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Through a multidisciplinary approach using concepts drawn from sociology, anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, and history, students will explore the dimensions and interconnectedness of social problems primarily in the United States. Ways to remedy these problems will be addressed. Prerequisite: Recommended introductory Social Science course. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

Students will study the process of leadership from a broad and varied perspective. Leadership will be defined, and will be delineated from the role of the manager. Various leadership theories will be explored, as well as differing approaches to leadership (including small work team leadership, behavioral approaches to leadership, and situational leadership). The characteristics and values of leaders will be explored, as well as leader performance problems and challenges. Students will explore future trends in leadership including its importance in a global context, as well as in regard to their own lives. Prerequisite(s): Good standing in the Applied Behavioral Sciences program. 5 quarter hours

This course is designed to understand, evaluate and apply public discourse in diverse social contexts. Students will analyze and practice professional presentation skills required for formal situations. Effects of communication technologies at the team organizational and societal level will be discussed. Issues in computer-mediated communications will be studied. Key ideas regarding persuasion will be incorporated throughout the course. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Applied Behavioral Sciences Program. Co-prerequisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

This course provides practical experience with a nonprofit, corporate, or government organization relevant to a student's career goals in the field of applied economics. Students apply what they have learned in their courses, with the guidance of a faculty-sponsor, to develop a plan for solving an economic problem or capitalizing on an economic opportunity for their clients. Prerequisites: Senior standing in major or consent of department. 5 quarter hours

This course provides students with an opportunity to reflect systematically about the appropriateness and the limitations of quantitative economic analysis and reasoning methods for the understanding of current socio-economic issues and problems. Topics include the practical and theoretical limits of economic models for understanding the complexities of actual human behavior and an exploration of alternative approaches. Prerequisites: Junior standing in Applied Economics major. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

This course is a survey of the development of social theory from the classic tradition to post-modernism. The legacy of the Enlightenment, the emergence of the scientific study of society, the classic tradition and contemporary social theories will be examined. Theories of social structure and social agency extending from class, ideology, division of labor and bureaucracy to phenomenological insights of knowledge will be studied. Prerequisite: 100-200 level Social Science course. 5 quarter hours. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

This course is a survey of the development of social theory from the classic tradition to early modernism. The Enlightenment, the emergence of the scientific study of society, and the classic tradition of social theory will be examined. Prerequisite: 100-200 level Social Science course. 3 Quarter Hours. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

This course surveys theories of social structure and social agency extending from class, ideology, division of labor and bureaucracy to phenomenological insights of knowledge from the perspectives of contemporary social theories and postmodernism. Prerequisite: 100-200 level Social Science course. 2 Quarter Hours. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

Cultural diversity as it affects issues, policies and the quality of life. 5 quarter hours

This course will focus on legal issues, ethics and end of life issues, elder abuse and professional standards. The course topics will include important discussions for individuals interested in working in professions working with older adults. Prerequisite(s): none This course counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours

This course will focus on understanding the aging process, myths about aging, multicultural issues, client rights, interpersonal communication skills, and accessing community resources. Prerequisite(s): One social science course or department permission. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours

This course will provide students with ways in which to aid their clients in negotiating the long term care system, insurance issues, family systems, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. Systems designed to serve aging adults will be considered from perspectives of the individual, organization, funding sources, and policy makers. Prerequisite(s): One social science course or department permission. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours

In this course, students are introduced to economic models of human behavior. These models, based on the concept of exchange, are used to describe decision-making by the individual, decision-making between two individuals, and decision-making between groups of individuals. Prerequisite(s): Good standing in the ABS program. 5 quarter hours

Students will explore various aspects of managerial and supervisory behavior as they relate to everyday life. Emphasis is placed on practical applications of behavioral science research in the areas of motivation, decision making, problem solving and employee/subordinate development. Students draw on concepts presented in previous program courses to more effectively manage and supervise their personal and professional interactions. Prerequisite(s): Good standing in the Applied Behavioral Sciences program. 5 quarter hours

Students review and reflect on key concepts learned throughout the program, integrating these concepts for future personal and professional applications. 2 quarter hours

Survey of the concepts, methods, and historical foundations of anthropological linguistics, with an emphasis on language, culture and cognition; language variation: dialects, nonstandard forms of language and code switching: speech acts and the ethnography of communication; interethnic communication; discourse strategies; and literacy. Prerequisite: 100-200 level anthropology course. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science or Humanities Area of General Education Requirements.

Cross-Cultural perspectives on the evolution of urban life, the nature of the city, and the ways in which anthropological concepts of cultural diversity and ethnicity ecology, adaptation and change, and folklore are applied to modern society. Prerequisite: 100-200 level anthropology course. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

Comparative perspectives on the nature and meanings of gender in a range of human societies, including perceptions of biological differences and sexual inequality; economic, political, symbolic and aesthetic aspects of culture and gender. Prerequisite: 100-200 level anthropology course. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

An analysis of the evolution of the American economy with emphasis on structure and performance from 1492 to present. Analysis will include demographic, technical, social, and economic changes. Selected themes, periods and economic systems will be explored including colonialism, slavery, civil war, unionism, the Great Depression, industrial revolution, corporate and global capitalism. Prerequisites: LAS250 or LAS255 or equivalent. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

Survey of the techniques and procedures cultural anthropologists use in gathering and presenting ethnographic data and their perceptions of the fieldwork experience. Prerequisite: 100-200 level anthropology course. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

Political theory is concerned with fundamental questions of public life such as, What is justice? Is there an ideal form of government? Can we conceive of, and constitute, the best political order? The answers to many of the most important political questions still remain essentially contested today. Major topics in this course include justice, freedom, equality, political ideology, liberalism, socialism, libertarianism, and conservatism. 5 Quarter Hours. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

This course emphasizes the spatial structure of political behavior including the effects of the economic globalization process, the unexpected eruption of separatist movements among national minorities, the failure of attempts to transplant the European nation-state system to parts of the colonial world, and the importance of geopolitics to the formation of new political orders. Territorial features of states such as frontiers, boundaries, secondary divisions, ethnic/national groupings, and the historical/social- economic factors that affect the form, organization and operation of the state and groupings of states will be examined. 5 Quarter Hours. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

This course examines the foundational aspects of social inequality. It analyzes the extent and forms of social inequality, including political inequality, sex and gender inequality, and racial and ethnic inequality. Explanations and consequences of social inequality will be discussed and the role of social movements, social mobility and status attainment will be analyzed. Counts in the Social Sciences Area of General Education Requirements. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and minimum of two Social Science courses or consent of department. 5 quarter hours

This course focuses on the distribution of power and the tensions that drive modern cities and public officials, while considering racial and ethnic divides, the relationships between government (and public purposes) and private economic interests, and the various needs and goals of elected officials and public sector managers. Theoretical and policy issues as they relate to urban government will be examined. 5 Quarter Hours. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

This course focuses on theoretical controversies and their practical implications surrounding the fundamental questions of how American politics and governmental institutions function. Special emphasis is placed on proposals for institutional reform. Prerequisite(s): Introduction to American Politics course and two additional political science courses or consent of the department. 2-5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

This course focuses on the various means by which states seek to achieve their national security. Special attention is focused on successful and unsuccessful security strategies, and on the threats posed by terrorism, conditions that encourage terrorism, and different options available to states to counter these threats. 5 Quarter Hour Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

This course examines the decision-making process within the government's administrative agencies. It discusses competing goals that agencies face and their effects on policy. The primary goal is to introduce theories and practical mechanisms that will allow the student of public policy to be successful in understanding the challenges that the executive branch of government faces in administering programs. Counts in the Social Sciences Area of General Education Requirements.Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and minimum of two Social Science courses or consent of department. 5 quarter hours

This course focuses on the theory and practice of public policy in the United States. Topics emphasized include how different levels of government formulate, implement, and evaluate public policies. Issues such as interest groups, education, business, the economy, human services, health care, the environment, urban growth and development, and the arts will be addressed. Counts in the Social Sciences Area General Education Requirements. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and minimum of two Social Science courses or consent of department. 5 quarter hours

Public Finance focuses on the activities of government and the means of financing government activities. This course examines the role of the government in the economy, and the influence of government expenditures, regulations, taxes, and borrowing on the use of resources in society and the well-being of its citizens. 5 Quarter Hours. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

The political science internship provides students experience in governmental and related institutions such as interest groups and community organizations involved in public policy and political processes. Internships enable students to integrate classroom learning with practice and understand how decisions are made within the constraints of governmental and non-governmental institutions. Placements are individualized according to student interests and needs. Prerequisites: 30 quarter hours in Political Science courses; consent of internship supervisor and academic supervisor. 5 Quarter Hours.

This internship expands the experiences gained in Political Science Internship I. Prerequisites: Successful completion of Political Science Internship I and consent of an internship supervisor and academic advisor. 2-5 Quarter Hours.

This internship expands the experiences gained in Political Science Internship II. Prerequisites: Successful completion of Political Science Internship II and consent of internship supervisor and academic supervisor. 2-5 Quarter Hours.

This course is an overview of the theory and practice of human resource development directed specifically toward criminal justice organizations and their employees. Consideration is given to topics related to personal development that include, but are not limited to, the building blocks of human resource development, illustrations of the relationships among all the components that constitute the field of human resource development, the various roles and practices of human resource development, organizational learning, organizational development, instructional design, program planning and evaluation, internal consulting, and identifying ways to improve development practice within the organization. Prerequisite(s): LAS211 or permission of the department. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

This course compares international criminal justice systems. Consideration is given to topics related to comparisons that include, but are not limited to, an international perspective on criminal justice, comparative criminology, transnational crime, four primary legal traditions found internationally, and the international perspective of courts, corrections, juvenile justice and policing. Prerequisite(s): LAS206, LAS208, LAS209 or permission of the department. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

An opportunity for students in the social science concentration to engage in independent research and writing on specialized topics with the approval of the faculty. Prerequisite: advanced standing. 2-5 quarter hours

This course is a social science offering of special interest to be studied in depth. The course will cover any topic or topics in the field of social science which are not taught within the regular course offerings. The course may be registered for more than once, since topics vary each term. The combined total quarter hours of LAS495 topics taken cannot exceed 20 quarter hours unless permission is given by the department. Specific topics may count in different areas of social science. Depending on content, this course may count towards the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements. Prerequisite(s): none. 1-5 quarter hours (UG)/ 1-3 semester hours (GR)

Varying in content each term. Open to qualified students in a social science concentration and to other students upon consent of department. Prerequisite: advanced standing 3-5 quarter hours