English

This course examines how to write for an authentic audience, and first person narratives that move people`s minds and hearts. The course begins with literacy narratives, learning how they work and how writing our own can expose our own assumptions and tendencies about writing in English. Then, the course covers the genre of the Personal Statement or Statement of Purpose, not as a "template" but as a means to get to know ourselves deeply in order to communicate our best selves persuasively. It covers how to read like a writer and apply that learning to our own writing. By the end of the course, students will have written, through multiple drafts, two first person essays: a literacy narrative and a statement of purpose, following the guidelines of the graduate program of their choice. This is a writing intensive course.

Prerequisite: Writing 1 or Writing 2 or ideally, BOTH. It is assumed that you have already taken a writing class at the university level.

European film industries have consistently produced popular films and yet the most common perception of European cinema is one of arthouse production. This course redresses this misperception. Putting the terms "popular" and "European" together illuminates them both. "Popular" means different things in different countries: it may refer to box office success, or local traditions, or particular class or niche tastes. Sometimes what is "popular" is said to express the character of a nation, while at other times it is seen as a corruption of such a national identity. This course address many facets of what we refer to today as "Popular European Cinema." The course's methodologies reflect the rubric's multifariousness. It may be taught through a comparative approach, looking at one genre, such as melodrama or comedy, across several countries, or considering the effect of different institutional and funding contexts. It may also take a trans-national approach, looking at co-productions or stars who worked and were popular in a number of European countries. 

This course is an intensive examination of the importance of multicultural competence for the 21st century. It focuses on increasing students' cross-cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills to respond appropriately to the problems and opportunities of both domestic and international demographic changes and globalization. The role of professional education is to engage students in a redefinition of their professional and cultural identity to include civic responsibility for themselves and their profession, with a personal commitment to a deeper engagement with the world society. This engagement requires cross cultural and global understanding. This course provides appreciation of the complexity and dynamics involved in globalization, enhances self-reflection of culture in relation to other cultures, and develops a cross-cultural understanding of other societies. Additionally, the multidisciplinary nature of this course provides opportunity for multilevel discussions and interventions (individual, group, organizational, and institutional) as students investigate cross cultural dilemmas and challenges.

This course analyzes the issues of power, leadership, and authority from the perspective of gender, and the strategies of women's leadership that contribute to altering controversial barriers and produce benefits for men and women. It examines the contribution of women in developing countries whose domestic, professional, and public activities have transformed communities at the local and global level.

The course deals with the main topics of interest in Social Psychology. The course examines the main concepts and theoretical frameworks in Social Psychology and the seminal experiments of the field. The course discusses topics including an introduction to social psychology, research methods in social psychology, self and self-presentation, social perception and cognition, attitudes, symbolic communication and language, social influence and persuasion, understanding groups, and group processes.