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3.00 Credits
Writing seminars are devoted to a specialized topic and give students a chance to take a writing-intensive course in a seminar setting, with an emphasis on research skills and discussion.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore African American political philosophy, primarly focusing on 20th century philosophers. The work of Martin Luther King and Cornel West will be focal points for the course.
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3.00 Credits
The primary objective of this course is to examine the nature of sport in American society and the modern world. A variety of topics will be covered, including sociological perspectives on the history of sport, the relationship between sports and the entertainment industry, problems in intercollegiate and professional sports, and other issues. The course should be particularly helpful for students who are interested in careers in athletic administration, sports journalism or broadcasting, coaching, higher education administration, sports and entertainment law, and other aligned fields.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the rise of racial segregation sanctioned by law and racial custom from 1865-1965. Equally important, we will explore the multiple ways African Americans negotiated and resisted segregation in the private and public sphere. Topics will include: disfranchisement, labor and domesticity, urbanization, public space, housing, education, history and memory, and the lasting effects of sanctioned segregation. Music and film will supplement classroom discussions. This course aims toward an understanding of the work that race does, with or without laws, to order society based race, class and gender.
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3.00 Credits
Forces of globalization are profoundly changing the experiences and opportunity structures of young people in an increasingly interconnected world. While there is a growing recognition that the knowledge-based global economy requires a new paradigm for education in the 21st century, a significant segment of the world's largest generation of adolescents remains vulnerable, disengaged and disenfranchised from education. Against this backdrop, this course will explore the critical issues confronting education in developing countries in different regions of the world. The course has a strong applied focus and the readings will be drawn primarily from policy documents on current topics in international educational development. At the same time, the underlying theoretical and conceptual issues will be accessible to students through supplementary research articles and critical commentaries. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Students taking this course will: 1) gain a critical understanding of the broader global development context in which educational policy takes shape in low-income countries, 2) develop operational fluency in key contemporary policy issues and institutional actors in international educational development; and 3) enhance their awareness of an educational development framework that is informed by the dynamic interdependencies of the global and the local.
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0.00 - 10.00 Credits
This course is offered in the London Program. It does not count toward the political science major. Upon approval by the London Program, students work as interns for the Commission for Racial Equality Media Office, which is a clearinghouse of information on race relations in the UK. Only by prior permission of the program. Application required early in the semester prior to departure for London.
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3.00 Credits
This course deals with human evolution in both biological and cultural terms. Topics covered will include primate behavior, the mechanisms of evolution, the fossil record, and the characteristics of prehistoric cultures.
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3.00 Credits
This course presents the methods used by physical anthropologists to study both the biological basis of human differences (race, intelligence, sex, gender, etc.), and the ongoing process of human adaptation and evolution in response to climate, nutrition, and disease.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a basic overview of the social psychological principles that describe and explain the development and functions of attitudes (beliefs-stereotypes, feelings-prejudice, and behavior-discrimination) and how these influence relationships - on an individual and group basis. These social psychological principles will then be used to analyze the development of and institutionalization of racism within the cultural-historical context of South Africa - one that is defined by intergroup conflict between the English and Afrikaans cultural groups, the tribal conflicts among the African tribes, as well as the black-white apartheid conflict. This portion of the course contextualizes the psychological in the historical-cultural-economic context. Finally, the course culminates in reading and discussing the words and life of Nelson Mandela whose response to institutionalized racism that oppressed his people and resulted in his incarceration for 27 years was one of reconciliation. Questions dealing with appropriate responses to negative attitudes as well as programs or policies to change existing negative attitudes or prevent the development their future development will be discussed.
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3.00 - 6.00 Credits
"An interdisciplinary course, divided in 3 sections which covers: Ugandan Culture and Society, Precolonial, colonial, and postcolonial history; contemporary political and economic issues; social anthropology. 1) Development Studies: This section of the course is divided into two parts: a theoretical framework and general introduction to development studies, followed by modules concentrating on contemporary development issues in Uganda. The introductory section includes study of development theories and approaches; rural development and appropriate technologies; urban development; resource allocation; development planning and project evaluation; public and private sector; multinational organizations and nongovernmental organizations. Students select one of the modules offered to pursue further study. These modules include: a) Gender Studies: gender issues in resource allocation and distribution at household, community, and national levels; household decision making. b) Public Health Issues: theoretical aspects of public health; strategies of public health promotion in Uganda; HIV/AIDS education and effect on society; reproductive health; maternal and child health. c) Grassroots Development: development theory applied to grassroots efforts; self-reliant participatory development; dependency thinking."
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