Jun 15, 2024

2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

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	SEVI 430 - Basic Orientation and Mobility for Teachers of Persons with Visual Impairments Emphasis on concept development, sensory skills, organizational techniques, precane skills, and a full range of mobility options. Exploration of historical background and current issues in orientation and mobility. Includes blindfold and simulator experience. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Consent of department. Credits: 3
	SEVI 440 - Communication Systems Used By Persons with Visual Impairments Techniques in teaching the use of communications systems developed or adapted for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Includes methods for teaching braille, typing, script, note-taking, sound reproduction systems, listening skills, electronic reading devices, and calculation with emphasis on abacus usage. Laboratory experiences. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SEVI 410 and SEVI 420; or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SEVI 441 - Instructional Systems for Use of Low Vision in Educational Settings Procedures for assessing the functional vision of students with low vision. Instructional techniques in maximizing use of low vision, including principles of basic optics, visual development and perception, specific skills training, application of low-vision devices, and environmental modifications in educational settings. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SEVI 410 or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SEVI 442 - Instructional Systems for Teaching Students Who Are Visually Impaired Methods, materials, and techniques employed in the assessment and instruction of learners with visual impairments. Emphasis on curriculum planning and adaptation of subject matter areas. Includes preschool through high school and learners with multiple disabilities. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SEVI 400 and SEVI 410 and SEVI 420 and SEVI 421 and SEVI 430 and SEVI 440 and SEVI 441 and SEVI 450 and SEVI 480; or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SEVI 443 - Teaching Activities of Daily Living to Persons with Visual and Multiple Disabilities Methods of teaching grooming, eating, and personal and home management to children, youth, and adults with visual and multiple disabilities. Emphasis on home, school, work, and leisure skills. Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week. Credits: 3
	SEVI 447 - Collaboration Among School Professionals Working with Students with Visual and Multiple Impairments Specific techniques related to inservice training, and team teaching in inclusive settings. Interrelationships between and among families and specialists working with individuals with visual and multiple impairments in the educational system. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Consent of department. Credits: 3
	SEVI 450 - Assistive Technology for Individuals with Visual Impairments Includes laboratory experience with selected hardware and software. May not be repeated as SEVI 550. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SEVI 420 or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SEVI 480 - Field Experience in Special Education: Vision Impairments Supervised observation and teacher-directed experiences with children who are visually impaired in culturally and educationally diverse settings. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Consent of department. Credits: 4
	SEVI 484 - Student Teaching in Elementary Special Education: Vision Impairments Supervised observation and teacher-directed experiences with students who are visually impaired in diverse cultural and educational settings. Students must satisfy the regulations governing student teaching. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Completion of professional education and related course work; or consent of department. Credits: 6
	SEVI 485 - Student Teaching in Secondary Special Education: Vision Impairments Supervised observation and teacher-directed experiences with students who are visually impaired in cultural and educational settings. Students must satisfy the regulations governing student teaching. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Completion of professional education and related course work; or consent of department. Credits: 6
	SOCI 170 - Introduction to Sociology Basic survey of major substantive areas within sociology including key contributions to our understanding of the complex social world. Concepts and methods used by sociologists. Credits: 3
	SOCI 250 - Contemporary Social Institutions Examination of the continuity, interrelationships, and change in social organization and institutions in American and other societies. Credits: 3
	SOCI 260 - Introduction to Social Psychology How people are socialized in terms of the norms and values of their societies and how norms and values influence societal change. Introduces students to the basic research and methods of social psychological inquiry. Credits: 3
	SOCI 270 - Social Problems Why social problems occur and how society can work toward correcting them. Exploration of how different value premises and social theories lead to distinctive ways of addressing social problems. Issues such as poverty, crime, homelessness, intergroup conflicts, and sexual identity discrimination provide case materials for these explorations. Use of this approach to examine underlying structural problems such as economic restructuring, the overall health and aging of the population, and urban change and decline. Credits: 3
	SOCI 288 - Criminology Examination of the nature of crime and delinquency, crime statistics, and criminal behavior. Emphasis on social causes and theories of crime. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, and at least sophomore standing, or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 289 - The Criminal Justice System Overview of the relationships among the system’s parts, including law, police, courts, prisons, and other agencies of coercive control. Examination of the flow of clients through the system, and relationships of the system to external institutions and social influences. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, and at least sophomore standing, or consent of the department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 290 - Fields of Social Work Fields and opportunities of social work in public and in private social agencies. Descriptive comparison of the types of social work, including case work and group work. Visits to selected social agencies. Credits: 3
	SOCI 300 - Foundations of Sociology Fundamentals of theory, methods, and scholarly writing as they apply to a sociological perspective. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 301 - Classical Sociological Theory Examination of the major theorists and varied approaches to social phenomena from the 19th and 20th centuries that gave rise to the discipline of sociology. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 300 or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 302 - Contemporary Sociological Theory Examination of contemporary sociological theories and theorists, with special attention paid to the development of theory from the mid-20th century onward. Focus given to the way major issues facing contemporary society relate to changes in the intellectual enterprise of sociology. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 301 or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 329X - International NGOs and Globalization Crosslisted as ANTH 429X and CLCE 429. Review of the history of international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) particularly changes since the advent of neoliberal globalization beginning in the late 1980s that heralded an “NGO boom.” Examination of the political roles of INGOs and challenges negotiating multiple relationships with communities, governments, and social movements. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Junior standing or consent of instructor. Credits: 3
	SOCI 330 - Animals and Society Application of sociological theories and concepts to the various roles that animals play in society. Examination of the nature of the human-animal bond. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of the department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 335 - Immigration Crosslisted as GEOG 335X. Examines the national and international dynamics of migration, the causes and effects of migration, migration policies, and the experiences of immigrant communities in the United States and beyond. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 352 - Population Structure and characteristics: fertility, mortality, morbidity, migration, and change; techniques of analysis; discussion of populations, family planning, and other policies of developing and developed countries. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 353 - Sociology of Education Relationship of the educational system to the social structure; changing function of education in society; impact of education on technological changes and social mobility; comparison of systems in various cultures. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 354 - Families and Social Change Introduction to family sociological and historical research, focusing on the diversity and adaptability of families in changing contemporary American society. Emphasis on how large social trends and forces such as economic transitions, governmental policies, and societal values and beliefs affect families as units and family members as individuals. Attention given to understanding the dynamic social construction of gender within and outside of families. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 355 - Sociology of Religion Development of religious groups and institutions; cultural variation in religious beliefs and behavior; the sectarian society and the denomination in relation to social structure and social change. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 356 - Health, Aging, and Society Examination of the social aspects of health and aging. Emphasis on health and aging as socially constructed, and social structures that constrain health and aging. Topics include inequality in morbidity, mortality, and the aging process; the social organization of health and aging services; caregiving; end-of-life issues; health financing and policy. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270; or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 357 - The Sociology of Gender Introduction to the current body of theory and research on gender from a critical social science perspective. Evaluates differences between biological maleness and femaleness and the social construction of contemporary gender identity. Emphasis on everyday processes of gender, including experiences of diverse populations across a range of social institutions. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 361 - Race and Ethnicity Analysis of the social and cultural patterns that structure the lives of ethnic and racial groupings in American society; impact of social change and conflict upon minoritymajority relations; present trends in ethnic/racial identity and identity crises of selected ethnic and racial groups. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 363 - Sociology of the Military Analysis of the impact of military institutions and war upon nations and international relations. Examination of professional and organizational aspects of military institutions and their relationships to civilian society. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 364 - Environmental Sociology Relationship of the physical environment (“natural” and “built”) to human behavior and social structure. Topics include population and urbanization, technological development, energy resources, housing, architectural design, natural disasters, occupational health and safety, industrial waste and pollution, and changes in agricultural production. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 375 - Sociology of Organizations Application of various sociological theories in explaining structures of organizations and behaviors of individuals within organizations. Comparisons between types of organizations–schools, administrative bureaucracies, social service, volunteer, and business. Examples drawn from both American and non-American settings. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 377A - Sociological Inquiry I The logic, philosophy, and ethics of scientific inquiry applied to understanding social phenomena. An introduction to ethnographic methods, including techniques of field observation, focus groups, in-depth interviewing, and comparison of methods. Practice in grounded theory and other qualitative methods of data analysis. Laboratory experience in techniques of information searches, electronic communication, and organizing observations. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 300 or consent of department. Credits: 4
	SOCI 377B - Sociological Inquiry II Review of the logic, philosophy, and ethics of scientific inquiry. Definition and construction of variables. Introduction to hypothesis construction and testing, sampling techniques, experiment design, survey methods, quantitative data analysis, and comparison of methods. Practice in using data sets to investigate analytic questions. Laboratory experience in techniques of data management, descriptive and inferential analysis, and model testing. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 300 or consent of department; STAT 208 or STAT 301 or STAT 350 or UBUS 223. Credits: 4
	SOCI 379 - Collective Behavior and Social Movements History and analysis of spontaneous crowd behavior: mobs, panic, riots. History, theories, and strategies of community organizing and large scale social protest movements. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of department.. Credits: 3
	SOCI 380 - Deviance in Society Social deviance as a concept, including theory and research in mechanisms of social control, the social construction of norms, and norm violation as well as societal reactions to deviant behavior. The process of becoming a deviant, deviant subcultures, and their impact on individuals and society. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 382 - Terrorism, Hate Groups, and Homeland Security A global sociological perspective to survey international and domestic forms of terrorism, hate crimes/groups, extremism, and counter-terrorism. Video, websites, and readings/writings used to develop an understanding of the who, what, when, where, why, and how of groups as diverse as Al Qaeda, Irish separatists, the KKK, and many others from around the world, as well as what can (and cannot) be done about them. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of the department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 384 - Police in a Democratic Society Examination of the police, their organization, and their functions with attention to political and social factors that affect their activities. Police relations with the community and particularly with minority groups; the problems of brutality, corruption, and political involvement. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270; SOCI 289; or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 385 - Gangs and Gang Behavior Examines the nature and dynamics of gangs and gang behavior in the United States. Focuses on the problem of defining gangs and gang behavior, the extent of gang and gang behavior, and the time trends of gangs and gang behavior, the commonalities and variability in gangs and gang behavior, the link between gangs and criminal behavior, and an understanding of the structure, logic, and limitations of empirical social research on gangs. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of the department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 386 - Peace and Social Justice Examination of the contemporary and historical forms of peace and social justice from the sociological perspective. Analysis of the nature, origins, and types of social conflict and violence–ranging from the interpersonal to the international. Examination of the social and cultural sources of war and peace; the process and conditions for the peaceful resolution of conflicts; peacemaking as a form of everyday life; and social justice as the foundation for a peaceful society. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 388 - Punishment and Corrections History of punishment and corrections, with emphasis on the administration and functions of prisons, including custody, institutional programs, and inmate subcultures. Examination of the alternatives to incarceration, including probation and parole. May include visits to adult prisons. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270; SOCI 289; or consent of the department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 390 - Internship in Sociology Work as an intern in an agency engaged in activities related to sociology. Readings and the preparation of a paper under the supervision of a faculty member in the department. May be repeated once, but no more than 3 hours of credit may be applied toward the major. S/U grading. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Junior or senior standing and consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 392 - Organizing for Social Action Social problem analysis and organizing skills for societal change. Approaches to solving social problems other than those encompassed within conventional social, economic, and governmental programs. Strategies of community organizations and social protest movements. May include a service-learning component. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270 or consent of department. Recommended: SOCI 375. Credits: 3
	SOCI 395 - Contemporary Topics in Sociology Selected topics in the analysis of contemporary social phenomena. Topics vary each semester. May be taken a total of three times as topic changes. Enrollment in multiple sections of SOCI 395 in a semester is permitted. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 401X - Third Clinical Secondary School Experience in History/Social Sciences Crosslisted as ANTH 401X, ECON 401X, GEOG 401X, HIST 401, POLS 401X, and PSYC 401X. Discipline-based clinical experiences for prospective secondary teachers in history and social sciences. Observations, evaluation, and practicum on methods and problems in teaching in the discipline. Includes a minimum of 40 clock hours of supervised and formally evaluated experiences in the particular setting likely for the student teaching experience. S/U grading. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Consent of department. CRQ: ANTH 496X or ECON 496X or GEOG 496X or HIST 496 or POLS 496X or PSYC 496X or SOCI 496X. Credits: 1-2
	SOCI 441 - The Urban Community Growth of cities; urban structures and urban interaction; influence of demographic factors and social change on urban forms; social problems and planning in urban areas. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 300. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 450 - Social Inequality The causes and consequences of multiple sources of inequality across social institutions and social locations. Empirical, theoretical, and methodological issues are examined and critically assessed. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 300. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 451 - Medical Sociology In-depth examination of health, illness, and medical care from a sociological perspective. Attention given to the structure of social relationships and how they relate to health, illness, and the medical institutions in society. The social meanings of health, illness, and medical care will be studied individually and structurally, including a global perspective. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 300. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 452 - Women’s Health Issues Critical analysis of selected health issues that affect the life experiences of women. Emphasis on feminist theories and the intersections of race, class, and culture to interpret these health-related experiences of women. A culminating experience integrating theory, research, and scholarly writing is required. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 300. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of the department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 457 - Families in Global Perspective Examination and comparison of the diverse family institutions in selected societies, focusing on economic, sociodemographic, and cultural factors that are essential in shaping the changing forms, functions, and internal dynamics of families and households. Attention given to influences of the global economy, the status of women and children, gender roles within and outside of families, and tensions between family household economics and wage labor in the global market. A culminating experience-integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing-is required. Recommended: SOCI 354. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 300. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 458 - Sociology of Work A critical analysis of work in a capitalist system. Includes issues of mobility, discrimination, wages, accreditation and bureaucratization, technology and de-skilling, outsourcing, and mobilization. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 300. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 459 - Political Sociology Examines the interface of policies and society with an emphasis on the linkages of political institutions and other social institutions, in particular, power structures, the role of the state, and political and social elites. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 300. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 460 - Social Structure and the Life Course Aging as a lifelong process of development through socially structured, historically conditioned stages. Topics include cohort differences, role transitions, intergenerational relations, and age norms. Emphasis on stages prior to old age. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 300. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 463 - Topics in Social Psychology Treatment of recent developments in social psychology. Possible topics include social influence processes; attitude formation and change; leadership; group dynamics; personality in social structures; person perception and attribution processes. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 260 and SOCI 300. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 464 - Sociology of Mental Health and Illness Examination of the definition, experience, and social distribution of mental health and illness, particularly in the United States. Emphasis on social factors as sources of distress and mental illness. Focus includes the stigma of mental illness and how mental illness is managed by treatment and legal systems. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 300. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 465 - Sociology of Everyday Life Uses symbolic interactionist theory to examine the ways in which taken-for-granted aspects of everyday life such as public space, the workplace, home and family, and popular culture are shaped by microlevel processes. A culminating experience—integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing—is required. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 260, SOCI 300. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 475 - Health Organizations and Health Care Systems Social structure and social relations in provider settings, including but not limited to hospitals, public health, ambulatory care, and nursing homes. Emphasis on differences in financing, utilization, staffing, and relations with other social institutions. Comparison of health care systems in the U.S. and selected other nations. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 300, CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 480 - Communities and Crime Examination of various theories and empirical research regarding the community context of crime, criminality, and crime prevention. Consideration of related policy implications. A culminating experience—integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing—is required. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 288, SOCI 300. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 482 - Sociology of Death and Dying Systematic study of the last stage of the life course from a sociological perspective. The social organization of dying and death across time and culture; in various institutional settings; as the result of social, political, and environmental factors; and as experienced by self and others, including the elderly and children. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 300. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 485 - Law and Society Law as a social institution, including the origins of law and its relationship to other social institutions, social control, and social change. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 300. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 487 - Gender and Crime Relationships between gender and crime, internationally and nationally. Trends in female and male crime and victimization; the treatment of women and men in criminal justice systems. May include visits to appropriate agencies. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 300; and SOCI 288 or SOCI 357. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department.. Credits: 3
	SOCI 488 - Juvenile Delinquency Social and psychological factors in delinquent behavior; causation, prevention, and rehabilitation; the role of community agencies; the juvenile court. May include visits to juvenile correctional agencies. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 288, SOCI 300, SOCI 381. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 490 - Independent Study in Sociology Special readings and topics in sociology. Open only to senior majors in sociology with a GPA of 3.00 or higher. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours. A culminating experience integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing is required. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Consent of department. Credits: 1-3
	SOCI 492 - Comparative Criminology Historical and comparative analysis of crime and the criminal justice system in Europe, the United States, developing countries, and socialist societies. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 288, SOCI 289, SOCI 300. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 495 - Proseminar in Sociology Selected topics in sociology introduced in response to timely events and/or circumstances or as specialized knowledge in a content area of the discipline. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours as the topic changes. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 300. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
	SOCI 496X - History and Social Science Instruction for Secondary Educators Crosslisted as ANTH 496X, ECON 496X, GEOG 496X, HIST 496, POLS 496X, and PSYC 496X. Organization and presentation of materials for history and social science courses at the secondary levels. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Admission to the history or social science secondary educator licensure program and permission of the Department of History’s office of secondary educator licensure. Credits: 3
	STAT 208 - Basic Statistics Designed to provide students with an understanding of reasoning involved in the statistician’s approach to a variety of problems in modern society. Topics include data collection, descriptive statistics, graphical displays of data, the normal distribution, elementary probability, elements of statistical inference, estimation and hypothesis testing, and linear regression. Not open for credit toward the major or minor in mathematical sciences. Not open for credit to students with credit in an upper-division statistics course or in OMIS 324 or UBUS 223. Not used in major or minor GPA calculation for mathematical sciences majors or minors. Credits: 3
	STAT 301 - Elementary Statistics Introduction to basic concepts in statistical methods including probability, theoretical and empirical distributions, estimation, tests of hypotheses, linear regression and correlation, and single classification analysis of variance procedures. Not available for credit toward the major in mathematical sciences. Not used in major GPA calculation for mathematical sciences majors. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: MATH 206 or MATH 210 or MATH 211 or MATH 229. Credits: 4
	STAT 350 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics Introduction to the basic ideas and fundamental laws of probability including sample spaces, events, independence, random variables, special probability distributions and elementary statistical inference. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: MATH 230. Credits: 3
	STAT 382 - Theory of Interest and Financial Derivatives Learning outcomes of the Exam FM / 2 of the Society of Actuaries / the Casualty Actuarial Society, including rates of interest, present and future values, annuities-certain, perpetuities, stocks, bonds, mutual funds and guaranteed investment contracts. Key techniques in financial mathematics including discounting, accumulation, amortization, and yield rate determination. Modern financial concepts including yield curves, spot and forward rates, duration, convexity, and immunization. Introduction to financial derivatives, forwards, options, futures, swaps, and the principle of no arbitrage. Practice in solving typical problems encountered in the above-mentioned actuarial examinations. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: MATH 230 or consent of division. Credits: 4
	STAT 470 - Introduction to Probability Theory Includes probability spaces, random variables, discrete, continuous, mixed probability distributions, moment generating functions, multivariate distributions, conditional probability, conditional expectation, special distributions, laws of large numbers, and central limit theorem. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: MATH 232 and STAT 350, or consent of division. CRQ: MATH 240 or consent of division. Credits: 3
	STAT 472 - Introduction to Mathematical Statistics Includes distributions of functions of random variables, interval estimation, sufficiency, completeness, point estimation, statistical hypotheses, analysis of variance, and the multivariate normal distribution. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: STAT 470. Credits: 3
	STAT 473 - Statistical Methods and Models I A first course in statistical methods and models including exploratory data analysis and graphical techniques, regression analysis, experimental design and basic sampling techniques. Extensive use of statistical computer packages. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: MATH 211 and STAT 301, or STAT 350, or consent of division. CRQ: STAT 473A. Credits: 3
	STAT 473A - Statistical Computing Packages Introduction to statistical computing with the aid of software packages. Data entry, transformations, simple plots, summary statistics, and statistical procedures. No previous computer experience is required. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: MATH 211 and STAT 301, or STAT 350, or consent of division. CRQ: STAT 473 or consent of division. Credits: 1
	STAT 474 - Statistical Methods and Models II Continuation of STAT 473. Topics include factorial experiments: interactions, nested models, and randomized block designs. Categorical response data analysis: ordinal data, measures of association, Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel Test, logistic regression, and measures of agreement. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: STAT 473 and STAT 473A, or consent of division. Credits: 3
	STAT 478 - Statistical Methods of Forecasting Introduction to forecasting including use of regression in forecasting; removal and estimation of trend and seasonality; exponential smoothing; stochastic time series models; stochastic difference equations; autoregressive, moving average, and mixed models; model identification and estimation; diagnostic checking; and the use of time series models in forecasting. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: STAT 473 or consent of division. Credits: 3
	STAT 479 - Practice of Bayesian Statistics Introduction to Bayesian data analysis and applications with appropriate software. Topics include Bayes Theorem, discrete and continuous single-parameter models, comparison of Bayesian and non-Bayesian inference, multi-parameter and hierarchical models, Bayesian computation including Markov chain simulation, mixture models, Bayesian sample-size determination and applications to modeling data from a wide variety of areas in business, engineering and science. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: STAT 350 and STAT 473, or consent of division. Credits: 3
	STAT 481 - Probabilistic Foundations in Actuarial Science Actuarial populations. Univariate parametric actuarial distributions including Weibull and Pareto. Multivariate actuarial distributions. Exact and asymptotic relationships among these distributions. Mixtures of distributions. Jointly discrete, continuous, and mixed distributions. Moment, cumulant, and probability generating functions. Transformations of variables, and in-depth study of conditioning, for multivariate distributions. Basic theory of individual and collective risk models for aggregate loss from insurance policies. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: STAT 470 or consent of division. Credits: 3
	STAT 483 - Stochastic Processes I Review of probabilistic tools including conditioning for joint distributions. Random sums. Finite-dimensional properties of discrete-time Markov chains. Homogeneous, and non-homogeneous, Poisson and compound Poisson processes. Thinning and summing of independent Poisson processes. Brownian motion processes. Introduction to the SDE and Ito’s lemma. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: STAT 470 or consent of division. Credits: 4
	STAT 484 - Financial Derivatives for Actuaries Crosslisted as ECON 484X. Review of financial derivatives including futures, European and American options and exotic options. Greeks, trading and hedging strategies. Pricing derivative securities with appropriate boundary conditions, including the Black-Scholes formula, binomial trees, lattice models and finite difference methods. Simulation and variance reduction techniques. Interest rate models. Covers the learning outcomes regarding financial models in the exam MFE of the Society of Actuaries (SOA), which is also the Exam 3F of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS). Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: STAT 483 or consent of division. Credits: 3
	STAT 485 - Life Contingencies and Payment Models I Survival-time distributions, and their curtate versions, for one or two lives, possibly dependent, truncated or censored. Mortality tables, aggregate, select and ultimate, and their use in modeling continuous life-time data. Present-value-of-benefit distributions for life insurances and annuities in the single and multiple-decrement models. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: STAT 382 and STAT 470, or consent of division. Credits: 3
	STAT 486 - Life Contingencies and Payment Models II Premium calculations for life insurances and annuities via percentiles and the equivalence principle. Liability calculations for life insurances and annuities via the prospective, retrospective methods. Calculation of reserves for fully-discrete life insurances. Discuss the above for single and multiple-decrement models. Extend the present-value-of-benefit, present-value-of-loss-at-issue, present-value-of-future-loss random variables and liabilities to discrete-time Markov Chain models. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: STAT 485 or consent of division. Credits: 3
	STAT 491 - Programming and Computing in Statistics A study of algorithms useful for implementing computer intensive techniques in statistical inference and probability. Topics include computation of maximum likelihood estimators, bootstrap approximation, randomization and permutation testing techniques, Bayesian techniques, approximation of distribution functions and quantiles, simulation of random variables and stochastic processes. Implementation of the algorithms is achieved using the C++ (or C or FORTRAN) and R programming languages, as well as other specialized statistical computation software. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: STAT 472 and either CSCI 230 or CSCI 240, or consent of division. Credits: 3
	STAT 493 - Special Topics in Statistics Discussion and study of readings on topics of special interest to undergraduate statistics/probability students. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Consent of division. Credits: 1-3
	STAT 495 - Special Topics in Actuarial Science Discussion and study of readings on topics of special interest to undergraduate actuarial students, including preparation for actuarial examinations. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Consent of division. Credits: 1-3
	TECH 175 - Electricity and Electronics Fundamentals Fundamentals of DC and AC circuits, network laws and theorems, passive circuit components, semiconductors, electric machines, and digital systems. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better; and PHYS 150A or PHYS 210. CRQ: TECH 175A. Credits: 3
	TECH 175A - Electricity and Electronics Fundamentals Laboratory Selected laboratory experiments to accompany TECH 175. Prerequisites & Notes CRQ: TECH 175. Credits: 1
	TECH 210 - Engineering Mechanics Principles and application of statics; vector algebra, force systems, centers of gravity, free body analysis, truss systems, moments of inertia. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: PHYS 210 or PHYS 253. CRQ: MATH 229. Credits: 2
	TECH 211 - Computer-Aided Design Basic and intermediate computer-aided drafting through the use of a three dimensional solid modeling software package. Learn how to apply the parametric features of a solid model, to provide an accurate graphical representation of a part, and to effectively capture the design intent. Learn how to create detailed drawings, orthographic projections and assembly representations. Credits: 3
	TECH 212 - Engineering Dynamics Basic principles including friction and motion of a point in both one and two dimensions, as well as rigid body motion. Prerequisites & Notes CRQ: MATH 229 and TECH 210. Credits: 2
	TECH 230 - Principles of Accident Prevention Need for, and status of, safety programs today. Opportunities for meaningful student investigations of contemporary safety programs and problems. Credits: 3
	TECH 231 - Safety Programs Review of federal safety standards and their relationship to occupational safety and health programs. Study of equipment, processes, materials, material handling equipment, chemicals, fire systems, and the work environment related to occupational settings. Credits: 3
	TECH 245 - Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Production Study of environmental and occupational health issues related to the design, manufacture, and application of technology. Analysis of case studies to evaluate potentially adverse outcomes and prevention through compliance with environmental regulations and voluntary standards (EPA, OSHA, ISO). Application and implementation of environmentally sustainable design and manufacturing, and pollution prevention practices. Credits: 3
	TECH 260 - Metal Fabrication Processes Introduction to forming and fabrication processes including welding, mechanical fasteners, and adhesive bonding. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: MATH 155 and TECH 211, or consent of department. Credits: 3
	TECH 262 - Machine Production Processes Detailed study of traditional and contemporary methods of metal machining. Laboratory experience includes the fundamentals of machine tool setup and operation, precision measurement techniques, and machine tool safety, care, and maintenance. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: TECH 211. Credits: 3
	TECH 265 - Basic Manufacturing Processes Introduction to the materials, techniques, and equipment of industrial manufacturing. Emphasis on laboratory demonstration and simulation activities such as machining, welding, casting, and forming operations. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better. Credits: 3
	TECH 270 - Electrical Fundamentals and Circuit Analysis I Introduction to circuit elements and models; Kirchhoff’s laws, Thevenin’s theorem, and Norton’s theorem; maximum power transfer; series and parallel circuits; power triangle; two-port networks; equivalent networks with direct current or sinusoidal current. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better; and TECH 175 with a C or better. CRQ: TECH 270A. Credits: 3
	TECH 270A - Electrical Fundamentals and Circuit Analysis Laboratory I Selected experiments to accompany TECH 270. Prerequisites & Notes CRQ: TECH 270. Credits: 1
	TECH 271 - Electrical Fundamentals and Circuit Analysis II Study of elementary circuits and analysis; resonance and antiresonance circuits; power and energy; frequency responses of coupled circuits, nonsinusoidal waves and filter circuits; electromagnetic-field concept. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: TECH 270. CRQ: MATH 229 and TECH 271A. Credits: 3

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Undergraduate Courses

SEVI 430 - Basic Orientation and Mobility for Teachers of Persons with Visual Impairments

SEVI 440 - Communication Systems Used By Persons with Visual Impairments

SEVI 441 - Instructional Systems for Use of Low Vision in Educational Settings

SEVI 442 - Instructional Systems for Teaching Students Who Are Visually Impaired

SEVI 443 - Teaching Activities of Daily Living to Persons with Visual and Multiple Disabilities

SEVI 447 - Collaboration Among School Professionals Working with Students with Visual and Multiple Impairments

SEVI 450 - Assistive Technology for Individuals with Visual Impairments

SEVI 480 - Field Experience in Special Education: Vision Impairments

SEVI 484 - Student Teaching in Elementary Special Education: Vision Impairments

SEVI 485 - Student Teaching in Secondary Special Education: Vision Impairments

SOCI 170 - Introduction to Sociology

SOCI 250 - Contemporary Social Institutions

SOCI 260 - Introduction to Social Psychology

SOCI 270 - Social Problems

SOCI 288 - Criminology

SOCI 289 - The Criminal Justice System

SOCI 290 - Fields of Social Work

SOCI 300 - Foundations of Sociology

SOCI 301 - Classical Sociological Theory

SOCI 302 - Contemporary Sociological Theory

SOCI 329X - International NGOs and Globalization

SOCI 330 - Animals and Society

SOCI 335 - Immigration

SOCI 352 - Population

SOCI 353 - Sociology of Education

SOCI 354 - Families and Social Change

SOCI 355 - Sociology of Religion

SOCI 356 - Health, Aging, and Society

SOCI 357 - The Sociology of Gender

SOCI 361 - Race and Ethnicity

SOCI 363 - Sociology of the Military

SOCI 364 - Environmental Sociology

SOCI 375 - Sociology of Organizations

SOCI 377A - Sociological Inquiry I

SOCI 377B - Sociological Inquiry II

SOCI 379 - Collective Behavior and Social Movements

SOCI 380 - Deviance in Society

SOCI 382 - Terrorism, Hate Groups, and Homeland Security

SOCI 384 - Police in a Democratic Society

SOCI 385 - Gangs and Gang Behavior

SOCI 386 - Peace and Social Justice

SOCI 388 - Punishment and Corrections

SOCI 390 - Internship in Sociology

SOCI 392 - Organizing for Social Action

SOCI 395 - Contemporary Topics in Sociology

SOCI 401X - Third Clinical Secondary School Experience in History/Social Sciences

SOCI 441 - The Urban Community

SOCI 450 - Social Inequality

SOCI 451 - Medical Sociology

SOCI 452 - Women’s Health Issues

SOCI 457 - Families in Global Perspective

SOCI 458 - Sociology of Work

SOCI 459 - Political Sociology

SOCI 460 - Social Structure and the Life Course

SOCI 463 - Topics in Social Psychology

SOCI 464 - Sociology of Mental Health and Illness

SOCI 465 - Sociology of Everyday Life

SOCI 475 - Health Organizations and Health Care Systems

SOCI 480 - Communities and Crime

SOCI 482 - Sociology of Death and Dying

SOCI 485 - Law and Society

SOCI 487 - Gender and Crime

SOCI 488 - Juvenile Delinquency

SOCI 490 - Independent Study in Sociology

SOCI 492 - Comparative Criminology

SOCI 495 - Proseminar in Sociology

SOCI 496X - History and Social Science Instruction for Secondary Educators

STAT 208 - Basic Statistics

STAT 301 - Elementary Statistics

STAT 350 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics

STAT 382 - Theory of Interest and Financial Derivatives

STAT 470 - Introduction to Probability Theory

STAT 472 - Introduction to Mathematical Statistics

STAT 473 - Statistical Methods and Models I

STAT 473A - Statistical Computing Packages

STAT 474 - Statistical Methods and Models II

STAT 478 - Statistical Methods of Forecasting

STAT 479 - Practice of Bayesian Statistics

STAT 481 - Probabilistic Foundations in Actuarial Science