Apr 19, 2024  
2018-19 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-19 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


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 4680 - Field Instruction II

    9 credit hours
    Prerequisites: 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.


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  • SW 4690 - Integrative Seminar in Social Work

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites:  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.)


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  • SW 4800 - Special Projects

    1 to 6 credit hours
    Field 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.


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Sociology

  
  • SOC 1010 - Introductory Sociology

    3 credit hours
    Covers 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.


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  • SOC 2010 - Social Problems

    3 credit hours
    A survey of issues defined as problems by society; examines programs and agencies that address them. Problems addressed include poverty, crime, environment, energy, health, etc.


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  • SOC 2500 - Marriage and Family

    3 credit hours
    Social, cultural, and personal factors relating to mate selection, intimate relationships, and family life with an emphasis on families in the United States.


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  • SOC 3050 - Data Analysis

    4 credit hours
    Analysis, 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.


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  • SOC 3151 - Life Cycle and the Social Environment

    3 credit hours
    Overview of life course structure and processes examining physical, cognitive, social, and personality development including the role of institutions.


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  • SOC 3250 - Social Deviance

    3 credit hours
    A 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.


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  • SOC 3300 - Diversity in the Workplace

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 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.


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  • SOC 3770 - Organizational Conflict, Negotiation, and Dispute Resolution

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 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.


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  • SOC 4040 - Health Care Delivery Issues

    3 credit hours
    Sociological 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.


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  • SOC 4100 - Sociology of Work

    3 credit hours
    Comparative analysis of work structure and processes in organizational contexts, including study of management and employee organizations and legal environments regarding workplace relations.


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  • SOC 4140 - Violence in the Family

    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.


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  • SOC 4155 - Media and Emotions in Global Perspective

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 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.

     


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  • SOC 4160 - Sociology of Gangs

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 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.


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  • SOC 4360 - Medical Sociology

    3 credit hours
    Sociological 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.


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  • SOC 4361 - Contemporary Issues in Women’s Health

    3 credit hours
    Examines 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.


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  • SOC 4400 - Sex Trafficking

    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.


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  • SOC 4420 - Embodiment: Culture and Human Anatomy

    3 credit hours
    (Same as ANTH 4420.) An interdisciplinary approach to understanding the interplay of both biological and social forces on the human body. 


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  • SOC 4450 - Sociology of Emotions

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 3 hours of upper-division sociology courses. Sociological examination of the construction and management of emotions in the context of community and society.


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  • SOC 4500 - Social Interaction and Identities

    3 credit hours
    Individual behavior in social contexts and symbolic interaction in groups. Includes social influences on perception, conformity, attitudes, communication, group structure, leadership, and role behavior.


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  • SOC 4511 - Social Movements and Social Change

    3 credit hours
    Study 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.


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  • SOC 4520 - Population and Society

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 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.


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  • SOC 4560 - Organizational Structures and Processes

    3 credit hours
    Analysis of structure and processes of change, organizational environments, modes of power, ideologies, forms of control and resistance including alternatives to bureaucracy.


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  • SOC 4660 - Urban and Community Studies

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: SOC 1010  or  . 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.


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  • SOC 4800 - Special Projects

    1 to 6 credit hours
    Field 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.


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  • SOC 4900 - Sociology Internship

    3 to 6 credit hours
    Supervised 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.


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Spanish

  
  
  • SPAN 1015 - Spanish for Concrete and Construction Management

    3 credit hours
    Introduces 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.


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  • SPAN 1035 - Introduction to Medical Spanish

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 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.


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  • 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.


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  • SPAN 3000 - Group Conversational Spanish

    1 credit hour
    Conducted 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.


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  • SPAN 3010 - Advanced Spanish

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 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.


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  • SPAN 3015 - Contemporary Cuba

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 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.


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  • SPAN 3020 - Advanced Spanish

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 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.


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  • SPAN 3070 - Introduction to Latin American Civilizations and Cultures

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 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.


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  • SPAN 3075 - Introduction to Mexican Cultures

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 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.


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  • SPAN 3080 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 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.


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  • SPAN 3120 - Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 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.


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  • SPAN 3990 - Study Abroad

    3 to 12 credit hours
    Prerequisites: 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.


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  • SPAN 4020 - Spanish Literature I

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 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.


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  • SPAN 4065 - Studies in Hispanic Popular Culture

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 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.


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  • SPAN 4900 - Directed Readings in Spanish Literature and Culture

    1 to 6 credit hours
    Prerequisites: 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.


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  • SPAN 4910 - Directed Readings in Latin American Literature and Culture

    1 to 6 credit hours
    Prerequisites: 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.


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  • SPAN 4920 - Spanish for Reading Knowledge

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 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.


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Special Education

  
  • SPED 3010 - Characteristics and Teaching of Learners with Exceptionalities

    3 credit hours
    An 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.


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  • SPED 3020 - Responsive Teaching of Individuals with High Incidence Disabilities

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 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.


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  • SPED 3030 - Applied Adolescent Developmental Variation and Assessment of Individuals with High Incidence Disabilities

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 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.


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  • SPED 3040 - Digital Tools and Methods in Flexible Learning Environments

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: 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.


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