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Rensselaer Catalog 2021-2022 [Archived Catalog]
Courses
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PSYC 2730 - Social Psychology
This is a survey course covering theories, methods, and empirical research on personal and situational factors influencing social behavior. Topics covered include social perception, the construction of social reality, decision making, group influences on behavior, and attitudes.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 1200.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 2800 - Introduction to Sports Psychology
An introduction to psychology as applied to sport; the topics covered include history of sport behavior, principles of learning and their application, anxiety and arousal, motivation, leadership, cohesion, audience effects, aggression, personality assessment, female athletes, youth in sport, coach behavior, and physical activity for all.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 1200.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4110 - Motivation and Performance
This course encompasses a broad spectrum of theories concerned with the biological, psychological, and social components of motivation. Throughout the course, students relate theoretical issues to both recent research evidence and potential practical applications to enhance performance. Group projects, focus group discussions, and interactive guest speakers are used to establish links between theory and performance.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 1200.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4160 - Human Factors Seminar
A comprehensive, project-oriented survey of special topics in human factors. Applied, experimental, and/or field research will be required.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 2220 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Upon sufficient demand.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4170 - Professional Development II: Leadership Theories
This course examines the major theories of leadership, as well as provides the opportunity to apply these theories to actual or symbolic leaders. Students wishing to become effective managers or leaders will benefit from this course, since the focus is on providing students with information about the traits, behaviors, power and influence, and charisma of effective leaders.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ENGR 2050. Restricted to junior and senior engineering majors.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 2 |
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PSYC 4200 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology
A broad introduction to the field of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Topics covered include personnel selection, job analysis, training, performance appraisal, work-related attitudes, employee motivation, leadership, decision making, and organizational theory.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 1200.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4220 - Animal Cognition and Interaction with Humans
In this course, students will deepen their understanding of research principles and experimental practices in cognitive and behavioral science, and they will gain experience in applying concepts often discussed in human-oriented contexts (e.g., learning, theory of mind) to the animal world. In addition, they will be prepared to participate in revolutionizing our treatment of both the animals and the people with whom we share our lives.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: One of the following: PSYC 1200, COGS 2120, COGS 2340, COGS 4330, or PSYC 4370
When Offered: spring term, even-numbered years
Cross Listed: COGS 4220
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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Credit Hours: 4 |
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Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4350 - Mathematical Methods in Psychological Science
This course will provide students with a systematic overview of practical and important mathematical tools and skills used in modern psychological sciences. Students completing the course will gain experience using mathematical tools drawn from diverse fields including calculus, linear algebra, probability theory, nonlinear optimization, and other closely related disciplines. Rather than providing complete coverage of each field or focusing on formal proofs, the goal will be to provide students with the essential elements necessary to understand and use these tools to solve current and outstanding problems in the field today. This class will be hands-on, using examples drawn from across the cognitive sciences. Students will also gain experience implementing mathematical models in the R programming language.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: PSYC 1200 and PSYC 4310 or COGS 2120 and CSCI 1100.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4360 - Behavioral Neuroscience
This course is an introduction to the role of physiological mechanisms in behavioral processes. There will be detailed examination and discussion of the involvement of biological systems in feeding and drinking, sexual behavior, sleep and arousal, learning and memory, psychopathology and psychopharmacology.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 1200 or PHIL/PSYC 2120.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Cross Listed: COGS 4360
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4370 - Cognitive Psychology
The focus of this course is on the flow of information from sensory input to retrieval from long-term memory. Within this framework, topics such as mnemonics, pattern recognition, attention, computer simulation, reasoning, and the relationship between culture and thought are discussed.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: PSYC 1200 or COGS 2120.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4400 - Personality
Modern theories of personality are presented and compared. Using these theories, students analyze the processes by which people cope with intrapsychic, interpersonal, and institutional demands. Evidence on adaptive processes from clinical, field, and laboratory studies is evaluated.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: PSYC 1200.
When Offered: fall and spring terms annually
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4410 - Sensation and Perception
What are the processes that allow humans to detect information about their surroundings, recognize people and objects, and perceive depth and motion? This course will focus on the physiological and neural mechanisms underlying sensation (sight, hearing, and touch), the qualitative aspects of human perceptual experience, and how perception and action are interconnected. Color perception, object recognition, space and motion perception, and perception and action are all examined.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: PSYC 1200 or PHIL/PSYC 2120.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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Credit Hours: 4 |
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Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4450 - Learning
The first half of this course is devoted to presentation of traditional theories of learning. Classical and operant conditioning and single-subject methodology are studied in depth. During the second half of the course, students apply their knowledge of operant conditioning principles in the context of a group-based field study.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 1200.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4500 - Drugs, Society, and Behavior
This course is an exploration of the social and psychological effects of extensive use of pharmacological agents that are salient to daily behavior. There is an emphasis on the effects of addictive drugs such as alcohol, heroin, and cocaine.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 1200.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4510 - Cognitive Modeling
Cognitive modeling investigates human cognition by developing computational systems that simulate cognitive processes. Cognitive modeling grew out of Cognitive Psychology and Artificial Intelligence. Cognitive models are used in a number of basic and applied domains including Human-Computer Interaction, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Computer-Generated Forces, and Synthetic Characters. In this course, students will develop models in ACT-R (a unified theory of cognition) that simulate recent findings in cognitive psychology.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: PSYC 1200 or PHIL/PSYC 2120 and CSCI 2300. Recommended: CSCI 4150 and/or PSYC 4370 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4600 - Cognition and the Brain
Perception and thought are considered in terms of processes represented in the brain. The localization and lateralization of function are examined, drawing upon research on the behavioral effects of brain damage as well as brain-imaging studies and other approaches. Examples of topics include object recognition, memory, language, emotion, spatial ability, and motor processes.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: COGS/PSYC 4330 or COGS/PSYC 4360 or PSYC 4370 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Summer term annually.
Cross Listed: COGS 4600; students cannot obtain credit for both courses.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4620 - Cognitive Engineering
Covers cognitive theory from an applied perspective to understand and predict the interactions among human cognition, artifact (i.e. tools), and task. Cognitive task analysis techniques will be taught and used throughout the course, as well techniques for collecting and analyzing fine-grained behavioral data. Topics covered may include visual search and visual attention, cognitive skills and its acquisition, hard and soft constraints on interactive behavior, human error, soft constraints on judgment and decision-making, and experts and expertise.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC/PHIL 2120 or PSYC 4370 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Cross Listed: COGS 4620. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and COGS 4620.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4700 - Hormones, Brain, and Behavior
This course will examine hormone and brain/behavior relationships across the lifespan. Hormones are molecules that are secreted by glands (the majority of which are located outside the brain) and have distal effects on their targets, such as the brain, throughout development. A focus will be on hormones’ effects, mechanisms, and brain regions of interest for behavior and cognitive processes, such as perception, learning/memory, social cognition, motivation, and emotion.
When Offered: Fall term odd-numbered years.
Cross Listed: COGS 4700.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4720 - Abnormal Psychology
The definition, history, major schools of thought, and models of the normal and abnormal personality are presented. Disorders are examined within the framework of D.S.M. and competing schools of thought. The description, etiology, treatment, including pharmacologic, and prevention of each of the disorders are considered. Illustrative cases are presented. Students write a paper on a topic, approved by the instructor, that focuses upon the impact of public policies on psychopathology.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 1200.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4730 - Positive Psychology
Positive Psychology is the scientific study of human happiness, well-being, and strength of character. This course takes an empirical approach to helping individuals use the science of flourishing to enhance their lives. Resiliency, the ability to adapt to stress and adversity, will be emphasized. Students will learn about coping techniques of resiliency to effectively navigate through life situations.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: General Psychology.
When Offered: Fall, spring, and summer terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4740 - Psychology and The Law
Since the 1950’s, social science researchers have turned their attention to the courtroom, in order to test theories of human behavior in a real-world application. Are the basic assumptions underlying the practice of law in this country valid, given what psychologists know about the fundamentals of human behavior? This course will provide students with instruction regarding how the study of psychology can contribute to a better understanding of the legal system.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 1200.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4750 - Forensic Psychology
A practical introduction to the field of forensic psychology, a domain within psychology concerned with the production and application of psychological knowledge to the civil and criminal justice systems. This course explores the many ways in which psychological principles play an increasingly important role in influencing various processes and outcomes associated with the field of law.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 4740.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4770 - Psychopharmacology and Behavioral Toxicology
This course is a detailed examination of the neuroscience and psychology inherent to the development of pharmacological agents for treating psychopathology. There is also an exploration of chemicals that are toxic to the brain as manifested by induction of psychopathology.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 1200.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4800 - Sport Psychology Seminar
This course expands on topics covered in Introduction to Sport Psychology. Students in the course will work in small groups to identify and read literature in a course-relevant area of their choice. In addition to weekly written progress reports, students will prepare a final report that must be presented orally in class.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 1200, PSYC 2800, or permission of instructor. Maximum enrollment: 24.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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PSYC 4940 - Readings in Psychology
An individually arranged independent study course under the supervision of a member of the Psychology Department. The topic is selected by consultation between student and faculty member.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 1200 and/or permission of supervising faculty member.
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
Credit Hours: 1 to 4 |
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PSYC 4960 - Topics in Psychology
An advanced course concerned with selected topics in psychology.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 1200 or permission of instructor.
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
Credit Hours: 1 to 4 |
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PSYC 4990 - Undergraduate Thesis
Students conduct original scholarly projects: original research, theoretical or analytical reviews of the literature, or computer simulations. Working either alone or in groups, students prepare written reports relating to this project, under the supervision of a faculty member.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Permission of a supervising faculty member.
When Offered: Fall, spring, and summer terms annually.
Credit Hours: 3 to 6
Credit Hours: 3 to 6 |
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Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 1960 - Topics in Science and Technology Studies
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 2100 - Investigating Society
In this course students receive practical hands-on experience in conducting ethical and theoretically-informed research in the fields of STS and sustainability studies. Throughout the semester students practice a variety of social science research methods through a series of exercises.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: One of the following: STSO1110, IHSS 1110, IHSS 1240, IHSS 1320, or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 2210 - Design, Culture, and Society
This course allows students to develop a critical understanding of the relationships between design, culture, and society. “Design” is defined broadly, touching on product/industrial design, urban design, and so-called alternative design approaches such as ecological and feminist design. The focus is on the role of design in contemporary culture with the goal of training students’ emerging appreciation of design as cultural practice on their professional work as engineers, architects, or business managers. This is a communication-intensive course.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 2500 - American History
This course surveys the history of the United States from the colonial era through the present. The course introduces major themes and tensions in United States politics, society, and culture with a focus on environmental factors. Topics will include encounters between American Indians and colonial peoples, independence, the formation of the American government, slavery, immigration, citizenship, rights, social movements, colonialism, war, and the changing identity of the United States in the world.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 2520 - Sociology
A study of the principles and concepts of sociology and their application to the study of society and self. Students are introduced to the scope, materials, and methods of sociology. The issues and problems to be studied come from basic social institutions such as the family, science, and religion. Other topics may include love, crime, political economy, power, population growth, social class, and minority and ethnic relations.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 2940 - Readings in Science and Technology Studies
With an individual faculty member on an agreed-upon topic.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 2960 - Topics in Science and Technology Studies
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 4100 - Professional Development 2 –Technical Issues and Solutions
This course focuses on increasing students’ knowledge concerning the impact of non-technical issues on the viability of technical (engineering) designs and solutions. The non-technical issues to be considered include the cognitive and physical strengths and limitations of people in the chain spanning from product/equipment designers/manufacturers to end users, as well as economic, environmental, cultural, political, ethical, health and safety, and societal influences. During the course, students will read and discuss articles and case studies in which the technical solution pursued did not have the desired effect, or led to disaster. Possible explanations include a failure to take into account the environmental, economic, socio-cultural, and/or political issues associated with the technology’s ultimate usage.
When Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer terms annually
Credit Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 2 |
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STSO 4210 - Engineering Ethics
This course explores the ethical issues that engineers encounter in their professional practice. It also examines social values and law and policy issues that shape engineering and technological decision making. Using case studies, professional codes of conduct, and scholarly literature, the course examines the responsibilities of engineers in relation to their employers, clients, co-professionals, and their responsibility for public safety and welfare. Topics include the history of engineering, professionalism vs. the demands of business, engineering vs. management decision making, whistle-blowing, proprietary rights and trade secrecy, and conflicts of interest.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: One of the following: STSO 1110, STSO 2520, STSO 2500, STSO 2210, or permission of instructor
When Offered: Upon availability of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 4250 - Bioethics
This course involves a philosophical analysis of some of the basic moral issues raised by recent and anticipated developments in the areas of biology and medicine. The general question “What are moral problems, and how does one resolve them?” is examined in the context of concrete cases involving issues such as abortion, euthanasia, organ transplants, experimentation on human patients, cloning, genetic engineering, and behavior control and modification.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: One of the following: STSO 2510, STSO 2520, STSO 2500, PHIL 1110, IHSS 1160, IHSS 1150, PHIL 4240, or permission of instructor
When Offered: Spring term annually
Cross Listed: PHIL 4500. Students can’t obtain credit for both courses.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 4280 - Sustainability Education
This course examines needs for and challenges of delivering environmental education in different settings. Students critically review existing environmental education curricula then design and deliver their own to K-12 students. The history of public education in the United States, factors shaping contemporary education, various approaches to environmental education, and the complex challenge of interdisciplinary curriculum design are examined. Students in the course develop and demonstrate their own educational and environmental values.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: STSO 2300 or permission of instructor
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 4330 - Environmental Justice
What is environmental justice? Why are some people exposed to environmental hazards while others are not? In this class, we will explore the intersection of environmental concerns and social justice. We will read the works of activists and scholars working across a range of disciplines, engage in discussion, analysis, research, and mapping. We will learn about global historical processes that structure contemporary inequity and contemporary cases including environmental justice work in our own community.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: One of the following: IHSS 1240, IHSS 1110, STSO 1110, STSO 2300, or permission of instructor
When Offered: spring term annually
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 4340 - Environmental Philosophy
While concepts such as quality of life, environment, nature, global ecology, and the like figure heavily in contemporary discussions, they are seldom integrated into an environmental philosophy. The course tries to achieve this integration by understanding some of the religious, mythic-poetic, and scientific dimensions of the human-nature matrix. Some specific environmental problems are examined to illustrate the system of values implied by various solutions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: junior or senior standing or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Upon availability of instructor.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed as PHIL 4300. Students cannot obtain credit for both.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 4350 - Politics of Design
A research seminar exploring the meaning of design in engineering, architecture, political theory, and other fields. How do social ideals and motives inspire design choices? To what extent does the design of human-made things shape the quality of public life? A variety of objects are studied: buildings, machines, artifacts in everyday use, computer programs, political constitutions, etc.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: One of the following: STSO 2010, STSO 2100, STSS 2210, STSO 2300, STSS 2510, STSO 2520, STSO 2500, or permission of instructor
When Offered: Spring term odd-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 4400 - Medicine, Culture, and Society
This course is a sociological and anthropological exploration of health and illness. By the end of the course, students will have an overall picture of health fields, problems faced by patients and caregivers, medicine and health in non-Western societies, and the social shaping of disease and therapeutic choices.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: STSO 2510, STSO 2520, STSO 2500, or permission of instructor
When Offered: spring term, odd-numbered years
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 4420 - History of Medicine
This seminar surveys the history of medicine through discussion and analysis of secondary literature exploring central and key themes from the age of the Enlightenment up through recent history. Topics will include the history of the profession and practice of medicine, public health, disease, historical memory, education, the state, policy, institutions, and race, class, and gender in the history of medicine.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: IHSS 1410 Century of the Gene, IHSS 1420 Global Health Challenges, IHSS 1430 Health of Contemporary Africa, STSO 1110 Science, Technology, and Society, STSO 2500 American History, or STSO 2520 Sociology.
When Offered: Fall term, odd-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 4430 - Drugs in History
This course teaches basic historical, anthropological, and sociological concepts that can be used to make sense of a wide variety of contemporary phenomena students encounter in everyday life. The focus is on analyzing how licit and illicit drugs serve as “technologies” within specific social contexts or subcultures; what drug policy reveals about social, political, and economic organization; and the impacts of biomedical knowledge and practice on specific population groups. The course focuses on the representation of drug use and drug users in popular culture, science and medicine, and history and the social sciences.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: 1000-level course (or higher) in STS
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 4440 - History of Mental Health
This seminar surveys the history of mental health through discussion and analysis of secondary literature that explores central and key themes from the late eighteenth century up through recent history. Topics will include the history of mental health institutions and professions, the classification, diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, public health and policy, historical memory, the I.Q. controversy, the state, and race, class, and gender in the history of mental health.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: IHSS 1410 Century of the Gene, IHSS 1420 Global Health Challenges, IHSS 1430 Health of Contemporary Africa, IHSS 1410 Century of the Gene, IHSS 1420 Global Health Challenges, IHSS 1430 Health of Contemporary Africa, STSO 1110 Science, Technology and Society, STSO 2520 Sociology, or STSO 2500 American History.
When Offered: Spring term, odd-numbered years
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 4500 - Globalization and Development
This course surveys the actors, processes, and proposed solutions to the problems of environment and development. The theory and practice of three main themes are explored: the background and context of environment in North and South; politics and economic development in the south; and the problems and prospects for sustainable societies in North and South.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: STSO 2300 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Spring term odd-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 4510 - History of American Technology
Discusses the growth of American technology and its place within the framework of American history as well as the interrelationship of American and foreign technological developments. This course stresses the cultural contexts of technological change. Topics covered include the Erie Canal, the American system of manufacturing, railroads, emergence of engineering professions, corporate R&D, household technology, the technology of modern warfare, and the electronics revolution.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: one course in American history or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 4530 - History of Science and Technology
What is science, what is technology, and how have these two fields of inquiry evolved over time? This course examines these questions by studying the history of various scientific fields and technologies. In addition to tracing the historical evolution of the topics studied, the course will consider how social, political, economic and cultural factors helped to shape – and were in turn shaped by – advances in science and technology. The course will also reflect upon the relationship between science and technology on the one hand, and “progress” on the other.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: One of the following: IHSS 1420, IHSS 1430, STSO1110, STSO 2500, STSO 2520, or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 4560 - Gender, Science, and Technology
In this course, students will engage with a variety of perspectives in science and technology studies, feminist theory, queer and transgender theory, cultural studies, science fiction, and other fields that explore how science and technology reciprocally contribute to and are shaped by cultural norms around gender. Students reflect on their own experiences with gender expectations and formulate their own questions and develop a research project over the course of the semester.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: One of the following: STSO 2100, STSO 2300, STSO 2510, STSO 2520, STSO 2500, STSO 2210, or permission of instructor
When Offered: Fall term, odd-numbered years
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 4580 - Self-Organization in Science and Society
Self-organization has become increasingly important in science and engineering. Self-assembly of molecular structures are critical to nanotechnology; self-organizing swarms of insects are modeled in biology and robotics, and so on. But recursive loops in which things govern themselves are also foundational to society. Indigenous societies are renowned for their ecological self-stabilization. Wikipedia, Open Sources Software, and other means of “crowdsourcing” offer new visions for a more democratic civil society.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: any course with an STSO designation or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Spring term even-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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Credit Hours: 4 |
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Credit Hours: 4 |
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Credit Hours: 4 |
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Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 4720 - Consumer Culture
What is consumer culture? What are its roots, its consequences, and alternatives? Documentaries and the research of anthropologists, historians, and religious scholars examine consumer culture in the U.S. and UK including recognition of the global locations in which consumer goods are made. Topics include buying and selling, shopping, retail, manufacture, material culture, pricing, consumer goods, disposal, kinship, identity, exchange, and advertising, with attention paid to differences in race, class, and gender.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: any 1000- or 2000-level STS course or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 4940 - Readings in Science and Technology Studies
With an individual faculty member on an agreed-upon topic.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 4960 - Topics in Science and Technology Studies
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 4980 - Research Design
This is the first part of a two-semester senior project sequence for majors in Sustainability Studies (SUST) and Science, Technology, and Society (STSO). The course focuses on qualitative research design and research proposal development.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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STSO 4990 - STS and Sustainability Senior Project
Senior Project serves as a capstone course for all STS and Sustainability Studies majors. Students work individually, supervised by a faculty member, to produce a written thesis. Class time largely operates as structured research and writing assistance, where students support one another with peer-review as well as receive one-on-one guidance from the instructor.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: STSO 4980
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4 |
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Credit Hours: 3 |
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STSO 6040 - Technology Studies
The seminar examines interactions between technology and society from the vantage point of the various disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives that have contributed to technology studies. The texts, theories, and arguments that were important for the historical development of the field are covered, as well as contemporary issues. The seminar provides the resources and develops the skill needed for understanding, criticizing, constructing, and developing research in the field.
When Offered: Fall term odd-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3 |
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STSO 6100 - Science and Technology Policy
This course is an advanced introduction to the policy-relevant side of STS. We will examine three broad topics: 1. How states shape scientific research and the development of technologies and infrastructures. 2. How legislators and regulatory bureaucracies use scientific knowledge and expert opinion in decision-making processes. 3. How publics, particularly social movements, engage in political processes that are dominated by scientific and technological experts.
When Offered: spring term, odd-numbered years
Credit Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3 |
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STSO 6110 - Research Methods in STS
This course offers an overview of social science techniques and research design and logistics and approaches widely used in STS.
When Offered: Fall term odd-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3 |
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STSO 6120 - Advanced Research Methods
This course provides a foundation for professional-level research in science and technology studies. Through group research exercises, students explore the intersection between research issues (ethics, reliability, validity, quantification) and types of observation.
When Offered: Spring term even-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3 |
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STSO 6200 - Science Studies
A broad survey of the field of science studies from the vantage point of various disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives that have contributed to the development of science studies. The texts, theories, and arguments that were important for the historical development of the field are covered, as well as contemporary issues. The seminar provides the resources and develops the skills needed for understanding, criticizing, constructing, and developing research in the field.
When Offered: Fall term odd-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3 |
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STSO 6300 - Environment and Social Theory
This course focuses on contemporary social theory to understand the historical origins, institutional structures, and dominant trajectories of environmental-social change. Three main questions structure inquiry into the links among science, technology, environment, and social theory: 1) why do modern societies degrade their environments? 2) why do environmental movements arise, or what are the social structural, cultural, and political origins of environmentalism? and 3) can some particular politics curtail environmental degradation?
When Offered: Upon availability of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3 |
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STSO 6400 - Environment and Health
This course explores how the health impacts of environmental problems are understood and responded to through medical, legal, and regulatory intervention. Case studies are used to highlight different strategies for dealing with environmental illness, comparing the perspectives of affected people, medical professionals, lawyers, government officials, industry representatives, and media. A core component of the course is devoted to problems related to exposure to toxic chemicals, including readings on popular epidemiology, mass torts, transboundary victimization, and medical rehabilitation models.
When Offered: Upon availability of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3 |
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STSO 6580 - History and Ethnography
History and Ethnography is an introductory/intermediate graduate theory and methods seminar that outfits students to undertake original empirical and interpretive work in the humanities and social sciences. The course combines historical and ethnographic approaches with discourse analysis or other qualitative analytic approaches. Such methodologies may also be mixed with quantitative approaches. There are substantial fieldwork and archival components to the course. Both historical and ethnographic methodologies provide a basis for “capturing” the “data” that provides the evidence base for analysis.
When Offered: Upon availability of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3 |
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STSO 6940 - Readings in Science and Technology Studies
With an individual faculty member on an agreed-upon topic.
Credit Hours: 1 to 3
Credit Hours: 1 to 3 |
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STSO 6960 - Topics in Science and Technology Studies
Selected topics.
Credit Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3 |
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STSO 6970 - Master’s Internship
Credit Hours: 3 to 6
Credit Hours: 3 to 6 |
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STSO 6980 - Professional Project
Active participation in a semester-long project, under the supervision of a faculty adviser. A Professional Project often serves as a culminating experience for a Professional Master’s program but, with departmental or school approval, can be used to fulfill other program requirements. With approval, students may register for more than one Professional Project. Professional Projects must result in documentation established by each department or school, but are not submitted to the Office of Graduate Education and are not archived in the library. Grades of A, B, C, or F are assigned by the faculty adviser at the end of the semester. If not completed on time, a formal Incomplete grade may be assigned by the faculty adviser, listing the work remaining to be completed and the time limit for completing this work.
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STSO 6990 - Master’s Thesis
Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of S or U are assigned by the adviser each term to reflect the student’s research progress for the given semester. Once the thesis has been presented, approved by the adviser, and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education, it will be archived in a standard format in the library.
Credit Hours: 1 to 9
Credit Hours: 1 to 9 |
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STSO 9990 - Dissertation
Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a doctoral dissertation. Grades of IP are assigned until the dissertation has been publicly defended, approved by the doctoral committee, and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.
Credit Hours: Up to 30
Credit Hours: Up to 30 |
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USAF 0010 - Air Force Leadership Laboratory
The leadership laboratory courses (LLABs) include a study of Air Force customs and courtesies, drill and ceremonies, and military commands. LLAB also includes studying the environment of an Air Force officer and learning about opportunities available to commissioned officers. The AS 300 and AS 400 LLABs consist of activities classified as leadership and management experiences. They involve the planning and controlling of military activities of the cadet wing, and the preparation and presentation of briefings and other oral and written communications. LLABs also include interviews, guidance, and information which will increase the understanding, motivation, and performance of other cadets.
When Offered: An eight-semester (fall and spring) sequence, beginning each fall.
Credit Hours: 0
Contact, Lecture or Lab Hours: 2 contact hours
Credit Hours: 0 |
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USAF 0080 - Air Force Leadership Laboratory
The leadership laboratory courses (LLABs) include a study of Air Force customs and courtesies, drill and ceremonies, and military commands. LLAB also includes studying the environment of an Air Force officer and learning about opportunities available to commissioned officers. The AS 300 and AS 400 LLABs consist of activities classified as leadership and management experiences. They involve the planning and controlling of military activities of the cadet wing, and the preparation and presentation of briefings and other oral and written communications. LLABs also include interviews, guidance, and information which will increase the understanding, motivation, and performance of other cadets.
When Offered: An eight-semester (fall and spring) sequence, beginning each fall.
Credit Hours: 0
Contact, Lecture or Lab Hours: 2 contact hours
Credit Hours: 0 |
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USAF 1010 - Air and Space Studies 100A (Heritage and Values of the U.S. Air Force)
AS 100, Heritage and Values of the U.S. Air Force, is a survey course designed to introduce students to the United States Air Force and provides an overview of the basic characteristics, missions, and organization of the Air Force. Leadership Laboratory (USAF 0010) is mandatory for AFROTC cadets and complements this course by providing cadets with leadership/followership experiences.
When Offered: 100 A (fall term) 100 B (spring term).
Credit Hours: 1
Credit Hours: 1 |
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USAF 1020 - Air and Space Studies 100B (Heritage and Values of the United States Air Force)
AS 100, Leadership Laboratory (USAF 0010), is mandatory for AFROTC cadets and complements this course by providing cadets with leadership/followership experiences.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: USAF 0010 (Mandatory for AFROTC Cadets).
When Offered: 100 A (fall term) 100 B (spring term).
Credit Hours: 1
Credit Hours: 1 |
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USAF 2030 - Air and Space Studies 200A (Team and Leadership Fundamentals)
The AS 200, Team and Leadership Fundamentals, focuses on laying the foundation for teams and leadership. The topics include skills that will allow cadets to improve their leadership on a personal level and within a team. The courses will prepare cadets for their field training experience where they will be able to put the concepts learned into practice. The purpose is to instill a leadership mindset and to motivate sophomore students to transition from AFROTC cadet to AFROTC officer candidate. Leadership Laboratory (USAF 0010) is mandatory for AFROTC cadets and complements this course by providing cadets with leadership/followership experiences.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: USAF 0010 (Mandatory for AFROTC Cadets).
When Offered: 200 A (fall term) 200 B (spring term).
Credit Hours: 1
Credit Hours: 1 |
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USAF 2040 - Air and Space Studies 200B (Team and Leadership Fundamentals)
The AS 200, Team and Leadership Fundamentals,” focuses on laying the foundation for teams and leadership. The topics include skills that will allow cadets to improve their leadership on a personal level and within a team. The courses will prepare cadets for their field training experience where they will be able to put the concepts learned into practice. The purpose is to instill a leadership mindset and to motivate sophomore students to transition from AFROTC cadet to AFROTC officer candidate. Leadership Laboratory (USAF 0010) is mandatory for AFROTC cadets and complements this course by providing cadets with leadership/followership experiences.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: USAF 0010 (Mandatory for AFROTC Cadets).
When Offered: 200 A (fall term) 200 B (spring term).
Credit Hours: 1
Credit Hours: 1 |
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USAF 2050 - Air and Space Studies 300A (Leading People and Effective Communication)
AS 300, Leading People and Effective Communication, teaches cadets advanced skills and knowledge in management and leadership. Special emphasis is placed on enhancing leadership skills and communication. Cadets have an opportunity to try out these leadership and management techniques in a supervised environment as juniors and seniors. Laboratory (USAF 0080) is mandatory for AFROTC cadets and complements this course by providing cadets with leadership/followership experiences.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: USAF 1010, USAF 1020, USAF 2030, USAF 2040/USAF 0080 (Mandatory for AFROTC Cadets).
When Offered: 300 A (fall term) 300 B (spring term).
Credit Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3 |
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USAF 2060 - Air and Space Studies 300B (Leading People and Effective Communication)
AS 300, Leading People and Effective Communication, teaches cadets advanced skills and knowledge in management and leadership. Special emphasis is placed on enhancing leadership skills and communication. Cadets have an opportunity to try out these leadership and management techniques in a supervised environment as juniors and seniors. Laboratory (USAF 0080) is mandatory for AFROTC cadets and complements this course by providing cadets with leadership/followership experiences.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: USAF 1010, USAF 1020, USAF 2030, USAF 2040, USAF 2050/USAF 0080 (Mandatory for AFROTC Cadets).
When Offered: 300 A (fall term) 300 B (spring term).
Credit Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3 |
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USAF 2070 - Air and Space Studies 400A (National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty)
AS 400, National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty, is designed for college seniors and gives them the foundation to understand their role as military officers in American society. It is an overview of the complex social and political issues facing the military profession and requires a measure of sophistication commensurate with the senior college level. The final semester provides information that will prepare the cadets for Active Duty. Leadership Laboratory (USAF 0080) is mandatory for AFROTC cadets and complements this course by providing cadets with leadership/followership experiences.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: USAF 1010, USAF 1020, USAF 2030, USAF 2040, USAF 2050, USAF 2060/USAF 0080 (Mandatory for AFROTC Cadets).
When Offered: 400 A (fall term) 400 B (spring term).
Credit Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3 |
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USAF 2080 - Air and Space Studies 400B (National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty)
AS 400, National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty, is designed for college seniors and gives them the foundation to understand their role as military officers in American society. It is an overview of the complex social and political issues facing the military profession and requires a measure of sophistication commensurate with the senior college level. The final semester provides information that will prepare the cadets for Active Duty. Leadership Laboratory (USAF 0080) is mandatory for AFROTC cadets and complements this course by providing cadets with leadership/followership experiences.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: USAF 1010, USAF 1020, USAF 2030, USAF 2040, USAF 2050, USAF 2060, USAF 2070/USAF 0080 (Mandatory for AFROTC Cadets).
When Offered: 400 A (fall term) 400 B (spring term).
Credit Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3 |
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USAR 0010 - Fundamentals of Military Science Lab I
This course is an overview of leadership fundamentals such as setting direction, problem-solving, listening, presenting briefs, providing feedback, and using effective writing skills. Students explore dimensions of leadership values, attributes, skills, and actions in the context of practical, hands-on, and interactive exercises. Contents of the course are linked to USAR 1010. Labs are mandatory for contracted and enrolled Cadets.
Credit Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 0 |
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USAR 0020 - Fundamentals of Military Science Lab II
This course is an overview of leadership fundamentals such as setting direction, problem-solving, listening, presenting briefs, providing feedback, and using effective writing skills. Students continue to explore dimensions of leadership values, attributes, skills, and actions in the context of practical, hands-on, and interactive exercises. Contents of the course are linked to USAR 1020. Labs are mandatory for contracted and enrolled Cadets.
Credit Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 0 |
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USAR 0030 - Applied Leadership Lab I
This course explores the dimensions of creative and innovative tactical leadership strategies and styles by examining team dynamics and two historical leadership theories that form the basis of the army leadership framework. Aspects of personal motivation and team building are practice planning, executing, and assessing team exercises. Contents of the course are linked to USAR 2010. Labs are mandatory for contracted and enrolled Cadets.
Credit Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 0 |
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