 Faculty Association |
December 5, 2002 |
| ITEM #1 | -- | FA 02-34: | Submitted by the Academic Programs Committee. |
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Undergraduate
| Psychology | |||
| 02-176 | APC 2 | PSY 4935 | Special Topics Health Psychology |
| This is a change in credit hours, from variable 1-3 to variable 1-4. This course provides a way to explore topics of current importance in psychology. Topics may be initiated by faculty and/or students in consultation with the department chairperson. This course may be repeated up to 12 credits but only four credits may be counted as part of the degree program. May be taken by non-majors. | |||
| 02-177 | APC 1 | CLP 4XXX | Health Psychology ( 3 cr hrs) |
| This course introduces students to the mind-body relationship and the contribution of psychology in understanding health promotion, health care, and the etiology and treatment of physical illness. Representative topics covered in this course include changing health habits, stress and coping, health care utilization, patient-provider relations, and managing chronic illnesses such as heart disease, AIDS, diabetes, and cancer. | |||
| Biology | |||
| 02-184 | APC 1 | BSC 3263 | Marine Biology (3 cr hrs) |
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Justification: Marine biology requires more
advanced background in biology (introduction to anatomy
and physiology offered in BSC2020C), and should be offered
at the 3000 level. The current marine biology course (OCB2003C)
will be deleted from the catalog. |
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| 02-185 | APC 2 | BSC 2003C | Marine Biology |
| Terminate the course. | |||
| Mathematics and Statistics | |||
| 02-250 | APC 1 | MAP 4603 | Operations Research ( 3 cr hrs) |
| This course provides an introduction
to operations research and its applications. Emphasis will
be on linear programming. Applications include topics from
transportation and network problems, stochastic processes,
queuing theory, game theory and decision theory. Students
may not receive credit for MAP 4603 and also for STA 4603. Prerequisites: MAS3103 and STA4321 |
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| 02-251 | APC 1 | STA 4XXX | Categorical Data Analysis (3 cr hrs) |
| The Categorical Data Analysis course
is an introduction to the methods used to analyze the count
data and the life table data. The topics includes data presentation,
rates, life tables and applications of life tables, contingency
tables, multiple 2x2 tables, correlation, logistic regression,
and survival analysis Prerequisites: STA 2014 or STA2023 |
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| 02-252 | APC 1 | MGF 1114 | Mathematics for Teachers II-3 cr |
| This course provides an introduction
to Irrational Numbers and Real Numbers, Elementary Logic,
Number Theory, Proportional Reasoning, Statistics and Analyzing
Data, Probability, and Algebra and Coordinate Geometry Prerequisites: MGF 1113 |
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| 02-253 | APC 1 | MGF 1113 | Mathematics for Teachers I-3 cr |
| This course provides an introduction to Problem-Solving Processes, Strategies for Problem-Solving, Sets and Numeration, Whole Numbers, Integers, Rational Numbers, Geometric Shapes, and Measurement and Geometry. | |||
| 02-249 | APC 3 | BS & BA - Minor in Statistics | |
| Adding a Minor in Applied Statistics: The addition of a minor in applied statistics will be attractive to students from Biological Sciences, Psychology, Political Science, and Sociology and Criminal Justice. | |||
| Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice | |||
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Masters in Applied Sociology |
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| 02-194 | APC 3 | MS in Applied Sociology | |
| This is a request for approval of courses for the new degree Masters of Science in Applied Sociology program to provide training in sociological research and theory, as well as a broad based understanding of applied sociological research and social issues and problems. No new faculty or additional resources are required for the program. | |||
| 02-195 | APC 1 | SYA 6125 | Development of Social Theory (3 Credits) |
| Pre-requisites: Admission to the
program or Permission of Graduate Program Director Co-requisites: none This course surveys the corpus of theoretical works within sociology generally termed "classical" theory. The course traces the history and development of sociological theorizing from its inception to the early 20th century. This course is required for this program. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. No new faculty or additional resources are required for the program. |
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| 02-196 | APC 1 | SYA 6126 | Contemporary Social Theory (3 Credits) |
| Pre-requisites: Admission to the
program or Permission of Graduate Program Director Co-requisites: none This course surveys the development of sociological theory in the 20th century with a particular focus on recent advances in social thought. The course emphasizes the application of contemporary sociological theory to current social problems. This course is required for this program. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. |
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| 02-197 | APC 1 | SYA 6305 | Quantitative Research Methods 1 (3 Credits) |
| Pre-requisites: Admission to the
program or Permission of Graduate Program Director Co-requisites: none This seminar provides a basic, but intensive, introduction to quantitative methods of sociological research. The course will provide students with the ability to formulate research questions, collect quantitative data, prepare data for analysis, and become better able to critically interpret quantitative social science research. The course is a required course for this program. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. |
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| 02-198 | APC 1 | SYA 6306 | Quantitative Research Methods 2 (3 Credits) |
| Pre-requisites: Admission to the
program or Permission of Graduate Program Director Co-requisites: none The course is designed for graduate students to gain advanced training in quantitative data analysis. This course will teach students to organize and summarize important characteristics of data as well as to make inferences about unknown characteristics of a population based on sample data. The course is a required course for this program. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. |
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| 02-199 | APC 1 | SYA 6135 | Population Analysis (3 Credits) |
| Pre-requisites: Admission to the
program or Permission of Graduate Program Director Co-requisites: none This course is designed to examine population change in the U.S. In particular, this course addresses the impact of population change on social program development and delivery. Special emphasis will be placed on how the changing demographic profile impacts U.S. economic and social issues as well as within the global context. This course is a required course for the program. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. |
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| 02-200 | APC 1 | SYA 6315 | Qualitative Research Methods (3 Credits) |
| Pre-requisites: Admission to the
program or Permission of Graduate Program Director Co-requisites: none This course will introduce students to a variety of qualitative research methods, including participant observation, interviews, open-ended surveys, and archival research. Strategies for compiling and organizing data, and using qualitative evidence to support an argument will also be discussed. The course is a required course for this program. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. |
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| 02-201 | APC 1 | SYA 6426 | Urban Sociology (3 Credits) |
| Pre-requisites: Admission to the
program or Permission of Graduate Program Director Co-requisites: none This course examines the ways that sociologists have come to understand the workings of cities, as well as what sociologists have learned about society in general by making the city their object of study. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. |
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| 02-202 | APC 1 | SYA 6535 | Social Stratification (3 Credits) |
| Pre-requisites: Admission to the
program or Permission of Graduate Program Director Co-requisites: none This course provides a sociological introduction to stratification in the United States. Specifically, this course is designed to introduce students to the theoretical base, empirical research and applied aspects of social and economic stratification in U.S. society. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. |
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| 02-203 | APC 1 | SYA 6545 | Organizations and Work (3 Credits) |
| Pre-requisites: Admission to the
program or Permission of Graduate Program Director Co-requisites: none The purpose of this course is to introduce the major theoretical approaches used to study and understand complex formal organizations and work. This will include the assessment of various administrative, management, and organizational theories and their application. Focus will be on the structure, internal processes, and environments of different forms of organization, how these influence the effectiveness of organizations, and how they impact on jobs, occupations, and the labor process. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. |
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| 02-204 | APC 1 | SYA 6605 | Community and Society (3 Credits) |
| Pre-requisites: Admission to the
program or Permission of Graduate Program Director Co-requisites: none This course examines community from a sociological perspective, including theoretical explanations of community cohesion and change, methods of studying community, and exemplars of community studies. The course will also address community organization and economic development, including organizing by communities of interest, as well as contemporary claims that community in the U.S. is under threat. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. |
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| 02-205 | APC 1 | SYA 6657 | Evaluation and Program Analysis (3 Credits) |
| Pre-requisites: Admission to the
program or Permission of Graduate Program Director Co-requisites: none The course provides a sociological introduction to evaluation and program analysis. This course is designed to introduce students to the theoretical base and practical application issues of evaluation research. In this course students will examine a number of evaluation studies that incorporate a variety of research methodologies. The course is a required course for this program. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. |
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| 02-206 | APC 1 | SYA 6706 | Race Relations (3 Credits) |
| Pre-requisites: Admission to the
program or Permission of Graduate Program Director Co-requisites: none This course is designed to provide students with a sociological overview of the history of racial and ethnic relations in American Society, and to critique the social, economic and political consequences this history has had on various racial and ethnic populations. It will examine the role of British Colonial settlers and the adjustments of subsequent immigration groups, emphasis on relative adjustment to the dominant group, conflict among and between various groups, and their influence on the nature of American culture in religion, politics, economics and education. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. |
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| 02-207 | APC 1 | SYA 6735 | Sociology of Aging (3 Credits) |
| Pre-requisites: Admission to the
program or Permission of Graduate Program Director Co-requisites: none This course is an introduction to the sociological study of aging. During the semester we will deconstruct stereotypes of the aged, analyze the changes we face as we grow older and how individuals adapt to such change, analyze family relationships which include care-giving relationships, discuss health and financial security issues, and analyze how government policy will be affected by changes in the age structure of our society. All of the topics above will be placed in an historical and cross-cultural context. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. |
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| 02-208 | APC 1 | SYA 6XXX | Sociological Approaches to Culture (3 Credits) |
| Pre-requisites: Admission to the
program or Permission of Graduate Program Director Co-requisites: none The course provides an introduction to how sociologists understand the role of culture in social life, drawing on contributions from scholars working in the Production of Culture tradition, as well as Cultural Studies. The course will also examine theoretical approaches to culture. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. |
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| 02-209 | APC 1 | SYA 6XXX | Environment and Society (3 Credits) |
| Pre-requisites: Admission to the
program or Permission of Graduate Program Director Co-requisites: none The course provides a sociological approach to environmental problems. Specifically, the course examines four central issues surrounding environmental problems: the nature, scope, and social consequences of environmental problems; the human causes of environmental problems; the human responses to environmental problems; and an alternative way of thinking about and responding to environmental problems. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. |
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| 02-210 | APC 1 | SYA 6XXX | Social Change and Development (3 Credits) |
| Pre-requisites: Admission to the
program or Permission of Graduate Program Director Co-requisites: none The course provides a critical examination of major problems confronting less developed countries. Specifically, problems of growth, equity, and environmental sustainability are situated in a critical perspective emphasizing modernization, dependency, and world-system theories. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. |
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| 02-211 | APC1 | SYA 6909 | Directed Independent Study (3-6 Credits) |
| Pre-requisites: Admission to the
program or Permission of Graduate Program Director Co-requisites: none This course is designed to allow students to address issues and or subject matter associated with the program in a style and/or depth not presented in primary course listings and/or to conduct independent based research on these areas. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. |
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| 02-212 | APC1 | SYA 6975 | Master Thesis (3-6 Credits) |
| Pre-requisites: Permission of Graduate
Program Director Co-requisites: none This course is required for students using the Masters Thesis Exit Option for the degree. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course. |
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| Communications and Visual Arts | |||
| Undergraduate | |||
| 02-218 | APC3 | SYA 6909 | BS: Communications: All Tracks |
| This proposal is to add the "Honors in the Major in Mass Communications." The Honors in Mass communications program will serve as an upper division extension of the University Honors Program. A new program being offered in association with the Honors Program that enables Mass Communications students to engage in honors research. One new course is being added: MMC 4xxx Honors Research in Mass Communications. | |||
| 02-219 | APC1 | MMC 4XXX | Honors Research in Mass Communication |
| Honors Research in Mass communications
enables students to conduct research in Mass communications
under the direct supervision of qualified faculty. Students
develop their ideas, conduct appropriate research, and write
an extended research report. GPA of 3.5, enrollment in Honors
Program, and enrollment in BS in Mass Communications required. Pre-Requisites: Admission to Honors in the Major - Mass communication, MMC3422 and MMC3105 with a "B" or higher. |
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| 02-220 | APC1 | MMC 3XXX | International Study in Communications |
| Students can earn up to six hours
of credit through the study abroad of the international issues
involved in both interpersonal and mass communication. Prior
approval, awarded on a case-by-case basis, is necessary. The
course may be repeated for credit. The content of the course
varies with offering. Pre-Requisites: None |
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| 02-221 | APC1 | RTV 3XXX | Broadcast Management |
| Students will learn the economic
activities and management techniques of various aspects of
the broadcast industry by studying business structures and
practices of radio and television operations in differing
markets. Pre-Requisites: RTV 3000, MMC 3422 |
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| 02-222 | APC1 | RTV 3XXX | Producing TV News |
| Students will learn the skills most
in demand by broadcasters, functioning as Producers and Writers
behind the scenes in creating Radio and Television news programs
for broadcast and cable at both the network and local level. Pre-Requisites: RTV 3000, MMC 3422 |
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