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solid and hazardous wastes, energy including fossil fuels and
nuclear power, economies, and sustainability. Global Marker.
This course is cross-listed as ENV 219. Prerequisite: ENG 121
or permission of instructor.
SCI 220 Energy and Society (3 credits)
This course surveys the various forms of energy available to
our industrial society. The environmental impact and depletion
of each energy form is discussed with emphasis on the
development of clean and inexhaustible alternative sources
for the home and business. Topics include traditional and
renewable energy sources, electricity, the atmosphere including
greenhouse effects, transportation, nuclear power, and
economies. Prerequisite: ENG 121 or permission of instructor.
SCI 251 Natural Sciences I (3 credits)
This course is an interdisciplinary physical science course for
non-science majors. It explores environmental themes using
topics in cosmology and relativity, the Earth Sciences, classical
mechanics (forces, motion, inertia, gravity), and energy
and technology. Prerequisite: ENG 121 or permission of the
instructor.
SCI 252 Natural Science II (3 credits)
Natural Science II is an interdisciplinary science course for
non-science majors. It focuses on several aspects of the life
sciences, mainly evolution, ecology, cell biology, health and
nutrition, with underlying themes of environmental issues
and human health. Prerequisite: ENG 121 or permission of
the instructor.
SCI 309 Ecology and Human Societies (3 credits)
This course introduces students to the principles of ecology,
with an emphasis on the insights that ecology can provide
into the environmental impacts of human activities. Students
will explore the ecological roles of individual organisms; the
dynamics of populations, biotic communities, and ecosystems;
energy flows and biogeochemical cycles; and the concept
of environmental sustainability. This course is cross-listed
with ENV 309. Prerequisite: SCI 211 or permission of the
instructor.
SCI 310 Environmental Chemistry (3 credits)
Students in this course examine environmental problems
with an emphasis on the scientific evidence from a chemistry
perspective. Scientific concepts will be reinforced by the
use of virtual labs. Prerequisites: ENG 120, ENV 219 or SCI
219, and MAT 220.
SCI 335 Technology and Society (3 credits)
This course examines how technology and science impact
society and how they influence our lives and our thinking,
such as the economy, ethics, religion and the arts. Topics
include the positive and negative aspects of technology, the
role of technology in historical changes, how technology
changes what we do as a society and as individuals, and
appreciating the limits of technology. Topics range from television
and airplanes to organ transplants and cloning. This
course is cross-listed with SOC 335. Prerequisite: ENG 121
and at least 3 prior credits in science are recommended, or
permission of the instructor.
SCI 480 Independent Study (3 credits)
This course allows students to investigate a science subject
not incorporated into the curriculum. Prerequisites: ENG 121
and permission of the instructor, the program coordinator/
department chair and the school dean.
Social Science
SCS 224 Social Science Research Methods (3 credits)
This course offers a broad introduction to research methods
in the social sciences, including surveys, case studies, experiments,
and quasi-experiments. Students learn to spot design
flaws in research intended to generate scientifically sound
conclusions about social phenomena, and to evaluate critically
the interpretations of social science research results by
third-party observers, such as reporters. Students also learn
how to draft a research proposal that would satisfy the
requirements of peer review within the community of professional
social scientists. Prerequisite: MAT 245.
SCS 300 Social Scientists View Race and Ethnic
Relations (3 credits)
This course will examine race and ethnic relations in the
U.S. and around the world through the distinctive perspectives
of the various social sciences: anthropology, economics,
geography, political science, psychology, an sociology.
Instructors from each of these disciplines will conduct sessions
on selected topics of race and ethnic relations, and
speakers from the community will also present their views
on important issues involving minority relationships
SCS 444 Capstone Colloquium (3 credits)
This colloquium serves as the capstone course for students
in the community sociology and law and politics majors.
Students learn from their instructor and from each other as
they apply the knowledge and skills acquired in their other
course work to a directed research project in the appropriate
discipline or field.
SCS 490 Social Science Internship (3-12 credits)
Prerequisites: Consent of the Career Development Center and
permission of the program coordinator/department chair.
Academic Skills
SNHU 100 Pro Seminar (School of Professional and
Continuing Education only) (3 credits)
Students will build skills in test taking, effective note-taking,
library use and research. Recommended for College of
Online and Continuing Education students who are new to
the university environment with less than 15 credits.
SNHU 101 First Year Seminar: Scholarship for Success
(3 credits)
This course is designed to help freshmen students develop
effective skills and strategies in order to meet the challenging
expectations at Southern New Hampshire University. Students
will develop and refine academic skills such as critical, creative,
and analytical thinking. They will also learn about tools
and methods of research and how to effectively communicate