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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Psychology |
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PSYC 455 - Schizophrenia (3.00) PSYC 455 Schizophrenia. This course describes the origins, development, assessment, neurological correlates, and treatment of schizophrenia and related disorders. Emphasis will be placed on early onset, early identification, and early psychosocial interventions of the disorder.
Course ID: 100519 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Writing Intensive (WI) Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete PSYC 285 and either PSYC 311 or PSYC 332 all with a C or better before taking this class. |
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PSYC 460 - Seminar in Motivation and Emotion (3.00) Selected topics and current issues in motivation and emotion.
Course ID: 56563 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete either PSYC 311 or PSYC 332 and PSYC 360 all with a C or better before taking this class. |
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PSYC 463 - Eating: Normal and Abnormal (3.00) This course examines the psychological, physiological and cultural determinants of human eating behavior. Topics include the development of food preferences and eating habits, eating disorders, (e.g. anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge eating), overeating/obesity, the nature of hunger/satiety, evolutionary perspectives and the effects of aging.
Course ID: 56566 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Writing Intensive (WI) Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete either PSYC 311 or PSYC 332 and 11 additional credits in PSYC all with a C or better. |
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PSYC 465 - Family Psychology (3.00) PSYC 465 Family Psychology [3]: This course examines the six primary aspects of family psychology: the family as a system; developmental family behavior; family diversity/gay and lesbian families; family of origin concepts and how they affect the family; relationships, dating, courtships, and marriage; and family dysfunctions.
Course ID: 100434 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Writing Intensive (WI) Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete either PSYC 311 or PSYC 332 and 11 additional credits in PSYC all with a C or better. |
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PSYC 470 - Seminar in Perception (3.00) Selected topics in sensory-perceptual research will be examined. Emphasis may vary over given sensory systems and may focus on developmental, applied or other variables that determine perception and its importance for behavior. This course is repeatable for credit.
Course ID: 56568 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Topics: Seminar In Perception, Sem In Perception:Vision Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete either PSYC 311 or PSYC 332 or PSYC 335 or PSYC 370 or a 300 level BIOL course all with a C or better to take this class. |
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PSYC 480 - Seminar in Personality Study (3.00) Selected theoretical and research topics in the study of personality.
Course ID: 56570 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete either PSYC 311 or PSYC 332 and PSYC 380 all with a C or betterbefore taking this class. |
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PSYC 485 - Seminar in Behavior Pathology (3.00) Selected theoretical and research topics in the study of behavior pathology. This course is repeatable for credit.
Course ID: 56571 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Topics: Addictive Behaviors, Sem: Behavior Pathology, Addictions Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete PSYC 285 and either PSYC 311 or PSYC 332 all with a C or better before taking this class. |
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PSYC 490 - Independent Research Project or Independent Reading in Psychology (1.00 - 3.00) Students will be required to present the results of their research orally at the end of the semester. Variable credit course repeatable for a maximum of 9 credits.
Course ID: 56572 Consent: Department Consent Required Components: Independent Study Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete and either PSYC 311 or PSYC 332 and 11 additional credits in PSYC all with a C or better. |
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PSYC 493 - Advanced Topics in Psychology (3.00) A detailed examination either of a major area of psychological research (such as cognitive science) or of a specialized topic within one of these areas (such as nonlinear dynamics in behavior and cognition). Repeatable for different area/topic for a maximum of 12 credits..
Course ID: 56573 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Topics: Topics In Soc/Hlth Psyc, Comm Psyc & Comm Buildng, Adv.Psyc.Tpcs: Pni, Adv.Psyc.Tpcs:Soc/Health, History & Systems Of Psy, Social/Health, Clin & Therapeutic Rel, Pni, Contemp Social Issues, Seminar In Verbal Behav, Making A Difference, Addictions, Hiv/Aids, Children W/ Disabilities, Qualitative Methods, Risk And Resilience, Hiv & Aids, Advanced Tpcs:Parenting, Contemp Controversies Clinic Psyc/Psychopathology, Family Psychology, Seminar in Schizophrenia, Seminar in Quantitative Methods, Seminar in Healthy Personality, Leadership, Child Health Psychology, Popular Myths in Psychology., I/O Psyc: Organizational Behavior, Neuropsychology, Parenting, Poverty & It’s Consequences, Poverty and Child Development, Curious Behavior Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete either PSYC 311 or PSYC 332 and 11 additional credits in PSYC all with a C or better. |
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PSYC 498 - Honors Thesis Research (4.00) All honors students will design and carry out an original research investigation under the supervision of a faculty member thesis advisor. Note Does not count as an upper-level elective required for the psychology major.
Course ID: 56575 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Independent Study Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete either PSYC 311 or PSYC 332 and PSYC 397 or PSYC 490 before taking this class with a ‘C’ or better. ( You must get a Pass in PSYC 397 ) |
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PSYC 499H - Honors Thesis Research (4.00) Continuation of PSYC 498H. In addition to submitting a written honors thesis, students must present their research either in poster or oral format at an appropriate venue (e.g. Psychology Department Colloquium, UMBC Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day, professional/scientific conference). This course is repeatable for credit.
Course ID: 56577 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Independent Study
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PSYC 8212 - In a Word or Less (2.00) Course ID: 102135 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture
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Public Humanities |
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PUBH 200 - Introduction to Public Humanities (3.00) In this course students will be introduced to the field, core concepts, methods, and ethical practices in public humanities. The course is interdisciplinary in focus and teaches numerous approaches to public scholarship. Students will learn how to complete research and other creative activities while being introduced to ongoing community-engaged projects. During the second part of the semester, students will develop a public humanities project idea, which they will be encouraged to further develop and execute during the course of their minor.
Course ID: 102673 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP)
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PUBH 301 - Project Development Lab (1.00) The public humanities Project Development Lab is a one credit course attached to a 3-credit methods content course (either AMST 300 or HIST 300 ). During the first part of the semester, students go over the methods and ethics of public scholarship and programming. Students work with the instructor in building the second part of the semester based on readings and assignments from the content courses and their interests in public humanities. Guest speakers and field trips are important parts of the course learning experience. Students are given the agency to take readings, assignments, and lessons from the content content course in building a collaborative project. Students begin this work by sharing their individual proposals from PUBH 200 .
Course ID: 102674 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Laboratory Prerequisite/Corequisite: Student must complete PUBH 200 with a grade of ‘C’ or higher |
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PUBH 401 - Portfolio/Lab Course (1.00) In the one-credit course, students will create a more extensive and publicly-engaged component to their capstone research and further develop and actualize community-engaged projects begun in earlier semesters. The portfolio/lab experience will bring together students working on the public humanities across campus to build a community of reflective practice and support, working and learning collaboratively. Students will focus on completing a professional portfolio of work that will be useful for graduate or professional work.
Course ID: 102675 Consent: Instructor Consent Required Components: Laboratory Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete PUBH 200 , PUBH 301 and AMST 422 all with a grade of ‘C’ or higher. |
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POLI 330 - Mock Trial (1.00) This course is for compering members of the Mock Trial Team to receive academic credit for their extracurricular work. Students will be expecting to attend regular practice sessions, complete weekly assignments, and compete at outside tournaments. Students will utilize the case materials provided by the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) to learn about the trial advocacy process and participate in extracurricular competition. Recommended Preparation One GEP Social Science or Humanities Course Note This one credit course is repeatable up to 4 credits
Course ID: 102699 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture
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Religious Studies |
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RLST 100 - Historical Dimensions of Religion (3.00) An interdisciplinary introduction to the study of religion. Methods and insights from the humanities and the social sciences are applied to the study of such topics as myth, symbol and ritual; the nature, origins and validity of religious experience; and the concept of human destiny in Eastern, Western and African religious traditions.
Course ID: 56683 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR)
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RLST 200 - Philosophy Of Religion (3.00) A critical examination of the nature and justification of religious belief. Topics to be discussed include the existence of God, the nature of religious belief, the problem of evil, the possibility of life after death, and the relation between religion and morality.
Course ID: 100496 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR)
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RLST 201 - Israel and the Ancient Near East (3.00) A survey of the cultures of the ancient Near East including Assyria, Persia, and especially the development of ancient Judaism.
Course ID: 50041 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR) Same as Offered: ANCS 200 , JDST 200
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RLST 202 - Judaism in the Time of Jesus and Hillel (3.00) This course surveys the history of Judaism and the Jewish people from the onset of Hellenism through the second Jewish revolt against the occupation by the Roman Empire. This formative period in the history of Judaism, of early Christianity and of Jewish-Christian relations is interpreted in light of extant primary and secondary literary and archaeological sources.
Course ID: 50038 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR) Same as Offered: ANCS 220 , JDST 201
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RLST 203 - Earliest Christianity (3.00) A survey of the development of early Christianity in the Roman Empire. Topics include the status of foreign religions in the empire, the social world of early Christianity, the attitude of the Roman government toward Christians, persecution and the triumph of Christianity.
Course ID: 50040 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR) Same as Offered: ANCS 203
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RLST 210 - Classical Mythology (3.00) A study of the principal Greek and Roman myths.
Course ID: 50037 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR) Same as Offered: ANCS 210
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RLST 220 - Introduction to Comparative Religion (3.00) The course focuses on the historical development of the great religious traditions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Shinto. The study begins with an examination of so-called primitive religions and the origins of religion.
Course ID: 56685 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GFR)
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RLST 230 - Comparative African Religions (3.00) An introduction to indigenous religions of Africa. Religions in African traditional society, with special reference to the principal elements in the religious system - the Supreme Being, the cosmic gods, the ancestors and lesser spirits. The impact of Islam and Christianity.
Course ID: 50025 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR) Same as Offered: AFST 230
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RLST 235 - African Religions (3.00) Course ID: 56687 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR)
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RLST 255 - History of Christianity from its Origins to the Reformation (3.00) Hebrew and Greco-Roman background, the life of Christ, the New Testament and development of theology, triumph of the church in the Roman Empire, the medieval church, the reformation and the end of medieval Christendom, and implications of the Reformation for the modern world.
Course ID: 50150 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Course Equivalents: HIST 255H and RLST 255H Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR) Same as Offered: HIST 255
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RLST 255H - History of Christianity from its Origins to the Reformation-Honors (3.00) Hebrew and Greco-Roman background, the life of Christ, the New Testament and development of theology, triumph of the church in the Roman Empire, the medieval church, the reformation and the end of medieval Christendom, and implications of the Reformation for the modern world.
Course ID: 054648 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Course Equivalents: HIST 255 , RLST 255 Same as Offered: HIST 255H
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RLST 273 - History of the Jews in Modern Times, From the Middle Ages to 1917 (3.00) Political and socioeconomic forces at work in Europe and within the Jewish community during this period. Hassidism and enlightenment, emancipation and reform. The French and Russian revolutions. Jewish existence in Eastern Europe. Zionism and Aliyah.
Course ID: 50160 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Culture (GEP), Social Sciences (GEP), Culture (GFR), Social Sciences (GFR) Same as Offered: HIST 273 , JDST 273
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RLST 274 - Contemporary Jewish History: 1917 to the Present (3.00) Jewish civilization in the 20th century with attention to interwar years, the attempted destruction of European Jewry in World War II and the resistance of the Jews. Post-war issues are examined: including the Allies and the United Nations, the emergence of new centers in Europe and Israel, Jews in the former Soviet Union, Jewish identity struggle in America and post-Holocaust thought.
Course ID: 50147 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Culture (GEP), Social Sciences (GEP), Culture (GFR), Social Sciences (GFR) Same as Offered: HIST 274 , JDST 274
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RLST 314 - Islam in Africa (3.00) This course is presented to provide the student with an introduction and overview of the history of Islam in Africa. This requires a discussion of Islam itself, its origins, philosophical thought, praxis and expansion. We then will turn to a more detailed examination of the penetration of Islam in Africa, eventually concentrating on its sub-Saharan influences. Recommended Preparation AFST 211 or AFST 212 or HIST 242 or HIST 243 .
Course ID: 50013 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Culture (GEP), Social Sciences (GEP), Culture (GFR), Social Sciences (GFR) Same as Offered: AFST 314 , HIST 360
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RLST 315 - Religious Influences in American Life (3.00) Rather than being an encyclopedic survey of individual sects and churches, this course centers on several of the formative contributions of religion to American culture, from the Puritan era to the present, including the work ethic, radical conscience, philanthropy, culture religion, and the response of particular faiths to such basic crises as revolution, slavery and industrialization. The status of Catholicism and Judaism in a Protestant-originated culture also may be considered. Recommended Preparation Any 100-level social science course, junior/senior status or permission of instructor.
Course ID: 56692 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture
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RLST 316 - Anthropology of Religion (3.00) This course examines the nature of belief systems, myth, and ritual in various societies of the world through ethnographic case studies. Cases to be examined may be drawn from societies in South America, Asia, the Pacific, Africa and the United States. Using these different case studies, the course examines a range of perspectives used by anthropologists to understand religious practices and belief systems.
Course ID: 50044 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Culture (GEP), Social Sciences (GEP), Culture (GFR), Social Sciences (GFR) Same as Offered: ANTH 316 Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete ANTH 211 or SOCY 101 with a ‘C’ or better. |
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RLST 349 - The Sociology of Religion (3.00) Analysis of religious institutions and structures and of the relations between religion and society. Special attention is given to the social sources of religious attitudes; religious roles and organizations; American religious trends; and the interplay between religion and science, religion and politics, religion and economic behavior, and religion and social class. Recommended Preparation SOCY 101 or ANTH 211 or permission of the instructor
Course ID: 50242 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR) Same as Offered: SOCY 349
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RLST 350 - The Bible and Literature (3.00) A study of the relationship between the Bible and selected literary texts.
Course ID: 50096 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR) Same as Offered: ENGL 349 Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete a 200 level ENGL course with a ‘C’ or better. |
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RLST 351 - New Testament Greek (3.00) Selections from the New Testament. This course is repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
Course ID: 50102 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Language (GFR) Same as Offered: GREK 351 Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete GREK 201 or Equivalent with a ‘C’ or better |
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RLST 352 - Septuagint (3.00) Selections from the Greek version of the Old Testament. This course is repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
Course ID: 50103 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Culture (GEP), Language (GFR) Same as Offered: GREK 350 Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete GREK 201 or Equivalent with a ‘C’ or better. |
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RLST 370 - African Religions in Africa and the Diaspora (3.00) A comparative study of selected indigenous African religions and an examination of African religious survivals in the New World. Continuity and change in the principal forces of the religious systems: the Supreme Being, the cosmic gods, the ancestors and lesser spirits, as well as the relation-ship to other religions. Recommended Preparation Recommended Preparation: Junior/senior standing
Course ID: 50031 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Social Sciences (GFR) Same as Offered: AFST 368
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RLST 380 - Topics in Religious Studies (1.00 - 3.00) A critical investigation from a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspective of selected issues in religious studies. Topics will be announced each semester. This course is repeatable for credit.
Course ID: 56696 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Topics: Top: Old Testament, Top: Psyche And Spirit, The Problem Of Evil, Topic:Pillars Of Islam, Seminar In Literary Hist, Temples,Churches,Synagog, Heroes,Heretics History, Religion And Psychology, Cults Of Ancient Greece, The Problem Of Job, Hist East Asian Religion, Top: Intro To The Tanakh, Top: Hist Persp On Relig, Top: William James, Top:The Problem Of Job, Jewish Phil & Mysticism, Top:Kierkegaard Rel Thgt, Religion And Revolution, Intro To Old Testament, Jewish Mysticsm, Top In Religious Studies, Top:Philosophcaltheology, Top:Religion & Revolutn, Top:Utopian Soc/Religion, Top: Islam In Africa, Top: The Problem Of Evil, Top: Witchcraft, Hist Of East Asian Rel, Top:Rlgious Thmes In Lit, Topics:Rel & Revolution, Death/Burial - Antiquity, Top:Relig & Literature, Top:Hist Of Islam In Afr, American Relig/Culture, Arch Of Anct Egypt&Israe, Top: Religion & Science, Topic: Islam In Africa, Judaism: Jesus & Hillel, Religion and the Holocaust
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RLST 386 - Eastern Christianity (3.00) Course ID: 56698 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Social Sciences (GFR)
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RLST 400 - Special Projects in Religious Studies (1.00 - 3.00) You must receive permission of the instructor who will supervise the project in order to take this course. This course is repeatable for credit.
Course ID: 56699 Consent: Instructor Consent Required Components: Lecture
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RLST 463 - Jews, Christians and Muslims in the Middle Ages (3.00) This course examines moments of contact and conflict between the three major monotheistic faiths of the medieval period: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Topics will include an examination of the scriptural foundations of the three faiths and their influence on topics such as law, violence, conversion, ritual, and legend. The course provides an overview of how individuals and leadership within the three faiths interacted with each other. Recommended Preparation HIST 100 HIST 110 , HIST 111 or HIST 110 or JDST 100 or RLST 100 or 200-level course, and junior/senior standing.
Course ID: 50151 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Same as Offered: HIST 463 , JDST 463
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RLST 466 - The Reformation (3.00) The economic and political conditions, the popular movements and the theological controversies that led to the overthrow of the Catholic Church’s monopoly of religious loyalties, thereby turning Europeans against one another on a national/religious basis. Attention is focused on the lives and ideas of the leading reformers. Recommended Preparation HIST 100 or HIST 110 or HIST 111 , plus junior/senior status.
Course ID: 50157 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Culture (GEP), Social Sciences (GEP), Culture (GFR), Social Sciences (GFR) Same as Offered: HIST 466
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RLST 473 - Mahatma Gandhi’s Political Experiments with Truth (3.00) A study of Gandhi’s effort to gain national independence and to reform India by non-violent vindication of truth. A reflection on Gandhi’s sexual asceticism, civil disobedience, and politicization of women. A comparison and contrast of Gandhi with Socrates, Henry Thoreau and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Intended for non-majors as well as majors. A seminar presentation, a research paper, and regular class attendance are all required. Recommended Preparation Junior standing or a grade of ‘C’ or better in POLI 200 or POLI 301 or a writing class beyond ENGL 100
Course ID: 50224 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Culture (GFR) Same as Offered: POLI 473
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Russian |
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RUSS 101 - Basic Russian I (4.00) An introduction to Russian. Emphasis is on structure, comprehension, speaking skills and reading skills. Video provides exposure to idiomatic Russian language, as well as an introduction to Russian culture and society.
Course ID: 56700 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Discussion, Lecture Attributes: Language (GFR)
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RUSS 102 - Basic Russian II (4.00) Continuation of RUSS 101 . Further development of grammar, reading, conversation and listening comprehension skills, based on authentic material from Russian culture and civilization.
Course ID: 56702 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Discussion, Lecture Attributes: Language (GFR) Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete RUSS 101 with a ‘C’ or better before taking this class or have completed 2 years of high school Russian. |
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RUSS 201 - Basic Russian III (4.00) Further development of linguistic structure of Russian in a social and cultural context. Emphasis is on comprehension and speaking skills.
Course ID: 56704 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Discussion, Lecture Attributes: 201 Level Language Requirement (GEP), 201-Level Foreign Language (GFR) Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete RUSS 102 with a ‘C’ or better before taking this class or have completed 3 years of high school Russian. |
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RUSS 202 - Continuing Russian I (4.00) Review of grammar, with emphasis on communication in a number of everyday situations. Emphasis is on developing reading and writing skills.
Course ID: 56706 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Discussion, Lecture Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR), Language (GFR) Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete RUSS 201 with a ‘C’ or better before taking this class or have completed 4 years of high school Russian. |
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RUSS 300 - Special Projects in Russian Language (1.00 - 3.00) Intensive, independent, individualized program of study in Russian language or culture in an area determined by the student’s particular needs. Note Credits earned in RUSS 300 may not be used to satisfy the basic requirements for any track in the MLL major, minor, or certificate of Russian studies. Exceptions will be granted only with the written permission of an instructor and the chair of MLL. This course is repeatable for credit.
Course ID: 56709 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Independent Study
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RUSS 301 - Continuing Russian II (3.00) Class discussion and written composition on the basis of thematically arranged topics; emphasis on complex grammatical structures, composition and vocabulary building.
Course ID: 56712 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR), Language (GFR) Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete RUSS 202 with a grade of ‘C’ or better. |
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RUSS 302 - Continuing Russian III (3.00) Continuation of RUSS 301
Course ID: 56713 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR), Language (GFR) Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete RUSS 301 with a grade of ‘C’ or better before taking this class. |
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RUSS 303 - Continuing Russian Conversation I (1.00) For students with a basic knowledge of Russian who wish to improve speaking and conversational skills. Note It is recommended that the course be taken in conjunction with RUSS 301 . This course is repeatable for credit.
Course ID: 56715 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Language (GFR) Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete RUSS 202 with a grade of ‘C’ or better. |
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RUSS 304 - Intermediate Russian Conversation II (1.00) Continuation of RUSS 303 . It is recommended that the course be taken in conjunction with RUSS 302 .
Course ID: 56716 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Language (GFR) Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete RUSS 301 with a grade of C or better before taking this class. |
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RUSS 315 - Studies in Russian Film (3.00) Major cinematic trends from the earliest periods to the contemporary era. Emphasis on the feature film as an art form, a social documentary and a means of persuasion. Topics to be announced each semester the course is offered. Taught in English or Russian, as announced each semester. Recommended Preparation A film course, RUSS 202 or permission of the instructor.
Course ID: 56719 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Topics: Studies In Russian Film
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RUSS 321 - The Russians’ World - I (3.00) This intermediate-level course aims to increase students’ abilities in reading comprehension, conversational and cultural competence, and grammatical accuracy. Special emphasis is placed on expanding vocabulary, through a study of the customs, interests, and traditions of the Russian people. Taught in Russian.
Course ID: 102465 Consent: No Special Consent Required. Components: Lecture Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete RUSS 202 with a grade of C or better. |
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RUSS 322 - The Russians’ World - II (3.00) RUSS 322 is a continuation of RUSS 321 As such, it aims to increase students’ abilities in reading comprehension, conversational and cultural competence, and grammatical accuracy. There is continued emphasis on expanding vocabulary through a study of the customs, interests, and traditions of the Russian people. Taught in Russian.
Course ID: 102467 Consent: No Special Consent Required. Components: Lecture Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete RUSS 202 with a grade of C or better. |
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RUSS 332 - The Structure of Russian (3.00) An investigation of the phonological and morphological structure of Russian, with special emphasis on noun and verb inflection. Note Highly recommended: LING 210 .
Course ID: 56721 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Language (GFR) Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete RUSS 301 with a grade of ‘C’ or better before taking this class. |
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RUSS 340 - Studies in Russian Literature (3.00) A study of selected Russian literary works, with the focus on a movement, genre, theme or individual writer. Topics will be announced each semester offered. Readings and discussion in English. Students may choose to read works in the original Russian. This course is repeatable for credit. Recommended Preparation A 200-level literature course or permission of the instructor.
Course ID: 56722 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Topics: Studies In Russian Lit, Studies: 19Th C Lit/Socty
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RUSS 350 - Russian Complementary Reading (1.00) Russian texts read and discussed (orally and in writing) in Russian, in conjunction with a 200- or 300-level course taught in English (e.g., RUSS 270 - RUSS 271 , MLL 370 - MLL 371 , RUSS 315 , RUSS 332 , RUSS 340 and RUSS 460 ). The particular topic will be announced each time the course is offered. Recommended Preparation RUSS 202 with a grade of C or higher or permission of the instructor. Note Repeatable for credit as topics change.
Course ID: 56724 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Discussion Topics: Reading: Russian Cult/Civ, Russian Complem Reading, 20Th-C Russian Lit & Pol, Rdng: 19Th C Lit/Society, Soviet Lit & Politics, Read From Mod Russ Cult, Russian Comp Reading, Rdng: Culture/Civilizatn, Reading: Soviet Cult/Civ Attributes: Language (GFR)
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RUSS 400 - Special Projects in Russian (1.00 - 3.00) An independent, individualized program of study of Russian language or culture in an area determined by the student’s needs. Open to students on application to the instructor who will supervise the particular project. Note Credits earned in RUSS 400 may not be used to satisfy the basic requirements of the major, minor, or certificate of Russian studies. Exceptions may be granted with the permission of an instructor and the Chair of MLL. Request for permission to register in the course must be in writing and must specify the number of credits sought. This course may be repeated for credit.
Course ID: 56725 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Independent Study
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RUSS 401 - Advanced Russian I (3.00) An advanced Russian language course in the four language skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing) with focus on sociocultural issues and current events in Russia. In addition to regular oral practice, the course will include such activities as formal oral presentations and expository writing.
Course ID: 56726 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR), Language (GFR) Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete RUSS 302 with a grade of ‘C’ or better. |
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RUSS 402 - Advanced Russian II (3.00) Continuation of RUSS 401 , with more attention to the development of writing skills.
Course ID: 56727 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR), Language (GFR) Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete RUSS 401 with a grade of C or better before taking this class. |
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RUSS 403 - Advanced Russian Reading (3.00) Advanced spoken production of high-level, abstract language.
Course ID: 56728 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete RUSS 302 with a grade of C or better. |
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RUSS 415 - Political Russian (3.00) The course is intended for advanced students of Russian who wish to acquire, on the basis of authentic texts, the specialized vocabulary of international relations, economics, trade, and national security. The course also emphasizes the more complex grammatical constructions typical of these registers and introduces techniques of translation.
Course ID: 56729 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete RUSS 302 with a grade of ‘C’ or better. |
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RUSS 419 - Theory and Practice of Translation (3.00) Introduction to methods and techniques of translation (English to Russian and Russian to English). Discussion of selected problems of contrastive grammar and comparative stylistics and lexicon, with practical exercises in translation. Students work with materials from their individual fields of specialization (e.g., politics, science, medicine, business). Recommended Preparation Permission of instructor.
Course ID: 56730 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Language (GFR)
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RUSS 425 - Advanced Russian through Song (3.00) An advanced culture course, taught in Russian, structured around a richly annotated corpus of songs, from 1930s popular music to bards, rock and other contemporary forms. The songs are supplied with a full pedagogical apparatus and a broad range of contextual content in various media.
Course ID: 101937 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete RUSS 302 with a grade of ‘C’ or better. |
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RUSS 438 - Studies in Russian Linguistics (3.00) An in-depth examination of specific issues in Russian linguistics in the light of contemporary linguistic theory. A theory-significant and original term paper is required. This course is repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits or 2 attempts. Recommended Preparation RUSS 332
Course ID: 56731 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture
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RUSS 450 - Masterpieces of Russian Literature (3.00) A study of Russian literature in Russian with the focus on a movement, genre, theme, individual writer or individual work. Topics will be announced each semester offered. This course may be repeated for credit. Recommended Preparation RUSS 302 or permission of the instructor. Note May be repeated for credit. Readings and discussions in Russian.
Course ID: 56732 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Topics: Masterpieces Of Russ Lit.
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RUSS 460 - Russian Folklore (3.00) A study of the forms of Russian folk art and trends in the interpretation of folklore. Topics will include folktales, epics, folk drama, music, art, costume and customs. Taught in English or Russian, as announced each semester. Recommended Preparation A 200-level literature or anthropology course, RUSS 202 .
Course ID: 56733 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture
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SCI 100 - Water; An Interdisciplinary Study (MS) (3.00) An interdisciplinary lab science experience that integrates biology, chemistry, earth sciences and physics into a single, three-credit course with a unifying theme of water. Topics covered may include: Water Quality, Unique Physical and Chemical Properties of Water, Biological Importance of Water, Water in the Earth’s Environment, and Water and Policy. The course consists of a combination of lecture, discussion, laboratory exercises and fieldwork. Frequent access to a computer with an internet connection is a requirement in this course; students will be expected to participate online regularly. This course is intended for those students not majoring in the natural/physical sciences or engineering, and it satisfies the GFR and GEP graduation requirement for a laboratory-based science course.
Course ID: 056734 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Laboratory,Lecture Course Equivalents: SCI 100Y , SCI 100H Attributes: Course Fee = $50.00, Science Plus Lab (GFR), Science Plus Lab (GEP)
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SCI 100H - Water; An Interdisciplinary Study (3.00) An interdisciplinary lab science experience that integrates biology, chemistry, earth sciences and physics into a single, three-credit course with a unifying theme of water. Topics covered may include: Water Quality, Unique Physical and Chemical Properties of Water, Biological Importance of Water, Water in the Earth’s Environment, and Water and Policy. The course consists of a combination of lecture, discussion, laboratory exercises and fieldwork. Frequent access to a computer with an internet connection is a requirement in this course; students will be expected to particpiate online regularly. This course is intended for those students not majoring in the natural/physical sciences or engineering, and it satisfies the GFR and GEP graduation requirement for a laboratory-based science course.
Course ID: 100221 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Laboratory, Lecture Course Equivalents: SCI 100 SCI 100Y Attributes: Course Fee = $50.00, Science Plus Lab (GFR), Science Plus Lab (GEP) Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must be admitted to the Honors College. |
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SCI 100Y - Water: An Interdisciplinary Study (MS) (3.00) An interdisciplinary lab science experience that integrates biology, chemistry, earth sciences and physics into a single, three-credit course with a unifying theme of water. Topics covered may include: Water Quality, Unique Physical and Chemical Properties of Water, Biological Importance of Water, Water in the Earth’s Environment, and Water and Policy. The course consists of a combination of lecture, discussion, laboratory exercises and fieldwork. Frequent access to a computer with an internet connection is a requirement in this course; students will be expected to participate online regularly. This course is intended for those students not majoring in the natural/physical sciences or engineering, and it satisfies the GFR and GEP graduation requirement for a laboratory-based science course.
Course ID: 056735 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Laboratory,Lecture Course Equivalents: SCI 100 SCI 100H Attributes: Course Fee = $50.00, Science Plus Lab (GFR), Science Plus Lab (GEP)
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SCI 101L - Quantitative Reasoning: Measurement and Skills Lab (2.00) Designed for first-year students interested in pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), this interdisciplinary science laboratory course will expose students to different STEM disciplines through a series of projects centered on the common theme of measurement. All projects require mastering basic quantitative skills (e.g., arithmetical, algebraic, geometric, probabilistic, and statistical methods), higher-order reasoning (e.g., evaluate representations, interpret mathematical models, determine reasonableness, and recognize limitations), and the practical use of measurement tools.
Course ID: 102106 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Laboratory Attributes: Lab Component for Sci (GEP) Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete MATH 106 or MATH 106Y or MATH 150 or MATH 151 or MATH 155 with a ‘C’ or better or have AP credit for MATH 150 or MATH 151 or have a MATH placement score of 4 or 5. |
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SOWK 200 - Social Issues - Social Action (3.00) This course explores three broad social issues challenging the United States and nations worldwide: poverty, dimensions of diversity, and health care with a focus on HIV/AIDS. Readings and assignments encourage students to develop their own ideas on social issues and to connect their ideas with action.
Course ID: 56897 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Course Equivalents: Course Equivalents: SOWK 200H Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR)
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SOWK 200H - Social Issues - Social Action (3.00) This course explores three broad social issues challenging the United States and nations worldwide: poverty, dimensions of diversity, and health care with a focus on HIV/AIDS. Readings and assignments encourage students to develop their own ideas on social issues and to connect their ideas with action.
Course ID: 100641 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Course Equivalents: Course Equivalents: SOWK 200 Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR)
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SOWK 240 - Information Technology in Social Work (3.00) This course uses technology to enhance generalist social work practice through oral presentation and written work, both individually and within groups. Students will have the opportunity to work with computer resources currently available through the University’s computer and library systems.
Course ID: 56902 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture
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SOWK 250 - Introduction to Social Work (3.00) This course introduces students to the social work profession and to fundamental concepts of generalist social work practice.Students will learn concepts central to understanding the profession’s work on behalf of vulnerable populations. The course includes an overview of the nation’s social service delivery system, social inequality, and social work advocacy.
Course ID: 102466 Consent: No Special Consent Required. Components: Lecture Attributes: As of Spring 2019 GEP (Social Sciences)
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SOWK 255 - Psychology of the Black Experience in the United States (3.00) A survey of selected psychological theories and research pertaining to black people. Includes an introduction to black psychology.
Course ID: 50001 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR) Same as Offered: AFST 255 , PSYC 255
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SOWK 260 - Social Welfare, Social Policy, and Social Work I (3.00) This is the first social policy course required of all social work majors. It presents the historical development and contemporary forces that have shaped the nation’s social welfare system. Generalist practice is applied to diverse populations, women, older people and immigrants. The course examines issues addressed by social services, and the role of the professional social worker. It offers opportunities to meet with practitioners in the field to understand the diverse populations served.
Course ID: 56903 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR)
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SOWK 271 - Introduction to Community Involvement (3.00) A survey of issues and opportunities in the area of community involvement. Introduction to the growth and evolution of black communities, with emphasis on the living conditions of their members and the problems facing community developers. Varieties of black communities are studied.
Course ID: 50024 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Same as Offered: AFST 271
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SOWK 299 - Social Work Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00) This course permits students to design and work on individual research projects and/or service learning experiences with selected faculty members.
Course ID: 56905 Consent: Department Consent Required Components: Independent Study
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SOWK 311 - Introduction to Field Experience in Social Work (3.00) This course offers the opportunity to observe the delivery of social services within selected agencies. Students are assigned to an agency for a beginning experience in examining how social work services are provided. Field education experience is combined with seminar instruction. Recommended Preparation SOWK 260 . Note This course is repeatable for credit.
Course ID: 56906 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Discussion, Laboratory, Lecture Topics: Intro Field Exp In Sowk
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SOWK 350 - Psychology of Racism (3.00) Analysis of current psychological theory and research on individual and institutional racism.
Course ID: 50003 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Same as Offered: AFST 350 Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed AFST 255 and earned a grade of C or better to take this course. |
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SOWK 360 - Social Welfare, Social Policy, and Social Work II (3.00) This is the second required social policy course for social work majors. The course examines the current American social welfare system, with attention focused on analyzing state and federal policies related to poverty, child welfare, homelessness, global issues, health and mental health, and older adults.
Course ID: 56908 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Writing Intensive (WI) Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete SOWK 260 and ENGL 100 with a grade of ‘C’ or higher. |
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SOWK 369 - Contemporary Issues, Cultures, and Social Work Practices in Aging (3.00) This course uses a cultural framework to explore social issues, trends, policies, and services affecting older people and their families focusing on diversity of the aging experience. Students who complete this course will be able to create and evaluate culturally sensitive services for older adults that consider the intersectionality of membership in varying groups. Topics include: physical and mental aging, aging theory, social work practice with older adults, cultural approaches to aging, and special populations. Recommended Preparation Six social science credits, at least one course in Social Work or Aging
Course ID: 102265 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Culture (GEP), Social Sciences (GEP) Same as Offered: AGNG 369
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SOWK 370 - Social Work and the Criminal Justice System (3.00) The criminal justice system affects many of social work’s clients while ensuring public safety and offering services to offenders and victims of crime. This course examines the intersection between the profession of social work and the American criminal justice system by examining historical events, social welfare policies and social work practice. Course content focuses on current populations served and issues and reforms within law enforcement, the courts and correctional institutions
Course ID: 102227 Consent: No Special Consent required Components: Lecture Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete 6 credits in Social Sciences. |
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SOWK 371 - Social Work Practice in Aging (3.00) In this course students explore the major social issues, trends, policies, and services affecting older people and their families. It shows how social work practice interfaces with other human service disciplines and social institutions. Course content includes social and demographic trends; theories in gerontology; physiological changes and health status of older people; senescence and family life; and the economics of aging.
Course ID: 56909 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR) Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete 6 credits in Social Science. |
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SOWK 372 - Social Work and Health Care (3.00) This course examines social work skills and interdisciplinary practice used in health-care settings. A generalist practice model that is based on the needs of people with health care problems, the nature of the health-care organizations, and the use of social workers as health-care professional is explored. Students examine crisis intervention that uses interdisciplinary techniques, case management, and discharge planning, all in the context of the nation’s health-care environment.
Course ID: 56910 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR) Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete 6 credits in Social Science. |
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SOWK 373 - Demystifying the DSM: A Social Work Perspective (3.00) This course will provide students with a working knowledge of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5), a major source of diagnostic criteria used across a variety of mental health and social work fields today. As a primary focus, students will be exposed to the history of the DSM, the relationship between the DSM and major mental health conditions, as well as experiential familiarity of how the DSM applies to clinical assessments, diagnoses, and treatment planning within social work.
Course ID: 100189 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete 6 credits in Social Science. |
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SOWK 374 - Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees (3.00) This course provides an introduction to the information and skills necessary for generalist social work practice with immigrants and refugees. Its purpose is defined as the restoration, maintenance, and enhancement of the social functioning of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities and the promotion of social justice. Recommended Preparation SOWK 200 or SOWK 260 .
Course ID: 100284 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR), Social Sciences (GFR)
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SOWK 376 - Intimate Partner Violence, A Social Work Perspective (3.00) Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a social and public health problem that impacts millions of people around the globe. Although efforts have been made to end IPV, it has persisted over time. This course introduces students to basic concepts of IPV, theories used to understand it, as well as systems involved in addressing it. The goal is to help students think critically about the factors that perpetuate IPV. Recommended Preparation SOWK 250
Course ID: 102705 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Prerequisite/Corequisite: Student must have completed PSYC 100 or SOCY 101 with a grade of ‘C’ or higher. |
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SOWK 377 - Women and Social Policy (3.00) This course explores the impact of social welfare programs and policies upon women’s lives, examines the assumptions and values that have gone into the formulation of these policies, and discusses alternative approaches to dealing with women’s concerns. Topics include economic circumstances, women and violence, traditional and alternative social services, and agendas for reform.
Course ID: 50136 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR) Same as Offered: GWST 377
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SOWK 386 - Strengthening Family Structure (3.00) This course is designed to provide students with an overview of work with families. Social workers engage families in various settings, such as in social service agencies, the home, school, mental health and medical facilities, and in direct service agencies such as shelters and clinics. They also meet families in connection with social justice work such as work with immigrants. This course will provide students with the basic knowledge and skills to make initial assessments of family functioning in the context of the social environment and an understanding of the variety of challenges families experience. Students will be presented with developmental theories, as well as traditional theoretical frameworks used in family assessments. The concept of family in its more varied and inclusive forms, including same-sex marriage and non-traditional definitions of family will be explored.
Course ID: 56928 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete 6 credits in Social Science. |
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SOWK 387 - Policies, Programs, and Services for Children (3.00) This course presents the current situation regarding services for children, and historic perspective on the development of society’s perceptions of children’s needs. It attempts to go beyond the traditional definitions of child welfare as an institution and encompass consideration of a social welfare system including family policy advocacy, programs to enhance socialization of children, helping services, and services to surrogate families. Select intervention techniques appropriate for work with children are presented, and skills are developed.
Course ID: 56929 Consent: No Consent Required Components: Lecture Topics: Pol/Prog/Serv: Children Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR) Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete SOWK 260 with a grade of C or higher. |
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SOWK 388 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment (3.00) This course examines theory, research and practice issues of human development within the biopsychosocial context of mutually influencing personal, family, community and societal systems. Emphasis is placed on understanding the relevance and use of theory for practice and on how diversity in race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation and socio-economic circumstances contribute to and influence personality development, as well as the systems within which this takes place. The course content covers normal life-cycle development from infancy through childhood from the perspective of ecological systems theory.
Course ID: 56931 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR)
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SOWK 389 - Human Behavior II (3.00) In the context of the same framework and variables described in Human Behavior I, this course covers normal lifecycle development from adolescence and young adulthood to later adulthood.
Course ID: 56933 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete SOWK 388 with a grade of C or higher. |
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SOWK 390 - Special Topics in Social Welfare (1.00 - 3.00) This course provides students the opportunity to examine at an advanced level a select issue in the social welfare field. The course will draw on basic understanding of concepts available through other courses in the social sciences. Variable credit course repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Recommended Preparation SOWK 240 or SOWK 260
Course ID: 56934 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Topics: Social Welfare; Peer Health Educ Proj; Advocates Program; Community Service; Alcohol/Drug Education; Group Work With Children; Case Mgm’t Frail Elderly or Vulnerable Populations; Social Work And The Law; Clinical Assessments. Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete 6 credits in Social Science. |
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SOWK 391W - Seminar on AIDs for Health and Social Services Providers and Administrators (2.00) This course is for health care and human-service providers working in settings that serve individuals affected by HIV/ AIDS. The course approaches the multitude of needs created by the HIV epidemic from various perspectives, including prevention education, psychosocial adjustment, community resources and family systems. Conducted in a seminar format, the course relies on large- and small-group discussions, exercises, and client and policy case reviews to improve skills in working effectively with people affected with HIV/AIDS.
Course ID: 50141 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Same as Offered: HAPP 391W , SOCY 391W
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SOWK 395 - Addictive Behavior Patterns (3.00) This course provides an overview of the major issues related to addictive behavior patterns including those associated with alcoholism. The major concepts, theories, policies and research associated with addictive behaviors are examined. Emphasis is placed on the impact of addictive patterns on family members, especially children. The relationships between addictive behaviors and other health and social issues are explored.
Course ID: 56940 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR) Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete 6 credits in Social Science. |
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SOWK 397 - Social Work Methods I: Introduction to Practice (3.00) This course provides knowledge, skills and values needed for beginning social work practice. Emphasis is placed on communication skills and the beginning stages of the problem-solving process. Special attention is given to the significance of human diversity for interpersonal helping.
Course ID: 56941 Consent: Department Consent Required Components: Lecture Attributes: Writing Intensive. (GEP) Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete SOWK 250 and SOWK 260 and ENGL 100 or equivalent with a grade of ‘C’ or higher and have an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher. |
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SOWK 470 - Social Work Research (3.00) This course deals with problem formulation, data collection and analysis, and presentation of research findings and conclusions. Attention is paid to classic and recent studies and to the application of research to social work knowledge and practice. The following courses are acceptable substitutes: AFST 301 , SOCY 300 , POLI 301 and PSYC 332 . Recommended Preparation Junior standing and an approved course in statistics.
Course ID: 56947 Consent: No Special Consent Required Components: Lecture Topics: Social Work Research
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