This course provides an introduction to community leadership concepts, focusing on the dynamics of civic engagement, and understanding the role and function of governmental and not-for-profit organizations in a community.

Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Social Sciences/History (CAT IV) requirement.
Montana University System Core Course

This course provides volunteer experience in the context of community service and service learning. The students will perform activities that equal at least 30 hours of volunteer service, keep a reflective journal or portfolio, and write a final paper discussing what they have learned from the experience.

Repeatable for up to 8 credits
Pass/Fail only

A planned and supervised work-learning experience in industry, business, government or community service agencies related to the program of study.

Prerequisites: Two semesters of attendance at Montana State University-Northern, approval of advisor, Dean of the College of Education, Arts, Sciences, and Nursing, and cooperative education coordinator.
Pass/Fail only

This course provides a theoretical and historical base to non profit service and the organizational structure of non profit services in rural areas. The course emphasizes the development of skills related to service in non profit agencies and community building, and explores the dynamics of professional careers in non profit agencies.

Prerequisite: CMSV 101

Study of the concepts and principles of group behavior and of the impact which society has upon the programming of the mind and thought processes. Analysis of the components of culture and of the structure of society, as well as social organization and differentiation will also be emphasized. Introduces the essentials of micro sociology and macro sociology.

Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Social Sciences/History (CAT IV) requirement
Montana University System Core Course

This course provides an overview of social and philosophical concepts that inform leaders in community development, human services and related professional services to the community.

Identification of funding needs and priorities, researching grantgiving organizations, identification of potential funding agencies, development of proposals, preparation and submission of grant applications, techniques for approaching grant-giving organizations, responses to decisions made by granting organizations, and management of grants.

Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor.
Requirements for graduate credit are defined in the course syllabus.

Designed to explore research and practice about conflict as a process of social interaction. This course focuses on communication-oriented perspectives, key properties of conflict interaction, strategies and tactics for moving through conflict, self-regulation and third-party intervention.

Comprehensive survey of social psychology as an interdisciplinary field of inquiry. Incorporates such standard social psychology topics as socialization, communication and language, perception and beauty, attitude and attitude change, norms, social order and conformity, roles and the ways they shape personality, situational influences on behavior, interpersonal attraction, aggression and conflict, conflict resolution, group behavior and gender roles.

Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Social Sciences/History (CAT IV) requirement
Montana University System Core Course

Provide knowledge and understanding of such major minority groups as Native Americans, Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, Jews, and women. Some attention will also be devoted to various nationality groups that suffered severe prejudice and discrimination during earlier decades of American history. Various theoretical and research perspectives pertaining to prejudice and discrimination will be examined.

Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Cultural Diversity (CAT V) requirement
Montana University System Core Course

Human development is the study of how and why people change over time, as well as how and why they remain the same. Thus, this course will provide an overview of what is empirically known about all the periods of life from conception to death of our physical vehicles. We shall examine what is known scientifically about physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development in humans. We shall examine how changes in each one of these major areas impacts change in each of the other two. The relative importance of nature and nurture will be examined for each of the various life stages. The issues of native temperament and physical appearance will be given special emphasis as these areas impact psychosocial and cognitive development. A considerable amount of time will be devoted to what is known about methods of effective/ineffective, successful/unsuccessful parenting. Finally, we shall look at the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of our final years of life.

Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Social Sciences/History (CAT IV) requirement.
Montana University System Core Course

A survey course examining major theories of personality development and change. Particular attention will be paid to the impact of lifestyle upon brain biochemistry, and to the major “trait” approaches to assessing and understanding human personality. The causes, treatment, and prevention of severe shyness will be accorded special attention.

An introduction to the theory and practice of purposeful leadership and participation in group, committee, conference, and public discussion. A focus of this course will include analysis and participation in small groups, how small groups function and an examination of conflict management in small groups. Group interaction will focus on a service learning activity that has outreach components.

Examination of the current state of representative theorizing about communication. Includes a summary of communication theories and examination of the root assumptions, conceptualizations, and explanatory power of the major theories of the nature of communication.

Topics of special interest as announced in the “Schedule of Classes”.

May be repeated for credit if there is no duplication of topics.

Treats the present applications and precedents of Federal Indian law and its historical development, including Indian treaties, tribal sovereignty, jurisdictional disputes, tribal and state powers of taxation, economic and environmental controls, and real property interests.

Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Cultural Diversity (CAT V) requirement
Montana University System Core Course

Study of the American federal republic and political system. Focuses on the constitutional structure, limits and operation of the federal government, protection of individual rights, federal-state relations, political processes, and dynamic changes in the government system over time.

Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Social Sciences/History (CAT IV) requirement.
Montana University System Core Course

Introductory study of state and local government, including constitutions, legislatures, supreme courts, governors’ administrative agencies in their historic and contemporary settings. County and city governments are included in the scope of this course.