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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

Covers terminology and important concepts related to marketing in the business environment. Domestic and international environments that impact marketing are included, with particular emphasis on the marketing environment, segmentation, positioning, and targeting. Not available to students who have taken BA 303.

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.

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 survey of the major aspects of international business environment and operations with an emphasis on the cultural dimension.

The use, analysis, and design of information systems and technologies to organize, coordinate, and inform human enterprises.

Employment relations and legislative and policy responses to labor force issues of racial and gender inequality.

Examination of basic legal principles underlying the employment relationship, and their social, political, and economic bases.

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

Human heredity and evolution, individual and social implications.

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.

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.

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.