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PS567 - Critical Analysis I
This course will be an introduction to statistical techniques including correlation, t-tests, ANOVA, MANOVA, and MANCOVA. Probability and Bayesian techniques will be examined. Students will use statistical software to analyze data using these techniques and utilize critical and inclusive thinking to communicate findings.
Prerequisite(s): PS527 or consent of department chair/program coordinator
Credits: 3
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PS570 - Critical Analysis II
This course will introduce students to statistical techniques including bivariate, multiple, and logistic regressions. A brief overview of factor analyses, structural equation modeling, and meta-analyses will be provided. Students will use statistical software to analyze data using these techniques and utilize critical and inclusive thinking to communicate findings.
Prerequisite(s): PS567 or consent of department chair/program coordinator
Credits: 3
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PS602 - Organizational Leadership
This course will concentrate on organizational leadership, specifically focusing on leadership theories, ineffective/counterproductive leadership, developing leaders, and incorporating social-justice based leadership. Students will create a leadership development plan to cultivate their own leadership skills.
Credits: 3
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PS609 - Personnel Psychology
This course will explore elements of a job including: selection tools, cognitive and non-cognitive factors to perform tasks, and the legal context of employment decisions. Students will gain hand-on experience in job analysis, a central task of I-O psychologists.
Credits: 3
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PS616 - Organizational Dynamics and Ethics
In this course students will review organizational theory, including culture, climate, change management, and organizational development in addition to an extensive review on organizational teams. Each level of analysis will explore organizational ethics and pro-social I-O work.
Credits: 3
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PS622 - Training and Performance
In this course students will learn how to design training programs, how to conduct training, and how to evaluate training programs based on learning and organizational theories. Students will critique real-world training and talent management programs and discuss legal aspects of training.
Credits: 3
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PS626 - Individual Assessment
In this course students will review individual assessment models, conduct myriad assessments, provide detailed feedback and make career recommendations based on assessment results.
Credits: 3
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PS670 - Organizational Attitudes and Behavior
This course considers employee attitudes, emotions, and behavior at work and the complex relationship among those factors. An emphasis will be placed on why individuals work, what motivates employees, what helps employees cope with work stress, and burnout.
Credits: 3
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PS699 - Internship
This course is for students who will work individually with an I-O Psychologist in the business, consulting, or government sector to apply scholarly knowledge to real world problems. Three (3) internship hours are required though up to six (6) can count toward graduation. No more than three credits will be allowed from one organization. Internship sites and supervisors must be approved by the department chair/program coordinator prior to enrollment.
Credits: 3-6
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PA250 - Special Topics in Fire Service Management
This course is designed specifically for the Bachelor or Public Administration/Fire Services Management program and includes such topics as: fire investigation, fire administration, fire inspection, building and fire codes, environmental laws, regulations, and environmental management, marketing and public relations, applied environmental laws and regulations, and hazardous materials management and planning.
Repeatable for Credit May be repeated up to a total of 12 hours (permission of department chair required).
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
History: PO250
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PA330 - Public Administration
Principles and problems of public administration in America. Special attention is given to the problems of democratic control and the development of basic concepts of the field.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
History: PO330, PA225
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PA331 - Public Organizations
A study dealing with public organization design and the impact public organizations have upon those who work in them or deal with them. Topics include: public organization information and control systems, decision making in public organizations, the environment of public organizations, organizational behavior and innovation in public organizations.
Fulfills: 4+1
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
History: PO331, PA335, PAD335
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PA333 - Public Management and Leadership
The study of managerial functions, processes, ethics, and practices in public organizations. Topics may include goals, objectives, policies, organizational structures, and decision-making theory and practice in public organizations.
Fulfills: 4+1
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
History: PO333
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PA334 - Public Personnel Administration
Analysis of the various functions of public personnel administration including: recruitment, placement, training, salary, evaluation, retirement, personnel problems, labor relations, collective bargaining, ethics, merit systems, and EEO programs.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
History: PO334, PA337, PAD337
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PA342 - Administrative Politics
Examines the skills involved in interacting with the public, private groups, legislative bodies, advisory committees, political appointees, other administrative agencies, and other levels of government. The ethical problems of such relationships are also considered.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
History: PO335
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PA345 - The Media and Public Administration
An analysis of the relationship between public administrators and the media from the standpoint of (a) the public relations efforts of administrators, and (b) the reporting of the media.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
History: PO336, PA465, PAD465
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PA350 - Budget and Finance
An analysis of public budgeting at the national, state and local levels of government, including the relationship of the federal budget to fiscal policy. The politics of the budgetary process are examined as well as various types of budgets. The influence of intergovernmental transfer payments is also reviewed.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
History: PO332, PA338, PAD338
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PA360 - Special Topics in Public Administration
This course examines selected issues affecting public administration.
Repeatable for Credit This course may be repeated for credit when topics are changed, but only one applicable special topics course can be applied toward each emphasis area.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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PA370 - Public Administration in a Virtual City
Using the core concepts of public administration and urban policy, students collaborate to create a virtual local government. Students recommend public management and urban policy approaches to design an innovative and vibrant virtual community. These combine methods of citizen engagement, governance, neighborhood development, project management, strategic planning, and urban planning used in local government.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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PA380 - Public Service Values
This course examines values and the public good relative to public service, including ethical decision-making and professional responsibility.
Fulfills: LE Ethics, 4+1
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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PA390 - Administrative Law
The study of administrative agencies, their rule making powers, adjudicatory functions and judicial control over such agencies. Areas covered include: the scope of administrative power, judicial review, regulatory law, due process, and personal liability of public servants.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
History: PO337
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PA404 - Capitalism and Societal Issues
This course examines current societal trends and public debates relative to the dynamic interface of capitalism, economic concepts and principles. Students use a framework of foundational analytical tools in exploring these issues.
Fulfills: 4+1
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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PA430 - Research in Public Administration
Students undertake research proposals that address issues of relevance to the field of public administration, including in relation to a student’s area of emphasis or areas of emphasis, and will be determined in consultation with the instructor. This course can only be applied towards one emphasis area.
Prerequisite(s): EN105 and EN106 . All prerequisites must be passed with a C or better.
Fulfills: Professional Writing, 4+1
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
History: PO430
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PA432 - Senior Project in Public Administration
Through research, students should be able to demonstrate a thorough integration of the courses taken and skills learned in Public Administration, including in relation to a student’s area of emphasis or areas of emphasis. Case studies and/or practical problems will be examined.
Prerequisite(s): EN105 , EN106 , PA430 . All prerequisites must be passed with a C or better.
Fulfills: Writing Intensive,
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
History: PO403
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PA501 - Public Affairs Concepts and Theory
This course provides an introduction to the field of public affairs and to the current problems in the area. Public affairs will be related to concepts of organizational theory and organizational behavior with an emphasis on the special nature of public organizations. The emphasis areas of the MPA program and their interrelationships will be explained.
Credits: 3
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PA503 - Emerging Issues in Public Affairs
The course analyzes a selected current issue in the field of public affairs. This course will be offered when need and interest are present. The topic of the course will vary.
Credits: 1 to 3
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PA504 - Independent Study in Public Affairs
This course consists of a prescribed program of study with provision for interaction between a student and a Park University faculty member, and may be used to replace integration courses. A three-credit hour PA504 may also be taken in conjunction with an approved internship to fulfill the pre-service student internship requirement and will be used to replace the cross-sector course in these cases. The course may be taken twice.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the civic leader and MPA program director; prerequisite for PA504 with an internship: 24 credit hours, including completion of PA501
Credits: 1 - 4
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PA509 - Leadership Development and Organizations
This highly interactive course, grounded in organization theory, examines organizations from a cross-sector perspective. The inherently contradictory nature of organizations and the leadership competencies associated with these contradictions are explored, using organizational effectiveness frameworks. Students embark on developing managerial leadership competencies associated with organizational effectiveness criteria.
Fulfills: 4+1
Credits: 3
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PA512 - The Environment of Public Organizations
This course provides a study of the inter-relationships between public organizations and their internal and external environment, including its global dimensions. The environments will also be analyzed as the framework for the demands and supports facing public organizations, with special emphasis on ideas of citizen participation, inter-governmental relations and political influence. The mutual relationships between politics and administration will be stressed, including issues of contracting out and privatization.
Fulfills: 4+1
Credits: 3
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PA513 - Policy Development, Evaluation and Impact for Organizations
This course examines the evaluation of the output of public organizations, the criteria and methodology of the evaluation. It also explores how public policies impact on the environment and the role of these outcomes for future actions of public organizations. The relationship of evaluation to monitoring performance will be analyzed.
Credits: 3
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PA521 - Business, Government, and Global Society
This course examines management of the interrelationship between business and government within society, both domestically and globally.
Credits: 3
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PA524 - Global Comparative Public Administration and Policy
This course examines the interdisciplinary mechanisms of public administration through the structure and functions of governments and policy globally.
Credits: 3
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PA525 - Global Comparative Public Budget and Finance
This course examines public budgeting and financing issues, methods, and techniques in governments globally.
Credits: 3
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PA537 - Global Sustainable Development
This course examines the economic and social issues and debates in development policies globally.
Credits: 3
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PA538 - Global Conflict and Dispute Resolution
This course examines methods and techniques in conflict and dispute alternatives across cultures globally.
Credits: 3
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PA542 - Social Policy
This course examines policies intended to address community needs and how the policies get set. Students review community needs, organizations, services and inter-organizational arrangements designed to implement policies in such areas as social welfare, health and mental health, employment and training, crime prevention and cultural endeavors. The role of individual values and responsibility, as well as the mobilization of community efforts to address problems, paying attention to their global implications, are explored.
Fulfills: 4+1
Credits: 3
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PA543 - The Nonprofit and Nongovernmental Sectors
This course reviews the role and functions of the philanthropic and nonprofit sector, including history and trends in the field, and the legal and regulatory environment. The relationship of the nonprofit sector to the public and business sectors is examined, with attention to the related role of public and for-profit entities in delivering community services.
Note: PA543 may only be taken by students operating under a previous degree plan or taking it as an elective for the Nonprofit Leadership, Graduate Certificate . Certificate students should contact their advisor before enrolling in this course.
Credits: 3
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PA545 - Management of Nonprofit and Nongovernmental Organizations
An overview of management principles and practices, with the common and distinctive elements of nonprofit management compared to that of public and business organizations in the U.S. and to civil society and non-governmental organizations in the global context. Different approaches within nonprofit management are viewed historically and in current practices. Critical nonprofit functions are emphasized, such as nonprofit incorporation and regulation, the nature of governance processes, marketing to multiple stakeholders, variations in the mix of services and funding sources, and the use of volunteers. Ethical relationships and the impact of technology within the nonprofit organization are also examined.
Credits: 3
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PA550 - Local Economic Development in Theory and Practice
Local economic development is a fascinating endeavor and field of study that requires familiarity with the essentials – the purpose of economic development, theories of policymaking, the political environment, and the role of stakeholders in local economic development decision-making. This course will examine local economic development in the United States from a historic perspective, theories and models of local economic development decision-making, the range of participants in the local economic development policy-making process, and current issues confronting citizens as well as public, private and nonprofit institutions in local communities and how these might be addressed through local economic development efforts.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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PA560 - Approaches to Local Economic Development
Communities engage in various approaches to economic development with varying degrees of success; this necessitates a consideration of local economic development activities and outcomes, how government and business interact to influence the economic prospects of the community, how citizens are engaged in development decisions and how the lives of historically marginalized groups are impacted and might be improved. This course will examine approaches to economic development (what works, when, how and at what cost?), public-private partnerships in economic development, the significance of intergovernmental relations in economic development policy, the role of citizen engagement and how local economic development efforts might promote social and economic justice.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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PA562 - Administrative Leadership
This course studies the role of the manager in a public organization, stressing the process of decision and policy-making, as well as the strategies leading to the accomplishment of organizational goals within the political framework. Consideration will be given to problems of communication and group processes.
Credits: 2
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PA563 - Personnel Systems of Public Organizations
This course examines the operations of a personnel system with special emphasis on problems of collective bargaining, performance appraisal, training and supervision. Personal development will be emphasized together with diversity as essential concerns of the organization.
Credits: 3
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PA564 - Budgeting and Finances of Public Organizations
This course presents current problems in budgeting, accounting and auditing. Special emphasis will be given to the various theories of budgeting and to the role of budgets in planning and performance measurements.
Credits: 3
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PA580 - Sustainability, Smart Growth and Community Development
Local economic development efforts have consequences beyond revenue and jobs. This calls for an exploration of thinking regarding the impact of development on the larger environment and the crucial importance of strategic thinking to ensure the maintenance of a livable, high quality of life community. This course will examine the relationship between citizen quality of life and economic development efforts, growth management policies, the relationship between community development and economic development, and the prospect of sustainable communities.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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PA590 - Population, Land Use and Municipal Finance
Communities make use of a vital resource – their land. As a key to local economic development, and for some the single most important single resource available to city leaders, land use is emphasized in this investigation into the relationship between land use, city finances and economic development planning. This course examines the relationship between land use and economic development policies, land use and population geography, the impact of land use change on public revenues and expenditures, and land use and City Master Plans.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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PA593 - Financing Nonprofit/Community Services
This course provides an examination of alternative funding sources for community and nonprofit services, and the optimal mix of funding sources for a given service and clientele. A variety of fundraising methods are reviewed, as well as organizational characteristics and capabilities which contribute to successful fundraising. Attention is given to non-monetary resources such as in-kind contributions of goods and services, and cooperative ventures.
Note: Two-credit offering only for those students operating under a previous degree plan requiring two (2) credits for this course.
Credits: 3
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PA594 - Financial Management for Nonprofit/Community Organizations
This course surveys of methods for budgeting income and expenses; financial recordkeeping; laws and regulations; and tax provisions governing financial management controls, cost analysis, financial reports and preparation for audits.
Note: Two-credit offering only for those students operating under a previous degree plan requiring two (2) credits for this course.
Credits: 3
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PA599 - Virtual Local Government
Through a virtual platform in this course, a local government is created by students using the core concepts of public administration and urban policy. Students recommend public management and urban policy approaches to design an innovative and vibrant community. These combine methods of strategy, structure, project management, public private partnerships, infrastructure and citizen engagement used in local government.
Repeatable for Credit No
Credits: 3
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PA600 - Ethical Foundations of Authority and Responsibility
This course examines fundamental ethical theories, issues, strategies and dilemmas in public service as they relate to issues of power, authority and responsible decision-making in organizations.
Fulfills: 4+1
Credits: 3
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PA601 - Research Methods and Data Analysis
This course provides an examination of various research methodologies and appropriate statistical applications, relevant for public-sector and nonprofit administrators. A focus will be on the presentation and interpretation of empirical research findings.
Fulfills: 4+1
Credits: 3
History: (PA502 and PA508)
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PA602 - Seminar in Public Affairs
PA602 is the capstone seminar of the MPA program. Conducted as a graduate seminar, this course addresses correlation of the academic and practical experiences of the degree candidates to their responsibilities as professionals in a democratic society. Each student prepares a series of papers and/or presentations that emphasize various expectations to be faced in professional work, such as case analysis, critique, evaluation, implementation, research and proficiency in U.S. Constitutional issues.
Prerequisite(s): 27 hours academic credit, including completion of PA501 . Students will not be able to enroll in PA602 while they are enrolled in PA501 or while they are finishing the requisite 27 credit hours. Students are advised to take these two courses early in their programs; failure to do so may result in delay of degree completion and graduation.
Credits: 3
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PA630 - Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
This course will discuss the management and administration of criminal justice systems in various jurisdictions in the United States and globally. In this course, students will explore concepts of criminality through a sociological perspective and will discuss similarities and differences in criminal justice systems around the nation and world.
Credits: 3
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QM684 - Principles of Quality Management
This course provides an overview of Quality Theorists and their contribution to the field. Quality Management resulted mainly from the work of American quality gurus such as Joseph Juran, W. Edwards Deming, Phillip Crosby and Armand Feignbaum; and Japanese quality such as Kaoru Ishikawa, Genichi Taguchi, and Shigeo Shingo. In addition, quality systems and processes are assessed and evaluated. Topics include managing a quality improvement effort, tools, applications (TQM and Lean Six Sigma), metrics, benchmarking, best practices, and ethical practices.
Credits: 3
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QM685 - Innovative Techniques in Quality Management
This course provides a proven method to apply innovation to achieve successful quality outcomes. This course will integrate innovative principles and techniques of Design for Six Sigma, creative techniques for innovation, and quality management applications. In addition, change management principles and data-centric decision-making will provide a successful method for beginning to change the culture of the organization.
Prerequisite(s): QM684
Credits: 3
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QM686 - Innovative Project Management
This course provides a cadre of agile, disciplined, and transformational tools and processes for improving innovation opportunity outcomes and achieving sustained innovation project success. Provides future organizational leaders and decision-makers with a responsive and proven methodology for making time-sensitive and fact-based decisions on innovation opportunities.
Prerequisite(s): QM684 and QM685
Credits: 3
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QM687 - Collaborative Innovation Strategies
Innovation on a corporate scale does not just happen; it is planned and executed by management. Management must see the value in innovating the way they operate, communicate, and carryout decisions. This course prepares the student to facilitate innovation within the organization or business. Innovation strategy consists of cultural and environment assessment, diagnostics, opportunities identification, implementation strategies and processes.
Prerequisite(s): QM684 , QM685 and QM686
Credits: 3
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RE103 - Introduction to Religion
A look at the different ways in which contemporary humanity views, studies and evaluates religion, giving special emphasis to the global nature of the human experience in religion. Approaches religion from the perspective of academic inquiry, considering art, language, ethics, ritual, and myth.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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RE109 - World Religions
An introduction to the religion of humankind from the earliest records of spiritual life to the great religions of today. The course recognizes the possibilities of dialogue among the living traditions around the world and the resources within the local community
Fulfills: LE Humanities
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
History: RE309
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RE215 - Selected Topics in Religious Studies
An in-depth examination of specific areas in religion not otherwise available in the department.
Repeatable for Credit May be repeated once for credit with change of topics.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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RE223 - Ancient Christianity
A critical exploration of the origination and development of Christianity within the larger historical, cultural, and religious setting of the ancient Graeco-Roman world. Particular attention is paid to how early Christians understood Jesus of Nazareth, organized and regulated their churches, and dealt with important religious and social concerns. Significant parts of the New Testament are studied with regard to these matters.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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RE224 - Ancient Israel
A critical exploration of the origination and development of the Israelite people within the larger historical, cultural, and religious setting of the ancient Near Eastern world. Particular attention is paid to how early Hebrews understood Yahweh, the God of Israel; organized and regulated their community; and dealt with important religious and social concerns. Significant parts of the Hebrew Bible are studied with regard to these matters.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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RE307 - Religion in Today’s World
Contemporary aspects of religious thought and practice across a variety of disciplines and expressions, and considering current trends and movements. Attention will be given to religion as manifested on the world stage, with particular attention to the role it plays in the United States. The attempt is made to integrate religion with business, education, the sciences, politics consistent with current experience.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
History: REL307
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RE310 - Independent Study in Religion
An opportunity for students to pursue special interests not covered by regular course offerings. Material and credit arranged in consultation with instructor.
Repeatable for Credit May be repeated for credit with permission of department.
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 1-3
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RE315 - Special Topics in Religious Studies
This course deals with various topics in religious studies, especially those which involve interdisciplinary studies or studies concerning contemporary issues in culture and society.
Repeatable for Credit May be repeated for credit with change in topic.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SO141 - Introduction to Sociology
An examination of the social processes and structures of society, with particular attention to American society. Reviews such topics as inter-personal interaction, culture, major social institutions, inequality, deviance, and social change. Also introduces methods used in sociological research.
Fulfills: Writing Intensive, LE Social Science, GEM
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
History: SOC141
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SO206 - Social Issues in Contemporary Society
This course is a study of contemporary social issues using a sociological perspective. It examines social problems that occur in society and uses social theory and research methods to gain insight into the interaction of inequality with various elements in that society. These components include the nature, level, consequences and prospective resolutions surrounding social problems in the United States and globally.
Fulfills: LE Social Science
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SO210 - Social Institutions
An overview of major social institutions, such as education, family, religion, culture and media, science and health care, politics, and the economy. Discusses their historical development, modern forms, social functions, and the ways in which they relate to one another and shape individual lives.
Prerequisite(s): SO141
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SO220 - Ethical Issues in Social Sciences Crosslisted: PS220
Considers the moral and ethical consequences of conducting social science research, disseminating the results, and implementing practices and policies based on those findings. Critically examines those questions and choices rising at each stage of the research process, and the results of those choices on relevant parties.
Prerequisite(s): An introductory social science course (i.e., SO141 , PS101 , CJ100 or SW205 )
Fulfills: LE Ethics
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SO223 - Pop Culture and Media
Using theoretical approaches from sociology, analyzes how popular culture is portrayed in and projected upon society, and presents explanations and repercussions of those processes on the self and society. Examines the relationship between media, pop culture, and society, focusing on consumption and communication, the transmission of culture, the political economy of media, representations of social groups in popular culture, and new data cultures.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SO255 - Social Life of Data
Examines the mechanisms by which aspects of social life have become quantified, calculated, and datafied. Analyzes datafication from identity formation to population statistics in cultural, economic, and political spheres. Identifies how ideologies and beliefs are embedded in computational tools, systems, and infrastructures and how data forms can reproduce, challenge, or modify social relations. Topics include algorithmic bias, surveillance and privacy, data sovereignty, artificial intelligence, predictive policing, ‘smart’ city applications, health metrics, and market segmentation among others.
Grade: LT
Credits: 3
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SO290 - Environmental Sociology
This course is an introduction to the topics studied within Environmental Sociology. It examines the various theoretical perspectives on the relationship between humans and the environment. It includes discussion of the systemic causes of environment disruption and the social consequences and responses to environmental change.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SO302 - The Study of the Family
A study of the family as a social institution and a social group in terms of cross-cultural, historical, and contemporary perspectives. Current controversies concerning male-female roles, sexual morality, reproduction and other issues are considered.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
History: SO202, SOC202
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SO303 - Urban Sociology
A study of the development of the city and of the social characteristics of urbanization, ecology, social processes, group relations, and selected urban problems.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
History: SOC303
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SO307 - Statistics for Social Sciences Crosslisted: PS307
Statistical methods are a primary tool for all of the social and behavioral sciences. This course introduces a wide variety of common statistical techniques and their conceptual bases, including: basic descriptive and inferential statistics, analyses of association and variance, effect sizes, and others in their parametric and nonparametric forms. It provides a background in the relevant theories of probability, sampling, and measurement. And the student will learn how to become a more discerning consumer of statistical information as well as gaining practical experience calculating these statistics by hand and computer.
Prerequisite(s): MA135 or MA120 and an introductory social science class (i.e., SO141 , PS101 , CJ100 , or SW205 ) and PS300 /SO310
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SO309 - Sociology of Sport
Explores the dynamic relationship between sport, culture and society. Analyzes issues in sport utilizing sociological theory. Topics covered in the course include socialization, race, class, gender, identity, and the social and cultural contexts in which sport is created, given meaning, played and integrated into everyday life.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SO310 - Sociological Research Methods
Explores the common issues, concepts, and techniques central to research within sociology including both quantitative and qualitative methods. Critically evaluates sociological research and the theories and logics embedded in various methodologies. Students will learn to form analytic research questions and develop research designs and collect data to appropriately answer those questions.
Prerequisite(s): An introductory social science class (i.e. SO141 , CJ100 , or SW205 ) and (for Social Psychology and Sociology majors- EN105 and EN106 ).
Fulfills: Professional Writing
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
History: (SO306 and SO308), SO300
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SO313 - Class, Status, Power
An examination of the role of social class in U.S. society. Analyzes the system of stratification and the distributions of resources. Addresses ideologies and practices that contribute to the reproduction of class inequality. Explains the multiple ways in which power is organized and its effects on status and mobility. Analyzes micro level identity construction and cultural meaning, as well as institutional practices and policies. Studies intersectional identities and interlocking forms of oppression and how social class is represented and portrayed in media and popular culture.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SO318 - Military Sociology
The military as a social institution, focusing on both the internal structure and practices of the military and its relation to other institutions (such as the government or the family), military leadership, policy issues and the role of the military in diplomacy and international relations, and the social psychological effects on service members (including the differences between enlisted personnel and the officer corps), veterans, and their families and friends. And it analyzes the dynamic role of the military in a digital age with changing operational mandates.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SO322 - Sociology of Health and Illness
This course examines the sociological view of health, illness, and the delivery of medical care in contemporary society. It includes social and social-psychological factors involved in being ill; social relationships and organizations that are connected with medical treatment the roles of providers and patients; and national health care systems around the world. This course integrates recent research in the field of medical sociology and highlights the importance of race, class, and gender throughout.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
History: SO327
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SO325 - Crime, Deviance, and Social Control
Survey of major theories of deviance and social control. Analyzes specific behaviors and identities commonly regarded as deviant: violence, property crimes, drug use, mental illness, unconventional sexual behaviors, suicide and self-destructive behaviors, among others. Explores both official and informal responses to deviantized behaviors, including criminalization and stigmatization, and their cross-cultural variation.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SO326 - Sociology of Conflict, War and Terror
Surveys the conditions under which conflicts arise, escalate, and are resolved or erupt into open hostility. Examines the social functions and consequences of warfare, including its relation to political, cultural, and economic concerns, and its affects on combatants. Traces the reasons for terrorism and its rise from the 20th century onward, including its connections to globalization and the global community.
Prerequisite(s): SO141 or instructor consent.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SO328 - Religion, Globalization, & Identity
Sociological analysis of religious organizations, movements, and experiences with an emphasis on historical and cross-cultural comparisons. The course surveys both large-scale religious trends and demographic patterns and the social and cultural dimensions of individual religious feelings and behaviors. Topics include formal religious organizations, religious socialization, religious conflict, relations with other institutions, the worldwide rise of fundamentalisms, and the future of religion.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SO329 - Sociology of the Life Course
Examines the social aspects of aging from birth to death and the differences in our experiences due to age, historical period, and the cohort or generation to which we belong. Substantive topics include social psychological outcomes (such as self-esteem and stress), adolescence and identity formation, dating and family dynamics, occupational trajectories and retirement. Also examines the large scale effects of population aging trends and the effects of maturation of social relationships.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SO330 - Sociology of Youth and Youth Cultures
Focus on the social and cultural aspects of development from the onset of adolescence through young adulthood. Examines historical and cultural differences in the concept of “youth.” Topics include the effects of family, friends, and the media on identity and personal decisions; dating and mating; school and work; popular culture, values, and consumerism; violence, delinquency, sex, and risk taking.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SO332 - Dying, Death and Bereavement
Examines the demographic, cultural, and social psychological aspects of dying, death, and the grieving process. Topics include cultural and individual attitudes toward death, the medicalization of death, associated institutions, end of life care, the social role of funerals, and various forms of death, such as old age and dying young, euthanasia, suicide, and genocide.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SO333 - Gendered Society
Gender is a central framework in constructing meaning in society and this course will examine the various articulations of gender from a sociological lens. The goal of this course is to provide students with an overview of sociological perspectives on gender and introduce students to the role of gender in informing our identities, interactions, social institutions, and other systems of power. Gender is often socially constructed as a binary of difference between men and women, masculinity and femininity. This course will take a non-binary perspective on gender, questioning its structures, boundaries, limits, and consequences. Various topics this course will cover include: queer and feminist history, gender socialization, intersectionality, gender inequality across various social institutions, and cultural representations of gender.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SO338 - Self and Society
This course is an exploration of the connections between the self and society. The sociological approach begins with the claim that “inner lives” are fundamentally grounded in social experience. In this course we will be examining the ways we construct our social reality and who we realize and enact our identities. The course is divided into three sections: the social construction of reality, the self and interaction, and social politics of inequalities. For each section we will be discussing key sociological concepts and theories through empirical examples.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SO342 - Race and Ethnicity
An examination of the role of race and ethnicity in U.S. society. Analyzes the formation and transformation of racial systems and the unequal distribution of resources. Examines institutional inequalities and systemic discrimination. Addresses racial ideologies at the individual, interactional, and institutional level to understand how racial inequality is produced, maintained, and alleviated.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SO390 - Topics in Sociology
Based each semester on a different subject area not otherwise available in the department.
Prerequisite(s): SO141
Note: Recommended for any students desiring to broaden their knowledge base in the social sciences.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SO402 - Independent Study in Sociology
An opportunity for the student to pursue an individual area of interest by directed readings or research, or both. This is not a substitute for standard course offerings.
Prerequisite(s): Major or minor in sociology and SO141
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SO403 - Social Theory
Surveys the historical development of sociological theory, examines the nature of social theory and theory construction, and reviews the principal contemporary perspectives and debates in the field of social theory.
Prerequisite(s): SO141
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
History: SO335
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SO430 - Field Placement in Sociology
Supervised field placement in an agency specifically concerned with application of sociology.
Prerequisite(s): major in sociology and junior or senior standing.
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 1-6
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SO496 - Senior Project in Sociology
This course involves research on a selected sociological problem and preparation of a major paper in the style of a professional journal article in sociology. The paper will include a problem statement, review of relevant theory and research, and presentation of research findings and analysis.
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 1-4
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SO497 - Capstone Seminar
This core course serves as the capstone experience for students in their senior year. This course will include professional development for employment or graduate studies, creation of a professional portfolio, completion of a comprehensive exam, and a reflection upon the degree program. This course is not transferable from another institution.
Prerequisite(s): PS101 or SO141 and senior standing
Note: Offered online only or with chair approval.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
History: (SO398 and SO498)
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SS215 - Selected Topics in Social Science
An in-depth examination of specific areas of the social sciences.
Repeatable for Credit May be repeated once for credit with a change in topic.
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 1-3
History: SSC215
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SS315 - Special Topics in Social Science
An in-depth examination of specific areas of the social sciences.
Repeatable for Credit May be repeated once for credit with a change in topic.
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 1-3
History: SSC315
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SS401 - Social Sciences Colloquium
A seminar for juniors and seniors promoting understanding of selected contemporary problems from an inter-departmental perspective. Strongly recommended for all majors and minors within the division.
Repeatable for Credit May be repeated for credit.
Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 1
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SU201 - Introduction to Surveying
Course will cover principles and methods of surveying; handling of survey equipment during transit; field work to include foundation layouts, grade calculations, level circuits, and profiling; and compilation of field notes.
Prerequisite(s): MA141
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
History: SUR201
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SW205 - Introduction to Social Work
This course examines the multidisciplinary nature of the profession of Social Work. Students learn about the historical roots of social work and influences from other disciplines such as psychology, sociology, anthropology, criminal justice, law, education, and political science, as well as social welfare policy in contemporary practice. The course also examines values and ethics, as set forth by the National Association of Social Work, and practice competencies, as set forth by the Council on Social Work Education. Students are required to engage in 20 hours of service learning to experience the delivery of the Seven Core Functions of Generalist Social Work Practice in a community setting. The Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) 10 Competencies of Generalist Social Work Practice are infused in the discourse and assignments in this course. SW205 is recommended for students earning a degree in the School for Behavioral and Health Sciences and the School for Education.
Fulfills: LE Social Science
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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SW325 - Human Diversity and Social Justice
This course provides a foundation of knowledge to better understand how diversity and difference shape the human experience and are critical to the formation of identity. The dimensions of diversity and their intersectionality across multiple factors; including but not limited to age, ability, culture, ethnicity, race, political ideology, class, religion/spirituality, gender and sexual expression, immigration status, marital status, and tribal sovereign status, are examined. Consequently, how these differences associate to oppressive practices is examined and various international and multicultural strategies to advance human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice are explored. This critical knowledge is applied to generalist social work practice.
Fulfills: Writing Intensive,
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
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