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RELS 3500:Religion and Popular Culture 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 and RELS 1102
This course is an interdisciplinary course that examines the ways that religious themes, symbols, icons, artifacts and language are used in expressions of popular culture(s) and also how religion is itself influenced by popular culture(s). The interaction between religion and pop culture(s) is studied from a critical perspective with a range of diverse cultural and religious examples across both media platforms and forms of pop culture(s).
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RELS 3780:Trends in Religious Studies 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 or RELS 1102
This course focuses on current issues and trends in the field of Religious Studies. This course is interdisciplinary includes international content in English. Notes: Course may be repeated with a change in content.
Notes: Course may be repeated with a change in content.
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RELS 4400:Directed Study 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of instructor and department chair prior to registration.
In this course the selected topic of an advanced nature not serve by the existing curriculum is investigated by a student working with a supervising faculty member.
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RELS 4490:Special Topics in Religious Studies 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 or RELS 1102
This course is a study of selected special topics of interest to faculty and students.
Notes: This course may be repeated with a change in content.
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RES 4000:Vertically Integrated Projects 1-4 Credit Hours
Multidisciplinary course supporting faculty research. Can participate multiple semesters. Students will have strong foundations within discipline, pursue further knowledge/skills, make meaningful contributions, and assume significant technical/leadership responsibilities.
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RES 4100:Responsible Conduct of Research 0 Credit Hours
The responsible conduct of research is an underpinning of the research enterprise. All researchers need to operate within a set of professional ethics that guide their decision-making. The purpose of this course is to provide researchers the opportunities to read about, consider, and discuss the responsible conduct of their own research. The course is intended to meet the current NIH and NSF requirements for training in the responsible conduct of research.
This course may be cross-leveled with RES 6100.
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Russian |
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RUSS 1001:Elementary Russian I 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to the Russian language and culture, stressing progressive acquisition of effective communications skills in both the written and spoken language and an understanding of the practices and products of the culture being studied.
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RUSS 1002:Elementary Russian II 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: RUSS 1001 , or by placement, or the equivalent
This course stresses continued, progressive acquisition of effective communication skills in both the written and spoken language and an understanding of the practices and products of Russian culture.
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RUSS 2001:Intermediate Russian I 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: RUSS 1002
Builds upon acquisition of communication skills begun in high school. The student will continue to develop proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing and learn to communicate in culturally appropriate ways.
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RUSS 2002:Intermediate Russian II 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: RUSS 2001
Students continue to increase linguistic and cultural proficiency through the use of a variety of materials and activities.
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RUSS 2290:Special Topics in Russian 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the department chair.
This course covers special topics of interest at the beginning or intermediate levels. It is primarily for studies abroad in Russian language and culture.
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Science |
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SCI 1101:Science, Society, and the Environment I 4 Credit Hours
This course is the first in a two part sequence that fulfills the general education science requirement. Using the context of environmental issues it introduces students to the basic nature of matter, energy, and living systems and to the nature of science. Emphasis is placed on making decisions about scientific issues. Science 1101 is not designed for science majors and is not a prerequisite for introductory courses in biology, chemistry, or physics.
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SCI 1102:Science, Society and the Environment II 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SCI 1101 or its equivalent.
This course is the second in a two part sequence that fulfills the general education science requirement. Using the context of environmental issues, it introduces students to the basic skills and scientific understandings needed by educated citizens to make informed decisions about scientific issues.
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SCI 3360:Earth Science 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: A grade of ‘C’ or better in any two 1000-level or 2000-level science courses
An introduction to basic earth science concepts and methodology (including geology, meteorology, and oceanography) will be covered. Special emphasis will be placed on dynamic Earth processes (plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanism, climate, etc.) and their effects on the structure and composition of the landforms, oceans, atmosphere, and organisms. The lab component includes hands-on evaluation of a collection of Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary rocks, topographic map analyses, spectral imaging and remote sensing, and modeling weather related phenomena.
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SCI 3365:Earth Watch: Examining Global Environmental Issues 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SCI 1102
An examination of the integrative nature of environmental sciences; emphasis on human interactions with world environments. Discussions will focus on case studies, environmental problem-solving, and the development of a personal ecological ethic. Ecological principles of population, community, ecosystem and biosphere will be integrated in the case studies.
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SCI 4700L:Applied Environmental Studies 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SCI 1101 and SCI 1102
An interdisciplinary, field-based, capstone course. Students will apply skills learned in previous courses in a team-based project. The experience will be documented in an environmental assessment report describing the land and aquatic systems in terms of use, conditions (chemical, biological, physical), economic impact, environmental policy and management.
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SCM 2000:Culture and Success in Science and Mathematics 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: A declared major within the College of Science and Mathematics.
In this course, students will develop the skills and mindset of a scientist or mathematician through metacognitive exploration, reflection, and guided inquiry. In addition, students will apply appropriate social methods to build scientific and mathematical collaborations, emulating the modern STEM enterprise. Finally, students will learn to value an inclusive STEM environment and support measures that expand access for all students to STEM.
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EDSM 2010:Knowing and Learning in Science 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDSM 1102
Students construct a model of knowing and learning that will guide their future classroom practice. Issues of what it means to learn and know science, how what we know changes and develops, and the standards used to measure what science is known inform this model. Students will also explore the connections between kinds of assessments and theories of knowing. This course is restricted to participants in the UTeach program.
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SCED 2421:Classroom Interactions 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDSM 2010 and Admission to Teacher Education
This course examines teachers, students, content, and interactions that lead students who are culturally, linguistically, or academically diverse to develop conceptual understandings of science. Science teacher candidates design and implement instructional activities informed by their understanding of science learning, then assess student learning of science. This course includes a 45 hour middle school science teaching experience as introduction to the adolescent learner, the equity imperative and science education reform.
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SCED 3010:Perspectives in Teaching Science 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDSM 2010 and Admission to Teacher Education
Students apply and extend their understanding of knowing and learning in science by surveying the history of science and science education reform for application to teaching practice. Students deepen their ability to relate practices of modern science to their developing perspective on learning and teaching science as they analyze curricula and design reform-based science instruction. Lab component includes tutoring of secondary or tertiary science learners.
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SCED 4000:Service Learning in Science Education 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: 60 hours and permission of the instructor and department chair/program director.
A community activity which links learning to life by connecting meaningful community service activities with academic learning, personal growth, and civic responsibility. Activity will be designed with the instructor and approved by the chair/program director.
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SCED 4414:Methods of Teaching Secondary Science I 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDUC 2130 and admission to Teacher Education Program Corequisite: SCED 4424
This course examines teachers, students, content, and interactions that lead students to develop conceptual understandings of science. Science teacher candidates design and implement instructional activities informed by understanding of science learning, then assess student learning. The co-requisite for this course is a 60 hour field experience as introduction to the adolescent learner, the equity imperative and science education reform.
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SCED 4416:Methods of Teaching Secondary Science II 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SCED 4414 Corequisite: SCED 4426
Teacher candidates will develop pedagogical content knowledge through the design and implementation of inquiry and project-based science lessons appropriate to secondary learners. Candidates will use available student data and research-based literature and theory to help guide their lesson planning. Candidates will critically reflect upon their teaching practice using videos, journals, and discussions. This course is restricted to participants in the secondary science education program.
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SCED 4424:Teaching Secondary Science- Practicum I 1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Preparation program; obtain pre-service certificate. Corequisite: SCED 4414
This course is a one credit-hour, school-based field experience in a secondary science classroom. The specific schedule will be determined collaboratively between the collaborating mentor teacher, the teacher candidate, and the KSU supervisor. Candidates must have a satisfactory field experience to continue on to student teaching. Proof of professional liability insurance and a criminal background check are required prior to receiving a school placement.
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SCED 4426:Teaching Secondary Science- Practicum II 1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SCED 4424 Corequisite: SCED 4416
This course is a one credit-hour, school-based field experience in a secondary science classroom. The specific schedule will be determined collaboratively between the collaborating mentor teacher, the teacher candidate, and the KSU supervisor. Candidates must have a satisfactory field experience to continue on to student teaching. Proof of professional liability insurance and a criminal background check are required prior to receiving a school placement.
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SCED 4498:Internship in Teaching Science (6-12) 12 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Provisional teaching license issued by State of Georgia, full-time employment teaching science, and permission of science education advisor.
Student Teaching experience in science for provisionally certified teachers. Supervision will be in collaboration with a mentor-teacher in the local school and a specialist in science education. This internship will automatically substitute for SCED 4475. Proof of professional liability insurance is required. Student is responsible for their own school placement.
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SCED 4650:Yearlong Clinical Experience I 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SCED 4416 , Admission to Yearlong Clinical Experience and Pre-Service Certificate Corequisite: EDUC 4610 and INED 3300
Teacher candidates will develop pedagogical content knowledge through the design and implementation of inquiry and project-based science lessons appropriate to secondary learners. Candidates will use available student data and research-based literature and theory to help guide their lesson planning. Candidates will critically reflect upon their teaching practice using videos, journals, and discussions. This course is restricted to participants in the secondary science education program. This course includes a one credit seminar.
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SCED 4660:Yearlong Clinical Experience II 9 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SCED 4650 , eligibility to take GACE Concurrent:
INED 4431
Teacher candidates will develop pedagogical content knowledge through the design and implementation of inquiry and project-based science lessons appropriate to secondary learners. Candidates will use available student data and research-based literature and theory to help guide their lesson planning. Candidates will critically reflect upon their teaching practice using videos, journals, and discussions. This course is restricted to participants in the secondary science education program. This course includes a one credit seminar.
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EDSM 3000K:Survey of Life Science 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Any science course from General Education Core Curriculum Area D2
This course is a survey of life science topics designed to support middle grades education candidates in achieving the NSTA Middle Grades Content Standards for Life Science. Inquiry laboratory experiences are included in the course. This course is not appropriate for majors other than middle grades education with a science concentration.
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EDSM 4416:Teaching Secondary Math & Science Practicum II 1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDSM 4414 Concurrent:
SCED 4416 or MAED 4416
Under the guidance of a collaborating teaching and a university instructor, the teacher candidate will complete a field experience in a designated school. This experience requires working in a co-teaching environment with diverse learners and focuses on supporting learners’ mathematical or scientific discourse. Proof of professional liability insurance and a pre-service teaching certificate is required.
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SED 2220:Internship 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the director of the Center for Education Placement and Partnerships and advisor.
A practicum in a classroom during which the student will be actively involved in the teaching-learning process under the guidance of a professional teacher.
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SED 3398:Internship 1-12 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the director of the Center for Education Placements and Partnerships and advisor.
A supervised teaching experience for teachers seeking certification renewal credit.
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SED 4400:Directed Study 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and department chair prior to registration.
A concentrated investigation of a particular aspect of education as a topic within a teaching field concentration or degree major. The content of the directed study will be determined jointly by the instructor and the student.
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SED 4490:Special Topics in Education 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and department chair.
Selected special topics of interest to faculty and students.
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Sociology |
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SOCI 1101:Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit Hours
This course is an overview of sociology, which emphasizes the social nature of human behavior, including an introduction to culture, social structure, socialization, deviance, stratification, family, gender, religion, demography, and complex organization.
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SOCI 2000:Introduction to Gender Studies 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1101
This course examines the ways that women’s and men’s gender roles are shaped by social interaction. Using materials and learning approaches from multiple disciplines, students will explore questions about how individual and group expectations about gender behavior are created and sustained.
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SOCI 2210:Professional Development for Sociology Students 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SOCI 1101
This course is designed to introduce students to research skills, concepts, and strategies essential for academic success in an undergraduate Sociology program. Included is an introduction to the ethical questions of social science methods and theory. The primary objective of this course is to assist students in being successful student sociologists and their transition to professionally relevant fields and/or graduate school.
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SOCI 2251:Social Problems 3 Credit Hours
This course includes an overview of current social problems facing American society with attention to developing insights into the conceptual analysis of meaningful solutions.
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SOCI 3300:Foundations of Social Theory 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SOCI 1101
This course surveys the historical development of social theory. It emphasizes the major theories and theoreticians of sociology and their importance for understanding contemporary sociology.
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SOCI 3303:Statistics for Sociology 3 Credit Hours
This course introduces a wide range of statistical concepts and techniques used in sociology. Students learn how to summarize data, generalize from a sample to a population, and determine the relationships between two or more variables. The course emphasizes the application, interpretation, and critique of various statistical techniques, including means tests, cross tabulation, ANOVA, correlation, and regression. Students use computer software to analyze sociological data.
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SOCI 3304:Social Organization 3 Credit Hours
This course is an introduction to large scale social organizations, with an emphasis on bureaucracy. It examines both the formal and informal aspects of bureaucracy, including topics ranging from power and authority, to centralization and decentralization, red tape, and professionalism.
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SOCI 3305:Research Methods in Sociology 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SOCI 1101 and SOCI 2210
This course provides an introduction to concepts and techniques used in social science research. Students acquire a foundational understanding of research methods in sociology, learn how to link theory and data, and examine the ethical considerations required for social research.
Notes: Offered as an online course.
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SOCI 3310:Introduction to Gerontology 3 Credit Hours
This course provides an introduction to the multi-disciplinary field of gerontology which provides an overview of the sociology, psychology, and the physiology of aging. Students will consider research and theories of aging as well as participate in field trip experiences in gerontological settings. A key goal is to develop a more realistic perception of the aging process.
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SOCI 3314:Race and Ethnicity 3 Credit Hours
This course addresses the social construction of racial and ethnic categories and inequalities between various groups. Topics of study include immigration, prejudice, discrimination, segregation, and racism, as well as ways to address current problems of racial and ethnic conflict.
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SOCI 3315:Transnational Sociology 3 Credit Hours
Conventional sociological perspectives address social life and social interaction through the context of the nation-state system. The increasing movement of ideas, capital, and people across national borders challenges the ability of conventional sociological approaches to assess the social transformation occurring within these trans-local and transcontinental contexts. Through a systematic examination of comparative and transnational sociological approaches, the course provides students with the critical skills to understand and address the complexity of the contemporary global world.
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SOCI 3320:Exploring the Aging Network 3 Credit Hours
This class explores the range of services, programs, and employment opportunities related to aging. The goal is to familiarize students with the gerontology field so that they can develop interests, contacts, resources, and knowledge about the aging network to use both personally and professionally. Students further develop and refine academic plans, career paths, and personal and professional goals related to working with older adults.
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SOCI 3324:Sociology of Gender 3 Credit Hours
This course examines gender as a major organizing principle in society and explores the ways in which gender intersects with other types of social differentiation including race, sexuality, social class, and nationality. The course also explores the implications of changes in family, economic, and political structures related to gender and their impact on equality in contemporary society.
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SOCI 3333:Technology and Society 3 Credit Hours
This course examines the interaction between scientific and technological development and social development, social structure and social issues.
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SOCI 3334:Religion and Society 3 Credit Hours
This course examines religion as a social institution in historical, comparative, and contemporary terms. World religions and new religious movements are studied as sociocultural processes involving the need to know, to deal with problems and to adapt to change.
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SOCI 3344:Biotechnology and Social Change 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to examine the multiple manifestations of biotechnology and their social change implications. The course locates the biotechnology revolution in the broader socio-historical context within which it is emerging. The course focuses on the examination of the ways in which the development and deployment of biotechnology are transforming the cultural and institutional character of modern societies. This includes an examination of social, ethical/moral and legal/legislative issues and their impact on policy.
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SOCI 3350:Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender 3 Credit Hours
The primary objective of this course is to understand how race, class, and gender intersect to fundamentally shape social interaction, conditions, and institutions in American society. This course examines the ways in which race, class, and gender are socially constructed and how they interconnect to create and maintain systems of privilege and inequality.
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SOCI 3354:Social Class and Mobility 3 Credit Hours
This course examines social class and hierarchy in America. Issues in empowerment, equality, styles of life, and the nature of poverty and social mobility will be highlighted.
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SOCI 3360:Sociology of Violence 3 Credit Hours
This course examines the root causes and consequences of violent behavior exhibited by individuals in our society. Topics covered include the social and cultural contexts that breed violence, society’s influence on specific crimes, and human social behavior.
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SOCI 3364:Sociology of the Family 3 Credit Hours
This course presents the institution of the family in historical and cross-cultural perspective, including an analysis of the American family system, its social structure and alteration, and its relation to other social institutions.
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SOCI 3370:Strategies for Conflict Transformation: Theories and Tools 4 Credit Hours
This course covers theories that explain the origins of conflict, escalation and de-escalation, and the theories and practices of conflict transformation between individuals and groups.
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SOCI 3374:Sociology of Work and Occupations 3 Credit Hours
This course examines the world of work, the changing nature of work, and the implications of these changes for individuals and families. Key themes include theories of work and labor process, intersections of race, ethnicity, and gender, job satisfaction and motivation, labor unions, technological and global challenges, and the structure of professions and occupations.
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SOCI 3380:Society, Community, & Health 3 Credit Hours
This course explores the connections between society, communities, and the health of individuals. Topics include sociological approaches to global health inequalities, tensions between medicine and culture and the ethics of public health and biomedical research. Students critically analyze major issues of health and illness confronting selected subpopulations. The course introduces students to selected theoretical frameworks that address social determinants of health.
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SOCI 3396:Cooperative Study 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the coordinator of cooperative education (CAPS) and department chair.
A supervised work experience program for a minimum of two academic semesters at a previously approved site in business, industry, government or private agency. For sophomore, junior or senior level students who wish to obtain successive on the job experience in conjunction with their academic training.
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SOCI 3398:Internship 1-12 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: 90 hours
This course is a structured off-campus experience in a supervised setting which is related to the student’s major and career interests. Practical experience is combined with scholarly research in the topical area of the internship. Sites must be approved in advance of the semester of the internship. A departmental internship orientation session is scheduled at least once a semester.
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SOCI 4200:Drugs, Alcohol, and Society 3 Credit Hours
This course examines drug use and abuse, including alcohol. Specifically, it examines how different drugs affect the body, theories of drug use, the sociological context of drug use, the impact of drug use and abuse on society, drug treatment, drug use policies, drugs and the law, and the extent of drug use in our society and globally.
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SOCI 4400:Directed Study in Sociology 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and department chair.
Covers special topics and seminars external to regular course offerings. May include original research projects and practicum experiences.
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SOCI 4410:Advanced Qualitative Research Methods in Sociology 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SOCI 3305
Students learn the qualitative strategies used in sociology research methods, including ethnographic techniques applied in sociology, participant observation, in-depth interviewing, and content analysis. Students learn ethical implications of social research, and how to design a qualitative research study, develop interview guides, construct content analysis templates, conduct observations on the field, conduct interviews, code data, and analyze qualitative data. Students learn skills using software applications for data management and analysis and write a research proposal.
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SOCI 4420:Advanced Quantitative Research Methods in Sociology 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SOCI 3305
This course examines the concepts and techniques used for quantitative research in sociology. Students learn to interpret, calculate, and critique the basic statistics used in quantitative methods in sociology. Students acquire the skills to use Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) computer program for managing and analyzing numerical data. Students learn the ethical implications of social science research and write a research proposal for a quantitative study.
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SOCI 4432:Criminology 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SOCI 1101 or CRJU 1101
This course examines the nature and extent of crime and the causes and correlates of criminal behavior. This course also examines the major criminological theories, including biological, psychological, sociological, rational choice, and developmental theories.
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SOCI 4434:Emerging Social Issues in Africa 3 Credit Hours
This course examines current social, political and economic trends and issues in Africa, including a critical analysis of transformations in contemporary African societies. This course frames Africa’s sociopolitical history around the notion of “contact” in the eras of pre-European “contact”, European “contact and domination” (trade, slavery, colonialism, and imperialism), and post-colonial political formations, including military adventurism. This course also examines social movements and other forms of resistance, including an examination of Pan-Africanism and anti-colonial nationalisms.
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SOCI 4435:Sociology of South Asia 3 Credit Hours
This course examines social change and development in the South Asian societies through a historically informed analysis of social institutions in the region. Some of the key themes explored include contested histories, identity politics and nationalism, democratization, growth, poverty, and inequality. The course includes case studies from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, but its main focus is on India.
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SOCI 4442:Deviance and Social Control 3 Credit Hours
This course presents a survey of the nature, causes, and consequences of deviant behavior. It provides an analysis of the problems of definition, identification, explanation, and social reaction to violations of institutional expectations and presents techniques of social control.
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SOCI 4443:Medical Sociology 3 Credit Hours
This course provides an analysis of (1) the social processes affecting conditions of health and illness and (2) the cluster of social relationships and organizations that comprise the social institution of health. It emphasizes the sociocultural factors that influence definitions of health and illness, causes, preventions and treatments, cross-cultural and interclass comparisons of stress, delivery of health care, mental illness, death and dying, and health care professionals.
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SOCI 4444:Social Movements and Social Change 3 Credit Hours
This course examines theories and empirical research on social movements, why, how, and when they emerge, develop, and effect social change, along with technological, economic, organizational, and political forces for social change.
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SOCI 4445:Sociology of Mental Illness 3 Credit Hours
This course examines the social aspects of mental illness. Topics include the history of mental illness, definitions, diagnoses, treatment institutions, and social factors that influence severity and course. The course will consider the characterization of “mental disorders” as “diseases,” the applicability of a resocialization model, and ethical issues.
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SOCI 4464:Population and Demography 3 Credit Hours
This course is concerned with virtually everything that influences, or can be influenced, by population size, distribution, processes, structure, or characteristics. This course addresses the causes and consequences of population change, such as fertility, mortality, migration, technology, lifestyle and culture. Changes in population affect health and illness, the environment and its capacity, urbanization, family and household formation, aging, the labor force, poverty, government policies and business marketing strategies.
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SOCI 4490:Special Topics in Sociology 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and department chair.
Selected topics of interest to faculty and students.
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SOCI 4499:Senior Seminar in Sociology 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SOCI 3300 and SOCI 3305
This capstone course is designed to complete the major by integrating theory, research, and sociological issues from divergent specialty areas of the sociology curriculum. Students synthesize the material from previous sociology courses, highlighting the central importance of the intersecting impact of race, class, and gender. Students submit and present a final report.
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SWE 3313:Introduction to Software Engineering 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: (CSE 1322 and CSE 1322L )
This course provides an overview of the software engineering discipline, introducing the student to the fundamental principles and processes of software engineering. This course highlights the need for an engineering approach (both personal and team) to software with understanding of the activities performed at each stage in the development cycle. In this course, students will perform requirements analysis, design, implementation and testing. The course presents software development processes at the various degrees of granularity. Students will become aware of libraries of standards (IEEE, ACM, SWEBOK, etc.).
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SWE 3623:Software Systems Requirements 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: (SWE 3313 and (CSE 2300 or MATH 2345 )) or CPE 3000
This course covers engineering activities related to the definition and representation of software system requirements. Topics include the elicitation, analysis, specification and validation of software system requirements. Emphasis is on the application of processes and techniques of requirements engineering. Projects focus on current analysis methods and supporting tools for specification, organization, change management, traceability, prototyping, and validating requirements.
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SWE 3633:Software Architecture and Design 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SWE 3313 or CPE 3000
This course covers the fundamental design principles and strategy for software architecture and design. Architectural styles, quality attributes, design notations and documents, reference architecture, domain specific architecture in architecture process and pattern-oriented design, component-oriented design, and interface design in detailed design process are discussed.
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SWE 3643:Software Testing & Quality Assurance 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SWE 3313 or CPE 3000
This course will show how software quality assurance and configuration management are performed and how software process improvement is maintained in order to assure the highest possible quality. Topics include software process metrics and their use in QA, testing approaches, methods and techniques. Development of QA plans, reviews, inspections and audits will be done.
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SWE 3683:Embedded Systems Analysis and Design 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 3305
The analysis and design course focuses on using modern methods, techniques, and tools for specification and design of embedded systems. Topics include analytical methods such as RMA, development methods such as HOOD, and notations like UML, Petri-nets, etc. are covered. Performance evaluation based on modeling and simulation techniques is also covered. This is a project based course.
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SWE 4324:User-Centered Design 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SWE 3313
This course presents the fundamental knowledge, processes, skills, and practices leading to the user-centered design (UCD) of (computer) systems and applications. UCD is not limited to the design of software systems but applies to the plan and development of any objects. This course will define the important concepts in UCD, cognition and its relationship with UCD, and two views of human-centered design. Usability engineering techniques are covered leading to improved system effectiveness in supporting use of computers, user learning, diversity in interaction styles, and individual versus group work.
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SWE 4490:Special Topics 3 Credit Hours
This course offers advanced topics in Software Engineering selected by the Department. The course covers special topics at the senior level that are not covered in the regular course offerings.
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SWE 4633:Cloud Software Development 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 3305
This course discusses the fundamental concepts and tools of cloud-based application development. Students will learn how to develop apps on top of the cloud with an understanding of various contemporary cloud providers (e.g., Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure). Students will do hands-on projects focused on building cloud-run applications using their platform of choice.
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SWE 4663:Software Project Management 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SWE 3313 and STAT 2332
This course focuses on organizational and technical roles in software engineering. Models of software engineering life cycle, software maturity framework, strategies of implementing software, software process assessment, project planning principles and tools, software configuration management, managing software quality and usability, leadership principles and legal issues will be covered. A required team project combines technical and managerial techniques of software design and development.
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SWE 4713:SWE Application Domain 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SWE 3623 Concurrent:
SWE 3643 and SWE 4663
Students work as part of a team to develop solutions to problems posed by either internal or external customers in a specific SWE Application Domain. The purpose of the course is for students to gain an understanding of the selected application domain and its use of software to support functions/operations within that domain. Application domain selection is done every term from a variety of industrial domains including Security, Gaming, Automotive, Aerospace, Military, Finance and Commerce. Problems may require considerable software development or evolution and maintenance of existing software products. The course culminates with the completion and presentation of an increment of the project solution.
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SWE 4723:Undergraduate Research Methods 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SWE 3313 or instructor permission.
High Impact Practices (HIPs) are recognized as an important tool that can transform the educational experience of a student. Among the different possible HIPs, undergraduate research is an important activity that allows for training creativity and critical thinking. Being a good researcher depends on many factors and requires discipline and the knowledge of the research process and related methodologies. This course will provide a comprehensive introduction to give students the tools to create a research project, including research methodologies and foundational research theories and protocols. This course will also teach students how to write the results of their research and how to present them.
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SWE 4724:Software Engineering Capstone Project 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SWE 3623 Concurrent:
SWE 3643 and SWE 4663
This is the capstone project course and constitutes a major design experience. The course focuses on a team project comprising the development of a realistic software system during all phases of the software development life cycle. Topics include software project management, design, verification and validation, development, evolution and quality assurance. Current methods, techniques, and software tools are utilized in the development of the project.
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SWE 4743:Object-Oriented Development 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 3305
This course involves engineering activities related to the analysis, design, and implementation of object-oriented software systems. Topics include modeling foundations, requirements specification and documentation, design concepts and strategies, and OOAD methodologies with an emphasis on UML. The course includes a major project utilizing current analysis and design methods and tools implemented in a contemporary IDE.
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SWE 4783:User Interaction Engineering 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SWE 3313 or SWE 4324
This course covers the basic theories and principles applied to the design of human-computer interfaces. It introduces students to the basic concepts used in designing interactions. It will cover the basic theory and methods that exist in the field. Case studies are used throughout the readings to exemplify the methods presented and to lend a context to the issues discussed. This course will focus on the semiotic engineering approach to human-computer interaction, in which the interaction is analyzed in terms of communication between the designers of the artifact and the user.
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SWE 4803:Independent Study 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Program Coordinator and Faculty approval
Independent study/project under the direction of a member of the graduate faculty. Course description will vary.
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SWE 4994:Agile Development and Prototyping 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENTR 3001
This course introduces the essentials of software engineering processes for the engineering and building of a minimum viable product (MVP). The emphasis is on the applicability of Agile processes in the software life cycle and high-fidelity prototyping. Students gain an understanding of the commonly used Agile Scrum, as well as its working mechanics. They will put into practice their knowledge by building MVPs using Agile in the course for scale.
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SPAN 1001:Elementary Spanish I 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to listening, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish and to the culture of Spanish-speaking regions.
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SPAN 1002:Elementary Spanish II 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SPAN 1001 , or by placement, or the equivalent
Continued listening, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish with further study of the culture of Spanish-speaking regions.
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SPAN 2001:Intermediate Spanish I 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SPAN 1002 or by placement.
The student will continue to develop proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and learn to communicate in culturally appropriate ways.
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SPAN 2002:Intermediate Spanish II 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SPAN 2001 or by placement.
Students continue to increase linguistic and cultural proficiency through the use of a variety of materials and activities. Course will serve as a transition between intermediate and upper-level courses in Spanish.
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SPAN 2003:Accelerated Intermediate Spanish Language and Culture 6 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Two years of high school Spanish or SPAN 1002
This accelerated intermediate level course in Spanish language and culture covers in one semester the materials presented in SPAN 2001 and SPAN 2002. The course stresses continued, progressive acquisition of effective communication skills in both the written and spoken language and an understanding of the practices and products of Hispanic cultures.
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SPAN 2032:Spanish for Health Professionals 3 Credit Hours
This course focuses on Spanish language and culture appropriate for working with Hispanics in the medical field.
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SPAN 2034:Spanish for Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: One year of high school Spanish or SPAN 1001 or the equivalent.
This course focuses on Spanish language and culture appropriate for working in the fields of Criminal Justice with Hispanics. Not open to native speakers of Spanish.
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SPAN 2290:Special Topics 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the department chair.
Special topics of interest at the intermediate level. Used primarily for studies abroad.
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SPAN 3200:Critical Reading and Applied Writing 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SPAN 2002 or SPAN 2003
This course emphasizes skill development and refinement in the areas of critical reading and writing in Spanish. Designed to give students extensive experience in reading and writing in Spanish, the course focuses on the relationship between writing and reading, and on ways to improve one through the other.
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SPAN 3302:Practical Conversation 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SPAN 2002 or SPAN 2003
This course stresses expansion of effective listening comprehension and speaking skills through culturally and linguistically appropriate activities.
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SPAN 3303:Grammar and Composition 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SPAN 2002 or SPAN 2003
This course provides a general review of grammar through composition and other written activities, such as summaries, correspondence, descriptions, narration, literary analysis, and other rhetorical and culturally appropriate forms.
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