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SOC 2140 Quantitative Research Methods
This course provides students with “hands-on” experience in all phases of quantitative research, including: research design, smapling, questionnaire construction, data analyses, and formal research report writing. Students also learn to evaluate information so that their future decisions and work are based on social facts. Class discussions explore reasons why valid research is the basis for effective social action. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 2130 AND (MATH 1300 OR SOC 2130 )
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 2150 Qualitative Research Methods
This course examines different techniques and applications of qualitative data colelction and analysis. After formulating a relevant research question, students are guided through the various phases of the search process. Particular emphasis is given to the selection of appropriate choice of research design and methods of data collection in relation to the research questions and the limitations as well as the advantages of different field research strategies. Students are also afforded the opportunity to execute mini-research projects in consultation with the instructor. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 2130 OR SOC 2180 OR SOC 2190
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 2200 Social Organization of Work
An analysis of the nature of work, the individual’s relation to work, the organizations workers form to protect their interests and the interactions among workers, their organizations and other institutions. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 2220 Public Sociology and Civic Engagement
This course provides students with an understanding of the current public sociology movement, the roots of public sociology in the origins of the discipline, and how public sociologists today are using the tools of sociology in civic engagement efforts. It includes an overview of the sociological perspectives and provides students with opportunities to utilize concepts, theories, and methodologies they learn in the course in civic engagement exercises. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters.
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 2230 Introduction Human Services
An introudction to social welfare and the social work profession. Attention is given to current issues, programs, policies, and the various settings for social work practice. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 2240 Social Work Practice and Policy
Designed for both cognitive and experiential learning, this course conceptualizes a generic practice model for the helping process and demonstrates techniques through role-playing. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 2310 Sociology of the Family
A sociological approach to the study of marriage and family living. The student is required to develop a critical evaluation of studies and research in the field. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters.
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 2330 Sociology of Religion
Examines the social dimensions of religion and the relationship between religion and society. (Non-Western Course) Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 2340 Political Sociology
Examines major works of political sociology with special emphasis on the conflicting concepts between the “liberal” ideas of such writers as Bell, Parsons, and Dahl and the “new left” approach of Goodman, Mills, and Marcuse. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 2350 Sport in the Modern World
This course focuses on various aspects of sport in modern society–economic, political, and social aspects; issues of gender and race; media and mass communications and the roles of scholar-athlete.
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 2360 Sociology of the Arts
Designed to show the reciprocal relationship between the arts and society. Examines how various attitudes, values, norms, and institutions of society are revealed in mass culture forms (e.g., television, rock, music, painting, literature, theater, dance, photography, and film), in an effort to help the student understand the vital place of the arts in society; as well as the impact of culture of the arts. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 2410 Minority Groups in America
This course examines, from a sociological perspective, the experiences of past and present minority groups in the U.S., as defined by race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, and disabiltiy. Particular emphasis is placed on the social construction of social minorities, recurring patterns in dominant-minority relations, group inclusion and exclusion, differential power, diversity and social justice, and group variations within the larger society. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 and Students must also complete 18 Credits of UCC area 1-3 before attempting to register for an Area 4 course.
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 2420 Muslims and Islamic Institutions in the United States
This course provides students with an understanding of the Muslim communities in the U. S. It will explore the bonds of Ummah (Muslim community) and the meaning of the Muslim American identity. Attention will be paid to the diversity of the American Muslim community and to the core of beliefs, values, practices and institutions that are integral to Muslim life in the U. S. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters.
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 2610 Essentials of Criminal Justice
Philosophical and historical background of agencies and processes, law enforecemnt administration and technical problems, crime, and the criminal as social and public safety problems. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 Cross Listed Course(s): CCJ 2610 SOC 261
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 2620 Violence in the Community
The causes, patterns, and functions of violence. Violence is studied as an extension of biology. A course in the sociobiology of violence in human communities. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 OR CCJ 2610 Cross Listed Course(s): CCJ 2620
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 2640 Sociological Approaches to Forensic Social Psychology
This course is a survey of social psychology from a sociological perspective. Social psychology is a broad area that examines how interpersonal interaction both impacts and is impacted by the social environment. From the sociological perspective, social psychology has three main branches: symbolic interactionism, social structure, and group processes, and focuses on the effects of social psychological processes and the role of the individual in maintaining society. This course will examine these theoretical orientations applied to forensic issues such as criminal behavior and criminal justice processes including torture, capital punishment, riots and lynching, wrongful convictions, law enforcement and prosecutorial misconduct, false confessions, and eyewitness error. Course offered every third semester. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 OR SOC 1020 Cross Listed Course(s): CCJ 2640 CJA 2640
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 2660 Italian and Italian American-Culture and Criminology
This course provides a socio-historical understanding of Italian Americans from peak immigration (1880-1920) to the present. It examines the impact of generation, social class, gender and age on Italian and Italian-American families, religion and politics. The impact of Italian culture on American culture is also examined. This course focuses on the structural and cultural conditions that impact assimilation and the salience of ethnicity. Topics covered in this course include immigration, assimilation, gender and age identity, racialization, discrimination, and the variations in the public consumption of the Italian-American image. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 or SOC 1020
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 2710 Sexuality in Modern Life
A biological, psychological, and sociological study of human sexulity and the interaction between the biological and psychological needs of the individual. Covers curriculum and instruction for sex education in the schools. Course offered Fall Semester only. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 2720 Urban Sociology
Examines the growth and development of cities with primary focus on the modern American metropolis: ecological patterns, urban institutions; with a particular emphasis on the problems of the inner city; the rise of suburbia and future prospects. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 OR CCJ 2610
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 2730 Global Cities
This class considers the changing place of the city as a site of action and socialization under conditions of increasing globalization. It loos at current theories in urban sociology in relation to the global environment, “global cities,” transnational urban politics, and the interacting effects of transnational migration and urban development.
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 2990 Sociology of Race and Law
This course provides an overview of the relationship among race, racism and the law throughout the history of the United States. Students will learn about the social construction of race, racism within the US legal and immigration systems and the impact of racial discrimination on US society in areas including access to education, health care, housing, patterns of migration, and equal treatment in the criminal justice system. Attempts to overcome racial inequality, such as the Civil Rights Movement, subsequent racial justice such as the American Indian Movement and the Chicano Movement and the Affirmative Action Programs will also be discussed. The course will conclude with a discussion of the current racial hierarchy and the impact of the racial ideology of colorblindness on racial inequality. Course offered Spring Semester only.
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3010 Research Methods
This course is designed to familiarize students with the process of social scientific inquiry. Students will learn the fundamentals of social science research methods, including the process by which research questions are formulated, relevant literature is reviewed, data are collected and analyzed, and results are written up. As this is a writing intensive course, students will learn methods in part through weekly writingassignments. A subset of these assignments will combine to form a research project in which students review the literature on a particular research question and present the results of basic data analysis. The end product of the course will be a research paper of approximately twenty pages that has been improved through an iterative process of feedback by the professor and revision by the student. All sections of this course are writing and technology intensive. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 2130 OR CCJ 3680 Cross Listed Course(s): CCJ 3010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3020 Data Analysis
This course introduces students to approaches for assembling, analyzing and presenting data. Students will become familiar with a variety of sociologically relevant data that are available online. Students will learn how to conduct data analyses in SPSS or Excel in order to address questions of sociological and criminological significance. Students will also learn how to interpret the results of their analyses. This is a technology intensive course. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 3010 OR CCJ 3010 Cross Listed Course(s): CCJ 3020
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3150 Computer Applications and Sociological Analysis
The course introduces the nature and structure of the Internet and World Wide Web and develops the utilization of these resources as tools for inquiry into and exploration of issues of relevance for sociology and other social sciences. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3160 Forcasting Future Socities
Students are introduced to current and classical models of social change, visionary forecasts found in utopian and dystopian fiction, the field of futuristics, and the art of social forecasting.
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3180 Race, Ethnicity and Health
The course examines the role of race and ethnicity in the production of unequal health outcomes. The course raises questions about the way race and ethnicity have been treated in health care research and presents a conceptual paradigm for examining the various levels at which racial dynamics impact the health status of diverse populations (with a focus on African-Americans and Latinos), and the process through which inequality in health status and outcomes is produced. The course readings will focus on theories on race, ethnicity, and power; inequality in health status and health outcomes; analyses of racial dynamics in health outcomes; and issues of cultural competence in health care delivery. Students will be encouraged to give critical thought to the question of what it means to deliver culturally competent care. Course offered Summer Semester only. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3200 Contemporary Issues in the Workplace
Examines the separate rights and responsibilities of the employer and employee, and the inherent conflict between management prerogatives and employee protections. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3230 Labor Relations and Law
Examines the structural problems facing labor administrative apparatus at the state and local levels. Regional problems related to organizing tasks are discussed within the framework of current labor law and collective bargaining techniques. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3350 Sociology of Law
An analysis of the social basis, functions and effects of law, both as a profession and as a system of social control. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. SOC 1010 OR CCJ 2610 Prerequisite(s): CCJ 3350 Co-requisite(s): SOC 1010 Minimum Grade of D OR SOC 101 Minimum Grade of D OR CCJ 2610 Minimum Grade of D
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3360 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
With a comparative approach, this course analyzes how the criminal justics systems interconnect to countries’ crime and crime control issues and to their broader economic and social issues and institutions. It focuses on how countries that have faced major political and social upheavals during the past several decades have struggled to develop workable crime control methods as well as methods of conflict resolution that provde justics for victims, fairness for those accused, and avenues for reconciliation. It also analyzes how global terrorism and internal criminal threats affect countries’ ability to maintain and improve their citizen’s civil liberties and human rights. Course offered Fall Semester only. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 OR CCJ 2610
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3370 Sociology of Education
This course examines the institution of education through the lens of sociological theory. Areas to be analyzed include the growth of the educational system, the institutions role in creating equality of opportunity, measurement of school outcomes, cultural transmission through curriculum design, schools as organizations, and current reform movements. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3400 Animals and Society
This course examines the social dynamics of relationships between humans and non-human animals, including wild animals, captive and domesticated animals, and companion animals. After considering the social connotations of the concept of “animal” itself, the course surveys the wide range of roles played by non-human animals in human societies, as well as the various ways in which humans interact with animals in diverse settings. A principal focus of the course is the effort to predict and explain such variation with sociological principles. Changes in the relationships between humans and non-humans are considered, and parallels between the treatment of non-humans and humans are critically assessed. Course offered Fall Semester only. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 OR SOC 1020
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3430 Ethnic and Racial Conflict Resolution
Beginning with a general introduction to the multidisciplinary aspects of conflict, this course proceeds to a study of hate groups on the World Wide Web and then to various international conflicts. The essence of the course is extensive use of the Internet to gain information and to communicate with other students taking the course simultaneously throughout the world. Role playing, analytic reports, and a cooperative final project are required. Course offered Fall Semester only. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 OR CCJ 2610
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3440 Sociology of Italian Art and Culture
This course involves a seminar and field trip to Italy. Focusing on a sociological perspective of the culture and art of Italy, the course addresses patronage, art makets, social change, the social content of art, cultural identity, artists’ social roles, and subcultures. On-site visits to museums and public monuments are made in Rome, Florence, Venic, Siena, and Pompeii.
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3470 Sociology of Women
Following the ideas of C. Wright Mills, this class connects the “personal troubles” of individual women with the “social issues” pertaining to women as a minority/subordinate group in the United States. It provides a sociological analysis of women in the major institutions in US society, and highlights the intersection of race, class, and gender and the unique manner in which sociologists research these interconnections and women in general. Course offered Fall Semester only. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3490 Sociology of Adulthood
Focuses on the major issues for women and men during the early and middle years of adulthood. Included are an examination of personality development; singlehood, marriage, family, and parenting roles; work, career, and vocational experiences. Course offered Fall Semester only.
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3510 Sociology of Socialization
This course is an in-depth analysis of the social learning and social control mechanisms of humans, from infancy until adulthood. Included will be a study of the traditional and sometimes conflicting agents of socialization: family, peers, school, religion, and the media. Course offered Spring Semester only. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3520 Self and Society
A study of the impact of society on the formation of each individuals’s personality through analysis of language, definitions, and values. Course offered Spring Semester only. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3540 Social Stratification
This course examines stratified inequality in the U.S. across race, gender and social class lines, including the distribution of power in its multiple forms. This course also considers how themes of social class and concepts of social inequality are (re)produced in the media, art, music and literature. The aim of this course, in short, is to provide a concrete sense of what it means to talk about structured inequality, to recognize our personal role/position in our stratified society, and to consider acting as change agents who reduce social inequality. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3550 Sociology of Aging
The demography of aging, age and its social structure, and age as a social problem. Population trends are examined as they relate to health problems of the elderly. Focus on the changing role of the elderly in the kinship network. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3560 Sociology of Mental Illness
This course explores mental illness from a sociological perspective. The course critically reviews the social factors (e.g. race, class, gender, and age) that predict and explain the diagnosis of mental illness, and examines how the status and treatment of people with mental illness are affected by their social characteristics. The role of mental illness in the criminal justice system is also discussed. Major topics of the course include the social history of mental illness, social factors in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, the stigma of mental illness, legal definitions of insanity, the conditions of confinement for the mentally ill, and mental illness and the death penalty. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 OR CCJ 2610 Cross Listed Course(s): CCJ 3560
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3570 Sociology of Health and Illness
Analyzes social factors in relation to health and disease. Considers definitions of health, illness behavior, the formal and informal organization of health, professions and institutions, and the expanding role of government in the health field. Uses both theory and current research. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3580 Sociology of Death and Grief
Death as an institution is studied by focusing on death and social values, cultural components of grief, and social functions of bereavement. Particular attention is paid to the social organization of death and dying in bureaucratic settings. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3620 Policing
In this course, we examine the history of policing in the United States and the organizational forms and philosophies particular to American patterns of policing. In addition, we study the various patterns of modern policing across the globe and urban-national-international policing of global criminal organizations, drug trafficking, and policing of immigration. We explore infamous moments in police brutality in the United States. The course offers an overview of the sociological debates about the role of police for maintaining social order into the 21st century. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 AND SOC 2610 Cross Listed Course(s): CCJ 3620
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3630 Organized Crime
This course examines the actual and symbolic role of organized crime in American society. It begins with an overview of the distribution, structure and operation of organized crime over time, including patterns of ethnic succession in the control of organized criminal activities. The course goes on to explore the changing nature of organized crime in the global era. Theories of organized crime are presented and assessed, and the tactics used to combat organized crime are examined. Myths surrounding organized crime are scrutinized critically, and prominent role of organized crime in popular culture is considered. Special attention is paid to a critique of the stereotypes that link organized crime and ethnicity in the popular mind and to the consequences of these stereotypes for the groups involved. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 or CCJ 2610
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3640 Criminal Investigation
Examines various aspects of criminal investigation from the three major types of police science approaches. Intended for both those planning a career in law enforcement and to inform civilians of their rights within an investigative process. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 Cross Listed Course(s): CCJ 3640 SOC 364
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3650 Social Deviance
Examines the concept of deviance in society through a study of the issues of value judgements,abnormality and eccentricity. Implications are found for the causes of the behavior of groups socially labeled as deviant. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 OR CCJ 2610 Cross Listed Course(s): CCJ 3650
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3660 Sociology of Corrections
An in-depth analysis of penal institutions from a sociohistorical perspective. Included are how prisons emerged, the “prisonization” process, women’s prisons, and the rehabilitation re-entry process. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 Cross Listed Course(s): CCJ 3660
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3690 The Sociology of Democracy
This course applies modern sociological paradigms and analytical frameworks to the study of democracy as both a theory and a set of practices. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 OR ANTH 1300 OR HIST 1010 OR POL 1100
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3700 Social Demography
Addresses four problems: (1) dangers of world population growth for individual survival; (2) the interaction between change, social structure and population; (3) social psychological attitudes in fertility decisions and (4) the uses of the census to describe social problems. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3720 Sociology of Organization
This course examines various theoretical perspectives, including images of organizations as decision making systems, as arenas for conflict over power and status, and as elements in broader social and cultural milieus. Within this framework students examine the characteristics of organizational cultures, communication patterns, the role of elites, sources of effective leadership, coercion and control, structures of status and opportunities, market exhanges and exploitation, decision-making processes, treatment of conflict and differences, and participation and recognition of performances of its members. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3730 Sociology of Social Movements
This is a survey course on collective behavior, the sociological specialty devoted to the study of innovative, unstructured social phenomena such as crowd behavior; collective violence; individual, group, and organizational behavior in disasters; collective preoccupations; and social movements. The course is divided into three general areas of focus: (1) an overview of sociological theories that have been developed to explain collective behavior; and (2) lectures, discussions, and case studies on different forms of collective behavior; and (3) a project where students demonstrate community organizing skills by helping a local organization mobilize for social change. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3740 Sociology of War
Examines the theories surrounding the causes, nature, and effects of modern warfare and its influence on shaping social structure and personality. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3750 Social and Environmental Change
Problems of environmental social change are critically examined and evaluated. Emphasis on exploring small and large scale modes of change.
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3760 Sociology of Globalization and Inequality
The course examines different perspectives and issues in contemporary global sociology. Particular attention is given to non-Western sociological views and perspectives. A number of social inequality issues are analyzed within a global context to examine the international dimension of issues in contemprary society. In addition, students gain an understanding of conducting and implementing research on international development issues (non-Western course). Course offered Spring Semester only.
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3910 Sociology of Population and Development in Asia
This course introduces students to an overview of (1) the population growth and population problems in major Asian countries, such as China and India; (2) the relationship between population and socioeconomic development; and (3) the relationship between Asian development and the world (Non-Western course). Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Cross Listed Course(s): ASN 3910
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 3990 Selected Topics
Special course(s) offered either on an experimental basis or to draw upon the strengths of a visiting scholar or to examine issues of contemporary significance.
Credits: 1.0 - 6.0
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SOC 4030 Community Corrections
Focuses on an analysis of theories and practices of parole and probation. Is also concerned with the current trend toward diversion of offenders from the criminal justice system and special community programs. Course offered Fall Semester only. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 4820 Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice
An in-depth, critical analysis of the literature in the field of criminal justice. Each student is expected to select a specific social organization, problem or policy, explore the current research literature, and make a presentation about the empirical findings. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 2140 AND SOC 2150 Cross Listed Course(s): CCJ 4820
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 4830 Senior Seminar in Social Service
An in-depth, criticl analysis of the literature in the field of social services. Each student is expected to select a specific social organization, problem, or policy, explore the current research literature, and make a presentation about the empirical findings. Topics vary each semester according to students’ interests.
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 4840 Senior Seminar in Sociological Practice
An in-depth, critical analysis of the literature in the field of applied sociology. Each student is expected to select a specific social organization, problem, or policy, explore the current research literature, and make a presentation about the empirical findings. Topics vary each semester according to students’ interests.
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 4850 Senior Seminar in Sociology
This research-based senior seminar course is an in-depth, critical analysis of the literature and social phenomena in the field of sociology. Each student is expected to selest a specific social organization, problem, or policy, explore the current research literature, complete an original independent research project and make a presentation about the empirical findings. Topics vary in each course section according to each instructor’s pre-announced theme. This is a Writing Intensive course.
Credits: 3.0
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SOC 4910 Internship Sociology
This course provides qualified students practicial work experience in an applied sociology setting. A variety of placements are available depending on student’s interests. Periodic conferences and seminars are an integral part of this program. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters.
Credits: 1.0 - 6.0
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SOC 4920 Internship in Criminal Justice
This course provides qualified students with practical work experience within the criminal justice system. Periodic conferences and a monthly seminar are an integral part of the program. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Cross Listed Course(s): CCJ 4920
Credits: 1.0 - 6.0
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SOC 4930 Field Work in Social Services
This course provides qualified students with practical work experience in a social service setting. Periodic conferences and a monthly seminar are integral parts of this program. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters.
Credits: 1.0 - 6.0
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SOC 4990 Independent Study
This is to encourage self-education under the auspices of a faculty supervisor. It is open to junior and senior students with a grade point average of at least 3.0, both overall and in the major, or in the field of the independent study.
Credits: 1.0 - 6.0
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SPAN 1060 Intensive Basic Spanish I and II
This course introduces the student to the basic elements of the Spanish language as used in contemporary Spanish conversation in everyday situations. The student will also be exposed to basic forms of the written language and carefully graded readings aimed at widening the students’ working vocabulary.
Credits: 6.0
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SPAN 1070 Freshman Basic Spanish I
The first semester of a one-year course in basic Spanish. Seeks to develop elementary proficiency in oral comprehension and communication, reading and writing. Open to Freshmen only.
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 1080 Freshman Basic Spanish II
The second semester of a first-year course in basic Spanish. Seeks to develop elementary proficiency in oral comprehension and communication, reading and writing. Open to students in corresponding SPAN 1070 section. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 1070
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 1100 Basic Spanish I
Presents a communicative approach to the basic elements of the Spanish language. Course seeks to develop elementary proficiency in reading, writing, oral comprehension, and speaking. Places special emphasis on situational communication. Students can only receive a grade higher than a C- in this course.
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 1110 Basic Spanish II
Continues the communicative approach to the basic elements of the Spanish language. Course further develops elementary proficiency in reading, writing, oral comprehension, and speaking. Places special emphasis on situational communication. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 1070 OR SPAN 1100
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 1140 Contemporary Spanish for Native Speakers
A study of the oral and grammatical structure in today’s standard Spanish. Intensive practice in oral and written composition. For native speakers only.
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 2060 Intensive Intermediate Spanish I and II
A thorough review of basic and second year Spanish conversation followed by an aural-oral presentation if such topics as travel, student life, careers, sports fine arts, industry, economy, politics, etc. A review and expansion of the essential of Spanish language at the second year (Intermediate) level, the development of a large and more sophisticated vocabulary, including idioms, a thorough review of the subjunctive tense, discussion of selected short stories, and other selected areas of interest to student are included. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 1060
Credits: 6.0
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SPAN 2100 Intermediate Spanish I
A thorough review of basic conversation followed by an aural/oral presentation of such topics as travel, student life, careers, sports, fine arts, industry, politics, etc. A review of the essentials of Spanish, development of a larger vocabulary, including idioms, discussion of selected short stories, and other selected areas of interest to students are included. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 1110
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 2110 Intermediate Spanish II
A continuation and intensification of intermediate Spanish I. Guided discussion on a more sophisticated level. A variety of modern selections, prose and poetry, from the many Spanish-speaking countries, such as Puerto Rico, Mexico, Cuba, Columbia, Argentina, etc., are integrated into the course. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2100
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 2200 Detective Fiction Across America
This course will study detective fiction that focuses on Anglo American, Latin American, African American and US Latinos authors. Our purpose is threefold: to compare detective fiction from different regions across the Americas; to see how these texts construct and examine the concept of knowledge; to understand what role sex and race play in these narratives. Possible authors include: Edgar A. Poe, Jorge L. Borges, Dashiell Hammett, Lucha Corpi, Leonardo Padura, Chester Himes, among others. Prerequisite(s): ENG 1100
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 2211 Gateway to Spanish Proficiency
The overall goal of this course is to strengthen the linguistic skills of students pursuing upper division coursework in Spanish. It is designed to help students achieve higher levels of linguistic competence through explicit grammar instruction, the analysis of grammar use in authentic texts and the production of oral and written discourse. It focuses on key morphosyntactic structures of Spanish, such as parts of speech, word formation and sentence stucture. Attention is given to accuracy in both oral and written communication. The course is conducted in Spansih.
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 2220 Advanced Spanish Composition
This course aims to increase students’ ability to develop and express ideas effectively in written Spanish. It provides extensive practice in academic writing thorough the critical reading of literary and non-literary texts to understand the rhetorical process, to analyze audience and its cultural contexts, and to foresee audience responses. It is addressed to students at the intermediate-high/low-advanced level who have a good grasp of grammar and who need to develop their writing skills in Spanish. The course further reinforces grammatical concepts to enable students to communicate effectively through a process-driven approach. This is a writing intensive course. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2110
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 2280 Latino/A Literature in the US
A survey of the literature produced by the major Hispanic groups in the United States. Groups considered are Chicanos, Cuban-Americans, Dominican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Chicanos. The genres to be studied are poetry, short story, novel and theatre. Special emphasis is given to the literary and cultural trends represented by the major authors. Taught in English. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2110
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 2290 Survey of Spanish Literature
A survey of peninsular Spanish literature from its beginnings to the present. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2110
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 2320 Survey of Latin American Literature
This course is a comprehensive exploration of Latin American and Caribbean literature from the fifteenth century to the present. The focus is on major writers and literary trends. Students will be introduced to Latin American poetry, narrative, theater, short stories and essays; to the contributions and tendencies of different regions and countries; to the history of the Latin American literary landscape in the context of global interactions; and to forms of dialogue between Latin America literary production and other forms of representing and questioning the world. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2110 Cross Listed Course(s): LAS 2320
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 2330 Latin American Literature in Translation
This course examines Latin American writers and their contributions to world literature. Analyzing various literary genres, which may include short fiction, poetry, testimony or the novel, the course explores social, cultural, political, economic, and global influences that have shaped Latin American writing. Emphasis is placed on figures like: Pablo Neruda, Jorge L. Borges, Mario Vargas Llosa, Roberto Bolaño, Clarice Lispector, Cesar Vallejo, Cristina Peri Rossi, Isabel Allende, Diamela Eltit, Juan C. Onetti, Carlos Fuentes, García Márquez, Jose Martí, Gabriela Mistral, among others. This course is taught in English but Spanish majors who take it as directed elective are required to complete the writing intensive component in Spanish. Cross Listed Course(s): LAS 2330
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 2420 Spanish Conversation
This course will provide immediate fluency in conversational Spanish through the comparitive study of cultures. Designed for students at the intermediate-high level desiring to hone and practice their listening and speaking, the course incorporates interactive classroom work, diverse oral exercises, activities, and assignments, all focused around the varied and distinct cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2110
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 2500 Literary Analysis and Research Methods
An introduction to bibliographical research and basic literary analytical methods and approaches, with attention to the exigencies of different genres and literary periods. The courses perfects the use of academic writing in Spanish, especially as it applies to the discipline of Spanish literature. It also provides an overview of the principal periods, movements, and trends of Peninsular and Latin American literary history and their historical contexts. This is a writing intensive course. Taught fully in Spanish Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2110
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 3000 Spanish Peninsular Literature in Translation
A selective study of literature from the Iberian peninsula produced from the Visigothic era to the present and available in English translation. The course may be organized as a major-works or major-authors course, or it may focus on a theme or themes. Taught in English. Prerequisite(s): ENG 1500 OR SPAN 2500
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 3010 Masterpieces of Latin American Literature in Translation
A selective study of the major figures and literary trends of the Latin American literature. The selected works and authors are studied from the point of view of their contributions to universal literature. Emphasis is placed on figures like: Isabel Allende, Jorge Luis Borges, Alejo Carpentier, Jose Donoso, Laura Esquivel, Carlos Fuentes, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Rene Marques, Gabriela Mistral, Octavio Paz, and others. Taught in English. Prerequisite(s): ENG 1500 OR SPAN 2500 Cross Listed Course(s): (Cross-listed with LAS 2010 .)
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 3020 Caribbean Culture and Literature of the Twentieth Century
A study of the social and literary traditions of the Spanish-speaking Caribbean (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Cuba) within the context of the Caribbean Basin. Emphasis is given to the major literary and social works from the Modernismo to the present. Representative works by Bosch, Brull, Cabrera Infante, Carpentier, del Cabral, Ferre, Florit, Guillen, Henriquez Urena, Llorens Torres, Lima, Pales Matos, and others. (Cross-listed with LAS 3020 .) Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2210 OR SPAN 2220
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 3030 Cultural Studies I: Spain
A contemporary cultural theory-based approach to the study of the most representative cultural, sociopolitical, philosophical, literary, and artistic contributions of Spain within the broader context of Western and non-Western (Islamic) civilization. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2110
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 3040 Hispanic Culture II: Latin America
A contemporary cultural theory-based approach to the study of Latin America’s social and political institutions, art, literature, and philosophy. (Cross-listed with LAS 3040 .) Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2110
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 3050 Latino Cultural Studies
A study of the culture of the Latinos in the United States surveying the most representative cultural, social, and artistic contributions of Latinos to mainstream United States culture. Includes a study of the literature, music, theater, and cultural trends. The course focuses on the cultural production of Chicanos, Cuban-Americans, Dominican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, and others. Taught in English and Spanish. (Cross-listed with LAS 3050 and ENG 3070 ) Cross Listed Course(s): ENG 3070 LAS 3050
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 3100 Professional Spanish
This course focuses on developing spanish professional language and cultural skills. Through the functional use of vocabulary and cultural contexts pertaining to different careers, including(but not limited to) business, health care, social work and law enforcement. Students will learn the linguistic and cultural skills necessary to facilitate written and oral professional interactions both in spanish speaking countries and in the USA. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2110 or permission of chair.
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 3140 Advanced Spanish Grammar
This course introduces students to the grammar of the Spanish language, with emphasis of the syntactical and semantic features. The course is directed at students who have already acquired a reasonably good level of proficiency in Spanish and who wish to further consolidate, develop, and improve this proficiency. It enhances students’ knowledge and comprehension of Spanish grammar and develops an ability to apply such grammatical knowledge in the spoken and written language. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2210 OR SPAN 2220
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 3200 Puerto Rican Literature Since 1898
A selective study of the major figures and literary trends of Puerto Rican literature from 1898 to the present. Course describes the social and political changes as well as the sociopolitical crisis of the twentieth century. This course focuses on topics of nation and identity. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2210 OR SPAN 2500 Cross Listed Course(s): (Cross-listed with LAS 3200 .)
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 3220 Race, Slavery, and the Black Experience in Latin American Literature
Explores and examines the race, slavery, and black experience evolution in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Hispanic Caribbean texts. Discussion focuses on the origins, influences, and projections of the Caribbean Hispanic literature. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2210 OR SPAN 2500
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 3250 Nineteenth/Twentieth Century Latin American Women Writers
A study of the literary production of the Latin American women writers of the 19th and 20th centuries. The course includes the different genres in which the female writers have made a major contribution. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2500 Cross Listed Course(s): (Cross-listed with WGS 3250 .)
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 3270 The Latin American Short Story
A study of the Latin American short story from its origins to the early twenty-first century. It considers how these stories represent ethico-political views, violence, paranoia, mass culture, gender, race, and sexuality; and adapt and take part in important literary movements and modalities such as the testimony, adventure, magical realism, detective fiction, science fiction, and historical fiction. The course also offers students the opportunity to pursue work in the art of writing short stories. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2500
Credits: 3.0
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SPAN 3290 Migration and Displacement in Spanish Literatures
This course explores migration and displacement theories as they apply to the narrative and film of Spanish migration. It studies the flow of peoples between Latin America and Spain and between African countries and Spain. Students will utilize theories learned int he course to identify and analyze specific case studies within their community dealing with problems such as displaced identities, language, legal and educational barriers, and anti-immigrant discourses. This is a Technology Intensive course. The course is taught fully in Spanish. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2500
Credits: 3.0
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