Social Science at Cloud

SOCIAL SCIENCE
SS099 PERSONAL ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING - 1 credit hour: Allows students to assess their skills, aptitudes, interests, and values. It helps students: 1) determine what obstacles are interfering with their learning, 2) devise a plan to overcome these obstacles, and 3) gain the self-confidence and self-determination necessary for college success.
SS100 COLLEGE SKILLS AND RESOURCES - 1 credit hour: Familiarizes incoming Cloud students with the campus, its facilities, procedures and regulations. Students are assisted in 1) defining their educational goals, 2) identifying courses and experiences that can help fulfill their goals and 3) accessing the support services necessary to achieve their goals.
SS101 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY - 3 credit hours: Is an introduction to the science of psychology with an emphasis on the principles which lead to a greater understanding of human behavior. A variety of laboratory experience will be included in the course.
SS102 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY - 3 credit hours: The course includes a comprehensive study of psychological disorders. The assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders are also parts of the material covered. Prerequisite: General Psychology.
SS103 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY - 3 credit hours: An introduction to the discipline that utilizes the scientific method to attempt to understand and explain how the individual's behavior, thoughts, and feelings are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of others. Analysis of the self, culture and gender will be given special emphasis in regard to their direct and indirect influence upon human behavior.
SS104 INDEPENDENT STUDY: PSYCHOLOGY - 3 credit hours: Permits the serious psychological student to do an in-depth study of some aspect of psychology. This study culminates in a term paper over which he is given an oral examination. Prerequisite: General Psychology and Human Growth and Development.
SS105 HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT - 3 credit hours: Is a study of the self and steps which lead to psychological maturity, an analysis of our culture in relationship to the needs for personal growth, and a study of the individual from conception through death to determine physical, mental, social, and cultural needs for a rich and satisfying life. Prerequisite: General Psychology. (Dual listing with Home Economics.)
SS106 MARRIAGE AND FAMILY - 3 credit hours: Is a study of mate selection, marriage, and the family from the psychological, sociological, biological, and developmental points of view. Included are the relationship of values to marriage, sex roles, dating and engagement, family planning, parenthood, family economics, communication and marital growth and fulfillment, and death in the family. (Dual listing with Home Economics.)
SS107 HUMAN SEXUALITY - 3 credit hours: Is an introductory course into the biological, psychological, social and legal aspects of human sexuality with the major emphasis on the development of wholesome attitudes toward the masculine and/or feminine elements of one's unique development.
SS108 WOMEN IN AMERICAN SOCIETY - 3 credit hours: Will explore the many facets of women in American society and the impact on relationships and family, both from historical and contemporary perspectives. Students will be offered a cross section of available information from a liberal arts perspective, including literature, psychology, history, political science, and social philosophy.
SS109 MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICUM I - 1 credit hour: Allows the student to gain practical experience in mental health services while under professional supervision of mental health providers. The student will be exposed to a variety of professional activities including but not limited to staffing of clients, diagnostic procedures, testing, behavioral observation, development of therapeutic intervention strategies and individual and group therapy. Prerequisite: General Psychology and permission of instructor.
SS110 MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICUM II - 1 credit hour: Is an extension of Practicum I and is centered around student experimentation with biofeedback. This course is primarily for students who are considering clinical psychology as a vocation. Prerequisite: Practicum I.
SS111 HONORS GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY - 3 credit hours: An introduction to the field focusing on the various areas of study, the methods used by psychologists, their findings and the implications of those findings. Students desiring a more in depth understanding of psychology in preparation for a career in the helping professions will find this course particularly useful. Through the use of field trips, guest lecturers, video presentations and additional readings students will develop a better understanding of the role and activities of a psychologist in contemporary society.
SS113 HUMAN RELATIONS - 3 credit hours: Is an experience-oriented class which is designed to assist persons to focus upon themselves and others, developing an understanding that how they perceive and respond to events around them is their choice. This awareness is the first step in changing negative attitudes to positive ones, which leads to better establishment of personal responsibility and accountability. Utilizing group interaction and discussion, emphasis is placed upon the development of listening and communication skills, conflict management, personal and interpersonal awareness, goal setting, attitude awareness, understanding people, dealing with emotions, tem-building strategies, motivational power, and reaching one's potential.
SS114 PERSPECTIVES ON DEATH AND DYING - 3 credit hours: Focuses upon death as a biological reality, a cultural phenomenon, a spiritual event, a psychological trauma, and an economic liability.
SS115 PARENTING SKILLS - 1 credit hour: Is primarily designed for parents or children's workers to assist them in dealing positively with such childhood problems as bed wetting, sibling rivalry, temper tantrums, childhood stress, and other developmental problems of children.
SS116 ASSERTIVE TRAINING - 1 credit hour: Focuses upon the positive approach to self-image and interpersonal relations.
SS117 ADVANCED ASSERTIVE TRAINING - 1 credit hour: Deals with interpersonal relationships built upon information and attitudes developed in SS116.
SS118 DRUGS IN PERSPECTIVE - 2 credit hours: Is designed for those individuals who engage directly in drug abuse prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and drug education, and for those who wish to broaden their knowledge about drug use and misuse. The curricula for the course has been approved by the National Institute of Drug Abuse.
SS120 WESTERN CIVILIZATION I - 3 credit hours: Is a survey from prehistoric times through the Protestant Reformation. Consideration is given to the contributions of the Ancient Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek and Roman societies to western civilization as well as Medieval and Renaissance Europe.
SS121 WESTERN CIVILIZATION II - 3 credit hours: Is a continuation to Western Civilization I starting with 17th century Europe and surveying the pattern of Western history to the present day. Modern Europe is emphasized with consideration given to the various ideologies and beliefs that have shaped the 20th century European society.
SS122 U.S. HISTORY I - 3 credit hours: Is a survey of American History from its European background through the time of the Civil War. The political, economic and social growth of our country is emphasized.
SS123 U.S. HISTORY II - 3 credit hours: Is a survey of American History from its Reconstruction to the present. The political, intellectual, economic, and social growth of our country is emphasized.
SS124 INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY - 3 credit hours: Covers what history is, how it is produced, and what its functions are. Designed for students who want an introductory course which explains the methodology and purposes of the discipline.
SS125 INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY - 3 credit hours: Is designed to introduce students to the extraordinary diversity of human cultures. This variation is viewed as a reflection of each society's continuing need to adapt successfully to local, social and environmental conditions. While the course focuses chiefly upon primitive and nonindustrialized societies today (i.e., those living in the "ethnographic present"), past cultures are also surveyed from the perspectives of physical anthropology and archaeology.
SS130 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY - 3 credit hours: Is designed as an introduction to the study of the structure and function of human groups, particularly those which occur in contemporary industrialized cultures. The relationships between the individual and his society, culture and society, and the social dynamics of institutions are investigated.
SS131 RACE & ETHNIC RELATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES - 3 credit hours: Is a cross-discipline approach combining the sociological analysis of intergroup processes and the history of various American ethnic and racial groups. Emphasized are the experiences of Japanese Americans, Chicanos, Black Americans and American Indians. Prerequisite: Introduction to Sociology.
SS135 FAMILIES AND SEXUALITY - 2 credit hours: Is especially designed for parents of adolescents and children who desire realistic, pertinent information on informing their children on such important family topics as sexuality and sex communication. The course will be divided into two one-credit modules.
SS136 UNDERSTANDING YOUR SEXUALITY - 1 credit hour: Is designed for parents seeking assistance in sex-related information, this course will deal with such topics as anatomy, sexual hang-ups, sexual attitudes within the church and society and the language of sexual communications.
SS137 DEALING WITH SEXUALITY IN THE FAMILY - 1 credit hour: Designed for parents seeking assistance in sex-related information, this course will deal with such topics as sex communication, i.e., parent-child, parent-adolescent, parent-parent, parent-child-important others, developing healthy sexual attitudes, and sex education issues.
SS140 U.S. GOVERNMENT: NATIONAL - 3 credit hours: Is an introduction to the structure and function of the United States Government and the political behavior of the American people.
SS141 U.S. GOVERNMENT: STATE AND LOCAL - 3 credit hours: Is a study of the structure and function of state and local governments with special attention given to the governments in Kansas.

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