2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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The undergraduate course numbering system is as follows:
0100 - Lower Level Courses
0200 - Upper Level Courses
0300 - Upper Level Courses
Not every course listed in this Bulletin is offered annually. Definitive information about course offerings and class hours is available at the time of registration through the Office of the Registrar. Insufficient enrollment or changing conditions may occasionally necessitate the withdrawal of scheduled courses. Please check with appropriate departments to determine if the courses sought are being offered and when they are scheduled.
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PSYC 0376 - Capstone Experience: Psychology of Depression
Credits: 3
Psychology of Depression (3) This course examines the phenomenology of unipolar depression, including its etiology, presentation, course, and treatment. The class integrates perspectives from diverse content areas, including cognitive, developmental, social, personality, physiological, and counseling psychology to shed light onto this pervasive mental health problem.
Prerequisites: Senior standing and PSYC 0303 , or permission of instructor.
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PSYC 0378 - Capstone Experience: Ethics in Psychology
Credits: 3
Ethics in Psychology (3) This course provides general and specific guidance for ethical conduct in the science and practice of psychology. Using case examples, reading, and discussion, the course covers the clinical practice of psychology, research, teaching, supervision of trainees, development of assessment instruments, conducting assessments, and other areas where ethical considerations are dictated by the professional codes of ethics and conduct. Also explored is the history and current role of the federal government, state licensure boards, and the American Psychological Association in establishing guidelines and professional codes of ethics. The course helps students apply these codes and regulations but more importantly, introduces students to ethical decision making.
Prerequisites: Senior standing or permission of instructor.
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PSYC 0380 - Capstone Experience: Positive Psychology
Credits: 3
Positive Psychology (3) Positive Psychology is the study of the human strengths and virtues that make life worth living (‘the good life”) and allow individuals and communities to thrive. The field is founded on the belief that people want to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives, to cultivate what is best within themselves, and to enhance their experiences of love, work, and play. In the context of a seminar, we will learn largely through reading-based discussion, with a substantial amount of that discussion being student-led. You will also work on a group projects, which will culminate in a class presentation and a written proposal. This is a reading and writing intensive course.
Prerequisites: Senior standing or permission of instructor.
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PSYC 0381 - Experimental Social Psychology
Credits: 3
Provides skills in field and laboratory research methodology. A few topics in social psychology, such as interpersonal attraction, attitude change, social cognition and impression management are discussed in detail. Following an in depth analysis of a specific topic, students conduct either field or laboratory experiments. Students are closely supervised and are responsible for conducting and scheduling experiments; collecting, coding and analyzing data; and submitting a final written report in APA format for each experiment.
Prerequisites: PSYC 0101 , PSYC 0219 , and PSYC 0304 ; or the permission of the instructor.
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PSYC 0382 - Capstone Experience: Psychological Assessment and Program Evaluation
Credits: 3
This course will introduce students to psychological evaluation by learning how to assess the need for programs, articulating theoretical reason why the programs should have intended outcomes, evaluating program outcomes, interpreting evaluation data, and developing psychological measures. As a capstone course, students will be drawing links from research methods, statistics, and content courses in psychology. This course emphasizes writing and discussion, and will develop evaluation competencies through in-depth analysis of case studies and assignments. Throughout the semester, students will work individually on a program evaluation plan and will develop a psychological assessment to assist with the proposed evaluation.
Prerequisites: Senior standing and PSYC 0308 , or permission of instructor.
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PSYC 0384 - Capstone Experience: Psychology of Crime Lab
Credits: 3
This course is designed to give students an advanced understanding of the cause and assessment of criminal behavior by reviewing theory and current research on selected topics, then applying this knowledge by conducting small-scale studies. Topics will include, but are not limited to, juvenile delinquency, psychopathy, intimate partner violence,homicide, and sexual violence. By the end of this course, students should be able to understand and study from a psychological perspective,both why and how crimes are committed.
Prerequisites: Senior standing and PSYC 0305 , or permission of instructor.
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PSYC 0386 - Capstone Experience: ABA Research Design and Ethics
Credits: 3
This course provides an in-depth analysis of research methods that are used in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to study and alter the behavior of individuals. Various single subject design strategies will be presented as an alternative to the between groups approach for solving problems in Educational and Clinical settings. This course will examine many important aspects of the research process including a definition and behavioral assessment, inter-observer agreement, validity, the design of experiments, and data evaluation and display. In addition, ethical issues related to conducting research and an analysis of the philosophy underlying Behavior Analysis will also be addressed.
Prerequisites: Senior standing and, PSYC 0206 or PSYC 0306 or PSYC 0317 , or permission of instructor.
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PSYC 0395 - Department Internal Evaluation: Post-Test
Credits: 0
This is the post-test required for Psychology majors, as part of the assessment of the achievement of Psychology major learning objectives.
Prerequisites: Psychology major, 99 credits completed and permission of instructor.
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PSYC 0396 - Capstone Experience: Independent Study
Credits: 3-6
Capstone Independent Study (3-6) Credit for capstone independent study is granted for special academic work done under the supervision of a faculty member of the Psychology Department. As with other capstone experiences, a substantial academic project must be completed that must be integrative in nature. This project may involve library research and subsequent preparation of a scholarly paper, design and completion of a research project or field study, or advanced study and application of concepts in a particular area of psychology beyond that covered in typical course work.
Prerequisites: Senior standing or permission of instructor.
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PSYC 0397 - Psychology Internship
Credits: 3 or 6
This internship will provide students with experience at a local, regional, state, or national site related to the practice of psychology. Students are required to document their experience through daily journal entries, have bi-weekly supervisory meetings, write an experience-relevant term paper, and complete site-specific assignments. See the Psychology Internship Manual for application details. Students must be junior or senior standing, have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA, and have 27 credits in Psychology.
Prerequisites: Application and permission of instructor are required.
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PSYC 0399 - Independent Study - Psychology
Credits: 1-6
Credit for independent study is granted for special academic work done under the supervision of a faculty member of the Psychology Department. This work may involve library research and subsequent preparation of a scholarly paper, design and completion of a research project or field study, or advanced study and application of concepts in a particular area of psychology beyond that covered in typical course work. At the end of the project, a final written report should be submitted to the faculty supervisor.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
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SOCI 0101 - Principles of Sociology
Credits: 3
An introduction to the fundamental concepts of group behavior, major social institutions, principal theoretical perspectives and the nature of sociological research. Topics to be covered include, but are not limited to: the development of the discipline of sociology, components of culture, socialization, research methods, deviance, stratification and social change.
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SOCI 0200 - Cultural Anthropology
Credits: 3
An overview of cultural anthropology as a discipline and to the concepts and techniques essential for understanding different cultures, both contemporary and past. Includes analysis of universal aspects of human experience, including the family, economic, political, religious, artistic, and linguistic systems, examined in cross-cultural perspective. A brief examination of hunters and gatherers, tribal and peasant peoples, among others and an introduction to the dynamics of cultural contact, cultural evolution, and change.
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SOCI 0201 - The Family
Credits: 3
The family as a social institution, affected by and affecting other institutions. Some material of the family in non-industrial societies will be included, but the main focus will be on persisting patterns and on changes in pre-marital, marital, and family relationships in the United States.
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SOCI 0202 - Race and Ethnic Relations
Credits: 3
A study of the phenomena which arise when different biological and cultural groups interact, and of theories and methods calculated to reduce antipathy and discrimination against minority groups, with an emphasis on American relations.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 .
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SOCI 0216 - Deviance and Culture
Credits: 3
Crosslisted: EGST 0216 and CRJU 0216
Studies individual deviants and “misfits” both within and outside the United States who have defied their culture’s norms and/or value systems. This course will focus specifically on deviance and stigma, with great emphasis on economic “untouchables” who are denied work, social status, and belonging due to race, gender, ethnicity, class, sexuality, religion and ability.
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SOCI 0250 - Research Methods I
Credits: 3
The development of social research; the nature of sociological inquiry; basic methods and techniques; examination of representative sociological studies from the standpoint of methodology.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101
SOCI 0204
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SOCI 0251 - Research Methods II:Quantitative Analysis
Credits: 3
Crosslisted: GARP 0246
This course will emphasize the application of logical and procedural aspects of statistical methods for data-reduction and hypothesis-testing; understanding data distributions and tabulations; measuring central tendency, variability, independence, correlation and regression, and non-parametric analysis in sociology. This course will cover the use of computer software to calculate statistics and will provide training in the use of statistical analysis software programs.
Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing.
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SOCI 0300 - Internship in Sociology
Credits: 1-6
The course provides an opportunity to engage in observer participation in a relevant community agency and/or organization. Students will learn how to apply their academic experience in this applied setting. Arrangements to register or the internship must be coordinated with the internship director prior to the start of the internship.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 or GERO 0101 or ANTH 0101 and junior/senior standing. Open only to sociology majors, minors and Liberal Studies Students with Sociology Concentration.
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SOCI 0304 - Social Change
Credits: 3
Major theories of social change with respect to the origin of innovations and the reasons for their acceptance or rejection. An analysis of such sources of change as conflict, technology, and social planning in modern and developing societies.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 .
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SOCI 0305 - Urban Sociology
Credits: 3
Growth, structure and functions of the city. The urban place as an ecological, stratified, attitudinal and decision-making unit. Urban problems and social relations.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 .
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SOCI 0307 - Social Problems
Credits: 3
A study of contemporary American society in light of selected problem areas. An analysis of contributing factors, conflicting views and values, current situation of prospects for resolution involving application of sociological concepts, theories, and methods.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 .
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SOCI 0308 - Social Inequality
Credits: 3
A systematic treatment of the ranking systems in various social structures in America. Theories of social stratification and mobility, analysis of social class studies in the United States, the interplay of power, status, and control.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 .
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SOCI 0309 - Sociology of Religion
Credits: 3
The scientific study of religion dating from mid-19th century animists and naturalists. Religion as a basic social institution with both integrative and diverse tendencies. Organizational patterns; interrelationships with other institutions. Theoretical developments within the field. Changing emphases in the function of religion as a major source of meaning and values in human societies.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 .
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SOCI 0311 - Complex Organizations
Credits: 3
Examination of major theories and studies of complex organizations. Emphasis is on recent findings regarding the influence of organizations on the behavior of members, bureaucratic “pathology”, succession and displacement of goals, organizational types, characteristics, and problems of bureaucracies in a variety of settings: occupational, military, medical, religious, correctional, political; organization change in the light of contemporary theory and research noting the functioning of complex organizations in pre-industrial and industrial societies.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 .
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SOCI 0312 - Population Studies in Sociology
Credits: 3
Introduction to population studies, provided within a sociological framework, and an analysis of historical, contemporary, and anticipated population conditions and trends, as these are related to social situations and the organization of society.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 .
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SOCI 0313 - Chinese Society and Culture
Credits: 3
This course is about the basics of the Chinese society and culture. It sets out to decode the mystery of the Chinese civilization, its past, its present, and its possible future. It examines how Chinese society’s basic characteristics have developed as a result of the interactions of historical, geographic, economic, philosophical, political and religious factors. It also considers how these factors are reflected in the contemporary dynamics of Chinese society and culture. The thematic overview of the course focuses on the development of a civilization - how it has developed through the centuries and how it reveals itself in its contemporary form.
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SOCI 0314 - Collective Behavior and Social Movements
Credits: 3
Study of crowds, panics and riots, fads and fashions, rumor and propaganda, the formation of publics and social movements. Examines the transition from unorganized to organized group behavior whose intent is to enact or impede social change. Such group behaviors are examined through the prism of various sociological perspectives.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 .
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SOCI 0315 - Sociology of Gender
Credits: 3
An examination of the social construction of gender; the intersection of gender, class, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation; the dimensions of gender inequality; and changing gender arrangements in the United States.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 .
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SOCI 0316 - Small Groups
Credits: 3
A systematic study of the influential theoretical and empirical writings and studies, classical and current, dealing with the structure and functioning of small groups; the influence of small groups research on theoretical perspectives in macro-sociology.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 .
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SOCI 0317 - Deviance and Social Control
Credits: 3
This course examines various behaviors considered as “deviant.” Beginning with definitions of deviance, the course analyzes the extent of deviant behaviors, theories and causes of deviant behavior, and the role of social control in defining what constitutes “deviance.” In the course, a broad range of behaviors are considered, with the aim of providing students with a distinctly sociological frame of reference through which a fuller understanding of such behaviors may be gained. Policy implications are also discussed.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 .
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SOCI 0318 - Sociology of Medical Care
Credits: 3
Examination of existing theory and research on medical care of a social institution. Study of the relation of social factors to illness, both physical and mental, and its distribution. Attitudes and beliefs regarding illness and the response to illness in various societies. Sociological analysis of hospitals as social organizations, of the medical profession, and of medical education. Comparison of medicine as it is practiced in the United States and in other countries.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 or GERO 0101
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SOCI 0319 - Sociology of Sexualities
Credits: 3
Examines how in the U.S. culture, the meaning of sexual feelings, fantasies, and experiences have varied over time; the changing set of sexual identities individuals embody; the development of communities and social movements organized around sexuality; and how social institutions such as the state and legal system, the family, education, religion, mass media, and other stratification systems based on gender, race, and class all shape sexuality on the individual, interactional, and institutional levels.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 .
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SOCI 0320 - Sociology of Education
Credits: 3
American schools as social organizations, as community associations, and as socialization agents. The functions of the school, and the relation of the institution of education to culture and social structure. Problems of change.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 .
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SOCI 0321 - Sociology of Aging
Credits: 3
This course offers a critical analysis of the social status and participation of older persons in modern societies, and the intersection of age and social institutions. Topics include, but are not limited to, social theories of aging, demography, family ties, economic status, health-care delivery systems and long-term care, dying and death, and the U.S. as an aging society.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 or GERO 0101
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SOCI 0326 - The Global Experience
Credits: 3
This course will explore societies in the world order with diverse cultural, social, political, and economic systems. It will also take a critical look at how culture shapes individual views of the world. The ultimate purpose is to explore pressing issues of global concern and to view such issues from perspectives that also fall outside of the borders of the United States. Especially recommended for students considering or planning international exchange or short-term study abroad.
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SOCI 0328 - Women and Aging
Credits: 3
This course focuses on the gendered processes of aging. The course is divided into three main sections: 1) an overview of foundational ideas in the study of gender and of aging and the life course; 2) personal and structural aspects of the life course from a gender perspective (including considerations of life course diversity); and 3) specific aspects of old age and aging as they are defined and conditioned by gender. Specific course topics include gendered norms and constructions of the life course; work and retirement; relationships, marriage, and families; sexuality and sexual identity; health, illness, and caregiving; and cross-cultural perspectives on aging and gender.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 or GERO 0101
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SOCI 0330 - Sociology of Law
Credits: 3
The sociological study of law; analysis of the legal system; relationship between the legal order and other institutional realms of society; the effectiveness of law as a mechanism of social control, and the place of law in broader patterns of social change.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 .
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SOCI 0331-0334 - Special Topics in Sociology
Credits: 3
An in-depth treatment of a limited and/or specialized area within sociology.
Prerequisites: permission of instructor.
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SOCI 0335 - Sociological Theory
Credits: 3
In this course students are introduced in some depth to the various sociological theoretical perspectives as well as their “founders”. These perspectives have been used by social analysts and sociologists since the 19th century to the present in their analysis and understanding of society and human behavior. More specifically, students focus on the ideas and themes about society and eminent social analysts like Auguste Comte, Herbert Spencer, Karl Marx, George Simmel, Talcott Parsons and others. Of importance is for the students to begin gaining an understanding of how the ideas of these social analysts are of relevance to modern society as well as their own experiences.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101
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SOCI 0337 - Death and Dying
Credits: 3
A general understanding of applied sociological concepts of and perspectives on death and dying as related to society and communities in U.S. society. We will critically engage “Dead and the Sociological Imagination” as we explore the socio-historical meaning of death over the past couple of centuries and how death itself has become a booming industry in the United States. This course will explore the many dimensions of the social space of death and dying. We will make broad use of history, social psychology, and cultural studies as they intersect with the field of sociology in order to better understand the many complexities of death and dying in our social landscape today. By the end of this course you should be thinking crucially about death and dying, including the way political, social, religious, and cultural history has shaped death.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 or GERO 0101
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SOCI 0338 - Families and Aging
Credits: 3
This course provides an overview that goes beyond the traditional nuclear family that is most often referenced in society. We examine how family relationships change and the effects on those with aging and elderly family members. Our working definition of “family” will include grandparents, grandchildren, siblings in later life, stepfamilies and fictional kin. Special attention will be given to singlehood in later life, parent-child relations across the life course, extended family relations, and caregiving.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 or GERO 0101
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SOCI 0345 - Sociology of Globalization
Credits: 3
This course looks at the socio-economic, political, and cultural dynamics underlying and stemming from the process of globalization. The course will focus on the history and modern development of globalization; an analysis of globalization theories and the foundations of the modern global economy; the effects of globalization on migration/gender/race/class; local-global linkages; global inequalities; and alternatives to globalization.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101
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SOCI 0350 - Topics in Research Methods
Credits: 3
An in-depth treatment of a limited and/or specialized area within research methods used in sociology and social sciences.
Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing
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SOCI 0390 - Capstone in Sociology
Credits: 3
Guided research in sociology. Students will meet in class to prepare a research project on a relevant sociology subject of their choice. Each student is responsible for arranging to work with a member of the sociology faculty.
Prerequisites: SOCI 0101 and SOCI 0250 and SOCI 0251 and SOCI 0335
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SOCI 0399 - Independent Study
Credits: 1-6
Permission of instructor.
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Social Work |
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SOCW 0103 - Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare
Credits: 3
Pre-professional course designed to introduce the student to the present profession of social work, present social welfare programs, and the history of social work and social welfare.
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SOCW 0204 - Introduction to Research Methods in Social Work
Credits: 3
Introduces social work students to the basics of social science research by examining the research process, purposes of research and the philosophy of research. Students will learn about the basics of measurement, sampling and causation. Students will review how the basic approaches to research, including qualitative research, experiments, surveys, and historical and comparative research, are applied and utilized by social workers. Research from social-work will be used to exemplify research principles.
Prerequisites: SOCW 0103 or permission of the instructor.
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SOCW 0241 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I
Credits: 3
This is the first course of a two course sequence that will focus on how aspects of the social environment affect human behavior and on individual development across the life cycle.
Prerequisites: SOCW 0103 and SOCI 0101 , and PSYC 0101 or permission of the instructor.
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SOCW 0242 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II
Credits: 3
This is the second course of a two course sequence that will focus on how aspects of the social environment affect human behavior and on individual development across the life cycle.
Prerequisites: SOCW 0241 and BIOL 0104 or permission of the instructor.
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SOCW 0243 - Social Welfare Policy Analysis
Credits: 3
Social science, historical, and ideological models, theories, and perspectives are used as a foundation to examine and analyze present social policies and social programs.
Prerequisites: SOCW 0103 , and POLS 0101 , and EGST 101 or 102.
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SOCW 0301 - Advanced Research Methods
Credits: 3
This course builds on research skills and knowledge developed in SOCI 0204 Introduction to Research Methods in Sociology. This course examines the topics of advanced measurement, program evaluation, N of 1 research, qualitative data analysis, and ethics in research with a focus on quantitative data analysis.
Prerequisites: SOCW 0204 .
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SOCW 0331 - Special Topics in Social Work
Credits: 3
An in depth treatment of a limited and/or specialized area within social work.
Prerequisites: permission of instructor.
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SOCW 0340 - Introduction to Generalist Practice
Credits: 3
Provides an introduction to the generalist practice process, the problem-solving model, critical thinking, the values and ethics of social work, recording methods, basic interviewing skills and how to apply this knowledge and these skills across various types of practice situations (with individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations).
Pre/co-requisite: SOCW 0241 .
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SOCW 0341 - Generalist Practice with Communities and Organizations
Credits: 3
Examines the skills needed to develop and carry out community development and social activism interventions. Covers basic skills for developing organizations creating organizational change, and administering organizations.
Prerequisites: Acceptance in Social Work major and SOCW 0340 .
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SOCW 0342 - Generalist Practice with Individuals
Credits: 3
This course focuses on skills of assessment and intervention with individuals. Students examine models of micro practice, hone critical thinking skills, and develop methods for dealing with ethical dilemmas.
Prerequisites: Acceptance in Social Work major and SOCW 0340 .
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SOCW 0343 - Generalist Practice with Families and Groups
Credits: 3
Introduces students to the knowledge and skills needed to plan and guide social work groups and the knowledge and skills to work with family systems.
Prerequisites: Acceptance in Social Work major and SOCW 0340 .
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SOCW 0351 - Social Work Practicum I
Credits: 7
Social work majors in their senior year are required to complete a two-semester, 400 hour, hands on social work experience in an approved agency under the supervision of a professional social worker. Included is a weekly seminar that provides further integration of practice with the skills, knowledge, and values and ethics of the field.
Prerequisites: Acceptance in Social Work major and SOCW 0340 .
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SOCW 0352 - Social Work Practicum II
Credits: 7
This is the second half of the senior year field experience.
Prerequisites: acceptance in social work major and SOCW 0351 .
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SOCW 0353 - Senior Capstone I
Credits: 2
For Social Work Majors only. Social work majors propose, receive approval, and being to carry out a two-semester independent professional project that demonstrates integration of the six ares of the curriculum: 1) generalist social work practice, 2) diversity and social justice. 3) social welfare policy and planning, 4) human behavior and the social environment, 5) research, and 6) field education.
Prerequisites: SOCW 0204 and SOCW 0301
Corequisite: SOCW 0351
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SOCW 0354 - Senior Capstone II
Credits: 2
For Social Work Majors only. This course is the second half of the independent professional project that demonstrates integration of the six ares of the curriculum: 1) generalist social work practice, 2) diversity and social justice. 3) social welfare policy and planning, 4) human behavior and the social environment, 5) research, and 6) field education.
Prerequisites: SOCW 0204 and SOCW 0301
Corequisite: SOCW 0352
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SOCW 0360 - Diversity and Social Justice
Credits: 3
This course examines the existence of multiple, intersecting, and interlocking systems of advantage and disadvantage among the diverse social identity groups in the United States. the centrality of diversity competent practice with individuals, families, groups, and communities are emphasized.
Prerequisites: EGST 0101 or EGST 0102
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SOCW 0399 - Independent Study
Credits: 1-6
Permission of instructor.
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THEA 0104 - Introduction to Theatre
Credits: 3
This course is an historical survey of the origins, nature, evolutions, and development of theatre and its related arts. Students learn the theory and practice of the theatre arts, including playwriting, acting, directing, set and lighting design, theatre architecture, costuming and makeup, technical production, and theatre management. Students acquire tools with which to experience, analyze, and appreciate good theatre and the wisdom it can offer, whether as audience members or as part of theatre productions.
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THEA 0121 - Acting Styles: Techniques, Theory and Practice
Credits: 3
Students gain a basic understanding of theatre as a performing art through a study of acting styles and periods in an historical and cultural context. Students also apply the theory and technique in a practical format. Acting Styles focuses on three major periods from a choice ranging from classical to contemporary. Approaches to teaching and learning include lecture, discussion, collaborative projects, character analysis through script study, theatre exercises and guest speakers. Students attend campus and area theatrical productions, write critical reviews, and perform scenes.
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THEA 0151 - Introduction to Performance
Credits: 3
This course provides a perspective on and appreciation of theatre by studying the historical origins, development, and evolution of performance throughout the ages and across cultures. The course is designed for students of varying disciplines and offers a unique lens through which to view performance in theatre and in life. Students learn about the nature of performance and some of the significant theories and figures in the history of performance, and are introduced to various performance concepts, principles, and techniques, as well as different approaches to actor training. Students learn about and work on the performer’s instrument: the body, the voice, and the imagination. Many practical exercises are employed, which may include areas such as storytelling, dramatic structure, sensory work, movement, improvisation, psychophysical action, mask work, stage combat, etc. Students also will supply their knowledge and training to create performance pieces.
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THEA 0152 - Scenography
Credits: 3
This course provides a perspective on and an appreciation of theatre by studying the historical development, continuum, and evolution of the values, methods, and theories of the practitioners of the New Stagecraft, the collaborative relationship between the director and the designer, and the basic principles of visual and aural theatrical design. The course will expose students to the significant theories and movements that have shaped the visual style of the American stage; will familiarize students with theatre’s significant figures, techniques, conventions, styles, and terminology; will promote productive dialogue among student directors, actors, designers, writers, and technicians; and will impart a greater appreciation of the performing arts.
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THEA 0156 - Stagecraft Techniques
Credits: 3
Stagecraft Techniques is intended to provide an introduction to the facility and tools available, and the crafts used in technical theatre today. Students will examine some of the ways to plan and execute the technical elements of a theatrical production. Construction techniques and terminology, the use and safe operation of tools, carpentry skills, reading blueprints, and basic hand-drafting skills are included in this course which serves as preparation for upper-level technical theater classes.
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THEA 0251 - Theatre Management
Credits: 3
The course addresses the organization and business practices of theatrical companies and of theatre production. The course will acquaint students with the roles of the producer and the managing director. The requirements and responsibilities of both commercial and non-profit theatrical production will be addressed, as well as the roles and functions of various management personnel. The course will include such topics as fund raising, subscription sales, publicity and promotion, community relations, agents, unions, stage management, and long- and short-term planning.
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THEA 0252 - Acting I
Credits: 3
A course in the art and craft of the actor designed to develop personal outer and inner resources and to practice work habits and tools to approach the actor’s task with greater understanding. The course uses readings to introduce practical, experiential, hands-on exercises employed in the classroom to develop the actor’s mind, body, and voice, to cultivate a greater personal awareness of self, space, and ensemble, and to develop the imagination as a tool to generate creativity and artistry. The course is primarily focused on the acting techniques developed by Stanislavski and his American disciples, although other approaches may also be covered.
Prerequisites: THEA 0151
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THEA 0253 - Theatre Workshop
Credits: 3
This is an intensive course for students who have acquired the basic skills of stagecraft and theatrical production, and who are interested in learning their application to the execution of theatrical designs. It is a hands-on, experiential course in which students develop and put to practical use a number of theatre and stagecraft technology skills. Students will build and paint scenery, hang and focus lights, collect and record sound, participate in costume construction, collect and build properties, and have the opportunity to serve on the running crews for the semester’s theatrical offerings. Each student is required to fulfill assigned hours and to attend work calls outside of regularly scheduled class and shop hours.
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor.
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THEA 0255 - Directing I
Credits: 3
A study of the process of play direction and practice in the staging of scenes from the most common styles of plays.
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THEA 0260 - Script Analysis & Interpretation
Credits: 3
This course will employ various disciplined, systematic approaches to analyzing and understanding a work of dramatic literature and their application to classical, modern, and contemporary plays, and it will facilitate a greater understanding and appreciation of the art and craft of dramatic writing. The course is designed for students of varying disciplines. The course will challenge and assist students in the development of their critical, analytical, and creative abilities. Knowledge acquired in this course will assist students in their analysis and understanding of other literary works, and will increase their appreciation of the work of the creative writer. The course also will provide insight into how one’s interpretation of a dramatic text can be translated into concrete graphic, visual, and aural terms for a theatre audience.
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THEA 0261 - Theatre History: Early Stages
Credits: 3
This course is an interdisciplinary study of the development, continuum, and evolution of Western theatre in a world cultural context. The course will focus on the agendas and legacies of key figures and movements in the development of Western theatre from its origins in ritual and ceremonial dance to the community performances of the Middle Ages. The relationship of Western theatre to Eastern examples, the development of the theatre as a physical structure, the development of various concepts of character and dramatic action, and the changing relationship of life on the stage to life off the stage will be examined through the study of selected dramatists, theoreticians, directors, designers, and performers.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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THEA 0262 - Theatre History: Renaissance to Romanticism
Credits: 3
This course is an interdisciplinary study of the development, continuum, and evolution of Western theatre in a world cultural context. The course will focus on the agendas and legacies of key figures and movements in the development of Western theatre from the European Renaissance to the emerging world stage of the nineteenth century. The relationship of Western theatre to Eastern examples, the development of the theatre as a physical structure, the development of various concepts of character and dramaticaction, and the changing relationship of life on the stage to life off the stage will be examined through the study of selected dramatists, theoreticians, directors, designers, and performers.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
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THEA 0263 - Theatre History: The Modern Stage
Credits: 3
This course is an interdisciplinary study of the development, continuum, and evolution of Western theatre in a world cultural context. The course will focus on the agendas and legacies of key figures and movements in the development of Western theatre from the realist/naturalist movements of the nineteenth century to the world theatre of the 1940s. The relationship of Western theatre to Eastern examples, the development of the theatre as a physical structure, the development of various concepts of character and dramatic action, and the changing relationship of life on the stage to life off the stage will be examined through the study of selected dramatists, theoreticians, directors, designers, and performers.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102 .
(formerly ENGL 0263)
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THEA 0330 - Special Topics in Theatre
Credits: 3
This course focuses upon selected subjects in the theatre arts of performance and design, theatre stagecraft and technology, theatre history, theatre management, or dramatic literature chosen in keeping with the instructor’s field of specialization and in response to student interest and/or emerging trends in theatre.
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THEA 0343 - Sound Design for Theatre
Credits: 3
This course teaches students the principles, theories, technology, and craftsmanship of sound design for live theatrical production. Topics include script analysis for the designer, developing a design concept, researching period music, developing a sound score, translating characters’ internal psychological and emotional states into sound, and organizing the documentation of a design. Emphasis is placed on digital multi-track recording and editing. Students will be expected to plan and to implement a number of sound design projects using computer-aided sound design software. Students also will explore basic audio theory and technology, the components of sound systems, and their applications to a live theatrical environment.
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THEA 0350 - Dramaturgy
Credits: 3
This courses applies aspects of script analysis, dramatic theory and criticism, and theatre history to the study of individual works of drama. Dramaturgy involves the study of the principles of dramatic composition, structure, style, and theory as they relate to a dramatic work, and research on that work’s historical setting and time of composition, on its author’s body of work, on its published criticism, and on its production history. Students will learn what makes a dramatic work theatrically viable, how to assess its strengths and weaknesses, and how to rectify its shortcomings.
Prerequisites: THEA 0260 or ENGL 0365 .
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THEA 0354 - Costume Design
Credits: 3
Students will acquire an appreciation and an understanding of costume design as a unique form of artistic expression. Students will learn about style, about the designer’s creative process, and how to analyze and interpret play scripts and characters from the costume designer’s perspective. They will also learn about the processes of executing costume design, including the tools and techniques of costume construction. The course will provide a cultural and historical perspective, revealing how the pressures of place and time have influenced the fashions of various periods and how costume design has evolved and developed over time. Criteria will be established to enable students to evaluate and to articulate their reactions to costume designs and to the design experience.
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THEA 0357 - Acting II
Credits: 3
Working on a role, students apply the elements of Acting I to text, character analysis, and performance. Scenes and short works will be performed for class criticism.
Prerequisites: THEA 0252 .
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THEA 0358 - Production Seminar
Credits: 3
A topics course. Topic will depend upon the playwright and the play chosen for production. Production Seminar is a culminating course designed to apply the skills actors, designers, and technicians learn in their performance and design/technical courses, and to provide practical experience in the mounting of a theatrical production. The course will be devoted to preparing, building, performing, and evaluating a theatrical production for a public audience.
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. Enrollment by audition or interview; open to all students who qualify.
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THEA 0359 - Acting for Film and Television
Credits: 3
Students will learn how to apply the craft of acting to the demands of acting on-camera for film and television, as well as the techniques and craft required for on-camera acting. Students will be introduced to such aspects of on-camera acting as the terminology of the media, cold reading techniques necessary for auditioning, the camera shots and camera angles, the limitations of the frame, professional behavior on a set, and the actor’s responsibility. Students will engage in a number of exercises as well as monologue and scene work for the camera.
Prerequisites: THEA 0252 and THEA 0357 .
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THEA 0360 - Theatre Production
Credits: 6
This is an intensive hands-on course for students interested in learning and gaining experience in standard technical craft practices for the theatre. The class will familiarize students particularly with the specific equipment and skills needed for the preparation and construction of costumes for a theatrical production. Students will also learn and apply fundamental construction tools, techniques and skills in other technical/craft areas of scenery lighting, sound, scene painting, makeup, and properties. Student may also participate in the running crews for the semester’s theatrical productions. Each student will be required to fulfill assigned hours and to attend work calls outside the regularly scheduled class and shop hours.
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor is required for admission to the course.
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THEA 0362 - Research Seminar in Theatre
Credits: 3
Advanced research in theatre, including guided individual study of an approved topic. Members of the department will assist students whose special interests coincide with their specialized areas.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
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THEA 0368 - Directing II
Credits: 3
Through directing at least one act play, class criticism, and analysis, students will learn the role of director as interpreter, organizer, teacher, and stage manager.
Prerequisites: THEA 0255 .
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THEA 0380 - Professional Theatre Seminar
Credits: 1
Students will learn about the realities and demands of graduate school and of making a career in the worlds of professional theatre, film, and television. Topics will include but are not limited to auditioning techniques for theatre and for film and television; headshots, resumes, portfolio preparation and presentation; creating personal web sites; marketing oneself; personal wardrobe and makeup; interviewing techniques, how to research, select, apply, and prepare for graduate school; and the professional working environments of New York and Los Angeles. Required of all Theatre Arts majors.
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing in the Theatre Arts program.
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THEA 0389 - Scene Design
Credits: 3
The course will convey an appreciation and understanding of scenic design as a unique form of artistic expression and the artistic skills and craftsmanship necessary to a scenic designer. Students will learn how to analyze and interpret a script from the scenic designer’s perspective and to translate one’s concepts into concrete visual and graphic terms. Students will acquire a working understanding of theatre history and style as they relate to scenic design. The course will stress process and methodology and will expose students to the scenic designer’s creative process, touching on such areas as analysis, research, sketching, rendering, model building, and ground plan development.
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THEA 0390 - Lighting Design
Credits: 3
This course teaches the science and the art of the discipline of lighting design. Students will learn the tools of the trade and how to use them to enhance a theatrical production. It will acquaint students with the lighting designer’s process and how the designer analyzes, interprets, and translates a script into a cogent design concept, and how the designer uses the tools and the latest technology of the trade to execute the design.
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THEA 0398 - Internship in Theatre
Credits: 3-12
A practical internship program for senior Theatre Arts majors who want to gain real-world experience in on-the-job training in an area of theatre. Students will participate for a stipulated period of time under professional supervision and evaluation, and will be observed periodically by college faculty. The internship must be proposed by the student and approved by the Theatre Arts faculty. Any additional requirements of an internship - for example, journal or report writing or an oral presentation - will be determined by the faculty.
Prerequisites: Permission of program coordinator.
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THEA 0399 - Independent Study
Credits: 3-6
A course by special arrangement for independent study in an area of special interest or need in theatre and/or drama. The student will work with a faculty member qualified to supervise the independent study project.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and department chair.
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GERO 0101 - Introduction to Gerontology
Credits: 3
An introduction to the societal and cultural factors which impact aging individuals. Explains the interrelatedness of social, psychological, and physical aging. Topics to be covered include, but are not limited to, societal and biological theories of aging, societal and individual consequences of demographic changes in an aging society, current issues in social gerontology, and aging.
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GERO 0370 - Gerontology Internship
Credits: 1-6
An internship with a community agency or organization that involves participation in a relevant gerontological working environment. Students who take this course will gain professional experience by applying their gerontological knowledge in their internship setting.
Prerequisites: GERO 0101 , SOCI 0321 , PSYC 0208 and MOVP 0310
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GERO 0399 - Independent Study in Gerontology
Credits: 1-6
Credit for independent study is granted for special academic work approved by the Gerontology Advisor. The work will be supervised by a faculty member. This work may involve library research and subsequent preparation of a scholarly paper; design and completion of an experimental project or field study; advanced study and application of concepts in Gerontology. At the end of the projects a final written report will be submitted to the faculty supervisor and the Gerontology Advisor.
Prerequisites: GERO 0101 , SOCI 0321 , PSYC 0208 , and MOVP 0310
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ANTH 0101 - Introduction to Anthropology
Credits: 3
This course is a survey introduction to all of the major fields of anthropology and human adaptation, cultural learning, and endeavor. Students will learn that anthropology and the study of cultural knowledge is inherently holistic, comparative and interdisciplinary. In this course we use the broad and current definition of the discipline as a five field program of study that recognizes global development, post-colonial economic, and political forces at work in the world today. The five fields that students will be introduced to in their introductory coursework and can develop beyond the requirements include: 1) cultural anthropology, 2) archeology, 3) biological/medical anthropology, 4) linguistics, and 5 ) applied anthropology. There is no pre-requisite to this course, first-year students are encourages to take this course.
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ANTH 0200 - Methods of Ethnography from 1900-Present
Credits: 3
This course will create an historical and cultural context for understanding the basic qualitative research from in anthropology since 1900 with a focus on American monographs (with examples from British, French, and German works and ethnographic styles and formats).
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ANTH 0201 - Cultural Anthropology
Credits: 3
An overview of cultural anthropology as a discipline and to the concepts and techniques essential for understanding different cultures, both contemporary and past. Includes analysis of universal aspects of human experience, including the family, economic, political, religious, artistic, and linguistic systems, examined in cross-cultural perspective. A brief examination of hunters and gatherers, tribal and peasant peoples, among others and an introduction to the dynamics of cultural contact, cultural evolution, and change.
SOCI 0200
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ANTH 0217 - Culture and Personality
Credits: 3
Crosslisted: EGST 0217
An introduction to a variety of cultures from the perspective of the “culture and personality” school of cultural anthropology often referred to as the Columbia School. These anthropologists, starting with Boas, Mead, Benedict, Sapir and others developed a variety of skills involving the study of culture and language, gender, emotion/psychology and visual and behavioral cues to study the personalities that cultures encourage and/or stigmatize. This course traces these anthropological insights in a series of studies from early models of study to exploring present day “culture and personality” ethnographic research which focus on culture’s role in identity and power construction. This course addresses the complicated relationship that anthropologists have had as “natives” of the colonizing country who are in many cases attempting to advocate for the indigenous “other” they are studying.
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ANTH 0250 - Special Topics in Anthropology
Credits: 3
An intermediate treatment of a specialized are with Anthropology.
Prerequisites: ANTH 0101
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ANTH 0260 - Introduction to Medical Anthropology
Credits: 3
Crosslisted: EGST 0260
This course is a case-study introduction to medical anthropology as practiced today. We will study how a variety of non-Western cultures interpret and treat what we in the West think of as universal health concerns such as birth, sickness, death and dying, and mental illness. We will study how healing and the body can be understood in a variety of cultural ways, in different worldviews, languages and symbol systems that are the context for often very complex health care and prevention models. Students will learn how a variety of different practitioners and health specialists across the globe such as midwives, “medicine” people, shaman and religious practitioners and our own medically licensed doctors and nurses symbolize and treat illness to improve health and vitality.
Prerequisites: EGST 0101 or EGST 0102 or ANTH 0101
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