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3.00 Credits
Students will work with their academic advisors and/or Instructors to identify either an accredited forensic laboratory or select criminal justice agencies with a Forensic evidence unit in the geographical area of their choosing. The Forensic Science Internship will provide the student with a professional work experience in an organizational environment. The internship is an extension of the curriculum and provides meaningful experience related to the student's area of concentration. Course Objectives (1) Recognize skills in the application of theory to practical work situations. (2) Illustrate their aptitude for a particular career before permanent commitments are made. (3) Prioritize skills and techniques directly applicable to their careers. (4) Separate college life and demands from a full-time employment. (5) Focus on attitudes conducive to effective interpersonal relationships (6) Diagram employment records/references that will enhance employment opportunities. (7) Outline the formal functional activities of a participating organization.
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3.00 Credits
This course will serve as an introduction to the critical analysis of contemporary global cultural circumstances with special emphasis on developing an appreciation of the complex character of human cultural patterns the world over as well as a global perspective on the dynamics of power and privilege. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Articulate-in writing and orally-an understanding of critical perspectives on the intersection of global, national, and local processes. (2) Independently and critically interpret the ways in which various political-economic and cultural processes contribute to inequality and social change. (3) Integrate an interdisciplinary understanding of how world history, culture, economics, and politics mutually influence one another. (4) Exhibit a sense of responsibility and/or commitment to issues of social justice.
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3.00 Credits
This course seeks to offer students access to important skills of critical analysis for understanding current global circumstances (via an appreciation of the "beautiful game," i.e. football/soccer). Course Objectives (1) Develop and deploy their emerging skills of critical analysis and reflection, by which to interrogate the taken-for-granted aspects of contemporary human existence.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to theories of human language. Students will look at how and when speech and writing systems developed, including the history and evolution of various protolanguages. Students will study geographic, political, and sociocultural factors involved in language development and use. The course includes language recognition and analysis activities and directed application of theory. Dual listed with MLNG 205. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Identify and define basic terms and concepts associated with human communication systems. (2) Trace the development of human communication systems (oral and written). (3) Compare and contrast language families in terms of the history and evolution of each linguistic group. (4) Analyze geographic, political and sociocultural factors related to the establishment, evolution and propagation of languages across the world. (5) Identify and analyze specific features of languages.
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3.00 Credits
A broad historic and geographic consideration of the "globalizing" cultural forces of the Modern era that have affected nearly every living organism on the planet. Particular attention is given to the integrative dynamics of capitalism, colonialism, and (neo)imperialism. Prerequisite: GCS175 Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1)Understand the relationship between Modernity and Capitalism. 2) Account for the Enlightenment and its contributions to modernity. 3) Understand the rise of colonialism. 4) Track the rise of classification systems based on gender, ethnicity, and sexuality.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide a survey of the position of belief in the lives of humans the world over. Particular attention will be paid to the critical analysis of organized religions as economic and political institutions as well as the contemporary and historical ramifications of the forms of cultural colonization that they have and continue to inspire. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1)Understand the relationships between various systems of belief and other social institutions. 2)Demonstrate an understanding of the historical origins of major systems of belief.
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3.00 Credits
The course will trace the development of performing and literary genres throughout the world. Varied types of expressions will be examined in their historical and local manifestations. The genres that have come to dominate the geo/political cultural entities (states, continents, sub-cultures) will be explored, as well as the global ramifications of the current artistic productions. Poetry, theater, dance and cinema will be among the genres studied. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Become familiar with literacy genres and performances around the world. 2) Anaylze the components of the artistic productions. 3) Recognize the geographic origin of the words studied and their historical sources. 4) Compare the cultures in which the words are produced. 5) Analyze the relationship of the artistic works to the society where they have their origin.
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3.00 Credits
Selected Topics in GCS
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3.00 Credits
This course examines human rights from philosophical, international law, and international relations perspectives, acknowledging the contested meaning of "human rights" and the clash between state sovereignty and human rights. Students learn the contemporary legal, moral, and cultural arguments regarding human rights law and analyze the gap between theory and practice by focusing on major human rights crises around the world. Finally, the course addresses the various solutions to human rights violations, among which humanitarian interventions, and mechanisms of punitive and restorative justice. Students conduct research on a current human rights issue of their choice and try to solve it by "applying the concepts learned in class. CourseObjectives Upon successful completion of the course, the student will: 1)Understand the complex nature of human rights, the types of human rights and the debates surrounding them(e.g. universalism vs. cultural relativism);, 2) Know the main international human rights documents and the mechanisms of protection and enforcement of human rights; 3)Ascertain the role of United States in promoting human rights, nationally and internationally, 4) Understand humanitarian crises such as in Argentina ( "Dirty War"), South Africa (apartheid), Rwanda, Kosovo, or Syria. 5)Understand humanitarian interventions(from legal and moral perspectives); 6) Distinguish between mechanisms of punitive and restorative justice(e.g. International Criminal Courtvs. the truth commissions, apologies and reparations.) ; 7) Research and evaluate the status of particular human rights by using the concepts learned in class.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the penetration and impact of global capitalist economy upon local level world societies, communities, and groups. A World Systems perspective is taken and anthropological case studies are presented from around the world. CourseObjectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Articulate, through speech and writing, an understanding of the history and development of Modern World Systems analysis. 2) Articulate, through speech and writing, an understanding of what it means to employ a World Systems perspective to understand the contemporary human world as an integrated whole. 3) Strengthen written and oral communication skills. 4) Strengthen critical and analytical thinking skills.
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