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Special Courses

Pitt-Greensburg offers a variety of special courses that students may use to enhance their educational experience. The special courses include independent studies, internships, excellence courses, study abroad courses, and capstone courses. Most of the special courses are optional, but for some majors (e.g. criminal justice) an internship is required, and the capstone course is required of all majors.

An independent study allows a student to explore a topic for which no course is available at Pitt-Greensburg or extend the exploration of a topic begun in a regular course. To arrange for an independent study, a student must find a faculty sponsor and work with the sponsor to develop a course plan. Independent study courses are available in every department. See an advisor for more details.

Internships allow students to earn credits toward graduation while gaining on-the-job experience in their majors. An internship is required in some majors (e.g. criminal justice and the journalism track in English writing), but it is available as an elective in most majors. Students are expected to find their own internship opportunities, but faculty advisors and the Office of Career Services may be aware of employers looking for interns and can provide suggestions about seeking an internship. Some departments ask students to complete an internship application. See a faculty advisor for more information.

Pitt-Greensburg students have an opportunity to study abroad in a country/region of their choice. Academic credits are earned while abroad and will transfer directly back into the student’s academic degree requirements. See the study abroad coordinator for more information.

As part of the new Pitt-Greensburg curriculum that took effect in fall 1999, every Pitt-Greensburg student must complete a senior seminar or a senior project as a capstone to the work in the major program. The faculty views the capstone course as a significant enhancement to the UPG degree program because it provides students with the opportunity to bring together the themes and skills of the major. Capstone work typically involves research and both written and oral reports.

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Psychology
	PSY 1970 - UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT EXPERIENCE Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 This course involves student participation as an undergraduate teaching assistant (UTA) for a psychology course under the supervision of a faculty member. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit Course Attributes: Capstone Course
	PSY 1972 - TEACHING OF PSYCHOLOGY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is open only to psychology majors and is required of all undergraduate students fulfilling the departmental teaching practicum requirement. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Practicum Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	PSY 1976 - PSYCHOLOGY IN ACTION Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This experiential learning course will serve to integrate prior theory and research in psychology, and apply it to service learning on campus or in the community. Students will set goals with a community supervisor and means of achieving those goals, log their hours, and relate their work to academic learning through oral and written forms of communication. Students will type a paper and present to the campus community their service learning experience and how it relates to prior academic knowledge. Students will meet weekly in a class setting with their peers and faculty supervisor to integrate their applied experience with their previous coursework, and practice their research and critical thinking skills. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Practicum Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Psychology in Education
	PSYED 1001 - INTRO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 A survey of current problems in education which psychological theory and research can address. Topics include developmental approaches to teaching, educational applications of learning theory, classroom management, and testing strategies for teachers. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0010
Religious Studies
	RELGST 0105 - RELIGIONS OF THE WEST Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is a historical introduction to the religious traditions that developed in ancient Near East and the Mediterranean. Our major emphasis is on the history of the religious traditions that emerged in late antiquity which continue to as the major monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. We focus on key concepts, historical developments, and contemporary issues. Throughout the course, we also examine interactions among these religious traditions and will make use of documentary film and sacred art to illustrate. In the final segment of the course we examine the issue of secularization and the rise of the category of the non-believer, or “none.” The course also serves as an introduction to the academic study of religion and provides a foundation for further coursework in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. No prior knowledge of any of the religions studied is expected or assumed. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Global Issues General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Historical Analysis General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req., SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req., West European Studies
	RELGST 0405 - WITCHES TO WALDEN POND Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Why did the prosecution of witches become a priority for the Puritan rulers of New England? What religious ideals convinced Henry David Thoreau to lead a life ‘off the grid’ in Walden Pond? How did non-Protestant immigrants make their way in the new nation? And how did religious rhetoric undergird the debates over slavery that led to the civil war? These are some of the questions that we will explore in this course, which traces the religious history of the United States from the era of colonization to through the Civil War. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	RELGST 0455 - INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course aims to introduce students to Islamic and Middle Eastern History from the time of the Prophet (ca. 600 C.E.) to the Iranian Revolution in 1979. We will proceed chronologically, focusing mainly on political events. However, a special emphasis will be given to the formation of the Islamic tradition, its evolution across different regions and cultures in time, and its interaction with other traditions. In the modern era, we will particularly explore the Islamic societies’ political, cultural, and military encounter with the rising power of the West in the Middle East. In addition to the several historical processes and developments such as modernization, nation-building, Islamic fundamentalism and globalization, which have shaped the history of the Middle East in the last two centuries, our class discussions will also touch on the main theoretical perspectives that have stamped the studies of Islam and the Middle East. Here, concepts such as orientalism, defensive development, and modernity will constitute our main focus. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	RELGST 0505 - RELIGION IN ASIA Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course serves as an introduction to the major religious traditions of South and East Asia. During the course of the semester, we encounter Hinduism and Jainism; the native Confucian, Daoist (Taoist), and popular traditions of China; and the Shinto, folk and new religions of Japan. Buddhism, which originated in India but later spread to East Asia, is examined in its relation to the history of both Chinese and Japanese religions. We approach these traditions through lectures and discussion based on Chinese classical and popular literature, secondary scholarship, and films, which inform us about cultural and historical context, beliefs, practices, and personal experience. In the process we expect to learn something about the ways in which non-Western religious traditions see themselves and their world on their own terms, and to see how/if they can complement our own worldviews. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	RELGST 1015 - ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL CHURCH HIST Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 A survey of the background and development of the Christian church from sub-apostolic times through the beginnings of the Protestant Reformation. Major developments in the life and thought of the church will be addressed through key persons and events. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	RELGST 1120 - ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course presents a historical-critical investigation of Christian origins. Special attention is paid to varieties of 1st century Hellenistic and Palestinian Judaism within the Greco-Roman world. Primary readings include selected Biblical passages and apocrypha, 1st century historians and philosophers (Josephus, Tacitus, Suetonius, and Philo), the New Testament corpus (including Paul and the Pastorals), and selected readings from the Dead Sea Scrolls. In addition there will be assignments from various modern New Testament critics, historians, and theologians. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Historical Analysis General Ed. Requirement, Medieval & Renaissance Studies, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req., SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req., West European Studies
	RELGST 1460 - SPECIAL TOPICS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Detailed analysis of a particular topic not covered by regularly scheduled courses. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
	RELGST 1475 - RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 What is the best way to accommodate religious and cultural diversity within a nation-state and in civil society? How should individual rights to practice religion be balanced with communal needs? Should freedom from religion be protected as much or more than freedom of religion? These are pressing contemporary issues in many countries, including the United States, but issues of religious diversity and questions of whether and how to tolerate religious minorities have a long history. In this course, we will examine the toleration of minority religions in particular historical settings, and the issues and problems (both doctrinal and social/political) that societies grappled with as they confronted diverse religious landscapes. We will also use these historical precedents as a lens to examine contemporary examples of religious pluralism, diversity, and conflict. Case studies will mainly be drawn from pre-modern Europe and modern Europe and North America, but we will also look at Mughal and modern India and discuss religion in pre-modern China. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Diversity General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Global Issues General Ed. Requirement, SCI Diversity General Ed. Requirements, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req.
	RELGST 1500 - RELIGION IN INDIA Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Few countries can boast such an extensive and diverse religious heritage as can India. It is the birthplace of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, home to a large Muslim community, as well as to small, but ancient, communities of Syrian Christians, Parsis, and Jews. The course gives a brief historical overview of these religious traditions, introduces students to basic concepts related to each of them, and illustrates their rich practices through primary and secondary readings, films, art, and music. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	RELGST 1644 - CHRISTIAN MUSLIMS JEWS IN THE MIDDLE AGES: CONNECTION & CONFLICT Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Was the world of Europe and the Middle East before the Enlightenment a period of unending religious conflict and intolerance? Were Jews the victims of severe persecution and violence everywhere during this period? Did Christians and Muslims engage in unceasing religious wars? The answer to all three of these questions is no. While the Middle Ages were a period of conflict and competition between the three major western religious groups, they were also a time of coexistence and cooperation. This class shifts from extreme dichotomies and simplistic stereotypes to deeply examine the period in all of its complexity: what were the theological, political, and legal contexts in which Christians, Muslims, and Jews interacted in both Christian Europe and the Muslim world? How did these deeply religious societies organize themselves to tolerate the religious “Other”? When and why did toleration break down and lead to expulsion, forced conversion, or violence? What kinds of cross-cultural exchanges and cooperation take place in economic, cultural, intellectual, and social life? We will also look at new ideas of toleration (and intolerance) that emerged at the end of the Middle Ages and examine aspects of inter-religious encounters and dialogues today. We will discuss not only the significance of Jewish-Christian-Muslim interactions in the Middle Ages but also assess these encounters as a case study in the broader history of religious diversity, pluralism, and conflict. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Historical Analysis General Ed. Requirement, Global Studies, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req., West European Studies
	RELGST 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 4 A variety of individual reading and research projects may be undertaken by students under the close supervision of a senior faculty member. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Independent Study Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	RELGST 1902 - DIRECTED STUDY-UNDERGRADUATE Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 4 Students may undertake a variety of individual reading or research projects under the close supervision of a senior faculty member. Regular meetings are required. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Seton Hill College
	SETHL 0101 - SETON HILL Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 6 Cross-registration with Seton Hill University. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SETHL 0102 - SETON HILL Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 6 Cross-registration with Seton Hill University. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Social Sciences
	SOCSCI 0100 - SOCIAL SCIENCE CORNERSTONE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The purpose of this class is to help students develop the academic skills necessary to make a successful transition to college life. In addition to learning necessary skills such as time management, stress management, study skills, and using campus resources, students will develop critical thinking and problem solving skills, reflect on their values, beliefs, and attitudes, and gain a further appreciation for differences among people. This course is designed to be taken together with other designated courses in the Social Sciences Learning Community. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOCSCI 0105 - INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC POLICY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The course introduces students to the fundamentals of public policy analysis, with a focus on the United States. Students will be exposed to the process of public policy development, analysis, and implementation. They will learn the tools used in public policy analysis, why governments and citizens make certain choices, as well as how to choose among policy alternatives. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOCSCI 0200 - RESEARCH METHODS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is designed for majors in AI, communication, political science, economics, sociology and anthropology. The course will familiarize students with basic empirical research methods and statistics typically used in the social sciences. The focus will be on learning how to evaluate existing research and reports and how to conduct and write research projects for the capstone courses. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: LVL: Sophomore
	SOCSCI 1031 - DIGITAL STUDIES Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course emphasizes practical experience with digital resources and methods in the social sciences. Students will develop skills in evaluating and using existing digital sources, become familiar with a variety of software and internet technologies, gain experience in creating digital archives and databases, and learn about methods for exploring and organizing results from digital sources. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: LVL: Sophomore
	SOCSCI 1040 - PROGRAM EVALUATION Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course will provide students with knowledge and skills necessary to perform program evaluation. Students will be introduced to the logic of scientific inquiry, the features and purpose of experimental design, and the concepts and limitations of measurement. In addition, students will perform data measure development and collection and basic data management, conduct descriptive data analyses, and communicate results orally and in writing. This will occur within the context of participating in an ongoing program evaluation. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOCSCI 1051 - DIGITAL HUMANITIES: CODING AND DATA VISUALIZATION Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course involves preparing electronic texts for public access with systematic markup language, such as XML, with emphasis on data extraction and visual analysis of literary and historical texts; creating bar, line, and network graphs, and geographic and image mapping. (The emphasis in this alternative course is less on creating digital editions of texts and more on data extraction and visualization from digital texts prepared as information databases.) Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: LVL: Sophomore
	SOCSCI 1900 - INTERNSHIP Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 6 Internship in the field of social sciences. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Internship Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
	SOCSCI 1901 - APPLIED RESEARCH INTERNSHIP Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 6 Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Internship Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
	SOCSCI 1902 - DIRECTED STUDY Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 6 Course content to be decided between the professor and the student. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOCSCI 1955 - SOCIAL SCIENCES CAPSTONE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Senior project or capstone course in the social sciences. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: LVL: SENIOR
Sociology
	SOC 0003 - TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL CHANGE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 To acquaint the student with major sociological concepts, approaches and theories that are applicable to the analysis of the interaction between technology and society. The discussions are organized around three issues; 1. The effects of technology upon various aspects of the social structure and functioning, 2. The social conditions which lead to innovations and the diffusion of innovations throughout society, and 3. Technology assessment and environmental impact statement processes as they bear on current national decisions bearing on technology/society interfaces. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 0007 - SOCIAL PROBLEMS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The major aims of this course are to understand the nature of important social problems in American society and analyze their causes and consequences. The two competing perspectives, one, that social problems are created when individuals fail to conform to societal norms, and two, that social problems are caused when institutions fail to meet changing needs and aspirations of individuals will be used in our analysis. Future trends and policy alternatives toward amelioration will be examined. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Diversity General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Social Science General Ed. Requirement, Global Studies, SCI Diversity General Ed. Requirements, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req.
	SOC 0009 - AMERICAN SOCIETY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is designed around an examination of the country’s traditional goals and ideals. We will explore those national purposes through the writings of major American figures and discuss whether or not the country has fulfilled those purposes. The course also explores the ways that America’s diverse groups and social classes relate to each other. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 0010 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course introduces the student to the discipline of sociology, its development, theories, major findings, and to the sociological interpretation of modern society. Emphasis will be given to the importance of careful empirical investigation for the understanding of recent social and cultural changes. Students should be prepared to encounter basic issues in sociological method and in theory; an inclination toward systematic and abstract reasoning will help. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Social Science General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req.
	SOC 0020 - CRIME, LAW, AND PUBLIC POLICY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 An introduction to crime, criminal law, the administration of justice process, and public policy as it pertains to crime and justice. Subject matter includes an introduction to the study of crime, a description of the sources, purpose, and application of the criminal law, and an examination of the interplay of politics, the problem of crime, and the implementation of public policies. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 0140 - CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course will deal with the foundations of modern sociological theory through a study of major social theorists of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 0145 - DRUGS AND SOCIETY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course examines the social implications of the use and abuse of psychoactive substances. Drawing on sociological, psychological, historical, and pharmacological research, questions about individual motivations and consequences, social problems, political and economic issues, and public policy will be explored. The primary focus will be on the United States, but the larger global context will also be considered Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 0150 - SOCIAL THEORY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The aim of this course is to provide a survey of major developments in sociological theory in recent times. The classic background for these developments is included as part of the course. Lectures, readings and discussions help the student to acquire a grasp of the significance of theoretical analysis in sociology and of basic sociological problems addressed by a variety of theorists. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Social Science General Ed. Requirement, Global Studies, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req.
	SOC 0335 - SOCIOLOGY OF POLITICS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course examines the relationship between political institutions and the institutions of the economy, family, education, religion, and stratification. With a major focus on American society and the conditions underlying stable democracy, these relationships are studied in historical and cross-societal comparative perspective as well as in terms of a society’s location in the system of international relations. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 0339 - SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course will compare and contrast major classical and modern sociological theories of religion, including discussion of the renewed focus on religion in mainstream, general theory. Attention will be narrowed to a focus on relation between religions, states and individuals in comparative and historical perspective. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 0352 - SOCIAL MOVEMENTS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course offers ideological, structural, and functional treatment of dominant American movements for social and cultural change in our contemporary world. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Diversity General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Social Science General Ed. Requirement, SCI Diversity General Ed. Requirements, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req.
	SOC 0431 - BUREAUCRACIES Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course examines bureaucratic organizations of all types (industrial, commercial, governmental, religious, educational, social welfare, etc.) giving special attention to decision-making. People make decisions according to bureaucratic rules, in problem-solving groups, and in interest groups which seek to win advantages for themselves and their members. Decisions and other organizational acts will be studied sociologically. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 0432 - WEALTH AND POWER Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 In this course we aim to understand the fundamental structure and workings of modern capitalist society. We will examine the distribution of wealth, income, and power in both the US and globally, and consider the notions of democracy and imperialism in the context of what we broadly call, “globalization”. Can we have political equality in societies with high degrees of economic inequality? Are corporations too powerful? Whose side does government usually take the little guys’ or the corporations’? Why? How is it possible that the richest nation in the world also has more poverty than any other “democratic” country? We will explore these and many other topics from the macro- to the micro- levels of analysis Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade Course Attributes: DSAS Social Science General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req.
	SOC 0433 - SOCIAL INEQUALITY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The purpose of this course is to provide the student with an introduction to the sociological study of social inequality in the United States. Course topics will include the causes and consequences of inequality in society, the universal and variable nature of institutionalized inequality, and understanding how social, demographic, economic, political, and historical forces impact the everyday lives of Americans. Further, the student will be provided with the opportunity to analyze and discuss the impact of public policy on issues that pertain to social inequality. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 0434 - POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course examines the relationship between political institutions and the institutions of the economy, family, education, religion, and stratification. With a major focus on American society and the conditions underlying stable democracy, these relationships are studied in historical and cross-societal comparative perspective as well as in terms of a society’s location in the system of international relations. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 0438 - SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course introduces students to the sociological perspective on the family and analyzes how the structure and nature of family life are shaped by larger historical and social forces. We will look at how changes in the economy and technology affect the family; how ideas concerning gender roles affect male/female relationships and the socialization of children; how race, ethnicity, and class shape family life; and the wide variety of family forms, historical and contemporary. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 0455 - DIVERSITY IN AMERICA Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course will introduce students to the concept of culture, allowing them to see how one’s culture affects and is affected by living in the United States. The first third of the class will focus on what culture is and allow students to explore their own culture in depth (including assumptions, language use, and world views). The second part of the class will explore the complexities of various cultural groups living in the United States; guest speakers, writings, and videos will be used to study these cultures. The last part of the class will focus on how the cultures and language use affects and are affected by various social institutions, especially schools. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 0460 - RACE AND ETHNICITY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This is a course presenting the central sociological interpretations of majority/minority relations. The course begins with a consideration of minorities around the world. With world minorities as a frame of reference, the course turns to the United States and its special opportunities and problems. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 0471 - DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course raises questions about what is “deviant” and how certain actions and beliefs come to be considered deviant. It also raises questions concerning the social, structural and cultural determinants of the decision to view something as “deviant” and in need of “control”. The course explores changes in the definition of behavior which lead the same behaviors to be considered ‘sins’, ‘crimes’, ‘illnesses’, and ‘alternative life-styles’. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 0474 - SOCIETY AND THE LAW Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Every society regulates behavior and the means, i.e. Either informal or formal, with which this is done varies according to level of social development. This course examines the regulation of behavior in primitive, transitional, and modern societies and traces the development of law and legal systems and their relationship to different characteristics of social development. We will examine legal jurisprudence and the application of the principles of these philosophies and explore how they have shaped legal action. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 0475 - SOCIOLOGY OF AGING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course studies the fate of being old in American society in terms of income-adequacy, participation in political life, family relations, the status of retirement as an institution, health, the loss of independence and life in nursing homes. These and related issues are examined in cross-national perspective to assess the level and some nationally distinctive ways in which modern society cares for its elderly. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 0477 - MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This is a course on socio-cultural aspects of health, illness, disease and (medical) treatment in American society. The historical transformation of American medicine into a powerful sovereign profession with unparalleled authority, autonomy and control over all aspects of health and illness will be examined. On the basis of this historical survey, recent empirical studies of distribution of health, disease and medical care will be examined as well as specific substantive issues and contemporary debates. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 0490 - MASS MEDIA Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course deals with the many faceted roles of mass media in our society and explains how and why the media have achieved their present prominence and influence on our lives. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 0600 - RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This is a course presenting the central sociological interpretations of majority/minority relations. The course includes consideration of selected racial, ethnic, sexual, political, economic, and religious minorities in the United States and around the world. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
	SOC 1030 - LATINOS IN THE UNITED STATES Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Taught in Spanish. This course will explore the transformation of the American society, culture, and values as a consequence of the massive arrival of various ethnic groups from Latin America. First, students will explore the background of the first (native) Hispanics in the United States as well as those who arrived from Latin America as immigrants, refugees, and exiles. Then, students will learn about the ethnic and religious identity of Latinos in the United States, their influence in the media, politics, and sports, and their cultural contributions to music, films, literature, and the arts. Next, students will research and debate about three contemporary topics: 1) the Mexican-American border issues, 2) the political importance of Latin American communities, and 3) bilingualism and the use of ‘Spanglish’. Lastly, during the Hispanic Heritage Month, students will have the opportunity to work as volunteers for the Latin American Cultural Union (LACU) in Pittsburgh. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade
	SOC 1050 - COMPARATIVE CRIMINOLOGY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course introduces students to a global, comparative approach to the study of common law and civil law criminal justice systems and their respective legal traditions (Westernized, Islamic, ancient, socialist, public, private, constitutional, etc.). The course surveys global criminal issues such as the spread of transnational crimes like human, weapon and drug trafficking, terrorism, corporate fraud, war crimes violations and global organized crime. The course examines the organic criminal justice problems various nations face (politically, economically, religiously, socially, historically and geographically) in processing crime, as well as how these same nations respond differentially to problems shared around the globe. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 1114 - QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Qualitative research methods (sociology 1114) provides an introduction to qualitative research methods. The course will focus on interviewing and participant observation, the two main “fieldwork” methods. Together, the class will select a topic and design a project that will allow students to practice these methods and gain practical experience in qualitative research and writing. Students will be taught how to engage in participant observation, conduct in-depth interviews, analyze data, and write qualitative research reports. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade Course Attributes: DSAS Diversity General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Social Science General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req., Writing Intensive Course (WRIT)
	SOC 1148 - DELINQUENCY AND JUVENILE JUSTICE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The purpose of this course is to understand the nature of juvenile delinquency and the treatment of juveniles within the juvenile justice system. The course defines the term, juvenile delinquency, provides overview of theories of delinquency, as well as risk factors for delinquent behavior. It traces the history of the juvenile justice system and provides an overview of the various dispositions for adjudicated youth. Critical supreme court cases, involving juvenile offenders are also considered. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: CJ 0002 or SOC 0020
	SOC 1270 - MUSIC, CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Students will engage with major social, historical, and cultural issues affecting music technology in the West from the phonograph in the 19th century to the iPhone in the 21st. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: LVL: SOPHOMORE
	SOC 1305 - ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course stresses the sociological approach to the study of organizations. Among topics covered are organizations’ nature, internal dynamics, environments, strain and change, case study analysis is used extensively. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 1396 - MUSIC IN SOCIETY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 “Music in Society” is a multi-perspective humanities study of musical activity in the United States. It draws on techniques and perspectives of historical studies, ethnology, music business, and professional concerns to develop a cultural and historical understanding of music in American life. The course focuses on the types of organizations and environments in which music occurs, and the function of the music in the lives of the participants. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: LVL: Sophomore
	SOC 1414 - SPECIAL TOPICS Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 Current topics of particular sociological interest. Topics covered vary with instructor and term. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 1518 - WHITE COLLAR CRIME Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This class examines the meaning, varieties, and extent of white collar crime in America. The course investigates the developmental history of this concept, theories of white collar crime causation, specific types of white collar crime empirical and theoretical controversies surrounding white collar crime, and the probable future directions for this type of criminal behavior. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 6 The student undertakes, under specific conditions, an independent program of study, research, or creative activity usually off-campus and with less immediate and frequent guidance from the sponsoring faculty member than is typically provided in directed reading and directed research courses. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Independent Study Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 1910 - TEACHING OF SOCIOLOGY Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 Teaching assistantship opportunities in sociology. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Spanish
	SPAN 0003 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 3 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course builds on the skills acquired during the elementary sequence (either Spanish 0001 and 0002 or Spanish 0015). It includes a functional review of the basic language structures and introduces even more complex structures. The course has a strong cultural component. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0002 or SPAN 0042 or SPAN 0043 Course Attributes: DSAS Second Language General Ed. Requirement
	SPAN 0004 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 4 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 A continuation of Spanish 0003. Students continue to refine their language abilities and enhance their communicative competence. The course has a strong cultural component. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0003 or equivalent
	SPAN 0007 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH FOR READING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This is an introductory, independent course, primarily for graduate students who need to quickly acquire the basic vocabulary and grammar of written Spanish. Tapes are available for those who wish to practice the oral skills. Students begin to read increasingly more demanding passages. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 0020 - CONVERSATION Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The goal of this fifth-semester course is to enhance fluency and the development of oral proficiency in Spanish. Although the emphasis is on speaking and listening skills, reading and writing assignments are an important part of the syllabus. This course helps students to improve their fluency, pronunciation, and strategic competence such as paraphrasing skills, and increases their vocabulary through readings, films, digital recordings and other authentic materials. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0004 or SPAN 0044 Course Attributes: Latin American Studies, West European Studies
	SPAN 0025 - GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course reviews Spanish grammar, and, in addition, is designed to aid the students in vocabulary building, improving their knowledge of idiomatic usage, and their ability to translate from English to Spanish. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0004 or equivalent or SPAN 0044 Course Attributes: Latin American Studies, West European Studies
	SPAN 0041 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 First of three courses designed to develop skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing in Spanish. A systematic presentation of grammar will accompany language instruction. Understanding of Spanish culture is emphasized as part of language skill. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 0042 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH 2 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Second of three courses designed to develop skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing in Spanish. A systematic presentation of grammar will accompany language instruction. Understanding of Spanish culture is emphasized as part of language skill. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0041
	SPAN 0043 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH 3 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Third of three courses designed to develop skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing in Spanish. A systematic presentation of grammar will accompany language instruction. Understanding of Spanish culture is emphasized as part of language skill. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0042 with grade of C- or better
	SPAN 0044 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course helps students transition from elementary to advanced Spanish courses through exploring topics relevant to contemporary Spain and Latin America. Students will build the vocabulary they need to discuss politics, entertainment, social life, and cultural difference. The course is focused on communication, but students are offered targeted grammar review to help support their proficiency. Assignments include exams, presentations, and individual and group projects. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0043
	SPAN 0050 - SPANISH CIVILIZATION Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Span 0050 offers a comprehensive survey of Spanish history and civilization from the early prehistory period to the present. Readings and lectures are in Spanish. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0020 or 0025
	SPAN 0326 - LATIN AMERICAN FILM AND LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course pairs contemporary literature and film to offer an in-depth look at Latin America via authentic cultural forms. We will explore how Latin American writers and filmmakers distinguish themselves from European and North American traditions, particularly from the filmmaking of Hollywood. We will connect readings and viewings to contemporary political trends in Latin America, including the intellectual push for “decolonization.” The course is taught in English, and readings are in English translation. Students seeking SPAN credit must read and write in Spanish. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
	SPAN 1010 - INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL SPANISH Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course will provide basic translation and interpreting training for those who desire experience in translating the types of medical documents professional translators handle “on-the-job”. Course emphasizes acquisition of practical translation skills, and introduces basic medical principles and terminology, as they are used in medical texts. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0044
	SPAN 1030 - LATINOS IN THE UNITED STATES Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Taught in Spanish. This course will explore the transformation of the American society, culture, and values as a consequence of the massive arrival of various ethnic groups from Latin America. First, students will explore the background of the first (native) Hispanics in the United States as well as those who arrived from Latin America as immigrants, refugees, and exiles. Then, students will learn about the ethnic and religious identity of Latinos in the United States, their influence in the media, politics, and sports, and their cultural contributions to music, films, literature, and the arts. Next, students will research and debate about three contemporary topics: 1) the Mexican-American border issues, 2) the political importance of Latin American communities, and 3) bilingualism and the use of ‘Spanglish’. Lastly, during the Hispanic Heritage Month, students will have the opportunity to work as volunteers for the Latin American Cultural Union (LACU) in Pittsburgh. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0044 or SPAN 0004
	SPAN 1088 - CITIES OF THE HISPANIC WORLD Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course introduces students to several important cities in the history of the Hispanic world: medieval Salamanca and Toledo (Spain), early modern Madrid (Spain), Tenochticlan on the eve of conquest (Mexico), colonial Potosí (Bolivia), Tetuán during the Spanish Civil War (the Spanish protectorate in Morocco), and contemporary Barcelona (Spain). This course will discuss the urban development, cultural diversity, and problems of each time and place. Literary works that display problems and solutions in each location accompany the units. The course is taught in Spanish, with readings and assignments to be completed in Spanish. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0044, or SPAN 0025, or SPAN 0020, or placement exam score of 400, or instructor permission
	SPAN 1101 - LITERATURE FOR ADOLESCENTS IN SPANISH Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course introduces students to literature for young people from several different Hispanic countries. Students improve their reading comprehension skills through scaling up from readings for elementary school age children to readings for adolescents. The class requires response papers and a final project. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade
	SPAN 1102 - LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN IN SPANISH Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Students will be introduced to Children’s Literature from the Spanish-speaking world. Students will explore readings from famous authors of the Hispanic tradition. Students will learn about literary analysis, interpretation, and presentation of different topics, vocabulary, and types of books and stories for children. The course is taught in Spanish, with readings and assignments to be completed in Spanish. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: Letter Grade
	SPAN 1150 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This project-based course introduces students to the theory and practice of formal translation in literature, journalism, and public life. The course covers both Spanish to English and English to Spanish translation, and a significant component of the course addresses the needs of U.S. Latino population. The course is conducted in Spanish and takes a communicative approach to translation. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0004 or SPAN 0020 or SPAN 0044
	SPAN 1300 - SPANISH PHONETICS AND PHONEMICS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is an introduction to the study and practice of the sounds of Spanish. The overall objective of this course is to understand the sound system of Spanish as compared to English. Successful students will develop good auditory perception of Spanish and awareness of their own pronunciation, which could help to improve it. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: Latin American Studies, West European Studies
	SPAN 1302 - ADVANCED COMPOSITION AND STYLISTICS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This writing course builds upon the student’s knowledge of Spanish grammar and composition. In particular attention will be given to the many syntactical and lexical usages that the foreign language learner needs to incorporate in advanced writing. The teacher will help the student improve and polish his/her individual style, with some imitation of literary models. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: Latin American Studies, West European Studies, Writing Requirement Course
	SPAN 1303 - SEMINAR IN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course will deal in depth with various cultural and linguistic topics. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1306 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The goal of this course is to further develop the oral proficiency of students through authentic materials including but not limited to interviews, movies, music, newspaper articles and role-playing. Emphasis on fluency and speaking skills, although reading and writing skills will not be ignored. We will review certain grammar points but communicative competence is not measured by grammatical competence alone. Pronunciation, comprehension skills, strategic competence such as paraphrasing skills, and an extensive active vocabulary are all equally important when it comes to becoming proficient in a foreign language. Students will often work in groups and pairs so it is imperative that they be willing to interact with one another and be tolerant of one another’s opinions. The instructor will rate students’ oral proficiency at the beginning and end of the semester based on the ACTFL speaking proficiency guidelines. These guidelines are used nation-wide as an assessment tool to identify an individual’s level of speaking competence in a foreign language. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1321 - BUSINESS SPANISH 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is designed to acquaint students with the essential forms and documents utilized in the Spanish business world. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1331 - STRUCTURE OF MODERN SPANISH Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course teaches the structure of the Spanish language, including components which address Spanish phonology, morphology and syntax. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
	SPAN 1400 - SURVEY LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course surveys the development of Latin American literature from the Cronistas to the present. Taught in Spanish. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: Latin American Studies
	SPAN 1403 - LATIN AMERICAN NARRATIVE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course deals with the development of Latin American prose narrative as it moves from 19th century realism and naturalism in the direction of modernista and vanguardista innovations, culminating in the narrative of the boom and the post-boom. Taught in Spanish. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1404 - LATIN AMERICAN TOPICS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course deals with literary, linguistic or cultural topics, or a combination of these. Its primary emphasis is on developing an understanding of contemporary cultures in Latin America. Taught in Spanish. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0020 and SPAN 0025 Course Attributes: Latin American Studies
	SPAN 1406 - U.S. LATINO LITERATURE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course will focus on U.S. Latino literature. While Mexican-Americans have roots in North America that go back to colonial times, the Latino explosion has happened mainly in the last thirty years, giving rise to new processes and forms of cultural expression, including an emerging literature that is neither a subset of U.S. Literature nor an ex tension of modern Latin American literature, though it has connections to both. To get an idea of what this literature involves and where it is going, we will look at some representative novels, poetry, memoirs, plays and films. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1407 - U.S. LATINO FILM Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The major purpose of the course consists of illustrating and analyzing the role of the audiovisual media film (fiction and documentary) and video (and television, to a certain degree) for an understanding of the socio-cultural and conceptual status that Latina/o identities have acquired in today’s society. Thematically, the course will focus on themes of modernity vs. tradition in U.S. Latino culture. The course uses a selection of audiovisual materials which is fairly innovative in its variety. Chicano films and videos will constitute the major part of the material. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1410 - CINEMA OF THE HISPANIC WORLD Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Analyzes and discusses audiovisual material as a cultural tool to study sociopolitical, literary and historical topics in the Hispanic world. A diversity of films, fiction and documentary, will be presented to examine the changes of today’s society and its impact in the Spanish-speaking communities. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1450 - HISPANIC LEGENDS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course will provide students with an insight into the rich cultural heritage of Mexico as they explore the legends drawn from Mexico’s fascinating past. The legends will reflect events from approximately 1500 years of the country’s history and folklore. Readings and discussions are at the intermediate level of Spanish. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0004 or equivalent.
	SPAN 1600 - SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course surveys the development of Spanish literature from the twelfth century to the present. Taught in Spanish. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0020 or SPAN 0044
	SPAN 1745 - STUDY ABROAD- HISTORY AND IDENTITY OF SPAIN Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 1 This is a 1 credit study abroad course over spring break that studies the history and identity of what it means to be Spanish in Madrid, Segovia and Granada. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1805 - CONTEMPORARY HISPANIC LITERATURE AND SOCIETY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course deals with contemporary Spanish and Latin American societies as revealed in short stories, novels and poetry in an effort to ascertain the cultural values and concepts of these societies. Taught in English. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1807 - HISPANIC SPECIAL TOPICS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course deals in depth with such topics as mass media, sexual roles, social structures and political institutions in Hispanic society as revealed in various literary works, films, documents and other sources. Taught in English. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0020 and SPAN 0025
	SPAN 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 6 This course allows students to work in-depth in areas of their choice; evaluation is by examination or by the production of a term paper. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Independent Study Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1902 - DIRECTED STUDY Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 6 This course allows students to work in depth in areas of their choice, with the approval and supervision of a faculty member, who meets regularly with the student. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: West European Studies
	SPAN 1903 - METHODOLOGIES AND CLASSROOM TRAINING Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 2 This course will focus on basic teaching strategies for teachers. It focuses on instructional planning, classroom management, models of instruction, instructional technologies, and the interactive skills of classroom teaching. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Practicum Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit

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PSY 1970 - UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT EXPERIENCE

PSY 1972 - TEACHING OF PSYCHOLOGY

PSY 1976 - PSYCHOLOGY IN ACTION

PSYED 1001 - INTRO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

RELGST 0105 - RELIGIONS OF THE WEST

RELGST 0405 - WITCHES TO WALDEN POND

RELGST 0455 - INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION

RELGST 0505 - RELIGION IN ASIA

RELGST 1015 - ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL CHURCH HIST

RELGST 1120 - ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY

RELGST 1460 - SPECIAL TOPICS

RELGST 1475 - RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY

RELGST 1500 - RELIGION IN INDIA

RELGST 1644 - CHRISTIAN MUSLIMS JEWS IN THE MIDDLE AGES: CONNECTION & CONFLICT

RELGST 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY

RELGST 1902 - DIRECTED STUDY-UNDERGRADUATE

SETHL 0101 - SETON HILL

SETHL 0102 - SETON HILL

SOCSCI 0100 - SOCIAL SCIENCE CORNERSTONE

SOCSCI 0105 - INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC POLICY

SOCSCI 0200 - RESEARCH METHODS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

SOCSCI 1031 - DIGITAL STUDIES

SOCSCI 1040 - PROGRAM EVALUATION

SOCSCI 1051 - DIGITAL HUMANITIES: CODING AND DATA VISUALIZATION

SOCSCI 1900 - INTERNSHIP

SOCSCI 1901 - APPLIED RESEARCH INTERNSHIP

SOCSCI 1902 - DIRECTED STUDY

SOCSCI 1955 - SOCIAL SCIENCES CAPSTONE

SOC 0003 - TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL CHANGE

SOC 0007 - SOCIAL PROBLEMS

SOC 0009 - AMERICAN SOCIETY

SOC 0010 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

SOC 0020 - CRIME, LAW, AND PUBLIC POLICY

SOC 0140 - CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES

SOC 0145 - DRUGS AND SOCIETY

SOC 0150 - SOCIAL THEORY

SOC 0335 - SOCIOLOGY OF POLITICS

SOC 0339 - SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION

SOC 0352 - SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

SOC 0431 - BUREAUCRACIES

SOC 0432 - WEALTH AND POWER

SOC 0433 - SOCIAL INEQUALITY

SOC 0434 - POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY

SOC 0438 - SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY

SOC 0455 - DIVERSITY IN AMERICA

SOC 0460 - RACE AND ETHNICITY

SOC 0471 - DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL

SOC 0474 - SOCIETY AND THE LAW

SOC 0475 - SOCIOLOGY OF AGING

SOC 0477 - MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY

SOC 0490 - MASS MEDIA

SOC 0600 - RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS

SOC 1030 - LATINOS IN THE UNITED STATES

SOC 1050 - COMPARATIVE CRIMINOLOGY

SOC 1114 - QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS

SOC 1148 - DELINQUENCY AND JUVENILE JUSTICE

SOC 1270 - MUSIC, CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

SOC 1305 - ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

SOC 1396 - MUSIC IN SOCIETY

SOC 1414 - SPECIAL TOPICS

SOC 1518 - WHITE COLLAR CRIME

SOC 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY

SOC 1910 - TEACHING OF SOCIOLOGY

SPAN 0003 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 3

SPAN 0004 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 4

SPAN 0007 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH FOR READING

SPAN 0020 - CONVERSATION

SPAN 0025 - GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION

SPAN 0041 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH 1

SPAN 0042 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH 2

SPAN 0043 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH 3

SPAN 0044 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH

SPAN 0050 - SPANISH CIVILIZATION

SPAN 0326 - LATIN AMERICAN FILM AND LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION

SPAN 1010 - INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL SPANISH

SPAN 1030 - LATINOS IN THE UNITED STATES

SPAN 1088 - CITIES OF THE HISPANIC WORLD