ACCT-110 Accounting I. Beginning course
in accounting principles with emphasis on the balance sheet,
income statement, and statement of owner's equity following
AICPA principles. This course includes accrual basis accounting
and the use of various journals and ledgers necessary to
compile the financial data used in preparing financial statements.
(3)
ACCT-111 Accounting II. Sequential accounting course with
emphasis on accounting for partnerships and corporations.
The course includes preparation of statement of cash flow,
accounting for investments, and long-tern debt. Some coverage
of statement analysis and questions of taxation is included.
(3)
ACCT-211 Managerial Accounting. Study of costs and cost
relationships, job order and process costs systems, budgets,
standards for cost control, management reports, and special
decisions. Prereq: ACCT-111 (3)
ACCT-312 Cost Accounting. Course in cost accounting, profit
planning, standard costs, variance analysis, and managerial
reporting with emphasis on manufacturing. (3)
ACCT-314 Computer Based Accounting Systems. Use of computers
for general ledgers, financial statements, accounts receivable,
accounts payable, payroll inventories, fixed assets, job
costing, and other accounting reports. Prereq: ACCT 111,
COMP 150, and CIS 151.
ANTH-430 Topical Seminar in Anthropology:
Modern Greek Society & Culture. An examination of the
ethnographic make-up of modern Greek society - family, gender
roles, village organization, kinship. Students will explore
the concepts of honor, shame, patronage, and ritual as they
apply to the workplace, the marketplace, coffee-house, and
church. An analysis of the ways in which Greek Culture has
adapted to social and economic change, including the effects
of tourism. (3)
BADM-230 Business Law. Instruction in
basic legal concepts and terminology; a brief overview of
civil procedure; and attention to the substantive areas
of business torts, contracts, agency, property, bailments,
and personnel law. (3)
BADM-231 Business Communications. Analysis of and practice
n writing letters and memoranda for business. Fundamentals
of appearance, tone and psychology in writing are emphasized
with special attention to the job application procedure.
(This is not a speech or parliamentary procedure course).
(3)
BADM-234 Organizational Behavior. This course focuses on
understanding and learning how to change organizations by
working on issues related to individual motivation and development,
group process and development, and organizational formation
and development. Topical areas include ethics, time utilization,
stress management, international/intercultural issues, self-management,
and learning from experience. (3)
BADM-332 Research/Writing/Project Management.. Application
of the principles and mechanics of research and technical
writing. Students will conduct a primary research project
for a client. Skill development will be focused on applied
writing skills; research design and development; statistical
analysis; research reporting; and planning, implementation,
and completion of a project. Pre-req: Eng. 101, Comp 150,
Math 220 or 450.
BADM 334- Group Dynamics. Course focusing on development
and application of individual skills required for effective
group membership and group leadership. Students will participate
in an experientially based group development program. A
major focus of the course will be application of developed
skills in organizational contexts. (3)
BADM-439 Business Policyy & Strategy. Study of business
problems integrating study of accounting, economics, finance,
management, and marketing. A computer-oriented management/marketing
simulation is used to synthesize learning experiences. The
student will be expected to have basic knowledge of the
common core in business; these issues will not be 're-taught.'
BADM-450 Business Internship. Designed to offer students
the opportunity to integrate their academic understanding
of business concepts with practical experience. This is
a faculty-supervised work experience which allows students
to reflecti, record, evaluate, and communicate their goals.
Students may identify a potential internship on their own
or though a faculty member. (3-15)
CIS-151 Introduction to Information Systems.
Students learn to use a desktop computer with current important
software to solve problems within an organizational environment.
Includes coverage of software and hardware components, operating
systems concepts, information structures, and formal problem
solving techniques. (3)
CIS-255 C/C++ Language Programming. Provides an intro to
computer programming using the C/C++ programming language.
A previous course in computer programming will be helpful,
but no required. C++ has both structured and object-oriented
features, and has many low-level features for a high level
language. These help make the language a popular choice
for developing many types of programs. Course will help
the student to understand fundamental programming concepts
and develop good programming style. (4)
CIS-259 Systems Hardware and Software. This course provides
the hardware/software technology background to enable systems
development personnel to understand trade-offs in computer
architecture for effective use in a business environment.
System architecture for single user, central, and networked
computing systems, single and multi-user operating systems
will be covered. Prereq: CIS 151 (3)
CIS-351 Information Systems Management. Provides an understanding
of organizational systems, planning, and the decision-making
process. Also discusses how information is used for decision
support in organizations. Details concepts of information
systems for competitive advantage. Prereq: CIS 151 (3)
CIS-353 Special Topics: Java Programming . Study of a programming
language. The actual language (e.g. COBOL, SAS, and Excel)
will typically vary from semester to semester. This course
is repeatable for credit as long as the course covers a
different language. Prereq: CIS 151 (3)
CIS-355 Logical DES/Testing Program. Provides an understanding
of the system development and modification process. Enables
students to evaluate and choose a system development methodology.
Emphasizes the use of research methods to gather the needed
requirements from the users along with detailing various
structured approaches to document the requirements. Prereq:
CIS 151 (3)
COMM-100 Public Speaking. Emphasizes
the development of public speaking skills by concentrating
on research, organization, and delivery. Attention is given
to classroom speaking, criticism, and listening. (2)
COMM-120 Applied Journalism. Provides practical experience
through work on the university newspaper. The student is
expected to devote a minimum of three hours per issue to
practical work. Areas of experience include reporting, layout,
design, and photography (1)
COMM-125 Introduction to Journalism. Gives students an
understanding of the development of print media in the US
to better comprehend the technology, writing, design and
ethics of current journalism and to predict future journalistic
trends. (3)
COMM-135 Intro to Communication Studies. Studies the nature
and applications of principles of human communication derived
from classical and contemporary theory and research. Course
will present concepts, principles, theories, and research
findings relevant to understanding the complexities of human
communication. It will further provide insights into the
multi-dimensional contexts of communication including facets
of understanding the self, relational transactions, group
interactions, public speaking, organizational behavior,
and cultural diversity. (3)
COMM-200 Business and Professional Communication. Enables
the student to analyze variables that affect communication
practices in business, governmental, and professional organizations.
Participants experience the common interpersonal, group,
and public communication situations found in organizational
settings and develop skills in interviewing, conducting
meetings, interacting in small groups, and preparing and
presenting informative and persuasive speeches. (3)
COMM 220 - News-writing. Provides an introduction to the
specialized writing styles necessary for writing and reporting
in various facets of mass communications. Students prepare
articles primarily for the print media, including magazines
and news publications. (3)
COMM 240 Communication and Media Analysis. Examines quantitative
and qualitative research methodology pertinent to the field
of communications. (3)
COMM-320 Advanced Newswriting. Involves advanced interviewing
and research techniques as well as the reporting and writing
of complex stories for general and specialized audiences.
(3)
COMM-330 Group Discussion and Communication. Examines communicative
interaction in small groups. Students stud theory and research
in group communication, participate in discussions, and
develop skills in small-group transactions. Stress is placed
on verbal and non-verbal messages, problem solving, norms
and roles, cohesiveness, conflict, and leadership. (3)
COMM-332 Argumentation and Debate. Introduces the student
to argumentation theory and public debate. Instruction centers
on analysis of propositions, reasoning, research skills,
discovery and evaluation of evidence, issue development,
and techniques of persuasion and argumentation. Participants
study and experience various formats for public debate.
(3)
COMM-340 Persuasion and the Media Culture. Approaches persuasion
from a consumer viewpoint and emphasizes the role of persuasion
in a variety of settings, including advertising, politics,
and social movements. Theories of persuasion, mass media,
and attitude change are also surveyed. (3
COMM-410 Electronic Media Sales and Management. Acquaints
student with the principles associated with successful management
of the electronic mass communication media. Course emphasizes
the commercially operated media and includes an examination
of marketing and promotion concepts and the pragmatic strategies
and techniques used by media personnel to generate revenues
through the sale of advertising. (3)
COMM-440 Communication Law. Provides students with an overall
understanding of communication law. History and evolution
of journalism and broadcast law, the Communication Act of
1934 as amended, and FCC procedures and rules are emphasized.
(3)
COMM-441 Senior Project. Serves as the culminating experience
of the communication curriculum. Students will compile a
portfolio, make an oral presentation, and plan and execute
an event to the approval of a jury of communication faculty.
(1)
COMP-150 Microcomputer Applications. Course designed to
introduce the student to Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint,
Multimedia, Internet, and/or statistical packages. A Windows
'95 (Microsoft) environment is used. A counterpart course
may be taught on the Macintosh using ClarisWorks. (3)
CSCI 155 - same as CIS 255.
CSCI 180 Problem Solving, Programs, and Computers. This
is a course in computer science with several fundamental
themes. Emphasis is placed on the problem solving process
and the use of algorithms. Computer architecture and computer
organization topics also explored. Students will write programs
to solve problems in (a primitive) machine language, and
in high-level language like C. Non-elementary programming,
searching, and sorting techniques/algorithms will be taught.
Prereq: CSCI 155. (4)
CSCI 230 - Levels of Architecture, Languages, and Applications.
This course will teach the student about the various levels
and languages that make up a computer's architecture. A
computer's digital logic and micro-architecture and operating
system levels will be examined. This includes the study
of a machine's instruction set and/or assembly language.
Students will be required to develop applications, either
for a Java Virtual Machine and/or by using an assembly language.
Prereq: CSCI 181, Math 195 (4)
CSCI 240 - Algorithms, Concurrency, and Limits of Computation.
Examines important algorithms in computer science. Will
include a review of concepts from graph theory and data
structures. Student will learn to distinguish between types
of computational complexity. Topics may also be included
from artificial intelligence, numerical analysis, operating
systems, distributed computing, and computer networks. Prereq:
CSCI 230 (4)
CSCI 400 - Special Topics: Java Programming (3) See CIS
353
ECON-260 Investments. Study of securities
(bonds, stocks, convertibles, and government securities),
The markets, as well as regulation of the securities markets,
are presented. Taxes, valuation theories, and risk-return
analysis are emphasized. (3)
ECON-261 Microeconomics. Examination of microeconomic theory.
Topics covered are consumer and company decision-making,
international trade, and current problems in economics.
(3)
ECON-262 Macroeconomics. Examination of macroeconomic theory.
Topics include national income accounting and income determination,
government economic policies, business cycles, growth. (3)
ECON -363 Money and Banking. Analysis of definition and
creation of money within the context of macroeconomics.
Prereq: Econ 262 and ACCT 111. (3)
ECON-366 Finance. Study of finance theory, security analysis,
investment portfolio development, consolidation, time management,
value of money, working capital, long-term assets, and financing,
and cost of capital. (3)
ECON-465 Economics of Fiscal Policy. Study of governmental
policies of expenditures, taxation, and borrowing. The effects
of these policies are analyzed at the macro level. (3)
ECON-466 Managerial Economics. Study of the tools of economic
analysis in formulating business policies, with concentration
on concepts that can be measured and applied to management
problems. Prereq: ECON 261 and 262. (3)
ENG 99-A
ENG-100 Basic Writing. Review of basic writing skills.
Students are assigned on the basis of a placement test,
and do exercises in grammar and mechanics and write sentences,
paragraphs, and short papers. Individual conferences are
an important component of the class. (3)
ENG-101 English Composition. A course increasing the student's
ability to write clear, organized, vigorous expository prose
with attention to the mechanics of English and correct grammatical
forms. (3)
ENG-102. Western World Literature and Composition. Introduction
to the ideas and literary works that have shaped Western
civilization. The student writes a research paper and receives
instruction in library research, in documentation of sources,
and in the organization, revision, and preparation of a
final draft. (3)
ENG-230 Issues of Literacy and Language for the English
Classroom. Preparation for future high school teachers in
the theories and practice of reading literature. This course
examines the principles of selecting literary texts (fiction,
poetry, drama) as well as the implications of recent research
in literacy and language learning for teaching literature.
Prereq: ENG 101, 102 (3)
ENG-250 Mass Communications. Overview of communications
media, examining electronic and print media. The course
includes consideration of media performance, forces determining
media content, and effects of mass communication in modern
society. (3)
ENG-303 English Literature. Survey of major authors and
literary movements from the nineteenth century to the present,
concentrating on Romantic and Victorian writers, but including
a generous selection of writers from the perio 1900-1945
and ending with a look at contemporary literary directions.
(3)
ENG-306 American Literature. Survey of the major authors,
literary movements, and minority voices, from colonial beginnings
to the Age of Romanticism, with emphasis on Bradstreet,
Taylor, Franklin, Poe, Emerson, Thoreau, Douglass, Hawthorne,
Melville, Whitman, and the oratory and poetry of the American
Indian. (3)
ENG 324 - Poetry Intensive: Modern Poetry. English and
American poetry of the modern period - from 1890 to World
War II - including a study of the philosophical ideas and
social movements that influenced this poetry. Hardy, Hopkins,
Yeats, Eliot, H.D., Frost, Williams, Stevens, Cummings,
and others. (3)
ENG-341 Novel II: The Novel in the Twentieth Century. Study
of the novel in the twentieth century, including recent
examples. Readings represent the variety and multiplicity
of modern life. Authors studied include women, African-American,
and ethnic American writers or writers representing cultures
beyond the United States.
ENG-350 History of the English Language. Survey of the
history of the English language that concentrates on the
development of English, the internal changes in the language
(semantics, grammar, phonology, and related linguistic issues
(such as dialects and prescriptivism. Course objective is
to put the history of the language in a social and philosophical
perspective. (3)
ENG-430 Shakespeare. This class studies representative
plays from Shakespeare's career, taking a chronological
approach but spanning all principal genres - Comedy, History,
Tragedy, Romance. Students approach Shakespeare's work as
both theatre and literature, with some emphasis on contemporary
social and political influences. The objective is to enhance
the appreciation of Shakespearean drama in both its original
and modern contexts. (3).
HIST-102 World History Since 1500. Survey
of the major themes in world history since 1500. Special
attention is given to providing students with a basic framework
of chronology and geography for understanding these themes,
for appreciating the interaction among civilizations and
cultures over time, and for acquiring a familiarity MATH-108
Discovery with the historical roots of contemporary global
realities.
HIST-480 Special Topics: US History.
HRM-381 Human Resource Management. Study
of the organization, objectives, functions, and problems
in human resource management. The management of EEO<
Affirmative Action Plans, union activity, and compensation
and benefits. OSHA and EPA compliance procedures, training
and development of employees, and the importance of human
resources in organization effectiveness are primary topics.
(3)
HRM-384 Labor Law. Review of labor statutes from the New
Deal to the present. The National Labor Relations Act, Fair
Labor Standards Act, regulations of OSHA and EEO, Americans
with Disabilities Act, and similar laws are studied. (2)
HRM-385 Employee Benefit Plans. Survey of the various employee
benefits and administration of benefit plans with special
attention to IRS and DOL requirements. (2)
HRM-482 Collective Bargaining and Management. Intro to
study, practice, and issues of collective bargaining. Topics
include: formation of unions, contract issues and formulation,
violation of contract, and remedies; international unions;
legal aspects of labor laws, employee rights, employer rights;
social environment; and ethical issues. Concentration on
management issues; departmental relationships. Structure;
unionized versus non-unionized environments; and accountability.
(3)
IBUS-201 International Business. This
course concentrates on the international aspects of the
business environment including customs, management styles,
marketing, and technology. Governmental structure, regulations,
and social behavior are topics discussed. (3)
INTD-101 New Student Experience (1)
IREL-101 Introduction to International
Relations. Introductory survey of the issues and problems
in relations among nations. Topics covered include international
law and diplomacy, conflict resolution, international organizations,
and their role, and the functioning of the global economy
(3).
IREL-344 Seminar in International Politics. Study of the
forces that detrmine political relations among nations.
Emphasis is given to modern trans-national problems, international
law, and international organization. (4)
IREL-480-3 Political Theory
LANG-101 Russian Language and Culture.
GRK 101- Elementary Greek. Dialogues, conversation, and
intensive drills in grammar, syntax are designed to help
students achieve fluency in the spoken language and proficiency
in the written. (3)
MATH 108 Discovery in Math. Problem-solving,
numbers and number theory, geometry, measurement, and statistics.
The course emphasizes a problem-solving approach to these
topics and is intended to promote both critical thinking
and mathematical skill. (3)
MATH-150 Finite Mathematics. Methods for solving systems
of equations/inequalities; sets, counting techniques, algebraic
expressions, probability, systems of equations, matrices,
the simplex method; and introduction to statistics. Applications
in a variety of fields. (4)
MATH-220 Elementary Statistics. Probability and statistics;
applications to various fields. Statistical software and
computer lab sessions form an important part of this course.
(4)
MATH-280 Linear Algebra. Systems of linear equations, matrices,
canonical forms, fundamental theorems of matrix algebra.
Vector spaces and subspaces, dimension. Linear transformations
and their matrix representation. The course will place equal
emphasis on the geometric motivation of topics, the theoretical
import of major theorems, and the application of concepts.
Pre-req: Math 191 or equivalent (4).
MGT-280 Small Business Management and
Entrepreneurship. Study of the role of the entrepreneur
in the development and success of a small business. Topics
such as choosing the legal structure, buying an existing
business, and disposing of a small business are discussed.
The ingredients of success including capital and cash flow
management, ethical behavior, management techniques, and
work ethic are highly emphasized. (3)
MGT-281 Management. Study of the functions of management-including
planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the business
enterprise. Decision-making techniques, international management,
human resource management, production management, and the
importance of financial management are emphasized. (3)
MGTG-290 Marketing Overview of marketing
planning and decision making for the firm. Product planning,
distribution strategy, promotional strategy, and pricing
strategy are emphasized. (3)
MKTG-290 Marketing. Overview of marketing planning and
decision making for the firm. Product planning, distribution
strategy, promotional strategy, and pricing strategy are
emphasized. (3)
MKTG-295 Consumer Behavior. Study of the basic principles
of consumer behavior, including a review of the scientific
investigations on which knowledge of this behavior is based.
The student should develop an awareness of how these consumer
behavior findings can be applied practically to the professional
practice of marketing. Prereq: MKTG 290 (3)
MKTG-394 Sales and Sales Management. Focus of developing
modes of hetero-effective relationships, both as salespeople
and sales managers. Reviewed conceptions in the business
of helping others solve problems (relationship sales), guide
course work through knowledge patterns about products/services
people interactions, industry processes, and competing companies
Inextricably linked, personal selling and managing sales
are narratively bound up through field projects, cases,
technology and structures, tooled to compete effectively,
ethically, and globally. 'Learning by doing' is stressed.
(3)
MKTG-396 International Marketing. Application of basic
marketing principles and tools to the international environment
. International marketing programs are analyzed from the
determination of objectives and methods of organization
trough implementation of research, production, pricing,
advertising, and distribution activities. (3)
MKTG-494 Marketing Research. Course designed to help the
student develop and understanding of the types of information
that can be made available through marketing research. The
marketing research process and marketing decision process
are presented and practically applied. Use of the computer
and statistical tools used in this applied approach. (3)
MKTG-495 Marketing Strategy. Study of the synthesis of
marketing concepts with the total decision-making activity
of management. The study of marketing as the strategic revenue
producing arm of a company and the complexity of the marketing
function . Prereq: MKTG-290.(3)
MUS-100 Music Fundamentals. Basic music
theory skills for students who require remediation in music,
including rhythms, pitches, time signatures, key signatures,
major and minor scales, intervals, and triads. Basic keyboard
skills, sight-singing and ear training. Regularly scheduled
computer-assisted drill sessions. (3)
MUS-121 Elementary Theory. Introduction to the tonal procedures
of the Common Practice Period with emphasis on related musicianship
skills. Principles of chord progression and succession,
triad inversion, figured bass, harmonization, non-harmonic
tones, and dominant seventh chords. Part-writing, analysis,
sight-singing, and keyboard harmony experiences. Rhythmic,
melodic, and harmonic dictation. Regularly scheduled drill
sessions. Prerq: Demonstrated proficiency in music fundamentals
or MUS 100. (3)
MUS-130 Survey of Music Literature. Brief survey of Western
music designed to acquaint the incoming music major and
minor with the growth and development of important forms
and genres. Examination of selected compositions in an historical
perspective. Prereq: note-reading proficiency. (2)
MUS-210 Music in World Culture. Focus on Musical traditions
of the non-Western world, including folk and cultivated
music of India, the Far East, the Middle East, and Africa.
Emphasis on the role and meaning of music in human society
(3)
PHIL-101 Introduction to Philosophy.
Students explore selected philosophical problems, using
a wide range of texts from ancient through contemporary
sources. One major objective is to investigate what philosophy
itself is. (30
PHIL-120 Ethics. Examines standards of conduct and the
responsibilities they entail. Ascertaining these moral demands
depends upon sound strategies for justifying the theories
that generate them. Hence, issues in metaethics, normative
ethics, and moral psychology are all discussed. Readings
include treatments of current moral problems. (3)
PHIL-410 Greek Mythology and Religion. A study of Greek
mythology and religion from the Bronze age through the Classical
period: the pantheon of Gods, rituals, festival, palace
cultures, temple cultures, and sacred sites. (3)
PHYS-100 Elements of Chemistry and Physics.
Integrative treatment designed to develop a functional understanding
of the basic principles of chemistry and physics from the
energy viewpoint. Intended primarily for students not majoring
in the sciences, this course discusses the application of
chemistry and physics in various disciplines, particularly
the biological and earth sciences. May not count toward
chem. or physics major (3).
PHYS-150 General Physics. Kinematics, dynamics, statics,
momentum, energy, rotational motion, heat, wave motion,
and sound. Applications in various disciplines. (4)
PHYS-153 General Physics I, Calculus Based. Contents are
the same as for PHYS 150; however, the course is designed
for students whose background includes at least Calculus
I (Math 190) or equivalent, taken previously or concurrently.
The course will apply techniques of calculus to the subject
matter. Course includes 3 hours of lecture per week. Students
must register for PHYS 155 concurrently. (4)
PHYS-155 General Physics Lab. A laboratory experience to
be taken concurrently with either PHYS-150 or PHYS-153.
PHYS-163 General Physics II, Calculus- Based. Electricity,
magnetism, geometrical optics, some introduction to physical
optics and to modern physics. Course will apply techniques
of calculus to the subject matter. Students must register
for PHYS 165 concurrently. Prereq: PHYS 153 and Math 191
or consent of department. (4)
PHYS-165 General Physics II Lab. To be taken concurrently
with either PHYS 160 or 163. (0)
POM-486 Quantitative Methods. Quantitative
methods and modeling techniques used to support management
decision making. The following topics are covered: brief
review of probability and distributions; decision analysis;
forecasting; utility and decision making; linear programming;
transportation; assignment; trans-shipment integer programming.
PERT/CPM; computer simulation; and multi-criteria decision
problems. EXCEL may be used along with other software Prereq:
MGT 281 and Math 220 (3)
POM-488 Production and Operations Management. Application
of management techniques to the functions of manufacturing
as well as the distribution of goods. Topics include product
and service design; location planning, process selection
and capacity planning; facilities layout; design of work
systems; aggregate planning; inventory management; materials
requirements planning, just-in-time systems; scheduling,
Gantt charting, and queuing modeling; and much emphasis
on quality assurance and quality management. (3)
PSCI-105 State and Local Government.
Study of the role of state and local government in the American
political and constitutional system.
PSCI-344 International Politics. Study of the forces that
determine political relations among nations. Emphasis is
given to modern transnational problems, international law,
and international organization.
PSCI-356 Political Theory. Study of major concepts and
systems of political theory with emphasis on the history
of political thought. (4)
PSCI-445 Constitutional Law. Students will learn to read,
brief, analyze and interpret US Supreme Court decisions
dealing with First Amendment freedoms: the procedural rights
of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments; and with the
Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth
Amendment. Students will also participate as attorneys or
justices in a moot court that hears and decides an actual
case being appealed to the Supreme Court. (4)
PSCI-480 Special Topics: Globalization: Social and Political
Issues
PSY-100 Orientation to Psychology. Students
are acquainted with career options, departmental resources,
requirements in the major, research style, professional
practice, and ethical principles in psychology. They are
also introduced to principles of scientific writing, methods
of inquiry, and other conventions in the field.
PSY-110. General Psychology I. Introduction to the scientific
study of human behavior. Topics include scientific methods
of research in psychology: biological bases of behavior;
sensation and perception; consciousness; language; learning
and memory; and thinking. Major theoretical approaches,
empirical methods, and data are highlighted in each area.
PSY-111 General Psychology II. Introduction to the study
of human development, motivation, personality, health psychology,
psychological disorders, therapies, social psychology, and
cultural psychology. Historical background, major theoretical
approaches, and research findings are highlighted in each
area covered. (3)
PSY-210 Social Psychology. Scientific study of how social
situations influence the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
of individuals. Topics covered include attitude formation
and change, conformity, aggression, pro-social behavior,
interpersonal attraction, the formation and maintenance
of relationships, group structure and dynamics, and social
perception (3).
PSY-230 Brain and Behavior. Survey of the biological bases
of behavior. Topics include: structure of the nervous system;
neural function; neurotransmitters; brain structures underlying
behaviors such as sensation, sleep, memory and language.
(3)
PSY-250 Psychology of Personality. Survey of various theoretical
conceptions of personality and the different types of data
upon which they are based. Each approach is evaluated critically
in light of its ability to explain scientifically both the
uniqueness of individual patterns of behavior and the personality
characteristics common to all humans. Prereq: PSY 110 or
111 (3)
PSY-310 Research Methods. Intro to research methods in
psychology; including experimental and correlational techniques.
Topics include: design of experiments; surveys; observational
research; single-case studies; writing research reports;
ethics in research. Emphasis on conceptual understanding
of research issues, and application of the principles of
experimental design. (4)
PSY-460 Practicum in Psychology. This practicum involves
the student being placed at a field site. There the student
observes and assists in the provision of psychological services
such as testing, teaching, counseling, and advising. Working
under the supervision of a qualified professional the student
is given tasks that are within the scope of the student's
abilities and training. The course exposes students to professional
issues and problems in the delivery of psychological services.
A classroom component is also involved.
PSY-470 Special Topics in Psychology: Forensic Psychology.
(3)
REL-200 Old Testament Life and Literature.
Focuses on understanding what contemporary scholarship has
to say about the Old Testament. Attention is also given
to the relevance of the Hebrew faith for the present day.
(3)
REL-210 New Testament Life and Literature. Focuses on understanding
what contemporary scholarship has to say about the New Testament.
Attention is also given to the relevance of Christian faith
for the present day. (3)
REL-250 History of Christianity II: 1500 -Present This
course focuses on the development of Christian thought and
practice from the apostolic period through the medieval
period to the eve of the Protestant Reformation (3)
REL-260 History of Christianity. This course focuses on
the development of Christian thought and practice from the
era of the Protestant Reformation into the modern period.
(3)
REL-410 Greek Mythology and Religion. A study of Greek
mythology and religion from the Bronze age through the Classical
period: the pantheon of Gods, rituals, festival, palace
cultures, temple cultures, and sacred sites. (3)
SOC-101 Principles of Sociology. Introduction
to the major concepts of the field of sociology. The course
seeks to acquaint the student with recognized group processes
and resulting institutions and to show the effects of these
on social behavior.
SOC-210 Social psychology. Scientific analysis of how the
thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of individuals are influenced
by other people and their culture. Psychological topics
covered include attitude formation and change, conformity,
aggression, pro-social behavior, interpersonal attraction,
group structure and dynamics, and social perception. Sociological
topics covered include the socialization of self-image,
social influences on language and thought, social role-playing
and impression management, and symbolic interaction. (3)
SOC-320 History of Social Thought. Review of the history
of human thought about affairs concerning social life. The
second half of the course is devoted to a study of sociologists.
(4)
SOC-330 Intro to Social Research. Introduction to the basic
problems and nature of research. Emphasis is placed on the
areas of design and the construction of instruments of measurement
of social data. The student pursues study in an area of
interest. (4)
SOC-340 Chinese Culture & Society. Course about Chinese
people, history, culture, and society. The contents of the
course include a review of the history and reigns of China,
an in-depth discussion of social institutions in Chinese
society, an appreciation of various Chinese art forms from
a socio-cultural-historical perspective, and an investigation
of Chinese in American with ethnic groups in comparative
frames of reference. (3)
SOC-430 Topical Seminar: Globalization: Social and Economic
Issues. Same As PSCI 480 (3)
THE-110 Intro to Theatre. Study of the
entire theatre experience, designed to increase the non-major
student's appreciation of theatre as an art form from both
aesthetic and practical views. (3)
THE-131 Acting. Study of the fundamentals of the actor's
craft and basic acting techniques. Investigation of creating
character through the use of vocal interpretation, physical
movement, improvisation, and theatre games. Prereq: Consent
of instructor for non-majors. (3)
THE-231 Directing. An introduction to the principles of
directing, including play selection, composition, casting,
blocking, and rehearsing. Students are required to direct
scenes for class and public performance. (3)
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