Psychology Human Services and Education

This course is designed to trace the development of the modern short story from its origins in other story forms to the present. Emphasis will be on recent and contemporary writers. Attention will be given to content, form, and style. The methods of instruction include readings, class discussion, and lectures. Short analytical papers or a term paper will be required.

This humanities elective explores poetry written since the 1960s. Topics include basic elements of prosody, prominent poetic forms, and current trends. Students explore the role that poetry plays in American culture today. Writing, reading, and discussion are essential elements of this course. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2.

This course is a survey of representative American writers from 1820 to 1914. After a brief introduction to the colonial and revolutionary periods, students focus on the major movements of Romanticism and Realism. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2.

This course is a survey of representative American writers from 1914 to the present. Students focus on the major movements of American literature from World War I: Modern, Post-Modern, and Contemporary. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2.

In order to give the student a global perspective, this survey of world literature form the Old Testament to the Renaissance crosses the boundaries of time, culture, and literary form. Major authors and texts studied may include the Old Testament, Sophocles, Homer, Dante, Chaucer, Machiavelli, Rabelias, Cervantes, and Shakespeare. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2.

In order to give the student a global perspective, this survey of world literature from the Enlightenment to the present crosses the boundaries of time, culture, and literary form. Major authors and texts studied may include Moliere, Voltaire, Goethe, the Romantic poets, Dostoevsky, Ibsen, Woolf, Camus, Garcia-Marquez, Achebe, Mishima, and Gordimer. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2.

This course provides an historical survey of the literature written by Americans of African descent from colonial time to the present. Particular emphasis is given to slave narratives, autobiographical writings, the Harlem Renaissance, and the development of the African-American novel. Lectures, class discussions and audio-visual materials are used. Exams, essays and a research paper are required. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN 102 English 2.

This course is a survey of the British literary tradition. Study of selected masterworks in poetry and prose provides the student with the opportunity to appreciate intelligently the continuous value of these works. Among the major writers studied are Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Dryden, Pope, Swift, and Johnson. Lecture and discussion are the basic means of study and some reading in history and criticism offers additional opportunity for the student to understand the British culture that produced the works. The student writes at least one brief essay, one essay examination, and a term paper. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2.

This course deals with British writers from the Romantic period to the present. Among the major writers studied are Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats, Byron, Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Hardy, Shaw, Joyce, Yeats, and Eliot. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2.

The classic period of drama will be studied, from the ancient Greek theatre of 400 B.C., to the neoclassic French theatre of the 18th century. The plays, theatres, audiences, and theatrical techniques of such playwrights as Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Plautus, the medieval playwrights, Shakespeare, Marlowe, Jonson, Racine and Moliere will be discussed. Instruction will be primarily discussions and lectures, with occasional in-class viewing of plays and possible student scene work in selected plays. In addition to papers, exams, and quizzes, the student will be required to attend and critique a play seen outside of class. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2.

The period of drama beginning in the 19th century and running to the present will be studied. Such dramatic movements as Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, Expressionism, and Absurdity; such playwrights as Goethe, Schiller, Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, O'Neill, Pirandello, Brecht, Williams, Miller, Albee, Shepard, Beckett, Pinter, and Stoppard; and the theatres, audiences and theatrical techniques of the period will be investigated. Instruction will be through discussion, lecture, in-class viewing of plays, and possible student scene work. In addition to papers, exams and quizzes, each student will attend and critique a play seen outside of class. Prerequisite: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2.

This course provides an introduction to the history of art from prehistoric times through the Sixteenth Century. Classical, Medieval, Renaissance, and Mannerist painting, sculpture, and architecture are covered. Art is studied within its cultural context, and the course will focus on the interrelationship among the arts. Students use critical skills to analyze art through reading, writing, and discussion. A field trip to an art exhibit is included. Prerequisite: EN101 English 1.

This course provides an introduction to the history of art from the Seventeenth Century to the present. Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicisms, Romanticism, Impressionism, Post-impressionism, and major twentieth-century styles of painting, sculpture, and architecture are covered. Art is studied within its cultural context, and the course focuses on the interrelationship among the arts. Students use critical skills to analyze art through reading, writing, and discussion. A field trip to an art exhibit is included. Prerequisite: EN101 English 1.

This course is designed to develop musical perception, understanding, and appreciation. It is appropriate for those students who have had no formal training in music. The course features direct listening and live performances and demonstrations in classical, romantic and other musical styles. There are quizzes, a midterm and a final exam.

This course examines children’s physical, social, emotional, language, and cognitive development from pre-natal to age twelve. Topics include childhood development theories and research, the recognition and understanding of significant child behaviors, the role of parenting and culture, the role of the teacher, influence of peers, and play. A fifteen hour child observation must be completed in a pre-kindergarten-6th grade school setting. Prerequisite: PY101 Introduction to General Psychology.

This course explores physical, social, emotional, moral, and cognitive development during adolescence. It examines theories and research about adolescent development. Topics include the changing role of relationships with peers and parents, gender and identity development, problem behaviors, and appropriate interventions to reduce risky behavior and promote successful development. The influence of the social and cultural context on development is considered. Fifteen hours of observation of adolescents in a 7th - 12th grade school setting must be completed. Prerequisite: PY101 Introduction to General Psychology

This course examines the major adjustments faced by the individual from midlife through old age. Particular emphasis is placed on the effect of role changes on the individual's view of self and on his/her functioning. Methods to ease role transitions will be covered. Prerequisite: PY101 Introduction to General Psychology.

This is an introduction to the fundamentals of music theory, emphasizing experience in rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic expressions. This class is designed both as an introductory course in music theory for the student wishing to pursue more advanced music study, and as a course for the student who wants to know more about the elements of music. Previous musical experience is helpful but not required. There are quizzes, a midterm and a final exam. A portion of the class time will be in the computer room where some of the principles encountered in lecture will be explored more fully.

A continuation of Theory 1 with increasing emphasis on traditional harmony with the addition of the study of seventh chords. Prerequisite: HU183 Theory 1.

This course is designed to develop perception, understanding, and appreciation of the visual arts. Knowledge regarding the role of the artist in a diverse society through an introduction to Western and non-Western historical and cultural contexts of visual art is developed. Various materials and techniques of art are studied with emphasis on the elements of artistic expression. The elements of art (line, shape, color texture) and the principles of design are studied. A field trip to a gallery exhibit is included. Skill in art is not required.

Students will study the development of the film as a medium of artistic expression. Elements of plot, camera techniques, editing, music, auteur theory, personalities and cinematography will be analyzed and discussed. Feature films will be shown weekly, and students should be prepared to view films out of class at scheduled showings. There will be examinations and an out-of class project.

This course will examine the interrelationships between health and the arts, including the visual arts, music, literature and film. The formal elements of each of the arts will be introduced and examined. The course will proceed thematically through the selected topics, such as the Cycle of Life, Human Reactions to Disease and Disability, and Healers, and the art works will be discussed in a comparative way. Lectures, class discussion and audio-visual materials are used. Exams, short essays and final projects are required.

Topics in Humanities will provide the opportunity to explore a specific area or topic in the humanities. Flexibility regarding traditional boundaries of disciplines, genre, time periods, and media will give the student fresh perspectives and knowledge which relate to and illuminate the topic. The course will be taught by a combination of lecture, discussion, writing projects, and media presentations. See Humanities Department Head for current offering. Prerequisites: EN101 and EN102 or permission of the instructor.

The course will demonstrate that art is an attempt to interpret human experience. Philosophical theories proposing answers as to why we do art will be discussed. Connections between philosophic theory and imaginative literature, painting, sculpture, and architecture will be discussed. The course is taught by lecture, augmented by slides and demonstration. Course assignments include two term papers and a journal. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2 or permission of instructor.

This is a survey course taught through lectures, audio-visual presentations, class discussions and class projects. The student will develop a comprehensive overview of American history, as well as a deeper understanding of how its geography, people, institutions and culture interact to define the American experience. The course begins with American colonization and concludes on the eve of the Civil War.

This course continues to survey the development of the American story from an agricultural, frontier society to an urban, industrial nation. Emphasis is placed on the economic revolution of the post Civil War era, its social, political and military aspects, and the emergence of America as a world leader. The course begins with the Civil War and ends with the present.

This course deals with theoretical and applied aspects of the individual in social contexts. Special attention is given to interpersonal relations and group dynamics, so students will better understand their functioning in social situations. Among major topics covered are conformity, aggression, interpersonal attraction, and communication (verbal and non-verbal). Prerequisite: PY101 Introduction to General Psychology. (Fall semester only)

This course is designed to present the student with an opportunity to investigate a wide variety of personality theories. Theories from psychoanalysis, humanism, existentialism and behaviorism are explored. Emphasis is on the contribution of each theory to the field. Prerequisite: PY101 Introduction to General Psychology. (Spring semester only)

This course increases personal knowledge about death as an aspect of the life process and assesses the impact of dying and bereavement from psychosocial, cultural and historical as well as developmental, medical and legal perspectives. Various human roles relating to the distinct needs of dying persons and their friends and families are examined. Prerequisite: PY101 Introduction to Psychology.

Forensic Psychology is the science of psychology applied generically to the legal domain. This course examines the relationship between psychopathology and criminality, and describes the legal context in which forensic psychology is practiced. Unlike other disciplines of psychology, which are therapeutic or habilitative in nature, this course is concerned with the prevention, detection, and reduction of crime. Prerequisites: PY101 Introduction to General Psychology and PY203 Abnormal Psychology.

This course provides an overview of the biopsychosocial perspectives of human sexuality. It covers the personal and biological aspects of human sexuality, and its historical and cultural perspectives. Topics include sexuality across the lifespan, sexual identity development, and variation of the human sexual experience. Prerequisite: PY101 Introduction to Psychology.