Jun 25, 2024

2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Social Work
	SOWK 4452 - Field Education Practicum II (4 credits) Prerequisites: Admission requires senior status, departmental approval, completion of all General Education and SOWK 3000 , SOWK 3300 , SOWK 3310 , SOWK 4330 , SOWK 4454 . Overall GPA of 2.25 and SOWK GPA of 2.5 are also required. Corequisites: SOWK 4340 , SOWK 4455 . Field Education Practicum II is the second module of the Field Education Practicum sequence. Students complete fieldwork in a community agency. Under the supervision of a professional social worker, students are required to spend 24 hours per week for 13 weeks in a community agency. A minimum of 315 practicum hours are required to successfully complete this course. Field Education Practicum II must be taken concurrently with SOWK 4455 and SOWK 4340. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOWK 4453 - Social Work Field Practicum (16 credits) Prerequisites: Senior status; Completion of all required major courses and General Education Core requirements; Overall GPA of 2.25 and a 2.5 GPA in required SOWK courses. This is a one-semester-block field experience placement involving over 500 clock hours of educationally directed and professionally supervised social work activities in a social service setting in Appalachia. The student also is required to participate in regularly scheduled field integration seminars on campus. The practicum allows application of the theoretical knowledge, professional values, and practice skills acquired throughout the curriculum so students can build on these practice elements in order to progressively engage in various roles of intervention and to employ a variety of methods. The purpose of the course is to enable the student to further develop generalist practice skills and to integrate professional knowledge, values, attitudes, skills, and theory with practice. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOWK 4454 - Field Education Seminar I (2 credits) Prerequisites: Admission requires senior status, departmental approval, completion of all General Education, and SOWK 3000 , SOWK 3300 , SOWK 3310 . Overall GPA of 2.25 and SOWK GPA of 2.5. Corequisites: SOWK 4330 , SOWK 4451 . Field Education Seminar I is the first of a two part sequence of integrated seminar education. The seminar allows application of the theoretical knowledge, professional values, and practice skills acquired throughout the curriculum. Seminar discussions focus on issues related to practicum placements, and professional practice with the opportunity for students to communicate with their peers and problem solve with each other. Field Education Seminar I must be taken concurrently with SOWK 4330 and SOWK 4451. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOWK 4455 - Field Education Seminar II (2 credits) Prerequisites: Senior status, departmental approval, completion of all General Education and SOWK 3000 , SOWK 3300 , SOWK 3310 , SOWK 4330 , SOWK 4454 . Overall GPA of 2.25 and SOWK GPA of 2.5 is also required. Corequisites: SOWK 4340 , SOWK 4452 . Field Education Seminar II is the second part of the integrated field education seminar sequence. The seminar facilitates the integration of academic knowledge and practicum experiences in a supervised and supportive learning environment. Students incorporate the components of a professional social work foundation with practical experiences acquired through the practicum. Students are required to demonstrate increased knowledge and skills in practice, research, and evaluation across multi-level systems. Field Education Seminar II must be taken concurrently with SOWK 4452 and SOWK 4340. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOWK 4457 - Social Work Practice in Health Care Setting (3 credits) Familiarizes the student with the practice of social work in health care settings and enables students to develop necessary knowledge and skills to offer effective psychosocial interventions in a health care setting as part of a multidisciplinary team. Emphasis on a holistic approach to health care examines the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual components of the client within the health care system, as well as experiences with family, social, political, and legal systems. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOWK 4467 - Seminar in School Social Work (3 credits) This course prepares students for licensure as a school social worker. It explores policies, practices, historical developments, and legislative trends affecting social work services in schools. School-community relationships are examined, as well as the impact of societal attitudes upon schools. Special emphasis is placed on the theory and practice expressed by the Tennessee Department of Education’s “Minimum Competency Requirements for School Social Workers K - 12,” “Criteria for the Evaluation of School Social Workers,” and NASW Standards of Social Work Services in schools. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOWK 4517 - Crisis Intervention (3 credits) This survey course explores the various types of crises and approaches to crisis intervention in professional practice. General systems theory is the basic underlying framework. Students engage in role play, simulations, and games, to develop beginning professional skills needed to work with individuals, families, groups, and communities in crisis. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOWK 4567 - Human Sexuality (3 credits) This survey course on human sexuality introduces students to sexual attitudes, sexual physiology and response, sexual techniques and behavior, reproduction and reproductive control, sexually transmitted diseases, and how sexual behavior is learned and developed, i.e., psychosocial development and cultural impact. It provides students with the opportunity for value clarification and exploration of personal and social attitudes toward varying forms of sexual behavior and orientations. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOWK 4900 - Directed Independent Study (1-3 credits, variable) Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and formal admission to the major. Directed independent study on a topic that is related to social work practice and is of special interest to the student. Enables students to utilize research knowledge and skills in pursuing in depth a special area of interest. Students are provided guidance and direction by a faculty member who has expertise in the area of study. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOWK 4928 - Honors Study (3 credits) Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and senior status in social work. Directed independent study or project on a topic that is related to social work practice and is of special interest to the student. The course is limited to senior social work majors who have attained a grade point average of 3.0 or above and show exceptional promise for the profession. Enables students to utilize research knowledge and skills in pursuing in depth a special area of interest. Students will be provided guidance and direction by a faculty member who has expertise in the area of study. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOWK 4957 - Special Topics in Social Work (3 credits) Prerequisites: Junior or senior status. Selected topics that relate to fields of practice, current issues in the profession, or area of special interest. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Sociology
	SOCI 1020 - Introduction to Sociology (3 credits) Sociology is the systematic study of social behavior. Topics include interaction, culture, inequality and social class, the changing society, socialization, subcultures, crime and deviance, family and religion, among others. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 2000 - Marriage and the Family (3 credits) An overview of the effects of societal change on marital and non-marital relationships. Topics include premarital dynamics, singles, dual career families, family violence, and divorce. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 2020 - Social Problems (3 credits) Prerequisites: SOCI 1020 . Sociological study of major current problems confronted in American society and the beliefs that compound them. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 2040 - Social Institutions (3 credits) Prerequisites: SOCI 1020 . This course examines social patterns or societal subsystems designed to meet human needs. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 3030 - Gender and Society (3 credits) Prerequisites: SOCI 1020 or permission of instructor. Study of the social construction of gender and its consequences for individuals and society. Examination of our cultural assumptions about gender identities, roles, behaviors, and the social processes that reproduce gender inequality. (spring) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 3060 - Medical Sociology (3 credits) Study of the concepts, theories, and methods of medical sociology with particular emphasis on the analysis and application of the findings of contemporary research in medical sociology. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 3110 - Minorities (3 credits) Prerequisites: SOCI 1020 . Examination of the relationships between dominant and subordinate racial, ethnic, and other groups in the U.S., the theoretical perspectives, the processes that create or maintain institutional discrimination, and current issues concerning intergroup relations. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 3210 - Sociological Research (3 credits) Methods used in investigating and reporting social phenomena. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 3300 - Deviant Behavior (3 credits) Prerequisites: SOCI 1020 . An analysis of various types of deviance in society with an emphasis on the application of various theories. Topics include drug addiction, prostitution, mental illness, disability, sexual deviance, alcoholism, and domestic violence. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 3310 - Criminology (3 credits) Prerequisites: SOCI 1020 . An analysis of the major sociological theories of crime causation, sociological aspects of types of offenders, and techniques of measuring crime. This course is cross-listed with CJCR 3310 and counts in the Criminal Justice major. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 3320 - Juvenile Delinquency (3 credits) Prerequisites: SOCI 1020 . A study of the extent, causes, treatment, and prevention of delinquency. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 3444 - Data Analysis (3 credits) Prerequisites: MATH 1530 , CSCI 1100 , SOAA 3350 . Instruction on the use of SPSS and/or other software packages for analyzing social science data via statistics with an emphasis on interpretation and application. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 3600 - Collective Behavior (3 credits) This course examines various types of unusual group behavior, such as panics, riots, protests, fads, urban myths and legends, and millenarian groups. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 3620 - Sociology of Sport (3 credits) Critically assesses the role sport plays in individual lives and how it functions as an agent of socialization. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 4018 - Honors Thesis (3-6 credits) Open only to students accepted in ETSU honors programs. A capstone experience serving as the culmination of an honors curriculum. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 4057 - Applied Sociology (3 credits) Prerequisites: SOCI 3210 , CJCR 3010 , or PSYC 3201 . An examination of the issues and concepts of community and the principles of community-based research using theoretical and applied approaches. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 4087 - The Family in Transition (3 credits) Prerequisites: SOCI 1020 . An analysis of the changing family with emphasis on family theory. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 4200 - Society and Global Development (3 credits) Prerequisites: SOCI 1020 or instructor approval. This course will examine modern global political, economic, and environmental transformations associated with development, and the transitions, challenges and potential solutions associated with them. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 4252 - Race, Class, and Gender in Film (3 credits) Prerequisites: SOCI 1020 or ANTH 1240 or WMST 2010 or ENGL 3290 or equivalent. A sociological examination of film entertainment, the film industry, and how films represent social life, social problems, and social processes of inequality. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 4257 - Power, Wealth, and Poverty (3 credits) Prerequisites: SOCI 1020 . Examination of the theories and research concerning the distribution of power, wealth, and prestige in American society, and the impact of social class on life chances. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 4337 - Symbolic Interaction and Social Identities (3 credits) Prerequisites: SOCI 1020 . Study of social interaction, the development of self, and the social construction of reality. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 4440 - Sociology of Religion (3 credits) Prerequisites: SOCI 1020 or RELI 2210 or ANTH 1240 or equivalent. This course critically examines sociological theory and research used to study religion and its place in societies. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 4507 - Sociology of the Aging (3 credits) Prerequisites: SOCI 1020 . An application of basic sociological principles, theories, and research findings to the understanding of the aging and their relationships with other segments of the population. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 4557 - Population (3 credits) Prerequisites: SOCI 1020 . Major population characteristics, trends, and problems, primarily those of the United States. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 4807 - Classical Social Theory (3 credits) Prerequisites: SOCI 1020 . This course provides a comprehensive survey of key modern social theorists and theories within the historical context of the emergence of the modern world order. Fall View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 4900 - Independent Studies (1-3 credits) Prerequisites: With permission of instructor. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 4957 - Special Topics in Sociology (1-6 credits) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 4989 - Internship/Cooperative Education (1-3 credits) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOCI 4999 - Internship/Cooperative Education (1-3 credits) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Sociology and Anthropology
	SOAA 3350 - Social Statistics (3 credits) Prerequisites: MATH 1530 . An introduction to applied statistics in the field of sociology and related disciplines View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOAA 3700 - Peoples and Cultures of Latin America (3 credits) An introduction to various cultures and nations in Latin America. Topics include indigenous cultures, cultural variation, economic development, political change and demographic processes. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOAA 3800 - Religion, Society, and Culture (3 credits) Prerequisites: SOCI 1020 or ANTH 1240 , or permission of instructor. Analysis of the social and cultural dimensions of religion and the origins, functions, and place of religion in human societies. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOAA 4357 - Popular and Consumer Culture (3 credits) An examination of the impact of media and consumer cultures upon traditional lifestyles and world views. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOAA 4410 - International Field Experience (2-6 credits) Prerequisites: ANTH 4400 or SOAA 4627 . This course provides upper-level Anthropology/Sociology majors or minors an international field experience to apply skills and techniques learned in their ETSU coursework. Students may participate in a diversity of projects, including archaeological excavations and ethnographic fieldwork. The course is repeatable up to and including 6 hours. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOAA 4627 - Ethnographic Field Work Techniques (3 credits) Prerequisites: ANTH 1240 or SOCI 1020 . An introduction to the information-gathering techniques and strategies employed by modern anthropologists, folklorists, and qualitative sociologists—including interviewing, recording, photography, transcription, and data analysis. Practical applications and cultural situations are also stressed. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOAA 4907 - Foodways of Appalachia (3 credits) Traditional and developing food cultures of the Mountain South. Topics include: the historical roots of Appalachian cookery; food and class in Appalachia; Native American and African influences on mountain cuisine; immigrant cooking in the mountains; the rituals of the mountain table; the products of the land and larder; traditional food preservation techniques and beliefs; and the emergence and viability of sustainable agriculture and aquaculture. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SOAA 4957 - Special Topics in Sociology/Anthropology (1-6 credits) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Spanish
	SPAN 1010 - Beginning Spanish I (3 credits) A study of the four language skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing. Includes introduction to Hispanic culture. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 1011 - Beginning Spanish for Health Care I (3 credits) A study of the four language skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing, with an emphasis on vocabulary and cultural situations appropriate for health care professions. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 1020 - Beginning Spanish II (3 credits) Prerequisites: A grade of at least C- in SPAN 1010 or with consent of Spanish coordinator. A study of the four language skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing. Includes introduction to Hispanic culture. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 1021 - Beginning Spanish for Health Care II (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 1011 . A continuation of the study of the four language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing, with an emphasis on vocabulary and cultural situations appropriate for health care professions. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 2010 - Second-Year Spanish I (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 1020 . Intermediate Spanish: grammar review, oral practice, and writing. Emphasis on Hispanic culture and literature. (A grade of at least C- in SPAN 1020 , or consent of the Spanish coordinator is required.) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 2020 - Second-Year Spanish II (3 credits) Prerequisites: A grade of at least C- in SPAN 2010 or with consent of the coordinator for Spanish. Intermediate Spanish: grammar review, oral practice, and writing. Emphasis on Hispanic culture and literature. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 3003 - Basic Spanish Grammar (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 2020 or equivalent. A review of basic Spanish structures, such as the uses of ser and estar, object pronouns, and verb conjugation. This course is designed to consolidate the language skills acquired in the introductory-level courses and to build communicative skills and cultural competency. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 3033 - Hispanic Readings and Composition (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3003 . May be taken concurrently. An introduction to Hispanic literature with emphasis on writing. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 3113 - Spanish Conversation and Composition (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3003 . May be taken concurrently. Practice in conversation, with emphasis on idioms, syntax, and current expressions. Study of grammar through written compositions. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 3123 - Applied Spanish: Introduction to Translation (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3113 . This is a writing intensive course that teaches basic translation skills through an interdisciplinary approach. Grammar-based written exercises and English/Spanish and Spanish/English translations from various professional fields are assigned and corrected in class. A ten- (10-) hour service-learning requirement involves students in a project that promotes cordial, supportive, and meaningful relationships between Spanish-speaking and English-speaking community members. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 3133 - Applied Spanish: Introduction to the Spanish- Speaking Communities (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 2020 or equivalent. This is a community-based course which provides students with the knowledge and skills to effectively interact with members of Spanish-speaking communities in both social and professional contexts. This course teaches cultural competence and diversity through an interdisciplinary approach involving students and faculty in the promotion of cordial, supportive, and meaningful relationships between Spanish-speaking and English-speaking community members. Students complete substantial field experience in Spanish-speaking communities. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 3213 - Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3113 . May be taken concurrently. An introduction to the phonetic system of Spanish and its spoken peculiarities in the Hispanic world. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 3313 - Civilization of Spain (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3113 . Geography, history, and culture of Spain. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 3413 - Civilization of Latin America (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3113 . Geography, history, and culture of Latin America. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 3513 - Survey of Spanish Literature (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3033 and SPAN 3113 . Representative works from Spanish literature. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 3613 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3033 and SPAN 3113 . Representative works from Spanish-American literature. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 3713 - Hispanic Poetry (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3033 and SPAN 3113 . Works of the principal poets of Spain and Spanish America. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 4007 - Golden Age Drama (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3313 or SPAN 3513 . A study of the origins of the Spanish theatre through the 17th century, with particular emphasis on Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Juan Ruiz Alarcon, Calderon de la Barca, and Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 4017 - Advanced Spanish Grammar I (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3113 . A study of complex grammatical aspects of the language such as ser vs estar, preterite vs imperfect, and the subjunctive. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 4018 - Honors Thesis (3-6 credits) Open only to students accepted in ETSU honors programs. A Capstone experience serving as the culmination of an honors curriculum. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 4027 - Advanced Spanish Grammar II (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3113 . A study of complex grammatical aspects of the language such as the subjunctive in adverbial clauses, prepositions, placement of descriptive adjectives, pronouns, verbs used reflexively, and the passive voice. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 4107 - Cervantes (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3313 or SPAN 3513 . A study of the representative works of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, with special emphasis on the Quijote. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 4117 - Hispanic Cinema (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3313 , SPAN 3413 , SPAN 3513 , or SPAN 3613 . A study of cinematic works from Latin America and Spain within the context of Hispanic literature and culture. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 4133 - Applied Spanish: Translation and Community Outreach (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3123 . Introductory translation skills are taught with a focus on health care or legal translation. Students prepare written translation exercises that are discussed and critiqued in class. This class includes a ten (10) hour service-learning requirement. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 4134 - Applied Spanish: Interpretation and Community Outreach (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3123 . Introductory Spanish-English interpretation skills, including sight, consecutive and simultaneous, are taught with a focus on healthcare or legal interpreting. Students prepare oral interpretation exercises that are presented and critiqued in class. This class includes a ten (10) hour service-learning requirement. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 4207 - Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3313 or SPAN 3513 . Selected works by the principal 19th-century novelists and dramatists of Spain. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 4307 - The Generation of ’98 (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3313 or SPAN 3513 . The origins, development, and influence of this early 20th century renaissance of Spanish letters, with attention given to the most representative poets, dramatists, and novelists of the period. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 4377 - Language and Culture in Ecuador (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 2010 or with permission of instructor. Explores historical and contemporary aspects of Hispanic traditions, customs and values while developing students’ fluency in the Spanish language. Requires a four-week trip to Ecuador. Instruction is mostly in Spanish to help students achieve greater linguistic accuracy. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 4407 - Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3313 or SPAN 3513 . Selected works by the principal 20th century novelists and dramatists of Spain. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 4507 - Spanish Short Story (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3313 , SPAN 3413 , SPAN 3513 , or SPAN 3613 . Spanish and Spanish-American short stories from the 19th and 20th centuries. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 4607 - Modernist Movement in Spanish America (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3413 or SPAN 3613 . A study of Rubén Dari’o, his contemporaries and followers. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 4707 - Spanish-American Theatre (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3413 or SPAN 3613 . Selected works of the principal 19th- and 20th - century dramatists of Spanish America. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 4737 - Spanish Art in the Imperial City (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3113 or permission of instructor. A study abroad course focusing on the major works of art based in the Imperial City of Spain, Toledo. This course requires a minimum of 28 days in Spain. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 4747 - Al Andalus in Spain (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3313 or SPAN 3513 or permission of instructor. SPAN 4747/5747 studies the impact of Islamic Spain, or Al Andalus, on modern Spanish culture. This course requires a four-week stay in Spain, including visits to relevant sites and attendance at cultural events such as film screenings, plays, lectures or festivals. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 4807 - Spanish-American Novel (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3413 or SPAN 3613 . Selected works by the principal novelists of Spanish America. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 4900 - Independent Study in Spanish (1-3 credits) Designed to provide an opportunity for study in an area not offered in the regular course rotation. Only with permission of instructor and chair. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 4903 - Special Studies in Spanish (1-3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3113 . Designed to provide opportunities for study in areas not provided for in regular course offerings for undergraduates. Students desiring to enroll must obtain permission from the instructor. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPAN 4957 - Topics in Spanish (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPAN 3113 . This course gives students an opportunity to study special problems and new developments in the field of Spanish View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Special Education
	SPED 2300 - Exceptional Learners in Schools and Communities (3 credits) The course provides a survey of various disabilities, focusing on history, legislation, diversity, causes, characteristics, needs, educational strategies, interventions, technologies, assessment, and support services for individuals with disabilities and families. When Offered: (fall, spring, summer) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPED 3300 - Instructional Planning for Students with Exceptional Learning Needs (3 credits) Corequisites: SPED 4825 . Course prepares special education teacher candidates to design effective differentiated and specialized instruction that meets national, state and local curricula standards for students with exceptional learning needs. When Offered: (fall only) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPED 3322 - Early Intervention Strategies for the Exceptional Child (3 credits) A lecture course designed to relate child development to the social, educational and familial needs of the child with disabilities. This course will cover the various characteristics of young children with special needs and their families, across and within classification. Particular emphasis will focus on how these traits impact on the child’s developmental rate, abilities, and sequence. Some intervention strategies will be covered. A field experience in an early childhood program will be required. When Offered: (spring) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPED 3400 - Classroom Environment and Behavior Management (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPED 2300 . Corequisites: SPED 4825 . The course addresses principles and application of classroom management techniques and behavior management strategies, focusing on proactive classroom management and foundational behavior management strategies for students with and without disabilities. When Offered: (fall) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPED 3445 - Medical Aspects and Applications of Assistive Technology (3 credits) Corequisites: SPED 4825 . This course prepares the Special Education teacher candidate to design, implement, and evaluate instruction for students with exceptional learning needs including Assistive Technology and medical conditions. When Offered: (spring) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPED 4302 - Family and Professional Partnerships (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPED 2300 . Course introduces special education teacher candidates to evidence-based procedures for partnering with families of individuals with disabilities and other professionals. The course addresses legal, ethical, and diversity issues. When Offered: (fall) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPED 4350 - Special Education Workshop (1-3 credits) Special workshops covering various types of exceptionalities and issues associated with exceptionality. When Offered: (fall, 2009 only; spring) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPED 4367 - Systematic Instruction for Functional and Academic Programming (3 credits) Corequisites: SPED 4825 This course employs curriculum approaches and strategies for designing, implementing, and monitoring functional, age-appropriate programs for children and youth with moderate and severe disabilities in both school and community-based settings. When Offered: (spring) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPED 4411 - Preclinical Experience in Strategies for Individuals with Severe Behaviors (1 credit) Prerequisites: SPED 3400 and admission to teacher education. Corequisites: SPED 4725 . Preclinical experience in special education is a supervised opportunity for students to gain experience with children and youth who engage in challenging behavior. The student will work with the classroom teacher and university supervisor to conduct a functional assessment and develop a behavior support plan. Emphasis will be placed on the application of strategies and techniques covered in SPED 4725. Thirty (30) hours of field work is required. When Offered: (spring) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPED 4425 - Pre-Residency: The First 6-weeks of School (1 credit) Supervised advanced field experiences in special education settings during the first six weeks of the school year, including a variety of classroom management and inclusion strategies and individualized program planning. When Offered: (summer) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPED 4467 - Teaching Math to Students with Mild/Moderate Exceptional Learning Needs (3 credits) Corequisites: SPED 4710 . This class covers empirically validated instructional procedures addressing teaching mathematics to students with exceptional learning needs, emphasizing curriculum-based measurement and assessment, error analysis, selecting instructional strategies, and implementing differentiated math instruction. View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPED 4470 - Assessment of Exceptional Learning Needs (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPED 2300 . A study of methods and materials used to assess the performance of students with exceptional learning needs, including norm-referenced, criterion-referenced and informal assessment procedures for identification, placement, and instructional decisions. When Offered: (fall) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPED 4497 - Teaching and Learning Strategies for Exceptional Learning Needs (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPED 3300 and admission to teacher education. Corequisites: SPED 4825 . Prepares the student to select, adapt, implement, and evaluate instructional strategies in language arts skills, study and test taking skills for K-12 learners with exceptional learning needs. When Offered: (spring) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	SPED 4587 - Access to the General Curriculum for Students with Significant Disabilities (3 credits) Prerequisites: SPED 4710 . Preparation for special education teacher candidates to design, implement, and evaluate curricular priorities in adapting the general curriculum to link to state standards in content areas for students with significant disabilities. When Offered: (fall) View the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes

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Course Descriptions

SOWK 4452 - Field Education Practicum II

SOWK 4453 - Social Work Field Practicum

SOWK 4454 - Field Education Seminar I

SOWK 4455 - Field Education Seminar II

SOWK 4457 - Social Work Practice in Health Care Setting

SOWK 4467 - Seminar in School Social Work

SOWK 4517 - Crisis Intervention

SOWK 4567 - Human Sexuality

SOWK 4900 - Directed Independent Study

SOWK 4928 - Honors Study

SOWK 4957 - Special Topics in Social Work

SOCI 1020 - Introduction to Sociology

SOCI 2000 - Marriage and the Family

SOCI 2020 - Social Problems

SOCI 2040 - Social Institutions

SOCI 3030 - Gender and Society

SOCI 3060 - Medical Sociology

SOCI 3110 - Minorities

SOCI 3210 - Sociological Research

SOCI 3300 - Deviant Behavior

SOCI 3310 - Criminology

SOCI 3320 - Juvenile Delinquency

SOCI 3444 - Data Analysis

SOCI 3600 - Collective Behavior

SOCI 3620 - Sociology of Sport

SOCI 4018 - Honors Thesis

SOCI 4057 - Applied Sociology

SOCI 4087 - The Family in Transition

SOCI 4200 - Society and Global Development

SOCI 4252 - Race, Class, and Gender in Film

SOCI 4257 - Power, Wealth, and Poverty

SOCI 4337 - Symbolic Interaction and Social Identities

SOCI 4440 - Sociology of Religion

SOCI 4507 - Sociology of the Aging

SOCI 4557 - Population

SOCI 4807 - Classical Social Theory

SOCI 4900 - Independent Studies

SOCI 4957 - Special Topics in Sociology

SOCI 4989 - Internship/Cooperative Education

SOCI 4999 - Internship/Cooperative Education

SOAA 3350 - Social Statistics

SOAA 3700 - Peoples and Cultures of Latin America

SOAA 3800 - Religion, Society, and Culture

SOAA 4357 - Popular and Consumer Culture

SOAA 4410 - International Field Experience

SOAA 4627 - Ethnographic Field Work Techniques

SOAA 4907 - Foodways of Appalachia

SOAA 4957 - Special Topics in Sociology/Anthropology

SPAN 1010 - Beginning Spanish I

SPAN 1011 - Beginning Spanish for Health Care I

SPAN 1020 - Beginning Spanish II

SPAN 1021 - Beginning Spanish for Health Care II

SPAN 2010 - Second-Year Spanish I

SPAN 2020 - Second-Year Spanish II

SPAN 3003 - Basic Spanish Grammar

SPAN 3033 - Hispanic Readings and Composition

SPAN 3113 - Spanish Conversation and Composition

SPAN 3123 - Applied Spanish: Introduction to Translation

SPAN 3133 - Applied Spanish: Introduction to the Spanish- Speaking Communities

SPAN 3213 - Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation

SPAN 3313 - Civilization of Spain

SPAN 3413 - Civilization of Latin America

SPAN 3513 - Survey of Spanish Literature

SPAN 3613 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature

SPAN 3713 - Hispanic Poetry

SPAN 4007 - Golden Age Drama

SPAN 4017 - Advanced Spanish Grammar I

SPAN 4018 - Honors Thesis

SPAN 4027 - Advanced Spanish Grammar II

SPAN 4107 - Cervantes

SPAN 4117 - Hispanic Cinema

SPAN 4133 - Applied Spanish: Translation and Community Outreach

SPAN 4134 - Applied Spanish: Interpretation and Community Outreach

SPAN 4207 - Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature

SPAN 4307 - The Generation of ’98

SPAN 4377 - Language and Culture in Ecuador

SPAN 4407 - Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature

SPAN 4507 - Spanish Short Story

SPAN 4607 - Modernist Movement in Spanish America