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  • GS 466: Internship in Global Studies

    3.00 Credits
    Mitchell College

    3 credits The internship experience is intended to provide International Studies majors with practical experience in an international setting allowing students to apply theoretical knowledge they have gained. Faculty directors must approve in advance the internship site and a written description of the duties and responsibilities the students will perform. The students' workplace supervisors must sign descriptions. The faculty director will also confer periodically with the workplace supervisors about the students' performance and progress. The experience of the internship should provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the mission and functioning of the organization or agency at which the internship takes place. It should also furnish ongoing opportunities for student interns to become involved with issues of international significance, as well as to interact with individuals, preferably from different countries, engaged in varied aspects of international affairs.
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  • GS 490: Senior Project in Global Studies

    3.00 Credits
    Mitchell College

    3 credits The Senior Project is the capstone experience for International Studies majors. Working under faculty direction, students examine significant areas of research interest and produce final projects, either integrating learning across a broad spectrum of international concerns, or examining a particular international issue in great depth. Senior projects typically involve investigating the history and causes of a significant international issue, analyzing the successful resolution of an important international situation, or investigating the role played by an international organization in addressing a concern of importance. The Senior Project may also build upon the experience of the Internship in International Studies, depending on student interest and faculty approval.
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  • GV 210: Geography and International Relations

    3.00 Credits
    Mitchell College

    3 Credits This course in geography is unique in its thematic approach to bridging the social sciences with the earth sciences. This is possible through its understanding of the dynamics of cultures, societies, politics and economies (also known as human geography) to its understanding of physical and environmental landscapes (known as physical geography).
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  • GV 232: Political Science Internship

    6.00 - 15.00 Credits
    Mitchell College

    6 to 15 credits. (spring) Prerequisites: GV119 or permission of instructor. Provides students who are accepted for the Connecticut General Assembly Legislative Internship Program with an opportunity to receive practical experience in the discipline.
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  • GV 301: The American Presidency

    3.00 Credits
    Mitchell College

    3 credits (fall) Taking a historical perspective on the development of the whole office of the presidency, this course focuses on both the man and the office. We will look at the evolution and growth of the presidency and the evolution of that office to date. The American Presidency is a rather unique office, one of the few unique creations of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and the men who have held that office have exercised powers wielded by few executives in democratic societies.
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  • GV 315: Foundations of Public Administration

    3.00 Credits
    Mitchell College

    3 credits (fall) Prerequisites: CJ247 or HS115 or GV119; or permission of the instructor. This course will involve the study of administrative theory, the context of bureaucracy, the environment of public service and the role of administrators in government. The students will examine theoretical approached to understanding the administration of criminal justice and human services agencies. This course will provide a selective survey of theoretical formations and empirical studies in public administration. NOTE: Offered as CJ315, GV315, and HS315. Students may receive credit for this under one listing only (CJ315, GV315, or HS315).
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  • GV 4XX: International Issues

    3.00 Credits
    Mitchell College

    3 credits This course examines, in their complex historical contexts, current world crises and other international issues. Particular attention will be paid to the roles played by individual nations and collaborative groups of nations in attempting to resolve crises and to the efforts of major international organizations, such as the United Nations, human rights groups as well as grass roots civilian initiatives. Students will report on news and analyses in international media, and foreign policy journals, and will propose innovative approaches to resolving the conflicts and issues examined.
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  • HD 108: Introduction to Human Development

    3.00 Credits
    Mitchell College

    3 credits (fall and spring) Introduction to Human Development explores the nature of human growth and development from the very beginnings of life to its culmination. Attention is focused on lifespan developmental issues and themes, research methods, genetics, prenatal development, infancy and childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and dying and death. The inter-relatedness of physical, cognitive, personality, and social developments within each life stage is emphasized, as well as how major theories of human development guide researchers in the field today. NOTE: Offered as HD108 and PY108. Students may not receive credit for both HD108 and PY108.
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  • HD 110: Introduction to Race,Ethnicity,and Culture

    3.00 Credits
    Mitchell College

    3 credits (fall and spring) A critical analysis of the relationship between majority and minority groups in the United States, including race, ethnic, class, age, and gender variations. The course places a particular emphasis on the role that cultural variation exerts on personal and social relationships. Among the topics include theoretical perspectives, historical and social interpretations of cultural diversity, consequences of social inequality, prejudice, discrimination, political, and economic dynamics and their relationship to power. Special attention is focused on the recognition and appreciation of multiculturalism, particularly the nurturance of sensitivity and tolerance toward individual differences.
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  • HD 209: Child Development

    3.00 Credits
    Mitchell College

    3 credits (spring) Prerequisites: PY105 Child Development is a broad survey of the developing child from conception through age twelve. Major topics include: physical, cognitive, linguistic, personality, emotional and social development. The course lectures and readings are concerned with the major experimental, observational, and theoretical contributions in the field. NOTE: Offered as HD209 and PY209. Students may not receive credit for both HD209 and PY209.
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