Behavioral Science
Chair: Nick Marsing
Phone: (435) 283-7543
Email: nick.marsing@an-orange.com
Webpage: ztrp.an-orange.com/sbscience
Disciplines within Department:
Criminal Justice
Contact: Dennis Schugk
Phone: (435) 283-7580
Email: dennis.schugk@an-orange.com
Webpage: ztrp.an-orange.com/criminaljustice
Psychology
Contact: Nick Marsing
Phone: (435) 283-7543
Email: nick.marsing@an-orange.com
Webpage: ztrp.an-orange.com/psychology
Psychology is the study of human behavior and mental processes. Psychologists study behavior, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning, memory, motivation, emotion, development, personality, attitudes and attitude change, group processes, interpersonal attraction, prosocial behavior, leadership, aggression, and prejudice. They study principles of effective behavior and harmonious interaction. Psychologists also study the methods by which valid psychological knowledge is obtained.
Students who complete the recommended psychology curriculum at Snow College will be prepared to continue their studies at most four-year institutions in Utah.
Social Work
Contact: Eldon Barnes
Phone: (435) 283-7581
Email: eldon.barnes@an-orange.com
Webpage: ztrp.an-orange.com/socialwork
Sociology
Contact: Michael Brenchley
Phone: (435) 283-7526
Email: mike.brenchley@an-orange.com
Webpage: ztrp.an-orange.com/sociology
Sociology studies the patterns of social structure and interaction from the micro-level through the macro- level of social analysis. It uses human demography and human ecology as a background for three major theoretical frameworks: Symbolic Interaction Theory, Functional Theory, and Conflict Theory. Sociology encourages students to develop a “sociological imagination” through which they may develop insights into how social forces at all levels form a complex playing- field of social life on which, through their interaction with others, students may maximize their opportunities
Outcomes:
Students who complete the two sociology courses offered at Snow College are expected to demonstrate that they
- know the major concepts of those courses;
- now the major viewpoints of Symbolic Interaction Theory, Functionalist Theory and Conflict Theory;
- know the concepts behind human ecology and human demography.