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2020-2021 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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A course schedule will be available online at my.lakeland.edu at least six weeks prior to the beginning of each new term. The university reserves the right to add, remove, and modify the courses in its curriculum.
All courses listed are three-semester-hour courses unless indicated otherwise.
Courses marked (WI) are Writing-Intensive courses. Refer to the section on Writing-Intensive (WI) Courses for more information.
Courses marked (SA) are Study Abroad courses.
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Psychology (PSY) |
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PSY 305 - Health Psychology Semester Hours: 3
An application of biological, psychological, and social principles and research to the treatment of illness, prevention of illness, and promotion of health. Topics will include stress and associated coping methods, eating disorders, substance abuse, chronic and life-threatening illnesses, and complementary/alternative medicine.
Pre-requisites: PSY 200 - General Psychology .
Offered: Fall.
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PSY 321 - Personality Theories Semester Hours: 3
Four broad personality strategies (psychodynamic, dispositional, environmental, and representational) will be explored. The theoretical underpinnings, constructs, and applications of the theories will be examined and critiqued in historical, biopsychosocial, and scientific contexts.
Pre-requisites: PSY 200 - General Psychology .
Offered: Fall.
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PSY 330 - Human Growth and Development Semester Hours: 3
The nature of human development from conception through adulthood. A comprehensive overview of human development research methodology. Special emphasis on key concepts in major developmental theories including biosocial, cognitive, psychological, emotional, and social development and their application to the maturing individual. First-hand knowledge of contemporary issues and controversies in the study of infants, children, adolescents, and adults.
Pre-requisites: PSY 200 - General Psychology or EDU 230 / PSY 230 - Educational Psychology or SOC 220 / PSY 220 - Social Psychology and sophomore standing.
Offered: Fall.
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PSY 340 - Experimental Psychology Semester Hours: 3
Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and this course teaches the research methods used to learn about behavior. This course encourages the development of the critical thinking skills necessary to evaluate others’ research and conduct your own scientific research in the field of psychology. Criteria used to evaluate psychological research will include validity, reliability, the ability to generalize, and ethical concerns. The research methods will emphasize experiments, surveys, observations and case studies. Students will have the opportunity to develop, carry out and write up their own research. Data analysis using SPSS software will be an important tool acquired in this course. This fundamental course will enable students to become skilled consumers and producers of psychological research.
Pre-requisites: PSY 200 - General Psychology and MAT 221 / PSY 221 - Statistics for Psychology . This course is reserved for psychology majors only.
Offered: Spring.
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PSY 350 - Child Psychology Semester Hours: 3
This course is concerned with the normal developmental journey of the child from the prenatal period through adolescence. We will explore the lives of infants and children, examining topics such as research methods in developmental psychology, prenatal development, cognitive development, social development, moral development and physical development. These topics will be evaluated using classic and contemporary theories with attention to how individual, familial and societal factors shape development.
Pre-requisites: PSY 200 - General Psychology .
Offered: Fall.
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PSY 361 - Aging: Bio-psychosocial Implications Semester Hours: 3
Theories and research concerning developmental processes in years after age 65. The biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors that influence development and personality during adulthood and old age.
Pre-requisites: PSY 200 - General Psychology or SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology .
Offered: occasionally.
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PSY 372 - Abnormal Psychology Semester Hours: 3
The description, diagnosis, classification, treatment, and theoretical perspectives of disorders of behavior, emotion, and consciousness.
Pre-requisites: PSY 321 - Personality Theories .
Offered: Spring.
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PSY 375 - Field Experience in Psychology for Education Majors (1 semester hour) Semester Hours: 1
A practicum in which students work in a school district setting under the supervision of a school psychologist. The student will spend 35 hours observing and working in such areas as M-team and building consultation team meetings, child find screening, work with exceptional education students, testing, kindergarten screening, meetings with psychologists, and other duties that accompany the responsibilities of a school psychologist.
Pre-requisites: junior standing or above, completion of a minor in psychology and admission to the Education Program.
Offered: as needed.
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PSY 381 - Counseling: Methods and Ethics Semester Hours: 3
This course provides the opportunity to study the therapeutic relationship and to learn, practice, and apply the basic skills of interviewing and counseling adult clients. We will explore the foundations of therapeutic goal setting and behavior change. The role of ethics in counseling will be discussed as we study The American Psychological Association Ethics Code and the American Counseling Association Ethics Code, especially the topics relevant to the provision of counseling services, the counselor-client relationship, and the identification and resolution of ethical dilemmas. This course will be a combination of discussion and experiential exercises.
Pre-requisites: PSY 321 - Personality Theories or consent.
Offered: Spring.
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PSY 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Psychology (1-12 semester hours) Semester Hours: 1-12
This course offers students the opportunity to immerse themselves in intensive experiential learning in psychology during the academic semester. In this offering, students will complete a cooperative education experience approved by the Lakeland University Cooperative Education & Career Readiness Office and supervised by a member of the Psychology faculty. In addition to the work experience required of this seminar, students are also required to co-enroll in EXP 300 during the co-op period.
Pre-requisites: EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour) .
Co-requisites: EXP 300 - Experiential Learning Seminar (1 semester hour) (taken with a first enrollment of EXP 390 /391 and/or XXX 390/391) or EXP 301 - Work, Ethics, and the Good Life (1 semester hour) (taken with a second enrollment of EXP 390 /391 and/or XXX 390/391).
Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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PSY 391 - Cooperative Education Experience–Psychology (0 semester hours) Semester Hours: 0
This course offers students the opportunity to immerse themselves in intensive experiential learning in psychology during the summer. In this offering, students will complete a cooperative education experience approved by the Lakeland University Cooperative Education & Career Readiness Office and supervised by a member of the Psychology faculty. In addition to the work experience required of this seminar, students are also required to co-enroll in EXP 300 during the co-op period.
Pre-requisites: EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour) .
Co-requisites: EXP 300 - Experiential Learning Seminar (1 semester hour) (taken with a first enrollment of EXP 390 /391 and/or XXX 390/391) or EXP 301 - Work, Ethics, and the Good Life (1 semester hour) (taken with a second enrollment of EXP 390 /391 and/or XXX 390/391).
Offered: Summer.
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PSY 400 - Internship in Psychology Semester Hours: 3
A structured practicum in which students in the social sciences acquire and apply knowledge and skills while working in a responsible role within the community. The student intern works and learns under the joint supervision of a site supervisor and a faculty sponsor. Internships are arranged in advance by the student through consultation with a faculty sponsor and the Cooperative Education & Career Readiness Office.
Pre-requisites: junior standing or above and consent of the Chair of the Social Sciences Division.
Offered: as needed.
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PSY 403 - Psychology and Film Semester Hours: 3
This course investigates the application of specific psychological theories and research to popular films. Viewing of each film will be preceded by presentation/discussion of two or three journal articles or book excerpts relevant to the film. After each film, class discussion will identify how accurately the film represented the current state of knowledge about that topic.
Pre-requisites: PSY 200 - General Psychology .
Offered: occasionally.
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PSY 405 - Child Psychopathology Semester Hours: 3
An overview of the psychological disorders of childhood and adolescence, including their assessment, diagnosis, etiology, and treatment. This course will emphasize general theoretical models as well as empirical findings. Legal, ethical, and cultural issues will be addressed.
Pre-requisites: PSY 372 - Abnormal Psychology .
Offered: Fall.
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PSY 408 - Psychological Testing Semester Hours: 3
Basic items in a psychologist’s toolbox include tests that are used to measure many different types of behaviors. Fundamental to this course are explanations of concepts underlying psychological measurement including reliability, validity, normative and standard scores. Woven throughout the course are clinical examples that highlight ethical and cultural considerations involved in psychological testing. Students will be introduced to select measures of intelligence, academic achievement, emotional functioning and personality. The culmination of our study will be the opportunity to administer, score and write up the results of a psychological test.
Pre-requisites: MAT 221 / PSY 221 - Statistics for Psychology and PSY 321 - Personality Theories . Completion of or concurrent enrollment in PSY 372 - Abnormal Psychology is recommended.
Offered: Spring.
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PSY 410 - Group Therapy Semester Hours: 3
An examination of the theory, procedures, and processes of group psychotherapy. This course will be a combination of lecture, discussion, and experiential exercises.
Pre-requisites: PSY 381 - Counseling: Methods and Ethics .
Offered: occasionally.
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PSY 411 - Biological Psychology Semester Hours: 3
The study of the anatomy and physiology of the brain and the neural mechanisms underlying the sensory and motor systems, learning, memory, sleep and waking, emotion, communication, and the psychological disorders.
Pre-requisites: PSY 200 - General Psychology or BIO 111 - Life Sciences I (4 semester hours) and limited to Psychology or Biology minors or majors of junior or senior standing, or by consent.
Offered: Fall.
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PSY 417 - Drugs and Behavior Semester Hours: 3
This course provides an overview of the principles and techniques of behavioral pharmacology, including pharmacokinetics, routes of administration, neurophysiology, and research methods. The subjective, behavioral, and neurological characteristics of alcohol and the major drug classes, including psychomotor stimulants, opioids, antipsychotic drugs, antidepressants, cannabis, hallucinogens, and anxiolytics, will be differentiated.
Pre-requisites: PSY 200 - General Psychology and limited to Psychology majors or minors of junior or senior standing, or by consent.
Offered: Spring, odd years.
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PSY 420 - Positive Psychology Semester Hours: 3
Positive psychology is one of the newest areas of psychology. Although originally described in the mid-1950s, it was not until Martin Seligman’s 1998 inaugural address to the American Psychological that positive psychology claimed its place within the discipline of psychology. Today, positive psychology is described as the “scientific study of what goes right in life, from birth to death and all the stops in between… it takes seriously as a subject matter those things that make life worth living” (Peterson, 2006). The three pillars of positive psychology are positive subjective experiences (happiness, joy, etc.), positive character strengths and virtues, and positive institutions (families, schools, religious and civic communities that foster the good life, etc.). In addition to studying the principles of positive psychology, this course will contain an experiential component which will allow students to employ the methods and concepts to enrich their own lives. (Peterson, 2006).
Pre-requisites: PSY 200 - General Psychology and junior standing or above.
Offered: Spring.
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PSY 422 - Counseling: Theories & Application Semester Hours: 3
This course provides a solid foundation in the cardinal theories of psychotherapy. The theoretical perspectives which will be considered are Psychodynamic, Adlerian, Person-Centered, Behavioral, Cognitive, Feminist-Multicultural, and Integrative. Students will learn the philosophical underpinnings and theoretical constructs, the mechanisms of change and the process of therapy, and effectiveness evidence for each of the perspectives. The theories will be applied in a very direct fashion as students use case vignettes to develop case conceptualizations, explain mental health assessments, to formulate treatment plans, and to write progress notes in accordance with each of the theoretical approaches.
Pre-requisites: PSY 321 - Personality Theories and PSY 372 - Abnormal Psychology .
Offered: as needed.
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PSY 432 - Survey of the Exceptional Person Semester Hours: 3
A survey of developmental disorders and disabilities as they affect parents and families, students, and teachers of exceptional children. Emphasis on acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and evaluate children and youth with exceptional educational and psychological needs and talents while gaining familiarity with methods of assessing the biosocial, cognitive, psychological, emotional, and social process. Relates educational and psychological methods and approaches in special education to the most effective educational practices at the preschool, elementary, and secondary levels.
Pre-requisites: EDU 330 / PSY 330 - Human Growth and Development and junior standing.
Offered: Spring.
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PSY 462 - Cognitive Psychology Semester Hours: 3
An exploration of human cognitive abilities, including perceptual processes, attention, memory, motivation, language, and thinking. This course will examine the research methodology used to study cognitive abilities and how these abilities can be applied to everyday life.
Pre-requisites: PSY 200 - General Psychology .
Offered: Spring.
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PSY 463 - History and Systems of Psychology (WI) Semester Hours: 3
(Writing-Intensive)
This senior capstone course is an in-depth exploration of psychology’s philosophical and scientific roots from the time of René Descartes and John Locke in the 17th century to the 20th century “schools” of psychology and their influence on the discipline today. A discussion of present-day trends and challenges facing the discipline of psychology will end the semester. Students will read primary and secondary source materials and write an APA-style research paper on a historical figure in the history of psychology.
Pre-requisites: GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research ; limited to Psychology majors of senior standing.
Offered: Spring.
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PSY 480 - Special Topics in Psychology Semester Hours: 3
A seminar-style course in which the content is determined by student and faculty interests. Possible topics include: community psychology, health psychology, addictive behaviors, cognitive-behavioral therapy, human sexuality, and advanced research.
Pre-requisites: limited to Psychology majors of junior standing or above, and consent.
Offered: occasionally.
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PSY 490 - Independent Study in Psychology Semester Hours: 3
An opportunity to complete an in-depth, supervised, independent study of a topic of special interest to the student in an area not covered by established courses. Consultation with the instructor. The course culminates in a research paper.
Pre-requisites: limited to Psychology majors of junior standing or above, and consent.
Offered: as needed.
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PSY 495 - Psychology Senior Thesis I Semester Hours: 3
This project involves conducting a literature review on a topic of interest to the student, developing a hypothesis, designing a study, writing a proposal in APA style, and requesting IRB approval. Please note: This three-credit course is part one of a two-part project.
Pre-requisites: senior standing and consent.
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PSY 496 - Psychology Senior Thesis II Semester Hours: 3
This project concludes PSY 495 - Psychology Senior Thesis I . The student will collect data, enter and analyze data utilizing SPSS, write an APA-style paper (Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, References), and participate in a thesis defense. Please note: This three-credit course is part two of a two-part project.
Pre-requisites: Successful completion of PSY 495 - Psychology Senior Thesis I , senior standing, and consent.
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Religion (REL) |
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REL 111 - Old Testament as an Act of Resistance Semester Hours: 3
The course introduces students to the profound and often challenging traditions of the Old Testament, unveiling their character as sacred testimony shaped to help ancient Israel remember its identity and resist assimilation. The course also equips students with the background and skills they need to explore the witness of the Old Testament traditions in both their ancient and contemporary contexts.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: Fall.
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REL 122 - New Testament as a Call for Defiance Semester Hours: 3
The course introduces students to the compelling and counter-cultural traditions of the New Testament, unveiling their character as sacred testimony shaped to call early Christians to defy the values of the Roman elite and claim their allegiance to Jesus and the Kingdom. The course also equips students with the background and skills they need to explore the witness of these sacred texts in both their ancient and contemporary contexts.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: Spring.
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REL 132 - Religious Diversity in America Semester Hours: 3
Examines and compares American religious groups, both old and new: Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, sectarian, and marginal. Considers recent evangelical, charismatic, and new age movements.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: occasionally.
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REL 200 - Field Experience in Religion Semester Hours: 3
An introduction to the various aspects of the ministry, including worship, religious education, youth work, outreach, ministry to the sick, social concerns, and parish administration. The student will work under the supervision of a pastor or chaplain designated by the Religion faculty. Up to eight hours of work on location per week is expected. Additional requirements include two book reports and a journal.
Pre-requisites: REL 122 - New Testament as a Call for Defiance and consent.
Offered: Fall or Spring.
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REL 210 - Satan, Demons, and Hell: The Demonic in Ancient and Contemporary Contexts Semester Hours: 3
Satan, Demons, and Hell—these dark dimensions of the Christian theological tradition have been given much attention in Western thought, from ancient times to the present. This course will first investigate the appearance and development of these concepts in late Israelite tradition and early Christianity. It will then explore the abiding significance and role of these concepts in Western thought, with an emphasis on their manifestation in contemporary religion, literature, and media.
Pre-requisites: GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing or equivalent.
Offered: occasionally.
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REL 220 - Introduction to Christianity Semester Hours: 3
A general survey covering the origins and the development of the Christian faith. Biblical, theological, and academic perspectives from the beginnings of Christianity to the present. Stresses an ecumenical perspective and analyzes in detail the differing perspectives which inform and support the many denominational churches which currently carry on the Christian tradition.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: occasionally.
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REL 230 - Christian Faith and Social Justice Semester Hours: 3
The course will address a contemporary instance of racial, political, economic, or ecological injustice through the lens of the Christianity, drawing from elements of the Christian tradition which emphasize liberation, equality, and justice for all persons.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: occasionally.
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REL 232 - Eastern Religious Traditions Semester Hours: 3
Study of the major living religions of the Eastern hemisphere—their basic beliefs, practices, and values; their historical development; their interaction with society and with each other.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: occasionally.
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REL 233 - Western Religious Traditions Semester Hours: 3
Study of the major living religions of the Western hemisphere—their basic beliefs, practices, and values; their historical development; their interaction with society and with each other.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: occasionally.
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REL 280 - Special Topics in Religion Semester Hours: 3
A seminar on a specific topic or problem in religion selected on the basis of student and faculty interest.
Pre-requisites: will be announced in conjunction with selected topic.
Offered: occasionally.
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REL 361 - The Christian Heritage of Oppression and Liberation Semester Hours: 3
This course reviews the development of Christianity with a focus on how this tradition has been both an agent of oppression and a force for justice, with a concentration on our contemporary context.
Pre-requisites: REL 122 - New Testament as a Call for Defiance .
Offered: occasionally.
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REL 362 - Interpreting Sacred Traditions (WI) Semester Hours: 3
(Writing-Intensive)
This course will introduce students to the theory and practice of biblical interpretation. While this course will focus on the interpretation of sacred texts in the Christian tradition, it will explore issues related to the use of sacred tradition in many religious communities, such as the inspiration and authority of both text and interpreters, the relationship between interpretation and historical context, and the use of critical interpretive methods.
Pre-requisites: GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research ; as well as REL 111 - Old Testament as an Act of Resistance or REL 122 - New Testament as a Call for Defiance , or consent.
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REL 400 - Internship in Religious Service Semester Hours: 3
Provides the student with an experience in an off-campus setting related to the field of religious service. The placement is selected and designed with the goal of helping a student discern or affirm his or her vocational path. Internships are arranged in advance by the student in consultation with a Religion faculty sponsor.
Pre-requisites: junior standing and consent.
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REL 410 - Resisting Rome: The Rhetorically Charged Narrative of Luke-Acts Semester Hours: 3
This course introduces students to Luke’s two-volume work, Luke-Acts. Students will investigate the Israelite and Greco-Roman backgrounds needed to understand Luke’s account, and the literary techniques he commonly employs in his narrative. This seminar will place a premium on student interaction and discussion, and invite students to develop and share their own interpretations of Luke’s two-volume work, as they pursue the objective of becoming skilled interpreters of Luke-Acts, and biblical narrative in general. The course will also invite students to reflect on how Luke’s writings can continue to serve as challenging, good news for believing communities today.
Pre-requisites: three religion (REL) courses.
Offered: occasionally.
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REL 450 - Religious Vocation and Practice Semester Hours: 3
This course will help students explore how their faith, education, and self-understanding inform their emerging sense of vocation. The course will also engage several issues relevant to the diverse field of religious service.
Pre-requisites: junior standing.
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REL 480 - Special Topics in Religion Semester Hours: 3
A seminar on a specific topic or problem in religion selected on the basis of student and faculty interest. Possible topics include the study of specific religious movements, thinkers, or problems.
Pre-requisites: three Religion (REL) courses.
Offered: occasionally.
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REL 490 - Independent Study in Religion Semester Hours: 3
Supervised independent study of a major religious thinker, movement, or idea. Reading in primary and secondary sources and regular consultations with an instructor will culminate in a research paper.
Pre-requisites: limited to Religion majors or minors; junior standing or above.
Offered: as needed.
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Sport Management and Leadership (SML) |
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SML 144 - Introduction to Sport Management and Leadership Semester Hours: 3
This course is designed to present a knowledge base of sport management and leadership as well as to explore areas within the field associated with pursuing a career in sport.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: Fall and Spring.
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SML 253 - Contemporary Issues in Sport Management Semester Hours: 3
This course will examine issues facing sport and the people who manage or participate in it. Some issues dealt with include ethics, drugs and sport, nationalism, extreme sports and youth culture, politics and the Olympics and big business and sporting practices.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: occasionally.
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SML 264 - Youth and Adolescence in Sport Semester Hours: 3
This course will study the scope of youth and adolescence issues related to sport participation. The philosophy and purpose of youth development programs will be examined and developed.
Pre-requisites: sophomore standing.
Offered: occasionally.
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SML 280 - Special Topics in Sport Management and Leadership Semester Hours: 3
This course serves as an in-depth study of topics of special interest and importance in sport management and leadership.
Pre-requisites: will be announced in conjunction with selected topic.
Offered: occasionally.
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SML 310 - Administration of Athletics Departments and Organizations Semester Hours: 3
This course will provide students an overview of the administration of athletic departments and sport organizations. Topics in the course include: an overview of athletics organizations, programs, levels, and divisions; compliance; methods to secure donations; academics, eligibility, and life skills; media relations; alumni relations and athletics development offices; and support services.
Pre-requisites: SML 144 - Introduction to Sport Management and Leadership or consent.
Offered: occasionally.
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SML 315 - Sport Marketing and Promotion Semester Hours: 3
This course will be an introduction to marketing concepts as they apply to the sport industry. Consumer behaviors, corporate sponsorships, licensing concepts and market research will be studied.
Pre-requisites: ECN 230 - Principles of Microeconomics or consent.
Offered: Fall.
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SML 320 - Managing Diversity in Sport Organizations Semester Hours: 3
This course will study the role that diversity has played and continues to play in the institution of sport. Variables such as race, sex, social class, age, mental and physical ability, appearance, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, and social class will be examined. Students will study leadership as it relates to diversity management and training.
Pre-requisites: ESS 220 - Sport and Fitness Psychology , CHG 223 - Psychology of Coaching and Team Building , or consent.
Offered: Spring.
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SML 324 - Programming of Athletic Facilities and Events Semester Hours: 3
This course studies the techniques in administration/management of sport venues including the steps in planning, building and supervising the facility. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the role and purpose of planning such facilities. The student will also study the event management issues concerning indoor and outdoor facilities.
Pre-requisites: junior standing.
Offered: Spring.
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SML 400 - Internship in Sport Management and Leadership Semester Hours: 3
This course will provide the prospective sport leader with practical training and experience. The student and advisor will jointly select a site and plan the internship.
Pre-requisites: junior standing.
Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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SML 410 - Organization and Management of Sport Programs (WI) Semester Hours: 3
(Writing-Intensive)
A look at the total environment of sport management as viewed by top management within several dimensions of the sport industry. Also an overview of practical applications of management theory in the sport environment. The student will be exposed to the body of knowledge associated with a career in sport management. An analysis of effective management strategies, leadership styles, decision making, managing conflict and change, motivation of employees and volunteers and career opportunities.
Pre-requisites: GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research , SML 144 - Introduction to Sport Management and Leadership , and junior standing.
Offered: Fall.
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SML 450 - Essentials of Ethics and Law in Sport Semester Hours: 3
This course will survey ethical and legal issues in the sport industry. Ethical issues include gambling, cheating, violence, and drug abuse. Legal issues include contracts, civil rights, due process, and work-related legalities. Students will be exposed to ethical and legal principles and the application of ethics and law in sport.
Pre-requisites: junior standing.
Offered: occasionally.
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SML 480 - Special Topics in Sport Management and Leadership Semester Hours: 3
Seminar style course where topical issues may be covered with a small group of advanced-level students.
Pre-requisites: junior or senior standing and consent.
Offered: occasionally.
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SML 490 - Independent Study in Sport Management and Leadership Semester Hours: 3
The student must submit justification for studying an sport management topic for approval to the instructor of record and the dean. Topics should reflect a tangible connection to the student’s vocational interest. Topics already covered by catalog courses are exempt.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: occasionally.
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Sociology (SOC) |
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SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology Semester Hours: 3
An introduction to the concepts, subject matter, and theories of sociology. A lecture-discussion format is used to analyze such topics as culture; social structure; socialization; deviance; various social institutions; and inequalities of class, race, and gender.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: Fall or Spring.
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SOC 132 - Religious Diversity in America Semester Hours: 3
Examines and compares American religious groups, both old and new: Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, sectarian, and marginal. Considers recent evangelical, charismatic, and new age movements.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: occasionally.
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SOC 210 - Majority-Minority Relations Semester Hours: 3
A lecture-discussion course exploring theories and patterns of past and present discrimination, prejudice, and intergroup conflict. Current patterns of institutionalized discrimination and prejudice with attention to how these patterns have developed from the historical exploitation of minorities are presented through overview of the cultures and contributions of the various ethnic groups of the United States and an analysis of strategies for reducing intergroup tensions.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: Fall.
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SOC 220 - Social Psychology Semester Hours: 3
A lecture-discussion course addressing the question of why humans behave as they do. Reviews biological, psychological, and sociological theories about the causes and effects of human behavior; presents an interdisciplinary picture of the genetically determined and socially acquired influences on personal behavior. The course addresses individual and group tendencies as they relate to a series of distinctive behaviors, such as aggression, altruism, attitudes, attraction, communication, conformity, group interaction, and prejudice.
Pre-requisites: PSY 200 - General Psychology or SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology .
Offered: Fall.
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SOC 221 - Sociology of Sport Semester Hours: 3
This course examines the connection between sports and other spheres of life; how sports inform the way people think about gender, social class, race and ethnicity, and religion; what social interaction patterns exist within sport; social processes that occur in conjunction with sports; and cultural, structural, and situational factors affecting sport experiences.
Pre-requisites: SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology or CHG 222 - Principles and Organization of Athletic Coaching (2 semester hours) or consent.
Offered: Spring.
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SOC 222 - Sexuality: Psychosocial Perspectives Semester Hours: 3
This is a course about human sexuality. As sexuality is an integral part of life, knowledge of the personal, historical, scientific, cultural, and political/legal aspects of sexuality are essential. We will study hormones, anatomy, menstruation, pregnancy, birth, birth control, the sexual response cycle, gender differentiation and identity, sexual orientation, love and attraction, relationships and marriage, sexually transmitted infections, sexual deviations, coercive sexual behaviors, and pornography. As appropriate, the topics in this course will be examined through the following perspectives: historical, biological, evolutionary, cross-species, sociological, psychological, feminist, queer, and eclectic.
Pre-requisites: PSY 200 - General Psychology , SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology , ANT 110 - Introduction to Anthropology , EDU 230 / PSY 230 - Educational Psychology , or consent.
Offered: occasionally.
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SOC 227 - Cross-Cultural Psychology Semester Hours: 3
The cultural forces across the globe that influence human behavior and social relationships are examined in the context of psychological, sociological, and ecological research. Using a comparative approach, the predominant modes of human activity (e.g., social interaction, problem solving, emotional experiences, communication, perceptual abilities) are examined in relation to the many cultural contexts in which humans exist.
Pre-requisites: none.
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SOC 232 - Introduction to Criminology Semester Hours: 3
An introduction to the major theoretical perspectives of criminal behavior in the field of criminology. Students will explore major types of criminal behavior, causes of criminal behavior and trends in crime in the United States.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: Fall and Spring.
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SOC 250 - U.S.-Japan Relations Semester Hours: 3
Offered at Lakeland University Japan. This course introduces various issues in U.S.-Japan Relations which are currently important to students in both Japan and the U.S., especially those who study overseas and form the future relations between these two cultures. We will look at how each of the following areas in current U.S.-Japan relations are rooted in cultural context and concrete history of political choices that affect daily life in each society: modernization and globalization, cross-cultural communication (personal, business, and political) political history, economic relations, media, news, and pop culture information flows.
Pre-requisites: none.
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SOC 325 - Sociology of Media and Mass Communication Semester Hours: 3
A lecture-discussion course exploring the role of mass media in life and society that emphasizes the development of skills for critically evaluating both conventional wisdom and one’s own assumptions about the media process—the industry, its products, its consumers/audiences, technology, and the broader social world. This course provides accessible analyses that draw upon current media debates such as regulation of the Internet, concentration of media ownership, social stereotypes in the media, amateur media, and the growth of global media.
Pre-requisites: SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology or consent.
Offered: occasionally.
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SOC 341 - Sociology of Law Semester Hours: 3
An historical and sociological analysis of the major concepts of law, crime, order, and justice, the relationship of these concepts to the larger social structures and processes of a society, and the reasons for the existence of a criminal justice system.
Pre-requisites: CRJ 232 / SOC 232 - Introduction to Criminology or consent.
Offered: occasionally.
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SOC 361 - Aging: Bio-psychosocial Implications Semester Hours: 3
Theories and research concerning developmental processes in years after age 65. The biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors that influence development and personality during adulthood and old age.
Pre-requisites: PSY 200 - General Psychology or SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology .
Offered: occasionally.
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SPA 100 - Basic Spanish for Business Semester Hours: 3
This introductory course helps students to develop pragmatic, real-world language skills for using Spanish in a business environment. Students will learn to communicate appropriately in business situations through communicative activities and by working with a variety of authentic workplace-related texts. In addition to basic Spanish pronunciation and thematically-related phrases and vocabulary, the course will introduce students to the culture of and business within the Hispanic world. Designed for students with no previous Spanish study, the course also refreshes or reinforces previous background knowledge. Recommended for all majors and minors, especially Business.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: occasionally.
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SPA 101 - Elementary Spanish I with lab (4 semester hours) Semester Hours: 4
An introduction to the Spanish language and the first course in the two-semester sequence of first-year Spanish. Special emphasis will be placed on speaking, listening, reading, writing, and culture. In addition to language acquisition, students will explore social customs, and compare and contrast the linguistic and cultural aspects of various Spanish-speaking countries with those of the United States. Students are required to participate in a language laboratory each week.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: Fall and Spring.
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SPA 102 - Elementary Spanish II with lab (4 semester hours) Semester Hours: 4
The second course in the two-semester sequence of first year Spanish. Special emphasis will be placed on speaking, listening, reading, writing, and culture. Students will continue to compare and contrast the linguistic and cultural aspects of various Spanish-speaking countries with those of the United States. Students are required to participate in a language laboratory each week.
Pre-requisites: SPA 101 - Elementary Spanish I with lab (4 semester hours) or consent.
Offered: Spring.
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SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish I Semester Hours: 3
A continuation of SPA 102 - Elementary Spanish II with lab (4 semester hours) , and the first course in the two-semester sequence of second-year Spanish. Special emphasis will be placed on speaking, listening, reading, writing, and culture. In addition to language acquisition, students will explore social customs and other aspects of culture, including music, art, geography, and history. Students will continue to study the linguistic and cultural aspects of various Spanish-speaking countries, comparing and contrasting them with those of the United States.
Pre-requisites: SPA 102 - Elementary Spanish II with lab (4 semester hours) or consent.
Offered: Fall.
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SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish II Semester Hours: 3
A continuation of SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish I , with special emphasis on speaking, listening, reading, writing, and culture. In addition to language acquisition, students will explore social customs and analyze and research historical, cultural, and artistic expressions of the Spanish-speaking world. Emphasis is on comparing and contrasting the linguistic and cultural aspects of Spanish-speaking countries with those of the United States.
Pre-requisites: SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish I or consent.
Offered: Spring.
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SPA 301 - Advanced Spanish Semester Hours: 3
A continuation of SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish II , this course will focus on improving the four basic communicative skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and advanced grammar. Students will develop an understanding and start commanding a more formal register of the language. This will also be a class in which students will come in contact with a more rigorous analysis of literary texts in Spanish. We will read a series of short stories and a short novel. We will also see one or two Spanish-language films.
Pre-requisites: SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish II .
Offered: Spring.
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SPA 310 - Composition and Conversation Semester Hours: 3
An intensive writing, speaking, and listening course based on cultural and literary themes, which places a great emphasis on grammatical skills and structure.
Pre-requisites: SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish II or consent.
Offered: Fall.
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SPA 320 - Spanish Civilization Semester Hours: 3
This course examines some of the most important issues in the development of Spanish culture and civilization through selected readings, lectures, discussions, films, and representative samples of artistic, musical, and literary works. Students will study the political, social, economic, and cultural life in Spain from its earliest time to the present.
Pre-requisites: SPA 301 - Advanced Spanish or SPA 310 - Composition and Conversation .
Offered: Spring.
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SPA 330 - Spanish-American Civilization Semester Hours: 3
An in-depth study of the historical, cultural, and social contributions of Spanish-American countries and the relationships they share with Spain and the United States.
Pre-requisites: SPA 301 - Advanced Spanish or SPA 310 - Composition and Conversation .
Offered: Fall.
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SPA 365 - Transatlantic Hispanic Literatures and Cultures Semester Hours: 3
This is a panoramic course whose objective is to familiarize students with some of the key writings that have shaped our current understanding of Hispanic cultures across the Atlantic Ocean. This course will begin by exploring what are considered to be the earliest samples of Spanish writing and will end with some of the most renowned, contemporary literary works in Spanish. Students will be exposed to a diversity of texts and genres, primarily literary (poetry, narrative, drama), but also non-literary (chronicles, letters, legal documents, and so on), taking into account the context from which these texts arise. This course will privilege the history of ideas prevalent in the Spanish-speaking world, rather than a more traditional understanding of literature and thought as mainly national products. Students will study how different ideas, movements, styles, and so on travel across the Atlantic and how such ideas are implemented or reinvented to suit their specific contexts.
Pre-requisites: SPA 301 - Advanced Spanish or SPA 310 - Composition and Conversation .
Offered: Fall.
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SPA 490 - Independent Study in Spanish Semester Hours: 3
An opportunity to conduct research on a selected topic, approved by the instructor. Assumes a high level of self-motivation and self-direction on the part of the student with occasional consultation with the instructor.
Pre-requisites: SPA 301 - Advanced Spanish or SPA 310 - Composition and Conversation .
Offered: occasionally.
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THE 101 - Introduction to Theatre Semester Hours: 3
A study of theatre as an art form. Emphasis is on the role of the audience so students learn to be more observant of the structure and composition of story as all of the production elements derive from story. The course also focuses on the understanding and appreciation of the nature of theatre, important plays, dramatic styles, and elements of theatrical production.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: occasionally.
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THE 112 - Theatre Production Lab (1 semester hour) Semester Hours: 1
This course will teach students the fundamentals of theatre production through participation in Lakeland University Theatre productions. Fifty hours of production work is required in one of the following areas: acting, scenery, costumes, lighting, props, audio, stage management, assistant directing, or other areas as determined by theatre director. Students are expected to be involved all dress rehearsals and performances in one of the above capacities. Signing up for this course does not guarantee one a role in the production. If not cast, the student will take on a technical role. May be taken for credit up to three times.
Pre-requisites: none.
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THE 117 - Oral Interpretation of Literature Semester Hours: 3
Study and practice in principles and skills of oral interpretation of literature: the art of re-creating an author’s recorded experience in a work of literary art and of communicating this to an audience so as to arouse a meaningful response. The student learns to understand specific literary works and types (including poetry and non-poetry, prose and verse, from various periods representing diverse styles) and develop the ability to convey the author’s intent effectively.
Pre-requisites: none.
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THE 119 - Acting Semester Hours: 3
Exercises, projects, discussions and reading assignments that introduce the acting student to the fundamental theories of the art of acting. Students will develop their physical and vocal instruments, concentration, memory and other tools necessary for the translation of an intellectual understanding of a character to the visual and aural language of the stage. Monologues and scenes will be staged as final performance projects for all students.
Pre-requisites: none.
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THE 120 - Stagecraft Semester Hours: 3
The study and application of fundamental production practices in the areas of scenery construction, scene painting, lighting installation and control, sound, and sound effects. Practical laboratory experience is provided by work on campus theatre productions, during which students learn the techniques, as well as the proper and effective use of the various tools, by which the scenic artist accomplishes creative results.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: Fall and Spring.
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THE 240 - Pre-modern Theatre and Drama Semester Hours: 3
Reading and discussion of plays by dramatists representative of the following periods and styles: Ancient Greece, Roman, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Restoration, eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe. Students study the stages and production techniques typical of each period or style as well as the theories and critical principles applied to the theatre and drama of each period.
Pre-requisites: none.
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THE 250 - Modern Theatre and Drama Semester Hours: 3
Reading and discussion of plays by dramatists representative of the following European and American styles during the past one hundred years: realism, naturalism, romanticism, expressionism, symbolism, existentialism, theatre of the absurd, theatre of cruelty, epic theatre, socialist realism, selective realism, and others. Students study the stages and production techniques typical of each style as well as the theories and critical principles applied to the theatre and drama of each style.
Pre-requisites: none.
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THE 321 - Design I: Scenery and Lighting Semester Hours: 3
Students study the theories and practice the arts of the scene designer and lighting designer as they progress through the process of design by completing designer’s analysis of scenery, research sketches, floor plans, front and rear elevations, working drawings, analysis of lighting, light plots, lighting instrument schedules, and lighting cue sheets. Experience is provided through work on scenery and lighting for actual productions.
Pre-requisites: THE 120 - Stagecraft .
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THE 322 - Design II: Costume and Make-up Semester Hours: 3
Students study the theories and practice the art of costume design as they complete designer’s analyses of costumes, costume research sketches, costume plates, pattern drafting and cutting, structure and use of cloth/material, sewing techniques, fitting techniques, designer’s analyses of make-up, make-up materials, and make-up application. Experience is provided through work on costumes and make-up for actual productions.
Pre-requisites: none.
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