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2014-15 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

 

Political Science
  

  • PS 4950 - Community-Based Research Practicum

    1 to 6 credit hours
    Supervised planning and carrying out applied social research project defined in partnership with a local civic group, nonprofit agency, or public department. Students may work individually or in groups or up to six. A final report is presented to the community partner at the end of the course. Projects must be approved prior to enrollment by the department’s student research committee.
     


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  • PS 4970 - Undergraduate Research

    1 to 6 credit hours
    Students pursue their own topics and fields of concentration under the supervision of a political science faculty member. Working with the faculty member, the student will design and conduct independent research, with the final paper presented at a conference or a public forum on campus.
     


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Portuguese
  
  
  
  

  • PORT 2010 - Intermediate Portuguese I

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PORT 1020  or permission of instructor. A review of Portuguese grammar with readings and oral exercises designed to improve the student’s skills and understanding of Brazilian culture.


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  • PORT 3990 - Study Abroad

    3 to 12 credit hours
    Designed for students participating in Study Abroad courses for the existing consortium agreements. The credits depend on the number of hours of study in the foreign country (e.g., a four-week, six-week, or semester program).


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Professional Seminar
  

  • PRSE 4900 - Professional Seminar

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisites: Sixty credits and consent of instructor. A professional development seminar for students who want to learn about doing research and prepare for graduate school. May be repeated for up to six credits total.


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  • PRSE 4910 - Professional Seminar

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisites: Sixty credits and consent of instructor. A professional development seminar for students who want to learn about doing research and prepare for graduate school. May be repeated for up to six credits total.


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Professional Studies
  

  • PRST 3010 - Prior Learning Assessment

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010  and ENGL 1020  or equivalent; permission of instructor. Students will be required to prepare a portfolio of their college-level experiential learning for credit assessment; participate in a formal assessment process, and pass course PRST 3010. Students should consult their advisors to determine if experiential learning credit might be an option for them. Prior-Learning Assessed credit may be applied to the B.S. in Professional Studies and the B.S. in Liberal Studies. PLA credit may also be applied to other degree programs. Check with your college advisor.


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  • PRST 3030 - Senior Career Development Seminar

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisites:   and junior or senior standing. Requires writing for the employment acquisition process including resumes, cover letters, business letters, and employment philosophy statements. Emphasis placed on effective written and verbal communications and media presentations. Explores the career acquisition and development process. Includes networking, effective listening, and business etiquette.


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  • PRST 3995 - Research and Project Planning

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Junior standing; B.S. in Integrated Studies, B.S. in Professional Studies, or a B.S. in Liberal Studies major. Offers preparation for the culminating project (PRST 4995 ) course. Emphasis on identifying  research topics, locating and evaluating research, ability to design a research proposal, writing article reviews, properly citing sources in writing, and creating a multimedia presentation.


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  • PRST 4010 - Senior Capstone

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites:  ,  , and senior standing. Coalesces the knowledge and skill sets developed in LEAD 3010, and PRST 3030 with the student’s academic content areas of emphasis. Culminates in the creation of a capstone reflective electronic portfolio that demonstrates competencies and skills gained throughout the academic program of study.


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  • PRST 4995 - Culminating Project

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Senior standing and permission of department. A capstone course in which students demonstrate skills and knowledge from the program of study. The culminating project takes the form of an academic research paper which should demonstrate synthesis of a student’s coursework.


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Psychology
  

  • PSY 1410 - General Psychology

    3 credit hours
    Prescribed prerequisite:  . Introductory survey course. Includes biological foundations, perception, principles of learning, intelligence, motivation, emotion, human development, personality, social psychology, behavior disorders, and psychotherapy.


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  • PSY 1420 - Psychology of Adjustment

    3 credit hours
    Processes of human adjustment, adaptation, and environmental influences. Development of self-understanding, constructive management of emotion and stress, and healthy interpersonal relationships.


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  • PSY 2000 - Seminar on Careers in Psychology

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisite: PSY 1410 . Required for Psychology majors in the first 21 hours of psychology courses. Requirements needed for success in jobs or graduate school. Interest exploration and development of a career timeline and a resume/vita. Students who choose to complete assessment inventories will pay Testing Services an assessment fee of approximately $20.


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  • PSY 2180 - Thinking: Intelligence and Creativity

    3 credit hours
    Psychological approaches to the study of information processing, thinking, and knowing, with emphasis on cognitive style, problem solving, and creative thinking.


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  • PSY 2190 - Human Brain, Behavior, and Consciousness

    3 credit hours
    Introduction to the involvement of the brain in behavior and conscious experiences. Altered states of consciousness, mental illness, drug-induced states, sleep, learning, memory, and language. No biology background required.


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  • PSY 2210 - Psychology of Social Behavior

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PSY 1410  recommended but not required. Systematic study of social behavior. Includes interaction between people, perception of others, interpersonal attraction, aggression, altruism, conformity, attitudes, and group behavior.


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  • PSY 2300 - Developmental Psychology

    3 credit hours
    Broad survey of the biological and environmental factors influencing physical, cognitive, and social development from conception until death. Emphasis on current research and theory. Will not substitute for SOC 3151  or CDFS 3340 .


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  • PSY 3020 - Basic Statistics for Behavioral Science

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 3 credit hours of college-level mathematics. PSY 3030  may be required. (See online schedule.) Elementary descriptive and inferential statistics and their applications.


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  • PSY 3070 - Research Methods

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PSY 3020 . Corequisite: PSY 3071 . Analysis of methodological issues in psychological research. Designed to teach skills in the formulation, execution, interpretation, and presentation of psychological investigations. Three hours lecture and one one-hour laboratory.


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  • PSY 3250 - Perspectives on Black Psychology

    3 credit hours
    Application of psychological principles to the personality development and behavior patterns of African Americans, in light of cultural heritage and contemporary events. Implications for assessment and counseling.


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  • PSY 3320 - Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology

    3 credit hours
    Application of psychology to business and industry. Topics include employee selection, performance appraisal, training, leadership, motivation, job analysis, legal issues, job satisfaction, work teams, and occupational health.


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  • PSY 3590 - Personality

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite:  . Historical and contemporary personality theory and research, including the trait, cognitive, and motivational approaches. Topics include personality development, the unconscious, the self, goals, emotions, coping, disorders, and personality change.


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  • PSY 3750 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology

    3 credit hours
    Reviews the historical background, roles, and responsibilities of clinical psychologists and differentiates their duties from other mental health professionals. Introduction to assessment and clinical interventions.


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  • PSY 3990 - Research in Psychology

    1 to 3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: 6 hours of psychology recommended but not required. Supervised research in current topics in psychology. Contact individual faculty members for research possibilities and requirements. May be repeated. (Students majoring in Psychology or the Pre-graduate School concentration may apply up to 6 hours of credit to the major. Students majoring in I/O Psychology may apply up to 4 hours of credit to the major. Students minoring in Psychology may apply up to 6 hours of credit to the minor.)


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  • PSY 4010 - Laboratory in Psychology: Honors

    1 credit hour
    May be repeated. Supervised laboratory in an area of psychology related to a content course. The laboratory can only be taken during the semester the student is enrolled in the content course.


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  • PSY 4030 - Psychology of Sensation and Perception

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PSY 1410  or permission of instructor. Perceptual and physiological (sensory) mechanisms involved in vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. Perceptual consequences of central nervous system events. Historical perspectives.


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  • PSY 4040 - Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

    3 credit hours
    Information processing approach to the study of cognitive processes: attention, perception, memory, language, reasoning, problem solving, and decision making.


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  • PSY 4060 - Sport Psychology

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PSY 1410  or consent of instructor. Application of psychological principles, motivational research, and social/psychological findings to the arena of sports. Theory and application of performance enhancement and teamwork in sports. See ATHC 4060 .


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  • PSY 4070 - Advanced Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Grade of B- or higher in PSY 3020  or equivalent course. Topics include multiple regression, factorial anova, repeated measures ANOVA, ANCOVA, and categorical data analysis. Offers preparation for graduate-level statistics courses often required in master’s and doctoral level programs as well as for employment positions in business and government.


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  • PSY 4080 - Advanced Research Methods

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Grade of B- or higher in PSY 3070  or equivalent training (POD) and PSY 4070 . Design, conduct, analyze, and report psychological research. Advanced research conducted individually or in small groups. Offers preparation for graduate-level research required in master’s and doctoral programs and for research applications in business and government settings.


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  • PSY 4110 - Issues and Ethics in Mental Health Services

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PSY 1410  and PSY 3230 . Overview of mental health services that can be provided by the bachelor’s graduate. Offers training necessary for entry-level positions in mental health agencies, emphasizing ethical guidelines and legal issues.


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  • PSY 4120 - Psychology of Criminal Behavior

    3 credit hours
    Survey of theory and research pertaining to criminal behavior, covering topics such as mental illness and crime, criminal homicide, assault, and sex offenses.


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  • PSY 4190 - Child Psychology

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PSY 2300  recommended but not required. Intensive research-based overview of child development from conception to puberty, including experiences in observation and/or interaction with children. Cognitive development, language development, peer interaction, moral development, and the contexts of child development.


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  • PSY 4220 - Correctional Psychology

    3 credit hours
    Legal, law enforcement, delinquency, and criminal psychology, including psychological evaluation, classification, therapy, and rehabilitation. Special classifications. Field problems. Preventive implications.


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  • PSY 4240 - Behavioral Neuroscience

    3 credit hours
    The role of the brain in those areas which are typically considered by psychology, such as sensory and motor functions, motivation, higher mental functions, and mental disorders.


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  • PSY 4250 - Psychology of Exceptional Children

    3 credit hours
    Identification and etiology of patterns of exceptionality, with consideration given to behavioral manifestations and preventive and correctional programs.


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  • PSY 4260 - Introduction to Psychological Testing

    3 credit hours
    Modern practices in test construction, selection, and application to a variety of situations such as schools, clinics, and businesses.


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  • PSY 4290 - Wage and Salary Administration

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite:  . Analysis of theory and practice in the administration of compensation. Practices and issues related to job evaluation, salary market data, pay for performance, and legal considerations.


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  • PSY 4330 - Industrial and Organizational Training and Development

    3 credit hours
    Examination of training and development methods for industrial and other organizational use. Includes both managerial and worker training. Includes learning, needs assessment, program development, and program evaluation.


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  • PSY 4340 - Human Factors Psychology

    3 credit hours
    The process of designing for human use. Considers individual differences, visual, auditory, and tactile displays, anthropometry, illumination, noise, humans in motion, and space and environmental studies.


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  • PSY 4370 - Motivation and Work Attitudes

    3 credit hours
    Motivation theories and applications to workplace. Emotions, attitudes, e.g., job satisfaction, organizational commitment, work-family balance. Performance effects.


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  • PSY 4380 - Group Dynamics

    3 credit hours
    The functioning of groups. Includes development of group structure, group conflict, cohesion, social influence, leadership, group productivity, group decision making, and growth groups.


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  • PSY 4400 - Behavioral Modification

    3 credit hours
    The application of behavioral change principles and evaluation strategies to the solution of individual, classroom, institutional, and organizational behavior problems.


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  • PSY 4490 - Operant Conditioning

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PSY 1410 . Philosophy of B.F. Skinner’s behaviorism explored in his writings and those of his followers and critics. Current applications of behaviorism in all areas of psychology (child, marriage and family, animal conditioning, mental health, addictions, etc.) also examined.


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  • PSY 4510 - Science and Pseudoscience

    3 credit hours
    Provides a definition of science and explores issues related to that definition. Explores psychology as a science. Evaluation of topics in psychology in the context of the class discussion of science.


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  • PSY 4600 - Psychosexual Adjustment

    3 credit hours
    Psychological, cultural, and biological facets of the human sexual experience. Attitudes and behaviors, variances and dysfunctions, implications and strategies for treatment.


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  • PSY 4610 - Adult Psychology and Aging

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PSY 2300  recommended but not required. A survey of the research on adult development with emphasis on old age. Examines the physical, intellectual, social, vocational, and personality changes during the adult years.


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  • PSY 4630 - Death and Dying

    3 credit hours
    An experiential course covering the folklore of thanatology, the funeral industry, handling grief, counseling the bereaved, and the hospice concept. Objectives include an attempt to view death with equanimity and personal growth from confronting death.


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  • PSY 4650 - Health Psychology

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PSY 1410  or consent of instructor. Psychological factors and principles involved in the study of correlates of health and illness, disease prevention, therapeutic interventions, and rehabilitative strategies.


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  • PSY 4655 - Foundations of Mental Health Counseling

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PSY 1410  and PSY 3230  or equivalent. History, roles, and duties of the professional mental health counselor. Managed care and third party reimbursement issues, administration and supervision of mental health services, and other salient issues relating to the role of the professional mental health counselor. Preparation for graduate-level training in mental health counseling.


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  • PSY 4720 - Multicultural Perspectives in Psychology and Education

    3 credit hours
    Theories and research relative to the education of multiethnic/racial minorities. Relation of culture and socialization to learning styles, assessment practices, and counseling considerations.


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  • PSY 4780 - Human Neuropsychology

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PSY 4240  or consent of instructor. Organization and function of specific brain areas and the behavioral deficits and changes resulting from focal and diffuse brain damage.


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  • PSY 4820 - Psychology of Language

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PSY 1410 . A cognitive approach to how people learn and use language to communicate. Covers basic psycholinguistics (production, perception, comprehension, and mental representation), language acquisition, and applied psycholinguistics (bilingualism, language disorders, and machine language).


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Public Relations
  

  • PR 2040 - Public Relations Principles

    3 credit hours

    Introduces the practice of public relations, including its fundamental concepts and theories, historical development, and current issues.

    NOTE: This was formerly PR 3040.


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  • PR 3360 - Public Relations Communication

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy. Techniques of creating and writing, including the planning and development of corporate, public service, and other persuasive messages.


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  • PR 3520 - Special Topics in Professional Issues

    3 credit hours
    (Same as JOUR/ADV/VCOM 3520.) Prerequisites: JOUR 3090  and admission to candidacy. Special topics in journalism, advertising, public relations, and visual communication focusing on practical applications. Topics change each semester and have included investigative, environmental, sports, and political reporting; visual editing; international public relations; and advertising account management. May be repeated up to 6 credits.


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  • PR 4720 - Crisis Communication in Public Relations

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy or permission of instructor. Examines crisis communication theories, management, strategies, tactics, and cases while developing practical skills useful in crisis situations.


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  • PR 4740 - Public Relations Campaigns

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to candidacy; PR 3360  and PR 3380  or VCOM 2950 ; senior standing. Researching and planning public relations campaigns. An opportunity for senior-level students to synthesize and apply knowledge and skills from previous courses.


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Quantitative Methods
  

  • QM 2610 - Statistical Methods I

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: MATH 1630  or MATH 1810 . Identification, interpretation, and use of statistical data. Topics include measures of central tendency, variation, probability theory, point and interval estimation, and hypothesis testing. Computer applications emphasized.


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  • QM 3620 - Statistical Methods II

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: QM 2610  or MATH 1530 ; junior standing. More advanced methods of statistical analysis including simple and multivariate tests of hypotheses, non-parametric methods, correlation, regression, and time-series analysis. Computer applications emphasized.


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Reading
  

  • READ 1000 - Reading Skills Enrichment

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Admission based on placement testing or permission of the instructor. Development of reading skills necessary for comprehending academic texts. Customized curriculum in laboratory setting. Does not count for General Education credit. Four instructional hours.


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  • READ 3340 - Teaching Reading in the Secondary School

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education. Materials, methods, and techniques for teaching reading at the secondary level, including clinical laboratory experiences. Designed for teachers of language arts.


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