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SOCI 2100 - Crime and Justice in the United States
TCCNS: CRIJ 2301
Credit hours: 3
Description: This course examines the societal responses to people and organizations that violate criminal codes; discusses the history, development, organization and philosophy of the justice process; and analyzes the complex inter-relationships between the major components of the criminal justice system (police, courts and corrections). This course is equivalent to CJUS 2100. One of the courses will count towards the degree program and the other will be excluded.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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SOCI 3000 - Sociology of Marriage and Family
Credit hours: 3
Description: Interpersonal dynamics of marriage and family life; role and influence of the family as both a powerful primary group and as a social institution in society; current status of families in the United States plus cross-cultural and historical patterns.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1510 or equivalent. Advised for students planning sociology graduate work.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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SOCI 3110 - Sociology of Mental Health, Mental Illness and Mental Health Care
Credit hours: 3
Description: Effects of social stresses and social integration on the mental health of various age, sex, ethnic and other groups within society; mental health care system and problems of access to that system among different subgroups in the population.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SOCI 3120 - Sociology of Health and Illness
Credit hours: 3
Description: Effects of social factors, such as age, sex, race and social class, on health and illness; differential access to health care services among subgroups of the U.S. population, including Blacks, Hispanics, Indians and the elderly; strains in the organization of the health care delivery system.
Course typically offered: Fall
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SOCI 3190 - Correctional Counseling
Credit hours: 3
Description: Study of the basic purposes and techniques of counseling with consideration given to the development of interpersonal skills required to enhance communication and to effect positive behavioral change. Special attention is devoted to exemplary and experimental programs aimed at promoting long-range social adjustment. Experiential learning is provided through case studies and situational exercises.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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SOCI 3200 - Sociological Theory
Credit hours: 3
Description: Survey of development of sociological theory; emphasizes nature and types of contemporary theory.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1510 or equivalent. Required of all sociology majors.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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SOCI 3220 - Quantitative Data Collection
Credit hours: 3
Description: Principles and procedures, sources of data, techniques of collection and analysis of quantitative data. Focus on survey research, secondary data analysis and other quantitative methods.
Prerequisite(s): Advanced (Junior or Senior) standing; SOCI 1510. Required of all sociology majors.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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SOCI 3240 - Qualitative Data Collection
Credit hours: 3
Description: Principles and procedures, sources of data, techniques of collection and analysis of qualitative data. Focus on how Sociologists use face to face interviewing, participant observation, focus groups and other qualitative methods.
Prerequisite(s): Advanced (Junior or Senior) standing; SOCI 1510. Required of all sociology majors.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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SOCI 3280 - Quantitative Data Analysis
Credit hours: 3
Description: Role of quantitative methods in social research; application of quantitative techniques and procedures to social data, statistical inference; data processing.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 3220 or equivalent. Required of all sociology majors. Restricted to Sociology majors only.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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SOCI 3300 - Urban Sociology
Credit hours: 3
Description: Rise of the city; ecological distribution and processes; suburb metropolitan areas; trends in urbanization.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1510 or equivalent. Advised for students planning sociology graduate work.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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SOCI 3330 - Social Stratification
Credit hours: 3
Description:Bases of social differentiation; status, power and mobility in social systems; influence of stratification on behavior; class structure in the United States.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1510 or equivalent. Advised for students planning sociology graduate work.
Course typically offered: Fall
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SOCI 3340 - Women and Sport
Credit hours: 3
Description: A social-psychological and historical study of women and sports, and the challenges faced by women athletes through the years. Sports covered in this course include but are not limited to Olympic Sports, Collegiate and Professional Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Equestrian, Figure Skating, Golf, Gymnastics, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, and Track and Field.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2050
Course typically offered: Fall
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SOCI 3350 - Sport and Masculinity
Credit hours: 3
Description: Critical examination of sport and masculinity, and the roles media and technology play in shaping one’s identity.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2050 or instructor approval.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SOCI 3360 - Human Rights and Social Movements
Credit hours: 3
Description: The course provides an introduction to basic human rights philosophy, principles, instruments and institutions, and also an overview of current issues and debates in the field with a particular focus on the impact of social movements on human rights discourse and practice.
Course typically offered: Fall
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SOCI 3370 - Social Policy: Frameworks and Analysis
Credit hours: 3
Description: The course provides an introduction to basic social policy, with an overview of the theoretical principles and social context, as well as practical instruments, that shape the development of social policy.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SOCI 3380 - Cultural Diversity and Health
Credit hours: 3
Description: Significant issues that affect the provision of health promotion activities to diverse cultures; examines influences of individualism versus collectivism, time orientation, poverty, language barriers, communication styles, and familiarity with health care environments (including technology) on health of vulnerable cultural groups.
Course typically offered: Fall
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SOCI 3460 - Correctional Systems
Credit hours: 3
Description: This course focuses on prisons and jails. It examines the goals and history of punishment, the death penalty, the composition and social organization of jail and prison populations; bail, detention, sentencing and classification; institutional management and the conflicts between rehabilitation and punishment. This course is equivalent to CJUS 3400. One of the courses will count towards the degree program and the other will be excluded.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2100 or equivalent.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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SOCI 3510 - Philosophy of Justice
Credit hours: 3
Description: The course will discuss key concepts and claims of the different theories of justice. Students will learn how to critically examine the concrete issues and problems through a justice philosophical framework. This course is equivalent to CJUS 3380. One of the courses will count towards the degree program and the other will be excluded.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SOCI 3550 - Collective Behavior
Credit hours: 3
Description: Human behavior in sporadic and unstructured situations; theories and case studies of rumors, crowds, panics, riots, disasters, fads and crazes; links among collective behavior episodes, social movements and social change.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1510 or equivalent.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SOCI 3560 - Sociology of Disasters
Credit hours: 3
Description: This course focuses on an introduction to the study of human response to disaster events, including political and economic factors influencing vulnerability. Case studies of major disasters are used to explore topics such as the impact of gender, class, ethnicity, and age on vulnerability, response, and impacts; the effects of larger political and economic systems on disaster response; and the relationship of disasters to social change.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1510 or equivalent.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
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SOCI 3600 - The Multiracial Family
Credit hours: 3
Description: Academic study of the dynamics found in multiracial families. Important concepts in race/ethnicity studies such as assimilation, racial identity and pluralism. Other topics include passing, one-drop rule, interracial dating/marriage, bi- or multiracial identity and transracial adoption.
Course typically offered: Fall
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SOCI 3620 - Juvenile Delinquency
Credit hours: 3
Description: Examines juvenile delinquency in the United States. Specific attention is devoted to the definitions, measurement, and correlates of juvenile delinquency. Additional focus is paid to the various theories of juvenile delinquency and what each theory prescribes for preventing treating and handling juvenile delinquents. This course is equivalent to CJUS 3620. One of the courses will count towards the degree program and the other will be excluded.
Course typically offered: Every other Fall.
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SOCI 3630 - Drugs, Crime and Society
Credit hours: 3
Description: Examines the relationship between drugs, crime and human behavior. Explores the relationship between drug abuse and crime and the policy proposals developed to control drug trafficking, drug abuse, and drug-related crime, as well as the multi-faceted aspects and effects of chemical abuse and dependency. This course is equivalent to CJUS 3630. One of the courses will count towards the degree program and the other will be excluded.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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SOCI 3700 - Sociology of Religion
Credit hours: 3
Description: A review of the common sociological dimensions of all religions such as moral definitions, group membership and dynamics, prescribed ritual practices and definitions of the sacred. An examination of sociologists contributing to the field such as Durkheim and Weber. Includes a sociological analysis of major world religions, including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism.
Course typically offered: Fall
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SOCI 3800 - Sociology of Work
Credit hours: 3
Description: Social behavior and performance in the workplace beginning at the emergence of the industrial revolution through current workplace arrangements (e.g., work teams). Special topics covered include discrimination in the workplace (e.g., race, age, gender), the relationship between work and family, work alienation, welfare and work, women and work, and unions. Implications for counselors, managers, union organizers, city planners and policy makers.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1510 or equivalent.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SOCI 3900 - Race and Christianity
Credit hours: 3
Description: The objectives of this course are to focus on the reciprocal influence of race/ethnicity and Christianity in the United States. The course will explore the historical development of Christianity within different racial groups, evidence about the effects of Christianity on our tendency to engage in racism/discrimination, and the development of multiracial Christian institutions and their influence in our society.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SOCI 4010 - Sociology through Experiential Learning
Credit hours: 3
Description: Service Learning is an experiential learning program which integrates academic course work into community service, in this case, family literacy at the Dallas Public Library. This course is designed to foster critical thinking, social & personal responsibility, and teamwork. As a source of reflection, dialogue, and analysis, students will teach in the family literacy program (either adult ESL class or in the 9-and-under children’s program). The course readings and assignments address several sociological themes, such as how ethnicity, civic engagement, socio-economic class, immigration, education, and public institutions relate to one’s subjectivities and agency as a participant in a service learning project.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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SOCI 4160 - Developing Societies
Credit hours: 3
Description: Changing culture and institutions family, population, religion, work and politics in developing nations in South and Central America, Asia, and Africa; impact of industrial nations on societies experiencing rapid urban, bureaucratic, technological and industrial growth; implications for war and peace in the world. Advised for students planning sociology graduate work.
Course typically offered: Fall
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SOCI 4240 - Sociology of Sexuality
Credit hours: 3
Description: This course is about sexuality and how it is perceived, defined, and experienced in the context of society. This course explores sexuality as a social and historical construction and focuses on how sexuality influences our lives as reflected in social norms, attitudes and beliefs, and through public and private policies and practices.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1510 or equivalent.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SOCI 4250 - Gender and Society
Credit hours: 3
Description: Analyzes gender as a major social institution which intersects with all other institutions, especially the family, work, religion, politics, and education. Stresses programs to change the unequal treatment of women and men in these areas. Surveys contemporary changes and cultural variability in gender role definitions.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1510 or equivalent.
Course typically offered: Fall
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SOCI 4260 - Topics in Sociology
Credit hours: 3
Description: Investigation, analysis and discussion of a significant, contemporary topic. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SOCI 4320 - Issues in Urban Health
Credit hours: 3
Description: Examines how city living shapes health and how our understanding of issues in urban health can contribute to healthier cities; investigates health at individual, family, community, and policy levels integrating research findings and theories from a variety of disciplines.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SOCI 4340 - Social Psychology and Behavior in the Social Environment
Credit hours: 3
Description: Social and cultural bases of diverse human behavior; social matrix of personality, organization and disorganization.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1510 or equivalent. Advised for students planning sociology graduate work.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SOCI 4350 - Community Organization
Credit hours: 3
Description: Principles of community organization and disorganization; agencies and programs dealing with contemporary problems facing the community.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1510 or equivalent.
Course typically offered: Fall
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SOCI 4360 - Sport, Markets, and Culture
Credit hours: 3
Description: Critical exploration and analysis on the social impact of sports, media, and technology on the economy, culture, and the individual.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2050 or instructor approval.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SOCI 4450 - The Family in Later Life
Credit hours: 3
Description: Later stages in the family life cycle are surveyed with emphasis on changing family composition, role transitions and support systems. This course is equivalent to AGER 4450. One of the courses will count towards the degree program and the other will be excluded.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1510 or equivalent.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SOCI 4460 - Community Corrections
Credit hours: 3
Description: This course examines the concept of community corrections from various perspectives. It also examines contemporary practices and trends in probation, parole and other forms of community corrections. This course is equivalent to CJUS 4460. One of the courses will count towards the degree program and the other will be excluded.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2100 or equivalent.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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SOCI 4500 - Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence
Credit hours: 3
Description: Practical focus on socialization, parenting and educational strategies in childhood and adolescence, and upon the social factors, agencies and institutions (particularly education) affecting children and adolescents in modern society.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1510 or equivalent.
Course typically offered: Fall
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SOCI 4540 - Race and Ethnic Minorities
Credit hours: 3
Description: Conditions and distribution of race and ethnic minorities; socio-psychological and cultural factors in race and ethnic relations; pattern of relations in the United States with emphasis on the Southwest and on social services.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1510 or other equivalent.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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SOCI 4550 - Sociology of Aging
Credit hours: 3
Description: Twenty-somethings, Generation Xers, Baby Boomers all will be senior citizens sooner or later. Their sex, race/ethnicity, and social class will affect their experience of aging. Course explores issues related to successful aging, including what young adults should be doing now to ensure that they have happy, healthy, wealthy, and creative golden years.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1510 or equivalent. (Same as AGER 4550.)
Course typically offered: Every other Fall.
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SOCI 4600 - Sociology of Mass Communication
Credit hours: 3
Description: Communication as a social process; patterns and institutions of mass communication; analysis of public opinion and propaganda; techniques of public opinion measurement.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1510 or equivalent.
Course typically offered: Fall
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SOCI 4850 - Internship in Sociology
Credit hours: 3
Description: An experiential learning course where students are placed in a supervised work environment inside a Sociological agency, with a minimum 120-hour work requirement.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1510, overall GPA of 2.70 or higher, and completed at least 12 additional hours in SOCI.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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SOCI 4900 - Special Problems
Credit hours: 3
Description: Class dedicated to the investigation, analysis and discussion of a selected contemporary sociological problem.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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SOCI 4920 - Coop Ed in Sociology
Credit hours:1-3
Description: Supervised work in a job directly related to the student’s major, professional field of study or career objective.
Prerequisite(s): 12 hours credit in sociology; student must meet the employer’s requirements and have consent of the division chair. May be repeated for credit.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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SOCI 4990 - Sociology Capstone
Credit hours: 3
Description: Senior Sociology majors use their skills and knowledge to develop data driven senior theses that integrate core sociological concepts, theory and methods. Students are required to find an applied sociology application in their projects.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 3200, SOCI 3220, SOCI 3240 and SOCI 3280. All with a grade of C or better. Required of all sociology majors. Senior level Sociology majors only.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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Spanish - Undergraduate |
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SPAN 1010 - Elementary Spanish I
TCCNS: SPAN 1411
Credit hours: 3
Description: Builds a foundation in spoken and written Spanish, listening and reading comprehension, and grammatical usage within a socio-cultural framework.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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SPAN 1020 - Elementary Spanish II
TCCNS: SPAN 1412
Credit hours: 3
Description: Builds on the foundation of Elementary Spanish I by advancing students’ skills in listening, reading, conversing, composing texts and acquiring grammar.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of SPAN 1010 or equivalent, or consent of department.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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SPAN 2040 - Intermediate Spanish I
TCCNS: SPAN 2311
Credit hours: 3
Description: Grammar, composition, oral-aural practice and readings.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of SPAN 1020 or equivalent, or consent of department.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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SPAN 2050 - Intermediate Spanish II
TCCNS: SPAN 2312
Credit hours: 3
Description: Grammar, composition, oral-aural practice and readings.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of SPAN 2040 or equivalent, or consent of department.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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SPAN 2313 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers
TCCNS: SPAN 2313
Credit hours: 3
Description: Develops a full range of registers including public speaking and formal written discourses (e.g., argumentative essays, close textual readings) necessary to participate in contemporary bilingual communities.
Prerequisite(s): Demonstrate native or near-native language ability.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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SPAN 2360 - Spanish For The Professions
Credit hours: 3
Description: This course focuses on the language of various professions including (among others) medical, teaching, social service, journalism/mass communications and counseling. Emphasizes cultural knowledge to enhance professional work with the Hispanic community.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2050 or consent of the instructor.
Course typically offered: Fall
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SPAN 3020 - Introduction to Translation in Spanish
Credit hours: 3
Description: English to Spanish. Fundamental concepts of translation as well as common problems encountered by translators.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Spanish lower division courses or equivalent; near-native fluency; or departmental permission.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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SPAN 3060 - Spanish Composition and Conversation
Credit hours: 3
Description: Focuses on improving composition and writing skills; making oral reports about relevant topics of interest to students in a variety of subject areas including contemporary politics, literature, the arts, sciences, history, folklore, etc. Writing intensive.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Spanish lower division courses or equivalent; near-native fluency; or departmental permission.
Course typically offered: Fall
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SPAN 3110 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature
Credit hours: 3
Description: Literary terminology, analysis of text, and differences among the genres. Readings include writings from a wide variety of Hispanic authors (both traditional and contemporary, from Spain and Latin America).
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Spanish lower division courses or equivalent; near-native fluency; or departmental permission.
Course typically offered: Fall
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SPAN 3150 - Spanish Culture and Civilization
Credit hours: 3
Description: Study of the politics, social structures and traditions of the Spanish world from the Paleolithic period until today, with a special focus on their contemporary life in order to build a foundation for a more in-depth study of their life, literature and culture. Taught entirely in Spanish.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SPAN 3160 - Latin American Culture and Civilization
Credit hours: 3
Description: Study of the politics, social structures and traditions of Latin America from the indigenous period until today, with a special focus on their contemporary life in order to build a foundation for a more in-depth study of Latin American culture. Taught entirely in Spanish.
Course typically offered: Fall
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SPAN 3303 - Spanish Grammar
Credit hours: 3
Description: An extensive study of Spanish grammar, orthography and punctuation. Designed to strengthen written and oral skills. Course taught primarily in Spanish.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2050, equivalent, or intermediate to advanced oral communication skills as determined by departmental placement examination.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SPAN 3304 - History of the Spanish Language
Credit hours: 3
Description: Examines of the transformation of the Spanish language from its Latin roots to the present.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2050, equivalent, or intermediate to advanced oral communication skills as determined by departmental placement examination.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SPAN 3313 - Advanced Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Credit hours: 3
Description: An intensive study of Spanish language and culture for the Hispanic Heritage Speaker. Acquire Spanish academic language skills, with high focus on grammar and professional communication. Develop advanced reading, writing, and listening and speaking skills. Taught in Spanish. (Writing intensive)
Prerequisite(s): Near-native ability or consent of department.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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SPAN 3321 - Introduction to Interpretation in Spanish
Credit hours: 3
Description: Designed to introduce students to techniques used in oral interpretation between Spanish and English. Emphasizes fundamental concepts of simultaneous interpretation as well as common problems encountered by interpreters in various professional fields.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2050, equivalent, or intermediate to advanced oral communication skills as determined by departmental placement examination. Course primarily taught in Spanish.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SPAN 3360 - Spanish for the Professions
Credit hours: 3
Description: Spanish language skills needed in the professional fields to communicate orally or in writing with clientele. Emphasizes specialized vocabulary, gestures and cultural understanding. Topics may include the specialized languages of law enforcement, human services, education, public health, communications industry, etc.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Spanish lower division courses or equivalent; near-native fluency; or consent of department.
Course typically offered: Fall
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SPAN 3371 - Afro-Latino Culture
Credit hours: 3
Description: An introduction to the historical and cultural contributions of African descendants to the Latino world. Course will cover themes such as identity formation, race, ethnicity and politic activism in countries such as Cuba, Brazil, and the United States. Course primarily taught in Spanish.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2050, equivalent, or intermediate to advanced oral communication skills as determined by departmental placement examination.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SPAN 3570 - Spanish in the Bilingual Classroom
Credit hours: 3
Description: Emphasizes the Spanish language skills needed in the teaching field to communicate with Spanish speaking students and their parents / guardians. Includes specialized vocabulary, scenarios, sample dialogues, and information related to a variety of school-related settings.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Spanish lower division courses or equivalent; near-native fluency; or consent of department.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SPAN 4080 - Business Spanish
Credit hours: 3
Description: Oral, writing and reading skills in Spanish for business; how business is transacted in Spanish-speaking countries and in U.S. firms serving Latino clientes. Topics: formalities for business letters, specialized vocabulary for selected industries, interviews, sales pitches, telephone etiquette, etc.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of a junior- or senior-level course.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SPAN 4250 - Acquisition of Spanish as a Second Language
Credit hours: 3
Description: Overview of prominent linguistic principles in the acquisition of Spanish as a second language. Application of theory to language acquisition, pragmatics, and teaching / learning Spanish grammar such as verbal morphology system, indicative / subjunctive mood system, and pronomial system in Spanish.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Spanish lower division courses or equivalent; near-native fluency; or consent of department.
Course typically offered: Fall
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SPAN 4310 - Masterpieces of Hispanic Literature
Credit hours: 3
Description: A study of canonic works of Hispanic literature from its beginnings to the present. Covers genres within prose, drama and poetry.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2050, equivalent, or intermediate to advanced oral communication skills as determined by departmental placement examination. Course taught primarily in Spanish.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SPAN 4311 - The Performing Arts in Spanish
Credit hours: 3
Description: A thematic course. Designed to introduce students to the performing arts in Spanish. Content will alternate vary between theater, cinema, music and dance. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2050, equivalent, or intermediate to advanced oral communication skills as determined by departmental placement examination. Course primarily taught in Spanish.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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SPAN 4321 - The Hispanic Southwest
Credit hours: 3
Description: Examines the history of Hispanic presence in the Southwest from first contact to 1848 and the Hispanic cultural legacy in the region.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 2610 or HIST 4700.
Course typically offered: Fall
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SPAN 4340 - Spanish For Human Services
Credit hours: 3
Description: Designed to improve the Spanish-speaking skills of non-profit office staff and administrators, and anyone working with Spanish-speakers in an outreach capacity. Service learning course.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Spanish lower division courses or equivalent; near-native fluency; or consent of department.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SPAN 4345 - Spanish for Legal Professionals
Credit hours: 3
Description: Prepares law students and others with the language of the legal professions as well as with cultural knowledge to enhance professional work in the Hispanic community.
Prerequisite(s): Intermediate to advanced oral communication skills as determined by the departmental placement exam.
Course typically offered: Fall
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SPAN 4350 - Spanish in the Community
Credit hours: 3
Description: Designed to ensure Spanish students have first-hand experience with language use in the community and the impact of relationships in language acquisition. These experiences will be the basis for linking course content to experiences in the ESL community.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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SPAN 4355 - Teaching Content in Spanish
Credit hours: 3
Description: Designed to give students the opportunity to develop curriculum and design innovative pedagogical materials in Spanish. Technology to deliver content instruction is a vital component of the course.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2050, equivalent, or intermediate to advanced oral communication skills as determined by departmental placement examination. Course primarily taught in Spanish.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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SPAN 4360 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature
Credit hours: 3
Description: Spanish-American literature from the colonial period to 1888. Readings, lectures, discussions and term projects.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Spanish lower division courses or equivalent; near-native fluency; or consent of department.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SPAN 4361 - Mexican American Literature
Credit hours: 3
Description: Historical overview of the presence of the Mexican American people in the United States through the literary works of canonic authors. Focus given to key concepts in Mexican American Studies, such as identity formation, race, resistance, and politics.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2050, equivalent, or intermediate to advanced oral communication skills as determined by departmental placement examination. Course primarily taught in Spanish.
Course typically offered: Fall
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SPAN 4381 - Marketing, Finance and International Commerce
Credit hours: 3
Description: Designed to develop advanced oral and written skills in relation to marketing, finance, and international commerce. The course examines individual and interrelated effects of culture on organizational and managerial practices in global markets. Taught in Spanish.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2050 or consent of department.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SPAN 4383 - Media Technologies for Communication in the Hispanic World
Credit hours: 3
Description: Designed to emphasize the use of the four domains of language proficiency in academic Spanish through the effective use of traditional and emerging media technologies. Focuses on the role media plays in modern societies, the nuances of cross-cultural communication with the Hispanic world, and how social media technologies shape new generations.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2050, equivalent, or intermediate to advanced oral communication skills as determined by departmental placement examination. Course primarily taught in Spanish.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SPAN 4390 - Spanish for the Health Professions
Credit hours: 3
Description: Develops specialized Spanish communication skills to better serve non-English speaking patients and clients. Focuses on improving communication skills within the context of Latino community in health care settings as well as increasing specialized content-related vocabulary.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Spanish lower division courses or equivalent; near-native fluency; or consent of department.
Course typically offered: Spring
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SPAN 4800 - Spanish Internship
Credit hours: 3-6
Description: Enable advanced students to independently apply content-related language and skills in a real world setting in a business, school, agency, or industry related to their career choice. This Internship may be paid or unpaid.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Spanish lower division courses or equivalent; near-native fluency; or consent of department.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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SPAN 4950 - Spanish Practicum
Credit hours: 3-6
Description: Enables students to apply content-related language in a real world setting. Student will be guided in a setting where the Spanish language will be applied and useful to the stakeholders.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Spanish lower division courses or equivalent; near-native fluency; or consent of department.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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Special Education - Undergraduate |
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EDSP 2310 - Introduction to Individuals with Disabilities
TCCNS: EDUC 2301
Credit hours: 3
Description: Explores the topics of disability, the field of special education, and the concept of disabilities across the lifespan of the individual. Also explores the history, etiology, characteristics of specific disabilities categories, educational programming, legal aspects of disabilities, and the impact of disabilities on families.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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EDSP 3240 - Family Communication and Collaboration for Exceptional Learners
Credit hours: 3
Description: Analysis of collaboration and communication models and strategies used in working with families, caregivers, and professionals concerned about students with exceptionalities. Focus on the changing definition of family, community resources, advocacy groups, political forces, legal mandates, and other factors that may impact students and their families are addressed. Fifteen hours a semester in field-work arranged.
Prerequisite(s): EDSP 2310
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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EDSP 3420 - Behavioral Disorders: Characteristics, Identification and Intervention
Credit hours: 3
Description: An examination is made of the typical characteristics associated with severe behavior problems and procedures for identification. Emphasis is on the development of appropriate intervention programs.
Prerequisite(s): EDSP 2310
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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EDSP 4320 - Educational Assessment and Evaluation of Exceptional Learners
Credit hours: 3
Description: Examines a variety of assessment and evaluation strategies that are appropriate for special and general education settings. Knowledge of basic testing procedures and terminology as related to the exceptional learner. Interpretation and utilization of test data in developing individual education plans. Introduction to curriculum-based assessment. Field experiences include administration of academic and teacher-made assessments.
Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program and approved for Clinical 1 Methods enrollment.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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EDSP 4330 - Advanced Educational Strategies of Exceptional Learners
Credit hours: 3
Description: Advanced educational strategies and interventions that promote academic performance of exceptional learners across a variety of settings and situations. Includes an emphasis on special education law, disability eligibility categories, best practices when developing an Individual Education Plan (IEP), and recommendations for programming.
Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program and approved for Clinical 1 Methods enrollment.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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EDSP 4340 - Classroom and Behavioral Management Strategies for Exceptional Learners
Credit hours: 3
Description: Approaches to behavioral management of exceptional learners across a variety of educational settings. Implementation of individualized techniques including applied behavioral analysis, as well as larger-group strategies, to foster positive behavioral, social, and emotional growth. Special attention to the development of behavioral intervention plans and positive behavioral supports for students with challenging behaviors.
Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to the Emerging Teacher Institute and approved for Clinical 1 Methods enrollment.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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EDSP 4360 - Transition Education and Services for Exceptional Learners
Credit hours: 3
Description: Transition education and services for individuals with disabilities across the life span with emphasis on the post-secondary years. Examines the theory and practice of transition planning from school to community living, post-secondary education, and employment. Legislative history and practical applications of skills such as transition assessment, job development and job placement are emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): EDSP 3210, EDSP 3240, and EDSP 4320.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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Technical Communication - Undergraduate |
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TECM 1200 - Developmental Writing
Credit hours: 3
Description: Fulfills TSI requirements for students who have not passed the writing portion of the Texas Higher Education Assessment with a score of 7 or 8 prior to enrolling in the university or who are not otherwise exempt. Covers sentence formation and skills needed for argumentation and exposition. Emphasizes audience, purpose and occasion.
Prerequisite(s): Students must complete the requirements of the course with a grade of C or better in order to meet the prerequisite for ENGL 1313. Does not apply to degree.
Course typically offered: On demand
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TECM 2300 - New Media Writing
TCCNS: COMM 2311
Credit hours: 3
Description: Expository and persuasive writing and composition in digital and online environments, including work with websites, podcasts, videos/animation, and social media.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1313
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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TECM 2700 - Technical Writing
TCCNS: ENGL 2311
Credit hours: 3
Description: Expository writing, especially for science, pre-engineering and business students.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1313
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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TECM 4321 - Arts Journal
Credit hours: 3
Description: Students will learn the history of college literary magazines, editorial processes and production. Students will develop their skills in literary production with the goal of employment in publishing. Students will read, edit, and respond professionally to submissions of literary fiction, poetry, non-fiction and photography. Each student will assume a role based on his or her talents and skills to produce an Arts Journal for UNT Dallas. COMM 4321 and TECM 4321 are equivalent.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1313
Course typically offered: Fall
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Theatre - Undergraduate |
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THEA 3130 - Introduction to Creative Drama in the Elementary School
Credit hours: 1
Description: Introduction to current philosophies, principles, and techniques of creative drama in the elementary school. Emphasis on development of the individual child through use of dramatic play, improvisation, and theater games. Includes lecture, discussion, group facilitation, peer teaching, and practical performance work.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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THEA 3400 - Theatre for Young Audiences
Credit hours: 3
Description: Recognition and examination of the history and philosophy, production and performance of theatre for young audiences. Through focused inquiry, work on the practical problems that arise in the selection and performance of dramatic texts, original collective creations and adaptation of selected literature. Emphasis on connecting artistic practices and trends in educational theatre to theories of child/adolescent development. Course designed for those who advocate theatre as a stimulus for learning, whether they are specializing in classroom teaching or seeking careers in professional theatre. Class activities may take place on site in a school or at a theater.
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Tutorial Option in Developmental Reading & Writing - Undergraduate |
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UGRW 1200 - Tutorial Option in Developmental Reading and Writing
Credit hours: 3
Description: The content of this option will be tailored to the individual students and may include sentence formation skills needed for argumentation and exposition. Emphasizes audience, purpose and occasion. Placement in this option is based upon TSI Assessment score. Successful completion does not award academic credit or fulfill any degree requirement. Pass/no pass only.
Course typically offered: Fall, Spring
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Undergraduate Studies - Undergraduate |
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UGST 1000 - Freshman Seminar
Credit hours: 3
Description: Introduces student to new and exciting ways of becoming active and engaged citizens of the university community and larger society through the exploration of problems in the current world. Students develop skills in critical thinking, communication, values clarification, and self-awareness. Varying topics require a creative and interdisciplinary view of the world. Past topics include leadership, information literacy, career and major exploration, community engagement and service.
Course typically offered: On demand
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