This course examines the nature of religious belief systems, myth and ritual, witchcraft, and magic and sorcery in various societies of the world. These behavioral and symbolic forms exist or have existed in virtually all human societies and cultures. In this course, students will study many different belief systems, define these entities; and develop an understanding of how they work in societies. The differences among traditions in nation states on cultures and political systems will be explored. Prerequisite: Written Communication Competency and Intercultural & Global Awareness.

The course examines both common and complex issues related to human behavior in the workplace as they pertain to employee relations and relationships among unions, workers, management, laws, and government regulation. Prerequisite: BUS 303.

Students examine the theoretical foundations of health and health behaviors and how theory is used in health psychology research and its applications. Using a biopsychosocial model, students explore social, cultural, and biological factors in health behaviors and the ethical implications of these different approaches to health. Students will evaluate applications of health theories and research and differentiate health behaviors that may occur during sickness and in health. Students will also develop strategies to support communication of health-related scientific information in diverse settings in support of personal, professional, and academic goals.

The course overviews how, why, and when to integrate the behavioral sciences with human resource management principles to increase individual and organizational effectiveness. Students will also be introduced to many types of interpersonal, intra-group, inter-group, and organizational interventions that are used to effect comprehensive and lasting changes. Prerequisite: BUS 201,MGT 330 or HCA 459.

Cognitive psychology uses scientific methods to understand mental functions from fundamental processes to everyday practical applications. Students will analyze their metacognition and develop broad perspectives on topics including perception, attention, memory, cognitive models, language, decision making and their relationships with technological and sociocultural phenomena. Students will develop focused knowledge by choosing their own topics of interest, analyzing and applying cognitive theories and evidence to personal and professional life. Prerequisite: PSY 101.

This course examines the nature and distribution of North American Indian cultures from the pre-Columbian period to the present. Through the use of archeological, anthropological, and contemporary community studies, this course will explore the diversity of traditional North American Indian and Inuit cultures and the adaptation of indigenous peoples to America. Prerequisite: Written Communication Competency and Intercultural & Global Awareness.

BUS 368 provides students the opportunity to gain fundamental finance knowledge needed to start, grow and value new business ventures. The emphasis is on using theory to inform practice rather than focusing on complex terms and calculations. Real-world case studies that demonstrate entrepreneurial finance concepts in action are used throughout the course. These concepts provide the foundation for obtaining financing and executing part of the management function of control when business-as-usual activities are evaluated. Prerequisite: BUS 362.

Students will explore the biological underpinnings of behavior by studying the central and peripheral nervous and endocrine systems, as knowledge of the relationship between mind and body promote better understanding of behavior, emotion, motivation, and health. Students will also examine historical and contemporary biopsychological developments and applications of biopsychology to psychology and other fields. Prerequisite: PSY 101 or equivalent and PSY 326.

Students will demonstrate their mastery of the learning outcomes of the Military Studies major by demonstrating the ability to conduct historical research using primary and secondary sources and by creating a final research paper requiring comprehensive critical analysis of an approved topic in the areas of military leadership, conflicts, peace-making, peace-keeping, and humanitarian efforts. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the General Education Capstone course.

This course is an introduction to the study of the relationship of language and culture, including examination of the characteristics and structural principles of natural language. After exploring the basic characteristics of sound, word formation, and sentence structure, these principles are applied to such topics as: language variation, language change, psycholinguistics, and pragmatics. Prerequisite: Written Communication Competency and Intercultural & Global Awareness.