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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 assessment and leisure programming for older adults are investigated.
Prerequisite(s): RECR 250
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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): RECR 250
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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Religion
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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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RELI 342 - Religion and Literature
3 credits
Religion and Literature performs an in-depth study of a particular international religious movement and analyzes the impact of this movement on major figures in world literature. Students will learn how to study a religious movement in the context of intellectual history, as a school of thought with a coherent ethical system and social vision. They will trace the influence of this vision of the human subject and this ideal of community on varied cultures throughout the globe by studying relevant literary figures. Topics may vary from semester to semester.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of FGLO Pillar
Corequisite(s): None
*Fulfills Civitae Core PGLO
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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 and 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 326 - Sexuality and Society
3 credits
This course offers an integrative look at human sexuality. Students will be challenged to think deeply and critically about sexuality and to develop an understanding of the sociological perspective on the subject. The perspective of other disciplines including history, biology, psychology, and anthropology will be incorporated where appropriate. Topics include sexual anatomy and behavior, sexual orientation and identity, sexual socialization, sexual values, sexual relationships and consent, sexual violence, and the commodification of sexuality.
Prerequisite(s): SOCL 105
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 341 - Balancing Work & Family Life
3 credits
Students will examine the competing and interlocking demands of work and family in their personal lifes, how people respond to those demands, and what role workplace and governmental policies play in alleviating these demands. Throughout the course the significance of social class, gender, race, and other social constructions in shaping the experiences and responses people have to balancing work and family life will be explored. Topics covered in this course will include: the history of work-family conflict, the structure of the modern workplace, the wage gap, labor market discrimination, family leave policies, household division of labor, parenting, childcare, and international comparisons of governmental family leave policies.
Prerequisite(s): SOCL 105
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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SOCL 382 - Topical Seminars
3 credits
These courses are advanced seminars for sociology majors and non-majors interested in sociology. These seminars are designed to permit small groups of qualified students to pursue specialized topics in sociology, as listed below.
Collective Behavior and Social Movements: In this course, students study social behavior that is guided by nontraditional norms and is less structured than more traditional behaviors. The topics of crowds, cults, riots, rebellions, social change movements, and revolutions are explored.
Small Groups: In this course, students gain a sociological appreciation of units consisting of two or more members engaged in meaningful contact such as families, work groups, therapeutic associations, athletic teams, and peer groupings.
Sociology of Mass Communication: This course is an exploration of the structure of media industries (press, radio, television, and advertising), their impact on audiences, mass culture, and specific public issues such as violence and politics.
Prerequisite(s): SOCL 105 or permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
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SOCL 401 - Sociological Theory
3 credits
This course is an examination of the major theoretical positions in classical and current sociology. 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 455 - Social Change
3 credits Crosslisted With: (ANTH 455 )
In this course students study significant alterations in the organization of society and in patterns of values, norms, and behavior over time. The social and economic development associated with modernization and industrialization and various sources of change found in technology, social structure, population, the environment, and cultural innovation are explored.
Prerequisite(s): SOCL 105 or ANTH 200 or permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
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SOCL 461 - Senior Seminar in Sociology
3 credits
This is a capstone course for the senior sociology major, designed to integrate knowledge of the various subfields of the discipline. Research skills, professional ethics and career development are particularly emphasized. Students’ mastery of the discipline is assessed through quantitative and qualitative measures. Open only to senior sociology majors.
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
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SOCL 490 - Directed Independent Study
1-18 credits
Individualized study. Must be approved by the head of the department.
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
*Fulfills General Education Goal 14
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SOCL 492 - Internship in Sociology
1-15 credits
This course provides direct student learning in applied settings that permits a practiced supervised experience. Students learn through performance in meaningful tasks in a variety of social environments. Variable credit; no more than 15 total credits may be earned. Only six credit hours of Internship will earn quality points (A, B, C, and D grades); all credits earned beyond six credits will be assigned Pass/Fail grades. May be repeated in subsequent semesters.
Prerequisite(s): 18 hours of sociology at Longwood. Students’ cumulative GPA must be 2.0 or above to be eligible for internship. Must be arranged at least one semester in advance with chair of department.
Corequisite(s): None
*Fulfills General Education Goal 14
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SOCL 495 - Special Topics
3 credits.
These courses are recommended when the student desires to pursue a specialized topic in depth.
Prerequisite(s): Students must have permission of department chair and instructor directing the course. Students’ cumulative GPA must be 2.00 or higher to be eligible.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOCL 498 - Honors Research in Sociology
3 credits
Students conduct research in sociology under the direction of a faculty member and the Senior Honors Research Committee. May be repeated as 499.
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
*Fulfills General Education Goal 14
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SOWK 201 - Social Welfare in our Society & the Field of Social Work
3 credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the field of social work. As a discipline social work strives to improve the lives of people whether at the individual, family, group or societal level through services offered via the social welfare system. This course is designed to teach students to evaluate cultural norms, societal institutions, and implicit and explicit assumptions about themselves through the lens of social work practice. The course will also provide students with an introduction to the historic development of social work and social welfare and its relationship to effective provision of intervention services.
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
*Fulfills Civitae Core FHBS
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SOWK 215 - Global Social Work
3 credits.
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to practice and policy aspects of global Social Work. From a strengths perspective, biological, psychological, social and spiritual factor will be considered as they relate to global Social Work. The inquiring, attentive student should emerge from the course with more questions than answers but a determination to keep seeking knowledge on the nature of global Social Work and unique individual and cultural differences. For learning to take place, there must be online class discussion and tolerance for our differences.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOWK 230 - Social Work and Addiction
3 credits.
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to practice and policy aspects of addiction counseling. From a strengths perspective, biological, psychological, social, and spiritual factors will be considered as they relate to addiction. The inquiring, attentive student should emerge from the course with more questions than answers but a determination to keep seeking knowledge in the nature of addiction and unique individual and cultural differences.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOWK 250 - Spirituality and Social Work
3 credits.
This elective course will provide a framework of knowledge, skills and values to students in assisting people from diverse spiritual backgrounds. Students will examine how spirituality plays a role in the micro and macro level of social work and will develop skills to respond competently with individuals, organizations and communities. A variety of instructional methods and media will be used in this course to illustrate the material. Methods and media include lectures, overhead slides and PowerPoint presentations, film and video, small group activities, and role plays.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOWK 295 - Special Topics. Selected topics in Social Work
1-3 credits.
The topics will vary from semester to semester. Descriptions will be available from academic advisors. May be repeated for credit when topics change.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOWK 300 - Social Problems and the Development of Social Policy
3 credits.
The development of social policies in response to social problems is examined with a special emphasis on the impact of social injustices. The history of the relationship between social work practice and social policy development is explored. Students are encouraged to view social policy practice as a viable and bona fide multi system social work practice intervention. Analytic skills, interactional skills, political skills, and value-clarifying skills are primary skill areas that students build on in preparation for policy analysis and development.
Prerequisite(s): SOWK 201 .
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOWK 301 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I
3 credits
Using the general systems approach, the student will develop a multi-level perspective of human behavior in the areas of personality development and self-concept in the context of community and organizational systems, group processes, personal change dynamics, family systems, and life cycles. Concurrent focus is placed on the relevancy of the theory base. Integrated into this course as well is content on human diversity and populations at risk, a strengths perspective, and the values and ethics of social work practice.
Prerequisite(s): SOCL 105
Corequisite(s): None
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SOWK 302 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II
3 credits
The application of a multidimensional perspective in an examination of human behavior across the life span and in terms of biological, social and psychological processes. This course primarily emphasizes models and theories of human behavior in families, groups, organizations, institutions and communities, all from an ecological and systems perspective. Integrated into this course as well is content on human diversity and populations at risk, a strengths perspective, and the values and ethics of social work practice.
Prerequisite(s): SOCL 105
Corequisite(s): None
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SOWK 305 - Social Work with Older Americans
3 credits.
This course will explore the diverse mandates for social welfare services and for the providers of these services, especially professional social workers. In addition, the course will provide an overview of the aging process and how it impacts the individual, family, and ultimately society. Further, the course will examine the interface between older Americans and social problems, social policies and the rights of older Americans.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOWK 306 - Mental Health and Social Work
3 credits
Social work is one of the leading careers in mental health research and treatment. Therefore, this course will focus on key features of some of the most prevalent mental health disorders in the United States. The course will focus on signs and symptoms of various common mental health disorders, treatment modalities and mental health services available, and the values, ethics, and cultural implications of intervening in mental health from a social work perspective. The course will also address the students’ ability to assess how the diagnosis is affecting a person on a biopsychosocial-spiritual framework and develop the students’ skills in working with children and adults in short and long term mental health care settings.
Prerequisite(s):
HBSI 100, SOCL 105 or SOWK 325
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SOWK 309 - Human Sexual Adjustment
3 credits.
Socio-cultural influences on gender identity and sexual behavior will be analyzed and issues regarding sexual expression and sexual dysfunctioning will be explored. Methods of dealing with sexual adjustment difficulties at both the individual and community levels are presented including human service.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOWK 315 - Social Work in the Educational Setting
3 credits
The purpose of this course is to present knowledge and critical skills for analyzing educational programs and policies for preschool, elementary, and secondary schools functioning under public and private auspices. The course is designed to offer a unique focus on evidence-based interventions, critical thinking, and diversity. The course is designed for hands-on experiences, best practice, and case examples to allow students to see assessments and techniques in action and increase their understanding of working in a school environment.
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
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SOWK 320 - Introduction to Social Work Research
3 credits
Students will learn and apply the fundamental principles and practices of social science research in the context of the social work profession, social work policy and social work practice. Students will address issues and practices related to the development, production, consumption, and dissemination of research in terms empirically based knowledge and evidence-based interventions, social work ethics and values, and in consideration of human diversity and populations at risk.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 171 or other approved statistics course.
Corequisite(s): None
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SOWK 325 - Human Diversity: Populations-at-Risk
3 credits
Conceptual frameworks for understanding human diversity with a special emphasis on understanding self will under gird the identification and study of populations-at-risk in society. The dynamics of social injustices and the impact on diverse groups in society are explored. Students will develop competent skills to provide services to diverse clientele at multilevel systems.
Prerequisite(s): SOCL 105
Corequisite(s): None
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SOWK 330 - Methods: Practice I Individuals and Families
4 credits.
A generalist model of practice is presented which emphasizes a problem-solving approach toward assisting clients/consumers of social work services. The primary framework discussed in this course will be theories employing a generalist social work model. Content area required by CSWE is included and focuses on issues of diversity, populations-at-risk, social and economic justice, and social work values and ethics. Along with SOWK 425 and SOWK 430 , this course builds theoretical and practice knowledge, skills, and values, which are used to assist individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations in a wide range of social welfare/human services settings.
Prerequisite(s) or corequisite(s): SOWK 302 .
Prerequisite(s): SOWK 301 . Must be at least Junior status with a minimum of 56 credits.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOWK 337 - Family and Children’s Services
3 credits
Major concepts of family and child welfare are presented and trends in relevant policy, services and practice skills related to supportive, supplemental and substitutive programs are analyzed.
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
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SOWK 362 - Social Work with Children
3 credits.
This course is designed to provide undergraduate social work students with the knowledge and beginning skills needed to work with children as a generalist social worker in multiple human service settings. This is a practice course that explores the strengths and needs of children from a systems and risk/resilience perspective, with emphasis on collaboration. A special emphasis is given to populations at-risk and ethical considerations in working with children.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOWK 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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SOWK 392 - Junior Field Instruction Internship
6 credits.
This is the first of two sequential courses. This course is open only to majors with junior status. Students will spend 14 hours per week in a local community agency under the supervision of an agency based field instructor. The purpose of this course is intended to begin the application of beginning level practice skills in working with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities from a generalist perspective. Reinforces students’ identification with the purposes, values, and ethics of the Social Work profession. Field education is systematically designed, supervised, coordinated, and evaluated based on criteria by which students demonstrate the achievement of program objectives.
Prerequisite(s): SOWK 330 .
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOWK 412 - Leadership and Professional Development in Social Work
3 credits.
This course will provide knowledge, ethics and values and skills involved in organizational leadership in social work practice. The focus will be on the theoretical perspectives, functions and structures, leadership styles, techniques and skills and ethical and value-driven leadership needed in the field of social work. In addition, this course will provide skills in professional development to prepare for entry level generalist social work practice.
Prerequisite(s): SOWK 392 .
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOWK 425 - Methods: Practice II Social Work Practice with Groups
4 credits.
Students will develop theoretical and practice knowledge and skills regarding group practice in various human service settings and contexts. Students will integrate an eco-systems perspective, knowledge, and skills regarding social work ethics and values, principles of human diversity, social justice, populations at risk, and a strengths perspective. This course will review and apply different theoretical approaches and practice methods to social work with various kinds of small groups, including therapy or counseling groups, socialization and education groups, support and self-help groups, various task groups and social action groups. Emphasis is placed on the role of social work practice with groups in the promotion of well-being and optimal functioning.
Prerequisite(s): SOWK 301 , SOWK 302 and SOWK 330 .
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOWK 430 - Methods: Practice III Communities and Organizations
4 credit
This course introduces theories and concepts for socially and culturally competent social work practice in communities and organizations. Students examine the roles of communities and organizations within and beyond the context of traditional social work practice with individuals, families, small groups, organizations and large systems. Students will integrate social work’s historical and contemporary emphasis on empowerment, a strengths perspective, human and cultural diversity, populations at risk, and the values and ethics of social work practice. Political action, advocacy, and related collaborative approaches for building and strengthening communities, neighborhoods, and organizations will be stressed.
Prerequisite(s): SOWK 392 .
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOWK 461 - Topical Seminar in Social Work
1-3 credits.
A series of topical lectures, presentations and discussions concerning areas of current concern to practitioners in a variety of welfare settings. Emphasis is placed on practice related material and the involvement of practitioners from local agencies is encouraged.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOWK 462 - Delivering Hospice Care
1 credit.
A skills approach to the provision of hospice care to the terminally ill. Physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs unique to this client population will be presented.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOWK 490 - Directed or Independent Study
1-18 credits.
Must be approved by the head of the department. May be repeated.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOWK 492 - Senior Field Instruction Internship
15 credits.
This course is open only to majors with senior status. Forty hours per week in a local community agency under the supervision of an agency based field instructor will be a major component to the course. The total hours of senior field instruction (SOWK 492) is 500-600 hours upon placement. SOWK 492 is intended to extrapolate and build from Junior Field Instruction beginning level practice skills with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. The purpose of this course is to reinforce students’ identification with the purpose, values, and ethics of the social work profession. Field education is systematically designed, supervised, coordinated, and evaluated on the basis of criteria by which students demonstrate the achievement of program objectives.
Prerequisite(s): SOWK 330 , SOWK 425 , and SOWK 430 with a 2.30 G.P.A average overall.
Corequisite(s): None.
*Fulfills General Education Goal 14.
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SOWK 495 - Special Topics
1-3 credits.
Selected topics in Social Work. The topics will vary from semester to semester. Descriptions will be available from academic advisors. May be repeated for credit when topics change.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
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SOWK 498 - Honors Research in Social Work
3 credits.
Students conduct research in social work 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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SPAN 110 - Beginning Language & Culture
4 credits
A course designed to develop basic interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication in Spanish. Students will explore culture in Spanish-speaking countries and make connections to diverse perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): No previous formal instruction in Spanish, or a limited amount of previous formal instruction in Spanish. Followed by SPAN 210.
*Fulfills Civitae Core FGLO.
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SPAN 111 - Intensive Beginning Language and Culture
4 credits
An intensive course designed to develop basic interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication in Spanish. Students will explore culture in Spanish-speaking countries and make connections to diverse perspectives. Followed by SPAN 211.
*Fulfills Civitae Core FGLO.
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SPAN 208 - Principles of PK-12 Foreign Language Education
1 credit
Principles and methods of curriculum development, instruction, and assessment in the PK-12 foreign language classroom with an emphasis on the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages and the Virginia Foreign Language SOLs. Required of all MOLA majors with a Spanish PK-12 education concentration. Students are encouraged to take this course in their first year at Longwood, or as soon as possible.
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SPAN 210 - Beginning Integrated Language and Culture
3 credits
Principles and methods of curriculum development, instruction, and assessment in the PK-12 foreign language classroom with an emphasis on the National Standards and the Virginia Foreign Language SOLs. Required of all MOLA majors with a PK-12 education concentration. Students are encouraged to take this course in their first year at Longwood, or as soon as possible.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 110
Corequisite(s): None
*Fulfills Civitae Core PWLA
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