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Course Descriptions

 

Psychology (PSYC)
  

  • PSYC 202 - The Psychology Major

    Common Course Number & Description
    This course is designed to familiarize psychology majors with career activities, writing in psychology, elementary introduction to psychological research methods, and ethics in psychology.
    PreRequisite: ‘C’ or better in PSYC-101 & ENGL-101
    BH-PreRequisite: Must be a Psychology major
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 221 - Lifespan Developmental Psychology

    Common Course Number & Description
    This course will cover human development from conception to death. Students will examine changes in the physical, cognitive, and social domains across the life course. Students will also consider the interactions among those domains and the effects on human development.
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 266 - Psychology of Women

    Unique Course
    Psychology has historically been the study of male behavior. This course will track the developmental course and differential experiences of women and compare and contrast them with the developmental experiences of men. Students will also examine issues specific to women such as pregnancy and childbirth. Students will learn how to identify sexism in contemporary psychological research.
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 291 - Independent Study

    Common Course Number & Description
    Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.
    1 to 5 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 301 - Sensation and Perception

    Common Course Number & Description
    This course is a study of the bases of sensation and perception including the physics and physiology of sensory receptor function, central nervous system functions in information processing, and cognitive and attentional factors in perception.
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101 or PSYC-102
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 301L - Sensation & Perception Lab

    Common Course Number & Description
    This course provides laboratory experience and demonstration in evaluating sensory function and activity as well as perceptual demonstrations.
    1 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 302 - Principles of Learning and Memory

    Common Course Number & Description
    The course is a survey of theory and research in conditioning and learning, concept formation and problem solving, as well as memory, information retrieval and forgetting. 
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101
    CoRequisite: PSYC-302L
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 302L - Principles of Learning and Memory Lab

    Common Course Number & Description
    The course is a survey of theory and research in conditioning and learning, concept formation and problem solving, as well as memory, information retrieval and forgetting.  Lab component.
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101
    CoRequisite: PSYC-302
    1 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 313 - Biological Psychology

    Common Course Number & Description
    This course is designed to introduce the student to the biological bases of behavior. Both basic animal research and application to the human organism are stressed. Laboratory practice and selected journal readings familiarize the student with research methodology and reporting.
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101 or PSYC-300
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 325 - Child and Adolescent Development

    Common Course Number & Description
    A study of the physical language, cognitive and social/emotional growth and development of the child from birth to 21 in the contexts of family, school, peer and community. Also addressed are multicultural aspects of development, child needs, developmental problems and parenting practices/interactions as they affect goal-directed behaviors and social controls of the child in various settings/situations.
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 331 - Industrial & Organizational Psychology

    Common Course Number & Description
    This course covers the application of psychological principles to such problems as employee selection, supervision, job satisfaction, and work efficiency.
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101 or PSYC-102
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 348 - Psychology of Religion

    Unique Course
    This course examines the theory and research on the psychological understanding of religion. Topics include religious development; conversion; religious experience, attitudes, and behavior; morality, and relationships between religious behavior and health and mental illness.
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 365 - Contemporary Human Behavior

    Unique Course
    The student will develop an understanding of the variables involved in intrapersonal and interpersonal processes including examination of self-concept, loneliness, violence, prejudice, parenting, pairing, and a variety of other influences on contemporary human behavior. Additionally, the student will be able to cite means of changing the influences on human behavior.
    Cross-listed: (Also offered as PSYC 565)
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 368 - Psychology of Sexuality

    Common Course Number & Description
    This course investigates current social-sexual issues such as sexual initiation, contraceptive decision-making, interpersonal and social responses to STD’s and AIDS, sexual aggression, erotica and pornography, and sexual satisfaction and intimacy.
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101 or BIOL-101
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 371 - Statistics in Psychological Research

    Common Course Number & Description
    This course provides the student with an introduction to statistical methods used in psychology.  The topics include graphing and frequency distributions, measures of central tendency, measures of spread, regression, correlation, interval estimation and hypothesis testing.
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 373 - Research Methods in Experimental PSYC

    Common Course Number & Description
    A detailed survey of methods for conducting psychological research. This course covers experimental design, reliability, validity, and the nature of controls.
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101 or PSYC-102
    BH-PreRequisite: PSYC-371
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 373L - Research Methods in Experimental Psychology Lab

    Common Course Number & Description
    This course provides experience in laboratory techniques. These include: animal care and handling, data collection and analysis and experimental design.
    CoRequisite: PSYC-373
    1 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 406 - Cognitive Psychology

    Common Course Number & Description
    This course is a survey of recent research and theory in cognitive process concerning the representation, storage, retrieval and interactions of units of thought. It considers adaptability, intelligence and knowledge from an experimental point of view.
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101 or PSYC-102
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 417 - Health Psychology

    Common Course Number & Description
    This course is an investigation of the psychological aspects of health and of physical disorders and disease processes. It will explore psychological interventions targeted at prevention as well as those focusing on the resolution or management of disorders.
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101 or PSYC-102
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 424 - Human Potential and Performance

    Unique Course
    This course is a survey of theories and treatment of maladaptive human performance.  Special attention is given to the empirical support for treatment of maladaptive human performance as well as the various types of performance venues where maladaptive behavior can occur.
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 425 - Gerontological Psychology

    Unique Course
    This course will explore the multitude of changes accompanying both normal and pathological aging processes. Topics will include: physical and biological changes, changes in intelligence and cognitive processing, personality changes, and changes in mental health.
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 441 - Social Psychology

    Common Course Number & Description
    This course covers basic principles of social psychology including concepts and methods utilized in analyzing individual and group interactions.
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 451 - Psychology of Abnormal Behavior

    Common Course Number & Description
    This course is a comprehensive survey of abnormal personality and behavior. It includes an examination of the origins, symptoms and treatment of psychological disorders.
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 452 - Psychology of Trauma

    Unique Course
    This course is designed to introduce students to the field of traumatic stress studies by reviewing the history of trauma; provide an understanding of the theories related to the development of traumatic reactions.  It will provide an understanding of the research and application from the field of traumatic stress, reviewing the responses to a variety of traumas, including childhood trauma, adult sexual trauma, combat, domestic violence, and natural disasters.  It will introduce clinical interventions utilized in the treatment of trauma survivors.
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 453 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology

    Common Course Number & Description
    This course covers the history and methods of clinical psychology including discussion of modern trends and important developments in psychotherapy and research. A prior course in personality theory is recommended.
    PreRequisite: PSYC-451
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 461 - Theories of Personality

    Common Course Number & Description
    Students will learn about the role of philosophy and science and their contributions to the development of personality theory. Students will examine, in depth, the theoretical contributions made in the areas of psychoanalytic, behavioristic, and humanistic personality theories. The students will be able to articulate their own beliefs concerning the development of human personality.
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 465 - Native American Psychology

    Common Course Number & Description
    This course explores native conceptualizations of mental health and illness and the impact of colonization. It also covers the resiliency of native peoples and the role of psychology in the healing process.
    Cross-listed: (Also offered as AIS-465)
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 481 - Psychology and Law

    Unique Course
    This course will examine the interaction of (experimental and clinical) psychology and the law.  It will explore the scientific knowledge that psychologists bring to the courtroom when they testify about or explore the scientific knowledge that psychologists bring to the courtroom when they testify about or evaluate such topics as insanity, competence to stand trial, death penalty, eyewitness identification, eyewitness memory, criminal profiling, false confessions, and child sexual abuse.  The legal standards that govern the admissibility of psychology expert testimony and define the adjudication of these issues will also be critically examined.  Additionally, the policy implications of modifying the governing legal standards and the scope of psychological research will be discussed.
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 489 - Senior Capstone

    Common Course Number & Description
    This capstone course is required for all psychology majors. It is intended to provide an opportunity for the synthesis of the ideas and concepts in psychology. Includes an examination of ethical systems and their applications in psychology, discussions of controversial issues in both experimental and applied areas, and consideration of the future of the field.
    Registration Restriction: Senior Class Standing
    PreRequisite: PSYC-101
    3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 491 - Independent Study

    Common Course Number & Description
    Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.
    1 to 3 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 492 - Topics

    Common Course Number & Description
    A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.
    1 to 4 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 494 - Internship

    Common Course Number & Description
    Applied, monitored and supervised field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and/or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses.
    1 to 12 semester hours
  

  • PSYC 498 - Undergraduate Research/Scholarship

    Common Course Number & Description
    Includes senior project and capstone experience. Independent research problems/projects or scholarship activities. The plan of study is negotiated by the faculty member and the student. Contact between the two may be extensive and intensive. Does not include research courses which are theoretical.
    1 to 12 semester hours

Reading (READ)
  

  • READ 041 - Reading for College Success

    Common Course Number & Description
    This course provides students with reading strategies necessary for making the transition to collegiate level reading. The course will present students with multiple strategies to promote comprehension skills, develop vocabulary and enhance metacognition to become strategic readers. This course is recommended for students with an ACT score in Reading at 17 or below (or a comparable COMPASS score).
    PreRequisite: Placement
    3 semester hours

Recreation (RECR)
  

  • RECR 242 - Outdoor Skills

    Unique Course
    Various outdoor skills are studied. Practical experiences are provided in cooking, shelter and crafts, along with a general orientation to the outdoors.
    3 semester hours
  

  • RECR 291 - Independent Study

    Common Course Number & Description
    Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.
    1 to 5 semester hours
  

  • RECR 395 - Practicum

    Common Course Number & Description
    Applied, monitored, and supervised field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and/or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses.
    1 to 3 semester hours
  

  • RECR 420 - Community Recreation

    Unique Course
    This is an overview of organized recreation in a community setting. Emphasis is placed on typical organizational patterns, program planning, budgeting and staffing.
    3 semester hours
  

  • RECR 491 - Independent Study

    Common Course Number & Description
    Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.
    1 to 9 semester hours

Russian (RUSS)
  

  • RUSS 101 - Introductory Russian I

    Common Course Number & Description
    Fundamentals of language, enabling the student to understand, speak, read and write simple Russian. Emphasis on practical usage.
    4 semester hours
  

  • RUSS 102 - Introductory Russian II

    Common Course Number & Description
    Fundamentals of language, enabling the student to understand, speak, read and write simple Russian. Emphasis on practical usage.
    PreRequisite: RUSS-101
    4 semester hours

Science (SCI)
  

  • SCI 292 - Topics

    Unique Course
    A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.
    1 to 3 semester hours
  

  • SCI 388 - Global Positioning & Geographical Information Systems

    Unique Course
    The course will allow a student to learn the basics of two new information gathering and processing systems. Global Positioning Systems (GPS) allow a student to learn to determine their position as well as precisely record the location of any attribute anywhere in the world. The Geographic Information System (GIS) component will allow the student to create maps by using GPS, or by importing and modifying maps from data bases. Students will participate in a field project.
    3 semester hours
  

  • SCI 491 - Independent Study

    Common Course Number & Description
    Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.
    1 to 5 semester hours
  

  • SCI 492 - Topics

    Unique Course
    A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.
    1 to 4 semester hours
  

  • SCI 494 - Internship

    Common Course Number & Description
    Applied, monitored and supervised field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and/or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses.
    1 to 16 semester hours

Secondary Education (SEED)
  

  • SEED 408 - Planning, Managing & Assessing the 7-12 Diverse Classroom

    Unique Course
    Students use a variety of teaching methods, including educational technology, classroom management techniques, and learning & assessment strategies to become effective teachers in the 7-12 diverse classrooms.  Integrated into this course is field-based experience where students observe, generate and deliver plans of instruction for diverse populations.

     
    Registration Restriction: Admitted to Teacher Education
    CoRequisite: SEED-495
    3 semester hours

  

  • SEED 413 - 7-12 Science Methods

    Common Course Number & Description
    Students develop an understanding of the tools of inquiry of 7-12 sciences; the ability to design, deliver, and evaluate a variety of instructional strategies and processes that incorporate learning resources, materials, technologies, and state and national curriculum standards appropriate to 7-12 science, the ability to assess student learning in 7-12 science; and to apply theses knowledge, skills, and attitudes to real life situations and experiences.
    Registration Restriction: Admitted to Teacher Education
    2 to 3 semester hours
  

  • SEED 415 - 7-12 Social Science Methods

    Common Course Number & Description
    Students develop an understanding of the tools of inquiry of 7-12 social science; the ability to design, deliver, and evaluate a variety of instructional strategies and processes that incorporate learning resources, materials, technologies, and state and national curriculum standards appropriate to 7-12 social science; the ability to assess student learning in 7-12 social science; and to apply these knowledge, skills, and attitudes to real life situations and experiences.
    Registration Restriction: Admitted to Teacher Education
    2 to 3 semester hours
  

  • SEED 418 - 7-12 Math Methods

    Common Course Number & Description
    Students develop an understanding of the tools of inquiry of 7-12 math; the ability to design, deliver, and evaluate a variety of instructional strategies and processes that incorporate learning resources, materials, technologies, and state and national curriculum standards appropriate to 7-12 math; the ability to assess student learning in 7-12 math; and to apply these knowledge, skills, and attitudes to real life situations and experiences.
    Registration Restriction: Admitted to Teacher Education
    2 to 3 semester hours
  

  • SEED 420 - 5-12 Teaching Methods

    Common Course Number & Description
    This course is designed to provide general teaching methods and strategies for effective middle level and secondary education to prepare professionals for the 21st century who are caring, competent, and confident. It prepares prospective teachers to plan and develop instruction respecting learner differences as well as preparing appropriate methods for assessing student achievement. The nature of this course creates opportunities for prospective teachers to individualize the course content and learning activities to be responsive to the different education majors. The learning projects are built around the integration of technology, media, other instructional aids, and various resources relevant to the uniqueness of each content major.
    Registration Restriction: Admitted to Teacher Education
    2 semester hours
  

  • SEED 424 - 7-12 Language Arts Methods

    Common Course Number & Description
    Students develop an understanding of the tools of inquiry of 7-12 language arts, integrating reading, writing, speaking, and listening; the ability to design, deliver, and evaluate a variety of instructional strategies and processes that incorporate learning resources, materials, technologies, and state and national curriculum standards appropriate to 7-12 language arts; the ability to assess student learning in 7-12 language arts; and to apply theses knowledge, skills, and attitudes to real life situations and experiences.
    Registration Restriction: Admitted to Teacher Education
    2 to 3 semester hours
  

  • SEED 450 - Reading and Content Literacy

    Common Course Number & Description
    This course explores methods for teaching middle and high school students to read, write, think, and learn in ways that allow them to master the subject matter and meaningfully apply their understanding.  Participants learn to plan lessons that teach content and nurture greater literacy.  Pre-, during-, and post-reading strategies are explored, along with assessment methods that give students a continual view of their literacy progress and achievement.  Classroom adaptations for culturally and linguistically diverse populations in the content areas are also addressed.

     
    Cross-listed: (Also offered as SEED-550)
    Registration Restriction: Admitted to Teacher Education
    1-3 semester hours

  

  • SEED 459 - 5-12 Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties

    Unique Course
    This is a practical course in which the student is directed toward acquiring specific skills that will enable a teacher to diagnose reading difficulties observed in middle/secondary classrooms and develop activities/strategies to correct them. This course includes a practicum.
    Registration Restriction: Admitted to Teacher Education
    3 semester hours
  

  • SEED 488 - 7-12 Student Teaching

    Common Course Number & Description
    Students preparing for teaching in the secondary school will observe, participate, and teach under the supervision of the regular classroom teacher in an approved elementary school.
    Additional Fee: An additional Mandatory Fee applies to this course.
    Registration Restriction: Admitted to Teacher Education
    1 to 16 semester hours
  

  • SEED 491 - Independent Study

    Common Course Number & Description
    Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.
    1 to 5 semester hours
  

  • SEED 495 - Practicum

    Common Course Number & Description
    Applied, monitored, and supervised field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and/or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses.
    Registration Restriction: Admitted to Teacher Education
    CoRequisite: SEED-408
    1 semester hours

Sociology (SOC)
  

  • SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology

    Common Course Number & Description
    Comprehensive study of society, with analysis of group life, and other forces shaping human behavior.
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 150 - Social Problems

    Common Course Number & Description
    A study of present day problems in contemporary societies, such as racism, sexism, ageism, alcoholism, drug addiction, physical and mental health, war and environmental issues - their significance and current policies and action.
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 151 - Social Issues in Sustainability

    Unique Course
    This course examines issues of sustainability that include social impacts on the environment, inequality, consumption and waste, urbanization, violence, and issues of health and well-being.
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 201 - Introduction to Criminal Justice

    Common Course Number & Description
    Overviews the criminal justice institutions involved in the operations of criminal law including the police, the attorney, the bail system, the trial, the guilty plea, sentencing, corrections and an analysis of criminal law in terms of why certain kinds of conduct are criminal in our society.
    Cross-listed: (Also offered as CJUS-201)
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 225 - American Indian Women

    Unique Course
    This will be a study of the historical importance of Indian women and their significance in the modern world.
    Cross-listed: (Also offered as AIS 225)
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 291 - Independent Study

    Common Course Number & Description
    Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.
    1 to 4 semester hours
  

  • SOC 292 - Topics

    Common Course Number & Description
    A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.
    1 to 4 semester hours
  

  • SOC 307 - Research Methods I

    Common Course Number & Description
    The research process; selection and formulation of research problems; concepts, propositions and scientific theories; elementary research design; data collection procedures and computer applications.  Course research projects when possible.
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 308 - Research Methods II

    Common Course Number & Description
    Method for data manipulation and presentation; discussion of principles for selection of analysis techniques; index and scale construction; tabular presentation and interpretation; and oral and written report development.
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 326 - Mediation and Conflict Resolution

    Unique Course
    This course is a study of the causes, characteristics, dynamics and intervention processes associated with both interpersonal and international conflict.
    PreRequisite: SOC-100
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 330 - Self and Society

    Common Course Number & Description
    A social psychological exploration of the factors linking self and society, with an examination of the social construction of reality.
    PreRequisite: SOC-100 or SOC-150
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 350 - Race and Ethnic Relations

    Common Course Number & Description
    A survey of contemporary ethnic and racial groups and selected minorities in South Dakota, the United States and other countries; special attention will be given to sociological concepts and theories relevant to intergroup dynamics, social structures, and communication.
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 351 - Criminology

    Common Course Number & Description
    Focuses on theories of crime, juvenile delinquency and justice, laws, systems of criminal behavior, victimization, and corrections.
    PreRequisite: SOC-100 or SOC-150
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 355 - Sociology of the Mass Media

    Unique Course
    This course examines the history and function of the mass media including how it shapes culture, influences social life and affects how we see ourselves and others both in the United States and around the world.
    PreRequisite: SOC-100
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 356 - Sociology of Religion

    Unique Course
    This course examines religion in a social context by analyzing religious beliefs, practices, and organizations from a sociological perspective.  The primary focus is on religion in contemporary American society.
    PreRequisite: SOC-100
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 380 - Sociology of Life Cycles

    Unique Course
    This course is a study of the different stages of the life cycles of humankind with particular emphasis on adulthood and aging.
    PreRequisite: SOC-100
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 382 - The Family

    Common Course Number & Description
    Focus is on the development and maintenance of the family as a social institution with emphasis on comparative family systems and the contemporary American family from the standpoint of social class, ethnic background and family crises.
    PreRequisite: SOC-100 or SOC-150
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 400 - Social Policy

    Common Course Number & Description
    A review of social welfare legislation; current trends and issues in, and implementation and administration of, social policy in a variety of practice areas.
    PreRequisite: SOC-100 or SOC-150
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 402 - Social Deviance

    Common Course Number & Description
    This course examines the nature of negatively evaluated behaviors and the process by which customs, rules and normative structure of society are constructed.
    PreRequisite: SOC-100 or SOC-150
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 403 - Sociological Theory

    Common Course Number & Description
    This is an introduction to the classics in social theory, various schools of social thought, and modern developments in the discipline. It also covers the major ideas of the classical and modern theorists, the social environment in which they wrote, and the implications of their contributions.
    PreRequisite: SOC-100 or SOC-150
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 421 - Culture of the American Indian

    Unique Course
    A study of the past and present culture patterns of American Indian people is presented.
    Cross-listed: (Also offered as AIS 421)
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 422 - Issues in Contemporary Indian Life

    Common Course Number & Description
    An analysis of current American Indian life including inquiry into government policies, economics, and social adjustment to non-Indian society, and cultural changes as these relate to Indian citizens on and off the reservation.
    Cross-listed: (Also offered as AIS 422)
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 423 - Social Stratification

    Common Course Number & Description
    A study of the bases, varieties, changes, and consequences of systems of stratification. Major attention is directed to social class patterns in American society.
    PreRequisite: SOC-100 or SOC-150
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 432 - Collective Behavior & Social Change

    Common Course Number & Description
    A social psychological study of such phenomena as social unrest, milling, collective excitement, crowd behavior and mass movements.
    PreRequisite: SOC-100 or SOC-150
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 440 - Urban Sociology

    Common Course Number & Description
    A study of the urban community, focusing on its development, social structures and institutional patterns.
    PreRequisite: SOC-100 or SOC-150
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 444 - Siouan Tribal Culture

    Unique Course
    Examines the culture of the Siouan-speaking tribes of the northern plains using historical, anthropological, and linguistic approaches. The course focuses on the three divisions of the Sioux peoples, namely Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota. It also may include other Siouan-speaking tribes such as the Mandan, Omaha and Winnebago.
    Cross-listed: (Also offered as AIS 444)
    PreRequisite: AIS-257
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 452 - Prisons and Penology

    Common Course Number & Description
    A study of the history and theory of reformatory treatment of adult and juvenile offenders.
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 454 - Indian Community Organization & Development

    Unique Course
    This will be a study of the theory and process of community development in Indian communities.
    Cross-listed: (Also offered as AIS 454)
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 455 - Juvenile Delinquency

    Common Course Number & Description
    A study of the youthful offender and the causes and consequences of delinquent behavior; preventive and rehabilitation programs are also discussed.
    PreRequisite: SOC-100 or SOC-150
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 456 - Community Corrections

    Common Course Number & Description
    An examination of the history of adult and juvenile treatment and punishment.  Emphasis is upon contemporary community based treatment as well as traditional prison-based incarceration.  The process of sentencing, particularly the role of the pre-sentence investigation (PSI) is covered.  Special attention is devoted to internship and career possibilities in the corrections arena.
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 458 - Sociology of Aging

    Common Course Number & Description
    A comprehensive study of the aged population in American society. Including discussions of socio-demographic changes, life course issues, relevant social policy, and cross-cultural comparisons.
    PreRequisite: SOC-100
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 462 - Population Studies

    Common Course Number & Description
    A study of human populations with respect to size, distribution, and structure, with emphasis on theories of population growth and decline, population policies, and impacts on the environment.
    PreRequisite: SOC-100 or SOC-150
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 463 - Environmental Sociology

    Unique Course
    This course examines how population growth, technology, and social organizations affect the natural environment and how the natural environment affects humans and their systems.
    PreRequisite: SOC-100
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 471 - Medical Sociology

    Unique Course
    This course provides an introduction to the field of medical sociology.  It examines the social aspects and components of health, illness, patient-healthcare worker relationships and healthcare systems.
    PreRequisite: SOC-100
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 480 - Sociology of Education

    Common Course Number & Description
    An examination of educational systems from a sociological point of view.  The social organization of the American public school and the relations between the school and the community are emphasized.
    PreRequisite: 6 hours of Sociology
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 483 - Sociology of Gender Roles

    Common Course Number & Description
    Female and male roles in relation to one another in a changing world are foci of this course. The nature of gender roles, their origin and maintenance, institutional features, and their variations over time and across cultures are examined.
    PreRequisite: SOC-100 or SOC-150
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 484 - Political Sociology

    Unique Course
    This course is designed to promote the scholarly understanding of a sociological interpretation of political phenomena.
    3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 491 - Independent Study

    Common Course Number & Description
    Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.
    1 to 3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 492 - Topics

    Common Course Number & Description
    A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.
    1 to 3 semester hours
  

  • SOC 494 - Internship

    Common Course Number & Description
    Applied, monitored and supervised field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and/or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses.
    1 to 12 semester hours
  

  • SOC 498 - Undergraduate Research/Scholarship

    Common Course Number & Description
    Includes senior project and capstone experience. Independent research problems/projects or scholarship activities. The plan of study is negotiated by the faculty member and the student. Contact between the two may be extensive and intensive. Does not include research courses which are theoretical.
    3 semester hours

Spanish (SPAN)
  

  • SPAN 101 - Introductory Spanish I

    Common Course Number & Description
    Introduces the fundamental elements of Spanish sentence structure and vocabulary. Promotes speaking, listening and writing within a cultural context. Class work may be supplemented with required aural/oral practice outside of class.
    4 semester hours
  

  • SPAN 102 - Introductory Spanish II

    Common Course Number & Description
    Introduces the fundamental elements of Spanish sentence structure and vocabulary. Promotes speaking, listening, and writing within a cultural context. Class work may be supplemented with required aural/oral practice outside of class.
    PreRequisite: SPAN-101
    4 semester hours
 

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