Graduate Courses

This course examines the processes that inform how one makes the object and its connection to the visual. The goal of the course is to help the student sharpen his/her point-of-view and to develop constructive motivational tools. To aid in the process we will address the conflict between such binaries as: art and craft, art and ideas and the social and physical space of art. Our method will include individual studio meetings, group critiques, presentations and exhibitions of art. Readings and exhibitions will be assigned according to students" particular research needs. They may include; Philip Fisher, "Making and Effacing Art"; Craig Owens, "Beyond Recognition: Representation, Power and Culture" and James Hillman, "The Dream and the Underworld", as well as student suggested readings

This course is designed for students who have a strong foundation in immersive
sound principles and techniques and wish to deepen their knowledge through hands-on projects. Through a series of guided projects and individual exploration, students work on advanced challenges in immersive sound design, spatial audio research, and interactive audio experiences. The course emphasizes practical skills development, creative problem-solving, and collaboration in the context of real-world immersive sound projects.

Projects selected by students to reflect their artistic preoccupation or to provide research in particular skills, subjects, or trends in painting.

Projects selected by students to reflect their artistic preoccupation or to provide research in particular skills, subjects, or trends in photography. Individual attention is given to the evaluation of each student’s work, black and white photographic processes and procedures and analysis of subject matter. The interrelationship with contemporary image making is emphasized.

Projects selected by students to reflect their artistic preoccupation's or to provide research in particular skills, subjects, or trends in contemporary printmaking.

This course will provide students with hands-on experience facilitating action interventions in psychodrama, such as creating contracts, scene setting, training auxiliaries, the walk & talk, directing the psychodrama vignette & psychodrama with individuals. Upon completion of Psychodrama & Sociometry & Advanced Psychodrama & Sociometry, the student will have accrued sufficient hours of training to begin psychodrama practicum.

This course enables the student to independently examine and reexamine a patient or client with musculoskeletal problems by obtaining a pertinent history from the patient or client and from other relevant sources by performing relevant systems review, and by selecting appropriate age-related tests and measure. The courses also enable the student: to provide direct physical therapy interventions to achieve patient/client outcomes based on the examination and the impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities

This course enables the student to independently examine and reexamine a patient or client with musculoskeletal problems by obtaining a pertinent history from the patient or client and from other relevant sources by performing relevant systems review, and by selecting appropriate age-related tests and measure. The courses also enable the student: to provide direct physical therapy interventions to achieve patient/client outcomes based on the examination and the impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities.

A review of selected current topics in second language and education research. Opportunity for students to enhance their knowledge of research approaches and content in areas such as second language acquisition, foreign language development, bilingual literacy, cross-cultural pragmatics, sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics. Students will pursue individual areas of interest by completing a project under faculty guidance. (11/16/1999). To be taken near the end of the student's program of study. The culminating and integrative experience of the master's degree programs in foreign languages and bilingual education: each student presents his or her findings on the problem or problems he or she has pursued and studies their implications relative to local, regional and national professional issues.

As a core component of the training program, seminar provides students with experience in professional presentations of their work, exposes them to strong models of such presentations, & explores substantive, methodological, & professional issues not covered in classes. In addition to student presentations, there will be outside speakers, faculty presentations, discussions of pertinent journal article, & discussion of professional issues.

In addition to developing the candidacy paper this course provides an overview of the profession. Students become familiar with the components of the candidacy paper & begin to research & develop information related to those components. Profession-related topics include vita construction, identifying & pursuing faculty positions in higher education, the major conferences & publications in the profession, the critical steps & major benchmarks in doctoral training & funding sources for doctoral research.

This seminar is intended for advanced doctoral students who wish to explore in greater depth questions of theory & method raised by the Listening Guide.

This seminar is intended for advanced doctoral students who wish to explore in greater depth questions of theory and method raised by the Listening Guide.

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Course explores the intersection of gender, identity, culture and food. Students will analyze the influences of sexual identity, human sexuality, sexual orientation and gender on real and perceived cultural views of food and consumption. Topics will address how society assigns gender to food by investigating historical and contemporary texts. Employing advertisements, menus, recipes, cookbooks, television programs, films and packaging, students will critically analyze gendering practices. Theoretical frameworks will include queer theory, early feminist theory, Whiteness theory and emerging male studies and transgender studies.

This course explores organic agriculture from multiple angles, starting with a historical exploration of organic and finishing with policy approaches to organic. Specific aspects studied include the environmental benefits of organic production systems, the political economy of the US organic regulation, health benefits of organic, and organic consumption and marketing.

This course focuses on contemporary political struggles for control over agrifood systems. The course examines the relationship between the capitalist development of agrifood systems and national sovereignty and focusses on Latin America, a major U.S. agricultural trading partner. Students will review recent research on topics, such as trade integration, land grabbing, food systems financialization, states and contemporary agrarian policies, agroecology, and transnational peasant movements.

This course examines the business and public policy impacts of music publishers
and record labels in the contemporary music industry, from the creation of copyrights in musical
compositions and sound recordings through the many ways in which those copyrights generate
income for songwriters and artists. Students will have the opportunity to deeply explore and
undertake guided research at the intersection of art and the business of musi

Educational Leaders work in public & private schools & universities, as well as in social agencies, unions, community organizations, policy organizations, & educational think tanks. Increasingly, educational advocates need to understand how to collaborate with others to achieve their goals through collective &/or community action. In this course, we examine how social movements & advocacy organizations have influenced policy & practice in educational institutions. How do these organizations mobilize to achieve their purpose? This course examines the strategies & tactics that successful advocates use to organize constituencies & achieve their purposes.

A critical listening study of acoustic music recordings that develops the student's ability to define and evaluate aesthetic elements of recorded music. Students explore recorded music attributes including dynamic range, stereo imaging, perceived room acoustics, the use of reverb and equalization, naturalness, and the listening perspectives.