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POLS 6602 - Statistics for Social Sciences
A brief review of the basis for inferential and descriptive statistics; statistical inference and the assumption of causality through specific techniques and procedures including correlation, regression, etc. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the concepts behind the techniques as well as the mechanical skills involved.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6610 - Studies in Eastern European Governments
This is a seminar about the governmental systems and philosophical perspectives in the nations of Eastern Europe.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6620 - Studies in Russian Foreign Policy
This is a seminar about the development of the foreign policy of Russia from the czarist monarchical period, through the era of Soviet communism, to the post- Soviet period.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6630 - Studies in Comparative Government
This is a seminar about the analytical approaches by which the governmental systems of nations can be compared in order to find common denominators and to distinguish their governmental formats.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6660 - Religion and Politics
This course is designed to analyze the way religion and politics influence one another in America and/or other countries. The course presents a history of religion, outlines major religious traditions and investigates how religious beliefs motivate individual political behavior.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7000 - Readings & Research in American Political System
This is a seminar in which students study influential monographs in the subfield of American government and conduct related research.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7010 - Readings & Research in State and Local Government
This is a seminar in which students study influential monographs in the subfield of state and local government and conduct related research.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7011 - Theory of International Relations
This seminar will provide an introduction to the theories of international relations. This course will serve as one of your foundational courses on which the rest of the program will be built. It will introduce students to the major theoretical areas including an overview of the role of theory, realism, liberalism, constructivism, the democratic peace, deterrence, cooperation, and domestic sources of international relations.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7012 - Theory of International Political Economy
This is one of the core seminars in the M.A. in International Affairs program. The course focuses on the theories, analytical approaches, historical evolution, and issues of international political economy (IPE). Economic theories of international trade and finance tell us that there are numerous benefits to be had from international economic exchange. Such exchange, however, creates ‘winners and losers’ internationally and domestically. Those actors that are hurt seek redress through political channels. Thus, we also need to use political theory to understand and explain the patterns of global economic activity that we observe.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7013 - Research Methods for International Affairs
The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the methods used by scholars of international affairs to study political events. This course will teach the student to properly frame a research question and create an effective research design to carry out original research.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7014 - Foreign Policy Process
Foreign policy is a historically based, dynamic process with many individual actors, global causes and overlapping concepts. We will study the Presidency and Congress, the State Department and Intelligence Community, the Economic Bureaucracy. Public Opinion and the Media, and issues such as the theoretical bases of policy-making and the tension between national security and democracy. This course explores how each of these operates and contributes to the making of U.S. foreign policy.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7015 - International Affairs Capstone
This course is designed a capstone experience for the international affairs masters degree. The course will require the student to adopt an in-depth focus regarding their particular regional or policy focus in the field of International Affairs.
Hours:
6
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POLS 7020 - Readings & Research in American Political Thought
This is a seminar in which students study influential monographs in the subfield of American political thought and conduct related research.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7030 - Readings & Research in Constitutional Studies
This is a seminar in which students study influential treatises and cases concerning constitutional development and constitutional law and conduct related legal research.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7040 - Readings & Research in Latin American Studies
This is a seminar in which students study influential monographs in the subfield of Latin American politics and conduct related research.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7050 - Readings & Research in Comparative Government
This is a seminar in which students study influential monographs in the subfield of comparative government and conduct related research.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7060 - Readings & Research in International Relations
This is a seminar in which students study influential monographs and original sources in the subfield of international relations and conduct related research.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7070 - Readings & Research in Political Thought
This is a seminar in which students study influential monographs and original sources in the subfield of political philosophy and conduct related research.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7080 - Readings & Research in East European Studies
This is a seminar in which students study influential monographs in the subfield of Eastern European politics and conduct related research.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7100 - Theories of Comparative Politics
This course is designed to introduce students to the main concepts, topics, and theoretical perspectives in comparative politics-one of the major sub-disciplines of political science. It provides the basis for subsequent coursework and research in comparative politics. The course also reviews major topics within comparative politics, such as elections and political parties, regime types, democratization, and political participation.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7105 - Global Governance
Although the absence of any overarching political authority characterizes world politics as anarchical, states and other international actors have coordinated their actions over the centuries. This course focuses on such cooperative efforts. It assesses different theories of international relations and discusses why states succeed or fail at creating institutions and rules for global governance and what effects those institutions and rules have. The course examines how international organizations attempt to accomplish cooperation. The major emphasis will be on the experience of the United Nations system. Yet it also takes a closer look at regional and specialized agencies and analyzes a broad range of issue-areas with which these organizations try to deal: collective security, economics, environment, social welfare, and human rights.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7200 - Leadership & Organizational Theory
This course examines how people behave in organizations and how organizations function. We assume that the behavior of people in an organization ultimately determines the success or failure of that organization.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7201 - International Security Issues
This course is designed as an examination of both traditional and non-traditional security concerns. The course will highlight the importance of context and the development of decision-making skills by those that craft foreign policy and military missions. All elements of security will be examined: military security, environmental security and resource security. The graduate portion of this course will expand discussions beyond traditional national borders to examine regional and global trends in security studies. The graduate student will be expected to synthesize the activities of their particular state within both regional and international security structures.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7202 - Foundations of Public Administration
This course is an introduction to the profession of public administration. Topics covered in the course include the historical development of public administration, the role of politics and administration, and the central concepts and major theoretical orientations in the field of public administration.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7210 - European Security Issues
The purpose of this course will examine the environment and emerging security structures within Europe. It will examine the changing nature of the European security environment since creation of NATO, the fall of the Soviet Union, and the development of a separate EU structure. This course will look at the institutional structures along with the internal and external influences which drive European security issues.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7220 - Politics and Bureaucracy
A survey of the political relationships that permeate bureaucratic organizations, especially government bureaucracies. The course will focus on relationships among levels and branches of government, government agencies, political parties, news media, and interest groups. Uses of power by government agencies, the role of expertise in enhancing administrative influence, the implications of governmental organization and reorganization, and ethical and unethical behavior in public service will be examined.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
POLS 7200 with C or greater
Hours:
3
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POLS 7230 - National Security Policy of the United States
The aim of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the U.S. national security process and how it develops, executes and implements policy for the issues that face America in the 21st century. We will spend significant amounts of time discussing the major actors in the National Security Establishment (the Presidency, National Security Council, Congress, the Military, the Intelligence community, the judiciary, public and media) and how they participate in a process your textbook author Sam Sarkesian calls “somewhat of a mystery or `muddling through’” (181). Structure and theory are applied to organize, clarify and understand this process, and historical and modern-day examples are used in extensive class discussion to connect process to policy. A semester-long research project affords the student an opportunity to apply this process to a topic of specific interest in U.S. national security policy.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7240 - Special Topics in Regional Security Issues
The course focuses on security issues of a particular region of the world (Latin America, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Central, Asia, East Asia, Middle East, etc.). The course content is variable. The course is designed to investigate sources and causes of security issues of a particular region of the world, the factors that influence them, and what policy responses can be proposed to address them. The course addresses the theoretical perspectives concerning security issues of a region of the world. The course focuses on political violence, civil war, insurgency, terrorism, drug trafficking, nuclear proliferation, or related security issues.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7241 - Special Topics in Regional Political Systems
The course is a survey of the political systems of a particular region of the world (Latin America, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Central, Asia, East Asia, Middle East, etc.). The course content is variable. The course will consider the unique political issues affecting a region of the world, but also explain how and why countries within that region differ from each other in significant ways. Some sections of the course will compare and contrast a region’s political systems in general, whereas others may be more specialized topically. Theoretical foci include political economy, institutions, policymaking, development, foreign policy, and political culture.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7244 - International Political Violence
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the impacts of terrorism and political violence on the world system. The pressures of globalization have caused significant changes in the abilities of terrorists to take on action of global importance.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7250 - Government and Business
A study of the impact that the public and private sectors exert on one another. The seminar will focus on governmental regulation of business, government’s role as referee of commercial disputes, business’s influence on public policy making, and the opportunity for the rank and file of the public and labor to influence decision making by elected officials and management.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7290 - Ethics for Public Service
A study of ethical and unethical behavior in the public service. Topics will include legal standards, mores affecting ethical behavior, corruption, whistle-blowing, privacy, equity, and the countervailing demands for government activism and individualism.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
POLS 7200 with C or greater
Hours:
3
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POLS 7300 - Public Budgeting
An examination of the development and structure of the public financial sectors, the principles and roles of operating and capital budgets in public organizations, and the relationships between funding mechanisms and public policy. The course includes an introduction to public economics and financial reporting.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
POLS 7200 with C or greater
Hours:
3
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POLS 7320 - Public Policy Analysis
A study of models explaining the development of public policies and of empirical methods of analyzing and evaluating public policy. The course includes discussions of principles of strategic planning and public economics, designs for conducting policy research, and ethics as a criterion of sound public policy.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7350 - Grand Strategy and Strategic Thought
This course examines strategic thinking in the international system from both a security and policy standpoint. Students will be exposed to such classic strategic thinkers as Clausewitz, Sun-Tzu, Mahan, and Jomini along with modern strategists as Colin Gray and Edward Luttwak. This course will also focus on how states create and use statements of grand strategy and the role of strategic culture for influencing how states act in the system
Hours:
3
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POLS 7360 - The Legal and Ethical Environment of Public Administration
This course introduces the basic legal framework of administration organization and the rules governing administrative powers and their exercise. The legal procedures for the enforcement of bureaucratic responsibility in the democratic state will be examined. The course examines the ethical theories and applications in the public sector and values in the context of public administration.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7380 - Public Personnel Administration
Study of systems of employee recruitment, appointment, career development, reductions in force, and termination of employment in the public service. Employee-management relations, including public-employee unions, will be examined. Fair employment practices will be discussed.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
POLS 7200 with C or greater
Hours:
3
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POLS 7400 - Research Methods for Public Administrators
This course is an introduction to research methods and techniques used by public administrators. The course covers descriptive statistics, contingency tables, and other statistical procedures such as simple regression that are commonly found in applied research and frequently used by public managers. This course emphasizes methods, design, analysis and application rather than calculation of statistics.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7410 - Capstone Seminar in Public Administration
This course provides an examination and critical analysis of important theories, concepts, and current issues relevant in the field of public administration. The course is design as a culmination of the topics and issues covered in the MPA core curriculum.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: POLS 7202 and approval of MPA Coordinator
Hours:
3
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POLS 7420 - Seminar in Intergovernmental Administration
Seminar examining the laws, regulations, processes, and results that are involved in administering programs jointly involving the various levels of government in the United States.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
POLS 7200 with C or greater
Hours:
3
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POLS 7460 - Local Government Administration
An examination of the characteristic managerial problems of the several functions of local government such as police, fire, health, social services, transportation, traffic, public works, parks, recreation, and zoning.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
POLS 7200 with C or greater
Hours:
3
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POLS 7500 - Research Practicum
Students will conduct research to address a specific public administration issue within their respective organizations or a public organization that the student and the MPA program coordinator choose for the research practicum.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: POLS 7202 and POLS 7400
Hours:
3
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POLS 7580 - Raising Funds & Attracting Grants
A survey of methods and strategies of implementing a fund-raising program and applying successfully for grants. Students are encouraged to complete POLS 6380 before or while taking POLS 7580.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7600 - Statistics for Public Management
Study of quantitative methods oriented toward decision- making in the public sector. Probability and statistical inference will be introduced. Methods for determining associations between interval-, ordinal-, and nominal- level variables will be presented, including chi-square, gamma, lambda, and linear regression. Research methods and forecasting will be discussed.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7640 - Information Technology for Public Management
Study of the use of computer technology in public management. Topics include operating systems, word processing, spreadsheet applications, statistical applications and the role of computers in such public-management functions as capital and human resource management. The impact of computers on management, labor and clients will be examined.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7650 - Public and Private Partnerships
This course examines the linkages that have developed between the public and private sectors in the delivery of goods and services in the United States. The course examines the context of privatization and the different forms of public-private partnerships practiced in the United States. Topics covered in this course include the public-private dichotomy, the provisions of public goods, market and government failures, models of privatization and the future of public-private partnerships.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7660 - Information & Operations Management
This course presents two approaches to operating a public or nonprofit agency productively. One approach involves the use of information technology with such software as Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access. The other approach involves the application of operations management for optimizing the efficiency of the agency. Operations- management methods include linear programming, computer simulation, job design, facility location, forecasting, aggregate planning, inventory control, scheduling and quality assurance.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7670 - Collaboration
This course examines the fundamental concepts of intra-sectoral and cross-sectoral collaboration. Students examine issues pertaining to collaboration as practiced in, and by, the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Topics include distinctions between cooperation, coordination, collaboration, issues of public management within these arrangements, governance, accountability, and outcomes.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7680 - The Role of Nonprofits in Society
This course focuses on the purpose of nonprofit organizations, the impact that nonprofits have on society, the functions of nonprofit governance and management, and the relationship of nonprofit organizations with other entities in their environment. Topics include the management of paid and volunteer staff members, nonprofit marketing, public relations, fund-raising, and international nonprofit activity.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7700 - Perspectives on Military Leadership
This course examines the leadership skills and styles that provide direction to military personnel during peacetime, crimes, and warfare. The course provides perspectives from experienced military officers and scholars about leadership. Topics include internationalization, management of operations, leadership approaches to turbulent environments, and delegation of authority.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7710 - Military Policy and Administration
This course explores policy made for and by military organizations and the manner in which military organizations administer the policies. Topics include the military’s relationships with the political branches of government, decision-making, information and operations management, human-resource management, financial resources, accountability, and adaptation to changing environments. Readings and assignments will guide the student in assessing the appropriate management of civilians, troops, and resources in peacetime and combat situations.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7720 - Comparative Analysis of Military and Civilian Public Management
This course explores the comparison between the two modes of professional activity. Students will explore the elements of military leadership that are transferrable to civilian public management and evaluate what an experienced military leader must do to transition to service as an administrator on the civilian side of national, state, or local government.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7730 - Political Science Seminar
A seminar on a contemporary topic or a topic of specialized interest. The topic varies in light of current political events and literature.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7800 - Readings Civil Lib&Jud Process
This course is designed to further a student’s knowledge of constitutional law and judicial processes. It assumes a basic understanding of these areas. Most work is conducted on an independent basis with guidance from the instructor.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7810 - Administrative Law
Study of the basic legal framework of administrative organization and the rules governing administrative powers and their exercise. The legal procedures for the enforcement of bureaucratic responsibility in a democratic state will be examined.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
POLS 7200 with C or greater
Hours:
3
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POLS 7890 - Public Management
Completion of other core courses and courses in concentration. A capstone course which integrates the study of managerial techniques to develop professionals who are capable of managing public service organizations effectively and ethically. Discussion and practice in strategic planning and financial reporting are included.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7900 - Special Topics in Public Administration
Determined by course content. A seminar on topics which will vary according to instructor and student interest. With a change in topic, this course may be repeated for credit.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7940 - Independent Study in Public Administration
Research conducted by a student under the supervision of a faculty member, with regular conferences between instructor and student. A written research report is required; a copy must be filed in the office of the MPA Program Coordinator before a final grade is recorded.
Hours:
1 - 9
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POLS 7950 - Independent Study
The student will conduct original research in an area of inquiry in political science under the supervision of a faculty member. An analytical, comprehensive research paper is required.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7980 - Internship in Public Service
The advanced MPA student once obtaining a placement in a public service organization, will gain on-site experience and utilize skills obtained in the academic setting. The placement will involve a minimum of 10 weeks of full-time activity under supervision by a qualified manager.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Corequisite: POLS 7890
Hours:
3
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PSYC 5181 - Psychology of Aging
The Psychology of Aging course is designed to provide an introduction and overview of research findings for introductory level graduate and upper-level undergraduate students. Course content is designed to provide a general overview of the domain of psychology and aging with an emphasis on critical evaluation of research. Accordingly, we will examine aging research and practice to obtain a general picture of the far-ranging contributions of both academic and applied psychology to later life and show how psychological research translates into practice.
Hours:
3
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PSYC 6060 - Health Psychology
A survey of the role of psychological factors in the promotion and maintenance of health, the prevention and treatment of illness and dysfunction, and in the operation of the health care system.
Hours:
2
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PSYC 6070 - Statistics for Behavioral Sci
A survey of the statistics which are the most frequently used in the behavioral sciences. Particular emphasis will be placed on analysis of variance techniques, non-parametric techniques will also be covered. Primary concern will be with computation, interpretation, and application.
Hours:
3
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PSYC 6080 - Research Methods
A course designed to introduce students to experimental methods applied to the behavioral sciences. Basic statistics, analysis and experimental design will be presented. Laboratory time will be spent designing, implementing, and analyzing research projects. Pre-requisite: PSYC 6070
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
PSYC 6070 with C or greater
Hours:
3
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PSYC 6090 - History and Systems
An integrative course emphasizing the origins and background of the science of behavior. Important contributors and their schools of thought will be studied and related to the present systematic developments.
Hours:
3
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PSYC 6150 - Social Psychology
A survey of the impact of the social environment on human behavior. The course includes the following topics: aggression, altruism, attitude change, audience effects, conformity, group dynamics, interpersonal attraction, leadership, sex roles, and social perception.
Hours:
3
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PSYC 6200 - Advanced Developmental
An in-depth study of the physical, social, behavioral, self concept, language, cultural, and cognitive aspects of human development across the life span. Research, methodology, and applications will be emphasized.
Hours:
3
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PSYC 6230 - Physiological Psychology
A comprehensive study of the neuro-anatomical basis of complex behavioral processes. Emphasis is given to providing an overview of how neurological and other bodily processes produce and control behavior and how behavior influences neurological processes. Personality is viewed from the perspective of the morphological, physiological, and psychological approaches. The relationship between the internal environment and behaviors such as food intake control, mating behavior, neural action, emotion, etc., will be discussed.
Hours:
3
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PSYC 6250 - Sensation and Perception
Appraisal of traditional and contemporary psychophysical models of sensation and perception. A study of sensory systems emphasizing behavioral significance of the brain. Emphasis is on the general characteristics of the senses, color perception, illusions, perceptual learning, and attention.
Hours:
3
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PSYC 6280 - Individual Differences
A study of the development of behavior including personality differences, gender differences, neural and hormonal mechanisms, and physiological and functional differences.
Hours:
2
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PSYC 6310 - Learning and Cognition
Empirical, theoretical, and applied topics in classical, operant, and observational learning are presented in conjunction with current cognitive research including perception, attention, memory, thinking, and language development.
Hours:
3
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PSYC 6430 - Theories of Personality
A survey and evaluation of the major theories of personality development and related research and applications.
Hours:
3
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PSYC 6530 - Abnormal Psychology
Introduction to the study of the mental disorders as presented in the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Current and historical approaches to conceptualization and treatment will be included.
Hours:
3
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PSYC 6600 - The Psychology of Women
This course will cover a variety of psychological issues that specifically concern women. Topics will include sexual messages, suffrage, eating disorders, health issues, abortion, domestic violence, rape, motherhood, and social comparisons, among others.
Hours:
3
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PSYC 6650 - Group Dynamics
The study of the psychology of small group behavior. The topics covered include: situational, physical, and personality factors as they relate to group formation, interaction, and performance.
Hours:
3
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PSYC 6690 - Organizational Behavior
Cross listed as BADM 6690. The study of public and private sector organizations and role of personality, group dynamics internal political influences, interpersonal communications, and ethical behavior.
Hours:
3
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PSYC 6750 - Internship in Psychology
A hands-on experience in psychology in an experimental (research), educational, mental health, counseling, medical, neuropsychological, business, or related setting.
Hours:
3
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PSYC 6790 - Psychological Testing
An introduction to the theories and practices of psychological assessment. Students will be introduced to the various types of assessment instruments used in psychology (e.g. intelligence, aptitude, ability, vocational personality, etc.). An understanding of the history and development of assessment will lay the foundation for current psychological assessment in research and clinical and counseling settings.
Hours:
3
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PSYC 6840 - Counseling/Clinical Theories
An introduction to contemporary counseling and clinical treatment models and theoretical approached. Students will also explore current interventions in context. Current issues, developments, and reactions will be explored in relation to research and application. Pre-requisite: PSYC 6530 or PSYC 3530
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
PSYC 6530 with C or greater or PSYC 3530 with C or greater
Hours:
3
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PSYC 6860 - Interviewing and Counseling
An introduction to the basic counseling/clinical interviewing techniques, helping skills, and approaches in the counseling process. Students learn to apply various counseling theories and research that have been developed in the context of clinical interviewing. Students also begin to learn the counseling/clinical techniques that build and sustain therapeutic relationships in applied settings. Pre-requisite: PSYC 6530, PSYC 3530 or PSYC 6840
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
PSYC 6530 with C or greater or PSYC 3530 with C or greater or PSYC 6840 with C or greater
Hours:
3
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PSYC 6900 - Psychology Seminar
A capstone course integrating the undergraduate psychology degree program.
Hours:
3
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PSYC 6950 - Independent Study/Psychology
Applied or practical experiences in the area of the student’s interest under the supervision and approval of the Department of Psychology.
Hours:
3
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PSYC 6960 - Psyc Reading and Research
Consent of faculty member and agreement on a reading/research topic are required.
Hours:
3
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PSYC 6970 - Honors Thesis
Minimum 3.0 GPA in psychology. The student develops, collects data/information, assimilates information, and then writes the senior thesis presenting the results.
Hours:
3
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PSYC 7560 - Counseling Children
This course will provide the student with an introduction to the field of counseling children, emphasizing the intervention of play therapy.
Hours:
3
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READ 6300 - Supprtng Lit Dvlpmnt - MS & HS
An overview of theory and research based instructional practices that support the development of content literacy in grades 4-12.
Hours:
3
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READ 6340 - Methods Teaching Composition
This course provides for a study of the objectives and methods for teaching oral and written composition in grades P-8. Instructional methods as they relate to the processes of developing prewriting skills, utilizing varying modes of discourse, revising and editing compositions, and writing across the curriculum will be emphasized. This course also includes a computer component in which the skills needed to integrate work processing within the composition curriculum will be taught.
Hours:
3
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READ 7140 - Creative Communication Arts
This course examines receptive and expressive language, emphasizing listening, speaking, and nonverbal communication skills; the integration of content areas in concert with writing and reading; the role of archetypal symbols in myth, legend and story; and multicultural oral tradition as told through story, song, rhythm, movement, and drama.
Hours:
3
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SIED 6001 - Issues in Science Education
This course addresses contemporary issues in science education. Topics covered include: local, state and federal standards, national reform efforts, technology in instruction, teaching by inquiry, international comparisons of student achievement, alternative assessment strategies, teaching and learning styles and metacognitive teaching/learning strategies.
Hours:
3
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SIED 6002 - Advanced Teaching Meth Sc Educ
Covers the basic features of science instruction - scientific thinking and methodology, curriculum, science process skills, laboratories, goals and objectives, assessment, teaching and learning materials. Provides multiple opportunities for planning, developing and presenting science lessons using different teaching techniques.
Hours:
3
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SIED 6062 - Leadership in Sci Ed/7-12
This course focuses on curriculum materials and development for the upper-middle or secondary teacher. Attention is also directed toward interdisciplinary approaches, student extracurricular and research projects and grant preparation. This is the required pedagogy course for graduate programs in science education. Normally offered Fall semester.
Hours:
3
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SIED 6063 - Integr Studies in Sci Educ
This course focuses on integrating graduate-level skills, content knowledge, and understanding of science education trends and issues to develop an action research project that addresses 6-12 science classroom needs. Attention is also directed toward professional development and manuscript preparation. This is the required capstone course for graduate programs in science education. Offered Spring semester only.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
SIED 6062 with C or greater
Hours:
3
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SIED 6075 - Environmental Ed for Teachers
This course focuses on content and curriculum models in environmental education including basic ecology and the flow of matter and energy through the universe and the interaction of human and natural systems. The target audience is the P-12 teachers or youth leaders interested in infusing environmental education concepts into existing programs.
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3
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SIED 6085 - Case Studies in Science
This is a directed studies course focusing on the science involved in contemporary issues of interest to the general public. Each offering will feature a specific announced topic such as applications of nuclear energy, the flora and fauna of Georgia forests, or understanding water quality and quantity issues. 10 hours of laboratory and/or field trips are included in the course in addition to instructional time. Much of the science content instruction may be delivered by WEB CT.
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1
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SOCI 5481 - Contemporary Issues in Aging
This course examines age as a social construct and aging as a social process. We will explore the effects of societal norms and social institutions on the aging experiences of individuals as well as the effects of qualities of generations and the age structure of a population on a society and its institutions. Students will become familiar with major sociological theories of aging. We will discuss issues of age-related inequality and its confluence with social class, race, and gender inequalities. We will analyze major contemporary issues in aging.
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3
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SOCI 6050 - Race and Ethnicity
An examination of the development and persistence of racial and ethnic cleavages in societies, especially the U.S. Close attention will be given to the historical and economic functions of racism and discrimination, as well as their implications for a pluralistic society.
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3
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SOCI 6100 - Sociological Theory
A survey of the major theoretical concepts of major writers in sociology from Comte to the present.
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3
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SOCI 6150 - Social Stratification
Explores the economic, political and social basis of stratification and inequality in the US today. Attention is given to the origins and nature of social classes as well as other social divisions such as occupation, sex, race, ethnicity, wealth, and power.
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3
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SOCI 6160 - The Family
The American family as a social institution.
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3
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SOCI 6180 - Social Movements & Collective Behavior
An analysis of mass movements and collective protest from a historical and behavioral perspective. Emphasis is on understanding social movements as both agents and products of social change and their relationship to various other forms of collective phenomena.
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3
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