DESCRIPTION OF COURSES SPH 310 Play Production (3) Play Production provides students the opportunity to produce a theatrical presentation. It involves participation in at least one of the areas of production: design, acting, make-up, stage managing, stage lighting, and set construction. SPH 320 Modern Drama (3) Modern Drama is a study of dramatic theory and literature from the Greeks to the present day. It explores the Greek theater; the English theater of the Renaissance period; mid-eighteenth century theater; and recent developments in realism, naturalism, and expressionism. SOCIAL SCIENCES SSC 100 Contemporary Affairs (1) Contemporary Affairs is a course designed for analytical, critical, and creative examination of contemporary social, political, and economic issues. Emphasis is on social sciences skills and application through discussions, essays, and special projects. SSC 200 Pre-Law Seminar (2) Pre-Law Seminar is a study of selected areas of federal and state legal history, constitutional law, and the legal profession. SSC 201 Computers and Society (3) Computers and Society is an interdisciplinary introduction to the study of computer impact. It includes historical interplay between technology and society, the present and future role of computers as they affect individuals, and their impact on society. SSC 301 Women's Role in a Changing Society (3) Women's Role in a Changing Society is designed to sensitize students to the historical role of women in various parts of the world and to the changing role of women in contemporary society. The course examines the impact of culture and society on gender roles, including socialization and identity formation, as expressed in various lifestyles. SSC 302 Political Economy and Society (3) Political Economy and Society is an introductory study of how political and economic forces interact to influence public decision-making as well as private activity relative to the allocation and utilization of material resources in the pursuit of societal wellbeing. Theory as well as analysis with regard to how factors such as culture, ideology, race, gender and distribution of power shape macroeconomic behavior is emphasized in this course. SSC 350 Introduction to Social Statistics (3) Introduction to Social Statistics provides an introduction to the fundamentals and uses of modern statistics and quantitative methods in the social sciences. It includes descriptive statistics, statistical inference and statistical inference and probability theory. Prerequisite: MAT 103 SSC 400 Social Science Seminar (3) Social Science Seminar is the capstone course for students majoring in Sociology. It focuses on discussions and topics that synthesize significant issues and concerns inside the field of sociology as a specialized area of study. Major concepts, theoretical approaches, personalities, and matters related to practical application of knowledge and skills within the discipline are emphasized. A scholarly research papers that will be presented in a public setting and critiqued by a panel of
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