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  • POLS 111H: American Govt - Honors

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    American Government (Honors) provides students with the opportunity to learn broadly about the institutional framework, the United States Constitution, and the process of American Government. In addition, students will read, engage, debate, and write criticaly about the various underlying theoretical elements central to the Smerican political system. This course will place a heavy emphasis on seminal academic works that examine the compteing political traditions within American political culture. Students will also read originial works and speeches written and delivered by American historical figures as well as prominent scholarly works. Students will debate and write critically about those materials. In addition, students will examine contrasting theories in regard to institutional behavior. Prerequisite:    ENGL 101 (Prerequisite or Corequisite) Corequisite:    ENGL 101 (Prerequisite or Corequisite)
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  • POLS 112: Intro International Relations

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    This course will cover the theories of International Relations (IR) and apply them to the broader context of Global Politics. Students will learn key concepts and ideologies. They will make comparative analyses of the types of political systems and ideologies found in both the developed and developing countries and identify patterns of political behavior. These patterns can then be linked to theories, concepts, and ideologies that have been studied. The contents of this course will be placed in historical and socio-cultural contexts.
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  • POLS 117: City & State Govt

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    Using a case study and problem solving approach, this course introduces students to the institutions and complex processes of city and state government and politics, with special attention to Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. By examining rules, practices and issues in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, students learn basics about how city and state governments are structured, financed and managed, how political power is sought, maintained and allocated, and how services are organized and delivered to citizens. The course surveys the governmental structures as well as the parties and other organizations involved in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania politics, and examines their constituencies, agendas, and modes of operation. Students also study and discuss current major local issues and the policies that are being proposed to address them. Comparisons are made to similar and contrasting features and issues in other American cities and states.
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  • POLS 230: Activism & Movements

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    This course introduces students to the elements involved in political activism, social movements, interest groups, party activity, and instituional transformation. The course wil explore polical activism and methodsof political activity historically through various eras of American history. The course will engage specific social movements within each era, examining the underlying causes for their collective action in light of concepts such as power, organization, justice, and the common good. Prerequisite:    ENGL 101 and (SOC 101 or POLS 101)
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  • PSYC 101: Introduction to Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    In this course students survey the research and theories of the science of human behavior with a particular focus on human mental processes. Among the topics discussed are development, learning, memory, perception, personality, motivation, social behavior, abnormal behavior and therapy. Also included is an introduction to the various careers associated with psychology. Key to the study of psychology is the scientific method and how it is applied to the analysis and measurement of individuals and groups.
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  • PSYC 101H: Intro to Psychology Honors

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    This course focuses on the scientific study of human and animal behavior, including mental processes. Among the subjects studied are the effect of the body on behavior, how people think and learn, what motivates individuals, how children grow and develop, and what makes people behave abnormally. In addition, the course requires participation in seminars, the close interpretive reading of primary texts, and the writing of academic essays that focus on the interpretation of primary texts. May be taken concurrently with any Honors course.
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  • PSYC 110: Descriptive Methods in Psych

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    This course will introduce students to the scientific method as it applies to answering questions about human behavior through non-experimental research methods such as survey and observation. Topics include the ethical and practical limitations of collecting data in applied settings via surveys, interviews, and observation. Students will be introduced to basic descriptive statistics which they will use to evaluate data.
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  • PSYC 167: Found Stat Meth Soc/Beh Sci

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    Introduction to statistical concepts and methods used in the field of psychology, including quantitative description, probability, inverential methods, and hypothesis-testing. Specific topics covered include central tendency, variability, correlation, t-tests, analysis of variance, and non-parametric tests. The course emphasizes a conceptual understanding of statistics applied in the context of psychological research and trains students to use statistical software: Prerequisite:    MATH 150
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