NOTE: Certain courses and programs require the use and/or handling of hazardous materials or equipment. Students are expected to follow all safety instructions and to take the required safety precautions including, but not limited to, the use of personal protection equipment (PPE) during the course or program to prevent incidences of injury to self or other students.
Social Work
SW 4480 - Social Work with Groups
3 credit hoursPrerequisites: SW 2570, SW 2630, and SW 4580. Group process and group techniques as they apply to social work practice, including both treatment and task groups. (Must be admitted to Social Work program.)
3 credit hoursPrerequisites: SW 2570, SW 2630, SW 3000, and SW 3160. Theories and related techniques for beginning-level social work. (Must be admitted to Social Work program.)
6 credit hoursPrerequisites: SW 2570, SW 2630, SW 3000, SW 3110, SW 3160, SW 3161, SW 3200; SW 4580; completion of all General Education requirements; and senior standing. Student is assigned to a social agency under the joint supervision of agency and instructor with concurrent seminar. Application must be made the preceding semester. (Must be admitted to Social Work program.)
3 credit hoursThe contemporary child welfare system and services designed to strengthen families. Historical trends, policy issues, and child advocacy.
SW 4640 - Health: Organizations, Policy, and Ethics
3 credit hours(Same as SOC 4640.) A resource allocation assessment of U.S. health care systems. Applied ethics topics (i.e., justice, virtue, and informed consent) included.
3 credit hoursPrerequisites: SW 3110, SW 3120, SW 4580, and senior standing. Theories and related techniques for advanced-level social work practice. (Must be admitted to Social Work program.)
9 credit hoursPrerequisites: SW 4580, SW 4590, senior standing, and all other major requirements. Second field placement for social work majors. Application must be made the preceding semester. (Must be admitted to Social Work program.) Pass/Fail.
, SW 4650 and SW 4680 or concurrent enrollment. An opportunity for the student, with instructor and peers, to explore the knowledge, values, and skills gained from academic and field experiences and to synthesize and integrate theory and practice. (Must be admitted to Social Work program.)
1 to 6 credit hoursField experiences or reading courses through which special interests or needs of the student may be pursued under individual supervision. Arrangements must be made with an instructor prior to registration.
3 credit hoursCovers the central concepts, theories, and methods of sociology. Focuses on social processes and institutions in modern societies. Assists students in understanding and applying this knowledge in their everyday lives. Counts toward General Education Social/Behavioral Sciences requirement.
3 credit hoursA survey of issues defined as problems by society; examines programs and agencies that address them. Problems addressed include poverty, crime, environment, energy, health, etc.
3 credit hours(Same as SPAN 2105, PS 2105, ART 2105, ANTH 2105, GEOG 2105.) A multidisciplinary, team-taught introduction to Latin America. Covers the cultures and societies of the region: prehistory, history, geography, politics, art, languages, and literatures. Required course for all Latin American Studies minors.
3 credit hoursSocial, cultural, and personal factors relating to mate selection, intimate relationships, and family life with an emphasis on families in the United States.
4 credit hoursAnalysis, interpretation, and reporting of social science data. Incorporates the use of a statistical package such as SPSS or SAS. Offers fundamental applied research skills for the job market. Laboratory required.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SOC 1010 or SOC 2010. Theoretical foundations of sociology with emphasis on the major theories in sociology and their development. Addresses diverse intellectual traditions in both classical and contemporary theory.
3 credit hoursOverview of life course structure and processes examining physical, cognitive, social, and personality development including the role of institutions.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SOC 1010, SOC 2010, or permission of instructor. Sociological, historical, political-economic, and cultural dimensions of drugs and alcohol in society.
3 credit hoursA general survey and theoretical review of the definitions, causes, and consequences of deviance and social control. Analyzes drugs, panics, sex, media violence, and emotions in society.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SOC 1010, SOC 2010, or permission of department. Covers various aspects of organizational diversity, focusing primarily on the United States. Explores current patterns of social inequality in the workplace with a specific emphasis on gender, race/ethnicity, age, and family arrangements. Focuses on the link between these social patterns and workforce diversity.
, or WGST 2100. A sociohistorical and cultural exploration of the socialization patterns, relationships, expectations, influences, organizational, institutional, and aging experiences of women and men in American society.
SOC 3770 - Organizational Conflict, Negotiation, and Dispute Resolution
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SOC 1010. Analysis of multiple approaches to assessing conflict at individual, group, and organizational levels; review of multiple negotiation processes and skills associated with successful negotiating strategies and tactics. Consideration of alternative dispute resolution domains, including mediation and arbitration. Emphasis on organizationally based conflict and skill building through exercises wherein students master analysis of conflict, practice negotiating contracts, and engage in mock mediation and arbitration activities using case study materials.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SOC 1010 or SOC 2010. Theory, analysis, and public policy applications for contemporary organizations (corporations and social agencies) and institutions (family, education, health, media.)
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SOC 1010 or SOC 2010. The origins, variations, and consequences of class, status, and power in society. Individual and group economic interests, social prestige, ideology, market and institutional inequality.
3 credit hoursDemographic, social, and cultural aspects of aging with particular emphasis on the types of problems encountered by older persons in American society.
3 credit hours(Same as GERO 4030.) An opportunity to integrate gerontological theory and research techniques with the practical problems of older persons.
3 credit hoursSociological analysis of health care delivery and major issues facing providers, patients, and citizens in the twenty-first century, from the level of social interaction through the broader structures of health care systems and policies. Includes sociological approaches to health and medicine, health care institutions, insurance and reimbursement structures, and vulnerable populations, along with future issues and directions in U.S. health care delivery.
3 credit hoursComparative analysis of work structure and processes in organizational contexts, including study of management and employee organizations and legal environments regarding workplace relations.
3 credit hours(Same as CDFS 4140.) The causes, dynamics, and consequences of violence in the family. Includes a discussion of violence toward children, spouses, dating partners, siblings, and elders. Emphasizes the social conditions that lead to these types of violence.
SOC 4155 - Media and Emotions in Global Perspective
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SOC 1010 or permission of instructor. Examines sociological and social-psychological perspectives on emotions, emotion management, and emotional behavior. Particular attention paid to emotions in global media.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SOC 1010. History of gangs in the United States, the factors that account for their formation and perpetuation, and current empirical data on gang composition, demographics, and culture. Policy strategies for prevention, law enforcement, and nonlegal intervention assessed.
3 credit hoursTheories of the causes of criminal behavior and coverage of its development and incidence; punishment and methods of control and rehabilitation.
3 credit hoursSociological analysis of health, biomedicine, epidemiology, and disease, along with critical analysis of major issues facing providers, patients, and citizens in the twenty-first century. Focuses on social epidemiology, social determinants and patterning of disease, health care delivery, institutions, and policy in the U.S. and other nations, and major theoretical developments in the sociology of health, illness, and healing.
3 credit hoursExamines the social and cultural issues that shape women’s health-related experiences and disparities in health and illness in contemporary culture. Critically analyzes problems associated with medicalization, technological favoritism, and for-profit intrusion. Explores issues and experiences among women by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic class, age, sexual orientation, and abilities.
3 credit hours(Same as ANTH 4400.) Provides an in-depth analysis of the causes, experiences, and implications of global sex trafficking through a social science and feminist perspective. Utilizes various multimedia methods to examine sex trafficking both globally and locally; includes both an anthropological and sociological perspective, incorporating statistical analysis of-and individual narratives from-the transnational sex industry.
3 credit hours(Same as ANTH 4420.) An interdisciplinary approach to understanding the interplay of both biological and social forces on the human body.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: 3 hours of upper-division sociology courses. Sociological examination of the construction and management of emotions in the context of community and society.
3 credit hoursIndividual behavior in social contexts and symbolic interaction in groups. Includes social influences on perception, conformity, attitudes, communication, group structure, leadership, and role behavior.
3 credit hoursStudy of the major sociological theories of revolutions, rebellions, civil wars, and protest movements of the past and present and their relationship to significant social changes.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SOC 1010 or SOC 2010 or permission of instructor. Examines world and U.S. population trends and the impact of social forces on such demographic variables as births, deaths, migration, age, sex, education, and marital status and how these impact social conditions.
3 credit hoursSocial factors related to delinquency including family, peer-group, school, and community. Includes juvenile justice system and its agents.
3 credit hoursReligion as social process and institution. An ideological, structural, and functional analysis. Specific U.S. religions examined in detail.
SOC 4560 - Organizational Structures and Processes
3 credit hoursAnalysis of structure and processes of change, organizational environments, modes of power, ideologies, forms of control and resistance including alternatives to bureaucracy.
SOC 4600 - Strategies for Collaboration in Diverse Organizations
4 credit hours(Same as MGMT 4600.) Prerequisites: SOC 3300 and MGMT 3800. Case studies and application discussions of the impact of diversity in the workplace, particularly related to organizational change and conflict/negotiation.
SOC 4640 - Health: Organizations, Policy, and Ethics
3 credit hours(Same as SW 4640.) A resource allocation assessment of U.S. health care systems. Applied ethics topics (i.e., justice, virtue, and informed consent) included.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SOC 1010 or SOC 2010. Sociological examination of the relationship between law and society with a focus on how sociologists study law, legal systems, and legal actors.
. Focuses on the concept of community as a core idea in the historical development of sociology, concentrating on theories and historical trends of urbanization and current urban problems and policies.
1 to 6 credit hoursField experiences or reading courses through which special interests or needs of the student may be pursued under individual supervision. Arrangements must be made with an instructor prior to registration.
3 to 6 credit hoursSupervised independent study in which student is placed in an organization on a contractual basis as a means of applying the principles of his/her training in preparation for eventual employment. Arrangements should be made with the intern supervisor prior to registration.
3 credit hoursPrerequisites: At least 18 hours of sociology, including SOC 1010, SOC 3040, SOC 3050, SOC 3060, and senior standing. Integrates coursework in the major through coverage of theory and method, analysis of critical issues, and applications to modern society.
SPAN 1015 - Spanish for Concrete and Construction Management
3 credit hoursIntroduces basic Spanish vocabulary and grammar with specific emphasis on facilitating communication, improving productivity, and promoting safety in the concrete and construction work environment. Cannot be used as prerequisite for SPAN 1020. Open only to majors and minors in Concrete Industry Management and Construction Management Technology.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: Two years of high school language or equivalent recommended. An online introduction to the linguistic and cultural skills needed to work with Spanish-speaking patients in a healthcare setting.
6 credit hoursA foundation course in reading, writing, speaking, and aural comprehension. SPAN 1040 counts as combined credit for SPAN 1010 and SPAN 1020.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SPAN 1020, SPAN 1040, or advanced placement. A review of Spanish grammar with reading and oral exercises designed to improve the ability to understand the written and spoken language.
SPAN 2105 - Introduction to Latin American Studies
3 credit hours(Same as PS 2105, SOC 2105, ART 2105, ANTH 2105, GEOG 2105.) A multidisciplinary, team-taught introduction to Latin America. Covers the cultures and societies of the region: pre-history, history, geography, politics, art, languages, and literatures. Required course for all Latin American Studies minors. Does not count for Spanish major or minor.
1 credit hourConducted entirely in Spanish by a native speaker and designed to improve students’ ability to converse fluently. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 hours credit for the major; does not count for the minor. Pass/Fail.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SPAN 2020 or equivalent. Advanced-level practice in language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, including review of Spanish grammar. Native Spanish speakers should consult with instructors before enrolling.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: Permission of instructor. Taught in Cuba. Explores Cuban life and culture through history, education, health, economics, politics, art, society, music, and language. Credit may not be applied toward the major or minor in Spanish but may be counted toward the minor in Latin American Studies.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SPAN 2020 or equivalent. Advanced-level practice in language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, including review of Spanish grammar. Native Spanish speakers should consult with instructors before enrolling.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SPAN 3010 or SPAN 3020 or equivalent. Native speakers should consult with instructor. The linguistic and cultural skills necessary to conduct business in a Spanish-speaking setting.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SPAN 2020 or permission of instructor. Introduction to specialized study in three areas of Hispanic studies: language, culture, and literature.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SPAN 2020 or permission of instructor. Peninsular Spanish culture focusing on the geography, history, social institutions, values, and beliefs.
SPAN 3070 - Introduction to Latin American Civilizations and Cultures
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SPAN 3010 or permission of instructor. Historical and cultural overview of Latin America from its early pre-Columbian origins to this region’s dynamic realities in the twenty-first century.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SPAN 3020 or permission of instructor. Introduces various aspects of Mexican cultures, including pre-Colombian cultures, indigenous cultures, arts, literature, music, cinema, folklore, and regional artesanias (crafts). Additional focus on the process of the formation of a national identity and on contemporary political, economic, and cultural issues. Course conducted in Spanish.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SPAN 3020 or permission of instructor. Acquaints students with a basic knowledge of literary criticism and theory through the study of representative works from both Spanish and Spanish-American literature.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SPAN 2020 or equivalent or instructor permission. A practical introduction to phonetic principles involved in achieving native-sounding Spanish pronunciation, including sounds, stress, intonation, and smooth speech styles. Native Spanish speakers or students with native-like Spanish pronunciation may not take this course for credit without instructor permission.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SPAN 3010, SPAN 3020, or permission of instructor. Review of major concepts of Spanish grammar and intensive practice of writing in Spanish.
3 to 12 credit hoursPrerequisites: One to two years of language study depending on the program or approval of the instructor. Students will spend at least four weeks in a Spanish-speaking country studying Spanish language, literature, and culture. Students may earn credits in study abroad programs approved by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SPAN 3080 or permission of instructor. Traces the historical development of Spanish from Latin. Students also become familiar with the characteristics of Old Spanish.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SPAN 3080 or permission of instructor. Spanish literature from its beginnings to 1700; emphasis on literary history, styles, and themes. Prose fiction and nonfiction, poetry, and drama included.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SPAN 3080 or permission of instructor. Latin American literature from pre-Columbian times through Romanticism. Prose fiction and nonfiction, poetry, and drama included.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SPAN 3080 or permission of instructor. A cultural study of the peoples and societies of Latin America and Spain through film.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SPAN 3080 or permission of instructor. Major works of Latin American literature from the late nineteenth century to the present.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SPAN 3080 or permission of instructor. Don Quixote in the social, historical, and cultural context of Spanish Renaissance literature.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SPAN 3080 or permission of instructor. Context, critical analysis, and perspectives on contemporary culture studies and practices. Offers preparation for a better understanding of popular culture in Hispanic countries.
SPAN 4900 - Directed Readings in Spanish Literature and Culture
1 to 6 credit hoursPrerequisites: 15 hours of Spanish or permission of instructor. Individualized intensive reading in primary and secondary sources relating to a specific topic in Spanish literature or culture.
SPAN 4910 - Directed Readings in Latin American Literature and Culture
1 to 6 credit hoursPrerequisites: 15 hours of Spanish or permission of instructor. Individualized intensive reading in primary and secondary sources relating to a specific topic in Latin American literature or culture.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: Admission to the College of Graduate Studies or permission of the instructor. For graduate students seeking proficiency in reading Spanish for research purposes. Open to undergraduates seeking to prepare for graduate study. Will not count toward a major or minor in Spanish or the undergraduate foreign language requirement.
SPED 3010 - Characteristics and Teaching of Learners with Exceptionalities
3 credit hoursAn introduction to the exceptional learner. Examines the history, principles, and legal requirements as well as the diverse characteristics and learning styles of exceptional learners. Discusses differentiated teaching strategies in both inclusive and skill-based environments. Multicultural diversity, normalization, and integration addressed. (Required for all individuals who major in Special Education-Interventionist K-8, Special Education-Comprehensive, and Interdisciplinary Studies for state licensure; and students seeking a minor in Special Education.
SPED 3020 - Responsive Teaching of Individuals with High Incidence Disabilities
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SPED 3010. An in-depth study that focuses on the cognitive, academic, social, and emotional characteristics of learners with high incidence disabilities. Laws and regulations regarding Response to Intervention (RTI) and inclusive practices in the least restrictive environment (LRE) thoroughly discussed; development of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) introduced. Differentiated instruction techniques offered for a variety of classroom settings.
SPED 3030 - Applied Adolescent Developmental Variation and Assessment of Individuals with High Incidence Disabilities
4 credit hoursPrerequisite: SPED 3010. Comprehensive overview of the atypical development of students with high incidence disabilities. Topics include neurological impairment, behavioral development, medication side effects, physical characteristics and social relationships. Through application of knowledge, candidates will create a developmental profile after assessing a student in these areas: social, affective, biological, physical, and psychological.
SPED 3040 - Digital Tools and Methods in Flexible Learning Environments
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: SPED 3010. Focuses on Universal Design for Learning (UDL); assessing learning strengths, preferences, interests, and needs; and providing students with exceptionalities a variety of digital methods and tools that may be used to further their learning in flexible learning environments. Discusses a variety of digital, interactive tools that can be used for a whole inclusive class, small group, or one-on-one instruction.