CSBS 120. QUANTITATIVE REASONING AI & DATA STORYTELLING IN SOCIAL SCIENCES. 5 Credits.

Cross-listed: CRIM 120, SOCI 120.
Pre-requisites: MTHD 104 or MTHD 106 or a math placement into any college-level MATH course.
Satisfies: Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning proficiency with a grade ≥C.
Provides the mathematical foundation and quantitative reasoning skills for students who plan to pursue a degree in the social sciences, humanities and related fields. The mathematical concepts and applications students learn in this course are contextualized with practical problems relevant in their fields of study and future careers. Students use real-world data and statistics from commonly used data sources and learn how to use statistical analysis software and AI.

CSBS 186. EARLY CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE. 1 Credit.

Offers an introductory, hands-on experience in an educational setting to explore the roles, responsibilities, and daily practices of professional educators. It is designed for students considering a career in education and serves as an initial step toward teacher preparation programs. The course highlights professional conduct, reflective practice, and the development of a basic educator mindset.

CSBS 196. EXPERIMENTAL COURSE. 1-5 Credits.

Experimental.

CSBS 296. EXPERIMENTAL COURSE. 1-5 Credits.

Experimental

CSBS 320. STATISTICS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES. 5 Credits.

Pre-requisites: MATH proficiency required; MATH 121 recommended.
Introduces the theory and procedures underlying the use of statistics in the social sciences. During the first half of the class, methods are presented for organizing distributions, summarizing their key properties, conveying the relative standing of individual scores in distributions, and measuring relations between pairs of variables. Commonly used procedures for testing hypotheses in the social sciences are presented in the second half of the class.

CSBS 395. INTERNSHIP. 1-15 Credits.

Experimental.

CSBS 399. DIRECTED STUDY. 1-5 Credits.

Directed Study

CSBS 420. STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR. 1 Credit.

Pre-requisites: EDUC 386C.
Engages Teacher Candidates in critically reflecting on their full-time student teaching experiences. Students participate in seminar meetings and conduct assessment analysis, examine best teaching practices, and discuss career preparations. Course activities support students as they plan, implement, and evaluate instruction in content specific classrooms.

CSBS 489. DOING SOCIAL SCIENCES. 5 Credits.

Pre-requisites: junior standing.
Explores the wide variety of ways one can do social sciences. Students reflect on their academic journey and think critically about how they can use the social scientific knowledge they have acquired. Examines real-life examples of how individuals use social sciences in their personal, community, and professional lives. Students conduct research on possible career paths where they can pursue their passion in their social scientific discipline.

CSBS 490. SENIOR CAPSTONE. 4-5 Credits.

Pre-requisites: EDUC 386B.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–senior capstone.
Covers instructional strategies for liberal arts and social science education with a focus on curriculum development and assessment in their specific endorsement area. Students engage in reading discussions and activities that address the creation of effective learning environments, meaningful lesson plans, assessments that can be measured, and learning exercises that require student voice. Students develop an understanding of State and National Standards.

CSBS 496. EXPERIMENTAL COURSE. 1-5 Credits.

Experimental.