SOC 4000 - Emergent Topics in Sociological Theory

• Students will be able to analyze the structure of current sociological theories.
• Students will be able to apply select current sociological theories to social issues and identify appropriate research questions.
• Students will be able to evaluate current sociological theories.
• Students will be able to identify and describe assumptions and key concepts of selected current theories.
• Students will be able to identify prominent issues in current sociological theories.

SOC 4130 - Media and Society

• Students will become familiar with the pervasiveness of media in our society, new media configurations, and their global ramifications.
• Students will become more informed and critical media consumers and practitioners.
• Students will explore issues of social representation in political, ideological, and cultural contexts.
• Students will explore overlooked ways in which visual objects intersect daily with our lives, experiences, and memories.
• Students will learn how media ownership, access, and globalization impact social configurations of structure and agency.
• Students will understand identity politics and tensions in race, gender, and sexuality in representation.

SOC 4140 - Contemporary Social Movements

• Students will be able to understand contentious politics and social movements in the United States and around the world using contemporary cases for analysis.
• Students will be able to understand the major theoretical perspectives for examining social movement emergence, organization, dynamics, tactics, and outcomes.
• Students will develop a sociological framework to apply course understandings to their own research.
• Students will use a broad understanding and engage in the critical analysis of theoretical formulations and empirical research on social movements and evaluating that research.
• Students will utilize a broad lens and perspective to analyze, discuss, and critically evaluate the theoretical significance and sociological debates regarding social movements and contentious politics.

SOC 4160 - Society and the Individual

• Students will apply theories and research findings relevant to the selected course topic to social behavior and contemporary social issues.
• Students will critically analyze theories, research methods, findings and applications relevant to the selected course topic.
• Students will effectively communicate the rationale, theoretical framework, research design, and findings of empirical research relevant to the selected course topic.
• Students will identify, describe, and assess theories, principles, and concepts relevant to the selected course topic.

SOC 4190 - Group Processes

• Describe current research studies that apply theories of group processes to contemporary social groups.
• Generate new insights into how theories and methods of group process research can be applied to contemporary social groups.
• Understand and explain a variety of theories of group processes.

SOC 4210 - Comparative Studies of Family

• Students will learn about family processes and structures and their relationship to other societal institutions.
• Students will learn about the minority family experience and the influence of societal change on individuals.
• Students will learn about the racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of family systems in the United States.
• Students will learn the significance of family diversity in our society.

SOC 4220 - The American Family System

• Students will understand the cultural and historical diversity of family systems.
• Students will understand family processes and structures and their relationship to other societal institutions.
• Students will understand the family experience and the influence of societal change on individuals.
• Students will understand the impact and significance of the institution of the family in our society.

SOC 4240 - Urban Sociology

• Analyze and explain the key processes and concepts in the social, cultural, and spatial organization of cities.
• Apply the most prominent sociological theories in urban sociology.
• Describe how race and class are related to patterns of inequality, stratification, and development in modern cities.
• Describe the historical evolution of the urban form, including the emergence of pre-modern, industrial, post-industrial, and global cities.
• Explain the social, cultural, economic, and political forces that have driven the development of modern cities.
• Outline the basic issues in urban policy.

SOC 4280 - Sociology of Religion

• Students will know how religion is linked to other social institutions.
• Students will know religious beliefs develop for individuals and for societies.
• Students will know the religious patterns common to the United States.
• Students will know the various forms of religious organization and how these have been established and changed over time.
• Students will learn how to define religion as a social institution.

SOC 4300 - Sociology of Organization

• Apply sociological theories to analyze how organizations impact groups and individuals.
• Define, apply and critique the major sociological theories of organizations.
• Understand the basic methods for studying the role of organizations in society.

SOC 4320 - Political Sociology

• Students will be able to employ current theoretical perspectives in political sociology to analyze empirical research questions on how power relationships influence agency, structure, and political process in various institutional settings.
• Students will be able to explain how foundational ideas from the classic works are embodied in contemporary theoretical perspectives in political sociology.
• Students will be able to use ideas from political sociology to analyze policy processes and outcomes at different societal levels.
• Students will improve analytical skills through oral presentation and completion of written assignments.

SOC 4330 - Sociology of Work

• Students will become more aware of the influences of gender, race, class and sexuality in the structuring of opportunities to work and the rewards of work.
• Students will develop and engage in critical thinking concerning both theoretical and empirical research, evaluate its strengths and weaknesses and communicate that knowledge in both oral and written forms.
• Students will understand current trends in the social organization of work.
• Students will understand the theories and methods used to produce scholarship in the sociology of work.

SOC 4500 - Data Analysis

• Students will be able to prepare a descriptive data analysis, carry out the analysis, and report its results.
• Students will be able to prepare, carry out, and report on a data analysis which reports associations between observations.
• Students will be able to prepare, carry out, and report on a data analysis which tests hypotheses.
• Students will know how to create and edit a data file for analysis.

SOC 4620 - Sociology of the Courts

• Define, apply and critique the major courtroom theories as well as the basic procedures for processing criminal cases.
• Explain the basic methods of inquiry for researching courts in society.
• Identify the various roles and responsibilities of key courtroom actors.

SOC 4640 - Law in Societies

• Students will consider the role of law in social change, social control, and political contestation.
• Students will explore how law shapes and enables routine social interaction.
• Students will learn general theories of law.
• Students will learn how law constructs differences among people and their actions.
• Students will understand how law mediates and enforces power relationships.

SOC 4650 - Social Change

• Students will develop critical and analytic abilities by applying theories to empirical cases in historical and comparative contexts.
• Students will learn the major sociological theories of social change.
• Students will learn to use sociological perspectives to explore the dimensions of social change.
• Students will understand dynamics and impacts of change by learning how to assess change through sociological analysis.
• Students will understand the causes and consequences of social change.

SOC 4670 - Violence Against Women

• Analyze the various theories presented, such as male peer support theory, as to whether they fit the facts presented in the case study.
• Apply these theories specifically to a major case study of Appalachian women who are married or in relationships, and attempting to leave these relationships.
• Identify and understand the challenges in measuring and estimating the extent of interpersonal violence, including the pitfalls of attempting to compare male violence to female violence.
• Put together elements from various theories throughout the course to form your own theory of why men commit crimes of interpersonal violence.
• Recognize and identify various forms of female violence against men.
• Recognize and identify various forms of male violence against women.
• Understand a variety of theories that sociologists use to explain why some males people commit violence against women, and in particular commit these horrendous crimes against women they profess to love or like.
• Understand the particular problems of rural women in victimization of sexual and physical abuse in relationships, including a lack of community support for them.

SOC 4680 - Crimes Against Humanity: Confronting and Responding to Mass Atrocity and Genocide

• Students will analyze organized responses to genocide and mass violence.
• Students will assess the development of human rights, international law, and transnational justice movements.
• Students will consider ethical dimensions of scientific representations of mass atrocity.
• Students will consider strategies for conflict transformation, healing, and conflict prevention.
• Students will consider the context, experience, and behavior of victims, perpetrators, and bystanders in specific cases of mass atrocity.
• Students will study mass atrocity from a comparative-historical perspective.
• Students will understand how criminologists and social scientists attempt to make sense of mass atrocity.

SOC 4690 - Crime, Risk, and Governance

• To build synthetically and innovatively upon pre-existing foundations in sociology and criminology through an advanced treatment of the study of risk.
• To expand your understanding of social theory and its application in everyday life.
• To understand key theories in the sociology of risk and apply them to a broad variety of cultural phenomenon, including crime.
• To understand the ways that risk and social responses to risk shape your life and the late modern world around you.

SOC 4700 - Sociology of Gender

• Articulate why sociologists focus on social theories and explanations of gender rather than biological, psychological or economic theories and explanations.
• Understand gender as a system of power and inequality.
• Understand how gender is constructed and performed.
• Understand how social institutions and organizations are gendered and gendering, and the links between social institutions and everyday practices in maintaining gender ideologies and gender inequality.
• Understand the connections between individuals, social structure, and society, particularly as these connections apply to maintaining and changing the gender order.

SOC 4710 - Gender and Justice

• Students will examine the relationship between gender and criminological theory.
• Students will explore criminal justice through social structures of gender, social constructions of gender, symbolic meaning systems, and intersections of race, class and gender.
• Students will identify and develop more effective and socially conscious ways to think about crime and administer justice with attention to gender.
• Students will learn about the nature and impact of gender in crime commission, criminal justice processing, and the employment of women in the criminal justice system.

SOC 4810 - Environmental Sociology

• Students will develop a perspective that can contemplate, discuss, and critically evaluate global environmental change and its consequences.
• Students will recognize the value of a “sociological imagination” and the contributions of sociology for examining the global environment.
• Students will understand how human behavior and social systems cause significant change to ecosystems.
• Students will understand how such modifications are the product of interconnected, cross-national processes tied to globalization.
• Students will understand the controversies surrounding environmental problems, the movements that respond, and actions and policies that address them.
• Students will understand the important theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches in examining and carrying out environmental sociology.

SOC 4900 - GRADUATE PROSEMINAR IN SOCIOLOGY

• Students will increase their knowledge in Sociology.

SOC 4910 - Internship in Sociology & Criminology

• Develop contacts with professionals working in areas relating to sociology and criminology.
• Understand and follow the ethical rules that govern sociological fieldwork.
• Use social science research methods, skills, and techniques to support the operation of local agencies or non-profits.
• Use sociological/criminological theory and concepts to analyze grounded social issues.

SOC 4940 - Research Problems in Sociology

• Students will pursue individual research under the direction of a faculty member.

SOC 4940H - Honors Thesis in Sociology

• Students will develop a research project for an honors thesis.
• Students will report on their research for the thesis.

SOC 4950 - Sociology Capstone

• Students will participate in learning opportunities that require synthesis of sociological knowledge.

SOC 4970T - Sociology Tutorial

• Students will be able to work effectively with difficult material.
• Students will develop a sophisticated understanding of sociology.
• Students will develop a thesis to demonstrate skill in independent research
• Students will learn to communicate effectively in written and oral forms.

SOC 4980T - Sociology Tutorial

• Students will be able to work effectively with difficult material.
• Students will develop a sophisticated understanding of sociology.
• Students will develop a thesis to demonstrate skill in independent research.
• Students will learn to communicate effectively in written and oral forms.

SOMA 1110 - Elementary Somali I

• The student will be able to demonstrate in Somali: the alphabet and counting greetings.
• Asking questions and making requests.
• Basic parts of speech.
• Self introduction and related expressions.
• Sentence building techniques.
• Telling time.

SOMA 1120 - Elementary Somali II

• Additionally, the will learn how to greet, introduce, thank, apologize, compliment, express pleasure or regret.
• Students will express simple thoughts.
• Students will learn Somali phrased related to cultural foods and clothing.
• Students will learn Somali phrased related to meeting people and developing relationships.
• Students will participate in simple conversations.

SOMA 2110 - Intermediate Somali I

• Students will able to identify cultures and nationalities in Somali.
• Students will demonstrate basic writing in Somali.
• Students will learn how to ask for or give directions in Somali.
• Students will understand basic Somali conversation.
• Students will understand basic reading in Somali.
• The student will be able to (in Somali): make requests and clarifications.

SOMA 2120 - Intermediate Somali II

• Students will be able to: identify and express cultural and national identities in Somali.
• Express themselves in interpersonal relationships in Somali.
• Identify and express general and social situations in Somali.
• Respond appropriately to personal questions in Somali.

SOMA 2900 - Special Topics in Somali

• Students will increase their knowledge in Somali.

SPAN 1110 - Elementary Spanish I

• Students will be able to identify simple key elements of cultural behavior in the country or countries in which the language is spoken.
• Students will be able to execute simple key cultural behaviors appropriate to life in the country or countries in which the language is spoken.
• Students will be able to express facts, experiences, and opinions orally, using basic, meaningful language in different tenses.
• Students will be able to express facts, experiences, and opinions in writing, using basic, meaningful language in different tenses.
• Students will be able to summarize facts, experiences, and opinions expressed orally by others in the language.
• Students will be able to summarize facts, experiences, and opinions expressed in writing by others in the language.

SPAN 1120 - Elementary Spanish II

• Exhibit culturally appropriate behavior in common social contexts and demonstrates a general understanding and appreciation of the language-specific cultures and peoples.
• Produce basic spoken language and written texts relating experiences and personal opinions on those topics in the past, present and future.
• Understand and interpret the meaning and structures of elementary spoken language and written texts exploring such topics as family, housing, food, technology, the environment, etc.

SPAN 1199 - Spanish for Review

• The successful student possesses sufficient language skills, grammatical knowledge and vocabulary to enroll in 2110 and make satisfactory progress through that course.

SPAN 2110 - Intermediate Spanish I

• Applies reading strategies that promote comprehension of various types of brief, uncomplicated, authentic written texts.
• Comprehends brief, uncomplicated, authentic video and audio recordings.
• Writes short, simple communications, compositions, descriptions, and requests for information.
• The successful student: engages in authentic oral communicative exchanges to provide, obtain, and interpret information and express emotions or opinions.

SPAN 2120 - Intermediate Spanish II

• Applies reading strategies that promote comprehension of various types of brief, uncomplicated, authentic written texts.
• Recognizes a range of basic literary techniques in various genres.
• Writes short, simple communications, compositions, descriptions, and requests for information.
• The successful student: engages in authentic oral communicative exchanges to provide, obtain, and interpret information and express emotions or opinions.

SPAN 2900 - Special Topics in Spanish

• Students will increase their knowledge in Spanish.

SPAN 2930 - Independent Study in Spanish

• Student is able to carry out independent research that leads to a written paper or oral presentation reflecting analysis, synthesis, and original reflection.

SPAN 2970T - Spanish Tutorial

• 1. Achieve near advanced level in reading, writing, speaking and listening in Spanish.
• 2. Be familiar with research tools used in Modern Languages studies, such as the MLA international Bibliography.
• 3. Recognize key elements of Hispanic literary genres such as themes, structures, symbols.
• 4. Recognize and appreciate cultural icons related to the Spanish speaking world.

SPAN 2971T - Spanish Tutorial

• 1. Recognize Spanish literary movements across the centuries and their characteristics.
• 2. Analyze literary selections for interdisciplinary themes across genres.
• 3. Understand relationship between cultures of the Spanish speaking world.
• 4. Propose feasible research project with projected time line to complete research. Apply for grants (PURF, NSEP, SEA).

SPAN 2980T - Spanish Tutorial

• 1. Achieve near advanced level in reading, writing, speaking and listening in Spanish.
• 2. Be familiar with research tools used in Modern Languages studies, such as the MLA international Bibliography.
• 3. Recognize key elements of Hispanic literary genres such as themes, structures, symbols.
• 4. Recognize and appreciate cultural icons related to the Spanish speaking world.

SPAN 2981T - Spanish Tutorial

• Analyze literary selections for interdisciplinary themes across genres.
• Propose feasible research project with projected time line to complete research. Apply for grants (PURF, NSEP, SEA).
• Recognize Spanish literary movements across the centuries and their characteristics.
• Understand relationship between cultures of the Spanish speaking world.

SPAN 3110 - Advanced Conversation and Composition I

• The successful student interacts with a variety of authentic media of the target cultures (film, music, radio, Websites) and comprehends the culture-specific references as well as the language.
• The successful student understands and interprets somewhat complex written texts, both literary and journalistic.
• The successful student writes narratives, descriptions and summaries with sustained control of simple target-language sentence structures and partial control of more complex structures.

SPAN 3110A - Honors Experience in Advanced Composition and Conversation I

SPAN 3120 - Advanced Conversation and Composition II

• The successful student expresses her or himself orally with relative fluency and grammatical control of simple structures depending heavily on basic vocabulary but incorporating occasional sophisticated terms.
• The successful student interacts with a variety of authentic media of the target cultures (film, music, radio, Websites) and comprehends the culture-specific references as well as the language.
• The successful student understands and interprets somewhat complex written texts, both literary and journalistic.

SPAN 3215 - Business Spanish

• Express knowledge of the underlying values in the business culture.
• Process information about key aspects of the business world in both written and oral forms.
• Recognize cross-cultural differences as as a central component of commercial transactions and practices.
• Utilize business vocabulary in a variety of thematic areas.

SPAN 3300 - Mexican Civilization and Culture

• Analyzes cultural products and social practices in a detailed manner using frameworks established in disciplines related to coursework in modern languages, such as linguistics, literature, cinema, and cultural studies.
• Comprehends and takes notes on short lectures by the professor in the target language.
• Recognizes, and interprets the significance of, the most commonly cited cultural references (such as landmarks, works of art and literature, historical events and figures, traditions and customs).
• Understands the complexity of messages transmitted by these references, and appreciates that cultural statements and images may be inherently ambiguous.
• The successful student: Evaluates references and social contexts of the target cultures from his or her own perspective in class discussions and in writing.

SPAN 3310 - Mayan Civilization and Culture

• Analyzes cultural products and social practices in a detailed manner using frameworks established in disciplines related to coursework in modern languages, such as linguistics, literature, cinema, and cultural studies.
• Comprehends and takes notes on short lectures by the professor in the target language.
• Evaluates references and social contexts of the target cultures from his or her own perspective in class discussions and in writing.
• Understands the complexity of messages transmitted by these references, and appreciates that cultural statements and images may be inherently ambiguous.
• The successful student: Recognizes, and interprets the significance of, the most commonly cited cultural references (such as landmarks, works of art and literature, historical events and figures, traditions and customs).

SPAN 3320 - Yucatecan Civilization

• Analyzes cultural products and social practices in a detailed manner using frameworks established in disciplines related to coursework in modern languages, such as linguistics, literature, cinema, and cultural studies.
• Comprehends and takes notes on short lectures by the professor in the target language.
• Evaluates references and social contexts of the target cultures from his or her own perspective in class discussions and in writing.
• The successful student: Recognizes, and interprets the significance of, the most commonly cited cultural references (such as landmarks, works of art and literature, historical events and figures, traditions and customs).

SPAN 3348 - Spanish Civilization and Culture

• Acquires information relating to cultural traditions and issues, synthesizes and examines findings in original essays and cites references correctly in accordance with MLA guidelines.
• Demonstrates culturally acceptable behavior (including suitable registers of language) to be used in a variety of socioeconomic settings.
• The successful student: recognizes, and interprets the significance of, the most commonly cited cultural references (such as landmarks, works of art and literature, historical events and figures, traditions and customs).
• Analyzes cultural products and social practices in a detailed manner using frameworks established in disciplines related to coursework in modern languages, such as linguistics, literature, cinema, and cultural studies.
• Comprehends and takes notes on short lectures by the professor in the target language.
• Evaluates references and social contexts of the target cultures from his or her own perspective in class discussions and in writing.
• Understands the complexity of messages transmitted by these references, and appreciates that cultural statements and images may be inherently ambiguous.

SPAN 3349 - Spanish American Civilization and Culture

• Acquires information relating to cultural traditions and issues, synthesizes and examines findings in original essays and cites references correctly in accordance with MLA guidelines.
• Analyzes cultural products and social practices in a detailed manner using frameworks established in disciplines related to coursework in modern languages, such as linguistics, literature, cinema, and cultural studies.
• Comprehends and takes notes on short lectures by the professor in the target language.
• Evaluates references and social contexts of the target cultures from his or her own perspective in class discussions and in writing.
• The successful student: Demonstrates culturally acceptable behavior (including suitable registers of language) to be used in a variety of socioeconomic settings.

SPAN 3460 - Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics

• Apply course content in a research project and present findings orally and/or in writing.
• Connect course content to relevant issues in contemporary Hispanic linguistics, such as language variation and change, bilingualism, Spanish in the US.
• Effectively analyze Spanish morphology, syntax, semantics, and phonology, both synchronically and diachronically.
• Read scientific articles in the field, summarize and critique the main ideas.
• Understand the history of linguistics as a science.
• The successful student will: Understand the basic components of human languages and how these are used in human communication.

SPAN 3550 - Introduction to Literature

• Exchanges and evaluates individual textual interpretations orally and in writing.
• Exhibits sufficient proficiency in the written and spoken language to write a short textual analysis and present and defend a textual interpretation orally.
• Understands and appreciates a variety of genres and literary traditions.
• The successful student: Applies tools for literary analysis orally and in writing.

SPAN 3550A - Honors Experience: Intro to Hispanic Literature

SPAN 3910 - Internship in Spanish

• Student is able to function linguistically, culturally and professionally in an L2 work environment.

SPAN 3970T - Spanish Tutorial

• 1. Successfully complete study abroad program in a Spanish speaking country related to thesis research and conduct meaningful investigations while abroad.
• 2. Possess relevant cultural and linguistic awareness and sensitivity.
• 3. Write lengthy analytical papers on varied topics in Spanish.
• 4. Research in-depth thesis topic using appropriate Modern Languages academic resources.

SPAN 3980T - Spanish Tutorial

• 1. Successfully complete study abroad program in a Spanish speaking country related to thesis research and conduct meaningful investigations while abroad.
• 2. Possess relevant cultural and linguistic awareness and sensitivity.
• 3. Write lengthy analytical papers on varied topics in Spanish.
• 4. Research in-depth thesis topic using appropriate Modern Languages academic resources.

SPAN 4375 - History of Art in Spain - 1500-present

• Analyze works of art from different historical periods in terms of formal characteristics and themes both orally and in writing.
• Be familiar with the history and current mission of various major Spanish museums.
• Conduct research on a topic related to art in Spain using appropriate on-line and textual sources.
• Understand the characteristics of movements in western European art history from 1500 to the present.
• Understand the connection between the history of Spain and artistic production as well as the creation and funding of museums.

SPAN 4436 - Spanish Pragmatics

• Students will be able to discuss current theories and concepts within the field of pragmatics
• Students will be able to apply theories and concepts within the field of pragmatics to analyze simple linguistic data
• Students will be able to use the linguistic terminology of theories and concepts in the field of pragmatics accurately to describe and discuss pragmatic phenomena
• Students will be able to identify specific pragmatic differences, including structures and expressions, in Spanish and English
• Students will be able to demonstrate use of Spanish pragmatic structures and expressions in their own use of the Spanish language
• Students will be able to identify and summarize the main ideas of scientific articles in pragmatics

SPAN 4437 - Applied Phonetics

• Conduct original research focused either on primary language data, or on the second-language classroom.
• Connect phonetic theory to practices such as teaching pronunciation, bilingual education, translation, OR interpretation.
• Effectively apply these materials to the study of the speech chain, and Spanish intonation and rhythm, using the standard Spanish phonetic transcription system.
• Read scientific articles in the field, summarize and critique the main ideas.
• Understand how phonetic principles apply to different dialects within the vast Spanish-speaking world.
• Understand the phonetic system of the Spanish language, recognize the sounds and correctly produce them.
• The successful student will be able to: Abstract the phonetic representation of words, syllables, and sounds from the orthographic representation of words.

SPAN 4438 - Hispanic Dialectology and Sociolinguistics

• Conduct original research focused either on primary language data, or on already existing data.
• Connect dialectology to practices such as teaching pronunciation, bilingual education, translation, or interpretation.
• Read scientific articles in the field, summarize and critique the main ideas.
• Trace the history of the Spanish language, and pre-Hispanic languages in Europe, North, Central and South America.
• Understand how phonetic principles apply to different dialects within the vast Spanish-speaking world.
• Understand of the socio-cultural implications of Spanish as a world language. apply the standard Spanish phonetic system to transcribe the different Spanish dialects.
• The successful student will be able to: Understand the phonetic system of the Spanish language, recognize the sounds and correctly produce them.

SPAN 4439 - Modern Spanish Usage

• Become independent observers and analyzers of Spanish language forms.
• Gain knowledge of the origin and type of L2 error.
• Gain knowledge on language variation, not only due to dialect but due to subtleties in semantics and grammatical fuzziness.
• Improve language skill by applying an interpretive approach.
• Understand the purpose and thus, the limitation of pedagogical rules.
• Understand the relationship of theoretical framework to varying perspective.
• Students will review and use the most challenging aspects of Spanish syntax and semantics in order to.

SPAN 4441 - Stylistics

• Analyzes texts understanding the difference between various styles: literary, journalistic, colloquial, business style, etc.
• Applies various syntactic and lexical devices in both written and oral forms: uses synonyms effectively and efficiently, understands idiomatic expressions.
• Demonstrates flexibility to vary his/her writing style according to different tasks, contexts, and situations.
• The successful student: Converses on different stylistic levels, with varying degrees of formality, according to the rules of speech etiquette of the target culture.

SPAN 4457 - History of the Spanish Language

• Demonstrates mastery of morphological (form) changes Classical Latin through Vulgar Latin to Romance of the Iberian Peninsula (Castilian).
• Demonstrates mastery of phonological (sound) changes from Classical Latin through Vulgar Latin to Romance of the Iberian Peninsula (Castilian).
• The successful student: Demonstrates a basic understanding of the history of Spain stretching from pre-historic times until the 15th century as it relates to the development of Castilian as the predominant dialect of Spain.

SPAN 4513 - Survey of Spanish American Literature I

• Analyze the development of literary style and structure in a sociopolitical context.
• Express ideas and findings in class discussions, group and individual oral presentations and short directed writings.
• Write 3-5 page original academic papers by consulting the MLA International Bibliography and following the MLA style.
• The successful student will: Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the various movements in Latin American poetry and prose from 1492 to 1905 and their relationship with culture and history.

SPAN 4514 - Survey of Spanish American Literature II

• Analyzes and compares the development of style and structure of the literature in a sociopolitical context.
• Understands the various movements in Latin American prose and poetry from 1900 to the present and their relationship with culture and history such as the Mexican Revolution, regionalist literature, Magic Realism.
• Writes 5-12 page original academic papers by consulting the MLA International Bibliography and following the MLA style.
• The successful student: Expresses ideas and findings in class discussions, group and individual oral presentations and short guided writings.

SPAN 4517 - Themes from Spanish American Prose

• Analyzes the structure of prose texts, identifies literary devices, understands how they enhance the work, and comprehends their meaning within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of the authors¿ times.
• Expresses ideas and findings in writing, class discussions, and oral presentations.
• Writes original academic papers by consulting the MLA International Bibliography and following the MLA style.
• The successful student: Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of the short stories, novels and essays of Latin America and the reciprocal relationship between literature, culture, and history.

SPAN 4518 - Contemporary Spanish American Literature

• Analyzes the style and structure of multiple genres, identifies literary devices, understands how they enhance the work, and comprehends their meaning within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of the authors¿ times.
• Expresses ideas and findings in writing, class discussions, and oral presentations.
• Writes original academic papers by consulting the MLA International Bibliography and following the MLA style.
• The successful student: Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of Latin American literature from the 20th and 21st centuries and the reciprocal relationship between literature, culture, and history.

SPAN 4555 - Medieval and Golden Age Spanish Literature

• Analyzes the structure of texts, identifies literary devices, understands how they enhance the work, and comprehends their meaning within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of the authors¿ times.
• Expresses ideas and findings in writing, class discussions, and oral presentations.
• Writes an original academic paper by consulting appropriate bibliographic data bases and following the conventions of the discipline.
• The successful student: Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of the literature of medieval, Renaissance and baroque Spain, and the reciprocal relationship between literature, culture, and history.

SPAN 4558 - Don Quijote de la Mancha

• Analyzes the structure of the text, identifies literary devices, understands how they enhance the work, and comprehends their meaning within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of Cervantes¿ times.
• Expresses ideas and findings in writing, class discussions, and oral presentations.
• Writes an original academic paper by consulting appropriate bibliographic data bases and following the conventions of the discipline.
• The successful student: Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of Cervantes¿ novel Don Quijote and the reciprocal relationship between literature, culture, and history.

SPAN 4560 - 19th-Century Spanish Literature - 1800-1898

• Analyzes the structure of texts, identifies literary devices, understands how they enhance the work, and comprehends their meaning within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of the authors¿ times.
• Expresses ideas and findings in writing, class discussions, and oral presentations.
• Writes original academic papers by consulting appropriate bibliographic data bases and following the conventions of the discipline.
• The successful student: Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of 19th-century Spanish literature, its genres, movements, and the reciprocal relationship between literature, culture, and history.

SPAN 4565 - 20th-Century Spanish Literature

• Analyzes the structure of texts, identifies literary devices, understands how they enhance the work, and comprehends their meaning within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of the authors¿ times.
• Expresses ideas and findings in writing, class discussions, and oral presentations.
• Writes original academic papers by consulting appropriate bibliographic data bases and following the conventions of the discipline.
• The successful student: Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of 20th-century Spanish literature, its genres, movements, and the reciprocal relationship between literature, culture, and history.

SPAN 4568 - Film and Literature of the Franco Era

• Students will be able to describe general tendencies of Spanish film and literature from 1939-1975
• Students will be able to describe major trends in Spanish history from 1939-1975
• Students will be able to explain the relationship between history, culture, and artistic production (film and literature) 1939-1975
• Students will be able to express ideas and findings in writing, class discussions, and oral presentations in Spanish
• Students will be able to write an original academic paper in Spanish by consulting appropriate bibliographic sources and following disciplinary conventions
• Students will be able to analyze the structure of film and literary texts in Spanish

SPAN 4570 - Contemporary Spanish Literature

• Analyze the structure of texts, identifies literary devices, understand how they enhance the work, and comprehend their meaning within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of the authors’ times.
• Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of contemporary Spanish literature and the reciprocal relationship between literature, culture, and history.
• Express ideas and findings in writing, class discussions, and oral presentations.
• Write original academic papers by consulting appropriate bibliographic data bases and following the conventions of the discipline.

SPAN 4640 - Teaching Spanish: Theory and Methodology

• Have a general understanding of the considerations necessary in teaching Spanish.
• Use understanding of course content to evaluate teaching situations and determine and develop appropriate instructional methods and materials
• The successful student will: Understand current theory and research concerning foreign language learning within the historical context of the profession.

SPAN 4900 - Special Topics

• Student possess in depth familiarity with topic not addressed extensively in department curriculum.
• Students are able to apply skills in research, analysis, original reflection, writing and oral presentation to a specific and narrow topic in the field.

SPAN 4910 - Internship in Mexico

• Student is able to function linguistically, culturally and professionally in an L2 work environment.

SPAN 4930 - Independent Study in Spanish

• Student is able to carry out independent research that leads to a written paper or oral presentation reflecting analysis, synthesis and original reflection.

SPAN 4970T - Spanish Tutorial

• 1. Converse at an advanced level of Spanish using appropriate lexicon, pronunciation and grammar. Take ACTFL OPI exam and pass at advanced Mid rating.
• 2. Present research from thesis work in academic conferences.
• 3. Recognize and appreciate and incorporate nuances of Spanish in all 4 skills: reading, writing, listening, speaking.
• 4. Complete in-depth thesis topic investigation and write extensive research paper using appropriate Modern Languages academic resources.

SPAN 4980T - Spanish Tutorial

• 1. Converse at an advanced level of Spanish using appropriate lexicon, pronunciation and grammar. Take ACTFL OPI exam and pass at advanced Mid rating.
• 2. Present research from thesis work in academic conferences.
• 3. Recognize and appreciate and incorporate nuances of Spanish in all 4 skills: reading, writing, listening, speaking.
• 4. Complete in-depth thesis topic investigation and write extensive research paper using appropriate Modern Languages academic resources.

SPST 4250 - Senior Seminar

• Students will develop knowledge and skills related to seeking employment and marketing their degree, through practical application.
• Students will increase awareness of financial literacy and how to evaluate and negotiate job salary and benefits.
• Students will reflect on the progress and process of their college education and how it has prepared them for life and work.
• Students will research and discuss issues related to life after college, including professionalism, ethics, citizenship, and continued learning.
• Will utilize feedback from instructor and classmates to revise job search/grad school documents to create a professional portfolio.

SPST 4900 - Special Topics in Specialized Studies

• Students will increase their knowledge in Specialized Studies.

SPST 4910 - Internship

• As the internship proceeds, students will provide an analysis of their experience, as it relates to their previous learning and expectations.
• At the conclusion of the internship, students will provide a summary of the experience, addressing how they have benefitted from the internship and how their education prepared them for the experience.
• Students will be evaluated by their internship site supervisors.
• Students will participate in a work-experience situation selected to complement their major (Area of Concentration).

SPST 4940H - Honors Thesis

• Qualified students will work with professors and their adviser, over two or more semesters, to develop and complete an approved research thesis or creative project related to the student’s Area of Concentration.
• The students will have the opportunity to develop research and or creative skills, while collaborating closely with faculty to produce a quality project.

SASM 1001 - Inside the Business of Sports

• Students will be able to explain the impact of the sport industry on the economy and society
• Students will be able to describe the global and social aspects of the sport industry
• Students will be able to explain the impact of the sport industry globally and how it is different than domestic sport marketing and business
• Students will be able to apply the baseline knowledge of the sport industry to effective implementation of sport properties, sponsorship and agency management

SASM 1010 - Introduction to Sport Management

• Students will be able to identify key aspects of sport management practice and education.
• Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the occupations in various segments of the sport industry.
• Students will be able to relate course materials to foundational career management principles in the sports industry.
• Students will be able to identify the different segments of the sport industry and the interaction between segments.
• Students will be able to explain basic business management principles and the application of these principles to the sport industry.
• Students will be able to analyze current issues in the sport industry..

SASM 2250 - History of the Sport Industry

• Students will be able to articulate historical foundations of the modern sport industry in America by examining a variety of sporting events, organizations, and leaders in the sports industry.
• Students will be able to examine the cultures of communities that contributed to the development of American sport in different contexts to understand the numerous voices and actions that shaped American sport.
• Students will be able to develop a broad and deep understanding of and appreciation for the people, places, and philosophies that contributed to the development of past and modern American sport.
• Students will be able to research modern American sport considering historical events to theorize future sport developments.

SASM 2900 - Special Topics in Sports Administration/Sports Management

• Students will be able to describe their knowledge in a specific topical area within sports administration and/or sports management.

SASM 2920 - Practicum in Sport Management

• Students will be able to apply knowledge learned from previous course work to “real-world” situations.
• Students will be able to perform sport management duties under the supervision of a practicing sport or entertainment manager.
• Students will be able to use practical experience to evaluate their interest in an area of the sport and entertainment industry.
• Students will be able to describe professional expectations in the sport industry.

SASM 3005 - Esports Seminar

• Students will be able to compare management techniques in traditional sports to esports management
• Students will be able to define technical requirements for esports events
• Students will be able to analyze esport-specific features in game design

SASM 3010 - Sport Marketing

• Students will be able to describe the unique aspects of the sport product.
• Students will be able to explain the role of research in sport marketing.
• Students will be able to define the Six P’s of sport marketing and the interaction between them.
• Students will be able to conduct an internal and external analysis of a sport organization.
• Students will be able to develop a marketing plan for a sport product or service.

SASM 3120 - Sports Governance and Ethics

• Students will be able to demonstrate leadership self-assessment practices and mastery of leadership theory in a sport context.
• Students will be able to describe foundational elements of governance within sport organizations.
• Students will be able to analyze the governance and leadership structures of sport organizations at the amateur, collegiate, and professional levels.
• Students will be able to recognize one’s own ethical core beliefs and how they shape ethical conduct and thinking.
• Students will be able to discuss ethical perspectives, theories, and concepts.
• Students will be able to evaluate ethical issues.
• Students will be able to apply ethical perspectives, theories, or concepts to decision-making situations within the sport governance contexts faced by sport managers.
• Students will be able to evaluate alternative ethical perspectives within a decision-making situation in sport.

SASM 3220 - Leadership and Sport Management

• Students will be able to explain ethical decision-making concepts in the sports industry.
• Students will be able to describe leadership self-assessment practices.
• Students will be able to demonstrate mastery of leadership theory in a sport context.
• Students will be able to describe theories of motivation in a sport context.
• Students will be able to identify conflict resolution processes.
• Students will be able to describe governance structures of sport organizations.
• Students will be able to explain organizational documents related to organizational governance.
• Students will be able to describe foundational elements of governance within sport organizations.

SASM 3300 - Organization & Administration of Interscholastic Athletics

• Students will be able to analyze current issues in interscholastic sports.
• Students will be able to define the purpose of education-based athletic programs.
• Students will be able to describe the governance structure of interscholastic athletics.
• Students will be able to identify career opportunities within interscholastic athletics.
• Students will be able to list the skills and qualifications necessary for a successful career in interscholastic athletic administration.
• Students will be able to explain basic business management principles and their application to interscholastic athletics.

SASM 3400 - Sport Data Strategy and Innovation

• Students will be able to evaluate contemporary sport data strategy to advance sport organizations at various sport levels and contexts.
• Students will be able to identify emerging sport business innovations.
• Students will be able to evaluate the executive’s role in successful sport analytics and innovation adoption.
• Students will be able to apply approaches to making the most effective investments in people, data, and systems to support analytics adoption and innovation development.
• Students will be able to synthesize strategies to promote and develop an effective data-driven and innovative culture.
• Students will be able to identify opportunities and the types of challenges that analytics and sport innovations can solve.

SASM 3500 - External Relations in Sports

• Students will be able to explain the evolution of sports media and its impact on the industry of sports.
• Students will be able to apply key concepts and critical issues learned through various case studies.
• Students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge about the sports media landscape and the economic principles that drive such.
• Students will be able to recognize the constant evolution of media and technology as it impacts long standing sports organizations and creates new ones.
• Students will be able to evaluate the experiences of guests and its impact on their professional career.

SASM 3760 - Sport Facility and Event Management

• Students will be able to articulate the importance of sports and entertainment facilities and events in society.
• Students will be able to describe the construction process for new sports and entertainment facilities.
• Students will be able to compare and contrast common public and private funding strategies for new sports and entertainment facilities.
• Students will be able to review the principles of facility management, including systems, operations and maintenance.
• Students will be able to create the components of a bid proposal for a sporting event.
• Students will be able to describe how plan, execute, and wrap-up sports events.
• Students will be able to outline staff management needs for both facilities and events.