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2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
BSS Courses
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Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences
African American Studies
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AAS 200 - Introduction to African American Studies 3 credit hours Through the course lectures, required readings, and discussions, students will acquire a fuller understanding about the historical and cultural development and social construction of black America: what African Americans have thought about themselves and the larger society, how they have evolved as a community with a distinct culture from slavery to the twenty-first century, and where they may be going as a people.
Anthropology
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ANTH 210 - Introduction to Anthropology 3 credit hours The study of human variation, biological and behavioral, in the present as well as the past. This course explores the varied solutions of different peoples to the same basic problems, survival, social relationships, and the comprehension of the world in which they live. -
ANTH 211 - Introduction to Archaeology 3 credit hours Introduction to the methods and theory used by archaeologists to reconstruct past societies by interpreting material culture and the landscape. -
ANTH 311 - Selected Topics in Anthropology 3 credit hours Topics vary and will be announced prior to registration period. Course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Junior or senior standing required. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 210 . -
ANTH 410 - Theory and Methods in Anthropology 3 credit hours Topics vary and will be announced prior to registration period. Course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Senior standing required. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 210 .
Environmental Studies
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ES 100 - Environmental Science 4 credit hours General Education Course This course uses scientific principles to explore the interdisciplinary study of socio-ecological systems. Students will develop a knowledge base of our biological and physical environment, leading to an exploration of human interactions with the environment. Using lectures, laboratory exercises, and fieldwork, students will learn to understand environmental issues and make informed choices regarding environmental dilemmas. Topics include earth and biological systems, population dynamics, land and water use, energy resources, pollution, and global change. -
ES 200 - Environment and Society 3 credit hours General Education Course ES 200 is an exploration of the relationship between human culture and ecological systems. In this course, which serves as the introductory experience for the Environmental Studies program, we will explore diverse issues in contemporary environmental thought. Students will develop well-informed perspectives on environmental topics.
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ES 250 - Principles of Sustainability 3 credit hours This course will explore challenges and opportunities for human society to move toward sustainable living, with emphasis on the balance between social, economic, and environmental sustainability. This interdisciplinary course will entail readings, projects, and lecture-based study of the theory and practice of sustainability. Prerequisite: ES 200 recommended. -
ES 300 - Interdisciplinary Approaches to Environmental Studies 3 credit hours This team-taught course focuses on interdisciplinary issues related to the natural environment to foster complex awareness of environmental concerns. Course content and instructors will change with each offering. Course number may be taken repeatedly for credit providing content differs (approval of ES Coordinator required). -
ES 310 - Special Topics in Environmental Studies 1-4 credit hours This course focuses on issues related to the natural environment and serves to foster awareness of environmental concerns. Course content and instructor will change with each offering. Course number may be taken repeatedly for credit providing course content differs. Approval of ES Coordinator is required. -
ES 350 - Environmental Policy 3 credit hours Study both historical and current environmental policy challenges at the local, national, and international levels. Analyze legal texts, policy documents, scholarly literature, and news media to explore the complexity of environmental governance. ES 200 is recommended. -
ES 401 - Interdisciplinary Approaches to Environmental Studies 3 credit hours This team-taught course focuses on interdisciplinary issues related to the natural environment to foster complex awareness of environmental concerns. Course content and instructors will change with each offering. Course number may be taken repeatedly for credit providing content differs. Approval of ES Coordinator is required. -
ES 405 - Environmental Education and Human Behavior 3 credit hours This course uses conservation psychology as a unifying framework with which to explore how education can help humans become ecologically-minded citizens. The course includes practical training in nature interpretation. Environmental education is considered by many to be a key strategy for encouraging a sustainable society. But what are the mechanisms with which it can accomplish this? Understanding how education leads to (or hinder) change is critical to the development of environmental education programs that can better address society’s needs and lead to desired outcomes. (Cross-listed with ED 575). -
ES 410 - Special Topics in Environmental Studies 1-4 credit hours This course focuses on issues related to the natural environment and serves to foster awareness of environmental concerns. Course content and instructor will change with each offering. Course number may be taken repeatedly for credit providing course content differs. Approval of ES Coordinator is required -
ES 415 - Policy and Practice of Sustainable Food 3 credit hours This course will explore how the politics, policy, and economics of food impacts both human and environmental health. We will work to better understand the current system of food production, distribution, and consumption in order to explore sustainable solutions to food challenges. We will study these topics at the local, national, and global scale, as these systems are highly intertwined. We will also pay attention to our own food consumption habits throughout the semester to encourage a more mindful and informed relationship with food. -
ES 475 - Environmental Studies in Action 3 credit hours Environmental Studies in Action is the ES capstone experience. The capstone is a semester-long team research/service learning project where students generate concrete products for a real-world client; these products may include written documents, presentations, infrastructure, or other material outputs. All of the projects will have an environmental component, but students may bring in other disciplines as needed in order to design innovative solutions to sustainability challenges. This course is recommended for senior year, after students have developed a solid interdisciplinary foundation in environmental studies. Prerequisite: ES 250 recommended. -
ES 480 - Environmental Studies Independent Project 1-4 credit hours Environmental Studies in Action is the ES capstone experience. The capstone is a semester-long team research/service learning project where students generate concrete products for a real-world client; these products may include written documents, presentations, infrastructure, or other material outputs. All of the projects will have an environmental component, but students may bring in other disciplines as needed in order to design innovative solutions to sustainability challenges. This course is recommended for senior year, after students have developed a solid interdisciplinary foundation in environmental studies. ES 200 recommended.
Geography
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GEOG 231 - World Regional Geography 3 credit hours General Education Course The nature and characteristics of places as affected by human activity. Emphases on the historical, political, economic, and social attributes of the world’s regions in relation to current world events. -
GEOG 303 - Selected Topics in Regional Geography 3 credit hours Study of the physical and human geography of a particular region in the world focusing on contemporary and global issues. Topics vary and will be announced prior to registration period. Course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Prerequisite(s): GEOG 231 . -
GEOG 331 - Human Geography 3 credit hours The major organizing concepts of economic and cultural geography. Man’s geographic behavior in terms of spatial organization of the earth’s surface and his development of regional, urban, and political systems. -
GEOG 332 - Physical Geography 3 credit hours Distribution and analysis of natural features of the earth. Landforms, soils, minerals, water, climates, flora, and fauna. Emphasis on human-environment relations. Junior standing required. -
GEOG 375 - Geography of the United States and Canada 3 credit hours A geographical analysis of the United States and Canada, with emphasis on regional variations of social, economic, political, and historical geography. -
GEOG 405 - Urbanism and Sustainability 3 credit hours History and contemporary process of urbanization; location, functions, and internal structures of cities; relations among cities and among urban, suburban, and exurban areas. Emphasis on the ecological, economic, cultural, and postmodern perspectives. Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: GEOG 231 . -
GEOG 411 - Selected Topics in Geography 3 credit hours Topics vary. Course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite(s): HIST 101 and 102 , or HIST 103 and 104 . -
GEOG 466 - Political Geography 3 credit hours Major political structures and geopolitical implications of location, shape, area, culture, and natural environment of nations and states. Spatial analysis of voting behavior.
History
Political Science
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POS 200 - American National Government 3 credit hours General Education Course Constitutional background and development of American government, including the machinery, problems, and practical workings of the government. -
POS 250 - State and Local Government 3 credit hours General Education Course An introduction to the governmental structure and politics of state and local government, with emphasis on Alabama. -
POS 303 - Selected Topics in Political Science 3 credit hours Topics vary. Course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. -
POS 309 - Science Fiction and Politics 3 credit hours Political themes are explored through science fiction literature and film. -
POS 310 - National Parks and Public Lands 3 credit hours Explores the politics of national parks and other publicly managed lands as resources that demonstrate trade-offs among multiple interests and values, including nature conservation, public recreation, and resource exploitation. -
POS 315 - African Politics 3 credit hours African political issues, culture, institutions, and their historical background, with emphasis on selected countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. -
POS 320 - Political Film 3 credit hours Offers students the opportunity to explore political issues through a critical examination of political films. Selections are drawn from various genres, from the silent era to the present. Films are supplemented with critical discussions and writing. -
POS 330 - Women in Politics 3 credit hours Focuses on the history of women’s participation and struggle for political equality in the United States. POS 200 recommended. -
POS 333 - Gender in World Politics 3 credit hours Examines women’s rights and participation in the global community. Topics will include women’s participation in politics, economics, and protest in comparative context. -
POS 334 - Politics of the Workplace 3 credit hours Focuses on issues of class and gender in the workplace. Explores the evolution of work for women of different races and classes in both the public and private spheres. POS 200 recommended. -
POS 335 - Identity Politics 3 credit hours Explores how various racial, ethnic, gender and sexual identities shape political experience, participation and representation in American politics. POS 200 recommended. -
POS 340 - World Politics 3 credit hours Major themes and issues in contemporary world politics will be engaged, including great power relations, international organizations, ethnonationalism, international trade, the Third World, global environment, and resources. Students will gain a unique, hands-on perspective on international politics through active participation in crisis simulation and role-playing. -
POS 350 - Model United Nations 3 credit hours Students learn about the United Nations’ structure and process and major issues of global concern. They prepare to represent a designated country by learning about that country’s positions and concerns in the United Nations. They write resolutions and practice parliamentary procedure, debating, and voting in a simulation of the UN process. The course culminates with students participating in the Southern Regional Model United Nations. Course is repeatable once for general elective credit. Consent of instructor required. (Cross-listed with HNRS 309 ). -
POS 355 - Model Arab League 3 credit hours Students learn about the Arab League’s structure and process, and major issues of Middle East regional concern. They prepare to represent a designated country by learning about that country’s positions and concerns in the Arab League. They write resolutions and practice parliamentary procedure, debating, and voting in a simulation of the Arab League process. The course culminates with students participating in the Southeast Regional Model Arab League. Consent of instructor required. -
POS 360 - Citizenship and Public Service 3 credit hours Explores active citizenship from a variety of perspectives through in-class reading and discussion, and out-of-class service activities (i.e. Habitat for Humanity) and field trips. -
POS 370 - Research Methods in Social Sciences 3 credit hours Introduction to empirical research, concentrating on research design, methods of data collection, and statistical analysis of data. Students will be introduced to the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and acquire practical experience in computer-assisted research. -
POS 380 - Foundations of Political Thought 3 credit hours An introduction to political philosophy, with emphasis on the ideas of great political thinkers, from Plato to Hobbes. -
POS 385 - Modern Political Thought 3 credit hours From Locke to Marx, students will engage the evolution of modern political thought through careful reading and discussion of primary texts, and they will be encouraged to consider the relevance of the major philosophers to contemporary political life. -
POS 405 - Great Books in Political Thought 3 credit hours Students read selected books on a particular theme, participate in seminar discussion, and write a series of analytical essays. Book selection and theme vary. Students may take the course multiple times for credit. -
POS 411 - Selected Topics in Political Science 3 credit hours Topics vary. Course may be repeated for credit as often as topic changes. -
POS 422 - American Political Thought 3 credit hours Students will read and analyze seminal works in American political thought. The Federalist Papers and Democracy in America will be emphasized. -
POS 443 - Middle East 3 credit hours Middle East political issues, culture, institutions, and their historical background. -
POS 444 - Public Policy 3 credit hours Focuses on the role of government and non-government participants in the policy-making process at the federal level. In-depth explorations of certain substantive policy areas, such as education policy and environmental policy. -
POS 445 - Public Administration 3 credit hours This course focuses on organization and management practices of government institutions. Students will learn about the professional roles of public administrators in implementing public policy. POS 200 recommended. (Cross-listed with POS 545). -
POS 446 - The Politics of Social Policy 3 credit hours This course will examine the politics of healthcare and welfare in the United States, beginning with early attempts at developing and reforming these large programs, and culminating with discussions of the most recent policy outputs in both areas. Students will learn about social welfare policy making in the American political context. POS 200 recommended. (Cross-listed with POS 546). -
POS 447 - The Politics of Sin (Morality Politics) 3 credits This course explores the public policies that seek to regulate moral behaviors. Students will learn about the history, formation, relevance and implementation of morality politics. POS 200 recommended. (Cross-listed with POS 547). -
POS 448 - Environmental Policy 3 Examines the politics of environmental regulation, and how environmental policies are formed and implemented in the United States. POS 200 recommended. -
POS 455 - International Relations 3 credit hours A broad range of traditional and contemporary theories of international relations will be investigated. Students will discover that the evolution of thinking about international relations is marked by both change and continuity, and they will gain new perspective on current events in world affairs through application of the theoretical method. Page: 1
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