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ECN 100 Contemporary Economic Issues (AAS)Covers economic reasoning through the application of essential economic principles, basic principles underlying competing economic systems, and differences between macro- and micro-economic theory as applied to current issues confronting the American economic system. ECN 100 does not meet the requirements for any major in the department. 3 Cr.
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology (AAS)Introduces the sociological perspective on society. Explores patterns of human behavior and interaction, including systems of inequalities, the meanings and rules that shape human social activities, the organization of social life and ways in which individual human beings are incorporated into and prepared for social interaction. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.)
CRJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice (AAS)Covers the nature, scope and impact of crime in the US; independent and interdependent operations and procedures of police, courts and corrections; and introductory theories of crime and delinquency. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.)
WMS 101 Introduction to Women and Gender Studies (AASW)Introduces students to the field of Women and Gender Studies. Examines women and gender in the United States from interdisciplinary, multicultural and feminist perspectives. Course topics include an exploration of the history of women’s rights movements, reproductive freedoms, the social construction of beauty, sexuality, violence against women, gender and work, and masculinity issues. The course is design to help students develop a critical framework for thinking about women and gender issues in a historical and contemporary context. Major and minor requirement. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.)
AAS 104 Institutional Racism (AAS)Pursues three major goals designed to enhance students' intellectual understanding of racism. Familiarizes students with the history and development of racist institutions in America. Engages students in an examination of the structure or "anatomy" of contemporary race relations in its interconnections with racial stereotypes and prejudice. Explores the psychological dimensions of racism, that is, how racism manifests itself in individual and group contexts. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.)
EDI 105 Exploring Teaching as a Profession (AAS)Encourages students to think more deeply, broadly, and systematically about what teaching is and what teachers do. Students examine research and theory and critically reflect upon their own learning experiences and clarify their motivation for choosing a career in education. Examines diversity and inclusion in American education and the importance of welcoming all students into learning communities regardless of race, class, gender, or ability. 3 Cr.
PSH 110 Principles of Psychology (AAS)An introduction to the scientific study of mind and behavior. Research methods in the field as well as landmark and current research studies and theories will be discussed. Topics such as sensation and perception, biopsychology, learning, memory, social, and abnormal will be explored. Participation in actual research studies to complement course topics required. 3 Cr.
PLS 112 Introducton to Comparative Politics (AAS) Examines the government and politics of selected foreign countries. Both industrialized and developing countries will be studied. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.) [Cross-listed with INS112.]
INS 112 Introducton to Comparative Politics (AAS) Examines the government and politics of selected foreign countries. Both industrialized and developing countries will be studied. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.) [Cross-listed with PLS112.]
AAS 114 African American History II (AAS)Surveys the history of African Americans from 1865 to the present, covering such themes as emancipation, reconstruction, migration, urbanization, community formation and development, the political and cultural movements of the 1960s and 1970s, affirmative action, the underclass, and the reparations debate. Makes students aware of the historical conditions and development of people of African descent in the United States along with their contributions to American society. Crosslisted with HST114. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.)
HST 114 African American History II (AAS)Surveys the history of African Americans from 1865 to the present, covering such themes as emancipation, reconstruction, migration, urbanization, community formation and development, the political and cultural movements of the 1960s and 1970s, affirmative action, the underclass, and the reparations debate. Makes students aware of the historical conditions and development of people of African descent in the United States along with their contributions to American society. Crosslisted with AAS114. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.)
ECN 201 Principles of Microeconomics (AAS) Covers issues of scarcity and choice; determination of prices, demand and supply, production, cost, behavior of the firm, and the role of government. 3 Cr. [Prerequisite: MTH 111 or equivalent.]
ECN 202 Principles of Macroeconomics (AAS) Covers topics of the aggregate economy, including the determination of output, inflation, unemployment, interest rates, government debt, and international trade. Also covers monetary and fiscal policies used to control macroeconomic problems. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.) [Prerequisite: MTH 111.]
REL 202 Fundamentals of Recreation and Leisure Studies (AAS)Presents an overview of the recreation/leisure profession and its impact on the individual and society. Explores the theoretical, conceptual and historical foundations of play, recreation, and leisure. Examines the personal, sociological, and economic impacts of recreation and leisure. Minimum grade of "C" for majors/minors. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.)
PLS 203 Political Thought (AAS)Crosslisted with PHL 203. Studies the works of major political philosophers, including Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, and J.S. Mill. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.)
BUS 210 Social Media and Consumers (AASY)This course provides students with the theoretical and practical approaches to think critically about the powerful ways social media are shaping our lives and society. This course covers a broad range of topics, including consumer culture, online communities, self-presentation and branding, business and marketing, crowdsourcing, online sharing, and word-of-mouth. 3 Cr.
SOC 210 Social Problems (AAS)Explores the links between private problems and social issues, arguing that both are consequences of how our society is organized. The course focuses on the structural inequalities and cultural forces contributing to problems and addresses potential solutions. The course also emphasizes the interdependent nature of many social problems, as well as the larger global context within which many of these problems are located. 3 Cr.
SOC 230 Social Institutions (AASY)Explores theories related to the analysis of social institutions, with a special emphasis on family, religion, economy, politics and education. Factors contributing to institutional stability and change are discussed. The course builds on the concepts and theories covered in Introduction to Sociology, and extends that work by analyzing the social world at the institutional level more thoroughly. 3 Cr.
BUS 260 Professional Skills and Acumen (ABSY)Discusses and develops skills that are key to success as a manager, including leadership, time management, workload management, communication, team work, interaction with colleagues and customers, presentation and writing skills, and professional comportment. This one- credit, 15-week course is required of all students in the management track of the business degree and establishes expectations for writing, presentation, and team exercises in all management track courses. 1 Cr. (Every Semester.)
SUS 262 Sustainability and Society (AAS)This course focuses on two of the three pillars of sustainability (political economy and society). It explores historical and current: relationships between the natural environment and human societies (i.e. their cultures, economic and political systems, and structures of social identity and power); patterns of environmental use and abuse; and public responses to environmental degradation. The concept of systems thinking is introduced, with special emphasis on social scientific system theories (e.g., world-systems theory) and how such theories assist in understanding the inter-relationships among sustainability, political economy and society. 3 Cr.
BUS 263 Socioeconomics of Entrepreneurship (AASY)BUS 263 is a general business course that introduces students to the field of entrepreneurship and brings students' awareness to the concepts of self-employment, start-up companies, small and medium sized enterprises, innovation management, and the entrepreneurial mindset. It provides broad exposure to many topics of entrepreneurship, including understanding social and technical entrepreneurship, socioeconomic conditions facing new ventures, generating and iterating ideas, conducting basic market analysis and financial analysis, understanding innovation management process and its stakeholder impact, and designing plans for implementing ideas pertaining to the creation of for-profit and non-profit new ventures. BUS263 will benefit students of any discipline wishing for a single exposure tinto the broad world of innovation and entrepreneurship. Course requires a minimum grade of D for general education/major/minor/certification. 3 Cr. (Fall.)
CMC 273 Interpersonal Communication (AAS)Introduces students to the theory and process of interpersonal communication, examining and applying the concepts and principles basic to interpersonal encounters. Acquaints students with the essentials of communication transactions in experiential learning opportunities that lead to effective skills; intimate, inter-gender, families; professional and intercultural relationships. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.)
ANT 301 Indigenous Issues in Native North America (AAIS)Examines key contemporary issues, problems, and prospects of Indigenous peoples and territories in the United States and Canada (a.k.a. Native Americans, First Nations, Inuit, and Metis), using anthropological frameworks of culture and power. Topics include colonization, oppression, human rights, environmental degradation, cultural and linguistic revitalization. Emphasizes Indigenous Native American voices and perspectives. 3 Cr.
ANT 307 Gendering the Past (AAS) Introduces students to a wide range of historically conditioned gender roles based on archaeological, historical, and contemporary cultural studies to expand students' understanding of gender as a cultural construction. Teaches students how to critically analyze academic interpretations of past gender constructions based on historical or archaeological data while discussing the theories that influence these interpretations. Course requires minimum grade of C- for general education/major/minor/certification. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as WMS 307.]
WMS 307 Gendering the Past (AAS) Introduces students to a wide range of historically conditioned gender roles based on archaeological, historical, and contemporary cultural studies to expand students' understanding of gender as a cultural construction. Teaches students how to critically analyze academic interpretations of past gender constructions based on historical or archaeological data while discussing the theories that influence these interpretations. Course requires minimum grade of C- for general education/major/minor/certification. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as ANT 307.]
ANT 320 The Ethnographic Experience (AAS) Provides an introduction to the study of cultures through selected case studies, or ethnographies. Also provides an in-depth view of specific cultures and the anthropological analysis of them; introduces students to theories and methodologies that frame ethnographic studies, and present a sample of the best in contemporary ethnographic writing. 3 Cr. (Spring.) [Prerequisite: ANT 101 or 201.]
SOC 356 Sociology of Violence (AAS)Examines recent sociological Theories of violence as a general phenomenon, with careful consideration of their underlying assumptions and scope. Asks whether long-term historical trends in the frequency and intensity of violence can be identified, and considers their possible causes and consequences. 3 Cr.
SOC 371 Deviant Behavior (AAS)Examines sociological theory and research on non-normative or deviant behavior, including how norm breaking behavior is defined and labeled, and how some groups have greater power to apply deviant labels to others. Explores the consequences of the labeling process, including how people come to develop a deviant identity and career. Throughout, we explore how social definitions of deviance vary and how such definitions are both reinforced and challenged. 3 Cr.
