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AJUS 110 Intro. to Criminal Justice                                                             3
AJUS 201 Quantitative Methods in the Behavioral Sciences                         4
                 (PSYC 201, SOCI 201)
COSC 210 Computer Literacy                                                                    3
AJUS 245 Juvenile Delinquency (SOCI 245)                                             3
AJUS 303 Methods of Social and Behavioral Research
                   (PSYC 303, SOCI 303)                                                         4
PSYC 306 Individual Differences and Cultural Diversity                               3
POLS 311 Introduction to Public Administration                                          3
AJUS 350 Criminology (SOCI 350)                                                           3
AJUS 351 Judicial Process (POLS 351)                                                      3
SOCI 360 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity                                                  3
AJUS 365 Deviance and Social Control (SOCI 365)                                   3
PSYC 401 Abnormal Psychology                                                                3
AJUS 491 Senior Seminar in Administration of Justice                                  3

Students are offered the opportunity to select a field of concentration ofor focus within the major in Administration of Justice. All students are required to take the core curriculum courses listed above and then may focus their studies by taking at least two elective courses, six elective credits, in the fields of concentration listed below: (each class is 3 credits)

POLS 312 Advanced Public Administration
POLS 313 Public Personnel Administration
POLS 314 Public financial Administration
AJUS 470 Criminal Law and Procedure
AJUS 472 Constitutional Law (POLS 472)
AJUS 473 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (POLS 473)

SOCI 120 Contemporary Social Problems
SOCI 340 Complex Organizations
AJUS 345 Corrections
AJUS 395 Organized and White Collar Crime

PSYC 331 Social Psychology (SOCI 331)
PSYC 402 Personality
PSYC 472 Child Development
PSYC 474 Adolescent Development
PSYC 475 Intentional Interviewing and Counseling

Students are not required to select a field of concentration. Students that do not select a field of concentration are able to complete the requirements for the major by taking at least two of any of the elective courses, six elective credits, listed above.

A minimum of 120 semester hours consisting of general education requirements, core requirements, and electives must be completed for graduation.

The Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences offers the Bachelor of Arts degree in Government, with concentrations available in two areas. The areas of concentration available are the Concentration in Political Science and the Concentration in Public Administration.

Bachelor of Arts -- Concentration in Political Science

POLS 101: American National Politics and Political Institutions
POLS 102: State and Local Government
POLS 103: Western Heritage of Politics I
POLS 104: Western Heritage of Politics II
Twenty-one hours selected from upper-level courses in
American Government
Political Theory
International Relations
Public Administration
At least 3 hours must be selected in each area
Six hours of additional uppr-level work in:
Political Science,
Economics, or
History as approved by advisors

ACCT 201: Elementary Accounting I
ACCT 202: Elementary Accounting II
BUAD 315: Business Law I
BUAD 316: Business Law II
COSC 201 Introduction to Computers, or
COSC 210 Computer Literacy, or
BUAD 101 Introduction to Business Computing
ENCO 320: Business and Professional Communication
ENCO 398: Organizational Communication
POLS 101: American National Politics and Political Institutions
POLS 102: State and Local Government
POLS 311: Introduction to Public Administration
POLS 312: Advanced Public Administration
Six hours of additional advanced work relevant to public administration and subject to advisor's approval, selected
from Accounting, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology

The psychology major emphasizes skills which are useful for the student interested in careers where knowledge of human behavior and mental processes are important. However, these skills are especially useful for students who are interested in pursuing graduate studies in psychology and related fields, or careers in mental health services. Students are encouraged to complete a minor in a discipline approved by their advisor and faculty from the chosen discipline. Course requirements are listed below. semester hours

BIOL 160/161 Human Biology and Lab or 4
BIOL 103/113 Principles of Biology and Lab
COSC 110 Computer Literacy 3
PSYC 110 Introduction to Psychology 3
PSYC 125 Historical and Contemporary Issues 3
in Psychology
PSYC 203 Quantitative Methods in the 4
Behavioral Sciences
PSYC 303 Methods of Social and Behavioral Research 4
PSYC 485 Practicum in Psychology or 4
PSYC 486 Practicum in Research Psychology
Six hours chosen from the following: 6
PSYC 306 Individual Differences and Cultural Diversity
PSYC 308 Psychology of Learning
PSYC 330 Behavior, Mind and Brain
Nine hours chosen from the following: 9
PSYC 401 Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 402 Personality
PSYC 407 Cognitive Psychology
PSYC 415 Sensation and Perception
PSYC 460 Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology
Upper-division electives in Psychology 8
TOTAL 48

Sociology is a science based on observation, generalization and interpretation of human social behavior, groups, societies and socially constructed organizations, institutions, and cultures. This program is especially helpful for the student seeking a liberal arts degree and planning additional work in education, social work, guidance, counseling, business, government, as well as those planning for graduate level education in a social science, law, education, or business. Majoring in sociology prepares students for effective study and research in graduate programs, professional degree programs, and certification programs, such as social work, human resources management, organizational management, labor organizing, law, counseling, clinical sociology, corrections, law enforcement, law administration, governmental social policy analysis, census work, demographics, and so on. Bachelor-level practice is also available in many of these same occupations.
The Sociology Major consists of 44 total credits. Of those 44 credits, 29 are required course work and 15 are elective course work. The required courses include introductory level courses designed to give both sociology majors and non-sociology majors a broad background in the field. Other required courses included a computer course, a statistics course, and a methods course. The student majoring in sociology must choose to take two courses from a list of four courses which span the four major areas of sociology: gender, organizations, criminology, and race. Finally the student must complete a course in theory and the capstone course.

The following courses are required to earn a B.S. in Sociology:
Semester Hours
COSC 210 Computer Literacy (or demonstrated capability*) 3
SOCI 110 Introduction to Sociology 3
SOCI 120 Contemporary Social Problems 3
SOCI 203 Quantitative Methods in the Behavioral Sciences 4
SOCI 303 Methods of Social and Behavior Research 4

Two of the following four courses: 6
SOCI 330 Sociology of Gender 3
SOCI 340 Complex Organizations 3
SOCI 350 Criminology 3
SOCI 360 Sociology of Race and Ethnic Relations 3

One of the following two courses: 3
SOCI 410 Classical Sociological Theory 3
SOCI 420 Modern Sociological Theory 3

A minor includes at least 18 semester hours in sociology, 12 of which must be in courses at the 300 level or above. A course applied to requirements for a major may not be applied to requirements for the minor.

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