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English CO-CURRICULAR WORKSHOP IN YEARBOOK may be offered for academic credit in accordance with the policy that “students may earn 1/2 credit per semester for a total of two credits toward the degree for participation in co-curricular activities approved for credit by the faculty.” Consult the Moderator of the Yearbook. |
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ENG 254 - Supernatural Horror
Designed to introduce students to the finest representative authors of speculative fiction-M.R. James, Algernon Blackwood, and H.P. Lovecraft– as well as to provide them with a brief overview of the roots of supernatural horror ranging from antiquity - Homer, Virgil, Milton, and Dante - to the present - William Peter Blatty.
1 semester. 3 credits.
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ENG 255 - Comedy
This course will survey the richness of American and European comedy from ancient Greek and Roman drama through Theater of the Absurd to the contemporary television sitcom. Students will read, interpret, and apply theories of comedy from Aristotle to Henri Bergson to Larry David. Readings may include: Aristophanes, Plautus, Shakespeare, Moliere, Wilde, Synge, Beckett, Ionesco (and others).
Prerequisite: a 100-level literature course
1 semester 3 credits.
Fall and Spring
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ENG 256 - The Bible as Literature
A study of the historical development of the Bible; literary analysis of selections from the Old Testament with emphasis on poetic and narrative elements.
Prerequisite: a 100-level literature course
1 semester 3 credits.
Fall and Spring
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ENG 259 - Modern American Novel
An examination of the new fictional techniques and thematic concerns of the American novel beginning with Henry James and including such writers as: Wharton, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Dreiser, Lewis, Ellison, Wright, Momaday, and Morrison.
Prerequisite: a 100-level literature course
1 semester 3 credits.
Spring
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ENG 261 - African American Literature
A study of the contributions of the African-American community to the literature of the United States. The course will include folktales, the lyrics of spirituals, gospel and jazz compositions, slave narratives, works from the Harlem Renaissance and works of major writers such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker.
Prerequisite: a 100-level literature course
1 semester 3 credits.
Fall
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ENG 262 - Resonant Voices
This course will introduce students to a range of writers representing the more contemporaneous international literary scene. It is intended to expand and deepen their knowledge of figures and genres outside the traditional canons of American and British literature. Longer and more sophisticated works of such diverse authors as the following will be studied: Chinua Achebe, Jorge Luis Borges, Nadine Gordimer, Tato Laviera, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, V.S. Naipaul, Wole Soyinka, Derec Walcott, Naguib Mahfouz (and others).
Prerequisite: a 100-level literature course
1 semester 3 credits.
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ENG 265 - Literature and the Environment
This course will survey important writings on nature and introduce students to “eco-criticism,” an approach to literature that emphasizes a study of the role of place and environment in the expression of important literary themes. Major authors of study may include Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, Ursula Le Guin, N. Scott Momaday, Leslie Marmon Silko, Rachel Carson, and Derek Walcott.
Prerequisite: a 100-level literature course
1 semester 3 credits.
Fall and Spring
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ENG 278 - Brooklyn Voices
Brooklyn’s literary history is as diverse and dynamic as the borough itself. Brooklyn writers and writing about Brooklyn demonstrate this borough’s consistent vibrancy and singular place in the literary history of America and the world. This course will feature short pieces from a diverse array of writers, as well as longer representative works, also featuring work from writers visiting the SJC Brooklyn campus in its Brooklyn Voices reading series.
1 semester. 3 credits.
SJC Brooklyn.
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ENG 280 - Actors, Mystics, Heretics, Pilgrims
RS 280
This course examines exciting intersections of religion with political, social, economic, and artistic developments in late medieval English culture. Persecution, corruption, repression: these negative forces overwhelmingly color popular impressions of medieval religion. They also represent extreme oversimplifications and a partial view of the history. This course offers a fuller picture of medieval English religion and culture. We will consider a range of experiences wherein the sacred and secular, the spiritual and the historical overlap and inform each other. For example, we will study vibrant lay-led religious theater, daring theological expression put forth by women mystics Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe, the development and role of monasticism, and various pilgrimage sites with reasons why pilgrimage has been a longstanding religious practice. Our course will consider practice both distinct from and alongside belief, and it will face the difficult problems of anti-Semitism and anti-feminism to offer a clearer view of religion’s diverse consequences in late medieval England. We will read across disciplines to explore these matters. This course will meet once weekly in the Spring and include an intense period of study and travel around England while we are based in Oxford for two weeks in the summer.
1 semester 3 credits.
Spring
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ENG 292 - Survey of British Literature I
This course surveys British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through the Renaissance and considers the changing status of the vernacular, the Reformation, and the problem of periodization, among other literary historical issues. This intense journey through canonical literature promises to surprise not only with lovely verse and stirring imagery, but also by questioning and querying everything from what it means to be human to the authority of the written word itself. Required of all majors.
1 semester 3 credits.
Fall and Spring
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ENG 293 - Survey in British Literature II
This course surveys British literature from the 17th century through the present day, addressing major movements in literature and culture such as Enlightenment, Romanticism, the rise of the novel, Victorianism, and literary Modernism. This exciting voyage through canonical literature will delight and surprise with exquisite language and challenging concepts.
1 semester 3 credits.
Fall and Spring
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ENG 294 - Survey in American Literature from Beginnings to 1865
A detailed consideration of the diverse components of American literature from First Encounters to the Civil War. We examine important literary works in the context of defining both “America” and “American literature.”
1 semester 3 credits.
Fall and Spring
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ENG 295 - Survey in American Literature Since 1865
A detailed consideration of the diverse components of American literature from the Civil War to the present. We examine American literature in the context of transformation of American society after the Civil War and into the 20th century.
1 semester 3 credits.
Fall and Spring
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ENG 300 - Scholarly Writing about Literature
Introduction to the techniques of written textual analysis, including the role of literary theory in the production of scholarly writing. Required of English majors by the end of their junior year. This course is only open to English majors, minors and concentrates.
1 semester 3 credits.
Fall and Spring
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ENG 305 - Chaucer
This course focuses on the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer and covers enduring themes and issues in Chaucer criticism, such as class, religion, politics, love, England, internationalism, and the authority of the vernacular.
Prerequisite: a 100-level literature course
1 semester 3 credits.
Spring
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ENG 320 - Milton
Reading and interpretation of Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes, together with Milton’s minor poems and selections from his prose. Class discussions and reports suggested by the study.
Prerequisite: a 100-level literature course
1 semester 3 credits.
Spring
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ENG 332 - Shakespeare
Reading and interpretation of some of Shakespeare’s best-loved and most widely known works; study of the types of Shakespeare’s plays, structure and character development, major themes.
Prerequisite: a 100-level literature course
1 semester 3 credits.
Fall and Spring
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ENG 358 - American Renaissance
This course will include a study of the major fiction, non-fiction, and poetry of American writers from 1820-1890, the period of romanticism, transcendentalism, nationalism, abolitionism, and realism.
Prerequisite: a 100-level literature course
1 semester 3 credits.
Fall and Spring
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ENG 360 - American Literature Since 1945
This course will include a study of the major fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama of American writers from World War II to the contemporary era.
Prerequisite: a 100-level literature course
1 semester 3 credits.
Fall and Spring
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ENG 370 - Selected Themes or Topics of Literary Interest
This course deals with literary issues, developments, or problems not covered in depth in the regular course offerings. It enables students to take advantage of faculty expertise in diverse and mutually interesting areas. Recent offerings have showcased (or will highlight) such topics as: “African-American Women Writers,” “Out of Africa & India: Modern English Literature,” “The Immigrant Voice in America,” “The African-American Literary Consciousness,” “Thomas Malory and the Emergence of King Arthur in Medieval Literary Types.”
Prerequisite: a 100-level literature course
1 semester 3 credits.
Fall and Spring
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ENG 377 - Inside Out Prison Exchange Program
CJ 377
The Inside Out Prison Exchange Program is a unique and dynamic partnership in which outside students (SJC) and inside students (incarcerated men and women) study as peers behind walls exploring together issues of crime and justice. Our course “Voices from the Inside” engages students through discussion and written reaction to writings of diverse incarcerated people from different eras, countries, and races. The social, political and economic contexts of these writers will be examined as well as an analysis of the constraints on the voices of the incarcerated. Through course activities and a final group project, students are engaged together in a dialogue about justice while bridging the disciplines of Literature and Criminal Justice.
1 semester 3 credits.
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ENG 414 - Middle English Literature
This course explores Middle English literature beyond the works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Readings will be in the original language; and students will learn to analyze Middle English closely and carefully. Individual instructors may tailor this course to examine a variety of genres, themes, or topics, including but not limited to: Alliterative Verse, Arthurian Literature, Dream Visions, Literature of Dissent, Middle English Drama, Middle English Romance, and the Piers Plowman Tradition.
Prerequisite: ENG 218, ENG 292 or ENG 305.
1 semester 3 credits.
Spring
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ENG 420 - Seminar in Film/ Media Studies
An advanced level seminar addressing complex issues in film/media. Courses will be generally rooted in theory, but may also involve intensive research in film/media history.
Prerequisite: Any English Department Film/Media course.
1 semester. 3 credits.
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ENG 430 - Seminar: Jane Austen
This course will look at all six of Austen’s novels in order to analyze Austen’s innovations in the writing of a realist novel; we will examine her language, style and structure, her use of pastiche and parody, irony. We will examine her literary influences, the Gothic novel, Romanticism, and we will look at her biography and the historical context of her works, particularly the French Revolution. We will try to answer the questions, why are her works alive and well, frequently filmed, frequently updated?
1 semester. 3 credits.
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ENG 434 - Victorian Prose & Poetry
A study of representative Victorian poets and prose writers, such as Tennyson, Browning, Mill, Arnold, Newman and Hopkins; current social and intellectual movements with relation to the literature of the period.
Prerequisite: a 100-level literature course
1 semester 3 credits.
Fall
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ENG 443 - Nineteenth Century British Novel
ENG 243
A study of the major nineteenth century novelists from Jane Austen to George Eliot.
Prerequisite: a 100-level literature course
1 semester 3 credits.
Fall
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ENG 445 - Modern British Novel
ENG 245
Beginning with Thomas Hardy, this course will explore the many and developing facets of the modern British novel. The novelists’ interest in experimental techniques of continental fiction will also be addressed.
Prerequisite: a 100-level literature course
1 semester 3 credits.
Spring
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ENG 450 - Seminar: Comparative Authors
This course offers an opportunity to study two authors in depth. These authors may share a common cultural heritage (e.g. Ellison and Morrison), have similar themes in their work ( e.g. Hawthorne and Faulkner), or demonstrate an influence of one upon the other (e.g. Whitman and Ginsberg). NOTE: Students may repeat this course if topics are different.
1 semester. 3 credits.
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ENG 460 - Seminar: Kate Chopin, Edith Wharton and Willa Cather
A comparative study of the fiction of three major American authors whose work transformed the possibilities and point of view of literary realism.
1 semester. 3 credits.
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ENG 462 - The Plays of Eugene O’Neill
A study of at least a dozen plays tracing the development of America’s first major dramatist.
1 semester. 3 credits.
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ENG 465 - The American Confessional Poets
A close study of the major poets associated with “confessional” writing, where the poet is perceived as speaking differently from his/her life, the stereotyped “tortured soul.” One important question will consider is how this perception has often clouded critical perceptions of these poets, and how we might be able to step back and look at the artistry in their greatest works. Poets to be closely studies include: Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, W.D. Snodgrass, and John Berryman.
1 semester. 3 credits.
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ENG 468 - Seminar: Contemporary Native American Literature
A study of the work of contemporary Native American authors, such as N. Scott Momaday, Luci Tapahonso, David Ortiz, Joy Harjo, James Welch, Leslie Marmon Silko, Gerald Vizenor, Louise Eldrich, and Sherman Alexie. This literature draws on Native American oral tradition to explore the historical ongoing “cultural contact” between Native and European identities, seeking to create works that resist and renew.
1 semester. 3 credits.
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ENG 487 - The Senior Thesis
A focused, research-oriented project. Its product is the senior thesis. Required of English majors in their senior year.
ENG 300
Mentored, independent study. 1 semester. 3 credits.
Fall only.
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FRE 151 - Elementary I
A communicative approach to the fundamentals of the French language with emphasis on listening comprehension, speaking, and cultural awareness. This course, along with FRE 152 , is designed to enable students to communicate in French in everyday situations. For students who have no previous knowledge of French.
1 semester 3 credits.
Fall
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FRE 152 - Elementary II
A continuation of FRE 151 with increasing emphasis on oral communication, grammatical structures, reading, writing, and appreciation of French culture. Open to students who have completed FRE 151 or its equivalent.
1 semester 3 credits.
Spring
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FRE 201 - Intermediate I
This course seeks to develop intermediate-level communication skills in French. Students will improve their proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing French through interactive activities in the classroom and study of more advanced grammatical structures, vocabulary, and idiomatic expressions. In addition, students will acquire the linguistic and cultural insights which come with the study of a new language. Open to students who have completed FRE 152 or its equivalent.
1 semester 3 credits.
Fall
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FRE 202 - Intermediate French II
A continuation of FRE 201 . In this course, students will communicate in French on a variety of topics from personal to literary to global. Knowledge of linguistic structures and cultural understanding will be deepened and expanded. Critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and cultural comparisons will be developed.
Prerequisite: FRE 201
1 semester 3 credits.
Spring
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FRE 211 - French Readings I
Readings and discussions based on French texts. Review of the language through literature, civilization, and the contemporary scene.
1 semester 3 credits.
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FRE 212 - French Readings II
Advanced readings and discussions based on French texts. Continued study of the language through literature, civilization, and the contemporary scene.
1 semester 3 credits.
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GS 111 - Experiential Portfolio Seminar
This course is designed to facilitate the assessment of prior learning for the purposes of composing and constructing an experiential portfolio as professional narrative. Emphasis will be placed on an exploration of the theoretical foundations of prior experiential learning for the adult student. Students must take GS 111 before their last semester. In order to register for the Seminar, students must be fully matriculated, have earned 36 credits toward their degree at St. Joseph’s or elsewhere, have attained at 2.7 index, have met with a PELA advisor, and have obtained the advisors written approval.
Prerequisite: ENG 103 with a minimum grade of C. Approval of P.E.L.A. coordinator.
1 semester 1 credit. Pass/No Credit
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GS 111L - Experiential Portfolio Seminar
This course is designed to facilitate the assessment of prior learning for the purposes of composing and constructing an experiential portfolio as professional narrative. Students must take GS 111L before their last semester. In order to register for the Seminar, students must be fully matriculated, have earned 36 credits toward their degree at St. Joseph’s or elsewhere, have attained at 2.7 index, have met with a PELA advisor, and have obtained the advisors written approval.
Prerequisite: ENG 103 with a minimum grade of C . Approval of P.E.L.A. coordinator.
1 semester 0 Credit
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GS 260 - Diversity And Sensitivity in the Workplace
This course is designed to explore the various unique differences among individuals and groups in our society and in the workplace; so that we will become culturally aware and respectful of these human differences. The students will learn how to identify personal prejudice and misinformation, enhance individual ability to effect change on the personal, interpersonal and cultural level and develop analytical and problem solving skills to understand and to deal constructively with problems that arise from cultural diversity or other types of differences. Students may not earn more than 5 credits by taking HA, HS or GS one credit courses. Three one-credit options are not equivalent to a three credit course, and cannot be applied to the requirement of major electives.
This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum.
1 semester 1 credit.
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GS 261 - Disabilities in Society and the Workplace
This course explores the treatment of individuals with disabilities throughout history. It examines the attitudes, perceptions and emotional reactions toward disabilities, and how these may contribute toward marginalizing this population. It looks at the development of educational and employment rights, and reviews how technological adaptations have reduced barriers to full integration into society. Students may not earn more than 5 credits by taking HA, HS or GS one credit courses. Three one-credit options are not equivalent to a three credit course, and cannot be applied to the requirement of major electives.
This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum.
1 semester 1 credit.
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GS 398 - Becoming/CollegeLevelLearner
This course is designed for adults who have pursued a non-traditional route to college. Its primary goals are to introduce students to the demands of academic rigor at the post-secondary level, help students develop strategies for balancing those expectations with the demands of everyday life and to make explicit the connections between acquiring college level abilities and achieving their personal and professional goals.
3 credits
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GS 400 - Adults in Transition
Designed for adults, this seminar has two interrelated goals: 1) to provide the opportunity for self-exploration and understanding, and 2) to support the development of a life, career, and educational plan. Selected readings and exercises will focus on adult issues such as adult development through the life cycle, transitions, career exploration and development, life pattern differences between men and women, values and the creation of meaningful, realistic personal goals. Pass/No Credit.
1 semester 3 credits.
Fall and Spring
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GS 401 - Problem Solving for Professionals
This course focuses on the methodology of problem solving. Emphasis is placed on the application of various problem-solving models to life experience problems as well as to professional problems. Students will be asked to contribute problems from their own experience for analysis.
This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum.
1 semester 3 credits.
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GS 402 - Critical Thinking for Professionals
The goal of this course is to teach students the analytical skills necessary for the assessment and evaluation of arguments, reports, newspaper articles, and editorials as well as the application of these skills to the decision- making process attending their professional activities.
This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum.
1 semester 3 credits.
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GS 404 - Administration and the Liberal Arts
(HA 404 )
This course, designed for management and health administration majors, focuses on the relationship between the liberal arts and the issues related to administration. With perspectives provided by the social sciences and the arts and humanities, this course explores the rise of the management dynamic; the growth of technology and industrial power; administrative styles; the effect of corporate and organizational life on the individual and society; the conflict between power and responsibility. (Suggested antecedent course: BUS 100 or HA 481 )
This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum.
1 semester 3 credits.
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GS 406 - Community Service-Learning
This course is designed to provide students wilth the opportunity to engage in academic community service while reflecting on their experiences. Students will explore service-learning theory and civic engagement through class discussion and online forums. Together, the class will learn the processes of social change, community empowerment, and intervention strategies to remedy relevant social justice issues. An important focus of the course is on improving cultural sensitivity and fostering socioeconomic understanding. Current topics will be presented and analyzed in the context of service-learning.
This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum.
1 semester 3 credits.
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GS 427 - Special Topics
This course provides students with the opportunity to participate in a focused exploration of a current topic pertaining to their field. Students may not earn more than 5 credits by taking CHA 426 or GS 427. Three one-credit options are not equivalent to a three-credit course, and cannot be applied to the requirement of major electives.
1 semester 1 credit.
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HA 218 - Exploration of Health Administration
Exploration of Health Administration is an introductory course that focuses on the principles of management and leadership as the foundations for the administration of health care products and service delivery. The evolution of management principles and practices are traced and the bases for health care administration are analyzed. This course gives a comprehensive overview of health care management as a profession. Understanding the roles, responsibilities, and functions carried out by health care managers is important for those individuals considering the field to make informed decisions about the “fit.” The course will cover a wide variety of healthcare settings, from hospitals to nursing homes and clinics. The course will use materials that engage student’s imagination regarding the important issues in management, ethics, cost of health care services, planning, marketing, information technology, and human resources. It will also include site visits and speakers representing various careers in health administration.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HA 244 - Health Care Policy
The intention of this course is to give students an understanding of how health care policy is developed and to identify key players in the development and implementation of health care so that they can use this knowledge to develop skills needed to positively impact health care policy as health care managers. Students may not earn more than 5 credits by taking HA, HS or GS one credit courses. Three one-credit options are not equivalent to a three credit course, and cannot be applied to the requirement of major electives.
1 hour a week 1 semester 1 credit.
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HA 245 - OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
The purpose of this course is to provide students with an overview of the functions and requirements of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The course examines the federal mandate to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by authorizing enforcement of the standards developed under the OSH Act implemented in 1970 and revised in 2004. The course will address the federal government’s role in assisting and encouraging states in their efforts to assure safe and healthful working conditions by providing for research, information, education, and training in the field of occupational safety and health and for other purposes. Students may not earn more than 5 credits by taking HA, HS or GS one credit courses. Three one-credit options are not equivalent to a three credit course, and cannot be applied to the requirement of major electives.
1 semester 1 credit.
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HA 246 - Health Care Providers as First Responders
This is an overview course that emphasizes the unique and daunting challenges faced by the health care delivery system and health care workers as first responders. It examines the health care manager’s responsibilities in terms of protecting public health, personal and professional risks, and the role of the health care manager in crisis and disaster planning and management. Students may not earn more than 5 credits by taking HA, HS or GS one credit courses. Three one-credit options are not equivalent to a three credit course, and cannot be applied to the requirement of major electives.
1 semester 1 credit.
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HA 247 - Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Bioethical Issues
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to bioethics through critical analysis of contemporary issues related to health care delivery and management. The course will address human choices and actions that typically occur in medical practice, such as end-of-life decision-making and will extend to other areas where human life and health are involved, such as artificial reproduction, research ethics, cloning, and stem cell research, and the doctor-patient relationship. Students may not earn more than 5 credits by taking HA, HS or GS one credit courses. Three one-credit options are not equivalent to a three credit course, and cannot be applied to the requirement of major electives.
1 semester 1 credit.
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HA 289 - Introdution to Project Management
BUS 289
This course provides a comprehensive introduction
to the culture, principles and practices of
project management. The course studies the
organizational culture and structure required for
successful project management and the strategic
importance of melding project selection to
organizational goals. The discipline of project
management is also studied by following a
project’s life cycle from project inception,
through project planning, and monitoring and
controlling project performance. Basic concepts
of project management are presented including:
defining the project scope, work breakdown
structures (WBS), time and cost based scheduling,
earned value and risk analysis. Case studies are
used to reinforce class theory and deepen
understanding of practical application.
1 semester 3 credits.
Fall
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HA 404 - Administration and the Liberal Arts
(GS 404 )
This course, designed for management and health administration majors, focuses on the relationship between the liberal arts and the issues related to administration. With perspectives provided by the social sciences and the arts and humanities, this course explores: the rise of the management dynamic; the growth of technology and industrial power; administrative styles; the effect of corporate and organizational life on the individual and society; the conflict between power and responsibility. (Suggested antecedent course: HA 481 )
This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HA 426 - Health Topics
This course provides students with the opportunity to participate in a focused exploration of a current topic pertaining to the health field. Students may not earn more than 2 credits by taking Health Topics coursework.
1 semester 1 credit.
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HA 430 - Health Care Delivery System
An in-depth study of the organization of the U.S. health care delivery system. Special attention is given to practices and problems affecting providers and consumers of health care. Recent changes in the financing mechanisms and their impact on distribution of services are discussed.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HA 432 - Ambulatory Care Administration
This course focuses on the delivery of health services on an outpatient basis, including the administration of other health services, including physician practice management techniques provided in the ambulatory setting. Governmental regulations, organizational considerations, staffing patterns, quality issues, and reimbursement are examined.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HA 433 - Managed Care
An overview of the evolution of managed care and current trends, including systems terminology, public policy, and market performance issues. (Students who have taken the one credit course CHA 426 Health Topics: Managed Care cannot take this 3 credit course.)
1 semester 3 credits.
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HA 435 - Continuous Quality Improvement
The course will focus on the shift in health care to CQI, risk management, and client satisfaction. Emphasis will be placed on compliance with an accreditation by regulatory agencies. It will also examine the different strategies and evaluation techniques that can feasibly result in increased productivity and performance in the delivery of health care services from the development of CQI to TQM.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HA 437 - Home Care Administration
This course focuses on the operation and administration of the many types of home care providers. The evaluation and growth of home care is discussed. Also covered are such topics as: government regulations, financing, staffing, continuing education needs, and marketing. (Suggested antecedent course: HA 430)
1 semester 3 credits.
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HA 438 - Hospice Concepts
This course explores the history and principles of the hospice movement, particularly within the context of New York State Regulations. Topics for study include administration/finance, the interdisciplinary team, the family as a unit of care, pain/symptom management, home/in-patient care, and bereavement care.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HA 439 - Practicum in the Hospice Field
A supervised field experience in a hospice setting, this course is made available on an individual basis. Approval required. Placements are arranged by students and instructor.
Prerequisites: Required and elective courses for the Certificate in Hospice. Hours to be arranged. Typically no evenings or weekends.
3 credits.
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HA 466 - Internship in Health Administration
(Formerly Practicum in the Health Field)
A supervised internship in the health area, this course is made available to students on an individual basis. Approval required. Placements are arranged by students and instructor.
2-6 credits maximum.
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HA 481 - Health Care Management
An overview course dealing with health care management. Included in the course are such topics as effective management, supervision, organizational structures, decision-making, personnel and staffing, performance appraisal, finance, budgets, fiscal operations, facilities maintenance, and services distribution and control. State codes and accreditation standards are reviewed.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HA 484 - Legal Aspects of Health Care
A review of the basic legal concepts affecting the health care delivery system. Topics discussed include aspects of malpractice in health care, practitioner and institutional liability, legal rights of the consumer, administrative law, medical records, and the role of regulatory agencies.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HA 486 - Long Term Health Care Administration
HA 481
This course deals with the application of administrative theory to long term care facilities. Facilities are classified, and services of each are defined. Planning, construction, financial management, codes and regulations, Medicaid/Medicare, and an in-depth examination of personnel and health care services are covered. (Suggested antecedent course: HA 481 )
1 semester 3 credits.
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HA 489 - Comprehensive Health Planning
This introductory course examines the methods and practices of long-range and strategic health planning, focusing on such factors as need, supply, and demand-at the institutional, community, and regional level. Also covered is the role of government in health care planning. Facility and health program planning are considered.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HA 491 - Global Health Systems
(Formerly International Health Systems)
This course focuses on contemporary health issues in their political, cultural, and socioeconomic context. The role of the World Health Organization is addressed.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HA 492 - Medical Terminology
This course familiarizes students with everyday anatomy and physiology terminology used in medical areas such as physician’s offices, hospitals, clinics, insurance and pharmaceutical firms. Students will be instructed on how to derive the meaning of medical words by learning to easily separate word components, as well as to identify all major body parts by their correct language name. The course provides essential background knowledge for successful ICD-9-CM coding and other areas such as CPT coding and billing.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HA 493 - Computer Applications in Health Administration
This course assists students in understanding the development, design, evaluation, selection and utilization of computer application in health care. Students will be instructed on how to understand and utilize state of the art computer based health care applications and technologies, including E-health and -health care technologies. Emphasis will also be placed on how computer applications and E-health technologies can support high quality patient care and improve management decisions in health care institutions.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HA 494 - Billing and Coding
This course will provide an in-depth understanding of medical billing and coding. Billing topics will include daily transaction entries, completing medical submissions, billing claim follow-up, itemized statements, and billing management. In addition, students will learn the basics of CPT and ICD-9-COM coding necessary for billing medical services and procedures. Students will also be introduced to computerized billing/coding software available in the field. Classes are conducted in a computer laboratory.
Prerequisite: HA 492
1 semester 3 credits.
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HA 495 - Academic Writing and Research
(BUS 495 )
This course will focus on those skills required for scholarly writing in the fields of Health Administration, Human Services, and Management. In addition to reviewing documentation and citation styles, accessing peer-reviewed journals using electronic databases, and knowing how to avoid plagiarism, this course will guide students through the style and structure of professional research writing. First, students will become familiar with the scholarly style of journal articles and will develop the ability to extract relevant information from those articles. Then, students will practice skills of narrowing the subject field, creating an annotated bibliography, writing a literature review, and creating a research question, all in preparation for their Capstone Research Seminar.
Prerequisite: ENG 103 .
This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HA 496 - Health Care Finance and Economics
The course covers analysis of the “financial health” of health care institutions (globally and facility-specific), financial statements, capital and operating budget techniques, DRG’s and RUG’s, and inventory management. The role of the government in regulation and planning is explored, as are changes in reimbursement methodology and payment systems, including HMO’s and PPO’s. In addition, the course will provide an overview of the economics of the health care system including supply and demand concepts as they relate to the provision of health care services, cost behavior, cost and production functions, and comparative health systems. Duplicative of HA 497 Financial Management in Health Care Institutions
1 semester 3 credits.
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HA 498 - Capstone Research in Health Administration
(HS 498 /BUS 498 )
The second part of a two-part capstone research course for students in the majors of Community Health and Human Services, Health Administration, and Organizational Management, is designed to teach students about the research methodologies that can be applied to the investigation of a research study of an individualized area of interest. Students will select an appropriate research methodology and design and will apply it to the research topic selected during the earlier course, HA 495 /BUS 495 . The final project will be an academic paper reporting on an original research topic investigated by the student.
Prerequisites: MAT 151 and HA 495 /BUS 495
This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HIS 100 - Europe to 1715
Western Civilization to 1715
A survey of the origins and development of Western Civilization from ancient times through 1715. Emphasis on social, intellectual, and political development. May not be taken by students who have taken HIS 114 .
1 semester 3 credits.
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HIS 102 - Europe since 1715
Western Civilization since 1715
A continuation of the study of Western Civilization from 1715 to the present. May not be taken by students who have taken HIS 115 .
1 semester 3 credits.
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HIS 112 - Religion in American Life
This course will offer students an opportunity to further develop their knowledge of the foundational role that religion played in the formation of the United States by providing an interdisciplinary learning community. The class will meet as a seminar during the spring term, include an active on-line course experience, and end with a week long “study away” experience in Washington, D.C. This course is intended to broaden students’ general knowledge base concerning the history and religious influence in America. These goals will be met through personal experiences, which might include, but are not limited to: visits to the White House, the national cathedral, various monuments/memorials (i.e., Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson, etc.), National Museum of American History, African American Civil War memorial Museum and the Smithsonian.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HIS 114 - Themes in European History 1450-1815
To develop an understanding of the principal themes in European history from the High Renaissance through the Napoleonic Revolution: political, economic, social and cultural.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HIS 115 - Themes In European History 1815-1970
To develop an understanding of the principal themes in European history from the Congress of Vienna to the post World War II period: political, economic, social and cultural.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HIS 122 - Ancient Greece and Rome
CLA 122
An in-depth study of the Greco-Roman culture and civilization. Special attention will be given to the political, social, economic and cultural lives of both peoples against the world setting in which they both rose, flourished, and declined. This course may be offered for Classics or History requirement.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HIS 152 - Contemporary International Problems
This course is designed to have students think critically about contemporary international problems. The course title has impacted its design in several ways. The first is the emphasis on “contemporary.” The historical background of selected problems provides the context for an examination of the present, and the future! The second is “international.” The world’s population now exceeds 7 billion people, only 320 million of which live in the United States. While the United States is an important player, the primary objective is to analyze international problems from an international perspective. The third is the question of what constitutes an international problem. This course emphasizes intractable problems the world likely will be wrestling with for decades to come rather than focusing on current events.
1 semester 3 credits
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HIS 157 - Self and Society in Ancient Greece and Rome
CLA 157
This course will explore the origins of the concepts of self and society in Western Culture in the history and philosophy of classical Greece and Rome. In addition to independent reading in the historical and philosophical literature, this class includes an intensive study abroad component. The class will meet as a seminar during the spring term, include an active online experience and complete its investigation through readings and discussion at the sites in Greece and Rome in a two-week trip at the end of May. This course is targeted for freshmen (first year students) as a special opportunity for interdisciplinary study coupled with a study abroad experience. Target students: Second semester freshmen
3 credits.
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HIS 170 - American History I
An historical study of the United States from its colonial beginnings through Reconstruction.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HIS 172 - American History II
A continuation of the study of United States History from the Reconstruction to the present.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HIS 202 - The Non-Western World
A survey of major non-western civilizations from the sixteenth century to the modern era. This course provides a knowledge and understanding of social, economic, and cultural issues as seen from a global perspective. Emphasis will be on Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HIS 208 - Women and Gender
A study of American women’s history from the colonial period to the present. This course will examine how the perception of gender helped shape and define women’s social, economic, and political roles, and was, in turn, influenced by certain characteristics such as class, religion, race, and ethnicity.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HIS 210 - Africa from Colonialism to Independence
Modern Sub-Saharan Africa
We will examine the history of the second largest continent, focusing on the African response to colonial intervention by European nations in the late nineteenth century, changes and development in the twentieth century, the struggle for independence and challenges in the contemporary world.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HIS 220 - East Asia
This course examines Japanese, Chinese, and Korean history from approximately 1600 to the present. The objectives are to explore each country’s history, to examine the dynamic interaction between East Asian countries, and to analyze East Asia’s role in the international arena.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HIS 224 - South and Southeast Asia
A study of post World War II developments in India, Pakistan, and Southeast Asian countries in light of past history. Emphasis will be on the rise of nationalism, problems of a social and economic order, and an evaluation of world involvement in the areas.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HIS 225 - The Making of the Modern Middle East
This course explores the history of the Middle East with special emphasis on the origins of contemporary problems. Topics include the rise of nationalism and religious fundamentalism, the legacies of Ottoman and Western rule, and the East-West conflict.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HIS 228 - African American History through Reconstruction
This course explores the history of African-descended people in North America from their first arrival in the colonies through the Reconstruction era. The course focuses on themes and debates in African American History - including the origins of slavery, resistance and how race, religion, gender, class and region shaped American life. The course is a hybrid that meets face-to-face and online each week.
1 semester. 3 credits.
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HIS 244 - Food in the Global Community
BUS 244
An interdisciplinary course that examines the concepts, development and implications of globalization of food throughout the world community. The course explores the role of food throughout history, the importance of food in international trade and, provides perspectives on food in artistic, philosophical, psychological, and religious contexts,
1 semester 3 credits.
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HIS 250 - Latin America
Iberian civilization in America from its colonial period to the present. Focus will be on the emergence of selected countries as modern nations and upon Latin America in hemispheric and world affairs in the 20th century.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HIS 251 - Caribbean History
A survey of Caribbean history that explores the legacies of colonialism and migration within the Spanish, British, and French Caribbean from the colonial period to the present. The course will examine the transatlantic slave trade, plantation economies, emancipation, revolution, post-colonialism, and contemporary events in the Caribbean.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HIS 255 - A History of Southern Africa
A thematic survey of southern Africa, which eventually becomes the Republic of South Africa. Themes include colonialism, slavery, resistance, racism and apartheid, the emergence of democracy, and South Africa’s regional and international relations.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HIS 266 - British History since 1688
Particular attention will be given to the structure of the 18th-century society and politics, the transformation of English society by the Industrial Revolution, the growth of democracy, imperialism, and the impact of two world wars on Great Britain.
1 semester 3 credits.
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HIS 267 - History of Ireland
Survey of Irish history from prehistoric times to the present. Emphasis will be on both political and cultural heritage, as well as on social and economic problems.
1 semester 3 credits.
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