Examines the recent history, contemporary context and current impact of a number of key issues in the American political system. Topics covered include elections, partisanship and polarization, the role of traditional and social media, race relations, poverty and inequality, gender, terrorism, and America's role in the world.
Comprehensive study of aging-the final developmental period in the lifespan. Topics covered include research methodology, physical aging, cognitive aging, life span developmental issues, relationships, well being and mental health.
Supervised experience in a social welfare agency with emphasis on methods and techniques of generalist social work practice. Opportunity to apply theory and develop skills in delivery of social services. Successful completion of the two-course sequence requires a student to fulfill a minimum of 440 hours of field instruction within the same social welfare agency accumulated across the fall and spring semesters.
Enables advanced students to pursue individualized work through field study or other projects of their own choosing, under the direction of a faculty member. Students may use the resources available at the Center for Conflict Resolution to become involved in on-going projects.
Theory, history, structure and functions of mass media (print, film, recording, radio, television, new media), advertising, journalism and public relations.
Covers the basic skills and techniques required for audio production in media. Emphasis is on the aesthetics, principles and practices in producing and designing audio programs for media.
Introduces the teaching of language and literacy processes for grades 3-6. Designed for elementary teacher education candidates. Covers content related to continued development of language and vocabulary, and comprehension though the integrated language arts of reading, writing, speaking, listening, visualizing and visually representing. Apply knowledge of reading and writing strategies, as well as oral language development, to design and implement lessons and teaching activities. Analyze and respond to classroom situations considering different aspects of diversity and how it is framed within the schooling system. Includes clinical experiences.
Reviews theories and aspects of cultural competence most relevant to teaching in diverse classrooms. Explores the ideals of freedom, democracy, justice, equality, equity and human dignity from the perspective of the community. Provides experiences that heighten candidates' diversity awareness and sensitivity. Examines different kinds of beliefs, attitudes, values and practices that foster cultural and linguistic competence at the Community level. The instructor may use different medium to study the topic.
Study of major African-American literature from the Harlem Renaissance to present. May include such writers as Hughes, Hurston, Wright, Ellison, Petry, Madhubuti, Sanchez, Morrison, Walker, Wilson, Jones and Trethewey.
Introduction to the nature and character of the Earth's crust and the geological processes that generate and shape landform features. Topics include minerals, rocks, earth structure and plate tectonics, geological processes and associated landforms.
Designed to set up the framework and faculty support for the thesis. It usually is taken the semester before the students write their thesis. Required for those who wish to complete a thesis.
Upper-level interdisciplinary course focused on a seminar topic. Leads to the in-depth integration of the students' work in a broad range of environments in relation to the topic.
