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PSYC 290 - Theories of Personality
Credit Hours: 3
Examines contemporary models used to describe, explain and predict people’s behavior, thoughts, and emotions.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101
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PSYC 304 - Learning and Memory
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the student to classical and modern concepts of learning and memory across all levels at which learning and memory is studied, in both animals and humans. Topics include the role of the nervous system, behavioral tests of learning and memory, and clinical disorders that affect learning and memory.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101
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PSYC 305 - Cognitive Psychology
Credit Hours: 4
Investigates mental processes related to the areas of perception, organization, retention, and subsequent use of stimulus information. Specifically, readings address the issues of perception, memory, attention, imagery, thinking, and problem solving.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 , PSYC 151 , PSYC 232
Note: Includes a lab with experiments on computers.
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PSYC 308 - Adolescence and Youth
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the biological, social, personality, and cognitive changes that occur during adolescence and young adulthood. Emphasis is placed on research that is concerned with current challenges adolescents and young adults face.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101
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PSYC 309 - Adulthood and Aging
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the biological, social, personality, and cognitive changes that occur during adulthood and later years of the human life span. The continuation of development throughout the life span from middle adulthood until death is emphasized. The impact of earlier stages and choices in the life span are discussed as well.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101
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PSYC 321 - Social Psychology
Credit Hours: 3
Examines psychological principles and concepts involved in causal attribution, social cognition, attitude formation and change, social influence, and interpersonal relationships.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 and one additional psychology course
Cross Listed As: SOCI 321
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PSYC 351 - Advanced Experimental Psychology
Credit Hours: 4
Gives the student experience in applying the scientific method to design and methodological issues in psychology. Emphasis is placed on reading and critiquing research articles and conducting an independent research project.
Prerequisite: PSYC 151 , PSYC 232 , junior standing
Note: Includes a lab
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PSYC 359 - Psychological Testing
Credit Hours: 4
Provides the knowledge and skills necessary to create a psychological test and evaluate its effectiveness. Test construction, reliability, and validity are explored. Popular measures of personality, intelligence, and attitudes are demonstrated and examined.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 , PSYC 232
Note: Includes a lab.
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PSYC 361 - Sensation and Perception
Credit Hours: 4
Surveys the relationship between the various sensory modalities and behavior. The emphasis is on the interaction between such variables as basic sensory neurophysiology, environmental factors, personal experiences, and the ultimate process of perception.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 , PSYC 151
Note: Includes a lab.
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PSYC 363 - Abnormal Psychology
Credit Hours: 3
Presents the behavioral, cognitive, and emotional disorders confronted by mental health professionals. Students learn to apply current methods of assessing maladaptive behavior and to use psychological theories to explain psychological problems.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101
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PSYC 371 - Psychopharmacology
Credit Hours: 4
Begins with an overview of the nervous system and neurotransmitters. The course then focuses on the various classes of legal and illegal drugs by studying their effects on the nervous system and the behavior of animals and humans.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 , PSYC 151
Note: Includes a lab.
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PSYC 390 - Counseling Theory and Process
Credit Hours: 3
Is designed to broaden the student’s knowledge and understanding of counseling through lectures, readings, and an experiential lab component. The student learns the basic theoretical perspectives of counseling, the fundamental process of counseling, and the relationship between theory and process. The lab component engages the student in rudimentary skill building in the area of counseling. The theories and procedures presented in the course can be adapted to and used in a wide variety of settings, including social work, education, and traditional psychological service settings.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101
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PSYC 397 - Mental Health Internship
Credit Hours: 2
Requires 80 hours of practical experience and a written report, and is typically completed during the junior year. The internship experience is directed by a departmental advisor and an on-site supervisor with placement in a local human services agency or hospital.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
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PSYC 398 - Research Internship
Credit Hours: 2
Provides opportunity to engage in independent research under the direction of a department faculty member. Students are required to make a final professional report of their findings.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
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PSYC 399 - Developmental/Educational Internship
Credit Hours: 2
Requires 80 hours of practical experience and a written report, and is typically completed during the junior year. The internship experience is directed by a departmental advisor and an on-site supervisor. Placements include human services agencies and schools, or the department’s Center for Child Development.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
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PSYC 406 - Psychology of Law
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the relationship between the study of psychology and the legal system including the role of the psychologist as an expert witness, the psychological research on eyewitness testimony, scientific jury selection, and jury decision making.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101
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PSYC 409 - Topics in Psychology
Credit Hours: 3
Deals with selected topical courses offered in a seminar format.
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PSYC 419 - Readings in Psychology
Credit Hours: 1-3
1-3 credit hours depending on the semester offering. Offers the student an opportunity to read extensively and discuss with department faculty topics not offered as part of the existing Psychology curriculum.
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing and permission of the instructor; prerequisites may vary for different classes.
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PSYC 430 - Psychology of Injury
Credit Hours: 3
Is designed to explore theories associated with the psychological ramifications, reactions, and adjustments required following a sport injury. Students will explore the various assessments and intervention opportunities available for coaches, athletic trainers, and sport psychology professionals.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101
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PSYC 493 - Comprehensive Review
Credit Hours: 2
Is a weekly review of current research and student projects. Students write and present research proposals that serve as the basis for their senior studies project. Required of all senior Psychology majors, the course is completed when the student submits an acceptable literature review with a research proposal and passes a standardized, comprehensive examination in psychology.
Prerequisite: PSYC 351 ; senior standing in psychology
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PSYC 495 - Senior Studies
Credit Hours: 2
Continues a weekly review of current research and student projects in addition to an independent study program that provides opportunities to practice inquiry and discovery while intensively researching some fundamental issue or problem in behavior. The individualized studies culminate in an empirical investigation, a written report, a poster, and an oral presentation to the department. The course is an extension of the Comprehensive Review projects which are continually presented during weekly review sessions.
Prerequisite: Senior standing in Psychology and completion of the research proposal for PSYC 493
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RELG 150 - Biblical Theology
Credit Hours: 3
Surveys major biblical writings to discern the patterns they present about God, God’s acts and God’s purposes. Special attention is given to ways of reading the Bible that give priority to its literary and cultural contexts.
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RELG 153 - World Religions
Credit Hours: 3
Studies the principal doctrines, historical development, and contemporary practice of the major traditions.
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RELG 251 - The World of Islam
Credit Hours: 3
Studies the central doctrines, historical development, and current practice of Islam.
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RELG 252 - The Judeo-Christian Tradition
Credit Hours: 3
Surveys in historical context the western religions of Judaism and Christianity. Special attention is given to modern manifestations of these two great religious traditions.
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RELG 253 - Ethics, Reason, and the Bible
Credit Hours: 3
Explores the ethical systems found in the Bible.
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RELG 260 - Introduction to Christian Theology
Credit Hours: 3
Studies the central doctrines of Christianity as they have developed through the history of the church. Key points of discussion and major thinkers are covered, and students are led to identify and articulate their stance with regard to each doctrine. The contemporary theological scene is introduced as well.
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RELG 261 - Women and the Bible
Credit Hours: 3
Explores the often ambivalent relationship between women and the Bible. It examines what the Bible says about women, how women are portrayed in biblical texts, and how women readers have broadened our understanding of the Bible.
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RELG 290 - Topics in Religious Understanding
Credit Hours: 3
Examines a particular topic relevant to religious understanding, chosen by the instructor, that will enable students to probe the important ways in which religion impacts their lives and the lives of others.
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RELG 301 - Old Testament Literature
Credit Hours: 3
Studies the library of books bequeathed to us in words from ancient Israel. Through literary and historical criticism the message of the Law, the Prophets, and the Writings is discovered in the world of biblical literature.
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RELG 302 - History and the Bible
Credit Hours: 3
Studies the physical, cultural, and literary remains that help us understand and interpret Old and New Testament literature.
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RELG 303 - New Testament Literature
Credit Hours: 3
Studies the library of books bequeathed to us in words from the early Christian church. Through literary and historical criticism the message of the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, the Letters, and the Revelation is discovered in the world of biblical literature.
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RELG 304 - Jesus in the New Testament
Credit Hours: 3
Studies the person and work of Jesus as presented in the entire New Testament.
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RELG 342 - Religions and Philosophies of Asia
Credit Hours: 3
Deals with the different forms of religious belief around the world-especially Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shintoism, and Islam.
Cross Listed As: PHIL 342
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RELG 352 - Religion and Film
Credit Hours: 3
Examines how religious perspective influences the way film is made and understood. This course engages in the cross-cultural examination of religions and cinema.
Note: Offered in alternate years.
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RELG 353 - Religion and Gender
Credit Hours: 3
Explores cross-cultural religious communities by focusing on the interplay between religion and gender. Special consideration is given to the role of myths and symbols in determining power and gender relations.
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RELG 356 - Death and Dying in the World Religions
Credit Hours: 3
Studies the ways various religions deal with death and dying. Attention is paid to beliefs and practices of contemporary religious practitioners.
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RELG 360 - Topics in Religion
Credit Hours: 1-3
Allows students to explore special areas of religious study in more depth than regular course offerings can provide.
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RELG 393 - Global Issues and Values
Credit Hours: 3
Surveys selected natural issues (such as energy, population, and food supply), political issues (such as human rights, refugees, peace) and particular problems (such as those concerning the Palestinians, South Africa, multi-national corporations)-asking what values are operative and what values are required for responsible citizenship in the global village.
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RELG 395 - World Mythology
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on myths and mythic categories important to religions around the world. This course is a cross-cultural examination of contemporary and classical myths from diverse cultures.
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RELG 398 - Internship in Religion
Credit Hours: 1-2
Provides a supervised experience in which a student works in a multifaith context, a religious organization or non-profit agency, or a chaplaincy context (correctional institute, military, hospital or higher education). The aim is to allow students to use religious knowledge in paid vocational contexts. The course number sequence allows for internships covering up to two semesters, consecutive or non-consecutive. Must be approved and supervised by instructor with relevant content background to the internship. Students must have taken appropriate courses relevant to the internship.
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RELG 399 - Continuing Internship in Religion
Credit Hours: 1-2
Provides a supervised experience in which a student works in a multifaith context, a religious organization or non-profit agency, or a chaplaincy context (correctional institute, military, hospital or higher education). The aim is to allow students to use religious knowledge in paid vocational contexts. The course number sequence allows for internships covering up to two semesters, consecutive or non-consecutive. Must be approved and supervised by instructor with relevant content background to the internship. Students must have taken appropriate courses relevant to the internship.
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RELG 401 - Directed Readings in Religion
Credit Hours: 1-3
Provides the opportunity for intensive reading in areas of religion selected in consultation with the department.
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RELG 495 - Senior Seminar Research in Religion
Credit Hours: 1
Involves research necessary for the completion of the senior seminar. Such preliminary research includes extensive reading, compilation of a bibliography, composition of a thesis statement, and the creation of an initial outline. Students are asked to demonstrate their progress in regular meetings with the instructor and/or department.
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RELG 496 - Senior Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Involves writing an extensive research paper on a focused topic. Students are asked to demonstrate their progress in regular meetings with the instructor and/or department. This course culminates in an oral defense of the project.
Prerequisite: RELG 495
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SOCI 101 - The Sociological Perspective
Credit Hours: 3
Provides an introduction to the traditions, concepts, and methods of social inquiry. Students examine such topics as culture, social interaction, deviance, inequality, and social change.
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SOCI 120 - Perspectives in Multicultural Leadership
Credit Hours: 1
Provides an opportunity for students to examine leaders in the community and identify their own strengths to assist others. Through service-oriented action, students come to a greater understanding of being socially responsible in a multicultural setting.
Prerequisite: Completion of LEAP Workshop or permission of instructor
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SOCI 216 - Social Problems in Contemporary America
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the origins and consequences of some of the major social problems and dilemmas facing Americans today. Behavior related to problems such as race, class and gender, chemical dependency, sexual variation, crime, and the environmental crisis are studied from the sociological perspective.
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SOCI 270 - American Corrections
Credit Hours: 3
Uses a sociological perspective to examine the history, institutions, and practice of American corrections; specifically, issues of incarceration, probation, prisoner release, and criminal justice are covered.
Prerequisite: SOCI 101
Cross Listed As: CRMJ 270
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SOCI 301 - American Society: Class and Culture
Credit Hours: 3
Surveys some of the major theories and scholarly studies on social stratification, national power structure, and corporate culture.
Prerequisite: SOCI 101 or SOCI 216
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SOCI 320 - Racial and Cultural Minorities
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the way in which certain groups in society are defined as minorities and subjected to discrimination. The social-psychological, historical, cultural, and sociological sources of prejudice and discrimination are covered as well as the dynamics of change in relations between dominant and minority groups.
Prerequisite: SOCI 101
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SOCI 321 - Social Psychology
Credit Hours: 3
Examines psychological principles and concepts involved in causal attribution, social cognition, attitude formation and change, social influence, and interpersonal relationships.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 and one additional Psychology course
Cross Listed As: PSYC 321
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SOCI 330 - Human Sexuality
Credit Hours: 3
Explores the social influences that impact concepts of sex, sexuality, reproduction and gender. Emphasis is placed on historical, political, global and technological issues. The course also includes fundamental instruction in reproductive anatomy and physiology.
Prerequisite: SOCI 101
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SOCI 335 - Social and Political Philosophy
Credit Hours: 3
Considers theories of the nature and legitimacy of the state and its laws, the rights and responsibilities of citizens and groups, ethics in political decision-making, economic justice, punishment, race and gender oppression, the nature and value of political and cultural identity, and the value and meaning of democracy.
Cross Listed As: PHIL 343 , POLS 343
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SOCI 336 - Russian Politics and Society
Credit Hours: 3
This course introduces students to political and social issues in the Russian Federation of democratization, nation-building, and building capitalism from the ground up. The course recaps Russian and Soviet history before discussing some of the issues the country faces. These issues include territorial disintegrated, ethnic conflict, demographic change, gender roles, corruption, and other issues of contemporary significance.
Cross Listed As: POLS 336
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SOCI 342 - Gender, Film, and Society
Credit Hours: 3
Applies a sociological lens to gendered aspects of film and their societal correlates.
Prerequisite: SOCI 101
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SOCI 345 - Sociology of the Family
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the various forms and functions of the family in the United States as well as other cultures. The developmental cycle of the family is followed through mate-selection, marriage, parenthood, and old age. Family change is also analyzed by covering such topics as industrialization and sex roles.
Prerequisite: SOCI 101
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SOCI 350 - Social Change in an International Perspective
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on the international aspects of social change such as the gap between the rich and poor countries, social movements in Third World countries, and the theoretical perspectives that illuminate and explain such change. Case studies are drawn from current events.
Prerequisite: SOCI 101
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SOCI 352 - Selected Topics in Sociology
Credit Hours: 3
Presents an opportunity to read and discuss in depth topics not covered or only partially covered in regular courses.
Prerequisite: SOCI 101
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SOCI 360 - Social Research Methods
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the student to the research process through the analysis of research designs and the various methods of collecting data and of drawing inferences from that data. Emphasis is placed on practical experience in developing research skills.
Prerequisite: SOCI 101
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SOCI 369 - Peacemaking
Credit Hours: 3
Takes a multidisciplinary approach towards peacemaking. This course moves back and forth between personal applications in one’s daily life on the one hand and more academic applications of the social sciences (sociology, anthropology, history, psychology and criminal justice) and humanities on the other. Emphasis on writing and class discussion.
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SOCI 370 - Environmental Sociology
Credit Hours: 3
Constructs a framework for the study of how cultures and societies influence and in turn are shaped by the natural environment.
Prerequisite: SOCI 101
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SOCI 422 - Sociological Theory
Credit Hours: 3
Offers a descriptive and analytical survey of intellectual traditions and trends in the discipline of sociology from its origin to the present.
Prerequisite: SOCI 101
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SOCI 490 - Round Table
Credit Hours: 1
Encourages free and open conversation between students and faculty on sociological issues and applications.
Prerequisite: 15 hours in sociology/anthropology
Note: Graded S/U.
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SOCI 495 - Senior Studies
Credit Hours: 2
Provides an opportunity for the student to engage in the groundwork for guided independent study on an approved topic.
Prerequisite: SOCI 101
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SOCI 496 - Senior Studies
Credit Hours: 2
Enables the student to complete a guided independent study on an approved topic.
Prerequisite: SOCI 495
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SPAN 111 - Beginning Spanish I
Credit Hours: 3
Develop communicative skills while exploring the Spanish-speaking world. Students will learn how to have a basic conversational exchange, write emails in Spanish, and better understand immigrant communities in the U.S. Language instruction and cultural readings are designed to prepare students to work and communicate with people from different cultures.
Note: This course is intended for students with no prior knowledge of Spanish or those who have had two years or less of high school Spanish.
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SPAN 112 - Beginning Spanish II
Credit Hours: 4
Enhance and further develop your communicative proficiency in Spanish as well as intercultural competency in the Hispanic world. In addition to the regular class meeting, students will meet once a week with a language assistant from Latin American or Spain to develop conversational skills.
Prerequisite: SPAN 111 or 2-3 years of high school Spanish
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SPAN 123 - Hispanic Literature and Film
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite: This course, which is taught in English, will introduce students to Hispanic society through literature and film. Class discussions, readings, and film will include detective tales, humor, magical realism, social issues, and gender expression. Films in Spanish will include English subtitles. Students will have the options to complete readings in English or Spanish.
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SPAN 211 - Intermediate Spanish I
Credit Hours: 4
Continues to develop your communicative proficiency in Spanish while exploring the cultural, social, and linguisitic diversity of the Hispanic world. Students explore the diversity of practices, products, and perspectives found within contemporary Spanish-speaking societies. Topics may include gender, multiculturalism, ethnicity, family, religion, literature, art, music, gastronomy, education, economics, and politics.
Prerequisite: SPAN 112 or 4 years of high school Spanish
Note: Students meet once a week with a language assistant from Latin America or Spain.
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SPAN 212 - Intermediate Spanish II
Credit Hours: 4
This course continues to develop you communicative proficiency in Spanish while exploring the cultural, social, and linguistic diversity of the Hispanic world. Students study the diversity of practices, products, perspectives found within contemporary Spanish-speaking societies. Topics may include gender multiculturalism, ethnicity, family, religion, literature, art, music, gastronomy, education, economics, and politics.
Prerequisite: SPAN 211 (or equivalent transfer credit) or a score of 4 on the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam.
Note: Students meet once a week with a language assistant from Latin American or Spain.
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SPAN 240 - Business Spanish
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the language and culture of business in a Hispanic context. Topics include marketing, banking, accounting, trade, business communication, and the role of government.
Prerequisite: SPAN 212 , its equivalent, or permission of the instructor.
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SPAN 251 - Spanish Table
Credit Hours: 1
This course is a weekly meeting designed to increase fluency and expand vocabulary through small group discussions and cultural activities (e.g. cooking a typical meal, playing a board game in Spanish, etc).
Prerequisite: SPAN 111 , equivalent transfer credit or 1-3 years of high school Spanish.
Note: The course may be taken up to three times for credit but applied to the major or minor only twice.
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SPAN 291 - Advanced Spanish Table
Credit Hours: 1
A weekly discussion designed to expand vocabulary and increase the speaking proficiency of students at or above the advanced-intermediate level.
Prerequisite: SPAN 212 , its equivalent or permission of instructor.
Note: The course is typically led by a Language Assistant from partner institutions in Argentina or Spain.
Repeatability: May be taked up to three times for credit but applied to the major or minor only twice (can consist of two 251s; two 291s, or one of each).
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SPAN 301 - Advanced Spanish: Conversation and Pronunciation
Credit Hours: 3
This course is designed to develop and expand communicative proficiency in Spanish with an emphasis on the variety of Spanish dialects as well as pronunciation, intonation, rhythm, and lexical usage. Students will engage in storytelling, presentations, and debates about general interest topics as well as Hispanic cultures, in order to gain the necessary vocabulary to participate in Spanish conversation at an advanced level.
Prerequisite: SPAN 212 , its equivalent transfer credit, or permission of the instructor.
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SPAN 302 - Advanced Spanish: Grammar and Composition
Credit Hours: 3
This course combines a writing course with a review of Spanish grammar. Students will learn to write in a variety of informal and formal contexts, preparing them for professional communication in Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPAN 212 , its equivalent, or permission of instructor.
Note: Given different contracts, the course may be taken twice for credit.
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SPAN 303 - Panoramas of Hispanic Literature I
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces major literary movements, principal writers, and outstanding works of Spanish peninsular literature.
Prerequisite: SPAN 302 or permission of instructor
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SPAN 304 - Panoramas of Hispanic Literature II
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the major literary movements, principal writers and outstanding works of Latin American and literatures by Hispanics in the United States.
Prerequisite: SPAN 302 or permission of instructor
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SPAN 310 - Study Abroad Seminar
Credit Hours: 1
Satisfies the study abroad requirement for the major. Students attend preparatory meetings and participate in assignments designed to maximize the value of the required study abroad experience. Before departure, students engage in readings and discussions. After study abroad, students submit a reflection paper and/or assigned written work related to their formal and informal learning gained during the stay.
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SPAN 325 - Hispanic Civilization
Credit Hours: 3
Explores the geographic, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the Spanish-speaking world including the Hispanic heritage of the United States.
Prerequisite: SPAN 212 , its equivalent, or permission of instructor.
Repeatability: The course may be repeated for credit as the subject matter changes
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SPAN 360 - Topics in Hispanic Language and Culture
Credit Hours: 1-3
Provides an opportunity to study a linguistic, literary, or cultural topic related to the Spanish-speaking world. Courses in topical areas not offered in the regular curriculum may be offered on a rotating basis.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and permission of instructor
Repeatability: The course may be repeated for credit as subject matter changes.
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SPAN 431 - Hispanic Culture Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Provides the advanced student an opportunity to study in depth an aspect of Hispanic culture, which may include: literature, art, business culture, or another approved topic. The course serves as a capstone for the Spanish major.
Prerequisite: Two Spanish courses numbered above SPAN 302 (one of which must be SPAN 303 or SPAN 304 ) or permission of instructor
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SPCOM 221 - Sports Communication
Credit Hours: 3
Designed to introduce the field of sports communications and the role it plays in intercollegiate and professional athletics. The course will deal with the workings and process behind executing proper techniques of sport information and media relations.
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SPCOM 240 - Sports Media
Credit Hours: 3
Exposes students to the craft of sports journalism, from print to online to social media to broadcast. Students will learn to develop sources, understand different forms of stories, how to write, report and analyze sports.
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SPCOM 321 - Social Media and Technology in Sports
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on developming the skills needed to manage NCAA events using the latest communication innovations available for collegiate athletics.
Prerequisite: SPCOM 221
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SPCOM 331 - The Art of Sports Broadcasting
Credit Hours: 3
This course explores the processes of broadcasting in multiple sport environments and emphasizes topics such as professional sports broadcasting, sports talk radio, play-by-play vs. color commentary, broadcasting for non-mainstream sports, gender/ethnicity issues in broadcasting, broadcasting ethics, broadcasting critiques.
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SPCOM 341 - Sports Planning and Promotion
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on special event planning, processes, and management practices. Students will develop the skills necessary to manage all aspect of a sporting or special event, including planning and logistics, scheduling and marketing, and risk management.
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SPCOM 390 - Topics in Sports Communication
Credit Hours: 3
This course wil explore trends and topics in the sports industry as they relate to the evolving field of sports communication.
Repeatability: Course can be repeated for credit as topics change.
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SPCOM 401 - Sports Communication Practicum
Credit Hours: 1
Provides hands-on experience in the sports communication field. Working in professional settings, students hone the skills learned in their preparatory classes.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
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SPCOM 495 - Seminar in Sports Communication
Credit Hours: 3
This is the capstone course for students completing the sports communication major. The students engage in an in-depth research study that links their general course work, their specialized training and their clinical experience. Topics are selected in consultation with the supervising faculty member.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
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SPST 105 - Introduction to Sports Analytics
Credit Hours: 3
Is designed to provide the foundations of statistics through the study of sports. Topics include both descriptive and inferential statistics and probability theory. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking in the use of statistics to make decisions.
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SPST 201 - Facility Management
Credit Hours: 3
This course will introduce management theories and provide practical experiences in the design, development, operation, maintenance and administration of various recreational facilities. This course will examine a variety of sport events and venues such as indoor stadiums, athletic field complexes, and community facilities. Management topics will include but are not limited to personnel communication, risk management, budgeting, and the management of physical resources.
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SPST 202 - Sports Governance
Credit Hours: 3
This course will provide an overview of governance structures within professional and amateur sport organizations. Students will explore policy elements and issues within scholastic, amateur, campus recreation, intercollegiate athletics, professional sport, and Olympic sport. This course will examine the mission, structure and function of sport governing bodes such as the NCAA, NAIA, Professional player’s associations, and the IOC.
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SPST 203 - Foundations of Athletic Skill
Credit Hours: 3
This course instructs the fundamental skills of the individual sports of archery, badminton, bowling, dance, racquetball, and tennis. Instructs fundamental skills of the team sports of basketball, soccer/speedball, softball, volleyball, field hockey (women), and football (men). Special emphasis is placed upon instruction and practice to allow for development of participants skill level.
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SPST 302 - Sports Administration Practicum
Credit Hours: 1
This course provides hands-on experience in the sport administration field. Working in professional settings, students hone the skills they learned in their preparatory classes.
Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for credit.
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SPST 303 - Coaching Practicum
Credit Hours: 1
This course provides hands-on experience in the sports coaching field. Work in professional settings, students hone the skills they learned in their preparatory classes. Practicum hours may not be completed in season of the sport a student is participating in at the varsity or junior varsity level.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Repeatability: Student may take the class no more than 3 times for credit.
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SPST 344 - Legal Issues in Sport
Credit Hours: 3
Provides an introduction to the major legal factors influencing sports and athletics, including gender and Title IX; safety, risk management, and liability; children, special populations, and ADA compliance, and employment issues.
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SPST 355 - Sports Ethics
Credit Hours: 3
This course explores the various ethical issues in the area of sport and athletics. The class presents the framework for arriving at ethical decisions and actions, while uncovering the pressures to act in an unethical manner.
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SPST 402 - Sport Administration Practicum
Credit Hours: 1
Provides hands-on experience in the sport administration field. Working in professional settings, students hone the skills they learned in their preparatory classes.
Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor
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SPST 403 - Coaching Practicum
Credit Hours: 1
Provides hands-on experience in the sports coaching field. Working in professional settings, students hone the skills they learned in their preparatory classes.
Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor
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