Graduate Courses

Students will examine the theoretical & practical issues that continue to influence the training of pianists. By exploring historical pedagogical & performance practices, students will come to understand the core principles & diversity of pianistic performance traditions. Topics include the evolution of the piano & its repertoire over three centuries & pedagogical approaches that evolved concurrently regarding articulation & pedal; physical technique & virtuosity; & expressive timing.

Course is designed to trace the dominant traditions in contemporary American piano pedagogy. Focuses on the philosophies, methods, & techniques associated with major pedagogues including Heinrich Neuhaus , Konstantin Igumnov, Alexander Brailowsky, Vladimir Horowitz, Sascha Gorodnitzki, Adele Marcus , Clifford Curzon, Beveridge Webster, Rudolf Firkušný, Leonard Stein, & David Burge. Students will examine the lasting influence of Artur Schnabel & Ferruccio Busoni on American pedagogy. Students will perform a final solo recital & produce a statement of teaching philosophy.

In this course, students explore the interplay between college student populations and the campus environment and examine the ways in which campus environments can be enhanced to maximize student success and satisfaction. Concepts and issues related to safety, inclusion, equity, campus climate, and retention are discussed as crucial environmental considerations in response to the increasingly diverse characteristics of U.S. college students.

Examination of the organization, function, & objectives of two-year colleges. Investigation of their operations, including research into problems of curriculum development, student services, articulation, & special programs designed to meet community needs.

This course focuses on the practices of teaching, and the creation of critical learning environments that have a sustained and substantial impact on how students think, act, and feel. Together, we will explore the fundamentals of course management, strategies for student engagement, and tools for self-assessment and course evaluation. It is designed primarily for new instructors of record and teaching assistants. Students who complete this course will have a better understanding of how and when teaching works.

The rapid growth of nonprofit arts organizations to license the use of artistic works to commercial enterprises has attracted the attention of leaders in the nonprofit, government, and private sectors. This course explores the social and economic impact of these industries in the US and the UK, and examines how arts administrators manage their effects and contribute to policy development.

The major goal of this advanced developmental psychology course is to explore the lives and futures of Black children, youth, and families with a focus on how their lives are impacted by various structures and social institutions while also appreciating their needs and development. Through a combination of discussions, projects, and immersive learning experiences, this course centers the humanity, promise, and well-being of Black children and youth in order to deepen our understanding of how Black children and their families thrive.

This course is designed to introduce students to research on the adaptation of immigrant origin youth. The course will concentrate on psychological, anthropological, sociological, & educational contributions to the study of immigrant children & adolescents. We will review the growing presence of immigrant youth in public schools in the United States & other post-industrial societies. We will consider a variety of stressors involved in the process of immigration along with the concomitant repercussions on the martial dyad, family relationships, & on the children themselves. We will explore the relevant literature on community forces, marginality, & minority status. We will consider the new research efforts to describe the various pathways immigrant children take in (trans)forming their developing identities. Lastly, we will examine the critical role of the educational experience on the adaptation of immigrant youth.

What is writing for? How do writers and writing develop? In this doctoral-level seminar, students explore the nature of writing as a tool for organizing
consciousness, along with cognitive, sociocultural, and critical perspectives on the teaching and development of writing. We will pay particular attention to research methods and technological tools available to study and facilitate these literacy processes. Applying concepts and methods covered in this course, students pursue independent projects in areas of professional interest.

Doctoral-level forum at which speakers & students address current topics in developmental science including neurobiological, behavioral, & contextual processes across infancy, childhood, adolescence, & early adulthood. Topics are aimed at consolidation of doctoral students' advanced understanding of theoretical foundations & empirical innovations in the study of human development. Focuses on
social development, emotional development, & cognitive development within multiple cultural & socioeconomic contexts. Areas of research may include children’s language development, development of executive function & effortful control, & cultural & ethnic identity development.

Nature of work, career patterns, occupations choice, job satisfaction, work & leisure as problems of education & vocational development.

Methods of developmental stimulation, selection, creation, and evaluation of materials, group management, and program planning. This course is one of four parts of an interdepartmental offering in infant and toddler group care.

Course focuses on creating live and/or mediated ethnotheatrical verbatim performances using various source materials such as interview transcripts and recorded broadcasts. Through theoretical readings, performance viewings, source material selection, and performance creation, participants acquire analysis skills and ethnoacting techniques used to create verbatim performances. Participants gain insights into the aesthetics, ethics, opportunities, and challenges associated with the verbatim style, and an understanding of its value as a tool for education and activism.

Introduction to the elements and participants affecting visual arts organizations in the United States. In addition to examining the position of the artist in society, the course analyzes the cultural environment in which art and arts organizations operate and the structure and management of organization that present artwork, - in both non profit and commercial venues. Students study the particular intersections between for profit and non profit areas in the visual arts as well as the strategies and techniques needed to manage visual arts organizations effectively. The course addresses the whole art system and how various elements/organizations/individuals interact and influence one another

This course examines historical and contemporary issues surrounding the internationalization of higher education in the United States, focusing on how the production of knowledge about international issues changes according to transformations in global political, economic, social, and cultural contexts. The course first establishes a theoretical foundation in issues related to the production of knowledge, national interests, universities, and globalization and education and then turns to the history of university internationalization in the U.S. Readings and discussion will trace the early “borrowing” of educational models from Europe, the historical development of the U.S. research university, the establishment of area studies centers after World War II, the explosion of student interest in study abroad, and the increasing establishment of satellite campuses and university partnerships in places such as the Persian Gulf and Singapore.

This course focuses on how the drinking of spirits shaped human history and expressed cultural values. Students will examine the relationship between beverages and power, exploring how the dynamic changed over time in response to evolving political, social, and religious institutions. To complement the historical perspective of how and why popular spirits changed over time,
students learn to mix and taste the cocktails being studied.

This course examines how college impact students. Specifically, it is designed to introduce graduate students to those pre-&-existing institutional conditions, educational practices, & campus experiences that influence student decision-making, ranging from college choice to retention. Students will learn about major theoretical perspectives explaining the formative relationship between the college environment & the student, the research informing & emerging from these perspectives, & how each can be used to inform their own processes of decision-making regarding what constitutes the effective educational policies & practices.

This seminar is designed for advanced doctoral students working with interview data or other narrative materials and asking questions about internal, psychological processes. The listening guide method will be taught In a workshop format covering the entire research process from posing a question to writing up findings. Psychodynamics and cultural factors integral to research will be discussed. Students may work on their own data as well as on interviews conducted as part of the class. Weekly assignments will follow the steps of the Listening Guide and a final paper is required demonstrating the student’s mastery of the method.

This seminar is designed for advanced students working with interview data or narrative texts and asking psychological questions. The listening guide method will be taught in a workshop format covering the research process from asking a question to writing up findings. Psychodynamic and cultural factors impinging on what can and cannot be spoken will be discussed. Students may work with their own data or with interviews conducted as part of the class. Weekly exercises and a final paper are required.

The course will enable the student to: provide patient related instruction; educate others using a variety of teaching methods that are commensurate with the needs and unique characteristics of the learner; provide consultative services using the physical therapist's skills to individuals, businesses, schools, government agencies, or other organizations; expressively and receptively communicate with patients, clients, family caregivers, practitioners, consumers, payers and policy makers; and take responsibility for communication or discussion of diagnoses or clinical impressions with other practitioners.