Jun 23, 2024

2011-2013 Undergradate & Graduate Bulletin

2011-2013 Undergradate & Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED PUBLICATION]

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Social Work Following certain course descriptions are the designations: F, Sp, Su. These indicate the semesters fall, spring, summer in which the course is normally offered and are intended as an aid to students planning their programs of study.
	SOCW 402 - Social Work Practice I-Integration Seminar for Social Work Practicum I Credits: 3 The focus is on integrating classroom knowledge content as it relates to the issues of the field practicum. Open to social work majors only. Prereq: Senior standing and consent of the director of field. Must be taken concurrently with SOCW 401 . Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 411 - Social Work Practicum II Credits: 6 Course provides supervised experiential learning external to the classroom. A minimum of 300 contact hours per semester or approximately 20 hours per week are spent in a community social service agency or related organization to develop social work skills and gain supervised practice in performing the role of social worker. Open to social work majors only. Prereq: Senior standing, completion of all social work major courses except SOCW 412 and SOCW 413 , and consent of the director of field. Must be taken concurrently with SOCW 412 . Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): Sp. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 412 - Social Work Practice II-Integration Seminar for Social Work Practicum II Credits: 3 Focus is on providing field students the opportunity of resolving issues encountered in the practicum by consulting with their peers. Under the direction of the faculty, the students participate in consultation/training and peer interaction to enhance the learning gained in the field practicum. Open to social work majors only. Prereq: Senior standing, completion of all social work major courses except SOCW 411 and SOCW 413 , and consent of the director of field. Must be taken concurrently with SOCW 411 . Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): Sp. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 413 - BSW Project-Research Study Credits: 3 The student will choose from one of several “Project Options.” With the guidance of the social work faculty, students are expected to carefully develop a project which culminates in a “Senior Level” project or research term paper. The paper will be developed in the final semester of the student’s senior year. The student must have completed all social work requirements, with the exception of SOCW 411 and SOCW 412 . Open to social work seniors only. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): Sp. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 500 - Special Topics in Social Work Credits: 3 This course will provide students exposure to a variety of selected topics of current interest and importance in social work. These topics will change with the interests of the faculty and students. Prereq: No prereq. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 503 - The Social Welfare System Credits: 3 Examines the philosophical, ideological, and historical foundations of contemporary social welfare issues and policies from a global systems perspective. The course includes consideration of the influence of various political perspectives on the conceptualization of the welfare state. The emergence and the evolution, as well as contemporary issues facing the profession and the social and economic justice implications of policies on selected populations are discussed. In addition to considering policy alternatives, students will acquire skills in assessing social impact of social welfare policies in family and community systems as well as skills in tracing the historical development of contemporary social welfare policies at the U.S. federal and state levels. Prereq: admission to the MSW program. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 504 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) I Credits: 3 This course provides an integrative focus of examining the interrelatedness of human physical, psychological, and social systems. Concepts related to culture, social stratification, environmental stress, disability, trauma, and ethnicity are presented in relation to their impact on human systems. Adaptation related to growth and development of the individual is presented with an emphasis on understanding the physical, emotional, and social forces that affect human growth and development. Prereq: admission to the MSW program. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 505 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) II Credits: 3 This course provides foundation knowledge about bio-psych-social cultural aspects of individual, family, and small group systems. Within this framework, emphasis is placed on issues related to human diversity and social justice. A holistic systems conceptual approach is used to demonstrate their relationship to larger social systems. Social systems; life-process development; culture and ethnicity; stress, coping, and adaptation; and major social issues over the life span are emphasized in this course. Students also will learn about an overall framework or model for integrating concepts, understanding human beings in society, and optimizing human functioning in society. Prereq: admission to the MSW program, and SOCW 503 and SOCW 504 . Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): Sp. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 506 - The Foundation of Social Work Practice Credits: 3 This course provides foundation knowledge at the graduate level about generalist social work practice. The course examines the wide range of knowledge and skills needed for collaborative work with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities to promote planned change and enhance client empowerment. Using a systems perspective, the course focuses on work within social service agencies, including effective use of supervision and consultation, and critical thinking skills. Social work values and ethical decision making is presented by introducing students to the NASW Code of Ethics as an essential component of professional social work practice. Prereq: admission to the MSW program. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F, Sp. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 507 - Social Work Research Seminar Credits: 3 This course builds upon the foundation of basic undergraduate research courses. Emphasis is placed on the continued development at the graduate level of critical analytical skills related to application of basic concepts in research methodology including problem formulation, research design, sampling, measurement, and data analysis. The course will focus on quantitative and qualitative methods and familiarize students with the computer-based system for data entry and analysis. The course prepares students to be consumers and producers of social work research so that they can apply evidence-based interventions to diverse clinical settings and populations at risk and to utilize sound ethical principles related to research. Prereq: admission to the MSW program. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F, Sp. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 508 - Micro Systems: Practice with Individuals, Groups, and Families Credits: 3 This course focuses on the development of knowledge, values, and skills needed for social workers at the graduate level to practice with individual and small group systems. Particular consideration is given to examining the theories within a generalist framework for social work practice. Ethical principles, methodologies, and techniques are included as they relate to contemporary professional practice. Socio-cultural membership, gender, racial and ethnic factors, disabilities, and other human diversity issues are studied as variables impacting the provision of social services to individuals, families, and small group systems. The role of research in social work practice evaluation is covered. Prereq: admission to the MSW program, SOCW 503 , SOCW 504 , and SOCW 506 . Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): Sp. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 509 - Macro Systems: Institutional and Community Systems Credits: 3 Examines the theoretical frameworks that shape the foundation for social work generalist practice with organizations and communities. Built upon a liberal arts perspective of community and society, the course provides advanced knowledge about social work’s professional relationships with organizations and communities. The course emphasizes skills to enhance competent macro practice with diverse populations regarding age, culture, class, ethnicity, disability, gender, and national economic justice. Prereq: admission to the MSW program, SOCW 503 , SOCW 504 , and SOCW 506 . Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): Sp. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 510 - Social Welfare Policy and Service Credits: 3 Provides a framework for social welfare policy analysis with special attention to the state policy-making process and the impact of policy on persons that may be disadvantaged by poverty and other forms of oppression. The course emphasizes culturally competent policy practice and advocacy related to diverse populations regarding age, culture, class, ethnicity, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, and sexual orientation. Policy practice skills related to policy formulation development, implementation, and evaluation will be addressed. Prereq: admission to the MSW program, SOCW 503 and SOCW 504 . Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): Sp. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 511 - Graduate Field Placement I Credits: 3 Provides a “generalist” social work practice experience in a community based social service agency under the direct supervision of an agency based field instructor in consultation with social work faculty. Generalist practice is broadly defined; the parameters for practice are determined by the identified client needs, mission, and function of the agency and the level of training of the student. Typical roles of the student include: advocate, broker, educator, community organizer, group worker, and individual counselor. Typical tasks: preparing psychosocial histories, developing service plans, and implementing interventions congruent with the multi-variant client needs. Skills expected include the ability to communicate empathy, genuineness, positive regard, and the ability to utilize a planned change process throughout the generalist model. Prereq: admission to the MSW program and completion of SOCW 503 , SOCW 504 , SOCW 505 , SOCW 506 , SOCW 507 , SOCW 508 , SOCW 509 , SOCW 510 , and permission of the director of field education. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): Su. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 512 - Integrated Field Placement Seminar I Credits: 1 Taken concurrently with the field placement, this seminar integrates theory and skills from the classroom with the agency based field experience. “Generalist” social work practices as demonstrated in a variety of agency settings is evidenced by students sharing their field experiences and receiving feedback on their own application of generalist practice knowledge. Prereq: admission to the MSW program, and completion of SOCW 503 , SOCW 504 , SOCW 505 , SOCW 506 , SOCW 507 , SOCW 508 , SOCW 509 and SOCW 510 , and permission of the director of field education. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): Su. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 601 - Clinical Specialization I: Clinical Assessment and Differential Diagnosis Credits: 3 This advanced course will focus on the clinical process of assessment and diagnosis from the perspective of social work practice. Students will discuss major frameworks for organizing assessment data and formulating diagnostic understanding, with a view on the utility for clinical practice in varied settings with diverse populations. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and other schemes for assessing and understanding human behavior, psychopathology, and mental disorders will be demonstrated and critically examined. Prereq: admission to the MSW program and completion of all 500-level core classes or advanced standing status. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 602 - Clinical Specialization II: Clinical Planning and Treatment Process Credits: 3 Building upon SOCW 601 , this advanced course provides an in-depth consideration of the clinical process of treatment planning and intervention in social work practice. The case study method will be utilized to discuss the application of assessment, treatment planning with a well-defined clinical focus, and evidenced-based intervention strategies to a variety of complex treatment concerns across diverse populations. Advanced case management and multidisciplinary collaboration also are covered. The development and application of advanced clinical reasoning is a major goal. The complexities of ethical, legal, and professional issues for clinical practice will be examined. Prereq: admission to the MSW program, completion of all 500-level core classes, or advanced standing status and SOCW 601 . Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): Sp. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 603 - Administration and Policy Specialization I: Human Services Management I Credits: 3 This course will focus upon developing the skills and knowledge needed by master’s-level social workers who move into management/administrative roles within a culturally diverse and changing social service environment. The course will include content on the changing trends in the social service sector, the administrator’s role, management theory, management in public sector organizations, strategic planning, and culturally and ethically competent management within social service agencies. Additionally, policy analysis as it affects the organization and clients will be examined with a special emphasis on social and economic justice and diversity. Prereq: admission to the MSW program and completion of all 500-level courses, or advanced standing status. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 604 - Administration and Policy Specialization II: Human Service Management II Credits: 3 This course will build upon the content in Human Services Management I. It continues to develop the skills and knowledge needed by social work human service managers within a changing diverse culture. Content will focus on human resource management to include development of skills and knowledge in the areas of leadership, supervision, staff development, structure, authority, funding, budgeting, grant writing, contracting, marketing, and inter-organizational relationships. Human relations skills and knowledge including program/team development and conflict management will be emphasized with a focus on social and economic justice and diversity. Prereq: admission to the MSW program, completion of all 500-level core courses, or advanced standing status and SOCW 603 . Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): Sp. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 605 - Practice Evaluation Credits: 3 Practice evaluation refers to research strategies and designs used by social workers to assess the impact and effectiveness of social work interventions. The course prepares the social work practitioner for the systematic evaluation of direct services and treatment interventions. Specifically the course examines the theoretical and practical applications of outcome and process research. It also examines the use of qualitative and single system research designs in the context of the advanced clinical concentration curriculum. Prereq: SOCW 507 . Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F, Sp. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 608 - Paradigms of Clinical Practice Credits: 3 Provides content on contemporary theoretical paradigms and techniques of advanced clinical social work practice. This course builds on the foundation established in the generalist practice classes taught in the first year MSW graduate curriculum. The focus is on the application of theoretical models to a variety of populations including clinical interventions with individuals, groups, couples, and family systems. Prereq: admission to the MSW program and completion of all 500-level core classes or advanced standing status. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 610 - Human Diversity, Inequality, and Social Work Credits: 3 This course provides a broad base of knowledge pertaining to policy and practice with diverse populations regarding age, culture, class, ethnicity, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, and international groups. Institutional, historical, and cultural barriers to equality are explored, with their implications for policy and practice within a global context. Micro and macro level implications of strength and resilience and the valuing of diversity will be addressed. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the impact of diversity and equality on human systems and social policy. Prereq: admission to the MSW program and completion of the foundation curriculum or advanced standing status. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): Su. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 611 - MSW II Graduate Field Placement Credits: 2-4 Provides a “clinical” or otherwise “specialized” social work practice experience in a community based agency under the direct supervision of an agency based field instructor who has expertise in the specialization. While anchored in the liberal arts foundation, generalist model and values that distinguish social work as a discipline, this advanced practicum is both specialized and rigorous in its demands for interventions grounded in sound science, technical skill, and the art of therapeutic practice. The MSW II placement provides opportunities for clinical activities building on the generalist foundation. Its emphasis is on the student developing a “therapeutic” style of practice while acquiring expertise within the specialization offered by the field agency. The ratio of generalist and clinical activities vary, depending upon the professional developmental needs of the individual student and the mission of the agency. Specializations may be defined by the problem, such as chemical dependency; the population, e.g., children and families; practice areas such as mental health or school social work and expertise in use of a particular intervention model. Prereq: admission to the MSW program, completion of all graduate foundation classes below SOCW 611, and permission of the director of field education. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F, Sp. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 612 - MSW II Integrated Field Placement Seminar Credits: 1-2 Taken concurrently with SOCW 611 , this seminar integrates theory and skills from the classroom with an agency-based field experience. Therapeutic or clinical social work practices reflecting a variety of theoretical bases are demonstrated as students share their field experiences and receive feedback on their own application of specialized practice knowledge. Prereq: admission to the MSW program, completion of all graduate foundation classes below SOCW 611 , and permission of the director of field education. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F, Sp. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 621 - Introduction to Family Systems Credits: 3 Examines the family as a contemporary social institution. Consideration is given to historical, cross-cultural perspectives in exploring the range of issues with which the contemporary family must cope. The course also examines the various therapy approaches to dealing with family issues and dysfunction. Skill in working with various family problems and configurations will be developed based on these theories. Various family systems including nuclear, single parent, blended and multigenerational families will be examined. Prereq: admission to the MSW program and completion of all graduate foundation classes or advanced standing status. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): Sp. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 625 - Social Work Practice with Children and Adolescents Credits: 3 Examines the development and behavior of children and adolescents in relation to the ability to function in their roles in society, including in the family, with peers, schools or other systems. Assessment or functioning and interventions congruent with the child/adolescents’ needs are explored. Consideration will be given to the impact of the environmental context in which problems manifest, including community or organizational cultures and policy; socio-economic factors or other aspects of human diversity. Prereq: admission to the MSW program and completion of all graduate foundation classes or advanced standing status. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): Sp. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 627 - Social Work Practice with the Elderly Credits: 3 This course focuses on the social worker’s role with aging individuals, groups, and communities. Development of knowledge and skills of intervention appropriate for both community and institutional services will be emphasized. Prereq: admission to the MSW program and completion of all graduate foundation classes or advanced standing status. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 629 - Social Work Practice and Disability Credits: 3 This course examines a broad array of disability-related issues including various definitions of disability, the experience of disability, frameworks for understanding disability, services for persons with disabilities, the practice implications of public policy, role options for social workers, and practice considerations. Innovative social work practice, with an emphasis on a social construction model directed at inclusion-integration rather than a medical model emphasizing restoration will be emphasized. Prereq: admission to the MSW program. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 632 - Social Work Practice with Persons with Serious Mental Illness Credits: 3 Examines the role of the social worker with persons with serious mental illnesses. Includes an examination of various etiological theories, cultural and family issues, community-based services, and evidence- based knowledge needed to plan, deliver, and evaluate services for this population. Prereq: admission to the MSW program. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 634 - Social Work Practice with Substance Abusers and Their Families Credits: 3 This course will focus on the knowledge and skills essential to a range of social work roles and practice modalities with substance abusers and their families. Students learn to identify and critique the central issues that are addressed in the process of assessment and treatment intervention with this population. Special issues related to children and adolescents, family systems, ethnic groups, gay men and lesbians, elderly, disabled, and dually diagnosed are explored. Selected social policy and service delivery issues and research findings are considered. Prereq: admission to the MSW program. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 638 - Minority Groups and Cultural Issues in Social Work Practice Credits: 3 Focuses on assisting students in developing a cultural and ethnic-sensitive approach to their practice. It also emphasizes the identification and use of different theoretical models of practice that can be effective in intervention with minority individuals, families, groups, and communities. Prereq: admission to the MSW program and completion of the foundation curriculum or advanced standing status and SOCW 610 . Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 642 - Foundations of School Social Work Credits: 3 This advanced practice specialization course exposes the students to the field of school social work. The focus will be on the role of the social worker in the school. This includes provision of evidence-based direct service, consultation, advocacy, program development and evaluation, evaluation of one’s own practice and service delivery, and liaison with families and community systems. Emphasis is placed on cultural competency and interprofessional/inter-disciplinary collaboration in the provision of school social work services. Prereq: admission to the MSW program and completion of the 500-level core classes or advanced standing status. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F, Su. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 645 - Foundations of Occupational Social Work Credits: 3 This course is designed to expose the student to the emerging field of Occupational Social Work and the role of the social worker in the field. Various roles of graduate level social workers in the field will be examined including counselor, trainer/educator, mediator, program developer, and organizer. Models of occupational social work knowledge and skills needed for practice will also be examined. Prereq: admission to the MSW program. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 652 - Family and Marital Therapy Credits: 3 This course provides theoretical models for understanding how families and couples function. It also examines approaches for assessing and treating families and couples. Expertise in working with various family and marital problems and configurations will be developed. Issues in working with diverse family systems in relation to therapeutic strategies and the social worker are explored. Prereq: admission to the MSW program and second-year or advanced-standing status. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F, Su. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 656 - Behavioral Interventions in Social Work Practice Credits: 3 Focuses on the clinical applications of behavioral therapy to include social learning and cognitive therapies. Students will be exposed to the use of behavioral approaches relevant to the practice of social work. Prereq: admission to the MSW program and second-year or advanced standing status. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 658 - Cognitive Approaches to Intervention in Social Work Practice Credits: 3 This course provides an overview of the theoretical frameworks underlying cognitive approaches to clinical intervention. Content will be presented to enhance the intervention repertoire of the clinical social work practitioner with change concepts and techniques from cognitive approaches. Prereq: admission to the MSW program and second- year or advanced-standing status. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 660 - Advanced Group Therapy in Social Work Credits: 3 This group course will focus on the development of therapeutic groups in social work practice. In particular it is about working with people in small groups in a way that is therapeutic, growth producing, and life enhancing. It teaches social work practitioners how to do clinical social work with groups, how to integrate small-groups theory and how to apply therapeutic group principles. The brief focal group therapy model is introduced and applied to various client populations such as those dealing with spouse abuse, incest, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and addictions. Prereq: admission to the MSW program and second year or advanced-standing status. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F, Su. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 664 - Crisis Intervention Credits: 3 Focuses on the identifying crisis as a process and the subsequent interventions used by social work practitioners to influence various crises. Students are expected to acquire competence in responding to crisis situations on primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Prereq: admission to the MSW program and second-year or advanced-standing status. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 666 - Test and Measurement Issues in Clinical Social Work Practice Credits: 3 The course exposes students in social work to a variety of assessment tools used by social workers to evaluate practice intervention and to assess clients. Students will become familiar with the psychometric issues appropriate to evaluating assessment instruments, the implementation of assessment instruments with clients, and the interpretation of the results. Prereq: admission to the MSW program and second-year or advanced-standing status, SOCW 507 and SOCW 605 . Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 668 - Human Sexuality: Sexology, Clinical Issues, and Interventions Credits: 3 Explores current research based knowledge in regard to human sexuality, including the sexology of erotic orientation, the cultural contexts of human sexual behavior and meaning of sexuality in context of the whole person. Interviewing skills and treatment approaches specialized to sexual issues, dysfunctions, including sexual anomalies, will be presented. Prereq: admission to the MSW program and second-year or advanced-standing status. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 670 - Advanced Seminar in Community Planning and Organization Credits: 3 Comparative analysis of major theoretical models dealing with understanding and promoting change in organizing communities and society. The course will examine the history and development of community organizing, critically evaluate research findings about community planning and organization, and promote the development of new models to advance social and economic justice. Prereq: admission to the MSW program. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 671 - Social Work Management in the Clinical Setting Credits: 3 This course examines theories and methods of social work administration in a clinical setting. It is organized around traditional management functions (planning, resource acquisition, budgeting, organizing, staffing, leading, and evaluating), and highlights performance in the areas of client outcomes, productivity and efficiency, resource acquisition and management, staff well-being, and strategic planning as ongoing process within the clinical setting. Particular attention will be given to the mental health and related policies that affect the social work administrator who functions within a clinical setting. This course is a requirement for students in the clinical concentration. Prereq: admission to the MSW program and second-year or advanced-standing status. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F, Su. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 682 - School Social Work Policies, Regulations, and Legal Issues Credits: 3 The course examines the interrelationship of educational policies and practices relevant to school social workers, providing advanced knowledge about major federal and state educational policy initiatives within the last decade and their impact on school social workers and local school districts. Collaborative relationships with school administrators, teachers, paraprofessionals, parents, and the general public are analyzed. Special attention is given to legal, ethical, and cultural issues of diversity, disability and special education, and the implications for school policies and practices. The course includes a range of social work strategies that can be applied across the curriculum and grade levels to accommodate diversity in classroom learning and behavior. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 690 - Global Social Work Practice Credits: 1 This elective course is designed for graduate social work students seeking to increase their global awareness by engaging in social service work outside of the United States. Included in the course is a visit to another country where students will apply social work skills and values through service learning activities. The course emphasizes development of knowledge and skills within a cultural and ethnic-sensitive approach to their practice. Prereq: admission to the MSW program and permission of instructor are required. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): Sp. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 692 - Advanced Graduate Social Work Project Credits: 3 In this course, the students are expected to independently implement an integrative research project and summarize findings. This project will build upon knowledge developed in prior course work. It requires students to demonstrate an understanding of social work practice, use their knowledge of social research methodology and to utilize critical thinking appropriate to a graduate level professional social worker. Prereq: admission to the MSW program and completion of the foundation curriculum or advanced-standing status. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): Su. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOCW 699 - Independent Study Credits: 1-3 Independent study of a topic relevant to the professional discipline of social work that is not otherwise covered in the curriculum. Prereq: consent of the MSW program director. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
Sociology Following certain course descriptions are the designations: F, Sp, Su. These indicate the semesters fall, spring, summer in which the course is normally offered and are intended as an aid to students planning their programs of study.
	SOC 121 - Principles of Sociology Credits: 3 An examination of social dynamics and consequences of social life. The main topics are culture, social groups, socialization, deviance, social stratification, race relations, gender, and family. It is required of majors and minors. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F, Sp, Su. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 200 - Special Topics in Sociology Credits: 3 This course is a means for the study of selected topics of current interest and importance in sociology. These topics will vary in accordance with the interests of students and faculty. Students may repeat the course without limit as the topic changes. Prereq: SOC 121 . Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 225 - Criminology Credits: 3 A consideration of criminality, its nature and extent, particularly in the United States. Includes analysis of the etiology of criminal behavior, the sociology of criminal law, and societal reaction to criminals. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 231 - Social Problems Credits: 3 Examination of the nature, extent, causes, and effects of selected contemporary social problems, such as gender, sexual behavior, drugs, environment, economic inequality, racial inequality, crime, and education. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F, Sp. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 251 - Principles of Social Psychology Credits: 3 A general consideration of human behavior in social situations with particular emphasis on communication processes, socialization, social roles, social self, and social groupings. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 261 - Marriage and Family Credits: 3 The course examines research about the family life cycle. The specific areas investigated are sex roles, a history of the American family, dating, sexual behavior, marriage, childbirth, children, the middle-aged, the elderly, divorce, and step-parenting. Prereq: SOC 121 . Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 335 - Juvenile Delinquency Credits: 3 An in-depth study examination of juvenile delinquency and its causes, effects, treatment and prevention. Includes analysis of how social institutions influence delinquency, theoretical explanations for delinquency, and the creation and current efforts of the juvenile justice system. Prereq: SOC 121 and junior standing. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): Sp. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 341 - Sociology of Medicine Credits: 3 The social organization of medical care. The course considers patterns of morbidity and mortality, social epidemiology of disease, social effects of disease, doctor-patient relationships, cost of medical services, hospitalized patients, modes of medical practice, hospital organization, and programs of medical care. Prereq: SOC 121 . Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 343 - Sociology of Death and Dying Credits: 3 The social structures and processes involved with death and dying. The course considers different concepts of death, death as a social disease, the demography of death, the determination of death, the funeral industry, the social psychology of dying, dying patients, and the survivors of death. Prereq: SOC 121 . Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 345 - Simulated Games of Society Credits: 3 The study of society through the use of simulated games. The power structure, the social class system, the justice system, sex roles, different cultures, whole societies, ghettos, economic systems, municipal politics, and national political parties are simulated in classroom games to provide the student with experiential knowledge of these processes. Prereq: SOC 121 . Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 370 - Seminar in Sociology Credits: 3 An intensive, small-group discussion of recent research on topics of current interest to sociologists. The seminar format will emphasize critical thinking and discussion. Prereq: junior standing. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F, Sp, Su. Students may take the course more than once as the reading list changes. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 371 - Classical Sociological Theory Credits: 3 An examination of 19th and early 20th century developments in sociological theory. Course examines developments in some of the major theoretical traditions. The context and key ideas of each tradition will be considered. Students will read original texts. Prereq: six hours of sociology or consent of instructor. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 372 - Contemporary Sociological Theory Credits: 3 An examination of early 20th century to present developments in sociological theory. Course examines developments in some of the major theoretical traditions. The context and key ideas of each tradition will be considered. Students will read original texts. Prereq: SOC 371 . Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): S. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 375 - Social Change Credits: 3 An investigation of change in cultural patterns, behavioral relationships, and social structure. Topics comprise social movements, work, urbanization, family, computerization, social organizations, and other aspects of American society. Prereq: SOC 121 and junior standing. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 391 - Introduction to Sociological Research Credits: 3 An examination of the various methods that sociologists use to conduct research. Course work includes concept formation, sampling, questionnaire construction, content analysis, experiments, and field observations. Students learn how to conceptualize and design their own research project. Prereq: nine hours of sociology/criminal justice studies courses. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 392 - Statistics for Social Research Credits: 3 An introductory course in descriptive and inferential statistics. Course work includes probability, univariate statistics, bivariate statistics, and statistical modeling using the SPSS computer analysis software package. Students learn how to write research reports using statistical evidence. Prereq: SOC 391 , MATH 108 or MATH 111 . Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): Sp. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 415 - Sociology of the Environment Credits: 3 A sociological approach to understanding the interaction of society and the natural environment. It focuses on social causes and consequences of environmental problems and mitigating actions taken toward them. It also addresses inequality in the distribution of environmental problems. Several specific cases are studied in detail. Prereq: six hours of sociology or consent of instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 421 - Race and Ethnicity Credits: 3 A sociological exploration of the origins and influence of race, ethnicity, and cultural/national identity in American and international stratification systems. Prereq: six hours of sociology or consent of instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 424 - Population Credits: 3 The quantitative and qualitative aspects of population and population trends in significant areas of the world; emphasis is on cultural implications with some attention to population research techniques. Prereq: six hours of sociology or consent of instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 426 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior Credits: 3 An examination of various concepts of deviant behavior, the nature and prevalence of such behavior, and the theories developed to explain deviance. The course emphasizes the relationship of such behavior to social structure and social processes. Prereq: six hours of sociology or consent of instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 431 - Gender and Society Credits: 3 An exploration of gender patterns. The course focuses on gender differences. It analyzes the causes and the consequences of these differences for social life, including the various social inequalities between males and females that have become institutionalized in American society. Prereq: six hours of sociology or consent of instructor. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F, Sp. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 441 - Social Movements Credits: 3 Consideration of social movements as attempts to establish a new order of life. Analyzes states of development from inception to the achievement of full institutionalization. Specific social movements are examined such as the labor movement, the women’s movement, and racial, religious, and political movements. Prereq: six hours of sociology or consent of instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 461 - Sociological Issues in Education Credits: 3 An examination of current problems and controversies in American education from preschool to college, particularly issues involving quality and equality. The course explores the reciprocal influence between educational institutions and other institutions in American society. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 463 - Wealth and Poverty Credits: 3 An examination of social stratification in U.S. society with comparisons to other countries. The course explores different indicators of inequality, the social class system, theories of inequality, poverty, social mobility, and legitimation of inequality. It also explores racial and gender stratification. Prereq: six hours of sociology or consent of instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 489 - Independent Study Credits: 1-3 An extensive examination of the main sociological ideas on a specific topic. The major paper is a product of critical reading or advanced research. Prereq: nine hours in sociology and consent of instructor. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F, Sp. The course may be taken up to six hours. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 499 - Internship in Sociology Credits: 3 An opportunity for a job-related experience in the area of sociology. Students will be placed in an agency that reflects their future occupational interests. Prereq: nine hours in sociology and consent of instructor. Term(s) Offered (F=Fall, Sp=Spring, Su=Summer): F, Sp. The course may be taken up to six hours. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SOC 603 - American Values: Contemporary Debates Credits: 3 An examination of current controversies involving the evolution and effects of values in American culture, including equality, materialism, personal responsibility, and rights. Explores the relationships between cultural and economic forces with respect to such social problems as poverty, crime, racial friction, and family disorganization. A social science core course in the MALS program. Prereq: No prereq. Cross-listed as LBST 603 . Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
Spanish Following certain course descriptions are the designations: F, Sp, Su. These indicate the semesters fall, spring, summer in which the course is normally offered and are intended as an aid to students planning their programs of study.
	SPAN 101 - Beginning Spanish I Credits: 3 Fundamentals of Spanish; no previous Spanish required. Emphasis on the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in the cultural context of the Spanish speaking countries. In addition to regular class meetings, students are required to complete one hour per week in the language lab. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 102 - Beginning Spanish II Credits: 3 Fundamentals of Spanish; continuation of Spanish 102. Emphasis on the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in the cultural context of the Spanish speaking countries. In addition to regular class meetings, students are required to complete one hour per week in the language lab. Prereq: SPAN 101 or consent of instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 203 - Intermediate Spanish I Credits: 3 Continuation of SPAN 102 . Emphasis on the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in the cultural context of the Spanish-speaking countries. In addition to regular class meetings, students are required to complete one hour per week in the language lab. Prereq: SPAN 102 or consent of instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 204 - Intermediate Spanish II Credits: 3 Continuation of SPAN 203 . Emphasis on the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in the cultural context of the Spanish-speaking countries. In addition to regular class meetings, students are required to complete one hour per week in the language lab. Prereq: SPAN 203 or consent of instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 205 - Cultural Contexts for Conversation Credits: 3 Intensive oral practice of Spanish on the intermediate level. Topics include Hispanic popular culture, current events, work, and travel. Prereq: SPAN 203 or consent of instructor. May be taken concurrently with SPAN 204 or SPAN 306 . Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 265 - Introduction to Applied Linguistics Credits: 3 Focuses on the development of language in human beings, first and second language acquisition in formal or informal settings, including computer-assisted language learning. (Course taught in English) Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 275 - The Hispanic Film Credits: 3 Weekly showings and discussions of Hispanic films. Analysis of the thematic and artistic diversity from its beginnings in the early 20th century to the present. (Course taught in English) Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 303 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers Credits: 3 Expansion of bilingual proficiency of Spanish-heritage speakers. Emphasis on basic language development in reading, writing, and cultural knowledge. Prereq: consent of instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 306 - Advanced Spanish I Credits: 3 Continuation of SPAN 204 . Emphasis on the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in the cultural context of the Spanish-speaking countries. In addition to regular class meetings, students are required to complete one hour per week in the language lab. Prereq: SPAN 204 or consent of instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 307 - Advanced Spanish II Credits: 3 Continuation of SPAN 306 . Emphasis on the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in the cultural context of the Spanish-speaking countries. In addition to regular class meetings, students are required to complete one hour per week in the language lab. Prereq: SPAN 306 or consent of instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 308 - Hispanic Civilizations Credits: 3 Study of Hispanic civilization, emphasizing developments in language, literature, philosophy, the arts, and institutions from the beginnings to present. Prereq: SPAN 306 or consent of instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 325 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature Credits: 3 Critical readings and literary and cultural analysis of selected Latin American and Spanish texts from the Middle Ages to present in the major literary genres. Prereq: SPAN 306 or consent of instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 332 - US Latino Literature and Culture Credits: 3 A study of Latino Voices in the United States. Prereq: SPAN 306 or consent of instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 333 - Afro-Latin American Studies Credits: 3 Study of social conditions, and literary and cultural products of Latin American minorities of African descent that have contributed to the establishment of modern nation-states. Prereq: SPAN 306 or consent of instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 335 - Spanish for the Professional Credits: 3 Study of the working knowledge of the target language, cultural behaviors, and values useful in various professional fields. Course may include a service learning component. Prereq: SPAN 306 or consent of instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 344 - Hispanic Literature in Translation Credits: 3 Study and analysis of selected Spanish American and Spanish literary masterworks in English translation. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 402 - Composition and Stylistics Credits: 3 Intensive practice of original compositions with a review of the difficult points of grammar, directed to promote students to write Spanish correctly and to develop a literary style. Prereq: SPAN 306 or consent of instructor, Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 411 - Spanish Linguistics I Credits: 3 Fundamentals of Spanish phonetics, phonology, and dialectology. Prereq: SPAN 306 or consent of instructor, Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 412 - Spanish Linguistics II Credits: 3 Fundamentals of Spanish morphology, syntax, and semantics, including an overview of the history of the Spanish language. Prereq: SPAN 306 or consent of the instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 413 - Spanish American Narrative Credits: 3 The study of Spanish American narrative from romantic to psychological, text, including the novel. Prereq: SPAN 307 or consent of the instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 414 - Hispanic Poetry Credits: 3 Study of the development and understanding of traditional poetry forms as manifested in the literature of Spanish America and Spain. Prereq: SPAN 307 or consent of instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 417 - Hispanic Drama Credits: 3 Study of 20th century drama, emphasizing the contributions of dramatic traditions in Latin America and Spain. Prereq: SPAN 307 or consent of instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 454 - Golden Age Drama Credits: 3 The verse dramas which illustrate the dramatic techniques and themes prevalent in Spain (1600-1700). Prereq: SPAN 307 or consent of instructor. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 460 - Internship in Spanish Credits: 1-6 An opportunity for job-related experience in the area of language studies. Prereq: Consent of department chairperson. The course may be taken for a maximum of six credit hours. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 490 - Topics in Spanish Credits: 3 Specialized topics to study in the fields of language study, teacher preparation, culture, and literature.. Prereq: Consent of instructor. This course may be taken as often as topics vary. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 499 - Individual Study in Spanish Credits: 1-3 Research or advanced study in a specific area of Hispanic literature, culture, education, or language, culminating in an analytical paper or comprehensive exam. Prereq: Approval of department chair. May be taken up to six credit hours. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	SPAN 516 - Spanish-American Novel Credits: 3 Survey of the genre in Spanish America from the romantic to the psychological novel. Prereq: No prereq. Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024

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Course Descriptions

SOCW 402 - Social Work Practice I-Integration Seminar for Social Work Practicum I

SOCW 411 - Social Work Practicum II

SOCW 412 - Social Work Practice II-Integration Seminar for Social Work Practicum II

SOCW 413 - BSW Project-Research Study

SOCW 500 - Special Topics in Social Work

SOCW 503 - The Social Welfare System

SOCW 504 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) I

SOCW 505 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) II

SOCW 506 - The Foundation of Social Work Practice

SOCW 507 - Social Work Research Seminar

SOCW 508 - Micro Systems: Practice with Individuals, Groups, and Families

SOCW 509 - Macro Systems: Institutional and Community Systems

SOCW 510 - Social Welfare Policy and Service

SOCW 511 - Graduate Field Placement I

SOCW 512 - Integrated Field Placement Seminar I

SOCW 601 - Clinical Specialization I: Clinical Assessment and Differential Diagnosis

SOCW 602 - Clinical Specialization II: Clinical Planning and Treatment Process

SOCW 603 - Administration and Policy Specialization I: Human Services Management I

SOCW 604 - Administration and Policy Specialization II: Human Service Management II

SOCW 605 - Practice Evaluation

SOCW 608 - Paradigms of Clinical Practice

SOCW 610 - Human Diversity, Inequality, and Social Work

SOCW 611 - MSW II Graduate Field Placement

SOCW 612 - MSW II Integrated Field Placement Seminar

SOCW 621 - Introduction to Family Systems

SOCW 625 - Social Work Practice with Children and Adolescents

SOCW 627 - Social Work Practice with the Elderly

SOCW 629 - Social Work Practice and Disability

SOCW 632 - Social Work Practice with Persons with Serious Mental Illness

SOCW 634 - Social Work Practice with Substance Abusers and Their Families

SOCW 638 - Minority Groups and Cultural Issues in Social Work Practice

SOCW 642 - Foundations of School Social Work

SOCW 645 - Foundations of Occupational Social Work

SOCW 652 - Family and Marital Therapy

SOCW 656 - Behavioral Interventions in Social Work Practice

SOCW 658 - Cognitive Approaches to Intervention in Social Work Practice

SOCW 660 - Advanced Group Therapy in Social Work

SOCW 664 - Crisis Intervention

SOCW 666 - Test and Measurement Issues in Clinical Social Work Practice

SOCW 668 - Human Sexuality: Sexology, Clinical Issues, and Interventions

SOCW 670 - Advanced Seminar in Community Planning and Organization

SOCW 671 - Social Work Management in the Clinical Setting

SOCW 682 - School Social Work Policies, Regulations, and Legal Issues

SOCW 690 - Global Social Work Practice

SOCW 692 - Advanced Graduate Social Work Project

SOCW 699 - Independent Study

SOC 121 - Principles of Sociology

SOC 200 - Special Topics in Sociology

SOC 225 - Criminology

SOC 231 - Social Problems

SOC 251 - Principles of Social Psychology

SOC 261 - Marriage and Family

SOC 335 - Juvenile Delinquency

SOC 341 - Sociology of Medicine

SOC 343 - Sociology of Death and Dying

SOC 345 - Simulated Games of Society

SOC 370 - Seminar in Sociology

SOC 371 - Classical Sociological Theory

SOC 372 - Contemporary Sociological Theory

SOC 375 - Social Change

SOC 391 - Introduction to Sociological Research

SOC 392 - Statistics for Social Research

SOC 415 - Sociology of the Environment

SOC 421 - Race and Ethnicity

SOC 424 - Population

SOC 426 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior

SOC 431 - Gender and Society

SOC 441 - Social Movements

SOC 461 - Sociological Issues in Education

SOC 463 - Wealth and Poverty

SOC 489 - Independent Study

SOC 499 - Internship in Sociology

SOC 603 - American Values: Contemporary Debates

SPAN 101 - Beginning Spanish I

SPAN 102 - Beginning Spanish II

SPAN 203 - Intermediate Spanish I

SPAN 204 - Intermediate Spanish II

SPAN 205 - Cultural Contexts for Conversation

SPAN 265 - Introduction to Applied Linguistics