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Designed to prepare pre-service teachers with the skills and knowledge of current flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, and bassoon methodology and literature in public and private schools. Materials and techniques needed to successfully instruct students in administration and classroom management in relation to the band/orchestra program will also be discussed. 

Requisites: MUSC-110 - Must be taken either prior to or at the same time as this course.

This course is designed as a critical examination and in-depth evaluation of American Foreign Policy.  The actors and processes involved in making and executing foreign policy will be examined, along with the policy perspectives of the major nation-states and international organizations with which the United States interacts.  We will look at the history of US foreign policy, with a special emphasis on 20th century interaction.  Specifically, we will study: US - Soviet/Russian relations, the rise and decline of US Hegemony, United States - Japanese and Sino relations, American policy toward West and East Europe, US policy in Central and Latin America, US policy toward Africa, and American foreign economic policy.  Emphasis is placed on counter-revolution and counter terror policies.

We will also look carefully at the decision-making processes of American Foreign Policy.  Here we will examine the roles of: the executive branch and bureaucracies; congress; the press; the public; and certain "exogenous variables" such as multinational corporations or foreign actors.  One objective is to recognize the ways in which these actors interact and the constraints under which they operate.

This course will explore psychology as the science of human behavior and experiences; related areas of human functioning; focus on human research; theory and research methods, biological basis of behavior, human development, cognition, motivation, emotion, sensation, perception, personality and abnormal behavior.

This course will explore psychology as the science of human behavior and experiences; related areas of human functioning; focus on human research; theory and research methods, biological basis of behavior, human development, cognition, motivation, emotion, sensation, perception, personality and abnormal behavior.

This course introduces descriptive and inferential statistics and probability theory and the application of statistics in social scientific research. Methods of hypothesis testing and the presentation and management of data are covered. Emphasis is on training students in the use of SPSS in statistical analyses. Students will analyze large quantitative data sets to answer social scientific research questions. Students will learn how to select and utilize appropriate statistical tests to analyze datasets, test hypotheses, and answer specific research questions.

This course presents a comparative analysis of various classic and contemporary theories of human personality within psychology. In comparing these perspectives, the course will cover general principles of scientific theory development as well as a range of issues, assumptions and research methods involved in personality theory work.

 SPA 325 Introduction to Community Interpretation 

Bienvenidas, bienvenides, bienvenidos a SPA 325. This course consists of introducing students to the theory, application, and practice of English to Spanish and Spanish to English community interpreting. Throughout the course, students will practice and perfect parroting, sight translations, consecutive interpretations, and simultaneous interpretations. These translations and interpretations will cover the fields of social services, schools, and other community-based settings and a strong emphasis on medical services. This course is primarily designed to assist students who are interested in pursuing a career related to interpreting and/or translating as well as those who wish to improve their proficiency in written and spoken Spanish. Students will seek opportunities to perform sight translations and/or interpretations on campus and in their communities. Prerequisite(s): completion of SPA 301 or SPA 302 with a grade of C or above.