Course Syllabi
The current syllabi for courses taught in the Social Sciences Department are available below. These syllabi are periodically updated, and the most recent version is posted here at the beginning of each academic year.
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Criminal Justice
| course number | course name |
| CJ 1103 | Intro To Criminal Process (PDF) |
| CJ 1113 | Intro to Corrections (PDF) |
| CJ 1123 | Intro to Law Enforcement (PDF) |
| CJ 2193 | Criminal Justice Internship (PDF) |
| CJ 2193 | Criminal Justice Internship Syllabus (PDF) |
| CJ 2303 | Cultural Diversity (PDF) |
| CJ 2401 | Police Report Writing (PDF) |
| CJ 2453 | Probation and Parole (PDF) |
| CJ 2503 | Criminology (PDF) |
| CJ 2603 | Criminal Procedure (PDF) |
| CJ 2703 | Delinquency Juvenile Justice System (PDF) |
| CJ 2803 | Criminal Investigation (PDF) |
| CJ 2863 | Ethics in Criminal Justice Update 2015 (PDF) |
Family Services/Child Development
| course number | course name |
| FSCD 1213 | Introduction to FSCD (PDF) |
| FSCD 1302 | CDA Preparation (PDF) |
| FSCD 1313 | Health, Safety, and Nutrition (PDF) |
| FSCD 1323 | DAP and Environments (PDF) |
| FSCD 2093 | Education of Exceptional Individuals (PDF) |
| FSCD 2093 | Education of Exceptional Individuals Syllabus (PDF) |
| FSCD 2213 | Curriculum Planning (PDF) |
| FSCD 2223 | Language and Literacy (PDF) |
| FSCD 2233 | Practicum in FSCD (PDF) |
| FSCD 2433 | Observing & Assessing Human Behavior (PDF) |
| FSCD 2443 | Creative Arts for Young Children (PDF) |
| FSCD 2503 | Health Concepts for Children (PDF) |
| FSCD 2533 | Guidance of Young Children (PDF) |
| FSCD 2573 | Family School and Community (PDF) |
| FSCD 2613 | Infant and Toddler Programs Rev (PDF) |
| FSCD 2633 | Admin FSCD Services and Child Dev Rev (PDF) |
| FSCD-PSYC 2523 | Child Growth and Development (PDF) |
| FSCD-SOC 2333 | Families and Substance Abuse (PDF) |
| FSCD-SOC 2403 | Family in Society (PDF) |
| FSCD-SOC 2463 | Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect (PDF) |
Geography
| course number | course name |
| GEOG 1103 | Human Geography (PDF) |
| GEOG 1114 | Physical Geography (PDF) |
| GEOG 2443 | Regional Geography (PDF) |
Human Environmental Sciences
| course number | course name |
| HES 2323 | Nutrition (PDF) |
| HES 2523 | Child Growth & Development Telecourse (PDF) |
| HES 2523 | Child Growth and Dev (PDF) |
History
| course number | course name |
| HIST 1013 | World History I (PDF) |
| HIST 1023 | World History II (PDF) |
| HIST 1203 | African American History (PDF) |
| HIST 1413 | Ancient Medieval Civilization (PDF) |
| HIST 1433 | Modern Europe (PDF) |
| HIST 1483 | US History to 1877 (PDF) |
| HIST 1493 | US History Since 1877 (PDF) |
| HIST 2033 | America's Civil War (PDF) |
| HIST 2043 | America's West (PDF) |
| HIST 2133 | Women's History (PDF) |
| HIST 2213 | Russian History (PDF) |
| HIST 2223 | WWI Russian Revolution (PDF) |
| HIST 2233 | World War II (PDF) |
| HIST 2263 | Women's Studies (PDF) |
| HIST 2503 | American Indian History (PDF) |
| HIST 2563 | Colonial America 1492-1775 (PDF) |
| HIST 2573 | History of Sports in America (PDF) |
| HIST 2583 | Intro to LGBT History (PDF) |
| HIST 2983 | Historical Thinking (PDF) |
Health and Sport Sciences
Native American Studies
| course number | course name |
| NAS 1113 | Introduction to Native American Studies (PDF) |
| NAS 2093 | Native American Philosophy (PDF) |
| NAS 2803 | Federal Indian Policy and Sovereignty (PDF) |
Political Science
| course number | course name |
| POLS 1113 | American Federal Government (PDF) |
| POLS 1123 | Intro to Law Enforcement (PDF) |
| POLS 2103 | Intro to Political Science (PDF) |
| POLS 2193 | Political Science Internship (PDF) |
| POLS 2203 | Introduction to Public Policy (PDF) |
| POLS 2213 | Campaigns & Elections (PDF) |
| POLS 2303 | Introduction to Mass Media and Politics (PDF) |
| POLS 2403 | Comp Pol Systems (PDF) |
| POLS 2503 | Introduction to International Relations (PDF) |
| POLS 2603 | Intro to Public Administration (PDF) |
| POLS 2703 | Intro to State and Local Government (PDF) |
| POLS 2803 | Introduction to Political Theory (PDF) |
Psychology
| course number | course name |
| PSYC 1103 | Psychology of Human Relationships (PDF) |
| PSYC 1113 | Introduction to Psychology (PDF) |
| PSYC 1223 | Careers and Writing (PDF) |
| PSYC 2123 | Sex & Gender (PDF) |
| PSYC 2213 | Developmental Psychology (PDF) |
| PSYC 2303 | Personality Theories (PDF) |
| PSYC 2313 | Introduction to Counseling (PDF) |
| PSYC 2323 | Social Psychology (PDF) |
| PSYC 2413 | Psychology of Human Sexuality (PDF) |
| PSYC 2503 | Psychology Statistics (PDF) |
| PSYC 2603 | Psychology of Organizational Behavior (PDF) |
| PSYC 2703 | Psychology of Abnormal Behavior (PDF) |
| PSYC FSCD 2523 | Child Growth and Development (PDF) |
Sociology
| course number | course name |
| SOC 1113 | Introduction to Sociology (PDF) |
| SOC 2113 | Introduction to Social Work (PDF) |
| SOC 2123 | Sex & Gender (PDF) |
| SOC 2223 | Social Problems (PDF) |
| SOC 2333 | Families and Substance Abuse (PDF) |
| SOC 2403 | Family in Society (PDF) |
| SOC 2463 | Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect (PDF) |
| SOC 2503 | Criminology (PDF) |
