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Course Descriptions

 

Secondary Education (SED)
  

  • SED 163 - Teaching Global History

    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    Examination of global history curricula in New York state including content knowledge, conceptual understandings, and strategies for promoting the acquisition of academic, technological and social skills and enhanced literacy in inclusive classrooms. Exploration of the complex multicultural global nature of human experience using a thematic, interdisciplinary, inquiry-based activity and project approach that integrates New York state’s and national world history, geography, anthropology, government and citizenship, sociology and economic standards.
  

  • SED 164 - Young Adult Literature

    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    Study of canonical and noncanonical texts for young adults in a course that includes developing content knowledge, conceptual understandings and strategies for promoting the acquisition of academic, technological and social skills and enhanced literacy in an inclusive classroom. Texts will address the multicultural nature of human experience. Pedogogy will promote a reader response approach to literature integrated with appropriate writing experiences.
  

  • SED 165 - Understanding Science Curriculum

    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    Critical examination of contemporary programs in science, implications for teaching recent developments in curricular theory, and applications of curricular theory to developing materials and approaches for inclusive classrooms. Course promotes science literacy and skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking, and provides laboratory experience with appropriate technologies. Required for New York state initial teacher certification in biology, chemistry, earth science or physics for grades 7-12.
  

  • SED 166 - Exploring the Mathematics Curriculum

    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    Focuses on mathematics curriculum. Instructional models are explored for teaching mathematics through inquiry, problem solving, and interdisciplinary methodologies. Considers common themes in mathematics, science, and technology. Reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills specific to the mathematics curriculum are addressed.
  

  • SED 167 - Exploring Curriculum for Languages Other Than English

    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    A course designed to introduce students to recent learning theories, curricular reforms, and technological resources for the teaching of languages other than English and to familiarize students with the New York state curriculum, instruction, and assessment standards in this area. Curricula for enhancing communication and cross-cultural understandings are emphasized.
  

  • SED 170 - Current Issues and Trends in English Education

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Provides a further opportunity for students to explore current issues central to the teaching of English grades 7-12 with particular emphasis on language development in adolescents; teaching reading and composing for varied purposes; relationships between language and learning; and multicultural perspectives on the language arts curriculum.
  

  • SED 171 - Experiences in Urban Secondary Education

    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    This is an observation, participation, and teaching project. A team of secondary education students and a Hofstra University faculty member works in an urban multiethnic secondary school. Provides a reflective experience in a multiethnic interracial urban school setting. Students examine issues in urban education and the rewards, possibilities and problems of working in an urban school.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SED 151 . It is recommended that this course be taken prior to student teaching.
  

  • SED 178 - Reflective Practice and Classroom Analysis

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    The implications of reflective practice and classroom analysis on the understanding of teaching practice and pedagogical approaches; promoting literacy in the content areas; addressing the needs of diverse learners and for those whose native language is not English. Student teachers explore ways to analyze their work as teachers including formal analytical techniques, team-building dialogues, journaling, portfolios, e-mail networking, and audio and video analysis of teaching practice. Integrates topics from prior education classes including educational technology, inclusion, and literacy. Completion of an electronic portfolio as a culminating activity in the secondary education program is required.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Must be taken concurrently with SED 179 .
  

  • SED 179 - Student Teaching (Undergraduate)

    Semester Hours: 6
    Fall, Spring
    Full-time student teaching in cooperating schools with direction and supervision from University supervisors. Students have two placements during the semester: one at the middle school level (7-9) and the other at the senior high school level (10-12). Attendance at weekly seminars is required. Student teachers review content area planning including assessment, inclusion, diversity, literacy, resources, and technology and relate pedagogy to content. Special required seminars address issues of child abuse and abduction; substance abuse; and safety, fire and arson.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Nineteen (19) semester hours of professional education course work, the appropriate methods courses, appropriate grade point averages, and official acceptance into Student Teaching. Admission by application and interview only. Application may be obtained at the Office of Field Placement and returned by May 1 for the succeeding spring semester and by February 15 for the succeeding fall semester. For admission criteria, see individual programs. Corequisite: SED 178 . Pass/D+/D/Fail grade only.
  
  

  • SED 198 - Departmental Honors Candidacy: Essay/Project

    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    The goal of this course is to offer senior HUHC students interested in pursuing an honors’ designation the opportunity to qualify for departmental honors. Departmental honors are obtained by writing a substantial essay of by completing a project on content or pedagogy that has been informed by their class work and field experiences. Projects will include a narrative.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Such students will secure, prior to registration, the written permission of the instructor who will supervise the essay or project.

Sociology (SOC)
  
  
  

  • SOC 008 - (BH) Sociology of Substance Abuse

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    The systematic study of the social construction and costs of substance abuse. Specific emphasis is placed on the effects of substance abuse on various social institutions (family, workplace), and on the several sociological theories which can be applied to explain its occurrence. Other topics include the subcultures of substance abuse, issues of treatment and prevention, abuse and social policy.
  

  • SOC 009 - (BH) Youth, Crisis, and American Culture

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course explores the period in human development we call “youth.” The “Beat Generation,” “Love Generation,” “Me Generation,” “Generation X”: the concept of youth differs depending on social, economic, and political contexts. Accordingly, this course offers an understanding of youth that is grounded in historical development, social structure and a changing youth culture (e.g., music, dress, work and leisure). The course examines the prevailing attitudes and conditions confronting youth today, with an eye towards future developments.
  
  
  
  

  • SOC 014F - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Fall

    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit; consult the Semester Planning Guide for proper category listing. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.



  

  • SOC 014S - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Spring

    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit; consult the Semester Planning Guide for proper category listing. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.



  

  • SOC 018A - Classical Sociological Theory

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    This course provides a foundation in the classical tradition in sociological thought, and will cover the 19th through the early 20th century. The pivotal contributions of such theorists as Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Emile Durkheim provide the core of the focus. Late 19th- and early 20th-century theorists who followed in their footsteps show the continuity of sociological thought and its connection to social issues of the day. One of the important themes of the course is the relevance of social theory to understanding contemporary social issues. As a required component of the major sequence, the course includes an emphasis on written work and oral participation as essential aspects of intellectual growth and development.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SOC 004 . Credit given for this course or SOC 018, not both. Open only to majors  and minors  in sociology or with permission of instructor. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
  

  • SOC 032 - (BH, CC) Globalization, Women and Development

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course introduces students to the interconnected fields of gender and development studies and globalization and gender. The course encourages students to look at globalization and large-scale global inequity. Students examine the linkages between global and local with special attention to the socio-economic implications of globalization on economic transformation and changing gender relations in Asia, Africa and Latin America. (Regional area focus may vary each semester.)

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit given for this course or AFST 032  or ANTH 032 , not both. (Formerly Women and Development.)
  
  

  • SOC 037 - (BH) Poverty, Hunger and Social Policy

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Can social policies be effective against poverty? What are the consequences of aiding, or not aiding, poor families? This course addresses these questions by focusing on the process and consequences of social policy, with an emphasis on the United States. With, an emphasis on hunger and food redistribution policy, the course explores the politics and the development of poverty, implementation and effects of social welfare policies aimed at impoverished families.In particular, the course explores the politics of poverty and the development, implementation and effects of social welfare policies aimed at impoverished families. There is a consistent focus on how class, gender, race, and the normative functions of the nuclear family intersect with the process of constructing social policy for the poor.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly Parenting, Poverty and Social Policy.)
  

  • SOC 090 - (BH) Sociology of Contemporary Ireland

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course applies sociological theory and methods to explore contemporary Ireland. Topics examined include the Celtic Tiger, the Irish Diaspora, ethnic minorities in Ireland, religion in Ireland, conflict and peace in Northern Ireland, and the Irish language. Fieldwork for assignments will facilitate student interaction with Irish communities while raising awareness of similarities, differences, and connections between Ireland and the United States. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Same as IRE 090  and EUR 090 . May not be repeated for credit.
  
  

  • SOC 101 - (BH) Sociology of Education

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Introduction to education as a social institution, a particular type of formal organization, and an agent of socialization and social control. Analysis of the relation of education to other institutions such as religion, government, the economy and the family as well as of variations in educational systems and evaluation techniques.
  
  
  
  
  

  • SOC 106 - (BH) Work in the Global Economy

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course examines how work affects our lives as individuals, as citizens of a specific society, and as participants in a world economy. Some of the key questions to be addressed in the course include: What is the relationship between work and power? Why do so many people feel alienated at work? Do people benefit equally from work? What is the role of technology in shaping how people work? The course attempts to address these issues by looking at work and labor relations in the United States and comparing them to conditions in other sectors of the world economy.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly (BH) Work, Alienation, and Power in Social Life.)
  

  • SOC 107 - (BH) Organizational Structure and Process

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Most people spend the majority of their active lives in the context of some organizational setting. Organizations are such a dominant component of contemporary life that we take their presence for granted. At the same time, most people have only a vague understanding of organizational relations. This course focuses on the nature of organizations and the social, economic, technological, and political factors that shape them. Topics include the relationships among organizational size, technology and structure; power within and between organizations; the politics of decision-making and leadership; the impact of environmental factors; and organizational goals and effectiveness.
  
  
  
  

  • SOC 132 - Independent Fieldwork and Research Internship

    Semester Hours: 1-4
    Fall, Spring
    Independent research internships and field placements in areas of sociological study. Fieldwork and internships are designed to enhance students’ practical exposure to and understanding of applied sociological analysis.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Permission of chairperson. For each semester hour of credit earned, students will work a minimum of 28 hours on-site in addition to completing a minimum of 10 hours of academic work that will include reading, research, and a final paper or project that situates the internship experience within the broader framework of the academic study of criminology. Also required are a minimum of three meetings with a faculty adviser.
  

  • SOC 134 - (BH) Race and Ethnicity in the United States

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Examination of major patterns of racial and ethnic relations in the United States. Historical, contemporary and cross-cultural data are combined with prevalent theoretical perspectives to provide a basic understanding of race and ethnic relations as enduring and embedded aspects of United States society. Topics covered include the political and economic dynamics of race and ethnic relations, institutional racism, prejudice and discrimination. Particular attention is paid to the African-American experience from slavery to the present.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit given for this course or AFST 134 , not both. (Formerly (BH) Race Relations in the United States.)
  

  • SOC 135 - (BH) Political Sociology

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Survey of theory and research dealing with such topics as the national power structure of United States society; the ways in which power and leadership function; the social determinants of voting patterns; the origins, composition, goals, and strategies of selected political movements; the processes and patterns of political socialization.
  
  
  

  • SOC 142 - (BH) Global Cities: Politics and Social Change in Comparative Perspective

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course compares the impact of global economic change on the world’s most powerful cities in the last fifteen years. The first half of the course focuses on how economic change has affected the social and political lives of the residents of New York and London. The second half looks at the way other cities (e.g., Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Los Angeles) handle the challenges of globalization and assesses what lessons their fate holds for New York and London. Course is designed to introduce students to the problems and opportunities created by the growth of a world economy and its consequences for the people, politics, and social structures of large cities.
  

  • SOC 145 - (BH) Building Strong Communities: Organizing in Diverse Settings

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Using a case studies approach, we will explore both challenges and opportunities for people from diverse social and cultural backgrounds to work together in the pursuit of common causes. Strategies for overcoming cultural and structural barriers to cooperation will be assessed. Classroom discussions and roleplays will enable students to develop multicultural mediation and facilitation skills. Assignments will involve students both observing and directly participating in small groups attempting to accomplish shared objectives.
  
  
  

  • SOC 149 - (BH) Globalization and Developing Societies

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Analysis of the effects of globalization on the social, economic and political institutions of developing nations. Theories of international development will be compared with the actual experiences of developing societies. The course will examine case studies in selected areas to highlight the impact of globalization.
  

  • SOC 150 - (BH) Global Social Change

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Analysis of large-scale social change in the past and present from a sociological perspective. The emphasis of the course will be on the examination of the dynamics of contemporary globalization. It will include an introduction to theories of social evolution, revolutionary transformation, and the sociological analysis of the “world-system.” 
  
  
  

  • SOC 153 - (BH) Sociology of Human Rights

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course undertakes a sociological study of human rights theory and practice at the local, national, and global levels. We consider theoretical perspectives on human rights, discussing competing definitions and concepts, barriers to consensus, and the possibility of universal rights. We will pay particular attention to cultural factors affecting understandings of human rights norms, practices, and policies. Our discussions will also include reflections upon the relationship between social science methods and human rights. The course focuses on the difficulty of translating theory and methods into human rights practice and policies that actually influence people’s lives for the better.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    NONE
  

  • SOC 156 - (BH) Sociology of Communication

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Survey of communication theory and research with special emphasis on the analysis of the ways in which various forms of communication, oral, written, and electronic, influence content, consciousness and culture. In addition, the course addresses communication on both the interpersonal and mass level in order to shed light on how changes in one affect the other.
  

  • SOC 160 - (BH) Sociology of Gender

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    This course analyzes the ramifications of being born female or male (biological sex) and the ways in which gender is socially constructed and maintained by social, economic and political institutions. Also explored is gender as a power system and the consequences of recent shifts in the meaning of masculinity and femininity. The course examines how gender roles and relations are contested by social movements and social change. Students develop an understanding of the basic concepts of gender, gender roles and the gender system.
  
  
  

  • SOC 172 - (BH) Punishment and Society: Sociology of Correctional Institutions

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Internal and external relations of the postadjudicative phase of the criminal justice system in the United States. Probation, courts, parole, prisons and other total institutions are discussed, analyzed and visited, whenever practicable. Alternatives to present practices in corrections are explored. The political economy of capitalism and the prison is emphasized.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly Sociology of Corrections.)
  

  • SOC 180 - Statistics in Sociology

    Semester Hours: 4

    Fall, Spring
    Use of basic statistical analyses to examine sociological data. Topics include measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, inference and hypothesis testing, correlation and regression, analysis of variance, and nonparametric techniques. A component on the utilization of computers for statistical analysis is included. (3 hour lecture, 2 hour laboratory.)

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit given for this course or PSY 040  or BIO 100 .

     
  

  • SOC 180A - Computing and Statistical Analysis in Sociology

    Semester Hours: 1
    Periodically
    This course introduces the student to the basics of using a computing program such as the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). It covers such topics as data file construction and management, variable construction and transformations, statistical procedures (including descriptive, correlation, t-test, regression, and ANOVA). Basic elements of reporting results in tabular and graphic forms are discussed. This course is designed for those students who have completed a statistics course that did not include a computer component.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    One course in elementary statistics. Credit given for this course or SOC 180 , not both.
  

  • SOC 181 - Research Methods in Sociology

    Semester Hours: 4
    Fall, Spring
    Covers the fundamental issues associated with research in the social sciences. Topics include research design, conceptualization and measurement, reliability, validity, and sampling designs. Principal techniques of data collection in sociology including experiments, surveys, participant observation, and content analysis are examined. The ability to communicate sociological concepts and methodological issues in oral form will be emphasized and assessed. Laboratory exercises include work on data collection techniques, computer use for data entry and analysis, and the ability to communicate research results in written and oral forms. (3 hours lecture, 2 hour laboratory.)

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SOC 180  or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 185 - Contemporary Sociological Theory

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Critical study of recent trends in sociological theory. The emphasis is on 20th and 21st century developments as they bear on current societal and global issues, including but not limited to such perspectives as critical social theory, symbolic interaction, structural functionalist theory, Neo-Marxist theory, post-structuralism and postmodernism. Joint readings and individual research projects are required. Students are expected to share their work with the class.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Junior standing and completion of four courses in sociology or permission of instructor.
  
  

  • SOC 188 A-Z - Special Topics

    Semester Hours: .5-3
    Fall, Spring
    Course deals with innovative or advanced topics and may include individual research or field projects.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open to students who have completed at least 6 s.h. in sociology and/or related social sciences. May be repeated when topics vary. As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
  

  • SOC 189 A-Z - Interdisciplinary Seminars

    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Fall, Spring
    Innovative or advanced topics in sociology in relation to other disciplines and may include individual research and field projects. May be repeated when topics vary. Interdisciplinary Seminars: subjects related to sociology and other disciplines and may include individual research and field projects.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open to students who have completed at least 6 s.h. in sociology and/or related social sciences. May be repeated when topics vary. As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
  

  • SOC 191 - Advanced Seminar in Sociology

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Presentation of a topic that reflects broad understanding of sociological ideas and modes of analysis with current significance to the discipline. Through joint readings and individual research, advanced students develop ideas relevant to the theme of the course. Students are expected to share their work with the class. Topics vary from semester to semester.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Junior standing and completion of six courses in sociology, including SOC 004 , 18 or 018A , 180 , 181  or permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

Spanish (SPAN)
  

  • SPAN 001 - Elementary Spanish

    Semester Hours: 3

    Fall, Spring

    Development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in Spanish by introducing basic notions of language structure, sound system and vocabulary in a communicative approach. Students will acquire the fundamentals of the Spanish language while learning about different cultures in the Spanish-speaking world.

     

     

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Placement test prior to registration for students who have taken Spanish previously.
  
  

  • SPAN 002 - Elementary Spanish

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring

    Continuation of the development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in Spanish by introducing basic notions of language structure , sound system and vocabulary in a communicative approach. Students will acquire the fundamentals of the Spanish language while learning about different cultures in the Spanish-speaking world.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPAN 001  or equivalent by placement test score.
  
  

  • SPAN 003 - Intermediate Spanish

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring

    Continuation of the development of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in Spanish by introducing intermediate notions of language structure, sound system and vocabulary in a communicative approach. Students will acquire an intermediate level in the Spanish language while learning about different cultures in the Spanish-speaking world

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPAN 002  or equivalent by placement test score.
  

  • SPAN 004 - Gateway to Communication

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring

    This course is intended for students who have achieved a high intermediate level of Spanish (the equivalent of SPAN 003 at Hofstra). The course will help students improve in the three modes of communication: Interpersonal, Interpretive and Presentational. The class emphasizes communication, while at the same time reviewing some of the most challenging aspects of grammar. At the end of the course, students will have increased their ability to communicate in Spanish and will be eligible to take the whole array of advanced-level Spanish courses.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPAN 003 - Intermediate Spanish Completion of SPAN 003, or equivalent placement score, or permission of the instructor.
  

  • SPAN 005 - Advanced Spanish Reading

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring

    The main goal of this course is to enhance student’s Spanish-language skills through reading, discussion and analysis of a range of texts: essays, investigative reports, chronicles, poetry, short novels, films and documentaries from across the Spanish-speaking world.  Besides reading, and the acquisition of new vocabulary, the course emphasizes conversation and writing skills.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPAN 004 - Gateway to Communication Completion of SPAN 004 or higher; or equivalent placement score; or permission of the instructor.
  

  • SPAN 101 - Spanish for Business and the Commercial World

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This is a communicative-based course designed to help professionals in the business and commercial world, and pre-professionals preparing for employment in these areas, allowing them to develop real-life Spanish language skills. Classes will focus on a wide range of professional situations, including seeking employment, business travel, sales and marketing, telephone and office etiquette, correspondence, banking and finance, manufacturing, marketing, laws and regulations, e-commerce technology, etc. Individual practice, oral and written, will be enhanced by the development of topical vocabularies for specific professional uses: terms and translations covering banking, labor and management, transportation, and electronic database among others. All readings and discussions will be in Spanish.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPAN 004  or permission of the instructor. May not be taken on Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. (Formerly SPAN 121, Language and Form in the Commercial World.)
  

  • SPAN 102 - Spanish for the Health Professions

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course provides students with the specific Spanish language skills and terminology essential for working effectively with Spanish-speaking patients and health professionals. It will be particularly useful for future physicians, nurses, EMTs, medical attendants and lab technicians. The course will also cover the vocabulary of fields such as dentistry, ophthalmology, psychiatry and counseling. Students will acquire the vocabulary, grammar, and oral and written skills necessary for medical professionals and will enhance their ability to engage with diverse cultural attitudes towards health, well-being, and the body.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPAN 004  or permission of instructor. May not be taken on Pass/D+/D/ Fail basis.
     
  

  • SPAN 106 - Spanish in the Media

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This is a language course based on a communicative approach, and is designed to help professionals in communication and the media, and pre-professionals preparing to work in these areas, allowing them to develop real-life Spanish language skills they can use in their professions. The course will serve to enhance aural, oral, and written communication skills through a focus on mass media in Spanish. The course will expose students to newspapers, television and radio programming, and online media in the Spanish-speaking world, as well as Spanish language media in the United States.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPAN 004 - Gateway to Communication Spanish 003, or higher, or placement score, or permission of instructor.
  

  • SPAN 108 - One-on-one conversation

    Semester Hours: 0.5
    Fall, Spring

    In this course, students converse in Spanish in a relaxed environment where they feel comfortable making mistakes and thereby improve their speaking skills. Topics may include art, culture, literature, sports, music, health, education, jobs and occupations, current events, or anything else that the student finds interesting. No textbook is required, only the desire to speak Spanish.  Students meet on an individual basis once a week for 25 minutes with a Spanish-speaking instructor.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPAN 002  or equivalent. Note: May not be used to satisfy the foreign language requirement; course may be repeated; a total of 3 s.h. may be applied toward the BA degree. No credit toward Spanish major . P/F grade only.
  

  • SPAN 109 - Advanced Spanish Conversation

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    The course will help students develop oral communication skills through participation in a Spanish-speaking environment.  The course addresses cultural issues as presented in literature, media, films, songs, and TV programs. Students learn to express complex ideas through oral reports and presentations while refining their understanding of everyday speech in Spanish. 


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Completion of SPAN 004 or higher, or equivalent placement score, or permission of the instructor.
  

  • SPAN 111 - Advanced Spanish Grammar

    Semester Hours: 3

    Annually

    Students will investigate some of the more difficult grammatical rules that underlie the Spanish language.  Students will be expected to identify parts of speech, describe the rules of grammar and memorize regular and irregular verb forms.  Attention given to the function of preterite vs. imperfect to describe past events, the use of the verbs ser vs. estar, and the use of the subjunctive vs. the indicative mood.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPAN 004 - Gateway to Communication Completion of SPAN 004 or higher, or equivalent placement score, or permission of the instructor.
  

  • SPAN 111B - Spanish for Spanish Speakers

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Intended for students who have an oral knowledge of the language (e.g., speak Spanish at home), or scored above SPAN 004  on the placement test, but have never had formal instruction in the language. The course offers rigorous immersion in the structure of Spanish; slips in usage (fossilized grammatical errors, use of so-called Spanglish, word separation, and orthographic mistakes) are addressed with appropriate methodology. Equally important is the cultural goal, i.e., to broaden students’ knowledge of the twenty-one countries (including the United States) making up the Spanish-speaking world.
  

  • SPAN 112 - Advanced Spanish Writing

    Semester Hours: 3

    Annually

    Students will develop oral and creative writing skills in a workshop environment designed for those with advanced Spanish training.  Students will use a variety of techniques in a conversational context with a view toward improving their self-expression through writing.  The aim is to maximize students’ creativity while expanding their knowledge of the language.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Completion of SPAN 004 or higher, or equivalent placement score, or permission of the instructor.
  

  • SPAN 113A - Culture(s) of Spain

    Semester Hours: 3

    Once a Year

    In this course students will learn about the coexistence and the tensions between the different cultures of Spain throughout history.  Students will also learn about how these tensions have shaped Iberian culture, including language, literature, art, music, etc. At the same time, students will learn about the physical and political environment that has made possible the existence and development of these different cultures.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Completion of SPAN 004 or higher; or equivalent placement score; or permission of the instructor.

     
  

  • SPAN 113B - Cultures of Latin America

    Semester Hours: 3

    Annually

    This course is an introduction to the history and cultures of the nations that comprise the Latin American continent today. Students will study the politics, the social structures, the traditions, the artistic movements from pre-Columbian civilizations to the present.

     

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Completion of SPAN 004 or higher, or equivalent placement score, or permission of the instructor.
  

  • SPAN 114A - (LT) Introduction to Spanish Literature I

    Semester Hours: 3

    Periodically

    An overview of works of literature written in Spanish between the thirteenth and the seventeenth centuries. The works will be analyzed by studying the literary texts as well as the historical, political and linguistic context in which the works were written. Iberian works written in other languages such as Arabic, Mozarabic, Catalan, and Galician-Portuguese will also be analyzed in translation to provide a more detailed account of the context in which Spanish literature was written during this period.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Completion of SPAN 004 or higher; or equivalent placement score; or permission of the instructor.
  

  • SPAN 114B - (LT) Introduction to Spanish-American Literature I

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    An overview of Spanish-American literature and historiography from the pre-Columbian through the Colonial time to the 1880s. Theoretical and critical discussions of readings, films, documentary and other available materials on the period. One of the main goals of the course includes the revision and challenge of certain traditionally accepted concepts such as discovery, New World, Indian, or even Latin America, and their relocation in a non-eurocentric perspective.
  

  • SPAN 115A - (LT) Introduction to Spanish Literature II

    Semester Hours: 3

    Periodically

    This course serves as a panoramic introduction to Spanish literature, from the 1700s through the present. Students will read and analyze, in oral and written form, a variety of literary texts, while also learning about the historical and cultural contexts in which they were produced. Works are read and discussed in Spanish.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    None. 
  

  • SPAN 115B - (LT) Introduction to Spanish-American Literature II

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    An overview of Spanish-American literature from the late 19th century to the present, covering a variety of genres (poetry, short story, essay, testimonio, and the novel), with close attention to relevant literary and socio-political contexts. This course explores themes such as Spanish-American identity, the tensions between nationalism and globalization, race and national cultures, the relationship of history to literature, representations of gender and the body Hispanic.
  
  
  

  • SPAN 122 - Economic History of Spain and Latin America: Literary Projections

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    A cultural analysis of the geography and resources of the Hispanic countries, the origins and cultural consequences of their economic systems and industrial development. Focus on representations of land and land use (both rural and urban), exploring themes such as: landscape in Spanish poetry of the 20th century, nature and neo-colonial extract economies in the Spanish-American novela de la tierra, and the shaping force of the plantation in Afro-Caribbean literature.
  

  • SPAN 123 - (LT) Politics of the Hispanic World

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    The course focuses on the implantation of the Spanish political, religious and cultural institutions in the Latin-American Colonies and the later transition to national entities (caciquismo, machismo, Catholicism, military dictatorship, etc.) and their literary projections. It explores locations and representations of power and resistance (the state, the church, the convent, the plantation), along with the possibility of resistance to an authority always already in place, the dual role of the body as material and theoretical protagonist in that resistance, and the problematic status of woman in an inherited male culture.
  

  • SPAN 124 - (LT) Being Hispanic/Latino in the US Today

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course will assess the importance of the Hispanic and Latino presence in the U.S. since the fifteenth century.  Attention will be given to their weight in policymaking, consumer markets, language and cultural production (including literature, films, music, visual arts and popular culture). We will ask how these communities are reshaping the future of the U.S. and the continent but equally important, we will inform our discussions with a reassessment of the Hispanic history of the United States. Readings for this course may be either in English or in Spanish but all class discussions will be conducted in Spanish.
  

  • SPAN 125 - (LT) Hispanic Presence in the United States

    Semester Hours: 3

    Periodically

    The course offers a comprehensive view of the ever-increasing and vibrant Hispanic and Latino communities in the United States today and more specifically, because of proximity, in the New York metropolitan area. We will read theoretical essays and a variety of texts (printed literature, blogs, popular music, artistic interventions) that address issues such as race, ethnicity, class, gender, migration, border and agency. We will use the city as the site for our reading and research. We will also assess the weight of Hispanic and Latino communities in policymaking, consumer markets, language, and cultural production in the US today. Readings for this course will be either in English or in Spanish, but all class discussions will be conducted in Spanish.
  

  • SPAN 126 - (LT) Contemporary Hispanic Thought: The Usable Past

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    The connection between Iberia and Latin America, the complex relationship between their histories, cultures, politics and literary traditions as revealed primarily in fiction and the essay. Concentrating on the past as both the subject of fiction and as a source of inscribing fiction, the course traces the ways in which writers self-consciously participate in the construction of a Latin-American canon. Issues surrounding colonization and independence, mestizaje and melting pot, domination and selfdetermination, and the ambivalence of history in a “new” world is addressed.
  

  • SPAN 127 - United States and Latin America: Unequal Relations

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    An exploration of United States-Latin American relations through selected literary texts, from the Latin-American wars of independence to the present. Traces the history of United States interventions in the region (from the Mexican-American War to recent events such as the United States invasion of Panama). Considers the Americanization of Latin America, Latin American immigration to the United States and its impact on United States culture, and the concepts of the border and of cultural hybridity.
  

  • SPAN 128 - (LT) Spain and Latin America Today: Changing World

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    A study of current events and their impact on popular culture and literary representations nation by nation, day by day. The course pays attention to main leaders of the Hispanic world, forces of dissidence and terrorism, sources of crisis, and sources of hope. It also focuses on the integration of popular culture and globalization processes as part of the construction of new identities.
  

  • SPAN 129 - (LT) Contemporary Spanish Literature

    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a year
    An overview of Spanish literature from the end of the dictatorship to the present. Covering a variety of genres (novel, poetry, short story), the course pays attention to the socio-political background, as well as to the literary and cultural context. It also addresses questions of gender and nationalism as they relate to literary production. The works studied represent the major trends in the Spanish cultural and literary scene from the emergence of democracy to the present.
  

  • SPAN 131 - (CC) Popular Music in Spanish: Audiences, Industries, Geographies

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    In this course students will look at popular musical genres in Latin America, Latino USA, and Spain, and explore how the creation, circulation, and consumption of popular music engage with the social and the political. In order to describe and analyze the consumption of music as a complex cultural act, students will become familiar with the basic theoretical principles of the disciplines of popular culture studies and popular music studies. Musical properties of songs or genres — e.g., instrumentation, dynamics, harmony, etc. — will be approached from the perspective of the non-musician.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Course taught in Spanish. Does not require training or experience in musicology or musical theory. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. (Formerly, SPAN 191, The Spanish Songbook: An Introduction to Spanish Cultural History Through Popular Music.)
  
  

  • SPAN 141 - Varieties of Spanish: Political and Ideological Issues

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    The Spanish language varies geographically. This course will train students to understand linguistic theories and to apply phonetic and phonological tools to study the geographic variations of the Spanish language. The political and ideological causes and connotations of the value judgments applied to these variations will also be analyzed from a sociolinguistic point of view.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPAN 004 - Gateway to Communication Completion of SPAN 004 or higher, or equivalent placement score, or permission of the instructor.
  

  • SPAN 142 - The Spanish Language in History

    Semester Hours: 3

    Periodically

    This class explores the origin and development of the Spanish language. The course focuses on the making of the Spanish language throughout history. Students will learn how the evolution of the Spanish language relates to particular political, historical, ideological, and literary contexts. Basic concepts of historical grammar will also be explained.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Completion of SPAN 004 or higher; or equivalent placement score, or permission of the instructor.
  

  • SPAN 143 - (CC) Spanish in Contact With Other Languages

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course examines the ways in which the Spanish language has been influenced and transformed through contact with other languages in the Iberian Peninsula, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Students will examine the linguistic, social, political, and cultural consequences of this contact. We will also learn the most important structural and sociolinguistic theoretical concepts needed to analyze the situations of languages in contact.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPAN 004  or permission of instructor. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
  

  • SPAN 144 - Spanish Language in the United States

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    In this course students will analyze where, why, and for how long Spanish has been used in the United States. The course will focus on the varieties of Spanish in the United States as well as the various attempts to create a so-called “neutral Spanish”.  Students will acquire the formal linguistic methodology to analyze data and will come to appreciate the ideological and political issues related to the presence of Spanish in the United States. Thus students will approach the topic of Spanish language in the United States from both formalistic and contextual points of view.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPAN 004  or permission of instructor. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
 

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