2021-2022 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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POL 315I - International Organization, 3 credit hours
Notes: Cannot take POL-315I if you have taken or are taking POL 215I . Recommended background: POL 211I
The course will include the study of the United Nations as described in POL 215I and add indepth study and research of additional international organizations. This course or POL 215I is required for participation in BW Model UN Team.
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POL 321I - Democracy and Democratization, 3 credit hours
Notes: Recommended background: POL 221I
This course considers the following key questions in the study of democratization: How and why have some 60% of the countries in the world become democracies while others like China and Saudi Arabia remain authoritarian? Why do some previously democratized countries, such as Turkey and Venezuela, backslide into dictatorships? What explains the recent rise of populist forces in some long-established democracies, such as the US and the UK? We will explore the theories of democratization and autocratization that answer these questions and more.
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POL 322I - Russia and the Former Soviet Republics, 3 credit hours
Notes: Recommended background: POL 221I
Prerequisite(s): sophomore, junior or senior standing.
An examination of post-communist Russia and other selected systems of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
Semesters Offered: Offered in alternate years.
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POL 323I - Politics of the Middle East, 3 credit hours
This course seeks to understand the modern Middle East by examining the major political, social and economic challenges and dilemmas facing the region: authoritarianism, the oppression of women, sectarian violence, economic underdevelopment and the rise of political Islam. The aim of this course is to provide students with the historical background and theoretical tools to explore these big challenges.
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POL 326I - Special Comparative Political Studies, 2-3 credit hours
An examination of selected topics in comparative studies, including political systems such as democracy; political processes and political problems (like political development, revolution, etc.), and/or policy studies (like energy policy in industrial states, population policies, etc.). The course may be repeated when different subject areas are covered. Consult the Course Schedule for applicable information.
Semesters Offered: Not offered every year.
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POL 327I - Political Change in Asia, 3 credit hours
The course examines the past, present and future of East Asia in terms of the concept of political, economic, social and cultural change. Focusing on Japan, China (mainland), Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Korea (North and South), the course explores the following themes: the rise of nationalism and communism, the different paths to political modernization and economic development selected by the different countries, and the question of Korean reunification as well as issues in the China-Taiwan relationship.
Semesters Offered: Offered in alternate years.
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POL 329I - Politics and Governance in Africa, 3 credit hours
This course will introduce students to the development of modern governments and politics in Africa, examining the influences of European imperialism, and analyzing the changing nature of challenges and opportunities facing Africa’s 54 national governments. The course will include discussion of the political traditions of pre-European Africa, the influence of European imperialism, and the opportunities of a continent rich in resources and talent grappling with social needs, economic development challenges, and external pressures.
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POL 330 - History of Political Philosophy I: Ancient and Medieval, 3 credit hours
Notes: Recommended background: POL 131 and/or PHL 101 (I)
Students examine the ideas of selected political philosophers from ancient Greece to the 16th century. A special effort is made to connect political ideas to concrete historical and cultural developments; to understand ideas as perspectives originating from, and representing, relative vantage points of power and interest; to understand how political philosophy is gendered; and to use political ideas to help understand contemporary issues.
Semesters Offered: Offered in alternate years.
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POL 331 - History of Political Philosophy II: Early Modern and Modern, 3 credit hours
Notes: Recommended background: POL 131 and/or PHL 101
Students examine the ideas of selected political philosophers from the 16th century to the present. A special effort is made to connect political ideas to concrete historical and cultural developments; to understand ideas as perspectives originating from, and representing, relative vantage points of power and interest; to understand how political philosophy is gendered; and to use political ideas to help understand contemporary issues.
Semesters Offered: Offered in alternate years.
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POL 332 - American Political Thought, 3 credit hours
Notes: Recommended background: POL 131 and/or PHL 101
Students survey the history of U.S. political thought since the early 17th century as a way of helping understand U.S. political history into the present.
Semesters Offered: Offered in alternate years.
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POL 333D - Contemporary Political Voices at the Margins, 3 credit hours
Notes: Recommended background: POL 131 and/or PHL 101
An examination of the political thought of selected contemporary thinkers who occupy the margins of American political and intellectual life. The course emphasizes diverse political thinkers whose ideas lie outside the dominant political culture.
Semesters Offered: Offered in alternate years.
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POL 339 - Special Topics in Political Theory, 3 credit hours
Notes: Recommended background: POL 131 and/or PHL 101 (I)
An intensive examination of special topics in political philosophy. Subjects vary, and may address central political concepts such as justice, freedom, democracy, and the political thought of selected thinkers. Course can be repeated if subjects differ.
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POL 341 - Public and Nonprofit Finance and Budgeting, 3 credit hours
Government agencies and nonprofit organizations are challenged to meet rising needs for services with more limited financial resources. This course will provide students with a foundation of knowledge about the structures of public and philanthropic finance, and what tools and strategies are used by government agencies and nonprofit organizations at the local, state, and national levels to maintain adequate funding and sustainable organization budgets.
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POL 359 - Faculty-student Collaboration, Credit hours to be arranged
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POL 363(I) - Seminar in Political Science, 2-3 credit hours
A junior-level seminar dealing with topics in a seminar format that are not covered elsewhere in the offerings.
Semesters Offered: Not offered every year.
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POL 371 - Applied Learning Seminar, 1-3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore Standing & Approval of Professor
A guided, applied learning experience that can include collaborative research with faculty, career mentoring, and others as approved by the Department Chair.
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POL 372 - Internship Seminar, 1-3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore Standing & Approval of Professor
A closely supervised internship experience including seminar.
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POL 390 - Preparing for Post-BW, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior Status Political Science Majors only.
This one credit workshop will help students analyze their academic and co-curricular experiences in ways that help them develop post-graduation plans for graduate school, law school, or employment. Students who are political science majors are required to take this course when they are juniors or seniors, but are strongly encouraged to take this during the fall of their junior year.
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POL 395 - Independent Study, 1-4 credit hours
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POL 397 - Internship, Credit hours to be arranged
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POL 441X - Public Interest Research, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): POL 240 and Core Math
Students in this course learn social science research methods by applying them on behalf of community organizations. Students conduct research that helps policy makers, community activists, leaders and citizens find solutions to current social and political problems and improve the lives of area residents.
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POL 459 - Faculty-student Collaboration, Credit hours to be arranged
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POL 463(I) - Seminar in Political Science, 2-3 credit hours
An intensive, senior-level examination of selected topics in the field of political science.
Semesters Offered: Not offered every year.
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POL 491 - Departmental Thesis/project, Credit hours to be arranged
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POL 492 - Departmental Thesis/project, Credit hours to be arranged
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POL 495 - Independent Study, 1-4 credit hours
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POL 497 - Internship, Credit hours to be arranged
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Psychology |
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PSY 100 - Principles of Psychological Science, 3 credit hours
Notes: This course may be taken to partially satisfy the core curriculum requirement in the social sciences.
An introduction to the scientific study of behavior. Topics surveyed will include the study of brain-behavior relationships, sensation and perception, learning, memory and thinking, social and personality psychology, lifespan development, psychological disorders and psychotherapy. Additionally, this course will enhance critical thinking skills by acquainting students with fundamental research techniques and with the interpretation and evaluation of research findings.
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PSY 150 - Professional Identity for the Psychology Major, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 . Must be Psychology major or minor to enroll.
This course provides students with an overview of contemporary career opportunities in psychology. Information is presented regarding what psychology majors can do with their degree. In addition, the course will cover the preparation required to work in various settings or pursue graduate study in psychology or related fields. Service-learning activities supplement the professional development of students enrolled in this course.
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PSY 151 - Skills in Psychology, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 . Must be Psychology major or minor to enroll.
This course is designed to provide students with the foundational skills and knowledge necessary for successful completion of the psychology major. The content of this course will build upon the knowledge acquired in Principles of Psychology. The fundamental skills covered in this course include scientific literacy, critical thinking, and familiarity with written and oral presentation techniques used in the field of psychology.
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PSY 205 - Developmental Psychology, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 .
This course may be taken to partially satisfy the core curriculum requirement in the social sciences. A course designed to help the student gain knowledge of the sequence of human development from conception and birth through infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and aging. The impact of biological and interpersonal factors in the growth and maturation of the individual is considered.
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PSY 215D - Psychology of Women, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 .
This major purpose of this course is the examination of the gendered experience of being female in a world that socially constructs gender. Topics include sex roles, violence against women, body image, work, parenting and development. Special attention is paid to the intersections of gender and other identities such as race, class, sexual orientation, and size, and how these experiences relate to the physical and mental health of women. Students of all genders and class levels are welcome.
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PSY 220SX - Child Maltreatment, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 and Sophomore Standing
Every 10 seconds in the U.S., a child is abused or neglected. Why does this happen? What are the short and long-term consequences? How do we help survivors of abuse? This course explores the answers to these questions and more. The course includes a service learning component.
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PSY 235 - Adult Development and Aging, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 100
A study of biological, cognitive, sociocultural and interpersonal changes that occur between young adulthood and old age. This course is designed for students from many disciplines concerned with applied problems associated with the aging process. Intellectual functioning, health issues, vocational development, parenting and family issues, personality development, clinical problems and ecological factors are some of the specific topics covered.
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PSY 245D - Multicultural Psychology, 3-4 credit hours
Multicultural psychology is the study of race and ethnic diversity and its impact on the field of psychology. This course will address the issue of multiculturalism as it relates to the history of psychology, research, testing and counseling specific to racial and ethnic groups in America. Students will gain an understanding of the role of culture on society as well as the therapeutic process.
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PSY 259 - Faculty-student Collaboration, Credit hours to be arranged
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PSY 263 - Special Topics Seminars, 1-4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites dependent on topic
Seminars reflecting the depth & breadth of Psychology are offered periodically.
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PSY 273 - Introduction to Clinical Experience, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 100
This course is intended for freshman and sophomore level students who are interest in pursuing an applied experience in psychology. Students are assigned to a clinical or work setting for an experiential learning opportunity. Student work under the supervision of the personnel of the institution in which they are placed, as well as indirectly under the supervision of the faculty member teaching the course. Progress is assessed by the consultation between students, the institutional supervisor and the faculty supervisor.
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PSY 278 - Elements of Statistics, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 or SOC 100D ; & Core Math
This course is designed for behavioral science students and covers such topics as measures of central tendency, variability, tests of significance, confidence intervals, regression analysis and correlation. In addition, the students will receive an introduction to computer data analysis and advanced inferential techniques.
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PSY 279 - Laboratory in Statistical Methods, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 278 . Must be Psychology major or minor to enroll.
Corequisite(s): or concurrent with PSY 278
This course will introduce students to PASW, a statistical software package commonly used by psychologists. Students will learn techniques important to data analysis including data entry and transformation, descriptive and inferential statistics, interpretation of results, graphical presentation of data and APA style reporting conventions.
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PSY 280 - Research Methods, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): ENG 131 , PSY 100 and PSY 278 .
This course provides an overview of research techniques and design considerations that are central to a variety of sub-disciplines within psychology (e.g., cognitive, physiological, sensation and perception, developmental, clinical, learning, social, industrial/organizational, etc.). Students are also familiarized with ethical issues involved in conducting psychological research. Students develop a proposal for a study of their own design.
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PSY 281X - Thesis in Psychology, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 151 , PSY 278 and PSY 280 . Grade of C or higher PSY 280 required.
This course entails conducting the research project that was designed in PSY 280 . The student research is facilitated by discussions in class and through individual instruction each week. The student will gain hands-on research experience, analytical skills, scientific writing abilities and oral presentation skills. A grade of “C” or higher in PSY 280 is required to enroll in this course.
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PSY 295 - Independent Study, 1-4 credit hours
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PSY 297 - Internship, Credit hours to be arranged
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PSY 301 - Psychological Testing, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 278 or consent of the instructor A study of the field of psychological testing and assessment.
The course will focus on issues of reliability, validity, and psychometrics. Special attention will be given to the areas of intelligence, aptitude, educational, and personality testing. Ethical, legal, and judgmental issues in psychological assessment in clinical, industrial, and educational settings will be explored.
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PSY 302 - Abnormal Psychology, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 100
A survey of the phenomena of psychopathology, including historical background, symptomatology, incidence, course and etiology of a wide array of pathologies including, to name a few, stress-related disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, dissociative disorders, personality disorders and the schizophrenias. A brief review of treatment will also be presented.
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PSY 303 - Physiological Psychology, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): 40 credit hours, including PSY 100
This lecture course provides an overview of the physiological bases of behavior, cognition, motivation, emotion, learning and memory. Emphasis is placed on the mechanisms of brain and endocrine system functioning.
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PSY 304 - Personality Psychology, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 .
This course may be taken to partially satisfy the core curriculum requirement in the social sciences. An introduction to the general subject of personality. Emphasis is on the determinants of a healthy personality in such areas as emotions, self-concept and interpersonal relations. The course consists of a review of major theories of personality and an introduction to research methods and testing.
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PSY 312D - Counseling Psychology, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 . PSY 304 is recommended.
This seminar is designed to expose students to the various counseling theories, techniques, specialties, as well as assessment and ethical issues. Students will learn and implement beginning counseling techniques. Students acquire knowledge and engage in the counseling psychology supervision process.
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PSY 315 - Child Development, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 and PSY 205 or EDU 203 or EDU 205
The span of life from birth until puberty is examined with a focus on the following areas of development: genetics, prenatal, physical, perceptual, cognitive, language, emotional, social, self-concept, gender, and moral development. Also addressed will be the influence of various contexts including the family, peers, school, and society.
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PSY 316D - Child Psychopathology, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 205 , or PSY 315 , or consent of the instructor
A study of the specific psychological disorders exhibited during childhood. Emphasis is placed on childhood disorders as normal development gone awry. Symptomatology, course, etiology and treatment will be examined for emotional and behavioral disturbances in children and adolescents.
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PSY 320 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 .
A study of psychological research and theory as applied to work settings. The course will emphasize industrial issues such as job analysis, job evaluation, validation, and performance appraisal and organizational issues such as corporate culture, downsizing, organizational justice, stress, leadership and motivation. Job design and ergonomics issues will also be reviewed. The course will also examine the legal and ethical context of the practice of industrial/organizational psychology.
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PSY 321 - Human Relations and Group Dynamics, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 .
This course may be taken to partially satisfy the core curriculum requirement in the social sciences. A course designed to examine interpersonal relationships in small and large groups. Current theory and research is presented, along with experiential exercises. A major focus is on leadership skills and group development.
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PSY 325 - Adolescent Development, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 and either PSY 205 or Education Student
The span of life between puberty and young adulthood is examined with special attention given to such factors as previous developmental experience, cultural variables, physiological changes, cognitive development, identity formation, interpersonal relations, delinquency, substance abuse, and adolescent psychopathologies.
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PSY 326 - Applied Behavior Analysis, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 or consent of instructor.
This course covers the various methodologies used by behavior analysts to change maladaptive behaviors. Students will design and carry out a project to change some behavior(s) of their own choosing.
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PSY 327 - Psychology of Learning, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): 40 credit hours, including PSY 100
A study of the historical development of theories of learning, with a focus on experimental technique and results. The course emphasizes three areas: innate behaviors, classical conditioning, and operant conditioning. A lab component exposes the student to all three areas.
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PSY 328 - Cognitive Processes, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): 40 credit hours, including PSY 100
A study of the processes by which people receive, transform and store incoming information and retrieve stored information. Specific topics examined include perception, concept formation, levels of memory processing, the relation of cognitive and language processes, models of semantic organization and artificial intelligence.
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PSY 329 - Sensation and Perception, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): 40 credit hours, including PSY 100
This course provides an introduction to the study of the principles of sensation and perception. Emphasis is placed on understanding how individuals obtain information from the environment and various theories as to how that information is processed. Topics will include basic sensory physiology, psychophysics, visual perception, auditory perception, tactile perception, and the chemical senses. In addition the students will gain first hand experiences in carrying out several classical perceptual experiments and will gain research skills relevant to the field of sensation and perception.
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PSY 339 - Social Psychology, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 , or consent of the instructor; PSY 280 recommended.
This course may be taken to partially satisfy the core curriculum requirement in the social sciences. A study of psychological principles underlying social behavior. Problems in perception, motivation, social cognition, social interaction attitudes, values and prejudice in person/group relationships are studied.
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PSY 340 - Social Cognition, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 100
Social cognition is the study of cognitive processes governing how we think about and make judgments about other people and social situations and how other people and social situations influence how we think. This course will provide an overview of scientific theory and research in the major topics of social cognition. Students will gain an understanding of the cognitive process governing social cognition. Students will come away with an understanding of the ubiquitous nature of these processes in everyday life, and of the application of social cognition to real-life problems.
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PSY 359 - Faculty-student Collaboration, Credit hours to be arranged
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PSY 363 - Seminar, 1-4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite dependent on topic.
Advanced seminars reflecting the depth and breadth of Psychology are offered periodically.
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PSY 373 - Seminar in Clinical Experience, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Three Psychology courses including PSY 302
Students meet weekly to study, discuss, and experience techniques of counseling and clinical psychology. Students explore the ways behavior is changed through clinical intervention. Frequent field trips expose students to a variety of clinical settings and help form realistic expectations for careers in psychology.
Graded: S/U (pass/fail).
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PSY 395 - Independent Study, 1-4 credit hours
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PSY 397 - Internship, Credit hours to be arranged
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PSY 412 - History and Systems of Psychology, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 280 (PSY 281X recommended), Senior Status
This course covers the development of psychological thought through the ages, beginning in the pre-Socratic period. There is a heavy emphasis on critical analysis of the issues (for example, dualism, empiricism, etc.) that have faced Psychology through time. This course fosters individualized student thought. In addition to a text book, original readings from the classics are emphasized and explored.
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PSY 459 - Faculty-student Collaboration, Credit hours to be arranged
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PSY 463 - Seminar, 1-4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite dependent on topic.
Advanced seminars reflecting the depth and breadth of Psychology are offered periodically.
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PSY 473 - Clinical Experience, Credit hours to be arranged
Prerequisite(s): PSY 373 and consent of the instructor
Students are assigned to a clinical setting for a learning and work experience. Students work under the supervision of the personnel in the institution to which they are assigned. Progress is assessed by consultation between the students, the institutional supervisor and the instructor.
Graded: S/U (pass/fail).
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PSY 491 - Departmental Thesis/project, Credit hours to be arranged
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PSY 492 - Departmental Thesis/project, Credit hours to be arranged
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PSY 494 - Industrial and Organizational Capstone Project, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MGT 310 or PSY 280
The capstone course will require students to apply learning from coursework in the Major to a project with an outside profit or non-profit organization. Students will learn the consultative process and develop and utilize skills in marketing ideas, influencing decision-makers, and interacting with various organizational constituencies. Students will implement business and behavioral science research knowledge and skills in order to address and solve organizational needs and problems. The capstone requires extensive oral and written communication skills in order to complete an applied and/or research project.
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PSY 495 - Independent Study, 1-4 credit hours
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PSY 497 - Internship, Credit hours to be arranged
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Public Health |
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PHT 118 - Foundations of Clinical Nutrition for Nursing & Health Professionals, 3 credit hours
The focus of this course is on the promotion of nutritional health for Nursing and other students training to enter the field of health professions. With a focus on clinical nutrition, the principles of human nutrition at all stages of the life cycle are emphasized. Growth and development needs are incorporated into the maintenance and restoration of nutritional health and in the prevention of nutritional deficit or development of chronic disease. Assessment of nutritional status along with the social, religious, and cultural factors that affect nutrition at a population level is emphasized.
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PHT 170 - Introduction to Public Health, 3 credit hours
This course provides a comprehensive overview of public health as well as in-depth reviews of specific topics. Beginning with a historical overview students will explore major public health issues such as polio, cholera, and yellow fever epidemics. Students will be introduced to the concepts of measuring and evaluating the health of populations, principles of communicable disease, environmental and occupational health, economics of health, and the role of public health workers in society.
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PHT 173I - Global Health, 3 credit hours
This course provides and introduction to epidemiological, political, behavioral, sociological, cultural, and medical dimensions in the field of international health. Coverage includes problems concerning both developed and developing countries, but the emphasis is on problems confronting developing countries. Population-based public health approaches to solving international health problems will be introduced. Topics include historical perspectives, health indicators, the role of culture and behavior, communicable and no communicable diseases, malnutrition, obesity, environmental health and population issues, the health of women and children, mental health, world health systems, and future issues in international health.
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PHT 175 - Epidemiology: Measuring Health and Disease, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MTH 101 or MTH 108 or MTH 121 or equivalent Math/Stat course or instructor’s permission.
Epidemiology is the basic science of disease prevention and plays major roles in the development and evaluation of public policy as well as in social, political, and legal arenas. Used together with laboratory research, it identifies environmental and genetic risk factors for disease and pathogenesis. This course provides an introduction to the field; students will learn basic principles, methods, approaches, and uses of epidemiology. Students will apply principles learned to actual public health questions.
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PHT 240 - Gender, Sex, and Health, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PHT 170 or PSY 100 or SOC 100D
The course will examine the relationship sex and gender has upon people’s experience with health and health care. The class focus will be on the historical aspects of sex and gender as it relates to health and health care, and provide students with an understanding the relationship between sex and gender and people’s experience with health and the health care system. The course will take a wide focus of sex and gender to allow for variation between women, men, other gender identities and expressions, and intersex issues.
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PHT 260 - Methods in Public Health Research, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PHT 170 and MTH 108 or other statistics course
This course has been offered as special topic course for three times and we propose to include the course as a permanent course to the curriculum. This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of research study design and sampling methods and data collection. It serves as an introduction to quantitative, qualitative (photovoice, online focus groups, etc.), mixed method and participatory approaches (Community based participatory research) to research, as well as ethical issues in conducting community based research and evaluations. Through the mix of texts, articles from the public health literature and course work, students will build skills for conducting health research and evaluation.
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PHT 265 - Data Analysis with R, 3 credit hours
An introduction to data management, manipulation, and analysis, with an emphasis on problem solving. Class consists of short introductions to new concepts followed by hands on computing exercises using R, but the concepts apply to programming languages and databases more generally. No background in computing is required.
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PHT 274 - Environmental Health, 3 credit hours
This course will provide an overview of how human habits impact the environment, which, in turn, influences health. Included is a historical background bout measures that have been implemented to conserve and preserve the environment as a public health effort, and information regarding laws and policy designed to prevent environmental health issues.
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PHT 275 - Infectious Disease & Epidemics, 3 credit hours
This course is devoted to the methods required to study infectious disease and outbreak investigations. It will provide the opportunity for the student to apply basic principles of epidemiology in real-life examples and case studies such as HIV/AIDS, SARS, Lyme disease, food-borne contagions, sexually transmitted diseases, and hemorrhagic fever outbreaks.
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PHT 285 - Fundamentals of GIS, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PHT 170 or permission of instructor.
This introductory course will offer an introduction to GIS and its usage in public health, disease surveillance and healthcare planning. Students will learn to use ESRI’s ArcGIS for basic data management, epidemiological analysis, analysis of health behaviors, and health disparities. The students will also learn how to articulate the role of GIS in public health, describe the basic structure of spatial data, identify and use available major sources of GIS health data in locally and nationally. Lastly, students will learn how to use GIS to understand and find solutions for public health problems.
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PHT 295 - Independent Study, 1-4 credit hours
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PHT 310 - Introduction to Emergency Preparedness and Management, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PHT 170 or SOC 100D ; and Junior or Senior status.
The course will discuss emergency preparedness and management. Class will examine disasters to evaluate the effectiveness of emergency systems and examine the role governmental and nongovernmental agencies play in disaster Preparedness, Mitigation, Response, Planning and Recovery.
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PHT 330 - Spatial Epidemiology, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MTH 108 and PHT 285
Knowledge of the spatial distribution of disease events (exposures and outcomes), and factors that determine where disease occurs, is a foundation of epidemiology and public health. Although disease maps have a long history of use in public health, it is only recently that methods for analysis of spatial disease data have become widely available. This course will provide students with a framework for analyzing spatial disease data, and will illustrate the importance of such techniques in public health, geography and epidemiology. With this knowledge, students should be able to design, analyze and report their own studies. The course will focus on human and animal health-related examples. The course will focus primarily on the spatial distribution of infectious diseases, but the principles discussed apply equally well to noninfectious diseases. This course also has a lab component (8-10 labs) to help students gain hands on experience of applying these models with GIS tools. So students should be prepared to be fully engaged.
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PHT 340 - Intermediate GIS, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PHT 285
This is a methodology-oriented course that concentrates mostly on application of Spatial, 3D and Network analysis in solving real-world problems in ArcGIS environment. The major portion of the class time is dedicated to GIS laboratory and course project to help students gain hands-on experience of applying GIS skills in problem solving. By completing this course, students will learn and apply the concepts of geocoding, vector analysis, terrain analysis, spatial analysis, 3D analysis, interpolation and network analysis. Students will also be exposed to the basic concepts of remote sensing, as an important source of GIS data, in theory and practice such as extracting vegetation cover from satellite images and image classification. At the end of the semester, students should feel comfortable applying the skills to new GIS problem and have a solid understanding of the procedures to conduct a GIS-based project. This course will utilize real-world datasets for student learning.
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PHT 350 - Health, Food Science, and Technology, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PHT 170 or approval of the instructor
This course will discuss food science and technology as it relates to overall health, nutritional health, and food security of individuals nationally and globally. Food ingredients, quality, technology, safety, and regulation will be explored. There will be a historical review of food delivery and production practices, diets and eating patterns, food systems, and food distribution globally. Industrialization and globalization of food systems will be examined through a lens of sustainability and protection of human health.
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PHT 370 - Health Policy & Public Health, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): ENG 131
This course will provide students of public health with a firm foundation of the basics of American health policy and law. Given the prominent role played by policy and law in the health of all Americans, the aim of this course is to help students develop an understanding of the broad context of health policy and law, the essential policy and legal issues impacting and flowing out of the health care and public health systems, and the way health policies and laws are formulated. This course will provide an introduction to the seminal issues in U.S. health policy and law, thus providing a starting point for discussion, reflection, research, and analysis.
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PHT 373 - Special Topics in Public Health, 3 credit hours
Special topics of interest will be presented. Examples include Military Health; Impact of Culture on Health; Principles of Human Disease; Health, Human Rights, and Displaced Persons; Issues in Women’s Health, and Men’s Health Across the Lifespan.
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PHT 375X - Health and Social Justice, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PHT 170 or PHT 175 or any 100 level Sociology/Psychology course or instructor’s permission.
Health is an asset and a resource critical to human development that benefits society as a whole. But realizing health for all members of society is a matter of social justice, which depends on reducing social and economic inequality and increasing democracy. This course will allow the student to explore many aspects of health inequalities including how health inequalities are rooted in injustices associated with racism, social class, and sex discrimination. It will provide an analysis of the politics of health inequities and show how market values often dominate over collective needs for well being. Students will examine the politics of methodology and the implications for research and public policy, and critique the ideological implications of contemporary health promotion as a model for public health. Additionally, the course will review approaches that influence the social determinants of health and develop encourage students to develop principles for action and research. An analysis of the role of the mass media in influencing the conceptualization of public health issues will be included.
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PHT 380 - Chronic Disease Epidemiology, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PHT 170 and PHT 175 ; or approval of the instructor
This course covers the chronic diseases of national and global importance and their risk factors. Specifically, this course will cover the chronic diseases with a great burden on the healthcare system in the US, mainly cancers, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases and mental health disorders. This course will cover the epidemiology and main determinants of each of these chronic diseases, analyze the appropriate public health interventions to address these diseases and the main study designs to investigate these diseases. Students will develop a project focusing on the main determinants of a chronic disease, analyze any disparities that contribute to these chronic diseases and examine the existing interventions to address the burden of these diseases. Students will develop better understanding of the biological and epidemiological aspects of chronic diseases and learn about public health policies to respond to these chronic diseases.
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PHT 390 - Outbreak Investigation, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PHT 175 and MTH 108 ; or approval of instructor
This course is an introduction to the study of infectious diseases and the investigation of the outbreaks caused by different biological and environmental agents. Students will learn about historical and contemporary infectious diseases such as airborne diseases (Spanish flu, seasonal flu, COVID-19, as examples), foodborne diseases (Salmonellosis as an example) and waterborne diseases (e.g., Cryptosporidiosis). Students will have the chance to discuss and analyze real case studies and learn the epidemiological tools to identify an outbreak and subsequent steps into the investigation of different infectious disease outbreaks. Students will use Epi Info, a free software for analyzing disease outbreaks based on dataset from previous, real life outbreaks. Students will learn the public health actions to stop the spread of outbreaks in populations and to prevent future outbreaks.
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PHT 395 - Independent Study, 1-4 credit hours
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PHT 410 - GIS Models in Public Health, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PHT 285 and MTH 108
This is a methodology-oriented course that focuses on designing GIS-based models to address health and health care issues. The lecture component covers a serial of topics, including: a conceptual framework, landscape epidemiology models, disease diffusion models, health accessibility, individual health behavior, and location-allocation models of health services. This course also has a lab component (10 labs) to help students gain hands-on experience of applying these models with GIS tools.
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PHT 450S - Community Health Assessment, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PHT 170 and Senior status
The course will provide students with the understanding and experience in conducting community health assessments for the purpose of helping organizations better serve their communities. The course will discuss the theories and methods used as part of the assessment process. Students will learn to use qualitative methods (face to face interviewing, focus groups, photovoice) as tools to learn about issues important to communities. This is a service learning course and students will be expected to work with community partners in conducting a community assessment. Students will be expected to be professional when working with our community partners. The course will be a mixture of classroom activity and community work. The instructor will supervise and facilitate the process and the work students to with organizations.
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PHT 460 - Population Health Promotion Planning and Evaluation, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PHT 450S
This course is designed to reinforce some of the major theories, models, and conceptual frameworks that are frequently used to plan health promotion and disease prevention interventions or programs that target diverse populations. Types of evaluation (e.g., process evaluation, outcome evaluation) will be discussed and practiced. This course will provide with a theoretical foundation for designing, implementing, and evaluating health promotion and disease prevention intervention programs, as well as interpretation of results and ethical considerations.
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PHT 475 - Capstone Seminar, 1 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Senior status
Senior seminar will provide senior public health students with guidance as they work to complete their capstone thesis/project. They will be applying their knowledge and skills in the course and capstone project to demonstrate how it fits in their own professional development.
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PHT 490 - Applied Epidemiologic Methods, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PHT 175 and MTH 108 ; or approval of the instructor
This course is designed to provide students in the Spatial Epidemiology and Disease Mapping (AEDM) concentration an advanced knowledge on the statistical methods and study designs used in epidemiologic studies that are applied in different subspecializations; e.g., cardiovascular epidemiology, cancer epidemiology, environmental and occupational epidemiology, and infectious disease epidemiology. Students will learn about the different epidemiologic sub-specializations and the study designs commonly used in each of these sub-specializations and apply relevant statistical methods to investigate associations between exposures and outcomes in each of these subspecializations. This course will introduce students to the basic tools for establishing causality in observational studies. SAS and/or R software will be used for all statistical analysis. Students will have the chance to select a dataset from an epidemiologic study and develop analytic plan to answer specific research questions and draft a final research class project in a manuscript format similar to journal article. This course combines hands-on data analysis skills and classic learning framework using lectures, guest speakers and readings to prepare students for working as entry-level epidemiologists equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to investigate health-related issues in different academic, clinical and community settings. Students will be also able to develop a research proposal that outlines the appropriate study designs and statistical tools most suitable for answering a specific research question.
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