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SOWK 5533 - Theories and Interventions with Children 3 hours
Focuses on theory and interventions with children and parents with an emphasis upon attachment, development, ecosystems, trauma and cultural context. Covers practice with children individually and in groups, parent/child dyad approaches, and family interventions. Demonstrates expressive therapies and parent/child art therapy techniques.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOWK 5543 - Child Maltreatment: Assessment and Intervention 3 hours
Addresses theory and research of the etiology and developmental consequences of child maltreatment. Analyzes the dynamics of child physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological maltreatment, neglect and indicators of risk. Covers evidence informed assessment and interventions. Explores the effects of child abuse and neglect across the lifespan.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOWK 5553 - Foster Care, Adoption and Permanency Planning 3 hours
Focuses on engagement, assessment and intervention with children who are in foster care, adoption and/or permanency planning in public, tribal or private child welfare systems. Covers key social work, legal and judicial processes from each domain. Addresses implementation of the Indian Child Welfare Act. Explores themes of attachment, identity, grief and loss.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOWK 5803 - Social Work Foundation Field Seminar and Field Practicum I 3 hours
Facilitates integration of foundation field practicum and classroom learning through processing and discussion of field issues and situations. Students gain knowledge of and apply models of critical reflective practice, effective use of supervision and ethical decision making. Includes a supervised social work field practicum in a community agency or program related to current course work. Practice experience and demonstration of foundation social work skills in an applied setting. Requires a minimum of 200 clock hours at the agency.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into practicum and satisfactory completion of SOWK 5103 , SOWK 5203 , SOWK 5213 , SOWK 5303 and SOWK 5403 .
Corequisite(s): SOWK 5113 , SOWK 5223 and SOWK 5313 .
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SOWK 5813 - Social Work Foundation Field Seminar and Field Practicum II 3 hours
Facilitates integration of foundation field practicum and all foundation level classroom learning through processing and discussion of field issues and situations. Students gain knowledge of and apply evaluation of practice. Includes practice in a community agency or program related to current course work, which is a supervised social work field practicum in an agency setting. Practice experience and demonstration of foundation social work skills in an applied setting. Requires a minimum of 200 clock hours at the agency.
Prerequisite(s): SOWK 5803 .
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SOWK 5833 - Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum I 3 hours
The seminar facilitates integration of advanced field practicum and classroom learning through processing and discussion of field issues and situations. Assignments based upon advanced field social work topics. Supervised social work field practicum in an agency setting. Includes practice in a community agency or program related to current course work. Practice and demonstration of advanced year social work skills in an applied setting. Requires a minimum of 250 clock hours in the agency.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into practicum.
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SOWK 5843 - Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum II 3 hours
The seminar facilitates integration of advanced field practicum and classroom learning through processing and discussion of field issues and situations. Assignments based upon advanced field social work topics. Supervised social work field practicum in an agency setting. Includes practice in a community agency or program related to current course work. Practice and demonstration of advanced year social work skills in an applied setting. Requires a minimum of 250 clock hours in the agency.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into practicum and satisfactory completion of SOWK 5233 , SOWK 5323 , SOWK 5413 and SOWK 5833 .
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SOWK 5890 - Seminar in Social Work, Current Issues 3 hours
Issues and topics in contemporary social work of interest to students in various graduate programs but not covered by course offerings.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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SOWK 5911 - Independent Study I 1 hour
Independent or tutorial work in selected areas of social work.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.
May be repeated for credit.
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SOWK 5912 - Independent Study II 2 hours
Independent or tutorial work in selected areas of social work.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.
May be repeated for credit.
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SOWK 5913 - Independent Study III 3 hours
Independent or tutorial work in selected areas of social work.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.
May be repeated for credit.
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SOWK 5973 - Advanced Integrative Seminar 3 hours
Advanced seminar course in which students integrate concepts from across the curriculum and demonstrate cumulative knowledge gained from all areas of the program in one focused assignment, within the context of the student’s chosen concentration. Required of all non-thesis students in their final semester of course work.
Prerequisite(s): SOWK 5833 .
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SOWK 5983 - Master’s Thesis 3 hours
Open to students who chose the thesis option. Independent, applied research that addresses a significant issue in social work supervised by a member of the joint social work graduate faculty.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.
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SOCI 5010 - Social and Cultural Foundations of Human Behavior 3 hours
Intensive study of the conceptual framework of sociology and its application to contemporary society. Topics include social change, ethnic groups, sex roles, urban and rural societies, population patterns, culture, differing lifestyles and the role of sociology in influencing individual and group behavior.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of department or instructor.
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SOCI 5030 - Complex Organizations 3 hours
Structure and process in large-scale organizations; theories of bureaucracy and related types of organizations; interrelationships of formal and informal organizations.
Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of advanced sociology or consent of department or instructor.
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SOCI 5050 - Sociological Theory 3 hours
Overview of the evolution, forms, and relations of classical and contemporary sociological theory. Focuses on the most influential classical and contemporary macro- and micro-sociological theories from the founding of sociology to the present day.
Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of advanced sociology.
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SOCI 5100 - Social Psychology 3 hours
Comparative analysis of the major sociological theories of social psychology.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 5200 - Research Methods and Design 3 hours
Research designs; techniques of sampling and scaling; problems of reliability and validity; consideration of appropriate tests of association and significance.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 4870 or equivalent, or consent of program chair or instructor.
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SOCI 5210 - Introduction to Social Statistics 3 hours
Probability theory, descriptive statistics, nonparametric statistics and the general linear model, including multiple regression analysis, and their application in sociological research.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 4880 or equivalent.
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SOCI 5260 - Topics in Sociology 3 hours
Graduate seminar devoted to investigation, analysis and discussion of significant problems in contemporary sociology.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit.
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SOCI 5300 - Social Stratification 3 hours
Types of stratification; theories of stratification and its function in society; the methodology of stratification studies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 5310 - Seminar on Occupations and Professions 3 hours
Hierarchies of occupational status; work roles in relation to other social identities, power configurations and cultural norms; problems in measurement and theory of professionalization.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 5320 - Seminar on the Family 3 hours
Advanced studies of family roles, structures and cycles.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 3000 or consent of department or instructor.
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SOCI 5330 - Seminar on Race and Ethnicity 3 hours
Historical and institutional theories of race relations; contemporary forms of racism; and exploration into possible social, institutional and policy solutions to the social problems linked to racism.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 5350 - Seminar on Urbanization 3 hours
Application of ecological and demographic methods to the study of urban and metropolitan development; sociological aspects of urban and metropolitan problems and planning.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 3300 or consent of department or instructor.
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SOCI 5400 - Health Delivery Systems 3 hours
Cross-cultural overview of the health delivery system followed by an extensive consideration of all aspects of the health delivery system in the United States; government and private sector involvement in delivery of health services to the aged is emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Same as HLSV 5400 .
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SOCI 5410 - Sociology of Health 3 hours
Analysis of social factors in health and illness focusing on children and non-aged adults; organization of health care and the health professions for children and non-aged adults.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 5420 - Introduction to Health Services Research 3 hours
Survey of the history of the development of the field of health services research; the interdisciplinary contributions of the disciplines of sociology, economics, anthropology, gerontology, political science, and public health to the field; and the use of survey research to collect information on health status and health services utilization.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 5450 - Population and Society 3 hours
Evaluation of demographic concepts and methods for the study of society; comparative analysis of population characteristics in various stages of socioeconomic development.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of department or instructor.
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SOCI 5600 - Advanced Criminological Theory 3 hours
Examination of the major theoretical explanations of criminality, the distribution of crime and the behavior of justice agencies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Same as CJUS 5600 .
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SOCI 5650 - Sociology of Education 3 hours
Interrelationships of schools and communities in American society; application of sociological concepts to the study of schools as social systems.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 5700 - Seminar on Social Gerontology 3 hours
Analysis of sociological and sociopsychological approaches to the study of aging with emphasis on consideration of current research.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 4550 or consent of program chair.
Same as AGER 5700 .
May be repeated for credit.
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SOCI 5900 - Special Problems 1–3 hours
Open to advanced students capable of doing independent research under the direction of the instructor. To be registered for only on recommendation of the instructor and with the consent of department.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 5910 - Special Problems 1–3 hours
Open to advanced students capable of doing independent research under the direction of the instructor. To be registered for only on recommendation of the instructor and with the consent of department.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 5940 - Sociology Internship 1–6 hours
Supervised work in an approved setting designed to maximize student’s learning and application of professional skills.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of department or instructor.
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SOCI 5950 - Master’s Thesis 3 or 6 hours
To be scheduled only with consent of department. 6 hours credit required. No credit assigned until thesis has been completed and filed with the graduate school. Continuous enrollment required once work on thesis has begun.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit.
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SOCI 6000 - Sociology Proseminar 3 hours
Professional development seminar to develop the skills necessary to succeed as a professional sociologist. Includes preparation for academic and non-academic careers.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 6100 - Seminar on Sociological Theory 3 hours
Selected topics in sociological theory.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum of 18 hours in sociology, including at least one course in sociological theory, or equivalent.
May be repeated for credit.
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SOCI 6101 - Seminar on Classical Sociological Theory 3 hours
Advanced examination of a body of theory and method in classical sociology; a critical comparative analysis and interpretation of the contributions of the most relevant sociological theories and theorists from the second half of the 19th century through the early 20th century (ending with the late 1920s).
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 6102 - Seminar on Contemporary Sociological Theory 3 hours
Advanced examination of a body of theory and method in contemporary sociology; a critical comparative analysis and interpretation of the contributions of recent American and European sociologists; trends in modern theory.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 6200 - Seminar on Research Methods 3 hours
Theory and application of quantitative and non-quantitative methods to sociological data.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum of 18 semester hours in sociology, including 4880 or equivalent.
May be repeated for credit.
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SOCI 6201 - Quantitative Research Methods and Design 3 hours
Advanced research designs; techniques of sampling and scaling; questionnaire construction, problems of reliability and validity; consideration of appropriate tests of association and significance.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.
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SOCI 6202 - Qualitative Research Methods and Design 3 hours
Theory and application of advanced qualitative methods to sociological data.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.
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SOCI 6203 - Social Science Text Mining 3 hours
Seminar on contemporary text mining research methods used in the social sciences. Principles of research design and research ethics as they apply to text-based social science research. Surveys major contemporary approaches to sociological text mining.
Prerequisite(s): Experience with social science research methods.
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SOCI 6301 - Intermediate Statistics- Multiple Regression Analysis and Related Methods in Sociology 3 hours
Application of regression and related methods to analyze data in sociology and related disciplines. Topics include bivariate and multiple ordinary least squares linear regression models, diagnostics, moderating and mediating effects, logistic regression, and use of statistical software for conducting these analyses.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.
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SOCI 6302 - Advanced Statistics - Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling in Sociology 3 hours
Application of advanced statistical techniques in sociology. Topics include factor analysis, linking measurement and structural models through structural equations with latent constructs, and use of statistical software for conducting these analyses.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.
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SOCI 6401 - Comparative and Global Sociology 3 hours
Theoretical and methodological literature in comparative and global sociology. Topics include comparative-historical sociology, global sociology and globalization.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 6402 - Population and Society 3 hours
Advanced evaluation of demographic concepts and methods for the study of society; comparative analysis of population characteristics in various stages of socioeconomic development.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 6500 - Topics in Sociology 3 hours
Intensive analysis of selected topics in specialized areas.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum of 18 hours in sociology, or equivalent.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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SOCI 6501 - Social Stratification 3 hours
Advanced analysis on types of stratification; theories of stratification and its function in society; the methodology of stratification studies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 6502 - Race and Ethnicity 3 hours
Advanced analysis of historical and institutional theories of race relations; contemporary forms of racism; and exploration into possible social, institutional and policy solutions to the social problems linked to racism.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 6503 - Sociology of Education 3 hours
Advanced examination of the interrelationships of schools and communities in American society; comparative application of sociological concepts to the study of schools as social systems.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 6504 - Development and Social Change 3 hours
Advanced analysis on theories of the sociology of development and social change, including the nature of social change and development, along with the history and debates within the field.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 6601 - Health and Aging 3 hours
Advanced analysis of social factors and consequences in health and aging with a focus on the health care system as an organization and the health care systems in other countries.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 6602 - Health Disparities 3 hours
In-depth investigation of health disparities with an emphasis on historical issues, theories, measurements and empirical data on health disparities in the United States.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 6603 - Medical Sociology 3 hours
Advanced review of the field of Medical Sociology focusing on social factors such as age, sex, race and social class concerning health and the medicalization process.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 6701 - Sustainable Communities 3 hours
Advanced analysis of the history and development of environmental policy and theory, including the growth of sustainable programs in U.S. cities. Topics include the focus on technological development, social, economic, and environmental conditions, and grant writing related to sustainable community development.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 6702 - Environmental Sociology 3 hours
Advanced analysis of the field of environmental sociology, including the nature of the relationship between humans, their societies, and their environments.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 6703 - Urbanization 3 hours
Advanced application of ecological and demographic methods to the study of urban and metropolitan development; sociological aspects of urban and metropolitan problems and planning.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 6900 - Special Problems 1–3 hours
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 6910 - Special Problems 1–3 hours
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 6940 - Individual Research 1–12 hours
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOCI 6950 - Doctoral Dissertation 3, 6 or 9 hours
To be scheduled only with consent of department. 9 hours credit required. No credit assigned until dissertation has been completed and filed with the graduate school. Doctoral students must maintain continuous enrollment in this course subsequent to passing qualifying examination for admission to candidacy.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit.
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SPAN 5010 - Introduction to Critical Theory and Research Methodology 3 hours
A survey of important literary critical theories and recent trends as well as training in scholarly research methodology in the field of literary studies.
Prerequisite(s): Be accepted and enrolled in Spanish MA degree program.
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SPAN 5019 - Spanish for Graduate Research 3 hours
Spanish readings and related grammar designed to prepare graduate students for reading examination and to acquaint them with the language as a research tool.
Prerequisite(s): None.
No prior knowledge of Spanish is required. Evaluation on a pass/no pass basis.
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SPAN 5029 - Spanish for Graduate Research 3 hours
Spanish readings and related grammar designed to prepare graduate students for reading examination and to acquaint them with the language as a research tool.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 5019 or equivalent.
Evaluation on a pass/no pass basis.
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SPAN 5150 - Seminar in Spanish 3 hours
Topics include practicum in teaching college Spanish; and theory of teaching methodology and language acquisition in Spanish (open to all graduate students).
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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SPAN 5200 - Seminar in Spanish 3 hours
Topics include Spanish prose of the Golden Age, the Generation of ‘98, the 19th-century Spanish novel, the 20th-century Spanish essay, the Spanish-American short story, Spanish-American poetry, Gauchesque literature, the contemporary Spanish-American novel, advanced grammar and advanced civilization and culture.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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SPAN 5201 - Cervantes’ Don Quijote 3 hours
Analysis of all 126 chapters of Cervantes’ masterpiece Don Quijote de la Mancha. Students also become acquainted with Cervantes’ life and his other works. To better understand Spain’s most important literary work, courtly love and novels of chivalry are also a part of the study.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5202 - Golden Age Spanish Novel 3 hours
Designed to acquaint students with the most important Spanish novels of the golden age period. Novels include La Celestina, El Lazarillo, El Abencerraje y la Hermosa Jarifa, Novelas Ejemplares, and La Diana.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5203 - Golden Age Spanish Theatre 3 hours
Study of some of the most important Spanish plays of the golden age period. Plays include works by Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Ruiz de Alarcón, Calderón de la Barca and Rojas Zorilla, together with anonymous works such as La Estrella de Sevilla.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5205 - Post-Civil War Spanish Novel 3 hours
Study of the main genres, authors and novels in the historical and socio-political context of Post–Civil War Spain, carried out under an analytical and critical perspective.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5206 - Spanishness in Contemporary Spanish Peninsular Literature and Cinema 3 hours
Analytical and critical study of the plurilingual and pluricultural situation of the “Spain of the autonomies” in the context of the global era through literature and cinema.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5209 - Mexican Short Story 3 hours
Analysis of Mexican short stories from the middle of the 19th century to the late 20th century.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5210 - Mexican Novel 3 hours
Chronological study of canonical Mexican novels of the 20th century.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5211 - Mexican Civilization and Culture 3 hours
Survey of Mexican civilization and culture intended to develop a critical awareness of the writing of history and its consequences for the present and future. The politics, social structures and traditions of the Mexican world from the pre-Columbian period until today are studied with a special focus on their contemporary life in order to build a foundation for a more in-depth study of the life, literature and culture of Mexico.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5212 - Spanish Civilization and Culture 3 hours
Survey of Spanish civilization and culture intended to develop a critical awareness of the writing of history and its consequences for the present and future. The politics, social structures, and traditions of the Spanish world from the Paleolithic period until today are studied 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.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5213 - Latin American Civilization and Culture 3 hours
Survey of Latin American civilization and culture intended to develop a critical awareness of the writing of history and its consequences for the present and future. The politics, social structures, and traditions of Latin America from the indigenous period until today will be studied with a special focus on their contemporary life in order to build a foundation or a more in-depth study of the culture.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5215 - Generation 98 Novel 3 hours
Analytical and critical study of the main writers and their novels during the period of Spanish literature known as “generación del 98”. Different theories regarding “generación del 98” are explored, including Spanish critics Ortega y Gasset and Angel Ganivet.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5225 - Post-Franco Spanish Novel 3 hours
Main authors, works and styles of the post-Franco Spanish novel in their socio-historical and political context, carried out under an analytical and critical perspective.
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Spanish master’s program.
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SPAN 5230 - Advanced Spanish Grammar 3 hours
Introductory course to advanced grammar that explores the grammatical aspects of contemporary Spanish from both theoretical and practical perspectives. The main objectives are to broaden knowledge of Spanish grammar at an advanced level and to develop analytical skills to apply theories to linguistic data.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5235 - History of the Spanish Language 3 hours
Examines the evolution of the Spanish language from medieval to modern time. Emphasizes the transformation of Vulgar Latin to medieval Castilian to the consolidation of Spanish as an imperial language.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5240 - Spanish Linguistics 3 hours
Survey of the modern linguistic analysis and fundamentals of the phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics of contemporary Spanish. Students explore various aspects of Spanish linguistics as well as the structure and the sound system of Spanish.
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in a Spanish graduate program or consent of department.
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SPAN 5245 - Spanish Dialectology: Varieties of the Iberian Peninsula, Latin America and U.S. 3 hours
Surveys the general field of Spanish dialectology from both synchronic and diachronic perspectives with special attention given to phonetics and phonology. Covers selected books and research articles and students learn to better identify varieties of Spanish.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5250 - Spanish Sociolinguistics 3 hours
Sociolinguistic variation of specific Spanish features (phonological, morphosyntactic, discursive) and theoretical and methodological concepts of sociolinguistic research (types of linguistic variation, types of variables, sampling, types of instruments for the collection of data, etc.).
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5270 - Spanish Syntax and Morphology 3 hours
Morphology and syntax of Spanish based upon current linguistic theory. Topics include the internal structure of words, major parts of speech, sentences, phrases, and word order.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5290 - Latin American Literature and Film 3 hours
Explores the rich Latin American tradition of literary works and their filmic counterparts. Includes works from Argentina, Colombia, Cuba and Mexico, as well as authors and film makers such as Paz, García, Márquez, Puig, Solas, Gutiérrez Alea and Bemberg. The course is to be held in Spanish; the literary works and films are also in the target language.
Prerequisite(s): Admittance to the MA program in Spanish.
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SPAN 5340 - Latin American Prehispanic and Colonial Literature 3 hours
Detailed study of prehispanic indigenous texts, colonial chronicles, and Sor Juana’s works. Emphasis on indigenous worldview, Spanish justification of the conquest, and the Creole initiatives of Latin American independence movement.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5342 - Latin American Romanticism and Realism 3 hours
General overview of romantic and realist/naturalist novels in 19th-century Latin America with an emphasis on the efforts to establish political and cultural systems for the newly independent nations, the resistance to dictatorship, and the conflicts between races, genders and social classes. Readings include Echeverría, Sarmiento, Hernández, Isaacs, Cambaceres and Matto de Turner. Nationalist, postcolonial and feminist theories are introduced as major methodological approaches to analyze the novels.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5343 - Latin American Indigenous Literature 3 hours
Examines how indigenous culture and history were reshaped during the colonial period and how later creative writers inherited such a reshaped indigenous tradition without taking into consideration colonial influence. Considers new critical perspectives toward indigenous people and their literature.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5345 - Latin American Essay 3 hours
Examines the evolution of the essay genre in Latin American literature from the early 19th century to the late 20th century.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5380 - The Spanish-American Novel 3 hours
The Spanish-American novel of the 19th and 20th centuries. Readings, lectures and term projects.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5410 - Contemporary Latin American Theater 3 hours
Deepens knowledge of the socio-historical and aesthetic contexts of major works in contemporary Latin American theatre. Taught in Spanish with secondary readings in Spanish and English.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5420 - U.S. Latinx-Hispanic Theater 3 hours
Study of major works and trends in Latinx/Hispanic Theater in the United States. Taught in Spanish with secondary readings in Spanish and English.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5430 - Latin American Adaptations of Classical Drama 3 hours
Modern-day Latin American adaptations of classical Greek texts as theatrical, artistic constructs and as socially relevant documents. Explores ancient and modern “heroes” through anthropological concepts of conflict and possible reintegration.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5512 - Ethno-Education and Decolonial Thinking 3 hours
Interrogates the historical intersections of racism and epistemology, analyzing the parallels between the racialization of peoples and places, and the marginalization of the knowledge that they produce. Examines forms of “epistemic disobedience” via particular ethno-educational models and decolonial projects created by Afro-descendent and other minority communities in Latin America.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5525 - From Enlightenment to Romanticism 3 hours
Chronological study of the most representative literary texts from the period in order to see the evolution from the Enlightenment ideas that prevailed in Western Europe throughout 18th century to the appearance of the Romanticism. Connections with art and European Literature.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5545 - Realism and Naturalism in 19th Century Spain 3 hours
Study of the most representative texts and authors of Spanish Realism (Alarcón, Pérez Galdós, Pardo Bazán, Clarín) to “radical naturalism” (Lopez Bago and Sawa), authors who connect their literature with the new century. Connections with the different literary trends of the end of the 19th century in Spain and in Europe are made.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 5690 - Latin American Short Story 3 hours
Survey of the Latin American short story from the 19th through the 21st centuries.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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