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2021-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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HIS 4301 - Latin American Political Thought Credits: 3 hrs
Examines the many forms of Latin American governments and the political philosophies behind those political expressions since the end of the colonial period. Special attention is given to the post WWII period.
Note(s): Students may not receive credit for HIS 4301 and AAS 4301 and POS 4301.
Pre-requisite(s): Junior status
Cross-listed as AAS 4301 and as POS 4301
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HIS 4302 - Special Topics in History Credits: 3 hrs
The topic area covered in this course will be announced by the instructor, and is designed to offer areas not covered by the current range of history offerings.
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HIS 4303 - Age of the Crusades Credits: 3 hrs.
This course covers the ‘high medieval’ period, from the split of Christianity in 1054 and the start of the Crusades through the early Thirteenth century. The conflicts between Islam and Christianity and the spread of knowledge through Islamic sources from the Indian to the Atlantic Oceans will also be highlight.
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HIS 4304 - Mod European History Credits: 3
This course covers the major European political, economic, social and cultural movements beginning with the French Revolution and continuing to the present.
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HIS 4305 - The Ancient World Credits: 3 hrs
In this course, the civilizations of the ancient Near and Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean will be studied from their growth and development in the Fertile Crescent and Egypt through the Bronze Age and down to the development of Kush, pre-Classical Greece, the Median Empire, and associated cultures.
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HIS 4306 - The Classical World Credits: 3 hrs.
In this course, the ‘Classical’ civilizations of Greece, the Hellenistic states, Rome, Persia, Meroe, Axum, and associated cultures and civilizations will be studied.
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HIS 4307 - The Early Middle Ages Credits: 3 hrs.
This course covers the period from the ‘decline’ of the Roman Empire through the year 1054. The cultures and institutions of Western Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and Islam are studied as background for the modern world.
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HIS 4308 - History of North Carolina Credits: 3 hrs
This course includes a review of major developments which contributed to the growth of the state. Emphasis is placed upon factors responsible for the emergence of North Carolina since 1830.
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HIS 4309 - The Renaissance & Reformation Credits: 3 hrs.
This course will cover Europe from the rebirth of scholarship in the twelfth century and the rebirth of secular learning and full urban life in the Renaissance through the end of the Wars of Religion in the late sixteenth century.
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HIS 4310 - Modern European Cultural History Credits: 3 hrs
This course covers the major European cultural movements (including art, music, and literature, and their intersections with each other) from the end of the Baroque through the present.
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HIS 4311 - Modern European Intellectual History Credits: 3 hrs
This course covers the major European intellectual movements, including science, philosophy, and the history of ideas, from the Scientific Revolution through the present.
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HIS 4314 - Senior Seminar in History Credits: 3
This is the required senior, capstone research and writing course for all history majors. Students in the course identify and evaluate a variety of research problems and issues in history using different sources and methods. The seminar is designed to give students an opportunity to review, consolidate, and extend their study as History majors and to consider this study in a context of interrelatedness of subject matter and concern for History as a discipline.
Pre-requisite(s): Open to History majors only
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HIS 4318 - Rome and Early Christianity Credits: 3
This course details the relationship between the Roman Empire (and Roman culture) and the first 400 years of Christianity, including: the organization of the Empire; the religious and philosophical beliefs of the Romans (and other Mediterranean, Middle Eastern/West Asian, and African cultures) and Christians which led to their conflicts; the conflicts within early Christianity; and the compromises made which led to the late Christianizing Roman Empire and the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
Pre-requisite(s): HIS 1300- level
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HIS 4320 - Roman Justice Credits: 3
The Roman legal system and views of justice and jurisprudence form the legal systems of most countries. This course studies the development of that legal system and Roman views of law and justice as well the societal, cultural, and political impacts of those systems and views.
Pre-requisite(s): Any 1300-level history course
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HIS 4321 - History of Genocide Credits: 3
This senior level course engages with the history of genocide, genocidal conflicts and the response to this “crime of crimes”. Students will familiarize themselves with the concept of genocide drawing on varied disciplines that seek to define the crime, and examine the historical processes that lead to genocide. We will examine several cases and study how and why genocides occur, the resistance to genocide and the creation of an international framework to deal with genocide and its aftermath. Utilizing texts, films, and other primary and secondary sources, students will understand the complexity of genocide in the modern world and the even more complex nature of the global response to it.
Pre-requisite(s): Two General Education Written Communication Courses
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HIS 4323 - Special Topics in Latin America Credits: 3 hrs
A colloquium designed around a problem in Latin American history, requiring reading, discussion, reports, and a major paper.
Note(s): Students may not receive credit for both HIS 4323 and AAS 4323
Pre-requisite(s): HIS 3354 Modern Latin America or permission of the instructor AAS 3354 Modern Latin America and junior status.
Cross-listed as AAS 4323 Special Topics in Latin America.
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HIS 4326 - American Studies Credits: 3 hrs
This course is interdisciplinary, combining history and literature. The literature gains more of an historical context and history receives an infusion of emotion, interest, and life from the literature. Music, art, and films are incorporated into the total study.
Note(s): Students must have the instructor’s permission before repeating this course to receive credit for both HIS 4326 and ENG 4326.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 2301 and permission of the instructor.
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HIS 4328 - Victorian Justice Credits: 3 hrs
The Victorian period was the transitional era towards modern views and practices in many ways, including the areas of social justice, all areas of law enforcement and the justice system, and views on ethnicity, gender, and class. By focusing on the intersections of society and myriad aspects of the changes in the British and Imperial justice systems, the debates of the period on social issues - especially class, gender, and ethnicity - will be highlighted
Pre-requisite(s): Any HIS 1300 level course
Banner Schedule: Fall
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HIS 4332 - History and Politics of East Asia Credits: 3 hrs
This is a survey of the governmental institutions and political processes of East Asia since colonialism. Special emphasis will be placed on China and Japan.
Note(s): Students may not receive credit for both HIS 4332 and POS 4332.
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HIS 4346 - Economic History of the United States Credits: 3 hrs
This course stresses economic concepts as they apply to United States history with emphases placed upon agriculture, labor, United States fiscal politics, and the regulation of large business by the federal government.
Note(s): Students may not earn credit for both HIS 4346 and ECO 4346.
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HIS 4351 - Recent History of the United States Credits: 3 hrs
This course provides an intensive study of United States history since 1945. Special attention is given to the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War, Watergate, and the Reagan-Bush years.
Banner Schedule: Fall
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HIS 4355 - African Experience in America Credits: 3 hrs
This research-based, seminar course is designed for the advanced study of the African experience in America from the seventeenth century through the colonial enslavement period, civil war and civil rights eras and the contemporary period. The course will examine the “African American” life and practice in the context of African cultural and historical continuity. This examination will include an interdisciplinary exploration of cultural expressions, religious orientations, language, mannerism, food, folklore, political and social thought, educational efforts, family and community life. Such an approach will offer experiential outlets for students to conduct research in the special collections of Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill and the state archives in Raleigh, as well as present their findings through a research symposia organized b the instructor and students.
Pre-requisite(s): HIS 2308
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HIS 4356 - African American History Seminar Credits: 3 hrs
The purpose of this seminar is to supplement the two general courses in Afro-American history by providing the opportunity for serious study of various aspects of Afro-American history through the use of the historical method. The problem or focus of any given semester will vary according to the needs and desires of the students, faculty and community.
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HIS 4363 - Ancient History Credits: 3
In this course the civilizations of the Ancient Near East, Greece and Rome are studied.
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HIS 4366 - Medieval History Credits: 3
The period from the decadence of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance is covered in this course. The culture and institutions of the period are studied as background for the modern scene.
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HIS 4371 - The American South in Popular Culture Credits: 3 hrs
This course will examine the changing views of the South in American popular culture, using an interdisciplinary approach that will include the study of music, art, film, literature, television, political cartoons, and advertising. Students will examine and analyze these cultural artifacts in order to better understand the changing views of the American South from both inside and outside of Southern society.
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HIS 4372 - Latin America Since 1824 Credits: 3 hrs
This course surveys the major Latin American countries since independence with emphasis on political structure and government development, but also including economic, social and cultural development. Students may not receive credit for both HIS 4372 and POS 4372.
Note(s): Students may not receive credit for both HIS 4372 and POS 4372.
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HIS 4373 - Topics-History Credits: 3 hrs
The topic area covered in this course will be announced by the instructor, and is designed to offer areas not covered by the current range of history offerings.
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HIS, JUS 2325 - Historical Foundations of a Just Society Credits: 3 hrs
The course surveys the historical development of the concepts of social justice and the “just society” through the media of futurist studies and Utopian/Dystopian books and films.
Note(s): SLO: Critical Thinking
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Honors |
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HON 1106 - Freshman Honors Colloquium Credits: 1 hr
The colloquium at the freshman level concentrates on broadening students’ awareness by exploring pertinent contemporary issues of the local community that have national and international implications. Investigations are made in such areas as the problems of minority businesses, the use of leisure time, human heredity and evolution, and industry’s contribution to education.
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HON 1300 - Honors Inquiry-Based Seminar Credits: 3 hrs
The seminar is designed to introduce freshmen to the tools and skills needed to understand the research process, to understand how academic scholars investigate and acquire new knowledge, and to conduct independent research. A variety of strategies will be used to help students develop critical thinking, critical reading, and effective communication skills and to introduce students to research tools and research methods so that individual student research opportunities will result in a final research product.
Pre-requisite(s): Open to freshman honors scholars and non-honors students who have a verbal SAT of at least 500 or who have placed into only regular college-level courses.
Grade: Pass/Fail
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HON 2106 - Sophomore Honors Colloquium Credits: 1 hr
The colloquium at the sophomore level consists of lectures, assigned readings, and student papers directed toward the central theme, “The Nature of Man.” Investigations of solutions to past problems are conducted to lead to more accurate perspectives of contemporary multi-revolutions that have occurred in such areas as politics, science, economics, law, anthropology, education, arts, and sociology.
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HON 3106 - Junior/Senior Honors Colloquia Credits: 1 hr
The colloquia for students at the junior and senior levels are designed to provide varied experiences for small groups that are not incorporated into the regular curriculum. Interest groups will be formed on the basis of professional interests, contemporary issues, and recent trends and innovations within the major areas offered by the university. Second semester sophomores who are taking advanced courses may be enrolled with the consent of the professor.
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HON 4106 - Junior/Senior Honors Colloquia Credits: 1 hr
The colloquia for students at the junior and senior levels are designed to provide varied experiences for small groups that are not incorporated into the regular curriculum. Interest groups will be formed on the basis of professional interests, contemporary issues, and recent trends and innovations within the major areas offered by the university. Second semester sophomores who are taking advanced courses may be enrolled with the consent of the professor.
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HON 4300 - Honors Thesis Credits: 3 hr.
This course provides students with the opportunity to be immersed in the research process under the mentorship of a faculty member. In this course, students will complete a deep analysis of some topic related to their major, write a thesis, and present their research to a seminar group of faculty and students. Requirements: This course requires permission from faculty mentor and Honors Program director. Eligibility: Students who wish to undertake an honors thesis project must have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
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Humanities |
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HUM 2310 - African-American Culture Credits: 3 hrs
This humanities course introduces students to various aspects of the African-American experience, using an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approach to include history, literature, religion, music, dance and art. Themes will focus on historical and cultural roots in Africa, slavery in America and the rest of the Diaspora, and the post-slavery period up to contemporary times.
Note(s): General Education Course that Satisfies SLO: Critical Thinking; AK:Culture and Foreign Language; CT: Diversity
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 1301 and 1302.
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Interdisciplinary Studies |
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IDS 2301 - Introduction to Urban Studies and Sustainability Credits: 3 hrs
This course will introduce students to the interdisciplinary field of Urban Studies. The course will present models of how scholars approach cities from a variety of disciplinary viewpoints including: architecture, planning law, socoiology, history, political science, economics and geography. Students will learn some of the major concepts in the fild of Urban Studies and they will study the works of leading scholars in the field over the last hundred years.
General Education Designation: Yes
Student Learning Outcome: Critical Reading
Area of Knowledge: Social and Behavioral Science
Curricular Theme: Civic Knowledge
Banner Schedule: Fall
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IDS 3310 - Native American Studies I Credits: 3
This course is an examination of the content, concepts, and methods of studying, learning, and understanding American Indian history, culture, and focus topics. Exposure to the diverse American Indian cultures, political systems, and social organizations inhabiting North America from time immemorial to the present are explored through the use of oral traditions, written literature, and art forms.
Pre-requisite(s): Completion of 60 credits including the General Studies core, or permission of the Director of Interdisciplinary Studies.
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IDS 3323 - Cultures of the Spanish-Speaking World Credits: 3 hrs
This course, available online, is a study in English of selected cultures for which Spanish is the primary language of discourse. It connects students to the growth, development, and current features of the societies under consideration—including their geographical, intellectual, artistic, social, literary and political dimensions. Special emphasis will be placed on the twentieth century and cross-cultural comparisons.
Note(s): Credit will not be awarded for both IDS 3323 and SPA 3323 or SPA 3311.
Pre-requisite(s): Completion of 60 credits including the General Studies core, or permission of the Director of Interdisciplinary Studies.
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IDS 3383 - Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies Credits: 3 hrs
This course, available online, is the foundation course for the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree. Students will be involved in interdisciplinary study of an event, issue, or culture over a specified period of time and, through the study, improve their skills in research and writing, their abilities in critical thinking and creative problem solving, and their understanding of one or more cultures.
Pre-requisite(s): Completion of 60 credits including the General Studies core, or permission of the Director of Interdisciplinary Studies program.
Banner Schedule: Fall
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IDS 4370 - Research in Interdisciplinary Studies Credits: 3 hrs
In this course students will be engaged in one or more models of interdisciplinary research and in assessment of learning gained from courses already taken in the Interdisciplinary Studies program. They will further apply their learning by developing a contract with the instructor to conduct research in an area of study applicable to their interests. The course will use “Blackboard,” independent study contract, and media necessary to present student research findings.
Pre-requisite(s): Completion of 60 credits and a minimum of 24 semester hours in courses approved for the Interdisciplinary Studies major, or permission of the Director of Interdisciplinary Studies.
Banner Schedule: Fall
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IDS 4371 - The American South in Popular Culture Credits: 3 hrs
This course, available online, will examine the changing views of the South in American popular culture, using an interdisciplinary approach that will include the study of music, art, film, literature, television, political cartoons, and advertising. Students will examine and analyze these cultural artifacts in order to better understand the changing views of the American South from both inside and outside of Southern society.
Pre-requisite(s): Completion of 60 credits including the General Studies core, or permission of the Director of Interdisciplinary Studies program Credit will not be awarded for both IDS 4371 and HIS 4371.
Banner Schedule: Fall
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IDS 4373 - Internship in Urban Studies Credits: 3 hrs
This internship is intended to link theory to practice and to give the student the necessary experience that is related to the field of urban studies; it involves out of the classroom activity and work in an approved area of discipline. Students are required to meet regularly with the supervising faculty member. The internship placement must be approved by the Urban Studies Program Coordinator.
Pre-requisite(s): Students must complete 9 hours of Urban Studies coursework including Introduction to Urban Studies.
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IDS 4375 - Urban Studies Seminar Credits: 3 hrs
In this seminar, students combine the interdisciplinary knowledge they have gained and the research skills they have learned to a current topic of interest related to Urban Studies. Students investigate that topic through secondary sources, public records, interviews, questionnaires, etc. An emphasis will be placed on getting students to understand the variety of perspectives from which urban related issues can be approached.
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LGL 1301 - Legal Foundations
This course serves as an introductory course into the study of law and sustainability and is an interdisciplinary course designed, in part, to mirror the structure of the WSSU legal studies minor, currently under revision. As such, the course is divided into 3 modules:
Modules of Law & Sustainability:
1. Race, Law, & Public Policy (Human Rights and Social Justice)
2. Law, Economy, & Society (Business Sustainability)
3. Law, Health, & Society (Health Equity)
The course begins with a brief overview of the lawmaking process and elements of sustainability. This course will not create in-depth legal expertise, but students will learn to better understand and appreciate varying positions on contemporary legal controversies by examining historical origins and by engagement in activities, whereby each student must defend or oppose a position. The readings cover these topics in depth and provide opportunities for students to apply the principles to case examples and to demonstrate an insightful understanding of each topic. Students will research and debate relevant individual issues of law and sustainability and evaluate strengths and weaknesses of legal arguments. Students will also engage in activities, whereby they will utilize mechanisms of alternative dispute resolution (while endeavoring to seek mutually beneficial outcomes and to reach compromise with adversaries).
Student Learning Outcome: Critical Thinking
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JUS 2301 - Introduction to Justice Studies Credits: 3 hrs
An overview of contemporary criminal justice systems, with a special emphasis on the historical development, structure, and goals of the justice system in the United States. The course will explore the various branches of the justice system and their functions. It will also examine the traditional responses to the society’s effort to control crime and administer justice.
Pre-requisite(s): None.
Banner Schedule: Fall
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JUS 2302 - Research Methods in Justice Studies I Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to introduce the student to writing and research in justice studies. The student will receive instructions about how to develop a topic, conduct research, and organize a paper. The course will also cover the fundamentals of effective writing. The student will be required to produce a well-researched final paper.
Pre-requisite(s): JUS 2301 - Introduction to Justice Studies
Banner Schedule: Fall
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JUS 2305 - Freedom Dreams: U. S. Social Movements from Theory to Action Credits: 3 hrs
In this class, we will examine historical and contemporary movements and critical perspectives on freedom, justice, equality, autonomy and self-determination. Freedom is the operative word because the movements and activists we consider emerge out of, or struggle against, the conditions of incarceration (Kelley 2008). Incarceration or imprisonment is not limited to the formal jail or prision; we will be looking at the conditions of Southern sharecroppers, the position of women of color under racism and patriarchy, incarcerated activists as political prisioners, indigenous movements, and the struggle against state-sanctioned and/or extralegal violence proscribing hegemonic sexual and gender expressions. We will consider a wide range of movements, including labor, civil/human rights, radical feminism, lgbtqi liberation. Black and Brown liberation, prisoners’ rights, indigenous rights, and environmental justice. Framed through a transdisciplinary approach, this course employs sources from academic texts and articles to autobiography, film, music and poetry to examine, among other things, how movements were formed and sustained; the social and historical contexts for their emergence and demise; the impact they might have had on power, on participants in the movement, on the community at large, and on people’s vision of a liberated future.
The lectures, readings and talks by guest activists should, compel us to move beyond traditional binariers; demolish the myth of “the great man of history” by introducing us to local leaders who rose from the grassroots but never found a place in the grand historical narratives; and reveal a vision of liberation so broad, so complex, so fluid that it defies labels and categories. Through our collective study, we will strive to remake the world, “to imagine something different, to realize that things need not always be this way” (Kelley, 2002, 9). Toward that end, we will center the analysis of those freedom dreamers who seek to build a society free of inequality, oppression and violence.
Student Learning Outcome: Information Literacy
Cross-listed as HIS 2305
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JUS 2310 - Theories of Justice Studies Credits: 3 hrs
This course is an introduction to selected classical and contemporary theories of justice, with an emphasis on alternative conceptions of social and criminal justice, and on the origin, nature, and causes of crime. This course will examine the social, cultural, and political forces that influence society’s perceptions of the characteristics of criminals in the society. The course will also examine various conceptions of inequality and of the crucial role it plays in a society’s understanding of crime and its response to criminal behavior
Banner Schedule: Fall
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JUS 2318 - Introduction to Forensic Psychology Credits: 3 hrs
This course introduces students to the field of forensic psychology, its history, and its impact in today’s world as it relates to the criminal justice system. The course will provide an expansive overview of forensic psychology, including basic tenets, practices and procedures and will explore subspecialties of forensic psychology; roles and responsibilities; and related legal, ethical and diversity issues.
The course will explore forensic psychology links to the criminal justice system through such topics as criminal profiling, police psychology, psychology in the criminal courts, correctional psychology, investigative psychology, crime psychology, theories of crime, lie detection, eyewitness errors, psychotherapy, false confession, psychopathy, antisocial personality disorder and expert testimony. (This course is one of the requirements for the minor in Forensic Science.)
Pre-requisite(s): None.
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JUS 2320 - Introduction to Forensic Science Credits: 3 hrs
This course will focus on the principles of forensics that relate to the chain of custody, physical evidence collection and storage, use of media and video technology, forensic animation, laboratory analysis of evidence, statistical data analysis, and ethical considerations in data interpretation and reporting. Case studies relevant to societal problems in drug abuse, doping, sexual assault, homicide, environmental pollution, and destruction of natural resources will be systematic reviewed and analyzed by students. This course also focuses on recent advances in human genetic analysis, analytical chemistry, and their relevance to crime scene investigations.
Banner Schedule: Fall
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JUS 2325 - Historical Foundations of a Just Society Credits: 3 hrs
The course surveys the historical development of the concepts of social justice and the ‘just society’ through the mediums of futurist studies and Utopian/Dystopian books and films.
Banner Schedule: Fall
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JUS 2350 - Terrorism & Counter-Terorism Credits: 3 hrs
This foundation course will introduce students to the economic, ideological, political, and religious origins of domestic and international terrorism. For purposes of this course, terrorism is defined as politically-motivated violence targeting civilians in support of a specific ideological, political and/or religious agenda. We will begin with an historical overview of terrorism. In do doing, we will examine why individuals, organizations, and states engage in terrorism. Ethical questions as to why these entities engage in acts of terrorism will also be analyzed. Students will be introduced to some of the theories that have been used to study the origins and causes of terrorism. The course will conclude by analyzing the measures taken by states to fight terrorism and extremist groups. Students will also learn about the impact that these measures have on individual and human rights.
General Education Designation: Yes
Student Learning Outcome: Written Communication
Area of Knowledge: Social/Behavior Science
Cross-listed as POS 2350 - Terrorism & Counter Terrorism
Latest Update(s) Approved by Academic Standards and Curriculum: November 19, 2019
Banner Schedule: Fall
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JUS 3310 - Police & Community Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a survey of the organization, professional preparation, ethics, and basic procedures of the police. The course will also explore the major problems confronting the police today. The major emphasis of the course will be on understanding contemporary police organization and practices, and role of the police within the community.
Pre-requisite(s): JUS 2301
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JUS 3318 - Forensic Psychology Credits: 3 hrs
This course introduces students to the field of forensic psychology, its history, and its impact in today’s world as it relates to criminal justice system. The course will provide an expansive overview of forensic psychology, including basic tenets, practices, and procedures and will explore subspecialties of forensic psychology; roles and responsibilities; and related legal, ethical, and diversity issues.
The course will explore forensic psychology links to the criminal justice system through such topics as, criminal profiling, police psychology, psychology in the criminal courts, and correctional psychology, investigative psychology, crime psychology, theories of crime, lie detection, eyewitness errors, psychotherapy, false confession, psychopathy, antisocial personality disorder, and expert testimony. Through this course, students will acquire a broad understanding of forensic psychology theories and concepts, which they will apply to the analysis of controversial issues and contemporary challenges within the criminal justice field.
Banner Schedule: Fall
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JUS 3335 - Justice Administration Credits: 3 hrs
This course is an introduction to the principles of organization and administration of private and public justice agencies. Emphasis will be placed on the substantive knowledge and analytical skills that will assist the student in understanding organizational behavior and the management problems commonly faced by justice agencies.
Pre-requisite(s): JUS 2301
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JUS 3336 - The Judicial Process Credits: 3 hrs
This course presents an analysis and evaluation of the main institutions and procedures affecting the administration of justice under law.
Pre-requisite(s): POS 2311
Cross-listed as POS 3336
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JUS 3337 - Court Procedure & Evidence Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamental principles of criminal procedure, from the time a crime is discovered to the time judgment is entered in court. Basic principles of proof in criminal cases will be examined, including standards of proof, burden of proof, judicial notice of facts, presumptions of fact, testimonial privileges, hearsay, the exclusionary rule, and other evidentiary matters.
Pre-requisite(s): JUS 2301
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JUS 3339 - Criminal Investigation Credits: 3 hrs
The course is intended to develop general understanding of the science of inquiry and provide presentation of techniques, skills and limitations of the modern criminal investigation. Consideration includes all aspects of criminal investigation, as a system of thought and action. Discussion is centered on methods applied in detecting, examining and interpreting factual and legal dimensions of criminal cases. The course also examines concepts and methods of investigation of specific forms of crim (homicide, rape robbery, etc.)
Pre-requisite(s): None
Banner Schedule: Fall
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JUS 3342 - Comparative Justice Studies Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a survey of the major systems of justice around the world. Students will study the major features of justice systems (law enforcement, the courts and corrections) in the developed and developing nations and compare them with the system of justice in the United States. Particular attention will be paid to organizational, administrative, and philosophical principles informing these systems.
Pre-requisite(s): JUS 2301
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JUS 3344 - The Political Economy of Justice Credits: 3 hrs
This course will explore the history of justice as an instrument of political and economic power or as a mechanism with which those who wield political and economic power seek to achieve their ends. Students will be exposed to a variety of attempts to deconstruct justice as a social construct with no inherent objectivity. They will also be exposed to a variety of theories about the genesis of the current domestic and global inequalities, especially in the realm of human rights and the administration of justice.
Pre-requisite(s): JUS 2301
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JUS 3345 - Strategic Approaches to Community Safety Credits: 3 hrs
This course examines the theory and practice of strategic, comprehensive, data-based efforts to address current community justice issues. The course will explore methods of community organizing and partnership development; help students develop problem-solving techniques, employing insights from research and practice; and engage students in discussions of how to sustain community-based initiatives related to community justice issues.
Pre-requisite(s): JUS 2301 , POS 2311 & SOC 2301
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JUS 3346 - Sociology of Law Credits: 3 hrs
This course focuses on the sociological understanding of law. It will link the study of law with such core sociological issues as social change and stability, order and disorder, the relationship in law, and their consequences, legal definitions of deviancy and their consequences, introduction to theories of punishment the sociology of the legal profession, and the functions of legal institutions and law-related structures and processes. course content targets systems of law with emphasis on the United State. Both empirical and qualitative models of sociological analysis of law will be scrutinized and evaluated within the curriculum.
Banner Schedule: Fall
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JUS 3347 - Drugs, Crime, and Justice Credits: 3 hrs
This course is an overview of the nexus between drugs and crime in the United States and how it affects the criminal justice system. Included is a comprehensive examination of the nature of the drug problem from a historic, social, political, economic, and psychological and physical addiction perspective; general knowledge of the impact of legal and illegal drugs on society and the justice system; the contribution of illicit drugs to crime and criminal behavior; drug production and distribution organizations and systems; drug prevention and treatment programs; and the debate over the decriminalization of drugs.
Pre-requisite(s): JUS 2301
Banner Schedule: Fall
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JUS 3350 - Victims and Justice Credits: 3 hrs
This course provides an introductory examination of criminal victimization in the United States via an overview of current theory, research, and trends within the context of specific victimization types. The course examines specific crimes types, the impact of crime on victims and society, the role of victims within the criminal justice system, specific remedies, and victim rights and services.
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JUS 3353 - Criminology Credits: 3 hrs
This course presents a study of the nature and development of crime and treatment. Special attention is given to probation and parole, capital and corporal punishment, prison reform and reform movements through various agencies.
Pre-requisite(s): SOC 2301 - Introduction to Sociology
Banner Schedule: Fall
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JUS 3355 - Criminal Law Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to familiarize students with an understanding of the American criminal court systems.
Pre-requisite(s): POS 2311
Cross-listed as POS 3355
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JUS 3361 - Juvenile Justice Credits: 3 hrs
This course will introduce students to the history, organization and philosophy of the juvenile justice system. It will also explore the legal rights of juveniles and the manner in which juvenile crimes are punished and treated. Students will examine the classifications of juvenile offenders, alternative explanations for juvenile misconduct, juvenile courts, and juvenile correction systems.
Pre-requisite(s): JUS 2301 - Introduction to Justice Studies
Banner Schedule: Fall
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JUS 3365 - Medical and Legal Investigations of Death
An intensive look at medical and legal investigations into causes of death. Aspects of death scene investigation and subsequent autopsy protocol will be explored from the corresponding medical, scientific, sociological and legal perspectives. The objective is to perform investigative functions at a death scene, determine and apply forensic testing, and analyze and effectively communicate investigative information. Topics include the difference between the medical (or pathological) and legal (or criminal) components of investigations into causes of death, medical and investigative terminology, and the impact of ethics on prosecutions and convictions. Case studies illustrate practical applications of various forms of forensic styles and parameters.
Pre-requisite(s): JUS 2320 Introduction to Forensic Science
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JUS 3370 - Introduction to Cybercrime Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to help students to understand and apply the nature of cybercrime in the criminal justice field. Several theories will be presented and will be analyzed in depth and applied to cybercrime cases both past and present. Students will see how major theories have been re-developed to be applied to cybercrime, and by using these theories, students will both develop and explore different strategies for future law enforcement. Students will be presented with common types of fraudulent schemes, as well as several laws that have been enacted and developed specifically for cybercrime. In addition, causes, victimization, legal issues, control strategies, and societal costs regarding the “cybercrime” problem will be explored and evaluated. (Forensic Science and Criminology Specialization)
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JUS 3382 - Class, Race, Gender & Justice Credits: 3 hrs
The course will examine the intersections of class, race, and gender as means of helping the student understand the problems of crime, punishment and justice. It will explore legal, cultural, and theoretical issues that affect how individuals, communities, and systems conceptualize justice based on the social classifications of people. Various theories of the relationships between or among class, race, gender, and justice, will be examined.
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JUS 4302 - Writing & Research in Justice Studies II Credits: 3 hrs
This course will focus on helping the student improve his or her research skills. Students in this course will be required to pursue their own independent research on a topic in Justice Studies. The topic will be chosen in consultation with the instructor. The students will also be assigned other research projects that demand accurate interpretation of data, critical and analytical thinking, and the use of computer applications.
Pre-requisite(s): JUS 2302 - Research Methods in Justice Studies I
Banner Schedule: Fall
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JUS 4320 - Roman Justice Credits: 3 hrs
The Roman legal system and views of justice and jurisprudence form the legal systems of most countries. This course studies the development of that legal system and Roman views of law and justice as well the societal, cultural, and political impacts of those systems and views.
Pre-requisite(s): Any 1300-level history course
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JUS 4322 - Contemporary Issues in Justice Studies Credits: 3 hrs
Students will consider important contemporary issues in justice studies. They will be required to offer analyses of the issues considered, advocacy for particular resolutions of issues before courts, legislatures, or administrative agencies, or other approaches to contemporary problems.
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JUS 4328 - Victorian Justice Credits: 3 hrs
The Victorian period was the transitional era towards modern views and practices in many ways, including the areas of social justice, all areas of law enforcement and the justice system, and views on ethnicity, gender, and class. By focusing on the intersections of society and myriad aspects of the changes in the British and Imperial justice systems, the debates of the period on social issues - especially class, gender, and ethnicity - will be highlighted.
Pre-requisite(s): Any HIS 1300 level course
Banner Schedule: Fall
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JUS 4330 - Social Justice Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to expose students to critical social issues like poverty, income inequality, hunger, welfare, homelessness, human rights, race, gender, age and disability discrimination, crime, unjust and unequal sentencing, violation of civil rights and liberties. The course will also examine the implementation and evaluation of policies concerning those issues affecting the entire society.
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JUS 4342 - GIS Concepts and Techniques Credits: 3 hrs
The course will introduce students to spatial and temporal analysis and other technologies, such as GIS, which are used as tools in analyzing, tracking, and presenting data such as information on crime, economic conditions, inequality, and community risk and protective factors. Students will learn how to gather and analyze demographic information and other data to better understand relationships and possible applications in the context of community problem-solving. The student will obtain hands-on experience of display, analysis and presentation of mapping functions using the latest GIS software. The student will also be given an introduction to the fundamental concepts of geographical informaiton science (geographic data acquisition, representation, analysis, and interpretation). Technologies reviewed include topographic mapping, global positioning systems, aerial photography, and satellite remote sensing. Assignments will be geared toward analysis of data and decision-making.
Pre-requisite(s):
JUS 2301 - Introduction to Justice Studies ,
SOC 2301 - Introduction to Sociology ,
SOC 2326 - Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences ,
POS 2311 - American Government
Banner Schedule: Fall
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JUS 4344 - Prison and Punishment in U.S. Society Credits: 3 hrs
This course surveys the central role jails, prisons, and detention centers play in contemporary U.S. society. Students will be challenged to analyze the prison as a modality of power that shapes, and is shaped by, hierarchies of difference organized around race, class, gender, sexuality, and citizenship. We wil study histories of incarceration on communties, families, the political economy, and our democratic institutions. Students will also explore domestic and global alternatives to incarceration through an analysis of popular social movements struggling for penal abolition, restorative and transformative justice, and decarceration.
Pre-requisite(s): POS 2311 and JUS 2301 - Introduction to Justice Studies
Student Learning Outcome: Critical Reading
Banner Schedule: Fall
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JUS 4369 - Constitutional Law Credits: 3 hrs
This course presents an analysis of the basic principles of American constitutional law. Special attention is given to the judicial interpretation and application of these principles in constructing the powers of government and the rights of individuals.
Cross-listed as POS 4369 - Constitutional Law
Banner Schedule: Fall
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JUS 4391 - Internship in Justice Studies Credits: 3 hrs
The Justice Studies internship is designed to give students practical experience in the field prior to graduation. The internship often serves as a gateway to a future career in the Criminal Justice field. Internships can be completed during the fall, spring, or summer semesters. Course consists of field placement in criminology related and criminal justice settings that provide firsthand experience and knowledge of careers in the area, including probation, parole, policing, juvenile and adult court systems, corrections and treatment programs. The course requires a minimum of 120 hours on-site at the internship agency.
Pre-requisite(s): Justice Studies Majors
Banner Schedule: Fall
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LLS 1300 - Liberal Learning Seminar Credits: 3
Liberal Learning Seminars (LLS) are designed to introduce freshmen students to broad questions faced by academe towards offering them an opportunity to hone the General Education learning outcomes of critical reading, critical thinking, and either written or oral communication. The seminars place emphasis on active learning modalities where students engage these topics through hands-on and applied pedagogies. Each of the LLS will serve as an option towards fulfilling core general education requirements. New students will be allowed to choose one such seminar in his/her freshman year. Grading is Pass/Fail.
Pre-requisite(s): Students must be freshmen (students with < 30 hours) to enroll in this course.
Grade: Pass/Fail
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LLS 1301 - Blame It On the Boogie Credits: 3 hrs
Blame It On the Boogie: Exploring the Music and Health Connection is a course designed to give you the opportunity to ask questions about music and its effect on general health. You will participate in music activities and review research to discover the effect music has on social behaviors, physical condition, and ways of thinking. Groups will formulate music and health research questions for a specific population and then locate and critically examine information scholars have to share about the topic. A student-designed service learning activity focused on the specific population will assist in answering questions about the music and health connection.
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LLS 1303 - Alternative Futures Credits: 3 hrs
Where are the nuclear fusion power plants and ‘free’ energy? The moon bases and missions to Mars? All these, and much more, were ‘predicted’ by experts in 1955 to be reality by 2000. Obviously, the future cannot be predicted, but we must still plan for it as we will all live in there. How can that be done, even for the short term? The seminar will cover the basics for future projections and require you to create a research project based which will offer alternative paths for the trend. While any student with an interest in preparing for the future is welcome, students with interests in business, social science (sociology, political science, and economics), history, philosophy, and IT may find the class particularly appealing.
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LLS 1304 - Dynamics of Language and Globalization Credits: 3 hrs
Imagine for a moment a world without language! What makes human language unique from other species’ ways of communication? What are the underlying similarities in human languages? How does the language we speak define us? Does the internet bring the world’s languages together? Does globalization threaten or safeguard the world’s languages? This seminar invites you to discuss the role of language in the 21st century by critically examining current communication issues across cultural, political and geographical boundaries. Among the topics discussed to answer these questions are issues of identity; the spread of English and its acculturation to local contexts of use; youths’ creativity in language mixing; language in global pop cultures; language in cyberspace; as well as minority language experiences and loss of indigenous languages.
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LLS 1305 - One World United in Health Credits: 3 hrs.
If you found yourself saddened by the news of injuries in Haiti (or anywhere else on the globe) but asked yourself the question, What does that have to do with me?, then this course will help answer that question. Globalization of healthcare is one of the most current and controversial topics because while people understand there are global health issues, they do not know exactly what can be done. This course will help you understand the connections between societal inequalities in housing, finance, safety, and education and poor health outcomes both at home and across the globe. You will cultivate the notion of global citizenship and explore challenges to engaging in transnational efforts to improve global health.
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LLS 1306 - Scientific Visualization Credits: 3 hrs
Since data is the new currency of our global community, we need dynamic yet clear and informative representations of the immense and diverse information that surrounds us. This studio-seminar focuses on the quantitative, artistic and technical aspects of communicating through the power of the image. Scientific Visualization is about converting numerical spreadsheets into a beautiful, story-telling, piece of art. Drawings, Designs and Interactive Projects will be constructed, presented and discussed throughout the semester.
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LLS 1307 - War Credits: 3 hrs
What is war? Why do countries engage in war? When is war necessary? Can war be just? Can war be profitable? In answering these questions we will analyze the economic, ideological, moral, political and religious reasons for engaging in war. We will focus on diverse case studies (specific examination of wars): the 2 World War; Israel/Palestine conflict; Cuban revolution; the Algerian War of Liberation; the Vietnam War; La Violencia-Columbia; the Rwanda Genocide of 1994 and the Iraq war. This focus will allow us to learn not only about the wars but also about the culture of the specific country which is crucial in understanding war.
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LLS 1309 - Controversies in Science and Technology Credits: 3 hrs
Should scientists clone human cells? Are there long-term health concerns associated with eating genetically modified foods? Is nuclear energy a safe and viable means of energy production? As science continues to push the boundaries of what was once thought possible, the line between what can be done and what should be done has become increasingly blurred. By exploring the details of current controversies, you will become better consumers of information and more informed decision makers, with the realization that conclusions reached today could result in unforeseen consequences in the future. In studying these controversial topics, you will be asked to read and critique articles from opposing sides. Through classroom discussions and debates, you will present the key points of each position and logically defend your own views.
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LLS 1310 - New Media Fusion Credits: 3 hrs
Are you tired of the same-old writing assignments? Would you like to transform your writing with the wizardry of new digital media? “Writing” no longer means that you are limited to static text on the printed page. Now you can combine words, sound, video, and images to create blogs, wikis, and multimedia digital projects. In this seminar, you will explore culture and identity while developing essential written communication, technology, and research skills. You will plan, write, and edit new media projects with user-friendly Web 2.0 technology. No previous technology experience is required; whether a techie or technophobe, all are welcome.
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LLS 1312 - Bring the Noise Credits: 3 hrs
Literature and music are a major component of any culture. In this seminar you will walk with the instructors through the history of African-Americans to see how the music and literature of each era mirror one another while at the same time reflect the climate of their respective time period. Comparisons will be made between the slave song and the slave narrative, jazz and the Harlem Renaissance as well as Hip Hop/Rap and urban poetry. At the end of the course, you will create a sampling of music and literature that provides a glimpse at the current issues of the African-American condition and/or summarizes your lived experiences.
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LLS 1314 - In Between the Rhymes Credits: 3 hrs
Does hip hop music cause or perpetuate violence and criminality? Does it exacerbate the maltreatment of women? Can hip hop promote social change? Why is it such a relevant force? After all, “it’s only entertainment” – Jay-Z. This seminar examines the true power of language, how it assists in the construction of realities, identities, influences behavior and simultaneously creates and divides localities. The seminar is also concerned with the unspoken language of videography and the subconscious messages articulated to the consumer. Hence, you will utilize a triangulation of audio, visual and written forms of hip hop music to address the prevailing inquiries regarding the role and function of hip hop in societies.
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LLS 1315 - Pop Culture Credits: 3 hrs
You have now been transformed into junior editors at the Acme Publishing Corporation. You will create one of four Pop Culture magazines for one of the decades including the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and the 2000s. Your magazine will cover topics such as iconography, notable biographies, popular advertisements, politics, current events of the period, and entertainment. During this seminar our overall objective will be to uncover the subtle messages and meanings within Pop Culture.
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LLS 1316 - Gender and Sexuality in 20th Century Texts Credits: 3 hrs
What is gender? How are gender and thoughts on gender depicted in 20th century literature and film? What social, political, and economic implications impact sexual identity and (accepted) expressions of sexuality? How are these implications depicted as well? This seminar investigates how we “talked” about sexuality and gender in the 20th century and what we may anticipate in the 21st century. Central to the course is the identification of setting, social attitudes, and cultural beliefs as key determinants of gender and sexuality discourses found in literature and film. At times, we will read or view other pieces – scholarly and popular writings, plays, and music videos – to measure any continuities or disruptions in the depictions of subjects such as sex versus gender, gender roles, power / control, homoeroticism / homosexuality, marriage, Black female sexuality, Black masculinity, and empowerment. Expected assignments include blogs, a literature review, a debate, and a “Talk Back” Journal.
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LLS 1317 - Black Issues in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Psychology Credits: 3 hrs
Imagine that one day your future child tells you that he/she is gay/lesbian. What if one of your friends comes to understand that “he” is actually transgender? Being black and gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender raises issues of family, religion, cultural connectedness, and gender. We will critically think about how psychological issues of gender, race and oppression, and religion relate to black churches, HBCUs, and segments of black populations being reluctant to openly address this subject. Critical reading, critical thought, and scientific literacy will be taught using major and minor assignments covering
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LLS 1318 - Deeper than Rap: Explorations in Hip Hop Analysis, Discourse, and Criticism Credits: 3 hrs
Do you like to argue? Are you interested in exploring the issues, themes, thinkers, common theories and debates surrounding hip hop scholarship? Would you like to dialogue about the impact of race, class and gender on hip hop texts? Deeper than Rap: Explorations in Hip Hop Analysis, Discourse, and Criticism is a multidisciplinary course which investigates the social, cultural, racial, political, aesthetic and historical dimensions of hip-hop, as well as its impact on American (Popular) Culture. This course explores contemporary texts and debates within hip-hop studies and examines the African, American and African American influences that pre-date hip hop.
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LLS 1319 - Unsolved North Carolina Mysteries Credits: 3 hrs
Do you love a good unsolved mystery? Our state is full of them! The popularity of forensic science has piqued Americans’ interest in solving mysteries, old and new. Become an historical detective, seeking to solve North Carolina’s four greatest mysteries. Delve into primary research materials, artistic depictions of the events studied, travel to the sites where two of these stories took place. We will examine the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the life of Afro-American Indian actor Buffalo Child Long Lance, the truth behind the death of Z. Smith Reynolds, and the story behind Stokes County’s Lawson Family Massacre, the state’s worst mass murder. This seminar will lead you through the process of identifying the question, offering a hypothesis, selecting sources, synthesizing material from such, articulating a solution, then re-stating original or revised hypothesis, as you try to solve baffling enigmas!
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LLS 1320 - The Middle East: Myth Versus Reality Credits: 3 hrs
We will examine some popular images of the Middle East and the intersection between culture, politics, and religion to answer the following questions. What is the link between perceptions and reality? Does the modern history of the Middle East demonstrate that religion inevitably leads to political and ethnic conflict? Can common culture act as a unifying factor in the context of religious division? What is the role of institutions and ideologies in developing political affiliations and nationalist identities? Can peace be achieved in the Middle East?
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LLS 1321 - New Landscapes of identity: Feminism in African Women’s Writing Credits: 3 hrs
Have you ever wondered how the lives of women of color in America might be similar to women in Africa? Do you think that the image of strong black women is merely a stereotype? These questions will be addressed in the seminar that will introduce students to the short fiction and poetry of African women writers as they explore feminist themes in their works. It will offer students the opportunity to explore cross-cultural content from the rich cultural heritage of African women through the lens of gender dynamics in Post-Colonial Africa through the modern era. Students will read literary texts that examine social, economic and political forces that shape the lives of African women as they grapple with patriarchy, urbanization, colonization, gender conflict and traditional customs and practices.
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LLS 1322 - AIDS in Society Credits: 3 hrs
If we know how to prevent HIV why do so many people have it? This is your opportunity to tackle the tough questions such as, why do some treatment and prevention strategies work better than others? This course challenges you to think about HIV/AIDS in the same way as a scientist would; that means explaining the “whys” of a specific phenomenon. As scientists, your job is to learn how to separate HIV fact from myth by evaluating evidence. In your role as junior scientists you will learn how to use available data to craft plausible explanations for questions such as, why was society’s response to HIV/AIDS less than aggressive? Why is there still a stigma surrounding the disease? Should testing be mandatory? Why is the impact of HIV/AIDS greater on communities of color? We will explore how the practical realities of finite resources and cultural beliefs shape what it means to live with HIV/AIDS in the 21st century or know someone who does.
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LLS 1323 - Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? Writing with Benefits: The Maya Angelou Model Credits: 3 hrs
You have a way with words! You deserve to have your voice heard through effective writing and speaking. This communication seminar offers techniques to write, explicate, evaluate, retain, use, and effectively communicate written and spoken words. You will cultivate the skills, values, and attitudes to become a confident, capable writer and orator. You will have the opportunity for great self-expression through various writing and speaking assignments: poetry, narration, autobiography and dramatic interpretation (dance, song, costumes, and props) to write your own monologue.
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