General Course Descriptions - Houston Community College System

slng 2388 internsHip - sign
lAnguAge interpretAtion And
trAnslAtion
prerequisites: slng 2302, slng 2311,
slng 2331 and department Approval
Credit: 3 (9 lab)
A work-based learning experience that enables the
student to apply specialized occupational theory,
skills and concepts . A learning plan is developed by
the college and the employer .
slng 2389 internsHip - sign
lAnguAge interpretAtion And
trAnslAtion
prerequisites: slng 2388 and
department Approval
Credit: 3 (9 lab)
A work-based learning experience that enables the
student to apply specialized occupational theory,
skills and concepts . A learning plan is developed by
the college and the employer .
soCi 1301 introduCtion to
soCiology
prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel
reading (or take gust 0342 as a
co-requisite) and be placed into collegelevel
writing (or take engl 0310/0349 as a
co-requisite).
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A survey course which focuses on the nature of human
groups in American and world societies, their social
and cultural adaptations, and the impact which various
social processes may have on their social organization
and social change . Core Curriculum Course .
soCi 1306 ConteMporAry
soCiAl proBleMs
prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel
reading (or take gust 0342 as a
co-requisite) and be placed into collegelevel
writing (or take engl 0310/0349 as a
co-requisite).
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
An inquiry into selected current social problems with
specific reference to their original development, and
suggested solutions . Core Curriculum Course .
soCi 2301 MArriAge And tHe
FAMily
prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel
reading (or take gust 0342 as a
co-requisite) and be placed into collegelevel
writing (or take engl 0310/0349 as a
co-requisite).
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
This course is a sociological analysis of marriage and
family relations based on fundamental principles in the
discipline . Both theory and current research findings
are covered . Areas explored include family dynamics,
interpersonal relations, demographic trends, and
conflict management . Current and classical research
is reviewed and applied . Core Curriculum Course .
soCi 2319 Minority studies i
prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel
reading (or take gust 0342 as a
co-requisite) and be placed into collegelevel
writing (or take engl 0310/0349 as a
co-requisite).
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
An indepth theoretical and practical Sociological
analysis that examines historical and contemporary
minority issues including race and ethnicity using
historical and modern demographic data such as
life span, birth rates, marriage patterns, business
ownership, educational attainment, migration data,
and assimilation/pluralism patterns as well as the
impact of economic and social globalization on
minorities in the United States and the world . Core
Curriculum Course
soCi 2336 CriMinology
prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel
reading (or take gust 0342 as a
co-requisite) and be placed into collegelevel
writing (or take engl 0310/0349 as a
co-requisite).
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
An analysis of the social dimensions of crime as a form
of deviant behavior; the nature and extent of crime;
classic and modern theories; the role of the police and
the courts, group and community oriented programs,
with an evaluation of prevention, control, and treatment
programs . Core Curriculum Course .
soCi 2374 gloBAl issues And
soCiAl CHAnge
prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel
reading (or take gust 0342 as a
co-requisite) and be placed into collegelevel
writing (or take engl 0310/0349 as a
co-requisite).
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A macro level analysis of the dynamic processes of
change affecting the increasingly global community,
with emphasis on the role of technology . The course
will focus on current trends in the broad topics of
human ecology, human rights, the environment,
culture and the social institutions . Special attention will
be devoted to the conflict and security, international
governmental and nongovernmental entities, social
movements, and the role of the “global citizen” . Core
Curriculum Course .
spAn 1300 Beginning spAnisH
ConVersAtion i
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
An introductory Spanish course which emphasizes
listening comprehension and speaking skills . Reading
and writing may be done as reinforcement to oral
communication skills . The course is slower-paced
and less comprehensive than Spanish 1411 . It is
highly recommended for students without previous
experience in the Spanish language . This course is
not open to students whose first language is Spanish .
Generally, does not transfer as foreign language credit,
but may transfer as elective credit .
Course desCriptions
300
spAn 1305 eleMentAry spAnisH
reVieW
prerequisite: test placement
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Designed for students who enter with two or more
years of high school Spanish but are not prepared to
do work at the intermediate level . May not be taken
for credit by students who have credit for SPAN 1411
or SPAN 1412 .
spAn 1310 Beginning spAnisH
ConVersAtion ii
prerequisite: spAn 1300 or equivalent
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Continuation of SPAN 1300 . Emphasizes oral
communication skills . Generally, does not transfer as
foreign language credit, but may transfer as elective
credit . Students who continue the study of Spanish
following this course must take SPAN 1411 .
spAn 1411 Beginning
spAnisH i
prerequisites: Must be placed into gust
0342 (or higher) in reading and engl
0310/0349 (or higher) in writing.
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
Introduction to the Spanish language and Hispanic
culture . Development of basic skills in listening
comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and
cultural awareness . Course includes vocabulary
building, conversation and grammar . Transfers as
foreign language credit . Core Curriculum Course .
spAn 1412 Beginning
spAnisH ii
prerequisite: spAn 1411 or satisfactory
score on an advanced placement
examination or at least 2 years of high
school spanish within the last two years;
Must be placed into gust 0342 (or higher)
in reading and engl 0310/0349 (or
higher) in writing.
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
Continuation of SPAN 1411 . Further development
of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and
writing skills, and cultural awareness . More advanced
grammar . Transfers as foreign language credit . Core
Curriculum Course .
spAn 2306 interMediAte
ConVersAtionAl spAnisH
prerequisite: spAn 1412 or spAn 1310
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Refinement of conversational skills through practice
of idiomatic usage and discussion of contemporary
issues and/or current events .
spAn 2311 interMediAte
spAnisH i
prerequisite: spAn 1412 or equivalent;
Must be placed into gust 0342 (or higher)
in reading and engl 0310/0349 (or
higher) in writing.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Further development of listening, speaking, reading
and writing skills and cultural awareness acquired in
Beginning Spanish . Presentation of more complex
language structures . Oral and written practice based
on selected readings . Class conducted mainly in
Spanish . Core Curriculum Course .