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3.00 Credits
3 credits The student serves as A teaching assistant to the faculty member who has accepted them. The course includes both studying the process of planning, implementing, and evaluating the course curriculum, and assisting with the preparation and teaching of the course. This course is recommended for students interested in studying a particular subject in more depth, and for those wishing to participate in the planning and teaching process. See Teaching Assistantships on page 48 for details.
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3 credits This course provides A comprehensive review of the biology and conservation of cetaceans. A thorough grounding in cetacean mammalogy and population biology will prepare students to understand conservation problems presented as case histories by leading researchers in the field. Prerequisites: One year general biology and two upper-level biology courses.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This upper-level survey course covers the evolution, systematics, anatomy, physiology, and behavior of freshwater, marine, and anadromous fishes from temperate to tropical environments. The course also examines the diversity of fish interactions in aquatic communities: predator/prey relationships, host/ symbiont interactions, and the various roles of fishes as herbivores. Study of inter- and intra-specific predator/prey relationships among fish populations in aquatic communities integrates principles of ecology. Access to the collection of the New England Aquarium provides an extraordinary opportunity to understand principles of ichthyology through the study of living fish. Prerequisites: one year general biology and two upper-level biology courses. Offered spring semester, annually.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is designed to explore and analyze selected topics in health that affect women's lives from adolescence through old age. It places women's health issues in context with their individual biological and psychosocial development, their family roles, and their roles in the larger society. The multicultural focus is on differences women in the United States experience due to race/ethnicity and sociocultural differences. Obstacles to optimum health for minority women in the United States are examined. Prerequisite: Any laboratory science course.
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3.00 Credits
1-12 credits An independent study offers students an opportunity to explore A topic not available through the current course offerings, or to explore A subject in greater depth than is possible in A regular course. For more information, see Independent Study guidelines. Prerequisites: Upperclass standing and permission of the instructor and division director for Humanities.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course in community service learning (CSL) offers Child Studies students an opportunity to work with children and/or issues related to children in placements concerned with the process of social change. CSL is based on experiential education and critical, reflective analysis of the underlying social issues facing a particular community. In This course the focus is on the underlying issues of violence in our culture and the corresponding needs for evolving peaceable communities. Students use personal and professional reflection to help them with community building, group collaboration, and consensus decision-making. Prerequisite: CCHST 1441 or permission of the division director. The field component of This course must be completed successfully in order for the student to pass This course. A grade of C- or better in This course is required to continue in the Child Studies Professional major.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Students expand their knowledge of recreation to include the realities of recreation leaderships in community settings. The course examines the function of play and leisure in the lives of young people, and surveys various kinds of recreation programs. Practical delivery skills in leading community recreation activities are emphasized.
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6.00 Credits
6 credits The student works in an appropriate setting for an average of 12-15 hours per week for the full semester under the supervision of an experienced professional. Field placement settings include community service organizations, residential group homes, recreation agencies, schools, family support agencies, court, and afterschool programs. The student meets with A Lesley College supervisor for A two-hour seminar to examine issues arising from the student's field experience and to relate these issues to theories of child development and social policy. Prerequisites: A 2.3 cumulative grade point average in required courses; an overall grade point average of 2.0, or permission of the practicum coordinator.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course focuses on A specific topic in Child Studies.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits The student serves as A teaching assistant to the faculty member who has accepted them. The course includes both studying the process of planning, implementing, and evaluating the course curriculum, and assisting with the preparation and teaching of the course. The course is recommended for students interested in studying a particular subject in depth, and for those wishing to participate in the planning and teaching process. See Teaching Assistantships on page 48 for details.
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