Jul 03, 2024  
Ohio University Graduate Catalog 2017-19 
    
Ohio University Graduate Catalog 2017-19 [Archived Catalog]

Courses


 
  
  • SOC 5300 - Sociology of Organization



    This course concentrates on the structure and process of formal organizations. We study various organizational forms, including bureaucracies and nonprofits, in detail. We will also explore the major theoretical perspectives for understanding how organizations function. The course will also explore the impact of organizations on individual identity, autonomy, and power.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 5320 - Political Sociology



    This course examines authority and power relationships in both the state and civil society that influence structure and agency within key societal institutions at all levels, from the local to the global. A variety of class, historical-institutional, organizational, cultural, and social network perspectives are used to explore how power relationships develop, are institutionalized, and are challenged.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 5330 - Sociology of Work



    This course scrutinizes the ways women and men work in the United States and how the work we do affects our lives. Using a sociological perspective, we will critically examine the structure of work, major economic changes, and concerns of workers such as earnings, promotions, unemployment and the balance between work and family. In an effort to understand many of the inequalities related to work, we will challenge both the structure of our society as well as many of our commonly held unquestioned beliefs.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 5500 - Data Analysis



    This course develops the ability to analyze research data in the social sciences. The linkages among measurement, statistics, and interpretation of results in social research will be explored. Unscheduled computer laboratory commitment is required.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 5620 - Sociology of the Courts



    This course is designed to introduce students to a sociological perspective on the importance and impact of the court system in American society. We will examine the court’s structural and cultural features as well as how court officials create and move cases through to various institutional outcomes.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 5640 - Law in Societies



    Explores the fundamental roles that law plays in organizing contemporary social life. Considers various ways of understanding law’s complex presence: how law shapes and enables routine social interaction, how law constructs differences among people and their actions, how law mediates and enforces power relationships, and how law matters for the kind of societies we have. Our inquiries will examine official legal institutions and actors, but the class will emphasize how law works as a complex array of norms, symbols, discourses, and practices that infuse and shape all aspects of social life, from everyday social interaction to social movements and official legal institutions and actors. The course draws from the U.S. experience as well as historical, international, and transnational perspectives.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 5650 - Social Change



    Dynamics and processes by which social change takes place; major theories of change; industrialization and modernization; social evolution and revolution; planned change; social impact of change.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 5670 - Violence Against Women



    Examines related forms of violence where women are the predominant victims, with a major emphasis on forcible rape and woman physical abuse. Other forms of violence against women may be included, such as stalking, rape in marriage, incest and other related subjects. The place of masculinities, the development of a rape culture, and the role of the media, including pornography, will be examined. The course will include both theoretical and empirical findings and developments.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 5680 - Crimes Against Humanity: Confronting and Responding to Mass Atrocity and Genocide



    How social scientists, criminologists, and other intellectuals have sought to make sense of genocide and mass atrocity; the challenge of mass violence for criminology and law; and responses to mass atrocity by local, national and transnational actors.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 5690 - Crime, Risk, and Governance



    Upper-level undergraduate seminar designed to survey an emergent area of inquiry, the sociology of risk, in its multiple and varied forms, including the rise of world “risk society,” actuarialism, governmentatilty, and edgework. Course focuses upon how individuals render comprehensible a world of risk; how these perceptions and experiences are shaping and shaped by social life; and how we construct justice and state governance in such contexts.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 5700 - Sociology of Gender



    This course explores the social and cultural construction of gender as a fundamental basis of social relations and institutions and the micro and macro narratives we tell about those interpersonal relations and institutions. Focus includes sociological theories of gender, and an examination of gender in areas such as sexuality, identity, the body, education, marriage, family, violence, health, paid and unpaid work, popular culture, politics, and the history of the discipline itself.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 5710 - Gender and Justice



    Explores how the interpretation and application of criminal law reflects assumptions about men’s and women’s natures, appropriate roles, and positions in society. Readings examine changes and stability in the prosecution of violence against women; the prosecution, sentencing, and correction of women offenders; women’s and men’s access to the profession of law and other legal positions; and conceptions of justice. Readings highlight how race, class, and gender intersect and how structure and interpersonal interaction contribute to observed outcomes.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 5810 - Environmental Sociology



    Examines the interaction between social systems and the natural ecosystems in which they reside. It considers the predominant cultural, demographic, economic, geographic, political, and social factors that modify and shape the environment and the human ecological footprint. Emphasis is on the prospects for the emergence of sustainable societies and links between environmental issues and conflict, development, globalization, inequality, social change, and social movements among others.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 5900 - Special Topics



    Required for incoming sociology graduate students. It is designed to advance students’ enthusiasm and commitment to sociology as an intellectual endeavor and as a profession. The course will also help graduate students acclimate to the rigorous requirements and culture of graduate school.

    Requisites: Graduate student in Sociology
    Credit Hours: 1 - 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 4.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 5930 - Readings in Sociology



    Independent directed readings designed to expand understanding in selected areas of interest not covered in regular course offerings.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 1 - 16
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 16.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 independent study
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 5931 - Research Problems in Sociology



    Individual research in specific problem areas in which student has demonstrated ability and interest.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 1 - 16
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 16.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 independent study
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6000 - Graduate Seminar in the Sociological Study of Gender



    An advanced examination of current sociological theories and research in the sociology of gender including theoretical and methodological debates in gender studies.

    Requisites: Graduate Standing
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6010 - Graduate Seminar: Qualitative Research Methods



    This course provides an introduction to qualitative social science research methods, focusing primarily on participant observation and intensive interviewing. Students engage in fieldwork data collection techniques, qualitative data coding and analysis, and writing of qualitative research reports.

    Requisites: Graduate Standing
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6020 - Graduate Seminar in the Sociology of Organizations



    A survey of the sociological approach to the structure and function of organizations in society. The primary focus is on bureaucracies, nonprofit organizations, and enterprises. Students will gain an appreciation of how organizations work, empower, frustrate, and shape people. Students will understand why organizations succeed or fail in achieving their goals.

    Requisites: Graduate Standing
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6030 - Seminar: Crime and Deviance



    This course is an advanced survey of crime and deviance theories. The course will cover the history and development of theories of crime and deviance. Additional attention is focused on the methodological approaches and data sources used to estimate the distribution of crime and deviance in the U.S., and how to use and evaluate these different sources.

    Requisites: Graduate Standing
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6040 - Graduate Seminar in Work and Inequality



    The seminar focuses on the social organization of work, current trends, and inequalities. Students will critically examine sociological theories and research about work and workplaces in a global economy with an emphasis on the (re)production of inequality. The interdependence of economic, social, and political factors that shape and change the nature of work is covered within a global context.

    Requisites: Graduate Standing
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6050 - Graduate Seminar in Race and Ethnicity



    A systematic evaluation of the principal theories, research, and substantive issues that frame the sociological study of race and ethnicity.

    Requisites: Graduate Standing
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6060 - Graduate Seminar in Social Inequality



    A survey of the sociological study of the multiple forms of social inequality.

    Requisites: Graduate Standing
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6070 - Graduate Seminar in Globalization and Development



    A survey of the current theory, research and debates on globalization and its cultural, economic, political, and social forms. Topics may include conflict and violence, democratization and human rights, ecological change, food systems, political economy, international organizations, and social movements.

    Requisites: Graduate Standing
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6080 - Graduate Seminar: Poverty



    Critical examination of poverty in sociology.

    Requisites: Graduate Standing
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6090 - Graduate Seminar



    Critical examination of selected topic in sociology.

    Requisites: Graduate Standing
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6100 - Graduate Seminar



    Critical examination of selected topic in sociology.

    Requisites: Graduate Standing
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6110 - Graduate Seminar



    Critical examination of selected topic in sociology.

    Requisites: Graduate Standing
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6120 - Graduate Seminar



    Critical examination of selected topic.

    Requisites: Graduate Standing
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6130 - Graduate Seminar



    Critical examination of selected topic in sociology.

    Requisites: Graduate Standing
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6140 - Graduate Seminar



    Critical examination of selected topic in sociology.

    Requisites: Graduate Standing
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6150 - Seminar in Social Psychology



    An advanced examination of selected topics in sociological social psychology with emphasis on current theory and research.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6160 - Sociological Theory



    This seminar is designed to help students review the historical roots of sociological theory and understand major theoretical paradigms with an emphasis on social and intellectual contexts, conceptual frameworks and methods, and contributions to contemporary social analysis.

    Requisites: Graduate Standing in Sociology
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6200 - Social Policy



    This course examines the use of sociological analysis in the formation and implementation of social policy.

    Requisites: Graduate Standing
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6300 - Teaching Sociology



    This course is for sociology graduate students with grade book teaching responsibility.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6510 - Intermediate Data Analysis



    Introduction to fundamentals of multivariate analysis. Topics covered include simple linear and multiple regression, analysis of variance and covariance, and logistic regression.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6540 - Social Research Methods



    The course is a survey of sociological research methods and the role of research in the discipline of sociology. The course lays a foundation to help students plan and develop their personal research trajectory in sociology. The course surveys a range of research methods in an effort to demonstrate the breadth of opportunities in sociology and to identify criteria upon which different research strategies are evaluated. The goal of the course is to help students become more knowledgeable and discerning in their consumption of research, and to help them shift towards the role of producing research.

    Requisites: Graduate student in Sociology
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6900 - Special Topics in Sociology



    Specific course content will vary with offering.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 1 - 16
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 16.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6920 - Practicum in Sociology



    This course is designed for students who seek direct application of sociological knowledge and have chosen the non-thesis option to complete their Master of Arts degree. The course provides students with experience in evaluation of social and organization policies. The course is organized around sociological themes and integrates instructor expertise and interests with those of students. Students participate in reading and discussion to develop research on a specific topic centered on the theme of the course. The final product may include grant proposals, group research reports, and organizational case studies. Students present the results of their work to peers and faculty for evaluation.

    Requisites: Completion of the course requirements for the Master of Arts degree, including theory and both methods courses
    Credit Hours: 1 - 16
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 16.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 6.0 practicum
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6931 - Independent Study



    For graduate students in good standing who wish to undertake independent study toward M.A. degree under guidance of faculty member.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 1 - 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 15.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 independent study
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6945 - Seminar in Teaching Sociology



    This course helps Sociology graduate students develop an effective approach to teaching, including an overarching philosophy and framework for teaching, as well as applied teaching strategies and skills. In addition to readings, discussions, and hands-on teaching skills sessions, seminar assignments enable students to create a foundational teaching portfolio.

    Requisites: Graduate student in Sociology
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 6.0 field experience/internship
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOC 6950 - Thesis



    For sociology graduate students working on a thesis

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 1 - 16
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 16.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 thesis/dissertation
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOMA 5110 - Elementary Somali I



    Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Somali speakers.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOMA 5120 - Elementary Somali II



    Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Somali speakers.

    Requisites: SOMA 5110
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOMA 5210 - Intermediate Somali I



    Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Somali speakers.

    Requisites: SOMA 5120
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOMA 5220 - Intermediate Somali II



    Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Somali speakers.

    Requisites: SOMA 5210
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SOMA 5900 - Special Topics in Somali



    Specific course content will vary with offering.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5110 - Spanish for Graduate Reading Requirements I



    Part of a two-semester, first-year language sequence for graduate students. Emphasis is on elementary development of reading, listening comprehension, speaking, and writing skills, along with basic proficiency in grammatical concepts and patterns. Textbook and workbook are required. Registered graduate students attend a section of a first-year undergraduate course; grading for graduates is CR/F, with the grade of CR given for work deemed to be of ¿D-¿ level or above. Work below that level will receive an F.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5120 - Spanish for Graduate Reading Requirements II



    Part of a two-semester, first-year language sequence for graduate students. Emphasis is on elementary development of reading, listening comprehension, speaking, and writing skills, along with basic proficiency in grammatical concepts and patterns. Textbook and workbook are required. Registered graduate students attend a section of a first-year undergraduate course; grading for graduates is CR/F, with the grade of CR given for work deemed to be of ¿D-¿ level or above. Work below that level will receive an F.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5210 - Spanish for Graduate Reading Requirements II



    Part of a two-semester, second-year language sequence for graduate students. Emphasis is on elementary development of reading, listening comprehension, speaking, and writing skills, along with mid-level proficiency in grammatical concepts and patterns. Textbook and workbook are required. Registered graduate students attend a section of a second-year undergraduate course; grading for graduates is CR/F, with the grade of CR given for work deemed to be of ¿D-¿ level or above. Work below that level will receive an F.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5220 - Spanish for Graduate Reading Requirements IV



    Part of a two-semester, second-year language sequence for graduate students. Emphasis is on elementary development of reading, listening comprehension, speaking, and writing skills, along with mid-level proficiency in grammatical concepts and patterns. Textbook and workbook are required. Registered graduate students attend a section of a second-year undergraduate course; grading for graduates is CR/F, with the grade of CR given for work deemed to be of ¿D-¿ level or above. Work below that level will receive an F.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5310 - Spanish for Graduate Reading Requirements V



    Part of a two-semester, third-year language sequence for graduate students. Emphasis is on elementary development of reading, listening comprehension, speaking, and writing skills, along with high-level proficiency in grammatical concepts and patterns. Textbook and workbook are required. Registered graduate students attend a section of a third-year undergraduate course; grading for graduates is CR/F, with the grade of CR given for work deemed to be of ¿D-¿ level or above. Work below that level will receive an F.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 15.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5320 - Spanish for Graduate Reading Requirements VI



    Part of a two-semester, third-year language sequence for graduate students. Emphasis is on elementary development of reading, listening comprehension, speaking, and writing skills, along with high-level proficiency in grammatical concepts and patterns. Textbook and workbook are required. Registered graduate students attend a section of a third-year undergraduate course; grading for graduates is CR/F, with the grade of CR given for work deemed to be of ¿D-¿ level or above. Work below that level will receive an F.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 15.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5348 - Spanish Civilization and Culture



    Comprehensive survey of Spanish civilization and culture including setting, historical background, regionalism, intellectual currents, and movements in arts which lead into and form modern Spain.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5349 - Spanish American Civilization and Culture



    Reading and interpretation of Spanish American philosophical, political, historical, social, and artistic thought as expressed in essay. Occasional visits of lecturers from other disciplines will provide different perspectives on same subject and thus cross-fertilization of ideas.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5375 - History of Art in Spain - 1500-present



    Survey of major artists and artistic movements in Spain from 1500 to the present; study of artistic patronage and history of Spanish museums.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5437 - Applied Phonetics



    Systematic description of the sound system of Spanish.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5438 - Hispanic Dialectology and Sociolinguistics



    Overview of major dialects of the Hispanic world and exploration of the sources of dialectal variation, e.g. age-based, gender-related and sociocultural, among others. Readings, lectures, class presentations, and discussions.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5439 - Modern Spanish Usage



    The grammatical structure of modern Spanish.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5441 - Stylistics



    Analysis and acquisition of techniques used to create stylistic difference in written Spanish. Minimal focus on stylistics of spoken Spanish.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5457 - History of the Spanish Language



    Evolution of Spanish language from pre-Romance Iberian languages to present. Consideration of contemporary dialects. Some knowledge of Latin recommended.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5460 - Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics



    An introduction to the scientific study of the Spanish Language.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5513 - Survey of Spanish American Literature I



    Main movements of Spanish American literature from colonial period to Modernismo.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5514 - Survey of Spanish American Literature II



    Continuation of 4/5513. Main movements of Spanish American literature from Modernismo to contemporary period.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5517 - Themes from Spanish American Prose



    Selected works of Spanish American prose. Content varies.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5518 - Contemporary Spanish American Literature



    Selected works of contemporary poetry, prose, essay and/or drama. Selection varies.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5530 - Literature of Golden Age Spain



    Selected representative works from the drama, poetry and/or prose of 16th and 17th century Spain.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5551 - Medieval Spanish Literature



    Selected poetry, prose and drama fom the 11th through 15th centuries.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5558 - Don Quijote de la Mancha



    Intensive study of part one and part two of Cervantes’s novel.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5560 - 19th-Century Spanish Literature - 1800-1898



    Romanticism, costumbrismo, realismo and other movements in drama, essay, narrative fiction and poetry.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5565 - 20th-Century Spanish Literature



    Study of Spanish literature of various genres from 1898 to the 1980s. The course may highlight the generations of 1898 and 1927, 20th-century poetry or theater, or the novel of the early democratic period.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5570 - Contemporary Spanish Literature



    Analysis of selected contemporary Spanish poetry, prose fiction and/or drama.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5640 - Teaching Spanish: Theory and Methodology



    Provides an introduction to the philosophy and theoretical orientation of the teaching of Spanish language and cultures; an introduction to issues in second language acquisition research, with a focus on Spanish; and opportunities to develop professional and instructional materials.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5810 - Spanish for Graduates: Reading I



    5810 and 5820 are courses designed specifically for graduate students, to provide them with a reading knowledge in the language sufficient for them to meet their language requirement by passing their department’s translation exam. As such, these courses have similar outcomes to the 5110-5120 series, but differ from them in that students enrolled in 5810 and 5820 do not attend an undergraduate language sequence course.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5820 - Spanish for Graduates: Reading II



    5810 and 5820 are courses designed specifically for graduate students, to provide them with a reading knowledge in the language sufficient for them to meet their language requirement by passing their department’s translation exam. As such these courses have similar outcomes to the 5110-5120 series, but differ from them in that students enrolled in 5810 and 5820 do not attend an undergraduate language sequence course.

    Requisites: SPAN 5810
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5900 - Special Topics in Spanish



    Specific course content will vary with offering.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 5940 - Graduate Study in Spain or Latin America



    Research project must be approved by graduate committee. Research paper must be presented to graduate committee by end of semester following foreign study.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 24.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: research
    Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 6900 - Special Topics in Spanish



    Specific course content will vary with offering.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 6902 - Seminar



    Advanced study of period, genre, work, author, or phenomenon in one of the following areas: (a) literature of the Middle Ages, (b) Renaissance, (c) modern Spanish literature, (d) Latin American literature, (e) Spanish language. May be repeated when topic changes.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 6920 - Problems in Teaching College Spanish



    Provides guidance for teaching associates in first year of instructing college students in beginning language course.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 3.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 practicum
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 6930 - Independent Study in Spanish



    Supervised research projects.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 independent study
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 6940 - Directed Readings in Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture



    Supervised reading in selected areas for students preparing for comprehensive exams.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 24.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 research
    Eligible Grades: F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SPAN 6950 - Thesis



    Topic determined in consultation with thesis advisor. Follow guidelines in Spanish MA Handbook.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 1 - 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 4.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: thesis/dissertation
    Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SUDN 5110 - Elementary Sudanese Arabic I



    Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Sudanese Arabici speakers.

    Requisites: SUDN 5110
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SUDN 5120 - Elementary Sudanese Arabic II



    Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Sudanese Arabici speakers.

    Requisites: SUDN 5110
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SUDN 5210 - Intermediate Sudanese Arabic I



    Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Sudanese Arabic speakers.

    Requisites: SUDN 5120
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SUDN 5220 - Intermediate Sudanese Arabic II



    Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Sudanese Arabic speakers.

    Requisites: SUDN 5210
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SUDN 5900 - Special Topics in Sudanese



    Specific course content will vary with offering.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SW 5101 - Social Work Orientation Seminar



    Introduces the unique geographic region of Central Appalachian Ohio. Explores values, cultural systems, and social issues and examines the historical, economic, sociological, educational, spiritual, cultural, and political aspects of the Appalachian region and their impact on social welfare institutions and the services they provide.

    Requisites: MSW student with clinical concentration
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SW 5203 - International Social Work and Social Welfare



    Explores international social work and social welfare in the context of global social issues. Although the course uses the African continent as its primary focus, readings and other course materials also provide information about other international contexts. Presents an overview of the social work profession, the impact of global interdependence on social work practice, and historical and current social welfare challenges facing the developed and developing countries.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SW 5213 - Child Abuse and Neglect



    Designed for social work students and other students interested in human services. Explores child abuse and neglect within an ecological and family systems perspective. Emphasizes an interdisciplinary viewpoint and incorporates experiences in the community. Examine theories of causation of child abuse and neglect, issues in recognition, assessment, intervention, treatment, follow-up, and related issues of family violence and substance abuse. Incorporates discussion of social work values, ethics, and historical traditions in child welfare practice, including understanding issues of diversity for individuals and families. Consider child welfare policy issues, including advocacy issues, in relation to child protection, intervention with diverse populations, and treatment. The questions we are asking in this course are: Using an ecological perspective, what are the meanings of child abuse and neglect to individuals, to families, and to society? Understanding some of these meanings, what are some recommendations for social policy response?

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SW 5223 - Child Welfare I



    The first of a two-course series that provides knowledge, concepts, and fundamental skills needed for beginning level practice in public and private child welfare. Focuses on interventions to protect children from abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse by strengthening, supporting, and empowering their families. Organized around four themes. First, content is provided on the mission and scope of child welfare practice, articulating the underlying philosophy and values that drive child welfare practice, and addressing cultural and relationship issues when working with families. Second, the course provides conceptual and practical information on identifying child maltreatment, assessing family needs and strengths, and determining both immediate and long-term risk to children of future maltreatment. Third, information is presented on case planning and applying a casework model to working with families. Fourth, content is presented on interviewing skills in child welfare setting, especially as these skills relate to family assessment and case planning activities.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SW 5224 - Child Welfare II



    The second in a series of two child welfare courses. Continues with a family-centered and strength-based approach to child welfare services that addresses the developmental and permanence needs of children in the child welfare system. The Caseworker Core Training content is divided into five core modules covering: assessment in family-centered child protective services; investigative processes in family-centered child protective services; case planning and family-centered casework; child development and implications for family-centered child protective services; and separation, placement, and reunification in family-centered child protective services. Explores the phenomenon of traumatic stress as a topic of increasing importance in child welfare/social work practice and how secondary traumatic stress is derived from the social worker-client relationship. Allow social workers to prevent and intervene in secondary traumatic stress in themselves, colleagues, clients, and organizations.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SW 5233 - Counseling Older Adults



    Focuses on basic counseling, communication, and intervention skills needed by persons working with aged. Problems specific to later years discussed. Field work component provides opportunity for interaction with older adults.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SW 5243 - Social Welfare Law



    Examines the social work ethics, legal problems often faced by social work clients, rights of people with special needs, and social work in the criminal justice system.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SW 5263 - Chemical Dependency



    Explores policy issues relevant to chemical abuse, theories concerning the causes of addiction, evidenced-based treatment and prevention, the effects of various drugs, and the ethics/social justice issues relevant to chemical abuse. Examines substance abuse across systems (micro, mezzo, and macro).

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SW 5273 - Mental Health and Social Work



    Explores the history of mental health policies, cross-cultural issues, stereotypes associated with mental illness, the ethics of mental health practice, and social work practice based on a strengths model.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SW 5283 - Social Work in Health Care



    Provides an overview of health care policy and service delivery and the roles filled by social workers. Examines the ways services are perceived by and delivered to diverse populations, emphasizing social work values.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SW 5293 - Aging in American Society



    Review of available knowledge on critical issues and problems of aged in America. Attention devoted to social welfare programs and services designed to meet needs of elderly in various cultural groups.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • SW 5601 - Social Welfare Policy and Services I:History of Social Welfare and Social Work



    Presents a multicultural historical review of social service delivery systems, and the development of the social work profession, with a focus on the historic lack of attention to rural needs and rural policy. Consideration is given to the structure, operation, implementation and outcomes of social services; values and ethics in social policy; the meaning of oppression and social justice; and the impact of social policy and social work practice on the needs of the poor and oppressed, including women, people of color, and other groups of particular concern to social work.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
 

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