Social Science courses such as Psychology, Sociology, and others. Also includes courses for Education.

ECO 202 01 U26:Steiger ECO 202 U26:Steiger - Microeconomics

The Microeconomics course is designed to provide a study of individual markets in our economy. We will examine price-output behavior in purely competitive, oligopolistic, monopolistically competitve, and monopolistic markets. Other topics reviewed in this course include: Resource markets, concentration ratios, labor and unions, pollution, agriculture, and international trade. In summary, our studies will emphasize how households and firms make decisions and interact within the economic markets in which we live. This course fulfills a social science requirement.

SOC 101 01 U26:Jackson SOC 101 U26:Jackson - Introduction To Sociology

Sociology is the scientific study of humans living with one another in a society. Basic social concepts studied include: social organization, culture, collective behavior, deviant behavior, stratification, population, and social institutions such as family, religion, and education. Students are exposed to fundamental theories, methods, and techniques used by sociologists.

PSY 296: Learning Beyond the Classroom PSY 296: Learning Beyond the Classroom: Nature and Human Development

Seminar course exploring special topics relevant to the field of Psychology that will be offered during select terms. Selections vary from semester to semester, and the course may be repeated to a maximum of six credits provided there is no repetition of subject matter. This course fulfills a social science requirement when taken for 3 or 4 credits. Special topics courses are considered general transfer electives however students are advised to work closely with their intended transfer college or university to determine course equivalency.

This special topic course examines the psychological and educational impacts of human connection to nature through the study of Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv. Students explore nature-deficit disorder and related research on attention, learning, behavior, and well-being across the lifespan while considering social and cultural influences on access to nature. The course includes a required experiential component in which students participate in two structured outdoor learning experiences and reflect on their applications to psychology and education.

PSY 101 01 U26:Tregembo PSY 101 U26:Tregembo - General Psychology

An introduction to the scientific study and interpretation of human behavior. The topics include: scope and goals of psychology, learning, perception, sensation, motivation, emotions, physiological basis for behavior, mental illness, psychotherapy, and personality development. The course reflects the increasing attention being paid to experimental procedures, laboratory techniques and research findings.

PLS 101 01 U26:Johnson PLS 101 U26:Johnson - Introduction To American Government

A study of the major aspects of American government on national, state, and local levels. Special emphasis on national government, with comparisons between the levels of government made thoughout the course. Satisfies Michigan requirements on political science.

HUM 201 01 U26:Austin HUM 201 U26:Austin - Introduction to the Humanities

This course provides a general introduction to the foundational skills of the Humanities: observation, description, analysis, and explanation. Students will consider evidence from fields including architecture, music, advertising, cartography, and literature, both fiction and non-fiction. Some evidence will be observed by way of fieldwork, with visits to sites and events of cultural significance. Emphasis will be on how meaning is constructed and conveyed rather that what meaning is attributed to any given piece of evidence.

HST 202 01 U26:Johnson HST 202 U26:Johnson - United States History From 1865

This course covers the political, social, and cultural history of the United States from the Reconstruction period to the present. It examines the rebuilding of the nation after the Civil War; settlement in the Midwest and industrilization; the Progressive Era; World War I; the 1920's and the Great Depression; World War II; the Cold War at home and abroad; the political and cultural transformation of the 1960s and 1970s; and the resurgence of conservatism.