School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA)

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School of Natural Sciences

SPEA E162 Environment and People (3 cr.) P: Sophomore, junior, or senior standing. An interdisciplinary examination of the problems of population, pollution, and natural resources and their implications for society. Not open to students who have had BIOL L350 or BIOL L473. Does not fulfill divisional distribution. Fall Sem., Spring Sem., Summer.

SPEA E400 Natural History of Coral Reefs (BIOL L341, GEOL G341) (3 cr.) P: A 100-level biology course. Introduction to principles of biology, ecology, and geology as applied to coral reef ecosystems.

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SPEA J101 The American Criminal Justice System (3 cr.) Introduction to the criminal justice system of the United States and its function in contemporary society.

SPEA J201 Theoretical Foundations of Criminal Justice Policies (3 cr.) This course examines the impact of sociological, biological, and economic theories of crime and the practice of criminal justice. Focus is upon the nature and importance of theory, context of theoretical developments, methods for the critical analysis of theoretical developments, and policy implications of the varying perspectives considered.

SPEA J202 Criminal Justice Data, Methods, and Resources (3 cr.) P: SPEA J101. This course examines basic concepts of criminal justice. Students become familiar with research techniques necessary for systematic analysis of the criminal justice system, offender behavior, crime trends, and program effectiveness. Students will learn to critically evaluate existing research. Students will become familiar with existing sources of criminal justice data and will learn to assess the quality of that data.

SPEA J301 Substantive Criminal Law (3 cr.) The development, limitations, and application of substantive criminal law utilizing the case study method.

SPEA J302 Procedural Criminal Law (3 cr.) P: SPEA 3101. Criminal law application and procedure from the initiation of police activity through the correctional process, utilizing the case-study method.

SPEA J303 Evidence (3 cr.) P: SPEA J101. The rules of law governing proof at trial of disputed issues of fact; burden of proof presumptions and judicial notice; examination, impeachment, competency, and privileges of witnesses; hearsay rule and exceptions—all related as nearly as possible to criminal, as opposed to civil, process.

SPEA J304 Correctional Law (3 cr.) P: SPEA J101. Legal problems from conviction to release: pre-sentence investigations, sentencing, probation and parole, incarceration, loss and restoration of civil rights.

SPEA J305 The Juvenile Justice System (3 cr.) Current developments in the legal, administrative, and operational aspects of the juvenile justice system.

SPEA J306 The Criminal Courts (3 cr.) P: SPEA J101. R: SPEA J201 and J202. This course examines the characteristics and operations of criminal trial courts. The course will focus on how defendants are processed through trial courts, the roles of various participants, and the potential for reform.

SPEA J310 Introduction to Administrative Processes (3 cr.) P: SPEA J101. Introduction to principles of management and systems theory for the administration and criminal justice agencies. Credit not given for both SPEA J310 and V270.

SPEA J321 Introduction to American Law Enforcement (3 cr.) A broadly based study of the operations and interrelationships of the American policy system, including discussion of the limitations of the policy function, interjurisdictional matters, and intra-agency processes.

SPEA J331 Introduction to Corrections (3 cr.) A survey of contemporary correctional systems, including analysis of federal, state, and local corrections, adult and juvenile facilities and programs, probation and parole.

SPEA J380 Internship in Criminal Justice (1-6 cr.) P: Permission of instructor. Open to interested students who qualify upon approval of the faculty. Students may be placed with various criminal justice agencies for assignment to a defined task relevant to their educational interests. Tasks may involve staff work or research. Full-time participants may earn up to 6 credit hours. May be repeated for credit. Course is graded S/F. (Satisfactory/Fail).

SPEA J401 Criminal Law and Procedure (3 cr.) P:SPEA J101. The development, limitations, and applicability of criminal law and procedure under the Constitution of the United States. Not open to students with credit for SPEA J301.

SPEA J433 Institutional Corrections (3 cr.) P: SPEA J101. The history and development of the jail, penitentiary, prison, and reformatory. Analysis and evaluation of contemporary imprisonment.

SPEA J439 Crime and Public Policy (3 cr.) P: SPEA J101. A detailed examination of the major efforts designed to control or reduce crime. A review of existing knowledge is followed by an investigation of current crime control theories, proposals, and programs.

SPEA J440 Corrections in the Community (3 cr.) P:SPEA J101. A detailed analysis of correctional alternatives to incarceration that focus on the reintegration of the offender while remaining in the community. Because of their extensive use, considerable attention is given to probation and parole. Other topics include diversion, community residential programs, restitution, hallway homes, and home detention.

SPEA J460 Police in the Community (3 cr.) P: SPEA J101. In-depth examination of crime as an urban policy problem, focusing on the role of police and victims in defining crime as a policy problem, and their role in seeking to reduce the incidence of crime.

SPEA J479 Seminar in Criminal Justice (3 cr.) P: Senior standing. Emphasizes current developments in legal, administrative, and operational aspects of the criminal justice system.

SPEA J480 Research in Criminal Justice (1-6 cr.) P: Junior standing and consent of instructor. Individual research under guidance of faculty member.

SPEA V170 Introduction to Public Affairs (3 cr.) Broad coverage of public affairs through critical and analytical inquiry into policy making at national and international levels of government. Particular emphasis on intergovernmental relations as they affect policy in the federal system.

SPEA V263 Public Management (3 cr.) This course is an examination of the management process in public organizations in the United States. Special attention will be given to external influences on public managers, the effect of the intergovernmental environment and, in particular, problems of management in a democratic, limited governmental system.

SPEA V264 Urban Structure and Policy (3 cr.) An introduction to urban government and policy issues. Topics include urban government structure and policy making, the economic foundations and development of cities, demography of cities and suburbs, land-use planning, and other selected urban policy problems.

SPEA V372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.) Study of fiscal management in public agencies, including revenue administration, debt management, and public budgeting.

SPEA V373 Personnel Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.) The organization and operation of public personnel management systems with emphasis on concepts and techniques of job analysis, position classification, training, affirmative action, and motivation.

SPEA V376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr.) The purpose of this course is to provide a basic understanding of the origins, process, and impact of law in the making and implementing of public policy. The course's major objective is to provide students with the substantive concepts necessary to understand the judicial system and law in its various forms.

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Religious Studies (REL)

School of Arts and Letters

REL R152 Religion of the West (3 cr.) Patterns of religious life and thought in the West; continuities, changes, and contemporary issues. Fall Sem.

REL R153 Religions of the East (3 cr.) Modes of thinking, views of the world and the sacred, the human predicament and paths to freedom, human ideals and value systems in the religions of India, China, and Japan. Spring Sem.

REL R160 Introduction to Religion in Culture (3 cr.) Traditional patterns of encounter with the sacred. Secularization of Western culture. Religious elements in contemporary American culture.

REL R170 Religion, Ethics, and Public Life (3 cr.) Western religious convictions and their consequences for judgments about personal and social morality, including such issues as sexual morality, medical ethics, questions of socioeconomic organization, and moral judgments about warfare.

REL R180 Introduction to Christianity (3 cr.) Survey of beliefs, rituals, and practices of the Christian community with a focus on the varieties of scriptural interpretation, historical experience, doctrine, and behavior.

REL R200 Studies in Religion (3 cr.) Select intermediate studies in religion. Interdisciplinary studies emphasized. May be taken for up to 9 credit hours under different titles.

REL R210 Religion of Ancient Israel (3 cr.) Development of its beliefs, practices, and institutions from the Patriarchs to the Maccabean period. Introduction to the biblical literature and other ancient Near East documents. Fall Sem.

REL R220 The Christian Church in New Testament Times (3 cr.) Origins of the Christian movement and development of its beliefs, practices, and institutions in the first century. Primary source is the New Testament, with due attention to non-Christian sources from the same environment. Spring Sem.

REL R245 Introduction to Judaism (3 cr.) The development of post-Biblical Judaism: major themes, movements, practices, and values.

REL R257 Introduction to Islam (3 cr.) Introduction to the "religious world" of Islam: the Arabian milieu before Muhammad's prophetic call, the career of the Prophet. Qur'an and hadith, ritual and the "pillars" of Muslim praxis, legal and theological traditions; mysticism and devotional piety, reform and revivalist movements.

REL R280 Speaking of God (3 cr.) Theology, as the study of the first principle, ground of being, the good, the One, etc., as appearing in various traditions.

REL R327 The Origins of Christianity: From Jesus to Augustine (3 cr.) The emergence of Christianity as a distinct religion in the Roman empire through the fifth century: development of offices and rituals; persecution and martyrdom; Constantine and catholic orthodoxy; monasticism; major thinkers and theological controversies; the transition to the Middle Ages.

REL R331 Christian Thought: From the Reformation to the Present (3 cr.) Major figures and movements in the Reformation, Counter-Reformation, and modern periods.

REL R335 Religion in Early America (3 cr.) Development of religious life and thought in early America, from the beginnings to 1865.

REL R336 Religion in Modern America (3 cr.) Development of religious life and thought in modern America, from 1865 to the present.

REL R345 Religious Issues in Contemporary Judaism (3 cr.) Religious problems confronting Jews and Judaism in our own time: women and Judaism, the impact of the Holocaust on Judaism, contemporary views of Zionism, religious trends in American Judaism. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.

REL R354 Buddhism (3 cr.) Historical survey of Buddhism from its origins in India through its diffusion throughout Asia in subsequent centuries. Emphasis on practice (ritual, meditation, and ethics) and social grounding (including individual roles and institutional structures) as well as on doctrinal debates.

REL R358 Hinduism (3 cr.) Beliefs, rites, and institutions of Hinduism from the Vedic (c. 1200 B.C.) to modern times: religion of the Vedas and the Upanishads; epics and the rise of devotional religion; philosophical systems (Yoga and Vedanta); sectarian theism; monasticism; socioreligious institutions; popular religion (temples and pilgrimages); modern Hindu syncretism.

REL R362 Religion in Literature (3 cr.) Theological issues raised in literature. Function of religious myth and central religious themes, such as damnation, alienation, pilgrimage, quest, conversion, enlightenment. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.

REL R364 Feminist Critique of Western Religion (3 cr.) Basis for and substance of the feminist critique of Western religions. Examines feminist arguments with religious texts, traditions, patterns of worship, expressions of religious language, and modes of organization. Examination of alternatives.

REL R371 Religion, Ethics, and the Environment (3 cr.) Exploration of relationships between religious world views and environmental ethics. Considers environmental critiques/defenses of monotheistic traditions; selected non-Western traditions, the impact of secular "mythologies," philosophical questions, and lifestyle issues.

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Sociology (SOC)

School of Social Sciences

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Introductory Courses

SOC S163 Social Problems (3 cr.) Major social problems in areas such as the family, religion, economic order; crime, mental disorders, civil rights; racial, ethnic, and international tensions. Relation to structure and values of larger society.

SOC S216 American Ethnic Diversity (3 cr.) Themes discussed include Old World origins, current conditions, family, work, power, gender, and art. The approach is interdisciplinary. Readings are largely original accounts and include autobiographies, novels, and essays.

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SOC P320 Social Psychology (3 cr.) P: PSY P101, P102, SOC S163, or permission of the instructor. Principles of scientific psychology applied to the individual in a social situation.

SOC R220 The Family (3 cr.) P: S163 or 3 credit hours of introductory sociology. The family as a major social institution and how it relates to the wider society. Formation of families through courtship, marriage, and sexual behavior; maintenance of families through childbearing and family interaction; and dissolution of families by divorce or death. Social change and the emergence of new familial patterns. Recommended for nonmajors.

SOC R315 Sociology of Power (3 cr.) P: S163 or 3 credit hours of introductory sociology. Analysis of the nature and basis of political power on the macro level-the community, the national, and the international arenas. Study of formal and informal power structures and of the institutionalized and noninstitutionalized mechanisms of access to power.

SOC R316 Sociology and Public Opinion (3 cr.) P: S163 or 3 credit hours of introductory sociology. Analysis of the formulation and operation of public opinion. Although the course may focus on all aspects of opinion and behavior (including marketing research, advertising, etc.), most semesters the course focuses on political opinion and behavior. Special attention will be given to two aspects of opinion in our society: its measurement through public opinion polls and the role of mass communication in manipulating public opinion. The distortions in the popular press's reports of the results of survey research are considered in depth.

SOC R320 Sexuality and Society (3 cr.) A functional analysis of courtship, alternative lifestyles, marriage, marital adjustment, and the basic issues of human sexuality with an emphasis on contemporary American society.

SOC R356 Foundations of Social Theory (3 cr.) P: S163 or 3 credit hours of introductory sociology. Examination of the fundamental issues and perspectives in classical theories. Special focus will be on analysis of the major nineteenth-century theories that influenced later sociological thought.

SOC R463 Inequality and Society (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. Presentation of conservative, liberal, and radical theories of class formation, class consciousness, social mobility, and consequences of class membership. Emphasis on the American class system, with some attention given to class systems in other societies.

SOC R480 Sociology and Social Policy (3 cr.) P: S163 or 3 credit hours of introductory sociology. This course is a broad review of the increasing use of sociology in the formulation and implementation of social policy. Specific case studies will be examined. Recommended for students with an interest in medicine, law, education, social service, urban affairs, etc.

SOC R481 Evaluation Research Methods (3 cr.) A comprehensive study of research techniques and practical applications in the evaluation of social programs. Recommended for students with an interest in social research concerning medicine, law, education, social service, urban affairs, etc.

SOC R493 Practicum in Sociological Fieldwork (3 cr.) P: S163 or 3 credit hours of introductory sociology and R251, senior standing or consent of the instructor. Role of systematic observation as a sociological method. Training in fieldwork techniques and the application of sociological concepts to actual social situations. The core of this course will involve a supervised fieldwork research project in some area of social life.

SOC R494 Internship Program in Sociology (3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor and prior arrangement. Faculty directed study of aspects of sociology based on an internship, in conjunction with directed readings and writings.

SOC R495 Topics in Sociology (3 cr.) P: Variable with topic. Exploration of a topic in sociology not covered by the regular curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester. Topics to be announced.

SOC S215 Social Change (3 cr.) Introduction to theoretical and empirical studies of social change. Explores issues such as modernization; rationalization; demographic, economic, and religious causes of change; and reform and revolution.

SOC S250 Methods and Statistics I (3 cr.) P: MATH M014 or equivalent. R: 3 credit hour mathematics course approved for mathematics requirement. First semester of a two-semester course integrating methods of research and statistical analysis. Includes logic of scientific inference, theory construction, research design, and data collection. Credit given for only one of the following: S250; CJUS P291; ECON E270, S270; or MATH K300.

SOC S251 Methods and Statistics II (3 cr.) P: S250. Second half of a one-year course integrating methods of research and statistical analysis. Includes logic of scientific inference, theory construction, research design, and data collection.

SOC S260 Current Social Issues and Public Policy (3 cr.) P: 3 credit hours of sociology. Sociological aspects of current social issues and implications of existing and/or proposed public policies are explored. Consistency with related public policies are also addressed.

SOC S295 Topics in Sociology: Sophomore Seminar (3 cr.) P: S163. C: S251 or permission of instructor. The focus on the seminar will be thinking, questioning, and writing from sociological perspectives. Students will frame sociological questions, match data to questions, develop sociological arguments, learn effective methods for doing library searches and organizing information, and then will write and polish their papers. Offered spring semesters. Required for sociology majors. Fulfills the research writing requirement.

SOC S300 Race and Ethnic Relations (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours of sociology. Theoretical and conceptual issues relating to racial and ethnic minority and majority groups. Comparative analysis of themes, terms, concepts, and theories of multiethnic societies; case studies of intergroup relations in non-American societies, race and ethnic groups, and collective experiences and organization of social institutions.

SOC S305 Population and Human Ecology (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. Population composition, fertility, mortality, natural increase, migration; history, growth, and change of populations; population theories and policies; techniques of manipulation and use of population data; the spatial organization of populations.

SOC S307 Social Anthropology (3 cr.) P: 3 credit hours in sociology or anthropology. A critical examination of the relationships among cultures and social structures, with attention to classical and contemporary theories and methods.

SOC S308 Introduction to Comparative Sociology (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. Introduction to methods of cross-cultural analysis; study of key theories derived from comparative analysis, with emphasis on determinants and consequences of industrialization.

SOC S309 The Community (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. Urban, suburban, and rural communities, especially in America; community and neighborhood structure and organization; housing and land utilization; human behavior; patterns of community growth; community planning.

SOC S310 Sociology of Women in America (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology or WOST W200 plus 3 credit hours in sociology or WOST W200 plus 3 additional credit hours in women's studies. A brief survey of the history of women's changing role in America, with particular emphasis on women's legal status in this century; persistence of occupational segregation; the organization and growth of the women's rights movement since 1960, the impact of these changes on the nuclear family, and the female self-image.

SOC S311 Comparative Sociological Analysis of Political Systems (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology or consent of instructor. Interrelations of politics and society, with emphasis on formation of political power, its structure, and its change in different types of social systems and cultural-historical settings.

SOC S312 Education and Society (3 cr.) P: 3 credit hours of sociology or consent of instructor. The role of educational institutions in modern industrialized societies, with emphasis on the functions of such institutions for the selection, socialization, and certification of individuals for adult social roles. Also covers recent educational reform movements and the implications of current social policies on education.

SOC S313 Sociology of Religion (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. The nature, consequences, and theoretical origins of religion; the social origins and problems of religious organizations; and the relationships between religion and morality, science, magic, social class, minority status, economic development, and politics.

SOC S314 Social Aspects of Health and Medicine (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. The effects of group characteristics in causing, treating, and preventing mental and physical illness; social influences in medical education, medical practice, and hospital administration.

SOC S315 Sociology of Work (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. Analysis of the professions and occupations; range, history, social origins, and typical career patterns of selected occupations; social characteristics of occupational and professional groups; influence of sex, education, and minority group membership upon selection of a profession or occupation.

SOC S319 Sociology of Science (3 cr.) P: 3 credit hours in sociology or consent of instructor. Issues such as development and structure of the scientific community; normative structure of science; cooperation, competition, and communication among scientists; scientists' productivity, careers, and rewards; development of scientific specialties; and relationship between science and society.

SOC S320 Deviant Behavior and Social Control (3 cr.) P: 3 credit hours of sociology or consent of instructor. Analysis of deviance in relation to formal and informal social processes. Emphasis on deviance and respectability as functions of social reactions, characteristics of rules, and power and conflict.

SOC S321 Variations in Human Sexuality I (3 cr.) P: 3 credit hours of sociology or consent of instructor. Sociological examination of patterns and variations in several dimensions of human sexuality, sexual definitions, incidence of various behaviors, intensity of sexual response, sexual object choice, and other modes of sexual expression.

SOC S324 Mental Illness (3 cr.) P: S230 or consent of instructor. Social factors in mental illness: incidence and prevalence by social and cultural categories, variations in societal reaction, social organization of treatment institutions.

SOC S325 Criminology (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. Causes of crime, organization of criminal behavior from the viewpoint of the person and the group, and social responses to crime.

SOC S326 Law and Society (3 cr.) P: 3 credit hours of sociology or consent of instructor. Social origins of civil and criminal law, social bases of legal decision making, and social consequences of the application of law.

SOC S328 Juvenile Delinquency (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. Nature and extent of juvenile delinquency, its cause, juvenile delinquency and the law, methods of research in juvenile delinquency, theories and practices of delinquency control.

SOC S331 Social Gerontology (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. Examination of theoretical issues and practical problems associated with aging. Emphasis on social and social-psychological dimensions, with some treatment of the demographic, political, economic, and familial aspects of old age. Topics include consequences of research methods and findings, how experiences of younger people affect their subsequent adaptations to old age, American cultural values and norms with respect to older people, and predictions concerning the quality of life for elderly persons in the twenty-first century.

SOC S335 Race and Ethnic Relations (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. Relations between racial and ethnic minority and majority groups; psychological, cultural, and structural theories of prejudice and discrimination; comparative analysis of diverse systems of intergroup relations.

SOC S338 Sociology of Sex Roles (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology or WOST W200 plus 3 credit hours of sociology or WOST W200 plus 3 additional credit hours of women's and gender studies courses. Exploration of the properties, correlates, and consequences of sex-gender systems in contemporary societies. Emphasis on defining sex-gender systems, tracing their historical development, considering their implications for work, marriage, and fertility, with cross-cultural comparisons.

SOC S360 Topics in Social Policy (3 cr.) P: 3 credit hours of sociology or consent of instructor. Specific topics announced each semester; examples include environmental affairs, urban problems, poverty, and population problems. May be repeated three times for credit with a different topic.

SOC S361 Urban Sociology (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. Introduction to theory and research on the changing scale and complexity of social organization (urbanization), the quality of life in urban areas, demographic and ecological city growth patterns, and public policy concerns in contemporary urban society.

SOC S403 Industry, Labor, and Community (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. Organizations studied from a sociological perspective. Theories and typologies of organizations as well as research that tests these. Attention to social structures (formal and informal) of organizations, the participants (management, labor, and clients), organizational goals, effects of technology and the environment.

SOC S405 Selected Social Institutions (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. An examination of one or more institutional areas, e.g., religion, education, the military. May be repeated for credit with instructor's permission.

SOC S413 Gender and Society (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. Explores several theories of sex inequality in order to understand the bases of female-male inequality in American society; examines the extent of sex inequality in several institutional sectors; and considers personal and institutional barriers women face, including those resulting from socialization, discrimination, and other structural arrangements.

SOC S416 The Family (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. The family as a social institution, changing family folkways, the family in relation to development of personality of its members, disorganization of the family, and predicting success and failure in marriage.

SOC S418 Sociology of Political and Religious Movements (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. Analysis of the major types of political (reform, revolutionary, and reactionary) and religious (cults, sects) movements. Emphasis on their nature, ideology, and organization.

SOC S419 Social Movements and Collective Action (3 cr.) P: S215 or consent of dean. Change-oriented social and political collective action and consequences for groups and societies. Resource mobilization, historical and comparative analysis of contemporary movements and collective action.

SOC S420 Topics in Deviance (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. Specific topics announced each semester, e.g., crime, juvenile delinquency, law enforcement, corrections, mental illness, sexual deviance, drug use, and violence. May be repeated three times for credit.

SOC S423 Sexual Patterns and Variations (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. Sociological examination of patterns and variations in several dimensions of human sexuality. Emphasis will be placed on sexual nonconformity (homosexuality, premarital relations, etc.)

SOC S426 Control of Crime (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. Analysis of policies for prevention of crime and treatment of criminals on basis of knowledge regarding causation of criminal behavior.

SOC S431 Topics in Social Psychology (3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Specific topics announced each semester, e.g., socialization, personality development, small group structures and processes, interpersonal relations, language and human behavior, attitude formation and change, violence and aggression. May be repeated three times for credit.

SOC S436 Public Opinion and Propaganda (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. Techniques of propaganda, with emphasis on war propaganda; propaganda as an instrument of social control; role of propaganda and opinion measurement. Credit will not be given for both S436 and JOUR J423 or POLS Y316.

SOC S441 Topics in Social Theory (3 cr.) P: S163, S250, S251. Specific topics announced each semester. Topics include development of American sociology; classical sociological theory; contemporary sociological theory. May be repeated three times for credit. Ordinarily offered only Fall Sem.

SOC S447 Theories in Social Change (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. Introduction to the social mechanisms of change. Explores various conditions that result in social change, such as technological advances, reform movements, and revolution. The results of social change such as modernization, rationalization, and urbanization are examined in terms of how they affect various institutions.

SOC S451 Methods of Sociological Research (3 cr.) Offered as the continuation of S250 and S251. Examines advanced topics in quantitative and qualitative methods such as the general linear model, data grouping and reduction, curve fitting, narrative and content analysis. Involves the use of current data analytic technology.

SOC S468 Research Project in Sociology (cr. arr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology. Instructor's consent required.

SOC S470 Senior Seminar (3 cr.) P: S163, S250, S251. Topics in sociology and sociological applications. May be repeated provided different topics are studied. Ordinarily offered only Spring Sem.

SOC S494 Field Experience in Sociology (1-6 cr.) P: consent of instructor and prior arrangement. Faculty-directed study of aspects of sociology based on field experience, in conjunction with directed readings and writing. Specifically, each intern is required to (1) keep a daily or weekly journal, which is given at regular intervals to the faculty sponsor; (2) give an oral report once the fieldwork is completed; and (3) depending on academic credit, write a journal or an analytic paper or both. Limited to a total of 9 credit hours of both S494 and S495.

SOC S495 Individual Readings in Sociology (1-6 cr.) P: 6 credit hours in sociology and written consent of instructor. May be repeated when topics vary for up to a maximum of 6 total credit hours.

SOC S496 Foreign Study in Sociology (3 cr.) An opportunity for students to study outside the United States. Course of study and requirements will be developed for each situation by the student and the sponsoring faculty member(s).

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Spanish (SPAN)

School of Arts and Letters

Students who have studied Spanish must take a placement test before enrolling. We recommend that a student who has studied Spanish before coming to IUS take the placement exam as soon as possible after beginning his or her studies at IUS and begin study of Spanish as soon as possible to take maximum advantage of prior study of Spanish. Contact the Student Development Center.

SPAN S100-S150 Elementary Spanish I-II (4-4 cr.) Intensive introduction to present-day Spanish, with drills for mastery of phonology, basic structural patterns, and functional vocabulary. Attendance in the language lab may be required. S100 offered Fall Sem., Spring Sem., and Summer I. S150 offered Fall Sem., Spring Sem., and Summer II.

SPAN S200-S250 Second-Year Spanish I-II (3-3 cr.) P: S100 and S150. I. Intensive drill reviewing important structural and vocabulary problems, coordinated with literary readings. II. Discussions in Spanish of contemporary Hispanic literature. Practice in composition both semesters. Attendance in the language lab may be required. S200 offered Fall Sem., Spring Sem., and Summer I. S250 offered Fall Sem., Spring Sem., and Summer II.

SPAN S275/S291 Hispanic Culture and Conversation (3 cr.) P: S250 or equivalent. Practice of language skills through reading and discussion of Hispanic culture. Treats facets of popular culture, diversity of the Spanish-speaking world, and themes of social and political importance. Native speakers of Spanish, as well as students who have taken a 300 or 400-level Spanish course, may not take S275 or S291. Conducted in Spanish.

SPAN S301-S302-S303 The Hispanic World I-II-III (3-3-3 cr.) P: S317 or equivalent. Introduction to Hispanic culture through literature. Study of representative literary works in both Spain and Spanish America, in the context of Hispanic history, art, philosophy, folklore, etc.

SPAN S311 Spanish Grammar (3 cr.) P: S250. Review of the major points of Spanish grammar.

SPAN S312 Written Composition in Spanish (3 cr.) P: S317 or equivalent. Course integrates the four basic language skills into a structured approach to composition. Some review of selected points of Spanish grammar included. Emphasis on correct usage, vocabulary building, and stylistic control.

SPAN S317 Spanish Conversation and Diction (3 cr.) P: S250 or equivalent. Intensive controlled conversation correlated with readings, reports, debates, and group discussions. May be repeated once for credit overseas.

SPAN S407 Survey of Spanish Literature I (3 cr.) P: S301-S302. A historical survey that covers major authors, genres, periods, and movements from the Spanish Middle Ages through the Baroque period of the seventeenth century. Readings include prose works, poetry, and drama.

SPAN S408 Survey of Spanish Literature II (3 cr.) P: S301-S302. A historical survey of Spanish literature that covers the main current of Spain's literary history in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. Readings in prose, poetry, and drama by Larra, Pérez Galdós, Unamuno, García Lorca, and other representative writers.

SPAN S411 Spanish Culture and Civilization (3 cr.) P: S317 or S301-S302. A course to integrate historical, social, political, and cultural information about Spain.

SPAN S412 Latin American Culture and Civilization (3 cr.) P: S317 or S301-S302. A course to integrate historical, social, political, and cultural information about Spanish America.

SPAN S419 Modern Spanish Prose Fiction (3 cr.) P: S301-S302. Spanish prose fiction from mid-nineteenth-century realism through post-Spanish Civil War narrative innovations.

SPAN S420 Modern Spanish American Prose Fiction (3 cr.) P: S301-S302. Spanish American prose fiction from late-nineteenth-century modernism to the present.

SPAN S450 Don Quixote (3 cr.) P: S301-S302. Detailed analysis of Cervantes' novel. Life and times of the author. Importance of the work to the development of the novel as an art form.

SPAN S470 Women and Hispanic Literature (3 cr.) P: S301-S302 or equivalent. Hispanic women within cultural context through literary texts. Topics such as women authors, characters, themes, and feminist criticism.

SPAN S471 Survey of Spanish American Literature I (3 cr.) P: S301-S302 or equivalent. A historical survey of Spanish American Literature. This course covers major authors, genres, periods, and movements from pre-Columbian times, through the Conquest and the Spanish Colonies, to the beginning of the Nineteenth Century when the Spanish American republics were born.

SPAN S472 Survey of Spanish American Literature II (3 cr.) P: S301-S302 or equivalent. A historical survey of Spanish American Literature. This course covers major authors, genres, periods, and movements. This literary survey course begins in the nineteenth century when Spanish Colonial rule ended and most Spanish American countries became republics and follows the growth of Spanish American literature up to the present day.

SPAN S494 Individual Readings in Hispanic Studies (1-3 cr.) P: Consent of the department. May be repeated.

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Speech (SPCH)

School of Arts and Letters

Introductory Courses
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Introductory Courses

SPCH S121 Public Speaking (3 cr.) P: W131 or concurrent enrollment in W131. Theory and practice of public speaking, training in thought processes necessary to organize speech content, analysis of components of effective delivery and language.

SPCH S122 Interpersonal Communication (3 cr.) Practical consideration of spontaneous human interaction in face-to-face situations. Special attention is given to perception, language, and attitudes in dyads and small groups.

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Advanced Courses

SPCH C205 Introduction to Oral Interpretation (3 cr.) P: Sophomore standing, S121 or T120, or consent of instructor. Basic principles and practice in analysis and reading of selections from prose, poetry, and drama. Lecture and recitation.

SPCH C300 Practicum in Speech Communication (1-6 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Practical experience in various departmental areas as selected by the student prior to registration, outlined in consultation with the instructor, and approved by the department. May be repeated.

SPCH C310 Rhetoric and Public Address (3 cr.) P: S121 and junior standing. Historical survey of theories of rhetoric and their application to great issues in American culture.

SPCH C325 Interviewing Principles and Practices (3 cr.) P: Sophomore standing. Study and practice of methods in selected interview settings; emphasis on the logical and psychological bases for the exchange of information and attitudes.

SPCH S205 Introduction to Speech Communication (3 cr.) P: S121, S122, ENG W131, W290, MATH M118 or higher mathematics, and 2.3 grade point average. Overview of the theories and principles of effective communication in interpersonal, group, organizational, and public settings. Fall Sem., Spring Sem.

SPCH S223 Business and Professional Speaking (3 cr.) P: Sophomore standing, S121, S122, or consent of instructor. Preparation and presentation of types of speeches and oral reports appropriate to business and professional occupations; group discussion and parliamentary procedure.

SPCH S228 Argumentation and Advocacy (3 cr.) P: S121 and sophomore standing. Reasoning, evidence, and argument in public discourse. Study of forms of argument. Practice in argumentative speaking.

SPCH S229 Discussion and Group Methods (3 cr.) P: S121 or S122. Leadership and participation in group, committee, conference, and public discussion; logical and psychological aspects of group process.

SPCH S322 Advanced Interpersonal Communication (3 cr.) P: S122 and junior standing. Advanced consideration of communication in human relationships. Emphasis given to self-concept, perception, verbal language, nonverbal interaction, listening, interpersonal conflict and communication skills in family, social, and work situations. Fall Sem.

SPCH S323 Speech Composition (3 cr.) P: Junior or senior standing, S121, and ENG W231 or W290. Advanced speechwriting; theories of style, written and spoken language; logical proofs; and emotional and ethical appeals. Practice in composition and delivery.

SPCH S324 Persuasion (3 cr.) P: Junior standing, S205, or P320 or P327 or consent of instructor. Motivational appeals in influencing behavior; psychological factors in speaker-audience relationship; contemporary examples of persuasion. Practice in persuasive speaking. Fall Sem.

SPCH S325 Voice and Diction (3 cr.) P: S121 or T120. R: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor. Anatomy and functions of vocal mechanism; background for teaching normal speech patterns.

SPCH S333 Public Relations (3 cr.) P: Junior standing, S121, ENG W290 or W231 or consent of instructor. Introduction to the principles of contemporary public relations, including ethics of public relations, impact on society, and uses by government, business, and social institutions for internal and external communication. Public relations as a problem-solving process utilizing theoretical and applied communication strategies.

SPCH S336 Current Topics in Communication (3 cr.) Extensive analysis of selected problems in contemporary speech communication. Topics vary each semester and are listed in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated once for credit.

SPCH S380 Nonverbal Communication (3 cr.) P: S122. Exploration of communicative interaction that is not linguistic in nature. Emphasizes the communicative aspects of personal space, physical environment, body movement, touch, facial expression, eye contact, and paralanguage.

SPCH S398 Independent Study in Speech Communication (1-3 cr.) P: Junior standing and approval of instructor. Independent study or practicum experience. Projects must be approved by faculty member before enrolling. May be repeated for up to a total of 6 credits.

SPCH S405 Human Communication Theory (3 cr.) P: Senior standing, S205, and S322 or S324. Survey of contemporary theories of human communication with emphasis on the nature of theory construction; contributions of allied disciplines to communication theory. Spring Sem.

SPCH S407 Historical Development of Rhetorical Theory (3 cr.) P: Junior standing, S205. Survey of ancient through contemporary thought on the art of rhetoric; identification of leading trends in the history of rhetoric and the assessment of those trends in light of surrounding context. Spring Sem.

SPCH S421 Speech Criticism (3 cr.) P: Junior standing and S205. Rhetorical criticism exemplified by selected studies, ancient and modern; development of contemporary standards and methods of appraisal.

SPCH S424 Empirical Research Methods in Speech Communication (3 cr.) P: Junior or senior standing and S205. Focuses on the objective appraisal of behavioral data in the study of speech communication. Introduces the theoretical foundation of empirical social science and offers guidelines for conducting descriptive and experimental studies. Spring Sem.

SPCH S427 Cross-Cultural Communication (3 cr.) P: Sophomore standing. A survey study of national, cultural, and cross-cultural persuasion in theory and practice.

SPCH S440 Organizational Communication (3 cr.) P: Senior standing and S205. Examination of internal and external communication in business and other professional organizations, with emphasis upon theory, techniques, practices, goals, and the social environment in which such communication exists. Fall Sem.

SPCH S450 Gender and Communication (3 cr.) P: S122, ENG W131 or consent of instructor. Exploration of the communication between males and females from psychological, social, and cultural perspectives. Emphasizes interpersonal interaction between males and females in friendship and romantic contexts as well as educational, organizational, and mediated contexts.

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