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PSYC 330 - Life-Span Developmental Psychology
3 credits
Principles and research covering the life-span development of human abilities and behavior. Topics include developmental research methodologies, variables influencing development, basic processes in development; and physical, motor, perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, motivational, emotional, social, and personality development.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 (with grade of “C-” or better) or permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
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PSYC 331 - Social Psychology
3 credits.
An examination of some of the many interesting ways in which individual behavior and thought is influenced by social situations. A major theme that will emerge is that social situations are often more powerful than personality in influencing behavior. Topics to be covered include: aggression, altruism, conformity, interpersonal attraction, persuasion, and prejudice.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 (with grade of “C-” or better) or permission of instructor.
Corequisite(s): None.
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PSYC 333 - Individual Differences and Social Behavior
4 credits.
Examination of the conceptual frameworks and research methodologies used to predict behavior. This lab course will draw from social and personality psychology to explore the interaction of situations and individual differences in the context of self-regulation, happiness, romantic relationship functioning, and other topics. Lecture. one double lab period.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 233 and PSYC 234 (with grade of C- or better).
Corequisite(s): None.
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PSYC 340 - Health Psychology
3 Credits
This course is an introduction to health psychology theory and research. Students will integrate knowledge and skills from across the disciplines of psychology, medicine, public health, and sociology to examine conceptualizations of health, explore factors that influence health, and address important issues related to health, healthcare systems, stress, and illness. Students will learn how to use psychological science to promote physical, mental, and social well-being. PHBS
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 (with grade of “C-” or better) and completion of FHBS
Corequisite(s): None
*Fulfills Civitae Core PHBS
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PSYC 345 - Psychological Tests and Measurements
4 Credits
A survey of methods, techniques, and instruments for measuring individual differences in behavior, personality interests and intellectual ability. This lab course will give special attention to the psychometric properties required for sound psychological measurement as well as to how psychological tests are developed. 3 lecture and one 2-hour lab period.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 233 and PSYC 234 (both with grades of C- or better)
Corequisite(s): None
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PSYC 350 - Psychology of Sex and Gender
3 credits.
An examination of the differences between the male and female experience from the psychologist’s point of view. The course will include factors which have affected the male and female experience, current research on actual and perceived gender differences, and how social changes have contributed to changing roles.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 (with grade of “C-” or better) or permission of instructor.
Corequisite(s): None.
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PSYC 356 - Abnormal Psychology
3 credits.
This course offers an examination of abnormal behavior and mental disorders with an emphasis on symptoms, classification, and causes. Some treatment issues will be explored.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 (with grade of “C-” or better) or permission of instructor.
Corequisite(s): None.
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PSYC 357 - Psychopathology of Childhood and Adolescence
3 credits.
A study of abnormal behavior and mental disorders in childhood and adolescence. Symptoms, classifications, causes, course, and treatment are examined, with a particular emphasis on development and systemic factors.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 356 (with grade of “C-” or better).
Corequisite(s): None.
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PSYC 360 - Consumer Psychology
3 credits
Study of the psychological relationship between individuals who receive services and purchase goods and those organizations that provide such services and goods.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 (with grade of “C-” or better) or permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
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PSYC 366 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology
3 credits.
Study of the theories and techniques of psychology in relation to the topics of employee selection, performance appraisal, work motivation, job satisfaction, leadership, working conditions, and job-related health and stress.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 (with grade of “C-” or better) or permission of instructor.
Corequisite(s): None.
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PSYC 371 - Infant and Child Development
3 credits.
An examination of the biological, cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioral changes that take place during prenatal development, infancy, and childhood including genetic influences, transformations in attachment, autonomy, family relations, sibling relations, peer relations, moral thinking and behavior, intelligence, language, and achievement. Brief examination of childhood psychopathology.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 (with grade of “C-” or better) or permission of instructor.
Corequisite(s): None.
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PSYC 373 - Adolescent and Adult Development
3 credits.
An examination of the biological, cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioral changes that take place during adolescence and adulthood including transformations in identity, intimacy, autonomy, sexuality, achievement, and attachment. Brief examination of adolescent and adult psychopathology.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 (with grade of “C-” or better) or permission of instructor.
Corequisite(s): None.
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PSYC 380 - Community Psychology
3 credits.
An examination of the interaction of individuals and their social contexts, and its effects on the health and well-being of both the individual and the community. Exploration of how change can be effected to address social problems. Examples of community psychology interventions in various settings will be explored.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 (with grade of “C-” or better) or permission of instructor.
Corequisite(s): None.
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PSYC 384 - Cross-Cultural Psychology
3 credits
An in-depth investigation of the relationships between cultural and human development, and the thoughts, emotions and behaviors of individuals in different cultures. Focuses on human traits, development, and interactions from a multicultural and multiethnic perspective.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 (with grade of “C-” or better) or permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
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PSYC 390 - Directed or Independent Study
1-18 credits.
Must be approved by the head of the department. May be repeated as 391.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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PSYC 400 - Human Factors Psychology
3 credits
This course examines the relationship between human behavior and technology, with a focus on understanding how knowledge of psychology can be applied to make the human-technology interaction more efficient and effective.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 (with grade of “C-” or better) or permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
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PSYC 401 - Psychology of Warfare and Terrorism
3 credits
An examination of alternative warfare (e.g. insurgency, guerilla, urban warfare, and terrorism) from a social psychological perspective. Topics to be covered include motivations, recruitment, tactics, media use, prevention programs and counter efforts.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 (with a grade of “C-” or better) or permission of instructor.
Corequisite(s): None.
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PSYC 410 - Fundamentals of Psychological Interviewing
3 credits..
This course will provide an overview of the interview process in different settings. Basic professional listening, communicating, and interviewing skills will be taught and practiced. Strategies for obtaining accurate information and for avoiding bias in the interview will also be reviewed.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 (with grade of “C-” or better), Junior or Senior standing, or permission of instructor.
Corequisite(s): None.
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PSYC 420 - Psychological Tests and Measurements
3 credits.
A survey of methods, techniques, and instruments for measuring individual differences in behavior, personality interests and intellectual ability.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 234 (with grade of “C-” or better).
Corequisite(s): None.
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PSYC 423 - Theories of Personality
3 credits.
An examination of the major theories of personality including analytical, cognitive and behavioral theories.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 (with a grade of “C-” or better) or permission of instructor.
Corequisite(s): None.
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PSYC 430 - Psychology and the Law
3 credits.
Psychology applied to various legal topics such as criminal behavior, characteristics of lawyers and police, civil commitments, insanity plea, competence, the legal process and ethical issues.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 (with a grade of “C-” or better) or permission of instructor.
Corequisite(s): None.
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PSYC 452 - Psychopharmacology
3 credits
This course serves as an overview of the research and current thought on the topics of treating and counseling people addicted to drugs. In addition, the course will review the use and misuse of prescription medications. We will be reviewing the history of various drugs, the neuropharmacological actions, the affects on health, and the psychopharmacological actions.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 151 or NEUR 105 (with grade of C- or better) or permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
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PSYC 453 - Psychology of Language
3 credits.
This course surveys the psychological foundations of language. Topics will range from basic issues such as the structure of language, language development, language comprehension, and language production, to special issues such as the relationship between language and thought, the relationship between language and the brain, bilingualism, and learning a second language. Junior or Senior standing or permission of instructor.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior Standing or permission of instructor.
Corequisite(s): None.
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PSYC 457 - History and Systems of Psychology
3 credits.
The development of psychology from ancient to modern times.
Prerequisite(s): Open only to Junior or Senior psychology majors only.
Corequisite(s): None.
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PSYC 460 - Advanced General Psychology
3 credits.
A survey course for senior psychology majors. It covers the most contemporary concepts, principles, theories, methodologies, issues and insights in the field of psychology.
Prerequisite(s): Open only to Senior psychology majors.
Corequisite(s): None.
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PSYC 461 - Seminar in Psychology
3 credits.
A seminar for the senior psychology major, designed to integrate knowledge of specific fields into a comprehensive view of psychology.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 233 and PSYC 234 (with grades of “C-” or better). Open only to Senior psychology majors.
Corequisite(s): None.
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PSYC 490 - Independent Research in Psychology
1-6 credits.
A directed research project administered by qualified specialists in the department. By permission of instructor.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
*Fulfills General Education Goal 14.
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PSYC 492 - Internship in Psychology
1-15 credits. (hours 1-3 graded; hours 4-15 pass/fail).
Directed practicum in applied setting, or research mentorship that permits supervised experiential learning. Students learn through performance in meaningful tasks in a variety of environments. By permission of instructor.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
*Fulfills General Education Goal 14.
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PSYC 495 - Special Topics
1-6 credits.
Selected topics in Psychology. The topics may vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit when topics change.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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PSYC 498 - Honors Research in Psychology
3 credits.
Students conduct research in psychology under the direction of a faculty member and the Senior Honors Research Committee. May be repeated as 499.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 101 - Fitness Concepts/Adaptive Activities
2 credits.
Examination of issues dealing with physical and mental well-being, and participation in physical and mental well-being. This course is designed for individuals with severe disabilities who require assistive devices, accommodations, and/or modifications (ex: high level spinal cord injury, severe cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, or those individuals who use a motorized wheelchair due to severe physical limitations of mobility and upper body strength). Students must be registered with the Office of Disability Resources and receive approval from RECR 101/PHED 101 faculty to take this course.
Prerequisite(s): Students must be registered with the Office of Disability Resources and receive approval from RECR 101/PHED 101 faculty to take this course.
Corequisite(s): None.
*Fulfills General Education Goal 11.
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RECR 110 - Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation
3 credits.
History, philosophy, rationale for service and overview of the profession of therapeutic recreation; and overview of therapeutic recreation settings and employment opportunities.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 111 - Foundation of Leisure Services
3 credits.
The history and development of the recreation profession, definitions of recreation, theories of play, and the role of recreation and leisure in society. Providers of leisure services and general operational aspects of various organizations and agencies are investigated.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 115 - Arthritis Aquatics Practicum
1 credit.
A course designed to provide students with a practical experience in teaching aquatic exercise for individuals diagnosed with arthritis. Topics include the meaning and types of arthritis, benefits of exercise, safety issues, and teaching older adults basic and endurance aquatic exercise.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 120 - Therapeutic Recreation: Professional Practice I
3 credits.
This course will introduce the student to professional behaviors and beginning professional practice skills in therapeutic recreation services; overview the diagnostic groupings and populations served in health care settings and community services promoting health and well-being.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 205 - Recreation Leadership and Activity
3 credits.
The development of creative leadership skills, methods, and techniques that can be applied in various recreational settings through the use of social and informal recreational activities.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 237 - Adventure Programming
3 credits.
This course will involve the theory and application of outdoor and experiential education; students will have the opportunity to plan, organize and implement a variety of outdoor and environmental education activities for a variety of age and population groups. Students will also learn and practice specific skills related to camping and outdoor education activities.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 250 - Leisure Education and Therapeutic Recreation
3 credits.
This course is an exploration and application of the various theories and practices of leisure education in Therapeutic Recreation. Emphasis will be placed on the exploration of self in relation to leisure behavior. Instruction will also include: teaching methods, the learning of appropriate activities; and leisure counseling sessions when working with individuals with disabilities.
Prerequisite(s): Therapeutic Recreation majors or Permission of Instructor.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 260 - Therapeutic Recreation for Children with Disabilities
3 credits.
This course is designed to prepare TR students for work with children challenged by illnesses, disabilities or environmental situations requiring particular sensitivity and specialized therapeutic interventions.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 330 .
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 295 - Special Topics in Recreation
1-3 credits.
Selected topics in recreation which will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit when topics change.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 300 - Pre-Internship Seminar
1 credit.
This course prepares therapeutic recreation majors for their internships. Students will be guided in resume writing, professional oral and written correspondence, self-assessment and interviewing techniques. Culmination of course includes placement in junior internship.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 301 - Therapeutic Recreation in Mental Health
3 credits.
An exploration of socio-cultural and psycho-dynamic dimensions of mental health and mental illness. Students will draw from foundation of abnormal behavior; focus on functioning characteristics of different mental illnesses as determined by the DSM-IV, and the preventative and restorative functions of therapeutic recreation and application of the therapeutic recreation process.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): PSYC 356 .
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RECR 303 - Therapeutic Recreation and Physical Disabilities
3 credits.
In-depth study of predominant physical disabilities. Emphasis is placed on normal physiology as well as pathophysiology of specific disorders and the implications for therapeutic recreation intervention.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 206 .
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 304 - Leisure and Aging: Therapeutic Services
3 credits.
This course explores the process of aging, including biological and sociological aspects. Theories of aging, concepts of leisure and aging, and principles and practices related to delivery, planning, implementation, and evaluation of leisure services of older adults are investigated.
Prerequisite(s): RECR 205 .
Corequisite(s): RECR 320 , RECR 371 or permission of the Program Coordinator.
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RECR 320 - Facilitation Techniques/Interventions I in Therapeutic Recreation
3 credits.
This course will provide an in-depth analysis of specific techniques and interventions used in therapeutic recreation services common in mental health, addiction, and habilitation/rehabilitation settings. Students will demonstrate application of the techniques and interventions through presentations and other assignments. (Two course sequence)
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 321 - Facilitation Techniques/Interventions II in Therapeutic Recreation
3 credits.
In this course, students will identify the meaning of specific interventions and the purpose of these interventions. Special emphasis will be placed on techniques and intervention strategies necessary for developing and implementing individualized treatment plans in pediatric and long term care settings.
Prerequisite(s): RECR 320 .
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 340 - Introduction to Outdoor Adventure Skills
3 credits.
This course will address the basic skills in canoeing, rock climbing, and orienteering. Students will learn the skills, techniques and safety factors involved in each activity and are able to transfer skills into practice.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 350 - Ropes Course and Initiative Dynamics
3 credits.
Provides physical and mental challenges through adventure activities. Leadership, communication, decision-making and problem solving will be enhanced. The development of creativity, ingenuity, and trust are essential elements that will be experienced throughout the course.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 371 - Program Planning in Leisure Services
3 credits.
Application of the essential elements of programming within the context of recreation and leisure services. This course will address both the theory and techniques of recreation programming, reflecting a benefit-based approach; and designed to support programming with a socially purposeful end for varied constituent groups.
Prerequisite(s): RECR 205 , RECR 250 .
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 375 - Leadership Development through Wilderness Pursuits
3 credits.
Leadership development through a variety of outdoor experiences and situations. Demonstrations and practical applications of technical skills, problem solving, decision making, and group dynamics. Planning, implementation, and development of outdoor skills and knowledge for back-country travel.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 390 - Directed or Independent Study
1-18 credits.
Must be approved by the head of the department. May be repeated as 391.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 392 - Junior Internship
6 credits.
A 10-12 week supervised practicum in clinical, community or outdoor therapeutic recreation settings during the summer after completion of the junior year. $100 fee.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Program Coordinator and 2.25 overall GPA and 2.50 in major.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 408 - Therapeutic Recreation: Professional Practice II
3 credits.
Current principles and practice of therapeutic recreation will be studied and applied through the use of systematic programming. Emphasis placed on assessment, individual treatment plans, documentation and client evaluation; and advanced professional communication and behavior.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 410 - Supervision and Administration of Leisure Services
3 credits.
Application of management theory and techniques of leisure service delivery, including such areas as organization, supervision techniques, financing and budget, personnel, public relations, legal foundations and liability.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of RECR 392 or permission of Instructor.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 420 - Environmental Education Resources
3 credits.
This course is designed to explore and provide ways to sensitize human beings to the environment. Emphasis will be placed on examining a variety of ways to interpret the environment in order for people to develop environmental ethics and behaviors. Topics such as history and philosophy, environmental ethics, culture and environmental values and environmental education will be covered. Unique to this class will be the opportunity to apply class information to practical experience in teaching and the development of environmental projects.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 437 - Group Dynamics
2 credits
This course includes analyses of facilitation styles, skills and techniques with exercises and assignments that emphasize comprehension and application of small group theory, processes and dynamics, verbal and non-verbal communication, and effective problem solving and decision-making techniques. Experiential learning and group processes will be the primary methodologies employed throughout this course.
Prerequisite(s): RECR 392 or permission of Instructor
Corequisite(s): None
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RECR 461 - Issues and Trends in Recreation
3 credits.
This course is the capstone course for the therapeutic recreation degree. The student will be provided opportunities for critical thinking in the process of exploring and examining current trends and issues which include evidence based research in the recreation literature. Students will engage in philosophical and knowledge base discussions through the facilitation of questions and the exchange of ideas.
Prerequisite(s): RECR 392 or Permission of Instructor.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 463 - Special Projects in Therapeutic Recreation
1-3 credits.
Qualified students will pursue independent study projects and/or directed research under supervision of an instructor. Nature of study will depend on interests and needs of the students.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 487 - Practicum Experience in Outdoor Education
3 credits.
Students will engage (work or volunteer) in an experience with emphasis in outdoor education, adventure education, or environmental education. The experience will enable students to broaden their perspective about career choices and strengthen their knowledge, skills and experiences in outdoor education.
Prerequisite(s): HLTH 260 , two (2) outdoor education courses and Permission of Instructor.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 490 - Independent Study
1-18 credits.
Individualized study
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 492 - Senior Internship
12 credits.
A minimum of 14 weeks (560 hours) educational experience during the senior year designed to provide maximum opportunities for the student majoring in therapeutic recreation to participate in selected professional laboratory experiences. Spring only or permission from Program Coordinator. $100 fee.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of all coursework, minimum GPA 2.50 TR content courses, and GPA 2.25 overall, permission of the Program Coordinator.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 495 - Special Topics in Recreation
1-3 credits.
Selected topics in recreation which will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit when topics change.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RECR 498 - Honors Research in Recreation
3 credits.
Students conduct research in recreation under the direction of a faculty member and the Senior Honors Research Committee. May be repeated as 499.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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RELI 242 - World Religions
3 credits
An investigation of the nature and development of religious practices and traditions in other cultures, their teachings, rituals, institutions and ethics. The course includes prehistoric religion, the major traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam and some other traditions which have contributed to their development.
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
*Fulfills Civitae Core FGLO.
*Fulfills General Education Goal 9.
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SCED 152 - Principles of Secondary Education in Science
1 credit
Students will be introduced to examples of high-quality inquiry-based lessons framed by the Virginia Science Standards of Learning. Students will model the pedagogical concepts to which they are being introduced by preparing and modeling a science lesson. Taken in the freshman year.
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
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SCED 252 - Practicum in Science Education
2 credits
A study of current practices in secondary science with emphasis on curriculum and instructional procedures, including appropriate technology use. Includes an in-depth observation and participation practicum. Placed in public school settings for at least 30 hours under supervision of a Longwood faculty member. Taken in the sophomore year.
Prerequisite(s): SCED 152
Corequisite(s): None
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SCED 330 - Integration of Mathematics and Science Principles
1.5 credits each. Crosslisted With: (MAED 330 )
An inquiry into the basic principles involved in the study of mathematics and science. Emphasis on measurement, use of manipulatives, inferences, prediction, data analysis, and hypothesizing. For Liberal Studies Majors only. Students are required to take these courses simultaneously.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): MAED 330 .
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SCED 352 - Science for Secondary Teachers
3 credits.
A comprehensive methods course for teaching the sciences in middle or high school. Based on national and state teaching standards. Individual science research completed. Professional growth developed through analyses of professional journal readings and attendance at state science teacher conference. Lesson plans writing skill. Science journaling and hands-on activities.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SCED 401 - SOLstice: An interdisciplinary approach to the science and civic issues of our Chesapeake Bay
3 credits.
Through multi-media learning, civic engagement, field investigations, and data analysis students will be engaged with key conservation challenges of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Throughout the process students will consider pedagogical approaches to integrating these issues into their own classrooms. Further curricular applications will be made through the introduction of national and state curricula.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SCED 451 - The Teaching of Secondary Science
2 credits
A study of current practices in high school science teaching with emphasis on principles, techniques, and materials. Focus will also be given to integrating technology in the classroom and differentiated instruction. Students will be required to take Praxis II during this course. Taken in the fall of junior/senior year.
Prerequisite(s): SCED 252
Corequisite(s): None
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SCED 482 - Directed Teaching in the Secondary School
9 credits
Each student is assigned to work with a qualified cooperating teacher in a selected school setting for at least 9 weeks. The student teacher will follow the schedule of the cooperating teacher. Students will implement their projects from SCED 490 and gather appropriate data. Taken in the senior year.
Prerequisite(s): Passing score on Praxis II; EDUC 473 & SCED 451 ; minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 both overall and in the major.
Corequisite(s): SCED 490
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SCED 490 - Research Methods in Science Education
3 credits
Students perform independent inquiries and learn to combine skills from science and education to solve research problems. Students will develop, implement, and analyze an action research project conducted during their student teaching. Taken in the senior year.
Prerequisite(s): EDUC 473 and SCED 451
Corequisite(s): SCED 482
*Fulfills General Education Goal 14
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SOCL 102 - Contemporary Social Problems
3 credits.
Contemporary Social Problems examines problems confronted by humans as both creators and objects of society. Problems of family instability, health and disease, war, distribution of resources, substance abuse, gender role definition, prejudice, discrimination and institutional response to deviance will be addressed. Particular emphasis is given to how groups define, experience, and attempt to solve these social problems. Attention will also be given to a global perspective and how the concepts of fact, truth, right and wrong are socially constructed.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
*Fulfills General Education Goal 8 for non Sociology majors.
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SOCL 105 - Sociology in Practice
3 credits
In this course students will be introduced to the discipline and practice of sociology to prepare them for lives of civic engagement. Students will use sociological insights, theories, and research methods to examine social issues and suggest means of improving social conditions. Topics that will be explored include culture, social institutions, social inequality and diversity, social interaction in organizations, communities, and groups, and social change. Students will be challenged to apply sociological frameworks to critically examine conventional wisdom and personal experience. This course serves as a foundational course in the sociology major and will provide students with knowledge and skills that will prepare them for upper-level college courses. Students will learn how to read and study the work of sociologists, conducts effective library research, and write papers in the discipline.
*Fulfills Civitae Core FHBS
*Fulfills General Education Goal 8
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SOCL 205 - Deviance
3 credits.
This course is an in-depth examination of deviant behavior, its social forms and functions. Societal response to deviance is examined to highlight norms, values and control mechanisms. Emphasis is placed on sociological theories that explain deviant behavior.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOCL 220 - Self in Society
3 credits
The interplay of societal forces and self are examined in this course. Attention is given to such topics as: self in society and society in self; collective behavior; mass movements, public opinion, propaganda and the mass media; group processes; socialization and social psychological aspects of social structure.
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
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SOCL 222 - Perspectives on Childhood and Parenting
3 credits.
In this course socialization is examined as a reciprocal process between parents and children/adolescents and other social institutions. Topics that will be explored include transitioning to parenthood, infant and child development, attachment theory, parenting practices and stresses, family structure, the changing dynamics of parent-child relationships across the lifespan, and the influence of gender, race, and socioeconomic status on family dynamics.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOCL 233 - Introduction to Social Inequality and Difference
3 credits
This course focuses on the causes, consequences and justifications of social inequalities in the United States and in other societies. Current social policies are critically examined and alternative routes to social change are explored. Race, ethnicity, social class, gender, sexual orientation, age and physical ability/disability are among the significant variables by which human societies make distinctions among their members. Such distinctions often lead to an inequitable distribution of political power, social well-being, and the resources available to individual members of the society. In this course we seek to increase students’ awareness and understanding of the inequities in society and the consequences of those inequities for different communities and individuals within society.
Prerequisite(s): SOCL 105 or permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
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SOCL 241 - Marriage and the Family
3 credits.
The history of American families and contemporary family issues are analyzed using sociological theory and research. Topics that are covered include marriage, cohabitation, divorce, single parent families, blended families, the impact of race and gender norms, and socioeconomic status on family structure.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOCL 260 - Environment and Society
3 credits.
This course provides an introduction to environmental sociology and the sociology of natural resources. Students will investigate the relationship between social and biophysical systems. Key topical areas include: social definition of the environment and natural resources, theoretical approaches to understanding the relationship between humans and the non-human environment, environmental attitudes, environmental social movements, environmental justice, and the social organization of resource use. Students will also explore how environmental/natural resource assets shape social organization, how resource development and use patterns affect social change, and the effects of changing resource conditions on natural resource dependent communities.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOCL 261 - A Comparative Study of Sport in the UK
3 Crosslisted With: (KINS 261 )
This course will entail a study abroad experience in London, England with a focus on UK Sport. The course explores issues related to the structure and culture of sport as well as the historical foundations of UK sport. Students will focus on how sociological ideas such as forms of inequality, globalization, identity, fandom, and the relationships between other institutions and the sporting system. Attention will be paid learning the skills and strategies associated with different UK sports such as cricket, stoolball, and lawn bowling. Students will be expected to participate in all pre-departure logistics planning/informational sessions. The course is open to all academic majors, yet students must pre-apply for participation in the course. Students must possess a 2.5 overall GPA, and must be able to secure one reference to qualify for participation.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOCL 275 - Sociology of the Welfare State and Social Policy
3 credits
In this course students will learn theoretical paradigms addressing how welfare states are created and how the change. Additionally, students will be exposed to an array of ways the welfare state has been researched in the United States and cross-nationally. An in-depth understanding of how the American welfare state is different from other industrialized nations will be addressed with particular emphasis being placed on research that evaluates policy. Particular attention is spent examining how policies affect individuals and families, as well as how these policies shape family structure and decisions. Students learn how to design and conduct both basic research and applied research. Methods of conducting program/policy evaluation are emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
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SOCL 295 - Special Topics
3 credits.
Selected topics in Sociology. The topics may vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit when topics change.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOCL 305 - Society and Technology: Identity, Community, and Ethics
3 credits
This course provides an analysis of the relationship between science, technology, and society. The focus is on information-based technology that is rapidly restructuring the nature of human interaction and contemporary reality personally, ethically, and institutionally. Topics will include identity, social interaction, community, work, family, inequality, deviance, and social control.
Prerequisite(s): SOCL 105 or permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
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SOCL 306 - Stress and Crisis in Families
3 credits
Normative and traumatic stresses and crises that families and their members experience, including birth of a child, divorce, violence, death, natural disasters, and war time family separations are examined. Family stress theory, protective factors, coping strategies, prevention and intervention are addressed as well.
Prerequisite(s): SOCL 105 or permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
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SOCL 310 - Complex Organizations
3 credits
In this course students engage in a study of complex organizations such as private enterprises, voluntary associations, and governmental bureaucracies in terms of political-economic environment, formal and informal structure, technology, management ideologies, control and commitment of personnel, and impact on lives of individuals. Classical and recent theory and research are examined.
Prerequisite(s): SOCL 105 or permission of instructor.
Corequisite(s): None
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SOCL 320 - Sociology of Education
3 credits
Sociology of Education examines the structure and process of education in contemporary society. The primary focus is on U.S. public education. Topics include the contribution of sociology to understanding education and teaching; the relationship of education to other institutions such as the family, government, religion, and the economy; demographic changes that effect education; the effect of social class on student achievement and teaching; formal and informal positions, roles and processes in schools; and consideration of current issues such as school funding, compensatory and special education programs, race and gender issues, and educational reform movements.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of FHBS Pillar course
Corequisite(s): None
*Fulfills Civitae Core PHBS
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SOCL 321 - Supernatural Belief Systems
3 credits. Crosslisted With: (ANTH 321 )
This course provides an investigation of the social aspects of religion, its forms of organization, and its relationships to other institutions. †
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOCL 322 - Sustainability: Prehistoric, Colonial and Contemporary Peoples on the Northern Neck of Virginia.
3 credits. Crosslisted With: (ANTH 322 )
Students will study the natural and cultural ecology of the Northern Neck focusing on variables such as prehistoric and contemporary climate, soil composition, water, and floral and faunal communities. A key concern running throughout the course will be the cultural patterns utilized by prehistoric, colonial and contemporary human populations in this region.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOCL 325 - Gender and Society
3 credits Crosslisted With: (ANTH 325 )
This course provides an examination of the social construction of gender and the social organization of gender inequality, as well as an analysis of gender identity in socialization, interpersonal behavior, the family, the media, and the economy.
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
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SOCL 331 - Aging and the Life Course
3 credits
This course provides a comprehensive examination of social gerontology, with particular emphasis on the historical changes in the role of the elderly in society, future social and demographic trends, the contribution of sociological theories to understanding this group, and public policy implications. Also addressed are specific social problems associated with aging (poverty, loneliness, suicide).
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
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SOCL 345 - Social Research and Program Evaluation
3 credits
In this course students learn the logical basis for conceptualization and research in sociology and criminology. Research design, concept formation, data collection, data reduction, data analysis, and data interpretation are studied. Students learn how to design and conduct both basic research and applied research. Methods of conducting program evaluation are emphasized. Offered fall semester.
Prerequisite(s): SOCL 105 or permission of instructor. Open to Juniors and Seniors only
Corequisite(s): None
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SOCL 346 - Statistics for the Social Sciences
3 credits
Computer application of quantitative and statistical techniques to sociological data. Emphasis on questionnaire construction, coding, sampling, building and maintaining data sets, probability, statistical distributions, hypothesis testing, and theoretical modeling. Students are required to become proficient in the use of a statistical software package. Open to Juniors and Seniors only. Offered spring semester.
Prerequisite(s): SOCL 345
Corequisite(s): None
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SOCL 350 - Power and Privilege: Social Stratification
3 credits
This course is a study of how power, wealth, and prestige are built into the structure of society. The consequences of social ranking, class identification, and opportunities for social mobility are also explored.
Prerequisite(s): SOCL 105 or permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
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SOCL 351 - Sociology of Family Violence
3 credits
This course is designed to familiarize students with the sociological literature on family violence. Topics which will be explored include the social causes and consequences of spouse abuse, marital rape, child maltreatment (physical abuse, neglect, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse) and parent abuse, as well as the response of the criminal justice system to and the societal perceptions of such violence. Emphasis will be on synthesizing and critiquing family violence theories and research.
Prerequisite(s): SOCL 105 or permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
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SOCL 355 - The Community
3 credits. Crosslisted With: (ANTH 355 )
Students review theories of community and analyze representative community studies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOCL 360 - Urban Sociology
3 credits
This course provides an examination of city life, its problems and prospects. The nature of organization, bureaucratization, and massification including social, economic, and political features of metropolitan areas are studied. Urban lifestyles and dilemmas are also discussed.
Prerequisite(s): SOCL 105 or permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
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SOCL 370 - Medical Sociology
3 credits
Students study sociocultural factors that influence health, health care and illness in addition to an analysis of health care services, hospital organization, roles and role relationships in the health care setting and the processes of socialization of health care personnel and patients.
Prerequisite(s): SOCL 105 or permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
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SOCL 376 - Sociology of Law
3 credits.
In this course students learn the relationship between law and social structure. They further study the processes of law creation, interpretation, enforcement and modification, and examine police, judicial and jury behavior as well as analyze the legal profession itself.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOCL 377 - Sociology of Sport
3 credits
This course provides an analysis of sport as a changing social institution. Emphasis will be placed on the organization of sport, the interaction of sport with other social institutions, sex, race, and ethnic status, collegiate sport, professionalization, law and shifting social values.
Prerequisite(s): SOCL 105 or permission of instructor.
Corequisite(s): None
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