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SOCY-321 Sociological Reasoning with Quantitative Data (3)
This course introduces the basics of sociological reasoning with quantitative data. In the course, students learn what kinds of sociological questions can be answered with quantitative data, develop a sense of statistical thinking, and gain the ability to conduct basic statistical analysis with SPSS. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: SOCY-100 or SOCY-110 or SOCY-150 . Note: This course does not satisfy the University Mathematics requirement.
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SOCY-322 Qualitative Research Methods (3)
This course is an in-depth exploration of qualitative sociological research methods with an emphasis on the particularities of qualitative coding and data analysis. Students learn about interviews, content analysis, participant observation, comparative historical methods, and focus groups through readings and practical exercises. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: SOCY-100 or SOCY-110 or SOCY-150 .
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SOCY-335 Sociology of Birth and Death (3)
One of the few common denominators among human beings is that each of us was born into this world and each of us will die. This course examines the sociological dimensions of human “entry and exit.” It focuses on how society supports, controls, and constrains our arrival into and departure from the social world. The social, organizational, and cultural dimensions of birth and death are considered in terms of rites of passage, bureaucratization, social movements, cultural differences, and historical and contemporary contexts. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: a sociology course.
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SOCY-340 Israeli Society (3)
This course explores the emergence of Israeli society and its changes over time. It reviews Israel’s ideological and political foundations, the centrality of immigration, the emergence of Arab minorities and Jewish ethnic divisions, and assesses political, economic, religious, and family patterns within the broader Jewish and Palestinian communities. Usually Offered: spring.
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SOCY-350 Social Problems in a Changing World (3)
Sociological perspectives on the construction of social problems in a changing world. Focus on analysis of contrasting views and solutions for such conditions as global inequality, environmental degradation, population growth, inequalities based on economic class, race, gender, sexual orientation, and age, and institutional crises involving families, education, health care, crime, and justice. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: SOCY-100 or SOCY-110 or SOCY-150 .
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SOCY-351 Race and Ethnic Conflict: Global Perspectives (3)
A focus on what happens when divergent types of persons experience social contact. Racial, ethnic, tribal, national, and religious interactions throughout the world. The processes include conflict, amalgamation, acculturation, assimilation, prejudice, and discrimination. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: SOCY-100 or SOCY-110 or SOCY-150 .
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SOCY-352 Gender Relations and Social Change (3)
Focuses on gender as a basic organizational principle of social life in order to study the social construction of gender and how gender relations are transformed in the process of social change, and, in turn, shape social change. The course examines how race/ethnicity, social class, and gender intersect in shaping the experiences, social positions, and relationships of diverse women and men, including trans* women and men, in a changing world. Usually Offered: spring.
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SOCY-354 White Privilege and Social Justice (3)
This course considers the social, legal, and media constructions of white racial identities in relation to issues of racial justice. It examines how white privilege intersects with gender, class, and sexuality. Students develop skills for multicultural alliances and strategies for antiracist activism. Usually Offered: fall.
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SOCY-367 Sociology of the City (3)
The transition to a post-industrial society has led to a dramatic socio-political restructuring of major cities into complex systems of urban-suburban metropolises. Regional, national, and international forces are responsible for the contemporary growth and economic prosperity of suburban “edge” cities and the concentration of poverty and racial-ethnic/ National minorities in the central city. This course explores the emerging international hierarchy of “global cities” with the socio-spatial patterns of inequality and political conflict. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: SOCY-100 or SOCY-110 or SOCY-150 .
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SOCY-368 The City after Civil Rights (3)
The Civil Rights Movement transformed American society and cities. This course examines metropolitan transformations after the Civil Rights Movement including the changing patterns of inequality, the rise of global flows of money and migrants, and the place of cities in the twenty-first century. Students explore Washington, DC to understand these issues. Prerequisite: SOCY-100 or SOCY-110 or SOCY-150 .
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SOCY-369 Urban Lives (3)
This course looks at the contradictions of urban life through the lens of those living in cities across America. Through ethnographic readings, students are exposed to topics ranging from the financial districts, the drug subculture, immigrant communities, the place of music and hip-hop, to gentrification and public housing. Usually Offered: spring.
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SOCY-370 Power, Politics and Society (3)
Political sociology in a comparative global perspective including the role and functions of the state; relative state autonomy; state legitimacy; forms of democracy and democratization processes; state and civil society; political ideology and culture; and ethnicity, nationalism, and the state. Usually Offered: alternate springs. Prerequisite: SOCY-100 or SOCY-110 or SOCY-150 .
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SOCY-375 Gender, Poverty and Health (3)
This course examines the interconnections among gender, poverty, and health from a global perspective, including the Global South (low and middle income countries) as well as the United States. Emphasis is on understanding the social, as contrasted with the biomedical, dimensions of health. Usually Offered: spring.
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SOCY-385 Globalization and Education (3)
Introduces key sociological themes and theories that frame understandings of globalization and its impact on education around the world. Traces globalization’s history and contemporary trends, and details how education is affected by globalization. This includes but is not limited to a critical examination of multi-lateral agencies; transformations in patterns of student mobility and migration; the emergence of global norms for education; and the use of new media and digital platforms for global education exchange and higher education. Crosslist: EDU-385 . Usually Offered: fall.
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SOCY-389 Society and the Global Environment (3)
Exploration into the relationship between social groups and the physical environment. Focus on the actions and reactions of public and policy groups in identifying and coping with environmental problems. Analysis of specific socio-environmental problems and the roles and methods of social scientists and others in social-impact assessment and social change. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: SOCY-100 or SOCY-110 or SOCY-150 or ENVS-250 .
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SOCY-390 Independent Reading Course in Sociology (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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SOCY-394 Community Service-Learning Project (1)
Grading: Pass/Fail only. Permission: instructor and Center for Community Engagement & Service.
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SOCY-396 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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SOCY-490 Independent Study Project in Sociology (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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SOCY-491 Internship (1-6)
Internship in social service, social change, and social research agencies. Prerequisite: SOCY-100 or SOCY-110 or SOCY-150 . Permission: departmental internship advisor and Career Center. Note: internships in social research agencies require SOCY-320 .
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SOCY-492 Major Seminar in Sociology (3)
This seminar serves as the capstone course for sociology majors and builds on all previous coursework in sociology. The class operates as a joint intellectual workshop in which students discuss and share ideas as they conduct original research culminating in a final thesis or project. Usually Offered: spring. Restriction: Sociology (BA) and senior standing.
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SOCY-494 Community Service-Learning Project (1)
Grading: Pass/Fail only. Permission: instructor and Center for Community Engagement & Service.
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SOCY-496 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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Sociology (Graduate and Advanced Undergraduate Courses) |
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SOCY-515 Population Processes (3)
Analysis of changing population dynamics across societies over time. This course considers the development of national populations that result from fertility, mortality, and migration patterns and how these population processes relate to social and economic developments in those societies. Demographic, sociological, and public health-oriented methods to study these processes are discussed and compared. Usually Offered: alternate springs. Prerequisite: three courses in sociology.
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SOCY-525 Social Advocacy and Social Change (3)
Examines social change methods and mobilizing successful movements for social change: defining issues, forming constituencies, recruitment, choosing goals and strategies, criteria for choosing tactics, fundraising and resource mobilization, grassroots leadership development, handling the media, legislative coalitions and judicial remedies. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: three courses in sociology.
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SOCY-530 Social Movements and Social Change (3)
This course explores the social and cultural dynamics of social movements from a transnational perspective. The focus is both theoretical and empirical. Students gain in-depth knowledge of how social movements create or resist social change and learn about social movements through analysis of specific empirical cases. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: three courses in sociology.
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SOCY-531 Transnational Reach (3)
Topics vary by section. This course examines the impact of transnationalism, whether corporate, migrant, governmental and/or other transnational process, on people’s everyday lives in a specific area of the world, including Latin America, the Arab world, and Africa. The course encourages application of sociological knowledge to societies beyond the United States in order consider the relevance of sociological theories elsewhere in the world and develop a deeper understanding of other societies. Usually Offered: alternate falls. Repeatable for credit with different topic. Prerequisite: three courses in sociology.
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SOCY-550 Sociology of Poverty and Wealth (3)
Abroad view of the varied sociological approaches to socio-economic stratification considered in terms of domestic, comparative-historical and international dimensions. Explores the functionalist, conflict and elite theories, methodologies of stratification, and the issues of social mobility, poverty and the welfare state. Investigates class formation and the social consequences of stratification on the individual, group and society. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: three courses in sociology.
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SOCY-551 Sociology of Latino Studies (3)
Focusing on Latino populations and on Latino studies as an emergent field of study, this course references U.S. Latino populations as border populations, crossing over U.S./Latin American imaginaries. The “Latino” category helps problematize ethnic/racial categories, becoming a method of hybridity discussions. Though interdisciplinary, the course has a strong sociological foundation. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: three courses in sociology. Recommendation: SOCY-210 , SOCY-351 , or SOCY-354 .
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SOCY-552 Sociology of Popular Culture (3)
Popular culture is an increasingly central part of people’s lives. This course acquaints students with major sociological theories of popular culture and applies them to areas including music, films, mass media, race, identity, novels, love, and sex. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: three courses in sociology.
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SOCY-553 Intersectionality: Theory and Research (3)
This course examines intersectionality as both an analytical tool and a conceptual framing that has developed into a broad web of theoretical and empirical work examining how race, class, and gender interact in meaningful and complex ways. The focus includes important methodological assumptions and complications of intersectionality, as well as contemporary challenges such as the discussions of positionalities ignored in initial framings of intersectionality, including age, disability, and sexuality. Usually Offered: alternate springs. Prerequisite: three courses in sociology. Recommendation: SOCY-210 , SOCY-351 , or SOCY-354 .
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SOCY-570 Sociology of Gender and Family (3)
The study of gender and family as basic principles of the social order and primary social categories. Introduces students to the theories, data sources and applications of family structures and gender relationships in the United States and cross-culturally. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: three courses in sociology.
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SOCY-580 Social Policy Analysis (3)
Examines the variety of conceptual frames that social scientists use in analyzing social policies and provides a basis for their selection. A second part deals with the detailed analysis of case studies and introduces practitioners who contributed to them. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: three courses in sociology.
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SOCY-590 Independent Reading Course in Sociology (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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SOCY-596 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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Sociology (Graduate Courses) |
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SOCY-610 History of Sociological Theory (3)
Comparative study of major theorists in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Usually Offered: fall.
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SOCY-611 Social Theory: From Classical to Contemporary Thinkers (3)
This course exposes students to major Western social thought from the foundational works of Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Emile Durkheim to contemporary thinkers such as Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu, and Erving Goffman. Numerous other theorists who impact thinking about social and political worlds are also covered. The course helps students to formalize their thinking about the social worlds they are exploring. Usually Offered: fall.
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SOCY-620 Social Research Methods: Research in Health and Society (3)
This course introduces students to the process of sociological inquiry and what it means to apply sociological theories and concepts in research with a specific focus on the relationship between health and society. Emphasizes formulation and specification of research questions, ethics in research, and selection of appropriate methods. Usually Offered: fall.
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SOCY-621 Introduction to Quantitative Research (3)
This course introduces students to quantitative research methods in sociological inquiry; focuses on analysis of categorical data including percentage tables and measures of association, as well as analysis of continuous data using regression models, including dummy variables, graphical tools, and assessment of supporting diagnostics. Usually Offered: fall. Note: A basic statistics course is required.
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SOCY-623 Introduction to Qualitative Research (3)
This course introduces students to qualitative research in sociology, beginning with issues of qualitative epistemologies and methodologies and including a range of qualitative methods; it focuses on qualitative research design as well as the collection, management, and analysis of qualitative data. Usually Offered: fall.
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SOCY-625 Practicum in Sociological Research: Issues in Health, Risk, and Society (3)
Students work as a research team with a faculty member on a project to gain hands-on experience in the practice of sociological research. Specific topics covered reflect the methodical approach of the research project. Through direct engagement, students learn about research design, development of data collection tools, data management, and preparation of data for analysis. Usually Offered: spring. Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite: SOCY-621 and SOCY-623 .
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SOCY-631 Topics in Advanced Quantitative Analysis in Sociology (3)
Topics vary by section. This course focuses on advanced methods for analyzing quantitative data to answer sociological questions. The methods include regression of continuous and non-continuous outcomes, dimension-reduction, and topics of relevance to data collected in SOCY-625. Usually Offered: alternate falls. Repeatable for credit with different topic. Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite: SOCY-621 and SOCY-625 .
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SOCY-633 Topics in Advanced Qualitative Analysis in Sociology (3)
Topics vary by section. This course focuses on advanced methods for analyzing quantitative data to answer sociological questions. The methods include computer-assisted analysis such as (qualitative) content analysis, thematic analysis, and cross-case analysis; coding and classifying qualitative data based on thematic clusters and negative cases; and topics of relevance to data collected in SOCY-625. Usually Offered: alternate falls. Repeatable for credit with different topic. Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite: SOCY-623 and SOCY-625 .
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SOCY-635 Social Inequalities and Social Justice (3)
This seminar explores the social construction and institutionalization of social inequalities; the historical, economic, and political roots of social inequalities; the ideologies and discourses that buttress and challenge power relations; and advocacy and activism for transformative social change. Usually Offered: alternate springs.
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SOCY-639 Interpreting and Presenting Results from Sociological Research (3)
This course develops students’ skills for interpreting and presenting data in in written and oral form. It recognizes that a primary purpose for conducting social research is to disseminate the knowledge gained in ways that have impact. Students learn how to craft arguments, distill evidence based on data, draw reasonable conclusions, and present information in a variety of formats. The course culminates in an individual research project. Usually Offered: spring. Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite: SOCY-625 , and SOCY-631 or SOCY-633 .
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SOCY-640 Israeli Society (3)
This course explores the emergence of Israeli society and its changes over time. It reviews Israel’s ideological and political foundations, the centrality of immigration, the emergence of Arab minorities and Jewish ethnic divisions, and assesses political, economic, religious, and family patterns within the broader Jewish and Palestinian communities. Usually Offered: spring.
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SOCY-655 Language Discourse and Society (3)
This course has a specific focus on the politics of representation, the cultural struggles over how events, processes, institutions, and people are to be understood. Students learn contemporary theories and methods for understanding systems of signification in the production, maintenance, and subversion of historical relations of power. By using key concepts to examine data drawn from sources such as old and new media, interviews, advertisements, cultural artifacts, and social interaction, students cultivate nuanced understandings of the course readings. Usually Offered: alternate falls.
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SOCY-669 Gender, Sexuality, and Migration (3)
This course is centered on the uses of gender and sexuality in studying migration patterns, immigration policies, and the personal meanings given to these by individuals. The class interrogates the use of gender and sexuality in studying (im)immigration patterns and policies and unpacks the relationship between gender and sexuality by looking at various migrations, or movements, between the categories themselves, and also through specific cases of the relationship to citizenship and the state to that of (im)migration and racialization. Usually Offered: alternate falls.
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SOCY-684 Seminar in Public Sociology (3)
Students review and analyze how well-known sociologists participate in public discourse through theoretically-grounded debate on pressing social issues; gain appreciation of sociology’s application to the public sphere; experience first-hand involvement in civic discourse on policy and the antecedent factors underlying social problems, and participate in constructing and evaluating social theories to inform civic discourse. Usually Offered: fall.
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SOCY-689 Environmental Sociology (3)
Exploration into the relationship between social groups and the physical environment. Focus on the actions and reactions of public and policy groups in identifying and coping with natural and technological problems. Analysis of specific socio-environmental problems and the roles And methods of social scientists and others in social-impact assessment and social change. Usually Offered: alternate springs.
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SOCY-690 Independent Study Project in Sociology (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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SOCY-691 Internship (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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SOCY-696 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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SOCY-795 Master’s Research: Independent Study in Sociology (3)
Directed research under the supervision of a faculty member selected by the student. Preparation of a substantial research report on a topic related to the student’s field of concentration. Permission: instructor.
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SOCY-796 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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SOCY-797 Master’s Thesis Research (1-6)
Grading: SP/UP only. Permission: department.
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Public Affairs (Undergraduate Courses) |
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JLC-194 Community Service-Learning Project (1)
Grading: Pass/Fail only. Permission: instructor and Center for Community Engagement & Service.
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SPA-101 Politics, Policy and Law Scholars Washington Lab I (1)
This course integrates Politics, Policy, and Law (PPL) Scholars students into Washington, DC as it drives and informs the study of politics, policy, and law. Students hear from guest speakers and make on-site visits to learn about careers in politics, policy, and law. The course includes writing assignments and in-class activities to complement material studied in JLC-101 Introduction to Law. Usually Offered: fall. Grading: A-F only. Restriction: Politics, Policy and Law Scholars.
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SPA-189 Introduction to Communication, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government (CLEG) (3)
This course explores the intersection between communication, legal institutions, economics, and government. It focuses on the federalist system, the powers of government and courts, how economic actors influence government and how government uses economic incentives, and the communication methods that actors use to create change in America. Usually Offered: fall. Grading: A-F only. Restriction: Interdisciplinary Studies: Communication, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government (CLEG) (BA) .
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SPA-194 Community Service-Learning Project (1)
Grading: Pass/Fail only. Permission: instructor and Center for Community Engagement & Service.
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SPA-196 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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SPA-201 Politics, Policy and Law Scholars Washington Lab II (1)
This course provides an opportunity for Politics, Policy, and Law (PPL) Scholars students to make on-site visits to Capitol Hill, advocacy organizations, and other offices; and engage with professionals in litigation, advocacy, communications, and other related fields. The course focuses on developing students’ research, writing, and oral and written advocacy skills to complement SPA-220 The American Constitution. Usually Offered: spring. Grading: A-F only. Restriction: Politics, Policy, and Law Scholars.
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SPA-220 The American Constitution FA4 (3)
This course focuses on the major aspects of American constitutional law and development: the separation of powers in the American political system; the distribution of power between the federal government and the states; government power to regulate economic and property interests; and development of civil rights and liberties. Some of the most important decisions the Supreme Court has made across the spectrum of constitutional law are examined, and the relationship between law, politics, and society is also explored. Usually Offered: fall and spring.
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SPA-294 Community Service-Learning Project (1)
Grading: Pass/Fail only. Permission: instructor and Center for Community Engagement & Service.
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SPA-296 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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SPA-300 SPA Honors Colloquium (3)
Topics vary by section. Seminars for students in the SPA Honors Program facilitate the integration of knowledge of public affairs disciplines and prepare students for advanced scholarship in their capstone courses. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable for credit with different topic. Grading: A-F only. Restriction: SPA Honors Program.
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SPA-340 Community-Based Research (3)
Students learn the methodology of community-based research while engaging in research to inform solutions to for a pressing community problem, identify avenues to effect social change, or evaluate program impact with a local non-profit in the Washington, DC area. Usually Offered: spring. Grading: A-F only. Restriction: Community-Based Research Scholars (CBRS) or Community-Based Research (Undergraduate Certificate) .
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SPA-350 Constitutional Law I: Powers and Federalism (3)
The nature of constitutionalism and the role on constitutional interpretation; judicial power and review. Supreme Court decisions and their effect on the development of the American political system. Prerequisite: GOVT-105 or GOVT-110 . Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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SPA-351 Constitutional Law II: Civil Rights and Liberties (3)
An exploration of the constitutional evolution of the law of civil rights and liberties, and the social and political context in which the law is made. Emphasis is on the Supreme Court’s major decisions that have defined the laws of free speech, religion, equality, privacy, and the death penalty. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: GOVT-105 or GOVT-110 . Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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SPA-361 Laboratory in Leadership Development I (1)
Structured and unstructured exercises, including community service activities, to increase students’ understanding of leadership and the role of leaders in the public policy-making process, and develop their personal leadership skills in communication, group dynamics, value clarification, the development of vision, managing emotions in leadership situations, bargaining and negotiation, and the relationship of personal growth to leadership roles and functions. Repeatable once for credit. Grading: Pass/Fail only. Restriction: SPA Leadership Program. Note: Leadership program students take the course both fall and spring of their first year.
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SPA-362 Laboratory in Leadership Development II (1-3)
An advanced leadership development course that consists of structured and unstructured exercises designed to increase students’ understanding of leadership and the role leaders play in the public policy-making process. Repeatable once for credit. Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite: SPA-361 .
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SPA-370 American Environmental Policy and Politics (3)
An introduction to the issues, institutions, and processes that determine environmental policy in the United States. Environmental policy formation, implementation by administrative agencies, and the resolution of environmental disputes. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: GOVT-110 .
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SPA-391 Internship (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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SPA-394 Community Service-Learning Project (1)
Grading: Pass/Fail only. Permission: instructor and Center for Community Engagement & Service.
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SPA-396 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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SPA-460 Political and Organizational Leadership (3)
Examines major theories and research in public leadership, with emphasis on American political and administrative institutions. Case studies of leaders and leadership in complex public organizations. Relative impact of personality and organizational factors in leadership development. Emphasis on students’ awareness of their own leadership style and development potential. Usually Offered: spring. Grading: A-F only. Restriction: SPA Leadership Program.
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SPA-480 SPA Honors Capstone I (3)
Capstone for SPA Honors students to facilitate the integration of knowledge in a public affairs discipline by preparing and producing an honors thesis that makes a distinctive and original scholarly contribution to the public affairs field. Students identify a topic, develop an annotated bibliography, conduct a literature review, and prepare a research proposal. Usually Offered: fall. Grading: A-F only. Restriction: SPA Honors Program.
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SPA-481 SPA Honors Capstone II (3)
Capstone for SPA Honors students to facilitate the integration of knowledge in a public affairs discipline by preparing and producing an honors thesis that makes a distinctive and original scholarly contribution to the public affairs field. Students complete their research project and present their findings both in writing and at a research conference. Usually Offered: spring. Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite: SPA-480 . Restriction: SPA Honors Program.
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SPA-489 Politics, Policy, and Law Capstone (3-6)
This course provides Politics, Policy, and Law (PPL) Scholars program students with a framework and instruction for their capstone projects. The capstone project, which brings together elements of the entire PPL program, is an in-depth, original product that demonstrates skill in oral and written communication, expository and persuasive writing, and research methodology. Usually Offered: spring. Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite: GOVT-310 . Restriction: admission to the Politics, Policy, and Law (PPL) Scholars program.
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SPA-490 Independent Research (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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SPA-612 Conduct of Inquiry I (3)
Concepts, approaches, and methodologies of research in political science and public administration; probability, sampling; quantitative data analysis, including hypothesis testing and estimation; qualitative data analysis and measures of association. Usually Offered: fall. Restriction: PhD program.
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SPA-613 Conduct of Inquiry II (3)
The use of bivariate and multivariate analysis in political and administrative research; analysis of organizational decision models. Usually Offered: spring. Restriction: PhD program.
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SPA-614 Conduct of Inquiry III (3)
This course covers extensions of the basic linear regression model including quasi-experimental methods for estimating causal effects using cross-sectional and longitudinal data and nonlinear regression models for limited dependent variables. The course assumes that students have a firm grasp of classical hypothesis testing and the properties of the ordinary least squares (OLS) estimator. Usually Offered: fall. Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite: SPA-613 .
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SPA-615 Conduct of Inquiry IV (3)
Social science research is increasingly concerned with causal interference. Experimental, quasi-experimental, and field designs intended to make causal inferences have special considerations outside of the standard econometric framework. This course is focused on causality, and examines this topic observationally and experimentally. It is split into two parts, causal framework and field methods. Usually Offered: spring. Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite: SPA-614 .
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Professional and Extended Studies (Undergraduate Courses) |
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SPEX-061 English Language Laboratory (1)
The English language laboratory (E-lab) explores vocabulary, context, and academic skills introduced in ELTA-071 AU in the World or WRTG-100 College Writing /WRTG-101 College Writing Seminar . Skills covered include academic writing, oral presentations, and group work. Repeatable. Grading: Pass/Fail only. Restriction: International Accelerator Program (IAP). Note: No academic credit is received for this course. Credit equivalent is listed only for the purpose of determining full-time student status.
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SPEX-062 Live, Learn, Grow (1)
The course orients international students to American University, its surrounding area, and the embedded national cultural context; fosters student success through active, learner-centered dynamics; and sustains students’ success at the university and beyond. Repeatable. Grading: Pass/Fail only. Restriction: International Accelerator Program (IAP). Note: No academic credit is received for this course. Credit equivalent is listed only for the purpose of determining full-time student status.
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SPEX-120 Mentored Field Practicum (3)
This course includes a professional component, a two-day per week work experience to give students hands-on, real world experience; and the academic component to help students reflect analytically on their work experience in relation to their professional and academic goals. Through written assignments, analysis of readings, lectures, class discussions, individual meetings with the instructor, and presentations, the academic component provides a framework for structuring the students’ experiential learning. Usually Offered: fall. Restriction: Mentorship Program.
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SPEX-121 Mentored Field Practicum (4)
This course includes a professional component, a three-day per week work experience to give students hands-on, real world experience; and an academic component to help students reflect analytically on their work experience in relation to their professional and academic goals. Through written assignments, analysis of readings, lectures, class discussions, individual meetings with the instructor, and presentations, the academic component provides a framework for structuring the students’ experiential learning. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable for credit. Grading: A-F only. Restriction: Gap Program.
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SPEX-125 Introduction to College Inquiry (3)
This course introduces students from different academic fields to the essentials of scholarly research and conduct to create an in-depth understanding of the various steps, opportunities, differences, limitations, and structures within the research process. Usually Offered: fall. Grading: Grading: A-F only. Restriction: Mentorship Program.
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SPEX-196 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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SPEX-296 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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SPEX-390 Independent Reading Course (1-6)
Permission: instructor and program director.
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SPEX-396 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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SPEX-490 Independent Research (1-6)
Permission: instructor and program director.
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SPEX-491 Internship (1-6)
Permission: instructor and program director.
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SPEX-496 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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Professional and Extended Studies (Graduate and Advanced Undergraduate Courses) |
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SPEX-096 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (0)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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SPEX-596 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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Professional and Extended Studies (Graduate Courses) |
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SPEX-065 Professional Development (1)
This course trains students to be successful in their chosen field of study and to help them prepare for successful employment after graduation. The course equips international students with field specific vocabulary and cultural norms and offers opportunities to practice and utilize their training through professional development activities. Repeatable. Grading: Pass/Fail only. Restriction: Master’s Accelerator Program (MAP). Note: No academic credit is received for this course. Credit equivalent is listed only for the purpose of determining full-time student status.
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SPEX-600 Emerging Technology Trends (3)
Explores the impacts of new, emerging, and rapidly evolving technologies on organizations and their operations, across a range of industries and sectors. Topics include project design, data collection, data storage, and legal and privacy issues. Students examine challenges and opportunities for designing projects that implement current and emerging technologies to ensure success. Grading: A-F only.
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