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2014-15 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Psychology |
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PSY 535 - Environmental Psychology
4 credits
Explores the theories, empirical research, and methodology of environmental psychology. Discusses environmental perception; the effects of noise, temperature, air pollution, and wind on behavior; personal space; territoriality; crowding; urban problems; leisure; recreation; and environmental activism.
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PSY 537 - Creative Thinking
4 credits
Involves experiential exercises designed to give students an opportunity to learn and gain thinking skills. Topics and exercises cover the development and assessment of creativity; the roles of learning styles, communication, assumptions, inferences, and hypotheses in creativity; the impact of groups on creativity; and various strategies for enhancing creativity.
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PSY 538 - Group Dynamics
4 credits
Examines group and interpersonal functioning via practical laboratory experience. Addresses leadership, group cohesion, decision making, conflict resolution, trust, interpersonal attraction, communication, and self-disclosure. Prerequisite(s): PSY 202 .
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PSY 539 - Group Facilitation and Assessment
4 credits
Surveys models of group facilitation and methods of assessing group functioning. Emphasizes functional or training groups in organizations. Topics include ongoing process consultation, facilitation of team effectiveness training, group-process educational groups, short-term problem-solving designs, models of group decision making, and structured inventories to assess group structure and process. Prerequisite(s): PSY 201 , PSY 202 , PSY 438 /PSY 538
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PSY 540 - Organization Development
4 credits
Analyzes the coherent, systematically planned, sustained effort at system self-study and improvement. Focuses explicitly on change in formal and informal procedures, norms, structures, and using behavioral science concepts. Explores various OD designs, including training, survey-data-feedback, constructive confrontation, and process observation and feedback. Prerequisite(s): PSY 538 , PSY 539
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PSY 542 - Applied Research Design
4 credits
Explores applied research and outcome evaluation models. Reviews relevant experimental quasi-experimental and correlational designs, with additional training in qualitative methods. Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate research methods and statistics course and enrollment in the MHC program.
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PSY 543 - Behavior Modification
4 credits
Familiarizes students with the fundamentals and uses of behavior modification. Provides exposure to real-world applications and an opportunity to analyze applications of behavior modification in applied settings.
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PSY 544 - Topics in Cognitive Processes
4 credits
Explores in greater depth (than PSY 344) the research, theory and applications regarding selected advanced topics in cognition, especially those involving active mental processing, such as language and reasoning, problem solving, decision-making, judgements, and creative thinking.
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PSY 545 - Organizational Psychology
4 credits
Applies the principles of psychology to job applicants, employees, managers, and consumers in business and industry. Examines the use of psychological principles in solving problems in the work world, including conflict resolution, power and influence within the organization, communication and leadership, integration of individual needs with management goals, and maintenance of institutional vitality. SOC 204 recommended. Approved for University Studies (Integration).
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PSY 546 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology
4 credits
Introduces the industrial/organizational (I/O) field of psychology. After surveying I/O theories and methods such as job design, personnel selection, job satisfaction, training, and team-building, students get an opportunity to model some of these methods in small group exercises and case study analyses. Prerequisite(s): PSY 201 and PSY 229
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PSY 548 - Mediation and Conflict Management
4 credits
Introduces students to the fundamental concepts and theories of dispute resolution and assists them in developing the basic skills and knowledge for productively managing their own and intervening in others’ disputes. Class time consists primarily of practice and roleplay, as well as lecture, lecture-discussion, and coaching by professional mediators. Certificate of completion provided with successful completion of the course. Additional fees/tuition may apply. (Cross-listed in other departments.)
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PSY 552 - Health Psychology
4 credits
Explores the role of psychological factors in physical health. Covers such topics as the roles of cognition, social factors, and personality in the mind-body connection. Analyzes the brain, nervous system, and endocrine system. Examines applications to stress in the workplace, the development of physical and mental illness, and other implications. Prerequisite(s): PSY 201 and PSY 202 ; PSY 228 and PSY 229 recommended
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PSY 553 - Stress Management
4 credits
Focuses on determining the nature of stress, its effects on people, and how to minimize its negative effects. Describes physiological and psychological stress reactions, stress-related disease processes, individualization of stress reactivity, and maximization of one’s own stress management potential.
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PSY 557 - Drug Use and Abuse
4 credits
Surveys the physiological, psychological, and societal effects of chemical substances on humans. Emphasizes drugs of major usage, such as prescription drugs, alcohol, nicotine, marijuana, and cocaine. Prerequisite(s): PSY 201 .
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PSY 560 - Child and Adolescent Development
4 credits
Provides an in-depth examination of the major developmental issues from infancy through adolescence, with emphasis on empirical models of cognition, psychosocial development, and personality. Culminating project involves application and theoretical integration. Prerequisite(s): PSY 370 .
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PSY 563 - Psychopathology of Childhood
4 credits
Surveys the field of child psychopathology, including the theoretical concepts, etiology, assessment, and treatment of various childhood disorders. Emphasizes understanding children in the context of their development, families, and culture. Prerequisite(s): PSY 370 .
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PSY 565 - Adult Development and Aging
4 credits
Studies the principles and methods of developmental psychology as they are seen in individuals from early adulthood to death. These include physical functioning, changes in cognitive and behavioral processes, personality changes and development, intimacy and family development, career development, and cultural factors in the aging process. Prerequisite(s): PSY 370 .
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PSY 566 - Psychology of Aging
4 credits
Examines the psychological processes of aging starting from adult developmental maturity through old age and death. Focuses on continuing social and personal adaptation to physical changes and the impact of cultural attitudes on the self-concept of adults in their elderly years.
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PSY 567 - Death and Dying
4 credits
Offers a psychological examination of death and dying. Surveys the many dimensions of death and our death-care system. Explores the ways in which psychological and societal assumptions, expectations, and practices influence our relationship with death. PSY 201 , PSY 202 recommended.
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PSY 569 - Psychology of Human Sexuality
4 credits
Surveys the psychological aspects of human sexual behavior relevant to the work of mental health counselors and human service professionals. Considers typical and atypical sexual behavior, sexual health and wellness throughout the lifespan, sexual orientation, gender, sexual dysfunction, paraphilic behaviors, sex therapy, and counseling practice related to sexuality. Prerequisite(s): PSY 369 and graduate level standing.
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PSY 582 - Ethics and Roles
2 credits
Examines the ethical standards of the American Psychological Association and the American Society of Training and Development. Challenges participants to apply critical-thinking skills to ethical decision making in their professional roles.
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PSY 587 - Multicultural Psychology
4 credits
Considers theory, research, and multicultural perspectives as they relate to applied psychology and special populations. Students explore their own ethnic and cultural heritages, challenging biases and confronting stereotypes. Emphasizes issues related to the role of the professional psychologist.
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PSY 589 - Native American Psychology
4 credits
Surveys selected health issues, such as psychosocial problems-in-living, depression, suicide, and substance abuse. Also addresses the traumatizing impact of the American Dream.
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PSY 590 - Women and Relationships
4 credits
Offers an intensive exploration of women’s involvement in interpersonal relationships, with a focus on theoretical and experiential aspects. Considers women’s roles, identities, and self schemas as influenced by interactions with others in cultural, familial, and intrapsychic frameworks.
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PSY 592 - Psychology of Women
4 credits
Surveys women’s issues from the perspective of feminist psychology, including lifecycles, theories, and contemporary social problems. Critiques traditional psychological assumptions, data, philosophies, and policies in light of new trends. Students actively explore empirical and experiential aspects of such issues as psychological sex differences, socialization of gender, identity development, androgyny, power, language, violence, and therapy.
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PSY 595 - Lesbian and Gay Studies
4 credits
Provides students with in-depth exposure to a select set of lesbian and gay issues in relation to the field of psychology. From a psychological perspective, students examine the assumptions, definitions, supporting research, personality theorists’ perspectives, and counseling concerns as they relate to lesbians and gay men.
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PSY 596 - History and Systems of Psychology
4 credits
Explores the historical development of psychology as a science. Offers critical analysis of the various historical and contemporary movements and issues related to scientific inquiry and the evolution of knowledge.
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Reading Endorsement |
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READ 507 - Seminar
1-6 credits
Credits to be arranged.
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READ 509 - Practicum
3 credits
Carried out in schools and/or districts and consists of candidates working directly with students, other faculty, administrators, and the school community to fulfill various roles of the reading specialist. Explores reading teaching; literacy testing; curriculum development for various groups of readers including ELL, struggling readers, average and gifted readers; assessing and making recommendations for a school’s reading program; and developing literacy-focused professional development sessions for faculty, administrators, instructional assistants, and parents. Typically, the practicum is the final capstone course of the reading endorsement course of study. Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing. Minimum 18 credits of reading endorsement coursework required with at least 3 of those credits from the Foundations category, at least 3 of the credits from the Reading Strategies category, at least 3 of those credits from the Reading Assessment category, and at least 3 of those credits from the Reading Leadership category of the ReadOregon program. A person must have a teaching license prior to enrolling in the READ 509 practicum.
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READ 512 - Foundations of Literacy, ECE/ELEM
3 credits
Introduces teachers to the foundations of literacy. Examines the factors that influence literacy learning and analyzes core understandings about the nature of reading. Emphasizes consensus research findings and explores how these are translated into best practices in the classroom. Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing; access to a classroom of early childhood or elementary students.
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READ 515 - ECE Foundations of Literacy Development
3 credits
Examines the process of early language development and the emergence of literacy, focusing on the first eight years of life. Studies literacy development in diverse contexts and examines the influence of individual, cultural, linguistic, ethnic, and racial differences, as well as ability levels. Considers ways of promoting language and literacy development, including the selection and use of activities and materials suitable for the facilitation of early literacy. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. Access to early childhood students is required.
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READ 532 - Writing Across the Curriculum
3 credits
Learners will explore instructional strategies in order to guide their students in acquiring writing skills in content areas. Emphasis is on the functional teaching of writing, including designing and preparing materials to use with curriculum materials in all school subjects. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
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READ 535 - Language and Literacy in the content Areas 3-12
3 credits
Develops competence in teaching the interactive processes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and thinking across the curriculum. Focuses on strategies for teaching students of varied backgrounds and abilities (Grades 3-12). For students in grades 3–12 to be successful in the content areas they must be able to read and comprehend various informational texts and write for different purposes and audiences. This course will provides teachers with the tools to improve student achievement in the content areas through the developmental appropriate integration of literacy strategies. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
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READ 537 - Reading Across the Curriculum
3 credits
Learners will explore and experience instructional strategies designed to guide students toward student-owned, reading-to-learn strategies in all curriculum and content areas. Emphasis is on active reading strategies focused on pre-, during-, and after-reading. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
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READ 570 - Classroom Assessment and Reading Instruction
3 credits
Provides teachers an understanding of issues related to reading instruction and assessment. Practicing educators are provided research-validated strategies and assessment tools to inform instruction, meet the needs of individual learners, and develop an understanding of the issues related to effective reading instruction. Focuses on the integral relationship between informal classroom assessments and effective instructional strategies within the context of a balanced reading approach. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. Access to a classroom of students at either the elementary or secondary level. Minimum 9 credits of reading endorsement coursework required with at least 3 credits from the Foundations category of the ReadOregon program.
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READ 572 - ECE Reading Assessment
1 to 3 credits
Examines varieties of assessment for early reading and literacy, focusing on the first eight years of life. Studies current reading assessment approaches within diverse contexts and examines the influence of individual, cultural, linguistic, ethnic, and racial differences, as well as abilities and disabilities. Considers ways of sharing reading assessment information that identifies children in need of prevention. Covers early-intervention planning with early childhood educators and family members. May not be repeated for additional credit. Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing. Access to early childhood students is required. Minimum 9 credits of reading endorsement coursework required with at least 3 credits from the Foundations category of the ReadOregon program.
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READ 580 - Leadership in Reading Programs
3 credits
Explores the role of the reading specialist as a teacher and school literacy leader; how curriculum is developed; the role of coach, supervisor, and professional developer; and the role of a reading advocate for all students. (Many assignments are designed to be implemented in your school setting. If you are not currently teaching, you will need to find a school that will allow you to talk with the reading specialist and a few classroom teachers.) Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing. Minimum 12 credits or reading endorsement coursework required with at least 3 credits from the Foundations category and at least 3 of those credits from a Reading Assessment category of the ReadOregon program.
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READ 581 - Action Research Leadership in Literacy
3 credits
Develops knowledge and skills in appropriate action research techniques. Participants develop an action research proposal that may be implemented in their schools or classrooms and may also be appropriate for submission to grant agencies for funding. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. Access to elementary and/or secondary students is required. Minimum 12 credits of reading endorsement coursework required with at least 3 credits from the Foundations category and at least 3 of those credits from a Reading Assessment category of the ReadOregon program.
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READ 590 - Children’s Literature: PK–5
3 credits
Explores children’s literature that includes ethnic and cultural diversity. Focuses on current and traditional works, as well as authors and illustrators of children’s books at the early childhood and elementary levels. Students share books and book-related experiences with children. Explores instructional strategies for using literature to teach reading and content subjects in the classroom. Access to early childhood or elementary-level students is required. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. Access to a classroom of early childhood or elementary students.
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READ 596 - Young Adult International Literature
3 credits
Offers Reading Endorsement students the opportunity to become immersed in integrated content and instruction by examining both the literary elements and the social science information existing in international young adult literature. Five regions of the world are included: Sub-Sahara Africa, East Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America. Two to three regions will be covered in detail with the remaining regions as areas for independent projects. Students will explore instructional strategies for using literature to teach reading and content subjects in middle level and high school classrooms. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
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Religion |
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REL 199 - Special Studies
1 to 18 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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REL 201 - Religion and the Human Experience
4 credits each
Examines religion as a human experience and traces its influence on human concepts of spiritual, cultural, and physical reality. Explores the beliefs and practices of five religious traditions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism) and their influence on the cultural understanding of the individual; the world and the cosmos; the roles of the individual and the community; social, commercial, and governmental structures; and gender, race, and age. Addresses the influence of religion and religious practice on the philosophy, literature, music, and fine art of a culture. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
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REL 202 - Religion and the Human Experience
4 credits
Examines religion as a human experience and traces its influence on human concepts of spiritual, cultural, and physical reality. Explores the beliefs and practices of five religious traditions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism) and their influence on the cultural understanding of the individual; the world and the cosmos; the roles of the individual and the community; social, commercial, and governmental structures; and gender, race, and age. Addresses the influence of religion and religious practice on the philosophy, literature, music, and fine art of a culture. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
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REL 299 - Special Studies
1 to 18 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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REL 399 - Special Studies
1 to 18 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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Shakespeare Studies |
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SHS 199 - Special Studies
1 to 18 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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SHS 201 - Shakespeare
4 credits
Offers a study of a representative selection of comedies and histories. Involves a critical examination of the plays from texts and productions. Attendance at one or more live performances may be required. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities). (Cross-listed with ENG 201 /TA 201 .)
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SHS 202 - Shakespeare
4 credits
Offers a study of a representative selection of tragedies and romances. Involves a critical examination of the plays from texts and productions. Attendance at one or more live performances may be required. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities). (Cross-listed with ENG 202 /TA 202 .)
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SHS 236 - Introduction to Shakespeare Studies
4 credits
Examines two plays from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival repertory as plays for performance, along with an interdisciplinary exploration of their historical, political and cultural contexts. Areas of concentration will include how to read a Shakespearean play, overviews of acting in, directing and designing for Shakespearean production, and theatrical practices of Shakespeare’s day. In exploring Shakespeare’s life and times, topics to be explored may include Renaissance art, architecture, music and dance, religious and other institutions, social and economic transformations, science and medicine and travel and discovery. Attendance at one or more live performances may be required. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
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SHS 237 - Shakespeare on Film
4 credits
Analyzes film and television productions and adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays from the silent era to the present, focusing on their interpretations of Shakespeare’s text and their cinematic art (e.g., directorial technique, camera-work, lighting, costume, and location). Includes such directors as Olivier, Welles, Kurosawa, Zeffirelli, Branagh, and Luhrmann.
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SHS 299 - Special Studies
1 to 18 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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SHS 399 - Special Studies
1 to 18 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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SHS 401 - Research
1 to 6 credits
Credits to be arranged. May not be repeated for additional credit.
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SHS 436 - Studies in Shakespeare
4 credits
Offers an intensive study of a limited number of Shakespearean plays within their social, political, intellectual and performance contexts. Plays may be chosen to correlate with Oregon Shakespeare Festival offerings and/or other specific topics. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. Attendance at one or more live performances may be required. Prerequisite(s): Upper-division course eligibility in English or Theatre Arts, minor in Shakespeare Studies, or consent of the instructor. (Cross-listed with ENG 436 /TA 436 .)
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SHS 438 - Summer Shakespeare Intensive
4 credits
Offers an intensive study of the current season’s Shakespearean plays performed at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF), both as works of dramatic literature and plays in performance. Attendance at OSF Shakespearean productions required. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.
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SHS 501 - Research
1 to 6 credits
Shakespeare studies research. Credits to be arranged. May not be repeated for additional credit.
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SHS 536 - Studies in Shakespeare
4 credits
Offers an intensive study of a limited number of Shakespearean plays within their social, political, intellectual and performance contexts. Plays may be chosen to correlate with Oregon Shakespeare Festival offerings and/or other specific topics. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. Attendance at one or more live performances may be required. Prerequisite(s): Upper-division course eligibility in English or Theatre Arts, minor in Shakespeare Studies, or consent of the instructor. (Cross-listed with ENG 536 /TA 536 .)
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SHS 538 - Summer Shakespeare Intensive
4 credits
Offers an intensive study of the current season’s Shakespearean plays performed at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF), both as works of dramatic literature and plays in performance. Attendance at OSF Shakespearean productions required. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.
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Social Sciences, Policy, and Culture |
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SSPC 409 - Practicum
1 to 4 credits
Credits to be arranged. No more than 4 credits per term, repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
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SSPC 440 - Social Activism: History, Method, Practice
4 credits
Explores the meaning of social activism through analysis of models and case studies of social action and the history of social activism and social change movements. Examines organizational and interpretive methodologies related to social activism in different sociocultural and historical contexts. Discusses construction of vision, goals, and criteria for assessing success in social justice and change movements. Includes aspects of social, cultural, political economy and political ecology theory related to social movements. Guides students in examining their own experiences with social activism and social change movements. Includes limited community-based research, and practice in conceptualizing and constructing a social action campaign. Community-based learning course. Prerequisite(s): Upper division or graduate standing.
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Sociology |
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SOC 199 - Special Studies
1 to 18 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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SOC 204 - The Sociological Imagination
4 credits
Introduces fundamental concepts such as interaction, socialization, deviance, inequalities of race, class and gender, and globalization, as well as the theoretical and methodological tools employed in social research. Examines social institutions such as family, economy, religion, education, and politics. Pays particular attention to the interdependence of social forces and individual experience and to the ethical, political, and cross-cultural dimensions of sociological work. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
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SOC 205 - Social Problems and Policy
4 credits
Analyzes contemporary social problems, including topics such as social inequality, discrimination, environmental degradation, and the impacts of globalization. Examines how social conditions are labeled “problems,” the causes and consequences of those conditions, and how social activists and policymakers respond to social problems. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
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SOC 209 - Practicum
1 to 18 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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SOC 301 - Sociological Practice
4 credits
Develops the research and writing competencies necessary for success in upper division coursework in sociology and for achieving occupational goals. Fosters an understanding of the stages in the research process, including literature review, research design, data gathering, and analysis. Emphasizes the ability to analyze social conditions from sociological perspectives and to communicate analysis effectively. Should be taken prior to the senior year. Open only to sociology pre-majors, majors, minors, and interdisciplinary majors that include sociology. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 , SOC 205 .
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SOC 304 - Poverty, Family, and Policy
4 credits
Examines contemporary poverty in the U.S. and its effects on family life. Focuses on the impact of racial and gender inequalities. Analyzes policy and legal approaches to poverty reduction, welfare reform, and family instability. Students compare successful and failed policies before exploring program development and policy analysis strategies. May be applied to the Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies minor. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements.
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SOC 310 - Community Studies
4 credits
Explores the complex nature of community and its major social institutions. Focuses on theoretical conceptualizations of community, society, and development. Students will explore in-depth the cultural, political, environmental, and economic influences on communities and how the development of these resources impacts the function of community. Includes an overview of community-based action, advocacy, and the mechanics of change. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 or ES 103 or instructor consent.
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SOC 312 - Sociology of Families
4 credits
Emphasizes the changes in structure, function, and character of families arising from changes in culture, economic conditions, and social policy. Compares contemporary families to historical and cross-cultural forms. Analyzes issues, such as changing gender roles, same-sex marriage, divorce, single parents, domestic violence, and new roles for children and aging relatives. Considers feminist and queer theories on families and may be applied to the Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies minor. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 .
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SOC 320 - Schools and Society
4 credits
Examines the effects of schools and schooling on individuals, the stratification system, and society, and, in turn, social, political and organizational forces affecting schooling. Involves discussion of contemporary education policies, alternative educational discourses and practices. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 .
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SOC 326 - Introduction to Social Research Methods
4 credits
Introduces the process of social research, emphasizing measurement, sampling, and causation. Provides hands-on research experience gathering and analyzing data using observational techniques, qualitative interviewing, and structured surveys. Focuses on the political and ethical dimensions of social research. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division social science University Studies requirements; SOC 301 or instructor consent.
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SOC 327 - Quantitative Data Analysis
4 credits
Introduces students to univariate, bivariate, and multivariate techniques for analyzing quantitative data using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Provides hands-on experience with General Social Survey data, U.S. Census data, and World Health Organization data, posing precise research questions that can be examined empirically with quantitative data. Prerequisite(s): MTH 243 or EC 232 ; SOC 301 and SOC 326 ; completion of lower division social science University Studies requirements, or instructor consent.
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SOC 333 - Global Culture, Media, and Politics
4 credits
Explores digital and audiovisual media, the Internet, and globalization processes. Issues include the rise of consumer society; the popular culture industry; and the production and reproduction of identity, stereotypes, and power relations. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 and completion of all lower division University Studies requirements.
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SOC 337 - Racial and Ethnic Relations
4 credits
Emphasizes the unequal relationship between socially defined majority and minority groups. Examines the similarities and differences between class and ethnic modes of stratification, comparing U.S. ethnic relations with other countries. Covers political and ideological factors associated with attempts to transform traditional ethnic relationships. Explores ethnic identity formation. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 .
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SOC 340 - Sociology of Gender
4 credits
Approaches gender as a fundamental and persistent system of social stratification, as socially constructed categories that determine differential access to power, authority, and resources. Analyzes theory and research on the social production and maintenance of gender. Addresses the impact of race, social class, and sexuality on experiences of gender; considers how feminist, men’s, transgender, and intersex movements have influenced changes in gender relations. Topics may include gender role socialization, concepts of femininity and masculinity, and the construction of gender in family, work, popular culture, and other social institutions. May be applied to the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies minor. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 or GSWS 201 .
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SOC 343 - Gender and the Body
4 credits
Explores how bodies are gendered in social contexts with an emphasis on U.S. and Western culture. Examines gendered bodies and their link between the self, personal identity, and society, how bodies serve as means of social control, as well as sites of transformation and resistance, and how we utilize bodies to understand and create “difference.” Considers the implications for various social groups of the increasing focus on the body in American society. Explores topics that may include the racialization of gender and sexuality, body image and the impact of popular culture, reproductive practices, the social construction and production of femininity and masculinity, food, eating, and fat politics, (dis)ability, sports, “deviant” bodies, transgendered bodies, and intersexuality. May be applied to the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies minor. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 or GSWS 201 and completion of all lower division University Studies requirements (Cross-listed with GSWS 343 )
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SOC 350 - People and Forests
4 credits
Examines the relationship between past and present human societies and forest ecosystems. Explores how local and global political, economic, and cultural factors influence changing forest-use patterns in the Pacific Northwest. Pays particular attention to ways of achieving forest sustainability. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements.
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SOC 370 - Classical Sociological Thought
4 credits
Examines the inquiries into the nature of social structure made by the founders of sociology in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Focuses on the worldviews and writings of Comte, DuBois, Durkheim, Marx, Simmel, Weber, early women sociologists, and others. Emphasizes the application of classical theory to such contemporary social issues as the shift from modernity to postmodernity, globalization, and social inequality. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 .
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SOC 371 - Society and Identity
4 credits
Analyzes the impact of social situations on identity and the social self. Addresses the effects of groups and interpersonal relationships on attitudes, beliefs, and definitions of reality. Explores the development and maintenance of norms, pressures for conformity, and theories of socialization and personality development. Focuses on sociological theories and perspectives, including symbolic interactionism, feminist theory, dramaturgy, phenomenology and ethnomethodology, and social constructionism. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 .
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SOC 372 - Social Inequality
4 credits
Surveys social stratification theory and research on social consequences of economic and political inequality. Focuses on social class and the structures of status, power, and social mobility, in the United States and globally. Emphasizes the impact of globalization on patterns of inequality, widening wealth gap, social effects of economic policies, and social movements that respond to those effects. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 .
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SOC 399 - Special Studies
1 to 18 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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SOC 401 - Research
1 to 8 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 and instructor consent.
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SOC 403 - Thesis
1 to 4 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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SOC 405 - Reading and Conference
1 to 4 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 and instructor consent.
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SOC 407 - Seminar
4 credits
Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 and junior standing or above.
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SOC 408 - Workshop
1 to 4 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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SOC 409 - Practicum
1 to 6 credits
Includes preprofessional work in agencies, with an emphasis on providing human services or applying sociological perspectives in field settings. Up to 4 credits may be applied to the upper division sociology elective for the major. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and instructor’s consent; sociology majors or interdisciplinary majors with sociology as the primary field
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SOC 414A - Sociology Senior Capstone I
2 credits
Explores aspects of the field in greater depth. Provides an opportunity to review and integrate sociological theory and research. Students enroll for 2 credits of SOC 414A in winter term and 2 credits of SOC 414B in spring term of their senior year. May not be taken P/NP. Prerequisite(s): Completion of SOC 301 , SOC 326 , SOC 327 , and SOC 370 . Instructor consent, and submitted application for graduation. Senior standing required. Limited to sociology majors or interdisciplinary major with sociology as the primary field.
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SOC 414B - Sociology Senior Capstone II
2 credits
Explores aspects of the field in greater depth. Provides an opportunity to review and integrate sociological theory and research. Students enroll for 2 credits of SOC 414A in winter term and 2 credits of SOC414B in spring term of their senior year. May not be taken P/NP. Prerequisite(s): Completion of SOC 301 , SOC 326 , SOC 327 , SOC 370 , and SOC 414A . Instructor consent, and submitted application for graduation. Senior standing required. Limited to sociology majors or interdisciplinary major with sociology as the primary field.
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SOC 420 - Environmental Sociology
4 credits
Examines the relationship between the human social institutions we create and the biophysical environments in which we live. Topics may include the culture of nature, population and consumption, political economy of environmental problems, social construction of environmental problems, evolution of environmental activism, public attitudes toward the environment, collaborative and community-based resource management, and environmental problem solving. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 and one other sociology course or instructor consent. (Cross-listed with ES 420 .)
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SOC 425 - Food, Power, and Agriculture
4 credits
Examines the structure of agriculture and food systems in the United States and internationally. Emphasizes the history of food systems in the United States as well as forces for change in the 21st century. Social, political, economic, and environmental forces will be discussed as driving food system influences. Control and access to food will be explored in detail. Alternative food systems including civic agriculture, fair trade systems, and direct marketing will all be discussed and analyzed. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 or ES 103 and junior standing or above or instructor consent.
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SOC 444 - Organizational Sociology
4 credits
Analyzes theory and research on formal organizations in contemporary societies. Examines sources and forms of power and authority, management ideologies, bureaucratic structures and processes, organizational change, relationships between organizations and other aspects of social structure. Particular attention given to special characteristics of nonprofit organizations and alternatives to bureaucracy. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 , junior standing or above, 8 credits of upper division sociology or instructor consent.
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SOC 450 - Social and Cultural Change
4 credits
Examines issues related to cultural change and social transformations. Discusses the implications of such changes for groups in a society. Covers materials from advanced third-world societies. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 , junior standing or above and 8 credits of upper division sociology or instructor consent.
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SOC 454 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior
4 credits
Examines current conceptions of the causes of deviant behavior. Emphasizes the relationship between social definitions and individual behavior, the deviant career and the labeling process, and conflict and control theory. Analyzes contemporary social policy aimed at limiting and controlling deviance in society. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 , junior standing or above and 4 credits of upper division sociology or instructor consent.
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SOC 461 - Creating and Negating God
4 credits
Examines contemporary religious belief and behavior from a sociological perspective. Applies classic social theory to understand the role of religion in social cohesion and conflict. Topics include the study of fundamentalism, religiously justified violence, the new atheism, secularization, earth-based spirituality, religious revival, and God and politics. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 , junior standing or above and 4 credits of upper division sociology or instructor consent.
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SOC 520 - Environmental Sociology
4 credits
Examines the relationship between the human social institutions we create and the biophysical environments in which we live. Topics may include the culture of nature, population and consumption, political economy of environmental problems, social construction of environmental problems, evolution of environmental activism, public attitudes toward the environment, collaborative and community-based resource management, and environmental problem solving. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 or ES 103 and one other sociology course and instructor consent.
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SOC 544 - Organizational Sociology
4 credits
Analyzes theory and research on formal organizations in contemporary societies. Examines sources and forms of power and authority, management ideologies, bureaucratic structures and processes, organizational change, relationships between organizations and other aspects of social structure. Particular attention given to special characteristics of nonprofit organizations and alternatives to bureaucracy. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 , 8 credits of upper division sociology, and instructor consent.
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SPAN 101 - Beginning Spanish Language and Culture I
4 credits
Enables students to reach at least novice high proficiency and introduces them to the cultural differences of Spanish speakers. Materials include texts, CDs, videotapes, films, and elementary cultural and literary readings. Closed to native speakers of Spanish. Prerequisite(s): SOU Spanish Placement Level 1.
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SPAN 102 - Beginning Spanish Language and Culture II
4 credits
Enables students to reach at least novice high proficiency and introduces them to the cultural differences of Spanish speakers. Materials include texts, CDs, videotapes, films, and elementary cultural and literary readings. Closed to native speakers of Spanish. Prerequisite(s): SOU Spanish Placement Level 2 or SPAN 101 .
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SPAN 103 - Beginning Spanish Language and Culture III
4 credits
Enables students to reach at least novice high proficiency and introduces them to the cultural differences of Spanish speakers. Materials include texts, CDs, videotapes, films, and elementary cultural and literary readings. Closed to native speakers of Spanish. Prerequisite(s): SOU Spanish Placement Level 3 or SPAN 102 .
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SPAN 199 - Special Studies
1 to 18 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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