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2017-2018 Graduate Studies Bulletin (Archived Copy) 
    
 
  Jun 22, 2024
 
2017-2018 Graduate Studies Bulletin (Archived Copy) [Archived Catalog]

Course Descriptions


 
  
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    SOWK 772 - Programs and Services for Older Adults

    Credits: 3

    Examination of the policy/planning issues relating to older adults, including current trends in services, base for social service development, and evaluation of services for older adults.

  
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    SOWK 773 - Social Work Intervention with Older Adults

    Credits: 3

    Application of social work theories, concepts, and practice principles for working with older adults and their families in groups and within the community.

  
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    SOWK 774 - Contemporary Child Welfare Policies and Practice: Assessment and Family Services

    Credits: 3

    Examines the causes and effects of child maltreatment, assessment processes, intervention methods used to protect children and support families, and critical issues facing social workers in child welfare practice.

  
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    SOWK 775 - Contemporary Child Welfare Policies and Practice: Out-of-Home Placement and Permanency Planning

    Credits: 3

    Examination of family preservation services, out-of- home placement, and permanency planning, with special focus on foster care, adoption, and advocacy.

  
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    SOWK 776 - Social Work Intervention on Behalf of Children and Families

    Credits: 3

    Study of existing strategies for intervention with children and families, and identification of appropriate strategies for future social work practice.

  
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    SOWK 777 - Advanced Theory for Social Work Practices

    Credits: 3

    A theoretical background for specialized advanced social work practice incorporating social and behavioral science as a framework for analyzing evidence-based approaches for social work interventions.

    Note: Restricted to: Students enrolled in MSW program

  
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    SOWK 778 - Advanced Analysis of Social Policy, Programs, and Services

    Credits: 3

    Overview of the structure and functions of programs, policies, and systems in a specialized area of practice, including the history of policy development, the current policy environment, and the role of social workers and the social work profession in shaping and implementing policy in this area.

    Note: Restricted to: Students enrolled in MSW program

    Effective: Fall 2014

  
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    SOWK 779 - Advanced Social Work Interventions

    Credits: 3

    Advanced direct practice in a specialized area with a focus on engagement, assesment, intervention planning and implentation, and practice evaluation for diverse client systems at multiple levels.

    Note: Restricted to: Students enrolled in MSW program

  
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    SOWK 781 - Field Instruction I: Generalist Social Work Practice

    Credits: 3

    An agency-based study of the community social welfare system and the social agency’s place in delivery of services; a beginning involvement in agency practice.

  
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    SOWK 782 - Field Instruction II: Generalist Social Work Practice

    Credits: 3

    An agency-based study of the community social welfare system and the social agency’s place in delivery of services; a beginning involvement in agency practice.

  
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    SOWK 783 - Field Instruction III: Advanced Social Work Practice

    Credits: 3

    The third unit of field instruction is designed to support students’ integration of knowledge learned while taking advanced year practice courses.

    Note: Pass-Fail grading

  
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    SOWK 784 - Field Instruction IV: Advanced Social Work Practice

    Credits: 3

    Integration, application, and refinement of theories, knowledge, and skills learning in advanced practice courses.

    Note: Pass-Fail grading

  
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    SOWK 785 - Field Instruction III: Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities

    Credits: 3

    Advanced experience in social work practice with organizations and communities with focus on one or more of the following: program development, planning and evaluation, advocacy, public relations, administration.

    Note: Pass-Fail grading

  
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    SOWK 786 - Field Instruction IV: Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities

    Credits: 3

    Advanced experience in social work practice with organizations and communities with focus on one or more of the following: program development, planning and evaluation, advocacy, public relations, administration.

    Note: Pass-Fail grading

  
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    SOWK 791 - Social Work Research Methodologies

    Credits: 3

    Examination of social work research contexts, designs, and strategies.

  
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    SOWK 792 - Evaluation of Social Work Practice

    Credits: 3

    Examines a number of single-system designs that can be used to evaluate practice or practice interventions with clients.

  
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    SOWK 793 - Evaluation of Social Work Programs

    Credits: 3

    Examines methods that can be used to evaluate social work programs, policies, and practice.

  
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    SOWK 800 - Intellectual Foundations of Social Welfare and Social Work I: Historical Roots

    Credits: 3

    Examines across disciplines the theoretical and empirical foundations for social welfare and social work in historical, economic, social, and political contexts prior to the 20th century.

  
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    SOWK 801 - Intellectual Foundations of Social Welfare and Social Work II: Modern Developments

    Credits: 3

    Examines across disciplines the theoretical and empirical foundations of social welfare and social work in historical, economic, social, and political contexts from the early 20th century to the present.

  
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    SOWK 802 - Intellectual Foundations of Social Welfare and Social Work III: Conceptual Model-Building

    Credits: 3

    Examines the process of developing theory-based welfare and social work scholarship from a variety of research approaches, focusing on conceptual model-building.

  
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    SOWK 811 - Qualitative Methods of Inquiry for Social Work Research

    Credits: 3

    Foundations of qualitative methods in social research with emphasis on intensive interviewing and grounded theory.

  
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    SOWK 822 - Measurement and Instrument Design

    Credits: 3

    Advanced study to evaluate and design measurement and instrumentation in social work research.

    Prerequisites: SOWK 891, 892

    Note: Restricted to social work doctoral students.

  
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    SOWK 830 - Community - Engaged Research for Social Welfare and Social Change

    Credits: 3

    Doctoral-level course covering conceptual foundations and key processes and skills of community-engaged research for understanding and promoting social welfare and social change. Emphasis on engagement with community, collaboration, challenges, and ethics. Assignments include practical community-engaged research experience.

  
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    SOWK 831 - Leadership for Social Change

    Credits: 3

    Examines theoretical and practical foundations of providing leadership for social change through organizations, communities, public policies, and social norms.

  
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    SOWK 850 - Social Work Doctoral Professional Seminar

    Credits: 1-2

    Examines issues related to making a successful transition from doctoral student to professional social work scholar. May be repeated for credit.

  
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    SOWK 870 - The Social Work Educator in the University

    Credits: 3

    Examines the etiological development of social work education in the United States and analyzes the current issues confronting the social work educator.

    Prerequisites: EDLP 738

  
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    SOWK 871 - The Social Work Education Curriculum

    Credits: 3

    Examines the forces and issues related to curriculum construction for social work education at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels.

    Prerequisites: SOWK 870

  
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    SOWK 872 - Social Work Education Practicum

    Credits: 0

    A wide range of supervised classroom, field, and other learning experiences designed to prepare the student for work as a social work educator.

    Prerequisites: SOWK 871

  
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    SOWK 889 - Doctoral Social Work Practicum

    Credits: 0

    Students acquire practical research experience, based on an individualized learning contract, under the supervision of a faculty member.

    Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor

  
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    SOWK 890 - Analysis of Social Work Data

    Credits: 3

    Approaches to the organization, analysis, interpretation, and utilization of data sets available from social agency records or from existing empirical research.

  
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    SOWK 891 - Advanced Analysis of Social Work Data

    Credits: 3

    Analysis of complex data sets from social services agencies and other research sources.

    Note: Before enrolling in SOWK 891 (Advanced Analysis of Social Work Data), student must demonstrate proficiency in computer applications for statistical analysis using software designated by the Doctoral Program Committee. Typically this will be accomplished by completing an online tutorial (not for credit). Contact the Doctoral Program Director for instructions about the tutorial or contact coswphd@mailbox.sc.edu.

  
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    SOWK 892 - Design and Critical Analysis of Social Work Research

    Credits: 3

    Advanced study of research methods commonly employed in the development of knowledge for social work practice and education. Critique of published social work research using a standardized critique model.

  
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    SOWK 894 - Planning and Design of Dissertation Research

    Credits: 1

    A seminar designed to provide intensive faculty supervision and peer consultation to the doctoral student in the preparation of the dissertation proposal.

    Prerequisites: SOWK 890, 891, 892, 811

    Note: Repeatable: 2 credits required for the doctoral program.

  
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    SOWK 899 - Dissertation Preparation

    Credits: 1-12

    Prerequisites: SOWK 894

  
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    SPAN 500 - Contemporary Spain

    Credits: 3

    Analysis and discussion of 20th-century Spanish history and the sociocultural forces that have contributed to define this country’s national identity. Taught in Spanish.

    Prerequisites: For Undergraduates: SPAN 303, Phase II placement exam above SPAN 303, or consent of instructor

  
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    SPAN 501 - Contemporary Spanish America

    Credits: 3

    Analysis and discussion of 20th-century Spanish American history and the sociocultural forces that have contributed to define this area’s national identities. Taught in Spanish.

    Cross-listed Course: LASP 501

  
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    SPAN 513 - Introduction to Professional and Technical Translation

    Credits: 3

    Introduction to translation and practice of skills required for professional and technical Spanish/English translation.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 409 or consent of instructor

  
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    SPAN 515 - Introduction to Spanish Linguistics

    Credits: 3

    Phonology, morphology, and syntax of modern Spanish.

    Cross-listed Course: LING 504

  
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    SPAN 516 - The Structure of Modern Spanish

    Credits: 3

    Description of the grammatical structures of Modern Spanish. Intensive study of the theory and practice of word formation and sentence structure of Spanish.

    Cross-listed Course: LING 554

  
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    SPAN 517 - Contrastive English-Spanish Phonetics and Phonology

    Credits: 3

    Introduction to the study of phonetics and phonology and their application to the sounds and sound systems of English and Spanish. Includes transcription practice and discussion of relevance to teaching.

    Cross-listed Course: LING 514

  
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    SPAN 518 - Introduction to Spanish Medieval Literature

    Credits: 3

    Survey of Spanish literature from its first manifestations to La Celestina. Introduction; early works; the epic; 13th- through 15th-century prose and verse; Berceo, Alfonso X, Juan Ruiz, Marques de Santillana; others.

    Prerequisites: For Undergraduates: SPAN 312 or consent of instructor

  
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    SPAN 524 - Renaissance and Golden Age Literature

    Credits: 3

    Survey of the works of Garcilaso, the Spanish mystics, Lope, Quevedo, Tirso, Calderon, Gongora and others.

    Prerequisites: For Undergraduates: SPAN 312 or consent of instructor

  
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    SPAN 534 - Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature

    Credits: 3

    Survey of the works of the major literary figures of the period.

    Prerequisites: For Undergraduates: SPAN 312 or consent of instructor.

  
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    SPAN 538 - Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature

    Credits: 3

    Survey of major peninsular writers from the Generation of ‘98 to the present.

    Prerequisites: For Undergraduates: SPAN 312 or consent of instructor.

  
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    SPAN 541 - Colonial Spanish-American Literature to Neoclassicism

    Credits: 3

    Survey of pre-Columbian poetry and of texts dating from the time of Columbus to the end of the Colonial period.

    Cross-listed Course: LASP 541

  
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    SPAN 543 - Spanish-American Literature from the Independence Through Modernism

    Credits: 3

    Survey of the most significant works of the Independence through Modernism.

    Prerequisites: For Undergraduates: SPAN 312 or consent of instructor.

  
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    SPAN 550 - Advanced Language Study Abroad

    Credits: 3

    Intensive language practice in native environment with special emphasis on oral skills. Instruction by native speakers; extensive community contact and home stay. Prior placement test required.

  
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    SPAN 555 - Spanish-American Literature from Modernism Through 1960

    Credits: 3

    Survey of the most significant works of this period.

    Prerequisites: For Undergraduates: SPAN 312 or consent of instructor.

  
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    SPAN 557 - Contemporary Spanish-American Literature

    Credits: 3

    Survey of the most significant works from 1960 to the present.

    Cross-listed Course: LASP 471

  
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    SPAN 615 - Intensive Readings in Spanish

    Credits: 3

    Intensive reading for non-majors. Graduate students fulfill their foreign-language requirement with successful completion of the course. Undergraduates may take the course as an elective only. Grades S/U for graduates and undergraduates.

    Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students (undergraduates by permission of instructor)

  
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    SPAN 700 - Introduction to Graduate Studies in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

    Credits: 3

    An introduction to graduate studies that includes a survey of contemporary literary theory, an overview of the current state of the profession, and instruction in how to carry out research and write at the graduate level.

    Cross-listed Course: CPLT 700, FREN 700, and GERM 700

  
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    SPAN 711 - Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism

    Credits: 3

    Overview of the main theories and methods in analyzing Spanish and Spanish-American literature.

  
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    SPAN 715 - History of the Spanish Language

    Credits: 3

    Development of the language from its origins to the present day.

    Cross-listed Course: LING 734

  
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    SPAN 722 - Cervantes

    Credits: 3

    Selected topics from among the works of Cervantes, including Don Quixote, the Galatea, the Persiles, the Novelas ejemplares, and his dramatic works.

  
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    SPAN 724 - Renaissance and Baroque Poetry and Drama

    Credits: 3

    In-depth study of the works of Lope de Vega, Quevedo, Góngora, Calderón, and others.

  
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    SPAN 730 - Contemporary Spanish Prose Fiction

    Credits: 3

    Emphasis on the post-Spanish Civil War narrative.

  
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    SPAN 732 - Nineteenth-Century Spanish Prose and Poetry

    Credits: 3

    Intensive reading of major works of Spanish Romanticism and Realism.

  
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    SPAN 733 - Trans-Atlantic Perspectives

    Credits: 3

    An exploration of the Inter-connection between Spain and the Americas including issues relating to processes of articulation and assimilation between the Spanish legacy and America’s cultures, together with the African dimensions.

    Prerequisites: graduate standing

  
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    SPAN 734 - Spanish Poetry: Generation of ‘27

    Credits: 3

    Intensive study of the works of Alberti, Aleixandre, Cernuda, García Lorca, Guillén, Salinas and others.

  
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    SPAN 736 - The Generation of 1898

    Credits: 3

    Essay, verse, drama, and fiction of the major writers of this generation.

  
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    SPAN 745 - Seminar in Spanish-American Drama

    Credits: 3

    Selected Spanish-American dramatic works from the colonial period to the present.

  
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    SPAN 746 - Post-Baroque Spanish Drama

    Credits: 3

    An application of major European stage theories to the Spanish modern stage (1800-2000).

  
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    SPAN 747 - The Modern Spanish-American Novel

    Credits: 3

    Seminar on selected Spanish-American novels from independence through the Hispanic Vanguard.

  
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    SPAN 751 - Twentieth-Century Spanish-American Short Story

    Credits: 3

    Spanish-American short story from 1901 to 2000.

  
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    SPAN 752 - Twentieth-Century Spanish Exile Literature

    Credits: 3

    Study of the creative works written by high-profile Spanish writers while in exile (in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Argentina, and the United States) during the Spanish Civil War and ensuing Francoist regime.

  
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    SPAN 763 - Contemporary Spanish-American Narrative

    Credits: 3

    Study of the Spanish-American narrative of the 20th century (novel and short story).

  
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    SPAN 765 - Contemporary Spanish-American Poets

    Credits: 3

    The works of Vallejo, Mistral, Neruda, Borges, Cardenal, Paz, and others.

  
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    SPAN 767 - Spanish-American Testimonial Literature

    Credits: 3

    Study of texts revealing patterns of disenfranchisement and human rights violations. All genres, including films.

  
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    SPAN 769 - Hispanic Women Writers

    Credits: 3

    The works of significant women authors in Spain and Spanish America.

  
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    SPAN 771 - Spanish-American Modernism

    Credits: 3

    Study of the poetry and prose of the most significant authors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

  
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    SPAN 777 - Supervised Instruction in Teaching Foreign Languages in College

    Credits: 0

    Supervised direction of foreign language teaching in college.

    Note: Required of all graduate assistants who are teaching. This course will not count toward the 30-hour M.A. or M.A.T. degree.

  
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    SPAN 780 - Seminars in Hispanic Literature

    Credits: 3

    Topics to be announced each semester.

  
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    SPAN 783 - Seminars on Selected Topics

    Credits: 1-3

    Topics will be identified by suffix and title in the schedule of classes. Course can be repeated for credit for a maximum of 6 hours.

    Note: Topics will be identified by suffix and title in the schedule of classes. Course can be repeated for credit for a maximum of 6 hours.

  
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    SPAN 796 - Independent Study

    Credits: 1-3

    Note: Up to a maximum of 3 total hours, if repeated.

  
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    SPAN 799 - Thesis Preparation

    Credits: 1-9

  
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    SPAN 880 - Seminar on Special Topics in Transatlantic Studies

    Credits: 3

    Topics will be identified by suffix and title in the schedule of classes. Course can be repeated for credit for a maximum of 6 hours.

    Prerequisites: Graduate standing

    Note: Special Permission Required: Professor

  
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    SPAN 881 - Seminar on Special Topics in Spanish-American Literatures and Cultures

    Credits: 3

    Topics will be identified by suffix and title in the schedule of classes. Course can be repeated for credit for a maximum of 6 hours.

    Note: Restricted to M.A. and Ph.D. students

  
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    SPAN 882 - Seminar on Special Topics in Peninsular Spanish Literature and Culture

    Credits: 3

    Topics will be identified by suffix and title in the schedule of classes. Course can be repeated for credit for a maximum of 6 hours.

    Note: Restricted to Graduate Students
    Special Permission Required: Professor

  
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    SPAN 899 - Dissertation Preparation

    Credits: 1-12

    Work on the research and writing of the Ph.D. dissertation

    Prerequisites: Graduate standing

    Note: Special Permission Required: Professor

  
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    SPCH 543 - Communication, Law, and Society

    Credits: 3

    Examines the role of communication in legal and judicial contexts. Focus on case studies that illustrate the theoretical and practical significance of rhetoric in the work of the courts, lawyers, and public advocacy groups.

  
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    SPCH 700 - Introduction to the Advanced Study of Speech Communication & Rhetoric

    Credits: 3

    Introduction to theories, concepts, and analysis in critical rhetorical and communication research. Emphasis on rhetoric, public advocacy, and discourse, performance, critical theory.

  
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    SPCH 701 - Pedagogies of Speech Communication & Rhetoric

    Credits: 3

    Survey of issues, theories, and methods of pedagogy in speech communication, rhetoric and performance studies.

  
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    SPCH 712 - Rhetorics of Materiality, Technology, and Science

    Credits: 3

    Study of the rhetorical analysis of scientific and technological public discourse, implications of public science and technological changes for the theory and practice of rhetoric and the rhetorical construction of science and technologies.

  
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    SPCH 734 - Theories of Public Argumentation

    Credits: 3

    Advanced study of theories and practices of public and cultural argumentation. Emphasis on critical argumentation theories and analysis of public arguments.

  
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    SPCH 741 - Theory and Practice of Rhetorical Criticism

    Credits: 3

    Advanced study of theories of rhetorical criticism and the conceptual assumptions that motivate, compose, and justify critical interpretations of rhetorical acts, performances, and events.

    Prerequisites: Permission of Graduate Director for non-degree students



  
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    SPCH 744 - Public Advocacy and Civil Society

    Credits: 3

    Examination of the rhetorical operations that define, sustain, and reshape historical and contemporary forms of civil society, including modes of public address, community engagement, non-profit advocacy, and political communication.

  
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    SPCH 746 - Rhetoric of Movements

    Credits: 3

    Advanced study of the rhetoric of political social movements.

  
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    SPCH 749 - Performance and Cultural Studies

    Credits: 3

    Theories and research exploring the mutual contributions of performance and cultural studies. Emphasis on performance as both a subject of critical/cultural inquiry as well as a method of critical/cultural invention.

  
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    SPCH 790 - Special Topics in Speech Communication, Rhetoric, and Performance

    Credits: 3

    Selected topics in speech communication, rhetoric, and performance studies. May be repeated as content varies by suffix and title.

  
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    SPCH 792 - Classical Rhetorical Theory

    Credits: 3

    Survey of important figures, debates, and perspectives in rhetorical theory in the ancient period.

    Cross-listed Course: ENGL 792

    Prerequisites: Permission of graduate director for non-degree students

  
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    SPCH 793 - Medieval to Modern Rhetorical Theory

    Credits: 3

    Survey of important figures, debates, and perspectives in rhetorical theory from the Medieval period to the 19th century.

    Cross-listed Course: ENGL 793

  
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    SPCH 794 - Contemporary Rhetorical Theory

    Credits: 3

    Survey of major figures, debates, and theories in the field of rhetoric from the 19th century to present.

    Cross-listed Course: ENGL 794

  
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    SPCH 796 - Independent Study in Speech Communication, Rhetoric, and Performance

    Credits: 1-3

    Individually arranged studies in specialized areas of speech communication, rhetoric, or performance.

    Note: Not more than 6 hours of independent study may be used on a master’s program of study. Not more than 9 hours of independent study may be used on a doctoral program of study.

  
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    SPCH 797 - Special Projects in Speech Communication, Rhetoric, and Performance

    Credits: 1-3

    Individually research projects focused on a selected area of speech communciation, rhetoric, or performance.

    Note: Not more than 6 hours of independent study may be used on a master’s program of study. Not more than 9 hours of independent study may be used on a doctoral program of study.

  
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    SPCH 799 - Thesis Preparation

    Credits: 1-9

    To be arranged by candidates for the Master of Arts degree with the instructor under whose direction the master’s thesis is being written.

  
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    SPTE 501 - Trends and Issues in Sport and Entertainment Management

    Credits: 3

    Current issues and trends in sport, live entertainment, and venue management.

    Prerequisites: Minimum senior standing

    Note: Effective: Fall 2012

  
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    SPTE 545 - Managing Part-Time Employees and Volunteers

    Credits: 3

    Recruiting, hiring, training, and retaining part-time employees and volunteers in sport and entertainment.

    Prerequisites: 90 credit hours or graduate status

  
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    SPTE 570 - Special Topics in Global Sport

    Credits: 3

    This course examines a variety of global sport and entertainment management issues. The emphasis will be on an understanding of the concepts related to the sport and entertainment management in an international setting. Content varies by suffix and title. May be repeated once.

    Prerequisites: Prereq: 60 credits or graduate status

  
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    SPTE 580 - Business Principles in Sport Management

    Credits: 3

    Business principles in the management of public and private sector sport programs.

    Prerequisites: 90 credit hours or graduate status

  
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    SPTE 590 - Special Topics in Sport and Entertainment

    Credits: 3

    Investigation of special topics pertinent to the sport and entertainment management industry.

 

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