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SOC 4960 - Criminal Justice Internship
Opportunity is provided through the Criminal Justice Program for supervised experiences in state and local criminal justice agencies. Approved application is required.
Credits: 2 to 8 hours
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SOC 4980 - Sociology Internship
Opportunity is provided for supervised experiences in local organizations or activities in such areas as criminal justice, gerontology, and urban studies. Approved application required.
Credits: 2 to 8 hours
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SOC 5150 - Sociology of Mental Illness
This course will be concerned with examining the contemporary meaning of concepts of mental health and mental illness. The course will also consider the amount and kind of mental illnesses (especially the differences by social class, age, gender, race, marital status, urban versus rural living, and migration), the structure of the mental health care delivery system, the nature of help-seeking for mental illness, and community care and public policy for mental illness.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: SOC 2000 or graduate standing.
Notes: 5000-level courses in the Department of Sociology are designed for a graduate student audience. Advanced undergraduates with at least 12 hours of prerequisites and junior class status will be allowed to enroll. Prerequisites must include SOC 2000 or its equivalent in another related social science discipline; and two 3000- or 4000-level courses (i.e., one of each; or two of one). Exemptions for these may be granted on a case-by-case basis.
Credits: 3 hours
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SOC 5200 - Studies in Social Psychology: Variable Topics
Further analysis of selected topics in social psychology not intensively covered in other courses. Specific topic will be designated in the course title when scheduled. May be repeated for credit with a different topic.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: SOC 3200 or graduate standing.
Notes: 5000-level courses in the Department of Sociology are designed for a graduate student audience. Advanced undergraduates with at least 12 hours of prerequisites and junior class status will be allowed to enroll. Prerequisites must include SOC 2000 or its equivalent in another related social science discipline; and two 3000- or 4000-level courses (i.e., one of each; or two of one). Exemptions for these may be granted on a case-by-case basis.
Credits: 3 hours
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SOC 5210 - Social Psychology of Emotions
An examination of human emotions as they relate to thinking, motivation, and social action. Emphasis will be given to the ways in which emotions signal the importance of social events for the individual self, the role of group norms in defining situationally appropriate emotional feeling and expression, the management of emotions, and the ways that emotions function as both determinants and consequences of patterns of interpersonal activity.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: SOC 3200 or graduate standing.
Notes: 5000-level courses in the Department of Sociology are designed for a graduate student audience. Advanced undergraduates with at least 12 hours of prerequisites and junior class status will be allowed to enroll. Prerequisites must include SOC 2000 or its equivalent in another related social science discipline; and two 3000- or 4000-level courses (i.e., one of each; or two of one). Exemptions for these may be granted on a case-by-case basis.
Credits: 3 hours
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SOC 5220 - Social Psychology of Prejudice
An analysis of the processes through which prejudice is learned and influences individual thought and social interaction. The nature of contemporary forms of prejudice will be analyzed, along with their cultural, cognitive, and motivational bases. Emphasis will be placed on how stereotypes are acquired and maintained, the consequences of prejudice for social interaction and intergroup conflict, and classic and contemporary strategies for the reduction of prejudice and discrimination. Students will be encouraged to conduct research projects involving topics of their choice.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: SOC 3200 or graduate standing.
Notes: 5000-level courses in the Department of Sociology are designed for a graduate student audience. Advanced undergraduates with at least 12 hours of prerequisites and junior class status will be allowed to enroll. Prerequisites must include SOC 2000 or its equivalent in another related social science discipline; and two 3000- or 4000-level courses (i.e., one of each; or two of one). Exemptions for these may be granted on a case-by-case basis.
Credits: 3 hours
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SOC 5250 - Research Design and Analysis in Social Psychology
This course will provide students with the knowledge necessary to evaluate research, to understand the relationship between theory and the research operations that are used to test and generate theory, and to design and carry out original research on social psychological topics. Students will learn about the appropriate use of survey, observational, experimental and quasi-experimental methods as applied to both field and laboratory settings. Class projects will teach students to design and conduct original research in social psychology, and to analyze data using relevant statistical techniques.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SOC 2820 and 3200 or graduate standing.
Notes: 5000-level courses in the Department of Sociology are designed for a graduate student audience. Advanced undergraduates with at least 12 hours of prerequisites and junior class status will be allowed to enroll. Prerequisites must include SOC 2000 or its equivalent in another related social science discipline; and two 3000- or 4000-level courses (i.e., one of each; or two of one). Exemptions for these may be granted on a case-by-case basis.
Credits: 3 hours
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SOC 5600 - Corporate and Governmental Crime
An examination of the crimes committed by business corporations and government agencies. The course describes the nature, extent, and costs of these organizational crimes, explains the structural and organizational force which give rise to such crimes and analyzes the problem of controlling organizational offenders. The course also examines the political process whereby corporations and governments come to be defined as deviant or criminal.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SOC 2000 or 2100, SOC 2600, and SOC 3620, and one other upper-level (3000- or 4000-level) course or graduate standing.
Notes: 5000-level courses in the Department of Sociology are designed for a graduate student audience. Advanced undergraduates with at least 12 hours of prerequisites and junior class status will be allowed to enroll. Prerequisites must include SOC 2000 or its equivalent in another related social science discipline; and two 3000- or 4000-level courses (i.e., one of each; or two of one). Exemptions for these may be granted on a case-by-case basis.
Credits: 3 hours
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SOC 5610 - Violence and U.S. Society
This course analyzes the nature, extent and causes of violence associated with the United States. The forms of violence to be analyzed include interpersonal, institutional, and structural violence; recent theory and research on violence will be reviewed and various prevention and control policies will be discussed.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SOC 2000 or 2100, SOC 2600, and SOC 3620, and one other upper-level (3000- or 4000-level) course.
Notes: 5000-level courses in the Department of Sociology are designed for a graduate student audience. Advanced undergraduates with at least 12 hours of prerequisites and junior class status will be allowed to enroll. Prerequisites must include SOC 2000 or its equivalent in another related social science discipline; and two 3000- or 4000-level courses (i.e., one of each; or two of one). Exemptions for these may be granted on a case-by-case basis.
Credits: 3 hours
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SOC 5620 - Victimology
The study of crime victims, the probabilities of victimization, victim-offender relationships, the treatment of victims by the criminal justice system, and the economic, social, and psychological impact of victimization. An analysis of coping strategies is discussed and the role of the victim in the criminal justice system is analyzed.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: SOC 2000 or 2100, SOC 2600, and SOC 3620, and one other upper-level (3000- or 4000-level) course or graduate standing.
Notes: 5000-level courses in the Department of Sociology are designed for a graduate student audience. Advanced undergraduates with at least 12 hours of prerequisites and junior class status will be allowed to enroll. Prerequisites must include SOC 2000 or its equivalent in another related social science discipline; and two 3000- or 4000-level courses (i.e., one of each; or two of one). Exemptions for these may be granted on a case-by-case basis.
Credits: 3 hours
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SOC 5630 - Gender and Justice
This course provides an overview of the relatively recent field of women, crime and justice, with particular direction guided by an issues approach. A wide variety of current research and theory in this realm are critically examined. The specific subtopics covered in this course encompass gender and discrimination in society at large, within the sociological/criminological academy, and within the criminal justice system. Broad feminist theoretical and methodological perspectives are drawn upon to contour the examination of women as criminal offenders, as victims of crimes such as rape and intimate violence, and as professional workers within the criminal justice system.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SOC 2000 or 2100, SOC 2600, and SOC 3620, and one upper-level (3000 to 4000) course.
Notes: 5000-level courses in the Department of Sociology are designed for a graduate student audience. Advanced undergraduates with at least 12 hours of prerequisites and junior class status will be allowed to enroll. Prerequisites must include SOC 2000 or its equivalent in another related social science discipline; and two 3000- or 4000-level courses (i.e., one of each; or two of one). Exemptions for these may be granted on a case-by-case basis.
Credits: 3 hours
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SOC 5680 - Race, Ethnicity, and Justice
This course addresses the multicultural dynamics that effect the definition(s) and distribution of justice in the United States. The primary focus is the differential treatment of African Americans, American Indians, Latinos, and Asian Americans throughout the major institutions of society, particularly the legal institution. A critical analysis of the social, political, and economic forces that support the current social structure will direct the inquiry.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SOC 2000 or 2100, SOC 2600, and SOC 3620, and one upper-level (3000 to 4000) course. SOC 3140 is encouraged.
Notes: 5000-level courses in the Department of Sociology are designed for a graduate student audience. Advanced undergraduates with at least 12 hours of prerequisites and junior class status will be allowed to enroll. Prerequisites must include SOC 2000 or its equivalent in another related social science discipline; and two 3000- or 4000-level courses (i.e., one of each; or two of one). Exemptions for these may be granted on a case-by-case basis.
Credits: 3 hours
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SOC 5780 - Sociology of Law
An examination of legal organizations, the legal profession, and legal norms in the United States and other western societies. Emphasis will be placed upon the relationship between the legal system and the society in which it functions.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: SOC 2000 or equivalent or graduate standing.
Notes: 5000-level courses in the Department of Sociology are designed for a graduate student audience. Advanced undergraduates with at least 12 hours of prerequisites and junior class status will be allowed to enroll. Prerequisites must include SOC 2000 or its equivalent in another related social science discipline; and two 3000- or 4000-level courses (i.e., one of each; or two of one). Exemptions for these may be granted on a case-by-case basis.
Credits: 3 hours
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SOC 5900 - Variable Topics in Sociology
An examination of a selected topic in the field of sociology. The focus of the course may be theoretical, methodological, or substantive. Possible topics could include feminist theory, sampling and survey design, poverty, and cultural studies. May be repeated for credit with a different topic.
Notes: 5000-level courses in the Department of Sociology are designed for a graduate student audience. Advanced undergraduates with at least 12 hours of prerequisites and junior class status will be allowed to enroll. Prerequisites must include SOC 2000 or its equivalent in another related social science discipline; and two 3000- or 4000-level courses (i.e., one of each; or two of one). Exemptions for these may be granted on a case-by-case basis.
Credits: 3 hours
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SOC 5980 - Directed Individual Study
A program of independent study (reading or research) to provide the unusually qualified sociology student with the opportunity to explore a topic or problem of interest, under the guidance of one of the faculty of the department. The initiative for planning the topic for investigation must come from the student. Approval is contingent upon the merit of the proposal. Two or three hours credit per semester, cumulative to six hours. Enrollment beyond the first semester may be either for the same topic or for a new topic.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and the department chairperson.
Notes: 5000-level courses in the Department of Sociology are designed for a graduate student audience. Advanced undergraduates with at least 12 hours of prerequisites and junior class status will be allowed to enroll. Prerequisites must include SOC 2000 or its equivalent in another related social science discipline; and two 3000- or 4000-level courses (i.e., one of each; or two of one). Exemptions for these may be granted on a case-by-case basis.
Credits: 2 to 6 hours
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SPAN 1000 - Basic Spanish I
Fundamentals of Spanish. A four-skills approach (speaking, listening, reading, writing) with emphasis on communication.
Credits: 4 hours
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SPAN 1010 - Basic Spanish II
Continuation of 1000.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: SPAN 1000 or equivalent.
Credits: 4 hours
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SPAN 2000 - Intermediate Spanish I
The development of spoken and written expression in the Spanish language with an emphasis on communication. Grammar review
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: SPAN 1010 or equivalent.
Credits: 4 hours
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SPAN 2010 - Intermediate Spanish II
The continued development of spoken and written expression in the Spanish language through readings and discussions of civilization and culture materials.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: SPAN 2000 or equivalent.
Credits: 4 hours
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SPAN 2650 - Hispanic Culture in the U.S.
This course, taught in English, will study the establishment and development in the U.S. of the culture of large groups of Hispanics, such as those of Cuban, Mexican, and Puerto Rican origin, as well as numerous others. Attention will be given to current manifestations of Hispanic culture in the arts, the media, education, and public life. This course does not count toward the Spanish major or minor.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPAN 2750 - Latino Writing/Latino Culture
This course, taught in English, emphasizes the diverse nature of Latino writing and Latino culture by focusing on representative literary texts illustrative of the Hispanic role within contemporary United States society. It seeks to explain not only the relevance of this presence, but also the complexities inherent to biculturalism and bilingualism as experienced by those communities depicted in the works of prominent authors. This course does not count toward a Spanish major or minor.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPAN 3080 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers
For students who have grown up in a Spanish-speaking environment and who understand and speak Spanish but have had limited or no formal study of the language. Development of all four languages skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), although major focus is on reading and writing.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Departmental placement or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPAN 3160 - Spanish Composition
Emphasis upon increasing the student’s command of written Spanish.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: SPAN 2010 or equivalent. (SPAN 3160 may be taken concurrently with SPAN 2010.)
Credits: 3 hours
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SPAN 3170 - Spanish Conversation
Emphasis upon increasing the student’s command of spoken Spanish.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: SPAN 2010 or equivalent. (SPAN 3170 may be taken concurrently with SPAN 2010.)
Credits: 3 hours
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SPAN 3210 - Life and Culture of Hispanics in U.S.
A study of the life and culture of people of Hispanic origin who live in the United States. This course will examine the establishment and development in the U.S. of the culture of large groups of Hispanics, such as those of Cuban, Mexican, and Puerto Rican origin, as well as numerous others. Attention will be given to current manifestations of Hispanic culture in the arts, the media, education, and public life.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SPAN 3160 and 3170.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPAN 3220 - Life and Culture of Spain
A study of Spanish civilization in terms of its geography, history and art, and how these factors illuminate the character and tradition of the Spanish people.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SPAN 3160 and 3170.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPAN 3230 - Life and Culture of Spanish America
A study of Spanish-American life and culture based on ethnic, historical, social, religious and literary considerations.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SPAN 3160 and 3170.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPAN 3240 - Introduction to the Study of Spanish Linguistics
A general survey of the different fields of Spanish linguistics, both theoretical (e.g., phonetics/phonology, syntax, and semantics) and applied (e.g., pragmatics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and bilingualism). Prepares students for more specialized studies.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SPAN 3160 and 3170.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPAN 3250 - Introduction to the Study of Spanish Literature
An appreciation of Spanish literature through reading and critical interpretation of selected works of various literary types.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SPAN 3160 and 3170 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPAN 4100 - Studies in Hispanic Culture
An intensive study of various aspects of Spanish and Spanish American culture. Emphasis is on cultural understanding as an avenue to increased proficiency in the Spanish language. Since specific topics will vary each semester, this course may be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SPAN 3160, 3170, and two of the following: SPAN 3210,3220, 3230, 3240, 3250.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPAN 4400 - Internship or Service with Spanish
An opportunity for students to utilize and improve their Spanish language skills in an internship or volunteer work in business, schools, government, hospitals, churches, and various types of service organizations.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Student must have completed a minimum of 15 hrs of Spanish in courses at the 3000-level or above; students also must have approval of instructor before registering.
Credits: 2 to 3 hours
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SPAN 4520 - Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition
An advanced study of the intricacies and problems of Spanish grammar, syntax, and style with attention to improving written expression in Spanish at an advanced level.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SPAN 3160, 3170, and one of the following: SPAN 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPAN 4530 - Advanced Spanish Conversation
Intensive practice to reinforce and expand the basic oral communication skills and to develop flexible and idiomatic oral expression.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SPAN 3160, 3170, and one of the following: SPAN 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPAN 4540 - Spanish Phonetics
An alternative or complement to SPAN 4530, Advanced Spanish Conversation. Particularly recommended for future teachers of Spanish. Provides a practical approach to the improvement of non-native pronunciation and “accent”. Emphasizes the sound system of Spanish through aural/oral practice, written transcription, and contrastive analysis with English.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SPAN 3160, 3170, and one of the following: SPAN 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250. SPAN 3240 is recommended.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPAN 4770 - Foreign Study
Student participation in departmentally approved program of study abroad. Repeatable for credit up to 32 credit hours.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Prior permission of departmental advisor and chairperson.
Credits: Variable
Semester Offered: (Fall-Winter 1 to 16 hours) Spring-Summer 1 to 8 hours
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SPAN 4900 - Studies in Spanish Linguistics
Topics vary according to area and will be announced. Each of these courses carries separate credit, although all are listed under 4900. Thus, a student may take any or all of the offerings at various times.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SPAN 3160, 3170, and 3240.
Notes: Old Spanish - Evolution of the Spanish language from Latin. Spanish Language and Contemporary Society to -The relationship between the Spanish language and modern Spanish culture. Spanish Word Formation - The creation of nouns, verbs, and adjectives in Spanish. Spanish Sound Systems - The organization of sound patterns and stress in Spanish. Spanish Dialectology - Differences in Spanish pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar in different regions of the Spanish-speaking world. Spanish in Contact - How exposure to other languages affects the Spanish spoken by bilinguals. Structure of Spanish Language - Word order and principles of grammatical organization in Spanish.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPAN 5020 - Spanish for Graduate Study
Spanish instruction for graduate students enrolled in a degree program who need knowledge of Spanish for their field of study. Students will sit in appropriate level course for learning. May be repeated for credit. May not be taken by undergraduate students in any field nor by graduate students of Spanish.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite(s): Approval of department of student’s graduate program and approval of Department of Spanish.
Notes: 5000-level courses may be taken only by advanced undergraduate students. Advanced undergraduate students are defined as those who have satisfactorily completed a minimum of four courses, or equivalent, applicable toward a major or minor in any one language. Each course, however, may have more specific and/or additional prerequisites.
Credits: 3 to 4 hours
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SPAN 5260 - Survey of Spanish Literature to the 18th Century
A survey of Spanish literature from its origin to, and including, the seventeenth century.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SPAN 3160, 3170, and 3250.
Notes: 5000-level courses may be taken only by advanced undergraduate students. Advanced undergraduate students are defined as those who have satisfactorily completed a minimum of four courses, or equivalent, applicable toward a major or minor in any one language. Each course, however, may have more specific and/or additional prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPAN 5270 - Survey of Spanish Literature from the 18th Century to the Present
A survey of Spanish literature from the eighteenth century to the present.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SPAN 3160, 3170, and 3250.
Notes: 5000-level courses may be taken only by advanced undergraduate students. Advanced undergraduate students are defined as those who have satisfactorily completed a minimum of four courses, or equivalent, applicable toward a major or minor in any one language. Each course, however, may have more specific and/or additional prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPAN 5280 - Survey of Spanish American Literature to Modernismo
A survey of Spanish American literature from its origin to the era of Modernismo (late 19th century).
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SPAN 3160, 3170, and 3250.
Notes: 5000-level courses may be taken only by advanced undergraduate students. Advanced undergraduate students are defined as those who have satisfactorily completed a minimum of four courses, or equivalent, applicable toward a major or minor in any one language. Each course, however, may have more specific and/or additional prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPAN 5290 - Survey of Spanish American Literature from Modernismo to the Present
A survey of Spanish American literature from late 19th century to the present.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SPAN 3160, 3170, and 3250.
Notes: 5000-level courses may be taken only by advanced undergraduate students. Advanced undergraduate students are defined as those who have satisfactorily completed a minimum of four courses, or equivalent, applicable toward a major or minor in any one language. Each course, however, may have more specific and/or additional prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPAN 5500 - Independent Study in Spanish
Directed, individual study of a specific topic in a Spanish literary or linguistic area. Departmental approval required for admission. Repeatable for credit.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: One of the following: SPAN 5260, 5270, 5280, 5290, 5600, and permission of department. Not open to minors.
Notes: 5000-level courses may be taken only by advanced undergraduate students. Advanced undergraduate students are defined as those who have satisfactorily completed a minimum of four courses, or equivalent, applicable toward a major or minor in any one language. Each course, however, may have more specific and/or additional prerequisites.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
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SPAN 5600 - Studies in Spanish Literatures
Topic varies according to genre, author, or period and will be announced. Each of these courses carries separate credit, although all are listed under 560. Thus, a student may take any or all of the offerings at various times. Representative topics which may be treated in this area include: Modern Spanish Women Writers, Modern Spanish Theater, Modern Spanish-American Theater, Fable and Fantasy in Early Spain, Spanish-American Literature and Film, Humor in Spanish Theater, Sex, Lies, and Manuscripts in the Spanish Middle Ages, The Spanish-American Short Story, Spanish Short Story and Poetry, Literature of the Spanish Civil War
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: SPAN 3160, 3170, and 3250.
Notes: 5000-level courses may be taken only by advanced undergraduate students. Advanced undergraduate students are defined as those who have satisfactorily completed a minimum of four courses, or equivalent, applicable toward a major or minor in any one language. Each course, however, may have more specific and/or additional prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 3150 - Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education
This course will introduce information about children with special needs from ages birth through eight. Content will include laws specific to the education of young children with disabilities, discussion of early developmental milestones, the impact of early development on later functioning, the role of the family in early intervention, and recommended practices for assessment of and intervention with young children with disabilities.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of department.
Credits: 1 hour
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SPED 3250 - Introduction to Transition Issues for Learners with Disabilities
This course provides an introduction to transition issues for learners with disabilities. The purpose of the course is to increase the student’s awareness of effective transition practices in grades K-12 and to help the student identify strategies for implementing such. Course topics include transition-related assessment, self-determination, curriculum for transition, and support services.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of department.
Credits: 2 hours
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SPED 3300 - Introduction to Special Education
This course introduces students to the characteristics and needs of learners with sensory, physical, mental, emotional, and learning disabilities. Students develop an understanding of the psychological, sociological, philosophical, legal, and educational aspects of each type of disability.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of department.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 3310 - Classroom Practicum in Special Education
This course provides students with an opportunity to work in an elementary, or secondary classroom with learners who have disabilities. It is intended to provide students with an awareness of the nature and needs of the pupils and the role of the teacher in working with such learners. Graded on a credit/no credit basis.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of department and concurrent enrollment in SPED 3300.
Credits: 1 hour
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SPED 3380 - Introduction to Classroom Management
This course deals with methods of managing classroom behavior and dealing with specific behavior problems. Classroom management strategies will be discussed and related to the establishment of a positive classroom climate. Diagnostic and prescriptive techniques will be applied to problems of aggression, conduct, withdrawal, hyperactivity, distractibility, and impulsivity.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of department.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 3390 - Consultation and Communication in Special Education
This course will provide an introduction to consultation and communication skills needed by special educators as they work with other professionals and parents.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of department.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 3400 - Introduction to Cognitive Impairments
This course provides an introduction to the field of cognitive impairments. Historical perspectives, definitions, service delivery systems, evaluation procedures, and major issues are examined.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of department and concurrent enrollment in SPED 3410 and SPED 3450.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 3410 - Classroom Practicum with Learners with Cognitive Impairments
This course provides students with an opportunity to work 6 hours per week (in two, three-hour blocks) in an elementary, middle school, or secondary classroom with learners with cognitive impairments. It is intended to build upon experiences from SPED 3310 and allow students to more fully participate in classroom teaching activities.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of department and concurrent enrollment in SPED 3400 and 3450.
Notes: Graded on a credit/no credit basis.
Credits: 1 hour
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SPED 3450 - Education of Learners with Cognitive Impairments
This course focuses on understanding the ways in which teachers organize curriculum and implement assessment and instruction to ensure maximum learning for students with cognitive impairments.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of department and concurrent enrollment in SPED 3400 and SPED 3410.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 3700 - Introduction to Emotional Impairments
This course provides an introduction to the field of emotional impairments. Historical perspectives, definitions, service delivery systems, evaluation procedures, and major issues are examined.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of department and concurrent enrollment in SPED 3710 and SPED 3750.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 3710 - Classroom Practicum with Learners with Emotional Impairments
This course provides students with an opportunity to work 6 hours per week (in two, three-hour blocks) in an elementary, middle school, or secondary classroom with learners with emotional impairments. It is intended to build upon experiences from SPED 3310 and allow students to more fully participate in classroom teaching activities.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of department and concurrent enrollment in SPED 3700 and 3750.
Notes: Graded on a credit/no credit basis.
Credits: 1 hour
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SPED 3750 - Education of Learners with Emotional Impairments
This course focuses on understanding the ways in which teachers organize curriculum and implement assessment and instruction to ensure maximum learning for students with emotional impairments.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of department and concurrent enrollment in SPED 3700 and SPED 3710.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 4040 - Classroom Practicum: Assessment for Intervention
This course provides the student with a structured assignment working with a learner who is at-risk or who has a disability. In this field experience, the student must demonstrate skills in assessment for intervention, and in the implementation and evaluation of an intervention plan for a specific learner in an inclusive or self-contained placement.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of department and concurrent enrollment in SPED 4330 and SPED 4340.
Notes: Graded on a credit/no credit basis.
Credits: 1 hour
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SPED 4100 - Seminar in Special Education
This seminar is taken concurrently with SPED 4740 and SPED 4750 and is open for only special education undergraduate students who have completed all of their special education professional sequence requirements. It will consist of weekly meetings to discuss issues related to their full-time intern teaching (SPED 4740 and 4750).
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Completion of all professional education requirements.
Notes: Consent of department and concurrent enrollment in SPED 4740.
Credits: 2 hours
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SPED 4270 - Learners with Disabilities in Elementary and Middle School Programs
This course is designed for prospective and practicing elementary and middle school teachers. Emphasis is placed on meeting the needs of learners with disabilities in elementary and middle school programs. Required curriculum adaptation and modification as well as identification and development of resources and services for these learners are stressed.
Notes: Not acceptable for Special Education majors.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 4290 - Learners with Disabilities in Secondary Education Programs
This course is designed for prospective and practicing secondary education teachers. Emphasis is placed on meeting the needs of learners with disabilities in general education secondary programs. Required curriculum adaptation and modification as well as identification and development of resources and services for these learners are stressed.
Notes: Not acceptable for Special Education majors.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 4330 - Assessment for Intervention in Special Education
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to assessment for intervention in special education. Curriculum-based and criterion-referenced strategies, for use in survey-level assessment and formative evaluation, are emphasized. Topics relating to norm-referenced assessment are introduced.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of Department and concurrent enrollment in SPED 4040 and SPED 4340.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 4340 - Curriculum and Intervention in Special Education
This course focuses on application of the Clinical Teaching Model to the education of learners with mild and moderate disabilities. Emphasis is placed on instruction and intervention activities for learners with special needs and children at risk for disabilities. Additional topics include: service delivery systems, roles of teachers and ancillary personnel, legal and ethical requirements, and major issues confronting the field of special education.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of department and concurrent enrollment in SPED 4040 and SPED 4330.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 4740 - Intern Teaching in Special Education: Cognitive Impairments
This intern teaching experience is open only to special education undergraduate students who have completed all of their Special Education-Cognitive Impairments professional sequence requirements. It will consist of full-time intern teaching in an appropriate educational setting serving students with disabilities. Students will participate in all phases of the school program to which they are assigned.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Completion of all professional education requirements.
Notes: Consent of department. Taken concurrently with SPED 4100.
Credits: 8 hours
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SPED 4750 - Intern Teaching in Special Education: Emotional Impairments
This intern teaching experience is open only to special education undergraduate students who have completed all of their Special Education-Emotional Impairments professional sequence requirements. It will consist of full-time intern teaching in an appropriate educational setting serving students with disabilities. Students will participate in all phases of the school program to which they are assigned.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Completion of all professional education requirements.
Notes: Consent of department. Taken concurrently with SPED 4100.
Credits: 8 hours
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SPED 4760 - Intern Teaching in Special Education: Learning Disabilities
This intern teaching experience is open only to special education undergraduate students who have completed all of their Special Education-Learning Disabilities professional sequence requirements. It will consist of full-time intern teaching in an appropriate educational setting serving students with disabilities. Students will participate in all phases of the school program to which they are assigned.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Completion of all professional education requirements and department approval.
Credits: 4 to 8 hours
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SPED 4800 - Introduction to Learning Disabilities
This course provides an introduction to the field of learning disabilities. Historical perspectives, definitions, service delivery systems, evaluation procedures, and major issues are examined.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of department and concurrent enrollment in SPED 4810 and SPED 4850.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 4810 - Classroom Practicum with Learners with Learning Disabilities
This course provides students with an opportunity to work 6 hours per week (in two, three-hour blocks) in an elementary, middle school, or secondary classroom with learners with learning disabilities. It is intended to build upon experiences from SPED 3310 and allow students to more fully participate in classroom teaching activities.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of department and concurrent enrollment in SPED 4800 and SPED 4850.
Notes: Graded on a credit/non-credit basis.
Credits: 1 hour
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SPED 4850 - Education of Learners with Learning Disabilities
This course examines several theoretical perspectives which attempt to explain why students with learning disabilities fail to learn. Within each perspective, the application of selected theories to the Clinical Teaching Model is addressed. Emphasis is placed on the validity of interventions derived from each theory.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of department and concurrent enrollment in SPED 4800 and SPED 4810.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 5000 - Topical Issues in Educating Learners with Disabilities
This course provides a survey or in-depth coverage of current issues directly related to the education of learners with disabilities.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of department.
Notes: The course may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
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SPED 5040 - Teaching Practicum in Special Education
This course provides the student with a structured assignment working with a learner who is at-risk or has a disability. It is intended to enable the students to demonstrate skills in assessment and prescription and in the implementation and evaluation of a tutorial plan of instruction for a specific learner in a mainstreamed or self-contained setting.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of department and concurrent enrollment in SPED 5330 and 5340.
Notes: Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
Credits: 1 hour
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SPED 5120 - In-Service Professional Development
This course is designed for teachers, counselors, psychologists, social workers and others interested in studying selected aspects of special education at appropriate locations, such as state hospitals or schools. A variety of instructional experiences are provided, including conferences.
Notes: Credit not applicable toward a graduate degree in Special Education.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
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SPED 5300 - Introduction to Special Education
This course introduces students to the characteristics and needs of learners with sensory, physical, cognitive, emotional, and learning disabilities. Students develop an understanding of the psychological, sociological, philosophical, legal, and educational aspects of each type of disability.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of department.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 5320 - Assessment, Teaching, and Curriculum Adaptations for Infants, Preschoolers, and Children Who Are Visually Impaired
This course is designed to examine how to assess, teach, and modify existing curriculum for infants, preschoolers, and young school-aged children who are blind. This course combines these three elements and prepares teachers for the role of itinerant or classroom teacher as well as for the role of consultant for parents and other teachers.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 5330 - Assessment and Prescription in Special Education
The major focus of this course is understanding the Clinical Teaching Model. Emphasis is placed on the relevance of assessment and prescription to the teaching of learners with disabilities.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of department and concurrent enrollment in SPED 5040 and 5340.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 5340 - Curriculum and Instruction in Special Education
This course focuses on application of the Clinical Teaching Model to the education of learners with mild and moderate disabilities. Emphasis is placed on implementation and evaluation activities. Additional topics include: service delivery systems, roles of teachers and ancillary personnel, legal requirements, and major issues confronting the field of special education.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of department and concurrent enrollment in SPED 5040 and 5330.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 5370 - Technology in Special Education
This course is designed to provide specific information, exposure, and experience related to a variety of ways that current and emerging technologies may be used to improve the education and lives of learners with disabilities.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of department.
Notes: This course is not open to undergraduate majors in special education.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 5400 - Introduction to Cognitive Impairments
This course provides an introduction to the field of cognitive impairments. Historical perspectives, definitions, service delivery systems, evaluation procedures, and major issues are examined.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of department and concurrent enrollment in SPED 5450.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 5440 - Educating Individuals with Severe Impairments
This course develops specific skills in the assessment, prescription, implementation, and evaluation of educational programs for persons with severe impairments. Course content focuses on the areas of mobility, communication, sensorimotor development, self-help skills, cognition, and adaptive behavior.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 5450 - Education of Learners with Moderate and Severe Cognitive Impairments
This course focuses on understanding the ways in which teachers organize curriculum and implement assessment and instruction to ensure maximum learning for students with moderate and severe cognitive impairments.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of department and concurrent enrollment in SPED 5400.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 5700 - Introduction to Emotional Impairments
This course provides an introduction to the field of emotional impairments. Historical perspectives, definitions, service delivery systems, evaluation procedures, and major issues are examined.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of department and concurrent enrollment in SPED 5750.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 5750 - Education of Learners with Emotional Impairments
This course focuses on understanding the ways in which teachers organize curriculum and implement assessment and instruction to ensure maximum learning for students with emotional impairments.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of department and concurrent enrollment in SPED 5700.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 5800 - Introduction to Learning Disabilities
This course provides an introduction to the field of learning disabilities. Historical perspectives, definitions, service delivery systems, evaluation procedures, and major issues are examined.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of department.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 5850 - Advanced Theory and Practice with Learning Disabilities
This course examines several theoretical perspectives which attempt to explain why students with learning disabilities fail to learn. Within each perspective, the application of selected theories to the Clinical Teaching Model is addressed. Emphasis is placed on the validity of interventions derived from each theory.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of department and SPED 5800.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPED 5980 - Readings in Special Education
This course is designed for advanced students interested in independent study. Topics chosen must be approved by the instructor and the department chairperson.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of department.
Notes: May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
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SPPA 2000 - Communication Disorders and Sciences
This introductory course provides a broad overview of the acoustical, anatomical, biological, emotional, linguistic, physiological, and psychosocial bases of human communication and the ways in which it may be disordered. The impact of scientific investigation, technology, education, economics, health and rehabilitation on communication disorders will be addressed. Individual and societal variables related to communication and its disorders, the challenges of medical and technological advancements, and the quantitative tools used in assessment and rehabilitation will be stressed.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPPA 2030 - Normal Language Acquisition
A study of normal language acquisition as a basis for investigating disordered language. The course involves a survey of the stages of language acquisition and a consideration of mechanisms of language acquisition.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of instructor or LANG 2050 and PSY 1000. Majors must take concurrently with SPPA 2040 and SPPA 2070.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPPA 2040 - Phonetics
A study of human speech sounds as a basis for understanding speech production and speech perception. Means of symbolizing speech sounds are provided to prepare the student for accurate transcription of speech behavior.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Consent of instructor or LANG 2050 and BIOS 1120. Majors must take concurrently with SPPA 2030 and SPPA 2070.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPPA 2050 - Speech Anatomy and Physiology
A study of respiration and phonation, with emphasis on their function in speech production and speech perception. The course includes a detailed study of the structures involved, including neurology. Corequisite: SPPA 2060.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPPA 2060 - Hearing Science
A study of the structure and function of the hearing system, as related to communicative processes. The course includes a consideration of theories of speech perception. Corequisite: SPPA 2050.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPPA 2070 - Clinical Laboratory
This course introduces the student to various academic, clinical, and personal aspects of the professions of speech and language pathology and audiology, and it requires participation in structured observation of clinical activities. Corequisite: SPPA 2030.
Credits: 2 hours
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SPPA 2600 - Linguistic Development of the Child
This course focuses on the communication development of the child, birth through 12 years. The acquisition of language and other communication modes are viewed from a psycholinguistic orientation. Application to the teaching of the language arts is emphasized.
Credits: 2 hours
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SPPA 3510 - Phonemic Disorders
A detailed study of the nature of phonemic disorders; orientation to clinical management.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: SPPA 2040.
Credits: 2 hours
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SPPA 3530 - Fluency Disorders
A detailed study of the nature of fluency disorders; orientation to clinical management.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SPPA 2040 and SPPA 4030.
Credits: 2 hours
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SPPA 3540 - Language Disorders in Children
A detailed study of the nature of communication problems associated with congenital or acquired impairment of language function in children; orientation to clinical management.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: SPPA 2030.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPPA 3580 - Disorders of Hearing: Identification and Measurement
An introduction to the measurement of hearing and the field of audiology. The course includes an introduction to aural pathologies.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: SPPA 2050.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPPA 4000 - Practicum in Speech Pathology and Audiology I
Clinical experience in the management of speech, language, and/or hearing disorders. Prior departmental approval required.
Credits: 2 hours
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SPPA 4010 - Practicum in Speech Pathology and Audiology II
Clinical experience in the management of speech, language, and/or hearing disorders.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: SPPA 4000.
Credits: 2 hours
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SPPA 4030 - Speech Science
Building on the student’s prior understanding of anatomic, physiologic, and neurologic bases of speech, this course examines normal speech production with reference to the acoustic and perceptual products of interacting respiratory, phonatory, articulatory, and resonance systems.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SPPA 2050 and SPPA 2060.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPPA 4560 - Rehabilitative Audiology
Principles and clinical management of communication problems associated with auditory impairment.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: SPPA 3580.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPPA 4590 - Special Studies in Communication Disorders
A survey of neuropathologies and structural deviations which result in communication disorders, including infantile cerebral palsy and cleft palate. This course is approved as a writing-intensive course which may fulfill the baccalaureate-level writing requirement of the student’s curriculum.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPPA 5520 - Communication Problems of the Aged
This course is designed to acquaint the student with receptive and expressive communication problems common to older adults. Emphasis is on the clinical management of characteristic organic speech disorders and impaired auditory functions associated with aging.
Credits: 3 hours
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