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RELI 110 - Understanding Faith 3 Credit Hours
Through the lens of Christian traditions and values, this course will introduce the discipline of Religious Studies through basic concepts such as scripture, deity, authority, worship and ritual, ethics, the nature of religious experience, and faith. Students will apply this knowledge to analyze and understand faith commitments in other religious traditions.
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RELI 205 - Intro to African Traditional Religion and Culture 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: RELI 110 This course introduces the student to African Traditional Religion and to the culture and civilization of Africa before the coming of Arab and European colonialism and religions. Students will learn why African Traditional Religion is still practiced today amid Western and Eastern religions.
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RELI 210 - Religion and Popular Culture 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 131 , RELI 110 This course uses a range of disciplinary perspectives to examine the ways religious themes, symbols, icons and language are used in expressions of popular culture and to understand how religion itself is influenced in return. The course will explore these interactions between religion and popular culture from diverse cultural and religious traditions and across many media platforms.
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RELI 241 - Religions of the World 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 131 , RELI 110 A brief look at the religious beliefs and practices of Hinduism and Buddhism as well as the Near-Eastern traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The cultural background of each religion will be discussed as well as the ways that religion affects culture and society around the world today. (FA, SP, SU)
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RELI 250 - African American Religious History 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 132 , HI 130 This course is a survey of African American religious experiences. The course introduce students to the history and culture of African American Religion and try to determine the manner in which it relates to contemporary society. Special attention will be given to Black religious practices, institutions and thought in the African American quest for freedom, justice, and equality through the lens of: African Traditional Religions, the African Diaspora, Religion of the Slave, Black Church and Abolitionist Movements, and Civil Rights; Race, Class, and Gender; Black Catholicism; Black Power Movements, Black Muslims; Alternative Black Religious Practices; Crisis in the Black Church, and Mega Churches.
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RELI 321 - Hermeneutics 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 132 , RELI 210 Hermeneutics introduces the student to the fundamental categories of the theory of interpretation. In keeping with the historical trajectory of hermeneutics, its scope expands beyond questions about the rules for textual/biblical interpretation, towards the question of the nature of meaning and understanding as such. The course will engage a number of hermeneutical emphases including: the world behind the text (history, authorial intention, allegory), the world in the text (structuralism, narrative theory, poetics), and the world in front of the text (reader-response, community response, deconstruction, liberationist, feminist, queer, postcolonial).
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RELI 340 - Religion in America 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 132 , RELI 241 This course examines major religious groups and denominations in the United States, their histories, beliefs, and practices. In addition, attention is given to current religious trends and controversies. Local field trips are a major component of the course.
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RELI 350 - Comparative Religious Ethics 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 132 , PHIL 230 , RELI 241 This course explores what different religious traditions have to say about important ethical and moral questions. This course aims to provide students with the tools and knowledge to understand, comparatively analyze, and evaluate the ethical teachings and moral prescriptions of the religious traditions of Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam.
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RELI 361 - World Scriptures 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 132 , RELI 241 This course seeks to provide a comparative study of scriptures of the World Religions-Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It will cover teachings, ethics, organization, and ritual as well as examining basic doctrines, practices, and religious institutions that developed as a result of scriptural mandates. We will utilize primary sources available in English translations.
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RELI 365 - Theories of Justice 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 132 , PHIL 230 Corequisite: RPCM 391 This course examines different understandings/formulations/theories of justice in reference to real world problems. Doing justice emerges as a central way to provide leadership in society and to appreciate the ethics of such leadership. The course accomplishes this by addressing a specific moral/social/environmental issue selected by students. In reference to this issue, the course examines the ways in which understandings of justice are shaped by society while also being transformative of society. Moreover, the course addresses two interrelated questions relating to the issue selected by students: What should we do to resolve the issue/being about meaningful social change? Are our responses to it (and to those involved) just? This course must be taken concurrently with RPCM 391.
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RELI 370 - Theories and Methods for Religious Studies 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 132 , RELI 241 This course explores seminal thinkers and primary texts necessary for the academic study of religion. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the development of formative theories in the field and of contemporary approaches relevant for the religious studies.
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RELI 420 - Religion and Science 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 132 , RELI 350 This class examines the relationship between religion, and science, from the perspective of different religious traditions, particularly Western traditions. The class will survey a range of issues, thinkers, and approaches to some of the most important ways in which religion and science interact. This class does not require any previous training in religious studies or in the specific scientific topics addressed.
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RELI 425 - Islam 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 132 , RELI 241 This course seeks to provide a comprehensive look at Islamic doctrine, practice, and religious institutions in diverse geographical settings from the rise of Islam in the seventh century to the present time. We will utilize the translated source material from the Qur’an, sayings (hadith) of the Prophet, legal texts (sharia), and some of the mystical work which will provide an overview of literary expressions of the religion of Islam.
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RELI 430 - The Sacred Event: Ritual Space and Time 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 132 , RELI 241 This course explores theories of religious ritual, space and time, and reflects on what constitutes, constructs, and configures the sacred event. The course will apply these theories to survey a diversity of sacred rituals, spaces and times within various religious contexts. Themes to be covered during the semester include pilgrimage, shared and contested sacred events, sacred space and civil religion, gender and the sacred event, and the construction of new sacred spaces.
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RELI 434 - Death and Immortality 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 132 An interdisciplinary, cross-cultural study of death and dying, including discussions of transcendence and immortality, health care, suicide, abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, the right to die, and other relevant topics. The course uses materials from philosophy, psychology, sociology, and religion. (FA, SP)
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RELI 435 - Theodicy 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CMIN 260 , PHIL 235 The problem of evil can be put rather succinctly: If the world was created by an all good, all powerful and all-knowing God, then why does evil exist? This course will examine attempted solutions to the problems of evil in the world. In doing so, we will discuss concepts such as the freedom of the will, the nature of justice, the nature of suffering, original sin, eternal damnation, pre-established harmony, and possible worlds.
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RP 200 - Understanding Religion 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: No . This course may be used to satisfy the General Education requirement for a course in Religion and Philosophy. An introduction to the discipline of Religious Studies through a multi-cultural study of basic concepts such as myth, ritual, deity, sacred space, sacred texts, music, and art. (FA, SP, SU)
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RP 205 - Introduction to African Traditional Religion and Culture 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: No . This course introduces the student to African Traditional Religion and the culture and civilization of Africa before the coming of Arab and European colonialism and religions. Students will learn why African Traditional Religion is still practiced today amid Western and Eastern religions. (FA)
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RP 220 - Understanding Biblical Studies 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: No . This course may be used to satisfy the General Education requirement for a course in Religion and Philosophy. An introduction to the canon of Christian Scripture as well as to the Old and New Testaments in their historical, literary, and canonical contexts. This course serves as a critical foundation for the academic study of the Bible while allowing students to explore the contemporary connections with lived experience. (FA, SP)
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RP 225 - Life and Teachings of Jesus 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: No . This course may be used to satisfy the General Education requirement for a course in Religion and Philosophy. An examination of the life and teachings of Jesus within Jesus’ own historical setting. Attention is given to the religious-historical background of his ministry, to his life and teachings as presented in the synoptic Gospels, and to contemporary applications of his teachings. (SP)
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RP 227 - Genesis 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 131 . This course may be used to satisfy the General Education requirement for a course in Religion and Philosophy. An examination of the book of Genesis with emphasis upon its modern application to moral and ethical problems. (SP)
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RP 231 - History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 131 . This course may be used to satisfy the General Education requirement for a course in Religion and Philosophy. A study of western philosophy from its inception to 1400 A.D.; its relation to social and cultural origins; its role in the contemporary intellectual climate. (FA)
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RP 232 - History of Modern Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 131 . This course may be used to satisfy the General Education requirement for a course in Religion and Philosophy. A study of leading philosophers from the Renaissance to the present day idealists, positivists, pragmatists, and existentialists, with special reference to Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Kant, Kierkegaard and Sartre. (SP)
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RP 239 - Logic 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: No . This course may be used to satisfy the General Education requirement for a course in Religion and Philosophy. An analysis of the process of correct thinking; the nature and structure of argument; the forms of valid reasoning, analysis, and definition. A study of the fundamentals of the scientific method for the organization of knowledge, utilizing the discipline of clear and consistent thinking. (FA, SP)
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RP 255 - Philosophy and Education 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: No . This course will introduce students to the philosophy of education through a close reading and discuss of key foundational texts as well as more contemporary, critical works. Education raises questions not only about the nature of knowledge and its transmission, but equally about power and its circulation. This course will examine the intersection of those questions as we reflect on the meaning of education and its role in contemporary society. (FA)
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RP 331 - History of Christianity 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 131 and EN 132 . This course may be used to satisfy the General Education requirement for a course in Religion and Philosophy. A survey of the history of the Christian faith from apostolic times to the present. Particular attention will be given to the doctrinal controversies of the Latin and Greek Fathers, the Protestant Reformation, and the spread of Christianity from Europe to the New World, Asia and Africa. (SP)
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RP 333 - The Prophets of Israel 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 131 and EN 132 . This course may be used to satisfy the General Education requirement for a course in Religion and Philosophy. A study focusing on the later Prophets with major attention directed to Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel and to the “minor prophets” Amos, Hosea, and Micah. (SP)
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RP 336 - Life and Teachings of Paul 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 131 and EN 132 . This course may be used to satisfy the General Education requirement for a course in Religion and Philosophy. An examination of Paul’s thought and teaching, and the missionary journeys which made Christianity a world religion. Particular attention is given to Paul’s interpretation of the Christian message for contemporary life. (FA)
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RP 340 - Religions in America 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 131 and EN 132 . This course may be used to satisfy the General Education requirement for a course in Religion and Philosophy. Traces the background and beliefs of the dominant religious groups - Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish - along with several alternative religious groups. Includes topics such as the role of religion in politics, religious diversity and public life, and popular religion. (FA)
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RP 355 - Contemporary Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 131 and EN 132 . This course may be used to satisfy the General Education requirement for a course in Religion and Philosophy. A study of leading thinkers from the twentieth century to the present day with an inquiry into the prominent concerns in contemporary philosophy. (FA)
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RP 360 - Christian Ethics 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 131 and EN 132 . This course may be used to satisfy the General Education requirement for a course in Religion and Philosophy. An introduction to the study of religious and philosophical ethics, focusing on four traditional Christian principles (love, justice, beneficence, conscience) and applying these principles to specific moral problems and issues such as human rights, human sexuality, social concerns, politics, economics, ad biomedicine. After a careful perusal of prominent Christian ethical theories and theorists, we will explore how moral judgments are made and how religious views influence these judgments. (FA)
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RP 370 - Political Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 131 and EN 132 . This course may be used to satisfy the General Education requirement for a course in Religion and Philosophy. An introduction to the field of political philosophy through a close reading and discussion of key foundational texts. We will examine issues such as the nature of rights, political authority, sovereignty, liberty, and justice. After a critical examination of these texts, we will explore how these political philosophies impact not only the formation of government and society, but our individual lives as well. (SP)
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RP 400 - Africana Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: HI 130 , or permission of instructor. A study of leading philosophers in the field of African- American philosophy from 1619 to the present. This philosophy born of struggle will focus its attention on the dominant themes of Africana thought existence, identity, alienation, oppression, racism and sexism. Special reference will be given to thinkers such as Howard McGary, Martin Delaney, Frederick Douglass, Garvey, W.E.B. Dubois, Cornel West, bell hooks, Naomi Zack, and Kwame Anthony Appiah. (SP)
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RP 430 - Human Nature and Knowledge 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 131 and EN 132 ., or permission of instructor. The fundamental questions about human nature and the reliability of human knowledge will be explored both historically and cross-culturally. (SP)
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RP 435 - Black Church/Black Theology 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: HI 130 , or permission of instructor. A study of the significance of the church in the Black culture, its historical perspective and present role in the community. Includes contributions of outstanding Black theologians to religious thinking. (FA)
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RP 436 - Philosophy of Religion 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 131 and EN 132 , or permission of instructor. An examination of the classical and contemporary theories for belief in God, the problem of evil, different claims of religious truths, religious views on human destiny, religious language, and religion and moral values. (SP)
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RP 458 - Special Topics and Contemporary Issues 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: No . A topical study of issues and trends relevant to the study of religion and philosophy. Main theme varies from year to year. May be repeated once for Credit. (SP)
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RP 465 - Theories of Justice for Leadership 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: RP 230 , or permission of instructor. RP majors will be expected to have taken RP 333 and RP 355 ; minors in Ethics for Leadership will be expected to have taken LEAD 301. An examination of different understandings, formulations, and theories of justice as they relate to real world problems. Doing justice emerges as a central way to provide leadership in society and to appreciate the ethics of such eadership. The course accomplishes this by addressing a specific moral, social, or environmental issue identified by students who then examine the ways in which understandings of justice are shaped by and transform society. (FA)
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RP 490 - Field Work 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 131 , EN 132 , and RP 230 ; a minimum of 18 Credit Hours in Religion and Philosophy; HUE 280, 380, or permission of instructor. Placement at a local church or other community service organization to work 135 volunteer Hours in a field related to the student’s career goals. Activities will vary but must be approved by the supervising internship director and the student’s faculty advisor. (FA, SP)
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RPCM 390 - Field Experience I 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: RELI 241 Corequisite: CMIN 333 Placement at a local service organization to work at least nine volunteer hours per week or acceptance into an unpaid internship program in a position related to the student’s career goals. The placement or internship must be approved by the instructor and service organization coordinator or internship director before the student begins work. A minimum of 135/270 hours must be completed for the course, as well as a series of reflective written assignments in conjunction with CMIN 333 Biblical Prophets and Social Justice.
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RPCM 391 - Field Experience II 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: RPCM 390 Corequisite: RELI 365 Continuation of placement at a local service organization to work at least nine volunteer hours per week or acceptance into an unpaid internship program in a position related to the student’s career goals. A minimum of 270 hours must be completed for the course, as well as a series of reflective written assignments in conjunction with RELI 365. This course must be taken concurrently with RELI 365 Theories of Justice.
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RPCM 498 - Senior Research 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Junior/senior standing with a minimum of 30 credit hours in the major This is the first half of a two-semester course sequence (RPCM 498-499). In this Part I students will be introduced to scholarly research methodology in Religion, Philosophy, and Christian Ministry and students will develop and present a thesis proposal, begin the draft of their research paper, and complete one half of their exit exam requirements.
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RPCM 498 - Senior Research 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 131 and EN 132 ; junior or senior standing; a minimum of 30 Credit Hours in RP courses. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to research methodology and instruct them in doing scholarly research in the field. The format of the course is designed to assist students in designing a project, beginning the research, and completing a prospectus for their senior project. As part of the course, each student will orally present a proposal at the departmental seminar for critique by faculty and must submit a preliminary draft of the research paper. (FA, SP)
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RPCM 499 - Senior Seminar in Religion and Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Successful completion of RPCM 498 . This course is intended to provide guidance for students refining and developing the research project proposed and approved in RPCM 498 . Completed research projects will be presented and defended before a faculty committee. This course also requires successful completion of senior exit exams in four content areas. (FA, SP)
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SOR 180 - Professional Seminar 0 Credit Hour
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SOR 280 - Professional Seminar 0 Credit Hour
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SOR 380 - Professional Seminar 0 Credit Hour
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SOR 480 - Professional Seminar 0 Credit Hour
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SO 131 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit Hours
An overview of the field of sociology. Emphasis is placed on the practices and institutions which humans develop in the processes of social maintenance and change. (FA, SP, SU)
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SO 132 - Social Problems 3 Credit Hours
A study of the major problems facing contemporary societies, with special emphasis on African Americans within the American community. ( SP, SU).
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SO 230 - Social Psychology 3 Credit Hours
A study of the way in which the inner life of human beings shape the institutions in society and how the institutions of our society shape lives. (FA, SP, SU).
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SO 231 - Introduction to Social Welfare 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SO 131 . A survey of the field of social welfare with emphasis upon qualifications; employment opportunities, general principles and techniques relative to each area. (FA)
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SO 232 - Sociology of Health and Illness 3 Credit Hours
This courses examines the influence of social, political, and economic factors on patterns of health, illness and health care in societies.
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SO 234 - Sociology of World Societies 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SO 131 . A study of varying global societies in a sociological context with an emphasis on the development of culture through social interaction, communication, societal structure, and social institutions. (SP).
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SO 235 - Marriage and Family 3 Credit Hours
A study of biological, psychological and sociological bases of human family life; special attention is given to the problems of family life in a changing society. (SP,SU).
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SO 250 - Gender Studies 3 Credit Hours
An examination of the effects of gender on individuals, social relationships, and with various social institutions such as the family, the economy, health, politics, and religion. (SP,SU).
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SO 331 - Demography 3 Credit Hours
A study of the factors that affect growth, size, composition, and distribution of human populations. The components of population change and their relationships with the socio-cultural variables of education, religion, politics, economics, and minority groups’ status are also discussed. (SP).
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SO 332 - Social Casework Processes 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: One college level math course (MAT 131 , MAT 132 , or MAT 134 ); EN 132 , RE 260 . A course considering the basic aspects of social casework as a counseling technique and method. It also explores the theoretical underpinning of casework and its application to problem-solving in the area of social functioning. (SP, ).
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SO 336 - Research Methods in Sociology 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: One college level math course (MAT 131 , MAT 132 , or MAT 134 ); SO 131 , SO 132 . An examination of diverse sociological research methods including quantitative methodologies such as surveys, path analysis; qualitative orientations such as ethnomethodology, phenomenology, and participant observation; and, interviewing strategies. (FA).
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SO 339 - Social Stratification 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SO 131 . The study of the system of social ranking and hierarchies in societies. Attention is focused on social classes in American society and the distribution of power, prestige, and privileges. Special emphasis is directed toward minorities within the American system of social ranking. (FA, SU)
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SO 344 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior 3 Credit Hours
An examination of the nature, types, and social reactions to deviant behavior; special emphasis is placed on the process of stigmatization and the emergence of deviant subcultures. (SP)
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SO 432 - Community Organization 3 Credit Hours
A course designed to give the student insight into the philosophy and processes used in determining and meeting community needs. (SP).
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SO 434 - Special Topics in Sociology 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 131 , EN 132 , RE 260 . Study of selected topics or current issues of sociological concern and examination of their impact on society, individuals, and culture. Topics vary from Credit to Credit and will include sociological analysis of the subject under study. (FA,SP).
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SO 435 - Groups and Group Behavior 3 Credit Hours
A study of the group process, and methods and techniques of group work in meeting group and individual needs. (FA).
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SO 436 - Sociological Theory 3 Credit Hours
A study of sociological theory since the first quarter of the twentieth century, with particular emphasis on major theoretical orientations, concepts and issues. (FA).
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SO 438 - Urban Sociology 3 Credit Hours
A study of the urban community - its growth, characteristics, and problems - in the United States and elsewhere. (FA).
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SO 439 - Race and Ethnicity 3 Credit Hours
An examination of how varying categories of difference have been created, maintained, and/or changed. This course investigates various racial and ethnic groups, and explores the consequences of being identified in a particular category. (FA).
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SO 490 - Cooperative Education Field Experience 6, 9, 12, 15 Credit Hours
Work experience opportunity at the senior (SO 490) levels. Students must have a cumulative grade point average of a minimum of 2.00 and have an application on file the Credit prior to actual training. Students may register for a cooperative education experience on three occasions. Credit Hour Credit will be determined by the department chair in the student’s discipline after the details of placement has been made. (FA, SP, SU).
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SO 499 - Senior Seminar 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 131 , EN 132 , SS 239 , and SO 336 . This course offers advanced sociology majors the opportunity to apply the scientific method in research, to present in writing, and orally defend the empirical research report. Also, a comprehensive review of course work is conducted for the exit examination in sociology. (SP).
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SOG 230 - Sociology of Health & Illness (SoHI) 3 Credit Hours
This course focuses on a critical examination of the influence of social, political, and economic factors on the development of health and on patterns of medical intervention. (SP).
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SOG 235 - Sociology of Aging 3 Credit Hours
This course presents the social aspects of aging. It provides a survey of cross-cultural perspectives and social implications of aging and social reaction to and provisions for elderly individuals. (FA).
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SOG 337 - Death and Dying 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SO 131 , SO 132 . A course that explores the reality of an individual’s mortality and the systematic steps needed in our society for adequate acceptance of the fact of death. (FA).
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SS 130 - Introduction to the Social Sciences 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to social science disciplines and analysis of national and international problems from an interdisciplinary perspective.
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SS 150 - Computer Applications for the Social Sciences 3 Credit Hours
The course is an introductory course to establish basic, intermediary and advanced computer skills using contemporary software. File management techniques, word processing, spread sheeting, database management, presentation design and development, and electronic communications are taught in the course. (FA, SP)
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SS 210 - Human Geography 3 Credit Hours
A study of the human relationship with the geographical environment including attempts to change, exploit, and preserve the environment. Particular emphasis is given to the impact of geography on developed and developing nations.
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SS 211 - Leadership Seminar 1 Credit Hour
Using leadership principles as a foundation these courses are designed to prepare students in professional presence, career development, and graduate school. (By Demand)
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SS 212 - Leadership Seminar 1 Credit Hour
Using leadership principles as a foundation these courses are designed to prepare students in professional presence, career development, and graduate school. (By Demand)
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SS 220 - Physical Geography 3 Credit Hours
A study of humanity’s use, development, and misuse of natural resources including the management, conservation, and depletion of these resources, with special attention given to the resources of the United States. (By Demand)
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SS 230 - World Regional Geography 3 Credit Hours
A course designed to expose students to the resources utilized throughout the world as a source of regional economic function and how these resources affect the political and social components of these regions. (By Demand)
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SS 239 - Statistics for Social Science Research 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MAT 131 . An introduction to the statistical principles which will be found useful in social science research. Topics covered include frequency distributions, measures of central tendency, elementary probability theory, chi square, variances, and correlation. (FA, SP)
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SS 240 - Introduction to Data Processing and Analysis 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SS 239 . The fundamentals of SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) used in data processing and analysis for the social sciences. (FA, SP)
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SS 300 - Pre-Law Orientation 3 Credit Hours
A course designed to prepare students to pass the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). Emphasis also is placed on acquainting students with the basic nature and functions of the law profession. (FA)
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SS 313 - Leadership Seminar 1 Credit Hour
Using leadership principles as a foundation these courses are designed to prepare students in professional presence, career development, and graduate school. (By Demand)
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SS 333 - Techniques of Social Science Research 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Background in basic mathematics, statistics, or by permission of the instructor. An examination of the basic principles and approaches in social science research, theory construction, and proposal writing.
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SS 337 - Topics in Legal Studies 3 Credit Hours
An examination of selected topics and issues related to the American legal system from a social science perspective. Topics vary based on the instructor. (SP)
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SS 390 A - Study Abroad 6 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admitted to upper School. A study abroad of cultural experiences related to theory learned in major courses. (By Demand)
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SS 390 B - Study Abroad 9 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admitted to upper School. A study abroad of cultural experiences related to theory learned in major courses. (By Demand)
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SS 390 C - Study Abroad 12 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admitted to upper School. A study abroad of cultural experiences related to theory learned in major courses. (By Demand)
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SS 390 D - Study Abroad 15 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admitted to upper School. A study abroad of cultural experiences related to theory learned in major courses. (By Demand)
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SS 490 A - Internship Abroad 6 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admitted to upper School. Designed to provide students with opportunities for practical experience in various international arenas. (By Demand)
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SS 490 B - Internship Abroad 9 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admitted to upper School. Designed to provide students with opportunities for practical experience in various international arenas. (By Demand)
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SS 490 C - Internship Abroad 12 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admitted to upper School. Designed to provide students with opportunities for practical experience in various international arenas. (By Demand)
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SS 490 D - Internship Abroad 15 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admitted to upper School. Designed to provide students with opportunities for practical experience in various international arenas. (By Demand)
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MLS 131 - Elementary Spanish 3 Credit Hours
A foundation course, emphasizing basic skills listening, writing, speaking and reading. Introduction to important grammatical principles. Laboratory required. (FA, SP, SU-By Demand)
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MLS 132 - Elementary Spanish II 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MLS 131 . A continuation of MLS 131 . (FA, SP, SU-By Demand)
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MLS 231 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 Credit Hours
A course designed for students who have successfully completed a minimum of two years of Spanish in high school with at least an average of A or B, are native Spanish speakers and have successfully passed the appropriate placement exam, or MLS 131 and MLS 132 . (By Demand)
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MLS 232 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MLS 231 . A continuation of MLS 231 . (By Demand)
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MLS 331 - Advanced Composition and Conversation I 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MLS 232 . This course focuses on the development of language skills and cultural awareness of the Spanish world. It is the first course towards the minor. (By Demand)
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MLS 332 - Advanced Composition and Conversation II 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MLS 331 or instructor’s approval. A continuation of MLS 331 . (By Demand)
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MLS 336 - Culture and Civilization of Spain I 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MLS 332 . This course examines the major historical periods and cultural movements of Spain. The course reflects current scholarship in its examination of history, culture, and civilization. (By Demand)
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