Mar 29, 2024  
Academic Catalog 2021-2022 
    
Academic Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

Psychology, Graduate

  
  • GPSY 924 - Clinical Assessment II Lab


    1 credit(s)
    Three hours per week of administration and scoring practice. Pass/No Pass.
    Corequisite(s): GPSY 922  PhD students only.
  
  • GPSY 925 - Clinical Neuropsychological Assessment


    3 credit(s)
    This course covers foundational testing issues related to neuropsychological assessment, which include but are not limited to discussion of neuroanatomy, important brain-behavior relationships, test and psychometric theory, culture and diversity influences, and ecological validity. Additionally, the course will cover pediatric populations and will apply developmental theory to neuropsychological assessments in children and young adults.
    Prerequisite(s):  GPSY 922 . PhD only.  
    Corequisite(s): GPSY 926 
  
  • GPSY 926 - Clinical Neuropsychological Assessment Lab


    1 credit(s)
    Administration and scoring of a neuropsychological test battery is demonstrated in weekly lab sessions during the first four weeks of the term. For the remainder of the term, students administer two complete neuropsychological test batteries to volunteers and score them. These test protocols are submitted to and reviewed by the teaching assistant who provides feedback about test administration and scoring.
    Corequisite(s): GPSY 925  
  
  • GPSY 940 - Psychologist in Integrated Healthcare


    3 credit(s)
    Examination of the role of the psychologist in the research and clinical aspects of integrated healthcare. Students receive training in evaluating and support existing programs to make mental and behavioral health services an integral part of care in primary care and other health care services.
  
  • GPSY 960 - Integrative Sem in Psych Research


    3 credit(s)
    This integrative seminar provides a forum to integrate theory, methods and knowledge gained in PhD course work and research lab experience to develop a research grant application. This seminar will provide a forum for discussion of issues related to the rationale behind the development of the research question, its significance, and the methods to answer the question. Experience conceptualizing and writing a grant proposal will also be gained through writing an extramural grant and reviewing proposals written by classmates.
    Prerequisite(s): PhD students only, GPSY 981 
  
  • GPSY 970 - Dissertation


    1-8 credit(s)
    Examination of a professional problem by means of literature search, conceptualization, use of data and written exposition, including a variety of methods. Students take a minimum of 18 for degree. Pass/No Pass.
  
  • GPSY 973 - Clinical Consultation & Supervision


    3 credit(s)
    Supervision and consultation are integral to health service psychology practice. This course fosters understanding of the role that supervision plays in mentoring trainees, introduces skills to collaborate with other health professionals, and teaches approaches to evaluate supervision and consultation activities. Students will develop knowledge of supervision and consultation models and gain understanding of roles of other health care providers. Emphasis is placed on addressing patient needs and interprofessional exchange of knowledge.
  
  • GPSY 980 - Advanced Statistics in Psychology I


    3 credit(s)
    This first course in the sequence focuses on basic statistical techniques as applied to design and interpretation of experimental and observational research, with special emphasis on sampling distributions, statistical inference and estimation, statistical power, and sample size estimation for common statistical tests. Methods include measures of association, t-tests, ANOVA, and chi-square, and includes the use of statistical computer software.
  
  • GPSY 981 - Advanced Statistics in Psychology II


    3 credit(s)
    The second of a two-part series that teaches the fundamentals of quantitative analysis used in psychological research at an advanced level. The two courses together are designed to proceed through the theoretical framework and practical applications of inferential statistics. Students will learn about a progression of statistical methods, from simple univariate to multivariate techniques. Most multivariate techniques will be covered in the second part of this course series. Students will apply multivariate statistical analyses to appropriate data sets using IBM SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) version 22.
    Prerequisite(s): GPSY 980 
  
  • GPSY 982 - Research Design & Method


    3 credit(s)
    The focus of this course is research methodology and scientific thinking. It covers basic experimental designs (between and within groups), single subject experiments, group experimental designs, and non-experimental designs (correlational research, case studies). Validity issues in research (internal and external) and research ethics are emphasized throughout.
  
  • GPSY 987 - Practicum I: Clinical Science


    1-4 credit(s)
    A minimum of 400 training hours (average 10 hours per week) of which at least 50%, and ideally 75%, are in direct evidence-based assessment and therapy and the remainder in supervision/training activities and administrative/clerical duties related to the above. The three terms of practica are served in the Pacific Psychology and Comprehensive Health Clinic.
    Prerequisite(s): GPSY 870 GPSY 903  GPSY 904 GPSY 921 , and GPSY 922 . PhD only.
  
  • GPSY 988 - Practicum II: Clinical Science


    1-4 credit(s)
    A minimum of 400 training hours of which at least 50%, and ideally 75%, are in direct evidence-based assessment and therapy and the remainder in supervision/training activities and administrative/clerical duties related to the above. Pass/No Pass
    Prerequisite(s): 9 credits of GPSY 987  with a minimum grade of B.  PhD students only.
  
  • GPSY 990 - Seminar in Teaching of Psychology


    1 credit(s)
    Instruction in topics such as syllabus and lecture preparation, lecture styles, and text selection. Students also receive ongoing supervision of their teaching. Students must be the instructor of record for a course to enroll and Instructor approval is required.
  
  • GPSY 991 - Clinical Science Fieldwork: FT


    1-4 credit(s)
    Supervised clinical science fieldwork (2 days per week on average) by special arrangement. This experience is a full-time placement. May be supplemented with a clinical science fieldwork: part-time (GPSY 983). Pass/No Pass
    Prerequisite(s): 6 credits of GPSY 987  with a minimum grade of B.  PhD students only.
  
  • GPSY 992 - Clinical Research Fieldwork


    1 credit(s)
    Supervised clinical research fieldwork by special arrangement. This experience is secondary to a Practicum I, Practicum II, or Primary Clinical Fieldwork placement. May occur independently of a primary placement. Students must be engaged in a clinical research project that requires direct contact with research participant(s) receiving services. Activities must involve direct administration of clinical assessments and/or intervention protocols. PhD only.
  
  • GPSY 993 - Clinical Science Fieldwork: Part-time


    2 credit(s)
    Supervised clinical science fieldwork (1 day per week on average) by special arrangement. This experience is secondary to a Practicum I: Clinical Science, Practicum II: Clinical Science, or Clinical Science Fieldwork: Full-time placement. May occur independently from a primary/full-time placement.
    Prerequisite(s): 6 credits of GPSY 987  with a minimum grade of B.

Public Health

  
  • PH 101 - Public Health


    4 credit(s)
    Provides an introduction to public health concepts, philosophy, history and activities. Practice-related exercises allow students to experience real-world public health problem-solving and to learn how to understand, analyze and communicate effectively about the health and wellbeing of various populations. This course draws upon health sciences, social sciences and humanistic approaches to addressing global health challenges.
    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
  
  • PH 200 - Epidemiology


    4 credit(s)
    Epidemiology is a core discipline of public health which focuses on the patterns of health and disease in populations. Students learn the basic tools of epidemiological analysis and how to use data to describe disease and injuries. This course explores how, epidemiology plays a vital role in public health, clinical medicine, health education and health policy. Attention is also given to the application of evidence-based public health to intervention strategies and public policy.
    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Quantitative Reasoning.
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 122 . Statistics course (MATH 207 , SOC 301 , or PSY 350 ) recommended. 
  
  • PH 204 - Prep Samoa: Well-Being & Culture


    2 credit(s)
    This two-credit course will prepare students for a two-week travel course to Samoa. The preparation course will focus on immersing students in the ethnography of Samoa and Samoan social issues. We will also develop research questions, methods, and IRB protocols if necessary before traveling. Students will demonstrate general knowledge about Samoa and the region.
    Offered: Offered alternate years.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: International Perspectives and Social Systems and Human Behavior.
    Corequisite(s): ANTH 205 
  
  • PH 205 - Travel Samoa: Well-being & Culture


    2 credit(s)
    This 2-week travel course immerses students in the culture of Samoa. Students can explore Samoa through ethnographic research on a variety of topics including, but not limited to, health, gender/sexuality, education, dance, sport, youth issues, music, religion, food, migration, globalization, or (eco)tourism. Students will conduct semi-independent research projects. Several excursions will complement students’ research. Students will demonstrate general knowledge about Samoa and the region.
    Offered: Offered alternate years.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: International Perspectives and Social Systems and Human Behavior.
    Corequisite(s): ANTH 204 
  
  
  • PH 265 - Prep Aotearoa: Culture & Health


    2 credit(s)
    Will cover the indigeneity, culture, Maori history, and Maori Health in addition to a review of basic public health concepts. Prepares students for PH 465 “Travel Aotearoa - Culture & Health” and provides students with the information necessary to get the most of their travel experience. PSY 265  .
    Core Requirement(s): Counts as Core requirement: International & Diverse Perspective, and Social Systems and Human Behavior.
    Prerequisite(s): Instructor’s Consent.
  
  • PH 295 - Independent Study


    1-6 credit(s)
    See department for details. Independent study contract required.
  
  • PH 300 - Research Methods in Public Health


    4 credit(s)
    This course will present an overview of research methods within public health, emphasizing the steps involved in the research process. Methodological issues covered will include the ethics of health studies research, qualitative and quantitative research designs, operationalization of concepts, measurement of variables, and techniques of sampling, data collection and analysis.
    Prerequisite(s): PH 200  and a statistics course (MATH 207 , SOC 301 , or PSY 350 ).
  
  • PH 304 - Prep Samoa: Well-being & Culture


    2 credit(s)
    This two-credit course will prepare students for a two-week travel course to Samoa. The preparation course will focus on immersing students in the ethnography of Samoa and Samoan social issues. We will also develop research questions, methods, and IRB protocols if necessary before traveling. Students will develop an argument/stance on particular aspects of Samoan culture.
    Offered: Offered alternate years.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: International Perspectives and Social Systems and Human Behavior.
    Corequisite(s): ANTH 305 
  
  • PH 310 - Social Foundations of Population Health


    4 credit(s)
    Despite popular conceptions that health status is directly attributable to medical care, other factors such as behavior, social circumstances, and environment exert greater influence on population health. This course introduces students to these social determinants of health - the ways that social processes affect health, with special attention to disparate health status among population groups based on categories such as gender, socioeconomic status, and race/ethnicity/nativity. Major topics include the pursuit of health equity in public health practice and public policy as a driver of community health.
    Prerequisite(s): PH 101 , ANTH 101 , SOC 110 , SOC 120 , SOC 130 , or SOC 150 
  
  • PH 311 - Medicine, Body and Culture


    4 credit(s)
    This course is an introduction to critical areas of inquiry in medical anthropology. By examining the socio-cultural dimensions of sickness and healing cross-culturally, we will explore how anthropologists have approached historical and contemporary problems in the global field of medicine. While our course trajectory will lead us to treat Western biomedicine as only one among many systems of meaning and authority, we will also spend some time deconstructing the often unspoken assumptions that govern this field, thereby complicating the notion that the latter is somehow insulated from the reach of culture. We will also focus on issues of power, inequality, and gender and health. Also listed as ANTH 311  and GSS 311   
    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Civic Engagement (2010-17 catalogs); International Perspectives, Diverse Perspectives, Social Systems and Human Behavior.
    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101 , GSS 201 , SOC-101, SOC 316 , or PH 101 
  
  • PH 312 - Comparative Politics of Healthcare


    4 credit(s)
    This course surveys, compares, and evaluates the structure of national healthcare and health insurance systems across a variety of developed countries in North America, Europe, and Asia, including the US, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and Singapore. In addition, it provides an introduction to the politics of policy development with respect to reform projects in the area of healthcare for selected countries and explores a variety of criteria for evaluating different healthcare and health insurance systems. Also listed as POLS 321 .  
    Offered: Every other year.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: International Perspectives and Social Systems and Human Behavior.
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing (30 or more completed credits).
  
  • PH 320 - Environmental Health


    4 credit(s)
    This course incorporates not only the common concepts associated with environmental health (population dynamics, air pollution, water pollution, land pollution) but also emerging and controversial issues associated with environmental threats to human health, such as emerging diseases, global warming, and biological and chemical weapons. Emphasis is on biological, chemical, and physical sources of exposures, the effects on human health, and the methods of limiting exposures and effects especially in issues of environmental justice.
    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Sustainability.
    Prerequisite(s): PH 101 , SOC 110 , SOC 120 , SOC 130 , SOC 150 , or ANTH 101 
  
  • PH 325 - Global Health


    4 credit(s)
    Designed to provide an overview of global health problems and provide the tools to navigate the work of international health. The course focuses on the global burden of disease and the pattern of disease variations between and within countries. Global health addresses poverty, environmental issues and globalization on the impact on health status.
    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Social Systems and Human Behavior and International Perspectives.
    Prerequisite(s): PH 101 , SOC 110 , SOC 120 , SOC 130 , SOC 150 , or ANTH 101 
  
  • PH 330 - Promoting Community Health


    4 credit(s)
    Provides an overview of community health promotion topics, with a focus on practical skills in community collaboration and needs assessment. Topics will include community mobilization, leadership and advocacy, community needs assessment, and models for promoting community change. The course will also discuss the breadth of settings and diverse populations relevant to community health practice. Students will collaborate with community partners to complete a community-based semester project; the project will include 15 hours outside of the classroom collecting data.
    Prerequisite(s): PH 101 , SOC 101, SOC 102 or ANTH 101 
  
  • PH 334W - Health Economics


    4 credit(s)
    Students in the health economics course will apply economic theory and empirical analysis to study how socioeconomic status, public policy actions, and individual decisions influence health outcomes. The economics of private insurance markets comprises another important area of study in the course. The functions and outcomes in the United States health care system will be studied in detail and compared with those in other nations. Also listed as ECON 334W .
    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Quantitative Reasoning.
    Prerequisite(s): ECON 102 
  
  • PH 340 - Human Health & Disease


    4 credit(s)
    Examines human health and disease from a public health perspective. This course will cover fundamental principles relating to prevention and control of diseases of major significance to the public’s health. The course briefly reviews the prevalence/incidence of selected human diseases. Our major foci are etiology, risks, health disparities, and strategies for the control of communicable and non-communicable diseases among selected populations. Special emphasis will be placed on the importance of social and behavioral factors that influence the determinants, distribution, prevention and health promotion of the high-risk diseases of modern, industrialized and global society.
    Offered: Alternate years.

    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed credits).
  
  • PH 343 - Food, Fat, and Fitness


    4 credit(s)
    The United States is a culture obsessed with food, fat, and fitness. As efforts to reduce obesity increase, rates of obesity actually increase. Why is that? This anthropology course depends heavily on interdisciplinary perspectives to explore the connections between body size and culture, examining food, fat, and fitness not just as public health issues but as culturally and historically constructed categories related to gender, race, sexuality, and class. While we will explore biocultural approaches to obesity, this course is not a biomedical study of the “obesity epidemic.” Instead we examine the discourses and vocabulary used to describe this current “crisis.” Also listed as GSS 343  and ANTH 343 .
    Offered: Offered alternate years.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101 , GSS 201 , SOC 101, SOC 316 , or PH 101 
  
  • PH 350 - Religion & Social Health Policy


    2 credit(s)
    Introduces students to the ways in which religious traditions impact public health policies, mostly within the context of the United States. Students will become more familiar with public health as a concept and will review theological and policy statements on public health issues, mostly within the Abrahamic faith traditions (Christianity, Judaism, and Islam), which display a remarkable diversity of thought. Also listed as REL 350 .
    Prerequisite(s): PH 101 
  
  • PH 351 - Social Policy & Social Justice


    4 credit(s)
    This course provides an examination of both the historical and contemporary context of social welfare policies and programs. The course will examine how legislation is developed, enacted, and implemented in our society, including how policies have emerged in response to social problems at the local, national, and international levels. Issues of social justice, and how policies and programs affect populations at risk, will be emphasized. U.S. social welfare policy will be examined in a global and human rights context. Also listed as SOCWK 351  and POLS 351 .
    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
    Prerequisite(s): SOCWK 201 , PH 101  or POLS 140  , with a minimum grade of C-.
  
  • PH 352W - Program Development and Evaluation


    4 credit(s)
    This introductory course in Program Development & Evaluation (PDE) covers the role of PDE in public health and social work settings. Emphasis will be placed on: building logic models to articulate program theories; identifying, working with, and reporting to stakeholders; conducting needs and impact assessments; critiquing the strengths and weaknesses of popular evaluation designs; and using evaluation data.
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed), PH 101 , SOC 110 , SOC 120 , SOC 130 , or SOC 150 , or ANTH 101 ; and SOC 301  or MATH 207  (may be taken concurrently).
  
  • PH 353 - Special Topics in Public Health


    2 credit(s)
    The topical focus of the course will be determined by the Public Health department in order to provide students with the skills needed to apply public health concepts and principles tocontemporary health issues and convey these applications to a general public. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • PH 354 - Special Topics in Disability & Health


    2 credit(s)
    Special topics course in disability & health, with topics at the intersection of disability studies and public health fields. Special topics courses will focus on developing skills and applying public health and disability studies concepts and principles to contemporary issues. Applications will address the population and disability communities. May be repeated for credit
  
  
  • PH 370 - Pre-Field Experience Seminar


    0-1 credit(s)
    The focus of this course is to assist students in preparing for the public health field placement experience. Students will complete the tasks necessary for obtaining a practicum site including identifying appropriate field sites, preparing a resume, and interviewing prospective field placements. Pass/No Pass.
    Prerequisite(s): Declared Public Health major and junior standing or above (60 or more completed).
  
  • PH 380 - Public Health Field Experience


    4 credit(s)
    Students complete a 100-hour civic engagement field experience under the supervision of a public health professional; placements are arranged in consulation with Public Health Program staff. A learning contract with the host agency guides students’ individualized field learning. Field learning is complemented by reflective and analytical writing along with group discussion. To enable diverse field learning settings, group learning activities take place primarily online.
    Offered: This course may be taken in either the spring of the junior year or fall of the senior year.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Civic Engagement.
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed), PH 101 , PH 200 , and PH 352W  (may be taken concurrently).
    Corequisite(s): Students with senior standing may co-enroll in PH 491 
  
  • PH 395 - Independent Study


    See department for details. Independent study contract required.
  
  • PH 465 - Travel Aotearoa: Culture & Health


    2 credit(s)
    This interdisciplinary travel course uses experiential learning in Aotearoa (New Zealand) as a means of exploring themes of indigeneity, culture, and health through an emursive experience in Maori culture. The course partners with the Maori scholars, institutions, and community members on the north island of New Zealand. Cultural activities are supplemented with visits to local service agencies and sites of cultural and historic importance. Participants must pay all program fees in the academic term preceding travel. PSY 465 .
    Core Requirement(s): Counts as Core requirement: International & Diverse Perspectives, and Social Systems and Human Behavior.
    Prerequisite(s): PH 265  or PSY 265 . Instructor’s Consent required.
  
  • PH 475 - Internship


    See department for details. Internship contract required.
  
  • PH 480 - Independent Practicum Fieldwork


    2 credit(s)
    Combines field-based learning with development of a related senior project. Students complete a 100-hour practicum in an approved placement under the supervision of an agency staff member in consultation with a Public Health faculty member, providing the opportunity to integrate theoretical and applied learning in a community setting. Students complete a learning agreement to guide their individualized learning experiences and maintain a field journal reflecting on progress toward individual learning objectives. This course, in combination with PH 481  and PH 491 , is an alternative path to completing the capstone, fieldwork, and seminar requirements for the major under certain circumstances. See the department chair for details.
    Prerequisite(s): Declared Public Health major and instructor consent.
  
  • PH 481 - Independent Practicum Seminar


    2 credit(s)
    Students will reflect on their learning in the field placement and complete assignments and readings intended to enhance the practicum experience and reinforce academic and civic engagement objectives for the course series. This course, in combination with PH 480  and PH 491 , is an alternative alternative path to completing the capstone, fieldwork, and seminar requirements for the major under certain circumstances. See the department chair for details.
    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Civic Engagement.
    Prerequisite(s): Declared Public Health major, PH 480 , and instructor consent.
  
  • PH 490 - Capstone I: Practicum & Senior Project


    6 credit(s)
    Combines field-based learning with development of a related senior project. Students will complete a 100 hour practicum in an approved placement under the supervision of an agency staff member in consultation with a Public Health faculty member, providing opportunity for integration of theoretical and applied learning in a community setting. Students will complete a learning agreement to guide their individualized learning experiences. Students will meet with the instructor and other public health students in a weekly seminar setting to discuss their work in the field placement, as well as assignments and readings intended to enhance the practicum experience. In addition, this course will assist students in selecting an area of focus related to the practicum to define their senior project, to complete a literature review, and to develop a proposal or methodology for the project. This course is required of all public health majors in their final year.
    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Civic Engagement.
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing, declared Public Health major, PH 200 , PH 352W 
  
  • PH 491 - Capstone I: Senior Project


    2 credit(s)
    The focus of this course is to assist students in selecting an area of interest in order to define their senior project, complete background research and literature review, and develop a proposal or methodology for the project. This course is required of all public health majors in their final year.
    Prerequisite(s): Declared Public Health major, senior standing (90 or more completed), PH 200 , PH 352W , and PH 380  (may be taken concurrently).
  
  • PH 492 - Capstone II: Senior Project


    2 credit(s)
    Students further refine and develop their senior project. Students complete their program plan or data analysis. In addition, students create professional products for presenting their work, including written and oral presentation of their project. This course is required of all public health majors in their final year.
    Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing (90 or more completed) and PH 491 .

Reading

  
  • RDNG 410 - Foundations of Literacy Acquisition & Development


    3 credit(s)
    Addresses the foundational aspects of literacy acquisition with attention to the ways in which cognition, behavior, environment, cultural, and social factors contribute to and impact literacy development and learning over time. Course materials review federal and state policies and perspectives for identifying and servicing K-12 students identified with dyslexia, comorbidity and other specified learning disabilities. Course includes field work.
  
  • RDNG 411 - Literacy Fundamentals I


    3 credit(s)
    Addresses properties and features of language, including phonemic awareness, phonetics, phonology, orthography, syntax and morphology, and their relevance to literacy acquisition, and vocabulary development from early intervention through adolescent readers. Course includes field work.
  
  • RDNG 412 - Literacy Fundamentals II


    3 credit(s)
    Addresses reading fluency and comprehension with attention toward semantics and pragmatics, written expression and handwriting, and accommodative and assistive technology to support K-12 students with dyslexia, comorbidity, or other specified learning disability through a multisensory approach to instruction. Course includes field work.
  
  • RDNG 413 - Literacy Evaluations for Instruction


    3 credit(s)
    Candidates review, evaluate and administer diagnostic literacy assessments, and implement multisensory instructional techniques for K-12 students with a specified learning disability such as dyslexia. Course includes field work.
  
  • RDNG 414 - Perspectives on Vision & Learning


    3 credit(s)
    Addresses the impact of vision development on the learning process with special attention to literacy acquisition and achievement, for K-12 students with or without incidences of comorbidity. Course includes field work.
  
  • RDNG 610 - Foundations of Literacy Acquisition & Development


    3 credit(s)
    Addresses the foundational aspects of literacy acquisition with attention to the ways in which cognition, behavior, environment, cultural, and social factors contribute to and impact literacy development and learning over time. Course materials review federal and state policies and perspectives for identifying and servicing K-12 students identified with dyslexia, comorbidity and other specified learning disabilities. Course includes field work.
  
  • RDNG 611 - Literacy Fundamentals I


    3 credit(s)
    Addresses properties and features of language, including phonemic awareness, phonetics, phonology, orthography, syntax and morphology, and their relevance to literacy acquisition, and vocabulary development from early intervention through adolescent readers. Course includes field work.
  
  • RDNG 612 - Literacy Fundamentals II


    3 credit(s)
    Addresses reading fluency and comprehension with attention toward semantics and pragmatics, written expression and handwriting, and accommodative and assistive technology to support K-12 students with dyslexia, comorbidity, or other specified learning disability through a multisensory approach to instruction. Course includes field work.
  
  • RDNG 613 - Literacy Evaluations for Instruction


    3 credit(s)
    Candidates review, evaluate and administer diagnostic literacy assessments, and implement multisensory instructional techniques for K-12 students with a specified learning disability such as dyslexia. Course includes field work.
  
  • RDNG 614 - Perspectives on Vision & Learning


    3 credit(s)
    Addresses the impact of vision development on the learning process with special attention to literacy acquisition and achievement, for K-12 students with or without incidences of comorbidity. Course includes field work.
  
  • RDNG 621 - Language & Literacy Development


    2 credit(s)
    Explores the development of linguistic competencies as a basis for understanding the emergent reading process and language readiness for reading. Explores children’s literature as well as the use of new technologies as they pertain to the developmental needs and interests of ECE/Elementary children.
  
  • RDNG 632 - Perspectives on Reading


    2 credit(s)
    Survey of foundations of reading and reading processes, including contemporary and historical reading research used to establish a philosophical point of view. Surveys reading and literacy philosophies, assessment philosophies, literacy methodologies, research, and current literacy issues as played out in politics to inform the reading candidate.
  
  • RDNG 640 - MEd/VFL Field Practicum & Seminar


    1 credit(s)
    Candidates complete a supervised clinical experience working with students with reading difficulties and participate in seminar meetings that support success in the practicum. Instructor’s consent required.
  
  • RDNG 641 - MEd/VFL Case Study Practicum & Seminar


    1 credit(s)
    Candidates complete a case study showing competency analyzing a student’s reading challenges and participate in seminar meetings that support this analysis. Instructor’s consent required.
  
  • RDNG 642 - Reading Assessments & Techniques


    3 credit(s)
    Emphasizes ways to implement formal and informal reading and writing assessments to inform instruction and program decision-making. The course presents and discusses resources, methodologies, and the use of new technologies and instructional techniques to address children’s and adolescent’s learning needs with particular attention to struggling readers and writers.
  
  • RDNG 643 - Multisensory Literacy Instructional Tech


    3 credit(s)
    Emphasizes ways to identify indicators of reading difficulties and implement multisensory approaches to reading and writing instruction. Course content presents, discusses, and evaluates instructional resources and techniques, methodologies, and the use of technology to address children’s and adolescent’s learning needs with particular attention to those with specified reading disabilities.
  
  • RDNG 644 - Text Composition & Comprehension


    3 credit(s)
    Emphasizes the writing processes and conventions necessary to compose text across different genre, and addresses the factors of reading comprehension across genres.  Course content considers the demands of writing and text comprehension presents to children and adolescents, and means of intervention and assistive technologies, with particular attention to those with specified reading and writing learning needs.
  
  • RDNG 645 - Disciplinary Lit: Reading & Writing


    2 credit(s)
    Explores ways in which teachers can prepare their students to comprehend, respond to, and compose expository text. Utilizes non-fiction literature and new technologies as tools and resources for instruction and learning. Discusses and explores ways candidates, when serving in a leadership role, can provide coaching in the content areas for colleagues.
  
  • RDNG 650 - Leadership in Literacy


    2 credit(s)
    Emphasizes ways for candidates to work with colleagues to demonstrate, observe, and provide feedback on effective literacy strategies and approaches to use with students. Discusses ways for candidates to provide guidance and supervision of paraprofessionals. Emphasizes ways for candidates to participate in, initiate, implement and evaluate professional development programs to select and manage literacy programs. Discusses ways for candidates to interpret design and conduct data driven research at a school level.
  
  • RDNG 655 - Multi-Level Supervised Practicum


    2 credit(s)
    Complete a 90-hour supervised clinical experience working with students identified as having difficulties with reading. Instructor’s consent required. Pass/No Pass.

Social Innovation & Non-Profit Leadership

  
  • SINP 101 - Foundations in Innovation & Leadership


    4 credit(s)
    Are you passionate about social equity and social change? Do you want to make a difference in your community but are not sure how? Take this course to learn frameworks and skills for social innovation and techniques for becoming an effective leader. Social innovation can be generating a new idea, product, organization or process that offers equitable and sustainable solutions to complex social problems. This course is designed to introduce the process of innovation as a means of capturing the essence of new strategies, concepts and ideas that aim to meet social needs. We will examine leadership characteristics, values, roles and strategies for creating innovative, positive change.
  
  • SINP 102 - Professional Seminar


    2 credit(s)
    Designed for students interested in professional work dedicated to social justice, change, and service, this professional seminar will showcase various career trajectories and possible pathways to earn a living while making a positive contribution to community. This course will introduce students to innovators and leaders through a guest lecture series. Students will also have opportunities to explore their interests and develop their own ideas, contributing to their preparation to start and lead organizations (public, for-profit, or non-profit) in a way that is economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable.
  
  • SINP 220 - Diversity & Equity in Organizations


    2 credit(s)
    From #MeToo to #BlackLivesMatter, harassment to inclusivity, free speech to hate speech, issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion are front and center in organizations. This course will unpack how personal, disciplinary, and social understandings of diversity affect organizational life and explore leadership strategies for embracing equity and managing diversity in the workplace. This course will include challenging interpersonal conversations, sensitive topics, and essential knowledge for participation and leadership in organizations, including public, for-profit, and non-profit entities. Also listed as SOC 220 
    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: International and Diverse Perspectives
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above (30 or more completed credits)
  
  • SINP 301 - Social Innovation in Practice


    2 credit(s)
    Designed to provide students with the structure and support needed to design, create and plan a social innovation widget (non-for profit entity, enterprise, product, service, etc.).
    Prerequisite(s): SINP 101  
  
  • SINP 302 - Project Management


    4 credit(s)
    This is a general project management course covering the process of strategic planning to specific techniques of project planning and organizational tools including; scheduling, contracts, risk management, and asset procurement. Students will learn how to monitor and control a project from inception to completion using appropriate information systems and organizational technology. The course stresses the importance of effective communication, leadership, community partnerships and team building in project design and implementation.
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above (30 or more completed credits).
  
  • SINP 318 - Writing Federal Grants


    2 credit(s)
    From art-makers to rural healthcare, federal grants are a crucial source of funding across a range of social institutions. This course teaches the fundamental writing skills and conventions necessary to win grants, where to find grant opportunities, and facilitates practice in the submission process. Topics range from using grants.gov search engine, composing a successful federal grant structure and creating a budget (including in-kind contributions and cost sharing) to designing management plan, among others.
    Prerequisite(s): ENGW 180 , ENGW 181  or ENGW 182  

Sociology

  
  • SOC 110 - Understanding the Apocalypse


    4 credit(s)
    Will introduce foundational sociological concepts through the examination of various social narratives that comprise apocalypse discourse. To this aim, this course will examine various apocalypse scenarios as extensions of the key sociological variables of race, sexuality, class, ethnicity, gender, religion, and a variety of intersectionalities. Apocalypse narratives have been a part of human civilization for millennia and are firmly grounded within a cultural milieu. Our goal during our time together will be to examine these narratives, and analyze them within a historical/cultural context. Major apocalypse scenarios will be investigated, including: zombies, technology (rise of artificial intelligence, Y2K), plagues, nuclear weapons, global warming, and extraterrestrial phenomena (meteors, aliens).
    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
  
  • SOC 120 - Images, Society, and Identity


    4 credit(s)
    Will introduce students to some of the conceptual foundations in sociology through the analysis of various visual media found in historical and contemporary society. Throughout the semester, we will focus upon the various ways that such media impact individuals and social institutions. Virtually no aspect of visual culture is off-limits to this analysis. To this aim, we will analyze various visual media as a way of elucidating the key social variables of race, class, and gender, and a whole host of important intersectionalities. The course will begin with an introduction to foundational sociological concepts, and use these concepts throughout the semester to understand the prevalence, impact, and staying power of visual culture.
    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.
  
  • SOC 130 - Stump the Sociologist


    4 credit(s)
    An inquiry-based course encouraging students to think like sociologists by pushing the discipline to answer difficult questions about human behavior, sociocultural systems, social inequality, and everyday life. Along the way, students will learn concepts and techniques for understanding persistent inequalities by race, gender, sexuality, and age; the relationships between the individual and the social; and the maintenance of social order and conflict.
    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
  
  • SOC 150 - Special Topics in Introductory Sociology


    4 credit(s)
    This is a special topics introductory sociology course. Specific topics will be designated by the department in order to cover basic concepts, theories, and methods of sociology.
    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
  
  
  • SOC 202 - Public Sociology


    4 credit(s)
    Students will learn how and why sociologists apply academic findings to public issues. Students will study examples of sociological works written for a public audience that address contemporary social problems. Students will be introduced to methods for translating academic concepts and research findings for a lay audience. The importance of the sociological imagination as a discourse for civil society will be emphasized throughout the course.
    Offered: Course offered biennially.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 101, SOC 102, SOC 110 , SOC 120 , SOC 130 , or SOC 150 .
  
  • SOC 203 - Social Change


    4 credit(s)
    Will provide students with a sociological lens through which they can understand the processes of social change. Students will be exposed to sociological theory and research that examines how social change occurs and fails. Students will develop their ability to develop a sociologically informed opinion about various social issues and articulate that opinion to a general audience. Finally, students in this class will design and implement a civic engagement project about social change.
    Offered: Course offered biennially.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Social Systems and Human Behavior and Civic Engagement.
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 101, SOC 102, SOC 110 , SOC 120 , SOC 130 , or SOC 150 .
  
  • SOC 220 - Diversity & Equity in Organizations


    2 credit(s)
    From #MeToo to #BlackLivesMatter, harassment to inclusivity, free speech to hate speech, issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion are front and center in organizations. This course will unpack how personal, disciplinary, and social understandings of diversity affect organizational life and explore leadership strategies for embracing equity and managing diversity in the workplace. This course will include challenging interpersonal conversations, sensitive topics, and essential knowledge for participation and leadership in organizations, including public, for-profit, and non-profit entities. Also listed as SINP 220
    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: International and Diverse Perspectives
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above (30 or more completed credits)
  
  • SOC 250 - Special Topics in Public Sociology


    2 or 4 credit(s)
    Special topics course in public sociology. The topical focus of the course will be determined by the sociology department in order to provide students with the skills needed to apply sociological reasoning to contemporary public issues and convey these applications to a general public. May be repeated for credit.
    Offered: Course offered biennially.

    Prerequisite(s): SOC 101, SOC 102, SOC 110 , SOC 120 , SOC 130 ,or SOC 150 .
  
  
  • SOC 275 - Internship


    1-4 credit(s)
    See department for details. Internship contract required.
  
  • SOC 295 - Independent Study


    1-6 credit(s)
    See department for details. Independent study contract required.
  
  • SOC 300W - Qualitative Research


    4 credit(s)
    Students will be introduced to techniques for qualitative data collection and analysis in the social sciences. Data collection techniques taught include: in-depth interviews, ethnography, participant observation, focus groups, and content analysis. The course will provide instruction on how to code and analyze qualitative results. It will also include material regarding research-question design and writing a scholarly literature review.
    Offered: Course offered annually.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 101, SOC 102, SOC 110 , SOC 120 , SOC 130 , or SOC 150 .
  
  • SOC 301 - Social Statistics


    4 credit(s)
    Introductory statistics course for students in the social sciences. The emphasis of the course will be on understanding how social scientists use numerical data to understand social phenomena, and how to use and interpret statistical measures and techniques commonly reported in the social sciences literature.
    Core Requirement(s): Does not meet Social Sciences core requirement (2010 catalog). Counts toward core requirement: Quantitative Reasoning.
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 122 .
  
  • SOC 302W - Quantitative Research


    4 credit(s)
    Introduces students to the techniques for quantitative data collection and analysis in the social sciences. This course will examine the logic of quantitative research, including research question design and writing scholarly literature reviews. The course will also include the analysis and presentation of quantitative data. Techniques taught include survey design, survey data collection, and the analysis of secondary data.
    Offered: Course offered biennially.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Quantitative Reasoning.
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 101, SOC 102, SOC 110 , SOC 120 , SOC 130 , or SOC 150 .
  
  • SOC 304 - Criminology


    4 credit(s)
    This course is a general introduction to the social science known as criminology. This discipline, largely a composite of anthropology, psychology, and sociology, places particular focus on the phenomenon of crime in society. Examples of questions criminologists ask are: What defines crime? Who are the ones that commit crime and for what reasons? What are some of the established patterns of criminal behavior we see over time? And, what are some mechanisms society uses to regulate, punish or control crime? Because this course is taught from a sociological angle, particular emphasis will be placed upon viewing crime as a societal phenomenon, that is, one that can be analyzed within a broader social context.
    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 101, SOC 102, SOC 110 , SOC 120 , SOC 130 , or SOC 150 .
  
  • SOC 305 - Racism & Ethnicity in Hawaii


    2 or 4 credit(s)
    This course focuses on the creation of race, ethnicity, and racism in Hawaii and examines how these concepts affect the culture, social structure, and social institutions in Hawaii. The course focuses on the historical and contemporary experiences of native Hawaii and other Asian/Pacific Islander ethnic groups that comprise Hawaii’s population. The course will include discussions about native Hawaiian culture, the colonization of Hawaii, the ethnic structure that was further developed in Hawaii during Hawaii’s plantation era, and how these complex histories inform and affect the current ethnic social structures and practices (e.g. education, politics, criminal justice system, ethnic humor, etc.) that exist in Hawaii. Overall, the course will expose students to the lived experiences of the various ethnic groups that constitute Hawaii’s population and provide students with an understanding of how Hawaii’s unique history affects the life chances of the different ethnic groups in Hawaii. It will also prepare students for a travel course (SOC 318 ) that provides students with first-hand experiences of race and ethnicity in Hawaii. When offered for 4, topics will be explored in more depth.
    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Diverse Perspectives and Historical Context.
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 101, SOC 102, SOC 110 , SOC 120 , SOC 130 , or SOC 150 .
  
  • SOC 309 - Families


    4 credit(s)
    The primary emphasis is on the relationship between the familial institution and the society in which it is being studied. Attention is given to trans-historical and cross-cultural data and how social change impacts the institution. Additional areas of investigation include definitions of the family, socialization, cohabitation, courtship, marriage, divorce, gender and sex roles, sexuality, socio-economic forces, family violence, alternative forms, and the future of the family. Also listed as GSS 309 .
    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 101, SOC 102, SOC 110 , SOC 120 , SOC 130 , or SOC 150 .
  
  • SOC 312 - Social Interaction


    4 credit(s)
    A study of the interaction process as the central element in human social life, the primary occasion for communication, and the origin of both social structure and the individual human identity. Attention is given to symbolic communication, interaction, socialization, role theory, self- concept, deviance.
    Offered: Biennially.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed) and 8 of SOC - 4 of the 8 may be taken in ANTH.
  
  • SOC 316 - Gender & Sexuality


    4 credit(s)
    An introduction to the theories and methods used by sociologists to study gender and sexuality as social performances and historical constructions. Topics include masculinities, intersectionality, sexual culture, pornography, and gender inequality in the workplace. Also listed as GSS 316 .
    Offered: Course offered biennially

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Diverse Perspectives and Social Systems and Human Behavior.
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 110 , SOC 120 , SOC 130 , or SOC 150  Must be 18 years of age.
  
  • SOC 317 - Pop Culture: Cultural Studies


    4 credit(s)
    Using theories drawn from the school of Cultural Studies as well as what has come to be known as “critical theory”, this course takes an intensive analysis of the many artifacts of popular culture. A central goal of the course is to understand how the artifacts we analyze reflect, respond to, shape, and are shaped by the broader social/cultural forces around them. Also listed as ANTH 317 .
    Offered: Offered annually

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.
    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101  , SOC 101, SOC 102, SOC 110 , SOC 120 , or SOC 130 .
  
  • SOC 318 - Racism & Ethnicity Hawaii-Travel


    2 credit(s)
    This course allows students to examine the racial and ethnic politics in Hawaii, a state that many believe is a melting pot, where all racial and ethnic groups live harmoniously. The course allows students to see firsthand the consequences of socially constructing race and ethnicity, the colonization of Hawaii, the plantation era in Hawaii, and the continued racial and ethnic politics that marginalize various groups in Hawaii. Students enrolled in this course will visit historical sites in Hawaii to better understand the how the racial and ethnic structure in Hawaii was created. Students will have the opportunity to engage in discussions with scholars, who specialize in the area of racial and ethnic relations in Hawaii, as well as community activists, whose activism responds to the racial and ethnic hierarchy that exists in Hawaii. Students will also complete a research project, while in Hawaii, which will allows them to better understand the everyday lived racial and ethnic experiences of individuals in Hawaii. Overall, this course provides students with firsthand experiences of how the racial and ethnic hierarchy in Hawaii shapes the life chances of individuals living in Hawaii.
    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Diverse Perspectives and Social Systems and Human Behavior.
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 305 .
  
  • SOC 319 - Sociology of Medicine


    4 credit(s)
    The course analyzes the social and demographic variables affecting health, morbidity, and the mortality rates. It also examines the social roles in illness (e.g., doctor and patient): their definitions and consequences. Attention is given to the study of medical care institutions and their systems and structures. The relations between social policy and health is debated.
    Offered: Offered Biennially.

    Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 101, SOC 102, SOC 110 , SOC 120 , SOC 130 , or SOC 150 .
  
  • SOC 323 - Junior Seminar


    2 credit(s)
    Students will prepare proposals for their own independent research projects. Attention will be given to a well-contextualized research question and clear set of objectives, literature review, methodology/ethics section, and feasibility review. Pass/No Pass.
    Offered: Course offered annually in the spring.

    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed) and declared Sociology major.
 

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