Jun 26, 2024

2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Social Work
	SWK 384 - Social Work Methods II/Field Experience II Social Work Practice II is the second of three courses in the practice sequence, which prepare students for generalist practice with systems of various sizes. Students learn the social work generalist practitioner model and engage in evidence-based practice. The course is focused on providing students with planning and intervention, knowledge, theory, and skills across micro, mezzo, and macro levels of practice. Field Experience II requires a minimum of six hours weekly of supervised work in a social service agency. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: AF. Prereq: SWK222 SWK304 SWK*383. Experiential Learning course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring Credits: 4
	SWK 404 - Social Services and Social Policy This course is designed to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the development of social welfare policies in the US Familiarity with some international policies and the skills necessary to analyze the impact of social policies and social programs generated from them. Social policy is analyzed from a historical and philosophical perspective, within the framework of the social principles of social and economic justice. This course explores social policies in the context of social and economic justice and social work practice, especially the role of the social worker as change agent, advocate, and policy practitioner. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: A. Prereq: SWK222 SWK304 SWK305. SWK383 SWK384. Coreq: SWK483. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall Credits: 3
	SWK 450 - International Social Work This course is designed to introduce students to international social work practice. Students develop knowledge and skills in culturally competent approaches to effectively enhance assets and empower individuals, families,groups,agencies and communities within an international context, specifically within developing countries, and with immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in the U.S. This course provides a beginning knowledge base for international social work practice from a collaborative perspective to address the challenges of human rights, poverty, child abuse and neglect, physical and mental health, HIV/AIDS, environmental justice, and other social/poitical issues. Prerequisites & Notes Experiential Learning course. Credits: 3
	SWK 452 - Senior Integrative Seminar Taken concurrently with Swk 484. Provides a comprehensive orientation to field experience and plays a supportive role for students in practicum. Emphasizes the linkages between social work practice, all other social work curriculum areas, and the liberal arts while providing critical reflection, analysis and synthesis of field experiences. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: AF. Prereq: SWK222 SWK300 SWK304 SWK305 SWK309 SWK352 SWK383 SWK384 SWK404. Coreq: SWK484. Experiential Learning course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring Credits: 3
	SWK 469 - Qualitative Research Methods This course prepares students to use qualitative methods including the use of appropriate theories, research designs, data collection, analysis and dissemination strategies. Content includes use of field research, participant observation, and interviewing. Examples of qualitative research in social work and related fields are examined and opportuities for applied research are provided. Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: SWK*352. Credits: 3
	SWK 470 - Professional Ethics This course is intended to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate an in-depth ability to apply ethical theory, rank-ordering, and ethical reasoning to ethical dilemmas in professional practice by examining moral philosophy and critically reflecting on one’s own value system. Course content will highlight contemporary professional issues in human services settings (e.g. confidentiality, privileged communication, boundaries, conflict of interest, dual and multiple relationships) and will examine contemporary moral issues of interest to students (e.g. death penalty). Prerequisites & Notes Course Code: B. Credits: 3
	SWK 474 - Self Care and the Health and Human Services Professions Provides knowledge and skills to support the professional practice of self-care among health and human service professionals. Prerequisites & Notes Cross-listed with SWK 574. Adv Codes: B. Pre-req: Introductory level Psychology or Sociology class. Credits: 3
	SWK 483 - Social Work Methods III Course builds upon the generalist social work knowledge, values and skills learned in practice I and II. Focus of the course is to substantively and effectively prepare for social work action with organizations and communities through engagement, assessment, intervention and evaluation. Application of the conceptual framework of community organization models (locality development, social planning and social action) will be addressed. Emphasis is placed on the community/neighborhood as the expert and the value and role of indigenous leadership in the action/target system. Students will also be introduced to the history of macro/community practice and the pioneers of social reform. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: AF. Prereq: SWK222 SWK304 SWK305 SWK383 SWK384. Coreq: SWK404. Experiential Learning course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall Credits: 3
	SWK 484 - Field Instruction-Practicum A supervised block placement in a social service setting appropriate to the student’s knowledge and skills in social work practice. Field instruction totals a minimum of 400 hours. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: AF. Prereq: SWK222 SWK300 SWK309 SWK304 SWK305 SWK352 SWK383 SWK384 SWK404 SWK483 Coreq: SWK*452 Additional course fee required Experiential Learning course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring Credits: 6
	SWK 485 - Independent Study Intensive reading/study/experience, or research project, in an area of interest and concern to the student in social work. Prerequisites & Notes Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring Credits: 3
	SWK 486 - Independent Study Intensive reading/study/experience, or research project in an area of interest and concern to the student in social work. Prerequisites & Notes Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring Credits: 3
	SWK 498 - Contemporary Issues in Interprofessional Team Practice The purpose of this course is to provide students in various health and education programs with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to be effective inter-professional team members. Students are introduced to core values and competencies derived from multiple professions, which prepares them for collaborative practice in diverse settings. This course covers research and theories that guide effective team developments and interactive problem solving. Prerequisites & Notes - Credits: 1
	SWK 499 - Social Work Comprehensive Only S/U Grading. Prerequisites & Notes Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring Credits: 0
Sociology (SOC.Q courses listed separately)
	MCS 444 - Senior Seminar Analysis of selected multicultural issues through integration of theoretical and substantive material and synthesis of liberal arts perspectives. Emhasis on discussion and student participation. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: R. Prereq: 15 hours in Multicultural Studies. Multicultural Studies Minor requirement. Credits: 3
	SOC 204 - PII Social Problems (Perspectives II course) How do we know something is a social problem? This course will examine how situations become constructed as social problems in the public mind as well as the extent, causes, and possible solutions of selected current social problems such as poverty, crime, environmental destruction, and militarism. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BR. Prereq: SOC101. Cross-listed with SWK204. Credits: 3
	SOC 307 - Social Theory Survey of sociological theories with primary attention given to conflict theory, functionalism, and symbolic interaction and the theorists Marx, Durkhein, and Weber. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: ABR. Prereq: SOC*101. Credits: 3
	SOC 313G - PII Gender and Society (Perspectives II Global course) Examines the social construction of gender relations in human societies. Through analysis of the processes and practices by which women and men are made and make themselves, the course explores what gender is and what it is not; how the meaning and practice of gender vary from culture to culture, within any culture over time, and over the life course of individual men and women. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BR. Prereq: ANT 101G or SOC 101. Cross-listed as ANT 313G. International Studies course. Women and Gender Studies course. Credits: 3
	SOC 314 - PII Marriages and Families (Perspectives II course) Sociological analysis of marriages, families, and other intimate relationships. Emphasis is on the social structures and trends that shape the meaning and experience of intimacy. Topics include myths of the American family; historical and cross-cultural variation in the quality and structure of family life; the impact of structured inequalities (e.g. social class) on intimate relationships; love and the partner selection process; violence and intimacy; divorce and remarriage; changing family and workplace roles. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BR. Prereq: SOC*101. Women and Gender Studies course. Credits: 3
	SOC 320 - Social Classes Empirical and theoretical treatment of class structure and social mobility within a historical and comparative framework. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BR. Prereq: SOC*101. Credits: 3
	SOC 321 - PII Environmental Sociology (Perspectives II course) Explores relationship between society and the natural environment and the impact of each upon the other, including culture, science and technology, population and development, societal inequalities and attitudes/behavior; the environmental movement and counter-movement. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Social Science. Credits: 3
	SOC 323 - PII Water & Society (Perspectives II course) This course explores the critical relationship between water and society. Topics covered include the central role water plays/has played in the location of communities, how they are organized, and how they operate; symbolism of water; and current problems concerning water - for example, water shortage, pollution, and privatization of water resources and distribution. Possible technological and social structural changes that could impact these issues are also considered. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Social Science. Credits: 3
	SOC 324 - PII Neighborhoods and Communities (Perspectives II course) The focus of this course is to understand how social life is organized in neighborhoods and communities; what kind of factors impact such organization; and how neighborhoods and communities respond to changes or challenges caused by phenomena such as industrialization and globalization. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BR. Prereq: SOC101, ANT101G, PSC201, or ECO101. Credits: 3
	SOC 327 - PII Human Sexual Behavior (Perspectives II course) An interdisciplinary course providing an integrated analysis and understanding of sexuality. Focus is on attitudes and values clarification. Sexual behavior from the cross-cultural perspective; the sexual revolution; research on sexual behavior; theories of human sexuality. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BR. Prereq: ANT101 ANT102 PSY101 or SOC101. Cross-listed with PSY*350. Women and Gender Studies course. Credits: 3
	SOC 330 - Sociology of Bodies and Emotions Sociology analysis of the social construction of bodies and emotions in society. The role of gender, race, sexuality, and other categories of difference and inequality will be emphasized, as will the impact of medicalization, commercialization, and other powerful social processes. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BR. Prereq: SOC*101. Credits: 3
	SOC 333 - Medical Sociology This course looks at the social institution of medicine, focusing on topics such as the subjective experience and social construction of health and illness, the politics and economics of health care, the professionalization of knowledge and care, and the medicalization of society. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: B. Prereq: SOC*101. Credits: 3
	SOC 341 - Special Topics in Sociology Specific topic covered varies by semester reflecting the interests of students and instructor. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BR. Special/Selected Topic. Credits: 3
	SOC 342 - Sociology of Homelessness Examines the historical and social dimensions of homelessness as a social problem and the reasons for its persistence in American society and in Rochester. Class involves participant obse- rvation with soup kitchens, shelters, and other groups that work with homeless persons in the Rochester area. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BR. Prereq: ANT101 or SOC101. Credits: 3
	SOC 343 - PII Sociology of Religion (Perspectives II course) The effects of society on religion and of religion on society, including forms of religious organization, the influence of social class on religion, priests vs. prophets, secularization and the return of fundamentalism. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies and Social Science. Cross-listed with RES*343. Credits: 3
	SOC 345 - Deviance Exploration of the processes by which people break social norms and come to be labeled deviant. Considers a variety of theories and types of deviance. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BR. Prereq: SOC*101. Credits: 3
	SOC 349 - PII Meaning of Death (Perspectives II course) Sociological, psychological, cross-culture perspectives on death and dying in American society today. Attention to the world’s religions’ responses to the needs of the dying and the bereaved; end-of-life decision-making; post-death rituals; beliefs concerning death and after death. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: R. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ Religious Studies and Social Science. Cross-listed with RES 349. Credits: 3
	SOC 352 - Social Research Methods Processes used in conducting social research - hypothesis formation, sampling, data collection, analysis. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: ABR. Prereqs: SOC 101. Credits: 3
	SOC 361 - PII Mass Media and Popular Culture (Perspectives II course) This course examines the role of the mass media in American society and its impact on American culture from a sociological perspective. Some of the questions to be addressed in class include: What is the difference between popular culture and high culture? What role does the media play in our interpretation of the world around us? Why are we obsessed with celebrities personal lives’? Is Facebook a valuable social tool or an insipid destruction of personal ties? Why do racial and gender stereotypes on television matter? Is there any value in analyzing shows like The Real Housewives of Orange County? Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Social Science. Credits: 3
	SOC 406 - Social Psychology Individual behavior as influenced by the social context with a discussion of theories and research. Topics include aggression, attraction, altruism, interpersonal influence, attitudes and effects of the environment on social behavior. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: R. Prereq: SOC 101. Cross-listed with PSY 228. Credits: 3
	SOC 409 - PII Crime and Justice Examination of the nature and extent of crime; the criminal justice system including the police, courts and corrections; theoretical explanations of crime. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BR. Prereq: SOC*101. Credits: 3
	SOC 410 - PII Race, Ethnicity & Society (Perspectives II course) Examines the role of race and ethnicity in contemporary society. Topics include the social construction of race, the role of racial identity in society, the effects of stereotypes, institutional racisms, and possible paths to racial equality. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BR. Prereq: SOC*101. Credits: 3
	SOC 413 - PII Sociology of Social Movements (Perspectives II course) What do fascism, feminism, civil rights, and environmentalism have in common? They are all social movements! This course asks why social movements arise, why people join, what tactics seem to work, and what the long term consequences of movements are. Learn about familiar social movements as well as some more obscure ones, such as the Wobblies, the John Birch Society, and the Father Divine Movement. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BR. Prereq: SOC*101. Credits: 3
	SOC 432 - Social Research Methods II An advanced course in social research methods, emphasizing data analysis and analytical processes, presenting research results; the ethics of social research. Students complete a significant research project. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: R. Prereq: SOC 352. Credits: 3
	SOC 433 - Using Other People’s Data: The Art and Science of Secondary Analysis This course will enable students to conduct their own secondary analysis project after choosing one out of a number of existing data sets from various disciplines. Each student will use a data set to test an original hypothesis based on the variables in that dataset. Statistical techniques covered in class will include simple regression and multiple regression. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BHR. Prereq: MTH207 or MTH209 and PSC321 or SOC352 or SWK352 or PSY201 and PSY*202. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring Credits: 3
	SOC 444 - Senior Seminar Analysis of selected societal and sociological issues through integration of theoretical and substantive sociological material and synthesis of liberal arts perspectives. Emphasis on discussion and student participation. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: ACR. Prereq: 15 hours in Sociology. Credits: 3
	SOC 483 - Sociology Internship I Supervised field placement designed to provide experience and expertise in sociology. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: R. Experiential Learning course. Credits: 3
	SOC 484 - Sociology Internship II Supervised field placement designed to provide experience and expertise in Sociology. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: R. Experiential Learning course. Credits: 3
	SOC 485 - Independent Study Intensive reading and study in an area of sociology of interest and concern to the student. Majors only, with the consent of instructor. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: R. Credits: 3
	SOC 486 - Independent Study Intensive reading and study in an area of sociology of interest and concern to the student. Majors only, with the consent of instructor. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: R. Credits: 3
	SOC 499 - Sociology Comprehensive Only S/U Grading. Prerequisites & Notes - Credits: 0
	SOC.Q 101 - Introduction to Sociology (Perspectives Enduring Questions) This course is an introduction to the field of sociology–the scientific study of social life. Students will learn to use a variety of sociological perspectives to examine the role of social forces personally, locally, and globally. Some of the questions posed in class using this perspective include: How is falling in love influenced by social forces? Why do people on welfare not have jobs? Is obesity a social or individual problem? Are racism and sexism things of past? Is our criminal justice system fair? Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: ABR. This P(EQ) course counts as a PI, W, and G course. Credits: 3
	SSC 341 - Special Topics in Social Science Specific topic covered varies by semester reflecting the interests of students and instructor. Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Social Science. Special/Selected Topic. Credits: 3
	SSC 444 - Senior Seminar Analysis of selected social science issues through integration of theoretical and substantive material and synthesis of liberal arts perspectives. Emphasis on discussion and student participation. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: ACR. Prereq: 15 hours in Social Science. Credits: 3
	SSC 499 - Social Science Comprehensive - Prerequisites & Notes - Credits: 0
Spanish
	SPN 101 - Elementary Spanish I Beginning level work in the language. Practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Emphasis on communicative proficiency. Introduction to the basic vocabulary, expressions and structures of Spanish and to the culture of Hispanic countries. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BCR. Permission of department Chair required. Additional course fee required. Credits: 3
	SPN 101L - Lab for Elem Spanish I - Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BCR. Consultation with dept required. This course requires lab attendance for a minimum of 3 hrs per week. Credits: 1
	SPN 102 - Elementary Spanish II Beginning level work in the language. Practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Emphasis on communicative proficiency. Introduction to the basic vocabulary, expressions and structures of Spanish and to the culture of Hispanic countries. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BCR. Prereq: SPN*101. Additional course fee required. Credits: 3
	SPN 102L - Lab for Elem Spanish II - Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BCR. Consultation with dept required. This course requires lab attendance for a minimum of 3 hrs per week. Credits: 1
	SPN 103 - Intermediate Spanish I for the Professions An intermediate language study course specializing in the terminology of business, health and legal professions. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BR. Prereq: SPN101 SPN102 or department approval. Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall Credits: 3
	SPN 103L - Lab for Interm Spanish I - Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BR. Prereq: SPN101 SPN102 or department approval. This course requires lab attendance for a minimum of 3 hrs per week. Credits: 1
	SPN 104 - Intermediate Spanish II Intermediate level work in the language, adding more extensive practice in the four basic language skills. A review of the grammar. Continued emphasis on communicative proficiency. Expansion of the study of Hispanic cultures. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BCR. Prereq: SPN101 SPN102 or department approval. Additional course fee required. Credits: 3
	SPN 104L - Lab for Intermediate Spanish II - Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: ABR. Consultation with department required. This course requires a lab attendance for a minimum of 3 hours per week. Credits: 1
	SPN 105 - Survival Spanish I Extensive conversation practice, with emphasis on survival situations that tourists and other travelers normally encounter in Spanish speaking countries. Focus is on communication of the message, rather than on grammatical perfection. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: R. Prereq: SPN*104 or equivalent. Credits: 3
	SPN 106 - Survival Spanish II Extensive conversation practice, with emphasis on survival situations that tourists and other travelers normally encounter in Spanish speaking countries. Focus is on communication of the message, rather than on grammatical perfection. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: R. Prereq: SPN*104 or equivalent. Credits: 3
	SPN 201 - Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition I Intensive practice in conversation and in writing, working from intermediate toward advanced level of proficiency. Attention to idiomatic expressions and a thorough review of the grammar. Short literary and cultural readings. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: ABR. Prereq: SPN*104. Additional course fee required. Credits: 3
	SPN 201L - Lab for Adv Convers Compos I - Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: ABR. Prereq: SPN*104. This course requires lab attendance for a minimum of 3 hrs per week. Credits: 1
	SPN 202 - Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition II Intensive practice in conversation and in writing, working from intermediate toward advanced level of proficiency. Attention to idiomatic expressions and a thorough review of the grammar. Short literary and cultural readings. Prerequisites & Notes There is a $50 fee associated with this course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring Credits: 3
	SPN 202L - Lab for Adv Convers Compos II - Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BCR. Consultation with department required. This course requires lab attendance for a minimum of 3 hours per week. Credits: 1
	SPN 203G - Cultural Perspectives of Spain (Global course) An study of Spain through its geography, history, art, music and literature. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: ABR. Prereq: SPN*202. Multicultural Studies Minor course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall Credits: 3
	SPN 204G - Cultural Perspectives of Latin America (Global course) A study of geography, history, politics, current events, the arts, literature, culture and way of life in Latin America. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: R. Fulfills Multicultural Studies Concentration. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring Credits: 3
	SPN 301 - PII Medieval and Renaissance Literature (Perspectives II Literature course) Survey beginning with Poema de Mio Cid. Emphasis on representative texts: El Conde Lucanor, Libro de Buen Amor and La Celestina through the 15th century. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: ABR. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall Credits: 3
	SPN 302 - Golden Age: Renaissance and Baroque Survey from the 15th century to the beginning of Neoclassicism. Selected authors include Garcilaso, Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Calderon and Tirso de Molina. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: ABCR. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring Credits: 3
	SPN 306G - PII 19th Century Latin American Writings (Perspectives II Global course) Connections between literary productions and the imagination of the modern states. Ambiguities/ contradictions/hybridity/splittings of the National Subject writers, with special emphasis on historical and literary connections. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: R. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Literature. Womens Studies Minor course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring Credits: 3
	SPN 307 - Commercial Spanish I An advanced language and area studies course, specializing in the terminology of business, economic structures, import-export trade, reports and business correspondence. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BR. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall Credits: 3
	SPN 308 - Spanish for the Health Professions An advance language and area study course, specializing in the terminology of the healthcare professions. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: B. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring Credits: 3
	SPN 309 - Hispanic Images on Screen Critical overview of Hispanic cinema from the last half-century, with a particular emphasis on the last decade. Along with selected critical texts on current issues in the Spanish speaking world, questions as women’s roles in contemporary society, immigration and exile, globalization, and experiences of war and violence, among other themes will be explored. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: ABCR. Credits: 3
	SPN 311 - PII Women’s Literature and Film of Contemporary Spain (Perspectives II course) This course explores issues related to constructions of gender in contemporary Spanish literature and cinema since the turn of the ninetienth century to present day. The course will be taught in Spanish. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: R. Prereq: PI in literature. Cross-listed with WGS 311. Women and Gender Studies course. Credits: 3
	SPN 312 - Advanced Grammar and Stylistics Advanced language and grammar course specializing in in-depth study of grammatical structures, stylistics and translation with extensive exercises in writing. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: R. Credits: 3
	SPN 313G - Testimonial Narratives From Latin America (Global course) This is an upper level course for majors in Spanish and qualified minors. The course explores the connections between fiction and reality, facts and representation, history and literature, in key testimonial narratives of Latin America. The term testimonio was coined in the US academia by John Beverley in reference to the kinds of contestatory narratives that were produced mainly in Central America to denounce the violation of human rights in the countries of the area that endured military dictatorships from the 1960s and through the 1980s. The course will explore theoretical debates on authority and authorship, power and marginality, rights and copyrights, indigenous and criollos voices, and access to publication as a way of legitimizing their stories. Prerequisites & Notes - Credits: 3
	SPN 314G - Border Cultures: Mexico and the United States (Global course) The course explores the important relation of the USA and Mexico through theoretical essays, literary writings, urban chronicles, newspapers online, films, music, political caricatures, blogs, and Internet sites produced by Mexican and Chicano authors on the subject. Also, the course includes a hands-on experience with the migrant workers community in the area. This is a service-learning course. In spite of the heated debates in the US Congress about the necessity to keep off1 the southernmost neighbors, Mexico remains as one of the most important commercial partners of the USA; furthermore, a good percentage of the USA agribusiness depends entirely on the migrant workers labor that comes from Mexico 150which is the case for the state of New York. The materials studied in the course and the interaction with the migrant workers community, will allow students to think on the controversial debate about la frontera1 (the border) from a scholarly point of view without losing sight of its concret impact on the local community. The course strives to generate a better understanding of the relation between the USA and Mexico, helping students to immerse knowledgeably in current discussions about immigration policy and economics. In addition, the course will foster an interest in students about the history shared by Latin American countries and the USA. Prerequisites & Notes This course has a service learning project component. Credits: 3
	SPN 315 - Urban Chronicle: Wandering the Cities From Latin America This is an upper level course for Spanish majors and qualified minors. The course explores the liminal genre of urban chronicles, or narratives that describe the city as perceived by wanderers who have strolled each corner, each interstice, each spot in the cities -including those spaces usually out-of-sight for the common stroller. Written chronicles, as well as movies, music, comics, and Internet sites will allow students to peek into the vast variety and cultural wealth of Latin American cities as currently experienced. This course may include a service-learning project. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: R. This course may include a service-learning project. Credits: 3
	SPN 316 - The Generation of ‘98 A study of the important Spanish novelists and dramatists of this significant literary movement. Representative authors include: Miguel de Unamuno, Pio Baroja, Ramon Maria del Valle-Inclan, Azorin, and Jacinto Benavente. The impact of this highly creative group of writers on the Spanish novel and drama of the 20th Century will be examined. Prerequisites & Notes Normal Offering Cycle: Fall Credits: 3
	SPN 401G - Senior Seminar: Latin American Contemporary Narrative (Global course) This is a survey course that analyzes the narratives produced by some of the most important contemporary writers of Latin America, while introducing students to theoretical debates about these narratives. The textual production that is currently taking place in Spanish speaking countries of the Americas is significant and has captured the attention of main scholars in the USA and the rest of the world. It also shows the intertwine-ness of the Spanish language inherited from the Conquistadores with Native Indigenous and African traditions, terms, expressions, and ways to construct meaning. In this course students will read and discuss different kinds of contemporary narrative productions -novels, testimonials, theater play, short stories, Internet sites, blogs, and urban chronicles- by contemporary key authors. It also includes films and other media sources. Students will learn about the diverse contexts and historical moments in which these texts were produced 150 utilizing history, debates on cultural studies of Latin America, films and music, alongside the narrative texts - students will further develop their critical thinking about the studied genres. They will also achieve a better appreciation of the huge and successful literary production of Latin America. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: R. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall Credits: 3
	SPN 402 - Writers and Issues of 20th and/or 21st Century Spain This course prepares students for their comprehensive project. The content may vary depending on faculty expertise and offers intensive preparation for integrated research connecting the major and the core curriculum. Prerequisites & Notes Normal Offering Cycle: Spring Credits: 3
	SPN 457 - Curriculum Methodology Middle School And High School This course in Spanish (grades 7-12) emphasizes assessment, New York State Learning Standards, curriculum, lesson planning, unit planning, strategies, methods, and materials. Focus includes differentiated instruction, interdisciplinary learning and collaborative models for teaching in an inclusive classroom. Prerequisites & Notes 35 hours of fieldwork required. Experiential Learning course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring Credits: 3
	SPN 479 - Student Teaching Middle School and High School Supervised Student Teaching experience in Spanish provides experiences in both a middle, and high school classroom. Prerequisites & Notes Need Adolescence Program Director and department approval Experiential Learning course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall Credits: 6
	SPN 482 - Spanish Internship A supervised placement in a language setting providing on-the-job experience appropriate to the student’s knowledge, skills and interest. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: C. Prereq: SPN 201 and 202. Experiential Learning course. Credits: 3
	SPN 484 - Spanish Internship A supervised placement in a language setting providing on-the-job experience appropriate to the student’s knowledge, skills and interest. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: C. Prereq: SPN 201 and 202. Experiential Learning course. Credits: 3
	SPN 485 - Independent Study By invitation of the department. Special literary and linguistic problems under direction of a member of the language staff. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: R. Credits: 3
	SPN 486 - Independent Study By invitation of the department. Special literary and linguistic problems under direction of a member of the language staff. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: R. Credits: 3
	SPN 499 - Spanish Comprehensive Only S/U Grading. Prerequisites & Notes - Credits: 0
Sports Management
	SPT 372 - Sport Psychology Sport Psychology involves the application of scientific knowledge derived from the discipline of Psychology to the understanding of individuals and groups in sporting activities. The focus will be on the underlying psychological theories and principles that inform our understanding of athletes, coaches and spectators. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: BR. Prereq: PSY101 or PSY102. Cross-listed as PSY*253. Credits: 3
	SPT 373 - Sports Marketing Application of marketing theory to the area of sport, sport events and sport products. Students will be introduced to comprehensive principles of marketing as it relates to the sporting industry and collegiate athletics. Students will be required to apply these principles in an effective and creative manner. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: B. Prereq: MGT*216. Credits: 3
	SPT 375 - Sport Administration The course will include an overall perspective of the employment and professional opportunities available in the sport management profession. Sport management at the collegiate level is covered in depth through budget development material, staffing, corporate sponsorship/marketing, event management and problem solving. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: B. Prereq: MGT*212. Credits: 3
	SPT 483 - Sport Internship I Part-time (8-16 hours per week) work experience with a local business or organization plus periodic seminars and academic assignments. Selection process for internships is competitive. Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: Junior or Senior standing with GPA of 2.5 or better. Experiential Learning course. Credits: 3
	SPT 484 - Sport Internship II Part-time (8-16 hours per week) work experience with a local business or organization plus periodic seminars and academic assignments. Selection process for internships is competitive. Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: Junior or Senior standing with GPA of 2.5 or better. Experiential Learning course. Credits: 3
Swahili
	SWA 101 - Elementary Kiswahili I Practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing at the beginning level work in the language. Emphasis on communicative proficiency. Introduction to the basic vocabulary, expressions and structures of Swahili and to the culture of African countries. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: R. International Studies course. Credits: 3
	SWA 102 - Elementary Kiswahili II Practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing at the beginning level work in the language. Emphasis on communicative proficiency. Introduction to the basic vocabulary, expressions, and structures of Swahili and to the culture of African countries. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: R. Prereq: SWA 101. International Studies course. Credits: 3
	SWA 103 - Intermediate Kiswahili I Intermediate level work in the language, adding more extensive practice in the four basic language skills. Continued emphasis on the grammar, on communicative proficiency, and on the study of African cultures. Prerequisites & Notes International Studies course. Credits: 3
	SWA 104 - Intermediate Kiswahili II Intermediate level work in the language, adding more extensive practice in the four basic language skills. Continued emphasis on the grammar, on communicative proficiency, and on the study of African cultures. Prerequisites & Notes International Studies course. Credits: 3
Theatre Arts (THA.Q courses listed separately)
	THA 090 - New Student Spotlight In the fall of each year, the department allows its new students to participate in an evening of performance and presentation for their peers and colleagues in the middle of the semester. Students will select, rehearse or prepare, and perform or present material of their own choosing. Prerequisites & Notes - Credits: 0
	THA 098 - American College Theatre Festival Preparation Each year a varied number of students, typically 16-20, participate in the American College Theatre Festival Region 2 event which takes place in January. Most of these students are part of a region-wide scholarship audition competition at the festival. Some present their work in areas such as stage management, scene design, scene painting, costume design and construction, and lighting to peers and industry professionals. These students need to select, prepare and present material professionally, and this course is designed to allocate time with faculty to do that work appropriately. Prerequisites & Notes - Credits: 0
	THA 099 - Theatre Work Call Each semester every Music Theatre major and Theatre Arts major participates in one eight hour work call. This enables the department to mount complex scenery, lighting, and sound support for the two productions each semester. Students work together in a variety of capacities learning team work, carpentry, painting, electrics and any skill required to enable the production to meet important deadlines. Prerequisites & Notes Course codes: AB. Credits: 0
	THA 103 - Page to Stage BFA actors return one week early during the fall semester to rehearse and produce and minimally supported performance of a full length play. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: ACHS. Prereq: THA.Q 120, THA 140. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall Credits: 0.5
	THA 120L - Introduction to Theatre Lab The Lab in this course requires the Introduction to Theatre student to work on Department productions. In an introductory capacity, students learn scenic construction methods, scene painting, stage lighting, properties and costume construction. Students will work on the various technical aspects from beginning drawing to the opening night of a production, the closing strike, and the post-mortem evaluation that cast and crew participate in an open forum of discussion. With a required 40 hour time commitment, students sign up for one 4-hour or two 2-hour sessions per week to complete the 40 hours. Prerequisites & Notes Course codes: AFR. Credits: 0
	THA 125 - The Plays the Thing This is an introduction to theatre course for non-majors. It will examine various aspects of theatre and historical, critical, and literary contexts of the scripts. It will also provide the opportunity for students to have first-hand production experience if they so choose. Prerequisites & Notes Course Codes: PRN. Credits: 3

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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

SWK 384 - Social Work Methods II/Field Experience II

SWK 404 - Social Services and Social Policy

SWK 450 - International Social Work

SWK 452 - Senior Integrative Seminar

SWK 469 - Qualitative Research Methods

SWK 470 - Professional Ethics

SWK 474 - Self Care and the Health and Human Services Professions

SWK 483 - Social Work Methods III

SWK 484 - Field Instruction-Practicum

SWK 485 - Independent Study

SWK 486 - Independent Study

SWK 498 - Contemporary Issues in Interprofessional Team Practice

SWK 499 - Social Work Comprehensive

MCS 444 - Senior Seminar

SOC 204 - PII Social Problems

SOC 307 - Social Theory

SOC 313G - PII Gender and Society

SOC 314 - PII Marriages and Families

SOC 320 - Social Classes

SOC 321 - PII Environmental Sociology

SOC 323 - PII Water & Society

SOC 324 - PII Neighborhoods and Communities

SOC 327 - PII Human Sexual Behavior

SOC 330 - Sociology of Bodies and Emotions

SOC 333 - Medical Sociology

SOC 341 - Special Topics in Sociology

SOC 342 - Sociology of Homelessness

SOC 343 - PII Sociology of Religion

SOC 345 - Deviance

SOC 349 - PII Meaning of Death

SOC 352 - Social Research Methods

SOC 361 - PII Mass Media and Popular Culture

SOC 406 - Social Psychology

SOC 409 - PII Crime and Justice

SOC 410 - PII Race, Ethnicity & Society

SOC 413 - PII Sociology of Social Movements

SOC 432 - Social Research Methods II

SOC 433 - Using Other People’s Data: The Art and Science of Secondary Analysis

SOC 444 - Senior Seminar

SOC 483 - Sociology Internship I

SOC 484 - Sociology Internship II

SOC 485 - Independent Study

SOC 486 - Independent Study

SOC 499 - Sociology Comprehensive

SOC.Q 101 - Introduction to Sociology

SSC 341 - Special Topics in Social Science

SSC 444 - Senior Seminar

SSC 499 - Social Science Comprehensive

SPN 101 - Elementary Spanish I

SPN 101L - Lab for Elem Spanish I

SPN 102 - Elementary Spanish II

SPN 102L - Lab for Elem Spanish II

SPN 103 - Intermediate Spanish I for the Professions

SPN 103L - Lab for Interm Spanish I

SPN 104 - Intermediate Spanish II

SPN 104L - Lab for Intermediate Spanish II

SPN 105 - Survival Spanish I

SPN 106 - Survival Spanish II

SPN 201 - Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition I

SPN 201L - Lab for Adv Convers Compos I

SPN 202 - Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition II

SPN 202L - Lab for Adv Convers Compos II

SPN 203G - Cultural Perspectives of Spain

SPN 204G - Cultural Perspectives of Latin America

SPN 301 - PII Medieval and Renaissance Literature

SPN 302 - Golden Age: Renaissance and Baroque

SPN 306G - PII 19th Century Latin American Writings

SPN 307 - Commercial Spanish I

SPN 308 - Spanish for the Health Professions

SPN 309 - Hispanic Images on Screen

SPN 311 - PII Women’s Literature and Film of Contemporary Spain

SPN 312 - Advanced Grammar and Stylistics

SPN 313G - Testimonial Narratives From Latin America

SPN 314G - Border Cultures: Mexico and the United States

SPN 315 - Urban Chronicle: Wandering the Cities From Latin America

SPN 316 - The Generation of ‘98

SPN 401G - Senior Seminar: Latin American Contemporary Narrative

SPN 402 - Writers and Issues of 20th and/or 21st Century Spain

SPN 457 - Curriculum Methodology Middle School And High School