Mar 29, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

Religion

  
  • REL 295 African American Religion (3)


    Critical study of the religious world views and practices of African Americans in the context of their experience from Africa into our present world. This course satisfies the university General Education religion requirement.
  
  • REL 300 History of Christianity (3)


    Prerequisite: REL 225  or permission of instructor
    A survey of the development of the Christian Church from the first century to the present. Major figures and movements as well as significant theological and ecclesiastical themes and controversies will be examined.
  
  • REL 304 African Religions and Philosophies (3)


    Prerequisite: REL 225  or permission of instructor
    A survey of the many religious and philosophical traditions of Africa, emphasizing common themes in African thought as well as distinct traditions, and including the traditional religions, Islam, and Christianity.
  
  • REL 305 Reformation (3)


    Prerequisite: REL 225  or permission of instructor
    After surveying in the major causes of the Reformation, the course will focus on key personalities connected with the movement in Germany, Switzerland and France. The primary issues, course, and outcomes of the Reformation will be explored. Special attention will be given to Luther, Melanchthon, Zwingli, Bucer, Bullinger, Calvin, and Beza.
  
  • REL 306 Religion in America (3)


    Prerequisite: REL 225  or permission of instructor
    A study of the major churches, sects, and other religious groups in America, stressing their growth, organization, beliefs, and practices. The relevance of religion to politics, business, and human welfare is examined.
  
  • REL 325 Introduction to Theology (3)


    Prerequisite: REL 225  or permission of instructor
    A study of the historical formulation and development of the major Christian doctrines about God, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, humanity, and other subjects.
  
  • REL 337 Christian Ethics (3)


    Prerequisite: REL 225  or permission of instructor
    A study of biblical foundations for Christian ethics, theological traditions of ethical reflection, and contemporary approaches to Christian ethics, including analysis of selected issues.
  
  • REL 350 Contemporary Religious Thought (3)


    Prerequisite: REL 225  or permission of instructor
    A study of influential and controversial topics, movements, and authors in contemporary religious thought, focusing on the careful reading and discussion of significant recent books in theology.
  
  • REL 355 Philosophy and Religion (3)


    Prerequisites: PHI 240  or permission of instructor; REL 225  
    A philosophical study of religious questions and doctrines as well as examination of theories of religion. Students will investigate the intersection of methodologies between philosophy and religion.
  
  • REL 362 Sociology of Religion (3)


    Prerequisite: REL 225  or permission of instructor
    Studies roles of religion in ordering and transforming human personality and social institutions from perspectives of sociology, psychology, and religion and in contexts of contemporary American society and culture.
  
  • REL 390 Pastoral Care (3)


    Prerequisite: REL 225  or permission of instructor
    Introduces approaches, principles, and methods of counseling, in the context of pastoral care.
  
  • REL 392 Church Administration (3)


    Prerequisite: REL 225  or permission of instructor
    Explores principles and strategies for administrative functions of contemporary churches and faith-based organizations to support their purposes.
  
  • REL 481 Independent Study (3)


    Prerequisites: prior permission of department; REL 225  
    Study planned with a professor on a topic not covered by regularly taught courses. The syllabus is developed by the professor and student(s) for approval by the Department.
  
  • REL 498 Research Methods (3)


    Prerequisites: ENG 213 , REL 225 , PHI 240 ; REL 300  or PHI 343 ; Junior status
    A study of theoretical or praxis projects in religion and philosophy, of appropriate research methods, and of composing sustained theoretical or praxis arguments. This course is the first part of the two course sequence for the major to complete the Senior Project which serves as the capstone of the major in Religion and Philosophy. All students must take this course prior to enrolling in REL 499 /PHI 499 . This course will familiarize students with research methods and the essentials of critical writing within the field and will climax in the submission, defense, and approval of the Senior Project Thesis or Praxis proposal.
  
  • REL 499 Senior Project (3)


    Prerequisites: senior status or permission of the department; REL 498  
    A theoretical and/or experimental inquiry into a particular question of religion or philosophy, which is submitted to the Department in the form of a thesis or critical reflection paper.

Sociology

  
  • SOC 150 Fundamentals of Sociology (3)


    This course provides a broad overview of sociology and how it applies to everyday life.  Major theoretical perspectives and concepts are presented, including sociological imagination, culture, deviance, inequality, social change, and social structure. This course is open to anyone and  fulfills the Gen Ed Social Sciences requirement.
  
  • SOC 202 Introduction to Gerontology (3)


    An introduction to the sociological, psychological, and biological factors of aging.
  
  • SOC 211 Introduction to Sociology (3)


    This course deals with human society as composed of diverse and numerous social groups interacting with one another on the basis of society’s cultural system.
  
  • SOC 215 Marriage and Family (3)


    Prerequisite: SOC 211  
    This course is an analytical definition of marriage, its changing patterns, and its many functions. It also takes the phenomenon of marriage in other societies into consideration for comparative purposes.
  
  • SOC 220 Sociology of Sport (3)


    Prerequisite: SOC 211  
    This course is formulated to help students gain insight into sport as one of the most flourishing social institutions, linked to other institutions such as economy, family, and education.
  
  • SOC 230 Sociology of Women (3)


    Prerequisite: SOC 211  
    The course deals with the reality of prejudice and discrimination against women and their specific societal issues and problems, as compared to men.
  
  • SOC 300 Social Problems (3)


    Prerequisite: SOC 211  
    This course is concerned with the sociology of social problems in terms of their social origins and consequences and the existing respective policies in the American society. Different sociological approaches to these problems are discussed. The problems concerned include those related to physical/ mental health, alcoholism and drug addiction, crimes, sex- related deviant behaviors, HIV/AIDS, socioeconomic discrimination, poverty, and wars.
  
  • SOC 308 Social Change (3)


    Prerequisite: SOC 211  
    A study of processes of socioeconomic change in human society at different societal levels. Sources and forces of change are discussed and sociological theories of social change also are outlined. Certain emphasis is placed on social changes in the American society.
  
  • SOC 310 Medical Sociology (3)


    Prerequisite: SOC 211  
    Medical Sociology investigates the distribution of health and illness in our society, the nature of the health care system, the roles of mainstream and alternative health care providers, and the roles played by caregivers and patients in the health care system. The major concentration is on health in the United States; however, attention is given to global health care issues in order to provide a perspective on the American experience.
  
  • SOC 312 Social Stratification (3)


    Prerequisite: SOC 211  
    This course studies how society is stratified or how socioeconomic inequality is structured in society. Hence, it deals with social classes, social mobility, and the valued or scarce resources for which different social groups compete and discriminate. The different sociological theories of social stratification also are addressed throughout the course.
  
  • SOC 315 Race and Ethnic Relations (3)


    Prerequisite: SOC 211  
    In terms of their causes and consequences, racism and ethnocentrism are discussed in this course. This aspect of group control is used to analyze how biology as genetics or cultural differences among fellow human beings and citizens are used to justify prejudice and discrimination. Different sociological theories on this topic are introduced and a comparative ethnic-racial picture is drawn.
  
  • SOC 325 Sociology of Law (3)


    Prerequisites: CRJ 200  and SOC 211 ; Same as CRJ 325  
    An examination of the place of legal systems within the various social systems from the perspective of social theory. Systems of jurisprudence, both civil and criminal, are scrutinized for their social meaning and used as instruments of social control. The course also examines latent and manifest functions in the administration of justice, the interactions of lawyers, police, prosecutors, and judges, as well as their relations with the public.
  
  • SOC 335 The Sociology of African-Americans (3)


    Prerequisite: SOC 211  
    The course focuses on African-Americans as a certain racial and ethnic minority and highlights the societal historical prejudice and discrimination to which they have been subjected in practice.
  
  • SOC 341 Social Psychology (3)


    Prerequisites: SOC 211  and PSY 201  
    This is a study of how the individuals’ feelings, thoughts, ideas, opinions, and patterns of action are influenced by the groups they encounter. Different social psychological theories explaining this influence are studied. The relationship between sociology, psychology, and social psychology also is highlighted.
  
  • SOC 344 History of Sociology (3)


    Prerequisites: SOC 211  and six (6) more hours of sociology
    Sociology is a “young” science but it has a long history. Students discover how sociology has evolved as social thoughts and ideas to become a social science. Students also learn about different social thinkers, philosophers, and early sociologists who are credited for the rise of sociology. This course prepares students for advanced study in SOC 450  and SOC 491 .
  
  • SOC 360 Introduction to Political Sociology (Elective) (3)


    Prerequisites: SOC 211 , POL 200, POL 150  and POL 201 ; Same as POL 360  
    This course focuses on social aspects of politics, nature, and distribution of power in society; examines the dynamic relationship of the political process with institutions and different population groups in society. The course provides an insight into recent political sociological theories and helps students make sense of the many major social and political changes taking place in the world.
  
  • SOC 362 Sociology of Religion (3)


    Prerequisite for sociology students: SOC 211 ; Same as REL 362  
    Examines roles of religion in ordering and transforming human personality and social institutions from perspectives of sociology, psychology, and religion and in contexts of contemporary American society and culture.
  
  • SOC 450 Sociological Theory (3)


    Prerequisites: SOC 211 , SOC 344 , and six more semester hours in sociology
    An introduction to theoretical explanations in regard to why social things are as they are in human society in the sense that how this society is held together. In this context, the different patterns of social behavior and group interaction are the focus. The contributions of major sociologists as founders of or contributors to this discipline are taught.
  
  • SOC 472 Internship (3)


    Prerequisite: Junior status
    This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to gain practical skills from and to apply their academic training through temporary work with some relevant community agency or governmental organization.
  
  • SOC 485 Death and Dying (3)


    (Required for SOW; Elective for other areas) (3)
    Prerequisite: SOC 202  
    This course is designed to provide students with basic knowledge about the concepts of death and dying. It also helps them to gain insight into research conducted on the major areas of these two phenomena.
  
  • SOC 491 Seminar in Sociology (3)


    Prerequisites: SOC 211 , SOC 344 , and three more courses in sociology
    This seminar is designed to be taken in the last (senior) semester. It is an integration and a synthesis of several sociological topics, issues, and concepts that students have already studied. The seminar also helps orient students towards career development in graduate school or in the job market.

Social Work

  
  • SOW 210 Introduction To Social Work (3)


    This course is designed to introduce students to the profession of Social Work as an academic area and an exciting, challenging, helping profession. This course includes a focus on values and ethics.
  
  • SOW 235 American Social Welfare Policy (3)


    Prerequisite: SOW 210  
    This course builds on the introduction of America’s social welfare policy presented in the Introduction to Social Work course. It is designed to expand the student’s knowledge of social welfare policy in this country. Accordingly, it focuses on the philosophies and history of social welfare and the different service delivery organizations, public and voluntary existing in this society.
  
  • SOW 301 Human Behavior and The Social Environment I (3)


    Prerequisite: SOW 210  
    This is the first of two courses in the HBSE sequence. The course will address the reciprocal relationships between human behavior and social environments. It includes theories and knowledge of biological, sociological, cultural, psychological, and spiritual development from conception to young adulthood. The content includes empirically based theories and knowledge that focus on the interactions between and among individuals, groups, societies, and economic systems from birth through young adulthood.
  
  • SOW 302 Human Behavior and The Social Environment II (3)


    Prerequisites: SOW 210  and SOW 301  
    This is the second of the HBSE courses. It includes theories and knowledge of biological, sociological, cultural, psychological, and spiritual development from middle adulthood through death. This includes focusing on the range of social systems in which people live (individual, family, group, organizational, and community) and the ways in which social systems promote and deter people in achieving and maintaining health and well-being.
  
  • SOW 303 Human Diversity (3)


    Prerequisite: SOW 210  
    The purpose of this course is to offer content concerning social work practice with an ever increasingly diverse society. The course includes knowledge and skills at the beginning competency level to recognize and be sensitive to issues and strengths of oppressed and marginalized populations. Students will develop skills to work effectively and respectfully with these populations.
  
  • SOW 305 Communication and Writing for Social Workers (3)


    Prerequisite: SOW 210  
    This course introduces the student to professional communication skills needed for effective social work practice. Communication skills include writing and oral skills. This course offers students opportunities to practice documentation skills, assessments, progress notes, meeting agendas, agency reports, grants, and other professional skills.
  
  • SOW 342 Introduction to Social Work Research Methods (3)


    Prerequisites: SOW 210  
    This course is designed to provide social work students with a basic understanding of social research and the connection between research, theory, and practice. The course introduces the research process, including research concepts, problem formation, research design, sampling, instrument construction, data collection and qualitative/quantitative analysis, and report writing.
  
  • SOW 371 Introduction to Generalist Practice (3)


    Prerequisite: SOW 210  
    This introductory course is designed to provide students with a foundation for generalist social work practice. The emphasis on this first of four practice courses is to equip students with foundation theory and skills for generalist practice including self-assessment, social work roles, social agency operations and understanding client needs.
  
  • SOW 373 Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families (3)


    Prerequisites: SOW 210  and SOW 371  
    This course is designed to teach students the Generalist Intervention Model. The main course content is to prepare baccalaureate students to work with individuals and families in a variety of settings.
  
  • SOW 375 Social Work Practice with Groups (3)


    Prerequisites: SOW 210 , SOW 301 SOW 302 ,  SOW 371 , and SOW 373  
    This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge base and practice skills necessary for working with groups at the beginning generalist professional level. The course includes interventions designed to work with diverse populations.
  
  • SOW 377 Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities (3)


     Prerequisites: SOW 210 , SOW 235 , SOW 371 , SOW 373  and SOW 375  
    This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and practice skills for generalist practice with organizations and communities. The course will provide specific skills useful in macro level practice for generalist social workers regardless of their practice setting. The course will include the influences of political, social, and economic forces that affect organizational and agency operations and community functioning.
  
  • SOW 379 Child Welfare (3)


    Prerequisites: SOW 210 , SOW 301 , SOW 302 , and SOW 371  
    This course provides an overview of child welfare services from a historical, theoretical and practice perspective. Various forms of child maltreatment and methods of intervention will be examined. The child welfare system will be reviewed and specific information on North Carolina policies and procedures will be provided. Foster care and adoption will be studied as alternatives when children must be removed from their own families either temporarily or permanently.
  
  • SOW 465 Advanced Social Work Research Methods (3)


    This course is designed to provide social work students with an advanced understanding of social research and the connection between research, theory, and practice. This course is one of the two research courses for undergraduate social work majors. Students are required to complete SOW 342  - Introduction to Social Work Research Methods as a prerequisite for the course. The course enhances students’ understanding of Evidence Based Practice, Program Evaluations, Single-Case Evaluation, Qualitative Inquiry, Measurement, and Analysis while learning the importance of accessing the library, electronic resources and professional journals.
  
  • SOW 472 Field Practice I (5)


    Fall only
    Prerequisites: SOW 301 , SOW 302 ,  SOW 303 SOW 371 , and SOW 373  
    This is the first course of the two-semester field practice sequence in the student’s senior year. Students are placed in a field agency setting for a minimum of 225 clock hours each semester. The purpose of the course is to provide students with hands-on experience in working with client systems and integration and application of knowledge and skills under the supervision of a professionally trained and experienced social worker. (Requires $75 field fee)
  
  • SOW 473 Field Practice Seminar I (1)


    Fall only
    Must be taken with SOW 472

     Prerequisites:SOW 301 ,  SOW 302 ,  SOW 303 ,  SOW 371   and SOW 373  
    Corequisite: SOW 472  
    The seminar is a companion course to SOW 472 , Field Practice. The purpose of the seminar is to help guide the student through the field placement, enhance their practical hands-on learning experiences and to provide a forum for mutual support for all students in field placement
  
  • SOW 474 Field Practice II (5)


    Spring only
    Prerequisites: SOW 472 , and SOW 473  
    This is the second course of the two-semester field practice sequence in the student’s senior year. Students will continue their placement in their field agency setting for a minimum of 225 clock hours. The purpose of the course is to provide students with hands-on experience in working with a client system and integration and application of knowledge and skills under the supervision of a professionally trained and experienced social worker.
  
  • SOW 475 Field Practice Seminar II (1)


    Spring only
    Must be taken with SOW 474
    Prerequisites: SOW 472 , and SOW 473  
    Corequisite: SOW 474  
    The seminar is a companion course to SOW 474 , Field Practice. The purpose of the seminar is to help guide the student through the field placement, enhance their practical hands-on learning experiences and to provide a forum for mutual support for all students in field placement during their second semester of field placement.
  
  • SOW 493 Seminar in Social Work (3)


    Prerequisites: SOW 210 , SOW 235 , SOW 302 , SOW 303 , SOW 373 , SOW 375 , SOW 472 , and SOW 473  
    This senior seminar, taken the last semester of the student’s senior year, reviews, concludes, and synthesizes the different social work course content students have already studied. This course is intended to be an integrative seminar, which to a large extent is mutually directed by students and the professor. Students are expected to identify areas of study that clarify and amplify course content for completion of their social work degree requirements and in preparation for professional practice and graduate education.
  
  • SOW 495 Substance Abuse: Issues and Treatment (3)


    Prerequisites: SOW 210 , SOW 302 , SOW 303 , and SOW 373  
    The course examines the problem and related aspects of substance abuse, including spiritual and pharmacological aspects, using a bio-psychosocial framework. Also examined are theoretical, medical and spiritual explanations of the problem and societal responses to the problem. It introduces basic methods of substance abuse assessment, intervention, treatment, and recovery. (Social Science Majors may take this course by joint approval of their advisor and the course instructor).

Spanish

  
  • SPA 151 Spanish I (3)


    An introduction (along with SPA 152 ) to the Spanish language through listening, practice, conversation, simple readings, and elementary writing.
  
  • SPA 152 Spanish II (3)


    Prerequisite: SPA 151  or the equivalent
    A continuation of SPA 151 .

Social Science

  
  • SSC 115 Introduction to Social Science (3)


    Teaches concepts, terms, issues and historical background of social sciences, including sociology, anthropology, political science, economics, history, human development, psychology, and others.
  
  • SSC 200 Elementary Statistics (3)


    Prerequisite: MAT 112  
    This introductory course covers descriptive statistics and statistical inference, including elementary probability, theoretical distribution, estimation, and hypothesis testing.
  
  • SSC 322 Introduction to Research (3)


    Prerequisites: SOC 211  and SSC 200  
    Instruction in the techniques of survey research design, instrument design, and collection, analysis, and interpretation of data.

Theatre

  
  • THR 100 Shaw Players (1)


    Designed to provide guidance for theatrical projects and productions and credit for students who participate in Shaw productions.
  
  • THR 101 Shaw Players (1)


    Designed to provide guidance for theatrical projects and productions and credit for students who participate in Shaw productions.
  
  • THR 102 Introduction to Theatre (3)


    Overview of basic components of theatre, including origins, acting, directing, playwriting, design, management and purpose.
  
  • THR 130 Introduction to Acting (3)


    Students may place out of this course. Training in basic fundamentals of acting, including theory and techniques.
  
  • THR 161 Voice and Diction (3)


    Training in basic principles, procedures, and techniques needed to develop a professional voice for the stage, screen, or other professional context.
  
  • THR 200 Shaw Players (1)


    Designed to provide guidance for theatrical projects and productions and credit for students who participate in Shaw productions.
  
  • THR 201 Shaw Players (1)


    Designed to provide guidance for theatrical projects and productions and credit for students who participate in Shaw productions.
  
  • THR 211 History of the Theatre I (3)


    Study of aspects of theatre through historical context, including performances, costumes, stages, styles and playwrights. Examines Ancient and Classical ages through the eighteenth century.
  
  • THR 212 History of the Theatre II (3)


    Prerequisite: THR 211  
    A continuation of THR 211 , studying aspects of theatre through historical context including performances, costumes, stages, styles and playwrights. Examines Restoration Theatre through modern theatre in America.
  
  • THR 226 African-American Theatre (3)


    Class designed with an emphasis on the styles, issues, and concerns of Black playwrights and the evolution and development of Black Theatre in America.
  
  • THR 231 Acting for the Camera (3)


    Prerequisite: THR 130  or concurrent
    An exploration of film acting, including material choice, technique, methods, and taking direction.
  
  • THR 240 Directing (3)


    An exploration of directing techniques and methods with a focus on hands-on experience. Prepares the student for advanced directing and main stage directing opportunities.
  
  • THR 300 Shaw Players (1)


    Designed to provide guidance for theatrical projects and productions and credit for students who participate in Shaw productions.
  
  • THR 301 Shaw Players (1)


    Designed to provide guidance for theatrical projects and productions and credit for students who participate in Shaw productions.
  
  • THR 400 Shaw Players (1)


    Designed to provide guidance for theatrical projects and productions and credit for students who participate in Shaw productions.
  
  • THR 401 Shaw Players (1)


    Designed to provide guidance for theatrical projects and productions and credit for students who participate in Shaw productions.
 

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