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3.00 Credits
(Fall, Even-Numbered Years Only) Introduction to the poetry of Spain and Latin America designed for third- or fourth-year college Spanish students. Includes literary analysis. Selections are read in chronological order, and each poem is situated in its period and literary movement. Selections from both the epic "El Cid"and lyric poetry will be incorporated. The poetry studied will represent a variety of periods, forms and styles and will include poets such as Jorge Manrique, Garcilaso, Quevedo, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Espronceda, Vallejo, Neruda and G. Fuertes. Prerequisites: SPA-306, SPA-308.
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3.00 Credits
(Fall, Odd-Numbered Years Only) The introduction to the theater in the Spanish language is designed for students who are in the third or fourth year of college Spanish. Selections are made thematically and each play or critical text will be situated in its period and literary movement. Selections from Spain, Latin America and Hispanic authors of North America will be included. The plays studied will represent a variety of periods, forms and styles and will include dramatists such as Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Ana Caro Mallen de Soto, Sor Juan Inés de la Cruz, Usigli, Elena Garro, and Garcia Lorca. Prerequisites: SPA-306, SPA-308.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring, Even-Numbered Years Only) Introduction to the development of short fiction in the Spanish-speaking world designed for third- or fourth-year students of college Spanish who have completed SPA-308 at Meredith, or students who are native/ nearnative speakers of Spanish. Selections will be read inchronological order and will be situated in their own historical and literary periods. A variety of periods and styles will be represented, including authors such as Don Juan Manuel, Santa Teresa de Avila, Cervantes, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Ricardo Palma, Ruben Dario, Jose Marti, Borges, Cortázar and Rosario Castellanos. Prerequisites: SPA-308.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring, Odd-Numbered Years Only) A chronological survey of the long Spanish narrative, covering developments in both the Spanish Peninsula and Latin America. Selected chapters from the proto-novel, "La Celestina," passages from "Don Quijote,and excerpts from other novels will be read. Several contemporary novels will be assigned according to theme rather than period. Students will also investigate various avenues of literary criticism. Prerequisite: SPA-308.
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3.00 Credits
(Fall and Spring, Course Offered Every Year) Working with a faculty mentor from the department, the honors student investigates an aspect of Spanish language or Hispanophone literature, culture or civilization of personal interest and prepares a paper or other research product whose conclusions or outcomes she also proposes and discusses in a public forum. Weekly meetings. It is expected that the honors student will spend at least ten hours per week on her thesis. Fulfills honors thesis requirement. Research performed in connection with study abroad is strongly encouraged. Prerequisites: 15 credits from SPA; at Level 300 or above.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
(Fall and Spring, Course Offered Every Year) Working with a faculty mentor from the department, the student will formulate and execute a research project at an advanced level of complexity. In her project, the student will investigate an aspect of Spanish or Hispanophone language or literature, culture or civilization of personal interest, and, as a culminating experience, prepare a paper or other research project whose outcomes or conclusions she also proposes and discusses in a public forum. A research proposal form completed by the student and faculty mentor is required for registration. Research performed in connection with study abroad is strongly encouraged. May be repeated for credit for a total of six semester hours. Prerequisites: 12 credits from SPA at Level 300 or above.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring, Course Offered Every Year) This course looks at child welfare in a global, national, state and local context. Students will explore predictors of child well being and services designed to promote child welfare. Emphasis will be placed on explanation and interventions for family situations involving violence, child abuse, and neglect. Diversity arising from race, ethnicity, social class and social change will be examined. Twenty hours of community work at an assigned setting will be required. Prerequisites: SWK-241, SOC230, SOC-231 or CD-234.
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3.00 Credits
(Fall and Summer, Course Offered Every Year) This course introduces students to concepts and processes of social and economic oppression and to strategies for promoting social justice Content is grounded in an understanding of distributive justice, human and civil rights, and the global interconnections of oppression. It offers a framework and strategies for addressing the unique needs of populations that may be at risk for discrimination, oppression, and economic deprivation as a result of conditions related to age, class, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, family structure, gender, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation.
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3.00 Credits
(Fall and Spring Course Offered Every Year) An overview of the profession of social work and the American Social Welfare Institution, examining the history of the American social welfare system and the contemporary structure of services as well as the role of policy in service delivery, social work practice, and attainment of individual and social well-being. The history, mission, and philosophy of the social work profession are also presented with an emphasis on the generalist model of social work practice. Students test their interest in social work through completion of 30 hours of service learning in a social welfare agency.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
(Fall and Spring, Course Offered Every Year) Open to freshmen and sophomores who have an interest in social work and social welfare and who would like to work individually with a faculty member on a project involving research on an issue of social work practice or social welfare and social justice. In conjunction with a faculty member, the student will formulate and execute a research project at an intermediate level of complexity. The project will require a culminating experience involving a written report and/or a public presentation of its purpose, process, and outcomes. A research proposal form completed by the student and the faculty mentor is required for registration. May be repeated for credit for a total of six semester hours. Prerequisites: SWK-241.
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