Category: Academic Programs & Courses

Students explore the nature of psychological,disorders and maladaptive human behavior. Students,critically examine the major categories of,psychopathology, focusing on the current,symptomatic criteria, theories, and evidence-based,treatment.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: WRT 102 and any 200 level Liberal Arts (General Education),subject.

This course offers students an introduction to the,historical, cultural, social, and economic,development of consumerism in the United States.,Students focus on four issues: the evolution of,the consumer market from the late nineteenth,century up to the present; the impact of,advertising, merchandising, and media,communications in constructing and reinforcing,consumer identities, values, and institutions; the,impact of consumption on the representation and,performance of race, class, gender, and sexuality;,and the long-running debate over the social,effects of consumption.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: WRT-102 and any 200 level Liberal Arts (General Education),subject.

This course covers physical, intellectual,,emotional and social patterns of human,development throughout the lifespan. It includes,the study of the full breadth of human experience,from infancy to old age and the major,psychological theories for describing,,explaining,,and predicting developmental changes.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: WRT 102 and any 200 level Liberal Arts (General Education),subject.

This class is an introduction to media studies,,which examines media technologies, institutions,,culture, and audiences. It uses an,interdisciplinary approach to analyze the content,and impact of diverse media forms and their role,in generating cultural meaning and group and,individual identity. Students learn to evaluate,media content, technologies, and the historical,,cultural, and economic contexts of media,production and explore ways that audiences,consume, interpret, and interact with media,communications.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: WRT 102 and any 200 level Liberal Arts (General Education),subject.

This interdisciplinary course is an examination,of the cultural systems, history, and art of,human beings who espouse the world’s great,religions: Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and,Christianity. The broad course objective is to,introduce students to the differing ways that,humans organize and express their culture and,beliefs, their relationship to nature and the,cosmos, and to each other, through the making and,use of religious concepts, ideologies, art and,architecture.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: Any 300 level Liberal Arts (General Education),subject.

This course includes a survey of varied,populations and art therapy applications. Defined,art therapy processes are experienced to expand,self-awareness on an individual and group basis.,Each student develops and implements an art,therapy intervention with the class. This course,develops the student’s ability to incorporate new,ideas into their chosen art field, as well as an,understanding of individual group roles.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: Any 300 level Liberal Arts (General Education),subject.

The Special Project class is offered on an,occasional basis, with course content specific to,the area being explored.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: WRT-102

Independent Study is available to students who are,at Junior or Senior level standing with a,cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above.,The student may receive approval to work in an,area or on a project that is not otherwise offered,or addressed in the regular curriculum. An,Independent Study should include opportunities for,individual student voice and provide a space for,diverse perspectives. Students may receive credit,toward graduation for no more than 6 credit hours.,The student must submit to the chairperson of the,department in which they wish to study, an,Independent Study Proposal of 150 words (no less),of the student’s plan for study and her/his reason,for choosing to study independently. Once the,department chairperson provides approval and the,instructor for the Independent Study is,determined, the faculty member must write an,Independent Study Syllabus with education goals,,learning outcomes, meeting dates, course,expectations, timelines, and due dates. Art,Education candidates must pass DAE 490 with a,grade of ‘C’ (2.00) or higher to qualify for,certification.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: Take one 3.0 credit, 200 level course from one of the,following subjects: DAH (Art History), DEN (English), DAS,(Academic Studies), DVC (Visual Culture).