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PUA 711 - Seminar in Administrative Behavior
Credits 3
Stresses the development of knowledge and skill in understanding the role of the administrator in the context of public agencies. Emphasis given to strategies of policy making, policy implementation and understanding the factors that bear upon the administrator acting in these capacities.
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PUA 712 - Information Technology and the Public Sector Manager
Credits 3
Introduces computer-based information systems from the perspective of the public sector manager. Presents the theoretical aspects of organizational computing. Covers such management issues as computer security concerns, health-safety issues, privacy and confidentiality requirements, ADA requirements, training issues, and decision-making applications.
Formerly
PUA 720
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PUA 713 - E-Government Implications for Public Sector Organizations
Credits 3
Introduces e-government from the perspective of the public sector organization. Presents theoretical aspects of Internet based systems. Covers such management issues as security, ADA requirements privacy statements, and the provision of services on the web. Discusses organizational implications of providing services on line and the use of change management.
Formerly
PUA 721
Prerequisites
or consent of instructor.
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PUA 715 - Administrative Law
Credits 3
Branch of law that deals with public administration. Examines authority upon which administrative agencies operate and limits necessary to control agency action. Attention given to procedures governing rule making, administrative adjudication, and judicial review.
Prerequisites
or consent of instructor.
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PUA 718 - Career Development and Performance Appraisal in the Public Sector
Credits 3
Investigates how and why government agencies should develop career-stage appropriate employee development programs. Students gain greater appreciation of public sector employee evaluation systems.
Formerly
PUA 728
Prerequisites
or consent of instructor.
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PUA 719 - Personnel Assessment and Selection
Credits 3
Covers legal and technical aspects of personnel selection. Concentrates on assessment center process for diagnosing management skills and selection in the public sector.
Prerequisites
or consent of instructor.
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PUA 721 - Quantitative Methods for Public Administration
Credits 3
Quantitative techniques used in program design and evaluation. Coverage includes such topics as measurement, tests of significance, and measures of association. Includes descriptive and inferential statistics and forecasting methods.
Formerly
PUA 722
Prerequisites
or consent of instructor.
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PUA 723 - Research and Analytical Methods
Credits 3
Examines quantitative and qualitative research methods used to answer questions and test hypotheses in public and non-profit settings. Includes identifying and reviewing scholarly literature; formulating research questions; selecting appropriate design, data collection and data analysis. Topics include causal and descriptive designs, interview and survey methods, and descriptive and inferential statistics.
Prerequisites
or consent of instructor.
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PUA 725 - Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
Credits 3
Introduces students to the practical aspects of program evaluation, and the methodologies employed to analyze a program and to conduct an evaluation in the public and nonprofit sectors.
Prerequisites
and or consent of instructor.
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PUA 726 - Policy Analysis
Credits 3
Introduction to skills and knowledge of concepts, techniques and theories of public policy analysis.
Prerequisites
, , and or consent of instructor.
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PUA 727 - Theory and Practice of Public Sector Survey Research
Credits 3
Provides the theoretical and applied components of survey research. Students learn the basics of all elements of the survey process.
Same as
Notes
Students will participate in an actual survey.
Prerequisites
Admission to a graduate program.
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PUA 729 - MPA Capstone Experience
Credits 3
The purpose of this class is to provide the knowledge and skills needed to construct and critique evaluation designs, collect and analyze data to test the effects of government programs, and address many of the questions and issues that arise in the process of evaluating program impacts.
Prerequisites
or or Consent of the Graduate Coordinator.
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PUA 735 - Public Regulation of Gambling
Credits 3
Development and control of the legalized gambling industry in its many forms. Comparative analysis of regulatory models for casino, lottery, pari-mutuel, and charity gambling in Nevada and other jurisdictions. Emphasis given to procedures for insuring financial and legal integrity of gambling.
Prerequisites
or consent of instructor.
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PUA 740 - Urban Administration
Credits 3
Urban management approached from the viewpoint of the chief administrator. Some consideration given to the city as an organic economic, political and social institution. Emphasis on administrative exercise of leadership decision making and various functional activities.
Prerequisites
or consent of instructor.
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PUA 742 - State Government Administration
Credits 3
Focuses on the administration of state government functions in general, with emphasis on the state government of Nevada. Covers the economic and political environment of the state and the role of state government in the federal system.
Prerequisites
or consent of instructor.
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PUA 745 - Administration in a Federal and Intergovernmental Perspective
Credits 3
Provides students with understanding of the issues and problems of administering public programs in a federal system. Emphasis placed on how all levels of governments work together. Studies role of grants, mandates, and state/federal statutes on administrators.
Formerly
PUA 706
Same as
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PUA 750 - Education Policy
Credits 3
Examines governmental policy and structure affecting elementary and secondary school finance, administration, and management. Reviews the history and impact of various structural and policy reforms proposed from 1950 to the present. Analyzes structure, policy, and reforms in terms of equity, effectiveness in facilitating student achievement, and other criteria.
Same as
(PAF 750)
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PUA 751 - Origins and Development of Public Policy in America
Credits 3
Examines the development of public policy in America especially as it is driven by citizen’s needs. In addition, it examines the impact of public policy on society
Same as
PAF 701
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
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PUA 753 - Dynamic Leadership in Public Organizations
Credits 3
This course provides background required to exercise leadership in complex and diverse organizational and community settings. Concepts and methodologies are drawn from the social and behavioral sciences.
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
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PUA 755 - Impacts of the Gaming Industry
Credits 3
Comprehensive course dealing with the political, social, and economic impacts of the world-wide gambling industry. Special attention given to economic development impacts in the public sector with the establishment of various kinds of gambling.
Formerly
(PUA 736)
Prerequisites
or consent of instructor.
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PUA 756 - Policy Implementation
Credits 3
Provides students an introduction to current models of implementation and the means for assessing both theory and methods; provides a bridge between the literature on policy analysis and program evaluation; offers students the opportunity to apply theoretical frameworks to practical situations.
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PUA 760 - Political Economy
Credits 3
Survey of the field of political economy since 1945 with emphasis on alternative theories of the role of government, value, and distribution. Focus on the ideological structure of neomarxism, neoinstitutionalism, social economics and postkeynesianism as well as the neoclassical synthesis, monetarism and public choice.
Formerly
(PUA 732)
Prerequisites
Graduate standing in the M.P.A. or Economics programs or consent of instructor.
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PUA 761 - Introduction to Workforce Education
Credits 3
Overview of history, philosophy and areas within the workforce education field.
Formerly
EDW 730
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PUA 762 - Needs Assessment and Evaluation
Credits 3
Discusses approaches to identifying performance problems in organizations and determining appropriate interventions. Emphasis/focus on assessment, evaluation, and measurement of workplace learning and performance activities.
Formerly
EDW 734
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PUA 763 - Facilitation Skills for Workplace Learning and Performance
Credits 1-3
Introductory course providing overview of roles and functions of the training professional. Ample opportunities to practice facilitation skills. Topics include evolution of training, current paradigms in training and development, media development, and delivery techniques. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 credits.
Formerly
EDW 737
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PUA 764 - Technologies for the Workplace
Credits 1-3
Applications of -and implications for the use emerging technology in the workplace. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 credits.
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PUA 770 - Nonprofit Management and Theories of the 3rd Sector
Credits 3
Examines the legal and other definitions of the 3rd sector, the sector�s distinctive values, its contributions to civil society, its role vis-à-vis the government and business sectors, and current conditions in and challanges for the sector. In addition, the course will serve as an introduction the principal skills, knowledge, and abilities that are involved in the management of nonprofit organizations.
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PUA 774 - Community Outreach and Volunteerism
Credits 3
Provides a general overview of Volunteer Management as it relates to the field of public administration. Introductory course emphasizes non-profit as part of the MPA program and introduces students to the basic concepts and issues surrounding the development and management of community based volunteer programs.
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PUA 775 - Strategic Planning and Program Evaluation for Nonprofits
Credits 3
Provides the capability to understand, plan, implement and evaluate strategies and programs so as to take advantage of opportunities and effectively manage challenges facing their organization. Teaches students to analyze how strategic planning and evaluation strategies differ from those used in the private sector. Emphasis is on management strategies that distinguish nonprofits from for-profits and public agencies and the challenges facing each.
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PUA 776 - Development for Nonprofit Managers
Credits 3
Introduction to fundraising for nonprofit organizations, including annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, and campaigns.
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PUA 790 - Internship Program in Public Administration
Credits 1 – 6
Graduate students have a work assignment in a public agency at the national, state, or local governmental level and make regular reports on work activities and assigned readings.
Formerly
PUA 709
Prerequisites
PUA 701 or consent of department
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PUA 791 - Topics in Administration
Credits 3 – 6
Emphasizes the intensive specialized study of a selected administrative topic. Involves advanced study, reading, and analysis culminating in a written report and designed to supplement the learning provided by the tool and theory courses.
Grading
S/F grading only.
Prerequisites
or or consent of instructor.
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PUA 792 - Current Issues in Public Administration
Credits 1 – 6
Examination of timely issues in the field with special attention to the needs of the practitioner.
Notes
May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits.
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PUA 795 - Formulating Administrative Strategies in the Public Sector
Credits 3
Integrating course in public administration. Covers the analysis of alternative administrative strategies. Emphasis placed on the modern role and techniques of administration. Case studies and administrative problems considered. Focus on the use of contemporary techniques in finding solutions to practical administrative problems.
Prerequisites
Open only to M.P.A. Students.
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PUA 798 - Research in Public Administration
Credits 1 – 6
Individual research projects under the direction of a faculty member.
Notes
May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Prerequisites
and and/or consent of instructor.
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RDCH 701 - Applied Nuclear Physics
Credits 3
Introduces nuclear properties in radiation and radiochemistry. Concepts of the nuclei, radioactive decay, and nuclear reactions examined. Use of quantum mechanics in development of nuclear models and equations. Physics involved in interaction of radiation with matter.
Prerequisites
General physics, graduate standing in Radiochemistry program.
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RDCH 702 - Radiochemistry
Credits 3
Introduces chemical properties in radiation and radiochemistry. Use of stability constants and relationship between speciation, kinetics and thermodynamics. Influence of radiolysis on chemistry of radioisotopes. Radioisotope production and use. Radiochemical separations.
Prerequisites
Inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, graduate standing in Radiochemistry program.
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RDCH 710 - Actinide Chemistry
Credits 3
Basis for unique chemistry of actinide elements described and related to oxidation-reduction, complexation, forbital interaction, and spectroscopy. Using nuclear properties in understanding actinide chemistry covered. Presentations on exploiting chemical behavior of actinides in separation, nuclear fuel cycle, environmental behavior, and materials.
Prerequisites
, graduate standing in Radiochemistry program.
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RDCH 750 - Radiochemistry Laboratory Research
Credits 3
Experimental laboratory research conducted by the student under supervision. The student supplies research topic and provides suitable literature and background information. Research plan developed in conjunction with instructor. The student obtains experience in performing radiochemical laboratory research.
Prerequisites
Undergraduate chemistry laboratory experience, graduate standing in the Radiochemistry program.
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SCI 620 - Middle School Mathematics Content:
Credits 1-3
Middle school mathematics content for teachers. Topics: a) Number, Number Theory, Operations, b) Geometry & Measurement, c) Probability & Statistics, d) Algebra I, e) Euclidean/Non-Euclidean Geometry, f) Problem Solving, g) Algebra II, h) Pre-calculus, i) Computer/Technology Applications, j) other.
Notes
Credit repeatable by topic (1-3 credits). Credits may not be applied to College of Sciences graduate program. The maximum number of credits that may be earned is 24.
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SCI 630 - Middle School Science Content:
Credits 1-3
Surveys middle school science content for middle school teachers. Introduces experimental and research-based aspects of the fields/topics listed through an inquiry approach to scientific content. Fields/topics: a) Lab Safety and Science Process. b) Life Science IA. c) Life Science IB. d) Physical Science IA. e) Physical Science IB. f) Earth Science IA. g) Earth Science IB. h) other.
Notes
May be repeated for credit in different fields/topics (1-3 credits); not available for credit in graduate programs in College of Sciences
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SCI 640 - High School Mathematics Content:
Credits 1-3
Surveys high school mathematics content for high school teachers. Introduces exploratory and research-based aspects of the fields/topics listed through a problem solving approach to mathematics content. Fields/topics: a) Geometry. b) Advanced Algebra. c) Trigonometry and Analysis. d) Statistics and Probability. e) Calculus. f) Technology Applications. g) other.
Notes
May be repeated for credit in different fields/topics (1-3 credits); not applicable to graduate programs in College of Sciences.
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SCI 650 - High School Science Content:
Credits 1-3
High school science content for teachers. a) Lab Safety, Science Process. b) Content Area Literacy. (c,d) Biology IA, IB (e,f) Earth Science IA, IB (g,h) Chemistry IA, IB (j,k) Physics IA, IB (l) AP Biology (m) AP Chemistry (n) AP Physics (o) other (p,q) Principles of Science, semesters 1,2.
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SCI 691 - Life Science for Federal Land Managers
Credits 1-3
For managers in BLM, BIA, Forest Service, Park Service and Fish and Wildlife Service. Meets GS 401 Certification needs. Conceptual understanding of basic biological principles: how information is acquired and evaluated within a scientific framework; modern cell theory; basic principles of molecular biology and genetics; and concepts of microevolution.
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SCI 796 - Professional Paper, Master of Arts in Sciences
Credits 1-3
Professional paper preparation, including review of literature or similar research effort. May be repeated to a maximum of three credits. Not permitted for students pursuing the M.S. Thesis option. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
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SLS 550 - Administration of Recreation and Leisure Services
Credits 3
Comprehensive examination of the philosophical, legal, financial, and administrative foundations necessary for management personnel in a public, not-for-profit or commercial leisure service organization.
Formerly
SLS 650
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SLS 700 - Special Problems in Sport and Leisure
Credits 3
Specialized instruction and/or research designed to develop depth in understanding a current problem in sport and leisure.
Notes
May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
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SLS 701 - Independent Study
Credits 1 – 3
Independent study of a selected topic in sport or leisure service management or leisure behavior.
Notes
May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
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SLS 702 - Management in Sport and Leisure Service Organizations
Credits 3
Utilizes management theory in conjunction with theory of sport and leisure behavior to develop a philosophy of administration applicable to sport and leisure service organizations.
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SLS 703 - Management Analysis of Sport and Leisure Service Organizations
Credits 3
Analysis of how the financial resources needed to operate sport and leisure service facilities and programs are acquired and marshaled to realize organizational goals. Marketing strategies and revenue source specific to sport and leisure services analyzed and discussed.
Prerequisites
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SLS 704 - Management Internship
Credits 3
Structured management internship in a sport or leisure service organization which focuses on specific administrative functions under the supervision of an agency manager and a university advisor.
Prerequisites
and approval of student’s advisor.
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SLS 716 - Social Psychology of Sport and Leisure
Credits 3
Introduces and examines the theories of sport and leisure behavior from a social psychological perspective. Issues and outcomes of involvement in sport and leisure activities for the individual as well as organized groups.
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SLS 717 - Law and Liability in Sport and Leisure Services
Credits 3
Explores the legal principles and rules of law affecting the administration of recreation, sports and athletic programs. Emphasis on risk management theory, safety principles, insurance concepts and liability issues. Litigation trends identified and procedures outlined to minimize legal risks.
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SLS 718 - Programming for Sport and Leisure Service Organizations
Credits 3
Theoretical and conceptual aspects of comprehensive programming for sport and leisure service organizations. Includes program development theories, program design concepts, advertising, promotion and evaluation procedures.
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SLS 748 - Professional Paper
Credits 3
Under the direction of a faculty advisor, the student develops a written treatise detailing the application of a principle or theory to the solution of a current problem of professional practice in the management of sport and leisure service.
Grading
S/F grading only.
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
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SLS 749 - Thesis
Credits 3
Under the direction of a faculty advisor, students develop a written treatise detailing their methodical investigation and exposition of a theory or principle related to the management of sport and leisure service.
Notes
May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Grading
S/F grading only.
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
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SOC 602 - Sociology and Literature
Credits 3
Examination of selected ideas, concepts, and theories through use of fictional literature. Various topics include human alienation, social stratification, bureaucracy, prejudice, immigration, and deviance.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 402. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 603 - Techniques of Social Research
Credits 4
Introduction to research design, data gathering techniques, and sociological analysis of data.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 403. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 603L - Techniques of Social Research Lab
Credits 0
This undergraduate course may be used in the graduate program of study with the approval of the advisor. A full description of this course may be found in the Undergraduate Catalog under the corresponding 400 number.
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SOC 604 - Statistical Methods in the Social Sciences
Credits 4
Study and practice with statistical methods especially useful in the presentation and interpretation of social work, psychological, sociological, and educational data.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 404. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 604L - Statistical Methods in the Social Sciences Lab
This undergraduate course may be used in the graduate program of study with the approval of the advisor. A full description of this course may be found in the Undergraduate Catalog under the corresponding 400 number.
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SOC 607 - Environment and Society
Credits 3
Focuses on the conflict between private rights and the public interest and the extent to which this conflict affects society in the environmental arena.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 407. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 608 - Qualitative Research
Credits 3
Examination of the modes of observation, recording and reporting of the daily way of life of another (sub) culture studied by physical and perspectival closeness.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 408. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 610 - Sociology of Aging
Credits 3
Explores the problems of aging in various cultures. Notions such as the social construction of growing old, the myth of youth, and the crisis of retirement discussed along with other topics of aging.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 410. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 611 - Films, Self and Society
Credits 3
Understanding diversity and change in film themes and characterizations from the perspective of sociology. Specific topics vary from year to year and may investigate such things as “The Image of the American Hero,” “Films as Social Protest,” or “Science Fiction and Social Change.” Emphasis on the American film.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 411. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 612 - Sociology of Art
Credits 3
Investigation into the complex relationship between social systems and their artistic outputs. Emphasis on social theory, especially the sociology of knowledge. Subjects include artistic employment, craft to art conversions, and art in relation to religion and science.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 412. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 613 - Sociology of Sport
Credits 3
Examination of the relationship of sport to societal institutions and processes. Behavior of fans, athletes, and sport organizations analyzed from a sociological view.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 413. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 614 - Popular Culture
Credits 3
Different types of culture, the democratization of values, the organization of tastes. Characteristic forms of popular culture: music, cinema, the electronic media, the print media, outdoors, travel, and the graphic arts.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 414. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 615 - World Population Problems
Credits 3
Examination of world and U.S. problems connected to rapid population growth, legal and illegal immigration, causes of sickness and death, and the impact of government population policies. Problems include changes in family size, mandatory sterilization, abortion, food as a political weapon, crime, and minority groups.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 415. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 616 - Sociology of Work and Occupations
Credits 3
Comparative examination of work in industrial society. Topics analyzed include labor markets, job satisfaction, occupational choice, and the leisure-work relationship.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 416. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 617 - Sociology and Leisure
Credits 3
Leisure in the United States and other societies. Leisure and work, family, education and religion. Leisure and quality of life, high culture, mass culture, and the leisure society.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 417. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 621 - Classical Social Theory
Credits 3
Major social theorists of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries whose works have led to the development of sociology as a distinct discipline. Includes Durkheim, Marx, Simmel, and Weber.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 421. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 622 - Contemporary Sociological Theory
Credits 3
Major theorists and important schools of thought in contemporary sociology. Includes some or all of the following: structural functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, ethno-methodology.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 422. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 627 - Comparative Racial and Ethnic Relations
Credits 3
Surveys racial and ethnic relations in different societies around the world, including the United States. Special attention given to structures of inequality and to social movements for racial justice and equality.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 427. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work
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SOC 628 - Special Topics in Comparative Societies
Credits 3
Comparative analysis of some salient aspects of U.S. society and societies around the world. Focuses on socialization, cultural and structural aspects (e.g., ethnicity, religion, economy, politics, gender, age), and informal modes of living. Specific focus varies with special topics offered.
Notes
This course is crosslsited with SOC 428. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 629 - Globalization: Economic, Political, and Cultural Perspectives
Credits 3
Addresses the nature of globalization, and the degree to which it differentially impacts people in various geographical regions and social strata. Traces the extent to which economic, political, and cultural systems rooted in nation-states during most of the twentieth century are likely to be replaced be emerging global institutions.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 429. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 631 - Crime and Criminal Behavior
Credits 3
General survey of the field of criminology emphasizing social efforts to understand, explain, and deal with criminal behavior.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 431. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 633 - Juvenile Delinquency
Credits 3
Delinquent behavior within its social context, with analysis of gangs, subcultures and the patterns of anti-social activity. Evaluation of institutional controls and treatments.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 433. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 634 - Penology & Social Control
Credits 3
The social and historical development of prison systems and other forms of social control, as well as sociological theories of punishment. Includes recent research on prison population growth, offender rehabilitation, deterrence, recidivism, correctional administration, and inmate culture, as well as political repression and other related topics.
Notes
This course is crosslisted wtih SOC 434. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 641 - Social Inequality
Credits 3
Analysis of causes and consequences of inequalities in wealth, prestige, and power in social life. Emphasis placed on the American class system, and inequalities of race, ethnicity, gender, and age also covered.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 441. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 642 - Sociology of Gambling
Credits 3
Analysis of patterns of participation in various forms of gambling; political/economic background of gambling; effects of gambling on communities, lifestyles, and value systems.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 442. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 643 - Urban Sociology
Credits 3
Analysis of the urban way of life, with attention to ecological and social characteristics of the city, urban problems, and trends in urban growth. Emphasis given to American society.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 443. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 644 - Sociology of Occupations and Professions
Credits 3
Examination of occupations and professions in the contemporary United States in terms of occupational choice, education, socialization into the occupation, career patterns, as well as changing work roles, functions, and ideologies.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 444. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 645 - Men in Society
Credits 3
Issues and problems of men in a society characterized by rapidly changing and ill-defined male gender roles. Perspectives from micro- and macrosociology. Varying branches of the ‘men’s movement’ examined.
Notes
This course is crosslisted wtih SOC 645. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 646 - Bureaucracy in Society
Credits 3
Analysis of the structure and activities of modern large-scale organizations: conglomerates, voluntary associations, governmental bureaucracies, and multinational corporations.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 446. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 647 - Marriage and the Family
Credits 3
Study of the institutions of marriage and the family and analysis of various factors and forces affecting the family. Emphasis upon present trends.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 447. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 649 - Sex and Social Arrangements
Credits 3
Examination of human sexuality in social contexts. Emphasis on cross-cultural and historical comparisons with themes dealing with deviant sexuality, pornography, and homosexuality.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 449. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 651 - Russian Society in Transition
Credits 3
Sociological survey of Russian society in transition. Reviews major Soviet institutions and examines current attempts to transform Russian society. Special attention to the origins of glasnost and prestroika and the difficulties that the former Soviet Union faces in reforming its communist system and building democracy and a market economy.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 451. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 652 - Sociology of Youth Cultures
Credits 3
Examines the sources of youth cultures in Western and other societies and explores the causes, forms, and trajectories of various contemporary youth cultures using cross-cultural, historical, and psychological insights.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 452. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 653 - Gender and Society
Credits 3
Examines the social construction of gender across a range of institutional, interactional, intellectual and cultural contexts. Emphasis is on the intersection of gender with race, ethnicity, social class and sexuality.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 453. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 655 - Social Movements and Social Change
Credits 3
Sociological understanding of social movements and social change. Focuses on movements in the United States and around the world struggling over issues such as ethnicity, race, religion, and civil rights. Introduces theories and concepts about social movements emphasizing historical and cultural context, movement formation, organization, participants, ideology, and effects.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 455. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 658 - Sociology of Mental Health
Credits 3
Drawing on sociological theories and research, examines how various social forces shape experiences, symptoms, patterns of help-seeking, diagnoses, treatments, and prognoses of mental disorders by comparing those across various U.S. social classes, ethnic, gender, and age groups as well as in a global context.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 458. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 660 - Critical Sociology
Credits 3
Acquaints the student with a body of theoretical and empirical work variously designated as critical, new, or radical sociology.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 460. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 661 - Self and Society
Credits 3
Emphasis on those areas of social psychology primarily sociological in nature: the development of self and the changing self, the relationship of the individual to the group, and the process of socialization.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 461. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 662 - Mass Communications
Credits 3
Examination of communication processes with special emphasis on news media, the relationship between media, mass culture, political processes, and the individual.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 462. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 665 - Collective Behavior
Credits 3
Examines how people cope with unexpected or threatening events. Emphasis placed on developmental sequences and communication processes involved in social movements, crowds, and public issues.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 465. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 666 - Sociology of Medicine
Credits 3
Analyzes the medical profession and delivery of health care. Medical education, medicine as social control, ethical issues, and the management of medical knowledge examined.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 466. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 667 - Sociology of Science
Credits 3
Examines science as a social institution. Topics include the emergence of science in social context; recruitment, competition, and recognition in scientific careers; the social organization of the scientific community; and science in social change.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 467. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 670 - Sociology of Deviance
Credits 3
Examines various themes of deviance and the making and breaking of norms, the creation of deviant identities and subcultures, and the relationship between deviance and society. Topics sometimes covered include white collar crime, prostitution, homosexuality, drug and alcohol abuse, and violence.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 470. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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SOC 671 - Race and Ethnic Relations in America
Credits 3
Analysis of inter-and intra-group conflicts associated with racial, ethnic, and socio-cultural differences. Attention to both structural and symbolic forms of domination and oppression and to the effects of prejudice and discrimination on all members of society. Special attention given to social movements for justice and equality.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with SOC 471. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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