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    Apr 16, 2024  
2017-2018 Augusta University Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Augusta University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Social and Behavioral Sciences

  
  • MPHS 8800 - Introduction to Cancer Prevention and Control



    Cancer is the second leading cause of death in this country, making its prevention and control important in public health practice. This urgency is exacerbated by the existence of racial/ethical disparities in cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality. Using an integrative, collaborative, and translational approach, this course is designed to examine concepts, methods, issues, and applications related to cancer risk reduction. Students will gain access to broad perspective of scientific and public health practices. The spectrum of research and practices including diet and diet-related lifestyle factors (such as weigh and physical activity) and tobacco (including the prevention/cessation), will be studied in detail.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • MPHS 8900 - Prevention, Rehabilitation, and System Change among Incarcerated Adults



    Describes the roles that which places incarceration on the public health agenda by using public health tools to address the epidemic of mass incarceration.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • MPHS 9000 - Public Health Issues in Juvenile Detention Centers



    Provides a discussion on public health challenges for the growing number of teenagers incarcerated and addresses opportunities for public health intervention.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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Social Work

  
  • SOWK 1101 - Introduction to Social Work Practices



    Introduction to the discipline and professional social work and the programs and policies that social workers interface with regularly. The course examines the knowledge base of the social work profession, typical areas where social workers practice, an introduction to social work theory, and discussion of the programs and policies for social welfare.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOWK 2100 - Social Welfare History and Philosophy



    This course is designed as an introduction to the field of social welfare and its relationship to the profession of social work.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOWK1101 >= C and HUMN2001 >= D

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOWK 2102 - Fundamentals of Social Work Practice



    This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge, skills and values necessary for generalist social work practice. The focus of the course includes both the acquisition of analytical knowledge and the attainment of core interpersonal and problem solving skills. Development of self awareness and self knowledge related to growth in these skills and a beginning identity as a social work professional will also be emphasized.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOWK1101 >= C and HUMN2002 >= D and (COMS1100 >= D or COMS1010 >= D or COMS1020 >= D)

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOWK 2950 - Selected Topics



    A variable content course. Either 1) a faculty-initiated course which allows students the opportunity to enroll in specifically titled courses, or 2) a student-initiated directed study at an introductory level. Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor and contractual agreement with department chair. Only one 2950 course may be included in the major.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOWK1101 >= D

    Credit Hours: 1 TO 3
    Lecture Hours: 1 TO 3

    Repeat Status: Yes Repeat Limit: 99


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  • SOWK 3300 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment I



    A study from a multi-theoretical perspective of the interaction of cultural, biological, psychological, social, spiritual, and environmental influences and how they work to promote or deter the development of individuals from birth through adolescence. Attention is given to the range of social systems in which people live. The impact of social and economic forces, oppression, gender, age, and social class on human adaptation will be examined as they relate to human behavior and social work interventions.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: PSYC1101 >= D and SOCI1101 >= C and BIOL1101 >= D and HUMN2001 >= D and HUMN2002 >= D and SOWK1101 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No

    Major Restrictions: Social Work


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  • SOWK 3301 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment II



    Human Behavior in the Social Environment II is the second semester of a two-part course designed to introduce the student to the theoretical models used by social workers in their understanding of human behavior. The course is taught using a multi-theoretical model, with an eco-systems perspective serving as an organizing framework.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOWK3300 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOWK 3331 - Youth and Society



    A study of the history of changing conceptions of childhood, the family, and childhood socialization; the invention of adolescence and the various attributions to childhood and adolescence; and a survey of major developmental schemes of adolescence with an emphasis on characteristics of American adolescence as conducive to delinquency.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOWK1101 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOWK 3358 - Field Placement



    The assignment of students to a human service organization/agency for a semester. A minimum of ten hours a week is spent under the direction of qualified agency supervisors. Course also involves weekly assignments relating field experience to academic learning, log keeping, reports, and weekly meetings with academic supervisor. Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOWK 3375 - Sociology of Death, Grief, and Caring



    Examines the phenomenon of death as it relates to the social structure of selected cultures; the patterns of social interaction which surround and give meaning to various aspects of death, loss, grief, and caring; and the plans of action which individuals and societies develop to guide them as they confront death.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (SOCI1101 >= D or SOC101 >= D) or (SOWK1111 >= D or SOWK1101 >= D or SWK111 >= D) or (SOWK2234 >= D or SWK2234 >= D)

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOWK 3400 - Social Work Practice I



    Drawing on material from the Human Behavior in the Social Environment sequence, this course focuses on the impact of social and economic forces on individuals and social systems, and the ways in which systems promote or deter people in the maintenance or attainment of optimal health and well-being. Prerequisite(s): SOWK 3300 and formal admission to the Social Work Program.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOWK3300 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No

    Major Restrictions: Social Work


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  • SOWK 3401 - Generalist Practice in Groups



    Expands the theoretical foundation and practice methodology for social work by focusing specifically on knowledge and skills to effect change in small groups.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOWK3400 >= C and SOWK3301

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOWK 3402 - Generalist Practice in Communities



    Social work practice with neighborhoods, communities, and human service agencies; program planning, implementation, and evaluation; advocacy; and grant writing.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOWK3400 >= C and SOWK3401

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOWK 3500 - Social Welfare Policy



    This course will help the BSW student gain the knowledge and skills needed to understand and influence social, economic, and political environments that affect the attainment of the client’s goals.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOWK2100 >= C and HUMN2002 >= D and POLS1101 >= D

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No

    Major Restrictions: Social Work


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  • SOWK 3501 - Child and Family Welfare



    The welfare of both children and families is the focus of this course in which students use policy analysis skills and practice skills gained in prerequisite courses to analyze problems, issues, and policies specific to the area of child and family welfare.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOWK3300 >= C and SOWK3500 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOWK 3600 - Social Work Research I



    Introduces students to how the research process enhances the knowledge base of social work. Students are introduced to the basic concepts and procedures of social work research and learn the quantitative and qualitative research approaches that are common to social work and the social sciences.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOWK3300 and SOWK3400 and SOWK3500

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No

    Program Restrictions: 1BSW-SOCW-BSW-Social Work Class Restrictions: Junior-Semester, Senior-Semester


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  • SOWK 3601 - Social Work Research II



    Builds on the knowledge and skills developed in SOWK 3600, by introducing students to issues of data collection for both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Students will be exposed to data analysis for both research methodologies. Research proposals and the dissemination of research findings through reports and publications are also covered.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOWK3600 >= C and SOWK3301 and SOWK3401 and SOWK3402

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOWK 3950 - Selected Topics



    A variable content course. Either 1) a faculty initiated course which allows students the opportunity to enroll in specifically titled courses, or 2) a student initiated directed study at an introductory level. Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1160; permission of instructor; and contractual agreement with department chair.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOCI1160 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: Yes Repeat Limit: 98


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  • SOWK 4421 - Gerontology



    Examines the interaction between the social, physical, psychological, and programmatic aspects of aging. Emphasis is on programs, services, interactive techniques, legislation, and advocacy efforts which address the needs and concerns of older Americans, their family members, and service providers.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (SOWK1111 >= D or SOWK1101 >= D or SWK111 >= D or SOWK2234 >= D or SWK234 >= D or SOCI1101 >= D or SOC101 >= D)

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOWK 4601 - Integrated Seminar I



    This course is the first of two Integrative Seminars that students take in congruence with the field experience courses. The Integrative Seminar I focuses primarily on the value dimension of professional social work practice. Corequisite(s): SOWK 4701.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOWK4701

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No

    Major Restrictions: Social Work


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  • SOWK 4602 - Integrative Seminar II



    This course is the second of two Integrative Seminars that students take in congruence with the field experience courses. Integrative Seminar II focuses primarily on the application and integration of the systems perspective, with a focus on the agency setting in which the student is placed in the Field Experience. Corequisite(s): SOWK 4702.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOWK4601 >= C and SOWK4701 >= C and SOWK4702

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No

    Major Restrictions: Social Work


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  • SOWK 4701 - Field Placement I



    The first of a two part internship designed to provide students opportunities to apply social work knowledge, values, and skills in a service delivery area, and supervised by a social worker. Students must complete 200 hours of field work for this course, which is arranged and monitored by the field coordinator. Prerequisite(s): Twelve or more upper level hours in SOWK.

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOWK3301 >= C and SOWK3401 >= C and SOWK3501 >= C and SOWK4421 >= C

    Credit Hours: 6
    Lecture Hours: 6

    Repeat Status: No

    Major Restrictions: Social Work


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  • SOWK 4702 - Field Placement II



    The second field placement is designed to provide an advanced field experience. Students will be required to work 200 hours in the field, supervised by a social worker and monitored by the field coordinator. Students are expected to demonstrate competency in a variety of roles expected of a generalist social worker.

    Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOWK4701 >= S

    Credit Hours: 6
    Lecture Hours: 6

    Repeat Status: No

    Major Restrictions: Social Work


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  • SOWK 4950 - Selected Topics



    A variable content course. Either as 1) a faculty initiated course which allows students the opportunity to enroll in specifically titled courses, or 2) a student initiated directed study. Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing; 6 hours of advanced sociology or social work; permission of instructor; and contractual agreement with department chair.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 0 TO 3
    Lecture Hours: 0 TO 3

    Repeat Status: Yes Repeat Limit: 99

    Class Restrictions: Junior-Semester, Senior-Semester


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  • SOWK 4960 - Undergraduate Internship



    A service-learning experience based in an institution/agency, emphasizing the completion of specific tasks and the acquisition of specific knowledge, skills, and values under the supervision of the university, the academic supervisor, and the cooperating institution/agency.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: Yes Repeat Limit: 99


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  • SOWK 4990 - Undergraduate Research



    Independent research on a topic of student choice selected in consultation with an instructor, who will supervise the research. The student must submit a contract proposal for the research project prior to enrolling in the course. Prerequsite(s): Junior or Senior standing; 12 hours of advanced social work courses; and permission of faculty sponsor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1 TO 3
    Lecture Hours: 1 TO 3

    Repeat Status: Yes Repeat Limit: 98

    Class Restrictions: Junior-Semester, Senior-Semester


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Sociology

  
  • SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology



    Introduces students to the major concepts, methods, theories, and findings of sociology—the study of human interaction in groups and organizations as well as the nature of our society and its major social institutions.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 1103 - Introduction to Behavioral and Social Science



    An interdisciplinary introduction to methods and concepts in the behavioral and social sciences, including (but not limited to) anthropology, economics, psychology, and sociology. Emphasis will be placed on integrating the perspectives various disciplines contribute to understanding and explaining human behavior and social order. (Cross-listed by participating departments)

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 1160 - Social Problems Analysis



    An analytical and critical approach to the study of contemporary social problems.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOCI1101 >= C or SOC101 >= C or SOCI1103 >= C or PSYC1103 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 2241 - Social and Cultural Diversity



    Introduces students to the social construction of contemporary societies. Focuses on social realities constructed over gender, class, race, national origin, religion, language, and sexuality.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOCI1101 >= C or SOC101 >= C or SOCI1103 >= C or PSYC1103 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 2950 - Selected Topics



    A variable content course. Either 1) a faculty-initiated course which allows students the opportunity to enroll in specifically titled courses, or 2) a student-initiated directed study at an introductory level. Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1103/PSYC 1103; permission of instructor; and contractual agreement with department chair. Only one 2950 course may be included in the major.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOCI1101 >= C or SOC101 >= C or SOCI1103 >= C or PSYC1103 >= C

    Credit Hours: 1 TO 3
    Lecture Hours: 1 TO 3

    Repeat Status: Yes Repeat Limit: 99


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  • SOCI 3001 - Methods in Social Research I



    An introduction to the scientific method in social research; logic of scientific inquiry; relationship between theory and research; logic of sampling; modes of observation (experiments, survey research, field research, evaluation research); and ethics in social research.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (MATH1101 >= D or MATH1111 >= D or MATH1001 >= D or MATH1113 >= D) and (SOCI1101 >= D or SOCI1103 >= D) and SOCI1160 >= D

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 3002 - Methods in Social Research II



    An introduction to the analysis of social data; including the quantification of data for computer application; use of SPSS (statistical package) for analyzing data, logic of statistical inference; statistical techniques for analyzing data, including univariate, bivariate, and multivariate social statistics; and the reporting of research findings.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOCI3001 >= C or SOCI3381 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 3003 - Qualitative Research Methods



    An introduction to qualitative research methodologies including formulating viable research questions; various issues related to ethical conduct and validity when conducting fieldwork; data gathering techniques through participant observation, interviews, and focus groups; coding and analysis of data; and writing research findings.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOCI1101 >= C and SOCI1160 >= C and SOCI3001 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 3187 - Sociology of Murder



    The study of homicide from sociological and criminal justice perspectives including the identification of macro level social processes such as political, economic and cultural forces including gender and race that impact on homicide and how individuals in society view and react to different types of homicide. The consequences of homicide for both individuals and society, and different types of possible intervention strategies based on different theoretical approaches to the socio-scientific study of murder are also studied.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: CRJU1103 >= C or SOCI1101 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 3303 - Sociology of the Family



    Study of the family as an institution in society. Examines why the family takes particular forms in particular societies, and what forces are responsible for changing and shaping it. Attention given to the position of men and women in society, social class, ethnic and racial differences, and historical and comparative materials.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (SOCI1101 >= D or SOCI1103 >= D or PSYC1103 >= D) and SOCI1160 >= D

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 3317 - Sociology of Medicine



    An overview of the central theories, concepts, and research findings in medical sociology, the course and experiences of illness and patient‑practitioner relationships, the social construction of disease, professional medical subcultures and institutions, and the structure and political economy of the American health care system.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOCI1101 >= D and SOCI1160 >= D

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 3320 - Sociology of Aging



    An introduction to the elderly as members of society and the social institutions which impact on their lives and which the elderly helped to shape and currently influence. Covers theoretical perspectives on aging, the individual and the social system, adjustment patterns and changing lifestyles in old age, relevant societal issues, current trends, opportunities, and challenges.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (SOCI1101 >= C or SOCI1103 >= D or PSYC1103 >= D) and SOCI1160 >= D

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 3323 - Sociology of Popular Culture



    This course examines how popular culture reflects major characteristics of society and individuals at the same time that it influences that society and those individuals. The history and influence of music, humor, sports, movies and graffiti will be included.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (SOCI1101 >= D or SOCI1103 >= D or SOCI1103 >= D) and SOCI1160 >= D

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 3330 - Social Deviance



    Covers theoretical and empirical issues in the understanding and designations of deviant behavior; addresses the analysis or the social causes and consequences of deviance, conformity, and societal reactions.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (SOCI1101 >= D or SOCI1103 >= D or PSYC1103 >= D) and SOCI1160 >= D

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 3331 - Youth and Society



    A study of the history of changing conceptions of childhood, the family, and childhood socialization; the invention of adolescence and the various attributions to childhood and adolescence; and a survey of major developmental schemes of adolescence with an emphasis on characteristics of American adolescence as conducive to delinquency.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOWK1101 >= C or SOCI1101 >= C or SOCI1160 >= C or CRJU1103 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 3332 - Juvenile Delinquency



    The philosophy, theory, and history of juvenile delinquency, including its causes, preventions, and measurement from sociological perspectives.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (SOCI1101 >= C or CRJU1103 >= C) and SOCI1160 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 3336 - Women, Crime and the Criminal Justice System



    A sociological analysis of women as criminal offenders and as workers in criminal justice fields. Examines the socio-historical construction of gender for its influences on criminal law and the practices of criminal justice agencies. Covers historical perspectives on women and crime, the adequacy of contemporary criminological perspectives for explaining female criminality.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOCI1160 >= C or WMST1101 >= C or CRJU1103 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 3340 - Social Stratification



    An introduction to social stratification with a primary emphasis on theories of stratification and on an empirical examination of the American class structure. Includes historical-comparative material and addresses other dimensions of inequality such as race, ethnicity, sex, and age as they interact with social class.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOCI1160 >= D and (SOCI1101 >= D or SOCI1103 >= D or PSYC1103 >= D)

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 3373 - Social Psychology



    Examines social interactions that relate people to each other in everyday life with special focus on symbolic communication. Exploration of how humans create and define experience. This model of symbolic interactionism is compared critically to other approaches for explaining human conduct.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (SOCI1101 >= D or SOCI1103 >= D or PSYC1103 >= D) and SOCI1160 >= D

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 3375 - Sociology of Death, Grief and Caring



    Examines the phenomenon of death as it relates to the social structure of selected cultures; the patterns of social interaction which surround and give meaning to various aspects of death, loss, grief, and caring; and the plans of action which individuals and societies develop to guide them as they confront death.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (SOCI1101 >= D or SOCI1103 >= D or PSYC1103 >= D) and SOCI1160 >= D

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 3380 - Sociological Theory



    Critical examination of the modern grounding of sociological theory based on the works of classical theorists and the emergence of contemporary theoretical paradigms.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (SOCI1101 >= D or SOCI1103 >= D or PSYC1103 >= D) and SOCI1160 >= D

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 3442 - Identity and Social Change



    This course will review the relationship between identity and social change. We will explore the broader interconnectedness between power, priviledge, inequality, collective action, and expressions of identity as it relates to social activism.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOCI1160 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 3950 - Selected Topics



    A variable content course. Either 1) a faculty-initiated course which allows students the opportunity to enroll in specifically titled courses, or 2) a student-initiated directed study at an introductory level. Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1160; permission of instructor, and contractual agreement with department chair.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOCI1160 >= D

    Credit Hours: 0 TO 3
    Lecture Hours: 0 TO 3

    Repeat Status: Yes Repeat Limit: 99


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  • SOCI 4285 - Sociology of Sport



    This course will examine sport as a social institution and cultural phenomenon. Topics will include sport and socialization, youth sports, deviance in sports, gender, race, and social class in sports, sports and the media, sports and religion, and sport in educational settings. Students will be encouraged to ask questions and think critically about sports as part of social life.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOCI3380 >= C and (SOCI3001 >= C or SOCI3002 >= C)

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 4336 - Gender and Victimization



    A sociological analysis of crime victims and victim-service agencies. Traces the historical development of the field of victimology. Examines the influence of gender on victimization experiences and practices of criminal justice and victim-service agencies.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOCI3380 >= C and (SOCI3001 >= C or SOCI3002 >= C) or WMST1101 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 4385 - Sociology of Religion



    An introduction to the social scientific study of religion as a social institution and of the relationship of religion and people’s experiences.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (SOCI3002 >= C or SOCI3303 >= C) and SOCI3380 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 4413 - Sociology of Education



    This course focuses on the relationship between Education and Society in the United States, including public and private education in America. Particular emphsis will be placed on application of sociological theories and insights to the advancement of the goal of increased effectiveness of schools, teachers and students.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (SOCI1101 >= C or SOCI1103 >= C or PSYC1103 >= C) and SOCI1160 >= C and EDUC2110 >= C and EDUC2120 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 4417 - Sociological Perspectives on Alternative and Complementary Medical Practices in the United States



    A sociological analysis of the tradtions of healing such as herbalism, acupuncture, and homeopathy which lie outside the orthodox conventions of biomedicine; explores the diverse sociocultural origins of these healing practices and examines these current socioeconomic challenges to the authoritative reach of biomecine.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOCI3380 >= C and (SOCI3002 >= C or SOCI3003 >= C)

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 4421 - Gerontology



    Examines the interaction between the social, physical, psychological, and programmatic aspects of aging. Emphasis is on programs, services, interactive techniques, legislation, and advocacy efforts which address the needs and concerns of older Americans, their family members, and service providers.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (SOCI3002 >= C or SOCI3303 >= C) and SOCI3380 >= C and (SOWK1101 >= C or SOCI1101 >= C or SOCI1103 >= C or PSYC1103 >= C)

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 4431 - Criminology



    The study of criminal behavior and its treatment. The development of criminal behavior and societal reaction in contemporary society are addressed in terms of major social theories of crime and its causation. The treatment and rehabilitation of the offender by probation, imprisonment, and parole are addressed in terms of philosophy and policy.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (SOCI3002 >= C or SOCI3003 >= C) and SOCI3380 >= C and (CRJU1103 >= C or SOCI1101 >= C or SOCI1103 >= C or PSYC1103 >= C) and SOCI1160 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 4436 - Obedience and Authority



    An examination of the interactions among social structures, societal conditions and social selves that promote obedience to authority as well of those that build communities of dissent and resistance.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOCI3302 >= C and SOCI3380 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 4441 - Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups



    This course focuses on the relationships between majority and minority groups in the United States. It will examine the historical and present conditions of society and the forces and motivations which have created and perpetuated minority groups status for various racial and ethnic groups and individuals.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (SOCI3002 >= C or SOCI3003 >= C) and SOCI3380 >= C and (SOCI1101 >= C or SOCI1103 >= C or PSYC1103 >= C)

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 4442 - Gender and Society



    Sociological insights and concepts will be employed in observing, interpreting, and analyzing the social processes creating, reinforcing and changing gender roles and the statuses of women and men in society.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: WMST1101 >= C and (SOCI1101 >= C or SOCI1103 >= C or PSYC1103 >= C) and (SOCI3002 >= C or SOCI3003 >= C) and SOCI3380 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 4443 - Social Movements



    Sociological analysis of historical and contemporary social movements nationally and internationally. Special attention is given to the critical analysis of social movement theory and its application to understanding the diversity of social movements. Emphasis is placed on the etiology of social movements, their causes, consequences, and social implications.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOCI3002 >= C and SOCI3380 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 4451 - Sociology of Work and Occupation



    An analysis of the social dimensions of work; the labor process; occupations and professions; the social meaning and organization of work; and the relationships between the structuring of work, social mobility, and social stratification.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (SOCI3002 >= C or SOCI3003 >= C) and SOCI3380 >= C and (SOCI1101 >= C or SOCI1103 >= C or PSYC1103 >= C)

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 4461 - Urban Sociology



    Survey of the development of the city as a social phenomenon in the modern world. Includes an examination of urban ecology, urban social stratification, social participation in the city, urban social organization, urban social problems and issues, urban policy and planning and world urbanization.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (SOCI3002 >= C or SOCI3003 >= C) and SOCI3380 >= C and (SOCI1101 >= C or SOCI1103 >= C or PSYC1103 >= C)

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 4462 - Urban Social Problems



    A sociological consideration of metropolitan social problems, including crime, fiscal crisis, housing and the homeless, poverty, racism, health, education, and social inequality. Emphasis will be placed on the critical analysis of contemporary urban social problems, their causes, consequences, solutions, and social policy implications.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (SOCI3302 >= C or SOCI3003 >= C) and SOCI3380 >= C and (SOCI1101 >= C or SOCI1103 >= C or PSYC1103 >= C)

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 4653 - Sociology of Golf



    This course serves as an upper division course for our majors and also is set to be a foundational course in a possible new Augusta Golf Science Institute Program. Even without a Golf Science Institute, this course provides a topic of interest for many of our students to explore basic foundational issues in sociology such as social stratification, race, gender, group dynamics, and deviance. Through a seemingly fun topic, theoretical concepts and research principles and skills learned at the 3000 level are honed in this 4000 level course. This course also serves as a course in which students may master or polish their skills in critical thinking, computer skills, and communication.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOCI3380 >= C and SOCI3001 >= C and SOCI3002 >= C or MATH2210 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SOCI 4723 - Senior Sociology Capstone



    The capstone is designed to be the last course that students take in their major. It is meant to be the culmination of one’s undergraduate career, and to prepare students for their transition into the next stages of their educational, civic, and professional life. This course was designed to prepare stduents to use their sociological knowledge beyond the university.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: (SOCI3380 and SOCI3001 and (SOCI3002 or SOCI3003))

    Credit Hours: 3
    Other Contact Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No

    Major Restrictions: Sociology Program Restrictions: 1BA-SOC-BA-Sociology Class Restrictions: Senior-Semester Degree Restrictions: Bachelor of Arts


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  • SOCI 4950 - Selected Topics



    A variable content course. Either as a faculty initiated course which allows students the opportunity to enroll in specifically titled courses, or as a student initiated directed study. Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing; 6 hours of advanced sociology: permission of instructor; and contractual agreement with department chair.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 0 TO 3
    Lecture Hours: 0 TO 3

    Repeat Status: Yes Repeat Limit: 99


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  • SOCI 4960 - Undergraduate Internship



    A service-learning experience based in an institution/agency, emphasizing the completion of specific tasks and the acquisition of specific knowledge, skills, and values under the supervision of the university, the academic supervisor, and the cooperating institution/agency. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1 TO 3
    Lecture Hours: 1 TO 3

    Repeat Status: Yes Repeat Limit: 99


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  • SOCI 4990 - Undergraduate Research



    Independent research on a topic of student choice selected in consultation with an instructor. The student must submit a contract proposal for the research project prior to enrolling in the course. Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior Standing; 12 hours of advanced sociology; and contractual agreement with department chair.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SOCI3002 >= C and SOCI3380 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: Yes Repeat Limit: 98

    Class Restrictions: Junior-Semester, Senior-Semester


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  • SOCI 6430 - Social Deviance



    The purpose of this course is to provide a sociological analysis of “deviance” with an emphasis on the social construction of deviance and deviant behavior. The course explores major theoretical explanations for understanding and defining who and what gets defined as deviant and under what circumstances as well as the social organization of deviance. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the MPA Director.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • SOCI 6432 - Juvenile Delinquency and Justice



    This course uses an integrated approach to examine how theories of delinquency causation influence public policy responses. The course focuses on juvenile justice as a legal system, examines motives for the development of the juvenile court system, and analyzes the organization and processes of the contemporary juvenile court and correctional system. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the MPA Director.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • SOCI 6436 - Intimate Partner Violence



    This course uses a criminological and sociological perspective to understand the criminal justice system’s response to intimate partner abuse and violence. The development of the field of victimology and the response of social service agencies to these issues is also explored, especially with regard to how victim service agencies intersect with the ciminal justice system. Prerequsite(s): Permission of MPA Director.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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  • SOCI 6613 - Sociology of Education



    An advanced course focusing on the relationships between Education and Society in the United States. Theories of socialization, cognitive development, symbolic interaction and conflict will be applied to analyze the processes and outcomes of education. Prerequisite(s): Graduate Status or permission of instructor.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No

    Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester


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Sonography

  
  • SONO 3020 - Sonologic Instrumentation



    Course emphasizes utilization and understanding of sonographic equipment and controls through problem-based learning. A review of mathematical concepts associated with sonologic physics is conducted. Basic sonographic principles are introduced.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 0 Other Contact Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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  • SONO 3100 - Clinical Internship I



    The course is an introduction to the various clinical sites in the sonographic areas of abdominal, gynecological, and obstetrical scanning. The student will be oriented to the work atmosphere of the hospital/clinical setting provided by each clinical affiliation. This course is the foundation of both the didactic component and remaining clinical internships. Each student will utilize skills in executing procedures introduced in didactic and laboratory classes.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 4
    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0 Other Contact Hours: 24

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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  • SONO 3110 - Clinical Internship II



    The course is a continuing introduction to the various clinical sites in the sonographic areas of abdominal, gynecological, and obstetrical scanning. Each student will utilize in executing procedures introduced in didactic and laboratory classes. Students continue to develop scanning expertise through supervised active participation in clinical environment.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SONO3100

    Credit Hours: 4
    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0 Other Contact Hours: 24

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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  • SONO 3120 - Clinical Internship III



    The course provides continuing exposure to the various clinical sites in the sonographic areas of abdominal, gynecological, and obstetrical scanning. Each student will utilize skills in executing procedures introduced in didactic and laboratory classes. Students continue to develop scanning expertise through supervised active participation in the clinical environment.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SONO3110

    Credit Hours: 4
    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0 Other Contact Hours: 24

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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  • SONO 3200 - Sonologic Application 1: Abd/OB/Gyn



    This course introduces students to sonographic anatomy and scanning in areas of abdomen, obstetrics, gynecology. This course emphasizes normal imaging anatomy, scanning protocols, and image orientation. Students learn Doppler ultrasound application for arterial and venous systems of above areas.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 2
    Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0 Other Contact Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No Co-Requisites: SONO3205

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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  • SONO 3205 - Sonologic Application Laboratory I



    The course is a practical, hands-on course designed to apply scanning and patient care techniques gained from didactic courses. This course introduces basic scanning techniques utilized in executing general sonography procedures.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 2 Other Contact Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No Co-Requisites: SONO3200

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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  • SONO 3210 - Sonologic Application II: ABD/OB/GYN



    The course introduces students to sonographically relevant pathologic changes associated with the areas of abdomen, obstetrics, and gynecology. Emphasis is placed on all sonographic imaging modes and their role in pathology recognition. The course introduces students to sonographic anatomy and scanning in areas of the thyroid, breast, and male pelvis emphasizing normal imaging anatomy, scanning protocols, and image orientation. Students learn Doppler ultrasound application for arterial and venous systems of above areas.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SONO3200

    Credit Hours: 4
    Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Other Contact Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No Co-Requisites: SONO3215

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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  • SONO 3215 - Sonologic Application Laboratory II



    This course is practical, hands-on course designed to apply scanning and patient care techniques gained from didactic courses. This course refines scanning techniques utilized in executing general sonography procedures.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SONO3205

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 2 Other Contact Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No Co-Requisites: SONO3210

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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  • SONO 3220 - Sonologic Application III: ABD/OB/GYN



    This course introduces students to neurosonology, invasive procedures, and advanced techniques of the abdomen, pelvis, and small parts. Successful completion of the course requires passing grades on abdomen and OB/Gyn exit exams.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SONO3210

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Other Contact Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No Co-Requisites: SONO3225

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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  • SONO 3225 - Sonologic Application Laboratory III



    The course is practical, hands-on course designed to apply scanning and patient care techniques gained from didactic courses. This course develops advanced techniques utilized in executing general sonography procedures.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 2 Other Contact Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No Co-Requisites: SONO3220

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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  • SONO 4030 - Applied Research



    The course allows students to explore topics of interest in diagnostic sonography. Protocols and best practices for publishing in a professional journal and preparing presentations are explored.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0 Other Contact Hours: 2

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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  • SONO 4040 - Sonographic Seminar



    The course explores advanced, leading edge concepts in the fields of sonography through the preparation and presentation of projects. Students also design learning modules in cooperation with healthcare professionals.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SONO4030

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Other Contact Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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  • SONO 4130 - Clinical Internship IV



    This course is an introduction to various clinical sites in the fields of echocardiography and vascular technologies. Students rotate through various clinical sites and participate with the execution of sonographic examinations under direct and/or indirect supervision.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SONO3120

    Credit Hours: 4
    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0 Other Contact Hours: 24

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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  • SONO 4140 - Clinical Internship V



    This course is a continuation of clinical education through rotations through clinical sites in the sonographic areas of vascular and echocardiography. The student is fully integrated to the work atmosphere of the hospital/clinical setting provided by each clinical affiliation.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SONO4130

    Credit Hours: 4
    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0 Other Contact Hours: 24

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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  • SONO 4150 - Clinical Internship VI



    The student will be fully integrated to the work atmosphere of the sonographic areas of echocardiography and vascular labs in the hospital/clinical setting. This course builds upon the foundation of both the didactic and clinical component present during previous semesters. Each student will utilize the skills in executing echocardiographic procedures.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SONO4140

    Credit Hours: 4
    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0 Other Contact Hours: 24

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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  • SONO 4700 - Introduction to Vascular Sonography



    The course reviews normal vascular anatomy of the human body. Introduction to common vascular procedural protocols and pathologic processes associated with vascular sonography is provided.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SONO3210 or DMS3614

    Credit Hours: 2
    Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0 Other Contact Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No Co-Requisites: SONO4705

    College Restrictions: College of Allied Health Sci Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography Level Restrictions: Undergraduate Semester


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  • SONO 4705 - Introduction to Vascular Laboratory



    The course is a practical, hands-on experience designed to apply didactic course knowledge of vascular sonography. This course introduces basic common scanning techniques utilized in executing vascular sonographic procedures.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SONO3215

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 2 Other Contact Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No Co-Requisites: SONO4700

    College Restrictions: College of Allied Health Sci Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography Level Restrictions: Undergraduate Semester


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  • SONO 4800 - Sonologic Application of Echocardiography I



    This course introduces students to normal cardiac principles and modalities including pediatric and adult imaging techniques utilizing echocardiography including two-dimensional scanning M-mode and cardiac Doppler.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 2
    Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0 Other Contact Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No Co-Requisites: SONO4805

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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  • SONO 4805 - Echocardiography Laboratory I



    This course introduces basic scanning techniques utilized in executing echocardiographic procedures including M-mode, 2-Dimensional, and cardiac Doppler.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 2 Other Contact Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No Co-Requisites: SONO4800

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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  • SONO 4810 - Sonologic Application of Echocardiography II



    This course introduces cardiac principles and modalities necessary for diagnostic evaluation of normal and variant pathologies associated with the adult patient.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SONO4800

    Credit Hours: 4
    Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Other Contact Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No Co-Requisites: SONO4815

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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  • SONO 4815 - Echocardiography Laboratory II



    This course gives student direction in calculation, measurement and assessment of normal and abnormal echocardiographic imaging.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SONO4805

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 2 Other Contact Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No Co-Requisites: SONO4810

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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  • SONO 4820 - Sonologic Application of Echocardiography III



    This course introduces advanced imaging techniques in the area of stress echocardiography, strain rate imaging, tissue Doppler echocardiography, intravascular echocardiography, assessment of wall motion abnormalities, and wall index scoring. This course also introduces 3-dimensional echocardiography and assists the student in preparation for the adult echocardiography registry.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SONO4810

    Credit Hours: 4
    Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Other Contact Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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  • SONO 4830 - Pediatric Echocardiography



    This course introduces cardiovascular pathologies associated with the pediatric patient population. This course includes common congenital abnormalities and pediatric echocardiographic diagnosis.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SONO4800

    Credit Hours: 2
    Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0 Other Contact Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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  • SONO 4840 - Cardiac Evaluation Methods



    The course correlates diagnostic information obtained from echocardiographic examinations with other methods of cardiac evaluation.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 2
    Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0 Other Contact Hours: 0

    Repeat Status: No

    Program Restrictions: BSRS_DIMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography


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Spanish

  
  • SPAN 1001 - Elementary Spanish I



    Fundamentals of listening, speaking, reading, and writing Spanish in a proficiency-based classroom. Introduction to Spanish‑speaking cultures. Designed for students who have never studied Spanish. Not open to native speakers. Heritage speakers and students who had Spanish in high school should take the placement exam. Students must earn a C or better in order to take Spanish 1002.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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  • SPAN 1002 - Elementary Spanish II



    A continuation of Spanish 1001. Not open to native speakers. Heritage speakers and students who had Spanish in high school should take the placement exam. Students must earn a C or better in order to take Spanish 2001.

    Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

    Prerequisites: SPAN1001 >= C or SP111 >= C

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3

    Repeat Status: No


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