The principle purpose of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to intern in the Multimodal Communication Consulting Center (MC3). The internship will provide students with the ability to act as a peer tutor in the MC3, engage in classroom presentations, and develop out-of-class instructional workshop focused on presentational elements and multimodal communication.

This course provides students an opportunity to work one-on-one with a faculty member in the college as a teacher?s apprentice in a course in the track of their chosen major. As an apprentice, students will attend all classes of the course they are serving as an apprentice for and meet with the faculty member weekly to discuss course content and pedagogical strategies. Students will also prepare at least three lesson plans and lead the class in working through them at least three times over the course of the semester.

Half-time to full-time work on thesis. May be repeated to a maximum of six semesters.

Half-time to full-time work on dissertation. May be repeated to a maximum of six semesters.

Introduces major concepts of sociology by exploring social, political and cultural issues confronting rural society and American agriculture, such as: population change, industrialization, energy developments, agricultural change.

This course is designed to provide a foundation for individuals "to get to know themselves better" in the context of leadership. Examination of effective leader characteristics, personality traits, motivation, personal leadership vision and other concepts will encourage students to develop a better understanding of their own leadership skills and perspectives. In addition, students will determine their own personality style, and learn how to best use this style when leading others.

This course introduces the social science concept of community. The focus will be on definitions of community, community basics and the different types of communities that exist in society. Students will explore the development of community as defined by place and interest, structure and function. Finally, students will begin developing a theory to practice mentality by gathering and analyzing information about real communities that represent different types of community (i.e. place, practice and interest).

This course will familiarize students with research concepts, methods, and skills used in community and organizational development and communication. The course focuses on applied research topics such as secondary data analysis, survey design, focus groups, key informant interviews and content analysis. In addition, the course considers the politics of information and ethical concerns in social research. This course is a Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR) course in certain programs, and hence is not likely to be eligible for automatic transfer credit to UK.

This course provides fundamental leadership theories, models, and perspectives to aid students in conducting interpersonal relationships in their daily lives, and help students acquire skills basic to becoming a leader in their professional lives. Each student will begin developing a foundation of practical leadership applications.

Examines community effects on group and individual behavior from the perspective of sociological social psychology. By focusing on individuals, individuals in groups, and groups, special emphasis is given to how community context shapes the attitudes, beliefs, and actions of individuals as well as their interactions with others.