SOSC4800-C1 Senior Research Project (Fall 2013)

Course Details

This course satisfies part of the Communication Skills graduation requirement.

This section is Communication Skills intensive. Communication Skills I-V must be completed before taking this course.

Program Requirements

Session, Dates: 1 (08/26/2013 - 12/14/2013)
Days: T R
Time: 02:00 - 03:15 pm
Location: Moon Campus
Room: Nicholson Center 414
Seats Available: 11 Seats
Credits: 3

Course Description

This course is designed to choose a central integrative theme from the various social science disciplines. Students address the integrative nature of the social sciences under the direction of a seminar director and conduct detailed study of the seminar theme in one social science discipline with the guidance of a faculty mentor. Possible seminar themes include racism, sexism, industrial conflict, poverty, crime, violence, urban affairs, defense and arms limitation, labor-management relations, power in society, and corporate ethics.

Prerequisites: 90 credits and Department Head permission

Course Materials

About the Instructor(s)

John M. McCarthy, Ph.D.
Professor of History and Faculty Athletics Representative
Social Sciences

mccarthy@rmu.edu
412-397-5412 phone
412-397-6469 fax
Wheatley Center 324
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