| |
Geography and Environmental Systems |
| |
-
GES 383 - Statistical and Thematic Cartography (4.00)
This course examines various ways to portray quantitative and qualitative information using thematic maps. Emphasis is on data processing, map design and construction. The computer is used to aid in data processing and map development; however, no previous experience with computers is necessary. Recommended Preparation: GES 286 or permission of instructor.
Components: Laboratory, Lecture
|
| |
-
GES 386 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4.00)
An overview of the essential characteristics, development and application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Students will become familiar with the specialized concepts and methods related to the compilation and manipulation of spatial data, and they will apply those concepts and methods in a laboratory setting.
Components: Laboratory, Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed GES 286 with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
GES 387 - Applications for Geographis Information Systems (3.00)
A course designed for nonmajors and working professionals. An introduction and survey of the principal concepts, data structures, data management, system implementation components and design of applications using spatial data technologies. To be stressed are the underlying structure of spatial systems in combination with practical laboratory skills in developing technical competency with state-of-the-practice software tools. Laboratory skills development will attend to Web-based techniques for data access, analysis and formatting output of results. Recommended Preparation: Three credits in geography and environmental systems or consent of instructor.
Components: Lecture
|
| |
-
GES 400 - Selected Topics In Geography (3.00 - 4.00)
This course is provided to allow flexibility in offering advanced work not found elsewhere in the course offerings. The topic will be announced prior to the semester when it will be offered. Permission of instructor required.
Components: Lecture
Course Equivalents: GES 400H
|
| |
-
GES 400H - Honors Selected Topics In Geography (3.00 - 4.00)
This course is provided to allow flexibility in offering advanced work not found elsewhere in the course offerings. The topic will be announced prior to the semester when it will be offered. Permission of instructor required.
Components: Lecture
Course Equivalents: GES 400
Topics: Severe Storms, Population Geography, Arctic Geography, Negot Of Water Res Disp, Forest Ecology, Geog Appr for Watershed Analys, Cities and Environmental Issue
|
| |
-
GES 404 - Forest Ecology (4.00)
A field-intensive course emphasizing forested landscape ecosystems and plant species of the Mid-Atlantic. Our challenge is to understand ecosystems, their physical and biotic characteristics, their relationship to one another in the field, successional trends, and selected aspects of their functioning. This course will stress forest species, and especially (1) field identification and characteristic habitats, (2) establishment ecology, (3) competitive and mutualistic relationships, (4) occurrence and diversity related to habitat conditions, (5) establishment and occurrence in relatively undisturbed (by humans) and disturbed environments, and (6) genetic and non genetic variation of populations, as well as adaptation to specific environments.
Components: Laboratory, Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete GES 308 or GES 313 or BIOL 142 .
|
| |
-
GES 405 - Applied Landscape Ecology (4.00)
This course applies the tools of landscape ecology, including GIS, remote sensing, aerial photography and landscape classification, to explore the spatial patterning of ecological processes across landscapes at different scales. Hands-on lab and field exercises will develop understanding and skills necessary for students to plan and conduct their own investigations of landscape pattern, process, and change in local and regional landscapes in collaboration with the instructor. Prerequisite: GES 305 and GES 386 or permission of instructor.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed GES 305 and GES 386 with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
GES 406 - Aquatic Ecology (4.00)
Students enrolled in this course will gain a thorough knowledge of the local aquatic biota and their habitats. Emphasis in this lab-based course will be placed on the interaction between physical, chemical and biological processes occurring in aquatic ecosystems. Students will learn how to collect, analyze and interpret ecological information collected from streams and rivers.
Components: Laboratory, Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed GES 308 or BIOL 142 with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
GES 408 - Field Ecology (4.00)
Students enrolled in this course will gain an appreciation for the modern scope of scientific inquiry in the field of ecology. A major goal is for the students to become familiar with how organisms interact with one another and their natural environment by understanding the structure and function of different types of local ecosystems. Students will learn field collection techniques, as well as how to organize, analyze and present and interpret ecological information.
Components: Laboratory, Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete GES 308 or BIOL 301 or BIOL 142 with a C or better.
|
| |
-
GES 411 - Fluvial Morphology (3.00)
Study of the formation and development of landforms that are produced by riverine processes. Human activities on flood plains are included. Recommended Preparation: competency in algebra and simple trigonometry.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete GWST 310 with a C or better.
|
| |
-
GES 412 - Biogeochemical Cycles and the Global Environment (3.00)
This course explores the chemistry and cycling of elements across the Earth’s surface and atmosphere, with special emphasis on human-induced changes in biogeochemistry that are driving global warming, ocean acidification, acid rain, ozone depletion, water pollution; and nutrient saturation of freshwater, estuarine and coastal environments. The basic biogeochemical processes will be introduced and then integrated to explain the global cycles of water, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur and how these are changed by human activities.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed (GES 110 or GES 111 or GES 120 ) and (GES 308 or BIOL 301 or BIOL 142 ) and CHEM 102 with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
GES 413 - Seminar in Biogeography (3.00)
Advanced and topical themes in biogeography.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete GES 313 with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
GES 415 - Climate Change (3.00)
This course deals with the question of climate change and variability. Topics covered include changes in climate in different time scales (geologic, historic and the present), environmental evidence of climate change, factors controlling climate variations, and the use of computer models in reconstructing past climates and predicting climate changes.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete GES 311 with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
GES 416 - Hydrology (4.00)
Study of the occurrence and movement of water on and beneath the land surface. All phases of the hydrologic cycle are discussed, with particular emphasis on factors that control runoff, flood frequency, measurement and prediction of streamflow, and applications of hydrologic data in environmental planning. Principles of groundwater flow and the influence of geology on both groundwater and surface water also are included. Experience in the use of microcomputers for problem-solving is recommended.
Components: Laboratory, Lecture
Requirement Group: GES 110 or GES 111 and either GES 310 or GES 311 or GES 317 or GES 333 ; MATH 151 and either STAT 121 or STAT 350 or STAT 355
|
| |
-
GES 419 - Watershed Analysis & Modeling (3.00)
This course will involve application of Geographic Information Systems in the analysis of water resources and watershed condition. Beginning with an introduction to the ArcHydro and TauDEM data models, students will explore digital mapping of water resources information, terrain analysis using digital elevation models, and delineation of river and watershed networks. Through integration of time-series and geospatial data students will be exposed to hydrologic principles of hydrologic modeling.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed GES 386 and one of the following: GES 319 or GES 411 or GES 416 with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
GES 424 - Environmental Justice (3.00)
This course is designed to engage students with the theoretical debates, case studies, and real-world practice of environmental justice (EJ). EJ concerns the grassroots activism of communities who live with environmental inequities and the study of the distribution of environmental benefits and burdens across diverse communities. The course focuses particularly on US-based EJ issues related to human health. The course will include a field methods component.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete GES 286 or GES 326 or GES 328 or GES 329 or GES 337 or GES 341 or GES 342 or HAPP 329 or GWST 200 .
|
| |
-
GES 428 - Scientific Practice and Environmental Policy (3.00)
This course studies the relationship between science and environmental policy. Class examines the social process by which scientific consensus emerges and the ways in which environmental policy is affected by the practices of scientists. We will also explore how unsettled scientific disputes inform concrete policy making goals, and how the policy-making process, in turn, shapes scientific research. Intersections of science and policy that we will explore include: climate science and climate change policy; ecosystem science and conservation policy; and the role of citizen science and lay expertise in resolving policy disputes.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: GES 328 or GES 307 or GES 308 or GES 310 or GES 311 or GES 313 or GES 319 or GES 326 or GES 327 or GES 329 or GES 330 or GES 341 or GES 342 or GES 363
|
| |
-
GES 429 - Seminar in Geography of Disease and Health (3.00)
Current issues in the geographic distribution of disease and health and location/allocation of health care services. Methods of analysis, including computer applications of statistics and information storage, retrieval and mapping.
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: HAPP 429
Requirement Group: Open only to GES, HAPP and POSI majors. Must have completed GES 329 or have senior/graduate standing.
|
| |
|
| |
-
GES 433 - Sustainability, Land Use and Natural Resources (3.00)
This seminar class will examine the theory and practice of sustainability as applied to renewable natural resources. Examples and case studies will be drawn from the land-use systems involved with agriculture, forestry, fisheries, recreation and nature conservation. This will be done in an international context, comparing and contrasting sustainability issues in developed and developing countries.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete GES 307 or GES 308 or GES 310 or GES 311 or GES 313 or GES 314 or GES 319 or GES 326 or GES 327 or GES 328 or GES 329 or GES 330 or GES 341 or GES 342 or GES 363 with a C or better.
|
| |
-
GES 434 - Wildlife Policy and the Endangered Species Act (3.00)
The course will focus on the history of natural resource policies and wildlife laws intended to protect wildlife in the United States, with particular attention to threatened and endangered species. We use this history to analyze what many consider to be the most controversial environmental law, the 1973 Endangered Species Act (ESA). A case study approach is utilized to investigate the conflicts that have arisen in response to specific efforts to protect threatened and endangered species. The course combines science, policy and legal history, philosophy and contemporary and regional politics in an integrative approach to the problem of endangered species in the U.S. We will also discuss worldwide efforts to protect biodiversity such as the 1975 Convention of the International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete GES 307 or GES 308 or GES 313 or GES 326 or GES 327 or GES 328 or GES 428 or GES 432 or GES 433 or GES 462 with a C or better.
|
| |
-
GES 435 - Global Patterns of Production and Trade (3.00)
This course focuses on analysis of the factors responsible for the location of industry and how these factors have contributed to the globalization of production and world trade. Course includes case studies of industries and regions of production.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete GES 326 or GES 328 or GES 329 or GES 330 or GES 341 or GES 342 or GES 363 with a C better
|
| |
-
GES 436 - Global Enviromental Change (3.00)
This course explores international dimensions of environmental issues. We examine the global dimensions of emerging economic, cultural, and political processes and their effects on issues of conservation, pollution, and natural resource management. We will explore the ways in which environmental degradation is closely linked with issues of economic development and the implications of these linkages for addressing environmental issues. We will also examine transnational actors such as finance capital, international NGOs, global corporations, and international governance bodies such as the United Nations, and their various roles in producing, and responding to, environmental problems. Specific environmental issues that will be covered include climate change, food security, water provisioning, environmental security, population growth, waste management, and urban growth.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete GES 328 or GES 326 with a C or better.
|
| |
-
GES 442 - Seminar in Metropolitan Baltimore (3.00)
Advanced study of the social and economic geography of Baltimore City and surrounding counties. Course will include data analysis and field research. Recommended Preparation: GES 341 or GES 342
Components: Lecture
|
| |
-
GES 451 - Urban Sustainability (3.00)
Students will apply previously gained knowledge about urban human-environment interactions to a specific research question related to sustainability in urban landscapes. Readings and in-class discussion will apply the concept of sustainability to contextualize environmental issues facing urban places, including urban development and energy consumption, land-use change, climate change and water resources.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete GES 307 or GES 308 or GES 310 or GES 311 or GES 313 or GES 319 or GES 326 or GES 327 or GES 328 or GES 329 or GES 330 or GES 341 or GES 342 or GES 363 with a C or better.
|
| |
-
GES 462 - GIS and Human-Environmental Systems (3.00)
This course will focus on the use of GIS in analyzing social and environmental systems that constitute complex human-environmental systems. Students will develop their spatial analysis skills, focusing on environmental processes and social contexts. Specific dimensions of environmental and social sustainability such as land use, transportation, economic development, environmental justice, etc. will be explored in detail.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete GES 386 with a grade of C or better
|
| |
-
GES 480 - Advanced Cartographic Applications (4.00)
Practical applications in the design and construction of maps, graphics and other visual materials, using computer-based cartography in a production atmosphere. Emphasis is on design and production of publishable quality graphics. Often, full-color atlases, team developed maps and interactive presentations are produced and distributed to the public. Students should plan to spend a considerable amount of time weekly in the computer laboratory.
Components: Discussion, Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete GES 383 with a C or better.
|
| |
-
GES 481 - Digital Image Processing for Environmental Applications (3.00)
This course covers the use of digital image processing techniques for extracting information about the earth’s surficial environments from satellite remote sensing images. Lectures will cover the theory, and laboratory exercises will provide hands-on experience in the use of computers and software for image acquisition, processing, visualization,enhancement and classification applied to multispectral satellite data. Environmental applications include wetlands delineation, forestry inventory and assessments, land use and urban sprawl analysis.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed GES 381 with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
GES 482 - Cartographic Internship (3.00)
Students will be selected by the director of cartographic services to assist as unpaid interns for 10 hours per week in the cartographic activities of the department. The interns participate directly in cartographic production and in managing the office of cartographic services.
Components: Independent Study
|
| |
-
GES 483 - GIS Internship (3.00)
Students will be selected by the director of GIS services to assist as unpaid interns for 10 hours per week in the GIS activities of the department or in an outside agency, with approval from the department for the type of work in which the student is to be engaged.
Components: Independent Study
|
| |
-
GES 485 - Field Research in Geography (3.00)
Students in this course gain hands-on experience with field methods for landscape ecology, including sampling, mapping and spatial analysis of soils, vegetation, soil organisms, stream hydrology and land use patterns in local landscapes using GIS, GPS, imagery and other techniques. The class will meet one session each week and six full-day Saturday sessions; scheduling to be arranged. Students will work in teams and prepare final projects that will be presented as scientific posters and on the Web.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed GES 386 and one of the following: GES 304 - GES 319 or GES 404 - GES 419 with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
GES 486 - Advanced Applications in Geographic Information Systems (3.00)
This course focuses on the methods for analyzing spatial data and provides an in-depth examination of technical aspects in spatial data handling,spatial pattern analysis, advanced raster processing, and dynamics GIS modeling. Students become familiar with advanced concepts, methods, and applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete GES 386 with a grade of C or better
|
| |
-
GES 488 - Spatial Data Analysis and GIS Applications (3.00)
This course covers a broad range of spatial analysis from basic data statistics to advanced computational techniques. The goal of this course is to introduce student to various quantitative methods used in geographical data and applications. This course will teach students to understand these concepts and to be able to apply them in geographical problems. The research topics will cover urban pattern analysis, health care, socioeconomic data, and crime data analysis. Students will have the opportunities to work on GIS application examples and cases.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete GES 386 .
|
| |
-
GES 491 - Independent Study in Geography and Environmental Systems (1.00 - 3.00)
Independent reading and field experience, supervised by a member of the department faculty. For students of advanced standing who have substantially completed major requirements and desire to study independently an aspect of the discipline not covered by regular course offerings. The student must make an arrangement with a faculty member prior to registration. Permission of instructor required.
Components: Independent Study
Course Equivalents: GES 491H
|
| |
-
GES 491H - Independent Study in Geography and Environmental Systems (1.00 - 3.00)
Independent reading and field experience, supervised by a member of the department faculty. For students of advanced standing who have substantially completed major requirements and desire to study independently an aspect of the discipline not covered by regular course offerings. The student must make an arrangement with a faculty member prior to registration. Permission of instructor required.
Components: Independent Study
Course Equivalents: GES 491
|
| |
-
GES 497 - Research Internship (2.00 - 3.00)
Upon application, students are selected by the department to intern in faculty mentored research. During the internship, the students participate in a directed readings program and meet periodically to discuss the activities in which they are engaged. GES 498
Components: Independent Study
|
| |
-
GES 498 - Geography & Environmental Systems Internship (3.00)
Upon application, students are selected by the department to intern in the offices of public agencies, private companies or non-profit organizations. During the internship, the students participate in a directed readings program and meet periodically to discuss the activities in which they are engaged. Permission of instructor required.
Components: Independent Study
|
| |
-
GES 499 - Honors Thesis (3.00)
Majors wishing to graduate with departmental honors must complete an honors thesis. The topic and scope of the thesis research project are to be determined in consultation with the student’s faculty advisor. Recommended Preparation: Senior standing, minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 and departmental GPA of 3.5, completion of at least one 400-level course in a topic area related to the thesis research and permission of the student.
Components: Lecture
|
German |
| |
-
GERM 101 - Elementary German I (4.00)
An introduction to German through a communicative approach. Language is learned in a thematic context, based on real-life situations. Listening comprehension and basic speaking skills are emphasized. Aspects of life in German-speaking countries also are presented.
Components: Discussion, Lecture
Attributes: Language (GFR)
|
| |
-
GERM 102 - Elementary German II (4.00)
A continuation of GERM 101 . Emphasis is on extending skills in spoken German within the context of real-life situations. A greater amount of reading and writing is included in this course. Recommended Preparation: GERM 101 with a grade of C or better or equivalent
Components: Discussion, Lecture
Attributes: Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must have completed GERM 101 with a C or better before taking this class or have completed 2 years of high school German.
|
| |
-
GERM 103 - Intensive Review of Elementary German (4.00)
Open to students who have completed level III in high school and who nevertheless are unprepared for GERM 201 , either as a result of an interruption of five years in their study of the language, or as a result of a weak language background. This course offers an intensive review of Elementary German I and II as an opportunity to improve the student’s listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Notes: GERM 103 or GERM 102 , but not both, may be used toward UMBC’s GFR language/culture requirement.
Components: Discussion, Lecture
Attributes: Language (GFR)
|
| |
-
GERM 201 - Intermediate German I (4.00)
A continuation of GERM 101 and GERM 102 stressing further development of listening comprehension and speaking skills. Increased emphasis on reading, writing and cultural knowledge.
Components: Discussion, Lecture
Attributes: 201 Level Language Requirement (GEP), 201-Level Foreign Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must complete GERM 102 or GERM 103 with a grade of C or better before taking this class or have completed 3 years of High School German.
|
| |
-
GERM 202 - Gateway to Advanced German Studies (4.00)
Focus is on reading ability, writing skills, and discussion in German about topics from German society and culture. Expansion of language principles taught in GERM 101 - GERM 201 , intercultural competency, and practical applications to a global society are expanded and emphasized.
Components: Discussion, Lecture
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR), Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must complete GERM 201 with a C or better before taking this class or have completed 4 years of high school German.
|
| |
-
GERM 300 - Special Projects in German Language (1.00 - 3.00)
Intensive individualized program of study in German language in an area determined by the student’s particular needs. Note: Credits earned in GERM 300 may not be used to satisfy the basic requirements for any track in the MLL major, minor or certificate of German studies. This course may be repeated for credit.
Components: Independent Study
Requirement Group: You must complete GERM 202 before you can take this course.
|
| |
-
GERM 301 - Advanced German Studies I (L) (3.00)
This advanced German Studies course further develops language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) in various modes of communication (interpersonal, presentational and interpretive). Intercultural competency and practical applications in a global context are emphasized and expanded. Expository writing and a final project are required.
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR), Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must complete GERM 202 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
|
| |
-
GERM 302 - Advanced German Studies II (L) (3.00)
The course is a continuation of GERM 301 and will further develop all four language skills, but with a clear focus on the written and oral modes of communication from an intercultural perspective. Students will study the course material in a global context and be required to do contrastive analyses to expand their cultural competency. Regular expository writing assignments, regular oral presentations, and intensive reading of authentic texts and discussion are an integral part. A final project and a formal oral presentation are required.
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR), Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must complete GERM 301 or GERM301H with a grade of C or better before taking this class.
|
| |
-
GERM 303 - Topics in German (3.00)
Intensive work in the development of advanced language skills in German. Emphasis will be on the reading, discussion, and analysis of authentic cultural and literary texts relevant to the topic. Active use of German involving carefully thought-out communication in appropriate style is stressed in speaking and writing. Topics will reflect the wide range of the cultural and intellectual history of Germany but the emphasis will be on current issues and concerns in the German-speaking world. Notes: May be repeated for credit as topics change.
Attributes: Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must complete GERM 301 or GERM 301H or GERM 302 or GERM 302H with the grade of ‘C’ or better before you can take this course.
|
| |
-
GERM 309 - German for Professional Purposes (3.00)
This course gives participants the opportunity to improve their fluency and ease in professional situations in a global environment. Development of language and intercultural skills in various professional fields is emphasized. Topics include everyday business life, including correspondence, telephone and email communication, and specialized terminology in commercial, legal, and/or scientific fields, depending on the needs of the students.
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must complete GERM 201 with a grade of C or better before taking this class.
|
| |
-
GERM 311 - Introduction to German Literature and Culture I (3.00)
A study of German culture reflected in literature from the Middle Ages to the 18th century.
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR), Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must complete GERM 301 and either GERM 302 or GERM 303 with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
GERM 312 - Introduction to German Literature and Culture II (3.00)
A study of German culture reflected in literature from the 18th century to the present.
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR), Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must complete GERM 301 and either GERM 302 or GERM 303 with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
GERM 313 - The Contemporary German-Speaking World (3.00)
This course is an introduction to the contemporary German-speaking world from an intercultural perspective. The focus will be on current issues such as immigration and integration, diversity and the changing nature of German society, and the public discourse about Islam in German within a global context. Switzerland, Austria, and Luxemburg will also be studied.
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must complete GERM 302 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
|
| |
-
GERM 315 - Experiential Learning in German (1.00 - 3.00)
Intensive language practice and cultural immersion in a German-speaking environment. This course can be completed through study abroad or a community project in a German-speaking setting or with a German cultural background. Recommended Course Preparation: MLL 230
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete GERM 201 with a C or better before taking this class or have completed 4 years of high school German.
|
| |
-
GERM 319 - German Translation (3.00)
Instruction and practice in translating from German to English. Students work with various written material covering many fields.
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must complete GERM 202 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
|
| |
-
GERM 321 - Studies in German Literature (3.00)
Selected topics in German Literature may include the study of a century, movement, genre, theme or individual author. Topics will be announced each semester offered. Notes: May be repeated for credit as topics change.
Components: Lecture
Topics: Stds German Pop Culture, Stds: German Pop Culture, Modern German Film, Stds: Cntmpry German Film, German Film
Requirement Group: You must have completed GERM 311 or GERM 312 with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
GERM 332 - The Structure of German (3.00)
An investigation of the morphophonological and syntactic organization and processes of German, including dialectal variation. Notes: Highly recommended: LING 210 .
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must have completed MLL 190 and either GERM 302 or GERM 303 all with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
GERM 350 - German Complementary Reading (1.00 - 3.00)
A course with readings and discussion in German to be offered in conjunction with a Germanic literature or culture course taught in English (e.g., MLL 216 , MLL 261 , MLL 332 or HIST 483 or HIST 484 ). Notes: This course may be repeated for credit, with permission, in conjunction with different courses.
Components: Discussion, Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete GERM 202 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
|
| |
-
GERM 375 - Germany Then and Now: Explorations of German Cultural and Intellectual History (3.00)
This topics course provides an introduction to the cultural and intellectual history of Germany throughout the ages. It is subdivided into three segments: a general overview; an in-depth study of defining moments in German intellectual life and thinking (movements, genres, individual writers, philosopher, historical events, etc.); and an exploration of interconnections between past and present in German cultural life and of the commonalities and divergences between German intellectual history and that of other cultures. May be repeated when topics change. Taught in German. Recommended Course Preparation: GERM 303 and GERM 401
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete GERM 303 .
|
| |
-
GERM 400 - Special Projects in German (1.00 - 3.00)
Open to students with special projects on application to the instructor who will supervise the particular project (subject to approval by the chair of MLL). Notes: Credits earned in GERM 400 may not be used to satisfy the basic requirements for any track in the MLL major, minor or certificate of German studies. This course may be repeated for credit.
Components: Independent Study
|
| |
-
GERM 401 - German then and now: Studies in German Language (3.00)
Writing intensive course with focus on the history and development of the German language and German language usage in a global context. Among the topics to be covered are communication theories, style and register, language an identity, dialectal diversity, political language, Sprachverfall, and feminist linguistics. Emphasis on development of advanced writing skills, formal oral presentations, and intercultural competency. A final research project is required.
Components: Lecture
Topics: Topic:, Studies In German Lang, Studies: Intensive German, Studies In Germ Language, Seminar In Germ Language Attributes: Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must complete GERM 301 and either GERM 302 or GERM 303 with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
GERM 421 - Intercultural Studies in German Popular Culture (3.00)
This course is offered on a rotating basis with changing topics. Each topic is a study of one aspect of German popular culture, e.g. popular literature, music, mass media (TV, radio, print media), popular film and popular music which are embedded within a highly globalized context. Texts and institutions, values, behaviors and practices relating to power, hegemony, gender, and nation will be included in intercultural and transcultural analyses drawing on cultural concepts underlying various disciplines. All aspects of the course will be done entirely in German. Notes: May be repeated for credit as topics change.
Components: Lecture
Topics: German In German Televis, Studies In German Lit, Postwar German Lit
Requirement Group: You must complete GERM 303 or GERM 401 with a C or better
|
| |
-
GERM 481 - Seminar in Intercultural German Studies (3.00)
Topics will cover some aspect of German language, literature or civilization from an intercultural or transcultural perspective. Topics will be announced each semester offered. Students will be assessed for language competency with a comprehensive exam and completion of a final project.
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must have completed GERM 401 with a grade of C or better before you can take his course.
|
Global Studies |
| |
-
GLBL 101 - Introduction to Global Studies (3.00)
An introduction to the forces of globalization affecting economic, political and social relations in the twenty-first century. This topic is inherently multi- and interdisciplinary and so the course will feature units on the parameters of the global economy, institutions of global governance, and the challenges of human security - all of which increasingly transcend borders. Intended as a first course in Global Studies for both majors and non-majors.
Components: Lecture
|
| |
-
GLBL 301 - Approaches to Globalization (3.00)
This seminar course closely examines the dynamics of globalization and the ways in which different disciplines try to understand its causes and consequences. Beginning with causes, cultural, economic, political, social, and technological drivers of globalization will be studied. Moving on to consequences, the focus will be on issues such as the diffusion of cultural norms, the conduct of diplomacy, development and public health, environmental challenges, international trade and finance, political activism and state-society relations, large-scale population movements (refugees, migrants, diaspora communities), and the proliferation of weapons. Throughout the course, students will consider how the various Global Studies disciplines conceptualize and analyze globalization’s dynamics. Emphasis will be placed on careful reading, seminar discussions, and structured writing assignments.
|
Greek |
| |
-
GREK 101 - Elementary Greek I (4.00)
Fundamentals of ancient classical Greek.
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Language (GFR)
|
| |
-
GREK 102 - Elementary Greek II (4.00)
Continuation of GREK 101 .
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must complete GREK 101 .
|
| |
-
GREK 201 - Intermediate Greek (4.00)
Selections from Xenophon, Plato, The Septuagint, the New Testament.
Components: Lecture
Attributes: 201 Level Language Requirement (GEP), 201-Level Foreign Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must complete GREK 102 or Equivalent
|
| |
-
GREK 350 - Septuagint (3.00)
Selections from the Greek version of the Old Testament.
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Language (GFR)
Same as Offered: RLST 352
Requirement Group: You must complete GREK 201 or Equivalent
|
| |
-
GREK 351 - New Testament Greek (3.00)
Selections from the New Testament.
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Language (GFR)
Same as Offered: RLST 351
Requirement Group: You must complete GREK 201 or Equivalent
|
| |
-
GREK 352 - Greek Tragedy and Comedy (3.00)
Selections from Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes.
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must complete GREK 201 or Equivalent
|
| |
-
GREK 361 - Greek Oratory (3.00)
Selections from fifth and fourth century B.C.E. orators such as Lysias and Demosthenes.
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must complete GREK 201 or Equivalent
|
| |
-
GREK 362 - Selections from Greek Historians (3.00)
Xenophon, Herodotus and Thucydides.
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must complete GREK 201 or Equivalent
|
| |
-
GREK 371 - Homer (3.00)
Selections from The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must complete GREK 201 or Equivalent
|
| |
-
GREK 372 - Plato (3.00)
Readings in the literary and political thought of Plato.
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must complete GREK 201 or Equivalent
|
| |
-
GREK 381 - History of Greek Literature I (3.00)
Lectures and assigned readings on the development of Greek literature.
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must complete GREK 201 or Equivalent
|
| |
-
GREK 382 - History of Greek Literature II (3.00)
Continuation of GREK 381 .
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Language (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must complete GREK 201 or Equivalent
|
| |
-
GREK 395 - Independent Reading in Greek (1.00 - 3.00)
Recommended Preparation: GREK 201
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Language (GFR)
|
| |
-
GREK 401 - Special Author Seminar (3.00)
The author to be studied will be assigned by the instructor. Recommended Preparation: GREK 201 and permission of department.
Components: Lecture
|
Health Administration & Policy Program |
| |
-
HAPP 100 - Survey of U.S. Health Care System (3.00)
An overview of the health system in the United States; the range of career opportunities available in the policy, planning and administrative fields; supportive activities required to maintain the functioning of the system’s various parts; relationship between health and medical care issues; and social, political and economic concerns.
Components: Lecture
|
| |
-
HAPP 200 - Human Development Implications for Health and Disease (3.00)
Overview of basic biological principles and human issues in health and disease for non-technically oriented students preparing for careers in health care administration, community and public health, social work, etc. Topics include an introduction to human biology and development, interrelationships within the ecological framework, human anatomy and physiology, health and disease, nutrition and malnutrition, significant acute and chronic diseases, public health and disease prevention, aging, trauma, disability and mental stress.
Components: Lecture
|
| |
-
HAPP 329 - Geography of Disease and Health (3.00)
The application of geographical concepts and techniques to health-related problems; origins and diffusion of diseases; physical, biological, cultural and policy factors in disease and mortality; location of social service facilities and ability of health and social systems to respond to society’s needs.
Components: Lecture
Topics: Geog Of Disease & Health
Attributes: Writing Intensive, Social Sciences (GFR)
Same as Offered: GES 329
|
| |
-
HAPP 354 - Social Bases of Public and Community Health (3.00)
Introduction to concepts of public health and community medicine.
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: SOCY 354
Requirement Group: You must have completed HAPP 100 or ANTH 211 or SOCY 101 with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
HAPP 358 - Bioethics (3.00)
A survey of the ethical constraints on the practice of medicine, on biomedical research using human and nonhuman animals, and on the delivery of health care. Specific topics will include doctor-patient confidentiality; autonomy, competence and medical decision-making; ethical issues at the beginning and end of human life; and controversial biomedical technologies such as cloning and stem cell research.
Components: Lecture
Course Equivalents: PHIL 358H
Same as Offered: PHIL 358
Requirement Group: You must have taken (1) PHIL course and received a grade of “C” or better before taking this course.
|
| |
-
HAPP 380 - Global Issues in Health and Disease (3.00)
This course provides an international comparative perspective on measures of population health such as life expectancy, infant mortality and leading causes of mortality and morbidity. Factors affecting global health disparities such as lifestyle, environment and health systems will be considered.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed HAPP 100 with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
HAPP 390 - American Health Care System and the Black Community (3.00)
A course for students concerned with the health status of black, poor and minority people. Analysis of the relationship between the condition of the health of black people in America and the health delivery system. Specific attention will be on federal, state and local health care policies; personnel training in health administration; medical care organizations; financing and research and evaluation. Recommended Preparation: HAPP 100 , AFST 271 or junior/senior status
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: AFST 390
|
| |
-
HAPP 391W - Seminar on AIDs for Health and Social Services Providers and Administrators (2.00)
This course is for health care and human-service providers working in settings that serve individuals affected by HIV/ AIDS. The course approaches the multitude of needs created by the HIV epidemic from various perspectives, including prevention education, psychosocial adjustment, community resources and family systems. Conducted in a seminar format, the course relies on large-and small-group discussions, exercises, and client and policy case reviews to improve skills in working effectively with people affected with HIV/AIDS.
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: SOCY 391W , SOWK 391W
|
| |
-
HAPP 398 - Selected Topics in Health Administration and Policy (1.00 - 3.00)
Topic will vary from semester to semester.
Components: Lecture
|
| |
-
HAPP 401 - Occupational Health Policy and Practice (3.00)
The problems of health and safety and their management in the workplace and the role of the individual, the community, industry and government in occupational health program development and regulation.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed HAPP 100 with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
HAPP 402 - Environmental Health Policy and Practice (3.00)
Environmental health regulation and man’s place in the environment and problems in management of water, air, food, energy, housing, waste disposal, pests and sanitation.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed HAPP 100 with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
HAPP 403 - Introduction to International Field Research (3.00)
The purpose of this course is to help prepare students for the increasingly sophisticated requirements of a global society, to develop an international perspective on important issues in culture, policy and practice, and to gain experience using social science field research methods. The international experience is designed to enable students to conduct field research on issues that will be of importance to the United States and Europe by studying the inter-relationships of health and social policy, science and technology, culture and life style in an international context. Students learn social science research methods and vocabulary and concepts from the disciplines of sociology, anthropology and health services research. This course includes lectures, structured exercises, field trips, site visits and discussions in the United States and Switzerland. Recommended Preparation: Six social science credits and permission of the instructor.
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
Same as Offered: SOCY 403
|
| |
-
HAPP 405 - Contemporary Issues in Long Term Care (3.00)
This course surveys a very important service and policy component of the health care system. A brief history of the evolution of long-term care provides the foundation to analyze issues such as social, economic and political environments, as well as credentialing, insurance and reimbursement. Various management functions will be examined, including financing, regulation, staffing and education. Case studies will introduce the student to community profile, demographics and housing alternatives.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed HAPP 100 with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
HAPP 411 - Health Regulation and Quality Improvement (3.00)
This course overviews health care regulations and associated quality improvement programs within health care organizations and society. It addresses the dynamic processes by which regulations are developed, proposed, modified, codified, implemented, and enforced at local, state, and federal levels relative to professional and institutional providers. The intersection between health care regulation and quality improvement efforts is addressed from multiple perspectives.
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Writing Intensive
Requirement Group: You must have completed HAPP 100 with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
HAPP 412 - Research Methods in Health (3.00)
This course considers principles of health research, including an overview of different types of health and healthrelated research. The course examines issues in research design, measurement, sampling, and computer applications.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete HAPP 100 and STAT 121 or STAT 350 or STAT 351 or SOCY 301 . All courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
HAPP 429 - Seminar in Geography of Disease and Health (3.00)
Current issues in the geographic distribution of disease and health and location/allocation of health care services. Methods of analysis, including computer applications of statistics and information storage, retrieval and mapping.
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: GES 429
|
| |
-
HAPP 452 - Health Care Organization and Delivery (3.00)
Current issues are reviewed in health care organization, delivery and financing in the United States and the various policies and approaches that impact the changing health care delivery system. Particular emphasis is placed on the implications of technological developments and the increasingly competitive environment in alternative aspects of health care.
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: SOCY 452
Requirement Group: You must complete SOCY 351 or HAPP 100 with a minimum grade of C and your academic standing must be Junior.
|
| |
-
HAPP 495 - Health Administration and Policy Internship (5.00)
Students will serve as interns in medical care or health service organizations, and institutions, with supervision provided at the placement location and by the internship coordinator. Permission will be granted based upon the following: HAPP major, cumulative GPA of a 2.0, senior standing, qualified application, pre-arranged placement in an internship the semester before the internship begins.
Components: Field Studies
Requirement Group: Senior Standing/HAPP Major
|
| |
-
HAPP 496 - Internship Seminar (1.00)
A weekly one-hour seminar will include guest speakers from placement sites discussing organizational and operational problems and approaches, and it will provide for an interchange of experiences and activities among interns.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: HAPP majors with senior standing.
|
| |
-
HAPP 497 - Health Planning and Adminstration (3.00)
This course introduces the application of management principles and practices, strategic planning, recruitment and deployment of staff, legal and ethical issues and financing strategies within health care organizations. Health policy and governmental influences impacting healthcare organizations will also be discussed. The course will focus on using critical thinking skills related to various applications.
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed HAPP 100 and MGMT 210 (ECAD210) with a grade of C or better.
|
| |
-
HAPP 498 - Financial Management and Decision Support for Health Service Organizations (3.00)
An introduction to the budgetary process, ongoing financial management skills at the department level, and decision support activities in independent, as well as, multi-organizational systems. Emphasis on understanding the reporting mechanisms and the accountability that is expected of the departmental manager with regard to resource allocation, including staffing alternatives, technology procurement, supply utilization, and department goal attainment.
Components: Lecture
Topics: Fin Mgmt/Dec Sup Hso
Same as Offered: EHS 498
Requirement Group: HAPP 100 or AGNG 200 or EHS 200 and ECON 121 .100/EHS 200 /AGNG 200 & EC121
|
| |
-
HAPP 499 - Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00)
The student completes an individual project in a specific health administration and policy area under the supervision of a member of the HAPP faculty.
Components: Independent Study
Requirement Group: HAPP Major
|
Hebrew |
| |
-
HEBR 101 - Elementary Modern Hebrew I (4.00)
An introduction to Hebrew as it is spoken and written today. Listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing skills are developed. Introductory exposure to Israeli society and culture is included
Components: Discussion, Lecture
Attributes: Language (GFR)
|
| |
Page: 1 <- Back 10 … 7
| 8
| 9
| 10
| 11
| 12
| 13
| 14
| 15
| 16
| 17
… Forward 10 -> 26 |
Print this Page