Jun 16, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Social Work

  
  
  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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Sociology

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Sociology and Anthropology

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • 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.


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Spanish

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • 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.


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  • 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.


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Special Education

  
  
  
  • 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)


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  • 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)


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