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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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Academic departments and programs are generally listed in alphabetical order. All courses are listed under the department or program in which they are offered. Courses which are cross-listed will appear in more than one place.
Course Designations
Courses of instruction are designated by a system of four-digit numbers within each department. The first digit in the number indicates the class standing that a student must attain to be eligible for the course. To interpret the numbering system, students need to know that:
- Courses generally for freshmen are numbered in the series beginning 1000. Freshmen may not register for any course numbered 2000 or above, except by placement or with the permission of the instructor. Similarly, sophomores may not register for courses numbered 3000 or above, or juniors 4000 or above, with exceptions permitted only by the instructor.
- Cross-listed courses are courses appropriate to more than one department or area.
- The number of credit hours per course is indicated below the course title. Courses which may be taken for variable credit (applied music lessons, independent studies, internships, etc.) or which can be repeated for credit are so indicated.
- Prerequisites for each course are so indicated following the description.
- Special Topics, Internships, and Independent Studies courses are listed with numbers separated by semicolons. These courses may be taken in any order.
- The (FR) designation after a number indicates that the course is offered only as a first-year seminar.
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PSY 3210 - Human Memory Credits: 4.00
This 3000-level course will expand upon the introduction to the human memory system covered as part of Cognitive Psychology (PSY 2215). Specifically, more detailed evaluations of human memory theory will be covered, with special emphasis on both basic and applied research. Topics discussed will include short-term and long term memory, memory and aging, eyewitness memory, and prospective memory.
Prerequisites Psychology 2215
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PSY 3212 - Psychology of Gender Credits: 4
This course offers an examination of the psychological and behavioral differences between men and women. The origin of gender differences will be addressed from biological, developmental, and social psychological perspectives. This class will use psychological research and theory to examine how gender differences affect the functioning of men and women in work, relationships, health, etc. Emphasis will be placed on understanding gender as a social psychological construct.
Prerequisites Psychology 2204 or 2209
Cross-listed with Interdisciplinary Studies 2212.
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PSY 3214 - Childhood Psychopathology Credits: 4.0
Childhood psychopathology is the study of the psychological disorders that typically have onset in childhood or adolescence. Students will examine the etiology, symptoms and treatment of a variety of disorders, including the autism spectrum, ADHD, eating disorders, conduct disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder. Students will also examine current controversies such as: bipolar disorder is actually rare in children, the risks of using medications not tested on children, and the over-identification of children of color as emotionally disabled for special education purposes. Social policy and educational implications of these disorders will also be discussed.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites PSY 2211 or PSY 2337 or PSY 2209
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PSY 3218 - Hormones and Behavior Credits: 4
In this course, we will examine relationships between the brain, the endocrine system, and behavior. The first section of the course will focus on the effects of hormones on development and differentiation of the brain. The second half of the course will concentrate on some of the processes/behaviors mediated and/or influenced by hormones, such as, reproductive, parental, and aggressive behavior as well as motivation, cognition, biological rhythms, and stress responses. We will also discuss environmental and experiential influences on hormone production. The course will focus primarily on hormone-brain-behavior relations in non-human animals but humans will also be considered when the appropriate data are available.
Prerequisites PSY 1106 and PSY 2214
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PSY 3306 - Adolescent Development Credits: 4
An in-depth study of development during adolescence, including biological, cognitive, and social transitions. Students will examine how changes in the adolescent’s environment (e.g., school, family, peer groups, and culture) intersect with individual advances (e.g., identity, autonomy, intimacy, and moral development). Special attention will be given to current research on adolescence and application of research to promote adolescents’ psychological well being.
Prerequisites Psychology 2209
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PSY 3308 - Adulthood and Aging Credits: 4
Psychological and personality changes from young adulthood through old age; adult socialization and the age status system; changing concomitants of family relationships, employment, leisure, and retirement; health issues, psychopathology, and death.
Prerequisites GRN-1101 or PSY-2209 or SWK-2214
Cross-listed with Sociology 3308.
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PSY 3365 - Special Topics in Psychology Credits: 4
The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interest and needs.
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PSY 3390 - Internship Seminar in Psychology Credits: 4
As a part of the course, students will complete an internship that provides experiential learning. Students will connect classroom learning with knowledge acquired in an applied setting (e.g., non-profit, governmental, or community organization), complete critical reflections on their experience, and meet individualized learning goals. Class meetings will address professional development skills, processing of internship experiences, and connection to course learning in psychology. Students must secure an internship placement before enrolling in the course, but they may contact the course instructor for assistance.
Prerequisites PSY 1106 and permission of instructor
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PSY 3395 - Internships in Psychology Credits: 0-4
Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
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PSY 3398 - Independent Studies in Psychology Credits: 0-4
Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
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PSY 4465 - Special Topics in Psychology Credits: 4
The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interest and needs.
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PSY 4492 - Capstone in Psychology Credits: 4
An advanced study of a specific topic or overarching theme in psychology. Emphasis will be on discussion and analysis of original literature, psychological theory, and research.
Capstone seminars will be offered each spring semester.
Prerequisites PSY 2224 and PSY 3200
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PSY 4495 - Internships in Psychology Credits: 0-4
Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
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PSY 4499 - Independent Capstone Study in Psychology Credits: 0-4
Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
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REL 1104 - Introduction to Religious Studies Credits: 4
An introduction to the study of religions at the undergraduate level. The course focuses on how religious studies differs from theology, fundamental terms and categories within religious studies, basic approaches and methods in studying of religions, and classic problems, theories, and figures in the field. The course requires no prior background in the study of religion.
McDaniel Plan: Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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REL 1105 - Religions: An Overview Credits: 4.00
A survey of the religions of the world, giving special attention to the Abrahamic religions
(Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) and the major traditions of Asia (Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism,
Confucianism, and Shinto). Students will be exposed to the basics of history, beliefs,
practices, moral teachings, and contemporary issues, including the place each religion in the
United States. During the course of the semester they will also be expected to visit a religious
institution different from their own.
McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern, Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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REL 2000 - Christianity: The Basics Credits: 4.0
The course will cover the following topics: the Bible and other early Christian literature; Jesus and his followers in their historical contexts; the history of Christianity; fundamental Christian beliefs and practices, both orthodox and heretical. Additionally, we will examine varieties of Christianity worldwide and in the United States; the organization of various Christian communities; and the global and local impact of Christianity on cultures, politics, and societies. The course presumes no prior knowledge of or acquaintance with Christianity.
McDaniel Plan: International, Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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REL 2203 - New Religious Movements Credits: 4
An exploration of New Religious Movements (NRMs), more popularly known as sects, cults, and emerging religions. This course surveys various NRMs and explores theories and concepts relevant to the study of NRMs. Students will consider, among other topics, why people join NRMs; what biases and assumptions factor into defining (new) religions; the many dialectical processes shaping NRMs; legal, social, and political issues relating to NRMs; and the impacts of race, class, and gender identities on NRM dynamics.
McDaniel Plan: Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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REL 2204 - Sex, Gender, and Religion Credits: 4
This course explores how gender and sexualities are constructed, practiced, and experienced in various religions and by different religious actors. It examines how religion can be a means to subvert dominant gender paradigms as well as how it can silence and marginalize those who do not conform to them.
The course pays special attention to the role religion plays in the construction of identity and the creation and maintenance of cultural practices and norms. It aims to help students advance their understanding of how gender functions in the organization of belief-systems through a close reading of primary sources. The course will also compare historical interpretations of gender and sexuality and the lived experiences of religious people in the past and today.
McDaniel Plan: Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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REL 2206 - Ancient Mediterranean Traditions Credits: 4
Before the composition of the Bible and the rise of religions based upon it (Judaism, Christianity), the eastern Mediterranean was home to a variety of vibrant cultures and religions. This course examines some of them: the ancient religions of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, Anatolia, Crete and Greece. It includes a survey of the different cults, myths and creation accounts and discusses the ways in which religious ideas may have developed from one geographical center to another, beginning in pre-history and continuing until the first century C.E.
McDaniel Plan: International, Social, Cultural and Historical Understanding
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REL 2207 - Women, Judaism and Provocation Credits: 4.0
This course focuses on the complex varieties of images and experiences of women in Judaism. Jewish tradition is rich in depictions of women from biblical times to the present. Saintly matriarchs played roles as advocates and builders of community; queens held powerful positions and used their skills at critical moments. But as a category within Judaism, women have also felt the sting of uncomfortable legal realities correlated with male-dominated assumptions about provocative sexuality. In recent times numerous Jewish women have emerged as inspired feminists who provoked reassessments and innovations within the faith. The class will examine ways in which some women have served as initiators and others as dutiful followers; how all have coped with gender roles of dependency and how they are altering conventional assumptions rooted in Judaism’s lengthy past.
McDaniel Plan: International
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REL 2208 - African American Religious History Credits: 4
This course examines the religious history of people of African descent in the American colonies and states. It will focus on the variety and diversity of these religions, and especially between ones transplanted from Africa, those imposed by whites, and religious groups that developed indigenously, noting strands of resemblance and hybridity. It will explore how religion has shaped black communities and identities in the context of white hegemony and how religion has played a pivotal role for African-American strategies of resistance, liberation, and/or assimilation.
McDaniel Plan: Multicultural, Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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REL 2210 - Jesus at the Movies Credits: 4
An academic examination of the manner in which filmmakers both portray the story of Jesus in film and use, consciously and unconsciously, motifs and themes from the Jesus story in other films.
McDaniel Plan: Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.
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REL 2217 - Religions in North America Credits: 4.0
A wide-ranging examination of the diverse religious life of North America both in history and today. Attention is given to religion among native peoples, mainstream groups such as Judaism, Catholicism, and Protestantism, marginal movements such as Scientology and other new religious movements, and religions among recent immigrants such as Santeria and Vodou. The course will look at the history of religions in North America, themes that have characterized North American religions, and case studies.
McDaniel Plan: Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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REL 2218 - Introduction to Judaism Credits: 4
This course will focus on Judaism and its 3,500-year heritage of ethical monotheism. It examines the religion’s narrative core and phases of development, focusing on how it adapted over millennia to maintain its broader cultural relevance despite its smaller number of adherents. Religious concepts and beliefs, primary and interpretive texts, cycles of observances, ritual practices, conceptions of time and space, symbols, values, and Judaism’s wider impact are covered. Contemporary varieties of Judaism, and in particular the faith’s American Jewish context, are also analyzed.
McDaniel Plan: International, Textual Analysis
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REL 2219 - Religion and American Law Credits: 4.0
What does the United States Constitution say about the relationship between religion and law, church and state, and religious freedom? Did the Founding Fathers intend for America to be a Christian nation? How have various Supreme Court justices interpreted the First Amendment’s religion clauses? And what exactly are the religion clauses? To answer all these questions and more, this course explores the evolving relationship between religion and American law. Using critical and socio-cultural theory, this course situates dominant legal trends within their larger cultural and historical contexts.
McDaniel Plan: Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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REL 2222 - Hinduism Credits: 4
An examination of Hinduism in history, its philosophies and mythologies, ritual practices, social structures, and ethics as well as of Hinduism in the United States. The course includes visits to Hindu institutions in the surrounding area.
McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern; Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.
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REL 2224 - Buddhism Credits: 4
An examination of the history of Buddhism, the practices, teachings, and forms of organization of its three major traditions – Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana – and the development of Buddhism in the United States. The course includes visits to Buddhist institutions in the surrounding area.
McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern; Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.
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REL 2240 - Religion and Critical Thought Credits: 4
A critical engagement with major theories and methods in the study of religions. Equal attention is given to both historical-hermeneutical and ethical-critical approaches.
McDaniel Plan: Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding; Textual Analysis.
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REL 2245 - Myths and Rituals of Aging Credits: 4
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REL 2265 - Special Topics In Religious Studies Credits: 4
The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
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REL 2295 - Internships in Religious Studies Credits: 0-4
Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
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REL 2298 - Independent Studies in Religious Studies Credits: 0-4
Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
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REL 3309 - Indigenous Religions Credits: 4
This course will examine in detail selected practices and beliefs among indigenous peoples, such as Native Americans/First Nation peoples and indigenous peoples of central and south America, Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand, the Pacific and the circumpolar region, as well as among from places like Africa and South Asia, where the label “indigenous” fits less comfortably but has nevertheless been used. In examining these practices and beliefs, it will also reflect critically on the global discourse of indigeneity that has been developing since the 1980’s and the results it has had, not only for the people classified as indigenous and their religious practices but also in the study of religions.
McDaniel Plan: International Non-Western and Writing in the Discipline
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REL 3310 - Religion, Mind, and the Brain Credits: 4.0
An examination of recent work in the cognitive scientific and neurophysiological study of religion. This course will acquaint students with the growing body of theoretical and empirical work in an emerging field within religious studies. One tendency of this work has been to suggest that religion is somehow built in to the structure of the human brain and so, despite predictions of secularization, human beings will remain religious. Students will be expected to assess this and other claims.
McDaniel Plan: Textual Analysis, WID
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REL 3312 - Religion and American Prisons Credits: 4
This is survey course that explores the relationship between religion, prisons, and crime in American history. We first explore punishment and penology in the early modern era, when the civil government rarely incarcerated people for extended periods of time. We then examine the larger intellectual and theological trends that created political and social spaces for the modern penitentiary, where religious socialization became a staple inside this new institution. For the remainder of the semester, we explore major trends in prison religion, focusing specifically on religion in the era of mass incarceration. Our studies intersect with
the study of religion and law, as the relationship between religion and prison is inseparably tethered to legal considerations.
McDaniel Plan: Multicultural and Social, Cultural, Historical Understanding
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REL 3313 - Ritual Sacrifice Credits: 4
Sacrifice is one of the most widespread, important, and probably also one of the oldest rituals in human history. It has provided an important metaphor for other aspects of religious life in, for example, Buddhism, Christianity, and Hinduism. It has also provided opportunities for many theorists of religion to develop their most distinctive ideas. This course examines examples of ritual sacrifice, the ways in which the idea
of sacrifice patterns other religious behavior, and some of the most important theories, classical and contemporary, that have been developed to explain it. It culminates with students formulating and sharing their own ideas about sacrifice.
McDaniel Plan: International; Social, Cultural & Historical Understanding; Departmental Writing Requirement for Religious Studies
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REL 3365 - Special Topics In Religious Studies Credits: 4
The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
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REL 3395 - Internships in Religious Studies Credits: 0-4
Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
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REL 3398 - Independent Studies in Religious Studies Credits: 0-4
Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
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REL 4465 - Special Topics In Religious Studies Credits: 4
The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
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REL 4490 - Seminar in Religious Studies Credits: 4
An intensive seminar experience for senior majors in religious studies. Topics vary semester by semester at the choice of the instructor.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites Religious Studies 3200
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REL 4491 - Collaborative Research in Religious Studies Credits: 4
An intensive seminar experience for senior majors in religious studies. Topics vary semester by semester at the choice of the instructor.
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REL 4492 - Senior Thesis Credits: 4
A seminar required of all Religious Studies majors as part of their graduation requirements. Each student is required to write a major paper on a topic within the major. A member of the Department supervises the project.
(Capstone)
Prerequisites Permission of instructor.
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REL 4495 - Internships in Religious Studies Credits: 0-4
Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
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REL 4498 - Independent Studies in Religious Studies Credits: 0-4
Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
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SLM 3317 - Children’s Literature Credits: 4
This course presents outstanding literature for children in grades kindergarten through sixth. Topics include authors and illustrators, fiction and nonfiction, principles of selection, and using literature in the classroom. Students read books, discuss them in class, identify strategies for encouraging students to read, and create an annotated bibliography of books appropriate for elementary school students.
Prerequisites EDU 1141 or permission of instructor
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SLM 3318 - Young Adult Literature Credits: 4
This course presents outstanding literature for young adults in grades sixth through twelfth. Topics include authors, fiction and nonfiction, and using literature in the classroom. Students read books, discuss them in class, identify strategies for encouraging students to read, create an annotated bibliography of books appropriate for middle and high school students, and present book talks with teens.
Prerequisites EDU 1141 or permission of the instructor
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SOC 1104 - Introduction to Sociology: A Global Perspective Credits: 4
This course offers an overview of the discipline of sociology from a global perspective, focusing particularly on cross-cultural examples of social, economic and political relationships. It explores how social forces impact the structure of society and its social institutions as well as cultural patterns, groups, personality, and human interactions.
McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern; Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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SOC 1139 - Good Vibrations Reiki Reflex Credits: 2
Reiki and reflexology are ancient wellness practices that are experiencing a revival in their usage. Students will learn both reiki and reflexology, while exploring the practice of these techniques and their uses in modern society. Students will be certified Reiki I at the end of the course.
McDaniel Plan: January Term
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SOC 1142 - Globtrotting: China Credits: 2
This course will examine the society and music in the target country and explore the connections between musical expression and the culture it occurs in.
Registration in a study tour does not guarantee participation. The faculty leader for the study must provide final approval for all registered students to participate.
By registering for this class you agree to allow the Office of Student Affairs to review and approve your student record along with the faculty instructor of the class. Your enrollment in this class is not final until Student Affairs and the faculty instructor for the class approve your registration.
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SOC 1192 - Corrections Facilities
Selected correctional facilities are visited with interpretive tours. Juvenile institutions and video presented. Videos of historical significant institutions are viewed and discussed. Student presentations highlight aspects of corrections such as gangs, recreation, capital punishment, and Mafia. By registering for this class you agree to release your birth date and Social Security number for the purpose of performing a background check. Background checks are required to allow entrance into the correctional institutions. This information is not shared with any other agency.
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SOC 2104 - The Development of Sociological Theory Credits: 4
The study of the major sociological theorists of 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries with special emphasis on Comte, Durkheim, Marx, Weber, and Mead. Emphasis is on the foundation of sociological theory and on using theoretical concepts to understand society. The course is designed to teach critical thinking and problem solving and to prepare students for the 4000-level courses.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
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SOC 2140 - Restorative Justice Credits: 2.0
This course will examine the needs and obligations of all stakeholders in dealing with the aftermath of crime, take a critical look at traditional government responses to crime in the United States and examine how the principles and practice of an approach broadly known as restorative justice may improve that response, as well as examine the challenges of a restorative approach. This course will review the evolution and development of restorative and community justice. It also will examine specific models and programs that are currently being explored in a variety of community, school, and correctional programs. Emphasis will be on introducing students to a specific restorative program known as Community Conferencing, and training students in the skills for employing this model with at-risk youth. Students will develop their basic conferencing skills by participating in one-on- one instructor feedback, video tape review, lecture, role plays, and activities.
McDaniel Plan: Jan Term
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SOC 2201 - Society and the Individual Credits: 4
This course examines the ways in which social life contributes to the development of individual individual behavior, ideology, and life chances in society. This encompasses issues regarding how individual thoughts and emotions influence social interaction, and how that interaction is shaped and constrained by social structure.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
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SOC 2205 - Criminology Credits: 4
A study of the theoretical aspects of criminal behavior and crime causation; the measurement of crime and crime statistics as well as techniques of crime prevention and societal reaction to crime.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
McDaniel Plan: Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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SOC 2208 - Food, Culture, and Society Credits: 4
Eating: the consumption of nutrients is a biological imperative; but food is more than nutrition. This course therefore views food production, processing, distribution and consumption as social and cultural phenomena. It is through foodways that individual and cultural identity is expressed; struggles and aspirations of minority and immigrant communities; social class and culture are expressed. This course will enable students to develop a sociological framework for understanding the role of food in their own lives, that of the contemporary United States, as well as a broader perspective for engaging other cultures. Students will also be
able to draw connections between the various issues on food: GMOs, obesity and hunger, food deserts, agricultural subsidies, federal food regulation and the global dimensions of agri-food networks.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
McDaniel Plan: Multicultural
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SOC 2215 - Growing up in Gaza Credits: 4
This course will explore how young men and women are coming of age in the contentious and highly politicized Gaza Strip. We will examine the social forces that influence youth in this part of the world in the context of a variety of perspectives including globalization, feminism, class stratification, and colonialism. We will also explore how the Gaza Strip is connected to broader social conflicts and perspectives, particularly those involving Western nations. No background of the region will be assumed or expected, but students enrolled in this class will be expected to follow the news related to the Gaza Strip and its surrounding areas on a daily basis.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern
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SOC 2231 - Love and Marriage: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Credits: 4
This course will primarily study the diversity of love, marriage and families across cultures and over time from a Sociological perspective. Using a multinational and multicultural approach, the course will examine intimate relationships in Western and non-Western cultures on global, national and regional levels in order to appreciate diverse cultures and learn that an understanding of human relationships requires sensitivity to the role of culture and socio-economic context. As such, special emphasis will be placed on topics related to: love, forming relationships, mate selection, dating, marriage, non-marital lifestyles, divorce, remarriage and families over time. The course will also examine love and marriage in contemporary American society and the intersection of marriages and families with other social institutions such as politics, religion, race, class, and gender in shaping personal and family experiences.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern; Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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SOC 2265 - Special Topics in Sociology Credits: 4
The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104 or permission of the instructor
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SOC 2306 - Practical Applications in Law Enforcement Credits: 4
An overview of law enforcement components including a review of the English roots of America’s system, the historical development of modern law enforcement and correctional organizations, an analysis of these criminal justice components from an organizational behavior perspective, and an analysis of current challenges facing them. While corrections and courts will be covered, the focus of the class will be on law enforcement agencies. Students will conduct an in-depth study of a law enforcement agency.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
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SOC 2307 - Beyond the 9 to 5: Work in the 24/7 Global Economy Credits: 4
A look into the sociological study of work and occupations in the new 24/7 global economy, especially the analysis of the meaning of work, the role of large corporations, and the rampant growth of mass consumerism (the “work-andspend cycle”). Students will examine work patterns over time, the complications of balancing work and family life, and the effects of technological innovation on the nature of work. We will also consider the class, race, and gender variations in work populations and settings as well as variations in the types of work people do.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
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SOC 2310 - Religion and Society Credits: 4
What is the role of religion in the world today? How does religion influence modern society? And does religion matter in everyday life? This course explores religion as a social institution and its role in shaping people, events, and contemporary society from a sociological perspective.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
McDaniel Plan: Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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SOC 2412 - Wealth, Power, and Prestige in American Society Credits: 4
A survey of classical and contemporary theories and research on the development and consequences of class inequality in American society. Topics include status, social class, social mobility, class conflict, and income distribution.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
McDaniel Plan: Multicultural; Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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SOC 2422 - Global Social Change Credits: 4
This course explores the nature of contemporary social change by examining the meanings of globalization, its central processes and institutional structures. It emphasizes the socio-economic, political and cultural implications of globalization. It pays particular attention to: the continuing struggle for development in poor countries; the relationship between globalization, inequality and poverty; the fate of cultural diversity in a globalizing world; and issues of gender, ethnicity, the environment, social justice, and human rights. The course evaluates the role of corporations and international financial institutions, global trade agreements, socio-economic structures and political institutions of some Third World countries and their relationships to metropolitan and industrialized power centres.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern; Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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SOC 2427 - Gender and Society Credits: 4
An exploration of the social causes of gender differences. The course focuses on the impact of society on gender roles and the impact of gender roles on daily life.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104 and four additional credits in Sociology at the 2000+ level
McDaniel Plan: Multicultural; Social, Cultural, Historical Understanding
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SOC 2895 - Internships in Sociology Credits: 0-4
Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104 and permission of the instructor
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SOC 2898 - Independent Studies in Sociology Credits: 0-4
Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
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SOC 3105 - Research Methods in Sociology Credits: 4
This course is an introduction to how sociologists generate knowledge. Students will be introduced to the most common methods of sociological research including survey, experimental, field, and content analytical methods. Philosophical, theoretical, and ethical issues that support sociological practice, as well as the more technical aspects of the research craft including measurement and sampling will be considered. Students will be provided with ample opportunities to engage in hands-on activities designed to acquaint them with the challenges of carrying out social science research. This course also serves to prepare students for both the Senior Seminar and the Department’s quantitative data analysis course.
Prerequisites Two 2000-level or above Sociology courses
McDaniel Plan: Departmental Writing and Quantitative Reasoning
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SOC 3201 - Gay Around the Globe Credits: 4
This course will explore the diversity in non-heterosexual identities in Western and non-Western cultures. We will begin by discussing how Western thinking has influenced our contemporary notions of sexuality, with a focus on the past 200 years. We will examine and critique the concept of heteronormativity, the cultural ideology that heterosexuality is the natural-and superior-order and identify the many examples where biological sex, sexuality, gender identity, and gender roles are not in alignment and how these identities are marginalized in Western cultures. Over half of the semester will be spent comparing and contrasting how non-Western cultures conceptualize sexuality through major collaborative research projects, with a focus on East Asia, the Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern
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SOC 3225 - Criminal Deviance Credits: 4
This course will explore the social construction of law and deviance as well as the socialization process underlying criminal acts and their classification. The course will consider the interplay among offender, victim and situational elements surrounding crime as they elucidate violent crime, white collar crime, stalking, child molestation, rape, cults, group crimes and drug crimes. Issues surrounding competence, criminal responsibility and sentencing will also be examined.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
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SOC 3303 - Urban Sociology Credits: 4
This course studies the ecology of social processes, organization and problems of the urban community. Hence it undertakes an overview of the evolution of cities in the US and recent and contemporary local and global patterns of urbanization. Evaluates social, economic and political forces that shape cities by examining social issues in the urban setting: immigration, ethnic, cultural and class diversity; cross-cultural and international comparisons; population and environmental concerns. Also studies social planning by examining major concerns of urban residents and the role of local, state and federal governments in addressing these concerns.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
McDaniel Plan: International Western; Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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SOC 3315 - Sociology of the Criminal Justice System Credits: 4
A study of the functions of police, courts, and corrections as institutions of social control in American society. The most effective methods of organization and analysis of these components of the system are emphasized. Students will participate in field trips.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
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SOC 3330 - Medical Sociology Credits: 4
An exploration of the interdependent relationship between culture and health by studying ethical and political aspects of health, illness, and health care. Students examine the social meaning underlying how medical conditions are categorized, interpreted, and treated.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
McDaniel Plan: Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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SOC 3348 - Legal Forensics Credits: 4
Students will explore issues raised in court proceedings related to forensic testimony. Topics include insanity and competency determinations, civil commitments, probate and guardianship hearings, as well as questions surrounding juvenile and criminal cases.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
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SOC 3350 - Along the Great Wall: the Sociology of China Credits: 4
This course will provide an overview of contemporary Chinese society and its roots in traditional culture using the distinct lens provided by the sociological perspective. Course readings and lectures will focus on social institutions such as government, family, religion, and education; and on social change and its impact on Chinese culture.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern; Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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SOC 3352 - Geishas, Kamikazes, and Karaoke: The Production of Japanese Culture Credits: 4
This course will provide an overview of contemporary Japanese society and its roots in traditional culture using the sociological perspective. Course readings and lectures will focus on social institutions such as government, family, religion, and education; and on social change and its impact on Japanese culture.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
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SOC 3365 - Special Topics in Sociology Credits: 4
The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104 or permission of the instructor
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SOC 3429 - Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S. Credits: 4
A comparative approach to race and ethnic relations in the United States. The course compares and contrasts the experiences of multiple racial and ethnic groups. Special attention is paid to issues of privilege and power and the underlying historical and contemporary symbolic and structural factors affecting both intra and inter-group interactions.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
McDaniel Plan: Multicultural
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SOC 3440 - Sociology of Sexuality Credits: 4
Sexuality is a fascinating topic because it is in us, between us and all around us. How do we come to know ourselves as sexual beings? How do individuals make sexual choices, define and enact their own sexuality? How do social institutions and organizations influence understandings of human sexuality over time? In this course, we explore how sexuality is socially constructed and examine theories, concepts, and cultural ramifications of a range of sexual practices and identities. Though it is often assumed that sexuality is primarily a biological experience, sociologists reflect on how sexuality is grounded in a social context largely shaped by social norms, values and expectations. Patterns of sexual behavior are institutionalized in a set of cultural and organizational arrangements that vary over time and place. During different historical periods, sexuality has been conceptualized as sin, as a means of fostering alliances between powerful families, as perversion, as a means to pleasure, as a symbol of love, and as personal identity. This course will provide an introduction to many issues related to human sexuality such as socialization, power, gender, violence, committed relationships, sexual education, pornography, child sexuality, sex work, homosexuality, and transgender issues.
McDaniel Plan: Multicultural; Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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SOC 3895 - Internships in Sociology Credits: 0-4
Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104 and permission of the instructor
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SOC 3898 - Independent Studies in Sociology Credits: 0-4
Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
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SOC 4104 - Capstone: Critical Inquiry in Sociology Credits: 4
This Capstone experience requires students to participate in a learning community that will critically analyze a social problem. Students will employ the theoretical and methodological skills obtained through their experience as Sociology majors to synthesize the applied aspects of social issues and relate these to the key topical areas of sociology. Students will use their written and oral presentation skills to demonstrate proficiency in this course
Note: Students will be required to pay a fee to print their posters.
Prerequisites SOC 2104 and SOC 3105
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SOC 4355 - Urban and Community Studies Service Colloquium Credits: 4
Urban Studies is a broad multi-disciplinary examination of the environmental, political, economic, socio-cultural and aesthetic factors affecting cities, urban life and culture. The colloquium will enable students to understand the dynamics of urban opportunities and challenges, thereby enabling them to understand the processes that make cities vibrant as they adjust and reinvent themselves in the ever-changing environments. In this course, students will spend one third of the semester in the classroom while the rest of the time will be spent on an independent study or individually designed and supervised field work in agencies of state and local government, community service organizations, programs and non-profit associations in Westminster, Baltimore, Washington DC and other surrounding areas. For those students not able to do service work, an independent study option will be made available to them that will enable them conduct an in-depth study and analysis of an issue related to their major within the realm of Urban Studies.
Prerequisites SOC 3303 and SOC 1103, SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
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SOC 4465 - Special Topics in Sociology Credits: 4
The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104 or permission of the instructor
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SOC 4895 - Internships in Sociology Credits: 0-4
Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104 and permission of the instructor
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SOC 4898 - Independent Studies in Sociology Credits: 0-4
Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
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SPA 1101 - Elementary Spanish Credits: 4
The acquisition of oral/aural skills through intensive exposure to Spanish used both as the medium of communication and the object of study. It enables students to express their daily experiences accurately in spoken and written Spanish, and to understand communications of a moderate level of difficulty.
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SPA 1102 - Elementary Spanish Credits: 4
The acquisition of oral/aural skills through intensive exposure to Spanish used both as the medium of communication and the object of study. It enables students to express their daily experiences accurately in spoken and written Spanish, and to understand communications of a moderate level of difficulty.
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SPA 2211 - The Hispanic World: Language and Society I Credits: 4
Practice in oral and written Spanish while analyzing the social elements and cultural expressions of the Hispanic world.
Prerequisites SPA 1102, 1103 or placement.
McDaniel Plan: Second Language
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SPA 2212 - The Hispanic World: Language and Society II Credits: 4
Practice in oral and written Spanish while analyzing the social elements and cultural expressions of the Hispanic world.
Prerequisites SPA 2211.
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SPA 2230 - Spanish Conversation Credits: 4
An opportunity to improve speaking skills in Spanish. This course will include grammar review and specific vocabulary as well as intensive work on pronunciation and aural comprehension.
Prerequisites SPA 2212 or placement.
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SPA 2265 - Special Topics in Spanish Credits: 4
The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs. Previoustopics have included: Spanish for Business; Hispanic Roots; the Detective Fiction; Spanish for the Professions.
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SPA 2295 - Internships in Spanish Credits: 0-4
Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
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SPA 2298 - Independent Studies in Spanish Credits: 0-4
Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
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SPA 3100 - Spanish House Study Credits: 1
Study related to participation at the Spanish Language House. Special emphasis is placed on speaking the Spanish language, participating in and organizing cultural events and conversation hours.
By Permission only
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SPA 3303 - Cultura Latinoamericana Contemporánea Credits: 4
This course is a study of contemporary Latin American culture. Topics addressed include socioeconomic class, ethnicity, urbanization, changing family structure, education, religion, nationalism/globalization and the environment.
Taught in Spanish.
Prerequisites SPA 2230 or higher, except SPA 3100, or placement.
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McDaniel Plan: International Western; Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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SPA 3304 - Spanish Syntax & Composition Credits: 4
In this course students are going to improve their formal and informal writing skills in Spanish. The class will learn how to plan, write, revise, and edit academic papers in Spanish, preparing both majors and minors for greater success in Spanish and Latin American literature and culture classes.
Prerequisites SPA 2212 or higher, except SPA 3100, or by placement.
McDaniel Plan: Junior Writing, Departmental Writing
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SPA 3305 - Introduction to Literary Analysis Credits: 4
Critical methodology and vocabulary to do textual analyses in different literary genres. This course will familiarize students with major representative works of Spanish and Spanish American Literature.
Prerequisites SPA 2230 or higher, except SPA 3100, or by placement.
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McDaniel Plan: Textual Analysis
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SPA 3306 - Spanish Literature I Credits: 4
A study of Spanish literature from the tenth to the seventeenth centuries. Students will become familiar with the most important writers of the period.
Prerequisites SPA 3305.
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