Courses

This course explores how forms of media and popular culture have historically constructed a sense of realism, authenticity, or access to direct experience through various technologies, production, marketing, programming, performance techniques and promotion practices. It will survey the history of hoaxes, spectacles, photography, documentary, news, robotics, video games, virtual reality, reality television, and social media in order to trace the history and analyze the repercussions of the ethics, aesthetics and business of "the real".

Etiology, pathology, and sequela of selected medical, psychiatric, orthopedic, and neurological conditions that frequently necessitate occupational therapy intervention. Standard diagnostic systems and somatic treatments are reviewed.

This course provides a study of evidenced-based nutrition guidelines for acute and chronic disease conditions. Through case studies, assigned readings, learning guides, class presentations, and lectures, students explore the relationship of food and nutrition to medicine, including physiological and clinical basis of disease processes and medical, surgical, and diet therapies for disease conditions. This course fulfills competenices for the NYU Dietetic Internship and is restricted to dietetic interns.

Application of evaluation and intervention methods in psychosocial occupational therapy practice. Screening, assessment, goal-setting, planning of intervention, implementation of intervention, and program planning in mental health settings. Therapeutic use of self, activity based treatment and clinical application of occupational therapy frames of reference. Major psychiatric disorders as clinical examples.

A historical analysis of mental health viewed within a changing social & political context. Special attention given to the changing notions of mental health. Applications to different populations & symptoms &, as a corollary, changing notions of intervention.

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 t he 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 t he 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 t he examination and the impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities.

This course is designed to expose students to the complex real-world datasets commonly used in machine learning applications. The course provides an accessible introduction to supervised machine learning, while covering aspects of data collection and cleaning. Specific topics include model construction, evaluation, and regularization, as well as web scraping, text data, feature construction, and measurement error. Students complete short assignments, longer homework sets, and a final project.

This course engages the sculpture student interested in small metal construction & cross-disciplinary approaches to object making. Noticing that a growing number of contemporary artists are producing work with their hands, using methods & materials traditionally associated with craft, this course will focus on the object materiality & the condition of their construction. We will pay close attention to the psychical & physical processes involved in the handmade object, & explore the intersection where process & product, idea & material, tradition & innovation meld.

Beginning and traditional techniques for jewelry and metalsmithing. Through demonstrations and practice, students create individual projects in a variety of materials. Discussions and assignments consider preconceived notions about jewelry as well as structural design problems.

Beginning & traditional techniques for jewelry & metalsmithing. Through demonstrations & practice, students create individual projects in a variety of materials. Discussions & assignments consider preconceived notions about jewelry as well as structural design problems.

The relationship between learning outcomes and assessment is considered in relation to how it influences instructional decisions especially with respect to development of curriculum. The roles of instructional strategies, motivation, classroom management, curriculum and technology are addressed as a means of sustaining learner interest and cooperation.

Research procedures in all phases of theatre and educational theatre.

This course continues to build your learning as you develop a further repertoire of practices and understandings to support your growth as an innovative professional educator who uses inclusive and culturally relevant design through the use of counter narratives to develop science curricula that are technologically rich, engaging and practically and intellectually challenging for middle and high school students in grades 5-12.

Introduces students to several methods of analyzing the content, production, and contexts of media in society. Students explore the basic approaches of textual analysis, political economy, and ethnography. Students adopt, adapt and employ these methods in their own analyses, survey and data collection, and ethnographies. Students create their work by means of digitally mediated image annotation and manipulation, data collection and visualization, and audio/video production.

Techniques and practice of creative drama. Students lead classes; weekly critiques. laboratory experience.

Techniques and practice of creative drama. Students lead classes; weekly critiques. Laboratory experience.

Identifies characteristics of high-incidence disabilities impacting learning, attention, and behavior in early childhood settings. Related curriculum and instructional methods for increasing student efficacy in across general and special education, with the use of assistive technologies. Focuses on a wide range of learning environments including home, school, and recreational settings. Teacher knowledge/skill development on family and professional partnerships, inclusion, advocacy, interagency collaboration.