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  • 3.00 Credits

    Representative films and literature from Russia, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, and the Balkans, presented in a cultural and historical context.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The major movements of Western European cinema, including Italian Neorealism, French New Wave, British Social Realism, New German Cinema, Spanish Surrealism and Postmodernism, illustrated with the works of DeSica, Godard, Reisz, Fellini, Bunuel, Bergman, Wenders, Leigh and others.
  • 1.00 - 6.00 Credits

    Reading of literary texts under close faculty supervision; with written permission of the Department Chairperson.
  • 1.00 - 6.00 Credits

    Study under the supervision and guidance of the instructor in foreign countries. Permission of the Department Chairperson required. Variable credit.
  • 1.00 - 6.00 Credits

    Special Permission. See Department Office.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Paid or unpaid internship consisting of 100-120 hours of supervised work with permission of the department chairperson.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course enables the student to understand the way in which they relate to others, whether Church authorities, co-workers, parishioners, or vendors, and provides them with the interpersonal skills necessary to accomplish their jobs. A leadership skills assessment will be conducted. Topics covered will include: principles of servant leadership and methodology for creating and leading effective teams. Upon successful completion of this course the students will have: Assessed their intrapersonal and interpersonal characteristics, personal and organizational values, and managerial and leadership styles; Raised their level of competence in selected executive skills such as: active listening, oral and written business communication, case study analysis, business proposal development, and managing effective meetings; Developed skills in managing group dynamics, cross-cultural communications, conflict management, negotiation and strategies for dealing with difficult people.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides an overview on how to provide the most effective financial stewardship for a parish, developing, maintaining, and using accounting information, records, and systems in order to make effective financial decisions. Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to: Maintain parish financial records for weekly offerings, votives, special collections, diocesan collections, school tuition, and cemetery plot purchases. Prepare annual individual contribution reports, periodic financial reports of condition for parish and school, and long-term plans for parish maintenance and growth; Develop annual parish and school budgets; Authorize payment of parish and school bills to third party vendors; Resolve bad debt issues.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides students with sufficient background knowledge of various human resource functions to enable them to successfully administer parish of diocesan human resource plans and policies, while also complying with state and federal employment laws. Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to: Prepare complete job descriptions; Effectively recruit and select employees and volunteers; Manage and evaluate employee performance and conduct performance evaluations; Administer worker compensation, employment discrimination, sexual harassment and other laws; Address matters of poor employee performance and termination; Manage employee compensation and benefit programs; Provide staff development and training; Maintain personnel records.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides an introduction to modern issues in business and canon law. Topics covered include: contracts, property law, agency, churches and non-profit organizations, insurance, estates and trusts, and government regulation of employment. Upon successful completion of this course the student will: Understand laws relating to purchasing contracts and warranties; Be familiar with laws of agency governing actions of employees and volunteers acting on behalf of the Church; Be aware of government employment regulations, as well as those dealing with religious and non-profit organizations; Understand codes of canon law dealing with parish management and their relationship to state and federal laws.
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