Courses

This course presents a sociological introduction to the conceptualization and subsequent treatment of mental illness.

Comparative study of racial and ethnic groups in America. The disciplinary base of this approach is sociological, but observations and interpretations from different perspectives will be examined. Special attention will be given to the nature of prejudice, discrimination, and equality as related to historical, cultural and structural patterns in American society.

This course will introduce students to the concepts and methods that sociologists use to analyze the relationship between religion and society. It will explore how to think about religious beliefs, practices, symbols, communities, and identities as social phenomena and how religion intersects with other aspects of social life, such as race, class, gender, socialization, immigration, conflict, and social change.

This course provides a study of the sociological aspects of sport, athletics, and recreation in the American culture.

This course will examine the influence of societal structure in the social construction of youth and the sociological theoretical framework for the study of youth. Students will be introduced to the complexity and diversity of sociological issues related to childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood.

Fundamental skills to include throwing, catching, fielding, pitching, batting, and base running; terminology; game play; rules; scoring; safety; and basic strategy.

An introduction to the software development life cycle and contemporary software development methods. This course places special emphasis on object-oriented systems. Students are expected to complete a medium scale software project.

Software development methods for large scale systems. Management of software development projects. Software engineering standards. Students are expected to complete a large scale software project.

An introduction to soils from a natural science perspective, emphasizing the relationship between soils and geology, climate, vegetation, and landscapes. Concepts will include soil physical and chemical properties, soil formation and horizonation, soil water, erosion, soil geography, and environmental and sustainability issues related to soil.

This course provides instruction in the theory and application of solid-state devices in the electronics industry. Emphasis is placed on the physical characteristics and uses of solidstate devices. Topics include safety practices, semiconductor fundamentals, power supplies and voltage regulation, other diode applications, bipolar junction theory and application, and field effect transistors.