People & Society Selections
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APY 101 Introduction to Anthropology A broad overview of archaeology, cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, and linguistics.
APY 201 Principles of Archaeology History, methods, and theory of archaeology with an outline of the main characteristics of the prehistoric record throughout the world.
APY 202 Principles of Cultural Anthropology Cultural anthropology, including such topics as economics, politics, kinship and families, health systems, religion, and personality.
APY 204 Principles of Linguistic Anthropology Human linguisitic principles of phonology, morphology, and grammar to construct a framework for understanding the operation of language in cultural context. The functions of human language in structuring ideological, economic, and political realms.
CBR 102 Introduction to Broadcasting and Cable Technology, history, economics, regulation and social roles of radio, television, cable television, and other electronic media.
COM 101 Mass Media Communication in Society A survey of the history, development, structure, and effects of mass communication media.
COM 110 Communication Theory Survey of basic communiction theories and models. Study of processes, functions, levels, and general principles of human communication.
COS 112 Interpersonal Communication Overview of current theories of interpersonal communication. Consideration of impression formation; relationship between self-concept and others; function of language in social interaction; development and maintenance of relationships.
EPS 270 Human Development--A Life Span Approach Processes and theories of human development from birth to old age are explored. Areas to be covered include: Physical development, Cognitive development, Social and Personality development, Moral development and Language development. Emphasis is on development as a life-long process and its importance in understanding human behavior.
EPS 280 Introduction to Family Studies: Dating, Coupling, Parenting Theory and practice of romantic relationships and parent-child relationships, including discussion and skills building. Research based information on how to maximize the quality of these interpersonal relationships.
GEG 105 World Regional Geography An introduction to geography’s basic concepts within the framework of a comprehensive survey of the world’s major regions.
GEG 110 Introduction to Human Geography An introduction to the sub-fields of human geography by an examination of patterns and process in the international system.
GEG 242 Economic and Political Geography of the Middle East Human and physical geography of the Middle East with emphasis on current topics.
HIS 201 History of Africa, I (to 1800) History of Africa before the Colonial period, emphasizing sources for the study of African history, African political and social institutions, the slave trade, and “legitimate” trade and markets.
HIS 202 History of Africa, II (since 1800) The emergence of modern Africa from about 1800 to the present, emphasizing the European conquest of Africa, African responses to colonialism, independence and the post-independence period.
HIS 211 Development of Asian Civilization, I History of the principal Asian societies to approximately 1600, emphasizing China and Japan.
HIS 212 Development of Asian Civilization, II History of the principal Asian societies since approximately 1600, emphasizing the impact of the West on China and Japan.
HIS 221 Development of Western Civilization, I A survey of the development of the West from the emergence of the earliest civilizations in Mesapotamia and Egypt to the formation of modern European nation states in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, emphasizing the ideas, values , events, and institutions that have influenced the present.
HIS 222 Development of Western Civilization, II A survey of the development of the West from the formation of modern European nation states in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to the present, emphasizing the rivalry of European powers, the impact of European expansion, the effect of industrialism and revolution upon Western society, and the role of the New World.
HIS 223 Medicine and Society from the Ancient World to the Birth of the Clinic This course examines medical history from the ancients through the end of the eighteenth century. The basic interpretive premise of the course is that we must understand health and illness within the context of the times as historically and social constructed entities.
HIS 225 History of the Modern Business Enterprise This course examines the history of big business in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Drawing often on individual firm histories, its focus will be a comparative study of the big business experience in America, Europe, Asia, and the imperial world.
HIS 246 The Russian Revolution of 1917
HIS 251 History of Latin America, I (to 1824) A survey of Spanish and Portuguese America from the pre-Columbian era through the end of the colonial period.
HIS 252 History of Latin America, II (since 1824) A survey of the national period in Latin American history, emphasizing the political and social issues in the transition from colonialism to nationhood.
HIS 253 History of Mexico: Guns and Tortillas, or, How Mexico Became Mexican Culture and ideology of the Mexican Revolution.
HIS 261 History of the United States I (to 1877) Political, social, and economic development of the United States through Reconstruction.
HIS 262 History of the United States II (since 1877) Political, social, and economic development of the United States since Reconstruction.
HIS 265 Witchcraft in Colonial America Exploration of witch beliefs and witch hunting in Colonial America, incorporating religious, cultural, gendered, psychological, poitical, legal, social, and economic perspectives.
INS 101 Global Perspectives General survey of contemporary global and regional world issues. (Writing intensive)
INS 101 Global Perspectives General survey of contemporary global and regional world issues. (Writing intensive)
JUS 231 Jewish Civilization: Society, Culture, and Religion Introduction to Jewish Civilization from Abraham to present. (Not offered every semester)
PSY 110 Introduction to Psychology A survey of modern scientific psychology. Topics include learning, memory, perception, cognition, personality, motivation, emotion, development, abnormal psychology, and social psychology. Participation in a small number of experiments is required to ensure that students become acquainted first hand with the experimental laboratory methods used in Psychology. Students may choose to satisfy this requirement by writing a small number of methodology papers instead.
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology Organization of human society, processes of change, and society’s influence on individual behavior.
SOC 103 Social Problems Causes, scope, and possible solutions of social problems in American society.
TAL 101 Social and Cultural Foundations of Education Social and cultural introduction to education, focusing on the historical, philosophical, and sociological analysis of schools in American society.
WGS 201 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies Conceptions of masculinity and femininity; gender relations; gender inequalities; the intersections of gender with other catagories of identity such as class, race, sexuality, and stages in the life cycle; and the broad impact of gender on society. (Not offered every semester)
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