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Sociology |
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SOC 101 Global Inequalities - SB (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Fall, spring, and summer Global Inequality is the study of ways in which humans construct meanings as they relate to similarities and differences and organize social relationships and activities in ways that advantage some groups over others. Special emphasis is paid to inequalities across and within countries, effects of imperialism and colonialism on linguistic or cultural diversity; theories of cultural development, the interconnections between and differences among local, national, and global communities; and the influence of cultural and socioeconomic background in shaping attitudes and opinions (in themselves and others). Repeatable: No General Education Credit: Cultural Pluralism, Global Viewpoints
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SOC 281 Careers in Sociology (1 credit hour) Hours: 0 credit hour / 0 lab+studio hours Taught: Spring only Professional development assessment; investigation of careers in sociology; planning and decision-making skills regarding future careers. Repeatable: No
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SOC 300 Race and Ethnic Relations (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Dominant-minority intergroup relations; prejudice, discrimination, and other intergroup processes; racial and ethnic minorities in U.S. society. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 301 World Patterns of Race Ethnicity (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 , SOC 101 , or ANT 100 . Taught: Variable, check with department Patterns of intergroup relations in multi-ethnic societies; similarities and differences between these and U.S. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 303 Social Psychology (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Interactionist approach to study of development of the self; social roles; identity; social relationships; creativity; deviance; social control. Repeatable: No
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SOC 305 Criminology (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Concepts, theories, and major research findings of crime and criminal behavior; analysis of the criminal justice system, including various forms of corrections and rehabilitation. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 307 Social Stratification (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Theories of social class; distribution of wealth, prestige, and power in U.S.; patterns of social mobility. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 308 Social Organization (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Structure and function of organized groups and organizational behavior; formal organization. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 315 Marriage and the Family (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Major theoretical approaches with emphasis on interaction; the family as a social institution, with cultural, social, and emotional implications of dating and mate selection; meeting family crises and problems; marital adjustment; social changes affecting the family. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 319 Managing and Analyzing Databases (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Introduction to database creation, management and analysis. Designed to give students hands-on experience assessing, building, evaluating, applying and drawing conclusions related to large data sets. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 320 Social Research (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Overview of the research process; principles of research design; major methods of data collection; interviewing techniques; hand-on experience with selected research design and analysis. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 322 Qualitative Research Methods (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Introduction to the theory and methods of qualitative research. Students will learn the basics of research design and analysis, featuring data gathered using interview techniques, content analysis, ethnography, observation, and other qualitative research methods. Special attention will be given to the research ethics that guide sociological research. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 330 Classical Sociological Theory (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Major classical sociological theories and their exponents. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 332 Collective Behavior (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Crowd, mass, and public behavior; relationship to social improvements (especially contemporary); analysis of leadership roles in various types of collective behavior; factors and processes at work in emergence of social order. Repeatable: No
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SOC 334 Contemporary Sociological Theory (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Provides students with an analysis and an understanding of the major contemporary theories that underlie both quantitative and qualitative sociological research. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 335 Popular Culture (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Expression and contest of popular culture as it relates to social change and thought in U.S. during the 20th century; social implications of democratic ideals, sexual mores, arts vs. pornography, youth culture, roles of music and advertising, images of women, and social and ethnic stereotypes. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 340 Population (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Fertility, mortality, and internal and international migration; population dynamics; interdependence of demographics and social and economic variable. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 342 Sociology of Aging (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Social and demographic characteristics of the elderly population; sociological theories and methods for studying the elderly; adjustment problems of aging; prejudice and discrimination against the elderly. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 345 Native American Social Issues (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department This course covers a range of social issues faced by contemporary Native Americans on and off reservations. Issues are presented within diverse social and historical contexts. Activist responses are considered along with the social consequences of past and current initiatives and policies. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 355 Sociology of the Environment (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Analysis of social causes and consequences of environmental degradation; examination of responses to U.S. environmental problems by government, communities, and environmental organizations; assessment of U.S. environmental policies; application of sociological theory and research methods to environmental issues. Repeatable: No
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SOC 360 Technology and Social Change (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Sociological analysis of interaction of technology and society; social issues arising with technological advancement; sociological factors influencing the direction of technological change and the adoption of technology; issues of the role of science in contemporary society. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 364 Women and Men in Society (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Using major theoretical perspectives, the course provides an analysis of the roles of women and men in American society, as well as cross culturally; provides a greater understanding of the social forces influencing women and men in society. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 371 Environment, Society, and Public Health (3 Credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Critical examination of environmental basis of public health issues. Topics include: role of science and scientific burdens of proof in determining environmental impacts on health, uneven distribution of environmental health risk factors across race and class, analysis of community responses to environmental health issues (i.e. environmental justice campaigns, health social movements). Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 394 Topics: Sociology (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department A recent development in any phase of sociology. See Schedule of Classes for current topic and prerequisites. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12
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SOC 400 Urban Society (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Urbanization, industrialization, metropolitanization, and urban ecology; impact of large-scale population aggregations on social institutions; adaptation and adjustment of migrants; developing nations. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 415 Sociology of Planning and Development (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Provides students with a sociological perspective of the planning and development process. Examines who, what, where, and when of the planning process and at what point in planning and development do various populations have access to the process and to what extent do all have a say in the process. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 425 Political Sociology (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 , SOC 101 , or PSC 100 . Taught: Variable, check with department Theories of power and legitimacy; elites and masses; power structures of U.S. and other societies: social correlates of political ideology; socio-political movements. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 430 Sociology of Religion (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Religion as a social institution; religious behavior; structure and function of religious institutions; interdependence with other social institution. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 435 Sociology of Sexualities (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department While ‘human sexuality’ may seem to be static and biologically determined, in sociology we see sexualities as complex, varied, and shaped by social forces, influencing life chances and quality of life for people of various cultural, social, and historical circumstances. This course examines sexualities in these contexts. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 450 Medical Sociology (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Major sociological theories of sickness and health; social and cultural aspects of disease definition, help seeking, and response to illness; provider-patient roles and relationships; health care delivery systems in various societies. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 480 Global Aging Issues and Policies (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or SOC 101 . Taught: Variable, check with department Global aging issues and policies with emphasis on the health and care of aging populations, theories of adult development, cross-cultural comparisons and social gerontology. Addresses the relationships and interactions between and among the elderly, their families, social and health care professionals, and the various organizations that serve them. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 492 Directed Research: Sociology (1-6 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Independent work on research project agreed upon by student and instructor. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 18
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SOC 493 Sociology Senior Seminar (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 and at least 21 semester hours in sociology and senior standing. Taught: Variable, check with department Senior seminar required as a capstone experience for seniors majoring in sociology. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 496 Teaching Experience in Sociology (1-2 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Teaching experience as an assistant in a sociology course with a focus on assisting students learning course materials. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 8
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SOC 497 Research Assistantship: Sociology (1-6 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Research experience as an assistant to an sociology faculty member. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 18
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SOC 498 External Internship: Sociology (1-6 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Students arrange an unpaid internship related to sociology. Repeatable: Y If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 18
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SOC 499 Readings: Sociology (1-6 credits) Hours: 3-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Specialized topics or research interest. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SOC 594 Topics: Sociology (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Selected topics in sociology. May be repeated as topics vary. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit
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SOC 599 Independent Study (3 credits) Hours: 3-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Individually supervised readings and study of a selected topic in sociology. May be repeated as topics vary. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit
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Spanish |
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SPI 101 Elementary Spanish I - AH (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Fall and spring Fundamentals; introduction to Hispanic cultures; development of skills in conversation, pronunciation, grammar, reading, and writing. Repeatable: No General Education Credit: Culture and Creativity
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SPI 102 Elementary Spanish II (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): For students who have completed SPI 101 or equivalent. Taught: Fall and spring Continuation of SPI 101 . Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SPI 201 Intermediate Spanish I (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): For students who have completed SPI 102 or equivalent. Taught: Fall and spring Review and extension of basic language skills learned in SPI 101 and SPI 102 ; reading and discussion of cultural, linguistic, and literary subjects. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SPI 202 Intermediate Spanish II (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): For students who have completed SPI 201 or equivalent. Taught: Fall and spring Continuation of grammar review and enhancement of language skills begun in SPI 201 ; cultural and literary subjects. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SPI 304 Spanish Composition and Conversation (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SPI 202 or equivalent. Taught: Fall and spring Advanced practice in writing Spanish compositions and in oral conversation skills. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SPI 307 Introduction to Spanish Translation (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SPI 202 or consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Introductory translation course providing an overview of the considerations that the translator must take into account when approaching a text. Attention is paid to the structural differences between Spanish and English, cross-cultural differences in stylistics, writing with clarity and reference work. Students will have hands-on experience. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SPI 310 Spanish Culture and Civilization (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SPI 202 or equivalent. Taught: Variable, check with department Study of eras, institutions, and issues in the history and culture of Spain and the Iberian peninsula; readings primarily in Spanish. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SPI 311 Spanish-American Culture and Civilization (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SPI 202 or equivalent. Taught: Variable, check with department Eras, institutions, and issues in Spanish-speaking countries of Central and South America; the Hispanic presence in the United States; readings primarily in Spanish. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SPI 320 Survey of Peninsular Spanish Literature (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SPI 202 or equivalent. Taught: Variable, check with department Overview of major authors and movements from the middle ages to the 20th century; readings in Spanish. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SPI 321 Survey of Spanish-American Literature (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SPI 202 or equivalent. Taught: Variable, check with department Overview of major authors and movements from the 18th to the 20th century; readings in Spanish. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SPI 322 Hispanic Drama (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SPI 202 or equivalent. Taught: Variable, check with department Study of major authors and texts in the history of Spanish theater, including representative twentieth-century playwrights. Readings in Spanish. May be repeated when topics vary. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9
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SPI 323 Hispanic Prose Fiction (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SPI 202 or equivalent. Taught: Variable, check with department Focus on novel, novella, or short story. May be repeated as topics vary. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9
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SPI 330 Studies in Spanish Language Cinema (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SPI 202 or equivalent. Taught: Variable, check with department Survey of films produced in the Spanish language. Emphasizes both the aesthetic aspects of the films as well as their historical, political, social and cultural content. May be repeated as topics vary. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9
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SPI 340 Business Spanish (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SPI 202 or equivalent. Taught: Variable, check with department Study of language for broad commercial purposes; cultural awareness in both social and professional situations; historic and contemporary views of government, labor, media, and industrial organization in Spain and Latin America; business communication; Relations between the Spanish-speaking world and the U.S. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SPI 401 Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours of Spanish on the 300 level or above or consent of instructor. Taught: Spring only-even yrs Study of Spanish sound system, how sounds are produced, which ones are used in Spanish, and in what contexts they occur. Satisfies the linguistics requirement for Spanish Education majors. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SPI 402 Advanced Spanish Grammar and Syntax (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours of Spanish on the 300 level or above or consent of instructor. Taught: Spring only-odd yrs Study of grammar through analysis of key linguistic structures and applied practice. Analysis of word formation, sentence structure, and semantics. Satisfies the linguistics requirement for Spanish Education majors. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SPI 480 Studies in Spanish and Spanish-American Culture (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours of Spanish on the 300 level or above or consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Topics in culture and language of Spanish-speaking countries. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12
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SPI 481 Studies in Spanish and Spanish-American Literature (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours of Spanish on the 300 level or above or consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Topics in literature, literary history, and literary theory. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12
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SPI 499 Independent Study: Spanish (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Readings in language, literature, and culture. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15
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SPI 520 Readings in Spanish (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): 300-level Spanish course. Taught: Variable, check with department Various literary, linguistic, cultural, and pedagogical topics. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15
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Sports Business |
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SPB 200 Rivalry and Rituals: International Sport - SB (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Fall and spring ‘Rivalry and Rituals’ uses the socially prominent context of international sports to examine cultural development, influence and conflict within and across persons and geographic boundaries. Repeatable: No General Education Credit: Cultural Pluralism
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SPB 305 Sports Marketing and Events Research (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): C- or better in MKT 205 . Taught: Fall and spring Sports Marketing will build upon the marketing knowledge base and provide an overview of all the issues faced by marketing managers within the sports industry and outside the industry who market through sports. Students will be introduced to the unique qualities of the sports product and also examine the promotion mix, pricing and distribution issues as they relate to the sports industry. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SPB 307 Moneyball: Economics of Sports & Events (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): C- or better in ECO 201 . Taught: Variable, check with department Challenges students to apply economic theory to the unique aspects of college and professional sports. Highlights of the course include the industrial structure of sports, public financing of sports, and labor markets in sports. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SPB 309 Sports and Events Public Relations (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): C- or better in MKT 205 or MKT 305. Taught: Variable, check with department Introduction to the elements of the promotional mix that identify, establish and maintain mutually beneficial relationships between the sports organizations and the various publics on which its success or failure depends. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SPB 330 Sports and Events Law (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Junior standing. Taught: Variable, check with department This course will explore the landmark decisions and social environment, which have transformed sports into a very powerful industry enjoying special protection under the law. Topics will include sports franchise rights, legal issues, anti-trust laws, sports agents, injuries to athletics, intercollegiate sports, collective bargaining issues, the powers of the Commissioner and gender equality. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SPB 335 Event Planning and Management (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): C- or better in MKT 205 or MKT 305. Taught: Fall and spring A comprehensive look at factors to consider for successful event planning, marketing, and management. Topics will include analysis of event budgets, design and implementation of promotional campaigns, strategies for sponsorship program development, selection of facilities or venues, coordination of staffing needs, and key legal issues such as contracts. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SPB 350 Revenue Generation in Sports and Events (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): C- or better in MKT 205 , SPB 305 . Taught: Variable, check with department Comprehensive overview of ticket sales, fundraising, donor relations, non-profit, premium seating, and sponsorship profession. Ethics and terminology in the field. Topics include major gift fundraising, annual funds, booster club organizations, priority seating programs, ticket and sponsorship sales cycle, the importance of prospect research, and process from relationship development to transaction. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SPB 392 Intensive Research in Sports Business (0-3 credits) Hours: 0-3 Classroom + 0 Lab Studio Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Introduction to research in Sports Business by participating in special project or original research directed by a member of the faculty. Course intended for students majoring in Sports Business. May not be used as a SPB elective. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6
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SPB 394 Topics: Sports Business Issues (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Varies by topic. Taught: Variable, check with department Specialized topics of faculty and student interest. Topics vary. May be taken two times for elective credit if topics differ. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6
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SPB 396 Internship: Sports Business (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SPB 305 and consent of instructor. Taught: Fall, spring, and summer Supervised professional work experience in approved sport or sports related organization. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6
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SPB 480 Sports Business Strategies and Policies (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SPB 305 , SPB 308, certification as Sports Business major and senior standing. Taught: Fall and spring Application of theories to a wide variety of current issues and problems within the sports industry using case analysis. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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SPB 496 Sport and Events Practicum (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SPB 305 with a C or better and permission from instructor. Taught: Fall and summer This professional experience course involves 60 hours per credit hour of applied learning experiences within the sport industry. Students log field experience hours that include observing and providing assistance to a sports business professional in order to learn about the field of sports business and to gain professional experience and contacts. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6
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SPB 499 Independent Study: Sports Business (3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): SPB 305 , senior standing and consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Students pursue a topic or project of interest to them under faculty supervision. Meeting times by arrangement with instructor. Repeatable: No ♦ |
Statistics |
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STA 110 Introductory Probability (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): P in MAT 101 or placement. Taught: Spring and Summer Enumeration techniques and probability theory. Not open to students who have completed STA 250 . Same as MAT 110 . Repeatable: No ♦ |
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STA 111 Basic Probability (1 credit) Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): STA 205 and consent of chairperson. Taught: Fall, spring, and summer Probability; basic counting techniques. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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STA 113 Probability and Statistics with Elementary Education Applications - QR (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): P in MAT 101 or placement. Taught: Fall, spring, and summer Concepts of probability, statistical description, and statistical inference and their use in elementary education; basic counting techniques; graphical descriptive methods; numerical descriptive methods; normal distribution; sampling distribution of a proportion and mean; estimation of a proportion and mean; Use of statistical software. Not open to students who have completed both MAT 110 /STA 110 and either STA 204 or STA 205 , or MAT 110 /STA 110 , or STA 250 or STA 314 . Repeatable: No General Education Credit: Mathematics ♦ |
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STA 204 Statistics for Middle Grades Teachers (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): P in MAT 101 or placement. Taught: Spring only Concepts of statistical description and inference as they relate to middle and secondary standards; graphical displays of qualitative and quantitative data; measures of central tendency, variability, and position; normal distributions; linear regression and correlation; patterns of association in bivariate categorical data; simulation for inferential techniques, including confidence intervals and randomization tests; use of statistical software. Open only to students majoring in elementary or middle grades education or by instructor permit. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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STA 205 Statistical Methods - QR (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): P in MAT 101 and (C- or better in ENG 101R or RDG 110 ); or placement. Taught: Fall, spring, and summer Graphical descriptive measures; numerical descriptive measures; probability; hypothesis testing, estimation; analysis of variance; chi-square; regression; analysis by means of statistical software. Not open to students who have completed STA 250 or STA 314 . Repeatable: No General Education Credit: Mathematics ♦ |
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STA 205R Statistical Methods with Recitation - QR (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 1 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): None. Taught: Fall, Spring, Summer Introduction to the following topics: graphical descriptive measures; numerical descriptive measures; probability; hypothesis testing, estimation; analysis of variance; chi-square; regression; analysis by means of statistical software. Use of recitation model for additional instruction in foundational mathematical and statistical concepts supporting course content. Not open to students who have completed STA 250 or STA 314. Repeatable: No
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STA 250 Probability and Statistics I (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): C- or better in MAT 129 Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: MAT 227 (C- or better in prereq) Taught: Fall and spring Introduction to probability and statistics; discrete distributions, continuous distributions, sampling distributions, estimation and hypothesis testing. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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STA 292 Introductory Statistical Research (0 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Introduction to research in statistics by participation in a special project or original research directed by a member of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics faculty. Course intended for statistics majors interested in statistics research but not ready or able to enroll in more advanced research courses. Pass/fail grade only. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 0.5
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STA 294 Topics: Statistics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Varies with topic (see Schedule of Classes). Taught: Variable, check with department Various topics in Statistics. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15
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STA 299 Directed Readings/Independent Study (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15
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STA 305 Intermediate Statistical Methods (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): C- or better in STA 205 . Taught: Fall and spring Further development of key topics in STA 205 ; analysis of variance; chi- square tests; non-parametric inference; regression analysis; additional inference topics; use of statistical software. Not open to students who have completed STA 314 , STA 316 , or STA 327 without department permission. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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STA 312 Elementary Survey Sampling (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): C- or better in STA 205 or STA 250 . Taught: Variable, check with department Describing sets of data; estimation; elements of survey samples; single random, stratified, cluster, and systematic sampling methods; ratio and regression estimation; sampling from wildlife populations. Students will be required to conduct and analyze an actual survey. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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STA 314 Design and Analysis of Experiments (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): C- or better in STA 305 Taught: Fall only Analysis of variance and experimental design; multiple comparison techniques; factorial experiments; random and fixed effects models; nested and split plot designs; use of statistical software. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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STA 316 Regression Analysis (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): C- or better in STA 305 Taught: Spring only Simple linear regression; multiple regression; diagnostics and remedial measures; logistic regression; additional topics in regression; use of statistical software. Not open to students who have completed STA 315. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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STA 317 Introduction to Time Series Analysis (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): C- or better in STA 305 or STA 316 or STA 341 . Taught: Fall only-odd years Development of ARIMA models; estimation and confidence limits for model parameters; time series smoothing techniques; forecasting with ARIMA models; diagnostic checking. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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STA 327 Categorical Data Analysis (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): C- or better in STA 205 Taught: Variable, check with department A study of categorical variables and their analyses. Topics include: 2- way contingency tables; difference in proportions; marginal and conditional probabilities; independence; chi-square tests; relative risks and odds ratios; Simpson’s paradox; logistic regression; Poisson regression; use of advanced statistical software (such as R, SAS). Other topics, time permitting. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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STA 340 Probability II (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): C- or better in STA 250 and (MAT 228 or MAT 229 ). Taught: Fall only Further study of topics in STA 250 ; multivariate distributions, approximations, functions of random variables; additional topics. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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STA 341 Statistics II (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): C- or better in STA 250 . Taught: Spring only Further study in statistics topics introduced in STA 250 . Topics include confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, one-factor analysis of variance, simple linear regression, chi-square analyses, and nonparametric tests. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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STA 360 Statistical Computing (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): C- or better in STA 305 or any 300-level STA course or permission of instructor. Taught: Fall only Use of SAS software for data management. Sorting, merging, subsetting, and validating datasets; programming techniques including use of loops, arrays, and macros; descriptive and graphical statistical procedures. This course prepares students for the Base SAS Certification Exam. Note: Students who do not satisfy the prerequisite but who will concurrently enroll in another 300-level STA course may request a waiver of the prerequisite from the department to enroll in this course. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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STA 370 Introduction to Statistical Consulting (3 credits) Hours: 1 classroom + 6-9 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and C- or better in STA 314 or STA 341 . Taught: Variable, check with department Supervised application of statistical methods to real research problems in the Burkardt Consulting Center (BCC; readings and discussions on statistical consulting topics; attend meetings with clients of the BCC, manage data, analyze data, and produce summary reports under faculty supervision). Repeatable: No ♦ |
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STA 392 Research in Statistics (0-3 credits) Hours: 0-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Original research in statistics directed by a member of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics faculty. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15
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STA 394 Intermediate Topics: Statistics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Varies with topic (see Schedule of Classes). Taught: Variable, check with department Various topics in Statistics. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15
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STA 399 Directed Readings/Independent Study (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15
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STA 419 Applied Multivariate Statistics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): C- or better in STA 314 or STA 316 or STA 327 Taught: Spring only-odd years Introduction to multiple multivariate analysis techniques including: principal component analysis, factor analysis, discriminant analysis, logistic regression, and cluster analysis; other topics as time permits. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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STA 450 Introduction to Actuarial Science (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): C- or better in STA 340 . Taught: Spring only-even years Advanced topics of probability theory; applications of probability in risk management and insurance; preparation for actuarial society examinations. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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STA 470 Supervised Statistical Consulting (3 credits) Hours: 1 classroom + 6-9 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Grade of P in STA 370 . Taught: Variable, check with department Continuation of STA 370 ; more active involvement in consulting projects; completion of a major oral presentation. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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STA 489 Comprehensive Examination (0 Credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Consent of department. Taught: Not assigned Completion of a program reflection and an examination over general concepts in statistics. To be taken within two semesters of graduation. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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STA 490 Statistics Research Proposal (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Consent of department. Taught: Variable, check with department Development of a comprehensive proposal for a research project in Statistics. Includes feasibility study, identification of resources, establishment of appropriate goals, proposal writing, and a public defense. May not be applied toward elective hours in the mathematics or statistics major. Pass/Fail. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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