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Social Organization (ANT-332) 3 credits

Course Description
Principles of social organization studied cross-culturally: locality, age, sex, kinship and marriage, comradeship. Institutional bases: household organization, kinship, religion, law, production, and distribution.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

Identify principles applied in social organization in various cultures
Discuss bases behind social organization, notably age, sex, marriage and comradeship
Identify institutional determinants of group organization with reference to household, kinship, religion, and law
Present economic considerations at work in production and distribution of goods and services
Suggest practical applications of findings and means of information sharing

Food and Culture (ANT-430) 3 credits

Course Description
Culinary customs studied cross-culturally. Food in relation to sex, kinship, politics, economics, religion. Visual, olfactory, textural, and gastronomic food preferences. Values and nutrition. World nutritional systems.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

Discuss how culture and food define each other; its social identity and symbolic expression
Describe food acquisition, choices, preparation, consumption, etiquette, and social stratification
Demonstrate how food influences aspects of sex, love, marriage, family and kinship
Analyze the role of food in economics, politics, power, freedom, religion, purity and taboo
Identify peculiarities relative to visual, olfactory, textural, and gastronomic preferences
Compare and contrast food values, nutrition standards, healthy body and esthetics
Suggest practical applications of findings and means of information sharing

Sociology of Health and Health Care (SOC-377) 3 credits

Course Description
A historical and contemporary study of the socio-politics of health, illness and the health care industry in the United States. Attention is given to providers, consumers, owners, workers, and professionals in terms of their power, class, race, sex, and age. Reforms and alternatives are considered.

Victimology and Criminal Behavior (AOJ-381) 3 credits

Course Description
This course will focus on the criminal event from both the perspective of victims and the motives of offenders. It will examine victimization patterns, typologies, lifestyles, causal factors, consequences and the treatment of victims by the criminal justice system. Students will identify pre-incident warning signs, learn about techniques used to defuse immediate danger and learn about strategies used to prevent future harm.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

Explain the nature of the victim through history.
Analyze the victim movement.
Assess the impact of the victim movement.
Analyze the concerns with restitution.
Identify the cost of being a victim.
Assess the concept of victim rights
Assess the significance of sex offender registration
Analyze the nature of violence and criminal behavior.
Explain the concept of victimology in terms of the history, theories, typologies, and factors relating to the emergence of the victim movement.
Utilize crime data to identify the extent, trends, and patterns of crime victimization.
Identify the emotional, psychological, financial, physical, productivity, and social consequences related to crime victimization.
Discuss sexual assault and stalking as they relate to the concept of victimization.
Evaluate the issue of family violence, particularly the area of spouse abuse.
In their relation to victimization, analyze two forms of extreme violence: homicide and workplace violence.
Identify and explain ways to recognize threats of violence and to prevent violence.

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (LAS-304) 3 credits

Course Description
Provides an understanding of the EEOC guidelines on sexual harassment and reviews the legal and personnel considerations that must be addressed.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

Identify (a) the U.S. government agency that enforces laws which prohibit workplace discrimination (b) the original federal act that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex.
Describe the two types of sexual harassment regulated by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Explain fully four of the major components that should be part of an employer's sexual harassment policy.
The Supreme Court has recognized that an employer is always liable when a supervisor brings his/her official power to bear on subordinates regarding a tangible employment action. (Example: a work assignment). Give four other examples of employment actions a supervisor might use in sexually harassing a subordinate.
When an employee's sexual harassment complaint conflicts with other versions of what occurred, what are the factors to consider in determining the credibility of the versions presented?
Identify at least five elements that should be part of an employer's anti-harassment policy. (Example: protection against retaliation )
When an employee complains of a hostile work environment due to sexual harassment, what is the legal condition that must be met for the complaint to be valid?
Describe the two elements required for an employer's defense to be valid against a claim of a hostile environment that didn't include any employment-related actions.
Name and briefly explain two conditions that qualify an individual as an employee's supervisor.

Affirmative Action (LAS-310) 3 credits

Course Description
Examines employee equity and diversity in the workplace. Emphasis on compliance with federal and state laws. Includes policies and practices such as Title IX and disability and harassment (including sexual harassment).

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

Present three arguments in favor of affirmative action and three arguments against affirmative action.
Identify the groups in the United States required by law to adopt equal opportunity employment measures.
Name the bases of employment discrimination that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of l964 is intended to prevent.
Describe the key aspects of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of l967.
Identify and explain examples of state laws in the U.S. that offer better protection from unfair treatment by employers.
Explain how President Richard Nixon expanded Executive Order 11375 to prohibit discrimination by federal contractors based on sex.
Discuss the role of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in enforcing employment laws. Provide specific examples.
Describe the protection provided by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Include what agencies Title IX covers.
Describe how cultural differences can lead to differing perceptions of equal treatment at work.
Identify companies that have adopted voluntary diversity management initiatives. Give examples of policies or practices they have established.
Define what "harassment" in a work environment includes.
Outline steps organizations can take to prevent harassment in their workplaces.

Biological Aspects of Aging (GER-312) 3 credits

Course Description
The aging process is one that we all must experience whether it is our own life or that of a loved one. Biological Aspects of Aging is a course that provides a comprehensive overview of the common and uncommon physical and psychosocial changes associated with aging. Factors that are believed to cause or influence the aging process, various theories of aging, common physiological changes, age-related pathologies, long-term care, death, dying, and grieving are also explored.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

Utilize common terms associated with elderly people in the correct context.
Analyze the growing and changing elderly population.
Assess biologic aging theories and factors that affect longevity.
Compare common physical changes attributed to the aging process with those physical changes related to other factors.
Compare and contrast the five chronic diseases that cause the majority of deaths and disabilities in the nation.
Summarize age-related chronic diseases and delineate common age-related acute illnesses and accidents.
Evaluate psychological health and disorders relating to elders.
Compare and contrast the effects of medications used by the elderly.
Validate the importance of physical activity in the elderly.
Analyze the nutritional needs of elders.
Communicate sexual needs and barriers of the aging.
Justify the need for illness prevention and health promotion of the elderly.
Evaluate the current health care system of the United States in regard to elder medical care.
Identify and analyze a variety of health and social services and living arrangements for frail elderly.
Formulate an opinion on the dynamics relating to the dying, death, and grieving processes.

Women's Health (HEA-305) 3 credits

Course Description
This course explores what women and men need to know about women's bodies and women's health. Personal, family, cultural, community, and societal influences are analyzed for their impact on the physical and emotional health of women. Emphasis on human sexuality is addressed in discussion related to body image and intimacy. Health risk identification, health promotion, health maintenance, and treatment alternatives are examined. Men are encouraged to participate in the course to add perspective and gain a more in-depth understanding of women.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

Explain the physiological bases of health in women from adolescence through senior years.
Articulate informed health care decisions that attain and maintain healthy lifestyles in women.
Discuss the impact of personal, family, cultural, workplace, and societal influences on women's health behavior and practices.
Promote health behaviors and practices that assist women to achieve physical and emotional health.
Illustrate how the media and advertising affects women's health behaviors and practices.

Introduction to Christian Ethics (PHI-380) 3 credits

Course Description
Introduction to the ethical teaching of the Bible as a foundation for the responsibilities of marriage and family living, race relations, economic and political life.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

Describe the basic concepts, terms and theories associated with the study of ethics.
Provide comprehensive explanation and critical evaluation of how Christian ethics differs from other ethical systems, including analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of Divine Command morality.
Identify and discuss relevant biblical texts and classic texts from the history of Christian thought.
Address the role of Virtue Ethics in the Christian tradition including definitions of virtue as well as place of saints, ancient and contemporary.
Provide an ethical analysis from a Christian perspective of current trends and changes in social issues covering the following issues: marriage and divorce, homosexuality, abortion, infanticide and euthanasia, capital punishment, civil disobedience, war and peace, public education.
Demonstrate understanding of justice and the role in bringing about justice through choices about voting, activism, lifestyle and consumption patterns. Include reference to the approach of Liberation Theology and other contemporary approaches by theologians and church leaders regarding economic justice.

Constitutional Issues (POS-310) 3 credits

Course Description
Constitutional Issues is a course that looks at important questions involving government power, individual rights, civil rights, and public policy. Policymakers and citizens look to the Supreme Court to interpret the United States Constitution. In this course the rulings of the Supreme Court are looked at in their historical, legal, political and social context. The rulings of the Supreme Court are the last word on what the Constitution means. The Constitution creates our government structure and organizes the balance between liberty and authority. The Constitution provides a legal framework for our political institutions. The legislative, executive, and judicial branches serve different purposes. The political system, established by the Constitution, creates checks and balances with the three branches of government. The Constitution also establishes the system of federalism. The national and state governments share governmental powers under the principle of federalism. Most importantly, the Constitution establishes a republican form of government. A republic is government ultimately dependent on the support of the public. The Supreme Court considers all of these factors, as well as legal precedent, when cases are decided. In today's society the Supreme Court is confronted with many significant questions: Does a public policy treat citizens equally? What is required for a person accused of a crime to be proven guilty? What is fair? Should a mentally ill convict be executed? When does life begin? When does life end? Are all religious practices protected by the Constitution? Can a moment of silence be required in public schools? Each person makes his or her own personal decision on these and other matters, but the Supreme Court makes decisions that affect all of us.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

Explain the origins of the Constitution of the United States and the method of its contemporary application.
Describe the pivotal role of the Supreme Court in interpreting the Bill of Rights and defining the scope of individual freedoms and citizenship rights.
Summarize information from readings concerning the historical background and political and social setting of constitutional controversies.
Identify the limits and protections extended to individuals under the Bill of Rights, through Supreme Court decisions, and through the practice of selective incorporation.
Trace the development of the First Amendment rights of free speech, association, press, and religion.
Describe the historic background of individual freedoms.
Identify the basic constitutional safeguards provided for criminal defendants.
Discuss the women's suffrage movement and recent struggles over equal opportunity and sexual harassment in the workplace.
Describe the struggles for equal protection under the law for ethnic and racial minorities in the United States.
Analyze recent trends in Supreme Court decisions.
Make judgments about the application of law in specific situations.
Assess the strength of legal arguments in key Supreme Court cases.

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