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Through a multidisciplinary approach using concepts drawn from sociology, anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, and history, students will explore the dimensions and interconnectedness of social problems primarily in the United States. Ways to remedy these problems will be addressed. Prerequisite: Recommended introductory Social Science course. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

Students will study the process of leadership from a broad and varied perspective. Leadership will be defined, and will be delineated from the role of the manager. Various leadership theories will be explored, as well as differing approaches to leadership (including small work team leadership, behavioral approaches to leadership, and situational leadership). The characteristics and values of leaders will be explored, as well as leader performance problems and challenges. Students will explore future trends in leadership including its importance in a global context, as well as in regard to their own lives. Prerequisite(s): Good standing in the Applied Behavioral Sciences program. 5 quarter hours

This course is designed to understand, evaluate and apply public discourse in diverse social contexts. Students will analyze and practice professional presentation skills required for formal situations. Effects of communication technologies at the team organizational and societal level will be discussed. Issues in computer-mediated communications will be studied. Key ideas regarding persuasion will be incorporated throughout the course. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Applied Behavioral Sciences Program. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

This course examines important social, cultural, economic, and political forces that contribute to the purposes and uses of media. Some topics in this course include: critical media literacy, media consumption, and engagement with technology, and how individuals and institutions shape and are shaped by media. Students consider how media practices have historically and contemporarily perpetuated stereotypes of social class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. Additionally, students use theory to enrich their experiences and understanding of film, radio, TV, digital formats, and social media and networks. Counts in the Social Sciences Area of General Education Requirements Pre-requisite(s): LAS 105, or LAS 110; or permission of Program Chair or designate. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

This course will give students the opportunity to understand cultural diversity as it affects quality of life. Students study the role of concepts such as culture, ethnicity, race and gender in relationship to the creation of values and perspectives. Students become familiar with the impact of culture on small group problem solving. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Applied Behavioral Sciences Program and completion of previous program courses: LAS 331, LAP 300, LAP 340, and LAS 407. Co-requisite(s): none. 5 quarter hours

In this course, students are introduced to economic models of human behavior. These models, based on the concept of exchange, are used to describe decision-making by the individual, decision-making between two individuals, and decision-making between groups of individuals. Prerequisite(s): Good standing in the ABS program. 5 quarter hours

Students will explore various aspects of managerial and supervisory behavior as they relate to everyday life. Emphasis is placed on practical applications of behavioral science research in the areas of motivation, decision making, problem solving and employee/subordinate development. Students draw on concepts presented in previous program courses to more effectively manage and supervise their personal and professional interactions. Prerequisite(s): Good standing in the Applied Behavioral Sciences program. 5 quarter hours

This course recognizes that gender must be addressed in public policy to achieve equality. Readings focus on how constructions of gender inform and are informed by civil society, political discourse, and economic and political structures. The course considers a range of theories and case studies, including: health care, child care, minimum wage, affordable housing, gender gaps in education, property rights, international migration, reproductive labor, and reproductive social justice. Pre-requisite(s): LAS 105, or LAS 110; or permission of Program Chair or designate. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 semester hours

Students review and reflect on key concepts learned throughout the program, integrating these concepts for future personal and professional applications. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in Applied Behavioral Sciences Program and completion of previous program courses: LAS 331, LAP 300, LAP 340, LAS 407, INT 430, INT 431, LAS 426, LAS 431 and LAS 430. Co-requisite(s): none. 2 quarter hours

This course introduces students to the key theories, concepts and practices in the field of public administration. Students will learn about the history, traditions and controversies in the field; explore how politics and policy may interact effectively and examine the changing nature of public policy and administration in the U.S. Major topics include organizational theory and behavior, the role of bureaucracy in the political process, human resource management, and issues of discretion and accountability. Students will also explore their personal and professional commitment to public service. Pre-requisite(s): LAS 105, or LAS 110, or LAS 118; or permission of Program Chair or designate. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

This course provides an overview of community planning and urban development. The course focuses on the historical and contemporary relationships between urban social patterns, federal policies, and neighborhood initiatives. Students examine factors that contribute to disparities in communities and the challenges of managing, planning, and implementing policy across diverse groups. Students analyze and evaluate how metropolitan development, proposed and implemented projects, and socio-political dimensions of community programs affect planning and development. Students also examine initiatives in the Chicago metropolitan area and propose a planning initiative on a topic of the student’s choosing. Pre-requisite(s): LAS 453, permission of Program Chair or designate. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

This course examines the origins of social theory and its contributions to understanding social structures, processes, and contradictions in modern capitalist societies. Students learn to distinguish among the main theories in the classical, modern, and contemporary periods and to describe the major frameworks and concepts used by theorists to explain patterns in society. Students synthesize and evaluate the major sociological theories that help explain racial, economic, and gender inequality. Pre-requisite(s): LAS 105; or permission of Program Chair or designate. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

This course will focus on legal issues, ethics and end of life issues, elder abuse and professional standards. The course topics will include important discussions for individuals interested in working in professions working with older adults. Prerequisite(s): none This course counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours

This course will focus on understanding the aging process, myths about aging, multicultural issues, client rights, interpersonal communication skills, and accessing community resources. Prerequisite(s): One social science course or department permission. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours

This course will provide students with ways in which to aid their clients in negotiating the long term care system, insurance issues, family systems, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. Systems designed to serve aging adults will be considered from perspectives of the individual, organization, funding sources, and policy makers. Prerequisite(s): One social science course or department permission. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours

Survey of the concepts, methods, and historical foundations of anthropological linguistics, with an emphasis on language, culture and cognition; language variation: dialects, nonstandard forms of language and code switching: speech acts and the ethnography of communication; interethnic communication; discourse strategies; and literacy. Prerequisite: 100-200 level anthropology course. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science or Humanities Area of General Education Requirements.

Cross-Cultural perspectives on the evolution of urban life, the nature of the city, and the ways in which anthropological concepts of cultural diversity and ethnicity ecology, adaptation and change, and folklore are applied to modern society. Prerequisite: 100-200 level anthropology course. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

Comparative perspectives on the nature and meanings of gender in a range of human societies, including perceptions of biological differences and sexual inequality; economic, political, symbolic and aesthetic aspects of culture and gender. Prerequisite: 100-200 level anthropology course. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

Survey of the techniques and procedures cultural anthropologists use in gathering and presenting ethnographic data and their perceptions of the fieldwork experience. Prerequisite: 100-200 level anthropology course. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

Political theory is concerned with fundamental questions of public life such as, What is justice? Is there an ideal form of government? Can we conceive of, and constitute, the best political order? The answers to many of the most important political questions still remain essentially contested today. Major topics in this course include justice, freedom, equality, political ideology, liberalism, socialism, libertarianism, and conservatism. 5 Quarter Hours. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

This course emphasizes the spatial structure of political behavior including the effects of the economic globalization process, the unexpected eruption of separatist movements among national minorities, the failure of attempts to transplant the European nation-state system to parts of the colonial world, and the importance of geopolitics to the formation of new political orders. Territorial features of states such as frontiers, boundaries, secondary divisions, ethnic/national groupings, and the historical/social- economic factors that affect the form, organization and operation of the state and groupings of states will be examined. 5 Quarter Hours. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

This course explores how ideas of difference with regard to race/ethnicity, social class, sex and gender, and sexuality are experienced and constructed into systems of inequality. The course investigates how these systems of inequality are intertwined with power and opportunity as well as how these categories are constructed. Students examine how various social institutions contribute to the creation and maintenance of these systems of inequality. Students also explore how these systems are embedded in ideology, law, media, and culture. Counts in the Social Sciences Area of General Education Requirements. Pre-requisite(s): LAS 105, or LAS 110, and LAS 118; or permission of Program Chair. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

This course focuses on theoretical controversies and their practical implications surrounding the fundamental questions of how American politics and governmental institutions function. Special emphasis is placed on proposals for institutional reform. Prerequisite(s): Introduction to American Politics course and two additional political science courses or consent of the department. 2-5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

This course examines the decision-making process within the government's administrative agencies. It discusses competing goals that agencies face and their effects on policy. The primary goal is to introduce theories and practical mechanisms that will allow the student of public policy to be successful in understanding the challenges that the executive branch of government faces in administering programs. Counts in the Social Sciences Area of General Education Requirements. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and minimum of two Social Science courses or consent of department. 5 quarter hours

This course focuses on the theory and practice of public policy in the United States. Topics emphasized include how different levels of government formulate, implement, and evaluate public policies. Issues such as interest groups, education, business, the economy, human services, health care, the environment, urban growth and development, and the arts will be addressed. Counts in the Social Sciences Area General Education Requirements. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and minimum of two Social Science courses or consent of department. 5 quarter hours

Continuation of Political Science Internship II. This internship expands the experiences gained in Political Science Internship II. Prerequisites: Successful completion of Political Science Internship II and consent of internship supervisor and academic supervisor. 2-5 Quarter Hours.

An opportunity for students in the social science concentration to engage in independent research and writing on specialized topics with the approval of the faculty. Prerequisite: advanced standing. 2-5 quarter hours

This course is a social science offering of special interest to be studied in depth. The course will cover any topic or topics in the field of social science which are not taught within the regular course offerings. The course may be registered for more than once, since topics vary each term. The combined total quarter hours of LAS495 topics taken cannot exceed 20 quarter hours unless permission is given by the department. Specific topics may count in different areas of social science. Depending on content, this course may count towards the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements. Prerequisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 1-5 quarter hours

Varying in content each term. Open to qualified students in a social science concentration and to other students upon consent of department. Prerequisite: advanced standing 3-5 quarter hours