Courses

The Indian Ocean world has emerged as a major area of research in recent decades, although connections across the Indian Ocean go back to antiquity: the spice trade; the circulation of stimulants like betel leaf and areca nut, qat, coffee, and tea; the dispersal of staples like rice and millet; and the supply of specialty comestibles, such as sea cucumber and swallow’s nests. Through readings, essays and class discussion, students explore the period before European hegemony to study the connected histories of food in the Indian Ocean world.

What are the distinctions between facts, data, information, opinion, and understanding? Through what techniques of argumentation are these concepts discovered and/or achieved? Course introduces students to rhetoric—the art of persuasion. We explore techniques of rhetoric related to truth telling and opinion formation. We consider the significance of these activities to the city (polis) and matters held in common (res publica). Activities include participant observations of persuasion in courtroom settings. Optimal for students considering law careers.

Techniques and concepts applied to music literature of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Synthesis through analysis, performance, and composition using contrapuntal and harmonic textures.

Introduces colleges & universities as a career professional field. Emphasis on historical development, philosophical & sociological foundations, the structure & variety of students & institutions; governance & administration, professional standards, the role of specialists, ethical problems & relationships to other professions & educational sectors.




the role of specialists, ethical problems & relationships to other professions & educational sectors.

Multidisciplinary examination of seminal concepts of modernization, development and global analysis and their application to education. Students explore the mission of international education in different cultural, social and economic contexts and the underlying theoretical assumptions and models that inform development projects undertaken by international and regional development organizations.

Interventions aimed at ameliorating mental illness & promoting wellness are examined. Integration of research & treatment models that consider mental health well-being in terms of pathology with models of wellness broadly conceived as optimal psychological & physical development. The meanings of “wellness,” “health,” & “illness” across lines of identity (e.g. ethnicity, culture, gender, sexuality, class, & age) are explored. Pathological outcomes (e.g., depression, anxiety, psychosis) are examined in tandem with such constructs as resilience, hope, wisdom, & spirituality, & considered at the individual, interpersonal, & community level.

Overview of current theory and practice in curriculum development and assessment. Application to Pre-K through 6th grade classrooms in urban settings emphasized.

Introduces the systematic study of language. Prepares educators to understand theory and research on language use and development. Explores implications of such study for English teaching- reading and composition teaching- foreign language teaching- and working with people with language disorders.

Introduces colleges & universities as a career professional field. Emphasis on historical development, philosophical & sociological foundations, the structure & variety of students & institutions; governance & administration, professional standards, the role of specialists, ethical problems & relationships to other professions & educational sectors.

Internationally, communities approach the idea of human rights (HR) though many histories, traditions, and values. This course studies those differences and returns to the foundational questions of contemporary HR, asking: “what do we owe one another and how do we express and share those values and obligations?” Through this course students shall: 1) become more familiar with the history of HR and associated educational projects, 2) gain familiarity with the theoretical foundations of the same, and 3) become adept in the use of both as tools in the service of wider international and domestic educational goals.

This course is designed to introduce students to a framework of affirmative
psychological practice with LGBTQ+ clients. Students will learn about interventions,
assessment, diagnosis, education, and research with LGBTQ+ clients across the lifespan. Students will also be exposed to scholarship and clinical applications that center the identities of LGBTQ+ clients.

This course focuses on the foundational skills required for beginning to read, as well as on how to foster and assess the overall literacy development of diverse learners in the early elementary grades. A wide range of instructional strategies, texts, lesson formats, and digital resources are explored. Classroom field experiences provide opportunities for application of instructional practices in beginning reading.

This course focuses on the foundational skills required for beginning to read, as well as on how to foster and assess the overall literacy development of diverse learners in the early elementary grades. A wide range of instructional strategies, texts, lesson formats, and digital resources are explored. Classroom field experiences provide opportunities for application of instructional practices in beginning reading.

Introduction to music education as a profession, exploring the issues and relevant literature that inform and challenge music educators in the context of a diverse and changing culture.

Introduction to music education as a profession, exploring the issues and relevant literature that inform and challenge music educators in the context of a diverse and changing culture.

This course orients students to the profession of occupational therapy & its historical & philosophical development. The course examines activities & occupations in the contest in which humans engage & participate in them. Tools of practice, service delivery models, practice settings, & current issues that influence the profession are also examined. Concepts in this foundational course are taught via lecture, discussion, field experiences & lab practica.

This course orients students to the profession of occupational therapy, including its historical and philosophical development. The course further examines activities and occupations in their associated context, including an in-depth examination of the therapeutic value of activities and occupations through activities analysis, synthesis, and gradation. Tools of practice, teaching and learning process, service delivery models, practice settings, and current issues that influence the profession are also examined.

This course focuses on the history & changing role of school counselors, including innovative roles & modes of intervention (e.g., direct service, consultation, program development & use of data). In addition, the counselor’s role in career development, school reform & social advocacy will be emphasized in accordance with the American School Counseling Association National Model.

History, philosophy and role of education as the foundation of education for all students. Legalization and litigation affecting the provision of services and life opportunities for individuals with diverse characteristics and needs. Characteristics of individuals with disabilities and the effect of those disabilities on learning and behavior. Included study of education and special education service delivery systems, employment, and community-based resources and supports.

This course will include further study of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols as they apply to the French language and the rules for lyrical pronunciation of French. Students will be required to transliterate song texts into IPA and demonstrate mastery of the diction rules through the performance of assigned repertoire.