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  • ACas 109: Intermediate Science Research

    2.00 Credits
    SUNY at Albany

    Students learn research methodology in the natural and social sciences by accessing scientific databases, by using on-line bibliographic search techniques, consulting doctoral-level research scholars, developing hypotheses and performing experiments to test them, and by writing research papers and making presentations at scientific symposia. It is expected that the students will have done many of these activities in the prerequisite high school course, and in this course emphasis is placed upon the formulation of hypotheses and initiation of experiments in consultation with mentors. Prerequisite(s): completion of one year of an approved course in science research at the high-school level; permission of instructor; may not be taken by students enrolled in college. Offered summer session only.
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  • ACas 110: Intermediate Methods of Research

    4.00 Credits
    SUNY at Albany

    Students learn research methodology in the natural and social sciences by accessing scientific databases by using on-line bibliographic search techniques, consulting doctoral-level research scholars, developing hypotheses and performing experiments to test them, and writing research papers and making presentations at scientific symposia. It is expected that the students will have done many of these activities in the prerequisite high school course, and in this course emphasis is placed upon performing experiments in consultation with mentors. Students are expected to spend at least three hours per week outside of class. Prerequisite(s): Completion of one year of an approved course in science research at the high-school level; permission of instructor; may not be taken by students enrolled in college; available for year-long course of study only.
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  • ACas 111: Beginning Fundamentals of Research

    2.00 Credits
    SUNY at Albany

    Students learn research methodology in the natural and social sciences. Students access scientific databases by using on-line bibliographic search techniques, consult doctoral level research scholars, develop hypotheses and perform experiments to test them, and write research papers and make presentations at scientific symposia. This course emphasizes the first group of these activities, up to the actual performance of experiments, but some students may go further. Students are expected to spend at least three hours working on class work per week outside of class. May be repeated once for credit.
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  • ACas 125: A Diversity of Voices in Literature and the Arts:Creating Ourselves and Our Cultures

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY at Albany

    Examines the emergence of American literary and other creative endeavors from the diverse experiences and heritages of the American peoples. The course focuses on creative works that explore and create representations of the self in relation to individual and group identity, and on the ways that cultural values and ideologies influence creative expression.
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  • ACas 131: Diversity and Equity in America

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY at Albany

    What are the sources, extent, and consequences of diversity in American society Using various approaches in the social and behavioral sciences, this course compares the American beliefs about equality with evidence of unequal treatment of groups labeled on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, and religion. The course also considers how group conformity, stereotyping, and prejudice affect individuals in their everyday lives. [DP]
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  • ACas 141: Concepts of Race and Culture in the Modern World

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY at Albany

    This course considers the complex dynamics of global human diversity from the vantage point of the various social sciences. It explores the use of race, nationality, ethnicity, culture, and gender as focal concepts in the critical analysis of human behavior and interaction in the modern world. Cross-cultural and cross-national aspects of these issues are of central concern to the course.
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  • ACas 150: Cultural Diversity and the Human Condition

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY at Albany

    Interdisciplinary study of selected cultures or societies focusing on six themes: family and social structure; religion and cultural values and traditions; art and nature; continuity; change and their global implications; work and play; health, ecology, science/technology. Each semester two or more cultures, including at least one non-Western culture, will be compared and contrasted with each other and with contemporary U.S. experiences. Examples will include Brazil, China, France, India, Mexico, Peru, Russia and West Africa. May be repeated once for credit when content differs. May be taken only by freshmen and sophomores.
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  • ACas 198: Special Topics in the Humanities

    1.00 - 4.00 Credits
    SUNY at Albany

    Special group studies which provide students and faculty with the opportunity to explore significant themes, issues and problems from a broadly humanistic and interdisciplinary perspective. May be repeated for credit provided the subject matter is not repeated.
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  • ACas 201: Perspectives on the Humanities

    4.00 Credits
    SUNY at Albany

    This interdisciplinary course draws upon ideas and texts across the Humanities, introducing students to language, text, thought, and culture, using intellectual and research methods, theoretical concepts, and discourses appropriate to those disciplines, as well as to interdisciplinary thought within the Humanities. Typical semesters might include: the intellectual history of a topic or a movement and its historical context; the work of a specific writer, artist, or thinker; or a period of intellectual history. Content will vary according to the faculty and departments represented. Examples include Modernism, Post-Modernism, Language and Textuality, Architecture and Music, the Renaissance, Literature and Art of Liberation, and Culture and Diversity. This course will satisfy the Humanities General Education requirement. In addition, this course will also satisfy the Writing Intensive, Oral Discourse, and the Information Literacy requirement. Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor. ?
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  • ACas 202: Understanding the Arts

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY at Albany

    Interdisciplinary course designed to foster an awareness and understanding of the significance of great works of Western art, music and literature. Students will study how to perceive and analyze works of art drawn from various periods. Categories include: architecture, sculpture, painting, music, drama, poetry and fiction.
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