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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Study of selected writers of the nineteenth century. Includes poetry and essays in addition to theater and novels.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the main writers and trends in Latin American literature.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the work of Luis Bu?uel, considered the father of modern cinema. A distance-learning course in English examining the films as literature. Spanish majors and minors will be required to do the written assignments in Spanish.
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3.00 Credits
In this course, we will examine recent Spanish literature in its various genres (novel, short story, poetry, and drama) from the twentieth century to the present. Famous writers such as Lorca, Guillén, Salinas, Matute, Delibes, Machado, Alberti, Unamuno, Goytisolo, Cela, Fuertes, MartÃn Gaite, Montero, and others will be studied and discussed. The latest literary trends in Spain will be examined.
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3.00 Credits
The study of literary and cultural contributions by Latino/a writers in the United States. The course presents students with literary examples from the major immigrant groups that comprise Latino/a communities in the United States: Mexican-Americans, Cuban- Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Dominicans. Course taught in English. Spanish majors and minors are required to do some readings in Spanish and submit written work in Spanish.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the development of the fantastic genre in Latin American short fiction. Readings include the works of precursors of the genre in the twentieth century such as MarÃa Luisa Bombal, Felisberto Hernández, and Horacio Quiroga, masters of the fantastic such as Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortázar, and, as examples of varied modes of the fantastic, the works of such writers as Carlos Fuentes, Alejo Carpentier, Juan Rulfo, and Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on women writers from Latin America. Students engage in research of a specific topic of study, which becomes the focus of analysis of poetry, short stories, novels, and/or essays by women writers. Students are exposed to the latest theoretical trends in literary criticism.
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3.00 Credits
This course studies individual and family development across the life span from a bio/psycho/social perspective. Course content includes material on various developmental theories, including those of Freud, Erikson, Piaget, Levinson, Kolberg, and Gilligan. Using a systems model, classes contain content about values and ethical issues, the effects of ethnicity and culture on development, and populations at risk.
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3.00 Credits
This course studies the effects of macro larger systems on human behavior from an ecological perspective. Course content includes material on communities, neighborhoods and social networks; groups; and social movements. We will be drawing on systems theory and empowerment theory to discuss assessment and effective practice interventions across the content areas.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore the history and mission of child welfare services in the United States with an emphasis on the changing role of government. Students will examine the roles and responsibilities of social workers in child welfare agencies. Classes will discuss relevant ethical, legal, and policy issues. Students will learn about the concepts of risk, vulnerability, and resilience in children who are in child welfare agencies. Prerequisite: SW 202.
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