Courses

Introduces students to the types of writing that social scientists typically do in the workplace, including research proposals, proper citation practices, literature reviews, and research reports.

Introduction to general psychology; principles of human behavior and their applications.

Overview of history and methods of psychology as a science and profession; applications and ethical issues in psychology.

Introduction to methods of psychological research, with special attention to hypothesis formation and testing, threats to validity, and data presentation.

Capstone experience for senior psychology majors; review of current research literature; topics vary.

Gives students a detailed introduction to the basic questions in the study of how the energies and information in the external world become part of our immediate experience. This includes questions about how patterned energies (such as light, sound, etc.) are coded by our sensory systems and how those codes are used to support psychological experience.

This course is an introduction to cognition, an area of psychology that investigates the ways in which we acquire, store, create and use knowledge.

An introduction to biopsychology, emphasizing the structure and function of the human brain.

This course provides a general survey of the study of learning and behavior. It will focus on investigating historical and current learning perspectives, their respective research methods, and how each contributes to our understanding of both human and animal behavior.

Developmental principles; physical growth; linguistic, intellectual, emotional, and social development from infancy to maturity.

Introduction to Social Psychology discusses how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by other people (real or imagined). The course will provide an overview of the field, potentially covering such topics as: attitudes, persuasion, person perception, automatic vs. conscious thought, the self, prosocial behavior, aggression, interpersonal attribution, conformity, obedience, culture, groups, prejudice and discrimination from a psychological perspective.

The focus of this course in general is on the psychological study of gender in historical and contemporary perspective. The historical roots of gender studies in women's studies, as a correction to a traditional focus on male and masculine perspectives, will be covered.

Personality psychology involves examining theories of human nature and evaluating them in an empirical fashion.

Applying psychological knowledge to develop and maintain effective personal adjustment and well-being and positive social relations.

This course demonstrates how knowledge and principles from evolutionary biology are used to conduct research on the design of the human mind.

This course focuses on some of the topics and questions people most commonly ask about psychology: What are the different psychological disorders, and what are they like? How do clinicians diagnose someone with a disorder? What do therapists actuallydoin therapy?

Personnel selection, training, accident prevention, morale, and organizational behavior.

Introduction to the role of accounting numbers in the process of managing a business and in investor decision-making.

Provides insight into the thinking of both the financial manager and the functional manager that is needed to effectively lead and manage not only their business organization but also their personal financial lives.

The course is a stand-alone marketing course for those interested in the role of marketing within the business context. It covers a range of topics from the basic (what is marketing), to the processes (market segmentation, marketing strategy, development of product, price, place and promotion), to the broader societal questions (why marketing exists, ethics, the future of marketing).

Economics is the study of how people satisfy their wants in the face of limited resources.

Methods of economic analysis and their use; price determination; theory of the firm; distribution.

National income measurement; aggregate economic models; money and income; policy problems.

Allocation of resources and distribution of income within various market structures, with emphasis on analytical tools.

Nature of finance function; risk and return concepts; working capital; dividend policies; mergers; security markets; acquisition and management of corporate capital; analysis of operations; forecasting capital requirements; raising capital; and planning profits. Available to baccalaureate students only.

The transnational politics of trade, investment, aid, raw materials, and the environment; nation-states, multinational corporations, and the U.N.

Interactions of governmental and economic activity in American life. Survey of governmental (national, state, local) promotional, regulatory, and ownership policies.

This course examines states, markets, power, production, and the relations between the various transnational agents who act in these areas.

Advanced analysis of public policy, emphasizing policy evaluation and the factors that determine policy success and failure.

Focuses on customer behavior, product, channels of distribution, promotion, and pricing with emphasis on a culturally diverse environment. Not available to students who have taken BA 303.

Social control through law: courts, basic policies underlying individual and contractual rights in everyday society. May not be used to satisfy Smeal College baccalaureate degree requirements.

Examines the function and structure of communication in both formal and informal situations.

Examination of the social, political, historic, and scientific factors in the development and organization of health services.

Introductory analysis of the employment relationship and the interrelated interests of management, workers, unions, and the public.

Development of Anglo-American law regulating collective bargaining, with emphasis on American labor-management relations under Wagner, Taft-Hartley, and other acts.

Explores ethics from both a normative and behavioral perspective; four interrelated and mutually reinforcing subject areas will be explored in the course at the individual, organizational and transnational levels business ethics, ethics in unionized firms, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability.

Exposes undergraduate students to the fundamental principles and basic concepts of management, with emphasis on organizational design, management processes, leadership, motivation, and managing teams and individuals in a global business environment.

Applies organizational behavior theories, concepts, and skills to leading and motivating individuals and groups.

Designing organizations to effectively manage new technologies, structures, and people in changing global contexts.

Leaders, in whatever context, make difficult decisions, distribute scarce resources, direct and influence the conduct of others, and represent the goals of the enterprise they lead. Thus they ought to exemplify prudence, fairness, integrity, honesty, trustworthiness, sincerity, and morally upright behavior. This course investigates these concepts and the moral dilemmas that arise in developing or applying them.

Supply chain management concepts, principles, and methodologies.

A study of selected problems in the history of work in the United States, especially since 1877.

Work and occupational life in modern society; work in the past, present, and future.

The role of gender in shaping contemporary North American patterns of employment, occupational roles, and statuses.

This course explores how genes influence our traits and how our traits evolve, with special emphasis on behavior

Covers the nature and contents of the human genome and the basic principles of evolution.

The role of human biology and evolution in culture, society, and behavior.

The biological basis of human behavior within the context of primate biology, behavior, and evolution.

Introduces the student to the biological bases of human anatomy and behavior by drawing comparisons to the behavior and biology of our closest living relatives, the non-human primates.

Human origins as seen in the fossil record and comparative biology of humans and their primate relatives.

Discussion of genetic influences on development and the interrelationships between genetics and health.

Health care from an individual, family, and community standpoint illustrated with specific diseases and health problems.

This course is designed for nutrition majors and non-majors to provide a broad understanding of general principles of nutrition. Concepts covered include the essential nutrients, digestion, absorption, transport, and food sources.

This course is designed to increase student awareness of personal, interpersonal, and societal aspects of disability, including how disability can be defined and understood differently in varied individual, institutional, and cultural contexts.

The course reviews the human services profession, including introductory information about social problems within a socio-political context to show how culture and ideology influence experiences and perspectives.

The purpose of this course is to give students an overview of many chronic illnesses and disabilities, and their impact in the lives of the individuals who live with them. This course is designed for non-medical professionals and students interested in working with individuals with disabilities and chronic illnesses.

A study of the fundamental concepts of biology, including the evolution of the major groups of organisms. This is the first biology course taken by students who intend to major in biology. It provides a foundation in the basic concepts that govern life, including the evolutionary processes that have led to the biodiversity seen today.

Normal structure and function of the animal body, with special emphasis on human body systems.

Examination of human aging from a biological perspective. Population demographics, physiological and pathological changes, and healthy lifestyles are discussed. Students who have passed BIOL 409 may not schedule this course.

Human Anatomy and Physiology I - Lecture

Basic structure and function of the human reproductive system. Physiology of gametogenesis, fertilization, contraception, gestation, parturition, lactation, and sexual behavior.

Basic concepts and quantitative relations.

Introduction to quantitative experimentation in chemistry.

Covers the following topics: reaction rates and chemical kinetics, nuclear applications, catalysis, gas phase and aqueous equilibrium, chemical thermodynamics, entropy, free energy, acid-base equilibria, the pH scale, the common-ion effect, buffers, acid-base titrations, factors that affect aqueous solubility, electrochemistry, oxidation-reduction reactions, oxidation states, voltaic cells, batteries, corrosion, electrolysis, transition metals, crystal field theory, molecular orbital theory, bonding in solids, and properties of modern materials.

The course builds on the material learned in CHEM 111, emphasizing quantitative and analytical procedures.

Bonding theories for organic molecules; stereochemistry and conformational analysis; reactions (and mechanisms) of alkyl halides, alkenes, alkynes, aromatics, and alcohols.

Emphasis is placed on the role of organic reactions in biological chemistry.

Basic laboratory operations; synthesis and chemical or instrumental analysis.