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2004-05 Course Descriptions
(Tentative list. Course offerings subject to change based on enrollment and faculty interest.)
Business
Marketing Strategy
[SAU: BUS 348, 3 credits]
Analysis of marketing strategy as applied to product development, market analysis and pricing, control of marketing activities and use of distribution channels. Integrative course using case studies. Taught in English. Instructor: Dr. Craig Shoemaker, Associate Professor of Business, St. Ambrose University
Education
Diversity and Culturally Responsible Teaching
[SAU: EDUC 300, 3 credits]
This course focuses on the study of inter-group and minority group relationships as they are applicable to the educational system, specifically addressing how such relationships can enrich yet complicate the classroom community. An examination of multicultural, non-sexist teaching, as well as personal philosophies of education will be conducted to bridge the realities of multicultural education with best practice and in order to promote the intellectual and personal growth of students with regards to diversity as individuals, teachers, and members of communities. Taught in English. Instructor: Tracy Schuster, Assistant Professor of Education, St. Ambrose University
History
Latin American History
[SAU: HIST 230, 3 credits]
An introduction to Latin American history from 1800 to the present. Taught in English. Instructor: Dr. Jon Stauff, Associate Professor of History and Director of International Education, St. Ambrose University
Spanish
Survival Spanish
[SU: SPAN 105, 1 credit]
A short course in survival Spanish for students with little or no Spanish and who are not enrolled in a Spanish course. Instructor: Staff
Elementary Spanish I
[SU: SPAN 101, 4 credits]
Beginning spoken and written Spanish with emphasis on the sound system and the basic structure of the language. Instructor: Staff
Elementary Spanish II
[SU: SPAN 102, 4 credits]
A continuation of skills development in spoken and written Spanish with further study of major structures. Prerequisite: Spanish 101 or at least one year of high school Spanish. Instructor: Staff
Intermediate Spanish I
[SAU: SPAN 201, 3 credits / SU: SPAN 201, 3 credits]
Review of fundamentals, wider mastery of Spanish idiomatic usage, oral and aural skills. Reading of Spanish texts. Prerequisites: Spanish 102 or 2 years of high school Spanish. Instructor: Staff
Intermediate Spanish II
[SAU: SPAN 202, 3 credits / SU: SPAN 202, 3 credits]
Intensive grammar, oral practice and introduction to expository writing. Prerequisite: Spanish 201 or three years of high school Spanish. Instructor: Staff
Oral and Written Composition
[SAU: SPAN 301, 3 credits / SU: SPAN 310, 3 credits]
Develops facility to sustain oral and written discussion in Spanish. Students practice the basic patterns of Spanish syntax and develop vocabulary by preparing frequent oral and written compositions. Prerequisite: Spanish 202 or equivalent. Instructor: Staff
Elements of Latin American Culture
[SAU: SPAN 309, 3 credits / SU: SPAN 316, 3 credits]
A study of cultural patterns with particular attention given to the results of the transformation of Spanish culture through its transplantation to the New World. Instructor: Staff
Spanish American Literature
[SAU: SPAN 306, 3 credits / SU: SPAN 336, 3 credits]
Study of the evolution of Latin American literature.Ê Provides students with the opportunity to read, analyze, discuss and write about seminal works by representative writers from each literary movement and genre. Instructor: Staff