Examines questions, especially about fundamental theories of reality, that are unanswerable by empirical means. Special emphasis is placed on the interconnection between common rules of thought (such as non-contradiction and the principle of sufficient reason) and metaphysical presupposition. Readings are drawn from the history of philosophy and represent different positions on the nature of causality, time, ontology and modality, as well as the ways in which philosophers have attempted to articulate the limits of what can, and what cannot, be known.
Tutorial course in a specific problem of philosophy, a particular philosopher or a particular period of philosophy. Open to junior and senior students, conditional on faculty member's consent.
Provides a psychological perspective of religion and spirituality by focusing on empirical findings regarding the behavior and cognitive processes of individuals engaged in religious and spiritual activities. Explores religion psychologically by asking questions to which theory and research can be applied in pursuit of answers.
Explores issues pertaining to the cause of, mitigation of and adaptation to contemporary changes in the earth's climate, with consideration of relevant beliefs, attitudes, stress/emotion, behavior and socio-political factors. Discussion-based seminar format.
Principle elements of comedy, comic-dramatic literature and comic performance explored through improvisation and a wide range of styles. Intensive workshop/scene study setting.
Examine how financial statement analysis can be used to uncover fraudulent financial reporting. Financial statement fraud involves intentional misstatements or omissions of financial statement amounts or disclosures to deceive users of the statements. This topic is commonly known as "cooking the books" and introduces management's motives and pressures to achieve desired financial results as opposed to true economic financial results. Understand and detect the creative accounting methods management employs to "cook the books," along with related fraud prevention strategies.
Focuses on providing a comprehensive analysis of white-collar crime in American society. Explore all phases of white-collar crime, which includes a review and analysis of the general principles of white-collar prosecution and defense, fact-gathering, and interviewing witnesses and targets. Discuss highprofile cases, trends in criminal activity, consequences of criminal behavior and the impact on victims. Integrate various business disciplines to perform complex investigative cases and analyses, thus demonstrating mastery of the knowledge and skills required to be effective forensic professionals.
Introduction to the human figure in sculpture, including traditional and contemporary methods and issues. Observational modeling from a live model and interpretations in various permanent materials and approaches. Students furnish some of their own materials.
Study of the organization of programming languages, with emphasis on their formal specifications and on the run-time behavior of procedural, object-based, functional and logic programming languages. History, syntax and grammar, control, binding, pointers, blocks, parameters, and encapsulation.
Study of the theory of economic development and its application to the underdeveloped regions and countries of the world. Emphasis on the technological, locational and financial aspects of economic growth.
Provides a comprehensive study of the expectations of the Educative Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA). Engage in formative experiences that model and support practical teaching skills and professional dispositions in preparation for demonstration and assessment of readiness to teach. Course is offered as an elective.
Analytical approaches to literature designed to teach teachers and prospective teachers traditional, formal, psychological, mythological and exponential analyses of narrative fiction, drama and poetry applied to the various genres.
