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College of Social and Behavioral Sciences summer courses


Complete degree requirements with a summer course at SBS

The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) offers summer courses for undergraduate and graduate students. You can fulfill major, liberal studies, and diversity requirements this summer to get a head start on the next school year. If you have questions about which course to take, contact your academic advisor.

SBS summer course offerings

Course list subject to change. Current students can check LOUIE for the most up-to-date information. Full course descriptions are available on LOUIE and in the Academic Catalog. You must apply to NAU and be admitted to enroll in a summer course.



ADV 310 – advertising media selection

ANT 101 – humankind emerging
ANT 102 – exploring cultures
ANT 103 – culture in communication
ANT 104 – lost tribes and buried cities
ANT 280 – shamans, surgeons, and syndromes: global health and healing
ANT 306 – peoples of the southwest
ANT 408 – fieldwork experience
ANT 499 – contemporary developments
ANT 699 – thesis

AIS 101 – introduction to indigenous studies
AIS 201 – american indian expression

BUS 460C – capstone in interdisciplinary inquiry

COM 101 – communication analysis
COM 200 – communication theory
COM 208 – fieldwork experience
COM 301 – race, gender, and media
COM 400 – mass communication regulation and responsibility
COM 408 – field work experience

CST 111 – fundamentals of public speaking
CST 151 – interpersonal communication
CST 321 – nonverbal communication

CMF 106 – introduction to documentary studies
CMF 129 – introduction to screenwriting
CMF 382 – the art of cinema
CMF 408 – field work experience
CMF 482 – topics in media studies

CCJ 101 – introduction to crime and justice
CCJ 210 – courts and justice
CCJ 215 – crime, justice, and the media
CCJ 220 – policing in contemporary society
CCJ 270 – criminal law
CCJ 275 – criminal procedure and constitutional rights
CCJ 314 – hollywood and the social construction of crime and justice
CCJ 325 – drug issues and the law
CCJ 350 – violent crime
CCJ 360 – women, crime, and justice
CCJ 380 – law in america
CCJ 385 – security in a globalized world
CCJ 408 – internship
CCJ 497 – independent study
CCJ 696 – field practicum
CCJ 699 – thesis

DIS 689 – capstone project
DIS 697 – independent study

ES 100 – introduction to ethnic studies
ES 160 – introduction to latino(a)/chicano(a) studies
ES 200 – race, identity and film
ES 260 – race and sports
ES 270 – the genius of hip hop
ES 356 – race, power and politics
ES 358 – critical race theory

GSP 148 – foods of the us
GSP 241 – world geography east
GSP 408 – fieldwork experience: professional internship
GSP 689 – professional practicum experience

IH 685 – graduate research
IH 689 – final project
IH 799 – dissertation

PRM 205 – happiness
PRM 220 – introduction to parks and recreation
PRM 308 – practicum in parks and recreation management
PRM 326 – inclusive recreation
PRM 408 – internship in parks and recreation management

PHO 100 – introduction to photography
PHO 408 – field work experience

POS 220 – federal and arizona constitution
POS 356 – race, power and politics
POS 359 – environmental policy
POS 408 – fieldwork experience
POS 466 – legislative or the washington center internship
POS 532 – data visualization
POS 534 – performance measurement
POS 799 – dissertation

PSY 101 – introduction to psychology
PSY 215 – abnormal psychology
PSY 227 – introduction to personality
PSY 230 – introduction to statistics in psychology
PSY 240 – developmental psychology
PSY 250 – social psychology
PSY 260 – cognitive psychology
PSY 290 – research methods in psychology
PSY 326 – group behavior
PSY 340 – child and adolescent development
PSY 347 – personnel psychology
PSY 403 – interpersonal process and psychotherapy
PSY 408C – field work experience
PSY 470 – stress management
PSY 480 – health psychology
PSY 485 – undergraduate research
PSY 490C – senior capstone: special topics
PSY 608 – fieldwork experience

PADM 301 – introduction to public administration
PADM 327 – public budgeting and finance
PADM 399 – special topics
PADM 411 – ethics, policy and administration
PADM 421C – planning and decision making in the public sector

PR 372W – public relations writing

SW 220 – people to people: social welfare and social work
SW 295 – social justice and diversity in social work
SW 310 – human fundamentals of social work practice
SW 320W – social policy and legislation
SW 321 – generalist practice i
SW 355 – social work research
SW 401 – crisis intervention methods
SW 408 – fieldwork experience
SW 450 – contemporary topics in social work
SW 498C – senior seminar
SW 522 – foundation practice ii
SW 527 – human behavior and the social environment ii
SW 555 – social work research methods
SW 556 – social justice and diversity in social work
SW 557 – foundation social work practice
SW 596 – foundation field ii
SW 622 – direct practice in mental & behavioral health with children and adolescents
SW 623 – direct practice in mental & behavioral health with adult and aging populations
SW 636 – program and practice evaluation
SW 637 – organizational leadership, administration & supervision
SW 650 – advanced topics in social work
SW 695 – advanced field education i
SW 696 – advanced field education ii

SOC 101 – introduction to sociology
SOC 201 – development of sociological thought
SOC 204 – sociology of gender
SOC 210 – social problems
SOC 215 – race and ethnic relations
SOC 217 – the family
SOC 301 – topics in contemporary social issues
SOC 316 – sociology of sexuality
SOC 318 – sociology of health and illness
SOC 339 – crime, law and society
SOC 356 – the sociology of popular culture
SOC 360 – sociocultural aging
SOC 365 – social statistics
SOC 497 – independent study

STR 207 – introduction to advertising
STR 272 – introduction to public relations

SUS 101 – introduction to sustainable communities
SUS 450 – community engagement internship
SUS 699 – thesis

WGS 180 – feminist media studies
WGS 191 – women, gender identity and ethnicity
WGS 250 – introduction to queer studies
WGS 280 – women, health, and sexuality
WGS 360 – topics in global feminisms