2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Physician Assistant Studies |
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PA 570 Evidence Based Practice
1 credits
This course provides an introduction in accessing computer based medically oriented information and evidence based medicine databases. Review of basic statistics precedes statistical application to evidence based theory, as it pertains to epidemiology, public health, and the practice of clinical medicine. Course emphasizes use of up to date evidence based literature to validate and improve the practice of clinical medicine now and as a lifelong learner.
Fall
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PA 600 Transition to Clinical Practice
1 credit
This course will introduce students to the clinical year and clinical practice. Students will be introduced to the day to day operation of an ambulatory care site or primary care office and what role the physician assistant plays in patient care. Students will be given an overview of documentation, billing, coding, reimbursement, quality assurance, risk management, and other practice based essentials. Clinical year policy and procedures will be included as topics in this course.
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PA 601 Family Medicine
6 credits
The Family Medicine rotation is a 6-week required supervised clinical practice experience. The student will incorporate the knowledge and skills acquired in the didactic year and develop proficiencies in the assessment and management of acute, chronic, and preventative patient encounters, to include care across the life span (children, adolescents, adults, and elderly).
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PA 603 Internal Medicine
6 credits
The internal medicine rotation is a 6-week required supervised clinical practice experience. The student will incorporate the knowledge and skills acquired in the didactic year and develop proficiencies in the assessment and management of acute, chronic, and preventative adult and geriatric patient encounters.
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PA 604 Pediatrics
6 credits
The Pediatric Rotation is a 6-week required supervised clinical practice experience. The student will incorporate the knowledge and skills acquired in the didactic year and develop proficiencies in the assessment and management of acute, chronic, and preventative newborn, children, and adolescent patient encounters.
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PA 605 Psychiatry
6 credits
The Psychiatry Rotation is a 6-week required supervised clinical practice experience. The student will incorporate the knowledge and skills acquired in the didactic year and develop proficiencies related to the assessment, management, and prevention of acute and chronic mental, emotional, behavioral, and substance abuse disorders for adult and geriatric patient encounters.
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PA 606 General Surgery
6 credits
The General Surgery rotation is a 6-week required supervised clinical practice experience. The student will incorporate the knowledge and skills acquired in the didactic year and develop proficiencies in the assessment and management of acute and chronic general surgery conditions, as well as, pre-op, operative, and post-op adult and geriatric patient encounters.
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PA 607 Women’s Health
6 credits
The Women’s Health rotation is a 6-week required supervised clinical practice experience. The student will incorporate the knowledge and skills acquired in the didactic year and develop proficiencies in the assessment and management of the women’s health patient to include acute, chronic, and preventative pre-natal and gynecological adult patient encounters.
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PA 608 Emergency Medicine
6 credits
The Emergency Medicine rotation is a 6-week required supervised clinical practice experience. The student will incorporate the knowledge and skills acquired in the didactic year and develop proficiencies in the initial evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, coordination of care among multiple providers, and disposition of any patient of any age requiring immediate medical, surgical, or psychiatric care.
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PA 609 Elective Clinical Rotation
6 credits
The Elective Rotation is a 6-week required supervised clinical practice experience. This rotation is student-selected in a medical discipline that may reflect the student’s intended career path, or particular interest. The student will incorporate the knowledge and skills acquired in the didactic year and develop proficiencies in the assessment and management of patient encounters specific to the selected setting.
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PA 634 Master’s Project
2 credits
The master’s project builds on the evidence-based medicine course completed during the didactic phase of the program by having students participate individually in the conception, development, and production of a literature review. This Course will give students the opportunity to integrate a topic of their interest from a patient case encountered during a supervised clinical experience. Students will meet in a weekly seminar class where faculty provide feedback and support.
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Political Science |
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POL 100 American National Government
3 credits
A study of the American political system with emphasis placed on the structure and operation of the national government; the constitution; citizenship and democratic processes.
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POL 103 Global Politics
3 credits
This course examines the nature, character and dynamics of global politics. Emphasis is given to the study of major paradigms, theories and explanations used by scholars in order to understand the historical development of the current international system and the policy choices confronting today’s leaders. The course examines major historical events and key global issues, such as economic globalization, international terrorism, humanitarian intervention, global warming, and international law.
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POL 208 Comparative Politics
3 credits
The course examines different thematic and analytical frameworks to understand the political systems, policy outcomes, and socio-economic divisions in several foreign countries. Key topics may include: classification of political regimes and electoral systems; types of economic systems and outputs; and the explanation of socio-economic divisions and their impacto on political and economic stability. Previously offered as POL 308. Students may not receive credit for both POL 208 and POL 308.
Prerequisite(s): POL 100 and POL 103 .
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POL 210 Introduction to the American Legal System
3 credits
This course is designed to provide students with a working introduction to law in the United States. Broadly speaking, the course will cover the foundations of the legal system, the major substantive areas of the law, the legal process, and the effects of legislative and administrative developments of the law. Students will learn how the many components and varied processes of the legal system work together to form a coherent whole. In addition to gaining a solid understanding of the organization and structure of the legal system, students will also be introduced to methods of evaluating legal controversies, analyzing issues, and making clear and persuasive written arguments. Previously offered as POL 251 . Students may not receive credit for both POL 210 and POL 251 .
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POL 211 The Trial in American Life
3 credits
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the fact-finding apparatus of the American legal system and the application of law and legal practices to a wide range of issues. By studying a series of actual trials – from the Salem Witch Trials to contemporary cases – students will gain a knowledge of the mechanics of advocacy; the legal, social, political, and cultural effects of particular trials; and the art of persuasion. Students will also be introduced to methods of evaluating legal controversies, analyzing issues, and making clear and persuasive written and oral arguments. Previously offered as POL 252. Students may not receive credit for both POL 211 and POL 252.
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POL 215 Political Science Research Methods
3 credits
Retaining a profound understanding of what it means to conduct political science research is the primary learning objective in this course. Students should leave this course with the ability to effectively answer the question, “What is political science?” and with the skills to carry out research in political science and other areas. To accomplish this goal, we examine the components of the scientific process and explore research design and data analysis in the social science context. Students will develop theoretically generated hypotheses that answer well formulated research questions with special care taken in the demonstration of cause and effect. Specific data collection and analytical tools will include surveys, experiments, sampling methods, regression, interviewing, and others addressing specific student needs. We will also cover ethical issues related to conducting research with human subjects.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 115
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POL 221 World Wars, Cold War, and Beyond
3 credits
In the 20th century, the United States emerged as the world’s strongest nation. This course offers a survey of U.S. foreign relations during that time. It examines issues, including both World Wars, origins and history of the Cold War, episodes of international revolutionary nationalism, wars in Korea, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf, U.S./Latin American relations, years of nuclear deterrence, and the challenges of globalization. Previously offered as HIS 221
Prerequisite(s): POL 100 and POL 103
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POL 222 The U.S. National Security System
3 credits
This course examines the agencies of the federal government that conduct foreign missions and activities to ensure U.S. national security. Specific focus is on the Office of the President of the United States, CIA, Department of Defense, and State Department. Using case studies of the diplomacy, intelligence and military uses of force, this course analyzes the structure, function, and policy-making processes of the national security system. The course assesses intra-agency and inter-agency strengths and weaknesses in the formulation and implementation of national security policy. Congress’s roles in the operations of the national security system is also discussed. Previously offered as POL 322. Students may not earn credit for both POL 222 and POL 322.
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POL 223 The U.S. Homeland Security System
3 credits
This course provides an overview of the government structure, organizational mission, and policies associated with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other key federal agencies and metropolitan areas with homeland security functions. Together these agencies constitute the homeland security system. From the founding of DHS post-September 11th and the expanded missions and resource allocations to other key federal, state, and local agencies, the roles of DHS and other agencies in overseeing aspects of intelligence, emergency management, border security and immigration, transportation, and public health are described, analyzed, and evaluated. This course will provide students of homeland security with an overall understanding of the system’s vast role in the United States.
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POL 230 Introduction to Public Policy and Public Administration
3 credits
This course introduces an understanding of U.S. public policy making and public administration including identifiable steps in the policy process such as political policy openings, policy stream convergence, policy implementation and the administration of policy ideas. Students will learn how to identify a policy problem, map the political opportunity, incorporate evidence-based social science research to address the problem, and assess the positives and negatives associated with a particular policy adoption.
Prerequisite(s): POL 100
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POL 305 The Presidency
3 credits
The primary goal of this course is to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the basic concepts related to the American presidency and the general theories regarding executive branch operations. By examining various leadership styles and uses of presidential power, the course will also assess how presidents differ in their abilities to reach their own goals. The president’s relationship with the public, Congress, the bureacracy, the courts, states, and the international community will be topics in the course.
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POL 306 The U.S. Congress
3 credits
The objective of this course is to understand how legislatures function in the pursuit of resolving political conducts. Toward this end, we will examine why nearly 90% of Americans disapprove of Congress. We will learn how ideas are developed into legislation, how leglslators influence policymaking, the role of elections and representation, how parties and interest groups constrain legislators, and what institutional rules mean for the ability of these actors to acheive their goals. Much of what political scientists know about legislatures has been focused on the U.S. Congress. We will explore these theories and explanations in detail. We will also assess the U.S. state legislatures as a point of comparison.
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POL 307 State and Local Politics
3 credits
This course facilitates student comprehension of the role states and localities play in American democracy. We will explore cross-state comparisons of mass and elite political behavior, parties and interest groups, political institutions, and the most prominent policy issues facing states and localities today. The U.S. states (and often U.S. cities) serve as laboratories of democracy used by other states and the federal government in making their own policy decisions. Our ultimate goal is to understand what political arrangements and what policies work best given the socioeconomic and political contexts in a given state or locality.
Alternate years
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POL 325 War in World Politics
3 credits
This course examines the causes of war and methods to prevent war. Exploring concepts and theoretic arguments from across the social sciences, students will learn about human behavior as it relates to questions of conflict and cooperation. The course employs significant historical and contemporary case studies to investigate the soft and hard power methods to prevent international conflict. Students will be able to apply knowledge from the courses readings and discussions to a semester-long simulation.
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POL 330 Urban Policy: Disadvantaged Youth
3 credits
Who are the disadvantaged youth (AKA, “at-risk youth”) and what unique challenges do they face? The factors that might limit an at-risk youth’s ability to succeed are identified so that policies, programs, and projects may be better designed to assist. Students are invited to investigate a range of policy solutions to challenges facing at-risk youth including food insecurity, parental support, health care, housing, drugs/crime/violence, foster care, the working poor and child care, primary/secondary education, and higher education/vocational training.
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POL 332 U.S. Homeland Security Issues: Threats, Challenges, and Solutions
3 credits
This course provides an overview of the key homeland security issues facing the United States. Topics covered may include terror, risk, border security, public health, natural disaster, intelligence, and other contemporary issues. Solutions emphasized include dismantling agency silos, communicating across boundaries, a commitment to public service, an emphasis on lessons learned, planning and prevention, leadership from public managers, and other potential solutions.
Prerequisite(s): POL 223
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POL 333 U.S. National Security Issues: Threats, Challenges, and Solutions
3 credits
This course presents an overview of the key national security issues facing the United States. Topics covered include threats from international terrorism, global economic changes, environmental issues, and/or other issues that may arise in the global system and threaten the United States. This course will analyze the effectiveness of competing national security strategies to manage or solve national security issues that confront the United States. Previously offered as POL 323. Students may not receive credit for both POL 323 and POL 333.
Prerequisite(s): POL 221 and POL 222 .
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POL 340 Russia and the Near Abroad
3 credits
This course offers a comparative analysis of the politics of the countries of the former Soviet Union. A number of important themes will be explored using the Russian Federation and several of the countries that were formerly part of the Soviet Union. First, the course briefly examines the history of the Tsarist and Soviet periods to determine to what extent, if any, these legacies have impacted political and economic development of each country. Finally, the course analyzes important issues in the foreign relations of each country, including the effects of lost superpower status, the nationalities question, and relations with the West.
Prerequisite(s): POL 208
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POL 403 The Public Policy of Students: Student Loans
3 credits
This course focuses on one of the many public policies facing students. Recognizing that this is a topic of deepening interest to students, this student loans course will examine the way student loan policy and their associated federal government programs have transpired. Furthermore, this course has a practical application in allowing students to personally review their student loan portfolio and then analyze how various federal programs and policies directly affect their lieves. Various federal policies will be evaluated to determine which ones have credibility for reducing student debt load and decreasing default.
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POL 404 U.S. Health Care Policy
3 credits
This political science course provides information and analysis on U.S. health care policy. Major topics to be covered include federal and/or state government funded health programs including Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP (the State Children’s Health Care Program), health policy reform initiatives (The Affordable Care Act, as well as, other major initiatives), and health policy implementation stumbling blocks, such as the debate over quality versus cost. Contemporary topics such as the role of the pharmaceutical industry in health care, the opioid epidemic, the changing dynamics of private insurance, and access to health care will also be covered. In addition, a global health policy unit will allow students to understand the U.S. Health Care System within a global context.
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POL 407 Public Management and Leadership
3 credits
This course is designed to strengthen a student’s theoretical and practical understanding of public management and leadership so that they might be better positioned to create public value for their community. Designed to introduce the student to public management from a political science and public administration perspective, they will learn leadership principles via a public manager’s interaction with various institutions, the public manager’s ability to course various constituencies, and the public manager’s entrepreneurial inclinations to solve problems.
Prerequisite(s): POL 230
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POL 409 Politics and Business
3 credits
This political science course emphasizes the interrelatedness of politics and business in theUnited States. The course focuses on how business needs government, how government needs business and how publicly funded businesses operate differently than privately funded businesses. Utilizing historical and modern case studies, students will have the opportunity to study business leaders and will ultimately develop their own understanding of a leaders’ role in society.
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POL 410 American Constitutional Law
3 credits
This two course sequence (POL 410 and POL 411 ) examines the federal system of government and the civil rights and liberties established by the U.S. Constitution, and presents a case method survey of the organic role of the United States Supreme Court in the total process of the American constitutional system. POL 410 will examine governmental structures, federalism, and separation of powers as established by Articles 1-7. POL 411 will focus on civil rights and civil liberties primarily as established by the Bill of Rights. Previously offered as POL 405. Students may not receive credit for both POL 405 and POL 410.
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POL 411 Constitutional Encounters
3 credits
This two course sequence (POL 410 and 411) examines the federal system of government and the civil rights and liberties established by the U.S. Constitution, and presents a case method survey of the organic role of the United States Supreme Court in the total process of the American constitutional system. POL 410 will examine governmental structures, federalism, and separation of powers as established by Articles 1-7. POL 411 will focus on civil rights and civil liberties primarily as established by the Bill of Rights. Previously offered as POL 406. Students may not receive credit for both POL 406 and 411.
Prerequisite(s): POL 410 .
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POL 413 Political Science Cooperative Education
3-12 credits
Academic study combined with work experience in the community.
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POL 415 Non-profit Practicum
3 credits
This service-oriented course uses an interdisciplinary approach to examine the core principles that are utilized to produce more effective outcomes for nonprofits. The course connects the fields of political science, public administration, media, and nonprofit in both the non-profit service students perform and the teaching sessions that correspond with the service. Students will be trained before performing non-profit service alongside the Professor. In addition to receiving credits for their transcripts, students will learn hands-on how a non-profit operates in a U.S. city. The department offers the course during the summer, and may vary the city and nonprofit each summer. Due to restrictions on media credentials, the course is limited to four students.
Summer
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POL 450 Internship
3 credits
Directed field experiences in government agencies, non-profit agencies, political campaigns and private firms with the approval of the GLNS program. Students in pre-law specializations associated with English, History, Medical Health and Humanities, and Philosophy must perform internships in law offices or law related agencies approved by the pre-law director.
Laboratory: Permission of program director
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POL 451 Internship
3 credits
Directed field experiences in government agencies, non-profit agencies, political campaigns and private firms with the approval of the GLNS program. Students in pre-law specializations associated with English, History, Medical Health and Humanities, and Philosophy must perform internships in law offices or law related agencies approved by the pre-law director.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of program director
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POL 480 Independent Study
3 credits
In-depth investigation of a selected topic. This course may be taken twice for credit.
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POL 485 Special Topics
3-6 credits
Topic may vary from semester to semester and will be announced with preregistration information and course hours.
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POP 100 Introduction to Popular Culture
3 credits
This course introduces students to the analysis of popular culture within culture and society. Particular attention will be paid to how popular culture – including, but not limited to television, film, radio, music, graphic narratives, video games, then internet, social media, and advertising – both reflects and helps constitute sociocultural value(s) and meaning(s).
Lecture: 3 hours
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POP 485 Selected Studies in Popular Culture
3 credits
Focused study of a particular topic/theme within popular culture, including but not limited to particular genres, authors or auteurs, historical periods and/or geographic regions.
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Psychology |
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PSY 101 Introductory Seminar
1 credit
This foundational course provides an overview of the Psychology program, related extracurricular opportunities, faculty expertise, and other topics central to being a Psychology major. It will serve as an introduction to the multitude of sub-disciplines within the field, the importance of the scientific nature of the discipline, as well as the development of professionalism within the major and future career endeavors.
Spring only
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PSY 123 Introduction to Psychology
3 credits
This course surveys the main areas, influences, and research of human behavior including neuropsychology, genetics and environmental influences, perception, learning, memory, personality, motivation, emotions, stress and health, psychological disorders and therapy, development and social judgments and interactions.
Fall and Spring
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PSY 200 Career Seminar
2 credits
This course is designed to help psychology majors identify their career goals through the use of job and career technologies, interactions with alumni and professionals, and assignments that identify students’ passion, interests, and skills.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123
Fall
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PSY 210 Sport Psychology
3 credits
The course is designed to introduce students to the field of sport and exercise psychology by providing a broad overview of the major topics in the area. Specifically, the class will examine the following: 1) the influence that psychology and personal attributes have in directing involvement in sport and exercise activities; 2) psychological skills training (PST) and the use of psychological factors in order to promote increased enjoyment and enhance performance; and 3) how sport and psychology are interwoven to influence our physical and mental well-being.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123
(approved 10/2/2014. First offered Spring 2015)
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PSY 224 Organizational and Industrial Psychology
3 credits
This course investigates organizational, personnel, and industrial psychology with emphasis on applying basic psychological theory to make organizations more effective. Course topics include personnel selection, performance appraisal, employee and manager training, leadership and supervision, communication, motivation, attitudes, and job satisfaction.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123
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PSY 225 Psychology of Adjustment
3 credits
This course examines the nature of stress and adjustment from a psycho-socio-cultural approach that includes dimensions of culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123
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PSY 232 Research Methods
3 credits
This course will enable students to gain an understanding of the scientific methods behind psychological research, and how research in psychology is planned, conducted, communicated, and critiqued. Both experimental and non-experimental approaches will be discussed, along with a review of descriptive and inferential statistics.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123 , MTH 115 .
Fall and Spring
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PSY 233 Advanced Research Methods
3 credits
This course is the second of a two-semester sequence of research related courses required of all psychology majors. The goal of the course is to help students develop the skills necessary to conduct research in psychology. Students will learn how to conduct research from identifying a problem to interpreting results. These skills will be developed through the completion of assigned laboratory exercises and a small independent research project.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 232 .
Spring only
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PSY 250 Social Psychology
3 credits
Social psychology is the study of social influence and how social interactions may shape thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of individuals. This course provides a broad overview of social psychology including: social cognition, social perception, self-knowledge, attitudes and attitude change, group processes, prejudice and stereotypes, interpersonal attraction, and pro-social behavior.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123 .
Fall and Spring
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PSY 275 Child and Adolescent Psychology
3 credits
This course focuses on theories and research findings related to normative development from conception through adolescence. It examines physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development and the integrative influence of biological and environmental factors.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123
Fall and Spring
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PSY 277 Adult Development and Aging
3 credits
This course provides an overview of adult development from early adulthood through death by examining quantitative and qualitative changes across biological, physical, cognitive, mental, social, and emotional development. Developmental theories, models, and research methods will also be discussed with an emphasis on how socio-cultural factors impact adult development and death and dying.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123
Fall and Spring
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PSY 285 Communication Skills: Interviewing and Recording Techniques
3 credits
Development of skills that may be useful in working directly with clients and others, including listening for emotions, monitoring one’s own reactions and responses, and building a client-worker relationship, which can foster constructive change in the client.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123 .
Fall and Spring
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PSY 290 Psychopathology
3 credits
This course focuses on the nature, causes, course, and treatment of psychological disorders including anxiety, mood, thought, eating, substance use, sexual, personality and psychotic disorders. Students will learn about different theories and models of mental health disorders as well as their diagnostic and classification process.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123
Fall and Spring
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PSY 300 Research Group
2 credits
Provides psychology majors and minors an opportunity to engage in collaborative research at the undergraduate level. Students will have the opportunity to work with a member of the faculty and other students on research projects of general interest. Students can take up to four times for credit.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123 ; MTH 115 ; PSY 232
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PSY 301 Cognitive Psychology
4 credits
This course covers the techniques and findings of modem cognitive psychology, as well as the theoretical issues and explanatory models of complex mental processes. Topics
include: thinking, problem-solving, creativity, memory, attention, language, mental imagery, cognitive development, and the neural basis of cognition.
Lecture: 3 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123
Spring
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PSY 302 Learning
3 credits
This course is a survey of current and traditional research findings and theories related to classical, operant, and observational learning. Non-associative forms of leaming and the application of learning principles in behavior modification are also discussed.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123
Spring even years
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PSY 303 Biological Psychology
3 credits
This course surveys the recent advances in understanding how the brain works and how it controls behavior. Beginning with the basics of the structure and functioning of the nervous system, students explore the biological bases of topics such as sensation and perception, motivation and emotion, learning and memory, and abnormal behavior and its treatments.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123
Fall
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PSY 304 Sensation and Perception
3 credits
This course deals with how we construct a conception of physical reality from sensory experience. While the primary focus will be on vision and hearing, the chemical senses (taste and smell) and the somatosenses (touch, temperature, vibration, etc.) will also be addressed. Students will cover the anatomy and physiology of the various sensory receptors, the neural mechanisms of sensation, sensory representation in the brain, as well as the phenomenological experience of perception. Topics will include the ways in which illusions can fool our senses and what they tell us about how our sensory systems work.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123
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PSY 305 Psychopharmacology
3 credits
This course explores what is currently known about the neurobiology of psychiatric disorders and the use of psychoactive drugs to treat them. Starting with the basics of the brain/behavior relationship and principles of pharmacology, students will learn the symptoms and treatment of the mood, anxiety, and thought disorders among others.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123
Fall every year and Spring odd years
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PSY 306 Drugs and Behavior
3 credits
This course explores the use and abuse of drugs from many perspectives: social, historical, legal, medical, pharmacological and psychological. Beginning with a basic coverage of how the brain controls behavior, students examine how drugs interact with the brain to have such powerful effects on behavior. Topics will include the medical use of drugs (including over-the-counter and psychotherapeutic drugs), the illegal abuse of drugs like heroin and cocaine, and the use and abuse of legal drugs such as caffeine, nicotine and alcohol.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123
Spring odd years
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PSY 307 Health Psychology
3 credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the field of health psychology by providing a broad overview of the major topics in the area. Specifically, the class examines the following: stress and coping processes; health promotion and disease prevention; theories of health behavior change; social and psychological factors that affect health and illness, issues surrounding disease and pain management, and the role of health psychology in healthcare settings.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123
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PSY 310 Gender Studies
3 credits
This course focuses on the psychology of gender with additional attention to cross-disciplinary perspectives. Students examine how biology, child socialization, and culture contributes to gender similarities and differences. Additional topics may include: gender and communication, gender and relationships, gender in the workplace, gender and power, gender and health, gender and history, and gender in literature.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123
Fall odd years
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PSY 315 Psychological Assessment
3 credits
This course teaches students about the development, implementation, reliability and validity, and uses of psychological assessment tests and measures including scales of personality, intelligence, achievement, and development.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 232
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PSY 325 Autism Spectrum Disorder
3 credits
This course will review the history of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), identify the characteristics of each disorder, as well as diagnostic criteria and procedures for diagnosis. Students will learn about the importance of early identification and detection, and will learn about research-based assessment tools and behavioral interventions used to treat ASD.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123 .
On demand
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PSY 332 Childhood Psychopathology
3 credits
This course will focus on the nature, causes, course, and treatment of various child and adolescent disorders, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning disabilities, conduct disorder, autism, childhood depression, anxiety disorders in children, and eating disorders. These disorders will be discussed and understood as deviations from normal development in childhood and adolescence.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 275 or OT 220
Fall and Spring even years
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PSY 335 Trauma
3 credits
This course explores psychological trauma from a variety of viewpoints with an emphasis on interpersonal trauma and betrayal on both the individual and institutional levels. Students learn about responses to a variety of traumas including childhood trauma, adult sexual assault, war, and domestic violence and consider how socio-political contexts affect trauma research and intervention. Students discuss psychological disorders, interpersonal difficulties, and neurophysiological alterations and explore issues of resiliency and prevention of violence.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123 and either PSY 290 or PSY 332
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PSY 336 Forensic Psychology
3 credits
This course explores how psychologists assist the legal and court systems in various roles such as expert witnesses, trial, jury and court consultants, criminal profilers, and services in child custody courts and civil proceedings. Students examine the various roles and boundaries of psychologists within the legal system as well as ethics, roles, advocacy, objective/intuitive data, and candid “real life” depictions of the role of forensics in psychology.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123
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PSY 342 Educational Psychology
3 credits
Also offered as TED 232 Educational Psychology . This course introduces students to current learning that explains how learning occurs, both typically and atypically, from birth through adolescence. This course prepares students to use learning theories to explain and critique teaching and formal testing methods used with students at various stages of development. Students may not receive credit for both PSY 342 and TED 232 , nor for both PSY 342 and TED 231: Learning.
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PSY 381 Special Topics
1-3 credits
Topics may vary from semester to semester and will be announced with preregistration information and course hours.
(On demand)
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PSY 384 Advanced Career Seminar
1 credit
This course is designed for seniors majoring in Psychology. It focuses on rational career decision making and post-graduation career planning.
Prerequisite(s): Senior status.
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PSY 385 Graduate School Preparation Seminar I
0 credits
This course is designed for juniors or seniors majoring Psychology who are planning on applying to graduate programs. The course will walk students through the beginning aspects of the application process including solidifying their career choice, searching for accredited graduate programs in their field of choice, preparing and taking the GRE, and planning for necessary coursework during their last year.
Prerequisite(s): Students must have a declared major in Psychology have junior or senior status.
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PSY 386 Graduate School Preparation Seminar II
1 credit
This course is designed for juniors or seniors majoring Psychology who are planning on applying to graduate programs. The course will walk students through all aspects of the application process from selecting programs to developing their application materials and preparing for interviews.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 385 ; junior or senior status.
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PSY 435 Controversies in Psychology
3 credits
This course focuses on debates and conflicts over the past 30 years related to psychological concepts and theories of human behavior and experiences. The controversies discussed cross all subfields of psychology including clinical, social, developmental, biological, and cognitive. Topics may include multiple personality disorder, expert testimony, new age therapies, repressed memories, sexual orientation conversion therapies, inkblot tests, media violence, effect of spanking and divorce on children, and paranormal phenomenon. Students will learn in-depth methodologies for critical thinking and apply learned strategies to real-world problems. The course emphasizes the application of research skills to examine the multiple facets of each controversy in light of evidence gathered from current empirical sources. Students will take sides on an issue of their choice, gather evidence to support their position, and present their case in a symposium-style debate.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123
Spring, odd years
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PSY 450 Personality
3 credits
This course surveys prominent personality theories including psychodynamic, behavioral, humanistic, existential, and trait perspectives. Students critically evaluate personality theories as they relate to how traits and tendencies develop. Students review historical case studies and apply theories to their own personality development.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123
Fall
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PSY 452 Counseling and Psychotherapy
3 credits
This course is an introduction to psychotherapy approaches for clinical populations. Students will learn the theory and practice of different forms of psychotherapy, including psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, humanistic, dialectical behavior therapy, and others. Students will also become familiar with the literature on the efficacy of psychotherapy, historical and current issues in the psychotherapy profession, and issues related to culture in psychotherapy.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123
Spring odd years
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PSY 455 Child Interventions
3 credits
The child interventions course focuses on assessment methods and interventions to treat child and adolescent disorders. Students will learn and practice how to conduct a comprehensive clinical interview to diagnose child and adolescent disorders and to become familiar with therapeutic issues such as ethical and legal responsibilities and how to build a therapeutic relationship. Several models of child therapy will be discussed including family therapy and parent training, dialectical behavior therapy, group and psychopharmacological approaches. The course emphasizes the application of research in clinical practice and places assessment and treatment in a multicultural context. Assignments focus on critical thinking about childhood problems and their treatments and the practical application of assessment and treatment techniques through role-plays, practice sessions, and experiential assignments.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 290 or PSY 332 .
Spring even years
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PSY 475 Practicum in Psychology
3 credits
Work experience in a setting where psychology is applied. Can be used to further career exploration or promote transition to the work place. Students may take up to two times for credit.
Prerequisite(s): Completed 75 credits as a psychology major.
Fall and Spring
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PSY 480A Advanced Seminar in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
3 credits
In this advanced topical seminar, students will further develop skills in critical reading/critical thinking, application, writing, and oral communication. We will analyze contemporary theories and current research on salient issues in adolescence and emerging adulthood such as: puberty; neurological and cognitive development; identity; dating and sexuality; family and peer relationships; school and work; racial, ethnic, and cultural influences; and adolescent problems. Both normative development and individual differences will be considered.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 275 ; Junior or Senior Status
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PSY 480B Advanced Seminar in Controversies in Psychology
3 credits
In this advanced topical seminar, students will further develop skills in critical reading/critical thinking, application, writing, and oral communication. This course focuses on debates and conflicts over the past 30 years related to psychological concepts and theories of human behavior and experiences. The controversies discussed cross all subfields of psychology including clinical, social, developmental, biological, and cognitive. Topics may include multiple personality disorder, expert testimony, new age therapies, repressed memories, sexual orientation conversion therapies, inkblot tests, media violence, effect of spanking and divorce on children, and paranormal phenomenon. Students will learn in-depth methodologies for critical thinking and apply learned strategies to real-world problems. The course emphasizes the application of research skills to examine the multiple facets of each controversy in light of evidence gathered from current empirical sources. Students will take sides on an issue of their choice, gather evidence to support their position, and present their case in a symposium-style debate.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 233 ; Junior or Senior Status
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PSY 480C Advanced Seminar in Social Exclusion
3 credits
In this advanced topical seminar, students will further develop skills in critical reading/critical thinking, application, writing, and oral communication. This course aims to familiarize students with various contemporary topics within the social exclusion literature: whether there is a need to belong, what the different types of exclusion are, why societies/individuals exclude others, how we detect exclusion, and what our responses are to exclusion. We will examine theoretical and empirical articles in order to understand how social exclusion is conceptualized and tested in the field. Students will apply critical thinking skills in order to critique the literature and apply it to real life concerns (and post-graduation plans).
Prerequisite(s): PSY 250 & PSY 233 ; Junior or Senior Status
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PSY 480D Advanced Seminar in Positive Psychology
3 credits
In this advanced topical seminar, students will further develop skills in critical reading/critical thinking, application, writing, and oral communication. The content of this course focuses on positive psychology; what is good about people, and what makes people happy resilient and content. This course will include both Eastern and Western notions of positive psychology and will review and analyze theories and research related to this new and exciting area of psychology.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior Status
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PSY 490 Independent Research
3 credits
Opportunity for students to conduct a study on a topic of their choosing. Students can take up to three times for credit.
Prerequisite(s): Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher, completion of PSY 233 , and junior year status as a Psychology major.
Fall and Spring
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RLS 100 Biblical Studies
3 credits
Biblical Studies is the study of selected Christian and Hebrew scriptures directed toward the development of an awareness of what the biblical authors meant to communicate to their contemporaries with special attention paid to literary forms, sociological factors, theological insight, and historical settings.
Fall/Spring
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RLS 104 World Religions
3 credits
Students will learn about the major religions of the world and become familiar with the ways these religions differ from each other in regard to gods, rituals, scriptures, founders, the arts, and their concepts of the principal purposes of life.
Fall/Spring
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RLS 106 Theology and Human Experience
3 credits
Presents students with the principles of theology and a practical methodology for relating the major resources of the Christian faith with human experience. Selected readings, the use of case studies and/or actual experience provide the reference point for reflecting theologically upon human experience.
Fall/Spring
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RLS 107 Women and Spirituality
3 credits
Feminist consciousness and theory will provide the context for this course as it explores biblical texts, and the life and writings of medieval women including Hildegard of Bingen, Julian of Norwich, and Teresa of Avila. The course will examine the rich and varied expressions of spirituality found in the traditions of African and Native American women healers, their understanding of art as a sacred process, and their reverence for the body and the earth.
Fall/Spring
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RLS 113 Theology of the Church
3 credits
Presents students with the historical, cultural, and theological contexts for understanding the nature and mission of Christian ecclesial communities. Special attention will be given to the Roman Catholic Church from the Reformation to Vatican II and to the recent ecumenical developments.
Fall
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RLS 114 Introduction to Christian Thought
3 credits
Presents the major developments in Christian thought from the early church and medieval periods including the life and writings of dominate figures in each period and the debates that surrounded the issues of faith and reason, nature and grace, salvation, and scripture.
Spring
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RLS 115 Religion in America
3 credits
Examines religious diversity in America with special emphasis given to the principle tenets of Protestant, Orthodox, and Catholic Christianity as well as the tenets of Judaism, Native American religion, Islam, and other traditions.
Fall/Spring
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RLS 116 American Catholicism
3 credits
Explores ways in which Americans and American institutions shaped United States Catholic identity and how Catholics contributed, in turn, to the intellectual, political, cultural, and social life of the nation. Particular attention will be given to the influence of Catholic social teaching on American life and to the theological and cultural pluralism which continues to inspire and challenge American Catholic identity.
Spring
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RLS 117 Christian Health Care Ethics
3 credits
This course will examine health care ethics primarily within a Christian theological context. The course will cover the role of ethics in health care and the process of moral decision making in a health care setting. This includes analysis of a variety of moral problems and dilemmas in health care, including but not limited to abortion, critical care at the beginning and end of life, reproductive technology, research issues, and the health care system itself.
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RLS 118 Catholic Social Teaching and Mercy Spirituality for the 21st Century
3 credits
This course will examine the history and elements of Catholic social teaching. These principles will be put into practice through the student’s experience of service learning in the community working directly with the Sisters of Mercy and their ministries. This course will explore a brief historical background on Catherine McAuley, the foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, while incorporating the nature and mission of the Sisters of Mercy and how the mission is relevant today.
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RLS 119 Mercy and Justice
3 credits
Mercy and justice are fundamental virtues of Christian ethics. These virtues guide our reaction to many ethical problems today, including wealth inequality, climate change, and poverty. This course will explore virtue ethics using justice and mercy as a primary focus, and analyzing the way in which these virtues direct and shape the Christian response to issues in social ethics. We will also compare the Christian understanding of justice and mercy with other conceptions of these virtues outside the Christian theological tradition.
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RLS 120 Mayan Religion and Culture
3 credits
Explores the Mesoamerican civilization in its highest form, the civilization of the Maya, surveying its history from the Olmec period circa 1000 BCE to the time of the Spanish conquest circa 1500 CE. Mayan myth and ritual will be examined as evidenced in monumental architecture, sculpture, painting, and literature. Students will learn the fundamentals of the Mayan system of writing and of the calendar with particular attention paid to the use of calendrical mythology in the political legitimization of Palenque’s dynasty.
Fall
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RLS 151 University Writing Seminar
3 credits
This course introduces and develops skills and abilities fundamental to proficient academic writing. This course emphasizes the critical reading and the summary, synthesis, and analysis of primary materials in the study of world religions. In addition to meeting the University Writing Seminar requirement, this course also satisfies the RLS 104 World Religions requirement in the Core Curriculum. It should not be taken by someone who has successfully completed a University Writing Seminar in a different department, as it will not count toward the Writing Intensive course requirement. It may not be used to grade replace a University Writing Seminar taken in another department. It may not be taken be someone who has previously completed RLS 104 World Religions .
Fall/Spring
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RLS 160 Marriage, Sexuality, and Family
3 credits
This course provides a Catholic theological overview of the topics of marriage, sexuality and family. For the purpose of cross-cultural and interreligious analysis, this course will also include a selective examination of the treatment of these topics in non-Catholic Christian traditions and non-Christian traditions. Topics examined will include sexual morality, marriage practices and teachings, and visions of family life. The course will examine traditional beliefs and practices as well as the modern evolution of these beliefs and practices, religious communities and in and secular contexts.
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RLS 215 Death and Dying
3 credits
This course provides an overview of the topics of death and dying. Specifically, in this course students will examine the topic of death as a universal for cross-cultural analysis and as a site of contested meaning in American society. Among the themes dealt with in this course are the beliefs regarding death held by the world’s major religions, the death rituals of representative global societies, the evolution of attitudes toward death and the afterlife in western society, the process of grieving, ethical concerns surrounding the topics of death and dying, and the manner in which hospitals shape the end of life.
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