Gwynedd Mercy University
AY2020-2021 / Undergraduate Academic Catalog
well as the interconnectivity of all humanity are addressed . Selected local and global challenges are discussed . The requisite knowledge , attitudes and skills for living in a global , humane world are emphasized . This course focuses on Earth , which is one of the five critical concerns of the Sisters of Mercy : Earth , nonviolence , women , racism , and immigration . This course meets the University ' s definition of writing intensive . Prerequisites : ENG-101 ( Required , Previous ).
SEM-455 Women in Science ( 3 ) This course focuses on the critically important contributions made by women scientists of past and present . Special emphasis will be placed on those women awarded the Nobel Prize for scientific accomplishments in their disciplines . Students will acquire an appreciation of the professional obstacles circumvented by these courageous innovators who have significantly impacted the realm of the scientific world . Science and technology are often considered to be the forte of men . However , the numerous gifted women scientists highlighted in this course are credited with crucial contemporary discoveries and inventions and are recognized by their communities of interest within the world of science . This course will also explore the influence exerted by women scientists in their ongoing contributing roles in shaping future generations of women in science . This course focuses on one of the five critical concerns of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas , women , earth , non-violence , racism , immigration , namely earth and being merciful stewards of mother earth through responsible scientific practices . This course meets the University ' s definition of writing intensive . Prerequisites : ENG-101 ( Required , Previous ).
Sociology
SOC-100 Principles of Sociology ( 3 ) Analysis of basic structures of human societies in order to understand human social behavior in the modern world and in one ' s own society with emphasis on social institutions and social change . Prerequisites :
SOC-101 Social Problems ( 3 ) Analysis of social factors in the persistent problems of disorganization , conflict , and culture lag . Attention to problem resolution and social policies . Prerequisites : SOC-100 ( Required , Previous ).
SOC-102 Introduction to Criminal Justice ( 3 ) ( Cross-referenced - for description see CRJ 102 .)
SOC-120 Cultural Anthropology ( 3 ) Investigation of nature and function of human culture with stress on interrelationship of social institutions within cultural systems and emphasis on operation of them in non-Western societies . Prerequisites : SOC-100 ( Required , Previous ).
SOC-150 Social Psychology ( 3 ) ( Cross-referenced - for description see PSY 150 . Prerequisites :
SOC-2000 Society and Global Diversity ( 3 )
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