Graduate Courses

A seven-week one-credit courses analyzing & applying the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) in the transcription & subsequent pronunciation of foreign language (French) song texts. Also included in the curriculum will be the integration of grammar, spelling and language modification in accommodating acoustical shifts in the singing voice as they apply to the sung pronunciation. Students will be asked to utilize technology in uploading performance examples & researching sources for final projects and weekly assignments.

A seven-week one-credit courses analyzing & applying the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) in the transcription & subsequent pronunciation of foreign language (German) song texts. Also included in the curriculum will be the integration of grammar, spelling and language modification in accommodating acoustical shifts in the singing voice as they apply to the sung pronunciation. Students will be asked to utilize technology in uploading performance examples & researching sources for final projects and weekly assignments.

A seven-week one-credit courses analyzing & applying the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) in the transcription & subsequent pronunciation of foreign language (Italian) song texts. Also included in the curriculum will be the integration of grammar, spelling and language modification in accommodating acoustical shifts in the singing voice as they apply to the sung pronunciation. Students will be asked to utilize technology in uploading performance examples & researching sources for final projects and weekly assignments.

Intercollegiate athletics play an integral role on a college campus. Oftentimes the athletics programs act as “the front porch to a university”, bringing national attention and front-page news for great accomplishments or damaging controversies. This course is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of the operations and importance of intercollegiate athletics and how it will/does impact them as future/current college administrators.

Study of dance as cultural practice, exploring dance from a broad spectrum of cultures. Focus on theoretical and practical application of key concepts and dance forms as they relate to cultural identity, representation, and education. Includes critical analysis of dance in the studio, film, and written materials. Implications for curriculum and instruction are stressed.

This course offers multidisciplinary perspectives on language learning and use in the context of globalization. Topics may include (1) cross-cultural communication in the classroom, including the role of ethnicity, race, gender, and social class; (2) the relationships among home/school/community language use and school achievement; (4) cross-cultural perspectives on language socialization; and (5) language varieties in the classroom and other settings. The course emphasizes developing intercultural competence as education professionals.

Cultural perspectives on language learning, language use and education. Focus on sociolinguistic issues in education and pedagogical implications for linguistic and cultural minority students. Central topics include cross-cultural communication in the classroom, including the role of ethnicity, race, gender and social class; the relationships between home/community language use patterns and school achievement; cultural perspectives on school-community relations; cross-cultural perspectives on parenting and language socialization; standard and nonstandard language varieties in the classroom; and effective instructional approaches for linguistically and culturally diverse classrooms.

This course is designed to promote the development & application of interdisciplinary, collaborative approaches to evidence-based management of patients with complex needs. Through the use of case studies, student led discussions & learning exercises, students will work as a team to review & critique treatment & management practices. Discipline-specific standards of care, problem-solving approaches to ethical decision-making & case management, & skill sets central to competent health care will be emphasized. Understanding & valuing the contribution of each discipline is essential for effective interdisciplinary case management.

Through the use of case studies, student-led discussions and learning exercises, students work as a team to review and critique assessment and management practices for individuals with swallowing impairments and compromised nutrition and hydration. Students examine discipline-specific and person-centered standards of care, problem-solving approaches to ethical decision-making and case management, and skill sets central to competent health care. Students also participate in an interactive testing and cooking lab as a culminating experience.

This course explores art making using a variety of media and materials in relation to thematic and inquiry-driven methods.The conceptual focus for this interdisciplinary studio course is that all art is created in dialogue, referencing art history and process, and in response to specific societal, environmental or political issues. Students are involved in independent and collective artistic inquiry and participate in studio critique formats and discussions focused on relevant contemporary artists and select readings.

Articulating Visual Arts is designed to help students express & sharpen their thinking & writing about visual art. Topics will include how to write an artist’s statement, exhibit reviews as well as catalog essays. Additionally students will explore how artists apply creativity, in thinking & writing, as part of their practice in visual arts & other media. Readings include texts by contemporary & past visual arts masters such as Frieda Kahlo, Richard Prince, Robert Smithson, Andy Warhol, Barbara Kruger, among others.

Picasso famously said: "Art is the lie that tells the truth." Students will read and discuss texts exploring such topics as personal myth/legend and fictionalized confession. Questions of authenticity and personal revelation will be discussed as they relate to contemporary art practice. Students will complete three studio projects that reflect these and related issues. Because this is an interdisciplinary studio course, any medium, e.g., painting, photo, performance, installation, video, sculpture, drawing, digital, is acceptable as a means to explore class content. Regular visits to galleries are not only encouraged, they are expected.

This course is constructed around the belief that artists are highly adaptable & flexible, & that their role in an arts community (& the community at large) is fundamental to their practice. To that end, this intensive MFA-only course will serve as a communal laboratory investigating the meaning of “contemporary practice.” The course will pose the question: how does a young artist find community in the art world? As a result, the course is cursory experiment in community building.

Violent conflicts erode the fabric of communities by diminishing social bonds and trust. What is the impact of violence on societies, and how can groups live and work together in peace following violence? This course explores social psychological
underpinnings of conflict and violence; the impact of conflict and violence on
individuals, communities, and institutions; the psychology of building peace; and various strategies for peace building, including intergroup contact, peace education, transitional justice, mass media campaigns, etc

This course introduces students to regression techniques from a simulation-based perspective, with emphasis on applications rather than mathematical theory. Topics include linear regression with a single predictor and multiple predictors; linear regression assumptions, diagnostics, and interpretation; prediction and inference; transformations and interactions; analysis of variance (ANOVA); and logistic regression. The programming language R is used throughout the course. Appropriate for grad students interested in learning techniques for analyzing quantitative data.