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3.00 Credits
Students receiving credit for PED 231 will not receive credit for HED 231. The course enables students to understand and cope with death as part of the life cycle. From an interdisciplinary and historical perspective, the course explores how many different cultures treat death and dying as well as examines biomedical ethics (euthanasia, organ donation, wills and trusts). Emphasizing the psychological adjustments to loss, topics include the meaning of death, stages of dying, bereavement and grief processes and a variety of religious attitudes toward suicide, funeral rituals and death in general. SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-PLDI
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3.00 Credits
Students receiving credit for PED 251 will not receive credit for HED 251. Taught in cross-cultural context, this interdisciplinary course examines the diversity of family life and human sexuality. Drawing from the social and biological sciences, students explore a variety of attitudes and personal beliefs. Topics include the history of human sexuality, sexual reproduction, gender related sexual health issues, gender roles/identity and sexual orientation. Sexual communication, intimacy, behaviors, coupling, victimization, dysfunctions and therapy are also addressed. Audiovisual material of a sensitive nature may be used. SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-PLDI
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3.00 Credits
Students receiving credit for PED 271 will not receive credit for HED 271. This course is designed to explore why people develop addictions and dependencies. Using alcohol use, abuse and alcoholism as primary models, students discuss addictive behavior as manifested in such areas as eating disorders, gambling, tobacco and substance use. The course analyzes the epidemiology of alcohol use in American culture and its effects on society. Also it considers the intra- psychic addictive syndrome on diverse populations that reflect issues of race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation. SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-PLDI
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PED271 Students receiving credit for PED 272 will not receive credit for HED 272. This course focuses on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of addictive behaviors. Emphasis on special populations such as college students, adolescents, disabled and incarcerated individuals and ethnic minorities are examined. Treatment techniques and prevention strategies are explored. SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-n/a
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Completion of RDG 001and/or RDG 002. The second half of Western Civilization considers the historical forces and events that shaped the world in the 19th and 20th centuries. The course examines revolutions, nationalism, industrialization, imperialism, war, and the clash of Nazism, fascism, communism, and democracy. Other major components consist of the decline of colonialism, the atomic age, the Cold War, contemporary world conflicts, and prospects for the future. SUNY GEN ED-GWEH, GSBS; NCC GEN EDSBS, WESH
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Completion of RDG 001and/or RDG 002. Women's history offers an important new dimension to the study of American society. This course examines the vital role ordinary women have played in American life for 350 years, the experiences and achievements of women, and the successes and failures of the feminist movements. SUNY GEN ED-GSBS, GAMH; NCC GEN EDSBS, WESH, PLDI
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Completion of RDG 001and/or RDG 002. This course explores the dramatic and inspiring history of working men and women as they struggle to improve life for themselves and their children. Students trace the history of the American labor movement from Colonial times to the present. Emphasis is placed on the theory, strategy, and goals of the organized labor movement. Students are also introduced to the concept and techniques of collective bargaining. Films, speakers, and resources on Long Island are utilized to complement class discussion. SUNY GEN ED-GAMH, GSBS; NCC GEN EDSBS
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Completion of RDG 001and/or RDG 002. (Dual listed with AFR 140) A survey of the African-American experience in the New World, from the advent of the African slave trade to the Civil War and the Reconstruction Era. Emphasis centers on the African background, the cultural heritage of the African-Americans, slavery and a legacy of racial discrimination. SUNY GEN ED-GSBS, GAMH; NCC GEN EDSBS, WESH, PLDI
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: AFR 140/HIS 176, HIS 220 or permission of Instructor, completion of RDG 001and/or RDG 002. (Dual listed with AFR 203) An historical presentation of the African experience in the Caribbean nations of Cuba, Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the nations of the Lesser Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago. Emphasis centers on the impact and effects of African slavery in the Caribbean, African contributions to the region, its cultural roots in Caribbean society, and the contemporary problems in the Caribbean today. SUNY GEN ED-GSBS, GOWC; NCC GEN EDSBS, GLNW, WESH, PLDI
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Completion of RDG 001and/or RDG 002. (Formerly HIS 170) This course focuses on Celtic history, foreign invasions, early modern Ireland before emancipation, the great famine, land reform, home rule, the Easter uprising, the Irish Free State, the independent republic, Northern Ireland, the present discord and the Dublin- London-Belfast-American connection. SUNY GEN ED-GSBS; NCC GEN ED-SBS, WESH
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