| CSIS 101 |
Computers and Information Technology |
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| This course introduces the student to computers and information technology. Students will investigate how a microcomputer is applied to today is changing technological society. Through the use of lecture, demonstration, and hands-on experience, the student will be introduced to computer hardware, operating systems, and software, including word processing, spreadsheet, database, and Internet. |
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| CSOF 115 |
Introduction to Microcomputer Applications |
3 credits |
| Introduction to operation of microcomputer software packages. Hands-on application work with software packages for word processing, presentation, spreadsheet, and database software. |
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| ENGL 101 |
Composition and Reading I |
3 credits |
| Methods of rhetorical organization, sentence and paragraph development, and diction. Writing essays of various types. |
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| POLS 136 |
Introduction to American National Politics |
3 credits |
| Principles of political science. Examination of the development, organization, and functions of the national government. Its relationship to the cultural, economic, and social institutions of the United States. Federal and Missouri constitutions. |
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| PSYC 140 |
General Psychology |
3 credits |
| Introduction to the scientific study of behavior and experience with emphasis on maturation and learning, motivation, emotion, sensation, perception, and thinking. Aspects of personality and individual differences. |
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| PSYC 245 |
Adolescent Psychology |
3 credits |
| Overview of developmental stages of adolescence. Physical, psychological, educational, and social characteristics and implications. |
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| SOCI 160 |
Sociology |
3 credits |
| Introduction to sociological principles, practices, and concepts with emphasis on groups, culture, personality, society, communication, cities, and social institutions. Family, religion, government, social change, social control, and social progress. |
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| SPDR 100 |
Fundamentals of Speech |
3 credits |
| An introductory public speaking course including practical application of speaking and listening skills. Emphasis will be on organization and delivery of subject matter. |
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| HUMS 100 |
Introduction to Human Services |
3 credits |
| Survey of human problem areas and services, public and private, developed to address social needs of the individual and society. Knowledge, skills, and values common to the field. (Transferable as the first social work course to most colleges in the area.) |
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| HUMS 168 |
Introduction to Practicum |
1 credit |
| This course is designed to prepare students for their practicum HUMS 201. It is structured to assist students to explore their interest and aptitude for various human service delivery systems and to examine their social settings and understanding of self, which is crucial to becoming an effective practitioner. |
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| HUMS 201 |
Practicum I |
3 credits |
| Initial field experience in a social service, mental health, juvenile treatment, community based or other community service agency. Whatever site is selected, the focus must be on youth and the student must work with youth. |
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| HUMS 203 |
Colloquia I |
1 credit |
| Analysis of the practicum learning experience. Discussion of strategies useful in learning to work with different client populations. Development of interpersonal skills essential to establishing necessary relationships. |
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| HUMS 160 |
Principles of Youth Work |
3 credits |
| Prepare students to function as youth workers using a youth development approach in community-based, residential, group home and other youth work environments. Students will explore these concepts: developing a professional awareness of youth work, identifying and distinguishing between asset building models and deficit based models of adolescent development and developing a capacity to design and implement programs consistent with the needs of youth in relation to available resources. |
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| HUMS 191 |
Youth Development Seminar |
1 credit |
| This course is designed to familiarize students with the theory and practice of youth development. Students will explore conceptual definitions of youth development, identify fundamental components of youth development and discuss the implications of integrating youth development theory into practice. |
