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Course Descriptions - Undergraduatesues such as defi ning crime, policing, forensics, constitutionalright to counsel, sentencing, corrections, and parole are overviewed.(Spring even years)SOC 4330Sociology of Religion (3-0) Prerequisites: SOC 2300 or permissionof instructor. This course is an advanced elective forsociology majors or minors, and all other interested students.This course is a study of the effect of social forces in shapingthe thought and practice of religious institutions. Special attentionwill be given to American denominational policies and congregations.(Fall odd years)SPANISH STUDIESSPAN 1410Elementary Spanish I (3-1) Prerequisites: None. For studentswho have had no previous instruction in the language, or havehad one year or less of high school Spanish. Introduces patternsof pronunciation, basic conversation, grammar, readingand writing exercises, and aspects of Hispanic civilization. Onehour of laboratory practice a week is required. Credit for thiscourse may be earned by CLEP. (Fall, Summer I)(TCCN SPAN 1411)SOC 4335Women and Crime (3-0) Prerequisites: SOC 2375 or permissionof instructor. This course is an advanced elective for criminologyminors and sociology majors concerning women’sexperiences as offenders, victims, and prisoners in the legalsystem. Students will become more aware of the infl uence ofgender, race, class, and sexuality in the labeling, processing,and punishment of offenders. (Spring)SOC 4385Comparative Criminology (3-0) Prerequisites: SOC 2375 orpermission of instructor. This is an advanced elective for criminologyminors and sociology majors or minors. This coursebroadens the student’s exposure to criminology by addressingaspects of social control and crime in societies other than America.Attempting to identify alternative approaches, attention ispaid to defi nitions of criminal activity, enforcement, and punishment.(Spring)SOC 4392Seminar in Sociology (3-0) Prerequisite: Senior standing.This course is required for sociology majors. The course is designedto deal with, in a more advanced and integrated manner,the discipline of sociology. Emphasis will be placed on theoretical,methodological, and practical issues. This is the capstonecourse for Sociology. (Fall)SOC 4395Practicum (3-0) Prerequisites: SOC 2300 or 2375. This courseis an advanced elective for criminology minors, and sociologymajors or minors. This offering is an arrangement between thestudent and instructor of intensive study or fi eld experience.The course includes a defi nition of goals appropriate for the advancedstudent, ways of attaining those goals, a schedule forfrequent consultation, and means of measuring progress.(Fall, spring)SOC 4X96*Honors Tutorial (variable credit) Prerequisites: 15 hoursin sociology and admission to the departmental honors program.Designed for the honors student in sociology; includes exten -sive reading on a select topic involving sociological theory,method, or practice. (By arrangement)SOC 4X97*Senior Thesis (variable credit) Prerequisites: 18 hours insociology, admission to the departmental honors program, andapproval of thesis by department and Honors Committee.Designed for the student in sociology honors program; includesconducting a social research study or preparing an extendedessay on a theoretical or applied topic. Regardless of thechoice, the student is expected to write the thesis in the requiredformat. (By arrangement)SOC XX99Special Topics (variable credit) This course is an elective forsociology majors or minors, and all other interested students. Itis offered to broaden departmental curriculum or to meet studentdemand. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.200SPAN 1420Elementary Spanish II (3-1) Prerequisites: SPAN 1410 orequivalent. For students who have had one semester ofcollege level Spanish or one year of high school Spanish. Thiscourse is a continuation of SPAN 1410. One hour of laboratorypractice a week is required. Credit for this course may beearned by CLEP. (Spring, Summer II) (TCCN SPAN 1412)SPAN 2310Intermediate Spanish I (3-0) Prerequisites: SPAN 1420 orequivalent. For students who have completed one year of collegeSpanish or two years of high school Spanish. Reviewsand expands work done in Elementary Spanish, includingconversation, grammar, reading and writing. Broadens awarenessof Hispanic culture and civilization. Credit for this coursemay be earned by departmental examination. (Fall, Summer I)(TCCN SPAN 2311)SPAN 2320Intermediate Spanish II (3-0) Prerequisites: SPAN 2310 orequivalent. For students who have completed three semestersof college Spanish or three years of high school Spanish. Thiscourse is a continuation of SPAN 2310. Credit for this coursemay be earned by departmental examination.(Spring, Summer II) (TCCN SPAN 2312)SPAN 3301Conversation and Phonetics (3-0) Prerequisites: SPAN2320 and SPAN 3331, or departmental approval. Designed tostrengthen speaking skills and oral comprehension. Oral practiceis based in part on dramatic readings in class.(Spring odd years)SPAN 3331Grammar and Composition (3-0) Prerequisites: SPAN 2320or departmental approval. An indepth study of the grammaticalstructure of Spanish with emphasis on idiomatic expressions,syntax and the development of an individual literary style. (Fall)SPAN 3336Hispanic Culture and Civilization (3-0) Prerequisites: SPAN2320, SPAN 3331 or departmental approval. A study of Iberianand Spanish American patterns of civilization. Key aspects ofHispanic history, economy, art, political life, and cultural topographyare studied. (Fall odd years)SPAN 4311Survey of Spanish Peninsular Literature (3-0) Prerequisites:SPAN 2320, SPAN 3331 or departmental approval. A surveyof selected readings in Peninsular literature from medievalpoetry such as El cantar de mio Cid To contemporary works byGarcia Lorca, Cela, Sender and Matute. (Spring even years)SPAN 4312Survey of Spanish Latin American Literature (3-0)Prerequisites: SPAN 2320, SPAN 3331 or departmental approval.A survey of selected readings in Spanish-Latin Americanliterature from the pre-colonial period to contemporary worksand authors such as Popol Vul, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, SorJuana, Andrés Bello, Ruben Darío, García Márquez, IsabelAllende, etc. (Fall even years)