May 16, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 Courses numbered from 101–299 are lower-division courses, primarily for freshmen and sophomores; those numbered from 300–499 are upper-division courses, primarily for juniors and seniors. The numbers 296, 396, 496, and 596 designate individual study courses and are available for registration by prior arrangement with the course instructor and approval of the department chair.

The number in parentheses following the course title indicates the amount of credit each course carries. Variable credit courses include the minimum and maximum number of the credits within parentheses.

Not all of the courses are offered every quarter. Final confirmation of courses to be offered, information on new courses and programs, as well as a list of hours, instructor, titles of courses and places of class meetings, is available online in My CWU which can be accessed through the the CWU home page, and go to www.cwu.edu/registrar/course-information

 

Safety and Health Management (SHM)

  
  • SHM 472 - Ergonomics


    Description:
    It provides the basics of ergonomics in the work environment: musculoskeletal disorders, assessment of ergonomic risk factors, workplace design, evaluation of lifting and material handling activities, and the role of ergonomics in a comprehensive workplace safety program. Two lecture hours and two lab hours. Course will be offered every year (Winter).

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisites: SHM 471.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • SHM 474 - Safety and Health Management Systems


    Description:
    It provides a systems-based approach to managing safety programs, with the help of major consensus standards such as ANSI/AIHA Z10, OHSAS 18001, and OSHA VPP.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: SHM 353.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • SHM 475 - Management System Auditing (Put on Reserve 9/16/16.)


    Description:
    Procedures to externally monitor: auditing, data collection, safety and health management systems, assessment strategies, consulting and contracts. (Put on Reserve 9/16/16. Last taught in 2013. Will go inactive 8/24/19.)

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisites: SHM 474, either SHM 477 or IET 481, and either PSY 456 or MGT 386.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • SHM 477 - Environmental Management


    Description:
    It provides an overview of federal environmental legislation’s (CWA, CAA, RCRA, and CERCLA) and their practical application in the work environment. The course will also introduce the ISO’s environmental management system 14000 series.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisites: SHM 353 and SHM 377.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • SHM 480 - Safety and Health Laboratory


    Description:
    It provides hands-on experience with various safety measurement instruments used in the profession. It includes training strategies using safety equipment/situations encountered in the workplace Four lab hours per week. Course will be offered every year (Winter).

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisites: PHYS 106 and SHM 471 and SHM 490.

    Credits: (2)

  
  • SHM 481 - Evolving Issues in Safety and Health Management


    Description:
    Presentations and case studies by practicing safety professionals on contemporary and future safety and health management topics.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: SHM 490.

    Credits: (2)

  
  • SHM 482 - Evolving Issues in Risk Management


    Description:
    This course exposes students to the varied career options, evolving issues in risk management, and strategies to identify and handle ethical dilemmas faced by safety and risk management professionals using an ethical framework. Course will be offered every year (Spring).

    Credits: (1)

    Learner Outcomes:
    • The student will be able to demonstrate an understanding of contemporary risk management issues and the impacts of their solutions within a global and societal context.
    • The student will be able to, given three common real-world ethical dilemmas, in a case study form, identify stakeholders, describe the ethical dilemma, and identify alternate courses of actions and their impacts.
    Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
    Approved Fall 2017

  
  • SHM 485 - Safety and Health Management Capstone


    Description:
    Students will apply the principles of safety and health management to solve real world safety issues through various real world projects. The course will help prepare the students for the transition from student life to employment as a safety and health professional. By permission.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisites: SHM 490 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)

  
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    SHM 490 - Cooperative Education


    Description:
    An individualized contracted field experience with business, industry, government, or social service agencies. A minimum of 67 clock-hours of field experience is required for one academic credit. May be repeated up to 6 credits. Grade will either be S or U.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisites: SHM 301, and SHM 351, and SHM 352, and SHM 353, and SHM 371 or by permission.

    Credits: (1-12)

  
  • SHM 491 - Workshop


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  
  • SHM 497 - Honors


    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: admission to department honors program.

    Credits: (1-12)

  
  • SHM 498 - Special Topics


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • SHM 499 - Seminar


    Credits: (1-5)


Safety Education (SED)

  
  • SED 298 - Special Topics


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • SED 299 - Seminar


    Description:
    May be repeated if subject is different.

    Credits: (1-5)

  
  • SED 382 - Driver Task Analysis


    Description:
    Introduction to traffic safety education, the highway transportation system, driver task analysis, classroom instruction techniques.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: SED 180.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • SED 396 - Individual Study


    Description:
    May be repeated if subject is different.

    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • SED 397 - Honors


    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: admission to department honors program.

    Credits: (1-12)

  
  • SED 398 - Special Topics


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • SED 399 - Seminar


    Description:
    May be repeated if subject is different.

    Credits: (1-5)

  
  • SED 481 - Teaching Traffic Safety Education: Classroom and Simulation Instruction


    Description:
    Methods, materials and techniques for teaching classroom and simulation. Experience in teaching beginning drivers.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: SED 382 and current WSP/FBI fingerprint clearance.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • SED 482 - Teaching Traffic Safety Education: In Car


    Description:
    Methods, materials and techniques for teaching in dual-control vehicles. Experience teaching beginning drivers.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: SED 382 and current WSP/FBI fingerprint clearance.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SED 484 - Safety Program Supervision


    Description:
    Development and management of a total school safety program.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: SED 382.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • SED 491 - Workshop


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  
  • SED 497 - Honors


    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: admission to department honors program.

    Credits: (1-12)

  
  • SED 498 - Special Topics


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • SED 499 - Seminar


    Credits: (1-5)


Science Education (SCED)

  
  • SCED 201 - Introduction to STEM Teaching and Learning


    Description:
    Explore the implications of science and mathematics learning theories and practices on individual learning, classroom learning, and within the context of society.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: one course with a prefix of ANTH, BIOL, CHEM, ENST, GEOG, GEOL, MATH, or PHYS.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • SCED 215 - STEM Outreach Field Experience


    Description:
    Applied field experience in communication and teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) concepts to children. Involves planning and conduction demonstrations, lessons, and activities. Outreach outside of class time is required. May be repeated up to 4 credits.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisites: 2 courses with a prefix of ANTH or BIOL or CHEM or ENST or GEOG or GEOL or MATH or PHYS or SCED.

    Credits: (1-2)

  
  • SCED 298 - Special Topics


    Description:
    May be repeated if subject is different.

    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • SCED 299 - Seminar


    Description:
    May be repeated if subject is different.

    Credits: (1-5)

  
  • SCED 301 - Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Inquiry


    Description:
    Interdisciplinary investigation of applied life, physical, and Earth science concepts applicable to K-12 classrooms using integrated contexts. Applied inquiry processes are used to increase student knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Six lecture/lab hours per week.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: junior standing or above.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SCED 305 - The Story of Science


    Description:
    Study of how knowledge evolves as people interact with each other and their environment. Behaviors and interactions will be analyzed in the context of episodes in science.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequsite: Sophomore standing or above.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SCED 311 - Science Concepts for Teachers


    Description:
    An in-depth examination for the science concepts applicable to K-12 classrooms using an individualized and inquiry-based approach. Online and community recourses are utilized to enhance existing science content knowledge and understanding.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SCED 320 - Genetics and Cell Biology Concepts


    Description:
    Integrated exploration of genetics and cell biology concepts including chemical and molecular basis of life, energy transformations, cells in context, genetic patterns of inheritance, molecular genetics, and cell division. Course will be offered every year. Course will not have an established scheduling pattern.

    Prerequisites:

    Prerequisites: (BIOL 106 or BIOL 181) AND (CHEM 106 or CHEM 111 or CHEM 181).

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SCED 322 - Science Education in the Elementary School


    Description:
    Techniques, selection of materials and appropriate subject matter for the various grade levels. Demonstrations and student investigative activities for use in classroom science teaching.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: current WSP/FBI fingerprint clearance, and conditional or full admission to the Teacher Certification Program.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • SCED 324 - Science Education in Middle and Secondary Schools I


    Description:
    Methods, techniques, and materials appropriate for teaching science in secondary schools. Curriculum, planning, and experiments for use in teaching.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisites: EFC 330 and SCED 301, current WSP/FBI fingerprint clearance, and admission to the Teacher Certification Program.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • SCED 325 - Science Education in Middle and Secondary Schools II


    Description:
    Applied field experience for teaching science in secondary schools. Planning, instruction, and management for teaching science. Enrollment is subject to full admission to the Professional Education Program.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisites: SCED 324, admission to the Teacher Certification Program, and current WSP/FBI fingerprint clearance.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • SCED 330 - Marine Science for Teachers


    Description:
    Interdisciplinary investigation of the environments and organisms of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Course will not have an established scheduling pattern.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisites: two courses with the prefix BIOL or CHEM or ENST or GEOL or PHYS.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SCED 354 - Science, Society and the Teaching Community


    Description:
    Teacher candidates will learn the nature and context of science, compare science with other ways of knowing, describe the relationship between science and the community, gain skills in integrating community resources with the classroom.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: current WSP/FBI fingerprint clearance, and admission to the Teacher Certification Program.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • SCED 392 - Science Teaching Practicum


    Description:
    Clinical practice and application of skills and competencies necessary for teaching science. May be repeated up to 3 credits.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisites: SCED 201 or 301; current WSP/FBI fingerprint clearance, and admission to the Teacher Certification Program. Co-requisites: SCED 324, SCED 325, or SCED 487.

    Credits: (1)

  
  • SCED 396 - Individual Study


    Description:
    May be repeated if subject is different.

    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • SCED 397 - Honors


    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: admission to department honors program.

    Credits: (1-12)

  
  • SCED 398 - Special Topics


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • SCED 399 - Seminar


    Description:
    May be repeated if subject is different.

    Credits: (1-5)

  
  • SCED 411 - Field Experience in Communicating Science to the Public


    Description:
    Applied field experience in communicating science to the public. Methods, techniques, materials, and practices for effective communication of scientific ideas, and methods. SCED 411 and SCED 511 are layered courses, students may not receive credit for both. May be repeated up to 4 credits.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: senior standing.

    Credits: (2)

  
  • SCED 422 - Advanced Teaching Strategies in Elementary Science


    Description:
    Further develop knowledge and skills of elementary science teaching with a particular emphasis on the science inquiry process, assessment of student knowledge and cross-curricular integration.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: SCED 322.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • SCED 487 - Teaching Middle and Secondary Science Seminar


    Description:
    Students compile knowledge, skills, and dispositions evidence and reflect on performance relative to professional standards. Students discuss current secondary science education issues, participate in program assessment, prepare for endorsement exam, and complete an electronic portfolio.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: students must plan to teach within a year of enrolling in this course.

    Credits: (2)

  
  • SCED 491 - Workshop


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • SCED 492 - Teaching Middle School Mathematics and Science


    Description:
    Prospective teachers will learn and use the methods and materials needed to teach middle school students mathematics and science with emphasis on the use of experiments, manipulatives, problems solving, cooperative learning, and communication of understanding. By permission. Formerly SCED 323, students may not receive credit for both.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: MATH 324 or EDEL 323 or SCED 324 or SCED 322, current WSP/FBI fingerprint clearance, and application to the Teacher Certification Program.

    Credits: (2)

  
  • SCED 495 - Science Education Research


    Description:
    This course introduces pre-service science teachers to qualitative and quantitative methods of action research. Course requires completion of a research project of the student’s design. May be repeated up to  6 credits.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: current WSP/FBI fingerprint clearance, and admission to the Teacher Certification Program.

    Credits: (1-3)

  
  
  • SCED 497 - Honors


    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: admission to department honors program.

    Credits: (1-12)

  
  • SCED 498 - Special Topics


    Description:
    May be repeated if subject is different.

    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • SCED 499 - Seminar


    Description:
    May be repeated if subject is different.

    Credits: (1-5)


Science Honors Program (SHP)

  
  • SHP 298 - Special Topics


    Description:
    May be repeated if subject is different.

    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • SHP 299 - Seminar


    Description:
    May be repeated if subject is different.

    Credits: (1-5)

  
  • SHP 301 - Science Honors Junior Seminar: Elements of Scientific Research


    Description:
    The process of science from a multi-disciplinary perspective, including the historical development of scientific methods and reasoning, effective experimental design, and the interpretation of measurements.

    Credits: (2)

  
  • SHP 396 - Individual Study


    Description:
    May be repeated if subject is different.

    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • SHP 397 - Honors


    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: admission to department honors program.

    Credits: (1-12)

  
  • SHP 398 - Special Topics


    Description:
    May be repeated if subject is different.

    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • SHP 399 - Seminar


    Description:
    May be repeated if subject is different.

    Credits: (1-5)

  
  • SHP 401 - Science Honors Capstone Seminar


    Description:
    Skills and techniques for communicating the results of scientific research. Students prepare the final draft of their Science Honors thesis as part of the coursework.

    Credits: (2)

  
  • SHP 496 - Individual Study


    Description:
    May be repeated if subject is different.

    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • SHP 497 - Science Honors Thesis


    Description:
    Completion of Science Honors thesis. Strategies for effective oral presentation of scientific work will also be covered. Students must present results of Science Honors project at SOURCE. Grade will either be S or U.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisites: SHP 401 and admission to the Science Honors Program.

    Credits: (1)

  
  • SHP 498 - Special Topics


    Description:
    May be repeated if subject is different.

    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • SHP 499 - Seminar


    Description:
    May be repeated if subject is different.

    Credits: (1-5)


Science Talent Expansion Program (STEP)

  
  • STEP 101 - Scientific Perspectives and Experimentation I


    Description:
    First course in three-quarter freshman science series.  Students will take an interdisciplinary approach toward scientific research centered on a single theme. Students must take STEP 101, 102, and 103 to receive credit for Applications of Natural Science breadth area. NS-Applications Natural Science.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: enrollment in the STEP Program.

    Credits: (2)

    General Education Category
    NS-Applications Natural Science.

  
  • STEP 102 - Scientific Perspectives and Experimentation II


    Description:
    Second course in three-quarter freshman science series.  Students gain practical introduction to the scientific process through designing and conducting experimental, computer, laboratory and/or field investigations. Students must take STEP 101, 102, and 103 to receive credit for Applications of Natural Science breadth area. NS-Applications Natural Science.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisites: STEP 101 and enrollment in STEP Program.

    Credits: (2)

    General Education Category
    NS-Applications Natural Science.

  
  • STEP 103 - Scientific Perspectives and Experimentation III


    Description:
    Third course in three-quarter freshman science series.  Topical survey of active research efforts by faculty and students in science, technology and mathematics fields at CWU. Students must take STEP 101, 102, and 103 to receive credit for Applications of Natural Science breadth area. NS-Applications Natural Science (W).

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisites: STEP 102 and enrollment in the STEP Program.

    Credits: (1)

    General Education Category
    NS-Applications Natural Science (W).

  
  • STEP 301 - Bridge Seminar I: Survey of Research Opportunities


    Description:
    First course in two-quarter sequence for incoming transfer students. Students are introduced to undergraduate research opportunities at CWU and learn to write an effective research proposal. By permission.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: student must be enrolled in STEP Program.

    Credits: (1)

  
  • STEP 302 - Bridge Seminar II


    Description:
    Second course in a two-quarter sequence for incoming transfer students. Students develop research and critical thinking skills through careful reading of scientific publications and hands-on experiments. By permission.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisites: STEP 301, and admission to the STEP program, or by permission of instructor.

    Credits: (2)


Sociology (SOC)

  
  • SOC 101 - Social Problems


    Description:
    An introduction to the study of contemporary issues such as poverty, military policies, families, crime, aging, racial, ethnic conflict, and the environment. SB-Perspectives on Cultures and Experiences of U.S. (W).

    Credits: (5)

    General Education Category
    SB-Perspectives on Cultures and Experiences of U.S. (W).

  
  • SOC 107 - Principles of Sociology


    Description:
    An introduction to the basic concepts and theories of sociology with an emphasis on the group aspects of human behavior. SB-Foundations of Human Adaptations and Behavior (W).

    Credits: (5)

    General Education Category
    SB-Foundations of Human Adaptations and Behavior (W).

  
  • SOC 291 - Workshop


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  
  • SOC 298 - Special Topics


    Description:
    May be repeated if subject is different.

    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • SOC 299 - Seminar


    Credits: (1-5)

  
  • SOC 300 - Introduction to the Major


    Description:
    This course will introduce Sociology/Social Services majors to information and resources and skills that they need to be successful and develop a plan to graduate. Students will gain knowledge about program requirements and cultivate necessary skills. Course will be offered every year (Fall, Winter and Spring).

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: students must have declared a major in sociology or social services to enroll in this class.

    Credits: (1)

  
  • SOC 301 - Introduction and History of Social Service Agencies


    Description:
    Introduction to the fields of social welfare, health services and corrections; organization and function of agencies.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SOC 305 - American Society


    Description:
    Introduction to the social structure and processes of American society; emphasis on institutions such as government, family, schools, and religion, and processes such as conflict, change, stratification, mobility, and communication. SB-Perspectives on Cultures and Experiences of U.S. (W).

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: sophomore standing or above.

    Credits: (5)

    General Education Category
    SB-Perspectives on Cultures and Experiences of U.S. (W).

  
  • SOC 307 - Individual and Society


    Description:
    An analysis of the relationship between social structure and the individual.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SOC 310 - Social Service Methods and Casework


    Description:
    Casework interviewing techniques and skills, traditional and contemporary methods, emphasis upon developing a personal casework style.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: SOC 301.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SOC 320 - Death and Dying


    Description:
    An analysis of social attitudes, practices, and institutions associated with death and dying in American society.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SOC 325 - Aging


    Description:
    Problems and advantages of growing old in society; post-parental families, retirement, the economics of pensions, importance of interaction in old age, residential facilities, geriatric medicine, and dying.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SOC 326 - Demography of Contemporary World Populations


    Description:
    Demographic analysis, fertility and the birth control movement, mortality and life expectancy, and migration. Involves use of computers.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SOC 327 - Sociology of Health


    Description:
    The social causes of disease and illness behavior, organization of medical care and comparative health systems.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SOC 331 - Sociology of Sport


    Description:
    Sports and games as social phenomena.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SOC 338 - Political Sociology


    Description:
    Major theories of power in society. Analysis of the political/economic structure of society as it determines the differential access to social power by different social groups.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SOC 343 - Child Abuse


    Description:
    An analysis of the causes, consequences of and prospects for dealing with the phenomena of child abuse and neglect in American society.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SOC 344 - Juvenile Delinquency


    Description:
    A study of social factors causing delinquency in youth; major theories, analysis of treatment and control.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SOC 345 - Deviance


    Description:
    A survey of approaches to the field of deviance with emphasis on contemporary work and focus on the problematics of the field.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SOC 346 - Criminology


    Description:
    A study of the adult criminal, criminal behavior, and criminality in human societies.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SOC 348 - Women and Crime


    Description:
    This course will critically assess the current theoretical and empirical literature on female criminality and social control.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SOC 349 - Law and Society


    Description:
    Law is studied through the major sociological perspectives by examining law and its relations with the economy, policy, family, religion, socioeconomic production, social class, gender, and race and ethnicity.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisite: SOC 107.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SOC 350 - Social Theory I


    Description:
    An introduction to social theory through study of early social thinkers, emphasizing the works of Durkheim, Marx, and Weber.

    Prerequisites:
    Prerequisites: SOC 107 and 10 units of  sociology 300-and-above level courses.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SOC 351 - Sociology of Work


    Description:
    An historical view of the impact of technology on society and social change. Importance of work as an institution. How work relates to the other social institutions, to culture, and to the development of personality.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • SOC 352 - Punishment and Corrections


    Description:
    Origin, maintenance, structure, and function of institutions of punishment and correction with particular emphasis on American society; problems of change in punishment and corrections.

    Credits: (5)

 

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