2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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This section of the Catalog includes course descriptions, listed alphabetically by discipline. The descriptions provide information on course numbers, titles, the level of instruction, credit, course sequence, content, and prerequisites as shown in the following example:
CHE 2100 Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry
Credits: 5
Prerequisite: CHE 1100
Description: A study of the elements of organic and biological chemistry. This course satisfies requirements for nursing programs and other fields requiring a survey of organic and biological chemistry.
The first two to four letters, called the course subject code, represent the area of study or discipline, e.g., CHE represents chemistry. The course number follows the course subject code, e.g., 2100. The first digit in a four-digit course number designates the level of instruction. Only courses numbered 1000 or above will be included in credits toward a degree. Courses with numbers up to and including 1999 are primarily for freshmen, 2000 through 2999 primarily for sophomores, 3000 through 3999 primarily for juniors, and 4000 through 4999 primarily for seniors. In general, students should not take courses above the level of their class (based upon semester hours earned), but they may do so at one level above if they have the specified prerequisites. In special cases, students may be permitted to take courses more than one level above that designated for their class if they obtain the permission of their advisor and of the faculty member teaching the course and if they meet the prerequisite requirements. Course descriptions provide a summary of the content of the course. If a prerequisite must be met before a student can register for a course, this information is listed above the course description. Attributes, such as Multicultural, General Studies, or Guaranteed Transfer, are listed after the course description. A list of courses being offered in a given semester, instructors, class meeting times, and locations is described in the Class Schedule.
Types of Courses
- Regular courses appear in this section of the University Catalog and are offered on a regular basis.
- Independent study courses provide students the opportunity to pursue in-depth study of a topic of special interest. Independent study courses are specified as 498_ and include an alpha character in the course number. Independent study courses are published in the Class Schedule.
- Special topics or omnibus courses are temporary courses that are not listed in the Catalog. They may be used to pilot-test a course, present a special topic, or provide a unique, experiential-learning opportunity. Omnibus courses use a specified range of course numbers: 190_, 290_, 390_, 490_ and include an alpha character in the course number. Omnibus courses are published in the Class Schedule.
- Variable topics courses allow courses of varying titles under an overall theme or “umbrella” course. Variable topic courses include an alpha character in the course number and are published in the Class Schedule.
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SWK 3660 - Poverty, Race and Gender
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SWK 1010, SWK 1020 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course introduces the student to the relationship between race, gender and poverty and will examine the underlying causes of the “feminization of poverty” in the United States. Social, economic, age-based and ethnic factors will be explored in detail. The differences between prevailing stereotypes and current realities will be highlighted.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS, GWS, SOC, or SWK.
Cross Listed Course(s): CHS 3660, GWS 3660, SOC 3660
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SWK 3700 - Social Work and Early Intervention for Children: Birth through Five
Credits: 4
Description: This course focuses on parents as initial teachers and recognizes the importance of the early stages of development and the impact that the environment has upon children ages 0-5. Support for families, including the early intervention system and the role of service coordination, will be examined. The role of beginning and generalist social workers with this population will be illustrated in the identification, assessment, intervention, and evaluation stages of family social work practice.
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SWK 3780 - Social Welfare Policy
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SWK 3050; SWK 3090
Description: Current social policies are examined in this course. The influence of current and historical contexts on policy formation will be examined and integrated into policy analysis. The impact of United States social welfare policies will be understood by applying four key analysis lenses: historical, economic, political and social. The impact of social welfare policies on diverse groups are examined and implications for future policies are explored.
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SWK 3800 - Family Preservation in Social Work
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SWK 1010 or Permission of instructor
Description: Family preservation is the current model of practice used throughout child welfare and child protection services. This course focuses on the principles and practices of culturally sensitive family preservation as it relates to the beginning professional. Knowledge and skills related to building family partnerships, family assessment, planning, and support through in-home services, life-skills models, specialized responses to difficult populations, and service coordination are emphasized.
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SWK 3999 - Social Work and Service Learning
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): SWK 1010 and SWK 1020
Description: This service learning course builds on previous social work knowledge, values and skills, and related liberal arts courses. Students will complete 150 hours in a community-based agency under the guidance and direct supervision of agency personnel. This course is required for Family Support Certificate/Minor students and is available to Social Work majors.
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SWK 4010 - Generalist Practice III
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): SWK 3060, SWK 3820, SWK 3090, SWK 3120 and SWK 3810 with a minimum grade of C-
Description: This course focuses on the assessment, intervention, evaluation, termination and follow-up steps of the Generalist Intervention Model (GIM) with oppressed populations, i.e., diverse, urban populations-at-risk who experience historic and current social/economic injustice. Students will examine intervening at all system levels, including individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities. Students will explore crisis intervention, vicarious trauma, and case management.
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SWK 4160 - Human Trafficking
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GWS 1001, or AAS 1010, or CJC 1010, or HSP 1010, or SWK 1010; upper-division standing; or permission of instructor
Description: This course explores human trafficking on international and local levels. A review of multidisciplinary perspectives on labor and sex trafficking provides comprehensive understanding of this human rights issue. Students examine the tactics used by traffickers to recruit and control victims and the effects of abuse on victims. This course provides an overview of U.S. federal and local laws to curb trafficking, including federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act. Finally, students evaluate global and local efforts of the current anti-trafficking movement, including ways to be involved.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix.
Cross Listed Course(s): AAS 4160, CJC 4160, GWS 4160, HON 4160, HSP 4160
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SWK 4250 - Exploring Current Social Work Issues
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1010, ENG 1020
Description: This course explores current issues in the field of social work, with a focus on practice considerations for individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Topic will vary by semester. Students may learn more about the topic from the Department of Social Work.
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SWK 4300 - Research Methods in Social Work
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SWK 3060; SWK 3780; SWK 3120; SWK 3090; SWK 3420; SWK 3350
Description: This course introduces the student to social work research methods. Topics include problem formulation and definition, hypothesis formulation, measures of central tendency, causality, research designs, measurement, data collection and data analysis. The course emphasizes concepts, skills and values essential to the design and implementation of research and evaluation. Major themes are critical analysis and effective utilization of published research. The goal of this course is to help students develop a basic understanding of the research process in order to engage with research for evidence-based practice.
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SWK 4310 - Research Statistics and Applications
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SWK 4300
Description: The goal of this course is to help students develop a basic understanding of the research process in order to engage with research for evidence-based practice. This course provides a basic introduction to the quantitative and qualitative tools used to describe and interpret data when conducting social work practice and research. Students will learn how to select, calculate, and interpret appropriate statistics and use qualitative data to inform direct practice, administration and planning, and policy-making. Students will acquire skills in statistical analysis and presentation of results.
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SWK 4400 - Generalist Practice III
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SWK 3060; SWK 3780; SWK 3120; SWK 3090; SWK 3420; SWK 3350
Corequisite(s): SWK 4500
Description: This course focuses on the assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, termination and follow-up steps of the Generalist Intervention Model (GIM) with oppressed populations, i.e., diverse, urban populations-at-risk who experience historic and current social/economic injustice. Students will examine intervening at all system levels including individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities. Students will explore crisis intervention and vicarious trauma.
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SWK 4410 - Generalist Practice IV
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SWK 4400
Corequisite(s): SWK 4510
Description: This course emphasizes the empowerment of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities who have experienced social and economic injustice. Students will apply principles, perspectives, and skills essential to helping populations-at-risk. Students develop a framework for culturally inclusive practice.
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SWK 4500 - Professional Field Experience I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SWK 3060; SWK 3780; SWK 3120; SWK 3090; SWK 3420; SWK 3350; Senior Standing
Corequisite(s): SWK 4400
Description: Students will begin practice experience in a community, social service agency where they will integrate social work knowledge, skills, values and ethics with academic learning. This course involves a field seminar and a concurrent field practicum, which assists in the development of generalist practice skills with individuals, families, groups and larger systems. Students will complete 240 hours of agency fieldwork serving diverse client populations while under the supervision of a professional social worker. This course is part one of a two semester field placement.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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SWK 4510 - Professional Field Experience II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SWK 4500
Corequisite(s): SWK 4410
Description: Students will have the opportunity to integrate theory and practice while demonstrating social work knowledge, skills, values and ethics in a community, social service agency. The field seminar course and concurrent field practicum assist students in the development of generalist practice skills with individuals, families, groups and larger systems. Students will complete 240 hours of agency fieldwork serving diverse client populations while under the supervision of a professional social worker. This course is part two of a two-semester field practicum and serves as the Senior Experience for the major.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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SWK 4780 - Applied Practice Evaluation I
Credits: 2
Corequisite(s): SWK 4790
Description: This is the first in a series of two practice evaluation courses. Students will review program and practice evaluation, including single-subject design. Students will complete a research proposal, as well as an IRB application, in order to conduct a practice or program evaluation in the context of their field placement.
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SWK 4790 - Professional Field Experience I
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): SWK 3060, SWK 3780, SWK 3810, SWK 3820, and SWK 3890 with a minimum grade of C-
Corequisite(s): SWK 4780
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): SWK 4010
Description: Students will begin practice experience using social work knowledge, skills, values and ethics in a social agency. A concurrent field practicum assists in the development of generalist practice skills with individuals, families, groups and larger systems. Students will complete 240 hours serving diverse client populations while under the supervision of a professional social worker. This course is part one of a two semester field placement.
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SWK 4810 - Professional Field Experience II
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): SWK 4790 with a minimum grade of C-
Corequisite(s): SWK 4820
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): SWK 4410
Description: Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate social work knowledge, skills, values and ethics in a social agency. The concurrent field practicum assists the students in the development of generalist practice skills with individuals, families, groups and larger systems. Students will complete 240 hours of agency field work serving diverse client populations while under the supervision of a professional social worker. This course is part of their second semester field practicum and serves as the Senior Experience for the major.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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SWK 4820 - Applied Practice Evaluation II
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): SWK 4780 with a minimum grade of C-
Corequisite(s): SWK 4810
Description: In this course, students will implement the research methodology designed in SWK 4780. Students will complete data collection, data analysis, and conclusions. Students will present their findings in writing and orally.
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SOC 1010 - Introduction to Sociology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Minimum performance standard scores on the reading, writing, and mathematics preassessment
placement tests
Description: This course facilitates the development of a sociological perspective as it applies to understanding the social forces that shape people’s lives, interests, and personalities. The emphasis is on the scientific study of people in groups, the importance of culture, the processes of socialization, social control and social conflict, and the major institutions of society.
Note: This course has a Service Learning Designation such that some sections may include a Service Learning component.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences I
Guaranteed Transfer: GT-SS3
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SOC 1020 - Globalization–The Transformation of Social Worlds
Credits: 3
Description: This course focuses on the causes and consequences of globalization from a sociological perspective. Students learn the main theoretical perspectives in sociology (e.g., functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism) and explore how these theories explain various aspects of globalization. Students learn how to use their sociological imagination, which allows people to look at private experience and link it to broader social forces. This course emphasizes the ways in which globalization affects various societal bodies such as economic, political, medical, and religious institutions. The course also explores how globalization relates to social processes such as culture, migration, technology, social movements, crime, and war.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences II, Global Diversity
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SOC 1040 - Introduction to Social Gerontology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Minimum performance standards on the reading, writing and mathematics preassessment placement tests
Description: This course is a study of the processes of aging, biological and social, of the impact of the environment on the personality, and behavior of older persons and their roles in society.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
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SOC 2000 - Social Movements and the Black Experience
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): AAS 1010, SOC 1010, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course analyzes and interprets the nature, cause, and consequence of Black social movements in the United States, ranging from the slave period to the present. Particular attention is given to the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: SOC or AAS.
Cross Listed Course(s): AAS 2000
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SOC 2010 - Current Social Issues
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy or Permission of instructor
Description: This course presents an analysis of the causes and consequences of major social problems, such as crime, family violence, racial and ethnic conflict, and poverty, using examples from contemporary America in conjunction with historical and cross-cultural data.
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SOC 2500 - Deviant Behavior in Society
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Description: An introduction to the study of various types of deviance in societies, their sources and consequences. Several definitions and theoretical approaches are presented and analyzed, with applications to such contemporary topics as crime and delinquency, mental disorders, and society’s “outsiders.”
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SOC 2600 - Art and Craft of Sociological Writing
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 and completion of General Studies Written Communication requirement (ENG 1010 or equivalency and ENG 1020 or equivalent)
Description: This course offers instruction and practice in how to write literature reviews for sociological papers with careful attention to the ASA style. Particular emphasis is placed on formats, sociological topics, locating sources, and analysis and synthesis of quantitative and qualitative information.
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SOC 3040 - Contemporary Issues in Gerontology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Description: This course provides a focus on economic, social, political, and cultural issues relevant to aging and the aged, including such topics as minority status, social definitions and restrictions, pensions and income, medical care, institutionalization, senior housing, transportation and relationships between the generations.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or SOC.
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3040
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SOC 3080 - Social Action Through Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course examines the ways in which sociological concepts and theories relate to the visual arts in contemporary social life. The course emphasizes the various contexts in which visual arts are used to create social integration and social change in small and large groups. In addition, the content of the course provides insight about ways that practitioners may apply sociological principles to create art-related ventures for public and private industries.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: SOC or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3080
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SOC 3090 - Urban Sociology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Description: The history and development of the modern city and its relationship to social and cultural change will be the focus of this course. Social problems, power structures and social organization, including class divisions, migrants and urbanites, urban institutions, and mass communications and urban leisure will be examined.
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SOC 3100 - Death and Dying
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Description: This course is an examination of attitudes, customs and institutions related to death and dying, approached three-dimensionally: from the viewpoint of the individual, of society, and of established institutions. Relevant for students in medicine, psychology, law, nursing, law enforcement, human services, business, education and the behavioral social sciences.
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SOC 3140 - The Black Community
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): AAS 1010 or AAS/SOC 2000, or permission of instructor, and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: This course relates fundamental concepts and theories of sociology and African American studies to the study of the Black community through an analysis of the educational, political, religious, economic and family dimensions. It emphasizes local, national and international Black communities. Classic and contemporary Black community studies are examined.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: SOC or AAS.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): AAS 3300
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SOC 3160 - Industry, Work, and Occupations
Credits: 3
Description: This course provides a sociological perspective of labor-force trends and the nature of work in the United States. The technological, demographic, cultural, and social context of work will be examined, as well as the individualistic factors affecting occupational processes and outcomes.
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SOC 3220 - Prejudice and Discrimination in Contemporary Society
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010, GWS 1001, or permission of instructor, and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: This course examines the origins and characteristics of race, racism, gender biases and ethnic prejudices; their origins and characteristics; facts and myths about populations including the social, psychological, and cultural sources of discrimination and bias; and implications in current societal structures and institutions.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: AAS, SOC, or GWS.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): AAS 3220, GWS 3220
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SOC 3230 - Bodies and Embodiment
Credits: 3
Description: Students in this course examine multiple interdisciplinary discourses about gendered, sexed, raced, classed, and able bodies, beginning with Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex. Through discussion, lecture and critical evaluation of key theories in Body and Embodiment Studies (by Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, Susan Bordo, bell hooks, and Iris M. Young) students in this course explore the inscribed, as well as the lived, body–bodies that are gazed at, desired, fashioned, heard, and eroticized. In order to historically situate these discourses, the body is presented as a social construct that is controlled and manipulated but that also has unique experiences which cannot be verbalized and/or managed.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ITP, SOC, or GWS.
Cross Listed Course(s): ITP 3230, GWS 3230
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SOC 3240 - Poverty in America
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Description: This course is an examination of urban poverty and of political, economic and social factors contributing to and perpetuating various conditions of the poor. Also included is an analysis of past and current poverty programs and their impact on America’s underprivileged.
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SOC 3280 - Queer Theory
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GWS 1001 or GWS 1200
Description: This course surveys a broad array of scholarship in queer theory, as well as applications of queer theory in a variety of academic fields to explore practices, identities, and communities as well as the cultural construction of gender and sexuality.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: SOC or GWS.
Cross Listed Course(s): GWS 3280
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SOC 3320 - Sociological Theory: Past and Present
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 or permission of instructor
Description: This course consists of an analysis of the major sociological theories ranging from classical theories, to more contemporary, modern, and postmodern theories. It takes a comparative approach, emphasizing a critical understanding of the ever-changing historical, social, and cultural context in which each theoretical perspective developed.
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SOC 3350 - Self and Society
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 or permission of instructor
Description: This course focuses on the relationship between self and society. It emphasizes how social structure, social process, and elements of culture have shaped and continue to shape our identity, perception, ideas, interaction, and behavior.
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SOC 3400 - Childhood and Adolescent Socialization
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Description: This course is an analysis of the socialization of children and adolescents in American society, emphasizing the impact of the family, education, religious organizations, the mass media and teenage subcultures on the socialization process. Socialization in other cultures will be studied for comparison.
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SOC 3410 - The Family in Transition
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Description: This course is designed to provide an in-depth sociological analysis of the family as a social institution in a changing society. Major theoretical perspectives will be incorporated to facilitate an understanding of significant social transitions, trends and issues of varying patters of contemporary family life. Dimensions of the family are examined through interactive relationships including ethnicity, gender, age, and social class.
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SOC 3420 - Education in a Changing Society
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Description: An analysis of all levels of formal education in contemporary American society, focusing on the formal and informal goals of education, the relation of education to other social institutions and to social change, and the current issues regarding education in the U.S.
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SOC 3430 - Gender and Society
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 or GWS 1001; or Permission of instructor
Description: This course explores social, political and economic trends affecting the role of women and men in society. The emphasis is on the historical, social and cultural forces that have contributed to the social construction of gender in the United States and in other societies. The effects on individuals and the broader society in terms of maintaining and/or changing gender expectations are analyzed.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: SOC or GWS.
Cross Listed Course(s): GWS 3350
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SOC 3440 - The Black Family
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): AAS 1010 or SOC 1010 and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: This course provides an in-depth exploration of the Black family as a social institution. It emphasizes the historical roots of the Black family and how the African influence is still enmeshed in the functioning of the family in modern society. It examines the factors responsible for the ability of the Black family to meet the challenge of a changing society.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: AAS or SOC.
Cross Listed Course(s): AAS 3550
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SOC 3460 - Sociology of Sexuality
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 or permission of instructor
Description: This course is a survey of historical, cultural, and social aspects of human sexuality. The interplay between sex and society will be the major focus. Cross-cultural and historical analysis of sexual values and behavior will be examined. Competing and conflicting sexual value systems in contemporary societies will be analyzed. Other topics include: sexual scripts, sexual deviance and social control, sexual socialization processes, and the social bases of sexual dysfunction.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: GWS or SOC.
Cross Listed Course(s): GWS 3560
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SOC 3490 - Queer Sexualities and Identity
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020, SOC 1010, or GWS 1200; or permission of instructor
Description: This course explores the various ways in which gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and queer individuals represent themselves vis-a-vis the social construction of identity and resistance. The course analyzes the general strategies LGBTQ individuals (and their communities) utilize to self-identify their gender. Issues of queer social presentation and performance are addressed. Intersections between queer identity and issues of race, ethnicity, and class are investigated. Power and privilege embedded within the LGBTQ visual identity and social control issues are also analyzed.
Note: Credit will be granted under one prefix only: GWS or SOC.
Cross Listed Course(s): GWS 3490
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SOC 3500 - Criminology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Description: A sociological analysis of the nature, causes, and treatment of crime and delinquency and of the processes by which such persons and behaviors develop.
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SOC 3510 - Juvenile Delinquency
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Description: This course emphasizes the universality and variability of misconduct and delinquencies of youth. In addition, the course examines the youth subculture, gangs, drug addiction, the juvenile justice system, and the effects of child abuse.
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SOC 3520 - Drugs and Society
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Description: This course examines socio-historical factors that affect contemporary trends in drug use, abuse, and policy. It also explores the social and physiological causes and consequences of legal and illegal drug use.
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SOC 3550 - Sociology of Law
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Description: The interplay between social forces and law is the major focus of the course. Sociological theories about the interplay between social-cultural factors and law will be elaborated. The role of value orientations, one’s position in the social structure, and other sociological variables in the legislative process will be discussed. Conflicts regarding appropriate legislation and enforcement will be debated and analyzed.
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SOC 3590 - Social Statistics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTH 1210 or permission of instructor
Description: This course covers descriptive and inferential statistics and their application to social phenomena. It focuses on statistical significance, measures of association, and the use of SPSS to analyze data.
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SOC 3600 - Research in the Social Sciences
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 or permission of instructor
Description: This course is an introduction to research in the social and behavioral sciences. It emphasizes student experience in the actual application of a variety of modern social scientific data-gathering, interpretation and reporting techniques.
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SOC 3650 - Contemporary Social Trends: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Description: An examination of trends and/or issues in contemporary society, using the sociological perspective. Each section addresses a separate issue or development.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit under different topics.
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SOC 3660 - Poverty, Race and Gender
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010, or GWS 1001 or SWK 1010; or Permission of instructor
Description: This course introduces the student to the relationship between race, gender and poverty and will examine the underlying causes of the “feminization of poverty” in the United States. Social, economic, age-based and ethnic factors will be explored in detail. The differences between prevailing stereotypes and current realities will be highlighted.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS, GWS, SOC, or SWK.
Cross Listed Course(s): CHS 3660, GWS 3660, SWK 3660
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SOC 3710 - Politics and Power
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Description: This course is an analysis of the structures of power and decision-making in American society, focusing on the interrelationships between political institutions and other institutions in society, sociological theories of power, and possible consequences of various political structures.
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SOC 3730 - Mass Media and Social Behavior
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Description: This course is a study of the function of mass media as a dynamic force in political, economic, and social life and its multi-dimensional structure and impact for creating new personal behavior, as well as collective behavior in contemporary society.
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SOC 3750 - Social Change
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Description: This course is an analysis of the alterations in patterns of culture, social systems and social behavior over time. A variety of theoretical perspectives will be used as a basis for understanding these changes. Factors that contribute to as well as those that inhibit change will be analyzed.
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SOC 3770 - Society and the Environment
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Description: This course explores the relationship between humans in social groups and their effect on the natural environment. A variety of social theories are used to analyze these effects. Proposals for implementing change are evaluated from a sociological perspective.
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SOC 3780 - Gender and Disaster
Credits: 3
Description: This course analyzes gender’s shaping global development and disaster vulnerability by focusing on the experiences of girls and women before, during, and after disastrous events. It examines intersecting patterns of vulnerability and response based on gender, class, race/ethnicity, age, nationality and other factors. Students examine gender-focused case studies from developed and developing societies and investigate the practical implications of gender-sensitive sociology of disaster.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ANT, GWS, or SOC
Cross Listed Course(s): ANT 3361, GWS 3780
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SOC 3800 - Health and Healers
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Description: The health care system is currently in a state of transition. This course is designed to analyze the changes taking place from a variety of theoretical models. Specific issues as well as the roles of the participants will be analyzed in terms of the impact upon the health of Americans.
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SOC 3810 - Population Issues
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Description: This course is designed to introduce students to the study of population change and its consequences. The intention of the course is to examine population trends, issues and policies with an emphasis on the United States. Topics include fertility, mortality, migration, urbanization, family, gender, ethnicity, aging, and social change as well as the practical use of demography.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or SOC.
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3813
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SOC 3830 - Mental Disorders
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Description: This course is an examination of the concepts and treatment procedures for those defined as mentally ill within this society. Specific social variables such as social class, sex, race and marital status will be analyzed in terms of their influence on diagnosed disorders.
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SOC 3910 - Religious Movements in America
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 or Permission of instructor
Description: A development of a functional theory of religion preceded by an examination of the relationship between religion and such factors as morals, science, magic, personality, ethnicity, social status, economics, political institutions, and social change.
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SOC 3920 - Women’s Health Issues
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GWS 1001 or SOC 1010 or HES 1050 or PSY 1001
Description: This course will give students the opportunity to focus on health issues specific to women and the challenges historically faced by women in the health-care arena. This course explores feminist, biological, psychological, and sociological factors in women’s health within a global context.
Cross Listed Course(s): PSY 3920, GWS 3920, ITP 3920
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SOC 4200 - Social Stratification and Inequality
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 and 6 hours of upper division sociology or Permission of instructor
Description: This course examines theories of the distribution of scarce resources within human societies and the consequences of social inequality. Topics include: characteristics and consequences of stratification systems; bases of stratification systems in society; measurement of social position; age, gender and ethnic variations in the social mobility process; and social class in the United States.
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SOC 4240 - Women and Violence
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GWS 1001 or CJC 1010 or PSC 1020 or SOC 1010 or permission of instructor
Description: Students analyze key patterns and trends in violence perpetrated by and against women, with special focus on the diverse experiences of women in the United States. Students will investigate historical, contemporary, sociopolitical, and cross-cultural patterns in causal factors, perpetuation, prevention, intervention and treatment relative to violence and women. Topics will include sexual violence, domestic violence, family violence, cyber-violence, women in prison, women on death row, and women as victims of violence, among others.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CJC, GWS, PSC, or SOC.
Cross Listed Course(s): CJC 4240, GWS 4240, PSC 4240
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SOC 4350 - Advanced Seminar in Sociological Theory: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor
Description: Content varies, but each course involves intensive study and critical analysis of major sociological theories, such as those of Weber, Durkheim, Marx, Simmel, Mannheim, C. Wright Mills, and Parsons; or of selected theoretical systems in contemporary or classical sociology.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit under different topics.
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SOC 4600 - Advanced Survey Research
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010, SOC 2600, SOC 3320, SOC 3600
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): SOC 3590
Description: This course is a continuation of SOC 3600 - Research in the Social Sciences . It focuses on the application of advanced quantitative research techniques, including individual and task-group assignments intended to develop students’ skills in designing, organizing, computer coding, and doing computer-assisted analysis of selected research projects.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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SOC 4700 - Advanced Field Internship
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 2010 and upper-division standing
Description: An advanced level supervised in-service field experience in the broad area of social concern and the “urban scene,” conducted with the cooperation of participating agencies and institutions.
Internship requirements vary by department. For information and instructions on finding and enrolling in an internship, contact the Applied Learning Center at 303-615-1333 or internships@msudenver.edu.
Note: Course revised July 5, 2018
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SOC 4710 - Advanced Qualitative Methods
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010, SOC 2600, SOC 3320, SOC 3600; satisfaction of all General Studies requirements; and senior standing.
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): SOC 3590
Description: This capstone course is a continuation of SOC 3600 - Research in the Social Sciences . It focuses on the application of advanced qualitative research techniques, such as ethnography, participant-observation, unobtrusive research, unstructured interviews, and content analysis. Students will gain hands-on experience in various qualitative methods and analysis techniques while carrying out a research project related to their area of interest.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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SPA 1000 - Conversational Spanish for Travel I
Credits: 3
Description: This course is designed for the student who wants to acquire a basic knowledge of conversational Spanish for personal travel.
Note: It does not fulfill the prerequisite requirements for any Spanish 2000-level course.
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SPA 1002 - Conversational Spanish for Law Enforcement I
Credits: 3
Description: This course is designed for the student who wants to acquire a basic knowledge of conversational Spanish for the law-enforcement professions.
Note: It does not fulfill the prerequisite requirements for any Spanish 2000-level course.
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SPA 1003 - Conversational Spanish for Law Enforcement II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SPA 1002
Description: This course is a continuation of SPA 1002 and is designed for the student who wants to acquire a basic knowledge of conversational Spanish for the law-enforcement professions.
Note: It does not fulfill the prerequisite requirements for any Spanish 2000-level course.
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SPA 1004 - Conversational Spanish for Medical Professions I
Credits: 3
Description: This course is designed for the student who wants to acquire a basic knowledge of conversational Spanish for the medical professions.
Note: It does not fulfill the prerequisite requirements for any Spanish 2000-level course.
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SPA 1005 - Conversational Spanish for Medical Professions II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SPA 1004
Description: This course is a continuation of SPA 1004 and is designed for the student who wants to acquire a basic knowledge of conversational Spanish for the medical professions.
Note: It does not fulfill the prerequisite requirements for any Spanish 2000-level course.
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SPA 1006 - Conversational Spanish for School Personnel I
Credits: 3
Description: This course is designed for the student who wants to acquire a basic knowledge of conversational Spanish for the school environment.
Note: It does not fulfill the prerequisite requirements for any Spanish 2000-level course.
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SPA 1007 - Conversational Spanish for School Personnel II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SPA 1006
Description: This course is a continuation of SPA 1006 and is designed for the student who wants to acquire a basic knowledge of conversational Spanish for the school environment.
Note: It does not fulfill the prerequisite requirements for any Spanish 2000-level course.
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SPA 1010 - Elementary Spanish I
Credits: 5
Description: This is a basic course in Spanish, with emphasis primarily on pronunciation, speaking, and understanding supplemented by grammar, readings and writing.
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SPA 1020 - Elementary Spanish II
Credits: 5
Prerequisite(s): SPA 1010 or the equivalent high school or transfer experience
Description: This course is the continuation of SPA 1010 and focuses on skills development in listening, speaking, reading, and writing with an emphasis on the use of functional, communicative language for oral and written proficiency and cultural competency.
Note: This course requires a grade of “C” or better to fulfill the General Studies requirement.
General Studies: Oral Communication
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SPA 1800 - International Spanish Year I
Credits: 1-15
Description: This variable credit course is designed for first-year students learning Spanish in a study abroad setting. The course will recognize an approved, study-abroad, educational experience in Spanish speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing.
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SPA 2010 - Intermediate Spanish I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SPA 1020 or placement or two years of high school Spanish or its equivalent with a grade of “C” or better
Description: This course continues the sequence of SPA 1010 and SPA 1020 and is the first of a two-semester, integrated, second-year sequence. The course focuses on further skills development in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with emphasis on the use of functional, communicative language for oral and written proficiency and on cultural competency. Class is conducted mostly in Spanish and will include a variety of interactive activities designed to help students develop their knowledge of Spanish and their ability to use it productively in situations of communication.
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SPA 2020 - Intermediate Spanish II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2010 or equivalent
Description: This course is a continuation of SPA 2010 and is the second of a two-semester, integrated, second-year sequence. The course focuses on further skills development in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with emphasis on the use of functional, communicative language for oral and written proficiency and on cultural competency. Class is conducted mostly in Spanish and will include a variety of interactive activities designed to help students develop their knowledge of Spanish and their ability to use it productively in situations of communication.
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SPA 2110 - Spanish Reading and Communication I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SPA 1020 with a grade of “C” or better or placement or two years of high school Spanish or its equivalent
Description: This intermediate course introduces increasingly complex readings and promotes the development of oral and written proficiency. The course is designed to afford the student the necessary practice to communicate with ease in Spanish. Emphasis lies on vocabulary building, reading of cultural material, and communication skills.
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SPA 2120 - Spanish Reading and Communication II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2110 or equivalent, or permission of instructor
Description: This intermediate course is a continuation of SPA 2110. It is designed to review, widen, and strengthen the knowledge of language structures as a basis for more advanced work in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing in Spanish.
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SPA 2340 - Intermediate Spanish for the Heritage Speaker
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2120 or equivalent or permission of instructor
Description: This is an intermediate-level course for the heritage and bilingual speaker of Spanish who has developed speaking ability outside of the classroom with little training in the formal components of the language. The course focuses on the practice and use of standard oral and written Spanish structures found in cultural, literary, journalistic and media platforms. Particular attention is given to the development of language skills necessary for communication in social or professional settings, and to discussions on specific cultural issues faced by the Spanish speaker. This course may be taken by Spanish majors or minors, or non-majors or minors in lieu of SPA 2320.
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SPA 2750 - Intensive Intermediate Spanish Grammar Review
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2110 with “C” or higher, or equivalent, or departmental permission
Description: SPA 2750 is an intensive transition course between the intermediate and advanced Spanish writing and grammar courses. It provides comprehensive grammar review and writing practice by building on topics covered in lower-level Spanish courses, and approaching them in a more detailed manner. The course introduces additional aspects of the Spanish language, not previously covered in preceding courses. The foundations of grammar and their expression in oral and written communication are especially emphasized. The course is designed for students who wish to pursue further studies in Spanish, and is especially useful to proficient speakers (native, heritage, and second-language learners) who have had limited exposure to the formal study of language structure.
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SPA 2800 - International Spanish Year II
Credits: 1-15
Prerequisite(s): One year of college Spanish or equivalent
Description: This variable credit course is designed to recognize second year study of Spanish language and culture in an approved study-abroad setting.
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SPA 3050 - Cultural Crossroads: France, Germany, Spain
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020
Description: This course gives students the cultural background necessary to understand and appreciate those spiritual and intellectual developments that have given today’s three European nations (representing our language disciplines) their characteristics. Main topics include the Indo- European language family, the cultural and technological development of Germanic and Romance-speaking countries, the causes for the rise and fall of these countries throughout the 2000 years under consideration, the role of women in politics and the arts, the development of differing social etiquette, reasons for mass emigrations, contributions of immigrants to their new countries, and the effect that the European Union has on the educational social welfare of its member nations.
Note: Students can get credit for only one prefix.
Cross Listed Course(s): FRE 3050, GER 3050, HON 3050, MDL 3050
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SPA 3100 - Spanish Terminology for the Bilingual Classroom
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Two years of college Spanish, its equivalent, or Permission of the instructor
Description: This is a practical course designed to help students with the Spanish structures and terminology used in the different areas of instruction.
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SPA 3110 - Advanced Conversation
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Two years of college Spanish or equivalent, or Permission of instructor
Description: This is an advanced course to broaden and strengthen the student’s conversational skills, emphasizing current topics in the Hispanic world. There is a service-learning component where students apply the material from class in a real world setting and reflect on their service experiences. (Service Learning)
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SPA 3140 - Advanced Composition
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2310 and SPA 2320 or equivalent, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is designed to reinforce and develop further the student’s abilities in composition tasks that reflect the kind of writing students are generally asked to perform as Spanish majors. Classes are conducted in Spanish.
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SPA 3150 - Spanish Phonetics: Theory and Practice
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Two years of college Spanish or equivalent, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course in Spanish phonology is aimed at improving students’ pronunciation and introducing them to the field of descriptive linguistics.
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SPA 3200 - Culture and Civilization of Spain
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Two years of college Spanish or equivalent, or Permission of instructor; and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: This course is an advanced Spanish conversational approach to the understanding of the traditions and history of Spain and the national character as expressed in everyday life. It is based on a reading-lecture discussion format. Oral presentations and a term paper are required. This class is conducted in Spanish.
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SPA 3210 - Spanish-American Culture and Civilization
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Two years of college Spanish or equivalent, or Permission of instructor; and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: This course is an advanced Spanish conversational approach to the chief cultural characteristics of the Hispanic-American world. It is based on a reading-lecture-discussion format. Oral presentations and a research paper are required. Conducted in Spanish.
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SPA 3220 - Folklore and Culture of the Mexican Southwest
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2020, SPA 2120, or equivalent, or permission of department
Description: This course is designed to acquaint the students with the culture, folklore and civilization of the Mexican American in the Southwest. The introductory lectures will deal with the Spanish and Indian heritage. The main concentration of the course is the culture and folklore developed since the arrival of Juan de Oñate to the present.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
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SPA 3250 - Introduction to Literary Studies in Spanish
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2320 or equivalent, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is designed to introduce the students to the study of literature in the Spanish language. Emphasis will be placed on reading and critical analysis of representative works, main literary trends and terminology. Conducted in Spanish.
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SPA 3340 - Advanced Spanish for the Heritage Speaker
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2320 or SPA 2340 or permission of instructor
Description: This course is designed specifically for the heritage or bilingual learner of Spanish who brings strong proficiency and literacy skills in Spanish. The course focuses on the development of advanced communicative competence in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing, as well as on understanding Hispanic cultures, issues of identity of the heritage speaker in the U.S., language variation, customs, geography, history, and current events. Students will gain linguistic and oral proficiency in order to develop, evaluate, compare and express ideas critically in both oral and written formats on varied topics and themes. This course is open to the heritage learner with, at least, two years of formal training in Spanish.
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SPA 3400 - Survey of Spanish Literature I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3250 or equivalent, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is a general survey of the literature of Spain from the Middle Ages through the romantic era. Reading of representative works, lecture on biography, criticism and recitation will be included. Conducted in Spanish.
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SPA 3410 - Survey of Spanish Literature II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3250 or equivalent, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course presents Spanish literature since 1870, including post-romanticism, realism, naturalism, the generation of 1898, the genero chico, and more recent works. Conducted in Spanish.
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SPA 3510 - Survey of Latin American Literature
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3250 or equivalent, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is designed to introduce the student to the most important works in Latin American literature from the late 15th century to the late 19th century. Conducted in Spanish.
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SPA 3600 - Latin American Cinema
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2320 or LAS 2860 or Permission of instructor
Description: This 3000-level course, a survey of recent Latin American film, is interdisciplinary and crosscultural, emphasizing the socio-economic and political issues (race, gender, sex, and identity issues) central to the development of Latin American cinema. This course is suitable for nonspeakers of Spanish and is designed to introduce students to the cinematic work of a number of Latin American film artists or movements by discussing them from a variety of perspectives (narrative, rhetoric, aesthetics, film language). This course is designed to heighten perceptual skills by viewing films and increase critical understanding of the ways films function as visual discourse. Students in the SPA major program at the time the course is taken will complete all work in Spanish.
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SPA 3650 - Introduction to Spanish Translation I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3140 with a grade of at least a “B” or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is an introduction to the principal topics in the discipline of translation. The student will translate a variety of texts from Spanish to English and from English to Spanish, discuss and critique translations in class, examine various historical and theoretical concepts of translation, and analyze grammatical, lexical and cultural issues faced by translators. Student is expected to be fluent in both Spanish and English.
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