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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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HIST 384 E Pluribus Unum?: American Immigration and Ethnicity
3 Credit(s)
It has been often said that America is a “nation of immigrants.” This course will examine why so many individuals have come to America over the years, the experiences of foreign-born people in America, how native-born Americans have received those immigrants, how American immigration laws have changed over the years, and what role ethnicity has played in American society. In doing so, we will utilize a variety of sources, including historical monographs, primary sources, movies, and memoirs. We will pay careful attention to the similarities and differences between the experiences of various immigrant groups over time.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: ENGL 102
3 Credit(s) |
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HIST 385 American Indians and the Environment
3 Credit(s)
This course examines the changing relationship American Indians have maintained with their local environments as they adapted to new conditions. These changes include migration, increasing involvement with broader economic markets, overhunting, dispossession and modern environmentalism.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: ENGL 102
3 Credit(s) |
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HIST 386 Native American Health in Historical Perspective
3 Credit(s)
How do historians address Native American health? How have ideas about Native American health and illness reflected broader attitudes and values in American life? This lecture class provides an historical overview of topics in Native American health and healthcare during the 19th-21st centuries. The course is premised on the idea that health is a social and political condition as much as a scientific and medical one. It seeks to understand developments in the history of Native American health, healthcare, and policy in the context of concomitant social and political changes and against a backdrop of settler colonialism.
3 Credit(s) |
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HIST 387 US Foreign Policy since 1898
3 Credit(s)
Survey of United States foreign policy and diplomatic relations with other powers from the turn of the century to the present. Emphasis on domestic sources of foreign policies and on such general topics as war: World Wars I and II, Korea and Vietnam, and the Cold War, and the debate over America”s role in world affairs.
3 Credit(s) |
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HIST 388 American Soldiers in American Wars: History and Memory
3 Credit(s)
This course places the experiences, perspectives, and memories of American soldiers at the center of a historical study of U.S. wars from the Civil War to modern military conflicts. After covering the basic history of each war/conflict, the course will cover various historical interpretations of their origins and causes. The course will place great emphasis on understanding the lived experiences of American soldiers through their journals, letters, diaries, memoirs, interviews, and other primary sources. Finally, the course will also look at historical memory, both through the memories of soldiers themselves and as part of the collective memory of the nation.
3 Credit(s) |
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HIST 389 The History of Modern Terrorism
3 Credit(s)
This course studies the phenomenon of terrorism by considering twentieth-century political movements that have used or are using terror to achieve their objectives. The course develops an analytical framework for the study of terrorism and uses this framework in exploring the historical backgrounds, objectives, ideologies, tactics, and membership profiles of selected groups, and in considering the responses of their opponents. Groups to be studied include the IRA, the Irgun, the PLO, the Baader-Meinhof, and the Ku Klux Klan.
3 Credit(s) |
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HIST 392 American Women in Biography
3 Credit(s)
This course introduces major themes of women’s history and historiography through the biographies of individual women. Biography allows us to examine not only the lives and times of individuals, but also the considerations historians tackle in trying to represent a life, and the difficulties inherent in researching women who often did not leave public records.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: ENGL 102
3 Credit(s) |
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HIST 395 The History of Boston
3 Credit(s)
A general survey from 1630 to the present, emphasizing the variety of people who gave this seaport its special character and prominence in American history.
3 Credit(s) |
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HIST 413 Saints, Witches and Heretics
3 Credit(s)
This seminar will examine the types of spirituality that were celebrated and the types that were brutally repressed by the Christian churches of late medieval and early modern Europe (1250-1700). It will compare different interpretations of late medieval Catholicism and then turn to Martin Luther, assessing the major theses of his theological vision and why they led to religious division. The course will then consider varied attitudes to saints, witches, and heretics in Catholic and Protestant Europe. Throughout the semester, the course will explore the interrelationship between these three categories and the ways in which they illuminate the Reformation era.
3 Credit(s) |
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HIST 433 Mussolini
3 Credit(s)
A focus on the life and career of the Italian Fascist premier.
3 Credit(s) |
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HIST 435 The Invention of Topical Disease
3 Credit(s)
This course explores the origins of the idea of the ‘tropics’ and ‘tropical disease’ as a legacy of European colonial conquest and colonization. The aim of the course is to introduce students to broad themes in the history of colonialism as well as shifting paradigms within the history of medicine and science. Students will look at the origins of the idea of the ‘tropics as a place of danger and the role of ‘Tropical medicine’ in construction representations of the ‘Other’ in European colonial culture.
3 Credit(s) |
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HIST 440L United States in a Global Context
3 Credit(s)
This course will situate thhe United States in a global context by considering US and non-US perspectives on key events of the twentieth century. Special focus: Public, media/arts as well as government perspectives. AMST 440L and HIST 440L are the same course.
3 Credit(s) |
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HIST 456 Faith and Politics in Islam: Devotion, Reform, and Jihad in Historical Perspective
3 Credit(s)
This course is an exploration of aspects of faith and politics in Islam with a particular focus on South Asia. It will trace the spread of ideas of personal reform, rationalism, and formulation of “orthodoxy” in Sufi mystical traditions in South Asia and the Middle East. The course then looks at the impact of print cultures and new educational institutions in proposing a unified and singular global Muslim identity. The course will also examine devotional and political movements that are central to contemporary Muslim thought.
Distribution Area: World Cultures
3 Credit(s) |
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HIST 478 Special Topics Seminar in History
3 Credit(s)
Course content is announced during the advance registration period. Course material is consistent with other departmental seminar offerings.
3 Credit(s) |
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HIST 480 Seminar in European History
3 Credit(s)
A problem course intended to give training in historical research and writing. The field of European study varies each semester.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: HIST 101
3 Credit(s) |
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HIST 481 Research & Methods: Senior Research Methods in History
3 Credit(s)
This course is for advanced History majors focused on historical research and writing. While the topic of study varies, all sections of the seminar emphasize the close study of primary and secondary sources and the composition of an original research paper.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: HIST 101
3 Credit(s) |
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HIST 487 Cooperative Education/Internship, History
3 - 6 Credit(s)
Through the cooperative education/internship program majors in the history department are placed in paid work assignments or non-paying internships which relate to studies in applied history. Work periods are generally six months and begin in either January or July. Students are placed by the cooperative education/internship office and awarded credit for study in conjunction with the work experience: typically six credits for full time work and three credits for part time work. Credit is awarded only to students who successfully complete a study plan submitted to and approved by a member of the department. The plan should detail a body of work equivalent to that expected in a classroom-based course for the same number of credits. The study plan should include appropriate reading and writing assignments.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: a minimum of 60 credits
Instructor consent
3 - 6 Credit(s) |
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HIST 488 Independent Reading
1 - 3 Credit(s)
Guided reading and research; may be used in departmental honors program.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: A minimum of 60 credits
Instructor consent
1 - 3 Credit(s) |
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HIST 489 Independent Reading
1 - 3 Credit(s)
Guided reading and research; may be used in departmental honors program.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: A minimum of 60 credits
Instructor consent
1 - 3 Credit(s) |
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HIST 490 Honors Thesis
3 Credit(s)
A major research paper written under the supervision of a member of the department and defended before an Honors Committee. Students completing this work successfully will graduate with honors in history.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: A minimum of 60 credits
Instructor consent
3 Credit(s) |
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HONORS 101 Honors First-year Seminar
3 Credit(s)
This course addresses directly, in an introductory fashion, questions of how knowledge is created and communicated in a variety of situations: within academic disciplines, in different cultures, and under changing social and technological conditions. Concrete exercises allow students to explore their own creativity in relation to the opportunities and constraints posed by such situations. Individual instructors may introduce a central topic or theme as well. All sections provide focused instruction in active reading, convincing writing, critical thinking, and oral performance. This course may be used to satisfy the University”s First Year Seminar requirement. (Offered every year.)
Enrollment Requirements:
Honors College students only
Department consent
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HONORS 259 Addiction
3 Credit(s)
What is addiction? How do drugs such as cocaine, heroin and nicotine affect the brain and cause addiction? Why is addiction so difficult to cure? We will explore these fundamental questions by learning about the principles of pharmacology, the structure and organization of the nervous system, the basis of chemical neurotransmission, the mechanism of action of drugs of abuse, and the nature of the changes that take place in the brain following exposure to drugs of abuse.
Enrollment Requirements:
Honors College students only
3 Credit(s) |
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HONORS 290 Special Topics
3 Credit(s)
Courses of special interest in selected fields drawing on the scholarly interests of faculty. Topics vary each semester. Examples include: Beethoven: Romance and Revolution, Reading Joyce, Darwinian Medicine, Environmental Crime and Justice, History of Social Protest, and The Islamic City.
Enrollment Requirements:
Honors College students only
Department consent
3 Credit(s) |
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HONORS 291 Honors Topic in Arts
3 Credit(s)
An Honors course in the AR distribution explores - from term to term in varied specific cases - the basic assumption that form has meaning. In each Honors AR course, we address the questions “What is the study of arts?” by exploring areas including architecture, literature, painting, music, and sculpture. We will discuss the fundamental basic assumptions of the arts, including: the artist’s subjectivity affects the creative process; the creative process is shaped by the social and cultural and political contexts in which the artist works; the creative outcome in open to interpretation’ the interpretive process is driven by features of a specific piece and conventions of a specific form; artists both build on and disrupt established conventions in their field; the creative process involves revision. An Honors College course in the Arts shares the attributes of university-wide AR course in its emphasis on learning how the arts strive to articulate the aesthetic, moral, intellectual and spiritual aspects of the human condition. Students acquire hands-on experiences with the humanistic methods of inquiry by learning how to interpret ideas and symbolic expression. Students are taught how to engage artistic texts of all kinds, while also being trained to situate these texts in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary contexts. In this way, an Honors course in the Arts emphasizes the interplay between arts, humanities, natural science, mathematics, and technology.
Distribution Area: The Arts
Enrollment Requirements:
Honors College students only
3 Credit(s) |
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HONORS 292 Honors Topic in Humanitites
3 Credit(s)
An Honors course in Humanities distribution explores- from term to term in varied specific cases - the basic assumption that the world is interpretable. In each Honors HU course, we will begin by exploring fundamental questions and the basic assumptions of the field. This course will address the question “What is the study of Humanities?” We will discuss the fundamental basic assumptions of the field, including: humanities research can redefine the decisions we need to make; there are different ways of seeing and interpreting human nature; the diversity of perspective is rooted in historical and social and cultural contexts; the humanities involve articulation of human values and are dependent upon cultural context; the study of humanities involves introspection and re-imagining of the interpretive endeavor. An Honors College course in Humanities shares the attributes of university-wide HU courses in its emphasis on learning how to appreciate ways in which the aesthetic, moral, intellectual and spiritual aspects of the human condition have been and may be articulated. Students acquire experience with the methodologies of the humanities by learning how to examine philosophical, historical and literary materials, and investigate a multitude of creative productions. Students are taught how to engage a variety of types of texts, ideas, and symbolic expression, while also being trained to situate these data and texts in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary contexts. In this way, an Honors course in Humanities emphasizes the interplay between humanities, arts, culture, and the social sciences.
Distribution Area: Humanities
Enrollment Requirements:
Honors College students only
3 Credit(s) |
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HONORS 293 Honors Topic in Social and Behavioral Sciences
3 Credit(s)
An Honors course in Social and Behavioral Sciences distribution explores - from term to term in varied specific cases - the basic assumption that variables affect human behavior of individuals and groups. In each Honors SB course, we will begin by exploring fundamental questions about the social and behavioral sciences, and the basic assumptions of the field. This course will address the question “What is the study of social and behavioral sciences?” by exploring human behavior and the multiple mechanisms and social structures through which behavior is influenced. The assumptions of such an examination include: there are universal processes among humans, human behavior is predictable, and human freedom is bounded by social structures and contexts. An Honors College course in Social and Behavioral Sciences shares the attributes of the university-wide SB courses in its emphasis on learning about the institutions, practices, and principles that define human interactions. Students acquire hands-on experiences with the methodologies of the social and behavior sciences by learning how to analyze the individual-level factors and group-level factors that impact behavior and society. Students are taught how to engage with both primary and secondary texts in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary contexts. In this way, an Honors course in social and behavioral sciences emphasizes the interplay between social sciences, natural sciences, arts, and humanities.
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences
Enrollment Requirements:
Honors College students only
3 Credit(s) |
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HONORS 294 Honors Topic in World Cultures
3 Credit(s)
An Honors course in the World Cultures distribution explores - from term to term in varied specific cases - the basic assumption that culture is a vital framework for thought and action. In each Honors WC course and in this course, we will address the question “What is the study of World Culture?” by exploring the fundamental basic assumptions of the field, which include: culture is material and symbolic; cultural symbols and materials are created by (a) people who express their cohesive identity through these products and labels; historical forces impact culture; even within a homogenous culture there will be debate and contestation; culture identifies members of a group while also distinguishing them from other groups; and a comparative perspective is essential to understanding the diversity of world cultures. An Honors College course in World Cultures shares the attributes of university-wide WC courses in its emphasis on discussing the meaning of culture, the dynamic nature of culture, and the implications of ethnocentrism. Students acquire experience with the diverse methodologies (textual interpretive, participatory, and observational) of studying world cultures by learning how to understand cultures other than one’s own, and how to compare and contrast different cultures with one another. Students are taught how to engage academic texts and data/information from current research studies, while also being trained to situate these data and texts in interdisciplinary contexts. In this way, an Honors course in World Cultures emphasizes the interplay between history, economics, politics, and culture.
Distribution Area: World Cultures
Enrollment Requirements:
Honors College students only
3 Credit(s) |
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HONORS 295 Honors Topics in the Natural Science
3 Credit(s)
An Honors course in the Natural Science distribution explores – from term to term in varied specific cases – the basic assumption that physical and biological science are knowable in terms of causality. In each Honors NS course, we will begin by exploring fundamental questions about natural sciences and the basic assumptions of the field. This course will address the question “What is Natural Science?” by exploring topics including: the difference between life science and physical sciences, the difference between data and information, the emphasis on metrics of measurement, the ability to go beyond being descriptive and enter the domain of being predictive, and the capacity to use measurements and patterns to create models of natural phenomena. We will discuss the fundamental basic assumptions of natural science, including: the world is knowable, humans can perceive and understand the world through structured observation, the things that happen in the world around us have natural causes, experiments and observations can be used to learn about these natural causes, and the causes that operate in the natural world are consistent and therefore can be represented through models and other forms of mathematical or quantitative expression. An Honors College course in Natural Sciences shares the attributes of university-wide Natural Science courses in its emphasis on learning how laws of the physical world are derived and tested, and gaining an understanding of how scientific knowledge is correctable. Students acquire hands-on experiences with the methodologies of science by learning how to articulate hypotheses, making observations, designing experiments, analyzing date, drawing conclusions, and engaging in problem solving. Students are taught how to engage scientific texts and data/information from the physical and life sciences, while also being trained to situate these data and texts in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary contexts. In this way, an Honors course in Natural Sciences emphasizes the interplay between science, technology, and society.
Distribution Area: Natural Sciences
Enrollment Requirements:
Honors College students only
3 Credit(s) |
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HONORS 490 Special Topics
3 - 6 Credit(s)
Topical coverage in selected fields of scholarly interests directed by members of the faculty.
Enrollment Requirements:
Department consent
3 - 6 Credit(s) |
Human Resource Management |
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HRM 001 Human Resource Management
3.6 Credit(s)
The Certificate Program in Human Resource Management is designed for those seeking an overview of the human resource function and its strategic role in today’s organization.
3.6 Credit(s) |
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HRM 002 Human Behavior and Human Resource Management
3.6 Credit(s)
Understanding the nature of human behavior is an essential part of a Human Resource manager’s job. Sometimes this may not be as obvious as it may seem, since HR managers consume themselves with hiring, compensating and training people, and performing many administrative tasks. HR managers must critically evaluate people and situations that could be detrimental to the success, mission, goals, and performance of the organization. Having done so, they must create strategies for their resolution. On the positive side, they also identify positive behaviors such as selecting high performers, identifying new hire talent, and rewarding achievements of individuals, groups and teams. Sometimes management fails employees, who wonder “how could they do that?”
3.6 Credit(s) |
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HUMCTR 220 The Life Cycle and the Environment
3 Credit(s)
To understand human behavior in real-life situations, you must have a working knowledge of the life-span developmental process and the impact of systems in the environment on those developmental processes. All human behavior, whether it is physical, social, or cognitive, comes into being through the processes of development. Developmental changes result from the interaction of various influences. These influences can range from the heredity prenatal environment to the broadest social and cultural factors. Basic concepts and theories are used to explain these life-long developmental changes. Familiarity and concepts and theories of development are essential tools of an effective human services worker. This course will examine life-span development and the role of the human service worker in helping individuals and families respond to the challenges in productive ways. Students will conduct field observations of a life stage and apply theory to explaining their behavior.
3 Credit(s) |
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HUMCTR 230 History of Social Welfare
3 Credit(s)
This entry level human services course introduces students to the history of human services programs in the United States. The focus is on the historical context, including the social, economic, political and cultural trends of society. These factors are considered as they have influenced changes in the values, attitudes, and policies that contribute to the development of human services from colonial times to present.
3 Credit(s) |
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HUMCTR 320 Intervention with Individuals and Small Groups
3 Credit(s)
This course will focus on the skills and knowledge which are common to intervening with individuals and small groups, as well as, with organizations and communities. To be an effective human service worker, it is important to be able to apply skills with an understanding of relevant theories and models, and be able to choose appropriate intervention strategies and methods for particular situations. Since there is no substitute for actually working with individuals or groups, an important part of enhancing a worker’s intervention sills is obtaining hands-on experience in the field through a practicum covering the length of semester.
3 Credit(s) |
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HUMCTR 322 Intervention with Large Systems
3 Credit(s)
Students will learn to effect and improve the lives of individuals, families and groups by working for social justice and social change at the organization and community level. Students will learn how to analyze and engage with communities. We will apply knowledge and skills in organizing, advocacy, collaboration, influencing policy, social and community development, and planning, to address issues facing diverse populations in living communities and connected to organizations across the life span. To be an effective human service worker, it is important to be able to differentially apply knowledge and skills, and to be able to select from a range of strategies and interventions that will best suit particular situations and issues. As part of this course, students will be expected to participate in a practicum in which they can learn for the community, work on community identified issues, and apply theory to practice.
3 Credit(s) |
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HUMCTR 330 Human Service Systems for Contemporary Families
3 Credit(s)
This course provides an in depth understanding of essential human services. It examines the challenges and needs confronting individuals and families over the course of a lifespan. Students will analyze a broad range of reasons why individuals and families utilize human service programs and the resources available in they provide, nonprofit, and public sectors. The course will examine contemporary relationships and families, theories related to the helping profession, and the differences among available resources. Students will compare human services delivery systems so as to differentially determine appropriate services for client systems.
3 Credit(s) |
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HUMCTR 345 Professional Responsibility and Ethics
3 Credit(s)
This course will address value conflicts and ethical issues human service professionals encounter in a range of human service settings: It explores ethical issues and practices in direct service work- -focusing on moral values, ethical principles/dilemmas, decision-making frameworks, client confidentiality, informed consent, client safety/autonomy, professional boundaries, conflicts of interests, and mandated reporting. We will critically examine cases of consumers at risk, and seek to construct ethical interventions best matched with these case studies. We will explore unethical human service interventions and their determinants. Students will gain specialized knowledge and skill in applying ethical theory to practice in human services.
3 Credit(s) |
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HUMCTR 370 Human Services Special Topics
3 Credit(s)
The study of special topics in Human Services. Consult department’s description of current offerings to find out about the topic or topics being explored this semester.
3 Credit(s) |
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HUMCTR 401 Research and Information for Evidence-based Practice
3 Credit(s)
This course focuses on locating and critically applying data to inform practice in human services. Human service providers frequently encounter service users with challengers reflecting larger social problems. Student will learn how to identify these social problems and turn them into research questions. They will learn to locate and appraise relevant studies, and to understand what constitutes sound evidence as the basis for problem solving in human service practice. In the process, students will become familiar with the scientific method of data collection, enabling them to be critical consumers of information relevant to human services.
3 Credit(s) |
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HUMCTR 415 Human Service Policy and Practice
3 Credit(s)
In this Human Services Capstone course students will learn how to understand, analyze, and influence human services policies. Students will take an ecological approach to understand the interplay between policy and practice in governmental and human services organizations at the local, state, and federal levels. Building on cumulative knowledge, skills, and internship experience, students will design and present a capstone project. This project may include issue identification, research, an intervention strategy, and a proposal to bring about positive change in the identified human services area.
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HUMCTR 420 Professional Internship Seminar
3 Credit(s)
This course enables students to apply theory to practice in Human Services through supervised internship and professional seminar. Students will have the opportunity to further develop their knowledge and skills through experiential learning and reflection in fieldwork seminar accompanying the placement. From this experience students will address ethical issues, improve their practice skills, gain a better understanding of themselves and the field, and gain familiarity with human service systems. There will be an emphasis on self awareness, growth and development, as well as, critical thinking, civic engagement, and professional identity. Students can expect to improve skills in communication and interpersonal relations; draw connections, between theory and practice; see how service agencies operate and work with diverse types of people. In the seminar we will discuss practice issues that emerge in the field, along with, professional issues such as use of self, self disclosure, supervision, termination, empowerment, and social justice and social control.
3 Credit(s) |
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HUMCTR 425 Case Management
3 Credit(s)
This course address current practice and policy for human service workers assuming multiple and conflicting roles posed by case management with consumers in human services. Case management functions include client screening, risk assessment; service planning, implementation, monitoring and reassessment of the service plan. Case managers seek to support client self-determination but are also charged with controlling costs and rationing services posing ethical dilemmas for workers. We will examine best practice guidelines for case management and apply theory to practice in the field. We will examine case management from the perspective of the consumer, practitioner, other providers and the service system. A major focus of this class is critical examination of case management practice in a variety of settings. This highly interactive class will involve a combination of lecture, class discussion of anonymous case vignettes drawn from the field, and field interviewing.
3 Credit(s) |
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HUMSER 200 Human Development
3 Credit(s)
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HUMSER 225 Delivery Of Services
3 Credit(s)
Delivery Of Services
3 Credit(s) |
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HUMSER 310 Developmnt Of Humser
3 Credit(s)
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HUMSER 345A Prfsnl Respnsbl&Ethc
3 Credit(s)
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HUMSER 355 Humser Practicum I
3 Credit(s)
Humser Practicum I
3 Credit(s) |
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HUMSER 356 Humser Practicum II
3 Credit(s)
Humser Practicum II
3 Credit(s) |
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HUMSER 370 Life Stages-Childhd
3 Credit(s)
3 Credit(s) |
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HUMAN 220L Hades, Heaven, and Hell
3 Credit(s)
This interdisciplinary course first explores Hades from Ovid to Cocteau. It then moves to heaven and hell to examine the Christian symbolism of good and evil, angels and devils, sin and redemption in European literature, film, and the arts. HUMAN 220L and MDNLNG 220L are the same course.
Distribution Area: Humanities
3 Credit(s) |
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HUMAN 255L Pacting with the Devil: The Faust Tradition
3 Credit(s)
A reading and discussion course emphasizing critical interpretation of major texts in the Faust tradition from German folklore, Christopher Marlowe, J.W. von Goethe, Mikhail Bulgakov and others. Attention is given to the evolution of the legend and to other adaptations (in music and film) of Faustian material. HUMAN 255L and MDNLNG 255L are the same course.
Distribution Area: World Cultures
3 Credit(s) |
Information Technology |
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IT 110 Information Technology Problem Solving
3 Credit(s)
Several IT concepts are introduced including programming, databases, networking, web servers and how they work together in a modern system. Students work in groups to implement examples of these systems. The course examines the importance of key issues such as security, privacy, and ethics. Students should leave the course with an understanding of the components of modern systems and the scope of knowledge needed to become an IT professional.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: MATH 115 or higher or placement into MATH 115 or higher
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IT 114L Introduction To Java
3 Credit(s)
An introductory course in Java programming that exposes students to the concepts involved in using a higher-level, object-oriented programming language. The course will explain the program development process and give students lots of hands-on experience writing small Java programs. The course serves as a prerequisite to other IT courses. CS 114L and IT 114L are the same course.
Distribution Area: Mathematics and Technology
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: MATH 115 or higher or placement into MATH 115 or higher
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 115L Introduction to Java Part 2
3 Credit(s)
A second course in Java programming that exposes students to the concepts involved in using a higher-level, object-oriented programming language. This course, a continuation of CS 114, covers more advanced Java topics and gives students hands-on experience writing small and medium-size Java programs. This course and CS 110 may not both be taken for credit. CS 115L and IT 115L are the same course.
Distribution Area: Mathematics and Technology
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: CS/IT 114L
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 116 Introduction to Scripting
3 Credit(s)
Information Technology specialists do no spend most of their time programming, but they must perform many routine tasks to keep the systems maintained in good working order. Automating these routine tasks, allows this work to be performed quickly and consistently, freeing the specialist for work that requires time and judgement. This automation is accomplished by writing small programs which are specific to the task at hand. These programs are best written in programming languages which are simple and flexible. This makes languages designed for large projects, such as Java and C++, unsuitable for this task. To meet this need, scripting languages such as Perl, Python, and PHP have been created. These languages are designed to be easier to learn than more demanding programming languages such as Java, C and C++. This course will teach the basics of scripting language and show students how it can be used to automate routine system administration and workflow tasks.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: MATH 115 or higher or placmeent into MATH 125 or higher
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 117 Intermediate Scripting
3 Credit(s)
This course, a continuation of IT 116 Introduction to Scripting, covers advanced features of scripting languages such as objects and regular expressions. Programming assignments will emphasize tasks that a system administrator might perform. Students will learn to use an industry standard framework to assist in the creation of a web application.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: IT 116
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 187SL Science Gateway Seminar I
2 Credit(s)
This is a two-semester course on technology, in particular information technology (IT) and how it relates to our lives. Students will read both fiction and non-fiction where technology is an issue, and discuss it in written work and orally, both individually and in small groups. The overall goal is to learn about and discuss various facets of information technology and its social implications.
Gateway Seminar
Enrollment Requirements:
Department consent
2 Credit(s) |
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IT 188SL Science Gateway Seminar II
2 Credit(s)
This is a two-semester course on technology, in particular information technology (IT) and how it relates to our lives. Students will read both fiction and non-fiction where technology is an issue, and discuss it in written work and orally, both individually and in small groups. The overall goal is to learn about and discuss various facets of information technology and its social implications. CS 188SL and IT 188SL are the same course.
Gateway Seminar
Enrollment Requirements:
Department consent
2 Credit(s) |
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IT 210L Intermediate Computing with Data Structures
4 Credit(s)
The design and implementation of computer programs in a high-level language, with emphasis on proper design principles and advanced programming concepts, including dynamic data structures and recursion. The assignments are designed to introduce the student to a variety of topics in computing: data structures and ADTs, Lists, Stacks, Queues, Ordered Lists, Binary Trees, and searching and sorting techniques. CS 210L and IT 210L are the same course.
Distribution Area: Mathematics and Technology
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: CS/IT 115L or CS 110
4 Credit(s) |
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IT 220 Computer Forensics I
3 Credit(s)
This course covers topics related to computer forensics and criminal justice and is, by its nature, a multi-disciplinary course. Forensics is the use of science in a course of law. Computer Forensics and this course looks specifically at how one obtains evidence off of a computer, other digital devices and from network messages and logs, preserving the evidentiary chain, and the legal aspects of the search and seizure of computers and related equipment/information.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: MSIS 110 or IT 110 or permission of instructor
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 221 Computer Forensics II
3 Credit(s)
This course is designed to expose students to advanced concepts in digital/computer forensic analysis. As with Computer Forensics I, there will be a balance between legal and technical aspects, although this course will focus more on the use of specific tools. For example the students will practice Disk and other digital device analysis using professional proprietary widely-used software tools such as Encase.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: MSIS 110 or IT 110 or permission of instructor
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 230L Relational Databases
3 Credit(s)
This course provides a thorough review of basic relational database concepts and how to apply these concepts to a variety of application problems. The course focuses on the use and properties of relational database management systems. Topics covered include DBMS architecture levels, data modeling, data definition and manipulation capabilities of Structured Query Language programming, and programming techniques for accessing relational databases. IT 230L and MSIS 230L are the same course.
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 240 Web Fluency
3 Credit(s)
This course develop an in-depth understanding of how the web works from a technical standpoint, meaning how dynamic pages are created and delivered by web servers, and then used by browsers and other clients. Students demonstrate this understanding by achieving competency by using a current integrated development environment (IDE) to develop web applications.
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 244 Introduction to Linux/Unix
3 Credit(s)
A course designed to introduce students to Linux and UNIX. Students will install, set up, and operate standard tools and learn how they operate together. By course end students will have installed a fully functional Internet server while understanding its structure. Security issues of operating systems will be studied throughout the course.
Enrollment Requirements:
Pre- or corequisite: MSIS 110 or IT 110
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 246 Introduction to Networks
3 Credit(s)
We will study basic data communication and networking concepts for LAN and WAN; network protocols with emphasis on Ethernet, PPP, TCP/IP, and WWW protocols, and mobile and wireless networks. Network applications include Telnet, ftp, email, distributed file systems, and client-server applications. We survey network security issues. We will do hands-on network simulation and network sniffing exercises to see how these technologies work in practice.
Enrollment Requirements:
Pre- or corequisite: MSIS 110 or IT 110
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 285L Social Issues and Ethics in Computing
3 Credit(s)
This course explores some of the ethical and societal issues that are raised by computing. Topics include privacy, freedom of expression, intellectual property, liability, the effect of computing on social interaction, and human-computer interface issues. Students write an analytical paper on an appropriate topic and also present their findings to the class. CS 285L and IT 285L are the same course.
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 341 Introduction to System Administration
3 Credit(s)
This is an introduction to the process of choosing, installing, configuring, and maintaining UNIX operating systems such as Linux. Topics include user management, file system management, security, networked file systems (NFS), networked information systems (NIS), domain name servers (DNS), mail systems and printers. Students will get practice writing shell scripts. Also, students are introduced to general systems administration policy.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: IT 244
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 360 Enterprise Software
3 Credit(s)
This course explains the core applications of a typical organization to support their fundamental business functions. It explains the role of IT in attaining competitive advantage and how modern organizations configure commercially available products to satisfy their information needs. The course makes extensive use of collaborative technologies and business applications to demonstrate the work of virtual teams and how they implement their operations.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite:
- MSIS 110 or IT 110 and
- A minimum of 60 credits
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 370 Business Intelligence Applications
3 Credit(s)
This course introduces concepts in business intelligence and explores how business intelligence (BI) can help improve management effectiveness through better decision-making in several functional areas such as marketing, finance, and manufacturing. This course will explore applications of BI, such as online analytical processing (OLAP), dashboards, management reporting, performance measurement, and data visualization, and how these are developed and applied. It will also investigate BI in the context of decision-making and closely related areas such as data warehousing, data marts, business analytics, web analytics, real-time data, and mobile applications. Students will gain hands-on experience through assignments and projects using a comprehensive set of current BI tools.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: MSIS 110 or IT 110
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 420 Network and Mobile Forensics
3 Credit(s)
This course deals with the collection, preservation, and analysis of network generated digital evidence such that this evidence can be successfully presented ina court of law (both civil and criminal). The course provides a comprehnsive understanding of network forensic analysis principles as well as an introduction to mobile (i.e. Cell-phone/PDA) forensics. Within the context of forensics security, network infrastructures, topologies, and protocols are introduced. Students will understand, learn, and experience the relationship between forensic analysis and network security technologies.
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 421 Digital Forensics/Malware Analysis
3 Credit(s)
This course provides an introduction to advanced digital forensics topics relating to malicious software (malware) and its analysis. Malware (virus, worms, rootkits, spam…) represents an increasing information security threat to computer systems and networks. Students will review software engineering design fundamentals and reverse engineering techniques utilized to conduct static and dynamic forensic analysis on computer systems and networks on multiple platforms (e.g.Windows, Linux..). Students will learn about the importance of forensic principles, legal considerations, digital evidence controls, and documentation of forensic procedures in the context of malware. In addition, students will study remediation measures for malware infection.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites:
- MSIS 110 or IT 110 and
- IT 244
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 425L Project Management
3 Credit(s)
Covers techniques and managerial concepts of project management. This course prepares students to manage either complex physical projects or complex software development projects. Topics presented in this course include project life cycles, economic analysis of projects, work breakdown structure, cost estimation, and the scheduling, staffing, directing, and controlling of projects. The course also covers the use of management science techniques and computer software for project management. IT 425L and MSIS 425L are the same course.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: A minimum of 60 credits
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 428L Information System Security
3 Credit(s)
This course provides a broad overview of the threats to the security of information systems, the responsibilities and basic tools to ensure information security, and the levels of training and expertise needed in organizations to reach and maintain a state of acceptable security. Students will learn and understand the key issues associated with protecting information assets, determining the levels of protection and response to security incidents, and designing a consistent, reasonable information security system, with appropriate intrusion detection and reporting features. IT 428L and MSIS 428L are the same course.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites: IT 110 and a minimum of 60 credits
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 441 Network Services Administration
3 Credit(s)
This course builds upon the material learned in IT 341 Introduction to System Administration. It shows how one may better administer networked computer systems by automating many of the administration regimes and by effectively managing those who help. Topics include scripting, heterogeneous networks, remote management, the legal issues of network administration, and introduction to network security, and the design and implementation of policy. Students are also introduced to issues in managing others.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: IT 341
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 442 Windows System Administration
3 Credit(s)
This is an introduction to the process of choosing, installing, configuring, and maintaining Microsoft Windows client and server systems. Topics include user management, file systems, network domains and domain management, mailers, and printing. Students get practice in writing scripts for performing maintenance tasks. Also, students learn how these tasks fit into the more general system administration processes.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: IT 341
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 443 Network Security Administration
3 Credit(s)
This course explores the application of policy and techniques to securing both public and private networks. The course is project-based and includes such topics as threat analysis and management, cryptography, firewalls, isolation, issues in securing wireless networks, and certificates.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: IT 341
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 456 Information Storage and Management
3 Credit(s)
This course explains the activities and the relationships between data, information, and knowledge that are created, stored, protected, and optimized for access with the latest storage and communication technologies. The course focuses on the combined network and storage architectures required to provide solutions and provide the ability to scale rapidly to meet the expanded needs of future applications. The course addresses questions such as: how to architect and select an optimal storage network, how to determine and select the correct size and type of storage, how to define and apply the best storage configuration to protect users’ data, how to ensure data storage and accessibility align with the business continuity plan, how to select the best techniques for facilitation backup and recovery of lost or corrupted data, how to provide local and remote data replication, and how to monitor, report, and manage large amounts of data over time.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites:
- IT 110 or MSIS 110 and
- IT/MSIS 230L or MSIS 411
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 460 Integration Methodologies and Tools
3 Credit(s)
This course develops an understanding of applications architecture based on building IT systems out of common parts and a service-oriented architecture. These are collections of information services, modules and functional components that can be reused in a variety of common contexts. The course will apply several tools to exemplify the use of heterogeneous reusable modules to fulfill an information service. An underlying methodology for integration will be applied.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites: IT 110 and a minimum of 60 credits
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 461L Systems Analysis and Design
3 Credit(s)
Introduces recent approaches to the analysis and design of computer information systems, including the hands-on use of computer aided software engineering (CASE) tools. The changing role of the systems analyst in both operations and systems applications in today’s organizations is examined. The course critically analyzes systems development methodologies, including life cycle models and prototyping; reviews user-led developments and current approaches which facilitate user-developer collaboration; discusses effective diagramming and notational techniques now available to define and document functional requirements and operational business processes; and examines current methods used to test and evaluate the accuracy, completeness, and usability of documented requirements and convert them into efficient systems design or re-engineering processes. Topics include CASE tools, module and transaction design, human-computer interfaces, and system configuration. This course includes practical experience in analyzing and designing an organizational application. It discusses the concept of quality as applied to information systems and business process redesign as well as the role of information systems in managing quality within an organization. IT 461L and MSIS 461L are the same course.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites: IT 110 and a minimum of 60 credits
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 471 Data Warehousing for Business Intelligence
3 Credit(s)
this course provides students with the technical skills required to plan and implement a data warehouse using a database management system. It describes basic data warehousing concepts. The course covers design and implementation of data marts and operational data stores. Topics include dimensional data modeling for warehouses, CUBES and storage modes including MOLAP, ROLAP and HOLAP, and data warehousing infrastructure and analytical service tool selection. This course involves designing a data warehousing system and the implementation of a database with a stare schema, gathering data from primary data sources, transforming data, and loading it into a database management system. Students create cubes using OLAP and analyze cube data using client application.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites:
- IT 110 or MSIS 110 and
- IT/MSIS 230L or MSIS 411
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 472 Data Mining for Management Applications
3 Credit(s)
Data Mining provides a set of techniques that explore large quantities of data to discover meaningful patterns and make predictions. It helps businesses analyze data from different perspectives, gain insights into the vast amount of data extracted from internal and external sources, and to measure performance, reduce costs, and seek competitive advantage. As a result, data mining has become vital to most enterprises today. This course introduces data mining through an investigation of its underlying concepts, and explores practical methods for its application. Students will learn the appropriate use of several data mining methods based on unsupervised algorithms such as cluster analysis and association rules, and those based on supervised algorithms such as decision trees and neural networks. Students will gain experience with applications of data mining using current data mining software.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites:
- IT 110 or MSIS 110 and
- one of the following: MSIS/IT 111L, MATH 125, ECON 205, PSYCH 370, SOCIOL 350
3 Credit(s) |
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IT 485 Information Technology Capstone
3 Credit(s)
Students will work on a semester-long project, particular to their track and meet together with an instructor and with students from other tracks to discuss each other’s projects. Students will deliver a product that is appropriate to their track in the IT program. At the end of the semester, students report on their product, both in oral presentations and demonstrations and in writing.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: IT 425
3 Credit(s) |
Information Technology (non-credit) |
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INFOTECH 020 Designing and Developing Content I
3.5 Credit(s)
This course describes how to identify and create different types of technical documentation based on principles of audience analysis. Topics also include information design, writing drafts and handling reviews, and basics of usability analysis. You will also learn how to integrate graphics and apply templates to create effective documentation. An overview of common grammar, usage, and writing problems will also be provided
3.5 Credit(s) |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
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4 Credit(s) |
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INTR-D 107 Water Resources Planning and Management
3 Credit(s)
This course is a comprehensive introduction to the economics and ecology of water supply and water pollution control. Topics include watershed management, groundwater and wetlands protection, wastewater treatment and coastal zone management. The inherent difficulty in applying static laws and regulations to a dynamic natural resource such as water is a recurring theme in the course. It is strongly recommended for students interested in environmental management.
3 Credit(s) |
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INTR-D 108 Introduction to Marine Mammals
3 Credit(s)
This course explores the biology and natural history of marine mammals in the North Atlantic, including whales, dolphins and seals. Topics include evolution, anatomy, behavior, field identification, the history of whaling, and contemporary whaling issues. Demonstration laboratory work focuses on a small marine mammal. One Saturday field trip on Massachusetts Bay is required.
3 Credit(s) |
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INTR-D 110 Set SAIL for Success Course Part I
1 Credit(s)
The CNHS transition course, part one, is designed to assist with the high school to college transition at UMass Boston and the College of Nursing and Health Science (CNHS) community, and to position students for academic success. This course will address the social (S) and academic (A) aspects associated with transitioning to college.
Enrollment Requirements:
Instructor consent
1 Credit(s) |
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INTR-D 111 Sail Success Course Part II
1 Credit(s)
The CNHS transition course, part two, focuses on professional development and transferable skills useful for aspiring healthcare professionals. This course will address interprofessional (I) and leadership (L) development.
Enrollment Requirements:
Instructor consent
1 Credit(s) |
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INTR-D 120 CSM Freshman Transition Seminar
1 Credit(s)
The Freshman Transition Seminar is a one-credit, pass/fail course intended to assist new freshmen in the CSM Freshman Interest Group (FIG) program effectively transition into the college environment. Topics to be covered will include university resources and tools, academic planning, short- and long-term goal development, career exploration, and critical university skills.
Enrollment Requirements:
Instructor consent
1 Credit(s) |
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INTR-D 121 CSM Freshman Transition Seminar II
1 Credit(s)
Part II of the CSM Freshman Transition Seminar is the second half of a year-long course designed to assist first-year students with their transition to the UMass Boston community and position them for academic success. The second half of the course will focus on effective group work and communication, creating attainable long term goals, academic citizenship, and preparing students to take ownership of their academic career. Through class activities, assignments, workshops and discussion, students will learn what it means to work effectively as a group, communicate with one another and faculty members in a productive manner, and internalize the meaning of academic citizenship and their roles within CSM, UMass Boston, and the greater science community.
Enrollment Requirements:
Instructor consent
1 Credit(s) |
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INTR-D 125 Science for Humane Survival I
3 Credit(s)
This course deals with the role of science in our society. It develops the perspective that scientific problems and controversies cannot be divorced from their political, economic, and social implications. After some introductory discussion of scientific methodology, validation of scientific theories, and questions concerning the objectivity of science, the class turns to some critical “global” problems. These include problems centering on population, natural resources, food production, environmental pollution, and energy. No scientific background is assumed, but enough science is presented in the course to permit meaningful discussion. This course has no prerequisites.
Distribution Area: Natural Sciences
3 Credit(s) |
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INTR-D 126 Science for Humane Survival II
3 Credit(s)
This course deals with the role of science in our society and focuses on “local” problems. Among the topics discussed are food and nutrition, health care, scientific management, and several aspects of biological determination including social Darwinism, DNA screening, IQ, sex roles, sociobiology, and cloning. No scientific background is assumed, but enough science is presented in the course to permit meaningful discussion. This course has no prerequisites.
Distribution Area: Natural Sciences
3 Credit(s) |
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INTR-D 170 UTeach Step 1: Inquiry Approaches to Teaching
1 Credit(s)
Step 1 gives students the opportunity to explore teaching a career. Students will be introduced to the theory and practice behind excellent inquiry-based science and mathematics instruction, guides them through the process of designing and preparing to teach lessons in local, high-need elementary classrooms and to obtain firsthand experience in planning and implementing quality inquiry science and mathematics lessons.
Enrollment Requirements:
Instructor consent
1 Credit(s) |
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INTR-D 175 UTeach Step 2: Inquiry-Based Lesson Design
1 Credit(s)
In Step 2, students continue developing the lesson planning skills they learned in Step 1, as they become familiar with exemplary middle school mathematics and science curricula. After observing a lesson being taught in a local school district classroom, students work alone or in pairs to plan and teach three inquiry-based lessons to sixth-, seventh-, or eighth- graders.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites: INTR-D 170
Instructor consent
1 Credit(s) |
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INTR-D 187S Science Gateway Seminar I
2 Credit(s)
This Freshman Seminar Course, Intr-D 187S/188S), is organized along a theme of inquiry-based learning for students and faculty. Each participant has a role in understanding topics that are prevalent in the scientific community along with developing new information that might form the basic science investments of the future. This is a two-semester sequence, two credits each semester. Successful completion of the sequence will fulfill student’s First-Year Seminar requirement. Course content will vary with instructor, but will focus on discussion of topics with broad societal impact, and will have important scientific underpinnings, with a particular focus on science topics. Using this approach, students will become increasingly familiar with and experienced in scientific discourse, the scientific method, and important new scientific findings. Desired outcomes will focus on student developing discovery skills, becoming self-driven learners, learning to work in groups and being successful at the university. This course will maximize students’ potential for success in the university and the scientific community. There will be two major writing assignments with feedback on all submitted work. Grading will be based on class participation (Wiki’s, class interactions), written papers, and an inquiry-based examination.
Gateway Seminar
2 Credit(s) |
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INTR-D 188S Science Gateway Seminar II
2 Credit(s)
This Freshman Seminar Course, Intr-D 187S/188S), is organized along a theme of inquiry-based learning for students and faculty. Each participant has a role in understanding topics that are prevalent in the scientific community along with developing new information that might form the basic science investments of the future. This is a two-semester sequence, two credits each semester. Successful completion of the sequence will fulfill student’s First-Year Seminar requirement. Course content will vary with instructor, but will focus on discussion of topics with broad societal impact, and will have important scientific underpinnings, with a particular focus on science topics. Using this approach, students will become increasingly familiar with and experienced in scientific discourse, the scientific method, and important new scientific findings. Desired outcomes will focus on student developing discovery skills, becoming self-driven learners, learning to work in groups and being successful at the university. This course will maximize students’ potential for success in the university and the scientific community. There will be two major writing assignments with feedback on all submitted work. Grading will be based on class participation (Wiki’s, class interactions), written papers, and an inquiry-based examination.
Gateway Seminar
2 Credit(s) |
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