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RDLT 2361 - Imaging Seminar Designed as a self assessment of the independent cognitive areas utilized in the clinical situation.
Credits: 3
Prereq: RDLT 2251, RDLT 2260, RDLT 2290, and admission to program.
Course/lab fee: $
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RDLT 2390 - Clinical Experience 5 Continuation of RDLT 2290 with emphasis on practical application of radiologic technology principles, positioning, and techniques involving headwork, surgery, advanced radiographic examinations, and specialized areas of medical imaging.
Note: Course includes online film critique sessions.
Credits: 3
Prereq: RDLT 2251, RDLT 2260, RDLT 2290, and admission to program.
Course/lab fee: $
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RDLT 3901 - Principles of CT Applications This course will provide entry-level, technical knowledge necessary for a radiologic technologist entering the field of computed tomography. The course will discuss basic principles including: physics and instrumentation, image formation and processing, image quality, artifacts, scanning parameters, radiation protection and dosimetry.
Note: This course is Online/Hybrid approved.
Credits: 3
Prereq: Completion of an accredited Radiologic Technology program and current ARRT certification RT(R).
Lecture hours: 3
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RDLT 3951 - CT Procedural and Pathological Applications This course will provide entry-level technical knowledge necessary for a radiologic technologist entering the field of computed tomography. This course will apply the basic principles of CT image production, formation and processing to the clinical aspects of CT as related to patient care and communication, as well as anatomy, pathology, and imaging procedure. Common pathological conditions with cross-sectional imaging will be discussed.
Note: This course is Online/Hybrid approved.
Credits: 3
Prereq: Completion of an accredited Radiologic Technology program and current ARRT certification RT(R).
Lecture hours: 3
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RDLT 3990 - CT Clinical Applications This course will provide the student with the opportunity to apply the information and skills learned during the online computed tomography courses to the clinical setting. The knowledge and skills obtained in this course will aid the student in performing computed tomography exams, providing patient care, assisting fellow technologists and healthcare providers to produce high quality scans as a member of the healthcare team.
Credits: 3
Prereq: RDLT 3901 and RDLT 3951
Lab hours: 32
Course/lab fee: $
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RDLT 3999 - Special Tps in Medical Imaging A study of topics not otherwise available to students.
Credits: 1-4
Prereq: Faculty Consent Required and admission in the program.
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READ 0095 - Reading Development 1 Initial reading course in developmental education. Major focus is on comprehension and vocabulary improvement, adaptability of reading rate, and test-taking skills for standardized tests. Includes, but is not limited to, recognition of text structure, meta comprehension, strategies for building vocabulary, and test taking.
Note: Recreational and journal reading are required.
Credits: 3
Prereq: Placement
Course/lab fee: $
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READ 0096 - Reading Development 2 Second level reading course in developmental education. Major focus is on increasing comprehension and vocabulary growth; using three-stage reading plans, which include pre-reading, reading, and post-reading strategies; identifying and writing main ideas by summarizing textbook material; becoming metacomprehensive readers; and building general vocabulary.
Note: Reading fiction and nonfiction is required.
Credits: 3
Prereq: ENGL 0095 or placement.
Course/lab fee: $
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RELI 2201 - Old Testament Survey A survey of the major themes, events and figures of the Old Testament alongside its philosophical implications. Special emphasis is placed on understanding and comparing the use and role of the Old Testament in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Credits: 3
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RELI 2202 - New Testament Survey A survey of the major themes, events and figures of the New Testament alongside its philosophical implications. Special emphasis is placed upon exploring various theological understandings of the relationship of the New Testament to the Old Testament, and to various critical methods and schools in the study of the New Testament.
Credits: 3
Lecture hours: 3
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RELI 2203 - The Qur’an Reading and interpretation of the text of the Koran, literary, historical, theological and philosophical interpretations; relation to the Old Testament, New Testament and Hadith.
Credits: 3
Lecture hours: 3
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RELI 2230 - History of Christian Thought A survey of major theological traditions and controversies within historic Christianity, beginning with the origins of Christianity, the early church fathers and the major creedal formulations, and continuing through the Middle Ages, the Reformation, and the rise of modern theological approaches.
Credits: 3
Lecture hours: 3
General Education Program Course GEP
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RELI 3300 - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam A detailed comparative examination of the origins, beliefs, and practices of the three major theistic traditions as articulated by contemporary proponents of each religion. Special emphasis is placed on their historical relationship in the West, and the relationship of their theologies and shared history to current events.
Credits: 3
Lecture hours: 3
General Education Program Course GEP
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RHET 3315 - Theory/Practice in Rhetoric/Composition Study of varied methods and strategies for teaching composition with special attention to classroom application for teachers.
Credits: 3
Prereq: ENGL 1105 or ENGL 1107
Lecture hours: 3
Course/lab fee: $
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RHET 3999 - Special Topics in Rhetoric A seminar course in selected topics in rhetoric. Specific topic chosen by the instructor.
Credits: 3
Prereq: ENGL 1105 or equivalent
Course/lab fee: $
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RHET 4105 - Grant Writing and Rhetoric A project-based course in which students apply rhetorical analysis principles to grant writing and produce a professional-quality grant for a specific, local non-profit organization and tailored to a real grant opportunity.
Credits: 3
Prereq: English 1105 or equivalent
Lecture hours: 3
Course/lab fee: $
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RHET 4405 - Advanced Writing and Rhetoric An advanced writing course that explores how principles from classical rhetoric can, and should be, applied to contemporary writing situations.
Credits: 3
Prereq: ENGL 1105
Lecture hours: 3
Course/lab fee: $
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RHET 4415 - Writing Center Pedagogy An introduction to writing center scholarship and practice. Students will become familiar with major issues and debates in writing center work and will gain practical and supervised experience tutoring student writers in the SSU Writing Center.
Credits: 3
Prereq: ENGL 1105
Lecture hours: 3
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RHET 6615 - Composition Pedagogy Strategies for teaching first-year writing courses based on theory and empirical research in the discipline. Students will develop a syllabus, assignment sequence, and sample lesson plans for a first-semester writing course at the college level.
Note: This course is Online/Hybrid approved.
Credits: 3
Prereq: Admission to the MEd Program (Level 1)
Lecture hours: 3
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ROCI 4485 - Reflections on Comm Involvement An outgrowth of the purposes and objectives of the University. The series of activities integral to the community involvement course enhances the education of the student, complements the senior seminar, and promotes reflection on the student’s obligation to human beings in need and society at large.
Credits: 3
Prereq: ENGL 1105 or ENGL 1107
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RPTT 1110 - Cardiopulmonary/Renal Anat/Phys Detailed presentation of the anatomy and physiology of the pulmonary, cardiac, renal and nervous systems. Topics include basic structure and function, system interactions, and basic pathophysiology with emphasis on the pulmonary system.
Credits: 4
Prereq: Admission to program.
Lecture hours: 4
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RPTT 1111 - Intro to Respiratory Therapy Introduction to respiratory therapy as a profession, to basic clinical assessment and care of patients, and to basic therapeutic techniques. Professional duties and responsibilities, ethics and liability, and basic patient care skills as well as medical gas administration are included.
Credits: 4
Prereq: Admission to program.
Lecture hours: 3
Lab hours: 3
Course/lab fee: $
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RPTT 1220 - Respiratory Procedures 1 Discussion of respiratory therapy techniques used to minimize the risk of operative complications as well as for the treatment and control of asthma. Topics include aerosol therapy, bronchial hygiene techniques and hyperinflation therapy including equipment use, indications, contraindications and hazards of those therapies.
Credits: 4
Prereq: RPTT 1110, RPTT 1111, and admission to program.
Lecture hours: 3
Lab hours: 3
Course/lab fee: $
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RPTT 1221 - Respiratory Procedures 2 Study of techniques for care and maintenance of the patient airway and of therapeutic pharmacology of the cardiopulmonary systems. Topics will include design, selection, and insertion of artificial airways and the type, method of administration, dosage, effects, indications and contraindications for selected pharmacologic agents used in respiratory therapy.
Credits: 2
Prereq: RPTT 1110, RPTT 1111, and admission to program.
Lecture hours: 2
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RPTT 1223 - Pathophysiology Study of the etiology, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of some of the most commonly encountered cardiopulmonary diseases as well as a detailed discussion of causes, recognition and treatment of commonly encountered acid-based and fluid and electrolyte disturbances.
Note: Offered Spring Semester
Credits: 3
Prereq: RPTT 1110 and RPTT1111, and admission to program.
Lecture hours: 3
Course/lab fee: $
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RPTT 1290 - Clinical Application 1 Introduction to the clinical setting, patient assessment, body mechanics, and patient transfer as well as application of the skills and techniques studied and practiced in RPTT 1111, RPTT 1220, RPTT 1221 and RPTT 1222.
Credits: 1
Prereq: RPTT 1110, 1111, and Admission to program.
Lab hours: 4 (clinical)
Course/lab fee: $
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RPTT 1330 - Pediatric/Neonatal Resp Care Study of the etiology, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of some of the most commonly encountered cardiopulmonary diseases as well as a detailed discussion of causes, recognition and treatment of commonly encountered acid-based and fluid and electrolyte disturbances.
Credits: 3
Prereq: RPTT 1220, RPTT 1221, RPTT 1223, RPTT 1290, and admission to program.
Lecture hours: 3
Course/lab fee: $
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RPTT 1332 - Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics Presentation of principles and methodology for diagnostic assessment of cardiopulmonary patients. Topics will include pulmonary functions, electrocardiograms, blood gas assessment, sleep apnea disorders and non-invasive techniques for assessment of pulmonary gas exchange.
Note: Offered Summer Semester
Credits: 3
Prereq: RPTT 1220, RPTT 1221, RPTT 1223, AND RPTT1290 and admission to the RPTT program.
Lecture hours: 2
Lab hours: 3
Course/lab fee: $
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RPTT 1390 - Clinical Application 2 Continuation of RPTT 1290, with ongoing assessment, practice, and development of skills from RPTT 1111, RPTT 1220, RPTT 1221, RPTT 1222 and RPTT 1290.
Credits: 4
Prereq: RPTT 1220, RPTT 1221, RPTT 1223, RPTT 1290, and admission to program.
Lab hours: 16 (clinical)
Course/lab fee: $
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RPTT 2110 - Continuous Mechanical Vent Study of the therapeutic and diagnostic techniques used for patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support. Topics include the selection process for ventilators, indications and hazards of mechanical ventilation, maintenance of patients, respiratory and hemodynamic monitoring and weaning of patients from ventilatory support.
Credits: 4
Prereq: RPTT 1330, RPTT 1332, RPTT 1390, and admission to program.
Lecture hours: 3
Lab hours: 3
Course/lab fee: $
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RPTT 2190 - Clinical Application 3 Continuation of RPTT 1390, with ongoing assessment, practice, and development of skills from RPTT 1111, RPTT 1220, RPTT 1221, RPTT 1222, RPTT 1330 and RPTT 2110.
Credits: 4
Prereq: RPTT 1330, RPTT 1332, RPTT 1390, and admission to program.
Lab hours: 16 (clinical)
Course/lab fee: $
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RPTT 2220 - Respiratory Procedures 3 Study of the assessment, monitoring, and treatment of the acutely ill and traumatized patient with special emphasis on advanced techniques for the monitoring of cardiopulmonary function. Discussion of special care situations, home care and extended care will also be presented.
Credits: 4
Prereq: RPTT 2110, RPTT 2190, and admission to program.
Lecture hours: 3
Lab hours: 3
Course/lab fee: $
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RPTT 2290 - Clinical Application 4 Continuation of RPTT 2190, with ongoing assessment, practice, and development of skills from all prerequisite courses with special emphasis on those skills learned and developed in RPTT 2110 and RPTT 2220.
Credits: 4
Prereq: RPTT 2110, RPTT 2190, and admission to program.
Lab hours: 16 (clinical)
Course/lab fee: $
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RPTT 2999 - Topics in Respiratory Therapy Designed to provide final curricular preparation for graduation. Course will include oral case presentations, program assessment, systematic content review, and a comprehensive, cumulative student evaluation.
Credits: 1-3
Prereq: Satisfactory completion of RPTT 2110 and RPTT 2190.
Course/lab fee: $
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SIGN 1010 - Introduction to Sign Language The Basic Sign Communication curriculum was developed at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at the Rochester institute of Technology. This curriculum introduces the student to conversationally relevant signs, finger spelling, grammatical sign principles, and background, cultural, and linguistic information related to deaf people and sign language.
Credits: 3
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SIGN 1111 - American Sign Language 1 Signing Naturally takes students where they can function comfortably in a wide variety of situations in the deaf community. Deaf culture is taught throughout the curriculum with videotape presentations and native signers model appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Discussions, activities and readings reinforce what students learn from the videotapes.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SIGN 1010
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SIGN 1112 - Technical and Conversational ASL Lab 1 Provides visual readiness training with a supportive and reinforcing approach to teaching vocabulary, grammar, and cultural information through the use of real life conversational experiences. This course is focused on the comprehension, both expressive and receptive modes, of ASL. Additional information about the Deaf Community is introduced via contact and interaction with deaf individuals, outside readings, videotapes, and classroom discussion. Career specific vocabulary is also introduced.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SIGN 1010
Course/lab fee: $
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SIGN 1121 - Orientation to Deafness This is a course designed to orient students to some of the causes of deafness and hearing loss. The course will focus on the myths associated with deafness and the barriers to gainful employment, education, self-sufficiency and self support. The role of Interpreters, ADA laws, and devices for deaf individuals will also be discussed.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SIGN 1010
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SIGN 1211 - American Sign Language 2 Signing Naturally II topics will become more complex and difficult with progression in grammar, receptive expressive and conversational vocabulary. Students will be expected to carry on conversation with the average deaf individual with minimal difficulty.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SIGN 1111
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SIGN 1212 - Technical and Conversational ASL Lab 2 Continues American Sign Language, with a focus on more complex sentence types, signs, and idioms. Topics include common idioms, classifiers, non-manual signals, and storytelling techniques, as well as Deaf History/Deaf Culture, and other related topics. Some DVD watching is a technique used to show emphasis on everyday conversation, cultural instruction, and phrases in ASL.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SIGN 1010
Coreq: SIGN 1211
Prereq/coreq: SIGN 1211
Course/lab fee: $
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SIGN 1221 - Psychology of Deafness Study of the cultural, psychological, and societal impact of deafness on deaf, hard of hearing, deafened adult, deaf-blind and significant others.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SIGN 1010
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SIGN 1310 - Medical Health American Sign Language A beginning course in American Sign Language (ASL) for medical and health personnel, stressing the acquisition of technical vocabulary and the basic structural concepts for communication in a bilingual environment. This course is designed for the purpose of addressing the communicative needs between health care professionals and the deaf community. Target-specific vocabulary, conversational phrases, and context-specific situational interactions will be the main objectives. Topics on cultural practices and interactions common in the deaf community will be discussed. In addition, the law specific to the deaf patient - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the role of interpreters in the health care setting will be addressed.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SIGN 1010
Lecture hours: 2
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SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology Studies the nature of human society and factors affecting its development, including concepts of culture, groups, organizations, collective behavior, and institutions. Required course for all social science majors.
Note: TAG course.
Credits: 3
Lecture hours: 3
General Education Program Course GEP
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SOCI 1201 - Introduction to Criminal Justice This course is designed to introduce students to the criminal justice system and the attending components of law enforcement, the judicial system, and corrections. The social institutions which form the criminal justice system as it exists in the United States will be explored. Attention will be given to cultural elements that influence the administration of justice as well as how the criminal justice system influences our definitions of those whom we define as deviant or criminal.
Credits: 3
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 1999 - Topics in Sociology Individual or small-group study, under the supervision of instructor, of topics not otherwise available to students.
Credits: 1-3
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SOCI 2201 - Introduction to Social Welfare Overview of the field of social welfare: fundamental concepts and services in social welfare, social policies, historical development.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 2204 - Introduction to Social Work Introduces students to the profession of social work. Includes an overview of the historical development of social work as a profession; social work practices with individuals, groups, and communities; and theory and practice of social work.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 2205 - Current Social Problems An overview of major perspectives on social problems and their relevance in contemporary life. Topics include poverty, sexism, racism, aging, alienation, and crime. This course is designated a writing intensive course.
Note: TAG course.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101 and ENGL 1105
Lecture hours: 3
General Education Program Course GEP (WI)
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SOCI 2206 - Social Institutions Examines the major institutions: family, economy, religion, government, and health and medicine. Other important areas of study include populations and urbanization, the natural environment, collective behavior, social systems, and social change.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 2207 - Introduction to Criminology Introduction to Criminology is designed to provide the student with an examination and explanation of crime. Emphasis is placed on past and current theories of crime including sociological, economic, psychological and biological theories of crime causation.
Credits: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Course/lab fee: $
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SOCI 2212 - Quantitative Methods in Sociology Examination of statistical procedures used commonly in quantitative sociological research, both “by hand” and using statistical software.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101 and MATH 1500
Lecture hours: 3
Course/lab fee: $
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SOCI 2213 - Qualitative Methods in Sociology This course covers the commonly used qualitative methods in sociology, such as interviewing, focus groups, and content analysis. Students get hands-on experience engaging with the research methods and analyzing their results. This course will allow students the option to take either a qualitative or quantitative methods course, depending upon their interest.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 2400 - Social Contract This course explores the political nature of social interactions, social contexts, and social structures, and will incorporate these concepts into a conceptualization of the field of politics. The works of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Bentham, and Mills will be analyzed through a sociological lens and used to examine the formation of contemporary political structures and debates. Throughout the course, themes from past works will be utilized to critique current topics in our present day political discourse.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
Course/lab fee: $
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SOCI 2485 - Community Formations This course explores the formation of communities by examining the agency of individuals within political, economic and social contexts. The ability, and liberty, of individuals to act within and upon community spaces will be studied by reading classical and contemporary scholarship and discussing examples from current community formations around the United States.
Credits: 3
Prereq: ENGL 1105 or ENGL 1106
Lecture hours: 2.5
General Education Program Course GEP
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SOCI 2620 - Policing Development of law enforcement and historical and contemporary issues in law enforcement, such as discretion, use of force, and ethics.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101 or SOCI 2207 or SOCI 2610 or PSYC 1101 or SOSC 1110 or POLS1010
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 2630 - Victimology Study of crime victims focuses on the physical, emotional, and financial harm people suffer at the hands of criminals.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101 or SOCI 2207 or SOCI 2610 or PSYC 1101 or SOSC 1110 or POLS 1010
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 2999 - Topics in Sociology Separate courses repeatable for credit on topics not otherwise available to students.
Credits: 1-3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
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SOCI 3224 - Urban Sociology Ecological and non-ecological theories are used to study the processes of urbanization and the involvements and problems of the urban community.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3234 - Sociology of Aging Various aspects of aging are examined with special emphasis on theories of aging, demographics, physical, psychological, and sociological aspects of the aging process.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3261 - Deviant Subcultures This course is designed to further students’ knowledge of the core concepts from the sociological fields of culture and deviance. As such, Deviant Subcultures will provide the backdrop to understanding the development of cultural patterns and function of power in the social creation of definitions of deviance.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101 and Sociology Majors Only or by Instructor Permission
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3305 - Social Work Practice Social work theory, methodology, and application. Areas of study include theory and concept formation, research design, data collection, client-worker relationship, interviewing, and problem-solving.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 2201 or SOCI 2204
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3307 - Sociology of Work Examines the history, methods, and context of work. Emphasis on the sociological perspectives of work, industry and occupations. The future of the workplace is examined.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3310 - Gender Socialization Focuses on the socio-cultural dynamics involved in the socialization process. Examines differential expectations, male and female identity formation, sex roles in the family, occupational stereotypes, and the changing nature of sex roles.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3311 - Human Sexuality An in-depth view of the current status of human sexuality in the U.S. Examines current research; modes of sexual expression and enhancement; physiological, sociological, and psychological basis of human sexuality; sexual variations; and sex ethics.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3313 - Sociology of Religion: Monotheism This is a Sociological study of religion specifically covering Monotheistic religions (e.g. Judaism, Christianity, Islam). Perspectives found in Sociological theories of religion that are relevant to the study of these religions will be emphasized. An analysis of the interrelationships of the Monotheistic religions with major social institutions and how these interrelationships develop over time will be a major theme of this course.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3314 - Sociology of Religion: Polytheism and Eastern Religions This is a Sociological study of religion specifically covering the Eastern Religions (e.g. Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Confucianism, Shintoism) and Polytheistic religions. Perspectives found in Sociological theories of religion that are relevant to the study of these religions will be emphasized. An analysis of the interrelationships of these religions with major social institutions and how these interrelationships develop over time will be a major theme of this course.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3320 - Sociology of Culture Introduction to the fascinating and complex concept of culture, which is shown to vary in complexity, inventiveness, cohesion, and totality. Various theories of culture are explored. This course reveals how culture has developed over history, with special emphasis on industrialization and the postmodern world.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3325 - Sociology of the Family Historical perspectives for understanding American family systems. Of central concern are the contemporary marriage process and context, family relationships, sexuality, family dysfunctions, and changes.
Note: This course is Online/Hybrid approved.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3326 - Small Group Dynamics Analysis of small group structure and processes; examination of roles, interpersonal relations, and leadership; and current theory and research on small group interaction.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3330 - Social Theory A study of major classical and contemporary sociological theories and their exponents.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3340 - Sociology of Appalachia Intensive study of Appalachia from sociological perspective. Emphasizes demography of Appalachia, sub-cultural characteristics, religion, arts and crafts, social change, and community power in Appalachia.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3350 - Women of Color in the US Focuses on the everyday experiences of women of color living in the United States and the strategies they use to create, understand, and even resist the structures of power that affect both women of color as individuals and the real and imagined communities they embrace.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3360 - Black America in Popular Culture Brings together core texts from four interrelated fields of critical inquiry–sociology, Black studies, women’s studies, and cultural studies. Building on core themes examined in SOCI 1101. Also explores the relationship between racial identity formation and the mass production and consumption of cultural artifacts that give rise to a multiplicity of Black identities.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3370 - Media Technology and Society Examines some of the core sociology and sociology-influenced texts that deal with the relationship between technology and media production and consumption. Also addresses two central questions: How do humans create social contexts, and thus, social order, and how are media technologies used to this end? Also focuses on understanding the relationship between technology, regimes of power, the social organization of everyday life, and media production and consumption.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3380 - Sociological Methods Introduction to the fascinating and complex concept of culture, which is shown to vary in complexity, inventiveness, cohesions, and totality. Various theories of cultures are explored. This course reveals how culture has developed over history, with special emphasis on industrialization and the postmodern world.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3400 - Environmental Sociology This course will critically interrogate the idea of nature by exploring different theoretical perspectives of the environment, and by examining a variety of environmental issues. It examines the proposed divide between society and nature, as well as the idea of socio-natural hybrids.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3561 - Nonverbal Communication in Social Work This course examines nonverbal communication codes, including their structures, usages, and interrelationships. It stresses understanding, analysis, and application of nonverbal communication through lecture, discussion, and experiential activities to the fields of social work, criminology and counseling.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3562 - Applied Sociology The purpose of this course is to examine some of the important social problems, issues of deviance, and instances of social disorganization found in our society today. Through this examination, students should gain an understanding of the causes of various social problems, the effects of these problems on society and possible remedies or policies applicable in addressing these issues.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101 and Sociology Majors Only or by Instructor Permission
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3610 - Race, Gender, and Justice Focuses on the influences and impacts of race and gender on and within the criminal justice system with an examination of offenders, victims, workers within the criminal justice system, and policies.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101 or SOCI 2207 or SOCI 2610 or PSYC 1101 or SOSC 1110 or POLS 1010
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3620 - Corrections Punishment, penal institutions and reforms in society and history.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101, or SOCI 2207 or SOCI 2610 or PSYC 1101 or SOSC 1110 or POLS 1010
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3740 - Sociological Analysis This course provides a framework for Sociological Analysis by conducting an overview of classical and contemporary social theories and their exponents. Students will be encouraged to take an active role in the discussion of theoretical concepts to develop a more critical understanding of theory and to further their own development as social theorists. We will use the city of Portsmouth and the Appalachian region as a point of reference and departure in our development of Sociological Analysis.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101, with a grade of D- or better
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3800 - Sociology of Sport This course is designed to utilize Critical Theory in a discussion of a Sociology of Sport. Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to examine the influence and reproduction of race, gender, and class in the production and presentation of sport, while also assessing the impact of media and celebrity culture on athletes and audiences. Rather than dividing these themes into separate courses, this course will use the example of sport to study how these themes function in collaboration with each other in contemporary society.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 3999 - Special Topics in Sociology Individual or small-group study, under the supervision of instructor, of topics not otherwise available to students.
Credits: 1-3
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SOCI 4185 - Sociology Internship Controlled experience in social work setting by a qualified professional in a filed related to sociology. Designed to expose students to realistic conditions and “hands-on” learning.
Prereq: Instructor Permission
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SOCI 4400 - Complex Organizations Sociological analysis of complex organizations. Topics include theories, types of organizations, organizational change and conflict, and research in organizations.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 4403 - Field Experience in Social Work Controlled experience in a social work setting supervised by a qualified professional in an established agency. Designed to expose students to realistic conditions and “hands-on” learning.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101 or PSYC 1101 or SOSC1110 or POLS1010
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 4410 - Social Stratification A study of major classical and contemporary sociological theories and their exponents.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101 and ENGL 1105
Lecture hours: 3
General Education Program Course GEP (WI)
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SOCI 4425 - Industrial Sociology Focuses of the growth of technology in the U.S. Emphasizes the social organization of industry, life in the work place, and the organizational culture.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 4429 - Race and Social Control Basic approaches are used to analyze American minority groups and their contemporary situation. Special emphasis is placed on patterns of prejudice and discrimination as well as the dynamics of race relations.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 4435 - Teaching Social Studies Gr 7-12 Provides pre-service teachers with essential experiences in theory and practice for teaching social studies students, ages 12 through 21. Instructional strategies and design, classroom management, differentiated learning needs, and implementation are addressed in field and clinical practice.
Credits: 3
Prereq: EDAE 3385 and admission to licensure program.
Coreq: EDAE 4400
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 4444 - Social Deviance Examination of the concept of deviance in sociology and its implications for the study of contemporary social behavior. How people develop a concept of some being different from others and act on this definition. Possible topics include mental illness, crime, sexual deviance, nonconformity, and subcultures of deviance.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101 and ENGL 1105
General Education Program Course GEP (WI)
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SOCI 4450 - Sociology of Occupations/Profess Sociological analysis of contemporary occupations and professions in the U.S., social stratifications in the workplace, technology, and the individual in the workplace.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 4601 - Serial Murder This course will present the techniques necessary to develop a complete bio-psycho-sociological profile regarding various types of violent behavior; however, the primary application shall be serial murder. The rationale for profiling, the analysis of violent crime scenes, the motivations for committing crimes, the role of aggression and criminological theories will be examined. Using case studies and illustrations, the complexity of violence as a social problem and the violent personality will be presented while maintaining a scientific focus and approach.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 1101 or PSYC 1101 or SOSC 1110 or POLS 1010
Lecture hours: 3
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SOCI 4700 - Sociology Research Capstone A capstone course in which students complete both individual and group-based research projects. Students have to create research questions; collect, clean, and analyze data; and present findings in oral and written forms.
Credits: 3
Prereq: SOCI 2212 or SOCI 2213; and SOCI3380
Lecture hours: 3
Course/lab fee: $
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SOCI 4999 - Special Topics in Sociology Individual or small-group study, under the supervision of instructor, of topics not otherwise available to students.
Note: Separate courses repeatable for credit.
Credits: 1-3
Prereq: SOCI 1101
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SOSC 1110 - Foundations of Social Science Introduction to the methods and concerns of social science. Studies perspectives of anthropology, economics, history, geography, political science, psychology, and sociology as related to specific themes or topics. Examples include an examination of the causes of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S., or of the Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs and Steel.
Note: HONORS SECTION: Explores a specific interdisciplinary theme in the social sciences.
Credits: 3
Lecture hours: 3
General Education Program Course GEP
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SOSC 2100 - Appalachian Studies An interdisciplinary introduction to the study of the Appalachian region, focusing on the idea of “Appalachia” in American and world consciousness, and its treatment in the social sciences, media, literature, and the arts.
Note: This course is Online/Hybrid approved.
Credits: 3
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SOSC 4170 - Social Science Travel Course This course will take students on an intensive, 9-day field trip to Britain. Students will spend time in London, Oxford, the city of Bath, and other cities. They will visit several historical sites relevant to the field of psychology including Down House (Darwin’s residence from 1842 to 1882), the Sigmund Freud Museum (Freud’s last residence following his escape from Vienna during WWII), the Anna Freud Center (a child psychology clinic founded by Freud’s daughter, generally considered the first child psychotherapist), St. Mary’s of Bethlehem (the infamous asylum, known best as “Bedlam”), Westminster Abbey (containing the grave of Sir Isaac Newton) and the residence and grave site of Sir Francis Galton. The field trip will entail traveling about 9,000 air miles, 400 land miles, and across 6 time zones.
Credits: 3
Prereq: ENGL 1105, and Any Social Science GEP Course.
Lecture hours: 3
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SOSC 4185 - Social Science Internship This course provides controlled experience in a real world work setting supervised by a qualified professional in a field related to the social sciences. This course is designed to provide students with realistic experiential learning.
Credits: 1-6
Prereq: Instructor Permission
Lecture hours: 1-6
Course/lab fee: $
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SOSC 4195 - Student Research in Social Sciences Independent laboratory or field work under the supervision of an instructor.
Credits: 1-6
Prereq: Instructor Permission
Lecture hours: 1-6
Course/lab fee: $
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