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The titles “Bachelor of Psychology” and “Bachelor of Sociology” have been approved for these NAU-Yuma
programs. Because these titles are closer to those used at NAU-Flagstaff, distinguishing prefixes are being
adopted. The prefixes in the right hand column of the accompanying table are for the Bachelor of Sociology
and Bachelor of Psychology offered through NAU-Yuma.
All relevant departments have been notified of changes.
Karen Pugliesi agrees that the name changes can be implemented by Fall 2014.
Bachelor of Sociological Studies
Prerequisites
Bachelor of Sociology
Prerequisites
SOC 101
Introduction To Sociology
SOCIO 101
Introduction To Sociology
3 units
Basic concepts and interpretations of human
action; significance of a sociological
perspective on the human experience. Letter
grade only
SOC 210
Social Problems
3 units
Basic concepts and interpretations of human
action; significance of a sociological
perspective on the human experience. Letter
grade only
SOCIO 210
Social Problems
3 units
Selected social problems in contemporary
American society. Letter grade only
SOC 215
Race And Ethnic Relations
3 units
Selected social problems in contemporary
American society. Letter grade only
SOCIO 215
Race And Ethnic Relations
3 units
Characteristics of minority-dominant
relationships, their formation, stabilization,
and modification in terms of discrimination,
segregation, conflict, power, and assimilation.
Cross-listed with ES 215. Letter grade only
SOC 216
Family Issues And Social Change
3 units
Characteristics of minority-dominant
relationships, their formation, stabilization,
and modification in terms of discrimination,
segregation, conflict, power, and assimilation.
Cross-listed with ES 215. Letter grade only
SOCIO 216
Family Issues And Social Change
3 units
3 units
Examines how family and familial relationships Examines how family and familial relationships
over the life course change with cultural and
structural developments in society; love,
marriage, divorce, cohabitation, parenting,
work, child care, problems and social policy.
Letter grade only
SOC 301
Topics In Contemporary Social Issues
3 units (Complete 6 units)
Examines selected social issues in
contemporary societies. Letter grade only.
May be repeated for credit for up to 9 units
with different content
over the life course change with cultural and
structural developments in society; love,
marriage, divorce, cohabitation, parenting,
work, child care, problems and social policy.
Letter grade only
SOCIO 301
Topics In Contemporary Social Issues
3 units (Complete 6 units)
Examines selected social issues in
contemporary societies. Letter grade only.
May be repeated for credit for up to 9 units
with different content
Core Courses
Core Courses
SOC 201
Development Of Sociological Thought
SOCIO 201
Development Of Sociological Thought
3 units
Traces the development of sociological
thought and its relationship to contemporary
sociological theory. Letter grade only
SOC 355W
Research Methods
3 units
Examines inductive and deductive approaches
to scientific inquiry. Exercises in hypothesis
construction and testing, research design,
collection and analysis of social data, and
written presentation of research results. This
course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing
requirement. Letter grade only
3 units
Traces the development of sociological
thought and its relationship to contemporary
sociological theory. Letter grade only
SOCIO 355W
Research Methods
3 units
Examines inductive and deductive approaches
to scientific inquiry. Exercises in hypothesis
construction and testing, research design,
collection and analysis of social data, and
written presentation of research results. This
course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing
requirement. Letter grade only
SOC 365
Social Statistics
SOCIO 365
Social Statistics
3 units
Statistical techniques as they apply to the
description and analysis of social data.
Measures of central tendency, dispersion, and
association together with appropriate
inferential tests. Letter grade only
SOC 498C
Senior Seminar
3 units
Statistical techniques as they apply to the
description and analysis of social data.
Measures of central tendency, dispersion, and
association together with appropriate
inferential tests. Letter grade only
SOCIO 498C
Senior Seminar
3 units
3 units
Integrates theory and practice, with emphasis
on historical and contemporary developments.
Letter grade only.
SOC 315
American Society And The American Indian
Integrates theory and practice, with emphasis
on historical and contemporary developments.
Letter grade only.
SOCIO 315
American Society And The American Indian
3 units
Studies contemporary status of American
Indians in the United States with emphasis on
those of the Southwest; policies and events
leading to present conditions; possible future
directions and their implications for the
nation. Letter grade only
SOC 316
Sociology Of Sexuality
3 units
Sources and modes of sexual socialization and
the impact of sexual roles on relationships
ranging from impersonal to intimate. Letter
grade only
SOC 318
Medical Sociology
3 units
Health care from the sociological perspective,
with special emphasis on the patient as a
person in an overall life situation; the place of
medicine in society; the social organization of
health care; the social rules and roles of
health; special concerns of medicine, nursing,
and health. Letter grade only
SOC 319
Population And Environment
3 units
Studies population growth as it relates to the
social and natural environment. History of the
emergence, growth, and organization of
human populations. Examines contemporary
population growth and distribution patterns in
relation to natural resources and
environmental stress. Letter grade only
SOC 320
Social Psychology
3 units
Studies contemporary status of American
Indians in the United States with emphasis on
those of the Southwest; policies and events
leading to present conditions; possible future
directions and their implications for the
nation. Letter grade only
SOCIO 316
Sociology Of Sexuality
3 units
Sources and modes of sexual socialization and
the impact of sexual roles on relationships
ranging from impersonal to intimate. Letter
grade only
SOCIO 318
Medical Sociology
3 units
Health care from the sociological perspective,
with special emphasis on the patient as a
person in an overall life situation; the place of
medicine in society; the social organization of
health care; the social rules and roles of
health; special concerns of medicine, nursing,
and health. Letter grade only
SOCIO 319
Population And Environment
3 units
Studies population growth as it relates to the
social and natural environment. History of the
emergence, growth, and organization of
human populations. Examines contemporary
population growth and distribution patterns in
relation to natural resources and
environmental stress. Letter grade only
SOCIO 320
Social Psychology
3 units
Individual and group behavior; processes of
social interaction; social influences and
attraction; and the development of the self
and social order. Letter grade only
SOC 333
Environment And Society
3 units
Individual and group behavior; processes of
social interaction; social influences and
attraction; and the development of the self
and social order. Letter grade only
SOCIO 333
Environment And Society
3 units
This course explores the social construction of
nature and the growth of an environmental
consciousness. Students will explore the
cultural and structural roots of humanproduced ecological problems. Letter grade
only
SOC 339
Crime, Law And Society
3 units
This course explores the social construction of
nature and the growth of an environmental
consciousness. Students will explore the
cultural and structural roots of humanproduced ecological problems. Letter grade
only
SOCIO 339
Crime, Law And Society
3 units
Analyzes the origins and development of law
and social control agencies; structural theory
of the origins of crime and criminality. Letter
grade only
SOC 353
Social Stratification
3 units
Types and consequences of social inequality;
social class, status, and power as determinants
of behavior, values, and life chances; social
mobility in modern society. Letter grade only
SOC 360
Sociocultural Aging
3 units
Comparative analysis of social and cultural
theories of aging; social, cultural, and
economic factors affecting elders in various
contexts; societal attitudes toward aging and
elders; health and policy issues. Cross-listed
with GRT 360. Letter grade only
SOC 412
Political Sociology
3 units
Sociological analysis of the political order,
3 units
Analyzes the origins and development of law
and social control agencies; structural theory
of the origins of crime and criminality. Letter
grade only
SOCIO 353
Social Stratification
3 units
Types and consequences of social inequality;
social class, status, and power as determinants
of behavior, values, and life chances; social
mobility in modern society. Letter grade only
SOCIO 360
Sociocultural Aging
3 units
Comparative analysis of social and cultural
theories of aging; social, cultural, and
economic factors affecting elders in various
contexts; societal attitudes toward aging and
elders; health and policy issues. Cross-listed
with GRT 360. Letter grade only
SOCIO 412
Political Sociology
3 units
Sociological analysis of the political order,
relating political behavior to social contexts
and social structure. Letter grade only
SOC 417
Sociology Of Childhood
relating political behavior to social contexts
and social structure. Letter grade only
SOCIO 417
Sociology Of Childhood
3 units
Analyzes how childhood has been socially
constructed by children as well as adults
across historical, cultural, and structural
contexts. Letter grade only
SOC 441
Deviance
3 units
Interactionist perspective is used in examining
the social reaction to deviance; subcultural
deviance is also examined. Letter grade only
3 units
Analyzes how childhood has been socially
constructed by children as well as adults
across historical, cultural, and structural
contexts. Letter grade only
SOCIO 441
Deviance
3 units
Interactionist perspective is used in examining
the social reaction to deviance; subcultural
deviance is also examined. Letter grade only
Bachelor of Psychological Sciences
Bachelor of Psychology
Prerequisites
Prerequisites
PSY 101
Introduction To Psychology
3 units
Surveys the science of psychology, including
history of psychology, physiology,
development, health, abnormal, learning,
sensation, perception, motivation, personality,
and intelligence. Letter grade only
PSY 230
Introduction To Statistics In Psychology
PSYCH 101
Introduction To Psychology
3 units
Surveys the science of psychology, including
history of psychology, physiology,
development, health, abnormal, learning,
sensation, perception, motivation, personality,
and intelligence. Letter grade only
PSYCH 230
Introduction To Statistics In Psychology
4 units
Basic concepts of statistical analysis and
design in psychological research. Letter grade
only. Course fee required.
PSY 240
Developmental Psychology
3 units
Surveys physical, social, and cognitive
development from conception through
adulthood. Letter grade only.
PSY 250
Social Psychology
4 units
Basic concepts of statistical analysis and
design in psychological research. Letter grade
only. Course fee required.
PSYCH 240
Developmental Psychology
3 units
Surveys physical, social, and cognitive
development from conception through
adulthood. Letter grade only.
PSYCH 250
Social Psychology
3 units
Scientific theory and research on how people
think about self and others, influence other
people, and form relationships with others.
Letter grade only
PSY 227
Introduction To Personality
3 units
Theories and topics in personality including its
development, measurement, research, and
behavior-change techniques. Letter grade only
PSY 215
Abnormal Psychology
3 units
Abnormal Psychology is the study of abnormal
or dysfunctional emotions, thoughts, and
behaviors. The course focuses on experiences
(symptoms) that deviate from cultural norms
and cause clinically significant distress as well
as psychosocial dysfunction. We will focus on
the classification of psychological disorders
into various classes of disorders, the disorders
themselves, and symptoms of each disorder.
Other major components involve learning
about the etiology (risk factors for) and
research-supported treatments for
psychological disorders. Letter grade only
Specialization
PSY 302W
Research Methods In Psychology
3 units
Scientific theory and research on how people
think about self and others, influence other
people, and form relationships with others.
Letter grade only
PSYCH 227
Introduction To Personality
3 units
Theories and topics in personality including its
development, measurement, research, and
behavior-change techniques. Letter grade only
PSYCH 215
Abnormal Psychology
3 units
Abnormal Psychology is the study of abnormal
or dysfunctional emotions, thoughts, and
behaviors. The course focuses on experiences
(symptoms) that deviate from cultural norms
and cause clinically significant distress as well
as psychosocial dysfunction. We will focus on
the classification of psychological disorders
into various classes of disorders, the disorders
themselves, and symptoms of each disorder.
Other major components involve learning
about the etiology (risk factors for) and
research-supported treatments for
psychological disorders. Letter grade only
Specialization
PSYCH 302W
Research Methods In Psychology
4 units
Introduces scientific methodologies as used in
psychological research including projects in
conducting research. This course fulfills NAU's
junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade
only. Course fee required
PSY 326
Group Behavior
4 units
Introduces scientific methodologies as used in
psychological research including projects in
conducting research. This course fulfills NAU's
junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade
only. Course fee required
PSYCH 326
Group Behavior
3 units
Surveys psychological approaches to group
processes and functions. Topics may include
3 units
Surveys psychological approaches to group
processes and functions. Topics may include
structure, influence, leadership, conflict, and
performance. Letter grade only
PSY 348
Organizational Psychology
structure, influence, leadership, conflict, and
performance. Letter grade only
PSYCH 348
Organizational Psychology
3 units
Studies individual, group, and organizational
influences on behavior, focusing on
motivation, leadership, conflict, and
organizational structure and development.
Recommended: PSY 346. Letter grade only
PSY 340
Child And Adolescent Development
3 units
Studies individual, group, and organizational
influences on behavior, focusing on
motivation, leadership, conflict, and
organizational structure and development.
Recommended: PSY 346. Letter grade only
PSYCH 340
Child And Adolescent Development
3 units
Studies development from conception
through adolescence. Letter grade only.
PSY 344
Adult Development And Aging
3 units
Studies development from conception
through adolescence. Letter grade only.
PSYCH 344
Adult Development And Aging
3 units
Studies the adult aging process from multiple
perspectives including biological, sociological,
and cross-cultural. Letter grade only
PSY 355
Sensation And Perception
3 units
Basic methods, research, and theory in vision
and other senses. Topics may include form,
depth, and motion perception; color vision;
touch and auditory perception. Letter grade
only
PSY 370
Motivation And Emotion
3 units
Analyzes social, biological, and cognitive
factors involved in motivated behaviors and
emotional states. Recommended: PSY 350.
Letter grade only
PSY 420
Human Cognition
3 units
Studies the adult aging process from multiple
perspectives including biological, sociological,
and cross-cultural. Letter grade only
PSYCH 355
Sensation And Perception
3 units
Basic methods, research, and theory in vision
and other senses. Topics may include form,
depth, and motion perception; color vision;
touch and auditory perception. Letter grade
only
PSYCH 370
Motivation And Emotion
3 units
Analyzes social, biological, and cognitive
factors involved in motivated behaviors and
emotional states. Recommended: PSY 350.
Letter grade only
PSYCH 420
Human Cognition
3 units
3 units
Contemporary research and theory in human
information processing. Topics may include
attention, memory, problem solving, and
language. Recommended: PSY 355. Letter
grade only
PSY 432
Psychophysiology Of Drugs And Behavior
Contemporary research and theory in human
information processing. Topics may include
attention, memory, problem solving, and
language. Recommended: PSY 355. Letter
grade only
PSYCH 432
Psychophysiology Of Drugs And Behavior
3 units
Introduces physiological and synaptic
mechanisms by which therapeutic and illicit
drugs affect behavior. Letter grade only.
PSY 450C
Historical Systems Of Psychology
3 units
Introduces physiological and synaptic
mechanisms by which therapeutic and illicit
drugs affect behavior. Letter grade only.
PSYCH 450C
Historical Systems Of Psychology
3 units
Surveys and compares different theories and
methods of psychology and their historical
background. Evaluates those theories and
methods from philosophical and scientific
standpoints. Letter grade only
PSY 460C
Community Psychology
3 units
Surveys and compares different theories and
methods of psychology and their historical
background. Evaluates those theories and
methods from philosophical and scientific
standpoints. Letter grade only
PSYCH 460C
Community Psychology
3 units
Understanding the application of psychology
to real-world social problems. Emphases on
person-environment fit, models of prevention,
and personal and social resources. Letter
grade only
PSY 490C
Senior Capstone: Special Topics
3 units
Explores the various kinds of thematic foci and
essential skills in psychology. Drawing on past
and concurrent coursework, the focus of this
course will be in a selected area of a particular
major field of study. Letter grade only. May be
repeated for up to 6 units of credit
3 units
Understanding the application of psychology
to real-world social problems. Emphases on
person-environment fit, models of prevention,
and personal and social resources. Letter
grade only
PSYCH 490C
Senior Capstone: Special Topics
3 units
Explores the various kinds of thematic foci and
essential skills in psychology. Drawing on past
and concurrent coursework, the focus of this
course will be in a selected area of a particular
major field of study. Letter grade only. May be
repeated for up to 6 units of credit