Social Science

• ANTH110 4 credits

  Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

  Examines human social organizations, the meaning of culture and its diverse forms and structures, cultural growth and expansion, and the nature of cultural change. Prerequisite: BT114 or WR115.

• ANTH150 3 credits

  Introduction to Archaeology

  Studies ancient and prehistoric cultures of the world including an introduction to the theories and techniques of archeological investigation. Prerequisite: BT114 or WR115.

• ANTH199 Variable credit

  Special Studies: Anthropology

  Presents special topics of study in anthropology through workshop, seminar, research, and/or independent study formats. Content varies according to department needs and demand.

• ED101 3 credits

  Introductory Observation and Experience

  Introduces the role and work of instructional assistants through casework and weekly field trips. Provides students direct experience with educational settings and opportunities to examine the attitudes and work habits which influence job effectiveness and satisfaction.

• ED113 3 credits

  Instructional Strategies in Language Arts and Reading

  Introduces students to the reading process as well as the skills and techniques used in providing supplemental reading instruction to elementary-aged students. Focuses on teaching reading for meaning through the use of the four cueing systems of comprehension strategies, developing sight and meaning vocabulary, connecting reading and writing, and understanding appropriate uses of graphophonics.

• ED114 3 credits

  Instructional Strategies in Math and Science

  Prepares educators to help children learn specific mathematical content (facts, skills, concepts), apply mathematical ideas to solve problems, and to foster a positive attitude toward mathematics. Concepts include patterns, estimation, graphing, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions.

• ED120 1 credit

  Leadership Development

  Introduces basic skills in leadership and cultural systems awareness. Assists students in developing a personal leadership philosophy; conceiving and articulating a vision; using logic and creativity in decision making; learning about time and resources management; conducting effective meetings; and empowering and delegating. Course is mandatory for student government members. Prerequisites: WR121 or BT114 (may be taken concurrently) or appropriate placement test scores.

• ED121 2 credits

  Leadership Training

  Provides training in group dynamics, leadership, decision making, group goals, and goal structures.

• ED125 1 credit

  Tutoring Adults

  Provides techniques for assisting adult students with basic communication and computational skills. Includes practice in tutoring adults in reading, writing, math, or English as a Second Language.

• ED130 3 credits

  Comprehensive Classroom Management

  Provides current theory and methodology for managing small and large groups of students effectively so that students choose to be productively involved in instructional activities. The four focus areas are understanding students’ personal/psychological and learning needs; establishing positive teacher-student relationships; implementing instructional methods that facilitate optimal learning; and using organizational and group management methods that maximize on-task student behavior.

• ED131 3 credits

  Applied Learning Theory

  Examines the principles of teaching and training with emphasis on applying adult learning theory. Focus will be on designing and evaluating learning outcomes. Designed for students with strong content area knowledge who have little background in adult learning theory and its application to teaching and training. Prerequisite: WR121.

• ED132 3 credits

  Evaluation Techniques

  Introduces students to the uses and limitations of evaluation in the classroom, including grades, curves, and measurement of achievement.

• ED169 3 credits

  Overview of Students with Special Needs

  Covers the handicapping and medical conditions that teachers in the public and private sector must be able to recognize and understand in order to plan accordingly. These conditions include learning disabled, mentally retarded, severely emotionally disturbed, speech and language impaired, autism, traumatic brain injuries, Tourette Syndrome, and attention deficit disorder. At-risk youth will also be covered.

• ED180 2 credits

  Introductory Practicum

  Provides supervised teaching of children in a variety of classrooms (one credit per term). The student will be assigned to a different site for each practicum credit. Prerequisites: ECE163 or ED165; RD30 and WR115.

• ED199 Variable credit

  Special Studies: Education

  Presents special topics of study in education through workshop, seminar, research, and/or independent study formats. Content varies according to department needs and demand.

• ED212 3 credits

  Schools and Society

  Provides an overview of public education in the United States today. Contemporary purposes and practices in relation to historical trends and philosophical issues will be explored. Organization, financing, and operation of local school districts will be discussed.

• ED213 3 credits

  Advanced Instructional Techniques in Language Arts

  Prepares students to use a variety of instructional strategies that build upon the foundations of reading developed in ED113. Students will compare and contrast current instructional strategies and explore the interactive nature of language, reading, writing, and spelling.

• ED214 3 credits

  Advanced Instructional Techniques in Math and Science

  Prepares students to use a variety of instructional strategies that build upon the foundations of math in ED114. Explores manipulative math across the curriculum as well as operations with rational numbers, probability, geometry, measurement, time, and money. Prerequisite: ED114.

• ED258 3 credits

  Multicultural Education

  Covers the philosophy, activities, and materials used in developing a culturally sensitive multicultural classroom and curriculum.

• ED259 3 credits

  Foundations of Education

  Investigates the historical, social, legal and philosophical foundations of education. It provides an overview of the structure and contemporary issues of the American education system, and explores the roles and ethical considerations of the education profession. Prerequisites: RD30 and WR115.

• ED266 3 credits

  Current Issues in Special Education

  Explores current issues in special education such as current philosophical frameworks, legislative changes, emerging conditions, and technological advances.

• ED268 3 credits

  Introduction to Developmental Disabilities

  Covers the theory, techniques, services, and funding for working with handicapped students.

• ED280 Variable credit

  Cooperative Work Experience/Education

  Provides work-related experience and study in selected occupational environments.

• ED282 3 credits

  Community College Teaching

  Assists new, continuing, or adjunct instructors in developing and refining the skills necessary to apply successful strategies in a community college learning environment. Addresses shifting paradigms in teaching/learning. Includes learning outcomes, assessment strategies, brain-based teaching, and student-centered instruction. Includes the role of community colleges and the resources and structure for teaching at RCC. Prerequisite: WR121 or approval of instructor.

• GEOG100 3 credits

  Introduction to Physical Geography

  Builds an understanding of physical geography by examining rocks, landforms, soil, flora, fauna, climate, water, and minerals, with primary emphasis on the spatial or distributional aspects of these elements. Prerequisite: BT114 or WR115.

• GEOG110 3 credits

  Introduction to Cultural and Human Geography

  Surveys the physical environment of the planet; considers weather, climate, vegetation, soils, and human use of resources. Prerequisite: BT114 or WR115.

• GEOG120 3 credits

  World Regional Geography

  Examines the eleven regions of the world and their interconnections. Perspectives from physical, political, historical, economic, and cultural geography are used to characterize the individual regions and the ways in which they are knit together into a spatial framework. Prerequisite: BT114 or WR115.

• HST104 4 credits

  History of World Civilization I

  Discusses cultural, economic, and political development of world civilizations from ancient times to 1500 C.E.. Corequisite: BT114 or WR115.

• HST105 4 credits

  History of World Civilization II

  Discusses cultural, economic, and political development of world civilizations from 1500 to 1870 C.E.. Corequisite: BT114 or WR115.

• HST107 3 credits

  History of the Modern World I

  Surveys historical, cultural, religious, social, economic, and political developments of modern civilization (1865 to the present) in regions around the world. Prerequisites: HST101, 102, 104, or 105 (any one of the four courses) is recommended. Corequisite: BT114 or WR115.

• HST108 3 credits

  History of the Modern World II

  Surveys historical, cultural, religious, social, economic, and political developments of modern civilization (1865 to the present) in regions around the world. Prerequisites: HST101, 102, 104, or 105 (any one of the four courses) is recommended. Corequisite: BT114 or WR115.

• HST110 3 credits

  History of Eastern Civilization I

  Surveys cultural, social, economic, and political developments in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent from antiquity to 1600. Prerequisites: HST101, 102, 104, or 105 (any one of the four courses) is recommended. Corequisites: BT114 or WR115.

• HST111 3 credits

  History of Eastern Civilization II

  Surveys cultural, social, economic, and political developments in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent from 1600 to the present. Prerequisites: HST101, 102, 104, or 105 (any one of the four courses) is recommended. Corequisites: BT114 or WR115.

• HST150 3 credits

  High Technology and Society

  Surveys the history, patterns, and values of American technological history. Promotes awareness of past developments that lead to the modern technology-based society, and to appreciate the relationship of technological change with economic, cultural, and political factors.

• HST199 3 credits

  Special Studies: History

  Presents special topics of study in history through workshop, seminar, and independent study formats.

• HST201 4 credits

  History of the United States I

  Surveys American history from early colonial experience to pre-Civil War. Corequisites: BT114 or WR115.

• HST202 4 credits

  History of the United States II

  Surveys American history from 1850 to the World War I. Corequisites: BT114 or WR115.

• HST280 Variable credit

  Cooperative Work Experience/History

  Provides work-related experience and study in selected occupational environments. Requires signature of instructor to enroll.

• PS199 Variable credit

  Special Studies: Political Science

  Explores special topics in political science using a seminar format.

• PS201 3 credits

  U. S. Government I

  Provides a general investigation of the socio-political processes in the United States. Includes, but is not limited to, an historical overview of American democracy and political culture, the Constitution and the road to ratification, federalism, civil liberties, and people and politics. Courses need not be taken in sequence. Prerequisite: BT114 or WR115 strongly recommended.

• PS202 3 credits

  U. S. Government II

  Provides a general investigation of the socio-political processes in the United States. Examines the concepts and principles of the American political system including federal, state, and local government structures, and other related systems. Courses need not be taken in sequence. Prerequisite: BT114 or WR115 strongly recommended.

• PS203 3 credits

  U. S. Government III

  Provides a general investigation of the socio-political processes in the United States. Provides a general overview of the political process at the state and local levels. Courses need not be taken in sequence. Prerequisite: BT114 or WR115 strongly recommended.

• PS280 Variable credit

  Cooperative Work Experience/Political Science

  Provides work-related experience and study in selected political science environments.

• PSY101 3 credits

  Psychology of Human Relations

  Focuses on the practical application of psychology in everyday situations; topics include self-concept, emotions, needs, values, healthy relationships, interpersonal communications, and behavioral change. Focuses on personal awareness and growth. Prerequisite: BT114 or WR115.

• PSY119 4 credits

  Life Processes

  Provides an opportunity for students to deepen and broaden their knowledge of theoretical psychology while gaining insights into their own behaviors and the behavior of others. Consists of small and large group exercises augmented by lectures. Prerequisite: PSY101 and BT114 or WR115.

• PSY199 Variable credit

  Special Studies: Psychology

  Presents special topics of study in psychology through workshop, seminar, research, and/or independent study formats. Content varies according to department needs and demand.

• PSY201 4 credits

  General Psychology I

  Prepares students for continued study in more advanced psychology classes. Focuses on the historical perspective of psychology, the scientific method applied to human behavior, and the physiology of human behavior including the brain functions, sensations, and perception process. Prerequisites: BT114 or WR115; PSY201 is recommended before taking PSY202.

• PSY202 4 credits

  General Psychology II

  Prepares students for continued study in more advanced psychology classes. Focuses on the human development including personality testing, personality development and intelligence, psychopathology and its various treatments, social psychology, human sexuality, and gender development. Prerequisites: BT114 or WR115; PSY201 is recommended before taking PSY202.

• PSY203 3 credits

  General Psychology III

  Allows for special research projects in a select-ed topic of psychology. Prerequisites: PSY201 and PSY202.

• PSY215 4 credits

  Life Span Human Development

  Gives students an overview of human development explored from a variety of psychological perspectives. Provides a general knowledge of biological, social, and psychological factors that influence each stage of the life cycle, from conception until death. Prerequisite: PSY202 and BT114 or WR115.

• PSY219 4 credits

  Introduction to Abnormal Psychology

  Introduces the psychology of abnormal behavior and its possible causes, along with an examination of the history and modern practice of mental health treatment. Discusses the diagnosis, etiology, and therapy of emotional disturbances and behavior disorders. Prerequisites: WR121, PSY201, and PSY202 or permission of instructor.

• PSY231 3 credits

  Human Sexuality

  Discusses psychological, cultural, and physiological correlatives of human sexuality with emphasis on sexual attitudes and behavior, sexual response patterns (atypical and typical), and sexual myths and fallacies. Prerequisite: BT114 or WR115.

• PSY280 Variable credit

  Cooperative Work Experience/Psychology

  Provides work-related experience and studies in selected occupational environments.

• SOC199 Variable credit

  Special Studies: Sociology

  Presents special topics of study in sociology through workshop, seminar, research, and/or independent study formats. Content varies according to department needs and demand.

• SOC204 4 credits

  Introduction to Sociology

  Surveys theories and findings of sociology including culture, individuals and groups, socialization, and social control. Focuses primarily on U.S. and western societies with some cross-cultural comparisons. Prerequisite: BT114 or WR115.

• SOC205 5 credits

  American Society

  Examines social institutions such as the family, education, religion, government, economics. collective behavior, social change, population, and urban development. Focuses primarily on U.S. and western societies with some cross-cultural comparisions. Prerequisites: BT114 or WR115; SOC204 recommended.

• SOC211 3 credits

  Social Deviance and Social Control

  Examines deviance and social control from a sociological perspective, showing how deviance is relative to cultural norms. Includes how deviant identities and subcultures are formed, and types of deviance that have a positive impact on society. Covers crime and punishment, white-collar crime, family violence, sexual variance, drug subcultures, cults, and social activism leading to positive social change.Prerequisite: BT114 or WR115; SOC204 recommended.

• SOC213 4 credits

  Multicultural America

  Examines the social, political, economic, and legal forces affecting diverse racial and ethnic groups in the United States. Prerequisite: BT114 or WR115; SOC204 recommended.

• SOC218 3 credits

  Sociology of Gender

  Introduces sociological perspectives on gender. Central themes include the social construction of gender, changes and continuities in gender roles and identities, and the connection between gender, power, and inequality. Focuses on U.S. and Western societies, with some cross-cultural material. Prerequisites: WR115; SOC204 recommended.

• SOC221 4 credits

  Juvenile Delinquency

  Presents a philosophical, historical, and practical survey of juvenile justice administration in the United States. In the context of an interdisciplinary framework, theories, factors, and characteristics of delinquency will be presented and treatment and delinquency prevention programs will be surveyed. Also offered as CJ201. Prerequisites: RD30 and WR115.

• SOC225 4 credits

  Social Problems

  Analyzes selected social problems in various political, social and economic contexts. Includes problems in family and work, social inequality, poverty, health care and the environment, and crime. Solutions to social problems in the U.S. are examined and compared with solutions from other countries. Prerequisites: BT114 or WR115; SOC204 recommended.

• SOC230 4 credits

  Introduction to Gerontology

  Introduces students to the field of gerontology and explores the relationships between aging individuals and society. Prerequisite: WR115.

• SOC243 4 credits

  Drugs, Crime, and Addiction

  Discusses drug problems in society including the history of drug use, causes of addiction, and identification of illegal drugs. Also studies the criminal law as a use factor. Also offered as CJ243. Prerequisites: RD30 and WR115.

• SOC244 4 credits

  Introduction to Criminology

  Offers an interdisciplinary perspective of crime and criminal behavior in relation to the criminal justice system. Theoretical approaches to explaining crime, criminal statistics, typologies, and victimology will be assessed. The influence of crime theory on public policy will be explored. Also offered as CJ101. Prerequisites: RD30 and WR115.

• SOC280 Variable credit

  Cooperative Work Experience/Sociology

  Provides work-related experience and studies in selected occupational environments.