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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, crime, groups, personality, and human interactions.
Note: Students cannot receive credit for BOTH SOC 1103 and 1104.
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 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 2000 and above courses.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
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SOC 2140 - Restorative Justice Credits: 2
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 2295 - Internship in Sociology Credits: 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
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SOC 2298 - Independent Study in Sociology Credits: 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
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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 2408 - Gender, Violence, and Crime Credits: 4
Why are so many mass shooters and serial killers men? Why are men over represented in our prison systems both as inmates and law enforcement? What happens when women commit violent crimes? These are some of the questions we explore in this course on the gendered nature of criminal behavior. We will explore how our gender socialization shapes our tendency to profile people who engage in deviant and criminal acts as well as their victims. Major units include: mass shootings, serial killing, sexual assault, domestic violence, gang violence, and illicit drug use.
Prerequisites SOC-1103 or SOC-1104 or FYS-1104
McDaniel Plan: Multicultural
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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. This course requires students to complete 24 hours of assigned service learning as part of the course.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
McDaniel Plan: Multicultural; Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding; Experiential
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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 - Deviant and Criminal Behavior Credits: 4
This course will explore the social construction of law and deviance as well as the socialization process underlying criminal acts, their classification and dispositions. 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, modern slavery, and drug crimes.
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 - Police, Courts, and Corrections Credits: 4
A study of the functions of police, courts, and corrections as institutions of social control in American society. This will include 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. The most effective methods of organization and analysis of these components of the system are emphasized.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104
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SOC 3320 - African American Culture Credits: 4
In this course, students will examine the historical, economic, cultural, and social experiences of African Americans. Additionally, students will explore the diversity of the culture, changing roles throughout history, and cultural “contributions” in the development of American society. By focusing on the life experiences of African Americans, this course will provide knowledge and skills necessary to understand institutional arrangements and social/cultural constructions that impact current conditions and social debates about and within African American communities.
Prerequisites SOC-1103 or SOC-1104 or FYS-1104
McDaniel Plan: Multicultural
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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 - Criminal Law Credits: 4
Students will explore issues raised in criminal court proceedings including those related to forensic testimony. Topics include elements of crimes, including actus reus and mens rea; some general doctrines of criminal liability, such as complicity, causation, attempt, and conspiracy; and full and partial defenses to crimes; insanity and competency determinations, civil commitments.
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 3395 - Internship in Sociology Credits: 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
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SOC 3398 - Independent Study in Sociology Credits: 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 3420 - White Collar Crime Credits: 4
This course will explore the causes, consequences, and criminal justice system response to white-collar crime; explore why crimes committed by corporations or the elite are handled differently than crimes committed by marginalized groups; and the unequal standards in criminalization and punishment. The course will focus the impact of white-collar crime on marginalized populations in the US. It will thus examine how corporate misdeeds, political corruption and occupational illegalities and deviance disproportionately impact subordinated and marginalized groups thereby perpetuating social inequality.
Prerequisites SOC-1103 or SOC-1104 or FYS-1104
McDaniel Plan: Multicultural
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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 3431 - Race, Crime, and Justice Credits: 4
This course introduces students to the criminal justice system in the United States as a form of racialized social control. The research examined in this course details the history of the criminal justice system as a racialized system that continues today. From the research, students will learn how racial minorities have been criminalized and unjustly treated as a way to maintain the racial status quo. Finally, students will explore and come up with ways of what can be done for a truly racially egalitarian criminal justice system.
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.
Prerequisites SOC-1103 or SOC-1104 or FYS-1104
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-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/ independent study is a culminating experience in a series of courses which students take to fulfill their minor in Urban and Community Studies. It will enable students to understand the dynamics of urban opportunities and challenges, and the processes that make cities vibrant as they adjust and reinvent themselves in the ever-changing urban environments. Students will spend one third of the semester in the classroom (meetings with professor, presentations of experiential work and workshops) 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 is available that will enable them conduct an in-depth study and analysis of an issue related to their major within the realm of Urban Studies. Each student will therefore apply theories from the prerequisite Urban Sociology course and their major to the project that they will undertake as it relates to the urban process. For example, an art major might examine the issue of graffiti and alternative sports in urban areas and parks, while an Environmental Studies major will look at recycling and growing consumerism in urban enclaves. On the other hand, a Sociology major might focus on crime in urban areas, or the issue of jobs, food deserts, suburbanization
and education and their impacts.
Prerequisites SOC-3303 and SOC-1103, SOC-1104 or FYS-1104
McDaniel Plan: Experiential
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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 4495 - Internship in Sociology Credits: 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
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SOC 4498 - Independent Study in Sociology Credits: 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 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 1103 - Elementary Spanish for Advanced Beginners Credits: 4
A review of basic grammar and the introduction of more advanced grammar, together with the acquisition of oral/aural skills that allow communication in Spanish in everyday contexts.
This course encompasses material presented in SPA 1101 and 1102.
By Placement
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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 2223 - Cultural History of Latin America Credits: 4
Historical and contemporary culture of Latin America.
This course is taught in English.
McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern. Social, Cultural, and Histroical Understanding; Sophomore Interdisciplinary Studies
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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 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 - Análisis de Textos del Mundo Hispanohablante Credits: 4
In the Spanish-speaking world, literature has taken on new forms in recent years, and is more accessible than ever to a wide audience. What we read says a lot about ourselves and the culture in which a text is created. This course teaches the strategies and vocabulary needed to engage in textual analysis of different literary genres, both classic and contemporary, to understand the deeper meanings and greater statements the texts make about human nature, history, and cultures of the modern world. These include traditional poetry, theater, and prose, but also new venues and primary texts like blogs and “blogonovelas,” spoken word poetry, “microfiction,” graffiti poetry, short films and other online adaptations like “performeros” of folk tales, and graphic fiction.
Prerequisites SPA 2230 or higher, except SPA 3100, or by placement.
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McDaniel Plan: Textual Analysis
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SPA 3307 - Spanish Literature II Credits: 4
A study of Spanish literature from the eighteenth century to the present. Students will become familiar with the most important writers of the period.
Prerequisites SPA 3305.
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SPA 3308 - Spanish American Literature Credits: 4
A chronological study of Latin American literature. Students will become familiar with the most important writers of the period.
Prerequisites SPA 3305.
McDaniel Plan: International Western.
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SPA 3309 - Historia cultural de España Credits: 4
A study of the diverse aspects of the history and culture of Spain. We shall examine the key factors that shape Spanish national identity, including the diverse religious, ethnic, and linguistic elements that constitute what is Spanish in both the past and the present.
This course is taught in Spanish.
Prerequisites SPA 2230 or higher or placement, except SPA 3100.
McDaniel Plan: International Western.
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SPA 3310 - Advanced Studies in Spanish I Credits: 4
A course designed for upper-class Spanish majors with a different topic dealing with aspects of the Hispanic literature or culture each semester. See course offerings under Spanish 4410.
Prerequisites SPA 3305.
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SPA 3320 - Spanish/English Translation Credits: 4
Practice in the art of rendering a text from one language to another using both literary and non-literary sources.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites Spanish 3304
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SPA 3395 - 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 3398 - 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 4410 - Advanced Studies in Spanish II Credits: 4
A course designed for upper-class Spanish majors with a different topic dealing with aspects of the Hispanic literature or culture each semester. Course offerings include: Cervantes; Novela/Cine de España; Literatura latinoamericana contemporánea; La mujer en la cultura latina/Latinomericana; Voces de los márgenes de la literatura hispanoamericana.
Prerequisites SPA 3304 and 3305.
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SPA 4498 - 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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STA 2215 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 4
Basic statistical principles and techniques; summarizing and presenting data, measuring central tendency and dispersion in data, basic concepts of probability and probability distributions, estimation of parameters and testing of hypotheses through statistical inference, linear regression and simple correlation.
Not open to students who have completed Mathematics 3324.
Prerequisites Mathematics 1001, Mathematics 1002 or placement above MAT 1002.
McDaniel Plan: Quantitative Reasoning
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STA 2216 - Statistical Methods Credits: 4
Development of underlying assumptions, limitations, and practical applications of modern statistical analysis. Emphasis is on multivariate regression and analysis of variance and related computer techniques. Techniques of experimental design and statistical inference in various contexts are developed. Time series and forecasting topics are included.
Prerequisites Statistics 2215 or Mathematics 3324.
McDaniel Plan: Quantitative Reasoning
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STA 2217 - Econometrics Credits: 4
An introduction to the application of multivariate regression analysis to examine economic, business, and social sciences problems. Particular attention will be paid to the assumptions of regression, effective model building, and the diagnosis and correction of common econometric problems such as multicollinearity, heteroskedasticity, serial correlation, and simultaneous equations. Additional topics such as panel data models, logit and probit analysis, forecasting, and stationarity will be covered.
Prerequisites STA-2215 or MAT-3324
McDaniel Plan: Quantitative Reasoning
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STA 2218 - Data Analytics Credits: 4
The material covered in this course directly follows from that covered in Introduction to Statistics (STA 2215). The primary focus is on linear regression analysis. In short, regression analysis is a powerful statistical tool that can be used to detect and estimate relationships between variables in a data set. Statistical analysis in general, and regression analysis in particular, are core components of data analytics. This course emphasizes the application of learned techniques. A significant portion of the course is dedicated to using statistical software and real data sets to gain hands on experience conducting regression analysis.
Prerequisites STA-2215
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STM 2201 - Quantitative Peer Tutoring Credits: 4
This course explores the theory and practice of teaching and tutoring methods for scientific and quantitatively rich (STEM+) topics through literature, research, and experiential opportunities. Students will engage with topics relevant to learning, academic support, and teaching through a mix of readings, reflections, and discussions from a variety of academic disciplines including: education, student development, cognitive and behavioral psychology, communication, and quantitative reasoning. Practical tutoring applications and projects will be included.
McDaniel Plan: Experiential
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SWK 2214 - HBSE: Infancy to Adolescence Credits: 4
HBSE (Human Behavior and the Social Environment) courses examine the richness and diversity of the human experience over the life span from a person-in-environment perspective. Theoretical frameworks ranging from Freud to Feminism are examined. Functional and dysfunctional patterns of coping and adaptation are identified. SWK2214 focuses on the period between infancy and adolescence. It can be taken before, after, or concurrently with SWK2225. Social issues such as learning differences, teen suicide, and eating disorders are explored within a sociohistorical context.
McDaniel Plan: Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.
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SWK 2217 - SW & Marginalized Populations Credits: 4
An overview of social work and social welfare in America with an emphasis on historical development and current institutional nature. The student will learn to identify social problems and analyze social welfare programs, especially at the federal level. International social welfare programs will also be analyzed. The main focus of the course is on the impact of social problems and social programs on marginalized populations. Students will become familiar with the NASW Code of Ethics and its application to social work generalist practice.
McDaniel Plan: Multicultural
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SWK 2225 - HBSE: Early to Late Adulthood Credits: 4
HBSE (Human Behavior and the Social Environment) courses examine the richness and diversity of the human experience over the life span from a person-in-environment perspective. Theoretical frameworks ranging from Freud to Feminism are examined. Functional and dysfunctional patterns of coping and adaptation are identified. SWK2225 focuses on the period between early and late adulthood. It can be taken before, after, or concurrently with SWK2214. Social issues such as domestic violence, substance abuse, and age-related dementia are explored within a sociohistorical context.
McDaniel Plan: Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding
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SWK 2295 - Internships in Social Work 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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SWK 2298 - Independent Studies in Social Work 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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SWK 3319 - Social Policies and Programs Credits: 4
An exploration of social welfare policy development with an emphasis on the identification of factors that shape the provision of services. The course will cover public, not-for-profit, and for-profit social policies and programs. Students will analyze social welfare organizations and learn how social policies and programs are enacted, especially at the state and local level. The provision of international social welfare will also be examined. Includes a service-learning assignment with a social service organization (approximately 30 hours over the course of the semester).
Prerequisites SWK-2217 with a minimum grade of C and SWK-2214 with a minimum grade of C
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SWK 3322 - Social Work Practice I Credits: 4
This course serves as the introductory course for generalist social work practice. Students will continue to use an ecological perspective as they consider assessment, intervention, and practice evaluation. This course requires a thirty hour service learning component with an at risk population. This experience will provide students with the opportunity to enhance their beginning level social work skills especially as ethical issues emerge. The strengths perspective is maintained throughout the course.
Prerequisites SWK-3319 with a minimum grade of C
McDaniel Plan: Experiential
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SWK 3349 - Methods of Social Work Research Credits: 4
This course provides an introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methodology within social work practice. Techniques of social research will be applied to the study of social work problems and programs. The evaluation of social work practice will be emphasized and ethical issues will be explored from a researcher’s perspective and students will critically examine existing research studies.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites SWK-3319
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SWK 3350 - Quantitative Data Analysis in Social Work Credits: 4
The proposed course provides students with opportunities to develop a comprehensive understanding of quantitative data analysis and research methods in social work. It builds upon SOWK 3349 (Methods in Social Work Research) to provide the skills, knowledge and values necessary to function as beginning generalist social work practitioners/researcher. A particular focus of the proposed course is the analysis of secondary data, especially data relating to social work agencies and the communities they serve, as a way to test hypotheses relating to social work practice.
Prerequisites MAT-1001 and MAT-1002 or MAT-1100 and SWK-3349
McDaniel Plan: Quantitative Reasoning
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SWK 3365 - Special Topics in Social Work 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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SWK 3395 - Internships in Social Work 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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SWK 3398 - Independent Studies in Social Work 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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SWK 4409 - Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities Credits: 4
This course expands upon the theoretical aspects of the skills, knowledge, and values in the core methods of social work macro level practice, and intervention. Students simultaneous experience in the field provides the capacity for students to apply abstract knowledge to real situations derived from the field practicum. Community/organizational assessment, change efforts, and evaluation are emphasized.
Prerequisites Social Work 3322.
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SWK 4415 - Field Instruction Seminar I Credits: 2
A weekly seminar focusing on integration of social work concepts and theories with field instruction. Emphasis is on preparing students for generalist practice with a diversity of population groups and within systems of various sizes. Assignments are related to students’ agency experiences. Practice evaluation, social work, ethics, and the development of the professional self are emphasized.
Prerequisites Social Work 3322.
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SWK 4416 - Field Instruction Seminar II Credits: 2
A weekly seminar focusing on integration of social work concepts and theories with field instruction. Emphasis is on preparing students for generalist practice with a diversity of population groups and within systems of various sizes. Assignments are related to students’ agency experiences. Practice evaluation, social work, ethics, and the development of the professional self are emphasized.
Prerequisites SWK 4415
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SWK 4417 - Field Instruction in Social Work I Credits: 4
Supervised experience in the practice of generalist social work in a community social agency. Students assume direct service responsibility using a variety of social work methods and roles. Each student is assigned to a specific agency for the year.
Sixteen hours of field instruction per week is required.
Prerequisites SWK-3322 with a minimum grade of C
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SWK 4418 - Field Instruction in Social Work II Credits: 4
Supervised experience in the practice of generalist social work in a community social agency. Students assume direct service responsibility using a variety of social work methods and roles. Each student is assigned to a specific agency for the year.
Sixteen hours of field instruction per week is required.
Prerequisites SWK 4417
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SWK 4422 - Social Work Practice with Families and Small Groups Credits: 4
This course is the third in the Social Work Practice sequence designed to enable students to work with families and small groups in a manner appropriate for a generalist social worker. Students will explore variations of family development and behavior in regard to diversity as well as maladaptive coping and adaptation patterns on the part of individuals within families and families in interaction with their environment. Critical thinking skills (predict, evaluate and explain) will also be emphasized. Students will also be introduced to assessment concepts appropriate for a generalist social worker and will make recommendations for potential i nterventions/services for clients. This course also supports the Writing in the Discipline requirement for the major.
Prerequisites Social Work 3322
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SWK 4465 - Special Topics in Social Work 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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SWK 4495 - Internships in Social Work 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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