SPAN 102 – Elementary Spanish II
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SPAN-101; Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Further development of oral and written comprehension and communication in the target language. Continued use of technology to enhance linguistic proficiency and cultural awareness.
SPAN 201 – Intermediate Spanish I
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SPAN-102; Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Continued study of the target language with exposure to more complex grammatical structures. Sustained use of technology.
SPAN 202 – Intermediate Spanish II
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SPAN-201; Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: A comprehensive review of linguistic structures and content examined in previous semesters. Reading and discussion of a variety of cultural and literary texts. Includes use of technology to increase exposure to the target language and cultures.
SPAN 220 – Spanish for Health Care
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SPAN-102. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: An intermediate Spanish course targeting the health care professions. Spanish 220 aims to equip the student with the necessary communicative skills in Spanish to assist non-English speaking Hispanic patients. As an integral part of the course, a service-learning project will provide the student with […]
SOCI 496 – Sociology Capstone Experience
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 1; Max: Description: This course will be used as the final step towards preparing seniors for the job market or graduate school. An examination of potential careers, professional goals, application materials, and employment/graduate school searches will occur. Students will also participate in an assessment of learning outcomes via an exit exam.
SOCI 497 – Special Studies
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 1; Max: 3 Description: Open only to juniors or seniors with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in their major courses. A maximum of three semester hours may be earned. All individual research projects are reviewed by three faculty members from two different disciplines. May be taken for credit […]
SOCI 497H – Special Studies: Honors
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description:
SOCI 498 – Sociology Internship
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SOCI-201 SOCI-302 SOCI-303. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Provides students with a structured experience working in a community service agency. Each student is expected to work 6 to 10 hours each week on site, as arranged with the cooperating agency. Readings and discussions will cover such topics as the organizational […]
SPAN 101 – Elementary Spanish I
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: An introduction to basic Spanish grammar and vocabulary with an emphasis on oral and written comprehension and communication. Includes use of technology to enhance linguistic proficiency and cultural awareness.
SOCI 375 – Sociology of Health & Medicine
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SOCI-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Trends and group differences in health and illness; theoretical perspectives on health; the sick role; seeking and using health services; patient-practitioner relationships; caregiving issues; social organization of healthcare systems; international and cultural differences; medicalization of chronic conditions; current issues and problems.
SOCI 381 – Sociology of Sport
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SOCI-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Scientific study of sports to better understand how they are practiced and what those practices mean. Using various theoretical approaches, the focus will be on topics as they relate to sports such as: identity, ideology, children, gender, race and ethnicity, the media, economics, politics, […]
SOCI 382 – Sociology of Families
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take SOCI-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Examines sociological theories used to study the family. Explores current and historic American family trends, how society and various social institutions shape the family, and the internal dynamics of the family as a social group in society.