of their founders, their major concepts, their historical development and influence.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
TCCN: TCCN PHIL 1304
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RELI 2360 - Research Methods in Religion and Philosophy UG
Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to methods of research and writing germane to the disciplines of religion and philosophy, with an emphasis on critical assessment of relevant disciplinary scholarship.
Prerequisites: RELI 1330 or RELI 2330 or RELI 2340 or PHIL 2350 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring odd years)
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RELI 2370 - Faith & Doubt UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course explores the question of the rationality of religious belief, assessing cases made by critics and proponents from theological and philosophical perspectives and exploring the relation between reason and faith.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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RELI 3300 - Homiletics UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on the development and delivery of sermons grounded in a Christian theology of preaching. Theological and hermeneutical foundations for preaching are explored and applied. Careful attention is devoted to sermon development, for, structure, and delivery. Students develop, write, and orally deliver sermons in class.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall even years)
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RELI 3335 - Introduction to Hospital Ministry UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course introduces students to hospital ministry with special attention to the foundational concepts and basic skills necessary for engaging patients and families, reflecting with peers, and interacting with healthcare professionals.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall and spring)
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RELI 3340 - Pastoral Care and Counseling UG
Credit Hours: 3
The work of the minister is explored with particular attention to pastoral caregiving in congregational contexts. Topics include pastoral theology, pastoral counseling, professional limits and counseling referrals, bereavement, mental health crises, alcohol and drug addiction, family ministry, hospital ministry, prayer ministry, ministry through the lifespan, and self-care of the minister.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring odd years)
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RELI 3345 - Global Christianity UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on the historical and contemporary experience of Christian communities in relationship with other faith communities in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Students will explore: the history and current state of Christian-Muslim relations; the interaction of Nestorian Christians with Buddhism, Taoism, and other traditions in China; the relationship between Hinduism and Christianity in India; the interreligious dynamics of the current growth of Christianity in the developing world; and other past and present developments germane to the interaction of Christians with adherents of other religions.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring even years)
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RELI 4340 - Worship and Liturgy UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on the history and theology of Christian liturgy and the development of skills for planning and leading worship in the local church. Topics include the service of the Word, the celebration of sacraments, weddings, funerals, and the liturgical calendar.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring even years)
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RELI 4355 - Interfaith Leadership UG
Credit Hours: 3
Interfaith understanding and leadership are becoming necessary in virtually every profession. Due to increasing religious diversity in the U. S., teachers, nurses, physicians, businesspersons, coaches, and others will serve and work with the religious “other.” This course helps students to develop the vision, knowledge, and skills to e cooperative citizens and effective professionals in interfaith contexts. Attention will be given to strengthening a sense of security in one’s own religious identity combined with understanding of other religious identities.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring even years)
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RELI 4388 - Internship in Christian Ministry UG
Credit Hours: 3
Supervised field experience in various forms in Christian education. For majors or minors. Students can take up to two terms (including summer) to complete internship. The amount of credit for each term will vary in accord with specific arrangements. Christian education directors, pastors and laymen cooperate with college faculty to supervise students in the development of professional awareness and skills needed for leadership in the educational programs of the Church.
Prerequisites: 24 hrs toward requirements for the major or 15 hrs towards the minor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (As needed)
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RELI 4390 - Senior Seminar in Religion UG
Credit Hours: 3
A senior seminar required for all religion majors. The course focuses on directed readings of classic texts in relation to perennial issues in religion.
Prerequisites: Senior Standing as a religion major or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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SRLD 1310 - Concepts And Techniques Of Servant Leadership UG
Credit Hours: 3
A discussion of the nature, styles, and skills of Servant Leader- ship, utilizing historic and contemporary models and emphasizing moral roots of responsible leadership. Students will participate in a field experience in the Abilene community, combined with reflection and discussion in small groups on issues in Servant Leadership.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
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SRLD 2310 - Formation in Servant Leadership UG
Credit Hours: 3
Formation in Servant Leadership is a seminar style course focusing on personal and interpersonal growth in servant leadership. Emphasis is placed on self-awareness, personal mastery (effective self-leadership), deep listening, group facilitation and service learning.
Prerequisites: SRLD 1310 or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring even years)
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SRLD 3310 - Theories of Leadership UG
Credit Hours: 3
A seminar style course focusing on recent research and literature in leadership. Emphasis will be placed on the mastery and implementation of leadership theories. Special attention will be devoted to theories that incorporate service.
Prerequisites: SRLD 1310 or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring odd years)
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SRLD 3320 - Dialogue with the other UG
Credit Hours: 3
Understanding and working the “other” (variously defined) is a crucial skill for servant leaders and is an increasingly necessary skill for anyone in a global, pluralistic world. Dialogue with the Other is a seminar style course focusing on understanding people and groups whose culture, ethnicity, race, religion, and/or lifestyle is outside the dominant frame(s) of reference of McMurry students. Students will conduct research on hermeneutical and practical aspects of dialogue, engage in phenomenological studies of various groups (the “other”), practice skills associated with dialogue, and develop service learning activities to practice what they learn.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring even years)
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SRLD 4388 - Servant Leadership Internship UG
Credit Hours: 3
The Internship and Capstone in Servant Leadership provides an integrative learning experience near the completion of the BIS degree with an emphasis in Servant Leadership. Students are matched with an appropriate Field Supervisor in a community setting (business, organization, agency, etc.) and develop a minimum of three learning goals that include academic and experiential elements. Regular meetings are required with the field supervisor and the Director of Servant Leadership to develop, implement, and evaluate the fulfillment of the learning goals.
Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 3
When Offered: (As needed)
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SOCI XX99 - Special Topics UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
This course is an elective for sociology majors or minors, and all other interested students. It is offered to broaden departmental curriculum or to meet student demand.
Prerequisites: SOCI 1310 and SOCI 1320 or permission of instructor.
Repeatable for Credit: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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SOCI 3X86 - Social Issues Travel Course UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
This course is designed for anyone interested in sociology. It is an advanced elective for sociology majors and minors. The focus is to examine a social issue with major historical impact that also influences current society. The course includes travel to sites that are central to understanding the social issue explored. The social issue could vary for each offering and may include civil rights in the 1960s, Native American rights, immigration and the Texas/Mexico border, and others as identified by the sociology faculty.
Prerequisites: None.
When Offered: (Spring as needed)
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SOCI 4X88 - Internship in Sociology UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
Intended as an upper level elective for sociology majors. A pre-approved and supervised work experience designed to supplement academic training. Each course credit hour requires a minimum of 50 hours of on-site work (for example, 3 credit hours requires 150 hours worked on-site). Interested students should discuss this course with the Sociology faculty by October 1 for spring semester placement and by March 1 for fall semester placement.
Prerequisites: SOCI 1310 and junior or senior standing.
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
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SOCI 4X95 - Independent Studies UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
This course is an advanced elective for sociology majors or minors. This offering is an arrangement between the student and instructor of intensive study of a particular area of interest. The course includes a definition of goals appropriate for the advanced student, ways of attaining those goals, a schedule for frequent consultation, and means of measuring progress.
Prerequisites: SOCI 1310 and 6 additional hours in sociology.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
Repeatable for Credit: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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SOCI 4X96H - Honors Tutorial UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
Designed for the honors student in sociology; includes extensive reading on a select topic involving sociological theory, method, or practice.
Prerequisites: 15 hours in sociology and admission to the departmental honors program.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
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SOCI 4X97H - Senior Thesis UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
Designed for the student in sociology honors program; includes conducting a social research study or preparing an extended essay on a theoretical or applied topic. Regardless of the choice, the student is expected to write the thesis in the required format.
Prerequisites: 18 hours in sociology, admission to the departmental honors program, and approval of thesis by department and Honors Committee.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
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SOCI 1310 - Introduction to Sociology UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course is designed for anyone interested in sociology or obtaining general education credit. The course is required for sociology majors and minors, criminology majors, and nursing majors. Core sociological insights and concepts such as social institutions, control, stratification, and socialization are overviewed.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring, Summer)
TCCN: (TCCN SOCI 1301)
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SOCI 1320 - Sociological Investigations UG
Credit Hours: 3
This offering is required for sociology majors and minors, and criminology majors. The course is oriented toward providing the student with a deeper understanding of the sociological perspective and the discipline of sociology. Select works by sociologists will be examined pertaining to the methodological, theoretical, and practical contributions.
Prerequisites: SOCI 1310 or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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SOCI 2310 - World Societies I UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course can be used as a sociology major or minor elective. This course will satisfy the Global, Societal, and Personal perspectives requirement. Through a survey of ancient cultures in Africa, Asia, South America, Central America, and North America, students will examine a wide variety of ancient urban cultures and their way of life. This course provides students with an overview of major social processes and social structures that affected the development of past civilizations from a global perspective.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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SOCI 2320 - World Societies II UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course can be used as a sociology major or minor elective. This course will satisfy the Global, Societal, and Personal Perspectives requirement. In this course, students will examine contemporary social issues, within a global perspective. Students will investigate topics of world poverty, transnational crime, marriage and family, and how technology has spurred social change around the world.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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SOCI 2350 - Social Problems UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course can be used as a sociology major or minor elective. This course is an inquiry into current social problems with specific reference to their origin, development, and suggested solutions.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
TCCN: (TCCN SOCI 1306)
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SOCI 3300 - Social Research UG
Credit Hours: 3
Sociology and criminology majors are required to take this course. This course introduces the social research process of data collection, analysis, and interpretation. A balanced approach regarding quantitative and qualitative methods is offered.
Prerequisites: SOCI 1310 and SOCI 1320 , or permission of the instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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SOCI 3310 - Social Theory UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course is required for sociology majors. This course is an overview of the origin of sociological theory, beginning with Comte, Marx, Weber, and Durkheim. Attention will also be given to contemporary schools of thought.
Prerequisites: SOCI 1310 and SOCI 1320 , or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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SOCI 3330 - Social Stratification UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course is required for sociology majors and minors, and criminology majors. This offering is an analysis of the issues of wealth, prestige, and power in stratification systems. Particular attention is paid to social class and mobility patterns.
Prerequisites: SOCI 1310 and SOCI 1320 , or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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SOCI 3334 - Environmental Sociology UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course will explore how actors such as corporations, the government, the media, and social movements influence public opinion and policy on environmental issues. Beyond the environmental science, this course examines the social roots of environmental degradation and protectionism by searching for the factors contributing to them such as new technologies, consumption production patterns, population trends, social hierarchies, religion, and culture.
Prerequisites: SOCI 1310 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall even years)
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SOCI 3340 - Social Psychology UG
Credit Hours: 3
This is an advanced elective for sociology majors or minors. This course is an examination of the situational forces that make us social beings. Topics covered are social cognition, the self, prosocial behavior, aggression, and social biases.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (As needed)
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SOCI 3350 - Race and Ethnicity UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course is required for sociology majors and minors and criminology majors. The course introduces some of the concepts and theories sociologists use to better understand the influences of racial and ethnic factors. Also covered are social policies which have influenced U. S. race relationships.
Prerequisites: SOCI 1310 and SOCI 1320 , or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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SOCI 3360 - Marriage and the Family UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course is an advanced elective for sociology majors or minors and all interested students. Types of family organization, husband-wife and parent-child relationships, and the impact of social change on family life are studied.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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SOCI 3362 - Aging and Society UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course is an advanced elective for sociology majors and minors. It addresses aging as a life course process, age as an important social status, and aging as it relates to societal demographics and individual experiences. Students are introduced to the way in which social and cultural contexts shape the physical, psychological, and relational dimensions of aging in society. They are also introduced to the concept of an aging society and the ways that the growing number of older adults affects the institutions and systems of society.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring even years)
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SOCI 3370 - Gender and Society UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course is required for sociology majors and minors, and criminology majors. The course considers the differential socialization of men and women and its effect on their experiences on the major social institutions of the family, the economy, and the educational system. Past practices, current trends, and future predictions of the role of men and women in society will be covered.
Prerequisites: SOCI 1310 and SOCI 1320 , or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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SOCI 3380 - Native American Spiritual Practices UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course is an introduction to Native American religions and spirituality. It focuses on the diverse religious communities of North American Indians with a special emphasis on myths, rituals, and beliefs ranging from individual practices to organized religions.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (As needed)
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SOCI 4330 - Sociology of Religion UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course is an advanced elective for sociology majors or minors, and all other interested students. This course is a study of the effect of social forces in shaping the thought and practice of religious institutions. Special attention will be given to American denominational policies and congregations.
Prerequisites: SOCI 1310 or RELI 2350 or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (As needed)
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SOCI 4342 - Power and Religion UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course examines various religious institutions and the role or religion in intergroup power struggles. In the course, students will explore the way in which dominant groups use religious value systems as legitimating rationales for oppression and violence against other groups. The students will contrast those stories with evidence of the ways in which values from the same religious traditions provide a foundation for intergroup cooperation and peacebuilding. Various religious traditions will be explored, which may include Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, or others.
Prerequisites: SOCI 1310 or RELI 2350 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (As needed)
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SOCI 4392 - Seminar in Sociology UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course is required for sociology majors. The course is designed to deal with, in a more advanced and integrated manner, the discipline of sociology. Emphasis will be placed on theoretical, methodological, and practical issues. This is the capstone course for sociology.
Prerequisites: Senior standing.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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SPAN XX99 - Special Topics UG
Credit Hours: Level and Credit Variable
Elective for majors, minors and teaching fields. Courses of this nature are infrequent or unique topics of study offered occasionally to groups of students to broaden the departmental curriculum, to meet student demand, or to observe special events. Courses of this type may be repeated for credit when topics vary.
Prerequisites: permission of instructor.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
Repeatable for Credit: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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SPAN 4X95 - Independent Studies UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
A study program arranged between an advanced student and an instructor to provide intensive study in a particular area of interest. The course includes a definition of goals appropriate for the advanced student, ways of attaining those goals, a schedule for frequent consultation, and means of measuring progress.
Prerequisites: Persons pursuing certification, public school personnel, or permission of instructor.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
Repeatable for Credit: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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SPAN 1410 - Elementary Spanish I UG
Credit Hours: 4
For students who have had no previous instruction in the language, or have had one year or less of high school Spanish. Introduces pat- terns of pronunciation, basic conversation, grammar, reading and writing exercises, and aspects of Hispanic civilization. One hour of laboratory practice a week is required. Credit for this course may be earned by CLEP. Classroom delivery, online, and hybrid classes.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 1
When Offered: (Fall, Spring, Summer I)
TCCN: (TCCN SPAN 1411)
Note: Concurrent enrollment in lab SPAN 1410L required.
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SPAN 1420 - Elementary Spanish II UG
Credit Hours: 4
For students who have had one semester of college level Spanish or one year of high school Spanish. This course is a continuation of SPAN 1410 . One hour of laboratory practice a week is required. Credit for this course may be earned by CLEP. Classroom delivery, online, and hybrid classes.
Prerequisites: SPAN 1410 or equivalent.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 1
When Offered: (Fall, Spring, Summer II)
TCCN: (TCCN SPAN 1412)
Note: Concurrent enrollment in lab SPAN 1420L required.
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SPAN 2310 - Intermediate Spanish I UG
Credit Hours: 3
For students who have completed one year of college Spanish or two years of high school Spanish. Reviews and expands work done in Elementary Spanish, including conversation, grammar, reading and writing. Broadens aware- ness of Hispanic culture and civilization. Credit for this course may be earned by departmental examination. Classroom delivery, and hybrid classes.
Prerequisites: SPAN 1420 or equivalent.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Summer I)
TCCN: (TCCN SPAN 2311)
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