A-to-Z Index

Humanities and Social Sciences Track Seven




Prerequisites are listed in [brackets]

Track 7:   IdLS Special Education

SPED students are expected to be knowledgeable, creative and articulate with complex audiences.  This concentration emphasizes liberal arts knowledge as it informs communication in family, community, and institutional settings.  For purposes of disciplinary distribution, FAM and SOWK are counted as the same discipline.  No more than 2 PSYC courses may be used for track credit. 


ANTH 265  Peoples and Cultures of Latin America

ANTH 340  Race, Nation and Culture

ANTH 370  Topics in the Anthropology of Gender

ANTH 364  US/Latin American Borders [1 Latin Am. course]

ANTH/SOCI 368   Contemporary American Culture

ENG 305    Mythology

ENG 306    The Bible as Literature

ENG 361    African-American Fiction

ENG 362    African-American Poets

ENG 367    Women’s Poetry

ENG 368    Women’s Fiction

ENG 370    Gay and Lesbian Literature

ENG 456    Shakespeare’s Comedies and Tragic Histories

ENG 457    Shakespeare’s Tragedies and Comic Histories

HTH 372     Human Sexuality

HTH 378     The Use and Effects of Drugs

HIST 355    African American History to 1865

HIST 356    African American History since 1856

HIST 320    Women in US History

HIST 321    European Women’s History

HIST 379    Family and Gender in East Asia

HIST 445    Latin America and the US                  

PSYC 180   Introduction to Behavior AnalysisHH

PSYC 390  Psychology of Learning*

PSYC 250   Introduction to Abnormal Psychology [GPSYC 101 or GPSYC 160]                             

REL 330      African and African American Religion

REL 315      Women and Religion

REL 360      History of World Religious Thought

SCOM 248 Intercultural Communication

SCOM347  Communication, Diversity and Pop Culture[Gcom121]

SCOM 348 Communication and Gender [Any 100 level com class or instructor permission]              

SOCI 311    Sociology of Environment

SOCI 315    Science, Technology and Society

SOCI/REL 322  Sociology of Religion

SOCI 327    Juvenile Delinquency

SOCI 336    Race and Ethnic Relations

SOCI 337    Sociology of Gender

SOCI 339    Sociology of Women

SOCI 354    Social and Cultural Stratification

SOCI 367    Sociology of Sexuality

SOCI/ANTH 368  Contemporary American Culture

FAM 300 Child Development [GPSYC 101 or GPSYC 160 or equivalent]

FAM 330    Family Relations                                

FAM 335     Parents Throughout the Life Cycle [FAM 133 or SOCI 276]

FAM 487    Special Topics in Family Studies [FAM 133, SOCI 276] (IdLS-approved topics)

FAM/SOWK 386  Youth Empowerment Strategies

SOWK 317Skills for Generalist Skills for Social Work

SOWK 332   Community Mental Health Practice

SOWK 338   Issues and Policies in Family Services

SOWK340    Violence in Families

SOWK 342   Child Welfare Services

SOWK/FAM 386  Acting Outreach

SOWK 387   Working with Teenagers

SOWK 487   Special Topics in Social Work (IdLS -approved topics)

THEA 310    Theatre for Young Audiences**

WRTC 310    Studies in Literacy

WRTC 322 Making a Difference, Service Learning Writing

WRTC 340    Teaching Writing [GWRTC 103 or equivalent]

WRTC 410    Studies in Cultural Rhetoric [WRTC 210, WRTC 220]


Notes for Track 7:

* PSYC 180 cannot be used as a track course, but SPED IDLS majors must take PSYC 180 if they wish to take PSYC 390 for track credit.

**  This course uses adult, not child, actors.