May 19, 2024  
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Japanese

  
  • JPNS 309 - Business Japanese

    (3.00)
    Students acquire advanced oral and writing skills along with specific terminology used in a diverse range of business fields in Japan. In addition to language use, students learn proper business etiquette and culture in specific situations by role-playing, mock interviews, formal presentations, intensive reading and descriptive writing. They are also required to think critically about the relationship between practice and perspective in Japanese business culture.

    Course ID: 102163
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    You must complete JPNS 301  or JPNS 302  with a grade of C or better
  
  • JPNS 319 - Japanese Translation

    (3.00)
    This course prepares students for translating materials from Japanese into English. After learning translating techniques and terminology, students practice translating short documents covering many fields and disciplines. For their Final Project, they will choose a document in the discipline of their choice to translate.

    Course ID: 102264
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Prerequisite: You must complete JPNS 301   or JPNS 302   with a grade of C or better

Judaic Studies

  
  • JDST 100 - Introduction to Judaic Studies

    (3.00)
    A survey of the Judaic experience and expression, including varieties of religious expression, philosophical issues, literary and artistic dimensions, the role of Jewish law and the contemporary status of Jewish intellectual activity.

    Course ID: 55027
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR)
  
  • JDST 200 - Israel and the Ancient Near East

    (3.00)
    A survey of the cultures of the ancient Near East including Assyria, Persia, and especially the development of ancient Judaism.

    Course ID: 50041
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR)
    Same as Offered: ANCS 200 , RLST 201 
  
  • JDST 201 - Judaism in the Time of Jesus and Hillel

    (3.00)
    This course surveys the history of Judaism and the Jewish people from the onset of Hellenism through the second Jewish revolt against the occupation by the Roman Empire. This formative period in the history of Judaism, of early Christianity and of Jewish-Christian relations is interpreted in light of extant primary and secondary literary and archaeological sources.

    Course ID: 50038
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR)
    Same as Offered: ANCS 220 , RLST 202 
  
  • JDST 230 - Introduction to the Jewish Bible (TaNaKH)

    (3.00)
    An examination of the structure and content of the Jewish Bible (the Torah, the Prophets and the Writings). Topics include the Bible’s historical and socio-cultural background, translations, exegesis, and classical and contemporary commentaries. Recommended Preparation: JDST 100  or the consent of the instructor.

    Course ID: 55028
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR)
  
  • JDST 273 - History of the Jews in Modern Times, From the Middle Ages to1917

    (3.00)
    Political and socioeconomic forces at work in Europe and within the Jewish community during this period. Hassidism and enlightenment, emancipation and reform. The French and Russian revolutions. Jewish existence in Eastern Europe. Zionism and Aliyah.

    Course ID: 50160
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Social Sciences (GEP), Culture (GFR), Social Sciences (GFR)
    Same as Offered: HIST 273 , RLST 273 
  
  • JDST 274 - Contemporary Jewish History: 1917 to the Present

    (3.00)
    Jewish civilization in the 20th century with attention to interwar years, the attempted destruction of European Jewry in World War II and the resistance of the Jews. Post-war issues are examined: including the Allies and the United Nations, the emergence of new centers in Europe and Israel, Jews in the former Soviet Union, Jewish identity struggle in America and post-Holocaust thought.

    Course ID: 50147
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Social Sciences (GEP), Culture (GFR), Social Sciences (GFR)
    Same as Offered: HIST 274 , RLST 274  
  
  • JDST 290 - Topics in Judaic Studies

    (3.00)
    Topics will be announced each semester. This course is repeatable for credit.

    Course ID: 55029
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Topics: Judaism &Christian Begin, Intro Jew Phil Thought, Topics In Judaic Studies, Jewish Interpretation, Jewish Great Books, Yiddish:Lang/Lit/Culture, Jewish American Lit, Images Of Jewish Women, Interpret The Torah, Intro Jewish Phil Tought, The Holocaust in American Memory, Jewish Detective Fiction, Women of the Hebrew Bible
  
  • JDST 310 - Modern Israel: The Land, Its People, Culture, and Society

    (3.00)
    A multidisciplinary study of the historical background and current issues in the modern State of Israel. Topics may include physical and cultural geography; population demographics; immigration and absorption; religious and ethnic diversity; social and political structures; the economy and economic institutions, including the Kibbutz and Moshav; the Israeli educational system; and Israeli international relations.

    Course ID: 55030
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Social Sciences (GEP), Culture (GFR), Social Sciences (GFR)
  
  • JDST 311 - Modern Israel in Film

    (3.00)
    From its founding to the present, films (features and documentaries) about Israel have shaped public opinion and been molded by it. The course explores issues and problems addressed by these films and those that have been ignored. Recommended Preparation: One of the following: JDST 100 , JDST 274 , JDST 310 , or consent of the instructor

    Course ID: 55031
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GFR)
  
  • JDST 320 - Literature of the Holocaust

    (3.00)
    An examination of the experiences of the Holocaust through works of poetry, drama, autobiography and/or the novel. Most of the selections relate the Holocaust as it was experienced after the writers translated those experiences into art, including film and video, making their personal tragedies into recognizable truths. Recommended Preparation: Junior standing or consent of the instructor

    Course ID: 55032
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • JDST 321 - Jewish Writing in World Literature

    (3.00)
    This course will study the development of modern Jewish writing from its beginnings in the Yiddish works of Eastern Europe through its diasporic extension into Western Europe, North Africa, Latin America, North America and Israel. Special attention will be given to the analysis of Jewish humor, in literature as well as other cultural forms, from the novels of Sholom Aleichem to the films of Woody Allen. Jewish literary responses to the Holocaust also will be discussed. The course will emphasize the cross-cultural nature of Jewish diasporic writing in its attachment both to common Jewish traditions and to diverse national, historical, geographical and linguistic contexts.

    Course ID: 50179
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
    Same as Offered: MLL 321 
  
  • JDST 323 - Modern Hebrew Literature

    (3.00)
    A survey of various forms of Hebrew literature in English translation from throughout the world since the 19th century. In addition, modern Hebrew literature is compared to, and contrasted with, pre-modern Hebrew literature and Yiddish literature. Recommended Preparation: An English or world literature course in any language at the 200 level or above or consent from the instructor

    Course ID: 50178
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR)
    Same as Offered: MLL 323 
  
  • JDST 330 - Jewish Ethics

    (3.00)
    An examination of the sources on Jewish ethics; Jewish ethical analyses of issues in medicine, business, sexual behavior and politics; Jewish approaches to dilemmas raised during the Holocaust. Recommended Preparation: JDST 100  or PHIL 150  or consent of the instructor

    Course ID: 55034
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • JDST 340 - Origins of Antisemitism

    (3.00)
    The evolution of anti-Jewish sentiments in the pagan and later Christian world are examined, along with images of the Jew as evil, devil consort and Christ-killer, and the development and spread of myths about Jews, such as their involvement in well-poisonings, the blood libel and host desecration. Study of the changes in beliefs in the modern era includes analysis of how pseudoscientific race theories produced the modern phenomena of anti-Judaism and anti-Semitism.

    Course ID: 55036
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR)
  
  • JDST 370 - History Of The Jews In The United States

    (3.00)
    The history of the Jews in the United States from the earliest settlements to the present. The course focuses on political, economic, religious and cultural developments, anti-Semitism, and the rise of American Jewry to a position of leadership and responsibility in the world Jewish community. Special emphasis is placed on comparing and contrasting the American-Jewish historical experience with prior Jewish historical experiences in Europe. Recommended Preparation: One course in American or European history.

    Course ID: 50167
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR)
    Same as Offered: HIST 370 
  
  • JDST 371 - The Jewish American Experience in Film

    (3.00)
    This course explores the experiences of Jews in twentieth century America as portrayed in film through various themes that have helped to shape American Jewish identity. By examining cinematic representations in light of historical background, students will evaluate stereotypes and fictional images presented of Jews. Students will acquire critical movie-viewing skills as well as insight into the contemporary popular Jewish imagination. Recommended Preparation: HIST 102  or JDST 274  or JDST 370  .

    Course ID: 50169
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR)
    Same as Offered: HIST 377 
  
  • JDST 373 - History of the Holocaust

    (3.00)
    An interdisciplinary examination of the attempted destruction of the Jews of Europe and their culture, as well as the persecution of others on the basis of physical and emotional disabilities, ethnicity, politics, religion and sexual orientation at the hands of the Nazis and their collaborators during WWII. The course will briefly survey the migration of Jews to Europe, the history of anti-Semitism and “scientific” racism, the circumstances in Europe that allowed the rise of the National Socialist movement and the pre-WWII Nazi policies of discrimination. It then will focus on the perpetrators, victims and bystanders of the “Final Solution” and conclude with an analysis of the legacy of the Holocaust. Recommended Preparation: Any 100-level Social Science course or junior/senior status.

    Course ID: 50155
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Course Equivalents: HIST 373H , JDST 373H 
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Social Sciences (GEP), Culture (GFR), Social Sciences (GFR)
    Same as Offered: HIST 373 
  
  • JDST 373H - History of the Holocaust

    (3.00)
    An interdisciplinary examination of the attempted destruction of the Jews of Europe and their culture, as well as the persecution of others on the basis of physical and emotional disabilities, ethnicity, politics, religion and sexual orientation at the hands of the Nazis and their collaborators during WWII. The course will briefly survey the migration of Jews to Europe, the history of anti-Semitism and “scientific” racism, the circumstances in Europe that allowed the rise of the National Socialist movement and the pre-WWII Nazi policies of discrimination. It then will focus on the perpetrators, victims and bystanders of the “Final Solution” and conclude with an analysis of the legacy of the Holocaust. Recommended Preparation: Any 100-level Social Science course or junior/senior status.

    Course ID: 100340
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Course Equivalents: HIST 373 JDST 373 
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Social Sciences (GEP), Culture (GFR), Social Sciences (GFR)
    Same as Offered: HIST 373H 
  
  • JDST 390 - Topics in Judaic Studies

    (3.00)
    Topics will be announced each semester. This course is repeatable for credit.

    Course ID: 55037
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Topics: Top:Biblical Archaeology, Top:Jewish Mysticim, 20Th Cent Jew Amer Exp, US- Israel Relations, The Rise Of Amer Jewry, Temples,Churches,Synagog, Top:Intro To The Tanakh, Top:Israel&Ancnt Nr East, The Problem Of Job, Top:Immig,Destruct&Btwen, Contemp Jewish Ethics, Topics:Jewish Legends, Top: Bernard Malamud, Topics In Judaic Studies, Top:Themes Jewish Cimema, Jewish Music, Holocaust & Forgiveness, Jewish Phil & Mysticism, 20Th Cent Jew Amer Exper, Intro To Old Testament, Top: French Jewish Exper, Top: Amer Jewish Exper, Top:Holocaust-Iss&Person, Jdst Top: Modern Israel, Contemporary Judaism, Top:Lit Of The Holocaust, Cntmp Jewish Rel Thought, Intro Jewish Mysticism, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Yiddish Literature, Arch Of Anct Egypt&Israe, Top: Jewish Music, Modern Israel In Film, Top:The Dead Sea Scrolls, Black-Jewish Relations, Topic: Old Testament, Holocaust:Soc Psyc Issue, History Of The Holocaust, Judaism Tm Jesus/Hillel, Judaism: Jesus & Hillel, Yiddish:Lang/Lit/Cult, Beyond Emancipation, Archaeology & The Bible, Jewish Creativity in 20th Century Arts, Literature, Jews in Crime and Detective Fiction, Jewish American Poetry, Jewish Humor in America
  
  • JDST 400 - Special Study or Project in Judaic Studies

    (1.00 - 3.00)
    Tutorial or independent study, archival or empirical research, or field placement. This course is repeatable for credit.

    Course ID: 55040
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • JDST 410 - Dynamics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

    (3.00)
    The course starts with a focus on the development of the Arab-Israeli conflict from its beginnings in the period when Palestine was controlled by the Ottoman Empire. The growth of Arab nationalism and Zionism will be compared, as will the conflicting promises made by the British to both Zionists and Arab nationalists during World War I. Next is a review of British rule over both Arabs and Zionists during the Palestine Mandate. The second half of the course is an examination of the Arab-Israeli wars since 1948, the Camp David and Oslo peace processes, the Al-Aksa Intifadah and developments since then. The conflict is analyzed against the background of great powers intervention in the Middle East, and the dynamics of intra-Arab politics, political Islam and oil. Recommended Preparation: One of the following: JDST 274 , JDST 310 , POLI 280  or POLI 373 

    Course ID: 50185
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Same as Offered: POLI 485 
  
  • JDST 463 - Jews, Christians and Muslims in the Middle Ages

    (3.00)
    This course examines moments of contact and conflict between the three major monotheistic faiths of the medieval period: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Topics will include an examination of the scriptural foundations of the three faiths and their influence on topics such as law, violence, conversion, ritual, and legend. The course provides an overview of how individuals and leadership within the three faiths interacted with each other. Recommended Preparation: HIST 100 or HIST 110 , or HIST 111  or JDST 100  or RLST 100  or 200-level course, and junior/senior standing.

    Course ID: 50151
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Same as Offered: HIST 463 , RLST 463 
  
  • JDST 490 - Topics in Judaic Studies

    (1.00 - 4.00)
    Topics, prerequisites and the number of credits will be announced each semester. This course is repeatable for credit.

    Course ID: 55041
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict

Korean

  
  • KORE 101 - Elementary Korean I

    (4.00)
    An introduction to Korean language and culture through a communicative approach. Language is learned in a thematic context based on real-life situations. Students will be introduced to the Korean alphabet, grammatical aspects and commonly used phrases in communicative situations. Aspects of everyday life, work and leisure activities and customs and traditions will also be introduced.

    Course ID: 55051
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Discussion, Lecture
    Attributes: Language (GFR)
  
  • KORE 102 - Elementary Korean II

    (4.00)
    This course is the continuation of KORE 101 . More advanced grammatical concepts will be introduced. Emphasis is on intensive vocabulary building and the development of more complex speaking and writing skills within the context of real life situations. Cultural aspects will include an introduction to Korean business culture and Korea’s position in the world community.

    Course ID: 55053
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Discussion, Lecture
    Attributes: Language (GFR)
    Requirement Group: You must complete KORE 101  with a C or better before taking this class or have completed 2 years of high school Korean.
  
  • KORE 201 - Intermediate Korean I

    (4.00)
    This course is the continuation of the 101-102 sequence. Emphasis is on the communicative aspect. Students will not only use everyday spoken Korean, but will also be introduced to formal interaction in the language. Advanced grammar and short essay writing will also be stressed. In addition, students will be introduced to aspects of Korean culture in greater detail and will begin to read short authentic texts (literary and non-literary).

    Course ID: 55055
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Discussion, Lecture
    Attributes: 201 Level Language Requirement (GEP), 201-Level Foreign Language (GFR)
    Requirement Group: You must complete KORE 102  with C or better before taking this class or have completed 3 years of high school Korean.
  
  • KORE 202 - Intermediate Korean II

    (4.00)
    This course is the continuation of KORE 201 . The course emphasizes advanced grammar instruction and vocabulary building and will focus on developing more complex speaking and writing skills. More complex authentic texts will be introduced to provide a deeper understanding of Korean culture from an intercultural perspective.

    Course ID: 55057
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Discussion, Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Language (GFR)
    Requirement Group: You must complete KORE 201  with a C or better before taking this class or have completed 4 years of high school Korean
  
  • KORE 300 - Special Projects in Korean Language

    (1.00 - 3.00)
    Intensive individualized program of study in Korean language in an area determined by the student’s particular needs. Variable credit course repeatable for a maximum of 9 credits. Recommended Course Preparation: KORE 201  or KORE 202 . Note: Credits earned in KORE 300 may not be used to satisfy the basic requirements for any track in the MLLI major, minor or certificate of Korean studies. Exceptions will be granted only with the written permission of an instructor and the chair of MLLI.

    Course ID: 100678
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Independent Study
  
  • KORE 301 - Advanced Korean I

    (3.00)
    An advanced Korean language course in the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) with focus on socio-cultural issues and current events. In addition to regular oral practice, the course will include such activities as formal presentations, intensive reading and some expository writing.

    Course ID: 100205
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Requirement Group: You must have completed KORE 202  with a grade of C or better.
  
  • KORE 302 - Advanced Korean II

    (3.00)
    An advanced Korean language course in the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) with focus on socio-cultural issues and current events. In addition to regular oral practice, the course will include such activities as formal presentations, intensive reading and some expository writing.

    Course ID: 100259
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Requirement Group: You must have completed KORE 301  with a grade of C or better.
  
  • KORE 309 - Business Korean

    (3.00)
    A further advanced Korean language course that emphasizes advanced oral skills in formal situations and specialized vocabulary used in a wide range of Korean business. Korean business etiquette and Korean customs and culture will also be taught. The course will include such activities as oral practices including formal presentations, intensive reading and expository writing.

    Course ID: 100260
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Requirement Group: You must have completed KORE 301  or KORE 302  with a grade of C or better.
  
  • KORE 310 - Korean Language in Social and Cultural Context

    (3.00)
    An advanced Korean language course that deals with the content of Korean linguistics in relation to the culture and society. It will help students understand how language, culture, and society are interrelated. More specifically, students will study how the Korean language reflects and affects the culture and society by learning the history of the language, cultural terms, and other sociolinguistic aspects. This course will also help students extend their listening comprehension, speaking, and writing skills in Korean. Students will be trained not only to understand lectures, but also to participate in discussions and write short papers in Korean.

    Course ID: 100314
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP)
    Requirement Group: You must have completed KORE 301  or KORE 302  with a grade of C or better.

Latin

  
  • LATN 101 - Elementary Latin I

    (4.00)
    Fundamentals of Latin. Students with two years of high school Latin continue their language in LATN 102 .

    Course ID: 55059
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Language (GFR)
  
  • LATN 102 - Elementary Latin II

    (4.00)
    Continuation of LATN 101 .

    Course ID: 55061
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Language (GFR)
    Requirement Group: You must have completed LATN 101  or two years high school Latin.
  
  • LATN 201 - Intermediate Latin

    (4.00)
    Review and reading selections from Caesar, Nepos, Florus, etc.

    Course ID: 55063
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: 201 Level Language Requirement (GEP), 201-Level Foreign Language (GFR)
    Requirement Group: Must have completed LATN 102   with a C or better, or three years of High School Latin
  
  • LATN 301 - Selections from Roman Historians

    (3.00)
    Caesar, Sallust, Livy and Tacitus. This course is repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
     

    Course ID: 55065
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Language (GFR)
    Requirement Group: Must have completed LATN 201  or Equivalent with a C or better.
  
  • LATN 302 - Roman Comedy Selections from Plautus and Terence.

    (3.00)
    Course ID: 55066
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Language (GFR)
    Requirement Group: Must have completed LATN 201  or Equivalent with a C or better.
  
  • LATN 311 - Roman Poetry: Catullus, Horace

    (3.00)
    The lyric temper in Roman poetry. This course is repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.

    Course ID: 55067
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Language (GFR)
    Requirement Group: Must have completed LATN 201  or Equivalent with a C or better.
  
  • LATN 312 - Silver Age

    (3.00)
    Selections from prose and poetry in the era from Tiberius to Hadrian. This course is repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.

    Course ID: 55068
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Language (GFR)
    Requirement Group: Must have completed LATN 201  or Equivalent with a C or better.
  
  • LATN 321 - Prose Composition and Grammatical Review

    (3.00)
    Course ID: 55069
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Requirement Group: Must have completed LATN 201  or Equivalent with a C or better.
     
  
  • LATN 331 - Tibullus, Propertius, Ovid

    (3.00)
    Elegy in the age of Augustus. This course is repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.

    Course ID: 55070
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Language (GFR)
    Requirement Group: Must have completed LATN 201  or Equivalent
  
  • LATN 332 - Vergil

    (3.00)
    Readings in the Eclogues, Georgics and Aeneid. This course is repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.

    Course ID: 55071
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Language (GFR)
    Requirement Group: Must have completed LATN 201  or Equivalent with a C or better.
  
  • LATN 341 - Cicero

    (3.00)
    The life and writings of Cicero. This course is repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.

    Course ID: 55072
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Language (GFR)
    Requirement Group: Must have completed LATN 201  or Equivalent with a C or better.
  
  • LATN 383 - History of Roman Literature I

    (3.00)
    Lectures and assigned readings on the development of Roman literature. This course is repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.

    Course ID: 55073
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Language (GFR)
    Requirement Group: Must have completed LATN 201  or Equivalent with a C or better.
  
  • LATN 384 - History of Roman Literature II

    (3.00)
    Continuation of LATN 383 . This course is repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.

    Course ID: 55074
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Language (GFR)
    Requirement Group: Must have completed LATN 201  or Equivalent with a C or better.
  
  • LATN 390 - The Teaching of Latin

    (3.00)
    Intended for students preparing to teach Latin.

    Course ID: 55075
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • LATN 396 - Independent Reading in Latin

    (1.00 - 3.00)
    This course is repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits. Recommended Preparation: LATN 201  

    Course ID: 55076
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Language (GFR)
  
  • LATN 402 - Special Author Seminar

    (3.00)
    The author to be studied will be assigned by the instructor. This course is repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits. Recommended Preparation: LATN 201  

    Course ID: 55077
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture

Linehan Artist Scholars

  
  • LAS 120H - Introduction to the Arts I

    (3.00)
    The course is an introductory overview of contemporary art making processes for Linehan Artist Scholars. Students participate in workshops with professional and faculty artists, attend exhibitions and performances and collaborate on art-making projects.

    Course ID: 100130
    Consent: Instructor Consent Required.
    Components: Lecture
  
  • LAS 121H - Introduction to the Arts II

    (3.00)
    The course is an introductory overview of contemporary art making processes for Linehan Artist Scholars. Students participate in workshops with professional and faculty artists, attend exhibitions and performances and collaborate on art-making projects.

    Course ID: 100131
    Consent: instructor Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • LAS 300 - Collaborative Projects in the Arts

    (1.00-3.00)
    This course focuses on the creation of collaborative, inter-disciplinary visual and performing artworks. The course provides a platform for students to form a collaboration team (in at least two arts disciplines) to design and pursue a rigorous art-making process that leads to the completion of an inter-disciplinary artwork for presentation. Participants will meet on a regular basis to plan, rehearse, discuss and reflect on their creative processes. Students must submit a proposal in writing and specify the number of credits sought. Variable credit course is repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits.

    Course ID: 102105
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture

Linguistics

  
  • LING 190 - The World of Language I

    (3.00)
    Language as a distinctive characteristic of the human species. In this course, we examine the structure of both written and spoken forms of language across cultures, comparing them with animal communication and human gestural systems. We explore language’s neurological basis, theories of origin, and first- and second-language learning.

    Course ID: 50095
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Course Equivalents: MLL 190H 
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR)
    Same as Offered: ENGL 190 , MLL 190 
  
  • LING 191 - The World of Language II

    (3.00)
    Language as both a reflection and a determiner of social relationships. In this course, we examine the varying idioms of the scientist, the politician, the media, the poet, the child and the magician, and we investigate how language changes and how it marks social groups. Communication strategies and social taboos reflected in language are discussed for various cultures. Although this course continues work begun in The World of Language I, it is designed so that students can easily enter MLL 191  without having taken MLL 190 .

    Course ID: 50073
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR)
    Same as Offered: ENGL 191 , MLL 191 
  
  • LING 210 - Introduction to Language Structures

    (3.00)
    An introduction to the relationship between form and meaning across languages and basic notions in phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Practical exercises are drawn from a variety of languages. This course and LING 290  are designed as gateway courses to the applied linguistics major.

    Course ID: 55085
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR)
  
  • LING 220 - Survey of Traditional Grammar

    (3.00)
    A survey of traditional grammar from a linguistic perspective, with focus on the properties of various languages. Topics include the parts of speech (lexical categories), sentence structure, word order, grammatical relations (subject, object, indirect object), thematic relations (agent, patient, theme, goal), case assignment (nominative, accusative, dative, instrumental), tense, mood, aspect, voice, concord and anaphora.

    Course ID: 55086
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • LING 230 - World Language Communities

    (3.00)
    A course designed to expand the cultural awareness of students by introducing them to the study of language in a broad context of historical, political and social issues. Special emphasis is placed on the question of bi- or multi-lingual states and on the explosiveness of the language issue in many regions. Taught in English.

    Course ID: 50198
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
    Same as Offered: MLL 230 
  
  • LING 280 - Studies in General Linguistics

    (3.00)
    This course provides an examination of specific issues in general linguistics, with special reference to various languages (including English) and their dialects.

    Course ID: 55089
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • LING 290 - Introduction to Applied Linguistics

    (3.00)
    A survey of the many areas in which the study of language intersects with the analysis of social and psychological issues. Readings and discussions on language learning and processing, bilingualism, attitudes toward language varieties, language planning and the structure of everyday conversation.

    Course ID: 55090
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • LING 300 - Special Projects in Linguistics

    (1.00 - 3.00)
    A directed reading course on an agreed-upon topic. A critical review-of-the-literature term paper is required. Prerequisite: Two LING courses relevant to the project and permission of the instructor. At least one of the LING courses should be on the 300 level. Notes: Variable credit course may be repeated for a total of six credits.

    Course ID: 55091
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Independent Study
  
  • LING 310 - Phonology and Morphology

    (3.00)
    A survey of sound systems, phonological and morphological processes across a range of languages. The principles of modern phonology and morphology are examined, and phonological and morphological data are analyzed and interpreted within those principles.

    Course ID: 55093
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Requirement Group: You must complete LING 210  with a grade of C or better.
  
  • LING 320 - Syntax

    (3.00)
    The principles of the scientific description of sentences within the framework of generative grammar. Strong emphasis on the analysis of linguistic data, formulation of hypotheses and scientific argumentation, with special reference to English and other languages.

    Course ID: 55094
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Requirement Group: You must complete LING 190  and LING 210  both with a C or better before you can take this course.
  
  • LING 330 - Language in Context

    (3.00)
    An examination of the principles that govern language use. This course studies linguistic performance issues, particularly the ways in which context influences the shape and meaning of utterances. Pragmatics, discourse analysis, and conversation analysis provide the theoretical orientations for an in-depth examination of language in action. Students will complete an original research paper. Recommended preparation: MLL 301.

    Course ID: 55095
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Requirement Group:You must complete  MLL 190  with a C or better.
  
  • LING 350 - Historical Linguistics

    (3.00)
    A study of linguistic variation and change in all realms of linguistic structure: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and lexicon. Language typology and genetic affiliation among reconstructions. Extra-linguistic causes of language change (both socio-cultural and political). Writing systems and their decipherment.

    Course ID: 55096
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Requirement Group: You must complete LING 190  or LING 210  with a grade of C or better before taking this class.
  
  • LING 360 - Sociolinguistics and Dialectology

    (3.00)
    Language varieties in their relation to social structures. Geographical and social dialects. Attitudes toward language diversity. Bilingualism and language situations in the world.

    Course ID: 55097
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Requirement Group: You must complete either LING 190  or LING 191  or LING 210  with a grade of C or better before taking this class.
  
  • LING 380 - Studies in Linguistics

    (3.00)
    This course focuses on specific issues in a linguistic subfield (e.g., morphophonemics, language and cognition), with special reference to various languages (including English) and their dialects. Recommended Preparation: One LING course at the 200-level or above and permission of the instructor

    Course ID: 55099
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • LING 400 - Advanced Special Projects in Linguistics

    (1.00 - 3.00)
    A directed reading- and research-oriented course on an agreed-upon topic. A theory-significant and original term paper is required. Prerequisite: Two LING courses relevant to the project and permission of the instructor. At least one of the LING courses should be on the 400 level. Notes: Variable credit course may be repeated for a total of six credits.

    Course ID: 55101
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Independent Study
  
  • LING 410 - Language Planning

    (3.00)
    This course examines the language planning choices that have been made in a variety of multilingual settings in the world, with particular reference to the role of ethnic or national identity. It also identifies the impact of those choices on the political, cultural, educational and socioeconomic domains.

    Course ID: 55104
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Requirement Group: You must complete MLL 230  or LING 290  or LING 360  with a grade of C or better.
  
  • LING 450 - Workshop in Applied Linguistics

    (3.00)
    A linguistic investigation of the structure of several uncommonly-taught languages. Students elicit language data from native-speaker informants, construct a corpus of data in IPA transcription, and analyze the data linguistically, applying principles acquired in previous LING courses.

    Course ID: 55105
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Topics: Workshop In Applied Ling, Workshop Applied Ling, Applied Linguistics
    Requirement Group: You must complete LING 310  and LING 320 , both with a grade of C or better.
  
  • LING 470 - Language and Cognition

    (3.00)
    This course examines the implications of current linguistic theory and research for first- and second-language acquisition, language disorders, aphasia studies and speech therapy.

    Course ID: 55106
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Requirement Group: You must have completed LING 310  and LING 320  both with a grade of C or better.
  
  • LING 480 - Advanced Studies in Theoretical Linguistics

    (3.00)
    This course provides an in-depth examination of specific issues in either general or subfield-specific linguistic theory, with special reference to various linguistic phenomena observable in different languages, including English. A theory-significant and original term paper is required. Recommended Preparation: Two LING courses at the 300- or 400-level and permission of the instructor. Notes: Repeatable once for credit with permission of instructor and LING major/minor advisor.

    Course ID: 55107
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • LING 490 - Seminar in Applied Linguistics

    (3.00)
    This course is centered around advanced research on a particular applied linguistics topic. Students are expected to give frequent oral reports and complete work on a theory-significant and original term paper. . This course is repeatable for credit.

    Course ID: 55109
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Topics: Sem In Theoretical Ling, Sem: Language & Cognition, Sem In Applied Ling, Lang Planng & Lang Polic, Seminar In Applied Ling
    Requirement Group: You must have completed two LING courses at the 300 or 400 level with a grade of C or better.
  
  • LING 499H - Honors Paper in Linguistics

    (3.00)
    Original research on a linguistics topic, under the supervision of a linguistics faculty member. The research will result in an extended paper, to be presented orally before an examining committee that includes the student’s research advisor and another linguistics faculty member. Students should consult with their linguistics advisor regarding eligibility and details.

    Course ID: 55113
    Consent: Department Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Requirement Group: Your academic level must be senior to enroll.

Management

  
  • MGMT 210 - The Practice of Management

    (3.00)


    The study of the role of the manager in leading and controlling organizations ranging from small entrepreneurships to large corporate environments. Topics will include management theories, corporate culture, goal-setting and measuring performance.  

    This course may be subject to a Course Materials Charge. The charge may vary by semester, depending on the course materials required. The Course Materials Initiative (CMI) was established to provide students with more affordable course materials, enhance the students’ experience on a common digital platform via Blackboard, and position UMBC to be ahead of the curve with digital content.  More information is available at UMBC Bookstore’s website.

  
  • MGMT 210H - The Practice of Management - Honors

    (3.00)
    The study of the role of the manager in leading and controlling organizations ranging from small entrepreneurships to large corporate environments. Topics will include management theories, corporate culture, goal-setting and measuring performance.

  
  • MGMT 310 - Human Resource Management

    (3.00)
    Examination and review of human resource management and of resource materials in the field. Examination of human resource policies as dictated by legal and cultural constraints and traditions within the organization. May include extensive use of case studies.

  
  • MGMT 360 - Business Law

    (3.00)


    A study of legal principles and laws that affect business activities. Topics include foundations of law and organization of the legal system. Additionally, the course will focus on legal issues involving business organizations, business torts and crimes, as well as the common law topics of contracts, property law, warranty, liability and intellectual property issues. The course also will include legal issues involved in competition, marketing and employment.  

    This course may be subject to a Course Materials Charge. The charge may vary by semester, depending on the course materials required. The Course Materials Initiative (CMI) was established to provide students with more affordable course materials, enhance the students’ experience on a common digital platform via Blackboard, and position UMBC to be ahead of the curve with digital content.  More information is available at UMBC Bookstore’s website.

  
  • MGMT 385 - Business Ethics & Society

    (3.00)
    Study of the standards of business conduct and the role of business in society with consideration of the sometimes conflicting interests of the firm and society. The course will survey applied topics relating to business ethics, including corporate social responsibility, the relationship of law and ethics, and the ethical decision-making process.

  
  • MGMT 399 - Administrative Internship

    (3.00)
    This course provides the student with an opportunity to obtain training and experience in positions related to management or administration. The course may include on-the-job training, as well as directed reading and research. The course grade will depend on reports that demonstrate the student’s professional development and on the instructor’s evaluation (which may be based in part on information provided by the supervisor) of the student’s internship performance. Prerequisite: MGMT 210  and junior standing.

  
  • MGMT 410 - Production Management

    (3.00)
    Study of operation of a manufacturing enterprise and the analysis of production system design. Techniques developed include linear programming, simulation and statistical forecasting. Topics include resource allocation, production scheduling, inventory management and quality control.

  
  • MGMT 425 - Marketing

    (3.00)
    An inquiry into the theory and practice of marketing. Consideration is given to methods of analysis and prediction of demand and marketing costs.

  
  • MGMT 489 - Seminar in Management and Administration

    (3.00)
    The purpose of this seminar is to synthesize the analytical and applied experiences of the student in managerial and administrative sciences through simulation, case studies and related activities.

    Course ID: 053296
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Requirement Group:You must complete MGMT 210  or ECAD 210 and one upper-level MGMT course.
  
  • MGMT 498 - Special Topics in Management

    (1-3.00)
    This Course will provide students with a survey of gaming and gambling technologies and venues now available in the marketplace. Topics covered include casinos, racinos, lotteries, internet, etc., with particular attention paid to management, marketing, advances in technology as well as social and economic issues.


Management of Aging Services

  
  • AGNG 100 - So You Say You Want a Revolution: How Boomers are Revolutionizing Aging

    (3.00)
    Baby Boomers, who revolutionized youth, are now aging. This course uses multimedia to examine Boomers’ historical, cultural and socioeconomic experiences to see why Boomers will challenge stereotypes about aging. Implications of this demographic wave for the creation of a new social and entrepreneurial landscape are discussed. Students will apply this multidimensional analysis to past and future cohorts to understand the revolutionary nature of why aging is not what it used to be, and what this means to each of us.

    Course ID: 52104
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Course Equivalents: AGNG 100Y 
    Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR)
  
  • AGNG 100Y - So You Say You Want a Revolution: How Boomers are Revolutionizing Aging

    (4.00)
    Baby Boomers, who revolutionized youth, are now aging. This course uses multiple media to examine Boomers’ historical, cultural, and socioeconomic experiences to see why Boomers will challenge stereotypes about aging. Implications of this demographic wave for the creation of a new social and entrepreneurial landscape are discussed. Students will apply this multidimensional analysis to past and future cohorts to understand the revolutionary nature of why aging is not what it used to be, and what this means to each of us.

    Course ID: 100016
    Consent: Department Consent Required
    Components: Discussion, Lecture
    Course Equivalents: AGNG 100 
    Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR)
  
  • AGNG 200 - Aging People, Policy and Management

    (3.00)
    Based in the life-course perspective, this course blends academic analysis of human aging in social context with more experiential learning, including exposure to literature on older adults, awareness exercises about aging in the news and talking with older adults in and out of class to debunk common myths and stereotypes regarding aging and older adults. Academic content is broadly social, in terms of understanding family and community contexts of aging, the individual experience of aging including productivity, spirituality and typical engagement, normal changes and diseases common in physical and psychological health,and a focus on how society views aging. Finally, students will be encouraged to identify themselves as aging individuals, on a trajectory toward later life.

    Course ID: 52105
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Course Equivalents: AGNG 200Y  
    Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Writing Intensive, Social Sciences (GFR)
    Requirement Group: You must complete ENGL 100   or equivalent with a C or better.
  
  • AGNG 200Y - Aging People, Policy and Management

    (4.00)
    Based in the life-course perspective, this course blends academic analysis of human aging in social context with more experiential learning, including exposure to literature on older adults, awareness exercises about aging in the news and talking with older adults in and out of class to debunk common myths and stereotypes regarding aging and older adults. Academic content is broadly social, in terms of understanding family and community contexts of aging, the individual experience of aging including productivity, spirituality and typical engagement, normal changes and diseases common in physical and psychological health,and a focus on how society views aging. Finally, students will be encouraged to identify themselves as aging individuals, on a trajectory toward later life.

    Course ID: 100132
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Discussion, Lecture
    Course Equivalents: AGNG 200  
    Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Writing Intensive, Social Sciences (GFR)
    Requirement Group: You must complete ENGL 100   or equivalent with a C or better.
  
  • AGNG 298 - Special Topics in Management of Aging Services

    (3.00)
    This course addresses special topics in the area of aging services for lower-level students, without substantial background. Topics will vary and will be announced in advance of the semester in which the course is offered. This course is repeatable up to 6 credits or 2 attempts.

    Course ID: 57341
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Topics: Strength Based Approaches to Promoting Health
  
  • AGNG 300 - Introduction to Policy and Aging Services

    (3.00)
    This course introduces students to the policy making process and the resultant services and products that affect older persons. Social and economic foundations of policy, the role of government and interest groups, basics of policy analysis, legal and ethical considerations are examined. The current aging services network and the service and business opportunities needed to meet the needs of aging persons now and in the future are viewed as they are affected by the nature of the aging cohorts, the essentials of policy development, and electoral politics.

    Course ID: 57342
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Requirement Group: You must complete AGNG 200 
  
  • AGNG 301 - Intermediate Policy Analysis for Aging Issues

    (3.00)
    A continuation of AGNG 300 , this course emphasizes the further exploration and application of policy tools and processes. Field trips will exhibit first hand governmental policy processes as well as the relevance of current policy issues and application in the private sectors. Through these visits students will witness programs in action and gain perspectives of participants, program staff and managers about the challenges and rewards of community programs at work. The course will focus student discussion and debate on a range of current aging service policy issues including entitlements, housing, human resources (care-givers), end-of-life, retirement and pensions and community service.

    Course ID: 100183
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Requirement Group:Completion of AGNG 300 
  
  • AGNG 310 - Introduction to the Management of Aging Services

    (3.00)
    The objective of this course is to provide students with a fundamental understanding of the unique challenges inherent in managing aging services organizations, and to learn the aging services manager’s role in planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and evaluating. The course uses practical applications to enable students to apply the fundamental principles of both project management and transactional management in an aging services environment, as well as, in understanding the challenges and contemporary issues facing the 21st century manager in aging services organizations. Students will be exposed to the hierarchy of management competencies, and be prepared to make the transition to entry level management positions in aging services while learning how to effectively manage people, understanding how to create a strategic management framework to capture and grow an organization to its full potential. This course reviews a variety of organizational management issues, as they are unique in the aging services sector, such as organizational performance, organizational culture, management theories, and reviews a number of quality assessment tools.

    Course ID: 100444
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • AGNG 311 - Intermediate Management of Aging Services

    (3.00)
    The objective of this course will build on AGNG 310 , and provide students with an intermediate level, practical, evidence based perspective of management in an aging services organization. The course will provide an opportunity for students to build and expand on the introductory theory and practice course by applying their management competency and philosophy to learn about organizational culture, staffing, leadership, and evaluation skills in an aging services environment. The course will develop the students’ practical application, critical thinking and analytical skills involving complex aging services management issues, including change management, project management, managing a multicultural aging services organization, transactional management, and the unique challenges of the 21st century manager in today’s aging services organizations. Students will be exposed to core management theories as they apply to the aging services sector, including: building a learning organization, effective change management, handling conflict management, management by objectives, total quality management, and organizational performance management. Students will become knowledgeable in practicing and applying these theories to critical matters as managers and leaders will foresee themselves in the future in aging services organizations.

    Course ID: 100483
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Requirement Group:Completion of AGNG 310 
  
  • AGNG 320 - Strength-Based Approaches to Promoting Health and Wellness in the Aging Services - Part One

    (3.00)
    The AGNG 320 course is intended for students who plan a career in the aging services field and are interested in leading innovation and change in their area of expertise. The course addresses aging related problems from the biopsychosocial domains through creating strength-based interventions that capitalize on the older person’s existing skills, resources, and adaptive capacities. This course is designed to be the first of a two-part sequence, with the second course focusing on mental health and wellness.

    Course ID: 100436
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • AGNG 321 - Strength-Based Approaches to Achieving Mental Wellness in the Older Adult

    (3.00)
    The AGNG 321 course is intended for students who plan a career in the Aging Services field and are interested in leading innovation and change in their area of expertise. The course prepares students in creating strengthbased programs and services to achieve mental wellness using the older adult’s existing skills, resources, and adaptive capacities. This course is a continuation of AGNG 320  which focuses on addressing age-related changes in physical health.

    Course ID: 100484
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Writing Intensive
    Requirement Group: You must complete AGNG 320   and ENGL 100  ​ or equivalent with a C or better.
  
  • AGNG 351 - Business Decision Making for Aging Services

    (3.00)
    The course develops a knowledge base sufficient to allow students to both appreciate and become conversant with the application of basic individual and business-related decision making skills to issues facing all individuals especially older adults as well as organizations engaged in the provision of aging services. Through a case study approach based firmly in aging services, it surveys a range of topics including economic behavior (motivation), marginal analysis, the market forces of supply & demand, illustrations of market failure, the mechanics of profit maximization, the time value of money and personal financial strategies to cope with the predicted sea changes resulting from the aging of the population.

    Course ID: 100969
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Requirement Group: You must complete AGNG 200 
  
  • AGNG 358 - Advanced Study in Management of Aging Services

    (3.00)
    Provides students with the opportunity for advanced study of topics such as the promotion of healthy physical, psychological, and social aging in health and human services. Focuses on how health and human services can promote developmental potential in older adults. Encourages students to delve into a study of the role that aging persons will play in their selected field of health and human services. Also, students will conduct research on topics in aging and examine how this research relates to their major and future career goals. Recommended Course Preparation: Introductory social or behavioral science course

    Course ID: 101844
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Requirement Group: You must complete AGNG 100  or AGNG 200  or ANTH 211  or PSYC 100  or SOCY 101  or POLI 200 
  
  • AGNG 361 - Technology for Management of Aging Services

    (3.00)
    This course will introduce students to the history of technology, both as a social/cultural phenomenon that has shaped the lives of those entering their later years as well as an enabler to improve and enhance quality of life for aging Americans. Students will be introduced to various types of technology and to how they can be used to improve the care and quality of life for aging Americans. Recent advances in technology such as electronic health records, home monitoring devices, software and tools that enhance seniors’ connections with the outside world and turn therapy into recreation, and electronic tools that can be used to manage and enhance an organization’s approach to improving its culture and care practices will be examined. Guest speakers and opportunities to see some of these technologies either in use or through live demonstrations or video will be featured.

    Course ID: 100021
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Same as Offered: IS 361 
    Requirement Group: You must complete AGNG 100  and IS 101  or IS 147 
  
  • AGNG 369 - Contemporary Issues, Cultures, and Social Work Practices in Aging

    (3.00)
    This course uses a cultural framework to explore social issues, trends, policies, and services affecting older people and their families focusing on diversity of the aging experience. Students who complete this course will be able to create and evaluate culturally sensitive services for older adultsthat consider the intersectionality of membership in varying groups. Topics include: physical and mental aging, aging theory, social work practice with older adults, cultural approaches to aging, and special populations.  Recommended Preparation:Six social science credits, at least one course in Social Work or Aging

    Course ID: 102265
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GFR), Social Sciences (GFR)
    Same as Offered: SOWK 369  
  
  • AGNG 399 - Independent Study in the Management of Aging Services

    (1.00 - 3.00)
    Directed independent study, completed under the direction and review of a faculty member affiliated with the program. Credit is variable, reflecting varied scope of student projects. Variable credit course repeatable up to 6 credits.

    Course ID: 57343
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Independent Study
    Requirement Group: You must complete 9 Credits in AGNG
 

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