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LIS 744 - Government Information Resources 3 Credit Hours
Selection, acquisition, and organization of government publications in all formats; the use of government information for reference purposes. Introduction to e-government, e-policy, and the organization of government.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 745 - Searching Electronic Databases 3 Credit Hours
Advanced study of the principles, concepts and skills needed in reference and information services in order to help answer users information queries by searching electronically accessible databases. An overview of existing and state-of-the-art information systems, and the development of appropriate search strategies.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 748 - Collection Management 3 Credit Hours
An overview of collection development and management for libraries and information centers. The evaluation and selection of materials in all formats will be discussed. Particular emphasis will be given to an analysis of issues related to access of electronic content. In addition, methods for managing print, digital, and multimedia collections will be examined. Publishing trends and emerging information product formats will also be studied.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 749 - Crisis Informatics 3 Credit Hours
This course explores the inter-connectedness of information, people, and technologies in a crisis. In particular, it examines how information is managed, organized, coordinated, and disseminated during a crisis; it analyzes information needs and seeking behaviors during a crisis, and explores how information and communication techniques can support communities in a crisis. Students reflect on lessons learned from past crises, and develop strategies to manage future crises. This course will equip students with the knowledge and skills to enable them to be key players in crisis response.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 750 - Information Storage and Retrieval 3 Credit Hours
A course designed to consider the basic principles of information: its generation, communication, storage and subsequent dissemination. Emphasis will be upon various theories of information generation and control and on the environment surrounding information utilization, including such topics as user characteristics, file design, utilization of efficient and appropriate search strategies, and measurement of the effectiveness of information systems. Current research will be presented for analysis.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701 or IM 701
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LIS 751 - Database Management 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to database concepts, database design and database implementation. Examines the role of data in the library/information environment and the application of database principles in information storage and handling. Students will have hands-on practice with a database management system.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701 or IM 701
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LIS 752 - Oral History 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to the issues of computer connectivity beyond remote telecommunications. Presents an introduction to network topologies and protocols, the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model and the associated protocols, the Novell operating system and administrative matters relating to networks.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 753 - Internet Fundamentals and Design 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to the fundamentals of the Internet, including its origins, evolution, architecture, current issues, and future. Students will gain a basic understanding of Web content languages, Web site management, and design/usability principles. Critical Internet Issues such as security, privacy, copyright, and governance will be discussed within the context of library and information services.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 754 - Systems Analysis and Design 3 Credit Hours
Most information professionals will participate in systems analysis and design over the course of their career. For some, systems analysis and design will be a primary activity while others will work with systems analysts on projects within their organizations. This course will introduce the concepts and techniques of systems analysis and design focusing on their application to information systems and services. This course will explore formal methods for modeling systems and industry practice techniques of analysis that are used to address problems and opportunities in information-based organizations.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 755 - Information Policy 3 Credit Hours
An overview of information policy issues, both intra- and inter-organizational. One major cluster of topics covered includes the role, the organization, and the effect, particularly as it concerns productivity, of information services within the organization. A second major cluster concerns the policy issues relating to inter-organizational creation and use of information, including economic, legal and social issues, and broad policy concerns such as trans-border data flow and national information policies.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701 or IM 701
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LIS 757 - Digital Asset Management 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as IM 757
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LIS 758 - Community Informatics 3 Credit Hours
Explores contemporary theory, research, and practice in community informatics. Community Informatics (CI) is broadly defined as the use and application of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in local communities. Topics covered include: foundations of CI; community networking and information systems, differences in access and use of ICTs by communities social inclusion and social exclusion ( the digital divide); public access to technologies; social capital and social networks; policy issues; digital citizenship; building community in libraries, and global approaches to CI. Topics are discussed in the context of local, national, and international case-studies.
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LIS 759 - Digital Libraries 3 Credit Hours
Digital Libraries are an important component of library services involving all aspects of the information cycle: creation, collection, organization, dissemination, and utilization. The course will provide an introduction of major Digital Library concepts to library and information professions focusing on developing the skills necessary to design and implement successful digital projects.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 760 - International Librarianship 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to library and information service outside the United States, placing the service within the socio-economic and cultural context. Allows student to learn about library and information service in selected countries through class sessions and individual reading and research. Encourages students to develop the ability to make thoughtful analyses of issues in providing library and information services.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 761 - Marketing and Advocacy 3 Credit Hours
A course focusing on skills needed by professionals to research, plan and implement an effective marketing program for all types of libraries, information centers, and museums. The course will address the crucial components of marketing, advocacy, and public relations, addressing management, planning, advocacy, customer behavior, research, and implementation
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 762 - Critical Race Information Theory: Power of the Capture Moment 3 Credit Hours
This course is grounded in the framework of Critical Race Information Theory, utilizing both the tools and purposeful intentionality of Critical Race Theory (CRT), namely equity and justice along with critical thinking, advocacy, and activism. Delivered as CRITical Cultural Pedagogy the course provides opportunities to explore and analyze the realities of “captured” captured human information identities. In this course learning community members (LCMs) will explore information as product, process, and as an interdisciplinary endeavor. Additionally, the impact and influence of “power” must also be considered from the point-of-view of both the empowered and the disenfranchised
Prerequisite(s): IM 701 or LIS 701
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LIS 763 - Readers Advisory Services 3 Credit Hours
A course on serving adult reading needs which addresses fiction (mystery, science fiction, romance, western and more), non-fiction (self-help, biography, and history) and links among the fiction and non-fiction genres. The relationship of readers advisory services with reference and other library programs, research on adult reading, and popular reading in an information society will be examined. Students will also gain experience in adult book discussions.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 768 - Social Media and Emerging Technologies 3 Credit Hours
This course examines the latest applications of social media and emerging technologies in library and information services or other areas. Students will experience an immersive learning environment via popular social media platforms and hands-on practices in the lab. Multimedia information creation and dissemination, new online business models, data security, ethics and privacy issues will also be explored.
Listed also as EDU 790
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 770 - Management of Libraries and Information Centers 3 Credit Hours
Development of the basic theories and principles of management and their application in the organization and operation of libraries and information centers. Particular stress will be given to goals, policies, personnel, structure, work division, communications, leadership, budgets, systems analysis and future directions in administration.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 771 - Public Libraries 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to the public library. Emphasis is on the history and theory of public library service and on library law and finance. Special problems such as censorship and the evaluation of public library service are also considered.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 772 - Academic Libraries 3 Credit Hours
Administrative issues and service patterns peculiar to the academic library. Attention is directed to the relationship between the functions of the library and the program of higher education.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 773 - School Libraries 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to the history, purpose, functions, structure and management of the school library media program serving students in elementary, middle and secondary schools. Broad planning in areas such as curriculum, personnel, facilities, finance, acquisitions and public relations. Examination of contemporary issues, legislation and technologies. Review of psychological frameworks of elementary, middle and senior high school students and the social issues affecting children and adolescents as well as the exceptional child.
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites or co-requisite: LIS 701, 703, 704
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LIS 774 - Special Libraries 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to the objectives, organization and operation of special libraries, with emphasis on fields of student interest.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 775 - Introduction to Archival Principles, Practices and Services 3 Credit Hours
Introduces students to the principles of archival work and practice. Students articulate an intellectual framework for identifying, describing, and evaluating archival records, documents and materials. They learn the principles, concepts and methods used in archival appraisal, acquisition, arrangement, description, reference and outreach, access, and advocacy. This course also introduces students to the history of the archival profession and the value of archival records and repositories in society.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 776 - Music Librarianship 3 Credit Hours
History, objectives, functions and administration of music libraries serving music schools, universities, public libraries and research institutions. Library resources for musical research. Acquisition, cataloging and classification of music scores and sound recordings.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 777 - Issues of Access, Advocacy, and Policy in Youth Services 3 Credit Hours
Exploration of issues in library service to children and young adults, including access, with respect to collection leveling and classification, labeling, and intellectual freedom; advocacy, with respect to clarification and articulation, in writing and speech, of purpose and relevance; and policy, with respect to young peoples coming to, borrowing from and taking advantage of library materials, services and space.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701 and LIS 704
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LIS 778 - Genealogy Collections and Services in Libraries and Archives. 1.5 Credit Hours
An overview of the basic principles and methods of genealogy including finding and evaluating sources, genealogical source citation, research methodology, as well as understanding ethical and emotional issues involved in providing genealogical services to patrons. This introductory course will enable the student to facilitate genealogical research for patrons using books, guides, online resources and databases. They wil gain an understanding of how to provide guidance, how to make referrals to other organizations, and they will become versed in both traditional research methods, as well as more nuanced and modern aspects of genealogy such as oral history interviews and DNA testing.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 782 - Local and Critical History: Collections and Archiving 1.5 Credit Hours
Examines the nature and practice of local history and the various methods and approaches to local history research. Students explore ways to work effectively with community groups to document, archive, and preserve their local history. They learn about the development and management of local history collections, such as donor relations, research ethics, etc.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701 or IM 701 .
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LIS 783 - Digital Humanities 3 Credit Hours
The Digital Humanities is an interdisciplinary academic field that combines the application of computational resources, tools, and methods with the traditional humanities fields such as literature, history, and philosophy. Libraries have been instrumental in the development of the digital humanities by providing the underlying data, access to tools, and technical support for researchers. In this introductory course, students will explore the history, theory, and practice of digital humanities. Students will work with various tools for text mining and entity extraction, text encoding, social network analysis, topic modeling, and creative visualization.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 786 - Advanced Web Design 3 Credit Hours
This course is an advanced seminar in Web design which will build on students basic Web design knowledge. The course will include deep examination of issues such as information architecture, accessibility and usability, professional interface design, and overall editorial management. In addition, students will gain a deeper understanding of emerging Web design trends and technologies such as content management systems.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701 ; LIS 753 or demonstrated knowledge of XTML and CSS.
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LIS 787 - Information Privacy 3 Credit Hours
Data privacy law in the US is piecemeal; a number of different laws regulate the dissemination of information to third parties. Some laws govern information about children, some about health information, some about finanical records, some about personally identifying information. These laws are enacted in organizational policies and are eventually encoded in software. This course will examine the legal, social, and policy issues surrounding information privacy.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 791 - Organizational and Multicultural Communication 3 Credit Hours
This is a course designed to help students survive and thrive as employees in library, information, and knowledge organizations serving increasingly multicultural local, national, and world contexts. Course participants will develop the communication skills and understanding necessary to success in twenty-first century academic, public and school libraries, as well as corporate information and knowledge management centers.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701 or IM 701
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LIS 794 - Foundations of Health Informatics 3 Credit Hours
Health Informatics is the application of technology to healthcare delivery, population and public health, community-based clinical research, and the potential for big data and analytics to transform the field. Within a framework of theory and practice, students will explore the critical issues and challenges within the field including interoperability, standardization, safety, and risks associated with the implementation of the electronic health record for individual patients as well as collective big data that can be used for population health management.
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LIS 796 - Special Topics: Bologna International Children’s Book Fair 3 Credit Hours
Special topics in Library and Information Science
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LIS 799 - Practicum 3 or 1.5 Credit Hours
Supervised student fieldwork experience in an approved library or information center under the direction of an SOIS faculty member. In addition, a course research report or project will be required. The library supervisor, the faculty member and the student meet periodically to review the student’s progress. Students have an option for either 1.5 or 3 credit hours; the 1.5 credit hour Practicum requires 60 hours work at the practicum site during the semester. The 3 credit hour practicum requires 120 hours work onsite (approximately 10 hours per week for 12 weeks).
Prerequisite(s): Student must have completed 24 semester hours, including LIS 701 , LIS 702 , LIS 707 , and LIS 708 ; GPA of 3.3 or higher.
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LIS 801 - Independent Study in Library and Information Science 3 Credit Hours
Directed and supervised projects of independent study. Limited to students having a grade point average of 3.3 or above who have a sufficient background to work independently. Consent of the instructor is required before registration. No student may take more than two independent studies.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of eight courses, including LIS 701 , LIS 702 , LIS 703 , LIS 707 , and LIS 708 .
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LIS 804 - Special Topics 1.5 Credit Hours
Special Topics
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LIS 805 - Special Topics in Technology 3 Credit Hours
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LIS 808 - Seminars 3 Credit Hours
Special Topics
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LIS 880 - Knowledge Management 3 Credit Hours
Provides an awareness of current theories and foundation of knowledge management with an emphasis on profit and not-for-profit organizations. Discusses knowledge assets and their value to organizations in terms of products, processes, market and services. Examines analytical tools and techniques for knowledge acquisition, assessment, evaluation, management and organization, and dissemination. Provides an analysis of commercially available documents, databases and applications packages, reviews best practices and experiences and addresses the design and execution of knowledge management projects.
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LIS 881 - Advanced Archival Principles, Practices and Services 3 Credit Hours
This course offers an in-depth examination of the archival functions of appraisal, acquisition, arrangement, description, reference and outreach, access, and advocacy. Students will work with standalone and integrated archival management systems. Students will learn about management and administrative issues, such as facilities and risk management, technology planning, preservation strategies, digitization strategies, copyright and cultural institutions, grant writing, and policy development.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 775 or LIS 885
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LIS 882 - Metadata for Digital Resources 3 Credit Hours
This course will provide a comprehensive and practical introduction to metadata for digital collections. The course will provide students knowledge of the kinds and uses of metadata commonly found in digital collections. Students will learn about and use specific schema, such as Dublin Core, MODS, and VRA Core, to describe and organize digital resources. The course will also provide an overview of XML, linked data, and metadata interoperability, quality and sharing.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701 or IM 701 and LIS 703 .
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LIS 884 - Big Data and Competitive Intelligence 3 Credit Hours
Competitive Intelligence (CI) uses legal and ethical means for efficiently discovering, developing and delivering timely, relevant new knowledge about the external environment. This course provides an overview of CI theories and best practices, and introduces the latest big data analytics & visualization techniques to facilitate effective decision making. Areas of studies include: spotting business trends, managing public relations crises, determining quality of research /education, preventing diseases, combating crimes and more.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 885 - Cultural Heritage Resources and Services for Diverse Communities 3 Credit Hours
Students will learn about issues of diverse cultural heritage resources and services, such as tangible and intangible resources, and culturally-competent services. They will learn about implement methods to assess and document the cultural heritage of diverse communities. They will learn nomenclature, museum technology, and curation practices. They will work with both case studies and with actual communities in Chicago to implement diverse rules and norms, standards, and Traditional Knowledge (TK) for organizing, exhibiting, and preserving cultural heritage resources.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 886 - Records and Information Management 3 Credit Hours
Students learn the fundamentals for an effective records and information management program. They learn about the technology, principles, and practices that are necessary for a systematic control of records throughout their life cycle. They learn the value and implementation of records and information as strategy, management, research, development, and compliance for an organization or institution.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 888 - Cultural Heritage/Archives Fieldwork 3 Credit Hours
This course is a focused practical field experience combined with a classroom component. Students will work on site in small teams on projects selected by the archives or cultural heritage institution and pre-approved by the course instructor. Working on projects with defined goals and expectations, students will apply the theory and concepts from LIS 775 or LIS 885. They will identify the issues and challenges facing many archives and cultural heritage institutions. In the classroom component of the class, students will share and discuss their activities and projects with each other and the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701 ; LIS 775 or LIS 885
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LIS 889 - Digital Curation 3 Credit Hours
Increasingly libraries, information centers, archives, museums, and other information-based organizations are becoming repositories for digital collections and digital objects. Preserving digital materials has emerged as a major initiative for these organizations. This course will provide an overview of the research in curating and preserving digital data, will provide practical experience in working with digital materials, and will develop the skills necessary to create curation plans for digital materials.
Prerequisite(s): IM 701 or LIS 701 and LIS 709 or equivalent
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LIS 890 - e-portfolio 0 Credit Hours
The submission of an e-Portfolio during the last semester of study is required of students seeking the master of library and information science degree. The assignment is graded as pass/fail and the prospective graduate must satisfactorily meet the requirement. Students must submit an application for graduation with the Office of the Registrar to prompt individual registration in this course.
Prerequisite(s): Application for Graduation on file.
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LIS 901 - Advanced Seminar: Professional Issues 3 Credit Hours
Offers an overview of the field of library and information science with emphasis on critical understanding of its history, scope, diversity, theoretical principles, and practical procedures. Establishes groundwork for future study by developing and strengthening understanding of LIS concepts and frames of reference.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only
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LIS 928 - Teaching in the Academy 3 Credit Hours
This course offers an opportunity to explore the philosophy and history of teaching and introduces tools and theories about learning in higher education settings. In addition, the course introduces techniques to shape how to be a successful instructor and communicator. Although this course is designed for students planning careers in academe, it is also for students with a variety of interests and career goals, including improved thinking and presentation skills.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only
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LIS 950 - Advanced Seminar: Information Behavior 3 Credit Hours
Explores information access, seeking, and retrieval in past and future contexts. Moves from studying the information seeking behaviors of varied and diverse populations to analyzing information activities in online settings; considers the importance of communication exchange as a foundation for understanding libraries, emerging information technologies and design, and the management of knowledge in organizations.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only
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LIS 955 - Advanced Seminar: Information Policy 3 Credit Hours
This doctorate level seminar course will investigate information policy, particularly in respect to its relationship to American democracy and its impacts on core values of the information profession. Issues such as privacy, intellectual freedom, and intellectual property will be explored at length, beginning with the origins of intellectual thinking in these broad areas. In addition, we will examine the policy process and its various stages, along with its influences and roadblocks. The course will review various political perspectives and government levels, international information policies and information flows, and will also include a strong focus on the historical and contemporary impacts of technologies on these topics.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only
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LIS 962 - Advanced Seminar: Literacy and Learning 3 Credit Hours
Provides a historical and conceptual foundation of literacy initiatives in libraries and related organizations with analysis and comparison of information literacy models and community literacy programs, and investigation of the influences on learning and literacy of socio-cultural factors, political systems, and public and private institutions.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only
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LIS 964 - Advanced Seminar: Writing in the Academy 3 Credit Hours
In this course you will practice a systematic approach for effectively organizing and writing as a member of an academic community. You will apply your understanding of this writing system as you learn to integrate academic writing with your reading, listening, speaking, and thinking.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only
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LIS 965 - Advanced Seminar: Information Systems Research Theory and Practice 3 Credit Hours
This seminar course will cover the broad topic of information systems research. Readings on both the theory and practice of information systems research will be explored. During this course, students will become familiar with classic information systems topics such as systems development lifecycles, project management, technology productivity, capability, and organization performance as well as several emerging information systems topics, including information technology innovation, technology diffusion, social network analysis, and online community.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only
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LIS 968 - Advanced Seminar: Global Perspectives on the Library and Information Science Profession 3 Credit Hours
An investigation and examination of the library and information science profession within a global context.
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LIS 969 - Doctoral Research Methods and Design I 3 Credit Hours
The first of two doctoral-level research methods courses that present practical and theoretical tools of responsible and innovative inquiry for library and information services and settings. The course addresses qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches to rigorous investigation and problem resolution.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only.
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LIS 990 - Advanced Independent Study in Library and Information Science 3 Credit Hours
Directed and supervised projects of independent doctoral study. Consent of the instructor is required before registration.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only
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LIS 999 - Dissertation 6 Credit Hours
Upon completion of 36 credit hours of coursework and passing the qualifying process, PhD students proceed to dissertation work. This course is six credit hours in the third year of the PhD program. If a PhD student is granted a program extension past the third year, LIS 999 will be zero credit hours for every subsequent semester enrolled. It is expected that most students will take 18 credits of LIS 999 in order to complete the dissertation, but six credit hours are required at minimum. All PhD students must enroll in LIS 999 every semester after the completion of two years of coursework until the dissertation is defended successfully.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only; instructor permission.
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LLAS 200 - Introduction to Latino and Latin American Studies 3 Credit Hours
This course introduces the major concepts, issues and debates currently found in the fields of Latino studies and Latin American studies. It also provides an overview of regional geographies, national demographic profiles and the various socio-economic conditions characteristic of contemporary Latin America. The course includes study of the main demographic features of the diverse Latino communities in the United States today, a comparison of each group’s unique immigration and settlement patterns, and an investigation of adaptive and resistant Latino cultural practices. For an additional credit hour, students complete 20 hours of service to the Chicago-area Latino community, along with service learning assignments.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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LLAS 203 - Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S. 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as SOC 203
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in multicultural studies.
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LLAS 204 - Introduction to Latin American Studies 3 Credit Hours
An examination of diverse contemporary social realities in Latin America and the Caribbean. The course explores the history of political, social, and cultural institutions and draws on analysis and theories that address inequality, stratification, and movements for social change.
Listed also as SOC 204 and SWG 204
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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LLAS 205 - Introduction to Latinx Studies 3 Credit Hours
An examination of the contemporary experiences of different United States-based Latino groups focusing on regional, national and global processes. Using critical race paradigms, ethnic, racial, and gendered categorizations and understandings are examined and deconstructed. Latinx cultures based in the United States are framed within wider social, cultural and political institutions. This course utilizes intersectional analyses to examine diverse experiences of communities, politics, policies, identities, immigration, economics, language, religion, gender, and sexuality.
Listed also as SOC 205 and SWG 205
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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LLAS 236 - Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of a New Creation 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as THEO 236
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in theology.
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LLAS 238 - Latin@ Spirituality: The Origins, Roots, and Contemporary Experience of a People 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as THEO 238
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in theology.
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LLAS 239 - Latin@ Religious Experience And Theology 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as THEO 239 and SWG 239 .
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in theology.
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LLAS 244 - Latin American Women 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as HIST 244
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in history.
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LLAS 248 - Gender and Sexuality in Latin America 3 Credit Hours
This course is an introduction to issues and themes surrounding sexualities and genders within Latin America. The course reviews the literature, explores basic theoretical frameworks, and provides a historical grounding of gendered processes and their relationship to sexuality. This interdisciplinary class bring an intersectional lens to examine how gender and sexuality are structured and experienced in different contexts and regions of Latin America. It examines diverse perspectives including pre-Colombian Amerind and African traditions, as well as the ways colonialism, genocide, slavery, patriarchy, and racism influence understandings of gender and sexuality in Latin American countries.
Listed also as SOC 248 and SWG 248
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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LLAS 253 - Abuelita Theology 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as THEO 253
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in theology.
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LLAS 254 - Latina Theology and Spirituality 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as THEO 254
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in theology.
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LLAS 259 - Prayer and Spirituality en Lo Cotidiano 3 Credit Hours
THEO 259
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in theology.
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LLAS 268 - Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as SOC 268
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social science.
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LLAS 302 - Sociology of Globalization and Development 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as SOC 302
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LLAS 329 - Caudillos and Dictators in Latin America 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as HIST 329
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in history.
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LLAS 330 - Special Topics in Culture and Civilization 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as SPAN 350
Prerequisite(s): See SPAN 350
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LLAS 350 - Gender and Development 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as SOC 350 and SWG 351
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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LLAS 360 - Spanish in the United States 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as SPAN 360
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 301 or consent of instructor.
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LLAS 380 - Social Inequality 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as SOC 380
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LLAS 383 - Gender, Race, and Science 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as SWG 383
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in multicultural studies.
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LLAS 386 - Sociology of U.S. Immigration 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as SOC 386
Prerequisite(s): SOC 110 and junior standing, or consent of instructor.
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LLAS 427 - Special Topics 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as SPAN 427 .
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LS 300 - The American Legal System 3 Credit Hours
This course provides an overview of the history and structure of the legal system in the United States. Students will explore contemporary controversies in the law through online class discussions and short writing assignments. The class will also introduce legal research skills and the fundamentals of legal writing. Required for the legal studies major.
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LS 301 - Legal Research and Writing 3 Credit Hours
The law, like all other professional disciplines, has its own writing conventions. This course will focus on how to find legal resources and integrate them into legal memoranda, as well as how to write clearly and persuasively. Particular attention will be paid to the “plain English” movement in legal writing. Required for the legal studies major.
Prerequisite(s): EN 102 or CRWS 102
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LS 303 - Law Office Technology 3 Credit Hours
This course provides an overview of the tools used by paralegals in a modern law office, with a specific focus on the ways in which technology can improve efficiency and client service.
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LS 304 - Law Office Management 3 Credit Hours
A law firm is at the heart of a business, yet few legal professionals have significant management training. This course introduces the fundamental skills necessary to succeed in the law office environment.
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LS 306 - Basic Legal Training 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to prepare students for work as paralegals by focusing on the practical skills needed to succeed in a modern law office. Considerable attention will be paid to the fundamentals of written communication. Students who complete the course will be qualified to sit for the Accredited Legal Professional certification exam offered by NALS, although taking the exam is not required. The course is particularly beneficial for those without paralegal experience. This course counts toward the Paralegal Studies concentration.
Prerequisite(s): SPCS 200
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LS 310 - Crime and Society 3 Credit Hours
This course explores the relationship between crime and society, with a dual focus on how sociological forces impact the crime rate and how crime impacts society as a whole.
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LS 311 - Juvenile Justice 3 Credit Hours
This course wrestles with a number of important questions. How does the juvenile justice system differ from the adult system? What do these differences reveal about society’s views toward young people and crime? Does the juvenile justice system actually rehabilitate young offenders? Should juveniles ever be tried as adults?
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LS 315 - Disability and the Law 3 Credit Hours
The most recent expansion of federal civil rights brought protection to people with disabilities. This was the result of a major shift in society’s view, which went from treating people with disabilities as tragic figures in need of charity to now encouraging people with disabilities to fully participate in civic and economic life. This course will focus on the Americans with Disabilities Act and related state statutes regulating inclusive practices in educational, public and business settings.
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LS 320 - Religion and the Law 3 Credit Hours
In ancient societies, religion and law were nearly synonymous. The United States and other modern democracies, however, have erected (or tried to erect) what Thomas Jefferson called “a wall of separation between church and state.” This course will examine how religion and the law influence one another, how conflicts between law and religion arise, and how courts attempt to resolve those conflicts. Considerable attention will be paid to the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause and Establishment Clause. Required for the legal studies major.
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LS 321 - Law & Economics 3 Credit Hours
The social sciences of law and economics both concern themselves with human behavior and how it responds to incentives. The law and economics movement argues that basic microeconomic principles can and should guide the formulation of legal rules. This course will explore the possibilities and limitations of this school of thought. No prior coursework in economics is required. Required for the legal studies major.
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LS 322 - Philosophical Basis of the Law 3 Credit Hours
What basic assumptions underlie our system of justice? What does “justice” really mean, anyway? This course will examine the intellectual forces that have shaped and continue to shape our legal system. No prior coursework in philosophy is required. Required for the legal studies major.
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LS 323 - Freedom of Speech 3 Credit Hours
This course will focus on contemporary First Amendment controversies as well as the philosophical bases for our professed desire to protect free expression. Topics include political speech, commercial speech, obscenity, advocacy of violence, new technologies, “hate speech” and free speech in a global perspective.
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LS 324 - Civil Rights 3 Credit Hours
The Declaration of Independence boldly proclaimed “all men are created equal,” yet the Constitution obliquely condoned the enslavement of “other persons.” Even after the Civil War, states in the north and south imposed a system of legal segregation whose effects linger today. Similarly, women continue to struggle for equality almost a century after the passage of the 19th Amendment. This course will examine both the progress and the remaining challenges to true equality we face, with a particular focus on contemporary issues like affirmative action, gay rights and religious conflict.
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LS 325 - Contracts 3 Credit Hours
Contracts are a fundamental aspect of our commercial system. In this course students will learn the elements necessary to form a valid contract and the remedies available when one party breaches the contract. Required for the legal studies major.
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LS 330 - Education Law 3 Credit Hours
The union guarantees its children a free public education, which has been held to be a “fundamental right” by the US Supreme Court. All states also sponsor public colleges and universities in addition to regulating private ones; the federal government is heavily involved in education at all levels through various funding programs. This course will delve into this complicated regulatory environment and address key contemporary controversies like school busing, voucher programs, affirmative action policies and campus speech codes.
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LS 335 - Social Justice 3 Credit Hours
As a Sinsinawa Dominican-sponsored institution, Dominican University proclaims an “enduring commitment to social justice,” which can be thought of as a commitment to economic equality, human rights and human dignity. This course will examine the theological roots of social justice in Catholic social teaching, as well as the secular grounding from philosophers like John Rawls. This course seeks to answer two key questions: what does a just society look like, and how do we get there?
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LS 340 - Negotiation Theory 3 Credit Hours
The vast majority of legal disputes are resolved at some point before a trial court verdict as a result of negotiations between parties, which makes negotiation skills vital for legal professionals. Drawing on research from a wide range of fields, this course will use role-playing activities to develop the skills necessary to effectively and ethically negotiate a settlement to a dispute.
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