May 04, 2024  
2017-2018 University Catalog 
    
2017-2018 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Prefix and Course Index 

 

Sociology

Courses are designated as SOCI in the class schedule.

  
  • SOCI 354 - Gender, Sex and Society (3)


    Gender as a social and institutional construct, including analyses of identity, sexuality, media, family, work, economy, the state, and global relations. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: Completion of Category D 1 General Education.

  
  • SOCI 355 - Women in Contemporary Societies (3)


    Micro and macro analyses of women’s roles and experiences in contemporary societies. Topics may include gender socialization, institutional inequalities, women’s work, violence against women, resistant to inequality, women’s health and sexuality.

    Prerequisite: Completion of Category D 1 General Education.

  
  • SOCI 356 - Social Inequality (3)


    Development, patterns, structures and consequences of social inequality, with emphasis on social class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality in the U.S. Dynamics of resistance and social change are also discussed. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisites: Completion of G.E. Category D.1.

  
  • SOCI 357 - Race and Ethnic Relations (3)


    Development and current conditions of minority/majority relations through study of social, political and economic causes and consequences of prejudice and discrimination. Evolutionary and revolutionary movements for change will be studied. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: Completion of G.E. Category D.1.

  
  • SOCI 360 - Sociology of Death and Dying (3)


    Dying as a social process; functions of bereavement behavior; the grief process; fear of death and dying; death related rituals, demographic aspects of mortality; American death acceptance-denial controversy. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: Completion of G.E. Category D.1.

  
  • SOCI 361 - Population and the Environment (3)


    Population composition, growth and movement. Social factors affecting birth rates, death rates and migration. Environmental and resource base implications of population growth, urbanization and migration. Role of the economy, poverty, gender and development on population dynamics.

    Prerequisite: SOCI 101 .

  
  • SOCI 365 - Law and Society (3)


    Relationship between a society and its laws using sociological theory and major concepts. Analyze court process, legal professions, and related social institutions.

    Prerequisite: Completion of G.E. Category D.1

  
  • SOCI 366 - Deviant Behavior (3)


    Social construction, nature and patterns of deviance. Topics include theories of deviance, research on deviance, types of deviance, constructing deviance, deviant identity, relations among deviants, deviant acts, and deviant careers.

    Prerequisite: SOCI 101 .

  
  • SOCI 371 - Sociology of City Life (3)


    Ecology, patterns of growth, institutional inequalities, social problems, cultures, and organized resistances of urban communities in global contexts. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: Completion of G.E. Category D.1

  
  • SOCI 381 - Sociology of Human Sexuality (3)


    Sociological aspects of sexualities, socio-historical and comparative perspectives; relationships of sexual constructs to life cycle, gender, race, class, nation and power. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: Completion of G.E. Category D.1.

  
  • SOCI 385 - Family Violence (3)


    Contemporary issues of family violence: victims, perpetrators and societal responses. Explores causes, intervention and prevention of all types of abuse - child, sibling, spouse, parent and elder - through the examination of theories, research findings and practical field application.

    Prerequisite: SOCI 101 .

  
  • SOCI 403 - Queer Communities and Social Change (3)


    Sociological investigation into queer communities and social change. Draws from queer theoretical perspectives to promote an understanding of social control and political resistance and offers a transnational/global perspective on queer social formations.

    Prerequisites: SOCI 354  or SOCI 381 .

  
  • SOCI 408 - Sexual Abuse in American Society (3)


    Sociological examination of sexual abuse in contemporary society, specifically patterns of forcible rape and child sexual victimization. Theories and research findings regarding causes, consequences and other dynamics of sexual victimization, including responses of social groups to such victimization.

    Prerequisites: SOCI 101 , SOCI 366 .

  
  • SOCI 410 - Theories of Social Behavior (3)


    Main schools of sociological thought, both European and American. Systems of theory, methodology of theorists, cultural change and social institutions.

    Prerequisite: SOCI 101  or junior or senior standing.

  
  • SOCI 411 - Criminology (3)


    Extent, causes and control of criminal behavior. Criminal law, causal factors and theories, correctional institutions, probation and parole and preventive efforts. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: SOCI 101 .

  
  • SOCI 413 - Juvenile Delinquency (3)


    Juvenile delinquency as a social problem. Sociological study of the causes of delinquent behavior and programs of control, treatment and prevention.

    Prerequisite: SOCI 101 .

  
  • SOCI 415 - Sociology of Corrections (3)


    Current problems and programs in probation, parole and correctional institutions. For students planning careers in corrections.

    Prerequisite: SOCI 101 , SOCI 411  or SOCI 413 .

  
  • SOCI 417 - Violence against Women and Girls: Global Realities (3)


    This course focuses on violence against women of all ages in the global context. The ways violence against women manifests and is explained across cultural, sociodemographic, and geographic boundaries is examined.

    Prerequisite: SOCI 101 .

  
  • SOCI 443 - Sociology of Aging (3)


    Population age structure; theories of aging; aging in family, economic, political, religious, educational, leisure/esthetic institutions, aging and ethnicity, social policy and the future of aging. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite SOCI 101 

  
  • SOCI 455 - Sociology of Health and Illness (3)


    Comprehensive sociological perspective for interpreting medicine and medical behavior. Considers disease processes as they affect the individual and others in this environment, health practice and petitioners, health institutions and the cost and service of health services in a multifaceted approach.

    Prerequisite: SOCI 101 .

  
  • SOCI 456 - Immigrant Orange County (3)


    Migration through the lens of Orange County. Requires research project including data collection (surveys or interviews or focus groups), data analysis and report writing.

    Prerequisite: for SOCI 456 – completion of G.E. Category D.1 or graduate standing; for GEOG 456 – GEOG 361 or GEOG 362; or graduate standing

  
  • SOCI 457 - Whiteness, a Racial Formation (3)


    Formation and transformation of racial categories, emphasizing the historical, political and social forces shaping definitions of whiteness in the U.S. How racial categories are inhabited, challenged and changed.

    Prerequisite: SOCI 101  or AFAM 101 /ASAM 101 /CHIC 101 /WGST 101 .

  
  • SOCI 458 - Sociology of Religious Behavior (3)


    Religious behavior examined by social science theories. Religious rituals/beliefs to cope with anxiety and powerlessness before natural forces and social structures and processes. Religion’s contributions to individual identity, societal order and change. One or more sections may be offered in any online format. (RLST 458 and SOCI 458 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite:  SOCI 101 .

  
  • SOCI 459 - The Sociology of Marital Dissolution (3)


    Social-psychological causes and consequences of voluntary marital dissolution (separation, divorce). Erosion of attachment, personal identity changes, changing and new relationships with others, starting over, dating again, sexuality changes, loneliness, anxieties.

    Prerequisite: SOCI 101 .

  
  • SOCI 463 - Political Sociology (3)


    Theoretical perspectives; nature of power and authority; social structure and political institutions; elites and decision making; social influences on political behavior; political movements.

    Prerequisite: SOCI 101 .

  
  • SOCI 467 - Sociology of Sport (3)


    Nature, position, functions and growing importance of sports in contemporary industrial society. Relationships between structure, variety and extent of sports activity and other institutional sectors in society.

    Prerequisite: SOCI 101 .

  
  • SOCI 473 - Social Behavior in Organizations (3)


    Sociological analysis of formal organizations (industrial, governmental, welfare, military, medical, educational, correctional, etc.) as systems of social interaction. Blueprinted vs. informal organization, structure, authority, decision-making, role conflicts, communication and morals. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: SOCI 101 .

  
  • SOCI 485 - Research Applicatons (3)


    Design and implement an individual research project that integrates accumulated training from previous courses in a single in-depth exploration of a topic of interest.

    Prerequisite: SOCI 101 , SOCI 302 .

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • SOCI 495 - Sociological Internship (3)


    Supervised field experience permitting application of relevant sociological material in practical settings. Requires 120 hours in the field. May be repeated once for credit. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: 12 units of upper-division in sociology; minimum 3.0 GPA in the major.

  
  • SOCI 499 - Independent Study (1-3)


    Individual research project, either library or field. Must enroll with an instructor whose recognized interests are in the area of the planned independent study. Conferences with the instructor as necessary; work culminates in one or more papers. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Prerequisites: completion of 12 units of sociology and at least a 3.0 GPA.

  
  • SOCI 501T - Seminar: Topics in Societal Structure and Process (3)


    Analyze a specialization within the study of society such as: socialization and personality; deviance; social change; institutional structure and process. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 18 units.

    Prerequisite: consent of instructor

  
  • SOCI 502A - The Research Process (3)


    Requires the completion of a research project including such elements as theory construction, hypotheses formation, sampling, survey construction, data collection and data analysis. Meets the University Graduate Writing Requirement. Instructional fee.

  
  • SOCI 502B - The Research Process (3)


    Problems of social research. Causal inferences, value bias and measurement, construction of scales. Instructional fee.

    Prerequisite: SOCI 502A .

  
  • SOCI 508 - Social and Ethical Issues in Aging (3)


    Social and ethical issues facing an aging society. Ethical terminology, ethical decision making and social implications of ethical issues related to such topics as nursing homes, caregiving, suicide and intergenerational equality. (GERO 508 and SOCI 508 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: graduate standing in Gerontology, Sociology or Public Health.

  
  • SOCI 581 - Advanced Theories of Social Behavior (3)


    Basic elements and key problems in constructing and evaluating sociological theories.

    Prerequisite: SOCI 410 .

  
  • SOCI 585 - The Practice of Sociology (3)


    The nexus between theory and methods in current sociological research. Uses applied skills to critically analyze specialized studies in sociology.

    Prerequisite: graduate standing in Sociology.

  
  • SOCI 596 - Teaching Symposium (3)


    Placement with mentor for training to teach college-level sociology classes. pedagogy, course design and assessment.

    Prerequisite: consent of adviser.

  
  • SOCI 597 - Project (3)


    Under the direction of a faculty member: select a topic that integrates learning in the program with an applied area of interest; develop and submit a major project on the topic. May be repeated once for credit.

    Prerequisite: classified standing in the M.A. in Sociology program; proposal approved by supervising faculty member and the Sociology Department Graduate Studies committee.

  
  • SOCI 598 - Thesis (3)


    Individual research under supervision, reported in a thesis and defended successfully in an oral examination conducted by a faculty committee.

    Prerequisites: acceptance as a candidate for the M.A. in Sociology, and approval of topic.

  
  • SOCI 599 - Independent Graduate Research (1-3)


    Individual research on a library or empirical project, with conferences with instructor as necessary, culminating in one or more papers. May be repeated once for credit.

    Prerequisite: consent of graduate adviser and instructor.


Spanish

Courses are designated SPAN in the class schedule.

  
  • SPAN 101 - Fundamental Spanish-A (5)


    Develop listening and reading comprehension, speaking, writing, and cultural awareness to communicate on a basic level. Introduction to customs, culture and civilization of Spanish-speaking countries. Conducted primarily in Spanish.

  
  • SPAN 102 - Fundamental Spanish-B (5)


    Continued development of listening and reading comprehension, speaking, writing, and cultural awareness to communicate on a basic level. Introduction to customs, culture and civilization of Spanish-speaking countries. Conducted primarily in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 101 .

  
  • SPAN 105 - Intensive Review of Fundamental Spanish (5)


    Intensive course to develop listening and reading comprehension, speaking, writing and cultural awareness necessary to communicate on a basic level. Conducted primarily in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: prior experience equivalent to SPAN 101  and SPAN 102  or three years of high school Spanish taken two or more years ago.

  
  • SPAN 202 - Spanish for Spanish Speakers (3)


    Intermediate course designed to further develop existing communicative skills in Spanish. May not receive credit for both SPAN 202 and SPAN 204. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

  
  • SPAN 203 - Intermediate Spanish-A (3)


    Develop listening and reading comprehension, speaking and writing Spanish based on cultural and literary materials. Oral expression and developing correct pronunciation. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 102  or SPAN 105 . Concurrent enrollment in SPAN 213  recommended.

  
  • SPAN 204 - Intermediate Spanish-B (3)


    Continued development of listening and reading comprehension, practice in speaking and writing Spanish based on cultural and literary materials. Vocabulary building and developing grammatical accuracy. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 201 or SPAN 203 . Concurrent enrollment in SPAN 214  recommended.

  
  • SPAN 213 - Intermediate Conversation (3)


    Practice in oral expression. Not open to students with proficiency in Spanish. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 102  or SPAN 105 . Concurrent enrollment in SPAN 203  recommended.

  
  • SPAN 214 - Intermediate Composition (3)


    Practice in written expression based on cultural and literary materials. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 201 or SPAN 203 . Concurrent enrollment in SPAN 204  recommended

  
  • SPAN 280 - Spanish for Health and Human Services - A (3)


    Provides students in the health professions with an introduction to the skills necessary to effectively communicate in Spanish, using terminology and culturally appropriate expressions specific to the field.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 214  or equivalent Spanish communicative competency.

  
  • SPAN 299 - Directed Study (1-3)


    Supervised study projects in Spanish language or literature to be taken with consent of instructor and department chair. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 units.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 102 .

  
  • SPAN 300 - Spanish Conversation (3)


    Develop formal, as well as conversational control of spoken Spanish in the context of contemporary cultural topics related to the Spanish-speaking world. Not open to those with native-like proficiency in Spanish. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 204  or SPAN 213 .

  
  • SPAN 301 - Advanced Grammar and Composition (3)


    Grammar analysis and written expression. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 214 .

  
  • SPAN 302 - Spanish for Health and Human Services - B (3)


    Provides students in the health professions with skills necessary to effectively communicate in Spanish at an advanced level, using terminology and culturally appropriate expressions specific to the field.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 280 .

  
  • SPAN 303 - Writing for the Hispanic Media (3)


    A hands-on writing course designed to provide the foundations of effective copywriting to reach the Hispanic community using diverse media. Conducted primarily in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 301  and consent of instructor.

  
  • SPAN 310 - Spanish in the Business World (3)


    Practical vocabulary and structure of business language, as well as the cultural background of business procedures in the Hispanic world. No credit toward Spanish major or minor. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisites: ECON 201 , ECON 202 . Pre- or corequisite: SPAN 301 .

  
  • SPAN 311 - Spanish for International Business (3)


    Acquire vocabulary appropriate to the Hispanic business world and study its economic institutions. Emphasizes reading comprehension, conversation and composition. No credit toward Spanish major or minor. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 310 .

  
  • SPAN 315 - Introduction to Spanish Civilization (3)


    Readings and discussions in Spanish literature, arts and institutions. Strengthen facility in the language. Conducted in Spanish.

    Pre- or corequisite: SPAN 301 .

  
  • SPAN 316 - Introduction to Spanish-American Civilization (3)


    Readings and discussion in Spanish-American literature, arts and institutions. Strengthening of facility in the language. Conducted in Spanish.

    Pre- or corequisite: SPAN 301 .

  
  • SPAN 325 - Contemporary Culture of Spain (3)


    Develop an understanding of the culture of Spain from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. Ideologies, institutions, literature and arts. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 301 ; Spanish language competency; completion of G.E. Category C.2.

  
  • SPAN 326 - Spanish-American Modern Culture (3)


    Develop an understanding of Spanish-American culture from the 19th century to the present day. Ideologies, institutions, literature and arts. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 301 ; Spanish language competency; completion of G.E. Category C.2.

  
  • SPAN 375 - Introduction to Literary Forms (3)


    Introduction to literary forms and concepts of literary techniques and criticism. Analysis and interpretation of various texts. Strengthens abilities in reading, language and literary criticism. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 301 .

  
  • SPAN 390 - Spanish Culture Through Cinema and Literature (3)


    Development of modern Spanish society (20th-century) using various visual media, including literature (in translation) and film (subtitled). Conducted in English.

    Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category C.2.

  
  • SPAN 400 - Advanced Writing (3)


    Explore a topic or theme to develop several language skills, especially writing, to broaden and deepen cultural awareness from a humanistic perspective, and to develop and refine critical, analytical, and creative writing competencies. Conducted in Spanish.

    Pre- or corequisite: SPAN 375 .

  
  • SPAN 405 - Spanish Editorial Convergence Writing Model (3)


    Review and analyze new editorial business models that have worked in the Spanish language markets within the U.S and Puerto Rico.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 301 .

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • SPAN 406 - Spanish American Cinema: Historical and Cultural Representations (3)


    Cinema and literature as vehicles to analyze Spanish America historical and cultural realities such as stratification, gender and political practices. Taught in Spanish.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 316 .

  
  • SPAN 407 - Spanish Visual Representations of Cultural Transformations in the 20th Century (3)


    Traces the development of modern Spanish society from the Second Republic of 1930 to 1983’s democracy. How films are texts capable of expressing social, historical or political issues and cultural changes. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 315 .

  
  • SPAN 415 - Contemporary Spanish Culture (3)


    Cultural-social, economical, political-characteristics of contemporary Spanish life. Conducted in Spanish. Not applicable for graduate degree credit.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 315 .

  
  • SPAN 416 - Contemporary Spanish-American Culture (3)


    Social, economic, artistic and political aspects of contemporary life in Spanish America. Conducted in Spanish. Not applicable for graduate degree credit.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 316 .

  
  • SPAN 430 - Spanish Literature to Neoclassicism (3)


    Spanish literature from its beginnings to 1700. Representative works of each genre. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 315 , SPAN 375 .

  
  • SPAN 440 - Spanish-American Literature to Modernismo (3)


    Prerequisites: SPAN 316, SPAN 375. Spanish-American literature to modernismo. Conducted in Spanish. (LTAM 440 and SPAN 440 are the same course.)

  
  • SPAN 441 - Spanish-American Literature Since Modernismo (3)


    Prerequisites: SPAN 316, SPAN 375. Spanish-American literature from modernismo to the present. Conducted in Spanish. (LTAM 441 and SPAN 441 are the same course.)

    Prerequisites: SPAN 316, SPAN 375

  
  • SPAN 461 - Spanish Literature Since Neoclassicism (3)


    Representative works of Spanish literature from 1700 to the present. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 315 , SPAN 375 .

  
  • SPAN 466 - Spanish Phonology and Dialectology (3)


    Phonology of Spanish, specifically, the sound system, suprasegmentals and connected speech. Description and analysis of the dialectal varieties of Spanish. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 301 .

  
  • SPAN 467 - Spanish Morphology and Syntax (3)


    Analytical procedures of general linguistics as applied to Spanish word and sentence structure. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 301 .

  
  • SPAN 468 - Spanish/English Bilingualism and Language Contact (3)


    Comprehensive study of topics related to Spanish-English Bilingualism and language contact. Analysis of the linguistic situation of the Hispanic groups in the United States within psycholinguistic, grammatical and sociolinguistic theoretical frames. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 467 .

  
  • SPAN 475T - Senior Seminar: Topics in Spanish Peninsular Literature (3)


    Selected topics of the literature of Spain. Subject matter will change. May be repeated once for credit. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 375  and senior standing in Spanish

  
  • SPAN 485T - Senior Seminar: Topics in Spanish-American Literature (3)


    Selected topics of the literature of Spanish-America. Subject matter will change. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 375  and senior standing in Spanish.

  
  • SPAN 499 - Independent Study (1-3)


    Supervised research projects in Spanish language, literature, culture, linguistics or business. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Prerequisite: consent of instructor and department chair.

  
  • SPAN 500 - Graduate Seminar: Advanced Structure and Style (3)


    Transformational analysis of Spanish syntactic structures; classic approach to grammar; analysis of style in different contemporary writers, following a linguistic approach. Complemented with exercises and translations from English to Spanish. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 467 .

  
  • SPAN 515 - Spanish Cultural Continuum in the Southwest (3)


    Hispanic cultural production of the Southwest, a fringe area for the Spanish Empire, the Mexican nation and the U.S. Southwest. Border/postcolonial studies provide the theoretical framework for analyzing power dynamics represented in assigned readings.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 430 , SPAN 440 , consent of instructor.

  
  • SPAN 516 - Early Modern Trans-Atlantic Encounters: Spain and the Americas (3)


    Transatlantic literature, emphasizing representatives of exchanges, clashes and cultural reactions that arose. Analyze literary works, theoretical texts and cultural events that shape and reflect the power dynamics of transatlantic crossing.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 430 , SPAN 440 , consent of instructor.

  
  • SPAN 530 - Graduate Seminar: Historical Linguistics (3)


    Principles of historical linguistics as seen through the evolution of Classical Latin (phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicon) into contemporary Spanish. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 466  or SPAN 467 .

  
  • SPAN 556 - Graduate Seminar: Spanish Poetry (3)


    Chronological overview of Peninsular poetry with special attention on specific authors and movements. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 430  or SPAN 461 .

  
  • SPAN 557 - Graduate Seminar: Spanish-American Poetry (3)


    Chronological overview of Spanish-American poetry from 1888 (Latin American Modernism) to Vanguardist and present day poetry and Anti-Poetry. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 440  or SPAN 441 .

  
  • SPAN 567 - Graduate Seminar: Spanish-American Novel (3)


    Historical overview of the development of the Spanish- American novel from the Colonial period (picaresque) to the Modern Experimental Novel. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 440  or SPAN 441 .

  
  • SPAN 571 - Graduate Seminar: Spanish Prose and Narrative Fiction (3)


    An in-depth study of major prose and narrative works from various historical periods of Spanish literature. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 430  or SPAN 461 .

  
  • SPAN 575 - Graduate Seminar: Spanish Drama (3)


    Chronological overview of Peninsular drama, emphasizing major authors and their most representative works. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 430  or SPAN 461 .

  
  • SPAN 576T - Graduate Seminar: Hispanic Topics (3)


    Contemporary Spanish culture, contemporary Spanish-American culture, El Ensayo y La Critica Literaria Hispano-Americana. May be repeated once with different subject matter. Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: SPAN 430 , SPAN 440 SPAN 441 , or SPAN 461 .

  
  • SPAN 598 - Thesis (3-6)


    May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Prerequisite: recommendation of student’s graduate committee.

  
  • SPAN 599 - Independent Graduate Research (1-3)


    Supervised research projects in Spanish language or literature. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Prerequisites: fluency in Spanish and consent of instructor.


Special Education

Courses are designated as SPED in the class schedule.

  
  • SPED 110 - The Teaching Experience: Exploration (3)


    Exploring one’s self in relation to other people in the schools, and an encounter with the teaching experience through fieldwork. Accompanying seminar helps extend observations and explore relevant issues. (2 hours fieldwork, 2 hours seminar). Credit/No credit only. (EDEL 110 , EDSC 110, SCED 110 and SPED 110 are the same course.)

  
  • SPED 322 - Introduction to Positive Behavior Support (3)


    Basic theory and technology of applied behavior analysis as it applies to individual, class-wide, and school-wide Positive Behavior Support. Assessing and evaluating school environments in terms of how events and conditions support behavior. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

  
  • SPED 371 - Exceptional Individual (3)


    Overview of all areas of exceptionalities and topical review of characteristics of individuals with exceptional needs. Participate in various simulations and activities designed to enhance understanding of diversity in our society. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

  
  • SPED 400 - Early Childhood Special Education (3)


    Characteristics of young children ages birth-5 years with disabilities, developmental delays and those at risk for developmental delays. Rationale for early intervention and preschool programs, program models and service delivery approaches. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: CAS 325A  or equivalent course in normal infant and early childhood development.

  
  • SPED 401 - Introduction to Autism (3)


    Introduction to the field of autism. Foundations and characteristics of autism spectrum disorders and up-to-date evidence-based best practices for teaching students with ASD. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • SPED 421 - Working with Families of Individuals with Disabilities (3)


    Characteristics of family systems; functional assessment of family needs, concerns and priorities. Effective communication, collaborative skills and identification of community resources. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: SPED 371 .

  
  • SPED 425 - Language and Culture for Special Populations: Foundations of Culture and Language and the IEP (3)


    Pre-service class for SPED Credential program. May be taken as a co-requisite with SPED 322 , SPED 371 . Introduction to language and culture for Special populations. Foundations and characteristics of bicultural English learners who also have disabilities; presents the most current, evidence based practices for assessing and teaching this special population. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • SPED 428 - Inclusive Education (3)


    Prerequisite: SPED 322, 371, 425, and ECSE credential program admittance. Introduces the concepts, strategies, and legislation for including children with disabilities alongside their typically developing peers in natural environments. Emphasis includes best practices such as Universal Design for Learning (UDL), environmental assessment, and collaboration with families and school personnel.

    Prerequisite: SPED 322, 371, 425, and ECSE credential program admittance.

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • SPED 429 - Introduction to Collaboration/Consultation (3)


    Support beginning Education Specialists in ways that will foster lifelong learning and a successful career in teaching. Train in skills that promote collaboration with colleagues and successfully including students with special needs into general education environments when appropriate. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: admission to Special Education Credential Program. Corequisite: SPED 488 .

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • SPED 432 - SPED Curriculum and Instruction in the General Ed Classroom - Math and Science (3)


    Emphasizes education students with disabilities in general education, while learning standards, field-based learning, problem solving, direct instruction and accommodations/modifications designed for K-12 mathematics and science teaching in inclusive settings.

    Prerequisites: SPED 322 , SPED 371 , SPED 425 ; admission to the Special Education Credential Program.

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
 

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