May 20, 2024  
2022-2023 Academic Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Introduction

This section of the catalog offers an alphabetical listing of undergraduate and graduate courses offered at Georgia Southern University, along with the college in which that course is taught. Undergraduate courses, in general, begin with a 1, 2, 3, or 4. Courses numbered “5000” are also undergraduate courses. Graduate courses, in general, begin with a 6, 7, 8, or 9. Courses numbered “5000” followed by a “G” are also graduate courses. (See “Course Numbering” below). Prerequisites, co-requisites, and cross listings are noted at the end of each description.

Course Numbering System

In general, the first digit of the course corresponds to the level of the class.

1 Freshman
2 Sophomore
3 Junior
4 Senior
5 Dual Undergraduate/Graduate
6 Lower Division Graduate
7-8 Upper Division Graduate
9 Doctoral Level Graduate

A 5000 course number followed by a “G” indicates a Graduate course. 

The fourth digit indicates the sequence of the course.

College Abbreviations

CAH College of Arts and Humanities
CBSS College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
COB Parker College of Business
COE College of Education
CEC Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing
CHP Waters College of Health Professions
COPH Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
COSM College of Science and Mathematics
VPAA Office of Vice President for Academic Affairs
Interdisciplinary Courses offered by more than one department and/or college

 

 

SOCI Sociology

  
  • SOCI 4900 - Directed Individual Research (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
    Directed research on a pre-approved topic in a field of special interest, taken under supervision of a faculty member.

    Prerequisite(s): Department approval.
  
  • SOCI 5094 - Selected Topics in Sociology (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Various topics.

    Cross Listing(s): SOCI 5094G  
    Is Course Repeatable: Yes
  
  • SOCI 5094G - Selected Topics in Sociology (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Various topics.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate students will be given an extra assignment determined by the instructor that undergraduates will not be required to do.
    Cross Listing(s): SOCI 5094  
    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
    Is Course Repeatable: Yes
  
  • SOCI 6135 - Aging (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Examines the impact of an aging population upon society and the effects of the socially defined experience of aging upon the individual. Special attention is given to economic factors, retirement, life-style options, health, death, and widowhood.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 6136 - Death and Dying (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Examines sociocultural dimensions of death, dying, bereavement, grief, and mourning, including cross-cultural comparisons and social patterns in historical perspective.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 6139 - Sociology of Health Care (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Analyzes health and illness from a sociological perspective. Attention will be given to health care institutions, roles, beliefs, and practices as well as newly emerging roles.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 6235 - Race and Ethnicity (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    A survey of the major concepts and theories in the study of racial and ethnic relations in the United States. The situations and experiences of various racial and ethnic groups are considered.

  
  • SOCI 6434 - Research Design & Method (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Study of the role of theory, research design, sampling, measurement and instrumentation, data collection, and ethical related to sociological research.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 6435 - Soc. Quantitative Analysis (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Study of the techniques and statistics necessary to design and interpret quantitative sociological research.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 6436 - Qualitative Research Methods (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Analysis and practice of qualitative methodology in sociology. Includes participant observation, interviews, case studies, content analysis and other innovative techniques.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 6631 - Seminar in Self and Society (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Examination of social psychological theory and research with emphasis upon the sociological perspective. Both structural and symbolic interactionist theories are explored.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 6632 - Seminar in Social Change (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Examines sociological approaches to and theories of change and analyzes causes and consequences of long-term structural transformation.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 6633 - Seminar in Social Stratification (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Examines several different approaches, methods, and data sources from the research specialty area of inequality. Introduces student to themes that are used to organize and differentiate theories of social stratification. Some familiarity with quantitative methods and empirical research will be prerequisites to successful performance in the course.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 6634 - Seminar in Social Organization (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Examination of theories of social organization and their application at both the micro and macro levels of analysis in groups, organizations, and societies.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 6635 - Sociology of Gender (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Examines the social construction of gender and gender inequality in society.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 6637 - Social Theory (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Examines the role of theory in the scientific endeavor and explores a number of theoretical perspectives, including structural functionalism, conflict, feminist, exchange, rational choice, symbolic interaction, and the current debates over modernity and postmodernity.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 6638 - Proseminar in Social Science (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Introduces students to the foundations and controversies in social scientific research.

    Cross Listing(s): ANTH 6638 , POLS 6638 .
    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 7091 - Selected Topics in Sociology (1-3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 1-3 Lab Hours: 0
    In-depth examination of selected topics of contemporary interest and relevance to Sociology. Topics will vary and course may be repeated as topics change.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 7100 - Critic Think & Meth of App Res (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Examines concepts and methods used in social science research with particular emphasis on the philosophy of science; presuppositions; aims and history of procedures and methods; research techniques; sources; bibliography and presentation and publication of investigative results.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 7433 - Program Evaluation (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Explores what it means to live in a society in which accountability is a thematic issue and policy and program benefits which accrue from well-designed evaluations, and proposals. Evaluation research and grant development issues, including basic design and use considerations are discussed.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 7434 - Quantitative Research Design (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Study of the role of theory, research design, sampling, measurement and instrumentation, data collection, and ethical issues related to social scientific research.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 7435 - Seminar on the Rural South (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Examines the lifeways, traditions, and social organization of rural society in the American South. Uses the dynamics of class, race and gender to understand the social structure and legacies of rural southern communities.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 7436 - Qualitative Research Design (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Analysis and practice of qualitative methodology in social science. Topics may include participant observation, ethnographic methods, interviews, case studies, content analysis, archival research and other innovative techniques.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 7437 - Statistics for Social Science (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Study of the techniques and statistics necessary to design and interpret quantitative social scientific research.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 7638 - Social Theory (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    This course examines the role of theory in the scientific endeavor and explores a number of theoretical perspectives, including structural functionalism, conflict, feminist, exchange, rational choice, symbolic interaction, and the current debates over modernity and postmodernity.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 7790 - Practicum (1-9 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
    Designed as an educational placement to give graduate students a practical experience in a vocationally-appropriate setting.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 7891 - Independent Study in Sociology (1-3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
    Independent examination of graduate course topics offered in the sociology curriculum of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology following guidelines of the College of Graduate Studies.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 7892 - Directed Research in Sociology (1-3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 1-3 Lab Hours: 0
    Participation in an independent or group research project. More than three hours of credit for directed research may be earned, but only three hours may be applied to the completion of minimum hours required for the M.A. in Social Science degree.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 7990 - Applied Monograph (1-6 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 1-6 Lab Hours: 0
    A document of thesis quality and rigor which presents research and systematic observations from a practicum or field internship experience of no less than one semester. As a substitute for the traditional thesis, this option must be approved by the sociology graduate faculty of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 7999 - Thesis (1-6 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
    Research thesis.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 8891 - Independent Study in Sociology (1-3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 1-3 Lab Hours: 0
    Independent examination of graduate course topic offered in the sociology curriculum of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology following guidelines of the College of Graduate Studies. Designed for graduate students beyond the master’s level.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SOCI 8892 - Directed Research in Sociology (1-3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 1-3 Lab Hours: 0
    Participation in an independent or group research project. Designed for students participating in programs of study beyond the master’s level.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students

SONO Sonography

  
  • SONO 3001 - Sonographic Principles, Theory, and Physics I (6 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 6 Lab Hours: 0
    This course is the introduction to sonography specialties, sonographic instrumentation, propagation principles and interactions, the theoretical concepts and scanning techniques of adult and pediatric abdominal, gynecological, and obstetrical content and exam procedures, and the standards and practices related to diagnostic medical sonography.

  
  • SONO 3001L - Sono Prin, Theory, & Phy I Lab (0 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 2
  
  • SONO 3002 - Sonographic Principles, Theory, and Physics II (5 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0
    This course is a continuation of Sonographic Principles, Theory, and Physics I. It includes advanced topics to sonographic instrumentation, propagation principles and interactions. It also includes concepts and intermediate scanning techniques pertaining to invasive procedures, the adult and pediatric abdomen, small parts, obstetrics and gynecology.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SONO 3001 .
    Corequisite(s): RDSC 3002 .
  
  • SONO 3002L - Sono Prin, Theo, & Phys II Lab (0 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 3
  
  • SONO 3003 - Sonographic Principles, Theory, and Physics III (6 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 6
    This course is continuation of Sonographic Principles, Theory, and Physics II to include advanced concepts related to scanning techniques, invasive procedures, the adult and pediatric abdomen, small parts, obstetrics and gynecology and other sonography specialties.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SONO 3002 .
  
  • SONO 3100 - Introduction to Sonography Clinical Education (1 Credit Hour)


    Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 1-18
    Overview of the clinical setting, administrative structures, legal/compliance requirements, and required documentation.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SONO 3001 .
    Corequisite(s): SONO 3002 .
  
  • SONO 4101 - Sonography Clinical Education I (6 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0-18
    Supervised clinical practice in performing Sonographic procedures.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SONO 3100  and DDTS 3001 .
  
  • SONO 4102 - Sonography Clinical Education II (6 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0-18
    Supervised clinical practice in performing Sonographic procedures. a minimum grade of “C” in SONO 4101 .

  
  • SONO 4103 - Sonography Clinical Education III (6 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0-18
    Supervised clinical practice in performing Sonographic procedures.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SONO 4102 .
  
  • SONO 4200 - Sonography Synthesis (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 5
    A capstone course to include advanced concepts related to scanning techniques, invasive procedures, the adult and pediatric abdomen, small parts, obstetrics and gynecology and other sonography specialties.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SONO 3003  and SONO 4102 .

SPAN Spanish

  
  • SPAN 1001 - Elementary Spanish I (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Introduction to listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish and to the culture of Spanish-speaking regions.

  
  • SPAN 1002 - Elementary Spanish II (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Continued listening, speaking, reading and writing, in Spanish with further study of the culture of Spanish- speaking regions.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 1001 .
  
  • SPAN 1060 - Accelerated Elementary Spanish (6 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 6 Lab Hours: 0
    An accelerated introduction to listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish and to the culture of Spanish- speaking regions. Completes the elementary levels of Spanish in one semester.

  
  • SPAN 2001 - Intermediate Spanish I (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Building upon communication skills (understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Spanish) and cultural understanding, developed at the elementary level.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 1002  or SPAN 1060  or at least two years of high school Spanish with a minimum grade of “B”.
  
  • SPAN 2002 - Intermediate Spanish II (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Continued building upon proficiency skills (speaking, writing, listening, and reading) and cultural understanding. Focus on development of the ability to create with the language, to resolve simple situations, and to ask and answer questions. After completing this course, successful students should be prepared to function minimally in a Spanish-speaking environment and to take SPAN upper-division courses.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 2001 .
  
  • SPAN 2050 - Spanish for Health Care Sys (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Skills to communicate with Spanish-speaking patients in a wide variety of clinical situations.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 2001 .
  
  • SPAN 2060 - Accelerated Intermediate Spanish (6 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 6 Lab Hours: 0
    Accelerated intermediate Spanish with continued work on listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish and the culture of Spanish-speaking regions. Completes the intermediate levels of Spanish in one semester.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 1002  or SPAN 1060 .
  
  • SPAN 3030 - Selected Topics in Spanish (1-3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 1-3 Lab Hours: 0
    Selected topics in Spanish.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 2002  or SPAN 2060  or any upper-division SPAN course.
  
  • SPAN 3031 - Spanish Conversation (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Conversational Spanish to develop greater oral proficiency and awareness of Hispanic culture. Review of grammar and syntax through guided essays.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 2002 .
  
  • SPAN 3130 - Applied Speaking Skills I (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    This course provides practice in listening, speaking, writing, and reading skills with emphasis on oral communication at the intermediate level of proficiency, based on the ACTFL guidelines. Focus is placed on the development of narration, description, summary, comparison, and explanation in all major time frames within specific communicative contexts in paragraph-length discourse.

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s):A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 2002  or SPAN 2060  or any upper-division SPAN course.
  
  • SPAN 3131 - Critical Reading and Writing I (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    This course provides practice in writing, reading, and oral skills with emphasis on reading comprehension and written communication at the intermediate level of proficiency, based on the ACTFL guidelines. Focus is placed on the development of narration, description, summary, comparison, and explanation in all major time frames within specific communicative contexts in paragraph-length discourse.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 2002  or SPAN 2060  or any upper-division SPAN course.
  
  • SPAN 3132 - Spanish Phonetics and Phonology (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    A detailed analysis both in theory and in practice of Spanish speech patterns, vowels, consonants, and intonation.

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s):A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 2002  or SPAN 2060  or any upper-division SPAN course.
  
  • SPAN 3195 - Studies Abroad: Language (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    A course in oral and written communications in Spanish using materials and resources available in the foreign country.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 2002  or SPAN 2060 .
  
  • SPAN 3295 - Studies Abroad: Literature (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    The study of selected works of literature in Spanish which are appropriate for building on language skills or which are related thematically to the country or culture visited.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 2002  or SPAN 2060 .
  
  • SPAN 3335 - Conversation, Composition, Culture: South America (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Focuses on improving linguistic and cultural proficiency within the context of Spanish American cultural content. Course content varies; may include film, music, art, literature, history, etc. Emphasis will be placed on helping students achieve consistency with paragraph formation, narration, detailed description, and resolving a situation with a complication. The linguistic goal of the course is to help students approach the point at which they can communicate at ease with a native speaker of Spanish who is unaccustomed to speaking with non-Spanish speakers.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 2002  or SPAN 2060  or any upper-division SPAN course.
  
  • SPAN 3336 - Conversation, Composition, Culture: Mexico and Central America (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Focuses on improving linguistic and cultural proficiency within the context of Mexican cultural content. Course content varies; may include film, music, art, literature, history, etc. Emphasis will be placed on helping students achieve consistency with paragraph formation, narration, detailed description, and resolving a situation with a complication. The linguistic goal of the course is to help students approach the point at which they can communicate at ease with a native speaker of Spanish who is unaccustomed to speaking with non-Spanish speakers.

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s):A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 2002  or SPAN 2060  or any upper-division SPAN course.
  
  • SPAN 3337 - Conversation, Composition, Culture: The Caribbean (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Focuses on improving linguistic and cultural proficiency within the context of Caribbean cultural content. Course content varies; may include film, music, art, literature, history, etc. Emphasis will be placed on helping students achieve consistency with paragraph formation, narration, detailed description, and resolving a situation with a complication. The linguistic goal of the course is to help students approach the point at which they can communicate at ease with a native speaker of Spanish who is unaccustomed to speaking with non-Spanish speakers.

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s):A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 2002  or SPAN 2060  or any upper-division SPAN course.
  
  • SPAN 3338 - Conversation, Composition, Culture: Spain (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Focuses on improving linguistic and cultural proficiency within the context of Peninsular cultural content (Spain). Course content varies; may include film, music, art, literature, history, etc. Emphasis will be placed on helping students achieve consistency with paragraph formation, narration, detailed description, and resolving a situation with a complication. The linguistic goal of the course is to help students approach the point at which they can communicate at ease with a native speaker of Spanish who is unaccustomed to speaking with non-Spanish speakers.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 2002  or SPAN 2060  or any upper-division SPAN course.
  
  • SPAN 3339 - Conversation, Composition, Culture: Latino USA (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Focuses on improving linguistic and cultural proficiency within the context of US Latino cultural content. Course content varies; may include film, music, art, literature, history, etc. Emphasis will be placed on helping students achieve consistency with paragraph formation, narration, detailed description, and resolving a situation with a complication. The linguistic goal of the course is to help students approach the point at which they can communicate at ease with a native speaker of Spanish who is unaccustomed to speaking with non-Spanish speakers.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 2002  or SPAN 2060  or any upper-division SPAN course.
  
  • SPAN 3395 - Studies Abroad: Culture (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Students become familiar with the culture of the country in which they are staying by examining selected historical, geographical, and artistic features and discussing aspects of the lifestyles of the country.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 2002  or SPAN 2060 .
  
  • SPAN 3530 - Introduction to Spanish for Professional Communication (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    This course incorporates authentic cultural materials and situational practice as students explore a wide range of intermediate-level Spanish content and discourse related to professions.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 2002  or SPAN 2060  or any upper-division SPAN course.
  
  • SPAN 4030 - Special Topics (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Hispanic literature: subject announced when course offered. Thematic studies such as the picaresque and the anti-hero.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 3131  and SPAN 3132 .
    Is Course Repeatable: May be repeated for additional credit when topics change.
  
  • SPAN 4050 - Advanced Spanish for Heath Care Professionals (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Skills and techniques needed to work as a translator/ interpreter in the health care field, with an introduction to the variety of careers available to bilingual health care professionals.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 3131  and SPAN 3132 .
  
  • SPAN 4095 - Study Abroad Selected Topics (1-12 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 1-12 Lab Hours: 0
    Selected topics for Independent Study Abroad in Spanish-speaking countries.

    Prerequisite(s): Departmental approval.
  
  • SPAN 4130 - Applied Speaking Skills II (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    This course builds on listening, speaking, writing, and reading skills with an emphasis on oral communication at the advanced level of proficiency, based on the ACTFL guidelines. Students will focus on speaking and the acquisition of advanced grammatical concepts appropriate for more complex communicative tasks, including stating and supporting opinions, hypothesizing, and speaking in the abstract in linked-paragraph discourse.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 3131  and SPAN 3132 .
  
  • SPAN 4131 - Critical Reading & Writing II (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    This course builds on writing, reading, and oral skills with emphasis on reading comprehension and written communication at the advanced level of proficiency, based on the ACTFL guidelines. Students will focus on the acquisition of advanced grammatical concepts appropriate for the production and comprehension of more complex texts. This course targets communicative tasks such as stating and supporting opinions, hypothesizing, and writing in the abstract, all in linked-paragraph discourse.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 3131  & SPAN 3132 .
  
  • SPAN 4132 - Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    What is language? How do languages function? How is human language different from other communication systems? Focusing on Spanish, this course also explores language acquisition, language contact and bilingualism.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 3131  & SPAN 3132 .
  
  • SPAN 4195 - Studies Abroad: Advanced Language (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    The practice of Spanish language and study of the supporting grammatical structures using materials and resources available in the foreign country.

    Prerequisite(s): Departmental approval.
  
  • SPAN 4200 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Introduction to literary and cultural texts in Spanish: to their production, interpretation, and signification. Selected works may include examples of poetry, narrative, drama, essay, and film. Students will study and practice the basics of textual analysis while they continue to work on the ability to narrate, describe, and explain in all time frames.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 3131  and SPAN 3132 .
  
  • SPAN 4231 - Spanish American Life, Literature, and Thought (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    An exploration of the life, literature, and thought of Spanish America, with focus on building advanced-level proficiency in writing, listening, reading, and speaking.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 3131  and SPAN 3132 .
  
  • SPAN 4233 - Peninsular Life, Literature, and Thought (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    An exploration of the life, literature, and thought of Spain, with focus on building advanced-level proficiency in writing, listening, reading, and speaking.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 3131  and SPAN 3132 .
  
  • SPAN 4295 - Studies Abroad: Advanced Literature (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    An intensive study of literary works thematically related to the country or culture visited by the student.

    Prerequisite(s): Departmental approval.
  
  • SPAN 4395 - Studies Abroad: Advanced Civilization (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    A study at the advanced level of the land, culture, civilization, monuments, and artistic achievements of the country in which the student is studying.

    Prerequisite(s): Departmental approval.
  
  • SPAN 4530 - Advanced Spanish for Professional Communication (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    This course incorporates authentic cultural materials and situational practice as students explore a wide-range of advanced- level Spanish content and discourse related to professions.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 3131  and SPAN 3132 .
  
  • SPAN 4532 - Foundations of Translation (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    This course is an introduction to the field of translation. It focuses on comparative study of characteristic modes of expression and introduction to the theoretical aspects and practical techniques of translation, using documents from a variety of sources.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 3131  and SPAN 3132 .
  
  • SPAN 4890 - Directed Study in Spanish (1-3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
    Concentrated study of a topic in Spanish literature, culture, society, thought or language.

    Prerequisite(s): Departmental approval.
    Is Course Repeatable: May be repeated for credit provided a new topic is studied.
  
  • SPAN 5030 - Selected Topics in Spanish (1-3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 1-3 Lab Hours: 0
    Selected topics in Spanish.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 3131  and SPAN 3132 .
    Cross Listing(s): SPAN 5030G .
  
  • SPAN 5030G - Selected Topics in Spanish (1-3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 1-3 Lab Hours: 0
    Selected topics in Spanish. Graduate students will be assigned extra work that undergraduates will not be required to do.

    Prerequisite(s): Permission to take graduate-level coursework.
    Cross Listing(s): SPAN 5030 .
    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SPAN 5090 - Selected Topics in Spanish (1-3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 1-3 Lab Hours: 0
    Selected Topics.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 3131  and SPAN 3132 .
    Cross Listing(s): SPAN 5090G .
  
  • SPAN 5090G - Selected Topics in Spanish (1-3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 1-3 Lab Hours: 0
    Selected Topics.

    Prerequisite(s): Permission to take graduate-level coursework.
    Cross Listing(s): SPAN 5090 .
    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SPAN 5230 - Studies in Hispanic History (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Practice of superior-level Spanish-proficiency skills through the examination of the history of the Spanish-speaking world.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 3131  and SPAN 3132 .
    Cross Listing(s): SPAN 5230G .
    Is Course Repeatable: Course repeatable for credit with advisor approval.
  
  • SPAN 5230G - Studies in Hispanic History (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Practice of Superior-level Spanish-proficiency skills through the examination of the history of the Spanish-speaking world. Graduate students must produce an extra paper/project, give an extra conference-length presentation, and conduct extra research that is not required of the undergraduate students.

    Prerequisite(s): Permission to take graduate-level coursework.
    Cross Listing(s): SPAN 5230 .
    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
    Is Course Repeatable: Course repeatable for credit with advisor approval.
  
  • SPAN 5232 - Studies in Hispanic Societies (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Practice of superior-level Spanish-proficiency skills through the examination of the societies of the Spanish-speaking world, with particular focus on the various minority groups.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 3131  and SPAN 3132 .
    Cross Listing(s): SPAN 5232G .
    Is Course Repeatable: Course repeatable for credit with advisor approval.
  
  • SPAN 5232G - Studies in Hispanic Societies (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Practice of Superior-level Spanish-proficiency skills through the examination of the societies of the Spanish-speaking world, with particular focus on the various minority groups. Graduate students must produce an extra paper/project, give an extra conference-length presentation, and conduct extra research that is not required of the undergraduate students.

    Prerequisite(s): Permission to take graduate-level coursework.
    Cross Listing(s): SPAN 5232 .
    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
    Is Course Repeatable: Course repeatable for credit with advisor approval.
  
  • SPAN 5234 - Studies in Hispanic Literature (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Practice of superior-level Spanish-proficiency skills through the examination of the literatures of the Spanish-speaking world. Situated Works in their cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts using appropriate critical methodologies.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 3131  and SPAN 3132 .
    Cross Listing(s): SPAN 5234G .
    Is Course Repeatable: Course repeatable for credit with advisor approval.
  
  • SPAN 5234G - Studies in Hispanic Literature (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Practice of Superior-level Spanish-proficiency skills through the examination of the literatures of the Spanish-speaking world. Situates works in their cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts using appropriate critical methodologies.

    Prerequisite(s): Permission to take graduate-level coursework.
    Cross Listing(s): SPAN 5234 .
    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
    Is Course Repeatable: Course repeatable for credit with advisor approval.
  
  • SPAN 5331 - Latinos in the U. S. (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    This course is designed to familiarize students with significant cultural, historical, and social contributions of Latinos in the United States. Emphasis will be placed on the diversity within the Latino community and the contributions of Latino literature.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 3131  and SPAN 3132 .
    Cross Listing(s): SPAN 5331G .
  
  • SPAN 5331G - Latinos in the U.S. (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    This course is designed to familiarize students with significant cultural, historical, and social contributions of Latinos in the United States. Emphasis will be placed on the diversity within the Latino community and the contributions of Latino literature. Graduate students will be assigned extra work that undergraduates will not be required to do.

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s):Permission to take graduate-level coursework.
    Cross Listing(s): SPAN 5331 .
    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SPAN 5332 - Studies in Hispanic Film (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 1-2 Lab Hours: 0
    Practice of Superior-level Spanish-proficiency skills through study of the films of the Spanish-speaking world. Situates works in their cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts using appropriate critical methodologies.

    Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SPAN 3131  and SPAN 3132 .
    Cross Listing(s): SPAN 5332G .
    Is Course Repeatable: Course repeatable for credit with advisor approval.
  
  • SPAN 5332G - Studies in Hispanic Film (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Practice of Superior-level Spanish-proficiency skills through study of the films of the Spanish-speaking world. Situates works in their cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts using appropriate critical methodologies. Graduate students must produce an extra paper/project, give an extra conference-length presentation, and conduct extra research that is not required of the undergraduate students.

    Prerequisite(s): Permission to take graduate-level coursework.
    Cross Listing(s): SPAN 5332 .
    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
    Is Course Repeatable: Course repeatable for credit with advisor approval.
  
  • SPAN 5442 - Content and Methods Spanish Education (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2
    Methods, contents, and materials focusing on the teaching of foreign languages for P-12. Directed field experience involved with opportunity for presentation of instructional models in the classroom.

    Cross Listing(s): SPAN 5442G .
  
  • SPAN 5442G - Content & Methods Span Ed (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2
    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SPAN 6132 - Hispanic Linguistics (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    This course explores Spanish linguistics and establishes the basis for future application of linguistic principles. The course begins with an exploration of the sound system of Spanish and its theoretical representation. Building on this, the discussion continues with topics in Spanish morphology such as word formation and verbal inflection. This is followed by issues in syntax and semantics that are analyzed both in isolation and in terms of their relationship to each other. The goal of this course is to provide students with a level of knowledge that enables them to make connections between the structure of Spanish and relevant issues in contemporary Hispanic linguistics, such as language variation, bilingualism, and Spanish in the United States.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SPAN 6230 - Early Modern Hispanic Studies (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Practice of Superior-level Spanish-proficiency skills through detailed analysis of the Spanish-speaking world prior to the disintegration of the Spanish Empire. Situates content studied in its cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts using appropriate critical methodologies.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
    Is Course Repeatable: Course repeatable for credit with advisor approval.
  
  • SPAN 6231 - 18th- and 19th-Century Hispanic Studies (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Practice of Superior-level Spanish-proficiency skills through detailed analysis of the Spanish-speaking world of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Situates content studied in its cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts using appropriate critical methodologies.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
    Is Course Repeatable: Course repeatable for credit with advisor approval.
  
  • SPAN 6237 - 20th- and 21st-Century Hispanic Studies (3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
    Practice of Superior-level Spanish-proficiency skills through detailed analysis of the Spanish-speaking world of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Situates content studied in its cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts using appropriate critical methodologies.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
    Is Course Repeatable: Course repeatable for credit with advisor approval.
  
  • SPAN 7090 - Selected Topics in Spanish (1-3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 1-3 Lab Hours: 0
    Selected Topics in Spanish.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
  
  • SPAN 7091 - Seminar in Spanish (1-3 Credit Hours)


    Lecture Hours: 1-3 Lab Hours: 0
    Seminar in Spanish.

    Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
 

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