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SCI 3120 - Physical Science II (3-1-3)
A one-semester, activity based course that incorporates methods, content, central
themes and technology for teaching optics, atomic physics, nuclear physics, inorganic
chemistry, and organic chemistry in the middle grades. Includes laboratory.
This
course is open only toMiddleLevel Teacher Education students.
Prerequisite(s): SCI 3110 and 3110L.
SCI 3120S - EarthScience (3-0-3)
An activity-based course that incorporates methods, content, central themes, and
technology for teaching earth science in themiddle grades. Topics addressed include
hydrology, meteorology, atomic theory, geology, solar system and stellar astronomy,
cosmology, and the space program. The course includes laboratory experiences.
This course is open only to in-serviceGeorgia teachers.
SCI 3130-IntegratedScience-LifeScience (3-1-3)
A one-semester activitybased course that incorporates content, central themes and
technology for teaching life science in themiddle grades. The topics addressed
include: cells, tissues, animal behavior, classification, plant and animal systems,
genetics, evolution, and ecology. This course is open only toMiddle Level Teacher
Education students.
Prerequisite(s): SCI 3110with agrade of C or higher.
SCI 3140 - Physical Science III (3-0-3)
This course will examine Earth science and space science concepts encountered in
themiddle-grades curriculum. Topics will includeEarthmaterials, geological structures
and dynamics, hydrology, meteorology, planetary and stellar astronomy, and space
exploration.
This course is openonly toMiddle Level Teacher Education students.
Prerequisite(s): SCI 3120.
SCI 3222 - Off-campus Internship (credit varies)
Internship Program for selected students who perform scientific work in conjunction
with off-campus professionals. Credit hours are determined by an agreement
between faculty sponsor and internship supervisor (if appropriate).
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Area D of the CoreCurriculum, consent of the Head of
theDepartment of Natural Sciences, and Junior or Senior status.
Social Science (SOSC)
SOSC 1101 – Introduction toSocial Justice (3-0-3)
This course offers amultidisciplinary overview of social justice including the dominate
theories of social justice; the relationship between justice, equity, and equality; the
historical legacies of racial, gender, economic, and health inequalities; the effects of
inequality globally, national, and locally; andmechanisms for social change. Students
will be required to complete a service-learning component with a local social justice
organization.
SOSC4901- Practicum inCommunity Justice (3-0-3)
Students will work with a community-based social justice organization to identify and
document a community need, identify a solution, and develop a strategy for
implementing the solution. At least 75 hours of service-learning must be completed
with the social justiceorganization.
Prerequisites: SOSC 1101 andMATH3210
Sociology (SOCI)
SOCI 1101 - Introduction toSociology (3-0-3)
A survey of the discipline of sociology. Topics will include sociological theory,
methods, and selected substantive areas. [Note: Learning Support students who are
