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ARCHIVED 2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Information


 

Sociology

  
  • SOC 456 - Medical Sociology


    An overview of the major topics in medical sociology, including health and illness behavior, the social demography of health and health organizations.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SOC 460 - Professional Issues


    Exploration of career and graduate education opportunities in Sociology by presenting the field as a profession to be practiced in the real world.



    Prerequisites Junior or Senior standing; SOC 103 or permission of instructor.

    Credits 1
  
  • SOC 480 - Independent Study in Sociology


    Independent Study in Sociology

    Prerequisites PREQ: 103 or permission of instructor.

    Credits (1-3, R6)
  
  • SOC 483 - Internship in Sociology


    Application of theory and knowledge to work experience in a cooperating agency. S/U grading. 9 hours per week per course.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 103 or permission of instructor. 3 hours credit applicable to sociology major or minor.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SOC 484 - Internship in Sociology


    Application of theory and knowledge to work experience in a cooperating agency. S/U grading. 9 hours per week per course.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 103 or permission of instructor. 3 hours credit applicable to sociology major or minor.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SOC 485 - Internship in Sociology


    Application of theory and knowledge to work experience in a cooperating agency. S/U grading. 9 hours per week per course.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 103 or permission of instructor. 3 hours credit applicable to sociology major or minor.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SOC 494 - Topics in Sociology


    Topics in Sociology

    Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of instructor.

    Credits (1-3, R9)

Spanish

  
  • SPAN 101 - Experiencing Spanish and the Spanish-Speaking World


    Students develop basic knowledge about the Spanish-speaking world and through that content acquire basic functional proficiency in Spanish. (P6)

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 102 - Experiencing Spanish and the Spanish-Speaking World II


    Students build on their basic functional proficiency in Spanish as they build on their cultural and real-world knowledge of the Spanish-speaking world. (P6)

    Prerequisites PREQ: Some competency in Spanish or consultation with instructor.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 104 - Spanish for Educators, Law Enforcement and Health Care Professionals


    Students further develop basic language skills related to the contexts of schools, law enforcement, and health care.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 101 or equivalent.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 123 - Spanish for Emergency Medical Care Professional


    Students will develop basic language skills and communication strategies specifically designed to assist students pursuing careers in emergency medical care or nursing. 

    Credits (1)
  
  • SPAN 190 - Celluloid and Paper Dreams: Hispanic Literature and Film


    Hispanic culture as expressed in film and literature.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 231 - Intermediate Spanish I


    Continued development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing; continued study of the culture of the Hispanic world.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 102 or equivalent or placement.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 232 - Intermediate Spanish II


    Continued development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing; continued study of the culture of the Hispanic world.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 231 or equivalent or placement.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 240 - Accelerated Second-Year Spanish


    Continuation of 110; increasing emphasis on reading, writing, and the study of culture of the Hispanic world. 4 Lecture, 5 Lab.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of instructor.

    Credits (6)
  
  • SPAN 301 - Spanish Conversation & Composition


    Students will discuss and write about challenging topics of interest in the Hispanic world in Spanish with increasing sophistication.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 232 or 240 or equivalent or placement, or permission of department head.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 302 - Spanish Conversation and Composition II


    Students will discuss and write about challenging topics of interest in the Hispanic world in Spanish with increasing sophistication.

    Prerequisites 232 or 240, or permission of department head.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 303 - Applied Spanish Conversation


    Apprenticeship in the intensive language program. Does not count toward major, minor, or DFA in foreign languages. 10 Lab.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 232 or 240, sophomore standing, selection by faculty.

    Credits (3, R6)
  
  • SPAN 310 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature


    Introduction to Hispanic literary texts; reading and analysis of literary works.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 232 or 240.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 321 - Hispanic Cultures I


    This course will explore the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world, including geography, history, gastronomy, art, music, politics, economics, and other related topics.

    Prerequisites SPAN 232 or 240, or permission of department head.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 322 - Hispanic Cultures II


    This course will explore the cultures of Spanish speaking world, including geography, history, gastronomy, art music, politics, economics, among other related topics.

    Prerequisites SPAN 232 or SPAN 240

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 330 - Masterpieces of Spanish Peninsular Literature


    The literary periods and movements, authors, and selected representative works of Spain.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 232 or 240. PREQ or COREQ: 301 and 302, or permission of department head.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 331 - Literature of Spain


    Representative works of Spanish Peninsular Literature will be studied to examine the relationship between language and society and increase students’ understanding of cultural diversity.

    Prerequisites PREQ or COREQ: SPAN 301 or permission of department head.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 332 - North American & Caribbean Literature in Spanish


    This course will explore works of literature and other arts from the Hispanic or Latino communities in North America and the Caribbean.

    Prerequisites PREQ: SPAN 301 or permission of the department head.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 333 - South American Literature in Spanish


    An introduction to the literature of South America.

    Prerequisites PREQ or COREQ: SPAN 301 or permission of department head.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 389 - Cooperative Education in Spanish


    See Cooperative Education Program.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 301, 302.

    Credits (1 or 3, R15)
  
  • SPAN 394 - Immersion Experience


    This course will allow students to receive credit for study abroad courses that do not exactly match offerings that already exist in the Spanish program but that are approved by the student’s advisor and the Department Head.

    Prerequisites SPAN 101

    Credits 3-6, R12
  
  • SPAN 401 - Contrastive Features of Spanish and English


    Study of similarities and differences of the two languages regarding phonology, morphology, and syntax and issues concerning L2 acquisition.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 301 and 302, or permission of instructor.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 420 - Teaching Foreign Language


    The purpose of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to learn about current methods of foreign languages.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Admission to the professional education sequence; EDSE 322.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 421 - The Feminine in Hispanic Literature


    Study of representative literary works which explore the meaning of feminine identity and gender relations in the literature of Spanish America and Spain.

    Prerequisites PREQ: SPAN 301 or permission of department head.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 431 - Studies in Spanish Peninsular Literature


    Study of an author or authors, a genre, literary movement, school, or literary period of Spain.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 232 or 240. PREQ or COREQ: 301 and 302, or permission of department head.

    Credits (3, R6)
  
  • SPAN 432 - North American and Caribbean Literature


    This course will explore works of literature and other arts from the Hispanic or Latino communities in North America and the Caribbean.

    Prerequisites SPAN 232 or SPAN 240

    Credits (3, R6)
  
  • SPAN 433 - Writing from the Margins: Literature of Dissent and Protest in the Spanish-Speaking World


    This course will explore works of literature  and other arts in Spanish the demonstrate themes of dissent and protest.

    Prerequisites PREQ: One of SPAN 331, 332 or 333 or permission of the department head.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 441 - Laughter and Tears


    Study of comedy and tragedy in the Spanish-speaking world.

    Prerequisites PREQ: SPAN 331, 332 or 333 or permission of the department head.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 451 - Advanced Spanish Grammar


    In-depth study of the structures and usage of the Spanish language.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 301 or permission of department head.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 452 - Advanced Oral Communication


    Discussion of selected topics; reports on assigned readings; situational dialogues in practical, everyday Spanish.

    Prerequisites SPAN 232 or SPAN 240

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 461 - Spanish Phonology and Phonetics


    An in-depth study of the production and perception of sounds in Spanish.

    Prerequisites SPAN 232 or 240, or permission of department head.

    Credits (3)

  
  • SPAN 471 - The Art of Translation


    Students study translation theory, learn about translation tools, comprehend settings where translators and interpreters work, practice translation from Spanish to English and vice versa.

    Prerequisites PREQ: WLL 311 or permission of department head.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 481 - Independent Studies in Spanish


    Independent Studies in Spanish

    Prerequisites PREQ: 301 and 302, or permission of department head.

    Credits (1-3, R6)
  
  • SPAN 491 - Student Teaching, 9-12


    For this course, student teachers will teach in a North Carolina Public School for field experience and assessed on lesson plans.

    Prerequisites COREQ: EDSE 490, 495.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPAN 493 - Special Topics in Spanish


    Topics will vary.

    Prerequisites PREQ or COREQ: SPAN 301 or permission of department head. 

    Credits (3, R9)

Special Education

  
  • BKSE 313 - Assessment of the Young Child


    Assessment activities including screening, diagnostic assessment, and educational assessment for young children, with emphasis on connecting observation, assessment, planning, and evaluation. 2 Lecture, 3 Lab.

    Prerequisites PREQ: SPED 240; GPA 2.75 or higher. Professional Education Concentration.

    Credits 3
  
  • BKSE 314 - Observational Assessment & Screening of Young Children


    Assessment in children birth to five in a variety of early childhood settings such as homes, daycare and public schools. Early Childhood Concentration only.

    Prerequisites PREQ:  SPED 240. Student must have a GPA of 2.75 in order to take this course.

    Credits 3
  
  • BKSE 345 - Adaptations and Modifications for Young Children with Disabilities


    Methods and materials for supporting young children with disabilities in their naturally occurring environments. 2 Lecture, 3 Lab.

    Prerequisites PREQ: SPED 240, GPA 2.75 or higher.

    Credits 3
  
  • BKSE 411 - Family Collaborative Planning


    Development , implementation, monitoring of plans (IFSP, IEP); knowledge of state, federal legislation, agency programs affecting young children with disabilities and their families. Collaborating, interviewing families.

    Prerequisites PREQ:  GPA 2.75 or higher.

    Credits 3
  
  • BKSE 412 - Interagency Planning


    Professional roles and functions of early childhood teams, transdisciplinary team process, structures of interagency collaboration, service coordination, and transition. 2 Lecture, 3 Lab.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 240, GPA 2.75 or higher, Admission in to Teacher Education.

    Credits 3
  
  • BKSE 415 - Evaluation & Intervention of Social-Emotional Competencies in Young Children


    Causes, prevention, assessment and intervention strategies when working with young children with challenging behaviors.

    Prerequisites PREQ:  GPA of 2.75

    Credits 3
  
  • BKSE 427 - Teaching Reading to Yng Children w/Disabilities


    Methods and materials for teaching reading to young children with disabilities.

    Prerequisites PREQ:  GPA of 2.75. Admission to Teacher Education.

    Credits 3
  
  • SPED 200 - Survey of Exceptionalities


    Historical, philosophical, and legal basis of special education; characteristics and related educational needs of children with disabilities; models of delivery of services and trends in special education for children birth to five years old.

    Prerequisites PREQ: BK 260 and admission to professional education sequence.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 240 - The Exceptional Child


    Areas and characteristics of exceptionalities; problems in learning and personal-social adjustment of exceptional children; educational alternatives.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 241 - Exceptional Learners in the Adapted Curriculum


    Definition of severe disabilities, issues people with severe disabilities face, and the issues relevant to the education of learners with severe disabilities.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 240.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 310 - Assessment for Instruction


    Developing and using assessment programs and evaluation procedures.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 311 - Positive Behavioral Supports for Students with Severe Disabilities


    Positive behavioral supports, functional behavioral assessments and positive behavioral support plans for students with severe disabilities.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 240 and 241.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 312 - Teaching Elementary Students with Learning Problems (K-6)


    Methods and materials for evaluating and instructing children with mild to moderate learning problems.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 240, admission to the professional education sequence.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 315 - Post-Secondary Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities


    This course provides information about principles and practices of providing post-secondary education to students with intellectual disabilities on a college campus.

    Prerequisites Permission of instructor required.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 335 - Teaching Exceptional Children


    Overview of exceptional children; emphasis on methods and materials for integrating students into regular classrooms. Field experience required.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Admission to the teacher education program or permission of department head.

    Credits (2)
  
  • SPED 336 - Teaching Exceptional Children in Secondary Education


    Overview of exceptional children; emphasis on methods and materials for integrating students into general classrooms at the middle and secondary level. Field experience required.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Admission to the teacher education program or permission of department head.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 337 - Teaching Exceptional Children in Elementary and Middle Grades


    Overview of exceptional children; emphasis on methods and materials for integrating students into general classrooms in elementary and middle grades. Field experience required.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Admission to the teacher education program or permission of department head.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 339 - Designing Classrooms as Responsive Learning Communities


    Creating learning communities responsive to individual and cultural differences and exceptionalities. Field experience and subscription to TaskStream© required.

    Prerequisites PREQ: EDCI 201 & Admission to Teacher Educaton.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 344 - Assistive Technology for Severe Disabilities


    Use of assistive technology such as augmentative and alternative communication devices, and devices to support the health and medical needs of people with severe disabilities.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 240 and 241.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 389 - Cooperative Education in Special Education


    See Cooperative Education Program.

    Credits (1 or 3, R15)
  
  • SPED 400 - Creative Thinking and Problem-Solving


    Exploration of creative thinking; emphasis on current research and present methodologies of problem-solving.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 401 - Exceptional Learners in the General Curriculum


    Inclusion of students with mild disabilities in the general curriculum; the Response to Intervention model..

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 405 - Exceptional Learners in the General Curriculum II


    Multidisciplinary approach to mental retardation; mental performance and functioning related to human development.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 240.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 407 - Behavioral Issues in the General Curriculum


    An introduction to behavioral disorders including characteristics, referral, assessment and placement of individuals with behavioral disorders.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 240 or permission of department head.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 413 - Teaching Adolescents with Learning Problems


    Survey and evaluation of curricular models, diagnosis, developing instructional strategies, establishing goals and objectives.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 312, admission to professional- education sequence, senior status.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 414 - Curriculum and Methods for Students in the Adapted Curriculum


    Functional curriculum development and implementation of effective systematic instructional strategies with learners who have severe disabilities.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 240 and 241.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 417 - Managing Classrooms for Exceptional Children


    Principles and techniques of classroom and behavior management.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 240 and admission to the teacher education program.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 423 - Teaching Reading to Individuals with Mild to Moderate Disabilities


    Methods and materials for teaching reading to individuals with mild to moderated disabilities.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 240 and admission to the professional education sequence.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 430 - Classroom Leadership


    Becoming a proactive educator and collaborating with other professionals, community, and families.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Admission to Teacher Education.

    Credits 3
  
  • SPED 432 - The Physically Handicapped Child


    Social, psychological, and medical problems of children with physical disabilities.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 467 - Home-Based Intervention


    Methods and materials for providing home-based intervention; working collaboratively with families and other service providers to promote effective service delivery. 2 Lecture, 3 Lab.

    Prerequisites PREQ: SPED 240; CDFR 363; or permission of instructor.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 470 - Early Childhood Curriculum


    Materials, environments, and interactions for two- to five-year olds in all curricular areas, including thinking and social problem-solving for children with and without disabilities. This course is cross-listed with BK and EDEL 470. 2 Lecture, 3 Lab.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SPED 471 - Foundations of Gifted and Creative Education


    Historical concepts of gifted education; definitions of giftedness, characteristics and unique needs of gifted and creative students; screening and identification procedures.

    Credits 3
  
  • SPED 475 - Methods and Models of Gifted and Creative Education


    Examination and analysis of the methods and models of gifted and creative education.

    Credits 3
  
  • SPED 477 - Curriculum Differentiation for Gifted and Creative Learners


    Exploration of ways to adapt content, process, product and the learning environment to provide appropriate learning experiences for gifted and creative students.

    Credits 3
  
  • SPED 480 - Independent Study in Special Education


    Individual study in Special Education.

    Credits (1-3, R6)
  
  • SPED 484 - Special Education Internship I


    3-9 hours field experience. Three hours per credit hour.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Written application, permission of instructor and adviser.

    Credits (1-3)
  
  • SPED 485 - Field Experience in Teaching


    Supervised experience for a second teaching certificate or for an initial certification for individuals who are employed as full-time teachers. 9 hours per week.

    Credits (3, R6)
  
  • SPED 490 - Supervised Student Teaching


    A full-time teaching experience.

    Prerequisites COREQ: 495.

    Credits (9)
  
  • SPED 493 - Special Topics in Special Education


    Special topics relevant to Special Education.

    Credits (1-3, R6)
  
  • SPED 495 - Special Education Seminar


    Working with parents, teachers, students, and others in a helping consultative relationship; skills for effective participation on interdisciplinary teams.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 240 and admission to the teacher education program. COREQ: 490.

    Credits (3)

Sport Management

  
  • SM 260 - Introduction to Sport Management


    Career opportunities, competencies, and management skills; overview of management functions and ethics; history of sport management.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SM 283 - Apprenticeship


    Apprenticeship to develop necessary skills before entering the required internship. 3 Lab.

    Prerequisites Permission of department head.

    Credits 1, R3
  
  • SM 315 - Introduction to Intramurals and Recreational Sport Management


    Organization, administration, history, and theoretical concepts of intramurals and recreational sport management in the public school, college, and military settings.

    Prerequisites Junior standing or permission of instructor.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SM 330 - Aquatic Recreation Management


    Organization, programming, facility design, and maintenance in various aquatic recreational environments. Course may lead to Certified Pool Operator certification. This course is cross-listed with PRM 330.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SM 340 - Sport Ethics


    Examination of ethical principles to sport-specific issues within the context of managing sport services. (P4)

    Credits (3)
  
  • SM 361 - Sport Marketing


    Historical study of sport marketing; techniques in developing sport sponsorship proposals and effective sport promotions; sport marketing applications.

    Prerequisites MKT 201 for all students; SM 260 for sport management majors; junior standing.

    Credits 3
  
  • SM 380 - Independent Study


    A topic in sport management agreed upon by student and instructor.

    Prerequisites ENGL 202; permission of department head.

    Credits (1-3, R3)
  
  • SM 389 - Cooperative Education in Sport Management


    Cooperative Education in Sport Management

    Prerequisites Permission of instructor. See Cooperative Education Program.

    Credits (1 or 3, R15)
  
  • SM 420 - Risk Management and Liability in Sport


    Liability associated with sports and the sport industry, including risk management systems and legal strategies to minimize liability.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SM 423 - Sport and Culture


    Issues of race, gender, and social class in sport examined from a social theory perspective within global, historical, cultural, and religious contexts.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SM 435 - Sport Event Management and Sponsorship


    Study of current trends and the management and marketing of sporting events and sport facilities. Basic terminology and building designs of sport facilities are also discussed.

    Prerequisites Junior standing.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SM 445 - Sport Administration


    Current issues in sport administration.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SM 460 - Financial Aspects of Sport


    Financial considerations important to sport; budgeting, fundraising, and economic impact of sport events; historical aspects.

    Prerequisites SM 260 and FIN 305

    Credits (3)
  
  • SM 484 - Internship in Sport Management


    Experiences relating theory to practice in a specific area of sport management.

    Prerequisites Permission of program coordinator or completion of all required coursework in the major.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SM 485 - Internship in Sport Management


    Experiences relating theory to practice in a specific area of sport management.

    Prerequisites Permission of program coordinator or completion of all required coursework in the major.

    Credits (3)
  
  • SM 495 - Sport Management Strategy


    Analysis of management, organizational structure, and strategic planning in sport organizations; current issues in sport management.

    Prerequisites SM major; SM 260 and 6 additional hours of SM courses.

    Credits (3)

Telecommunications Engineering Technology

  
  • TEL 346 - Wide Area Networks


    Study of transmission equipment, switching technologies, interconnection, and protocols associated with the telecommunications industry. 3 Lecture, 2 Lab/week.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 345.

    Credits (4)
  
  • TEL 444 - Wireless Systems


    Application of communication theory, digital signal processing, and digital modulation to wireless systems. 3 Lecture, 2 Lab/week.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 312 or equivalent.

    Credits (4)
 

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