Sep 27, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

Social Work

General Education Category A must be completed prior to taking any upper-division course except upper-division language courses where students meet formal prerequisites and/or competency equivalent for advanced study.

  
  • S W 650 - Advanced Social Work Practice: Integrated Health


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: S W 500 , S W 570 , and S W 592 . Open to Master’s students active in major code SW-MW01PB only. Department Consent Required.
    Corequisite: S W 680A 
    Advanced course in integrating behavioral health practice with primary care. The role of social workers, theories, models, and multicultural aspects are enhanced. Advanced engagement, assessment, intervention, implementation, and practice evaluation skills are developed.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • S W 662 - Legal Issues in Social Work Practice


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: Restricted to Master’s students active in major code = SW_MW01PB
    Covers the legal systems affecting social work interventions and the role of social workers within those systems. Examines how laws and legal systems impact client populations. Legal research and resources, legal reasoning, and the court systems are examined.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • S W 663 - Assessment and Treatment of Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: Restricted to Master’s students active in major code = SW_MW01PB
    Focuses on clinical and policy issues significant for social work practice with individuals, family systems and the community. Alcohol and substance use is examined across the lifespan with a focus on multicultural and strengths-based practice.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • S W 665 - School Social Work


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Restricted to Master’s students active in major code = SW_MW01PB
    School social work practice emphasizes the home-school-community connection. School social workers intervene in multiple systems, providing support for students and families while bringing about change in school practices. Course content includes social work roles, education laws, evidence-based practice, and diversity.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • S W 670 - Social Work Leadership and Management


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Open to Master’s students active in major code SW-MW01PB only.
    Corequisite(s): S W 680B .
    Focuses on organizational leadership and problem solving, using theories of organizational behavior and management. Examines frameworks for governance, planning, monitoring, information management, human resources, fiscal responsibility, quality assurance, and community relations with attention to multicultural and gender issues.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • S W 673 - Social Work Practice with Families and Couples


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Restricted to Master’s students active in major code = SW_MW01PB
    Social Work Practice with Families and Couples focuses on theories and practice related to family systems, relationships, and interactive patterns from the multicultural perspectives throughout the lifespan. Emphasizes implementation of assessment and intervention in the context of social work practice.

    Letter grade only (A-F)
  
  • S W 675 - Social Work Practice with Death, Dying and Loss


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Restricted to Master’s students active in major code = SW_MW01PB
    Provides an overview of psychological, cultural, and professional perspectives of death and dying. Topics examined include health-related death, unexpected traumatic death, and bereavement following loss. Emotional impact of loss and coping strategies used to promote healing are explored.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • S W 677 - Social Work Practice in Mental Health Services


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Restricted to Master’s students active in major code = SW_MW01PB
    Focuses on social, economic and cultural factors as they affect social work practice in mental health services including the Recovery Paradigm and client-centered approaches that are in accordance with the California Mental Health Services Act (MHSA).

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • S W 678 - Play Therapy with Children, Adolescents and Their Families


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Restricted to Master’s students active in major code = SW_MW01PB
    Explores the use of play therapy as a social work practice intervention. It focuses on the modality of play as a means of helping children, adolescents, and their families in a therapeutic setting.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • S W 679 - Psychopathology: Assessment and Treatment in Social Work Practice


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Restricted to Master’s students active in major code = SW_MW01PB
    Prepares students to assess and diagnose psychopathology using diagnostic tools such as the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Ethical challenges presented in the use of these tools in social work practice will be addressed.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • S W 680A - Advanced Field Education I


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite(s): S W 596A  and S W 596B . Open to Master’s students active in major code SW-MW01PB only. Department Consent Required.
    Corequisite(s): S W 620  or S W 630  or S W 650 .
    First of two semesters of field placement in area of specialization. Seminar experience utilizes group process to develop advanced competencies. Emphasis is placed on case presentation, demonstration and evaluation of practice skills, supervision use, cultural responsiveness, and professional ethics.

    Credit/No Credit grading only. Course fee may be required. (Seminar 1 hour, clinical process 2 hours. Two hours bi-weekly in field seminar and 16 hours in agency placement required)
  
  • S W 680B - Advanced Field Education II


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite(s): S W 680A . Open to Master’s students active in major code SW-MW01PB only. Department Consent Required.
    Corequisite(s): S W 670 .
    Continuation of specialization field placement. Seminar is facilitated by students with support from the instructor. Focus is on integration of graduate coursework and professional development within the context of multicultural practice. Content includes preparation for master’s level social work employment.

    Credit/No Credit grading only. Course fee may be required. (Seminar 1 hour, clinical process 2 hours. Two hours bi-weekly in field seminar and 16 hours in agency placement required.)
  
  • S W 683 - Brief Treatment


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Restricted to Master’s students active in major code = SW_MW01PB
    Covers the methodologies used in brief and/or time limited clinical treatment. Models of brief therapy, empirical research and diverse client populations are explored. Reviews ethnic, gender, and other issues related to the use of this treatment approach.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • S W 690 - Selected Topics in Graduate Social Work


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: Open to Master’s students active in major code SW-MW01PB only.
    Topics of special interest in social work selected for intensive study.

    Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
  
  • S W 691 - Non-Violent Conflict Resolution


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Restricted to Master’s students active in major code = SW_MW01PB
    Designed to help students examine conflict, their own and others’ responses to conflict situations on the intrapersonal, interpersonal and community levels, and to learn to deal with conflict in a productive, non-violent manner.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • S W 692 - Spirituality in Social Work Practice


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Restricted to Master’s students active in major code = SW_MW01PB
    Examines issues pertaining to spiritually sensitive social work practice. The rich and diverse forms of spiritual expressions and religious and philosophical ideologies that may be espoused by clients are explored.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • S W 694 - Homelessness Prevention and Interventions in Social Work Practice


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Restricted to Master’s students active in major code = SW_MW01PB
    This course provides examination of history, policies, and interventions effecting homelessness and populations at risk of becoming homeless. Focuses on key concepts and issues impacting people experiencing homelessness; emphasis on best practices that assist people in obtaining and maintaining housing.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • S W 698A - Thesis or Project I


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: S W 594A , S W 594B . Completion of 30 MSW units with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, and advancement to candidacy. Open to Master’s students active in major code SW-MW01PB only. Department Consent Required.
    Completion of 30 MSW units with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, and advancement to candidacy. Under the direction of the Thesis/Project Advisor, the student completes a thesis/project proposal, instruments and IRB protocol (if applicable), and drafts literature review.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • S W 698C - Applied Social Work Project: Part I


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: Completion of foundation coursework with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, and advancement to candidacy. Open to Master’s students active in major code SW-MW01PB only. Department Consent Required. 
    This first course of a 2-semester sequence is a culminating experience incorporating analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of the MSW curriculum. Implementation of knowledge, skills, values, and practice methods related to all size systems is emphasized using a multicultural perspective. A grade of “B” or better is required for successful completion.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • S W 699A - Thesis or Project II


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: S W 698A . Open to Master’s students active in major code SW-MW01PB only. Department Consent Required. 
    Under the direction of the Thesis/Project Advisor, the student finalizes the literature review and completes the remaining chapters (typically, introduction, methodology, results, discussion and implications) of thesis/project. A grade of “B” or better is required for successful completion.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • S W 699C - Applied Social Work Project: Part II


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: S W 698C . Open to Master’s students active in major code SW-MW01PB only. Department Consent Required.
    This second course of a 2-semester sequence is a continuation of a culminating experience incorporating analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of the curriculum. Implementation of knowledge, skills, values, and practice methods in all size systems is emphasized using a multicultural perspective. A grade of “B” or better is required for successful completion.

    Letter grade only (A-F).

Sociology

  
  • SOC 100 - Principles of Sociology


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: A GE Foundation course.

    Introduction to the sociological perspective as a tool for understanding society and culture, including the inter-personal, inter-group and global dimensions of social life.

    Both grading options.
  
  • SOC 142 - Social Trends and Problems


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): One Foundation Course. 

    General introduction to the study of social trends and problems in American institutions including social inequality crime, health and illness, education, media, environment and war and terrorism. Emphasis is on social problems as products of the socio-historical and global context.

    Both grading options. Open to non-majors for General Education credit in Category D3.
  
  • SOC 161 - Introduction to Latin American Studies


    (3 units)

    An interdisciplinary overview of history, society, and culture in Latin America - Mexico, Central American, the Caribbean, and South America. Examines the political, economic, social, and cultural conditions for conflict, change, and continuity over the last five hundred years.

    Letter grade only (A-F). Same course as LAS 161 and HIST 161. Not open for credit to students with credit in LAS 161 and HIST 161.
  
  • SOC 170 - Elementary Statistics


    (4 units)

    Prerequisite: Eligible to take General Education Quantitative Reasoning Course as determined by the CSU Multiple Measures of Academic Proficiency. Students whose skills assessment indicates the need for additional support must enroll concurrently in STAT 90   unless STAT 90   was previously completed with a grade of C or higher.     
    Introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics and their applications in social and behavioral science research; performance of statistical exercises by interactive computer. Emphasis on selection of appropriate statistical methods and proper interpretation.

    Both grading options. (Lec 3 hrs/ Lab 2 hrs) Same course as HDEV 190 , PSY 110 . Not open for credit to students with credit in HDEV 190 , PSY 110 .
  
  • SOC 270 - Introduction to Research Methods


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: SOC 100  or SOC 142  and  SOC 170  or HDEV 190 or PSY 110.
    Introduction to conducting original sociological research with a focus on techniques used to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data. Students learn how to apply these methods given research ideas and practice implementing various methods.

    Letter grade only (A-F)
  
  • SOC 317 - Problems in International Social Conflict


    (3 units)

    Interdisciplinary analysis of social conflict in the world. Topics may include ethnocentrism; nationalism; globalization; trade; aid; economic development; poverty; inequality; the environment; war; ideological, ethnic, gender, and religious conflict; democratization; social movements; new forms of civil society and social solidarity.

    Letter grade only (A-F). Same course as I/ST 317 . Not open for credit to students with credit in I/ST 317.
  
  • SOC 318 - Cases in International Social Conflict


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundations. 
    Interdisciplinary analysis of social conflict in the world. Case studies will focus on globalization; technology; economic development; trade and aid; population growth; immigration; ideological, religious, ethnic and gender conflicts; war and civil unrest; human rights; democratization; global citizenship; environmental sustainability.

    Letter grade only (A-F). Same course as I/ST 318 . Not open for credit to students with credit in I/ST 318.
  
  • SOC 320 - Sociology of Families


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: SOC 100 .
    Sociological study of the social forces that shape the family in various cultures. Key theories and research methods used by sociologists to study family dynamics and change will be reviewed.

    Both grading options.
  
  • SOC 325 - Sociology of Gender


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: SOC 100.
    A sociological analysis of the social, political and economic status of women. Examines the history of women’s roles and status; gender conflicts and social movements; and societal attitudes towards women in society.

    Both grading options. Same course as WGSS 325 . Not open for credit to students with credit in WGSS 325 or W/ST 325.
  
  • SOC 335 - Social Psychology


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements and one Explorations course.
    Examines the origins and development of the self through the socialization process. Emphasis is on the social influence of small groups (family, peers, reference groups and subcultures) and societal organization and institutions on identity, role behavior and attitudes.

    Both grading options.
  
  • SOC 340 - The Latino Population in the United States


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation and one Explorations course.
    Survey of the comparative historical, transnational, cultural and socio-economic experience (including class, gender, immigration and settlement patterns) of the various Latino sub-groups in the United States.

    Letter grade only (A-F). Same course as CHLS 350 . Not open for credit to students with credit in CHLS 350.
  
  • SOC 341 - Central American and Caribbean Peoples in California


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation and one Explorations course. 
    Survey of the socioeconomic conditions and cultural life of the Central American and Spanish-speaking Caribbean communities in California, such as Salvadoran, Guatemalan, Puerto Rican, and Cuban communities. Similarities and differences with the Mexican- American community will be examined.

    Both grading options. Same course as CHLS 352 . Not open for credit to students with credit in CHLS 352.
  
  • SOC 342 - Critical Criminology


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation, one Exploration course, and upper-division standing.
    Study of crime from a sociological perspective and the emerging interdisciplinary approaches to crime. Topics include definitions and measurement of crime, types of crime and crime statistics, and social policy issues involving the criminal justice system and crime prevention.

    Both grading options. Not open for credit to students with credit in SOC 441.
  
  • SOC 345 - Youth, Policing, and Justice


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: One Foundation Course.
    Study of juvenile delinquency from a sociological perspective. Topics include a historical examination of delinquency, major theories of delinquency, the social context of delinquency, the societal reaction, social policies involving the juvenile justice system and youth related social problems.

    Both grading options.
  
  • SOC 346 - Race, Gender and Class


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    Sociological examination of race/ethnicity, gender and class in the U.S. Examines the affect of ideology, social interactions and social institutions on the creation and maintenance of racial, gender and class inequality.

    Both grading options.
  
  • SOC 354 - Qualitative Methods of Social Research


    (4 units)

    Prerequisites: SOC 100 , SOC 170 or HDEV 190 or PSY 110, and  SOC 270 , and one upper division course in sociology.
    Review and critique of principles and essential features of classical and contemporary qualitative studies. Topics include research design, modes of participant observation, sampling and interview techniques, analysis and interpretation of data. Field assignments and individual research projects are required.

    Letter grade only (A-F) (Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours.)
  
  • SOC 355 - Quantitative Methods of Social Research


    (4 units)

    Prerequisites: SOC 100 , SOC 170 or HDEV 190 or PSY 110 , SOC 270 , and one upper-division course in sociology.
    Review of social research methods with emphasis on research design, including operationalization, measurement, scaling, reliability, validity and sampling; techniques of data collection and analysis. Individual student research projects are required.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours)
  
  • SOC 356 - Classical Sociological Theory


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: SOC 100 .
    Social thought and historical forces leading to the emergence of sociology and an exploration of classical theories into the 1930s including such thinkers as Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Mead and Merton.

    Both grading options.
  
  • SOC 357 - Modern Sociological Theory


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: SOC 100 , SOC 356  and one other upper division course in Sociology.
    Critical review of sociological thought from the 1930’s to present. Major schools such as functionalism, interactionism, conflict, exchange, and system theory will be covered in depth and considered in relation to the nature of theory construction.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • SOC 358 - The Sociology of Migration and Immigration


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation, one Explorations course, and upper-division standing. 
    Focuses on historical and contemporary immigration to the United States. Examines causes and consequences of immigration; forces and events that propel migrants to move; patterns of economic adaptation and political incorporation; role of social institutions in immigrant adaptation, and the process by which immigrants become ethnics.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • SOC 405 - Un-Imaging the Middle East


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: Upper-Division standing. Student must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or successfully completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone (subject to approval by the General Education Governing Committee (GEGC)).
    Excavates the roots of contemporary issues in the Middle East by rethinking interplay between the region and the global economy. It looks at how global political economic structures and regional social movements influenced each other’s evolution in the 20th century.

    Both grading options. Same course as I/ST 405 . Not open for credit to students with credit in I/ST 405 
  
  • SOC 410 - Environmental Sociology


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
    Studies society’s relationships with nature, including both cultural and structural dimensions. Integrates anthropological studies of pre-modern societies, together with cultural geography’s emphasis on the meanings of place and environmental studies’ contributions.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • SOC 415 - Sociology of Education


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation. 
    Study of education from a sociological perspective with an emphasis on inequality. Students will evaluate the stated purposes of schooling, explore the social and cultural contexts of education, and analyze attempts to change schools.

    Both grading options.
  
  • SOC 420 - Social Stratification


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation and SOC 100 .
    Examines sociological approaches and theories of stratification and inequality. Emphasis on how social class affects opportunity structures, income, social mobility and life chances. Analyzes causes and consequences of economic, political and social inequality.

    Both grading options.
  
  • SOC 423 - Child Abuse and Prevention


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites:  GE Foundation. 
    Examines child abuse as a social problem; its history and causal factors, including social processes and changing family patterns. Emphasis on social interventions and policy implications, including role of concerned citizens and child advocates.

    Both grading options. Not open for credit to students with credit in SW 423.
  
  • SOC 426 - Sociology of Sexualities


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: Completion of GE Foundation. 
    Analyzes social context of human sexuality, including effects of socialization, social class and racial, ethnic and gender identities on sexual identities, attitudes and behaviors. Explores the impact of public institutional arrangements such as capitalism and globalization on individual sexualities.

    Both grading options.
  
  • SOC 427 - Social Order and Social Change


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation and SOC 100 .
    Sociological analysis of social order and change from a historical and contemporary perspective. Emphasizes interactions between social movements, politics, economics and culture in explaining differential patterns of change.

    Both grading options.
  
  • SOC 430 - Sociology of Globalization


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation and SOC 100 .
    Sociological examination of globalization. Themes include emergence of global order, ideology and power; democracy; capital and labor mobility; technology; environment; inequality; culture; reactions to globalization. Course may include a service learning component.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • SOC 436 - Racism, Power, and Inequality


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation and  SOC 100  or SOC 142. 
    Examines the origins, character, maintenance, and consequences of race, racism, power, and inequality in the United States. It also analyzes the tensions and conflicts behind the social, political, cultural, and institutional manifestations of racial oppression and white privilege.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • SOC 447 - Sociology of Popular Culture


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation and SOC 100. 
    Applies sociological theories to the study of popular culture. Examines cultural forms of mass-mediated entertainment and self-expression and applies critical and analytical tools to understand complexity and influence of popular culture within American social life, community and identity.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • SOC 449 - Sociology of Human Rights and Social Justice


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation and SOC 100.
    Contributions of sociology to the study of human rights and social justice, including analyses of power, institutions, cultural practices, social movements and the social context of action, the social construction of rights, and the impact of neoliberalism on well-being.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • SOC 460 - Poverty and Public Policy


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation, one explorations course, SOC 100  or SOC 142  and upper division standing. 
    Examines poverty in the United States and the role of social policies in creating, perpetuating, and alleviating it.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • SOC 462 - Sociology of Health and Medicine


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    Epidemiological and sociological approaches to health and illness; patterns of physical and mental disease; patient and physician perspectives; causes of stress and coping; health care delivery and utilization; interaction of physician, nurse, therapist, health administrator, social worker, patient, and family.

    Both grading options.
  
  • SOC 463 - Mental Health and Society


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation and SOC 100 .
    Epidemiological and sociological approaches to mental health and illness; prevalence and incidence of mental disorders; effects of family history, work experience and life-change events; social and legal status of the mental patient; governmental and organizational role in mental illness.

    Both grading options.
  
  • SOC 464 - Aging and Society


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: SOC 100  or SOC 142 .
    Examines the impact of the aging population upon society and the effects of the socially defined experience of aging upon the individual. Analysis of the relationship between age and such variables as gender, race/ethnicity, class, marital and health status.

    Both grading options.
  
  • SOC 466 - AIDS and Society


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation, one Explorations course, and upper-division standing. 
    Examines behavioral aspects and societal impact of the AIDS epidemic. Covers structural barriers such as poverty, sexism, and racism in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. Examines sexual identities, gender, race, culture and class. Emphasizes gender roles and gender power relations.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • SOC 475 - Religion and Social Change


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: SOC 100. 
    Advanced course in sociology explores the role of religion in large scale societal change, as well as social change within institutions of religion. Topics include the role of religion in social activism using conceptual frameworks from the sociology of religion and social movements. Lecture/Discussion.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • SOC 487H - Selected Topics - Honors


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: SOC 356  and admission to Sociology Honors Program.
    Contemporary sociological topic, chosen by instructor. Covers topic’s emergence, growth, relevant studies, debates, conclusions, and remaining questions. Students investigate one idea using recognized sociological research methods, and present research projects to each other for feedback and critique.

    Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units, with different topics in different semesters. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
  
  • SOC 488H - Honors Research Seminar


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: SOC 355  and admission to the Sociology Honors Program.
    Foundational research processes for Honors Thesis. Includes literature review, hypothesis formulation and/or guiding ideas, and data collection. Group discussion of readings in social science research strategies, writing techniques, ethics, publication and related issues

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • SOC 489H - Honors Thesis


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: SOC 356 , SOC 488H  and admission to the Sociology Honors Program.
    Continuation of independent student research project begun in SOC 488H , Honors Research. Students meet periodically with their thesis advisor and with other honors students to discuss their work and will present their completed research in a public forum.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • SOC 490 - Selected Topics in Sociology


    (1-3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation and SOC 100. 
    Topics of special interest in sociology selected for intensive study.

    Both grading options. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
  
  • SOC 492 - Selected Topics in Interaction and Group Relations


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation and SOC 100.
    Topics of special interest in Interaction and Group Relations selected for intensive study.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Discussion) May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
  
  • SOC 493 - Selected Topics in Medical Sociology


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation and SOC 100.
    Topics of special interest in Medical Sociology selected for intensive study.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Discussion) May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
  
  • SOC 494 - Selected Topics in Social Change and Global Issues


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation and SOC 100.
    Topics of special interest in Social Change and Global Issues selected for intensive study.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Discussion) May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
  
  • SOC 495 - Internship


    (1-4 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundations, SOC 100 or  SOC 142 , and consent of instructor.
    Supervised field experience in public and private agencies allowing students to relate sociological principles to community situations. Designed to provide career-related work experience in both research and applied fields. 1-4 units depending on field assignment and time required.

    Both grading options. (6-10 hours per week field experience.) May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.
  
  • SOC 496 - Field Practicum


    (1-3 units)

    Prerequisites: SOC 495 .
    Continuation of SOC 495 . Permits students who continue working at a community agency to conduct special projects for that agency. Includes class meetings to discuss student projects, papers and evaluation activities for the agency. 1-3 units depending on field assignment.

    Both grading options. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units.
  
  • SOC 497 - Peer Facilitation in Sociology


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: A grade of at least a “B” earned in at least one upper division course related to the peer facilitation activity and consent of instructor.
    Conducting optional discussion sections, assisting an instructor in class exercises, projects or small group discussions, or tutoring individual students. Peer facilitation activities will be guided by meetings with the supervising faculty member and supplemented by reading and writing assignments.

    Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.
  
  • SOC 499 - Directed Studies


    (1-3 units)

    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
    Independent study of special topics under faculty supervision.

    Both grading options. SOC 599  May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units. In exceptional cases, may be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with consent of department.
  
  • SOC 560 - Poverty and Public Policy


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor
    Examines poverty in the United States and the role of social policies in creating, perpetuating, and ameliorating it. Provides an historical, theoretical, and comparative background, yet focuses on contemporary policies and issues within the United States.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • SOC 599 - Directed Studies


    (1-3 units)

    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
    Independent study under supervision of a faculty member.

    Letter grade only (A-F). SOC 499  May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units. In exceptional cases, to a maximum of 6 units with department consent. Undergraduates completing over 3 units of SOC 499  may not enroll.
  
  • SOC 695 - Internship


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: Graduate standing, SOC 656 , SOC 670 , SOC 696 , or consent of instructor.
    Supervised field experience in pubic and private agencies providing experiential learning.

    Credit/No Credit grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units in different semesters.
  
  • SOC 697 - Directed Research


    (1-3 units)

    Prerequisite: Graduate Division Status and instructor consent.
    Advanced research in applied sociology supervised on an individual basis.

    Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units in different semesters.
  
  • SOC 698 - Thesis


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
    Planning, preparation, and completion of thesis for the master’s degree.

    Credit/No Credit grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units in different semesters.

Spanish

General Education Category A must be completed prior to taking any upper-division course except upper-division language courses where students meet formal prerequisites and/or competency equivalent for advanced study.

  
  • SPAN 100 - Fundamentals of Spanish


    (6 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: Any Foundation course.

    Two semesters of fundamental Spanish are covered in one semester in this intensive hybrid (blended) course.

    Both grading options. (4 hrs in class, 2 hrs online) Not open to heritage or native speakers of Spanish. Not open to students who have completed SPAN 101B .
  
  • SPAN 101A - Fundamentals of Spanish


    (4 units)

    Prerequisite: Any Foundation course. Not open to heritage or native speakers of Spanish.
    Introductory course on the fundamental skills of reading, writing, oral comprehension and speaking of Spanish presented in the context of Hispanic culture.

    For students who had less than two (2) years of high school Spanish or equivalent level of competence. All students who had less than two (2) years of high school Spanish are encouraged to take an online placement test:  http://www.cla.csulb.edu/departments/rgrll/placement-exam-information/

    Letter grade only (A-F)

  
  • SPAN 101B - Fundamentals of Spanish


    (4 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: Two years of high school Spanish or equivalent. Any Foundation course.

    Fundamental skills of speaking, oral comprehension, reading and writing.

    Both grading options. Transfers and new students: placement exam strongly recommended. For further information, please refer to the RGRLL Department website www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/departments/rgrll/. For non-native speakers only. Not open to heritage speakers or native speakers of Spanish.
  
  • SPAN 200 - Intermediate Spanish


    (6 units)

    Prerequisites: SPAN 100  or SPAN 101B  or a minimum of 3 years of high-school Spanish.
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: Any Foundation course.

    Both grading options. (4 hrs in class, 2 hrs online) Two semesters of Intermediate Spanish are covered in one semester in this intensive hybrid (blended) course. Not open to heritage or native speakers of Spanish. Not open to students who have completed SPAN 201A  or SPAN 201B .
  
  • SPAN 201A - Intermediate Spanish


    (4 units)

    Prerequisite: SPAN 101B  or three years of high school Spanish or equivalent.
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: Any Foundation course.

    Continued development in speaking, oral comprehension, reading and writing skills.

    Both grading options. Transfers and new students: placement exam strongly recommended. For further information, please refer to the RGRLL Department website www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/departments/rgrll/. For non-native speakers only. Not open to heritage speakers or native speakers of Spanish.
  
  • SPAN 201B - Intermediate Spanish


    (4 units)

    Prerequisite: SPAN 201A  or four years of high school Spanish or equivalent.
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: Any Foundation course.

    Continued development in speaking, oral comprehension, reading and writing skills.

    Both grading options. Transfers and new students: placement exam strongly recommended. For further information, please refer to the RGRLL Department website www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/departments/rgrll/. For non-native speakers only. Not open to heritage speakers or native speakers of Spanish.
  
  • SPAN 250 - Spanish for Bilinguals


    (6 units)

    Prerequisite: Near native speaker oral skills and GE Foundation requirements (or concurrent enrollment in at least one Foundation course).
    Addresses particular needs of bilingual student population. Emphasis on acquisition of solid grammatical base with development of writing and reading skills.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • SPAN 300 - Advanced Grammar and Composition


    (6 units)

    Prerequisites: AP exam with a score of 4 or 5 or SPAN 201B  or equivalent for non-native speakers. SPAN 250  or equivalent for heritage speakers.
    Review of grammatical principles, general consolidation of the four language skills (reading, speaking, comprehension and writing) with special emphasis on writing papers and acquisition of cultural knowledge of the Hispanic world.

    Both grading options. (6 hours of activity) Check for the code 138 (for non-native speakers) and 139 (for heritage speakers) in the Schedule of Classes.
  
  • SPAN 310 - Introduction to Literary Analysis


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: SPAN 300 .
    Discovery of literature as a work of art. Different levels of interpretation; complexity of structure related to content; literary appreciation.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • SPAN 314 - Oral Communication


    (3 units)

    Corequisite: SPAN 300  .
    Emphasis will be placed on small-group discussion to improve communication skills in Spanish.

    Both grading options. Not open to native/heritage speakers.
  
  • SPAN 315 - Professional Conversation for Spanish Heritage Speakers


    (3 units)

    Corequisite:SPAN 300   or equivalent.
    For heritage speakers seeking to make professional use of Spanish in the U.S. and abroad. Emphasis on vocabulary expansion related to various professions, the development of interactive and presentational conversation skills, and the improvement of professional speaking and writing conventions.

    Letter grade only (A-F). Not open to non-native or non-heritage speakers.
  
  • SPAN 320 - Literacy and Orality for Bilingual Teaching


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: SPAN 200 , SPAN 201B , SPAN 250 , or equivalent
    Examines best pedagogical practices that support the development of literacy and orality in bilingual Latino children. Uses bilingual children’s books to build Spanish language skills and cultural knowledge of particular relevance to bilingual teachers. Includes ten hours of fieldwork.

    Letter grade only (A-F)
  
  • SPAN 330 - Literary Masterpieces: Spain


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: SPAN 310  or consent of instructor. GE Foundation requirements.
    Critical analysis of masterworks of Spanish literature.

    Both grading options. (Lecture 3 hours)
  
  • SPAN 335A - Business Spanish


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: SPAN 300  (6 units) or consent of instructor.
    Study of terminology and practices from the world of business, with a focus on business relating to the Spanish speaking world, including the Hispanic market in the United States. It focuses on commerce, management, banking, real estate, and labor relations.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • SPAN 335B - Business Spanish


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: SPAN 300  or consent of instructor.
    Study of terminology and practices from the world of business, with a focus on business relating to the Spanish speaking world, including the Hispanic market in the United States. It focuses on marketing, finance, import and export.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • SPAN 341 - Literary Masterpieces: Spanish America


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: SPAN 310  or consent of instructor.
    Critical analysis of masterworks of Spanish American literature.

    Both grading options. (Lecture 3 hours)
  
  • SPAN 350 - Hispanic Short Narrative


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: SPAN 310  
    An overview of representative short narrative from the Spanish-speaking world encompassing corresponding historical periods or thematic similarities.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • SPAN 351 - Survey of Hispanic Theater


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: SPAN 310 .
    Explores the development of the genre of theater in the Hispanic World in its social, cultural, historical, and political context either across time periods (medieval to 20th century) or within a certain literary movement (Romanticism, Neoclassicism, etc.).

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • SPAN 400 - Don Quijote and the Critics


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: SPAN 330 .
    Designed to guide students through a close reading of Cervantes’s Don Quijote, with special emphasis on various theoretical approaches to text. Provides basic introduction to literary criticism.

    Both grading options. Double Numbered with: SPAN 500  
  
  • SPAN 410 - AP Spanish Literature & Culture: Theory Into Practice


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite(s): Spanish 330 or 341 or equivalent or instructor’s permission
    The “AP Spanish Literature and Culture: Theory into Practice” course covers the theoretical and practical aspects of teaching the literatures and cultures of Spain, Latin America, and Hispanic United States.  Students analyze and learn how to teach literary texts within historical, sociocultural, and geopolitical contexts. 


     

     

    Letter Grade Only (A-F) Not repeatable for credit Double Numbered with: 510

  
  • SPAN 420 - History of Spanish Language


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: SPAN 423 or SPAN 427 or consent of instructor. 
    Analysis of written and spoken Spanish from its inception through its current use in the Hispanic world.

    Both grading options.
  
  • SPAN 423 - Introduction to Spanish Linguistics


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: SPAN 300  or consent of instructor.
    Overview of Spanish Linguistics. Areas of study: history of Spanish language, grammatical systems (Phonology, Morphology, Syntax), sociolinguistics status of Spanish in the U.S. and the teaching of Spanish as a second language.

    Both grading options.
  
  • SPAN 425 - Teaching Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United States


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite(s): Spanish 423 or consent of the instructor.

    Prepares language teachers to work with heritage language speakers (students who speak a language other than English at home), with particular emphasis on Spanish speakers. Topics include: heritage grammars, the linguistic and social characteristics that shape heritage languages in the United States, and pedagogical methods and approaches for teaching heritage languages.

    Letter Grade Only (A-F). Not repeatable for credit. Double Numbered with: 525

  
  • SPAN 426 - Spanish Morphology and Syntax


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
    Morphemic and syntagmatics analysis of Spanish; introduction to transformational grammar.

    Both grading options. (Lecture 3 hours) Double Numbered with: SPAN 526  
  
  • SPAN 427 - Contrastive Analysis of Spanish and English


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: One course in Spanish linguistics or consent of instructor.
    Study of the known points of similarity and differences between the two languages.

    Both grading options. Double Numbered with: SPAN 527  
  
  • SPAN 428 - Spanish Cinema


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: Completion of GE Foundation courses; upper-division standing.
    Focus on socio-political and asthetic aspects of Spanish Cinema, concentrating on the following periods. Early Francoism, Neo-Realism, The Barcelona School, the Transition Period, post Franco Years, and new trends in Spanish Cinema. Taught in English.

    Letter grade only (A-F). Same course as FEA 460 . Taught in English. Not open for credit to students with credit in FEA 392  or FEA 460 .
 

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