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Social Sciences

Undergraduate Studies
Department of Social Sciences

The Department of Social Sciences provides a foundation in the social sciences focusing on methods and principles sufficient for students to pursue social and behavioral science-based careers or to pursue further training in a professional discipline. The department offers courses in business, economics, political science, psychology, sociology, and criminal justice as well as the Seminar in Social Sciences as the culminating project for the Social Sciences concentration.

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Undergraduate Studies
Department of Social Sciences

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Description of Courses

Business
BUS 1100 Introduction to Business 3 hours
This course is an introduction to what a business is, how it operates, and how it is managed. Students will identify forms of ownership and the processes used in production and marketing, finance, personnel and management in business operations.

BUS 2010-2020 Principles of Economics I-II 3 hours, 3 hours
This course is the study of economic principles related to consumer demand, and determination of prices of goods and factors of production under differing market structures.

BUS 2020 is the further study of economic principles related to consumer demand, and determination of prices of goods and factors of production under differing market structures.

BUS2100 Business Ethics 3 hours
Emphasis is placed on the ethical concepts that are relevant to resolving moral and legal issues in business, the reasoning and analytical skills needed to apply ethical concepts to business decisions, and the social and natural environments within which moral issues in business arise.

BUS2150 Principles of Management 3 hours
This is an introductory course designed to familiarize students with the knowledge, roles, responsibilities, and skills required of modern managers.

BUS2250 Marketing 3 hours
The course is designed to instruct students in creative decision making for market mix, channels of distribution, and industrial and international marketing. Special emphasis is on the development, organization, implementation, and control of the marketing plan.


Computer Science
CPS 1000 Introduction to Computer Science 3 hours
This course includes the parts of a computer system, computer terminology, the functions of computers, the role of computers in society. Students will use simple packaged applications programs such as an information retrieval program, a word processor, and a data management program. Students will write and run simple computer programs.


Criminal Justice
CRJ 1000 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 hours
This course covers the history and philosophy of criminal justice and ethical considerations; crime defined: its nature and impact; overview of criminal justice system; law enforcement; court systems; prosecution and defense; trial process; corrections.

SCI 2500 Social Sciences Seminar 1 hour
This seminar allows students the opportunity to work closely with an instructor in a specific area of the instructor's expertise. Students will be required to bring together interests and skills developed in this and previous courses to make in-depth oral and written presentation on a topic of their choosing in the Social Sciences concentration.


Management
MGT 2300 Human Resource Management 3 hours
A study of the issues, trends, and problems involved in the strategic management of personnel including recruitment, motivation, evaluation, compensation, and employee development.

MGT 2500 Social Sciences Seminar 1 hour
This seminar allows students the opportunity to work closely with an instructor in a specific area of the instructor's expertise. Students will be required to bring together interests and skills developed in this and previous courses to make in-depth oral and written presentation on a topic of their choosing in the Social Sciences concentration.


Political Science
PSC 1300 American Government & Politics 3 hours
This course is the study of federalism, theories of the origins and purposes of government and other aspects of the American government including interest groups, political parties, and the electoral process. Emphasis is placed on constitutional backgrounds and the organization and functions of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the national government, civil liberties and civil rights, public opinion, media, bureaucracies, and domestic and foreign policy.

PSC 1301 Contemporary Issues in Political Science 3 hours
This course is the study of the concepts of political science including power, society, government, community, the nation-state, and justice. There will be a comparison of the 63 various types of political systems along with a study of how political participation and political organization are related to the pursuit of public policy.

PSC 2150 Congress & Public Policy 3 hours
This course is the study of the history and development of both the place of Congress in the Constitutional order and the internal structures and behaviors of the legislative process. Topics include congressional-presidential relations, elections, representation, committees, parties and leadership, collective action and coalition building, and Congress' capacity to deliberate and make public policy.

Psychology PSY 1000 Introduction to Psychology 3 hours
This course is a survey of introductory topics such as learning, memory, sensation and perception, personality, life-span development, physiological basis of behavior, stress and health, psychological disorders, social psychology, and research methods. Additional topics such as language development, states of consciousness, and psychotherapy may also be included.

Sociology SOC 1000 Principles of Sociology 3 hours
This course is an introduction to the theoretical perspectives and research pertaining to the scientific study of society, including the social relationships of individuals within social institutional processes. The course covers the processes of Institutional Processes (culture, structure, family, marriage, cohabitation, politics, economics, religion, education, sexuality, demography, and social change); and Structured Inequality (classes, wealth, poverty, gender, sexism, ethnicity, race, racism, aging, global inequality, and neocolonialism).

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