and a professional in the field. Although the usual internship will carry either three or six hours credit, a student may elect to arrange an internship carrying between two and six hours credit with the permission of the department. Each hour of credit will require forty hours at the internship site. Prerequisites: senior status, permission of department, 2.0 GPA overall and in psychology, and completion of 101, 102, and 321. Two to six semester hours. Pass-Fail only. PSYC 480 and 481 Senior Project I and II Basic or applied research undertaken in close consultation with the department. Design, conducting, and documentation of an independent research project. Prerequisites: 211, senior status, and departmental permission. PSYC 490 and 491 Honors Thesis I and II Independent research in a special topic for honors. Prerequisites: senior status, GPA of 3.5 in the major and 3.3 overall, and permission of all members of the department.
Public Policy and Community Service
Professors Major Talmage A. Stanley, Chair Public Policy and Community Annalisa L. Raymer Service (B.A.) The Appalachian Center for Community Service oversees service learning opportunities related to the Public Policy and Community Service major, a liberal arts, interdisciplinary major leading to the B.A. degree, designed to lead to careers in nonprofit organizations and government agencies and in fields related to human services, community development, the church, and social change. Public Policy and Community Service (B.A.) Objectives: To instill an understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of the study of public policy making and community service, including the influence of social, cultural, political, economic, and religious factors in community life. The department seeks to provide students with concepts and skills in place-based analysis and research resulting in effective action. Additionally, the department works to help students discern and understand the impact of local, regional, national, and global structures and institutions on social change, enabling students not only to understand change but to become agents of change. The program in Public Policy and Community Service involves a systematic and rigorous study of many central conceptual themes: citizenship, community service, religion, public ethics, diversity, public policy, globalization, social justice, sustainable development, and social change. The department’s principal goal is to provide students with the knowledge and tools to become fluent in these themes in both academic and practical dimensions. The department emphasizes critical thinking, analytical writing, communication skills, public problem solving, significant reflection and analysis components, and a strong field component. Requirements: Required courses are 100, 200, 225, 250, 300, 345, 400, 450 (senior project), Economics 101 or 151, and Political Science 103. Seven additional courses are selected in consultation with the faculty advisor from among the following: one course from Environmental Studies 100 or 225, Geography 221, History 220, Political
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