Courses

This survey course offers an introduction to the field of global education. Education in the 21st century is undoubtedly a central area for international collaboration as well as contestation. In this survey course, we will examine key debates about the role of education in national & international society, examining the multiple stake holders that work to improve education globally, & their diverse interpretations of that mandate. The course will introduce students to the history of mass education as a global phenomenon, & the comparative ways in which it is now studied. Students will examine both K-12 & higher education.

Liberal Arts Core/CORE Equivalent - satisfies the requirement for Society & Social Sciences for Steinhardt students.

The course is designed to enhance students’ awareness of the multifaceted nature of nutrition problems across the globe and the need for holistic approaches of methods to address them including research. The nutrients, nutrient cycle challenges, maternal and child nutrition - the first 1000 days, will be discussed. The course will review the UNICEF malnutrition structure within the context of livelihood frameworks to demonstrate the linkages between health, nutrition and agriculture. Food security issues and impacts on nutrition and developmental issues will be discussed. The new concept of Econutrition within the framework of preventing malnutrition in Africa will be considered. Assess the strategies and policies in Africa towards addressing food and nutrition issues. Globalization, food habits and nutritional implications will be reviewed. Aging and nutrition within the African contextual factors will be discussed. A review of organisations impacting nutrition in developing countries will be examined.

Introduction to world food problems and their nutritional, economic, and social effects.

This course introduces the current issues related to global nutrition. It integrates basic information about food intake and nutrition into discussions of major nutrition-related problems around the world. The course will present and discuss international, national and community-level policies and programs designed to improve the nutritional status of populations and to overcome barriers to their implementation. This course will also discuss nutritional status as a “continuum” whereby populations can simultaneously have members with severe under-nutrition, good nutritional status, and over-nutrition. The course will focus on the burden of under-nutrition but will also discuss several “emerging” or special topics including the nutrition transition, weaning and complementary feeding, and women and health. This class satisfies Steinhardt student's Societies and Social Sciences CORE requirement.

This course focuses on building knowledge and skills to improve and maintain
individual health founded on the dimensions of well-being. Students examine varying definitions of health, wellbeing, and wellness from a holistic perspective with special attention given to developing and facilitating strategies to improve health-enhancing behaviors. Topics explore risk factors associated with decreased wellbeing, relationship structures, the processes of aging and dying, and the human role in preserving the environment. Students create behavior change material/media on a specific health disparity and dimension of health and wellbeing.

Introduction to Human Physiology is a one-semester course for students with an interest in health care. Little exposure to biology is assumed for this course. This course is heavily concerned with the basic concepts of structural and functional organization of the human body, the terminology involved in the areas of physiology and anatomy, and the understanding of the different anatomo-physiological systems.

Liberal Arts CORE Equivalent - satisfies the requirement for Natural Sciences for Steinhardt students (non-majors)

Students may work in a variety of realms such as drawing, painting, photography and/or folding. During the course the students will have the opportunity of creating alongside the professor in her art studio. Students wishing to carry out a personal creative project are most welcome to develop it during the art classes. However, students choosing this must imperatively have proof prior to beginning art classes. The course includes visits to museum to explore the wide range of subjects and materials available to contemporary artists, and concludes with the exhibition/ theatre performance in a prestigious Parisian venue at the end of the semester.

This course presents a critical analysis of the development, principles, strategies, media, techniques, and effects of propaganda campaigns from ancient civilizations to modern technological society. The course focuses on propaganda in the context of government, religion, revolution, war, politics, and advertising, and explores implications for the future of propaganda in the cybernetic age.

This course introduces students to key concepts of communication, media, culture, and technology. Surveys the models, theories, and analytical perspectives that form the foundations for the study of the major in Media, Culture, and Communication. Topics include modes of communication, rhetoric, persuasion, public sphere, mass media, media effects, reception, global media, social media, ideology, cultural practices, discourse, data, and algorithmic culture. Satisfies Core Societies & Social Sciences for non-MCC Steinhardt students.

Introduces students to the study of media, culture, and communication. The course surveys models, theories, and analytical perspectives that form the basis of study in the major. Topics include dialogue, discourse, mass and interpersonal communication, political economy, language, subject-formation, critical theory, experience, and reception. Liberal Arts Core/CORE Equivalent for Societies and the Social Sciences.

This course provides an overview of the most relevant qualitative methods used to research media audiences, platforms, technologies, industry, history, policies and texts.

An examination of the ways in which culture and context shape counselor and client identities and their cross-cultural encounters. Topics include individual identities and systems of societal privilege and oppression associated with gender and sexuality, race/ethnicity, disabilities, class, religion, and other forms of cultural influences. The course also focuses on effective strategies for navigating cross-cultural relationships in helping professions.

An examination of the ways in which culture and context shape counselor and client identities and their cross-cultural encounters. Topics include individual identities and systems of societal privilege and oppression
associated with gender and sexuality, race/ethnicity, disabilities, class, religion, and other forms of cultural influences. The course also focuses on effective strategies for navigating cross-cultural relationships in
helping professions.

Assignments, critiques and demonstrations through in-the-studio-practices for the more advanced painting student. The relationship between form and content (technique and concept) is informed by art history and theory. Such processes as palette orientation, paint manipulation, and canvas preparation are discussed as well as contemporary painting practices. Individual and group critiques support studio activities.

How can we explain the many violent conflicts around the world today? What is the lived experience of people in conflict-affected contexts? What can international and local actors do to build peace? These are just some of the many questions that undergraduate students will tackle in this introduction to peace and conflict studies. Students will become familiar with theoretical perspectives, real-world examples, and analytical skills to better understand, critically evaluate, and respond to contemporary issues related to peace and conflict.

This course is an introduction to the concepts and techniques used to manage
performing arts organizations. Subjects include organizational structure, trustee/staff relations, marketing, audience building, fund-raising, human resources, community engagement, performance measurement, leadership, strategic planning, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Through readings, class discussion, case exercises, and engaging with professional arts managers, students will acquire an understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing performing arts managers.

Consideration of the major theories of personality. The work of various theorists is discussed as it relates to personality development through the life span.

Liberal Arts Core/CORE Equivalent - satisfies the requirement for Society & Social Sciences for Steinhardt students.

Introduction to the use of photography as a medium of documentation and expression. Assignments and critiques enhance the development of individual work while developing photographic skills and techniques. Students provide their own camera and paper. Enlargers and photographic chemicals are provided in class.

Assignments, critiques and demonstrations in an intensive survey course for the more advanced printmaking student covering a variety of printmaking techniques including etching, monotype, woodcut, and silkscreen. many new and innovative printmaking media and techniques will be introduced throughout the semester. Demonstrations and lectures. Aesthetic and historical concerns addressed throughout the course.

This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts and skills required to
record, arrange, and produce contemporary popular songs and other compositions. Students explore basic production technology and tools, including how to utilize a digital audio workstation, various recording formats, microphones, synthesis, arrangement, and mixing, and how to collaborate with other stakeholders and artists. Students develop a familiarity with essential productions across a broad set of genres.