2020-2021 Academic Catalog

May 19, 2024

2020-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

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Schedule Type Classifications

The delivery of instruction often requires educational material to be organized and presented to students in a variety of ways. In order to facilitate the planning for and scheduling of classes to accommodate these multiple types of instruction, it is necessary to divide courses into organizational parts which reflect the unique combinations of instructors, meeting places, and time patterns used to conduct the instruction. The schedule types listed below are intended to reflect the nature of activities required of students, the relationship between students and their instructors, and the settings required to deliver the content of an instructional offering.

LEC — Lecture
LAB — Laboratory
DIS — Distance Education
CLN — Clinic
EX — Experiential
IND — Individual Study
SD — Studio

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Sociology
	SOC 37300 - Social Psychology Of Gender Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is an introduction to the social psychology of gender. In this course we will examine how gender shapes our everyday experiences and interactions. The social psychology of gender is inherently an interdisciplinary field and so over the course of the semester we will be drawing on both sociology and psychology to consider the reciprocal relationship between the social environment and individual experiences and understandings of gender. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SOC 38200 - Introduction To Statistics In Sociology Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR PSY 12000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HDFS 21000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to the basic techniques of statistical analysis applicable to sociological data. Elementary descriptive statistics and statistical inference. Introduction to multivariate analysis. Typically offered Fall Spring. General Education: Quantitative Reasoning View Class Schedule
	SOC 38300 - Introduction To Research Methods In Sociology Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to the methods of data collection and analysis and to the use of the scientific method of social research. Formulation of hypotheses and research designs for their testing. Elementary principles for the conduct of experiments, observation and interviewing, documentation, content analysis, and surveys. Relationship between social research and social theory. Typically offered Spring. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	SOC 39100 - Selected Topics In Sociology Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Various topics in sociology that may change from semester to semester are presented by sociology faculty members. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SOC 40200 - Sociological Theory Prerequisite(s): SOC 38300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR SOC 38400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. An advanced critical treatment of the theories, concepts, and methods of sociology. A basic course required of undergraduate majors in sociology. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SOC 40300 - Sociology Of Developing Countries In Era Of Globalization Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to acquaint students with the conditions in and faced by people in developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. This will be done with an overview of development and how that has affected these countries, and how that is changing in the shift from development to globalization. This course will also examine these countries interactions with the United States. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	SOC 40400 - The Environment And Social Justice Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to give students a sociological look at the social interaction between human beings and their physical environment-accordingly, it will not focus on the physical environment alone. Course will provide different theoretical frameworks to understanding society, and will take a global approach to the subject. Course will discuss a number of environmental issues that are especially important in the world, as well as subjects of more immediate concern in Northwest Indiana. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SOC 40500 - Power, Social Control And The Media Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to give students an introductory, macrosociological look at the mass media in society today. This will examine the mainstream media, as well as the newly emerging media-including the internet-as used both by mainstream and alternative outlets, and examines the impact of media on social existence. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SOC 40600 - People’s Movements And Social Power Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will introduce students to the study of social movements, which are a major source of social change in the world today. Will look at a number of social movements from a global perspective. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SOC 41100 - Social Inequality Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Examination of systems of class and caste, with special attention to the United States; status, occupation, income, and other elements in stratification. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	SOC 42100 - Juvenile Delinquency Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of social and psychological factors influencing individual delinquent behavior patterns. Emphasis on preventive and rehabilitative programs and the role of community agencies such as social service agencies, juvenile courts, and youth authorities. Visits to selected organizations and institutions. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SOC 42600 - Social Deviance And Control Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Sociological and social psychological study of social control and social deviance. Emphasis on theoretical frameworks and empirical research. Consideration also given to specific areas such as substance abuse, suicide, violence, and deviant collective behavior. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	SOC 43000 - Sociology Of Aging Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Examination of the theories of aging, problems confronting older persons, and programs designed to assist the elderly. Consideration of social aspects of aging in the U.S. in the areas of retirement, employment, housing, income, health care, and the family relationships with cross-cultural and a historical comparisons. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SOC 43100 - Services For The Aged Prerequisite(s): SOC 43000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR PSY 36300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course describes current and alternative models for providing community and institutional-based services for the aged. Intervention theories and strategies for providing human services are discussed. Students are expected to apply course concepts when developing ideas for an evaluating existing services for older people. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SOC 44000 - Sociology Of Health And Illness Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Examination of the social aspects of health beliefs, the definition of disease, and decisions regarding the seeking of medical care. Identification of major changes in patterns and frequencies of health, sickness, disease, and death in the 20th and 21st centuries and factors influencing these patterns. Analysis of characteristics of U.S. medical care systems with particular emphasis on the economics and ethics of health care delivery, the production and distribution of medical personnel, and comparisons with other systems. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SOC 45300 - Intimate Violence Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines violence between intimates across the life span starting with child abuse and ending with abuse against the elderly. The perspectives used include social learning theory, gender role socialization and sociocultural values. Current research as well as emerging themes about the transmission of violence, learned behavior, and victimization will be used in this class. Assessment techniques are a major part of the class. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SOC 49100 - Topics In Sociology Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. Topics vary. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SOC 51400 - Racial And Cultural Minorities Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- Credit Hours: 3.00. America’s minority groups; immigration; interracial and intercultural conflicts; assimilation. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SOC 52500 - Social Movements Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- Credit Hours: 3.00. Origins and developmental stages of revolutionary and reform movements and communitarian societies; relation between social structure and political attitudes; personality needs and affinity for social and political ideologies. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	SOC 53000 - Political Sociology Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- Credit Hours: 3.00. Analysis of the social and social psychological sources of routine political participation such as voting and interest group activity, and nonroutine political action such as protest movements and revolution; the organization of power at the community, national, and international level; and political ideology. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	SOC 53100 - Community Organization Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- Credit Hours: 3.00. Analysis of the local community in terms of its institutional structure, relationships among institutions, political and economic power relationships, and the role of voluntary organizations and interest groups. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	SOC 57000 - Sociology Of Education Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Analysis of the American public school as a social organization. Includes: interrelations among community power structure, social stratification, and the school; the roles of superintendent, principal, and teacher in community and school; the classroom as a social system; student culture; and teaching as a profession. Typically offered Summer Spring. View Class Schedule
	SOC 57400 - The Social Organization Of Healthcare Credit Hours: 3.00. Analysis of the determinants and consequences of the social organization of medical care. Considers morbidity and mortality, costs and utilization of medical services, healthcare occupations and institutions, and change in programs and policies. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SOC 57800 - Disability And Society Credit Hours: 3.00. The course analyzes the phenomenon of disability from a sociological frame of reference. The course focuses on the role of language and social roles, the effect of public policy upon individuals with disability, the portrayal of disability in popular cultures, the role of technology on the lives of individuals with disability and the challenges confronting our society and its treatment of disability. Students will experience the impact of disability on individuals through an array of educational activities. The structure of the course is designed to facilitate direct contact by students with a disability. The course is also designed to enhance students learning through various readings, assignments, and videos. The students should have regular and consistent access to the Internet and should have the basic skills to navigate the Blackboard site for the course, as well as Word processing software. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SOC 59000 - Individual Research Problems Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Individual research or reading in an area of sociology under a sociology department staff member. Does not include thesis work. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SOC 59100 - Selected Topics In Sociology Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Topics vary. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
Spanish
	SPAN 10100 - Spanish Level I Credit Hours: 3.00. A beginning Spanish course with emphasis on communicative skills (listening and speaking), literacy skills (reading and writing) and culture. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.CTL:IWL 1910 Spanish Level I View Class Schedule
	SPAN 10200 - Spanish Level II Prerequisite(s): SPAN 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR SFLP FOR MIN. SCORE OF 150 Credit Hours: 3.00. Continuation of SPAN 10100. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.CTL:IWL 1911 Spanish Level II View Class Schedule
	SPAN 10300 - Review Of Spanish Levels I And II Credit Hours: 3.00. Required beginning course for students with at least two years of high school Spanish who fail to place into SPAN 20100 or higher. Students passing SPAN 10300 also earn 3 additional hours of departmental credit (without grade) for SPAN 10100. Typically offered Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 10600 - Spanish For Business I Credit Hours: 3.00. A Spanish for Special Purposes course. Realistic situations and specialized vocabulary that business and finance professionals need to communicate in the course of daily work. Opportunities to apply grammatical structures in a variety of practical contexts. Highlights on Hispanic customs and practices relevant to business professionals in their interactions with Spanish speakers. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 10700 - Spanish For Business II Prerequisite(s): SPAN 10600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A Spanish for Special Purposes course. A continuation of SPAN 106. Realistic situations and additional specialized vocabulary that business and finance professionals need to communicate in the course of daily work. Further opportunities to apply grammatical structures in a variety of practical contexts. Highlights on more Hispanic customs and practices relevant to business professionals in their interactions with Spanish speakers. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 11000 - Spanish For Health Care Providers Credit Hours: 3.00. A Spanish for Special Purposes course. Basic terminology for health care professionals. Practice in Spanish communication in assessment and intervention settings with patients/families. General medical history and symptoms are covered as well as special individual topics. Practice in language skill development in health history interviews. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 11100 - Spanish For Health Care Providers II Prerequisite(s): SPAN 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A continuation of SPAN 11000. Additional basic terminology for health care professionals. Practice in Spanish communication in assessment and intervention settings with patients/families. Expanded general health history and symptoms are covered as well as special individual topics. More practice in language skill development in health history interviews. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 11200 - Elementary Spanish Conversation Prerequisite(s): SPAN 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D AND SPAN 10200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) Credit Hours: 1.00. Development of oral skills for self-expression. Guided practice in conversation to enhance communicative competence. Small group; discussions in Spanish on various topics. Not open to students enrolled in or having credit for SPAN 20100 or above. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 19000 - Special Topics In Spanish Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Special topics related to Spanish and to Spanish-speaking cultures and literatures. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 20100 - Spanish Level III Prerequisite(s): SPAN 10200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR SFLP FOR MIN. SCORE OF 300 Credit Hours: 3.00. An intermediat Spanish course with emphasis on communicative skills (listening and speaking), literacy skills (reading and writing) and culture. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.CTL:IWL 1912 Spanish Level III View Class Schedule
	SPAN 20200 - Spanish Level IV Prerequisite(s): SPAN 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR SFLP FOR MIN. SCORE OF 425 Credit Hours: 3.00. Continuation of SPAN 20100. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.CTL:IWL 1913 Spanish Level IV View Class Schedule
	SPAN 20600 - Practicum In Spanish Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Directed practice in Spanish settings that offer contact with the Hispanic community. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 21100 - Elementary Spanish Conversation II Prerequisite(s): SPAN 11200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND SPAN 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) Credit Hours: 1.00. Continuation of SPAN 11200. May be taken concurrently with SPAN 20100. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 21200 - Intermediate Spanish Conversation Prerequisite(s): SPAN 21100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND SPAN 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) Credit Hours: 1.00. Development of oral skills for self-expression. Guided practice in Spanish conversation to enhance communicative competence. Small group discussions is Spanish on various topics. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 21500 - Spanish Composition Credit Hours: 3.00. Spanish Composition. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 23000 - Contemporary Spanish American Literature In Translation Credit Hours: 3.00. Reading and discussion of selected masterpieces of 20th century Latin American prose fiction and essays in translation. Emphasis on works written after World War II. Knowledge of Spanish not required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 23500 - Spanish American Literature In Translation Credit Hours: 3.00. Reading and discussion of selected masterpieces of Spanish American literature. The course context will change from semester to semester. Knowledge of Spanish not required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	SPAN 24100 - Introduction To The Study Of Hispanic Literature Prerequisite(s): SPAN 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Reading and discussion of selected poetry, prose, and theatre from Spain and Spanish-speaking America; introduction to critical discourse and basic concepts of literary theory. Texts, discussion, and written assignments in Spanish. Typically offered Fall Spring. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	SPAN 26100 - Spanish Composition Prerequisite(s): SPAN 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. The essentials of Spanish grammar as applied in composition. (Not open to students who have credit for SPAN 31300). Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 28000 - Second-Year Spanish: Special Topics Credit Hours: 3.00. Selected topics on the civilization, culture, and literature of Spain and Spanish America. Lectures and readings primarily in English, but knowledge of Spanish at the first-year level necessary. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 29000 - Special Topics In Spanish Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Special topics related to Spanish and to Spanish-speaking cultures and literatures. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 30100 - Spanish Level V Prerequisite(s): SPAN 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. Continued development of Spanish speaking, listening, reading, and writing abilities, using materials dealing primarily with everyday life and civilization in the Spanish-speaking countries from a variety of sources (e.g., newspapers, magazines, TV, recent literature, etc.). Conducted primarily in Spanish. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 30200 - Spanish Level VI Prerequisite(s): SPAN 30100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. Further work to develop speaking, listening, reading, and writing abilities in Spanish on the basis of materials dealing with the ideas and events that have shaped the present-day Spanish-speaking countries. Conducted primarily in Spanish. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 30400 - Readings From The Hispanic World Prerequisite(s): SPAN 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will focus on the development of interpretive skills in Spanish by emphasizing reading, listening strategies, analytical skills and knowledge about the perspectives, practices, and products of the Hispanic world. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 30600 - Spanish Grammar Prerequisite(s): SPAN 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course integrates the four basic language skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) into a review of the major points of Spanish grammar from Span 101 through 202 plus practice of additional grammar points. The objectives of this course are to increase the student’s accuracy in the four basic language skills through acquisition of vocabulary, application of grammar rules, and use of coherent structures. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 30700 - Commercial Spanish Prerequisite(s): SPAN 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will provide students with the fundamentals of effective expression and communication as these apply to Spanish business situations in particular. It will concentrate on commercial vocabulary, reading, writing, and speaking as related to international business. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 31300 - Spanish For Spanish Speakers I Credit Hours: 3.00. The presentation of the structure and phonology of Spanish in Spanish for those who come from native-speaking backgrounds but who require the formal training. Grammar, composition, and standard Spanish fluency. Not open to students who have had SPAN 26100 or SPAN 36500. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 31400 - Spanish For Spanish Speakers II Prerequisite(s): SPAN 31300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A continuation of SPAN 31300 with the presentation of levels of Spanish speech, intellectual readings and compositions, grammar problems. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 33500 - The Literature Of The Spanish-Speaking Peoples In The United States Credit Hours: 3.00. Study of selected poetry, fiction, theatre, and essays written in the United States by Spanish-speaking writers; includes readings in the literature written in Spanish and English as well as bilingual poetry and prose. Conducted in Spanish and English. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	SPAN 34100 - Hispanic Literature I: Poetry And Drama Prerequisite(s): SPAN 24100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR SPAN 30200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Reading of selected poetic and dramatic texts from Spain and Spanish-speaking America in their historical and cultural contexts. Readings, discussion, and papers in Spanish. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 34200 - Hispanic Literature II: Prose Prerequisite(s): SPAN 24100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND SPAN 30200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Reading of selected novels and short fiction from Spain and Spanish-speaking America in their historical and cultural contexts. Readings, discussion, and papers in Spanish. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 36000 - Spanish Conversation Credit Hours: 4.00. Spanish Conversation. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 36100 - The Structure Of Spanish I: Phonetics And Phonology Credit Hours: 3.00. Linguistic analysis of Spanish phonology, phonetics, and dialectology. Selected topics within the areas of Spanish sociolinguistics and language acquisition. Each of these topics will be approached from a contrastive Spanish/English perspective. One session per week devoted to pronunciation improvement. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 36200 - The Structure Of Spanish II: Morphology, Lexicology, And Syntax Credit Hours: 3.00. Linguistic analysis of Spanish, focusing on morphology, lexicology, and syntax. This course will present the grammatical structure of Spanish dealing with word-level phenomena (derivational and inflectional morphology, the lexicon) and phrase- and sentence-level phenomena (constituents, word order, sentence structure, etc.). Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 36500 - Spanish Conversation Prerequisite(s): SPAN 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) Credit Hours: 3.00. Intensive practice in Spanish conversation. Pattern practice, preparation and delivery of dialogues and topical talks. Practice in pronunciation. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 37300 - Spanish Translation Prerequisite(s): SPAN 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR SPAN 31300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A introduction to the principles of translation. Practice in translation from Spanish to English and vice versa. Selected, graded materials from simple to moderate difficulty, illustrating a variety of styles. Acquaintance with reference materials concerning Spanish and English and translations. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 39000 - Special Topics In Spanish Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Special topics related to Spanish and to Spanish-speaking cultures and literatures. May be repeated provided topics are different. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 40100 - Spanish Level VII Prerequisite(s): SPAN 30200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. Advanced work on development of Spanish speaking, listening, reading, and writing abilities, focusing on materials dealing primarily with culture and the arts in the Spanish-speaking countries. Conducted primarily in Spanish. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 40200 - Spanish Level VIII Prerequisite(s): SPAN 40100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. Spanish 40200 is a content based course that includes an overview of Spanish grammar. Students will therefore be required to learn a considerable amount of information about the different aspects of the Hispanic, Peninsular and Latin American culture that will include history, politics, art, gastronomy, music, traditions, and literature, among others. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 40500 - Introduction To Spanish Literature I Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to the periods of Spanish literature from the beginning through the 18th century. Reading and discussion of representative works. The rudiments of literary criticism. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 40600 - Introduction To Spanish Literature II Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to the periods of Spanish literture from the 18th century to the present. Reading and discussion of representative works. The rudiments of literary criticism. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 40800 - Language Practicum In Business Prerequisite(s): SPAN 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- AND SPAN 30700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- AND SPAN 36500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- Credit Hours: 3.00. The course will consist of actual on-the-job experience in international corporations, industry, commerce, government, or health and social agencies where Spanish is used. The course is designed to expose students to their chosen vocational field. Permission of Department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	SPAN 41300 - Culture Of Spanish -Speaking Americans Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the cultural heritage and customs of groups of Spanish-speaking Americans, such as Mexican-Americans, Puerto-Rican Americans, Cuban Americans. The nature of the social processes, points of interference between cultures. Historical and geographical perspectives of Spanish-speaking Americans. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 41400 - Literature Of Spanish Speaking Americans Credit Hours: 3.00. The study of the literature of Chicano and Puerto Rican authors. Poetry, plays, short stories and novels presented in survey form so as to cover fairly themes from each Spanish-speaking population segment in contemporary American life. Intermediate knowledge of Spanish is needed because of dialecticism in many of the contemporary works. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 42400 - Business Spanish Prerequisite(s): SPAN 30200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the terminology and techniques used in commercial transactions, including the interpretation and writing of business materials. Development of the four language skills, with emphasis on writing and speaking. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 42600 - Spanish Linguistics Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will serve as an introductory course to Spanish linguistics. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 43500 - Spanish American Literature To Modernism Prerequisite(s): SPAN 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. The study of the development of Spanish American literature from the early chronicles to the end of the 19th century with consideration of the pre-Hispanic background. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 43600 - Spanish American Literature From Modernism To Present Prerequisite(s): SPAN 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A continuation of SPAN 43500. The study of the development of Spanish American literature beginning with the Modernist period to the present. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 45100 - Spanish Civilization Credit Hours: 3.00. The study of modern Spanish life with regard to the social institutions and customs. Lectures in the language. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 46100 - Intermediate Spanish Composition Prerequisite(s): SPAN 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR SPAN 31300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A continuation of SPAN 26100. In this course, stress is given to the development of more complex grammar and its application in the written language. Emphasis is placed on the structure of composition and basic refinement and precision brought about by grammar and vocabulary. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 46500 - Intermediate Spanish Conversation Prerequisite(s): SPAN 36500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR SPAN 31300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Continued practice in Spanish conversation and the study of phonetics for accuracy in pronunciation and intonation. students are encouraged to study contemporary culture as a basis for their conversations. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 47300 - Intermediate Spanish Translation Prerequisite(s): SPAN 37300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. The continuation of SPAN 37300 to include more extensive and more difficult translations. Also, a presentation of theoretical concepts concerning translation, and an orientation to research materials for translation purposes. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 48000 - Spanish Civilization Prerequisite(s): SPAN 30200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. The study of modern Spanish life, with special emphasis on social institutions and customs. Lectures in Spanish. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 48100 - Spanish Culture Prerequisite(s): SPAN 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR SPAN 31300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. The development of the cultural life of the Spanish people as reflected in the geography, history, music, art, and architecture of Spain. Lectures in Spanish. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 48200 - Latin American Civilization Prerequisite(s): SPAN 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR SPAN 31300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Outline of Latin American history; the cultural heritage from Spain and from the pre-Spanish civilizations; the intellectual, social, and cultural progress of the Latin American countries. Lectures in Spanish. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 49000 - Topics In Spanish Prerequisite(s): SPAN 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Topics vary. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 49800 - Advanced Topics In Spanish Prerequisite(s): SPAN 24100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Advanced studies of particular aspects of Spanish (e.g. culture, civilization, literature, linguistics, film, etc) by examining a varied selection of works. Readings, discussion, and papers in Spanish. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 51100 - Advanced Spanish Conversation Prerequisite(s): SPAN 46500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- Credit Hours: 3.00. Additional practice in speaking and understanding Spanish. Extensive listening (outside of class) to recordings of natives from various parts of the Spanish-speaking world. Talks based on this material given in class. Graduate students other than M.A.T. candidates may not include this course in the plan of study. Typically offered Spring Fall Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 51500 - Advanced Spanish Composition Prerequisite(s): SPAN 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- Credit Hours: 3.00. Additional training in writing and speaking Spanish; introduction to the study of style. Recommended for prospective teachers. Graduate students other than MA T. candidates may not include this course in the plan of study. Typically offered Spring Fall Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 54100 - Spanish Literature Of The Golden Age Prerequisite(s): SPAN 40500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of Spanish literature from 1500 to 1681. Reading and discussion of representative prose, dramatic and poetic works. Lectures and supplemental readings on literary criticism and on various aspects of the period useful to an understanding of the literature it produced. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 55200 - Spanish American Literature From 1900 To 1970 Prerequisite(s): SPAN 43600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of Spanish American literature from 1900 to 1970. Readings and discussion of a number of representative works, as well as excerpts from several others. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 55300 - Spanish American Literature From 1970- Present Prerequisite(s): SPAN 43600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of Spanish American literature from 1970 to the present. Readings and discussion of a number of representative works, as well as excerpts from several others. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 55700 - Argentine Literature Prerequisite(s): SPAN 34100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D AND SPAN 34200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of Argentine literature. Reading and discussion of a number of representative works as well as excerpts from several others and from standard anthologies. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	SPAN 59000 - Directed Reading In Spanish Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Directed readings in Spanish. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Spring Fall Summer. View Class Schedule
Sports Management
	SPTM 10000 - Introduction To Sports Management Credit hours: 3.00. An introductory course designed to provide students with an overview of the diverse and expanding sport industry as well as an understanding of the foundations, principles, concepts, structures, segments, processes, skills, and applications required of successful sport management practitioners. Sport management career options and preparation will be explored. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPTM 30100 - Practicum In Intercollegiate Athletics Credit Hours: 1.00. Training and practical experience of 150 hours in on-and-off campus intercollegiate athletic operations. Exposure to all aspects of the collegiate athletic industry, including away trips to other universities. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPTM 31200 - Organization And Management Of The Sports Industry Credit Hours: 3.00. Principles of planning, organizing and controlling all aspects/resources of the Sports Industry to maximize effectiveness and control in multiple sport business enterprises. Students will develop their own career pathways and research operations they expect to spend their career in post-graduation. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPTM 32200 - Facilities Design And Property Management Credit Hours: 3.00. Arrangement of multi-purpose facilities for efficient use of space. Design based upon safe established work flow patterns. Operation and maintenance of the physical plant within engineering standards for peak performance and longevity. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPTM 40200 - Internship In Sports Management Prerequisite(s): SPTM 30100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 2.00. Structured sports industry internship of 300-600 hours in an approved sports industry business setting. Requires internship agreement, site visit, and exposure to at least four functional areas of the operation. Comprehensive report(s) of the experience and evaluation of performance by student and site required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPTM 41500 - Public/Private Sports Club Management Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the organization and management structures, opportunities and operations within the private and public sports club industry. Emphasis on the manager’s role and duties plus the financial aspects of budgeting and managing memberships and member services. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SPTM 42000 - Sports Event Planning, Promotion And Media Relations Credit Hours: 3.00. Emphasis on logistical requirements and economic realities of on and off site event services. Practical application that will involve students in the planning, organizing and execution of sporting event(s). Also covers information releases and handling various media announcements. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
Statistics
	STAT 11300 - Statistics And Society Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to statistical ideas and their impact on public policy and the sciences. Sample surveys, design of experiments, measurement, analysis of data, simulating probabilities, concepts of inference. Application to current issues and controversies. Not available for credit toward graduation in the School of Science. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. General Education: Quantitative Reasoning View Class Schedule
	STAT 13000 - Statistics And Contemporary Life Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to statistical ideas and their impact on various aspects of modern life. Topics will include the organization, manipulation, and understanding of numerical data, the art of data presentation, interpretation of statistical information as presented in the media, the concept of randomness in gambling and lotteries, and some discusson of statistical fallacies. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Quantitative Reasoning View Class Schedule
	STAT 21300 - Problem And Decision Theory Prerequisite(s): MA 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR MA 15300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Basic set theory, elementary probability theory, discrete probability models, finite Markov chains. Applications to problems in the management and social sciences. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule

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Schedule Type Classifications

SOC 37300 - Social Psychology Of Gender

SOC 38200 - Introduction To Statistics In Sociology

SOC 38300 - Introduction To Research Methods In Sociology

SOC 39100 - Selected Topics In Sociology

SOC 40200 - Sociological Theory

SOC 40300 - Sociology Of Developing Countries In Era Of Globalization

SOC 40400 - The Environment And Social Justice

SOC 40500 - Power, Social Control And The Media

SOC 40600 - People’s Movements And Social Power

SOC 41100 - Social Inequality

SOC 42100 - Juvenile Delinquency

SOC 42600 - Social Deviance And Control

SOC 43000 - Sociology Of Aging

SOC 43100 - Services For The Aged

SOC 44000 - Sociology Of Health And Illness

SOC 45300 - Intimate Violence

SOC 49100 - Topics In Sociology

SOC 51400 - Racial And Cultural Minorities

SOC 52500 - Social Movements

SOC 53000 - Political Sociology

SOC 53100 - Community Organization

SOC 57000 - Sociology Of Education

SOC 57400 - The Social Organization Of Healthcare

SOC 57800 - Disability And Society

SOC 59000 - Individual Research Problems

SOC 59100 - Selected Topics In Sociology

SPAN 10100 - Spanish Level I

SPAN 10200 - Spanish Level II

SPAN 10300 - Review Of Spanish Levels I And II

SPAN 10600 - Spanish For Business I

SPAN 10700 - Spanish For Business II

SPAN 11000 - Spanish For Health Care Providers

SPAN 11100 - Spanish For Health Care Providers II

SPAN 11200 - Elementary Spanish Conversation

SPAN 19000 - Special Topics In Spanish

SPAN 20100 - Spanish Level III

SPAN 20200 - Spanish Level IV

SPAN 20600 - Practicum In Spanish

SPAN 21100 - Elementary Spanish Conversation II

SPAN 21200 - Intermediate Spanish Conversation

SPAN 21500 - Spanish Composition

SPAN 23000 - Contemporary Spanish American Literature In Translation

SPAN 23500 - Spanish American Literature In Translation

SPAN 24100 - Introduction To The Study Of Hispanic Literature

SPAN 26100 - Spanish Composition

SPAN 28000 - Second-Year Spanish: Special Topics

SPAN 29000 - Special Topics In Spanish

SPAN 30100 - Spanish Level V

SPAN 30200 - Spanish Level VI

SPAN 30400 - Readings From The Hispanic World

SPAN 30600 - Spanish Grammar

SPAN 30700 - Commercial Spanish

SPAN 31300 - Spanish For Spanish Speakers I

SPAN 31400 - Spanish For Spanish Speakers II

SPAN 33500 - The Literature Of The Spanish-Speaking Peoples In The United States

SPAN 34100 - Hispanic Literature I: Poetry And Drama

SPAN 34200 - Hispanic Literature II: Prose

SPAN 36000 - Spanish Conversation

SPAN 36100 - The Structure Of Spanish I: Phonetics And Phonology

SPAN 36200 - The Structure Of Spanish II: Morphology, Lexicology, And Syntax

SPAN 36500 - Spanish Conversation

SPAN 37300 - Spanish Translation

SPAN 39000 - Special Topics In Spanish

SPAN 40100 - Spanish Level VII

SPAN 40200 - Spanish Level VIII

SPAN 40500 - Introduction To Spanish Literature I

SPAN 40600 - Introduction To Spanish Literature II

SPAN 40800 - Language Practicum In Business

SPAN 41300 - Culture Of Spanish -Speaking Americans

SPAN 41400 - Literature Of Spanish Speaking Americans

SPAN 42400 - Business Spanish

SPAN 42600 - Spanish Linguistics

SPAN 43500 - Spanish American Literature To Modernism

SPAN 43600 - Spanish American Literature From Modernism To Present

SPAN 45100 - Spanish Civilization

SPAN 46100 - Intermediate Spanish Composition

SPAN 46500 - Intermediate Spanish Conversation

SPAN 47300 - Intermediate Spanish Translation