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SOC 334 - Drugs and Society
4 credit(s)
This course is a comprehensive overview of the phenomenon of psychoactive drug taking in the United States. Using a sociological perspective, we will cover a variety of topics concerning the use of legal and illegal drugs, their history, their impact on the greater culture, and the multitude of ways that society adjusts to their presence. Within this framework we will discuss the narrative of addiction, the prevalence of certain forms of drug use, the connection between drug use and criminality, and the effects of drug taking upon self-concept.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101, SOC 102, SOC 120 , SOC 130 , PH 101 , or ANTH 101 .
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SOC 342 - Consumer Society
4 credit(s)
This course will explore consumption as a locus of social reproduction and source of meaning in people’s lives. Consumer culture plays an increasingly important part in defining who we are, how we live, and how we participate in society. Our daily consumer choices shape our sense of identity and our relationship to the larger society. We will explore some of the far-reaching consequences of a consumer society by looking at education, leisure, bodies and sexuality, homes, community, and the environment.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101, SOC 102, ANTH 101 , or ANTH 140 .
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SOC 347 - Global Cap Neo-Colonial Inequalities
4 credit(s)
This course explores how global dimensions of capitalism intersect with local cultural identities and practices. Students will learn how transnational markets, global lending institutions, and transnational governments both shape and are shaped by questions of national identity, gender norms, racial categories, environmental policies and sexual practices. This course introduces students to perspectives on the meaning and scope of “globalization” from early industrialization to the current post-industrial economy. We will explore the typography of economic inequality on the global scale and examine specific examples of how it is maintained and resisted. The course includes post-colonial critiques that draw attention to how race, nationalism, gender and sexuality are central to the process of constructing, maintaining and resisting imperial domination.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: International Perspectives and Social Systems and Human Behavior.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101, SOC 102, SOC 110 , SOC 120 , SOC 130 , or SOC 150 .
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SOC 360 - Critical Race Theory
4 credit(s)
This course focuses on the Critical Race Theory (CRT), which is a multidisciplinary approach to the study of race and ethnic relations. One of the main goals of CRT is to question the dominant paradigm/ideology about race and reconstruct our perceptions of race through counternarratives told by marginalized and oppressed groups. Therefore, this course will expose students to counternarratives that marginalized and oppressed groups tell through class discussions, guest speakers, and course readings. Another important tenet of CRT is to examine the institution and structure of racism through a perspective that stresses intersectionality, and, therefore, the course will not only examine racial issues, but will also examine how these issues affect and are affected by other forms of oppressions, such as sexism, heterosexism, elitism, etc.Upon completing the course students should have a keen awareness of how oppressions (racism, sexism, eltism, heterosexism, etc.) intersect in societal structures.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Civic Engagement, Social Systems and Human Behavior, and Diverse Perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101, SOC 102, SOC 110 , SOC 120 , SOC 130 , or SOC 150 .
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SOC 366 - Deviance
4 credit(s)
Focuses on the way society affects and is affected by what we call “deviant behavior,” that is, behavior which is understood to be outside the confines of cultural convention. Topics in this class include the ways in which deviance is socially constructed through processes of identity and conformity, as well as the ways in which society establishes mechanisms for dealing with deviance, such as prisons and other institutions. A relevant line of sociological questioning towards the phenomenon of deviance asks why a behavior is conceived to be deviant, rather than whether or not a deviant act or career is inherently abnormal.
Offered: Offered Biennially.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101, SOC 102, SOC 110 , SOC 120 , SOC 130 , or SOC 150 .
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SOC 395 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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SOC 414 - Sociological Theory
4 credit(s)
The origin and development of sociology are analyzed through the examination of major historical theorists and of contemporary schools of sociological thought.
Offered: Biennially.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed) and 8 in SOC.
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SOC 450 - Directed Research in Sociology
1-4 credit(s)
Directed Research in Sociology allows students of advanced standing to participate in a research project with an sociology faculty member in order to gain practical experience in the conduct of ongoing professional-level sociological research. Instructor’s consent required. May be repeated for credit, up to 6 credits total.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed).
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SOC 454 - Senior Seminar
2 credit(s)
This seminar is a senior-level course in which sociology majors will cooperate in seminar-based reading groups, and work in a purposeful, self-directed manner. Students who complete this seminar will work from a reading list compiled by the instructor. Course material will expand students’ nascent theoretical and methodological knowledge and refine their understandings of four foundational topics in sociology: intersectionality, identity, social power, and social order. Students will take a comprehensive examination of material covered in the senior seminar.
Offered: Course offered annually in the spring.
Prerequisite(s): senior standing and Sociology major.
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SOC 475 - Internship
See department for details. Internship contract required.
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SOC 490W - Advanced Research Methods
4 credit(s)
The course advances students’ understanding of research methods introduced in SOC 300W , SOC 302W and SOC 323 . Students will receive advanced training on how to collect and analyze data in the social sciences. The class includes an emphasis on how to write for an academic or public audience in preparation for the senior thesis.
Offered: Course offered annually in the fall.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 323 .
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SOC 495 - Senior Thesis
1 credit(s)
Students write the final draft of the senior thesis and prepare for capstone presentations.
Offered: Course offered annually in the spring.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 490W .
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SOCWK 201 - Principles of Social Work
4 credit(s)
This course provides an introduction to the field of social work practice with an emphasis on the historical and political development of social work as well as the values and ethics that guide social work practice. Students will explore possible career opportunities in the field of social work and will be required to complete a 40 hour field experience at an approved social service agency.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Civic Engagement.
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SOCWK 215 - Conflict Resolution
2 credit(s)
Theories, strategies, and skills in resolving conflicts are analyzed and applied. Emphasis is placed on practical application of learned skills through conflict simulations.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
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SOCWK 268 - Trinidad Culture & Society
4 credit(s)
Designed to prepare students for travel to Trinidad and Tobago in the Winter Term (ANTH 368 /SOCWK 368 ). The course covers various features of Trinidad and Tobago’s history from its early imperial encounter to its present post-colonial condition. Additionally, the class covers contemporary culture and local and global political economy. Perhaps most importantly, the course requires students to create a research project to be implemented as field research in Trinidad and Tobago. In this sense, the course is preparation for what anthropologists and social workers would refer to as a ‘field methods’ class. For this element of the class, students must create a research project, conduct preliminary textual and internet research, and begin making contacts in Trinidad and Tobago. Students therefore must be fully prepared at the end of this course to conduct self-directed, ethnographic research in Trinidad and Tobago. Also listed as ANTH 268 .
Offered: Offered alternate years during Fall.
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SOCWK 275 - Internship
1-4 credit(s)
See department for details. Internship contract required.
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SOCWK 300 - Micro Social Work Practice
4 credit(s)
This course focuses on the change process at the three levels of social work practice (individual, family and group). Students will acquire specific skills which will assist them in assessing, contacting, working with and terminating some clients.
Prerequisite(s): SOCWK 201 with a minimum grade of C-.
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SOCWK 301 - Macro Social Work Practice
4 credit(s)
This course will help students acquire specific skills that will assist them in carrying out the planned change process at the macro level of social work practice. Community practice is heavily emphasized, and students will work together to carry out a social justice class project, which will consist of at least 25 hours of group work outside of the course.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Civic Engagement.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed) and SOCWK 201 with a minimum grade of C-.
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SOCWK 310W - Social Work Research Methods
4 credit(s)
Introduction to qualitative and quantitative social work research skills fundamental to the development and critical use of information relevant to social work practice decision-making and evaluation. Students will be prepared to understand and utilize research findings to inform and enhance their practice and to carry out their own evaluation and research. The course will cover all phases of the research process including the development of research questions, research design, data collection, and analysis. Ethical issues in research will also be explored.
Prerequisite(s): SOCWK 201 .
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SOCWK 320 - Human Behavior in Social Environment
4 credit(s)
This course provides an introduction to the various theories related to human behavior in the social environment in the context of a life span developmental perspective. The relationship between social, biological, psychological, environmental and cultural systems will be analyzed as they relate to the “person-in-environment” foundation of professional social work practice.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
Prerequisite(s): SOCWK 201 with a minimum grade of C-.
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SOCWK 325 - Counseling & Interviewing Techniques
4 credit(s)
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with fundamental counseling and interviewing techniques according to the major psychosocial theories. Students will also examine the impact of diversity, self-awareness, and use of self on the counseling process.
Prerequisite(s): SOCWK 201 with a minimum grade of C- or PSY 211 with a minimum grade of C-.
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SOCWK 351 - Social Policy & Social Justice
4 credit(s)
This course provides an examination of both the historical and contemporary context of social welfare policies and programs. The course will examine how legislation is developed, enacted, and implemented in our society, including how policies have emerged in response to social problems at the local, national, and international levels. Issues of social justice, and how policies and programs affect populations at risk, will be emphasized. U.S. social welfare policy will be examined in a global and human rights context. Also listed as POLS 351 and PH 351 .
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
Prerequisite(s): SOCWK 201 , PH 101 , or POLS 140 , with a minimum grade of C-.
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SOCWK 368 - Trinidad Culture & Society: Travel
2 credit(s)
Travel course to Trinidad and Tobago. The class is designed so that students are, in many ways, the primary architects of their travel experience. They design their own research projects, set goals for conducting and completing their projects, meet with Trinidadians they contacted themselves, and analyze the data they collected. In essence then, this course serves as a field methods class in Social Science, though open to all majors. The course blends scientific methods, critical philosophical inquiry, and literary writing practices to help students become creative and critical thinkers as well as internationally engaged and aware citizens. Also listed as ANTH 368 .
Offered: Offered alternate years during Winter.
Core Requirement(s): Counts towards core requirements: International Perspectives and Social Systems and Human Behavior.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 268 or SOCWK 268 .
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SOCWK 395 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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SOCWK 450 - Directed Research in Social Work
1-4 credit(s)
Directed Research in Social Work allows students of advanced standing to participate in a research project with a social work faculty member in order to gain practical experience in the conduct of ongoing professional-level social work research. Instructor’s consent required. May be repeated for credit, up to 6 credits total.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed).
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SOCWK 480 - Pre-Practicum Seminar
1 credit(s)
The focus of this course is to assist students in preparing for the social work senior practicum experience. Students will complete the tasks necessary for obtaining a practicum site including resume preparation and interviewing with prospective field sites.
Prerequisite(s): Declared social work major and junior standing or above (60 or more completed credits).
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SOCWK 481 - Social Work Practicum
6 credit(s)
This course will provide students with an opportunity to integrate theoretical and clinical learning in an agency setting. Students will complete a 440 hour practicum in an approved agency over two semesters under the supervision of an agency staff member in consultation with a social work faculty member. Students will complete a signed learning agreement prior to beginning the practicum that will guide their individualized learning experiences. Students will be required to meet with the instructor and other social work students in a weekly seminar setting to discuss their experience in the field placement. In addition to hours spent working in the field, students will be expected to complete assignments and readings intended to enhance the practicum experience, including the Senior Capstone project. May be repeated once for credit.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
Prerequisite(s): SOCWK 480 .
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SOCWK 495 - Research
1 credit(s)
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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SOCWK 501 - Foundations of Social Work & Social Welfare
3 credit(s)
This foundation course introduces students to the historical roots of the social work profession and social welfare in the United States. The person-in-environment perspective is discussed as the framework for social work knowledge, values, and skills. This initial course in the MSW curriculum is designed to introduce the student to the social work profession, professional values, ethics, fields of practice, and the planned change process. The profession’s commitment to diverse and at-risk populations and social/economic justice is highlighted. The historical development of major social welfare programs and policies in the U.S. will be a major focus of this course.
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SOCWK 511 - Human Rights & Social Justice
3 credit(s)
The course provides a critical perspective on current issues and problems in American racism, sexism, heterosexism, ableism, and ageism. These issues and problems are studied in the context of the dynamics of social process, historical perspectives, and theories of prejudice and social change. Social work’s responsibility to contribute to solutions is emphasized. Different models for examining the issues of race, sex, sexual orientation, age, and ability are presented.
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SOCWK 521 - Human Behavior in Social Environment I
3 credit(s)
First course in a two-course sequence that analyzes theories of human behavior in the social environment from a life span developmental approach. This course focuses on the theoretical lenses through which we conceptualize social problems and interventions. Course content is designed to increase students’ potential for effective generalist social work assessment and interventions with individuals, families, groups, social systems, and communities. The course also strives to build students’ appreciation and understanding of the ramifications of the “person-in-environment” principle that takes into consideration the social, biological, and psychological influences of the environment.
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SOCWK 533 - Generalist Practice I
3 credit(s)
This first generalist practice course allows students to begin applying the concepts of generalist social work practice. Skills necessary for working with individuals at each stage of the planned change process are defined, modeled, rehearsed, and evaluated. The course content and associated readings and assignments prepare the beginning social worker for generalist practice based on the person in environment and strengths perspectives. Attention is given to a holistic foundation for practice, incorporating general systems theory, ecological ideas, and professional knowledge. Basic social work processes from engagement through evaluation and termination are described and analyzed.
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SOCWK 534 - Generalist Practice II
3 credit(s)
The second generalist practice course provides an opportunity for students to continue applying the concepts of generalist social work practice. Skills necessary for working with families and groups at each stage of the planned change process are defined, modeled, rehearsed, and evaluated. The course content and associated readings and assignments are designed to prepare the beginning social worker for generalist practice based on the person in environment and strengths perspectives. Attention will be focused on a holistic foundation for practice, incorporating general systems theory, ecological ideas, and professional knowledge. People and their environments will be viewed as a unitary system and basic social work processes from engagement through evaluation and termination are described and analyzed.
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SOCWK 535 - Generalist Practice III
3 credit(s)
The third generalist practice course provides an opportunity for students to continue applying the concepts of generalist social work practice. This course provides an overview of the macro realm of social work practice, or generalist practice with large groups, organizations, and communities. Social work values and ethics in macro social work practice will be emphasized as well as advocacy on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed populations. This course is designed to introduce students to specific knowledge and skills useful to achieve change in organizational and community settings. These include basic administrative skills, community assessment, community organizing, strategic planning, and community development.
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SOCWK 541 - Foundation Field Practicum I
4 credit(s)
The foundation practicum is an intensive supervised field experience at a selected social work agency. This is the first of two semesters students spend in the field under the guidance of a University appointed field instructor and the Director of Field Education. This service/learning experience is supported by a regularly scheduled process seminar, which facilitates the integration of social work theory and practice. Students will be expected to spend a minimum of 15 hours each week for the entire fall and spring semesters in a specified human services agency for a total of 450 hours.
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SOCWK 542 - Foundation Field Practicum II
4 credit(s)
The foundation practicum is an intensive supervised field experience at a selected social work agency. This the second of two semesters students spend in the field under the guidance of a University appointed field instructor and the Director of Field Education. This service/learning experience is supported by a regularly scheduled process seminar, which facilitates the integration of social work theory and practice. Students will be expected to spend a minimum of 15 hours each week for the entire fall and spring semesters in a specified human services agency for a total of 450 hours.
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SOCWK 551 - Research Methods
3 credit(s)
Introduction to qualitative and quantitative social work research skills fundamental to the development and critical use of information relevant to social work practice decision-making and evaluation. Students will be prepared to understand and utilize research findings to inform and enhance their practice and to carry out their own evaluation and research. The course will cover all phases of the research process including the development of research questions, research design, data collection, and analysis. Ethical issues in research will also be emphasized and explored.
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SOCWK 561 - Influencing Social Policy
3 credit(s)
This course provides an examination of both the historical and contemporary context of social policies, programs, and legislation. It provides an analysis of various social welfare policies and the ways in which legislation is developed, enacted, and implemented in our society, including how policies have emerged in response to social problems at the local, national, and international levels. It explores and assesses existing policies and programs with particular emphasis on how they impact populations at risk. Social welfare policy will be investigated as a dimension of generalist social work practice and the course will include content related to human diversity, social and economic justice, and political advocacy as a means to achieving social and political change. U.S. social welfare policy will be examined in a global and human rights context.
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SOCWK 571 - Diversity Racism Oppression & Privilege
3 credit(s)
This course trains social work students to understand the concepts of privilege, oppression, and social justice in their work with all diverse populations. Students will have the opportunity to develop theoretical knowledge, skills, attitudes, and self-awareness needed to engage in social justice oriented practice at micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Striving for social justice is a goal and a process, requiring life-long commitment to learning and deep self-reflection. Students will examine personal values, beliefs, and behaviors that may pose limits to their ability to practice social work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds, particularly those who are disadvantaged or marginalized.
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SOCWK 600 - Advanced Standing Prep
1 credit(s)
Provides an overview, and clarifies expectations for the MSW coursework. Particularly valuable for students who have been away from a university setting a year or more, this course offers “refresher” material in research methods and writing skills requisite elements for success in graduate level social work education. Instructor’s consent required.
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SOCWK 611 - Latino Family and Culture
3 credit(s)
Designed to prepare students to practice social work with Latino individuals and families. It provides a survey of current family theory with application to Latino families. Content will cover Latino family celebrations, meal preparation and enjoyment, and artistic expression including literature, music, dance, and street art. In addition, it will allow students to explore a topic of interest with a specific group of Latinos.
Prerequisite(s): Must be in concentration year of the program.
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SOCWK 619 - Program Evaluation
3 credit(s)
Second class in a two-course sequence (SOCWK 551 and SOCWK 619), this course will evaluate the effectiveness of social work programs and interventions are key to effective practice. Students are introduced to program evaluation methods related to the conceptualization of programs/interventions, design, implementation, and analysis.
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SOCWK 625 - MSW Portfolio Seminar
3 credit(s)
The social work portfolio integrates students’ practice experience and knowledge gained through coursework, practicum, and research with the goals and learning objectives of the MSW program. The assignments for the portfolio course are intended to demonstrate the MSW student’s mastery of all social work competencies as defined by CSWE. Each student will compile a comprehensive portfolio that demonstrates the student’s integration of coursework and their field practicum experiences. The portfolio is the culminating assignment of the MSW Program and is required for graduation. The final assignment for this course requires the student to present their portfolio materials to a committee.
Offered: Offered every year.
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SOCWK 631 - Immersion in Latin American Cultures
3 credit(s)
Offers an immersion experience in a Latin American culture. Students will be exposed to various aspects of culture, such as language, traditions, and the social, economic, and political dimensions of Latino experience with a direct application to social work practice and human rights. This class may be offered either internationally or domestically. Whether local or abroad, students interact with Spanish-speaking families and community members. Students also learn about social services specific to the needs of the Latino community and participate in community service projects. Because world events can impact travel courses such as this, the specific location of travel will be announced during the spring semester and may change from year from year. Travel fees required. Open to all students.
Prerequisite(s): SOCWK 601 and SOCWK 611 .
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SOCWK 632 - Immersion in Global Cultures
3 credit(s)
Offers an immersion experience in a diverse global culture. Students will be exposed to various aspects of culture, such as language, traditions, and the social, economic, and political dimensions of global experience with a direct application to social work practice and human rights. This class may be offered either internationally or domestically. Whether local or abroad, students interact with non-English-speaking families and community members. Students also learn about social services specific to the needs of the global community and participate in community service projects. Because world events can impact travel courses such as this, the specific location of travel will be announced during the spring semester and may change from year from year. Travel fees required. Open to all students.
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SOCWK 633 - Play Therapy Counseling & Interventions
3 credit(s)
Focuses on the basic principles of play therapy practice including history, theory, and clinical application of expressive arts counseling with children, adolescents, and family systems. The major theories of play therapy integration for mental health will be utilized for understanding assessment and clinical applications of play therapy. Students will have the opportunity to work collaboratively for hands-on experiential learning.
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SOCWK 634 - Animal Assisted Human Health
3 credit(s)
Introduces human animal bond theory and develops policy practices of integrating animals as a therapeutic intervention into a variety of practice settings. Specific attention is paid to link violence and the ethics of animal assisted human health practice. This course reviews several animal species which participate in animal assisted human health, however, pays special attention to canine partners. Animal behavior is a central portion of the program.
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SOCWK 635 - Integrative Social Work With Refugees
3 credit(s)
Examines social work policy and clinical practice with refugees and other forcibly displaced persons across stages of persecution and displacement through culturally-informed and trauma-informed lenses. The course addresses international laws, social policies, psychosocial programming, and legal issues impacting this population and includes analysis of historical and contemporary responses to refugees. Collective global response strategies as well as individual, family, group, and community practice strategies will be discussed during the course. Students will gain knowledge and skills in macro and micro levels of social work practice and will participate in clinical practice sessions.
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SOCWK 636 - Practice With LGBTQ Folx
3 credit(s)
Social workers will practice with LGBTQ individuals and their loved ones throughout their careers. This class prepares students to develop cultural awareness and consideration for the diverse and intersectional lives of LGBTQ people, particularly within sociopolitical contexts that can impact their mental and physical health and safety. Seminar-style class discussions will critically examine health inequities and explore well being, recognizing disparities and marginalization along with resilience and
empowerment. Students will learn from readings, videos, case studies and role-playing. Learning outcomes will be assessed through class engagement, critical thinking questions, reflections and a therapeutic group session proposal for an LGBTQ population.
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SOCWK 643 - Advanced Field Practicum III
4 credit(s)
Building on the foundation field practicum, this is an intensive supervised field experience at a selected social work agency. It is the first of two semesters students spend in the field under the guidance of a University appointed field instructor and the Director of Field Education. This service/learning experience is supported by a regularly scheduled process seminar, which facilitates the integration of social work theory and practice. Students will be expected to spend a minimum of 15 hours each week for the entire fall and spring semesters in a specified human services agency for a total of 450 hours. Course includes fee to cover field supervision costs.
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SOCWK 644 - Advanced Field Practicum IV
4 credit(s)
Building on the foundation field practicum, this is an intensive supervised field experience at a selected social work agency. It is the second of two semesters students spend in the field under the guidance of a University appointed field instructor and the Director of Field Education. This service/learning experience is supported by a regularly scheduled process seminar, which facilitates the integration of social work theory and practice. Students will be expected to spend a minimum of 15 hours each week for the entire fall and spring semesters in a specified human services agency for a total of 450 hours.
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SOCWK 652 - Social Ecology of Wellness
3 credit(s)
Introduces students to a variety of remedies and resources available to clients in the pursuit of mental and physical wellness. Emphasis will be given to community and family resources, including elders and curanderos (healers).
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SOCWK 661 - Mental Health Diagnosis
3 credit(s)
An examination of the etiology and identification of adult mental disorders utilizing the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Focus is on psychological, genetic, and biochemical theories of mental illness; biopsychosocial stressors in symptom formation, assessment and treatment; cultural determinants in psychopathology; differential diagnosis; and drug therapies.
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SOCWK 671 - Adv Therapeutic Approaches Mental Health
3 credit(s)
An advanced course focusing on effective interventions with common adult psychosocial disorders. Prepares students at the advanced level to apply diagnostic, assessment, prevention, treatment, and intervention skills with individuals, families, and groups in clinical mental health and health settings. Intervention methods, drawn from current practice evaluation literature, encompass a contemporary eclectic model incorporating cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic and other relational thinking, practice wisdom, and empirical evidence in determining the most suitable intervention. Special attention is given to recognition of individual and demographic factors influencing clients, as well as their expectations and input concerning the selective invention.
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SOCWK 675 - Management & Leadership in Social Work
3 credit(s)
Introduces students to social work management and leadership theories to practice relevant skills. The course also serves as the MSW capstone project requirements.
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SOCWK 680 - Adv Practice in Integrated Healthcare
1.5 credit(s)
Introduces social work students to the direct practice of integrated behavioral health in primary care. Students will become knowledgeable of the roles of behavioral health providers working in primary care settings, theories and models of care, and cross-cultural issues. They will develop skills in engagement, assessment, intervention planning and implementation, and practice evaluation. Because the populations served in primary care settings span the spectrum of severity in both the physical and behavioral health dimensions, students will develop competencies in engaging and supporting patients across a range of health conditions.
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SOCWK 681 - Poverty Migration & Human Rights
3 credit(s)
Provides the conceptual and practical foundation for social workers to identify a multi-dimensional human rights approach to addressing issues of transnational Latin poverty and migration. We will explore global and national structures and how this contributes to the construction and reproduction of inequality. Through studying the experience of migration with a focus on the social construction of illegality, second-class citizenship, and identity formation, students will gain an understanding of historical processes of Latin American diaspora and the challenge for diverse groups of Latinos to adjust, integrate, resist, and adapt to the many forces that affect their lives in the United States.
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SOCWK 682 - Global Health & Preventive Practice
3 credit(s)
Global health and preventive practice course will focus on understanding critical theories, social determinants of health, the burden of disease, preventive healthcare practice, and other related topics in social medicine and epidemiology. Learning advancement in addressing these issues will be facilitated through evidence based preventive and intervention models. This course looks at global health and development from the paradigms of equity, social justice, bio-social perspective, ethical values, good governance, and interdisciplinary approach. Students will have an opportunity to work on their assignment on public health in the context of local to global health; it will include critical understanding the issues and incorporating the innovative prevention or intervention approaches to address specific health issues.
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SOCWK 684 - Grief and Loss
3 credit(s)
Explores the phenomena of grief and loss in social work practice. Students will discuss, reflect, and use critical thinking to gain an understanding into the theoretical underpinnings and practice implications regarding the nature of grief and loss as it relates to both clients and practitioners.
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SOCWK 685 - Beyond the Cycle of Violence
3 credit(s)
Attempts to understand the why and how of the various ways humans express violence. We will begin by analyzing Judith Herman’s comparison of war and gender violence, continue on to review the history of the women’s anti-violence movement as a framework to understand existing knowledge on interpersonal violence. The various forms this violence takes, ways of identifying a victim and survivor and, approaches to intervention will be discussed. Cultural dimensions of the expression of violence will be discussed. Techniques for healing the wounds of trauma will be practiced through participatory exercises. The course will conclude with a study of prevention strategies and ways to implement them.
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SOCWK 687 - Addictions, Society & Socwrk Practice
3 credit(s)
An introduction to the dynamics of addiction and related issues in society. It focuses on the problems associated with addictions and the interaction of multiple micro and macro systems that increase both risk and resilience with clients. This course will use a trauma-informed, ecosystems approach. The dimensions of diversity and the unique impact of age, class, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, immigration status, political ideology, race, religion, sex and sexual orientation are also considered.
Offered: Offered in Fall.
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SOCWK 688 - International Social Work
1.5 credit(s)
Designed to introduce students to international social work and the theories and perspectives that underpin current thinking and practice in international social work. Students will explore how historical, environmental, cultural, religious, political and economic factors impact social welfare policies and the delivery of human services in different regions of the world. Students will analyze alternative models for service intervention and review how social work practice is delivered in other countries and regions of the world.
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SOCWK 689 - Social Work Administration
1.5 credit(s)
Introduce students to the design, administration and management of social programs from a social work perspective. Content includes: principles and processes of development, administration, and management of non-profit organizations; history of social welfare administration and how this relates to the design of current programs; review of administration and how it relates to organizational and leadership theories, policy formulation, agency structure, staff organization, budgeting and evaluation of management practice.
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SOCWK 690 - Suicide in Marginalized Populations
3 credit(s)
Elective course that provides students with the foundational skills and knowledge required to provide social work services to people experiencing suicidal ideation, and those who have lost someone to suicide. Addresses the unique needs of populations that experience oppression and marginalization, including those who identify as Latinx, Native American, LGBTQ+, homeless, and other populations. Students will learn to screen, assess, and provide interventions to people experiencing suicidal thoughts or behaviors, and provide support to those who have lost a loved one to a suicide death.
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SOCWK 691 - Special Topics
1-4 credit(s)
Rotating topics in Social Work. See departent for details.
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SOCWK 692 - Practice with Older Adults
3 credit(s)
Designed to provide students with the specialized knowledge base necessary for advanced social work practice with older adults and their families. Students learn a variety of practice concepts, skills, models, and theories from a strengths perspective, to facilitate their gerontology social work practice. Focus is on social work practice with older ethnic and minority group members, women, and people who belong to other special population groups.
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SOCWK 693 - Social Work Practice with Trauma
3 credit(s)
Focuses on clinical social work practice with survivors of trauma. Students will learn about biological, psychological, and social effects of trauma, historical and recent trauma research, and leading trauma practice frameworks. Students will gain clinical knowledge and skills needed to conduct trauma-informed bio-psychosocial assessments, brief and ongoing treatment, crisis management, service referrals, and termination in both trauma-focused and generalist practice settings. Learning will be case-based, clinical skills development will be emphasized, and evidence-supported treatments will be presented. Through their assignments, students will have focused learning throughout the semester on one particular form of trauma.
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SOCWK 694 - School Social Work
3 credit(s)
Advanced analysis and assessment of social work practice in the school setting, including: educational issues, conceptual framework, policies, and service delivery systems. Special attention is paid to cultural diversity, special populations, parent-school collaboration, community liaison, referral systems, and change. It addresses evidence-informed and multi-level social work practice relative to national, state and local trends in education and examines school reform, truancy, homelessness, diversity, violence, student support and special education.
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SOCWK 695 - Independent Study
0-12 credit(s)
See department for details.
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SPAN 101 - Intro to Spanish Language & Culture
4 credit(s)
The beginning course is intended to give training in the basic patterns and structures of Spanish. Conversation and reading related to the cultures of Spanish-speaking areas. Classroom work is supplemented by laboratory practice.
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SPAN 102 - Intro to Spanish Language & Culture
4 credit(s)
A continuation of SPAN 101 . The beginning course is intended to give training in the basic patterns and structures of Spanish. Conversation and reading related to the cultures of Spanish- speaking areas. Classroom work is supplemented by laboratory practice.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 101 with a minimum grade of C- or placement.
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SPAN 195 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish
4 credit(s)
Focus on conversational skills, comprehension, Hispanic cultures, reading, and grammar.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 102 with a minimum grade of C- or placement.
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SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish
4 credit(s)
Continuation of SPAN 201 . Focus on conversational skills, comprehension, Hispanic cultures, reading, and grammar.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 201 with a minimum grade of C- or placement.
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SPAN 211 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers
4 credit(s)
This course is designed for students who are native speakers of Spanish but have not studied the language formally. In this course, students will learn accentuation, syllabification, grammatical terminology and sentence analysis through written exercises and readings related to the culture of the Spanish speaking communities in other countries and within the United States. Students may take SPAN 202 or SPAN 211, but may only earn credit for one of these courses.
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SPAN 215 - Spanish Conversation Laboratory
1 credit(s)
This course is designed as a conversation lab for students enrolled in SPAN 201 and SPAN 202 , although those who have completed SPAN 102 are eligible to enroll. The course provides additional opportunity to improve speaking and writing skills. Students will participate in weekly discussions and oral activities and produce presentations and written work in Spanish. Course taught entirely in Spanish. Pass/No Pass.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 102 .
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SPAN 222 - Travel Preparation: Spain
2 credit(s)
Prepares students for SPAN 226: Travel to Spain; however, non-travelers may enroll in this course. The course will introduce topics such as Spain’s history, politics, art, architecture, culture, and current events. Students will reflect on differences between Spanish culture and their own. Students will conduct research on topics related to our travel destinations and will give in-class presentations. This course is designed for students at the lntermediate-low level of ACTFL proficiency guidelines. The course will reinforce and improve students’ reading/writing/listening/speaking skills. This course will also review all pre-departure paperwork and procedures described in the Short-Term Study Abroad Handbook. Students in this course are likely, but not required, to enroll in the travel portion of this course.
Offered: Alternate years.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: International Perspectives; Diverse Perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 102 with a minimum grade of C- or placement.
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SPAN 226 - Travel: Spain
2 credit(s)
Travel to Spain and visit important cultural/historic sites. Students will attend cultural events (such as a bullfight, flamenco performance, soccer match, and zarzuela-Spanish opera), and will reflect on how their experiences relate to their own culture and research, readings, discussions, and presentations from the prep course. Students will synthesize the travel experience and academic preparation through journal writing and a final paper or electronic presentation (digital storytelling, vlog, audio blog, etc.). Course is designed for students at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language’s Intermediate-low level of proficiency.
Offered: Alternate years.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: International Perspectives.
Corequisite(s): SPAN 222
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SPAN 275 - Internship
1-4 credit(s)
See department for details. Internship contract required.
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SPAN 295 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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SPAN 301W - Composition and Conversation
4 credit(s)
Practice in conversational idiom through reading and discussion of contemporary short stories, periodical literature, and oral interviews. Extensive practice in composition with analysis and correction of students’ errors in the classroom. Taught in Spanish.
Offered: Offered annually.
Core Requirement(s): Counts as Core requirement: Writing n the Discipline.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 or SPAN 211 with a minimum grade of C- or placement.
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SPAN 303W - Introduction to Hispanic Literature
4 credit(s)
An introduction to the study of literature in Spanish through the genres from different periods and countries of the Hispanic world. Continued practice in composition with in-class student presentations. Taught in Spanish.
Offered: Offered annually.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities (2010-17 catalogs); Analyzing and Interpreting Texts, and Writing in the Discipline.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 or SPAN 211 with a minimum grade of C- or placement.
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SPAN 305 - Contemporary Spanish Poetry
4 credit(s)
Analysis of representative poems of the major contemporary poets of Spain and Latin America: Antonio Machado, Garcia Lorca, Juan Ramon Jimenez, Vicente Alexandre, Pablo Neruda, Cesar Vallejo, and others. Student reports on poems and authors not covered in the classroom. Taught in Spanish.
Offered: Offered intermittently.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 or SPAN 211 with a minimum grade of C- or placement.
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SPAN 310 - Contemporary Spanish Music and Cultures
4 credit(s)
Study and analysis of representative genres of popular music and their relationship to culture and literature in twentieth-century Spanish America and/or Spain: “Musica Folklorica,”“El bolero y la baladam,”“La cancion politica;” “musica Afro-hispana,”“Latin-Jazz,” “Rock en espanol” and others. Students will report on material not covered in the classroom.
Offered: Offered intermittently.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 or SPAN 211 with a minimum grade of C- or placement.
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SPAN 315W - Advanced Grammar and Composition
4 credit(s)
This course is designed to “fill in” the Spanish grammar and vocabulary gaps of the advanced/intermediate student. Course reviews the more difficult grammatical structures in Spanish while introducing advanced vocabulary, idioms and colloquialisms. Emphasizes vocabulary building, composition skills and comprehension of the wide range of Spanish found in literature, journalism, and everyday speech. Taught in Spanish.
Offered: Offered intermittently.
Core Requirement(s): Counts as Core requirement: Writing in the Discipline.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 or SPAN 211 with a minimum grade of C- or placement.
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SPAN 322 - Travel Preparation: Spain, Advanced
2 credit(s)
Prepares students for SPAN 326: Travel to Spain; however, non-travelers may enroll in this course. The course will introduce topics such as Spain’s history, politics, art, architecture, culture, and current events. Students will reflect on differences between Spanish culture and their own. Students will conduct research on topics related to our travel destinations and will give in-class presentations. This course is designed for students at the intermediate-mid level of ACTFL proficiency guidelines or higher. The course will reinforce and improve students’ reading/writing/listening/speaking skills. This course will also review all pre-departure paperwork and procedures described in the Short-Term Study Abroad Handbook.
Offered: Alternate years.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: International Perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 or SPAN 211 with a minimun grade of C- or placement.
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SPAN 324 - Spanish for Business
4 credit(s)
This course is designed for students with intermediate to advanced Spanish skills and will focus on the use of the Spanish language in the context of business. Students will review grammatical concepts, develop oral and written communication skills focusing on the use of Spanish in practical business situations and business related places. Furthermore, students will acquire business related terminology and cultural protocol within the Spanish-speaking business environment in the United States, Latin America and Spain. This course includes readings and lectures that address the economies of Latin America and Spain, including sustainability in business practices that reflect commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Offered: Every other year.
Core Requirement(s): Coures meets International Perspectives and Diverse Perspectives Cornerstone Requirements
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 with a minimum grade of C- or equivalent.
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SPAN 325 - Mexican-American Cultural Exploration
4 credit(s)
This course offers students studying Spanish a chance to improve their linguistic abilities and their understanding of the cultures of Mexico and Mexican-Americans through direct contact with local native Spanish speakers. In addition to meeting as a class 3 hours/week to discuss readings on the socio-economic, political and health situations of Spanish speakers living in the US, students conduct 30 hours of service learning in local organizations that provide services exclusively or predominantly to Latinos. Taught in Spanish.
Offered: Offered annually.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Civic Engagement and Diverse Perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 or SPAN 211 with a minimum grade of C- or placement.
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SPAN 326 - Travel: Spain, Advanced
2 credit(s)
We will travel to Spain and visit important cultural/historic sites. Students will attend cultural events (such as a bullfight, flamenco performance, soccer match, and zarzuela-Spanish opera), and will reflect on how their experiences relate to their own culture and research, readings, discussions, and presentations from the prep course. Students will synthesize the travel experience and academic preparation through journal writing and a final paper or electronic presentation (digital storytelling, vlog, audioblog, etc.). Course is designed for students at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language’s Intermediate-mid level of proficiency or higher.
Offered: Alternate years.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: International Perspectives.
Corequisite(s): SPAN 322
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SPAN 395 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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SPAN 403 - Film: Spanish-Speaking World
4 credit(s)
This class will be a survey of Spanish language film, with emphasis on contemporary productions. While the focus of the course may vary, the principal objective is for the student to develop a broad understanding of central issues and movements within Spanish language film. The course will expose the student to a variety of different genres, directors, and countries. We will study the films within their sociopolitical, historic, and/or filmic contexts and will analyze how context is reflected within film as a cultural production.
Offered: Offered intermittently.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.
Prerequisite(s): One 300-level SPAN course with a minimum grade of B-. Recommended: Study Abroad or high fluency in Spanish.
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SPAN 405 - Survey of Spanish American Lit & Culture
4 credit(s)
A study of the major works and literary movements of Spanish America. Taught in Spanish.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities (2010-17 catalogs); Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.
Prerequisite(s): one 300-level SPAN course with a minimum grade of C-. Recommended: Study Abroad or high fluency in Spanish.
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