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LA498SS Social Science Capstone

  • Department Liberal Arts
  • Level Upper
  • Format Online
  • Credits 3

Description

A senior-level course designed for advanced students and working professionals who are seeking to tie it all together. The course applies social science theory to current events and reviews the theoretical foundations of the economic, political science, psychological and sociological disciplines. Students will engage and enhance critical thinking skills along with oral and written communication skills while reviewing and analyzing ethical questions and the concepts of diversity. Through a mixture of discussions, presentations and written analysis, students will review the major theories, organize and relate theoretical principles to real-world problems and gain experience with different modes of communication. You are required to use and to create Microsoft PowerPoint and Narrated Power Point functions. A headset and microphone is a required purchase for this course.

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Prerequisites

The Capstone must be the last course taken. All major core and university requirement courses must be complete. The capstone can be paired with 1 other course that is considered to be general education course (excluding courses to meet the Written English Requirement and the Ethics Requirement), a concentration course, elective, or lab course (even if the lab is in the major).

Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC)

To be designated as a Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) course, all instructional materials will be provided at no cost to students. These may include Open Educational Resources (OER), free materials, or library resources. Check your syllabus for more information.

Sections

This course is not currently offered and has no available sections at this time.