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SCI 125 - Scientific Inquiry I.
One unit of high school algebra; prior or concurrent election of EDM 120 or EDM 121 or equivalent or prior or concurrent election of MTH 090 or equivalent as determined by math placement test. (4) N/NL.
A discovery-based interdisciplinary course in which students are expected to develop conceptual frameworks, research skills and problem solving ability fundamental to the sciences. Presented in a laboratory setting. Designed to satisfy Michigan State Board of Education standards concerning fundamental science literacy as well as data analysis, laboratory and research skills for the preparation of elementary educators.
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SCI 126 - Scientific Inquiry II.
SCI 125 ; EDM 120 or EDM 121 . (4) N/NL.
A discovery-based interdisciplinary course integrating knowledge and concepts from biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics. Presented in a laboratory setting. Designed to develop the skills necessary for elementary educators to understand, interpret and communicate fundamental scientific principles and knowledge as outlined by state science content standards for elementary and middle school students.
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SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology.
(3) S.
Study of human groups, with special attention to analysis of contemporary American society. Graded ABCDD-N.
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SOC 203 - Technology and Society.
(3) S.
Examination of social dimensions of technology; how societal factors influence (or impede) development, adoption, and diffusion of technology; how technology influences societies and social relations. Lectures, readings and class discussions drawing on historical and current examples from a broad range of cultural contexts around the world. Focus on such issues as impacts of technology on everyday life, social interaction, social institutions, social order and conflict, international relations, and ethical/philosophical challenges posed by technological change. Also listed as EGR 203 .
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SOC 210 - Introduction to Social Research.
SOC 100 or ANT 100 /INT 100 . (3) S.
Social research and techniques used in research. Elements of research design, measurement, sampling, interviewing, and use of computers in data analysis.
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SOC 215 - General Statistics.
A college course in mathematics or consent of instructor. Some preparation in algebra desirable but not required. (3) FQ.
Techniques and interpretation of statistical measures.
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SOC 220 - Social Psychology.
SOC 100 or PSY 100 . (3).
Interaction among individuals in social systems. Concepts of role, attitude, group membership, and culture as determinants of individual actions. Problems of prejudice, mass phenomena, and group efficiency.
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SOC 265 - Caribbean Society and Culture.
(3) GS.
Introduction to social, political, economic and cultural life of the Caribbean, focusing on the English-speaking Caribbean while also addressing important lessons in the experiences of peoples from the wider Caribbean. Social-scientific disciplinary focus combining historical and thematic issues, with particular attention to problems of colonialism, race, inequality, and efforts towards democracy. Also listed as .
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SOC 270 - Race and Ethnic Relations.
SOC 100 or ANT 100 /INT 100 . (3) S/US.
Implications of racial differences, factors affecting prejudice and discrimination, structural aspects of group conflicts, and possibilities of change in American and other societies. May be used to satisfy general education or BA distribution requirements, but not both. Also listed as AFA 270 .
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SOC 302 - History of Social Thought.
SOC 100 or ANT 100 /INT 100 . (3).
Development of sociological-anthropological theory from its origins to the present. Selected major theorists; readings chosen from original works. Also listed as ANT 302 .
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SOC 303 - Contemporary Social Theory.
SOC 100 or ANT 100 /INT 100 . (3).
Critical review of classical and contemporary social theory; problems concerning nature of sociological and anthropological explanations of society and inequality; significance of theoretical concepts in relationship to practice. Survey and comparison of recently articulated theoretical orientations. Also listed as ANT 303 .
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SOC 320 - Sociology of Small Groups.
SOC 100 . (3).
Membership relations within and behavior of small groups, with emphasis on role structure, cohesiveness, and goals. Offered infrequently.
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SOC 323 - Statistical Packages.
A course or approved background in probability or statistics; admission to the professional program in physical therapy or consent of instructor. (2).
Introduction to collection and interpretation of data utilizing computer technology. Value and utility of statistical tools and computer technology as a technical adjunct for critical inquiry and decision making in research and practice. Lecture and laboratory. Also listed as BIO 323 . Offered infrequently.
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SOC 325 - Culture and Personality.
ANT 100 /INT 100 or PSY 100 or SOC 100 . (3).
Cross-cultural examination of the construction of personhood and relationships between individuals and culture. Critique of psychological interpretations in anthropological texts and of universalizing tendencies in the field of psychology; the basic Freudian model in contrast with models of self in African, Asian and Native American cultures. Also listed as ANT 325 and WGS 325 .
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SOC 340 - Urban Sociology.
SOC 100 . (3).
Urban areas from sociological and ecological perspectives. Impact of population and spatial characteristics on subcultures, social interaction, and lifestyle. Consideration of prospects for altering the nature of urban life.
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SOC 350 - Special Topics in Sociology.
Consent of instructor. (3).
Topics of interest in sociology, to be announced in the course schedule. Various offerings treat different topics that are not the focus of other SOC courses. May be reelected when topics vary.
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SOC 354 - Sociology of Families.
SOC 100 . (3).
Family as a social institution. Historical changes in families; paid and unpaid work; marriage and partnering; divorce, remarriage and blended families; parenting; violence; economic issues; law and social policy; race/ethnicity, sexuality and age. Also listed as WGS 354 .
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SOC 359 - The Black Family.
SOC 100 . (3) US.
Sociological and social-psychological analysis of the Black family in America. Impact of changes in race relations and of urbanization on the Black family. Assessment of various stereotypes existing in mass media and in sociological and psychological literatures. Also listed as AFA 359 and WGS 359 .
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SOC 362 - Women and Work.
POL 120 or SOC 100 or WGS 100 or consent of instructor. (3) US.
Women’s paid employment and job segregation by sex: relation of women’s paid work to women’s family work, nature of women’s jobs and occupations, and a variety of state policies that influence women’s employment (e.g., anti-discrimination law, maternity and parental leave.) White women and women of color in the advanced capitalist economy of the United States. Also listed as POL 331 and WGS 331 .
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SOC 364 - Social Networking.
SOC 100 or consent of instructor. (3).
Overview of sociological concepts used to understand social networks, with particular emphasis on the methodology to describe, visualize and analyze social ties. Culminates in application of concepts and methods to web-based social networks.
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SOC 368 - Sociology of Health and Illness.
SOC 100 , ENG 112 or EHS 120 , and at least sophomore standing. (3) HW.
Sociological view of health, illness, and the delivery of care. Social and social-psychological factors involved in being ill; social relationships and organizations associated with medical treatment; roles of providers and patients; national health care systems. Also listed as HCR 368 .
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SOC 375 - Social and Cultural Change.
ANT 100 /INT 100 or SOC 100 . (3).
Institutions and social change. Emphasis on theories, ideologies, social movements and revolutions. Study of colonialism, economic crisis, peasant struggles, nationalism, indigenous rights, independence movements, and struggles over development and underdevelopment. Also listed as ANT 375 and INT 375 .
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SOC 376 - Sex, Work and International Capital.
/INT 100 or SOC 100 or consent of instructor. (3).
Analysis of significance of women’s labor to international capital in a cross-cultural perspective. Examination of social construction of “third world” and “development,” and potential and limits of these categories in understanding ideological and material conditions of lives of women across race, class and national boundaries in the world of work. Also listed as ANT 376 , INT 376 and WGS 376 .
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SOC 380 - Sociology of Deviance.
SOC 100 . (3).
Sociological factors producing deviance; effect of efforts at social control on the course of deviant development; functional significance of deviance in social systems.
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SOC 382 - Juvenile Delinquency.
SOC 100 . (3).
Sociological approach to juvenile delinquency; analysis of social context shaping and continuing to define delinquent behavior and response to it; impact of race, class and gender on who is perceived and processed as delinquent. Social scientific theories about causes of delinquency and methods used to gather information about delinquent youth analyzed in terms of policy implications. Three main social institutions dealing with troubled youth (police, courts and corrections) .
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SOC 384 - Criminology.
SOC 100 . (3).
Criminal behavior in relation to the institutional framework of society. Interaction between criminals, victims, police, and other elements in the system of criminal justice.
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SOC 391 - Directed Reading/Research in Sociology.
Consent of instructor and junior standing. (1-3).
Directed reading or research study by qualified students under instructor’s supervision. By special arrangement only. May be reelected for credit. Also listed as ANT 391 .Graded ABCDE/Y.
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SOC 398 - Special Topics in WGS-SOC.
(1-3).
Topics to be announced. May be reelected to a total of three credits. Also listed as WGS 390 .
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SOC 445 - Ethnicity in American Society.
SOC 100 , at least junior standing; or consent of instructor. (3).
Critical examination of ethnicity as a dynamic and major social process. Ethnicity as identity politics considered both necessary and problematic. Particular emphasis on the American experience in historical perspective, as well as implications for contemporary analyses of American society. Offered infrequently.
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SOC 452 - Sociology of Education.
At least junior standing, consent of instructor. (1-3).
Critical examination of schools and schooling in American society. Contemporary relationship of education to political, economic and social structures of society. Alternative perspectives on education. Also listed as EDE 401 . Offered infrequently.
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SOC 456 - Power and Politics.
SOC 100 and senior standing, or consent of instructor. (3).
Issues, debates and research constituting the subdiscipline of political sociology. General overview of such core concepts as power, interests and the state; additional topics including processes of state formation in historical and comparative perspective, revolutions and peasant revolts, social movements, the problem of collective action, and the sociology of democratic politics. Offered infrequently.
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SOC 458 - Religion in American Society.
SOC 100 , at least junior standing. (3).
Sociological treatment of religion both as a social institution and as a significant factor in behavior and attitudes. Role of religion in social change and significance of religious training and commitment compared to social class position and ethnicity.
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SOC 471 - Social Movements in America.
SOC 100 , at least junior standing; or consent of instructor. (3).
Use of theory, research and films to examine when and why social movements occur; who joins and who remains in social movements; why movements decline and/or succeed; social movement organizations; challenges, identity, culture and emotions in social movements. Analysis and practice of strategies and tactics: ballot initiatives, using elected officials as lawyers, art as a tool, direct action, media.
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SOC 474 - Gender and Society.
SOC 100 or WGS 100 , at least junior standing; or consent of instructor. (3).
Critical examination of gender as a social and institutional construct. Use of theory to interrogate the sex/gender binary, identity and bodies. How the experience of gender and the structure of gendered institutions are shaped by cross-cutting lines of difference and inequality - social class, race, ethnicity, sexuality and age (among others). Effects of gender inequality on women, men and society. Also listed as WGS 474 .
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SOC 485 - Law and Society.
At least junior standing or consent of instructor. (3).
Law as a system of social control and a mechanism for conflict resolution within society as it has evolved from mores and folkways. Relationship of law to political, economic and social systems as approached from conflict and traditional perspectives. Also listed as CRJ 485 .
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SOC 495 - Honors Thesis I.
Consent of Department Chair. Open only to Honors Program students in sociology. (4).
Credit and grade for SOC 495 is not given until successful completion of SOC 496 . Graded ABCDE/Y.
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SOC 496 - Honors Thesis II.
Prior or concurrent election of SOC 495 and consent of Department Chair. Open only to Honors Program students in sociology. (4).
Graded ABCDE/Y.
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SOC 499 - Senior Seminar.
SOC 100 , SOC 210 , SOC 215 ; SOC 302 or SOC 303 ; senior standing; consent of instructor. (3) CAP.
Critical review of sociological and anthropological literature, with attention to the interaction of theory and research.
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SOC 523 - Statistical Packages.
A course or approved background in probability or statistics; admission to the professional program in physical therapy or consent of instructor. (2).
Introduction to collection and interpretation of data utilizing computer technology. Value and utility of statistical tools and computer technology as a technical adjunct for critical inquiry and decision making in research and practice. Graduate students will produce an integrative research paper utilizing statistical analyses and research methods. Lecture and laboratory. Graded ABCDN. Offered infrequently.
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SOC 545 - Ethnicity in American Society.
Graduate standing. (3).
See SOC 445 for description. Not open to students with credit for SOC 445 . Offered infrequently.
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SOC 558 - Religion in American Society.
Graduate standing, SOC 100 . (3).
See SOC 458 for description. Not open to students with credit for SOC 458 .
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SOC 566 - Work, Occupations and Professions.
Graduate standing or consent of instructor. (3).
Examination of sociological dimensions of the division of labor; particular emphasis on professional/managerial occupations. Topics may include: occupational recruitment and socialization, occupational and labor market structures, organizational context of work, employment relationship, job satisfaction, labor-management relations, implications of technological change and globalization, effects of gender, age and race/ethnicity on the work experience. Also listed as PUB 572 .
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SOC 569 - Sociology of Education.
Graduate standing; SOC 100 or consent of instructor. (3).
See SOC 452 for description. Not open to students with credit for / . Also listed as EDE 501 . Offered infrequently.
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SOC 571 - Social Movements in America.
Graduate standing. (3).
See SOC 471 for description. Not open to students with credit for SOC 471 .
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SOC 574 - Gender and Society.
Graduate standing. (3).
See SOC 474 for description. Not open to students with credit for SOC 474 /WGS 474 . Also listed as WGS 574 .
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SOC 585 - Sociology of Law.
Graduate standing. (3).
See SOC 485 for description. Not open to students with credit for SOC 485 .
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SPN 111 - Beginning Spanish I.
Not open to students with more than one year of high school Spanish except by departmental consent. (4) FL/GS.
Basic structures and patterns the student must know to understand written and spoken Spanish. Active use of the language limited to oral and written exercises used to enhance knowledge of grammar as well as develop listening and reading comprehension skills. May be used to satisfy general education or BA distribution requirements, but not both. Graded ABCC-N.
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SPN 112 - Beginning Spanish II.
SPN 111 or placement. (4) FL/GS.
Continuation of SPN 111 . Introduction of more complex structures and more active use of Spanish. Further practice in reading texts adapted from newspapers, magazines, and literature. May be used to satisfy general education or BA distribution requirements, but not both. Graded ABCDD-N.
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SPN 120 - Basic Spanish for Educators.
Not open to students with more than one year of high school Spanish except by departmental consent. (3).
Development of basic functional skills in Spanish for individuals working in the education field. Focus on vocabulary, structures and patterns needed for practical situations such as communicating with students and parents, reading and writing reports, etc., at an elementary level. Discussion of Hispanic cultural topics to promote awareness and understanding of the Spanish-speaking community. Does not satisfy the foreign language requirement. Graded ABCC-N. Offered infrequently.
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SPN 205 - Reading Spanish.
SPN 112 with a grade of B or better, or equivalent proficiency and permission of the Foreign Language Department. (1).
Reading of representative modern prose for general comprehension. Designed to develop skills needed to read Spanish at sight. Does not satisfy the foreign language requirement. Graded ABCDN.
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SPN 206 - Spanish Conversation.
SPN 112 , or equivalent proficiency and permission of the Foreign Language Department. (1).
Development of speaking skills through oral presentations and class discussions of readings and cultural materials from other media such as films, newspapers, and relevant online resources. Does not satisfy the foreign language requirement. Graded ABCDN.
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SPN 211 - Intermediate Spanish I.
SPN 112 or placement. (4) GS.
Intensive practice in spoken and written Spanish complemented by review of structures and vocabulary. Emphasis on development of skills in conversational Spanish together with reading of Spanish texts. Graded ABCDN.
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SPN 212 - Intermediate Spanish II.
SPN 211 or placement. (4) GS.
Continued review of grammar topics. Reading of texts in Spanish for an understanding of the cultural values of the Spanish-speaking world. Discussions conducted in Spanish to increase the student’s level of fluency. Graded ABCDN.
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SPN 221/321 - Spanish Study Abroad.
At least SPN 112 or placement; concentration in Spanish. (3-12) GS.
Intensive study of Spanish language, literature and/or culture through class work, conversation and travel conducted in an independent study abroad program. Credit is assigned at the 200 or 300 level, depending upon previous language experience and on-site placement. Up to nine credits of these courses may fulfill major or minor requirements. Does not satisfy the foreign language requirement. May be reelected to a total of twelve credits.
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SPN 291 - Laboratory of Spanish Pronunciation.
Concurrent election of SPN 301 or consent of instructor. (1).
Intensive practice in listening and pronunciation, stressing both hearing and speaking skills. Monitoring and correction of individual pronunciation problems. Graded ABCC-N.
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SPN 300 - Introduction to Translation.
SPN 212 or equivalent. (3).
Idiomatic translations from Spanish to English. Material selected from journalistic, scientific, and technical works; literature; expository prose; and local governmental publications. Course stresses literary translation.
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SPN 301 - Conversation and Composition I.
SPN 212 or equivalent. (3). GS.
Selected aspects of Spanish and Spanish-speaking cultures incorporating oral and written practice in Spanish. Continued practice in the application of grammar, the building of an active vocabulary, and the achievement of a practical command of spoken and written Spanish.
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SPN 303 - Conversation and Composition II.
SPN 301 or equivalent. (3).
Continuation of SPN 301 . Oral and written practice in Spanish based on study of selected aspects of Spanish and Spanish speaking cultures.
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SPN 308 - Business Spanish.
SPN 212 or equivalent or consent of instructor. (3) GS.
Study of the Spanish language of business through inferential reading of general business texts, and practice in listening comprehension. Development of commercial and business related vocabulary. Some practice of writing skills using summaries of texts read and heard. Reading and listening exercises based on original or slightly edited texts, documents, and media reports.
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SPN 309 - Advanced Spanish Composition and Grammar.
SPN 301 or equivalent. (3) CAP.
Intensive review of grammar and practice in directed and free composition. Intended to give a solid basis for oral and written expression and for the teaching of Spanish. Graded ABCDN.
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SPN 310 - Understanding the Spanish-Speaking World: Spain.
SPN 212 or equivalent. (3) GS.
Cultural ways of Spain. Short stories, essays, newspapers, magazines, slides and films dealing with Spanish culture, customs and values.
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SPN 311 - Survey of Spanish Literature: Middle Ages to 1700.
SPN 315 . (3) H.
Reading in Spanish of selections from literary masterpieces by major Spanish writers from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Introduction to forms of literary expression in Spanish, such as fiction, poetry and drama, with practice in analysis of form and interpretation of content.
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SPN 312 - Spanish Dialects in the United States.
SPN 212 or equivalent. (3).
Structural evolution of the Spanish language. Introduction to dialectology and its application to the development of both peninsular and Latin American dialects. Structure of Mexican American, Cuban, and Puerto Rican Spanish as spoken in the United States. Taught principally in Spanish. Also listed as HLS 312 .Graded ABCDN.
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SPN 314 - Survey of Spanish Literature: 1700 to Present.
SPN 315 . (3) H.
Reading in Spanish of selections from literary masterpieces by major Spanish writers representing Classicism, Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, Generation of ’98, vanguardismo, and Spain since Franco. Introduction to forms of literary expression in Spanish, such as fiction, poetry and drama, with practice in analysis of form and interpretation of content.
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SPN 315 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature.
SPN 212 or equivalent. (3) H.
Forms of literary expression in Spanish. Emphasis on the short story, drama, and poetry. Practice in analysis of form and interpretation of content. Required of all students taking an advanced course in Spanish literature.
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SPN 317 - Spanish Literature of the Nineteenth Century.
Prior or concurrent election of SPN 311 or SPN 314 or SPN 318 or SPN 320 . (3) H.
Analysis of some of the works of the most famous exponents of Romanticism and Realism in nineteenth century Spain as expressed in drama, prose, or poetry.
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SPN 318 - Survey of Spanish American Literature: Spanish Colony to Modernismo.
SPN 315 . (3).
Reading in Spanish of selections from literary masterpieces by major Spanish American writers representing the Spanish Colony, the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, and Modernismo. Introduction to forms of literary expression in Spanish, such as fiction, poetry and drama, with practice in analysis of form and interpretation of content.
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SPN 319 - Understanding the Spanish World: Latin America.
SPN 212 or equivalent. (3) GS.
Cultural ways of Latin America. Short stories, essays, newspapers, magazines, slides and films dealing with Latin American culture, customs and values.
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SPN 320 - Survey of Spanish American Literature: Twentieth Century.
SPN 315 . (3).
Reading in Spanish of selections from literary masterpieces by major Spanish American writers representing the novel of the Mexican Revolution, the vanguardia, realismo mágico and lo real maravilloso, post-vanguardista poetry, Boom and Post-Boom fiction, and essay. Introduction to forms of literary expression in Spanish, such as fiction, poetry and drama, with practice in analysis of form and interpretation of content.
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SPN 322 - Don Quijote.
Prior or concurrent election of SPN 311 or SPN 314 or SPN 318 or SPN 320 . (3) H.
Detailed study of Cervantes’ masterpiece with special attention to the literary movements and spiritual and historic forces which influenced the work. Lecture, readings and reports.
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SPN 329 - Spanish Literature of the Twentieth Century.
Prior or concurrent election of SPN 311 or SPN 314 or SPN 318 or SPN 320 . (3) H.
Analysis of fiction of the post-Civil War period. Works of Camilo José Cela, Miguel Delibes, Ramón J. Sender, Ana María Matute, Marina Mayoral, and others. Offered infrequently.
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SPN 331 - The Boom in Spanish American Fiction.
Prior or concurrent election of SPN 311 or SPN 314 or SPN 318 or SPN 320 . (3).
Content and form of la nueva ficción hispanoamericana. Works by Borges, Cabrera Infante, Carpentier, Cortázar, Donoso, Fuentes, García Márquez, Vargas Llosa, and others.
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SPN 332 - Twentieth Century Spanish American Fiction.
Prior or concurrent election of SPN 311 or SPN 314 or SPN 318 or SPN 320 . (3).
Study of works representative of authors in and outside The Boom. SPN-332 broadens the options of SPN-331, a course with readings more typical of authors of the nineteen sixties Boom in Spanish American fiction. Trends highlighted include la onda; the neobaroque; and minimalism in the short story.
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SPN 333 - The Spanish Golden Age.
Prior or concurrent election of SPN 311 or SPN 314 or SPN 318 or SPN 320 . (3) H.
Analysis of Spanish masterpieces published during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, with emphasis on the theatre.
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SPN 360 - Comparative Phonetics/The World’s Major Languages.
SPN 212 or GER 212 or FRN 212 ; prior or concurrent election of ENG 200 /LIN 200 . (3).
Sound systems of American English, French, German, Spanish and other languages. Concentrates on the world’s major languages. Register-tone and contour tone languages. Acoustic phonetics. Problems of teaching French, German or Spanish pronunciation. Also listed as FRN 360 and LIN 360 .
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SPN 365 - Teaching of Foreign Languages in Middle and Secondary Schools.
SPN 212 or FRN 212 or GER 212, prior or concurrent election of EDS 360 . (3).
Designed for prospective teachers of foreign language in middle and secondary schools. Classroom layout for foreign language instruction. Teaching pronunciation and grammar. Teaching demonstrations by class members. Choosing and using textbooks; various theories of foreign language teaching; testing language skills. May be elected as SPN 365 by students with Spanish as a minor for the secondary certificate. Also listed as EDS 345 and FRN 365 .
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SPN 391 - Directed Readings.
SPN 212 and consent of Department Chair. (1-2).
May be reelected for credit.
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SPN 392 - Special Topics.
Consent of Department Chair. (1-3).
Seminars for advanced students. Titles, descriptions, and requirements of acceptable topics available from the Department Chair. May be reelected when topics vary.
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SPN 494 - “Off Campus” Study Preparation.
HON 155 or HON 355 ; consent of Honors Director and Department advisor. (1-3).
Independent study designed for the development of the Honors Program off-campus study proposal carried out in close consultation with both the Department Advisor and the Honors Director. Involves development of the project and/or necessary skills to undertake the off-campus study experience. Grade assigned by the department advisor when the off-campus study proposal is completed to the satisfaction of the department advisor and the Honors Director. May be reelected to a total of 3 credits. Graded ABCDE/Y.
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SPN 495 - Honors Thesis I.
Open only to Honors Program students in Spanish. (4).
Credit and grade for SPN 495 is not given until successful completion of SPN 496 . Graded ABCDE/Y.
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SPN 496 - Honors Thesis II.
Prior or concurrent election of SPN 495 . (4).
Graded ABCDE/Y.
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SSC 501 - Social Theory.
Graduate standing. (3).
Study and comparison of theorists of significant influence on the social sciences and public intellectual discourse in the past half century. Survey of key writers on modernity, political economy, inequalities, post-modernity, post-colonial, feminist and queer theory. Deeper examination of several theoretical orientations articulated by major writers from different periods. Discussion of positivist and functionalist theories, critiques of idealism and materialism, essentialism and identity politics, structuralism and post-structuralism, deconstruction.
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SSC 502 - Political Economy.
Graduate standing. (3).
Analysis of global capitalism in historical perspective. Exploration of major theories and debates, critical analysis of competing vocabularies, focus on interactions between political and economic systems.
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SSC 503 - Gender, Race and Inequalities.
Graduate standing. (3).
Analysis of systems of inequality in local, national, and global contexts. Focus on class, race/ethnicity, gender, and their intersections through time and across societies. Exploration of dynamics of social reproduction and change.
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SSC 504 - World Historiography.
Graduate standing. (3).
Major themes and writings of world and comparative history. Examination of the history of human interaction on a multilateral or global basis. World historiography, global historical narratives, systems of global interaction and exchange, global development of technology and science, the environmental context of world history, imperialism and global power, recent debates regarding globalization.
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SSC 591 - Capstone Seminar.
All core courses (SSC 501 , SSC 502 , SSC 503 , SSC 504 ), nine credits of track courses. (3).
Investigation of issues in social sciences in a particular area of student interest under the direction of a Master of Social Sciences faculty member. Graded ABCDE/Y.
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SSC 598 - Independent Study.
Graduate standing, consent of instructor. (1-3).
Directed reading or research on a topic relevant to social sciences. May be reelected to a total of six credits. Graded ABCDE/Y.
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SSC 599 - Special Topics.
Graduate standing. (1-3).
Different topics each semester, to be announced in advance of registration. May be reelected to a total of six credits.
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SST 201 - Introduction to the Social Studies.
(3).
Seminar introducing social/studies thinking to teacher candidates. Develops critical thinking skills through exploration of different types of sources of knowledge and information; explores multiple perspectives within and among disciplines. Global or U.S. focus, or focus on the U.S. with ties to global context. Possible topics include global environment, immigration and refugees, human rights, global economy, war and peace.
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SST 301 - Social Studies Capstone Seminar.
ECN 201 , ECN 202 , ECN 380 ; GEO 115 , GEO 116 , GEO 216 ; HIS 112 , HIS 113 , HIS 220 , HIS 221 , HIS 329 ; POL 120 , POL 190 , POL 310 ; 12 credits in approved upper-level HIS and POL courses. (3) CAP.
Capstone course in social sciences. Interdisciplinary, thematic and integrative seminar combines common reading with a conceptual and concrete overview of the theme. Students develop an individual project to demonstrate knowledge and skills in the social sciences. Possible topics include: global inequality, democracy and democratization in global perspective, ethnic and religious diversity in global perspective, geography and the environment in world history.
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SWR 100 - Introduction to Social Work.
(3) S.
Historical, philosophic overview of social welfare and professional social work. Survey of traditional areas of social work practice and roles. Basic assumptions in social work treatment. Graded ABCDD-N.
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SWR 121 - Social Work Focused Writing and Values Clarification.
ENG 112 or EHS 120 , admission to the Social Work Program; or consent of Social Work Department. (1).
Introduction to values of professional social work practice. Through personal narratives, expository writing and research, students learn to identify and decode literature to identify authors’ value orientation and implicit expectations of professional behavior. Writing-intensive course using reflective practice to integrate individual experiences into a shared commitment to professional practice values. Graded ABCDN.
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SWR 240 - Social Work Methods I: Foundations and Values of Professional Social Work
SWR 100 or consent of instructor; concurrent election of SWR 241 . (3).
Foundations for understanding the “self as the instrument of social work practice.” Philosophical foundations, history, and behavioral standards of ethics for social work. Students use self-reflection to monitor, regulate and evaluate their thinking, actions and commitment to study in social work. Graded ABCDN.
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SWR 241 - Social Work Methods I: Foundations and Values of Professional Social Work - Lab.
Concurrent election of SWR 240 . (1).
Laboratory accompanying SWR 240 . Guided reflection on foundations and values of professional social work as observed in social welfare programs and services offered in the community. Graded ABCN.
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SWR 270 - Research Methods and Practice Evaluation.
SWR 100 . (4) FQ.
Specific methodologies and procedures available for generation and analysis of information from the social and behavioral sciences. Provides the student with a foundation of research knowledge in three areas: methodology, data interpretation, and research writing. Graded ABCDN.
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SWR 280 - Directed Reading/Research in Social Work.
Consent of instructor. (1-4).
Directed reading or research study by qualified students under instructor’s supervision. By special arrangement only. May be reelected to a total of 6 credits.
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