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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the course identifies the main actors, institutions, knowledge and values at work in the field of global health, and explores the environmental, social, political, and economic factors that shape patterns and variations in disease and health across societies. Topics include: technology and public health; development and the governance of disease; human rights and social justice; the shifting role of states, civil society, and public-private partnerships in health care delivery. Students are encouraged to think creatively about health problems and to envision innovative and effective interventions.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This seminar will examine four major topics in global health. Potential topics include: the importance of patents in healthcare; AIDS in America; synthetic biology and biosafety; vaccine safety; the business of biology; the state of US healthcare; healthcare in emerging economies; and drug discovery and development.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
To develop the skills of reading, speaking, comprehending and writing. The main emphasis is on acquiring communicative proficiency and therefore, Hebrew is progressively employed as the classroom language. A solid grammatical basis and awareness of the idiomatic usage of the language will be emphasized. Classroom activities include conversation, grammar exercises and reading. Towards the middle of the semester, an Israeli movie is shown, discussed and critized through a written assignment.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Continuation of HEB 101 focusing on the structure, the grammar and vocabulary of the Hebrew language. We'll be reading easy texts from Israeli newspapers, from our textbooks. We'll be writing more compositions and be giving presentations about various topics in Hebrew.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Reinforcement and expansion of reading, oral, aural, and writing skills through maximum student participation, exclusive use of Hebrew in the classroom, and coverage of remainder of basic grammar. Readings of graded selections from prose, poetry, and newspapers, and viewing and discussion of Israeli films and television programs open a window on Israel and its culture.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Completion of two-year textbook, Ha-Yesod, and reading and discussion of selected additional texts (newspaper, stories, poems, etc.) Extensive practice in conversation, writing and reading and tasting Hebrew literature.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course is one of four courses offered towards the certificate in NES Language and Culture. The course surveys different historical and contemporary aspects of Israeli culture and society integrated with current events, newspaper articles,T.V clips,etc. HEB 301 explores the history of the Israeli cinema, the evolution of the Israeli popular music and the reflection of socio-cultural-political events. Current events that are relevant are also integrated. All skills of the language are implemented.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Readings in Hebrew culture, exploring the underlying tensions in identity among Israeli Jews: tensions in religious identity (ie. Ashkenazim versus Sephardim/Ultra Orthodox (Chareidim) versus Secularists), political identity, age/generational identity, and personal identity. We will analyze these issues within the context of contemporary short stories, modern poetry, newspaper articles, and cinema/theater.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
An advanced language and culture course designed to develop proficiency in all skills of the language and cultural issues. This course will examine the evolution of the Israeli theater and its connection to the issues that are dominant in Israel. The theater dealt initially with problems facing the new state, settling the land, absorbing immigrants, socially realistic plays, the Kibbutz life, survivors, and later on, after the 67 war plots and topics, change become universal and are drawn from other cultures. The students will read dialogues of entire plays and watch productions for discussions.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
An advanced language and culture course in Hebrew. Students will develop further proficiency in all skills through discussions, oral presentations of authentic materials and media. The objective is to investigate how playwrights and filmmakers deal with socio-cultural issues of coexistence. In addition to reading the plays, students will watch the DVDs with the performances from the unique bilingual theater in Jaffa. Lab work will be also assigned.
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