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Spring 2010 courses run January 19 - May 4, 2010 unless otherwise noted. University College reserves the right to balance sections of multi-sectioned classes as necessary during the registration and add/drop periods.
Click on an area of study link below to view courses offered in that department.
Note on numbering: Undergraduate courses are those numbered 500 and below. Graduate courses are those numbered 600 and higher. If you are a graduate student, 500-level courses can be taken for undergraduate or graduate credit. Undergraduates cannot take courses at the graduate level unless they receive special permission.
Instructor names are clickable links to email addresses or biographies, when available.
Underground Railroad
AAS 434-U800 Class #42222
AAS 634-U800 Class #37975
ANT 494-U800 Class #37977
ANT 694-U800 Class #37979
HST 434-U800 Class #40004
HST 634-U800 Class #37981
3 credits
Instructor: Milton Sernett
Myth and history of the Underground in the context of African American freedom efforts. Emphasis on events, personalities, and sites in upstate New York. Student field research and exploration of archival and Internet resources. Additional work required of graduate students.
Underground Railroad
AAS 434-U800 Class #42222
AAS 634-U800 Class #37975
ANT 494-U800 Class #37977
ANT 694-U800 Class #37979
HST 434-U800 Class #40004
HST 634-U800 Class #37981
3 credits
Instructor: Milton Sernett
Myth and history of the Underground in the context of African American freedom efforts. Emphasis on events, personalities, and sites in upstate New York. Student field research and exploration of archival and Internet resources. Additional work required of graduate students.
Sophomore Poetry Workshop
ETS 215-U800 Class #51947
3 credits
Instructor: Christopher Kennedy (bio / email)
Reading, writing, and criticism of poetry.
Sophomore Fiction Workshop
ETS 217-U800 Class #37807
3 credits
Instructor: Sarah C. Harwell
An intensive workshop in the art and craft of writing fiction, primarily the short story. Read the work of other writers in this cyberspace class, as well as the work of more established contemporary writers. Via e-mail, students write two or three short stories, with extensive revisions and discussion. Limited enrollment. Sophomore and Advanced sections meet together online; advanced students do additional work.
Advanced Writing Workshop: Poetry
ETS 401-U800 Class #51948
3 credits
Instructor: Christopher Kennedy (bio / email)
Extensive practice in writing poetry. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Advanced Writing Workshop: Fiction
ETS 403-U800 Class #41858
3 credits
Instructor: Sarah C. Harwell
An intensive workshop in the art and craft of writing fiction, primarily the short story. Read the work of other writers in this cyberspace class, as well as the work of more established contemporary writers. Via e-mail, students write two or three short stories, with extensive revisions and discussion. Limited enrollment. Sophomore and Advanced sections meet together online; advanced students do additional work.
Photography & the Fine Arts
FIA 306-U800 Class # 40656
3 credits
Instructor: Sean Callahan
Still photography as a means of pictorial expression in the fine arts from 1840 to the mid-20th century. Interrelationships among photography, painting, and other visual arts. Prerequisite: FIA 106 or equivalent.
All students must download and read thoroughly two course documents before registering— the Syllabus and the Week by Week Outline. This online-only course requires considerable reading and formal expository writing within weekly deadlines for which there is no make up. Please direct questions to the instructor at savitar@aol.com.
Science and Technology in the Modern World
HST 410-U800 Class #40444
STS 410-U800 Class #40446
3 credits
Instructor: Harold Burstyn
Science tries to understand how the natural world works. Technology tries to manipulate the natural world for human ends. How they interact is the subject of this course. Modern science began in the 1600s. The 1700s saw the beginnings of a revolution in technology that continues to this day. Examine the artifacts of this revolution: the chronometer, the steam engine, the Erie Canal, the telegraph, the telephone, the electric light, the radio, the motion picture, the automobile, the airplane, the computer. Explore the scientific background of each of these inventions that transformed the daily lives of people. Identify how much of the development of new technology came from research by scientists and how much from plain, old-fashioned dreaming and tinkering by people who sought new ways of doing things.
Underground Railroad
AAS 434-U800 Class #42222
AAS 634-U800 Class #37975
ANT 494-U800 Class #37977
ANT 694-U800 Class #37979
HST 434-U800 Class #40004
HST 634-U800 Class #37981
3 credits
Instructor: Milton Sernett
Myth and history of the Underground in the context of African American freedom efforts. Emphasis on events, personalities, and sites in upstate New York. Student field research and exploration of archival and Internet resources. Additional work required of graduate students.
Organizational Leadership
OGL 472-U800 Class #52343
3 credits
Instructor: Bartholomew O. Murphy II
Theoretical models and experimental practices of leadership. Concepts, best practices, and business applications. Acquire competency as a strategist, facilitator, change agent, and navigator.
Critical Thinking
PHI 171-U800 Class #37311
3 credits
Instructor: Eric Parkinson
Whether you are watching the television, reading a newspaper or book, talking to a co-worker, or attending a class, usually some person or institution is trying to influence your beliefs, attitudes, or actions. Understand the critical skills needed in making decisions about what to believe and what to do, so that we may have more control over how we respond. Discuss general standards for acquiring or changing belief, by means of exploring the nature of justification and/or giving reasons. How are beliefs justified? How is language manipulated to influence beliefs? How can we use logical tools to strengthen our critical faculties?
Ethics and Value Theory
PHI 191-U800 Class #39235
3 credits
Instructor: David Bzdak
Foundations of ethical and moral evaluation. Major figures in the history of ethical theory. Recommended for first-year students and sophomores. Credit will not be given for both PHI 191 and PHI 209.
Religions of the World
REL 101-U800 Class #39900
3 credits
Instructor: Philip Arnold
The phenomenon of religion throughout the world presents itself in a vast diversity of human expressions. Introduces students to the variety of ways people have articulated their connection with the sacred. Emphasis on the inner dimensions of the "great" religious traditions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and "primal" religions. Students reflect on religion in the context of the United States, how religious traditions have changed to adapt to American culture, and how religiousness is expressed in the U.S. Students investigate religious communities other than their own and report back to class.
Religion, Meaning and Knowledge
REL 191-U800 Class #41856
3 credits
Instructor: Edward Mooney
Introduction to thinking about religion and its study. Topics and themes may vary, but will focus on interpretations and understandings of the nature of religion itself.
Sociology of Disaster
SOC 400-U800 Class #52018
3 credits
Instructor: Daryl M. Britton
How social structures, groups, and institutions react to the loss of social function as a result of natural, environmental, technological or sociopolitical events. How disaster affects sociological research methodology. Social theories of organizational behavior, political sociology, community development, religion, urban and rural sociology that inform the field of disaster research.
Social Impact of the Internet
SOC 446-U801 Class #40440
SOC 646-U801 Class #40442
3 credits
Instructor: Gary Spencer
If you are interested in the social impact of the internet upon individuals, or the impact of the Internet upon interactions with others, or are interested in the global impact upon social institutions, this is the course for you. The course requires a minimum of 6+ hours a week, but you decide when you sign on. This is a critical thinking course where we analyze and discuss academic work, research being conducted by professional organizations, and articles appearing in mass market media on the impact of the internet. The units in the course deal with the history of the Internet, the growth and penetration of the World Wide Web, how various demographic groups use the WWW, and the downside of Internet use such as identity theft and cyberbullying. A midterm and final exam are in essay format with one week to complete each.
The Dynamics of Prejudice and Discrimination
SOC 448-U801 Class #41868
SOC 648-U801 Class #41870
3 credits
Instructor: Gary Spencer
Research and theory of prejudice and discrimination: inclusion/exclusion of individuals/social groups; classification of in/out groups; contributing roles of processes (difference, power, labeling, silencing). Recommended for upper-level students with some social science background and other coursework dealing with social inequities.
Social Impact of the Internet
SOC 446-U801 Class #40440
SOC 646-U801 Class #40442
3 credits
Instructor: Gary Spencer
If you are interested in the social impact of the internet upon individuals, or the impact of the Internet upon interactions with others, or are interested in the global impact upon social institutions, this is the course for you. The course requires a minimum of 6+ hours a week, but you decide when you sign on. This is a critical thinking course where we analyze and discuss academic work, research being conducted by professional organizations, and articles appearing in mass market media on the impact of the internet. The units in the course deal with the history of the Internet, the growth and penetration of the World Wide Web, how various demographic groups use the WWW, and the downside of Internet use such as identity theft and cyberbullying. A midterm and final exam are in essay format with one week to complete each.
The Dynamics of Prejudice and Discrimination
SOC 448-U801 Class #41868
SOC 648-U801 Class #41870
3 credits
Instructor: Gary Spencer
Research and theory of prejudice and discrimination: inclusion/exclusion of individuals/social groups; classification of in/out groups; contributing roles of processes (difference, power, labeling, silencing). Recommended for students with some social science background and other coursework dealing with social inequities. Addtional work required of graduate students.
Science and Technology in the Modern World (3)
HST 410-U800 Class #40444
STS 410-U800 Class #40446
3 credits
Instructor: Harold Burstyn
Science tries to understand how the natural world works. Technology tries to manipulate the natural world for human ends. How they interact is the subject of this course. Modern science began in the 1600s. The 1700s saw the beginnings of a revolution in technology that continues to this day. Examine the artifacts of this revolution: the chronometer, the steam engine, the Erie Canal, the telegraph, the telephone, the electric light, the radio, the motion picture, the automobile, the airplane, the computer. Explore the scientific background of each of these inventions that transformed the daily lives of people. Identify how much of the development of new technology came from research by scientists and how much from plain, old-fashioned dreaming and tinkering by people who sought new ways of doing things.
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