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SOWK 404 - Social and Ethical Issues Seminar 3 Credits
(Fall Only; must be taken with SOWK 402)
Prerequisite(s): SOWK 401, SOWK 402. This course is designed to give the student an opportunity to research, analyze, and discuss current social welfare and social work issues. Strategies for interventions to produce social change are studied.
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SOWK 201 - Social Welfare Policy I 3 Credits
(Fall Only; must be taken with SOWK 301)
Prerequisite(s): SOWK 200, SOWK 300. This course is a study of the historical development of the American social welfare system. Includes an exploration of the values and attitudes of society, as well as the political and the bureaucratic system that channels the operational growth and development of social welfare programs.
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SOWK 202 - Social Welfare Policy II 3 Credits
(Spring Only: must be taken with Social Work Methods 1)
Prerequisite(s): SOWK 200. SOWK 201, SOWK 300, SOWK 301. This course provides an assessment of policy as it directly affects service delivery. Examines the responsibilities and roles of a generalist worker in policy development, policy clarification, and change in policy implementation. A conceptual as well as analytic framework is presented for the understanding and analysis of social welfare policy. Further, resource allocation as it relates to policy, planning, and service delivery is presented.
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SOWK 305 - Social Work Among Children 3 Credits
(Spring)
Prerequisite(s): EDUC 201 or PSYC 101, or permission of instructor. This course provides a comprehensive view of the wide variety of child welfare services and programs that exist to meet the needs of children.
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SOWK 309 - Social Work and Addictions 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
This course provides an opportunity to explore various facets of addictive life styles. Attention is also given to the role of the social worker as well as the social work profession in effecting more meaningful social services. Social attitudes, social policy, and social programs are also areas of concern.
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SOWK 314 - Social Work and Disabilities in a Multi-Cultural Society 3 Credits
Fall, Spring
The goals of this elective course are to enhance the student’s knowledge and abilities to successfully intervene and work with persons with disabilities and their families in an increasingly multi-cultural and global society. These goals will be accomplished by stimulating growth of knowledge through the experiential learning opportunities such as class presentations, role playing and organized classroom debates. The course promotes critical thinking and attitudinal change through the application of social work values to persons with disabilities and their families.
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SOWK 316 - Social Work and HIV/AIDS 3 Credits
This course is designed to prepare students to address psychosocial indicators that impact individuals, groups, communities and families who are living with HIV/AIDS. Students will be provided the most recent facts and/or statistics about this pandemic. Relevant theories will be explored in order to examine public health, social policy and service delivery modalities among this population. Students will have an opportunity to examine and explore their own beliefs, values, and challenges to the issue of PWAs (Person living with HIV/AIDS).
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SOWK 311 - Social Work in Corrections 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
This course is designed to systematically explore and analytically view modern trends in corrections, as well as assess the role of the social worker in correctional institutions and outpatient settings.
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SOWK 307 - Social Work in the Health Field 3 Credits
(Spring)
This course is an examination of the health care crisis in America and the social work profession’s attempts to respond. Focuses on the impact of social policy on the availability of health services, as well as on the existing health services. Provides an opportunity for students to acquire general knowledge and understanding of the effects of illness on individual and family functioning and the role of the social worker in the health field.
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SOWK 400 - Social Work Methods I 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): SOWK 202. The initial course of the methods sequence presents a conceptual framework that covers the basic elements of social work practice. Specific attention is given to development of interpersonal skills needed for social work practice and to the understanding of the problem-solving practice model.
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SOWK 401 - Social Work Methods II 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): SOWK 400. This is the second course of the methods sequence. Builds on the conceptual framework that covers the basic elements of social work practice by focusing attention on the interventive, evaluative, and termination phases of the social work process.
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SOWK 302 - Social Work Research 3 Credits
(Fall/Spring)
Prerequisite(s): MATH 127; PSYC 204 or SOCI 309. This course is a study of the scientific research method as it specifically relates to social work research and practice. Emphasis is on designs and techniques that are most appropriate for social work research. The course will assist the student in the utilization of research and evaluations for the purpose of making practice decisions. It will prepare the student for analyzing practice and programs in an objective way.
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SOWK 306 - Social Work With Black Families 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
This course is designed to give students an opportunity to gain knowledge about the Black family in contemporary society and about the impact of social changes on the family system. Attention is focused on sex role expectations, courtship, parenting, and kinship relationship patterns. In addition, methods and points of intervention are examined.
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SOWK 406 - Social Work With Communities 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
This course is designed to furnish the student with a broader knowledge of community systems and planning as a method of intervention. It explores the process of social planning at the community level, with specific attention focused on the role of social work in this helping process.
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SOWK 405 - Social Work With Groups 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
This course is designed to provide the student with the opportunity to gain knowledge of group processes. Various practice models and their appropriate uses in social work practice are examined.
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SOWK 312 - Spirituality, Religion and Helping Professions 3 Credits
This course considers broad issues of diversity and cultural competence by exploring the relationship between spirituality/religiosity and helping professions.
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SOWK 203 - Writing in the Social Work Profession 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101, ENGL 102, SOWK 200. Scholarly and Professional Writing prepares BSW students to write effectively and clearly. This course supports student
learning to develop writing and editing skills: students review, critique, and synthesize social work literature, paraphrase and summarize effectively, write logically and coherently, and correctly cite references using APA format. The course also prepares students for writing demands in future coursework.
The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), the accrediting body for Schools of Social Work, requires Social Work Programs to demonstrate how each course in the curriculum helps students develop competencies expected of all who seek entry into the profession. Programs must document a match between course content and CSWE competencies defined in Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS).
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Sociology |
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SOCI 408 - Collective Behavior 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
This course is a study of the nature and dynamics of group interaction settings in which mobs, crowds, fads, social movements, public opinion, propaganda, and revolutions. Various types of disasters are also included. Special attention is given to current social movements, including revolutions throughout the world.
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SOCI 198 - Coop-SOCI 12 Credits
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SOCI 298 - Coop-SOCI 12 Credits
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SOCI 398 - Coop-SOCI 6 Credits
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SOCI 305 - Criminology 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 101. This course is an examination of crime in the United States, the causes of criminal behavior, and problems of rehabilitation as related to crime.
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SOCI 211 - Cyberspace, the Indiv & Soc 3 Credits
Cyberspace is the name given to the space’ where humans and modern information/communications technology interact. This course explores the personal cultural and societal implications of cyberspace computer mediated communications (CMC) and the Internet. It examines contemporary technological advances comparing and contrasting them with the effects of previous technologies such as the printing press telephone radio and television. It presents current work in sociology psychology communications political science popular culture and information and computer science in order to help students gain an understanding of the impact that advanced information/communication technologies have on society: education business. religion civic engagement health care government commerce and international relations. Students taking this course should have a basic understanding of how to access readings communicate and conduct research online.
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SOCI 413 - Data Analysis in Socoiology 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 309 and SOCI 412. This is computer-based course which builds on the skills and techniques learned in the elementary statistics and research methods courses. Bivariate and multivariate analysis of data is included. Students learn to work with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and/or other analytic programs.
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SOCI 203 - Deviant Behavior 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 101. This course examines various forms of deviant behavior, including homosexuality, alcoholism, mental illness, drug addiction, rape, child molestation, etc.
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SOCI 309 - Elem Statistics in Soci 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 101. This course is an introduction to techniques used to analyze and interpret data, and includes one-variable distributions, two-variable relationships, and statistical inference.
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SOCI 410 - Group Dynamics 3 Credits
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SOCI 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
This course is a survey of basic concepts and formulations in sociology, such as functional, conflict, and interaction perspectives, as they are applied to the study of structure and process in society, from the group to the institutional level. Note: This course is a Prerequisite(s) for all sociology/criminal justice majors.
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SOCI 302 - Juvenile Delinquency 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 101. This course examines the characteristics of American culture that create the problem of juvenile delinquency and provides students with comprehensive knowledge concerning the control, treatment, and rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents.
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SOCI 412 - Meth of Soc Research 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 309. This course is a systematic study of the techniques and methods of sociological research, with emphasis on a critical analysis of the selection, formulation, and execution of research projects. Covers various modes of data collection and analysis.
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SOCI 400 - Prac in Soc/Crim Jus 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing and Prior Arrangements with Practicum Director. This course provides practical experience in settings where students are exposed to applied Sociology/CRJU in such areas as corrections, juvenile services, law enforcement agencies, and mental health, education, and community facilities. This course requires a field placement, regular reports, readings, and periodic meetings with the Practicum Director.
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SOCI 310 - Race/Ethnic Relations 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
This course provides a sociological approach to the understanding of race/ethnic relations in the United States and elsewhere; analyzes various ethnic groups and the problem of assimilation.
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SOCI 407 - Rural Sociology 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
This course is an analysis of the rural segment of our society and examines changes of rural society in relationship to the development of urban areas.
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SOCI 304 - Sex Roles Marr & Family 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
This course is a study of male/female roles in society, the processes of courtship and marriage, alternative forms of cohabitation, and the family institution.
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SOCI 307 - Sociological Theory 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing (Second Semester). This course is a critical analysis of the development of sociological thought and concepts. Emphasis is on theoretical systems, and includes contemporary theory
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SOCI 303 - Sociology of Hip Hop Culture 3 Credits
Spring Only
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 101. This course will serve as a space for students to analyze hip-hop culture and societal structures and forces that influence the culture, as well as how hip-hop influences the world. This course examines the formation, growth, and current state of hip-hop culture through a sociological lens that attempt to decipher the social and cultural capital, stratification, race, class, gender, deviance, politics, self-identity, appropriation, and the global reproduction of hip-hop.
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SOCI 409 - Urban Problems 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
This course is an overview of the history of and major social problems in the urban community, as well as the impact of public policies on urban life.
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SOCI 232 - World Population Problems 3 Credits
A study of the world population problems in broad perspective. Birth rates are analyzed and alternative strategies for population control are reviewed. Special emphasis is placed on large urban areas in Asia, South America, Africa, the Middle East and the United States.
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SOCI 201 - Writing for the Social Science 3 Credits
The course allows students to refine their skills in scholarship and writing in the social sciences. Students address the issues of evidence, interpretation, methodology, and critique in social science research as part of a longer project.
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SPAN 405 - Advanced Language Composition and Stylistics 3 Credits
(Periodically)
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 302 or Equivalent. This course provides instruction in guided composition on the basis of style analysis of Spanish prose models and language. Emphasis is on style and on students’ awareness of contemporary forms of expression to enhance the quality of their own composition. Conducted in Spanish.
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SPAN 440 - Bilingual (Spanish-English) Teaching in the Elem School 3 Credits
(As Needed)
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 or Equivalent. This course focuses on procedures and problems in teaching specific subject areas in Spanish in the elementary school. The student prepares materials and aids.
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SPAN 301 - Conversation and Composition 1 3 Credits
(Fall)
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 or Equivalent. This course is a review of grammatical structures, vocabulary building through reading and exercises, and analysis of structure and style. Focus is on writing skills.
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SPAN 302 - Conversation and Composition II 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 301 or Equivalent. This course is designed to build vocabulary, practice grammatical structures, and develop fluency in the Spanish language.
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SPAN 101 - First-Year Spanish I 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
The first level of beginning Spanish courses is designed to develop the four basic language skills-speaking, listening, reading, and writing, with emphasis on oral communication—and to increase awareness of Hispanic culture. Lab is required.
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SPAN 102 - First-Year Spanish II 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 101 or Equivalent. The second level in the sequence of beginning Spanish courses is designed to develop the four basic language skills-speaking, listening, reading and writing, with emphasis on oral communication-and an increased awareness of Hispanic culture. Lab is required.
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SPAN 400 - Independent Study 1-3 Credits
(As Needed)
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 and/or Permission of Instructor. This course consists of special projects and independent study in Spanish language, literature, and/or culture, under the direction and supervision of a member of the Spanish staff.
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SPAN 430 - Open Seminar in Hispanic Culture and Language 3 Credits
(Periodically)
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 302 or Permission of Instructor. This course is an intensive study of a particular period, problem, or aspect of Hispanic culture and language. Conducted in English. Open to all students. Topic is to be announced for each semester. May be taken more than once.
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SPAN 416 - Open Seminar in Spanish American Literature 3 Credits
(Periodically)
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 302 or Permission of Instructor. This course is an analytical and detailed study of the literary production of a Spanish American writer, school, or a particular literary genre and its language. Topic to be announced for each semester. Conducted in Spanish. May be taken more than once.
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SPAN 415 - Open Seminar in Spanish Literature and Language 3 Credits
(Periodically)
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 302 or Permission of Instructor. This course is an analytical and detailed study of the literary production of a Spanish writer or school or a particular literary genre and its language. The topic is to be announced for each semester. Conducted in Spanish. May be taken more than once.
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SPAN 307 - Panish Structure I 3 Credits
(Periodically)
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 302 or Equivalent. This course focuses on the phonological system of Spanish, with attention to dialect differences and distribution of high level phonological units. Morphological, syntactic and semantic structure of Spanish, with emphasis on present-day approaches to the analysis of language structure, is explored.
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SPAN 201 - Second-Year Spanish I 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 102 or Equivalent. The third level in the sequence of beginning Spanish courses is designed to develop the four basic language skills-speaking, listening, reading and writing-with emphasis on oral communication-and an increased awareness of Hispanic culture. Lab is required.
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SPAN 202 - Second-Year Spanish II 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 201 or Equivalent. The fourth and final level in the sequence of beginning Spanish courses is designed to develop the four basic language skills-speaking, listening, reading and writing-with emphasis on oral communication and to increase awareness of Hispanic culture. This course includes readings on the African contribution to Hispanic culture. Lab is required.
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SPAN 402 - Spanish American Culture and Civilization 3 Credits
(Periodically)
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 301, 302 or Equivalent. This course is an exploration of the history of Latin America including Spanish, Portuguese, African and Indian cultural heritage from discovery to the present.
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SPAN 401 - Spanish Culture and Civilization 3 Credits
(Periodically)
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 301, 302 or Equivalent. This course is a comprehensive study of the origin and development of Spain and her place in human history, with emphasis on her socioeconomic, artistic, and cultural contributions.
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SPAN 311 - Spanish for Business and Technology 3 Credits
(Periodically)
Designed for business administration and communications majors, this course primarily uses the audio-lingual method to acquaint personnel in the business environment with the fundamentals of communication under constraint conditions. It addresses the needs of people in the business world to understand and be understood in spoken and written Spanish. This is a practical course to develop skills in the utilization of Spanish in the business and technological environment, with emphasis on computer and communication technologies.
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SPAN 303 - Spanish for Special Purposes 3 Credits
(Periodically)
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 or Equivalent. This course is designed to equip personnel of various professions (medical, business, law enforcement, etc.) with relevant vocabulary and communication skills. Content varies.
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SPAN 204 - Spanish Phonetics and Phonology 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 or Equivalent. This course is a study of sound patterns in Spanish aimed at improving pronunciation and intonation, avoiding interference from the English language, and developing near-native fluency.
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SPAN 308 - Spanish Structure II 3 Credits
(Periodically)
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 302 or Equivalent. This course focuses on the phonological system of Spanish, with attention to dialect differences and distribution of high level phonological units. Morphological, syntactic and semantic structure of Spanish, with emphasis on present-day approaches to the analysis of language structure, is explored.
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SPAN 279 - Study Abroad: Hispanophone Literatures, Languages and Cultures 3 Credits
(Periodically)
Prerequisite(s): None. This first level of Spanish study abroad is designed to develop the practical application of the five basic language skills speaking, listening, reading, and writing, with emphasis on Hispanic culture. This course includes readings on Hispanic culture, including the African contribution. Strategies for teaching specific subject areas in the Spanish elementary school will be explored.
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SPED 405 - Diagnosis in Sped 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): SPED 403. This course provides a broad survey of testing (formal and informal) and alternative assessment in which materials and techniques are examined in terms of their relevance to planning curriculum and instructional interventions for exceptional children from culturally diverse backgrounds. Formative, summative, criterion-referenced, performance-based, and normative testing is examined. Students develop competencies in instructional planning for exceptional children based on individualized assessment.
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SPED 402 - Educational Test 3 Credits
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SPED 409 - Management and Program Planning for Special Education 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): SPED 403. Emphasis is placed on students’ development of competence to plan and implement individual, classroom, and school-wide interventions designed to promote appropriate school behavior. Observational methods, behavior promotion, reduction, generalization strategies and interview techniques are reviewed. Collaboration and conferring are emphasized. Applied behavior analysis as well as other non-behavioral approaches will be explored. Discipline and other issues related to management are discussed. Students are required to develop an individual, classroom, and school-wide project(s) that demonstrate their ability to design, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of their intervention(s). Record-keeping as a visible tool for monitoring student progress will also be employed.
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SPED 406 - Observation and Participation with Mild and Moderately Disabled 2 Credits
Prerequisite(s): EDUC 101, EDUC 201; SPED 403. This practicum is designed to provide students with experience in working with and observing exceptional children in a special setting at a public school. This experience provides students with the opportunity to study the various types of exceptionalities and the educational relevance of planning the educational program to meet the individual needs of the mildly and moderately disabled.
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SPED 403 - Orientation to Sped 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): EDUC 101 and EDUC 201. This course is an examination of the historical development, legislation, litigation, and current problems that have emerged relative to the education of children. The characteristics of children with disabilities and the principles of effective instruction are addressed as they apply to special education. Professional and parent organizations and local, state, and federal agencies dealing with children are also identified. Periodic visits to preschool sites are required.
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SPED 407 - Theory and Research in Special Education 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): SPED 403. This course is a study of alternative definitions, critical characteristics, theories, techniques, and programs for use with mildly and moderately disabled, emotionally disturbed, and learning disabled children. A review of research findings; as well as cross-cultural studies in various exceptionalities. A study of reflexology, neuro-evolutional therapy, sensor motor developmental stages and other theoretically based techniques.
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SPED 401 - Yearlong Internship Phase II 6 Credits
Prerequisite(s): ECED 303, 305, 306, 310, 314, 316. This course provides an extensive experience developing and implementing the instructional plan for exceptional young students. This experience includes selecting appropriate materials, utilizing needed professionals working as a part of an instructional team. This experience is in a special class in a classroom with mainstreamed students. The practical experience is accompanied by a regularly scheduled seminar. The student teacher follows the schedule of the school at which placed.
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SPM 410 - Diversity in Sport Management 3 Credits
This course provides the student with basic understanding of the developments and trends in the workplace pertaining to age, gender, people of color, sexual orientation, people with differing abilities, educational levels and skill needed by an organization. It will also discuss managing diversity, benefits of diversity, barriers to diversity, strategy for managing diversity, affirmative action and equal opportunity employment.
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SPM 203 - Ethics in Sport Management 3 Credits
The course is designed to assist students in self evaluating, examining and developing a philosophy, values and moral reasoning skills. The development of a personal philosophy an understanding of social responsibility in the sport management setting are specific goals of this course. Topics covered involve aspects associated with professional ethics, rights and responsibilities, concepts of morality, developing a personal philosophy regarding social responsibility, theories of ethics, establishing a professional code of ethics, personal and management values.
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SPM 305 - Facility Management and Design 3 Credits
This course is designed to identify and provide students with an understanding of the unique characteristics of sport related facilities, including planning, design, equipping and managing. One focus of this course is the many aspects of facility management: marketing, services and program day to day operations, documentation, fiscal management and trends. A second focus includes the planning for and design of these facilities. Other areas what will be discussed are event staging, security control and maintenance needs.
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SPM 325 - Finance and Economics of Sport 3 Credits
This course will study how sport organizations develop financial strategies and utilize financial indicators in developing organizational strategic plans. There also will be an analysis of how economic models are used to measure the impact of sport on various economics. Students will learn there are established basic principles of behavior that characterize how people decide what to do. This course will introduce several basic principles of finance and economic behavior and show how they apply to the world of sports. Other issues that will be covered are industrial organization of sports, labor economics, public finance and the economics of amateurism and college sports.
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SPM 310 - Governance in Sport 3 Credits
Sport at all levels continues to grow in scope recognition and importance in the U.S. and abroad. As the growth continues, governance takes on increased importance at all levels of athletic competition. This course will deal with the growing spread and development of sport throughout the world, as well as how the governing bodies involved affect the structure, organization and delivery of sport. The students will become familiar with these agencies, their authority, organizational structure, and functions.
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SPM 313 - Independent Research/Study in Sport Management 2 Credits
The student, in consultation with the instructor, will select a topic or problem that he/she wishes to research in depth. The topic will include current issues in sport management and must be approved and sponsored by a faculty member.
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SPM 451 - Internship in Sport Management 12 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Completion of all professional level classes. This course is the Sport Management student’s capstone experience. Students will be assigned to an internship site based on their unique educational needs and experience. Internship students will work directly with sport management professionals in one or more work settings. This will be the on the job learning experience in a segment of sport industry with a minimum of 14 weeks, 5 days per week, and 8 hours per day. Supervision will be jointly provided by the cooperating organization and the college departmental staff. Field experience yield the necessity of receiving direction, undertaking responsibility, and demonstrating competence by applying theory learned for course work. It allows the student to complete a partial fulfillment in his/her degree program and will help him/her discover career options and confirm career choices. Students must secure their own internship (based on their concentration) but internship must be approved in writing by the department staff.
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SPM 101 - Introductionto Sport Management 3 Credits
This course provides an overview of the business of sport, including career opportunities. It will introduce the basic skills and competencies required to successfully manage in the sport management industry. The course will also utilize general management theory and principles which make direct application to the sport management field. Fundamental sport management principles and key skills as well as information on current issues are emphasized.
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SPM 315 - Legal Aspect of Sports 3 Credits
This course will enhance the student’s knowledge about the legal system as it pertains to sport laws. A presentation of the basic legal system, its terminology, and principles as applied to professional and amateur sports. Emphasis is on identifying and analyzing legal issues, the ramifications of those issues, and the means of limiting the liability of sport organizations. Basic legal concepts concerning both contract and tort law in sport will provide the student a sound foundation so that the student will be better able to recognize legal liability and delivery of sport.
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SPM 405 - Organization and Adm of Sports 3 Credits
This course will be a study of the application of organizational theory to the understanding and management of sport organizations. Experience has shown the critical factor in promoting excellence in sport management programs has been the quality of the head administrator. The course will also deal with structure and design of sport organizations, sport organization effectiveness, management strategies, environmental influences, power and politics, decision making, organizing, motivation, planning staffing and supervising.
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SPM 210 - Role of Sport in the Society 3 Credits
This course provides a study of the sociological aspects of sport, athletics, and recreation in the American culture. It will include a survey of the history of modern sport, other forms of organized activity, and an examination of the social relations within the institution of sport and its role in the reproduction and transformation of society. Topics include but not limited to socialization, stratification, gender relations, race and ethnicity and social change.
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SPM 303 - Sport Marketing and Promotion 3 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of sports marketing and promotion. The course will introduce the student to basic marketing concepts with application to sport organization, both amateur and professional. Topics will include promotions and public relations, sport consumer behavior, strategic marketing planning, marketing information management, marketing communications, sponsorship, media promotion, data collection and the economic feasibility study.
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KSWH 101 - Elementary Kiswahili 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
This course will help students acquire the ability to speak, read, write, and listen to Modern Standard Swahili at the elementary level. It will also prepare students to learn any language of Bantu origin. Lab is required.
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THEA 100 - Acting (For Non Majors) 3 Credits
This course introduces students to the craft of acting on and off stage through theatre exercises, improvisations, and scene studies, as it develops an appreciation for acting as an art form.
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THEA 310 - Acting for the Camera 3 Credits
This course explores acting for film and television. Students are exposed to the technical requirements of screen acting and investigate the challenges of the profession. They gain practical experience by performing for the camera in a variety of projects, including monologues, commercials, one-and two - camera scenes, and a short film. Visual and technical aspects of the nature of film and television theory are investigated.
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THEA 106 - Acting I (Beginning Acting) 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): THEA 105. Foundation course in acting that introduces acting theories and methods, while emphasizing actor voice and body exploration through theatre games, improvisation and exercises.
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THEA 206 - Acting II (Scene Study) 3 Credits
Emphasis will be placed on scene analysis and assimilation of rehearsal and performance techniques through scene study with two or more participants. An introduction to salient acting style also is a part of this course. Majors only or instructor permission
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THEA 306 - Acting III (Realism) 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): THEA 206; Majors only or instructor permission. This course is continued scene study designed to emphasize the styles of acting in on Greek, Shakespearean, Restoration, and Realism.
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THEA 406 - Acting IV (Musical Theatre) 3 Credits
Special Projects for senior level students may include development of an individual or group act or area of specialization. Majors only or instructor permission
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THEA 410 - Afr Amer Performance and Thea 3 Credits
Based upon the question of race and gender intersections in performance theories and theatrical practices, this course historically and critically examines African-American theatre within the context of American culture.
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THEA 205 - Ballet Technique 3 Credits
Students will be introduced to traditional ballet and center work with an emphasis on body alignment, strength, flexibility and coordination. Students will gain knowledge of ballet terminology and a critical awareness of ballet as a dance art form.
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THEA 304 - Children’s Theatre 3 Credits
Theory in selecting, directing and creating plays for young audiences. Course includes script analysis and directing from a text, and developing plays based on children’s literature. The course presents approaches to children’s theatre in community and educational settings.
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THEA 300 - Choreography I 3 Credits
Students will learn the basic principles of dance composition; space, time, dynamics, and movement invention. Students will then examine how to use these principles to produce dance choreography. The elements of choreography; theme, development, repetition, transition, contrast, and continuity will be emphasized in reference to structuring a dance work. Students will also study Abstraction, Choreographic Styles, and The Relationship of Music to Choreography, Theatrical and Performances Elements. The course will emphasize solo and duet work. Informal showings will present the students’ work and a development of critical awareness will be achieved.
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THEA 420 - Choreography II 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): THEA 300 or permission of instructor. This course is designed for the aspiring choreographer to continue his/her studies, learning about the theoretical and creative aspects of choreography for small groups. PRINCIPLES of dance composition and the elements of choreography will be reviewed and expanded upon by the student. Production of the student’s work will be required.
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THEA 362 - Community Theatre 2 Credits
This is a “Business of the Theatre” course with emphasis on developing and organizing a community theatre. Laboratory includes use of the adults in the community.
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THEA 322 - Costume Design I 3 Credits
The study of historical costumes, their function and effort involved in costuming. Construction design and pattern design and a comprehensive study of costume history in important eras. Class and Lab.
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THEA 323 - Costume Design II 3 Credits
A continuation of Costume Design I. Class and Lab.
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THEA 307 - Creative Dramatics 3 Credits
Introduction to theory and practice of creative drama. Focus on the development of imagination and self expression in lesson planning as creative drama is used as a tool across the curriculum.
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THEA 200 - Dance History 3 Credits
This course of study of dance as a form of communication and as an art form. Students will be given a survey of the theories and styles of dance and their development through history.
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THEA 320 - Experimental Theatre 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): THEA 105. This course provides the student with a historical survey of experimental theatre in the western hemisphere, as it introduces salient movements, theatre groups and historical figures, such as Grotowsky, Artaud, and Brook, pertinent to the development and structuring of experimental theatre. Students are expected to develop an experimental theatre piece of their choosing.
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THEA 123 - Fundamentals of Modern Dance 3 Credits
This course will include an introduction to basic movement and skills in various modern dance styles. Students will also utilize the combined elements of modern dance technique: body alignment, strength, efficiency of motion, musicality, and dance vocabulary.
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THEA 315 - Global Dance 3 Credits
Fall, Spring (Every 2 year rotational)
Prerequisite(s): THEA 123. This course offers students insight into cultural dances from a global perspective. Dance from Africa, India, South America, Asia, and various other areas, are contextualized with their cultural, historical, and contemporary significance.
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THEA 409 - Hip-Hop Theatre 3 Credits
Spring Every Two Years
Prerequisite(s): NON-Theatre Majors: THEA 105, ENGL 102; Theatre Majors: THEA 363. A interdisciplinary course that incorporates workshop, lecture, and studio into the creation of plays that integrate the elements of Hip-Hop (Mc-ing, Dj-ing, Graffiti, and Hip-hop dance/movement with traditional theater techniques (acting, playwriting, directing). Students will also learn about the history of Hip¬Hop Theatre.
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THEA 321 - Hist of Costuming 3 Credits
The historical study of fashion and costumes and their function of costume in theatre productions. Class and Lab.
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