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Course Descriptions

 

Religion (RELI)
  

  • RELI 103 - (CC) Warrior Saints: An Introduction to the Sikh Religion

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course will introduce students to the phenomena, beliefs, practices and central teachings of Sikhism. Its main focus will be the often misunderstood alliance between mysticism and politics in the Sikh religion exemplified by the figure of the Warrior-Saint (or Saint-Sipahi). Other topics for discussion include the role of gender, construction of memory, and Sikh responses to modernity.  
  

  • RELI 104 - (CC, HP) Buddhist Thought

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course will explore and examine core Buddhist ideas and their interpretation and development within and across major schools of Buddhism - which may include Theravada (Southern), Mayahana (Eastern), Vajrayana (Northern), and Western Buddhism. An outline of the key ideas and concepts will be critically explored, with an emphasis on assessing their relevance for today. Students will be encouraged to reflect critically upon these ideas in light of their own experience and its multiple modern contexts.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    RELI 015 , 016 , 019 , 026 , 035 , 075 , 080 , 103 , 118 , 125 ; PHI 017 , 060 , 102 , 103 ; GEOG 114 , or permission of instructor.
  

  • RELI 106 - (HP) African-American Religion

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course explores African-American religious practice, a practice which has played a central role in the world views and social contexts of black people in the United States, and thus in American history as well. The course explores the traditional religions of enslaved Africans, 20th-century nationalist faiths, and contemporary black religious diversity. African-American peoples’ religious journeys have led through Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Rastafarianism (and other religions), but have almost always involved the realities and rhetorics of “black,” “white,” and “race.” The course emphasizes three intertwined approaches: critical analysis of the history and hermeneutics of race; close reading of primary sources; and first-hand field trips and “race experiments.”

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    RELI 012 , 013 , 015 , 016 , 018 , or 050 .
  

  • RELI 107 - (IS) The Stuff of Religion: Art, Artifact and Immanence

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course will study lived religion in relation to, and through, architecture, fashion, music, food, souvenirs, art and ritual artifacts. While the study of religion has long been dominated by abstract concerns (such as beliefs in the afterlife), this course will focus on how religion is embodied in everyday life, making use of local areas – NYC, Long Island, etc. – as our classroom.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Any RELI or JWST course , or permission of instructor.
  

  • RELI 109 - (HP) Sex and the Body in Religious Studies

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course is designed to introduce the major contemporary theoretical moves scholars use to help them think about the force of sexuality and the body in religion (which we often think is only about the soul, spirit, belief). The bulk of the class involves close readings of selected contemporary theorists and issues. In the last two weeks of class, we will practice using these theorists as lenses for bringing into focus the role of the body, sexuality, and gender in a sampling of texts that record Daoist meditation practices.
  

  • RELI 121 - (HP) The Religious Mind

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course will introduce students to the cognitive study of religion. The methods of evolutionary studies, cognitive psychology, and neuroscience are now being used to investigate religious belief, behavior and traditions. This approach offers fresh perspective into a number of issues within the study of religion, opens up new ways of understanding the power of religion to shape our lives, and raises important questions about the nature of religious beliefs.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Any RELI, JWST , PHI , or PSY  course, or permission of the instructor.
  

  • RELI 125 - (CC, HP) Buddhism and Psychology

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course explores Buddhism as a non-scientific kind of psychology. Students read key Buddhist texts and explore their contemporary application by studying recent changes in the diagnosis of depression in different countries in Asia where Buddhism plays a cultural role. This course considers the pros and cons of medical globalization and of the universalization of biomedical disease categories, as well as the ways in which emotions and desires are experienced and approached in different cultures. Students will also explore whether religion is able to provide cultural protectors against certain forms of mental disease and examine the consequences of the interaction of Buddhist cultural forms with Western biomedical technologies and truths.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Any one of the following courses: RELI 010 , 015 , 016 , 019 , 026 , 035 , 040 , 075 , 077 , 086 , 104 , 118 ; ANTH 117 ; or ASST 021 , 011 .
  

  • RELI 130 - (HP) Thinking Mysticism: Sex and Power

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Due to the private nature and the ineffability of mystical experience, this course begins by questioning the very possibility of thinking about mysticism. It explores the works of major theorists in the academic study of mysticism and charts the most important debates where mystical writings are set within broader sociopolitical and religious contexts. Many of these critiques view mystical knowledge through the lens of gender and power to reveal in discussions of mysticism a male-dominated and Eurocentric discourse.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    RELI 010 , 012 , 015 , 016  or 075 . [Formerly (HP) Thinking Mysticism in the Academy: Gender and Power.]
  
  

  • RELI 150 - (IS) Approaches to the Study of Religion

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Examination of basic methodological issues and problems in the modern study of religion. Discussion of theories of religion from several points of view, e.g., sociological, psychological, anthropological and philosophical. Attention to such problems as the relativity of knowledge and belief, the nature of interpretation, the status of functional explanation, and the explanation of human behavior. Course is designed to promote the development of students’ critical analysis and the oral communication of critical approaches to the study of religion.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Any RELI or JWST course  or permission of instructor.
  

  • RELI 151 - Violence and Religion in South Asia

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Do religions justify and cause violence or are they better seen as forces for peace and tolerance? This course examines the relationship between violence and religion in South Asia. Themes discussed include but are not limited to: the rise of communal and separatist movements; inter-religious conflicts; religious nationalism; role of colonialism and Western models of modernity in framing contemporary debates about religious violence.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    RELI 015  or 016 .
  

  • RELI 152 - (HP) Women in Early Christianity

    Semester Hours: 3

    Periodically
    This course will examine the representations of women in early Christianity, focusing primarily on the first four centuries of Christian history. Students will be introduced to constructions of sex and gender in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy and medical literature and the role of women in contemporaneous pagan and Jewish cultures. From there the course will focus on intra-Christian conflicts involving the role of women, in particular, martyrdom, orthodoxy and heresy, and asceticism. Throughout the course, students will wrestle with the problem of using ancient sources to determine social practice.





  

  • RELI 153 - (CC) Political Islam

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course examines the political dimensions of Islam. We will trace back the roots of Islam centered political ideologies, situating them within their historical and social contexts. We will investigate social, political, economic, and religious agendas of traditionalist, modernist, as well as fundamentalist Muslim movements. Focusing on a set of chosen Muslim countries, we will explore what motivates individuals to join political movements, drawing on Islam as a main reference system. Students will get acquainted with basic political concepts of the Islamic tradition, and the way these concepts are negotiated vis-à-vis modern institutions and values such as the nation state, secularism, democracy and human rights.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Same as PSC 109 .
  

  • RELI 154 - (HP) American Catholicism Now

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Explorations of varieties of Catholicism in the United States: 1) as a common spiritual impulse across different times and contexts; 2) as a highly differentiated religion whose members both shared and contested its meanings; and 3) as a prism for understanding historical developments for America and Americans in general. The course begins by trying to define Catholicism, including close reading of primary sources, and concludes with reflection upon a semester-long reading of Thomas Merton’s The Seven Storey Mountain. Each offering will include specific emphases, from expressions of sacramentality to social justice to sexuality issues.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    RELI 010 , 012 , 013 , 014F , 014S , 015 , 016 , 017 , 018 , 050 , 070 , 075 , 080  or 085 . (Formerly (HP) Varieties of American Catholic Experience.)
  

  • RELI 157 - (CC) Sikh Mysticism

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course examines the nature, role and meanings of Sikh thought, religion and culture by looking at what mysticism is, and what it contributes to modern Sikh consciousness and culture. Expressions of Sikh mysticism as found in the writings of the Sikh Gurus will be presented in comparative context. One of the aims of this course is to show how Sikh mysticism draws attention to the way in which we construct ourselves and notions of reality.
  

  • RELI 158 - (HP) Religion in Everyday Life

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This class goes behind the headlines of general perceptions of religion to see faiths close up. It tests the idea that understanding religion starts with understanding the people that live it — and the person who’s studying it. Using methods from anthropology, literary studies, and cultural studies, each student chooses a local religious community as his or her site for semester-long field work, including self-analysis, participant-observation, interviews, and readings of bodies, literature, and material culture. At the same time, students read some of the best ethnographic studies of religion from the past decade.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    RELI 010 , 012 , 013 , 014F , 014S , 015 , 016 , 017 , 018 , 050 , 070 , 075 , 080  or 085 . (Formerly (HP) Studying American Religion From the Ground Up.)
  

  • RELI 160 - (HP) Religion, Secularism & Conflict Resolution

    Semester Hours: 3

    Fall, Spring

    An essential tenet of Religion and Interfaith Studies is not tolerance but involves seeing the very dignity of different secular-religious cultures. Furthermore, peace building efforts world-wide aim to operationalize the resources religions possess for conflict resolution. However, recent works in the field of Peace Studies go beyond treating religion as either a force for violence or peace, by drawing a wider geo-political frame. This course will therefore broach Conflict Resolution by drawing a broader theoretical context that includes questioning both religious revelation and secular reason – and in so doing chart a history of secular liberal peace-building to explore its limits and possible alternatives.
  

  • RELI 191 - Undergraduate Research in Religious Studies

    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Fall, Spring
    Individualized plan of study developed by student in consultation with, and with the approval of a member of the faculty, approved by Religious Studies Adviser who will serve as tutor for the course.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Approval of instructor and Religious Studies Adviser. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
  

  • RELI 192 - Internship in Religious Studies

    Semester Hours: 1-6
    Fall, Spring, Summer
    This internship provides students with an opportunity to apply the academic study of religion to practical situations.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    RELI 010 , minimum GPA of 2.5 and screening interview with instructor or department chairperson. For each semester hour, students will work a minimum of 28 hours on site in addition to completing a minimum of 10 hours of academic work that will include reading, research, and a final paper or project that situates the internship experience within the broader framework of the academic study of religion. Also required, but not counted as part of the 10 hours of academic work are a minimum of three meetings with a faculty adviser – one at the beginning, another at mid-term, and the final at the end of the work experience. Grades will be based on both on-site evaluation and academic work. An on-site evaluation of “poor” will result in a grade no higher than a C. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
  

  • RELI 193 - Departmental Honors Candidacy: Essay

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Research for and writing of a substantial essay in religion.  Open only to religion majors who are eligible and desire to graduate with departmental honors.  Interested students must secure, before registration, written permission of the instructor who will supervise the essay.  The Honors Essay will be evaluated by the department.  

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May be repeated for credit once if taken in consecutive semesters.

Research (RES)
  
  

Rhetoric (RHET) (*Formerly SPCM*)
  

  • RHET 001 - (CP) Oral Communication

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Develop effective communication skills through a variety of communicative experiences including intrapersonal, interpersonal, interviewing, nonverbal, small group communication, and public speaking. Theories of communication are explored.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Recommended for all students. Students may take an alternative course designated by individual programs.
  
  

  • RHET 005 - History of Rhetoric

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically

    This course introduces students to the study of oral public discourse, the development of classical rhetoric, narrative, and the performance of classical texts, as well as the distinction between orality and literacy in the construction of narrative. The course explores the impact of the development of the printing press, publishing, and journalism on the construction, dissemination, and reception of messages by audiences. Comparisons are made between the various communication contexts and their role in shaping spoken or written rhetorical “texts.”
  

  • RHET 007 - (CP) Public Speaking

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Examination of the theory and practice of public communication. Emphasis on critical thinking, listening, and the art of criticism. Practice in speech composition and delivery, stressing principles of clarity, interest, and audience analysis. Speeches to inform and to persuade are stressed.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Business majors should register for the “Z” sections of this course. 
  
  

  • RHET 011 - Voice and Diction

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Exploration of theories of speech and voice production. Students have the opportunity to practice individual patterns of speech and voice. Attention is paid to vocal quality, variety, flexibility, and range. Dialectical variations in speech production are discussed.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Recommended for students interested in improving communicative skills.
  
  
  

  • RHET 014F - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Fall
    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    This course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.
  

  • RHET 014S - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Spring
    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    This course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.
  
  

  • RHET 033 - Nonverbal Communication in Human Interaction

    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Processes and effects of communicating in nonverbal behavior and message systems with emphasis on communication by means of body movement (kinesics), spatial relationships (proxemics) and vocal cues (paralinguistics); by means of touch, physical appearance and dress, physical behavior and communication through objects. Readings, discussion and research projects.
  

  • RHET 043 - Fundamentals of Organizational Communication

    Semester Hours: 3
    Introduces students to the general theories of organizational communication. Specifically, the course emphasizes the social and cultural dimensions of communication practices which sustain or challenge organizational ideas, values and beliefs. The course adopts an interpretive approach to the study of organizational communication by considering how stories, myths and narratives are used to create meaning among members.
  

  • RHET 053 - Histories and Theories of Gender and Intercultural Communication

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course investigates the histories of the abolitionist and suffrage movement, to explore ways in which 19th century discourses of race and gender influenced theories about gender and intercultural communication.  Starting from a historical framework, the course investigates ways in which current theories of gender and intercultural communication are imbricated.  
  

  • RHET 055 - Intercultural Communication

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course is an exploration of the interdependent relation of communication and culture. The ways in which culture influences individuals’ strategies for communicating is examined as well as the role of communication in constructing culture. Among the questions we will consider are the following:  What is culture? In what sense are people influenced by their culture? What is the relation between culture and identity? How does culture influence the way(s) we make sense of the world, of our relation to each other and, of ourselves?  How does culture influence communication? Through a combination of lectures, discussions, and class projects, we will experience and analyze intercultural contact in order to understand the nature of cultural differences and their impact on communication.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May not be taken on Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
  

  • RHET 057 - Gender and Communication

    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Grounded in the fields of communication and cultural studies, this course gives students an understanding of how contemporary genders are discursively constructed in the public sphere. Students will learn how cultural and linguistic negotiations not only determine the meaning of gender, but also influence interactions in private and public. Class materials and case studies will focus on identity-politics, agency, representation and interpretation of gender.
  

  • RHET 059 - Rhetoric and Popular Culture

    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    This course studies the various influences and consequences of language-use in popular culture. Starting from Stuart Hall’s notion of popular culture as a “site of struggle and contestation,” this class studies the rhetorical struggles or communicative negotiations that influence everyday messages in a visual, oral and written form. This class employs rhetorical theory and cultural criticism to analyze and critique communicative messages within various popular texts (e.g., magazines, TV shows, and newspapers). Topics covered will differ by semester and may include sports, music, fashion, TV shows, and advertising.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Sophomore standing or above.
  

  • RHET 061 - Digital Rhetoric

    Semester Hours: 3 s.h.

    Periodically

    We will explore the dynamics of online, networked reading and writing practices by examining the rhetorical, social, cultural, political, educational, and ethical dimensions of digital texts; we will examine issues of technology and literacy; and we will interrogate identity (including gender, race, class, and more), subjectivity, and representation in digital spaces. This course is designed as a survey course; we will explore a very broad range of issues related to digital rhetoric. You will have the opportunity to engage a specific issue in depth through a final project.
  
  
  
  

  • RHET 115 - Communication and Research Methods

    Semester Hours: 3
    Students will learn procedures for conducting communication research for understanding human problems, communication texts and processes utilizing quantitative, qualitative, and textual methods. Emphasis is on the implementation of a research project which encourages students to consider the usefulness of various ways of knowing and to apply the selected method(s) in a systematic way. This course also considers the theoretical, practical, and ethical issues that arise in conducting research. 
  
  
  
  

  • RHET 123 - Health Communication

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course is an introduction to health communication. Health communication is relevant for virtually every aspect of health and well-being, including disease prevention, health promotion and quality of life. This course is designed to help participants learn about the relation of communication processes to health; an awareness of one’s own attitudes, values, beliefs, and assumptions about health and disease; developing health communication interventions; and how diversity influences health outcomes and health care interactions.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
  

  • RHET 124 - Communication, Culture and Illness

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically 
    Disease is both biologically and socially constructed. Communication about health and disease is always filtered through culture. In this health communication class, students study three health conditions (e.g., HIV, cancer and dying) and the ways that individuals communicate about it. Through close readings of seminal texts and exploration of community resources, students gain a deeper understanding into how society and individuals cope with disease.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. (Formerly Communication, Culture, Healing.)
  

  • RHET 125 - Performance and Healing

    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Provides the student teacher/therapist with an opportunity to use the techniques of role play and improvisation to reinforce a curricular area, encourage social skills and facilitate communication. Use of dramatic activities as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool with special populations is explored, as well as the social value of theater in the classroom.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly, Dramatic Activities in Educational and Therapeutic Settings)
  

  • RHET 126 - Performance Art: Theory and Practice

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    This class is devoted to the exploration of performance art, a genre-crossing form of aesthetic expression.  We will identify and examine in detail contemporary performance practices.  We will also cover the historical antecedents of performance art, including significant events and controversies.  In addition to building our skills as performers and critical thinkers, we will gain a greater understanding of the impact these practices have on issues of identity, community and culture.
  
  
  

  • RHET 138 - Social Protest: Rhetoric and Performance

    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    The role of rhetoric and performance as modes of collective behavior aimed at social change. Historical and theoretical background, emphasizing the application of rhetorical and performance theories to historical and contemporary social movements. Topics covered will vary by semester and may include woman suffrage and women’s rights; civil rights; peace, labor, environmental and identity movements.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Junior class standing or above. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
  

  • RHET 139 - Political Communication

    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    This course provides students with a better understanding of political advocacy and their roles as receivers in the U.S. political system. Students are introduced to explanations of how and why political candidates craft their messages and how audiences receive and interpret these messages. The course takes a humanities approach to the study of political communication, exploring political communication from the standpoints of theory, media effects, rhetoric, history, and the contemporary practice of communication in politics.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Sophomore standing or above.
  
  

  • RHET 149 - Conflict Resolution and Management

    Semester Hours: 3
    Conflict in most contexts is transacted in communication. It is a product of verbal and nonverbal communication between parties, and is subject to many of the dynamics of interpersonal, small group, organizational, and public contexts. The quality of personal and professional interactions is contingent upon the perception, value and execution of disagreements. The course will introduce students to various theories of conflict communication, while also considering the role of cultural predispositions to the avoidance, performance, and evaluation of conflicts across contexts.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    None
  
  
  

  • RHET 159 - (LT) Rhetoric of Comic Books

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course looks at comic books as a literary form, with its own sense of genre and rhetoric. The course focuses on three elements of comic books: as a graphic novel genre and with its own literary traditions; as a communication phenomenon exploring visual rhetoric; and how identity is expressed, understood and inhabited in comics. American comic books and Japanese manga are central to this course. Special emphasis will be given to understanding comic books and its adaptations through cultural studies and critical theory.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
  
  

  • RHET 161 - 19th-Century Popular Culture

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course introduces students to the social, political, and aesthetic issues raised in popular entertainment venues in the United States in the 19th-century. We will investigate the creation and reception of such 19th- century popular cultural activities as melodramatic theater, circuses, amusement parks, vaudeville-variety shows, minstrel shows, tableau vivants, museums, broadsides, and political cartoons. These leisure entertainments were venues wherein the social issues of everyday life – slavery, racism, class divisions, labor struggles, gender inequities, etc. – were performed and often parodied. In this course we will investigate ways these cultural practices operated in the everyday life of audiences and participants so as to reproduce and/or struggle against existing structures of power.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
  

  • RHET 162 - (AA) The Erotic Body: Rhetoric and Performance

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    A study of the ways that we construct eroticism through the body.  Focus is on the use of rhetorical and performance principles and methods in the understanding, interpretation and use of eroticism, with emphasis on the relationship between visual and verbal means of persuasion – especially concerning the passionate and erotic. Students will look at how markers of identity – such as profession, race, gender, and sexuality – inform these communication practices.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. 
  

  • RHET 170 - Rhetoric and Public Advocacy Internship

    Semester Hours: 1-3

    Fall, Spring

    An internship program that affords students an opportunity to apply their classroom experience in rhetoric and public advocacy to a professional work setting. Students work a requisite number of hours and complete a paper relevant to their work experience. Periodic meetings with supervising rhetoric and public advocacy faculty are required. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Junior class standing and successful completion of 21 credits in rhetoric and public advocacy; GPA of 3.0 or better or permission of internship coordinator. Students must be approved for admission into the program before registering. A minimum of 28 hours on-site work per semester hour is required, in addition to a minimum of 10 hours of academic work. Academic work can include such things as reading, research, term paper and/or final project, to be determined by the faculty adviser in consultation with the student on a case-by-case basis. There will be a minimum of three meetings with the faculty adviser over the course of the internship. Grade will be based on both academic and on-site performance. An on-site evaluation of “poor” will result in a course grade of no higher than C. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.  May be repeated for a total of 6 s.h.
  

  • RHET 171 - Rhetoric and Public Advocacy Internship

    Semester Hours: 1-3

    Fall, Spring

    An internship program that affords students an opportunity to apply their classroom experience in rhetoric and public advocacy to a professional work setting. Students work a requisite number of hours and complete a paper relevant to their work experience. Periodic meetings with supervising rhetoric and public advocacy faculty are required

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Junior class standing and successful completion of 21 credits in rhetoric and public advocacy; GPA of 3.0 or better or permission of internship coordinator. Students must be approved for admission into the program before registering. A minimum of 28 hours on-site work per semester hour is required, in addition to a minimum of 10 hours of academic work. Academic work can include such things as reading, research, term paper and/or final project, to be determined by the faculty adviser in consultation with the student on a case-by-case basis. There will be a minimum of three meetings with the faculty adviser over the course of the internship. Grade will be based on both academic and on-site performance. An on-site evaluation of “poor” will result in a course grade of no higher than C. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. May be repeated for a total of 6 s.h.
  

  • RHET 180 to 189 A-Z - Special Topics in Speech Communication and Rhetorical Studies

    Semester Hours: 1-4
    Fall, Spring
    Intensive study of major communication theories, situations, paradigms, and/or scholars. Subjects to be selected yearly. The following course numbers indicate subjects in selected areas of emphasis: 181A-Z performance; 187A-Z rhetoric; 189A-Z communication theory.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    One of the following: RHET 001 , 004 , 005 , 007 ; or permission of the instructor. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
  

  • RHET 181 A-Z - Special Topics in Speech Communication and Rhetorical Studies

    Semester Hours: 1-4
    Fall, Spring
    Intensive study of major communication theories, situations, paradigms, and/or scholars. Subjects to be selected yearly. The following course numbers indicate subjects in selected areas of emphasis: 181A-Z performance; 187A-Z rhetoric; 189A-Z communication theory.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    One of the following: RHET 001 , 004 , 005 , 007 ; or permission of the instructor. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
  

  • RHET 187 A-Z - Special Topics in Speech Communication and Rhetorical Studies

    Semester Hours: 1-4
    Fall, Spring
    Intensive study of major communication theories, situations, paradigms, and/or scholars. Subjects to be selected yearly. The following course numbers indicate subjects in selected areas of emphasis: 181A-Z performance; 187A-Z rhetoric; 189A-Z communication theory.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    One of the following: RHET 001 , 004 , 005 , 007 ; or permission of the instructor. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
  

  • RHET 189 A-Z - Special Topics in Speech Communication and Rhetorical Studies

    Semester Hours: 1-4
    Fall, Spring
    Intensive study of major communication theories, situations, paradigms, and/or scholars. Subjects to be selected yearly. The following course numbers indicate subjects in selected areas of emphasis: 181A-Z performance; 187A-Z rhetoric; 189A-Z communication theory.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    One of the following: RHET 001 , 004 , 005 , 007 ; or permission of the instructor. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
  

  • RHET 197 - Senior Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course provides a capstone experience for Rhetorical Studies majors . The class will focus on a particular topic and will encourage discussion and further study of theories and findings encountered throughout the major. The class culminates with the student producing a final written project and/or performance that is presented at the end of the semester.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Senior class standing and successful completion of 21 s.h. in speech communication or permission of instructor. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
  

  • RHET 198 - Departmental Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This seminar is generally a small class that concentrates attention upon a particular topic in speech communication. Students read, reflect upon, and write research papers about selected topics which pertain to the seminar, and discuss and defend their views in weekly class meetings. Not open to freshmen or sophomores. May be repeated for credit when subject matter varies.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    12 s.h. in rhetoric course work.
  

Romance Languages and Literatures (RLLT)
  
  
  

  • RLLT 014F - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Fall

    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit; consult the Semester Planning Guide for proper category listing. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.



  

  • RLLT 014S - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4

    Spring
    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit; consult the Semester Planning Guide for proper category listing. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.



  

  • RLLT 101 - (LT) Colonization and Decolonization in the French- and Spanish-Speaking Caribbean Islands

    Semester Hours: 3
    Exploration of literary works from French and Spanish Speaking Caribbean islands including Guadeloupe, Martinique, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. Readings include works by Cesaire, Fanon, Conde, Alexis, Carpentier, Gomez de Avellaneda, Santiago, and others. Topics covered include colonialism, decolonization, cross-cultural identity formation, and the African heritage. All works are read and discussed in English.
  

  • RLLT 102 - (LT) Postmodern Fiction in Romance Languages

    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Study of cultural and literary trends as they appear in French, Italian, and Spanish works of fiction written after 1980. Special attention will be paid to identity construction (regional/national/European/global), the relationship between genders and the representation of the masculine and the feminine, and the redefinition of the role of literature and fiction in the postmodern era. All works are read in English translation.

Russian (RUS)
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • RUS 101 - Advanced Russian Language

    Semester Hours: 3
    RUS 101-106 is a three-year cycle, one course each semester (may be taken in any order). An integrated sequence of courses which gradually develops the student’s proficiency in the spoken language, in writing (including structure) and reading. Text material ranges from simple stories to more sophisticated language including culture and civilization subjects. The individual student’s needs and wishes determine the exact nature of each course. A detailed personal record is maintained to assure the development of each student’s skills.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisites for all courses numbered 101 through 106: successful completion of RUS 004  or permission.
  

  • RUS 102 - Advanced Russian Language

    Semester Hours: 3
    RUS 101-106 is a three-year cycle, one course each semester (may be taken in any order). An integrated sequence of courses which gradually develops the student’s proficiency in the spoken language, in writing (including structure) and reading. Text material ranges from simple stories to more sophisticated language including culture and civilization subjects. The individual student’s needs and wishes determine the exact nature of each course. A detailed personal record is maintained to assure the development of each student’s skills.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisites for all courses numbered 101 through 106: successful completion of RUS 004  or permission.
  

  • RUS 103 - Advanced Russian Language

    Semester Hours: 3
    RUS 101-106 is a three-year cycle, one course each semester (may be taken in any order). An integrated sequence of courses which gradually develops the student’s proficiency in the spoken language, in writing (including structure) and reading. Text material ranges from simple stories to more sophisticated language including culture and civilization subjects. The individual student’s needs and wishes determine the exact nature of each course. A detailed personal record is maintained to assure the development of each student’s skills.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisites for all courses numbered 101 through 106: successful completion of RUS 004  or permission.
  

  • RUS 104 - Advanced Russian Language

    Semester Hours: 3
    RUS 101-106 is a three-year cycle, one course each semester (may be taken in any order). An integrated sequence of courses which gradually develops the student’s proficiency in the spoken language, in writing (including structure) and reading. Text material ranges from simple stories to more sophisticated language including culture and civilization subjects. The individual student’s needs and wishes determine the exact nature of each course. A detailed personal record is maintained to assure the development of each student’s skills.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisites for all courses numbered 101 through 106: successful completion of RUS 004  or permission.
  

  • RUS 105 - Advanced Russian Language

    Semester Hours: 3
    RUS 101-106 is a three-year cycle, one course each semester (may be taken in any order). An integrated sequence of courses which gradually develops the student’s proficiency in the spoken language, in writing (including structure) and reading. Text material ranges from simple stories to more sophisticated language including culture and civilization subjects. The individual student’s needs and wishes determine the exact nature of each course. A detailed personal record is maintained to assure the development of each student’s skills.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisites for all courses numbered 101 through 106: successful completion of RUS 004  or permission.
  

  • RUS 106 - Advanced Russian Language

    Semester Hours: 3
    RUS 101-106 is a three-year cycle, one course each semester (may be taken in any order). An integrated sequence of courses which gradually develops the student’s proficiency in the spoken language, in writing (including structure) and reading. Text material ranges from simple stories to more sophisticated language including culture and civilization subjects. The individual student’s needs and wishes determine the exact nature of each course. A detailed personal record is maintained to assure the development of each student’s skills.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisites for all courses numbered 101 through 106: successful completion of RUS 004  or permission.
  

  • RUS 151 - (LT) Masterpieces of Russian Literature

    Semester Hours: 3
    RUS 151-154 is a three-year cycle, one course each semester (may be taken in any order). The primary objective is to develop each student’s ability in the critical reading of outstanding authors in Russian literature, taken essentially from the 18th century to the present. Readings will be chosen according to each student’s prior experience and interests. Rather than a chronological approach, with division into literary movements, the student will choose, upon advisement, one or more themes (e.g., social problems, the role of “the superfluous man,” the Father and Son theme, freedom and happiness, love and fate, the problems of goodness and evil) which will be pursued by private reading followed by written and/or oral reports to the class. The student who has taken the four courses in this sequence will have gained an adequate insight into literary genres and movements as well. A detailed personal record of reading progress will be maintained to assure the systematic development of each student’s facility in literary criticism.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisites for 151 through 154: RUS 101  and 102 , or permission of instructor.
  

  • RUS 152 - (LT) Masterpieces of Russian Literature

    Semester Hours: 3
    RUS 151-154 is a three-year cycle, one course each semester (may be taken in any order). The primary objective is to develop each student’s ability in the critical reading of outstanding authors in Russian literature, taken essentially from the 18th century to the present. Readings will be chosen according to each student’s prior experience and interests. Rather than a chronological approach, with division into literary movements, the student will choose, upon advisement, one or more themes (e.g., social problems, the role of “the superfluous man,” the Father and Son theme, freedom and happiness, love and fate, the problems of goodness and evil) which will be pursued by private reading followed by written and/or oral reports to the class. The student who has taken the four courses in this sequence will have gained an adequate insight into literary genres and movements as well. A detailed personal record of reading progress will be maintained to assure the systematic development of each student’s facility in literary criticism.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisites for 151 through 154: RUS 101  and 102 , or permission of instructor.
  

  • RUS 153 - (LT) Masterpieces of Russian Literature

    Semester Hours: 3
    RUS 151-154 is a three-year cycle, one course each semester (may be taken in any order). The primary objective is to develop each student’s ability in the critical reading of outstanding authors in Russian literature, taken essentially from the 18th century to the present. Readings will be chosen according to each student’s prior experience and interests. Rather than a chronological approach, with division into literary movements, the student will choose, upon advisement, one or more themes (e.g., social problems, the role of “the superfluous man,” the Father and Son theme, freedom and happiness, love and fate, the problems of goodness and evil) which will be pursued by private reading followed by written and/or oral reports to the class. The student who has taken the four courses in this sequence will have gained an adequate insight into literary genres and movements as well. A detailed personal record of reading progress will be maintained to assure the systematic development of each student’s facility in literary criticism.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisites for 151 through 154: RUS 101  and 102 , or permission of instructor.
  

  • RUS 154 - (LT) Masterpieces of Russian Literature

    Semester Hours: 3
    RUS 151-154 is a three-year cycle, one course each semester (may be taken in any order). The primary objective is to develop each student’s ability in the critical reading of outstanding authors in Russian literature, taken essentially from the 18th century to the present. Readings will be chosen according to each student’s prior experience and interests. Rather than a chronological approach, with division into literary movements, the student will choose, upon advisement, one or more themes (e.g., social problems, the role of “the superfluous man,” the Father and Son theme, freedom and happiness, love and fate, the problems of goodness and evil) which will be pursued by private reading followed by written and/or oral reports to the class. The student who has taken the four courses in this sequence will have gained an adequate insight into literary genres and movements as well. A detailed personal record of reading progress will be maintained to assure the systematic development of each student’s facility in literary criticism.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisites for 151 through 154: RUS 101  and 102 , or permission of instructor.

School of Education (SOE)
  

  • SOE 001A - Fire and Arson Prevention Seminar

    Semester Hours: No credit
    Fall, January, Spring, Summer
    This course meets the statutory requirements included in subdivision 52.21(b) of the Commissioner’s Regulations required for teacher preparation programs. It is developed for teachers, pupil services personnel and administrators to provide students with the knowledge and tools necessary to meet current fire and life safety education requirements. It will prepare students to deal with a wide array of health and safety issues that affect children. This seminar details associated safety problems, identifies applicable school regulations, acquaints the professional with various educational approaches and available resources.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Distance learning format. Open only to current Hofstra University undergraduate and graduate students. P/F only.
  

  • SOE 002A - Identification of Child Abuse and Maltreatment

    Semester Hours: No credit
    Fall, January, Spring, Summer
    This course meets the statutory requirements included in Part 52.21 of the Commissioner’s Regulations governing teacher preparation programs. The program shall provide study that will permit candidates to obtain the knowledge, skills, and means for identifying and reporting suspected child abuse and maltreatment in accordance with the requirements of Section 3004 of the Education Law. The seminar is developed for teachers, pupil service personnel and administrators to provide students with the knowledge and tools necessary to identify maltreatment in children. This two hours of prescribed course of study for individuals applying for certification includes information regarding the physical and behavioral indicators of child abuse and maltreatment and the statutory reporting requirements set out by the Commissioner, including how a report must be made, what other legal actions the reporter is mandated or authorized to take, the legal protections offered reporters and the consequences for failing to report.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Distance learning format. Open only to current Hofstra undergraduate or graduate students. P/F grade only.
  

  • SOE 003A - Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE)

    Semester Hours: No credit
    Fall, January, Spring, Summer
    This course meets the statutory requirements included in Part 52.21 of the Commissioner’s Regulations governing teacher preparation programs. It is composed of at least two clock hours of course work that includes study in the warning signs within a developmental and social context that relates to violence and other troubling behaviors in children; the statutes, regulations and policies  relating to a safe, nonviolent school climate; effective classroom management techniques and other academic supports that promote a nonviolent school climate and curriculum; intervention techniques designed to address a school violence situation; and how to participate in an effective school/community referral process for students exhibiting violent behavior.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Distance learning format. Open only to current Hofstra undergraduates or graduate students.
  

  • SOE 004A - Prevention of Alcohol, Tobacco and Drug Abuse (Substance Abuse)

    Semester Hours: No credit
    Fall, January, Spring, Summer
    The course shall provide study that will permit candidates to obtain the knowledge and skills and means for identifying substance abuse, in accordance with Education Law, section 804. The seminar is developed for teachers, pupil service personnel and administrators to provide students with the knowledge and tools necessary to identify substance abuse in children. The course provides instruction regarding alcohol, tobacco and other drugs so as to discourage the misuse and abuse of these substances and to promote attitudes and behaviors that enhance health, well-being and human dignity.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Distance learning format. Open only to current Hofstra undergraduate or graduate students.
  

  • SOE 005A - Highway and School Safety/Prevention of Child Abduction

    Semester Hours: No credit
    Fall, January, Spring, Summer
    This two-hour course is designed to provide teachers, pupil personnel and educational leaders with the instructional tools needed to teach their students about highway safety and traffic regulations, including bicycle safety and the prevention of abduction of children. Successful completion of this course will meet the certification requirements in accordance with Education Law, sections 806 and 803-a.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Distance learning format. Open only to current Hofstra undergraduate or graduate students.
  

  • SOE 006A - Training in Harassment, Bullying and Discrimination Prevention and Intervention as required under the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA)

    Semester Hours: No credit
    Fall, January, Spring, Summer
    This course work training is designed to fulfill the harassment, bullying, and discrimination prevention and intervention training required for certification/licensure under the Dignity for All Students Act (The Dignity Act). This course will address the social patterns of harassment, bullying and discrimination, marginalization and micro aggressions, including, but not limited to, those acts based on a person’s actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender or sex. Successful completion of this course will meet the certification requirements in section 14(5) of Chapter 102 of the Laws of 2012.
  

  • SOE 007A - Fire & Arson Prevention/ School Safety

    Semester Hours: No credit

    Fall, January, Spring, Summer

    This two-hour seminar meets the statutory requirements in accordance with Education Law, sections 806 and 803-a and included in subdivisions 52.21(b) and of the Commissioner’s Regulations governing teacher preparation programs. It is developed for teachers, pupil services personnel, and administrators to provide students with the knowledge and tools necessary to meet current fire and life safety education requirements. It will prepare students to deal with a wide array of health and safety issues that affect children.  This seminar also details associated safety problems, identifies applicable school regulations, and acquaints the professional with various educational approaches and available resources. It provides the instructional tools needed to teach students about highway safety and traffic regulations, including bicycle safety and the prevention of abduction of children. Successful completion of this training will meet the certification requirements in accordance with Education law for Fire & Arson Prevention and School Safety Prevention of Child Abduction. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Zero credit seminar in distance learning format. Open only to current Hofstra University undergraduate and graduate students. Pass/ No Credit only.
 

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