Upcoming College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Classes
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Summer 2025
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Anthropology and Archaeology
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Criminal Justice and Crime Scene Investigation
Lower Division:
CJ 1010: SS Intro to Criminal Justice
CJ 1300: Corrections: History, Theory and Practicum
CJ 1350: Introduction to Forensic Science
CJ 2300: Policing: History, Theory, and Practice
CJ 2330: Juvenile Justice
CJ 2400: Criminal Court Process
CJ 2861: INT Victim Advocacy Capstone
CJ 2862: INT Juvenile Justice Capstone
Upper Division:
CJ 3040: Community Policing
CJ 3270: Theories - Crime & Delinquency
CJ 3300: Victimology
CJ 3350: The American Jail
CJ 3370: Death Penalty
CJ 3400: Drugs & Crime
CJ 3800: White Collar Crime
CJ 4165: Constitutional Rights
CJ 4200: Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice
CJ 4700: International Criminal Justice
CJ 4710: Race, Crime, and Justice
CJ 4860: INT Criminal Justice Internship
CJ 4861: INT CSI Internship
CJ 4995: Criminal Justice Senior Assessment
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Geography, Environment & Sustainability
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Gerontology
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History
Lower Division:
HIST 1500: SS/CC GLB World History to 1500 C.E.
HIST 1700: AI American History
Upper Division:
HIST 3030: African-American History
HIST 4250: Nineteenth Century Europe
HIST 4830: Directed Readings
HIST 4860: INT Internship in Historical Study
HIST 4985: Historical Research & Methods
HIST 4990: Senior Seminar
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Military Science
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Neuroscience
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Philosophy
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Political Science
Lower Division:
POLS 1010: Politics, Power, and the State
POLS 1100: AI American National Government
POLS 2100: SS GLB SUS International Politics
Upper Division:
POLS 4360: Classical Political Thought
POLS 4640: American Presidency
POLS 4800: Individual Projects and Research
POLS 4830: Directed Readings
POLS 4860: INT Internships
POLS 4861: INT International Internships
POLS 4870: INT Internship in Perspective
POLS 4880: INT Internship Research
POLS 4990: Senior Seminar/Senior Thesis
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Psychological Science
Lower Division:
PSY 1010: SS Introductory Psychology
PSY 2000: SS/CC Psych Human Relationships
PSY 2010: Science and Profession of Psychology
PSY 2250: Learning and Memory
PSY 2710: Biopsychology
PSY 2800: INT CRE Projects & Research
PSY 2890: INT Cooperative Work Experience
Upper Division:
PSY 3000: Child Psychology
PSY 3010: Psychopathology
PSY 3020: Child & Adolescent Psychopathology
PSY 3100: Psychology of Diversity
PSY 3140: Adolescent Psychology
PSY 3460: Social Psychology
PSY 3500: Cognition
PSY 3600: Statistics in Psychology
PSY 3605: Psychology Statistics Lab
PSY 3610: CRE Research Methods in Psychology
PSY 4800: CRE INT Projects & Research
PSY 4890: INT Cooperative Work Experience
PSY 4950: Capstone Experience: Promoting Psychological Literacy
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Social Work
Lower Division:
SW 1010: Introduction to Generalist Social Work
SW 2100: SS Human Behavior & the Social Environment I
SW 2200: SS/CC Issues in Diversity
Upper Division:
SW 3100: Human Behavior & the Social Environment
SW 3200: Child and Family Welfare
SW 3500: Social Welfare & Gerontological Policy Development and Service
SW 3600: Social Statistics
SW 3700: Social Work Research
SW 3900: Social Work Methods, Values and Ethics
SW 3910: Social Work Practice I
SW 3920: Social Work Practice II
SW 3930: CEL Social Work Practice III
SW 4150: DSM-5
SW 4265: Crisis Intervention and Trauma
SW 4500: Interventions for Populations at Risk
SW 4800: Projects & Research
SW 4830: Directed Readings
SW 4860: INT Social Service Field Experience I
SW 4861: INT Social Service Field Experience II
SW 4990: Social Work Senior Seminar
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Sociology
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Women & Gender Studies
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Master of Social Work
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Master of Criminal Justice
Fall 2025
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Anthropology and Archaeology
Lower Division:
ANTH 1000: SS/CC Introduction to Anthropology
ANTH 1020: LS/SUS Biological Anthropology
ANTH 1040: HU/CC Language and Culture
ANTH 2010: SS/CC Peoples & Cultures World
ANTH 2030: SS/CC Principles of Archaeology
ANTH 2220: Forensic Anthropology
ANTH 2990: Historical Archaeology
Upper Division:
ANTH 3200: Archaeology Early Civilizations
ANTH 3400: CRE Archaeological Laboratory Techniques
ANTH 3600: Cultures of Latin America
ANTH 3600: Peoples of the Pacific
ANTH 3900: Anthropology of Religion
ANTH 4220: Forensic Anthropology
ANTH 4300: CRE Anthropological Research Methods
ANTH 4830: INT Reading and/or Projects
ANTH 4890: INT Internships in Anthropology
ANTH 4990: Historical Archaeology
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Criminal Justice and Crime Scene Investigation
Lower Division:
CJ 1010: SS Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ 1300: Corrections: History, Theory and Practicum
CJ 1330: Criminal Law and Courts
CJ 1340: Criminal Investigation
CJ 1350: Introduction to Forensic Science
CJ 2300: Policing: History, Theory, and Practice
CJ 2330: Juvenile Justice
CJ 2340: Crime Scene Investigation
CJ 2350: Laws of Evidence
CJ 2400: Criminal Court Process
CJ 2861: INT Victim Advocacy Capstone
CJ 2862: INT Juvenile Justice Capstone
Upper Division:
CJ 3120: Professional Practice for the Forensic Expert
CJ 3270: Theories - Crime & Delinquency
CJ 3300: Victimology
CJ 3344: Advanced Forensic Photography
CJ 3360: Prisons - Contemporary Issues & Dilemmas
CJ 3400: Drugs & Crime
CJ 3610: Research Methods in Criminal Justice
CJ 3620: Essential Skills for Criminal Justice Professionals
CJ 3900: Intelligence & National Security
CJ 4110: Physical Methods in Forensic Science
CJ 4116: Friction Ridge Development
CJ 4165: Constitutional Rights
CJ 4200: Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice
CJ 4810: Technology and the American Criminal Justice System
CJ 4810: Crime Prevention
CJ 4860: INT Criminal Justice Internship
CJ 4861: INT CSI Internship
CJ 4900: Serial Killers
CJ 4995: Criminal Justice Senior Assessment
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Geography, Environment & Sustainability
Lower Division:
GEOG 1000: PS/SUS Planet Earth: Air, Water, Land and Life
GEOG 1002: GPS, Map Reading, and Navigation
GEOG 1300: SUS/CC/SS Global Geography
GEOG 1500: PS SUS Climate Change: Science, Society and Solutions
GEOG 1520: CC/SUS/SS U.S. & Canada - Geography, Diversity and Change
GEOG 1790: Exploring Our World Through Geospatial Technology
GEOG 2400: Cartography and Map Design
GEOG 2790: Pathways and Careers in Geography, Environment & Sustainability
GEOG 2840: INT Geospatial Internship
GEOG 2920: Environment, Society, and Sustainability
GEOG 2920: Fires and Floods
Upper Division:
GEOG 3050: Weather & Climate - From Daily Storms to Decades of Drought
GEOG 3640: Geography of Asia - Development, Geopolitics and Environment
GEOG 3780: The Great Salt Lake
GEOG 4400: Cartography and Map Design
GEOG 4410: SUS Sustainable Land Use Planning
GEOG 4800: Individual Research
GEOG 4840: INT Geospatial Internship
GEOG 4890: INT Cooperative Work Experience
GEOG 4950: Advanced Regional Field Study or Field Trips
GEOG 4990: CRE Senior Seminar in Geography
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Gerontology
Lower Division:
GERT 1010: SS Introduction to Gerontology
Upper Division:
GERT 3000: Death and Dying
GERT 3120: Aging: Adaptation & Behavior
GERT 3500: Social Welfare & Gerontological Policy Development and Service
GERT 3600: Social Statistics
GERT 4830: Reading and/or Projects
GERT 4860: Introductory Field Practicum
GEOG 4920: Health and Aging
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History
Lower Division:
HIST 1000: Introduction to the Craft of History
HIST 1500: SS/CC GLB World History to 1500 C.E.
HIST 1510: SS/CC GLB World History 1500 C.E. to Present
HIST 1600: AI/CC The Black Experience
HIST 1700: AI American History
HIST 2700: AI History of the U.S. to 1877
HIST 2710: AI History of the U.S. since 1877
HIST 2920: Workshop
Upper Division:
HIST 3070: Women in American History: 1600 to Present
HIST 3120: American Society through Film
HIST 3250: Religion in American History
HIST 3400: Principles of Public History
HIST 3560: Oral History - Connecting the Past to the Present
HIST 4015: History Atlantic World 1400-1815
HIST 4065: GLB The United States in Second World War
HIST 4070: United States since 1945
HIST 4110: History of American West to 1900
HIST 4130: History of Utah
HIST 4220: History of the Middle Ages 300-1300
HIST 4340: The British Empire
HIST 4490: Historiography and Methods
HIST 4500: Teaching Social Studies in Grades 5-12
HIST 4510: GLB Twentieth Century World
HIST 4530: Far Eastern History
HIST 4570: Islamic Civilization
HIST 4630: Latin American History to 1825 - Pre-Columbian to Independence
HIST 4830: Directed Readings
HIST 4860: INT Internship in Historical Study
HIST 4985: Historical Research & Methods
HIST 4990: Senior Seminar
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Military Science
Lower Division:
MILS 1010: Introduction to the Army & Critical Thinking
MILS 1110: Basic Rifle Marksmanship
MILS 2010: Innovative Team Leadership
MILS 2400: Physical Readiness
MILS 2600: Leadership Under Fire
MILS 2830: Directed Readings and Projects
Upper Division:
MILS 3000: Leadership in Military History
MILS 3010: Adaptive Team Leadership
MILS 4010: Mission Command and the Army Profession, Part 1
MILS 4400: Advanced Physical Readiness
MILS 4830: Directed Readings, Projects and Research
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Neuroscience
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Philosophy
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Political Science
Lower Division:
POLS 1010: Politics, Power, and the State
POLS 1100: AI American National Government
POLS 1520: SS Leadership & Political Life
POLS 2100: SS GLB SUS International Politics
POLS 2300: SS Introduction to Political Theory
POLS 2400: SS Introduction to Law and Courts
POLS 2500: SS/CC GLB Human Rights in the World
POLS 2700: Introduction to Public Administration
Upper Division:
POLS 3070: Moot Court
POLS 3151: GLB Model United Nations Team
POLS 3320: American Political Thought- The Founding
POLS 3760: State Government and Politics
POLS 3780: Lobbying - Theory and Practice
POLS 4020: Constitutional Law - Powers
POLS 4190: GLB Theories of International Politics
POLS 4640: American Presidency
POLS 4770: GLB Genocide, War & Human Rights
POLS 4800: Individual Projects and Research
POLS 4830: Directed Readings
POLS 4860: INT Internships
POLS 4861: INT International Internships
POLS 4870: INT Internship in Perspective
POLS 4880: INT Internship Research
POLS 4990: Censorship in the U.S.
POLS 4990: Senior Seminar/Senior Thesis
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Psychological Science
Lower Division:
PSY 1010: SS Introductory Psychology
PSY 2000: SS/CC Psych Human Relationships
PSY 2010: Science and Profession of Psychology
PSY 2250: Learning and Memory
PSY 2370: Psychology of Women and Gender
PSY 2400: Positive Psychology
PSY 2710: Biopsychology
PSY 2800: INT CRE Projects & Research
PSY 2830: CRE Directed Readings
PSY 2860: Practicum
PSY 2890: INT Cooperative Work Experience
Upper Division:
PSY 3000: Child Psychology
PSY 3010: Psychopathology
PSY 3020: Child & Adolescent Psychopathology
PSY 3100: Psychology of Diversity
PSY 3140: Adolescent Psychology
PSY 3240: The Psychology of Drug Use and Abuse
PSY 3255: Conditioning, Learning, Behavior Modification
PSY 3270: Motivation and Emotion
PSY 3430: Theories of Personality
PSY 3460: Social Psychology
PSY 3500: Cognition
PSY 3510: Industrial and Organizational Behavior
PSY 3600: Statistics in Psychology
PSY 3605: Psychology Statistics Lab
PSY 3610: CRE Research Methods in Psychology
PSY 3615: Psychological Statistics & Methods I
PSY 3730: Perception
PSY 3850: Forensic Psychology
PSY 4050: Evolutionary Psychology
PSY 4310: Introduction to Counseling Theories
PSY 4800: CRE INT Projects & Research
PSY 4830: INT CRE Directed Readings
PSY 4860: CEL Practicum
PSY 4890: INT Cooperative Work Experience
PSY 4900: Selected Topics in Psychology
PSY 4910: Senior Thesis
PSY 4950: Capstone Experience: Promoting Psychological Literacy
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Queer Studies
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Social Work
Lower Division:
SW 1010: CEL/SS Introduction to Generalist Social Work
SW 2100: SS Human Behavior & the Social Environment I
SW 2200: SS/CC Issues in Diversity
Upper Division:
SW 3000: Death and Dying
SW 3100: Human Behavior & the Social Environment
SW 3120: Aging: Adaptation and Behavior
SW 3200: Child and Family Welfare
SW 3500: Social Welfare & Gerontological Policy Development and Service
SW 3600: Social Statistics
SW 3700: Social Work Research
SW 3900: Social Work Methods, Values and Ethics
SW 3910: Social Work Practice I
SW 3920: Social Work Practice II
SW 3930: CEL Social Work Practice III
SW 4150: DSM-5
SW 4265: Crisis Intervention and Trauma
SW 4500: Interventions for Populations at Risk
SW 4800: Projects & Research
SW 4810: Foundations of Addiction
SW 4830: Directed Readings
SW 4860: INT Social Service Field Experience I
SW 4861: INT Social Service Field Experience II
SW 4990: Social Work Senior Seminar
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Sociology
Lower Division:
SOC 1010: SS/CC Introduction to Sociology
SOC 1020: SS/CC Contemporary Social Issues
SOC 2400: SS/CC Introduction to Ethnic Studies
Upper Division:
SOC 3270: Criminology
SOC 3420: Sociology of Education
SOC 3500: Sociological Theories
SOC 3600: Social Statistics
SOC 3660: Sociological Research
SOC 3850: Race & Ethnicity
SOC 4410: SUS Sociology of Globalization
SOC 4830: INT Readings and/or Projects
SOC 4890: INT Internship
SOC 4900: CRE Senior Capstone Course
SOC 4930: INT Community Engaged Capstone
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Women & Gender Studies
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Master of Social Work
MSW 6010: Foundations of Social Work
MSW 6100: Human Behavior, Environment and Social Systems
MSW 6200: Human and Social Diversity
MSW 6235: Loss Across the Lifespan
MSW 6245: Aging Services
MSW 6255: Sexuality in Social Work Practice
MSW 6265: Crisis Intervention & Trauma
MSW 6285: Dialectical Behavior Therapy
MSW 6300: Ethics, Ethical Practice, and Ethical Decision-Making
MSW 6400: Macro Aspects of Social Work Practice
MSW 6600: Research I: Research-Informed Practice
MSW 6760: Foundation Field I
MSW 6810: Advanced DSM
MSW 6810: Motivational Interviewing
MSW 6810: Therapeutic Relationships
MSW 6860: Advanced Field I
MSW 6930: Clinical Practice III: Evidence-Based Practice
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Master of Criminal Justice
Course Designations
AI: American Institutions
CC: Cultural Competence
CEL: Community Engaged Learning
CRE: Undergraduate Research
GLB: Global Learning Experiences
HU: Humanities
INT: Internship
LS: Life Science
PS: Physical Science
SS: Social Science
SUS: Sustainability