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Course Descriptions

Course Description Notes

Northern Kentucky University has established abbreviations for its various disciplines. These abbreviations, which are printed next to the name of each discipline in the following course descriptions, should be used in preparing course schedules and at other times when referring to specific courses.

Following course titles in parenthesis is the number of semester hours of credit in the course. Listed below the course title are the number of classroom and lab/studio hours in the course, course prerequisites and co-requisites, and the semesters in which the course is taught.

Many courses satisfy NKU general education requirements under guidelines of the Kentucky Transfer Policy. If a particular course is approved for general education credit, a two-letter general education category designation follows the course title. The category for which the course is approved is listed in full beneath the course description. The general education category designations are:

OC – Oral Communication
WC – Written Communication
AH – Arts and Humanities
QR – Quantitative Reasoning
NS – Natural Sciences
SB – Social and Behavioral Sciences

Please refer to the General Education section of this catalog for complete information.

The university reserves the right to withdraw or modify courses of instruction at any time.
 

Respiratory Care
  

  • RSP 396 Clinical Practicum IV (3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 16 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): RSP 296  and RSP 362 .
    Co-requisite(s): RSP 331 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Further experience in applications of respiratory care in the intensive care unit, cardiopulmonary monitoring, applications of pulmonary rehabilitation, pediatric respiratory care.
    Repeatable: No
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  • RSP 400 Advanced Respiratory Care (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Respiratory Care BS Completion Program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Demonstration of cognitive, critical thinking, and technical skills in respiratory care; relationship between the therapist, physician, nurse, and other healthcare professionals to foster behavior of the respiratory therapist.
    Repeatable: No
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  • RSP 430 Advanced Pathophysiology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): RSP 350 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Focus on competencies for RRT practicing in the critical care setting; administration of specialty gases, advanced airway management and ventilation techniques, recognition of mechanisms of respiratory failure; end of life care; disaster preparation; anticipation of care based on pharmacologic agents, and other diagnostic procedures.
    Repeatable: No
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  • RSP 441 Case Studies in Evidence Based Practice (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): RSP 350 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students will review the delivery of health care to chronically ill patients with lung and heart disorders with emphasis on the respiratory care; patient case reviews will utilize a multidisciplinary approach to case management and responsibilities unique to the respiratory therapist.
    Repeatable: No
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  • RSP 442 Disease Management II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C or better in RSP 441 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students will review the rationale and methods used in cardiopulmonary diagnostics and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation in hospital-based programs, long-term care facilities and in the home. Patient case reviews will utilize a multidisciplinary approach to case management and responsibilities unique to the respiratory therapist.
    Repeatable: No
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  • RSP 445 Health Assessment and Promotion (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: RSP 350 .
    Taught: Fall and summer
    Concepts and applications related to advanced assessment procedures for patients with respiratory impairment; pulmonary rehabilitation, home health care, health assessment, smoking cessation, and health behavior and promotion.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • RSP 451 Polysomnography I (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course is designed to provide both didactic and laboratory training for entry-level personnel in the basics of Polysomnography Technology. Students will become familiar with medical terminology, instrumentation setup and calibration, recording and monitoring techniques, documentation, professional issues, and patient-technologist interactions related to Polysomnographic Technology. Laboratory sessions will provide practical experience.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • RSP 452 Polysomnography II (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Presentation and discussion of psychomotor practices related to interpretation of the polysomnogram for adult and pediatric patients. Emphasis on therapeutic equipment, protocols, artifact recognition and troubleshooting of the equipment.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • RSP 480 Respiratory Care Seminar (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior status in the respiratory care program.
    Taught: Spring only
    Contemporary ethical and legal issues affecting the practice of respiratory care; effects of managed care and other market forces on departmental operations; resume preparation and other job search skills; preparation for and practice with Entry Level, Written Registry, and Clinical Simulation examinations for self-assessment.
    Repeatable: No
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  • RSP 486 Clinical Practicum (3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 16 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): RSP 396 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Experience providing neonatal respiratory care; training in airway management techniques; development of leadership and time management skills; pulmonary rehabilitation, clinical simulations in lab setting, formulate differential diagnosis for case presentations, summative clinical/role transition rotations.
    Repeatable: No
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  • RSP 494 Respiratory Care Capstone (3 credits)

    Hours: 1 classroom hour; 2 lab/studio
    Co-requisite(s): RSP 480 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Under faculty supervision the students will be placed with a clinical preceptor who will work with the student to identify and define in writing a current, real world, respiratory care clinical or management problem, survey the literature to see what has been published regarding this type of problem, design a project or intervention to address the problem, implement the project or intervention, and evaluate the effectiveness of the project or intervention in correcting the problem.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • RSP 496 Clinical Practicum VI (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course includes experiences in a chosen focus area(clinical, education, administrative, or population-based).  This experience will culminate in a Capstone project in the form of research or other scholarly activity that articulates the design, organization, statistics and data analysis used and includes an oral and written presentation of the project.
    Repeatable: No

Russian
  

  • RUS 101 Elementary Russian I - AH (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Fundamentals; introduction to cultures of Russian-speaking countries; basic principles of the Russian language including study of the Cyrillic alphabet, pronunciation, and simple idioms.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Culture and Creativity
  

  • RUS 102 Elementary Russian II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): RUS 101  or equivalent.
    Taught: Spring only
    Continuation of RUS 101 , with addition of new vocabulary and more complex grammar and idiom forms.
    Repeatable: No
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  • RUS 201 Intermediate Russian I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): RUS 102 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Continuation of RUS 102 , with addition of new vocabulary and more complex grammar and idiom forms, as well as more complex cultural and literary readings.
    Repeatable: No
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  • RUS 202 Intermediate Russian II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): RUS 201 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Continuation of RUS 201 ; advanced vocabulary and more complex grammar and idiom forms, as well as more complex cultural and literary readings.
    Repeatable: No
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Social Work
  

  • SWK 105 Social Work and the Community - SB (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Introductory course designed to give the student interested in the social work profession an opportunity to explore the needs of client systems of diverse populations. Via the course materials and an experiential component, each student is provided with an avenue for testing and evaluating a commitment to, and a capacity for, working with people.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Cultural Pluralism
  

  • SWK 106 Introduction to Social Justice - AH (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This class is an introduction to foundational concepts and ethical concerns in social justice studies. Course that promotes critical thinking, multiple perspectives, and a sense of personal responsibility in the local and global community. This course is the first in the sequence for the social justice minor.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Global Viewpoints
  

  • SWK 203 Social Welfare in Contemporary Society (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    The systematic study of major social problem areas: poverty, health, education, hunger, housing, sexism, and racism, and their implications for social welfare services. A critical and comparative analysis of society’s response to human need.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • SWK 303 Professional Interactional Skills (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in SWK 105  and SWK 203  is required.
    Co-requisite(s): SWK 304 , SWK 305 , and SWK 407 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Basic components of effective communication in social work practice; interpersonal and interactional skills relevant to different types of relationships and systems with which social workers interact; guided communication experiences. Course restricted to Social Work majors accepted into the program.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SWK 304 Human Behavior and Social Environment I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C or better in SWK 105  and SWK 203 .
    Co-requisite(s): SWK 303 , SWK 305  and SWK 407 .
    Taught: Fall only
    This course focuses on the life states of infancy, childhood, and adolescence and provides a basic framework for developing and organizing knowledge of human behavior and the social environment. Social systems, life span and strengths approaches to understanding HBSE are introduced. The course includes theories and knowledge of biological, sociological, cultural, psychological, and spiritual development across the life span. The manner in which social systems promote or deter people in maintaining or achieving health and well- being are emphasized. Special attention is given to the impact of human diversity, discrimination and oppression on the individual’s ability to reach or maintain optimal health and well-being. Course restricted to Social Work majors accepted into the program.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SWK 305 Social Work Practice I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in SWK 105 , SWK 203 , SWK 303  and SWK 304 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Basic frame of reference for the understanding and practice of social work; various kinds of systems with which the social worker interacts, types of relationships involved and essential generalist/ problem solving methodology and skills. Course restricted to Social Work majors.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SWK 307 Human Behavior and Social Environment II (3 credits)

    Hours: 5 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in SWK 105 , SWK 203  is required.
    Co-requisite(s): SWK 392 , SWK 310 , and SWK 405 .
    Taught: Spring only
    This course focuses on the life stages of young adulthood, middle adulthood, and later adulthood. The focus is on the interactions between and among individuals, groups, societies, and economic systems. Course content includes empirically based theories and knowledge and teaches biological and social science concepts concerning human development that are fundamental to social work practice. Special attention is given to the impact of human diversity, discrimination and oppression on the individual’s ability to reach or maintain optimal health and well-being. Course restricted to Social Work majors accepted into the program.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SWK 310 Social Work Practice 2: Family and Groups (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in SWK 105  and SWK 203  is required.
    Co-requisite(s): SWK 307 , SWK 392 , and SWK 405 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Selected practice modalities applied to social work intervention in small systems, emphasizing families, and groups. Students learn to apply problem-solving approach, task centered casework, psychosocial model, and behavior modification to these small systems. Course restricted to Social Work majors accepted into the program.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SWK 392 Social Work Research (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in SWK 105  and SWK 203 , and STA 113  or STA 205  is required.
    Co-requisite(s): SWK 307 , SWK 310 , and SWK 405 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Needs assessment, case evaluation, and program evaluation; components of research design and statistics essential for understanding and carrying out these activities. Course restricted to Social Work majors accepted into the program.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SWK 394 Topics: Social Welfare (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A specific aspect of social welfare practice or social welfare concern. May be repeated for additional credit, up to 12 semester hours, when topic varies. See Schedule of Classes for current topic, offerings, and prerequisites.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12
  

  • SWK 405 Social Work Practice: Community Organizations (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C or better in SWK 105  and SWK 203 .
    Co-requisite(s): SWK 307 , SWK 392  and SWK 310 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Social work intervention in groups, organizations, and large systems; knowledge, skill, and appropriate worker role useful in working with neighborhood and community action groups and different types of organizations. Course restricted to Social Work majors accepted into the program.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SWK 406 Field Experience 1 (5 credits)

    Hours: 5 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in SWK 303 , SWK 304 , SWK 305 , SWK 307 , SWK 392 , SWK 310 , SWK 405 , SWK 407 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This first field-based course requires students complete 200 hours in a community social service agency under supervision of a professional social worker along with a weekly seminar. Students apply and integrate generalist social work knowledge and skill from the curriculum, and begin to demonstrate required competencies/practice behaviors for professional practice. Course restricted to Social Work majors accepted into program and consent of Field Director.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SWK 407 Social Welfare Policy (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in SWK 105  and SWK 203 .
    Co-requisite(s): SWK 303 , SWK 304  and SWK 305 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Framework for analyzing social welfare benefits, beneficiaries, service delivery strategies, and financing from the perspective of various choices evolving in social welfare planning; evaluation of programs and services. Course restricted to Social Work majors accepted into the program.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SWK 408 Field Instruction II (5 credits)

    Hours: 5 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in SWK 406  is required.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Continuation of field placement and additional 200 hours in a community social service agency. Application to advanced knowledge and skill in social work interventions. Participation in weekly seminar. Course restricted to Social Work majors accepted into program and consent of Field Director.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SWK 450 Multicultural Issues (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This is an upper-level undergraduate course focusing on multicultural awareness. Students are specifically encouraged to interact with those culturally different from themselves.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • SWK 455 Multicultural Family Experiences (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    The purpose of this course is for the learner to begin the process of understanding diverse family experiences. The interactions between individuals and their family members are understood within their environmental and cultural context. Finally, students will learn to develop interventions with the families as participants instead of clients.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • SWK 460 Ethics and Advocacy (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    The value and ethical dimensions of social work practice, and the responsibilities of individual professional practitioners must be viewed within the context of society’s responsibility for the well-being of all its members. This course pays particular attention to situations in which social workers face ethical dilemmas in promoting client and family well-being, and decision-making. Through the activities and assignments of this course, students are prepared to understand the role of ethics in the profession of social work and the ethical decision making process. Particular attention is paid to the intersection between ethics and advocacy.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • SWK 494 Special Topics: Bachelor of Social Work (1-6 credits)

    Hours: 1-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing in social work major or department permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A specific aspect of social work offered for BSW students. May be repeated for additional credit, up to 12 semester hours, when topic varies. Additional pre-requisites may apply and varies by topic. See Schedule of Classes for current topic, offerings, and prerequisites.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12

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  • SWK 499 Independent Study (1-6 credits)

    Hours: 1-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individual readings, research, or field-based course developed by the student in consultation with instructor and approved by department chair prior to registration.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • SWK 510 Child Abuse (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Historical and contemporary perspectives; etiology, assessment, and intervention; differential and complementary roles of professions; approaches to prevention and treatment.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • SWK 515 Introduction to Child Maltreatment (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Course designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to child abuse and neglect from a social work perspective. This course is the first of two specific course requirements for the child welfare certification available through Northern Kentucky University and the Department for Community Bases Services (DCBS).
    Repeatable: No
  

  • SWK 516 Child Welfare 2: Interventions (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into social work program and PCWCP project.
    Taught: Spring only
    Course is second requirement for the Public Welfare Certification. Students will learn about various practice skills and treatment interventions related to social work with abused/neglected children and their families. Students will have several opportunities to develop their own skills through a variety of teaching methods.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SWK 520 Services to Women (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Impact of the feminist movement on the delivery of services and the development of assertiveness training, peer counseling, and self-help.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • SWK 522 The Mindful Helping Professional (1-4 credits)

    Hours: 1-4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This course for helping professionals introduces themes and practices in Mindfulness. Self-paced modules help students explore and incorporate mindfulness characteristics in oneself and others.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SWK 525 Substance Use and Abuse (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Various categories of drugs; treatment and rehabilitation programs; ways of developing and implementing drug education programs.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • SWK 565 Compassion, Empathy and Forgiveness (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This is an upper-level undergraduate or graduate on-line course focusing on the meanings of compassion, empathy and forgiveness and the relationship of these concepts to social justice issues.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • SWK 566 Crisis Intervention (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This introductory course is designed to train students in the theories related to providing crisis intervention to a variety of client populations and the skills needed to provide proficient crisis intervention. Techniques/skills are based on the most up-to-date evidence informed practice.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • SWK 567 Mental Health Assessment (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Declared Social Work major or Graduate standing or consent of department.
    Taught: Fall only
    This course employs a Competency-Based Assessment model of evaluating and treating people with mental health issues. This course is designed for the Bachelors level and Graduate level student to better understand mental health diagnoses. This course will not qualify students to make mental health diagnoses.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SWK 568 Family-Directed Structural Therapy (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Declared Social Work major or Graduate standing or consent of department.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course introduces students to the theoretical origins and evolution of Family-Directed Structural Therapy. Students are challenged to think critically about approaching families as a guide rather than expert. Students will receive training in the use of Family-Directed Structural Assessment Tools, both as an initial intervention and ongoing intervention tool.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SWK 571 Photography as a Social Change Agent (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Declared Social Work major or Graduate standing or consent of department.
    Taught: Winter Only
    This course examines social problems through photography and storytelling. Photovoice is a participatory action research method that allows individuals to express their views and concerns from a contextual and cultural viewpoint. This course is experiential in nature; students will identify, research, and explore social problems and concerns from the perspectives of those impacted by such issues.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SWK 572 Forensic Social Work (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Declared Social Work major or Graduate standing or consent of department.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course provides an overview of forensic social work practice and theory. It illustrates skills for working with diverse populations and settings, such as community, medical, school, child welfare, mental health/addictions, and juvenile/criminal justice settings. The course focuses on theoretical frameworks relevant to client populations affected by legal issues.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SWK 573 Mental Health and Ethnic Minorities (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Declared Social Work major or Graduate standing or consent of department.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course is designed to give the student an introduction to the prevalence, incidences, and manifestation of mental health disorders among ethnic minority groups.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SWK 574 Spirituality in Social Work (3 Credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or consent of department.
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    An exploration of spirituality as it relates to the profession of social work. It differentiates spirituality from religion and explores how these two concepts support and conflict with each other. It provides a framework for the clarification of the learner’s values, provides opportunities for the continuing acquisition of knowledge of diverse spiritual traditions, and encourages the development of spirituality-sensitive practice interventions. A number of concepts under the definition of spirituality are explored with an emphasis on the many ways spirituality can be used in a variety of social work practice settings.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SWK 575 Focus on Techniques and Skills in Social Work (3 Credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or consent of department.
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    Demonstrates specific skills for collecting high quality information from clients, uncovering the deep structure (the story beneath the story) of client communication, building and maintaining rapport and specific techniques for helping clients achieve their desired outcomes. Aids students in discovery of what internal states, beliefs and values prevent the client from achieving the desired outcomes, and learn techniques to overcome or by-pass those obstacles.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SWK 576 Social Work and the Law (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 Classroom + 0 Lab Studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or Graduate standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department.
    This course examines the basic legal principles and topics, and the relationship of the legal system to the social work profession. Social work knowledge needed to work within the court system are addressed. Topics include: child welfare, crime and delinquency, mental health and the regulation of social work practice.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • SWK 578 Aging and Mental Health (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 Classroom + 0 Lab Studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher OR department permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department.
    This course integrates theories and practice skills needed for effective clinical practice involving older adults and mental health. Students receive a synopsis of gerontology, theoretical models for understanding mental disorders in older adults, and an examination of mental disorders in later life, with a focus on diagnosis, assessment, and treatment.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • SWK 579 Gerontology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 Classroom + 0 Lab Studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or higher or graduate standing
    Taught: Fall
    This course examines a broad range of theories and contemporary issues in aging that relate to social work practice with older adults and their families. Domains of inquiry include biological, psychological, and sociological perspectives of aging. Students apply the evidence-based practice to the theories and issues that impact aging.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SWK 592 Directed Research: Social Work (0-6 credits)

    Hours: 0-6 Classroom + 0 Lab Studio
    Prerequisite(s): Department Permission
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Original research in social work directed by a member of the Social Work faculty.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15

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  • SWK 594 Topics: Issues in Social Welfare (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A specific aspect of social welfare practice or social welfare concern. See Schedule of Classes for current offerings and prerequisites.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12

Sociology
  

  • SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology - SB (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Sociology is the scientific study of society. More specifically, it is the study of ways in which humans construct meanings and organize social relationships and activities. This discipline seeks to develop students’ ability to observe and think critically about their own and other societies and to become more sensitive to behavioral and value differences among people (which powerfully shape attitudes and opinions). Serious students of sociology will learn that sociological concepts, theories, and methods are powerful analytical tools for making connections between personal problems and larger social issues and for understanding how local, regional, national and global communities are intertwined. Such understanding and skills will facilitate decision-making and constructive ethical and responsible action to address the issues we face today.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Individual and Society, Global Viewpoints
  

  • SOC 101 Global Inequalities - SB (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Global Inequality is the study of ways in which humans construct meanings as they relate to similarities and differences and organize social relationships and activities in ways that advantage some groups over others. Special emphasis is paid to inequalities across and within countries, effects of imperialism and colonialism on linguistic or cultural diversity; theories of cultural development, the interconnections between and differences among local, national, and global communities; and the influence of cultural and socioeconomic background in shaping attitudes and opinions (in themselves and others).
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Cultural Pluralism, Global Viewpoints
  

  • SOC 300 Race and Ethnic Relations (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Dominant-minority intergroup relations; prejudice, discrimination, and other intergroup processes; racial and ethnic minorities in U.S. society.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SOC 301 World Patterns of Race Ethnicity (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s):  SOC 100 , SOC 101 , or ANT 100 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Patterns of intergroup relations in multi-ethnic societies; similarities and differences between these and U.S.
    Repeatable: No
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  • SOC 303 Social Psychology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Interactionist approach to study of development of the self; social roles; identity; social relationships; creativity; deviance; social control.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • SOC 305 Criminology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Concepts, theories, and major research findings of crime and criminal behavior; analysis of the criminal justice system, including various forms of corrections and rehabilitation.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 307 Social Stratification (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Theories of social class; distribution of wealth, prestige, and power in U.S.; patterns of social mobility.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 308 Social Organization (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Structure and function of organized groups and organizational behavior; formal organization.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 315 Marriage and the Family (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Major theoretical approaches with emphasis on interaction; the family as a social institution, with cultural, social, and emotional implications of dating and mate selection; meeting family crises and problems; marital adjustment; social changes affecting the family.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 319 Managing and Analyzing Databases (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to database creation, management and analysis. Designed to give students hands-on experience assessing, building, evaluating, applying and drawing conclusions related to large data sets.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 320 Social Research (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Overview of the research process; principles of research design; major methods of data collection; interviewing techniques; hand-on experience with selected research design and analysis.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 322 Qualitative Research Methods (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to the theory and methods of qualitative research. Students will learn the basics of research design and analysis, featuring data gathered using interview techniques, content analysis, ethnography, observation, and other qualitative research methods. Special attention will be given to the research ethics that guide sociological research.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 330 Classical Sociological Theory (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with depatment
    Major classical sociological theories and their exponents.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 332 Collective Behavior (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Crowd, mass, and public behavior; relationship to social improvements (especially contemporary); analysis of leadership roles in various types of collective behavior; factors and processes at work in emergence of social order.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • SOC 334 Contemporary Sociological Theory (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Provides students with an analysis and an understanding of the major contemporary theories that underlie both quantitative and qualitative sociological research.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 335 Popular Culture (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Expression and contest of popular culture as it relates to social change and thought in U.S. during the 20th century; social implications of democratic ideals, sexual mores, arts vs. pornography, youth culture, roles of music and advertising, images of women, and social and ethnic stereotypes.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 340 Population (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Fertility, mortality, and internal and international migration; population dynamics; interdependence of demographics and social and economic variable.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 342 Sociology of Aging (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Social and demographic characteristics of the elderly population; sociological theories and methods for studying the elderly; adjustment problems of aging; prejudice and discrimination against the elderly.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 345 Native American Social Issues (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course covers a range of social issues faced by contemporary Native Americans on and off reservations. Issues are presented within diverse social and historical contexts. Activist responses are considered along with the social consequences of past and current initiatives and policies.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 355 Sociology of the Environment (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Analysis of social causes and consequences of environmental degradation; examination of responses to U.S. environmental problems by government, communities, and environmental organizations; assessment of U.S. environmental policies; application of sociological theory and research methods to environmental issues.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • SOC 360 Technology and Social Change (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Sociological analysis of interaction of technology and society; social issues arising with technological advancement; sociological factors influencing the direction of technological change and the adoption of technology; issues of the role of science in contemporary society.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 364 Women and Men in Society (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Using major theoretical perspectives, the course provides an analysis of the roles of women and men in American society, as well as cross culturally; provides a greater understanding of the social forces influencing women and men in society.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 371 Environment, Society, and Public Health (3 Credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Critical examination of environmental basis of public health issues. Topics include: role of science and scientific burdens of proof in determining environmental impacts on health, uneven distribution of environmental health risk factors across race and class, analysis of community responses to environmental health issues (i.e. environmental justice campaigns, health social movements).
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 394 Topics: Sociology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A recent development in any phase of sociology. See Schedule of Classes for current topic and prerequisites.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12
  

  • SOC 400 Urban Society (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Urbanization, industrialization, metropolitanization, and urban ecology; impact of large-scale population aggregations on social institutions; adaptation and adjustment of migrants; developing nations.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 415 Sociology of Planning and Development (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Provides students with a sociological perspective of the planning and development process. Examines who, what, where, and when of the planning process and at what point in planning and development do various populations have access to the process and to what extent do all have a say in the process.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 425 Political Sociology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 , SOC 101 , or PSC 100 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Theories of power and legitimacy; elites and masses; power structures of U.S. and other societies: social correlates of political ideology; socio-political movements.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 430 Sociology of Religion (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Religion as a social institution; religious behavior; structure and function of religious institutions; interdependence with other social institution.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 435 Sociology of Sexualities (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    While ‘human sexuality’ may seem to be static and biologically determined, in sociology we see sexualities as complex, varied, and shaped by social forces, influencing life chances and quality of life for people of various cultural, social, and historical circumstances. This course examines sexualities in these contexts.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 450 Medical Sociology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Major sociological theories of sickness and health; social and cultural aspects of disease definition, help seeking, and response to illness; provider-patient roles and relationships; health care delivery systems in various societies.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 480 Global Aging Issues and Policies (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  or SOC 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Global aging issues and policies with emphasis on the health and care of aging populations, theories of adult development, cross-cultural comparisons and social gerontology. Addresses the relationships and interactions between and among the elderly, their families, social and health care professionals, and the various organizations that serve them.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 492 Directed Research: Sociology (1-6 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Independent work on research project agreed upon by student and instructor.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 18

    ♦
  

  • SOC 493 Sociology Senior Seminar (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  and at least 21 semester hours in sociology and senior standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Senior seminar required as a capstone experience for seniors majoring in sociology.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 496 Teaching Experience in Sociology (1-2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Teaching experience as an assistant in a sociology course with a focus on assisting students learning course materials.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 8

    ♦
  

  • SOC 497 Research Assistantship: Sociology (1-6 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Research experience as an assistant to an sociology faculty member.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 18

    ♦
  

  • SOC 498 External Internship: Sociology (1-6 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students arrange an unpaid internship related to sociology.
    Repeatable: Y
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 18

    ♦
  

  • SOC 499 Readings: Sociology (1-6 credits)

    Hours: 3-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Specialized topics or research interest.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SOC 594 Topics: Sociology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Selected topics in sociology. May be repeated as topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

    ♦
  

  • SOC 599 Independent Study (3 credits)

    Hours: 3-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individually supervised readings and study of a selected topic in sociology. May be repeated as topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

    ♦

Spanish
  

  • SPI 101 Elementary Spanish I - AH (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Fundamentals; introduction to Hispanic cultures; development of skills in conversation, pronunciation, grammar, reading, and writing.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Culture and Creativity
  

  • SPI 102 Elementary Spanish II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): For students who have completed SPI 101  or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Continuation of SPI 101 .
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SPI 201 Intermediate Spanish I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): For students who have completed SPI 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Review and extension of basic language skills learned in SPI 101  and SPI 102 ; reading and discussion of cultural, linguistic, and literary subjects.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SPI 202 Intermediate Spanish II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): For students who have completed SPI 201  or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Continuation of grammar review and enhancement of language skills begun in SPI 201 ; cultural and literary subjects.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SPI 304 Spanish Composition and Conversation (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SPI 202  or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Advanced practice in writing Spanish compositions and in oral conversation skills.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • SPI 307 Introduction to Spanish Translation (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): SPI 202  or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introductory translation course providing an overview of the considerations that the translator must take into account when approaching a text. Attention is paid to the structural differences between Spanish and English, cross-cultural differences in stylistics, writing with clarity and reference work. Students will have hands-on experience.
    Repeatable: No
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