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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Reading and study of the characters, structure, historical implications, and cultural elements of detective fiction from Spain and Latin America .
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1.00 Credits
A conversation course in which students practice using a variety of time frames, giving opinions, and role playingrole-playing complex situations in preparation for taking the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview. Offered spring semesters
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3.00 Credits
A seminar that promotes discussion of texts in historical, political, and cultural contexts; develops an understanding of the basic tools of research in Hispanic studies; enhances advanced language skills in the areas of speaking, reading, writing, listening, and cultural awareness. Requires a minimum of 12 credits in Spanish at the level of SPAN 105 or above or permission of the Department Chair.
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3.00 Credits
Study of selected topics in the language, literature, or culture of Spain and/or Spanish America. Topic is announced at preregistration. Offered as required.
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1.00 Credits
This course is designed to explore learning environments and social interactions concerning adolescent students with special needs with high and low incidence disabilities.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of Social Work that considers the religious, philosophical, and historical foundations of the social welfare institution in American society. There is a special focus on the role of government in social work as well as the development of the profession. The course is designed to develop in students a commitment to social responsibility, as well as an enhanced awareness of the personal and professional values critical to a career in the field. An important part of this course involves service learning through volunteer work at a social work agency. Cross-listed as SOC 255.
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3.00 Credits
This curriculum will identify and explore primary and secondary trauma in the helping professions. Students who take this course will be able to identify common terms associated with workplace burnout and traumatic stress and to recognize this stress as an occupational hazard. Through the exploration of personal strengths, healthy cognitive thinking styles, support systems, and mindfulness techniques, strategies to enhance resilience will be explored. This course will also explore how organizations can build a trauma informed culture to minimize the effects of professional trauma and the re-traumatization of employees. Trauma informed coaching principles will be reviewed, as will the role of organizational culture in mitigating or enhancing traumatic stress; staff, supervisor, and administrator responsibilities in managing traumatic stress will be identified and explored. Prerequisites: SOC 101, PSYC 101, or consent of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of social welfare programs in various fields of practice, such as child welfare, mental health, juvenile corrections, income maintenance, and others. The political and economic factors that influence social policy and the provision of social services are studied, as are specific social problems and the services intended to address them. The course emphasizes the legitimate role and responsibility of government in providing efficient and humane ways of meeting human needs. An important part of this course involves service learning through volunteer work at a social work agency. Prerequisites: SOC 101, PSYC 101, or consent of the instructor. Cross-listed as SOC 355.
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3.00 Credits
This course expands upon SOC 351, Sociology of the Family. Part II examines dating and intimacy; parenting and child-care; divisions of power and labor in families; current issues such as sexual orientation, divorce, stepfamilies, teen childbirth, and family violence; and policies and programs that respond to these issues. Prerequisites: SOC 351 or consent of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Exploration of aging as a biological, psychological, and sociological event. Emphasis on aging as a social problem and examination of problematic conditions such as health, finances, the transition into retirement, individual adaptation to aging, and the society's current inconsistent responses to aging. Prerequisites: SOC 101 or consent of the instructor. Cross-listed as SOC 367.
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