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2012-2013 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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  • SOC 555 - JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

    3 cr hrs

    Description A study of the youthful offender and the causes and consequences of delinquent behavior; preventive and rehabilitative programs are also discussed.

    Notes
    (Also CJUS 555)


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  • SOC 556 - COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS

    3 cr hrs

    Description An examination of the history of adult and juvenile treatment and punishment. Emphasis is upon contemporary community based treatment as well as traditional prison-based treatment as well as traditional prison-based incarceration. The process of sentencing, particularly the role of pre-sentences investigation (PSI) is covered. Special attention is developed to internship and career possibilities in the corrections area.

    Notes
    (Also CJUS 556)


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  • SOC 558 - SOCIOLOGY OF AGING

    3 cr hrs

    Description A comprehensive study of the aged population in American society, including discussions of socio-demographic changes, life-course issues, relevant social policy, and cross-cultural comparisons.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites:  Soc 100


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  • SOC 560 - ADVANCED CRIMINOLOGY

    3 cr hrs

    Description An extensive examination of major criminological issues and theories including sociological definitions of crime.

    Notes
    (Also CJUS 560)


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  • SOC 562 - POPULATION PROBLEMS

    3 cr hrs

    Description study of human populations with respect to size, distribution, and structure, with emphasis on theories of population growth and decline, population policies, and impacts on the environment.


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  • SOC 581 - SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY

    3 cr hrs

    Description The family as a social institution studied within the context of the entire culture.


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  • SOC 590 - SEMINAR IN SOCIOLOGY

    3 cr hrs

    Description A highly focused and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division or graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students.

     


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  • SOC 591 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN SOCIOLOGY

    1 to 3 cr hrs

    Description Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.


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  • SOC 592 - TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY

    3 cr hrs

    Description Includes Current Topics, Advanced Topics, and Special Topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.

     


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  • SOC 710 - ADVANCED METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH

    3 cr hrs

    Description An intensive examination of methodology in sociological research.


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  • SOC 788 - RESEARCH IN SOCIOLOGY

    3 cr hrs

    Description The student must design and/or do a research project under faculty supervision. Required of all Plan B candidates.


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  • SOC 791 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN SOCIOLOGY

    1 to 3 cr hrs

    Description Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.

    May be repeated.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Requires permission of the instructor.


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  • SOCW 580 - SOCIAL WORK WITH AGING POPULATIONS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

    3 cr hrs

    Description Students will explore how disabilities and aging impact individuals, families, organizations, communities, and regions in contemporary American society. Students will study the social services delivery system that responds to the needs of individuals with disabilities and individuals through the aging process. Policy issues that impact aging persons and persons with disabilities along with social work practice approaches will be studied. Students will conduct individual research in an area of interest and the course will use the Gero-Rich Competency Scale to enhance student learning.


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  • SOCW 582 - SOCIAL WORK AND CHILD WELFARE

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course is designed to provide students with an overview of child welfare services from an historical, theoretical and practice perspective. Services to children and their families are divided into: support services to families or those which enhance family life, supplemental services that help the struggling family to maintain or regain balance, and substitute services or those that provide for the child when the family cannot on either a temporary or permanent basis. Each service is considered from the point of view of etiology, rationale of the services, and provision of the services, how the consumer views the service, and the trend that may affect the future provision of the service. Services are also discussed in the light of their provision to a variety of diverse populations. The course will include an introduction to the Indian Child Welfare Act and services to Native American children and families.


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  • SOCW 584 - SOCIAL WORK AND MENTAL HEALTH

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course reviews social work practices to support mental health and address mental illness. By describing selected behavioral, emotional, and intellectual disorders over the lifespan along with the bio-psychosocial interventions that appear to be effective, students will begin to critically examine pressing mental health concerns confronted by social work practitioners.


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  • SOCW 586 - SOCIAL WORK AND NATIVE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN

    3 cr hrs

    Description Social Work with Native Children and Families is intended to provide the student with a critical consideration of cultural responsiveness and social work practice with Native American populations and communities. The course topics will include cultural competency, Native American history, issues of social justice and oppression, the Indian Child Welfare Act, Native culture, social issues affecting children and families, and culturally specific social work practice models and interventions.


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  • SOCW 591 - INDEPENDENT STUDY

    1 to 3 cr hrs

    Description Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-instructor interaction. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.


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  • SOCW 592 - TOPICS

    3 cr hrs

    Description Includes current topics, advanced topics, and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest lecturers may serve as instructors.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one - on - one student - instructor interaction.


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  • SOCW 596 - SOCIAL WORK AND NATIVE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN

    3 cr hrs

    Description Social Work with Native Children and Families is intended to provide the student with a critical consideration of cultural responsiveness and social work practice with Native American populations and communities. The course topics will include cultural competency, Native American history, issues of social justice and oppression, the Indian Child Welfare Act, Native culture, social issues affecting children and families, and culturally specific social work practice models and interventions.


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  • SOCW 600 - SOCIAL POLICY ANALYSIS

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course provides a study of the development, and limitations of social welfare /social policy. Students gain an understanding of knowledge and skills in the analysis of social policy. Students learn techniques of critical critique in assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of both social and social welfare policies.


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  • SOCW 601 - HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL WORK

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course is an introduction to the historic and contemporary profession of Social Work. Students learn the core values, assumptions, theory, guiding principles, and the “Code of Ethics.” Students analyze the development of the profession through critical exploration of the profession’s history within the larger context of national and international history. Students learn to utilize professional ethics and how they inform competent practice, support non-discrimination, and further the practice of pursuing social justice.


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  • SOCW 610 - GENERALIST PRACTICE I: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course provides beginning generalist social work practice, knowledge, and skills. Students learn core social work theories: Ecological theory, Systems Theory, Problem Solving Theory, and the Strengths Perspective. Emphasized are the application of theories, techniques, and visual tools that support the utilization of core social work theories and the processes used for intervention with individuals and families.


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  • SOCW 620 - RESEARCH METHODS I

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course will provide students with research methods and skills that will build knowledge for conducting research. Students will learn research designs and methodologies used in practice settings and when conducting their own research in areas of interest. Students will learn both qualitative and quantitative methodologies and research designs for scientific inquiry into the evaluation of their own practice and service delivery areas. Ethical research conduct will be explored.


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  • SOCW 624 - RESEARCH METHODS II: PROGRAM EVALUATION

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course provides students with knowledge, skills, and ethical guidelines in program evaluation and planning. Students will learn how to match measuring instruments to system characteristics and function across diverse service systems. Students learn and apply the logic model of program development, formative, process, and goal attainment scaling evaluation techniques. Students learn how evidence-based evaluation and planning impacts the practice community.


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  • SOCW 630 - PRACTICE WITH SMALL GROUPS

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course provides students with theoretical and practice knowledge on work with individuals in small groups. Students will learn the processes of developing groups, group proposals, and selection of members, and implementation. Students will learn about the different types of groups, group processes, stages, and evaluation.


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  • SOCW 640 - DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course provides students with theoretical and practice knowledge to address issues of diversity and social justice. Students learn to recognize and develop skills to address forms and mechanisms of discrimination. Discussions will focus on the achievement of social justice.


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  • SOCW 641 - HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT I

    3 cr hrs

    Description Students learn theories of human development, moral development, motivation, and diversity that impact individuals and families as they develop over the life span. Students learn theoretical models that explain the interactions between the biological, social, psychological, and cultural systems that impact human behavior and their social environments. Skills in the evidence-based assessment techniques found to be effective across diverse client systems are learned and critiqued.


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  • SOCW 683 - FIELD EDUCATION I

    3 cr hrs

    Description Students complete 200 hours in a field placement. This is the first of a two-semester foundation/generalist level internship. Students also participate in a two-hour weekly seminar.
    The seminar provides students with a forum for the integration of theoretical knowledge with field experiences. Students have the opportunity to discuss and process theory with foundational knowledge and skills necessary for practice with individuals, families, groups, and children. The course emphasizes the practical application of theory across the ecological system.


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  • SOCW 684 - FIELD EDUCATION II

    3 cr hrs

    Description Students complete 200 hours in a field placement. This is the second of a two-semester foundational/generalist level internship. Students participate in a two-hour weekly seminar. The seminar provides students with a forum for the integration of theoretical knowledge across the ecological system as it relates to working with diverse populations in rural and urban settings. It provides students with the opportunity to discuss and process foundational knowledge and skills needed in the interface between social work practice and practice in rural and urban settings.


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  • SOCW 700 - ADVANCED SOCIAL POLICY

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course provides students with the opportunity to apply techniques of policy analysis and formulation. Utilizing the lens of advocacy, students will learn to apply techniques of assessment, development, and the administrative implementation of social policy. Social policy is presented as a means of intervention that allows social workers to become agents of change in settings that cover the range of micro, mezzo, and macro systems. Students learn to identify and to develop skills to address forms and mechanisms of discrimination.


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  • SOCW 720 - RESEARCH PROJECT PROPOSAL

    3 cr hrs

    Description MSW students are required to complete a practice research project. This course provides students the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills in research proposal construction. Students learn to complete the steps, comply with research guidelines, and develop proposals to be approved by the Institutional Review Board and Office of Human Subject’s Protection. Students use this class to propose and plan their practice research project and submit their plan to the University IRB for approval.


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  • SOCW 730 - PRACTICE WITH COMMUNITIES

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course focuses on theories that explain interactions of systems at the mezzo level of practice. The course emphasizes social work methods, strategies, and interventions used in practice with communities. The course provides students with a framework to analyze complex problems in communities and develop strategies for change. Students will apply skills demonstrating an understanding of community theory, development, organizing, and grant writing. Students learn to identify and develop skills to address forms and mechanisms of discrimination.


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  • SOCW 740 - ADVANCED PRACTICE WITH INDIVIDUALS, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course provides students with advanced theories for practice with individuals, children, and families across the lifespan. Students will apply knowledge that will allow them to conduct multidimensional assessments and integrate knowledge on the human condition with evidence-based practice activities designed to promote the social and human well-being.


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  • SOCW 741 - MENTAL HEALTH: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course provides students with an understanding of mental illness. Students learn the major diagnostic categories and how to conduct a multi-axial diagnosis. Case illustrations and practice experiences are used with a focus on competency-based assessment and research.  Students are introduced to the biological, psychological, and social factors that influence a client’s life. They learn to assess the person and consider the impact of the environment when making a diagnosis.


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  • SOCW 742 - PRACTICE WITH ORGANIZATIONS, ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course provides students with advanced, evidence-based theoretical knowledge, assessment tools and intervention strategies appropriate for larger systems. Strategies of change and sustainability of change along with conflict resolution and strategic planning are learned. Students learn how to apply skills and techniques with diverse client and collaborative systems. Students learn to develop and apply larger system theories strategies to enhance well-being, social functioning, and alleviate social injustices in the context of diverse cultures. Students learn theories and models of supervision that can be used across practice settings.


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  • SOCW 783 - ADVANCED FIELD EDUCATION III

    3 cr hrs

    Description Students complete 250 hours in a field placement. This is the first of a two-semester concentration/advanced generalist level internship. Students participate in a two-hour weekly seminar designed to provide students with the opportunity to integrate and process advanced theoretical knowledge with field experiences. The academic focus of this seminar is mezzo and macro practice. The course provides students with an opportunity to discuss and integrate knowledge on leadership, theory, and practice. A focus for this course is to provide students with an opportunity for self-examination of leadership qualities and skills and potential areas for change and growth. Discussions will include the interface between culture, women, diverse groups, and leadership, examining obstacles such as ethnocentrism, prejudice, and the glass ceiling.


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  • SOCW 784 - ADVANCED FIELD EDUCATION IV

    3 cr hrs

    Description Students complete 250 hours in a field placement. This is the second semester of a two-semester concentration/advanced generalist level internship. Students participate in a two-hour weekly seminar designed to provide the students with the opportunity to integrate and process advanced theoretical knowledge with field experiences. It provides students with the opportunity to integrate and process advanced theoretical knowledge with field experiences. The academic focus of this course is to provide students with the integration of social work theory and practice at the micro level of practice.


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  • SOCW 785 - RESEARCH PROJECT DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course provides advanced theoretical knowledge, approaches, methods, and skills in qualitative and quantitative research. Students will use this knowledge in the collection and analysis of their research project data. Students will present their findings to the MSW student body during a planned research colloquium.


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  • SOCW 792 - TOPICS

    3 cr hrs

    Description Includes current topics, advanced topics, and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest lecturers may serve as instructors.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.


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  • SPAN 511 - ADVANCED ORAL PRACTICE I

    2 to 3 cr hrs

    Description This course offers readings, film ananysis, and discussion with a primary focus on advanced oral production.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: SPAN 320 or SPAN 330 or instructor permission.

    Notes
    Effective Fall 2013 Prerequisite changes from SPAN 311 to SPAN 320 or SPAN 330.


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  • SPAN 512 - ADVANCED ORAL PRACTICE II

    2 to 3 cr hrs

    Description Conversational work, oral reports, discussion, and diction.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites: SPAN 311 - Integrated Conversation and Grammar and SPAN 312 - Integrated Composition and Grammar.


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  • SPAN 532 - SPANISH CIVILIZATION

    3 cr hrs

    Description The people, history, and cultural achievements of Spanish civilization.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    No prerequisite.


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  • SPAN 538 - LATIN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION

    3 cr hrs

    Description The people, history, and cultural achievements of Latin America.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    No prerequisite.


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  • SPAN 550 - SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE

    3 cr hrs

    Description The study of representative writers of Spanish literature.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: Intermediate Spanish.


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  • SPAN 574 - SPANISH LITERATURE: SIGLO XX

    3 cr hrs

    Description The course provides an in-depth study of the literature of Spain from 1900 to 2000.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: SPAN 320 or SPAN 330 or instructor permission.

    Notes
    Effective Fall 2013 change prerequisite from SPAN 350 to SPAN 320 or SPAN 330.


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  • SPAN 580 - SURVEY OF LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE

    3 cr hrs

    Description The study of representative writers of Latin America.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: Intermediate Spanish.


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  • SPAN 590 - SEMINAR IN SPANISH

    1 to 3 cr hrs

    Description A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to few than 20 students.

     

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites: SPAN 311 - Integrated Conversation, Grammar and SPAN 312 - Integrated Composition and Grammar, and permission of the instructor.


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  • SPAN 591 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN SPANISH

    1 to 6 cr hrs

    Description Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.

    May be repeated.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites vary and must be approved by the department.

    Notes
    Course offering possible through various Internet protocols.


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  • SPAN 592 - TOPICS IN SPANISH LITERATURE

    3 cr hrs

    Description Includes Current Topics, Advanced Topics, and Special Topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.

    May be repeated with change of topic.


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  • SPCM 501 - ADVANCED INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

    3 cr hrs

    Description Advanced study of contemporary issues that have significant impact on interpersonal relationships (e.g., abusive communication, alternative lifestyles, and virtual relationships). Students develop an understanding of the current communication research and social practices related to these issues.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: SPCM 201 - Interpersonal Communication, or permission of the instructor.


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  • SPCM 505 - THEORIES OF COMMUNICATION

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course examines a wide range of theories as they help make sense of and apply to communication processes.


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  • SPCM 507 - CRITICAL STUDIES IN POPULAR CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION

    3 cr hrs

    Description A critical studies approach to understanding the communicative practices and social force of popular culture, including sports, politics, media, music, art, advertising, and current fads.


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  • SPCM 510 - ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course views organizations from a communication perspective. Theories as well as specific communication processes and application are examined.


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  • SPCM 512 - ADVANCED ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION

    3 cr hrs

    Description This in-depth field study serves as an applied extension of the basic organizational communication course.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: SPCM 410/510 - Organizational Communication, or permission of the instructor.


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  • SPCM 515 - COMMUNICATION AND GENDER

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course examines gendered verbal and nonverbal communication processes and the ways men and women tend to communicate in interpersonal, family, group, organizational, and mass media contexts.


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  • SPCM 517 - POLITICAL COMMUNICATION

    3 cr hrs

    Description Studies of the rhetoric of selected political figures, movements, and campaigns that have changed lives and culture. Students develop understandings of rhetorical strategies and their cultural impact within public life.


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  • SPCM 522 - PERSUASION

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course develops conceptual understanding of psychological dynamics of persuasion by analyzing theories, perspectives, and research findings. The goal is to improve skills in critically analyzing persuasive messages and their role in society and culture.


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  • SPCM 525 - PHILOSOPHY OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION

    3 cr hrs

    Description A historical and critical study of the development of rhetorical theory focusing on classical contributions to the field. The early works of influential teachers and philosophers will be explored to illuminate the concept of humans as communicating agents.


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  • SPCM 534 - SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION

    3 cr hrs

    Description A study of prominent concepts and theories of human interaction in small groups grounded in the student’s experience in classroom exercises. Critical assessments of communication strategies in task, social, and therapeutic groups are cultivated.


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  • SPCM 540 - HEALTH COMMUNICATION

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course will examine the contexts and processes of communication about health, focusing on how professionals, patients, and practitioners interact in ways that constitute and influence health and medicine.

    Notes
    Dual listed with SPCM 440


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  • SPCM 560 - FAMILY COMMUNICATION

    3 cr hrs

    Description Communication patterns that exist in a variety of family contexts are examined with particular emphasis on the role of patterns in family stability and/or change. The functions of communication in family roles, decision-making, intimacy, power and conflict are examined.


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  • SPCM 570 - INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

    3 cr hrs

    Description Through readings and discussion, the various modes of inter- and intra-cultural communication are considered. Special attention is given to preventing and resolving communication problems that occur in cross-cultural exchanges.


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  • SPCM 575 - HUMAN RESOURCE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course develops expertise in construction and execution of training and development activities relevant to communication issues for in-house trainers and independent consultants. It includes effective strategies and current information for training and development activities within organizations.


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  • SPCM 576 - 7-12 SPEECH METHODS

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course provides theoretical and pedagogical foundations for the teaching of communication in secondary schools and at the collegiate level.

    Notes
    (Also SEED 511)


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  • SPCM 585 - COMMUNICATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION

    3 cr hrs

    Description Study of theoretical and practical strategies for individual and group conflict resolution. Specific training in critical analysis, listening and communication strategies for mediation, negotiation, and other conflict resolution forums are explored. Illustrative simulations selected from industry, family and social conflicts are used to develop an understanding of conflict management.


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  • SPCM 587 - TEAM BUILDING AND GROUP DECISION MAKING

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course demonstrates the significant role that teams, teamwork, and decision-making play in organizations. Current theories and practices are examined to develop strategies for effective team building and improved decision-making.


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  • SPCM 590 - RESEARCH SEMINAR IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES

    1 to 6 cr hrs

    Description A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division graduate levels. Enrollments in generally limited to fewer than 20 students.

     


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  • SPCM 592 - TOPICS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES

    1 to 5 cr hrs

    Description Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement.


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  • SPCM 594 - INTERNSHIP IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES

    1 to 6 cr hrs

    Description Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites: 20 hours of SPCM, and permission of the instructor.


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  • SPCM 700 - PROGRAM SUSTAINING

    0 cr hrs

    Description This is a zero-credit course utilized for continuous enrollment and program tracking.


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  • SPCM 701 - INTRODUCTION TO GRADUATE STUDY

    3 cr hrs

    Description This class in an examination of methods of research, writing, & documentation. It also explores communication as a discipline. Required of all Master’s students.


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  • SPCM 705 - QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course provides an introduction to quantitative methods of inquiry.  Students will gain experience in evaluating and conducting research projects.


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  • SPCM 706 - QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES

    3 cr hrs

    Description Provides in-depth study of the theory and practices of qualitative research, including interpretive, phenomenological, ethnographic, and case study methodologies and they apply to communication studies.  Students will design and conduct a qualitative study that extends or enriches understanding of communication theory.


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  • SPCM 716 - RHETORICAL THEORY AND CRITICISM

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course acquaints the graduate student with the philosophy, theory, and practice of rhetorical criticism.


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  • SPCM 744 - MANAGING CULTURAL DIVERSITY

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course utilizes intercultural communication theories to develop trans-cultural leadership and management expertise. Issues of age, race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and physical disabilities in regional, national and global contexts are examined.


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  • SPCM 745 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course is the capstone course in Interpersonal Communication at the graduate level, and involves in-depth exploration of important and current developments in this field by focusing on contemporary theory and research. Topics are selected reflecting significant issues in the field and faculty/student interests. This course is repeatable for up to 6 hours.


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  • SPCM 754 - MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course examines the implications of communication as it relates to management contexts, processes, and activities. The specific aim is to develop communication expertise in the functions necessary for effective organizational administration, management, and leadership.


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  • SPCM 755 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ORGANZATIONAL COMMUNICATION

    1 to 3 cr hrs

    Description This course is the capstone course in Organizational Communication at the graduate level, and involves in-depth exploration of important and current developments in this field by focusing on contemporary theory and research. Topics are selected reflecting significant issues in the field and faculty/student interests. This course is repeatable for up to 6 hours.


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  • SPCM 790 - SEMINAR IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES

    1 to 3 cr hrs

    Description A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division or graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students.

     


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  • SPCM 791 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES

    1 to 6 cr hrs

    Description Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.

    May be repeated.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Requires permission of the instructor.


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  • SPCM 792 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES

    3 cr hrs

    Description Includes Current Topics, Advanced Topics, and Special Topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.

     


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  • SPCM 795 - PRACTICUM IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES

    3 cr hrs

    Description Applied, monitored and supervised, field based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in this course than in the case with field experience courses.


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  • SPCM 798 - THESIS RESEARCH IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES

    1 to 6 cr hrs

    Description A formal treatise presenting the results of study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the applicable degree. The process requires extensive and intensive one-on-one interaction between the candidate and professor with more limited interaction between and among the candidate and other members of the committee.

    Notes
    Six hours required of all Master’s students following Plan A. Permission of the instructor is required.


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  • SPCM 799 - THESIS SUSTAINING

    0 cr hrs

    Description This is a zero-credit course utilized for continuous enrollment and program tracking.


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  • SPED 505 - EDUCATING SECONDARY STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

    2 cr hrs

    Description An introduction to the entire field of education for children with exceptional needs and is required by all middle school and secondary school majors. Students will identify etiology, classification, and educational programming practices for individuals with any identified disabilities. Students will also determine which local, state, and national administrative and legislative provisions support children with these conditions. Computerized IEP forms and other productivity tools will be reviewed.


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  • SPED 513 - SERVING STUDENTS WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES

    3 cr hrs

    Description Examination of the functional academic, social/emotional, and daily living skill needs of children evidencing moderate/secure learning problems and/or evidencing significant physical/health problems. In depth studies of functional curriculum development, design of instructional strategies, adaptation and accommodation issues, and integration in inclusive settings will be undertaken.

    Notes
    Methods and materials for teachers of individuals with disabilities with an emphasis on curricular options and program alternatives.


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  • SPED 516 - ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

    1 cr hrs

    Description This course is designed for individuals who work with persons needing information regarding assistive technology. People with disabilities, the elderly, family members, and advocates will learn about finding and utilizing assistive devices and technologies such as adapted computer hardware and software, hearing/vision/ mobility/communication aides, and environmental adaptations.

    Notes
    (Also TET 516)


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  • SPED 517 - VOCATIONAL-TRANSITIONAL PROGRAMMING

    2 to 3 cr hrs

    Description The preparation of secondary level special education teachers require they develop knowledge of vocational assessment, job development, and programming for vocational and independent living skills. The course provides and overview of theory, assessment and teaching methods fostering successful transition to adult life for handicapped persons.


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  • SPED 519 - MEDICAL ISSUES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

    2 cr hrs

    Description Study of current knowledge and skills to facilitate the integration of students with complex medical needs into an appropriate learning environment.


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  • SPED 526 - ADVANCED METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

    2 cr hrs

    Description Advanced instructional practices and materials in the education and vocational preparation of individual with special needs at the secondary level


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  • SPED 528 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I

    3 cr hrs

    Description This is an introductory course in American Sign Language (ASL), including practice with basic conversation, grammatical forms (topic-comment, questions, and negatives), vocabulary, spatial relations, visual-gestural communication, non-manual signs, fingerspelling and numbering. Norms, values, social rules, and traditions in American Deaf Culture are emphasized.

    Notes
    (Also DCOM 528)


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  • SPED 529 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II

    3 cr hrs

    Description Students will further skills introduced in American Sign Language I, as well as be introduced to directionality, conditioned statements, classifiers and loan signs. American Deaf Culture is emphasized, particularly in relation to its history and to the international Deaf community.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites: DCOM 428/528 - American Sign Language I, SPED 428 - American Sign Language I, or permission of the instructor.

    Notes
    (Also DCOM 529)


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  • SPED 593 - WORKSHOP IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

    1 to 9 cr hrs

    Description Special, intense sessions in specific topic areas. Approximately 45 hours of work is required for each hour of credit. Workshops may vary in time range but typically use a compressed time period for delivery. They may include lectures, conferences, committee work, and group activity.

    May be repeated for credit.


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  • SPED 688 - Student Teaching

    1-8 cr hrs

    Description Students preparing for teaching in the PK-12 school will observe, participate, and teach under the supervision of the regular classroom teacher in an approved elementary and/or secondary school.

    Notes
    An additional mandatory fee applies to this course.

    Cross-listed with SEED 688


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  • SPED 700 - PROGRAM SUSTAINING

    0 cr hrs

    Description This is a zero-credit course utilized for continuous enrollment and program tracking.


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  • SPED 702 - DIAGNOSTIC TEACHING

    3 cr hrs

    Description A presentation of the various components of diagnostic teaching includes assessment, prescription, implementation, and evaluation.


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  • SPED 703 - EDUCATION OF PERSONS WITH EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS

    3 cr hrs

    Description The characteristics, medical, communication, and special needs of persons with exceptionalities will be considered through a review of research relative to current trends and problems.


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  • SPED 705 - ADVANCED FAMILY/PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION

    2 cr hrs

    Description This is an advanced course to help students develop collaborative skills to address the needs of family participation and professional collaboration for learners with exceptional needs in the schools.


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  • SPED 708 - LOW INCIDENCE DISABILITIES

    2 cr hrs

    Description This course is designed for educators who will be working in public schools and community settings to integrate students with low incidence and severe disabilities. The course is designed to develop teacher knowledge and expertise to assess, teach, and use assistive technology with these students.


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  • SPED 709 - SPECIAL EDUCATION COLLABORATION OR CONSULTATION IN THE SCHOOLS

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course is designed for educators who will be working in public schools and community settings to integrate students with disabilities. Class participants will acquire skills to function as a collaborative planning team member and consultant to implement cooperative strategies in instructional and problem solving situations within school and community settings.


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