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3.00 Credits
The students examine the history of Africa from man's beginning to 1600 AD. This course focuses on the main topics of pre-colonial history such as: Africa at the dawn of history and the beginning of organized societies; early empires of North, West, East, South and Central Africa. Special attention is paid to the African Atlantic slave trade and its impact on Africa. Class hrs. 3.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers an examination of today’s multi-cultural Caribbean. The focus is on the region and the diverse forces that have and continue to shape the culture and society. Regional geography for the course focuses on both Greater and Lesser Antilles, as well as South America, and on the Country of Guyana. Emphasis of the course is on connecting historical processes to the diverse cultural, ethnic, political and social structures of the contemporary Caribbean. Class hrs. 3.
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3.00 Credits
The students examine the history of history of Africa from the early 1600s to the present. Major topics of discussion are the colonization of Africa by the European nations, the African independence movement, and Africa's challenges, achievements and problems today. This course also focuses on pre-colonial African cultural institutions (social, economic, political, educational and religious) and the impact of colonialism on pre-colonial African cultures. Class hrs. 3.
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4.00 Credits
This course consists of three weeks of intensive study with Cambridge University professors and a Westchester Community College Honors instructor. Pre- and Post-Cambridge conferences for preparation and assessment are required. Students register for two specialized seminars in History Summer School at Cambridge and attend two classes per day, in addition to morning plenary lectures. All written work is submitted to and graded by the college instructor. Certificate of Completion from Cambridge University; four Westchester Community College Honors History credits. Prerequisites: ENG 101 Composition and Literature I, ENG 102 Composition and Literature II. Admission to the college Honors Program and permission from the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A historical framework for the present delivery of human services in areas including income maintenance, children’s services, family services, aging, alcohol and substance abuse, mental health, and services for persons with disabilities in a multicultural society. Students learn about basic human needs and how unmet needs create social problems which require societal responses. The class explores the different methods, careers, and job opportunities in the various helping professions, and the goals of the human services curriculum in particular. Class hrs. 3.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of individual development within the context of the immediate environment and the larger multicultural societal environment. In examining the developmental process and tasks related to the human life cycle, students are exposed to concepts of sociobiology, psychosocial, behavioral and psychoanalytic theory. The theories of Freud and Erickson are emphasized and integrated into the overall systems framework. Class hrs. 3.
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3.00 Credits
Accompanies Group Dynamics and Leadership course and requires nine hours/week in a human services agency or school where students provide services to individuals or groups. Students are supervised by professional human service workers who help them learn about the function and the structure of the agencies, develop beginning skills in observation, group dynamics, communication, and developing relationships. Students maintain written records of their activities which are used in the linked seminar as a basis for classroom discussion. Prerequisite: HSERV 101 Introduction to Human Services. Corequisite: HSERV 110 Group Dynamics and Leadership.
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4.00 Credits
This course accompanies Human Services Field Experience I and provides the opportunity for students to integrate their first field work experience with the basic concepts in the social systems approach to helping. Students learn about group dynamics and development. In weekly program skills workshops, students exercise leadership and group membership roles. The class also explores human service value assumptions as well as the many roles of the helping person. Class hrs. 4. Prerequisite: HSERV 101 Introduction to Human Services. Corequisite: HSERV 109 Human Services Field Experience I. Exception: Prerequisite may be waived by Department or Curriculum Chairpersons for experienced people working in the field.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the historical, philosophical, and cultural roots of the Early Childhood Education movement and their influences on contemporary practices. The course is designed to help students develop a set of beliefs that will enable them to create environments that nurture investigation and foster a sense of community. Consideration is given to the important role of families in education and the teacher parent relationship. Emphasis is placed on responding to the call for culturally and ethnically sensitive teaching practices within the full range of human differences. Class hrs. 3. Prerequisite: HSERV 209 Early Childhood Development.
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3.00 Credits
This course exposes the student to an understanding of the multiple factors which impact individuals, families and communities affected by alcohol or other drug problems and the variety of approaches and disciplines relevant to the successful treatment of substance use disorders. Class hrs. 3.
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