Academics

Introduces students to the strategies of multinational enterprises and how accounting fits into those strategies; the international business accounting framework; cultural and other environmental influences on accounting; comparative international financial reporting issues and harmonization; comparative analysis of financial statements; and international disclosure trends and their influence on financial analysis.

Covers topics including driving forces of economic growth, economic planning, income distribution and poverty, labor migration, capital markets and saving, international debt problems and global economic crisis. Emphasizes underlying theories and realities of economic growth and development of less developed economies and emerging economies.

Examines the investment and financing strategies of multinational corporations. Covers topics including capital acquisition in the international environment, international investment borrowing, international corporate restructuring, currency swaps and recapitalizations, hedging techniques, and international risk-management instruments.

This course examines economic, political, legal, and social factors affecting formulation of international business strategy.

Study of the industry,trade and macroeconomic trends of a major world region,such as East Asia, Latin America, Europe or the Near East. This is a writing intensive course.

Examines and analyzes legal aspects of employment as governed by law and judicial decision, including labor standards, workers' compensation, employment law and employment practices, and employer and employee rights.

Covers the underlying principles of personnel administration used in organizations by personnel departments and often by line managers. Uses case studies and exercises to illustrate the practical implications of various principles.

Presents an integrated approach to human resource management. Examines a wide range of human resource issues faced by employers and employees in contemporary society.

This course provides both a theoretical understanding of the central concepts in negotiation and conflict management through applied experience in these processes. Through classroom exercises, discussion, and personal reflection, students will improve their ability to negotiate and manage conflicts through gained confidence in these processes.

Examines international involvement of companies from exporting to the multinational enterprise stage. Covers the nature of international competition; distribution systems; pricing and credit policies; promotional methods; trade barriers and agreements; and the cultural, political, legal, ethical, and technological barriers. This is a writing intensive course.

Examines the relationship between human behavior and architecture from the perspective of environmental psychology. Topics include aesthetics, environmental experience, social interaction, social organization, and culture.

Explores the diverse visual languages and cultures of Asia including the Buddhist and Hindu traditions from India and Southeast Asia, the imperial art of China with its refined taste for ceramics and painting, and the Japanese.

This course explores the diverse artistic traditions of the Indian subcontinent from ancient times to the modern period, focusing on the art of the Buddhist, Hindu and Islamic communities. The survey ends with an examination of the colonial, post-colonial and contemporary art scene.

This course examines the art of Japan from the Shinto traditional forms to the creation of a Buddhist Japanese idiom, from the courtly and military art to the Zen aesthetics and the establishment of a modern urban culture.

A historical survey of the art created by women in Western civilization, with a special focus upon the art created since the women's movement of the 1970s. Images are analyzed in relation to the sociopolitical and psychological context of Western, patriarchal culture.

Discuss key issues in exhibition presentation including visual design elements, accessibility, and approachable presentation strategies. This course also explores theoretical and ethical issues related to museums, art collecting, cultural patrimony, curatorial authority, and diversity.

Examines the role of arts' impact on society, exploring key cultural policy issues including community standards and censorship, and different approaches to funding. Readings, films, discussions and projects explore questions as the social functions of the arts, the use of art for advocacy and patronage over the world.

This course is an overview of Russian Cimena of the 20th Century.

Surveys various musical traditions from around the world in their cultural contexts. Includes selected music from Africa, the Americas, Europe, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, West Asia, and Oceania.

Examines the African heritage and related New World forms outside the United States. Covers work songs, spirituals, blues, folk music, ragtime, gospel, rhythm and blues, jazz, etc.

Discussion-and project-oriented course. Explores the effects of photography on social and cultural consciousness during the 20th century. Concentrates on photography as a medium of mass communication, especially photojournalism, the picture magazine, fashion, and advertising. This is a writing intensive course.

The History of Contemporary Photography. The course will focus on aesthetic and conceptual development in contemporary photographic practice. Through lectures, field trios and in-class discussions, the students will learn concepts and visual trends employed in photography since 1970. Topics covered include 19th and 20th century influences, multi-cultural interpretation of genres, new approaches to representation of self, and the influence of digital technology on photography.

Provides an overview of the experience, culture, and political practices of African descendants in the Americas and the Caribbean. The course uses a multidisciplinary approach to introduce students to the history, art, music, and literature of the African Diaspora.

With a temporal focus on the 20th century, this course critically explores and analyzes the cultural, political and intellectual practices of blacks in North, Central, and South America as well as in the Caribbean.

Students gain insights into three distinct historical periods of African American (American) History and a cross section of African American life through the reading, analysis, and discussion of selected African American women's autobiographies.

Independent study allows students to work one on one with professors in a specific area of Africana Studies. It is designed for minors but non-minors may ask for special permission from the director. Students' past topics have included comparative women's history, race and science, and entrepreneurship of color. May be repeated twice for credit.

This class in an interdisciplinary, socio-historical introduction to rap music and hip hop culture. Several themes will be explored including the origins of rap music as well as the role of urban youth and their notions of race and gender. Record industry practices will also be investigated together with the impact of commercialism on hip hop. We will also consider sexism, misogyny, and violence in both the music and culture.

This class will examine gender, race and crime in US history. Specifically, we will explore the experience of female criminals from the colonial period to the present. We will conduct primary research into this subject at the Philadelphia City Archive (PCA), located at 3101 Market Street. Students will be responsible for a final research paper based on their research findings.

Provides students with the opportunity to explore specific topics in Africana Studies - but is an upper division course. Courses focus on such issues as Caribbean literature, Latin American History and Politics, Black Women's History in the US, the Harlem Renaissance, and Blacks in Science. Uses lectures, films, and discussion. May be repeated up to three times for credit if topics vary.

The Urban Social Justice Practicum offers Drexel students an exciting opportunity to work on-site at a variety of community based organizations that address issues relevant to the African Diaspora. Students can work as mentors, teaching assistants, and interns and inner-city schools, governmental agencies, judicial offices and health care facilities. Working 5 hours per week at a site of their choosing, students also participate in weekly seminars, maintain journals, and complete a final paper. Course runs over two quarters.

The Urban Social Justice Practicum offers Drexel students an exciting opportunity to work on-site at a variety of community based organizations that address issues relevant to the African Diaspora. Students can work as mentors, teaching assistants, and interns and inner-city schools, governmental agencies, judicial offices and health care facilities. Working 5 hours per week at a site of their choosing, students also participate in weekly seminars, maintain journals, and complete a final paper.

Provides student with the opportunity to explore specific topics in Africana Studies. Courses focus on such issues as Caribbean literature, Latin American History and Political, Black Women's History in the U.S. the Harlem Renaissance, and Blacks in Science. Uses lectures, films, and discussions. May be repeated for credit.

Provides student with the opportunity to explore specific topics in Africana Studies. Courses focus on such issues as Caribbean literature, Latin American History and Political, Black Women's History in the U.S. the Harlem Renaissance, and Blacks in Science. Uses lectures, films, and discussions. May be repeated for credit.

Provides student with the opportunity to explore specific topics in Africana Studies. Courses focus on such issues as Caribbean literature, Latin American History and Political, Black Women's History in the U.S. the Harlem Renaissance, and Blacks in Science. Uses lectures, films, and discussions. May be repeated for credit.

Examines the diversity that exists in human culture. Uses lectures, films, and discussions to examine and illustrate the relationship between humans and their social/cultural systems.

Examines the archaeology of Israel and Jordan from the earliest human occupation until the Persian Conquest in 535 B.C. Discusses many places described in the Old Testament in an archaeological context.

Examines anthropological and archaeological evidence of the worldviews of non-literate people, as shown in the practice of ceremony, magic, sorcery, and witchcraft, and the role of shamans and priests.

Examines the peoples and cultures of the selected cultural areas. Emphasizes indigenous cultures and the effects of modernization on these cultures.

This course takes an ethnographic approach to the study of gender socializations and gender roles. We will address issues of sex roles, the cultural construction of gender categories, the forms of gender inequality, and the ways cultures engage in gender based power relationships. While these issues will be dealt with in specific and local ethnographic contexts, students will be encouraged to make comparisons across the contexts and to compare these works with their own experience.

Examines the status, roles, and treatments of elderly people in various societies throughout the world and among minority groups in the United States.

This course will give students the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the major themes in urban anthropology and how they relate to other areas of research in anthropology and the social sciences in general. Students will focus on the research methods used by urban anthropologists as well as read different ethnographic cases of urban life.

The course is an overview of the field of Psychological Anthropology. It examines issues live nature vs. nurture; personality and "madness"; ethnopsychologies; and cognition. The attempt is to always recognize the salience and significance of culture when considering these issues.

Looks at the impact of 20th-century technology on traditional societies. Uses area studies from Africa, Asia, and elsewhere to explore institutions such as the family, the polity, the economy, and religion.

Examines theory and case studies related to working and living outside the United States. Includes topics such as culture shock, cultural relativity, and ethnocentrism. Selects specific geographic culture areas for case studies.

This course explores the interplay between culture and the environment by examining both ethnographic accounts from around the world and archeological materials from the last 14,000 years. Special attention is paid to the changing cultural view of the environment over the last two centuries.

This course introduces the student to sacred traditions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism. It will attempt a historical-comparative investigation of these traditions. It will emphasize the practice and philosophical underpinnings of these traditions, as well as the interplay between integration of the folk or popular aspects and the abstracts or esoteric.

The course investigates the concepts of family and kinship from an anthropological perspective. It looks at the family as a critical and contradictory location at the intersection of global and transnational forces. Using anthropological concepts such as status and role, it will explore changing gender relationships, sexual expression, parenting and aging.

Explores controversial issues and questions, such as sociobiology and what it means to be human, as they have been and are being studied by those concerned with human origins and development. Reviews major thinkers in the history and theory of anthropology, including modernists and postmodernists.

Discusses ageing at the organismal, organ, cellular, and molecular levels. Discussions include chronological verses biological aging, normal and abnormal human physiology of aging, current theories of aging, the effect of caloric restriction on aging, and the molecular mechanisms that underlie normal and abnormal aging.

Covers the fundamentals and principles of genetics with an emphasis on their relevance to human genetics and disease. Topics include human genetic disorders, pedigree analysis and genetic testing, cytogenetics, epigenetics, genetics if cancer, gene therapy, stem cell research, human genomics and biotechnology.

This course explores the elements of basic human communication - what does it mean to communicate? What makes communication good or bad? What is the nature of verbal and non-verbal messages? What does it mean to communicate in a group? How does culture affect communication?

Surveys historical and contemporary attempts to understand the process of human communication, using examples from the literature of interpersonal, group, organizational, and mass communication.

This course provides a detailed investigation of the nature, application, analysis and write up of qualitative research in communication and the social sciences, including such topics as ethnography, in-depth interviews, focus groups, participant observation, and narrative analysis.

Provides an overview and survey of the changes taking place in the technologies of information production, distribution, storage, and display, including the interaction of these changes with legal, social, cultural, and communications systems.

This course provides the student with a more thorough understanding of the communication dynamics between individuals. By reviewing scholarly writing on the subject and performing direct observations and analyses, students will acquire an appreciation of the complexities of interpersonal communication and enhanced communication skills.

This course provides an overview of the spread of English globally, by examining English as a language of trade, diplomacy, and education, as well as its status as an aesthetic and market force. For a final project, students research how English is utilized for social, economic, and political purposes in a single area of the world.

This course introduces students to the theory and practice of intercultural communication. Drawing from traditions in anthropology and communication, intercultural communication is the study of the effect of differing cultural norms and beliefs upon communication between speakers. Through a wide range of readings, journal writing assignments, and participative and experiential activities, students will develop both their understanding of and skills in inter-cultural communication.

Examines theories and methods of qualitative language and communication studies. Topics include story telling, greetings, gossip, self-presentation in talk, language of ritual and religion, men and women's roles in communication, and communicative events and competence. Case student in literature will be analyzed and will form a basis for the students' own ethnographic fieldwork.

Examines the political, cultural, technological, and economic processes and effects of international communication flow.

The course is designed give students a comprehensive overview of international issues in PR including such areas as: history and evolution of the field of international PR; image-formation and image-changes process; PR in war and conflict; as well as effect of different political and legal systems on the field of public relations.

This course is designed to give students a comprehensive overview of the field including different theoretical points of view on the process of international negotiations; the role of perceptions in this process; the role of internal politics and cultural variables in the process of international negotiations.

Some people believe that the mass media rule our lives, making us fat, violent, sexist, etc. Some think that media are irrelevant. Of course these arguments are extreme and simplifications. In this course, we ask: What are the facts regarding media effects research?

Explores the issues facing journalists covering foreign affairs. Students will research and write news stories on issues of global import and will examine the work of foreign correspondents from historical and critical perspectives.

This course explores how offenders are adopting computers to commit traditional crimes in a hi-tech manner. Specific attention will be paid to how the Internet has affected the structure of hate groups and the child pornography and sexual predator subcultures. Cyber-stalking and online harassment will also be examined.

Domestic Violence is a major public health problem. This course will describe DV in the context of multiple response systems including health care, police, advocacy, and criminal justice. We will explore how DV affects men, women and children and examine societal conditions that allow DV to occur and continue.

This course is an examination of classical and contemporary theories of the social ecology of communities and how this social ecology relates to crime. Further, we will explore the impact of community development activities on crime outcomes in neighborhoods. We will examine the importance of race and class in forging effective community based development models. Lastly, we will examine specific community based solutions to crime and disorder problems.

The course is an exploration of punishment, its various philosophies, theories and approaches. The costs and outcomes of incarceration as well as alternatives will be examined as well as disparities regarding age, gender, race in our sentencing. A review of the ultimate sanction, the death penalty will complete the course.

A survey of Western literature from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, focusing on works by Cervantes, Erasmus, Rabelais, Petrarch, Voltaire, Rousseau, Swift and Pope.

A survey of Western literature of the 19th and 20th centurie centuries focusing on the major periods of Romanticism (Blake, Coleridge and Keats), Realism (Balzac and Ibsen), and Modernism (Kafka, Borges and Woolf). This is a writing intensive course.

A survey of nonwestern literatures produced before the modern era in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, representing the more important periods and genres. This is a writing intensive course.

A survey of nonwestern literatures written in the 20th century by writers from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, and focusing on the effects of social, aesthetic and contemporary events on artistic creation.

Introduces students to African-American Literature, from the mid-18th century to the present. Provides a basic understanding of social, political and cultural influences and an awareness of the African-American literary tradition. This is a writing intensive course.

A historical survey of British literature from its beginning to the end of the eighteenth century. Students will read texts selected to represent major authors, forms and thematic material that illustrates the development of English literature through the medieval, Renaissance, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries This is a writing intensive course.

A historical survey of British literature form the turn of the nineteenth century to the present; students will read texts selected to represent major authors, forms and thematic material of the Romantic, Victorian and modern periods.

A variable topics course which focuses on a particular national or regional literature within its cultural, historical and political contexts (i.e., African Literature; French Literature; Latin American Literature). May be repeated for credit.

A variable topics course which focuses on a particular national or regional literature within its cultural, historical and political contexts (i.e., African Literature; French Literature; Latin American Literature). May be repeated for credit.

A variable topics course which focuses on a particular national or regional literature within its cultural, historical and political contexts (i.e., African Literature; French Literature; Latin American Literature). May be repeated for credit.

A variable topics course which studies the literature of one or more of the United States ethnic populations within their historical and cultural contexts. May be repeated for credit.

Focuses on the Jewish Bible, a classic literary document of Western civilization, deemed by many people of the world as fundamental to their religion; stresses aspects of cultural diversity and awareness.

This course focuses on literature written by, and/or about women and considers issues relating to women's place in literary history. May be repeated for credit. This is a writing intensive course.

Exploring the history of the Queer political cultural agenda.

A variable topics course designed to further develop the ideas first presented in the African American Lit survey by exploring, in much more depth, significant authors, periods, and genres within the African American literary and cultural tradition. Topics include Science and Technology in African American Lit; the Slave Narrative; and Black Travel Writing.

An advanced course with variable topics in World Literature stressing textual analysis, cultural and historical contexts and research; provides students with intensive preparations for advanced and professional studies.

Provides an introduction to the 18th and 19th centuries, including the Age of Enlightenment, the American Revolution, the French Revolution and Napoleonic era, transatlantic industrialization, liberalism and nationalism, the revolutions of 1848, the American Civil War, and the unifications of Italy and Germany.

Examines imperialism; the rise of the United States and Japan as world powers; the spread of industrialization, democracy, and socialism; world wars; communism and fascism; and the rise of the non-West.

Examines development of civilizations from antiquity to the 12th century. Views patterns of historical change through key themes and interpretive debates, including political structures; land tenure and social systems; commercial and trade relations; the development of cities, science, and technology; and religions.

Provides an analysis of civilizations from the 12th century to 1815 viewed through key themes and interpretive debates, including the development of the nation-state, interaction between civilizations, the concept of cultural unity, religious upheaval, disease and science, the relationship between culture and politics, and the nature of revolutions.

Explores the emergence of modern civilization through key themes and interpretive debates, including industrialization, imperialism, science and technology, ideological debate, the nature of modern warfare, the relationship between nationalism and the state, and the emergence of state-sponsored racism.

Examines America as economic giant, world political power, and scene of social change.

Covers the history of relations between the United States and the nations of Central America.

Examines the origins, objectives, successes and failures of the Civil Rights movement in the United States between 1954 and 1972.

This course if a rigorous examination of slavery and its representation in the United States. Using primary and secondary resources, art, literature and film clips; the relationship between history and memory and the impact of the social, political, and gendered imagination are investigated.

This course examines African-American history, 1865 to the present, and explores the impact of gender and sexuality in history. Specifically, comparing primary and secondary sources in order to critique how history itself is manufactured and to investigate the role that sexuality and gender play on that process.

This course examines the interplay between history, film and African American? pursuit of social justice and equality. Specifically, the use of films as cultural artifacts or prisms through which better understanding of the dynamics of race and racial inscription in America.

Examines the changing nature of work and the lives of American workers, from the origins of wage labor in the 19th century to the transformation of the workplace in the 20th.

Examines the historical roots of women's work in the U.S. from the Colonial period to the present, including women and unions, occupational segregation, race and ethnicity, industrialization, depression, war, and the rise of a consumer economy.

Covers the history of American women from the 1890s to the present, with emphasis on women's rights, women and technology, women's role in war, and women in the labor force in the 20th century.

Discusses France since the Revolution, with emphasis on the Third and Fourth Republics. Seeks to reconcile the appearance of extreme political instability and intellectual ferment with evidence of strong economic and social conservatism.

Covers Italy from Napoleon to the present, including risorgimento, unification, trasformismo, fascism, and the post -World War II period.

Examines German history since 1815. Emphasizes the roots of national socialism, the world wars, and Hitler the man. Ends with the fall of East Germany, the reunification of 1990, and recent trends.

Examines the last years of imperial Russia, showing the background to the revolutions of 1917, followed by a study of the institutions and personalities of the USSR.

A survey of the formation of the English people and their growth to national independence and maturity.

Covers the crisis of the English constitution, the beginnings of modern society and the Industrial Revolution, and the formation of the British Empire.

Examines Victorian England as the first industrial society, the course of empire through two world wars, and the challenge of the present.

Explores the social, cultural, political and religious forces that have shaped world Jewry from the 18th to the 20th centuries.

Provides a chronological/topical study of fascist movements and regimes in Europe between 1919 and 1945, with emphasis on Italian Fascism and German Nazism.

Examines Europe in the 1920s and 1930s, with emphasis on totalitarianism and the causes of World War II. Analyzes the search for peace and stability following World War I; totalitarianism in Italy, Germany, and the Soviet Union; the decline of Great Britain and France and their appeasement policies; and Nazi fascist aggression and the crises leading to World War II.

This course in an introductory survey of the history of the Jewish people, their civilization, religion, and contacts with other cultures in medieval times. Topics will include the rise of Christianity and Islam, the Talmud, Jewish mysticism, and the growth of Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jewry.

Analysis of the forces and events that define European civilization in the 19th century, from the Congress of Vienna to the origins of WW1.

Analysis of the forces and events that define European civilization in the 20th century, from the outbreak of WW1 to the present.

Examines China from its origins to the present day, with emphasis on social, political, and economic institutions. Describes the influences Chinese civilization has had on other societies of the world and the influences other societies have had on China.

Deals primarily with China and Japan, including a description of their traditional societies and the changes they have undergone during the 20th century.

Examines movements, institutions, and personalities in the major regions of the world, from 1890 through 1939.

Studies events in the major regions of the world since 1945 in historical perspective.

Takes a thematic approach to Latin American history, examining modernization and tradition, sex roles and family honor, love and lust, dictatorship and human rights abuses, poverty and crime, terrorism and revolutionary violence.

Surveys themes in Mexican history from the ancient civilizations of the Mayans and Aztecs to the present, including Spanish conquest, Hapsburg and Bourbon colonial systems, independence wars, social conflict and political protest, the Reform, Maximilian's empire, economic expansion, the revolution of 1910, and revolutionary Mexico.

Surveys Mexico from the ancient Aztecs; their conquest by the spanish; three hundred years of colonialism under the Habsburg and Bourban dynasties to the 1810s. Covers role of race, class, gender and family (marriage and food).

Surveys Mexico from the Wars of Independence (1810's) to the present. Pays attention to changing values evident in rituals, celebrations and food.

Examines the causal interrelations between technological progress and developments in economic, social, intellectual, and political aspects of Western civilization from the 18th century to the present.

Examines how, when, and why science and technology have become masculinized since the 12th century, producing a world without women.

Examines the effect on international relations of rapid technological change in the modern era, and technology as a tool of modernization, political integration, and national security among advanced and developing states.

Provides supervised individual study of subjects in history. May be repeated for credit.

This class will examine gender, race and crime in US history. Specifically, we will explore the experience of female criminals from the colonial period to the present.

Studies the political process, which determines who gets what, when, and how in society.

Examines methods used to compare state political systems with respect to world order values in varying geographic and cultural settings.

Analyzes nation-states in their external relations, including the interaction of the great powers with each other and with emerging areas.

Provides a structural analysis of selected social, economic, and political institutions at various levels of government in the American political system.

Analyzes the contradiction between the political-military world and the newly emerging trading world, and its impact on future global political systems.

Examines the relationship between personal freedom and a just society from a variety of perspectives, all of which are designed to serve as an introduction to history and politics.

Studies modern political thinkers from African, Asian, Latin American, and other traditions of political thought. Uses a textual and conceptual emphasis, but also considers the political movements and social practices that have embraced or given birth to the works of the selected authors.

Examines the works of various classical and contemporary thinkers on the nature, justification, and practice of democracy. Emphasizes matters of liberty, equality, participation, and social choice.

Examines the nature and realization of justice in modern societies, with special attention to contemporary questions of civil rights.

Examines public opinion and propaganda from a variety of perspectives, including the process of opinion formations and change and its role in the development of public policy and methods of measurement and analysis of public opinion.

Analyzes problems of political and economic development (modernization) in the Third World, with the focus on Africa.

An introduction to the major historical events and political issues that define the region of the Middle East in the 20th century, including Zionism, Arab nationalism, Islamic fundamentalism, and the war on terror.

Introduces students to political issues and challenges that face Middle Eastern men and women and deepens their understanding of comparative politics in non-Western cultures and nations. Analyzes such common problems as nationalism, religion, and state/society relations, then examines in depth four countries representing various regimes. Assumes some familiarity with Middle Eastern history and concentrates primarily on contemporary politics and political economy.

The goal of this course is to present an overview of the nature and function of international organization in world politics. The role of the United Nations and its agencies are highlighted, but other organizations are considers. Students gain an understanding of how international life is structured through theses institutions.

Are ethics relevant in world politics, or are power and survival the only concerns? This course considers the main moral issues facing the international community. Topics include the "just war" tradition, human rights, humanitarian intervention, and what rich countries owe the poor.

This course examines the origin of the international human rights movement after World War II, and discuss key issues confronting the international community today. These include genocide, political repression, the rights of women, and religious and cultural minorities. It also considers the moral basis of the rights ideal.

Analyzes American foreign policy since 1945 with particular emphasis on the United States rise to power as the major influence in the developing world of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.

This course combines an introduction to the history and institutions of the European Union with a special analysis of EU enlargement and institutional reform.

Examines Japanese political economy on a global scale, focusing on her economic and trade relations with the United States, the Soviet Union, China, and Western Europe.

Examines protections for civil liberties afforded by the First Amendment of the Constitution, specifically those related to speech, the press, religion, and assembly.

Examines Constitutional civil rights claims arising under the Fourteenth Amendment equal protection and due process guarantees. Focuses on claims concerning discrimination on the basis of race, gender, and sexual orientation, as well as those asserted under an individual right to privacy in matters of reproductive rights, sexual conduct, and end of life decisions.

Examines the legal norms, codes resolutions, treaties conventions, court decisions, customs and other sources that comprised international law. Provides analysis of applications, especialy in Europe.

Course examines the role of the American city in the larger project of state-building. Topics covered include the changing functions of cities over American history; the role of cities in national political coalitions; and the construction of ethnic, racial, and class identities as a process or urbanization.

The material in this course comes from a variety of disciplines and schools of thought with political science serving as an overarching framework. Issues covered include ethnicity, gender, race, nationalism, globalism, economics, and class.

Develops understanding of how language is involved with relations of class, ethnicity, gender and aesthetics in society. The course covers the social investigation of language use, politeness in languages, different varieties of English dialects, slang, and rap, bilingualism and languages in immigrant communities, and language planning.

Examines principles underlying human interaction in simple technological societies, including learning and development of social roles; development and meaning of culture and social organizations; and special institutions in the society, such as the family, class structure, and power structure.

Examines conceptions and misconceptions regarding the causes and cures for social problems such as unemployment, urban decline, crime, health care, and discrimination.

Introduces the multidisciplinary scientific study of the causes and consequences of aging, its history, methods of research, major theoretical approaches, and empirical findings.

This survey course examines the interconnections and differences of science and religion, including the scientific and religious theories of such topics as Cosmology, Human Origins, Prayer and Consciousness. Fundamental to the exploration of these theories are the examination of the historical, philosophical, psychological and sociological implications of these topics for society.

This course examines how sexualities are socially produced and re-produced. Topics of study include gender and sexuality; changing social meanings of variant sexual orientations and practices; the effect of birth-control technologies, sexually transmitted infections and sexual violence on sexual norms; the commodification of sex and the social control of sex.

Examines practical ongoing or proposed reforms for local, national, and global problems. Assesses realistic techniques for countering prejudice, tension, discrimination, and backlash.

Provides "practical wisdom" in recognizing, analyzing, and anticipating psychological, sociological, technological, and economic changes of work systems.

Technological developments bring change to the elderly in industrial societies. The course explores redefinitions of aging, shifts in work and retirement goals, health care and service delivery impacts and network needs in a comparative perspective using the United States, Great Britain, Denmark and Yugoslavia as examples.

Explores the status and roles of modern women and men, with emphasis on changes in family relationships, career options, and lifestyle alternatives.

Provides an overview of the contemporary process of urban change and of key problems and policy issues. Concentrates on five concerns: the evolution of urban economics; life and culture in the city today; race, ethnicity, gender, and class of urban populations; urban politics and social forces; and new directions in urban development.

Introduces the theory and methods of participatory research, focusing on exemplary case studies. The roots of participatory sociology in liberation theology, feminism, and Deweyian pragmatism are presented.

This course explores how offenders are adopting computers to commit traditional crimes in a hi-tech manner. Specific attention will be paid to how the Internet has affected the structure of hate groups and the child pornography and sexual predator subcultures. Cyber-stalking and online harassment will also be examined.

Domestic Violence is a major public health problem. This course will describe DV in the context of multiple response systems including health care, police, advocacy, and criminal justice. We will explore how DV affects men, women and children and examine societal conditions that allow DV to occur and continue.

Examines the sociological basis of religion, religious thought and movements as well as the organization and social function of religion on social institutions and groups.

Focuses on the ways in which the international economy affects the class structure, politics, and development of developing nations. Focuses particularly on multinational corporations and on the successes and failures of import-substitution and export-oriented industrialization programs.

This course investigates the casual factors for the emergence of what is known as globalization, global economy, global village, etc. It covers the effects of global changes on national political systems, on ecology and on local cultures. The role of the US and reactions to the new world order will also be considered.

The course is an exploration of punishment, its various philosophies, theories and approaches. The costs and outcomes of incarceration as well as alternatives will be examined as well as disparities regarding age, gender, race in our sentencing. A review of the ultimate sanction, the death penalty will complete the course.

Offers an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural survey of the ways in which gender interacts with race, age, and class to shape human consciousness and determine the social organization of human society.

Studies women in a global society with one major area covered during each offering. Offered each year to accommodate one major world area.

Students gain insights into three distinct historical periods of African American (American) History and a cross section of African American life through the reading, analysis, and discussion of selected African American women's autobiographies.

Gives students an opportunity to apply the interdisciplinary methodology of women's studies to a focused topic. Topics to be announced. May be repeated for credit.

In an attempt to theorize the meaning of "queer" (and, in turn, its counterparts - "normal" and "straight") and to articulate what "queer theory" is/does, this course will examine major attempts to challenge the concept of "normal" and explicate the meaning and use of the concept "queer".

This is an interdisciplinary seminar designed to give students an understanding of the modern cultural attitudes, ethical values, and sociopolitical norms of major civilizations in a given geographical area and their relationship to one another. May be repeated for credit with a change in course topic. Required for the B.A. degree in International Area Studies.

This course explores critical issues and debates in International Area Studies. Topics vary each term. May be repeated three times for credit.

This course provides an in-depth comparative study of the historical, social and cultural imperatives of major world civilizations, with particular emphasis on the philosophical and cultural diversity of today's global society. It is recommended for all students interested in careers in the international field.

This is an interdisciplinary seminar designed to give students an understanding of the modern cultural attitudes, ethical values, and sociopolitical norms of major civilizations in a given geographical area and their relationship to one another. May be repeated for credit with a change in course topic.

This course explores critical issues and debates in International Area Studies. Topics vary each term. May be repeated three times for credit.

This course explores the origins of the Jewish people and their core narratives and beliefs that have become the foundations of Jewish civilization and religion, introducing the first five books of the Torah, the Jewish Bible and analyzing its influence. Major events of the Jewish lifecycle and calendar are examined.

This course is an introductory survey of the history of the Jewish people, their civilization, religion and contacts with other cultures in medieval times. Topics will include the rise of Christianity and Islam, the Talmud, Jewish mysticism and the growth of Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jewry.

This course is an exploration of the social, cultural, political and religious forces that have shaped Jewry the world over from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Topics will include Emancipation and Enlightenment, modern religious movements, socialism, Hebrew and Yiddish literature, the Holocaust, Zionism and the state of Israel.

Presents an integrated approach in Arabic to the civilization, culture, history, and literature specific to the areas in which the language is spoken, with emphasis on the development and evaluation of cultural values.

Presents an integrated approach in French to the civilization, culture, history, and literature specific to the areas in which the language is spoken, with emphasis on the development and evaluation of cultural values. Offered as needed.

Presents an integrated approach in German to the civilization, culture, history, and literature specific to the areas in which the language is spoken, with emphasis on the development and evaluation of cultural values. Offered as needed.

Greek folklore developed when the Greek nation was born. Using folklore, Greeks try to preserve their traditions and define their cultural identity. The class explores majors folklore topics and interpretive techniques. It provides examples and analyses.

This course studies Greek music and dance historically by a) exploring performance events and b) focusing on certain music and dance genres and music groups/musicians. How does music and dance help Greeks express who they are? Formal music training and the ability to read Western staff notation is not required.

Presents an integrated approach in Italian to the civilization, culture, history, and literature specific to the areas in which the language is spoken, with emphasis on the development and evaluation of cultural values. Offered as needed.

Presents an integrated approach in Spanish to the civilization, culture, history, and literature specific to the areas in which the language is spoken, with emphasis on the development and evaluation of cultural values. Offered as needed.

Provides an understanding of the diversity of cultural food choices and their nutritional implications. Includes an emphasis on cultural groups in the United States and methods to provide nutrition education to culturally diverse groups. This is a writing intensive course.

Studies nutrition services provided by national, state, and local governments and private organizations. Discusses nutritional needs-assessment techniques and program-development methods. Field trips will be made to community nutrition programs.

Examines world nutrition and food supply, including the nutritional status of various peoples, deficiency diseases, problems of food distribution, and other timely subjects.

Introduces the main methods and aims of Western Philosophy, involving the study of problems central to metaphysics, theory of knowledge, and ethics. Offered every quarter.

Introduction to the main topics of study in Buddhist, Hindu and other systems of Eastern thought.

Studies central works that have shaped Western Philosophy and culture from Classical times through the Renaissance and Reformation.

Studies central works that have shaped Western Philosophy and culture from the Renaissance through the late Nineteenth Century.

Studies central works that have had important impacts upon Western Philosophy and culture from the Twentieth Century through the present.

Studies theories about philosophical issues arising in sport, in areas including its personal, social, aesthetic, and political dimensions.

Studies theories about human social and political life that bear on philosophical issues such as the nature and scope of justice, the legitimacy of states, and the relationship between democracy, civil rights, and civil disobedience.

Studies theories about human conduct which bear upon the rightness and wrongness of actions, and the goodness and badness of ends, including the nature, scope, purposes, and varieties of moral and ethical theories.

This course investigates sexual activity and desire, and the morality of sexual behavior. It also examines various types of love and their links with sexuality. Figures studied include Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Kant, Kierkegaard, Freud and Foucault. Topics include marriage, prostitution, pornography, homosexuality, perversion, rape, intentionality, irreplaceability, unconditionality, reciprocity, and exclusivity.

Examines the ideas of medicine, disease, and health from a philosophical perspective. Examines such concepts as gender, mental-illness, mind-body unity, aging and physical perfection as derived from both Eastern and Western traditions. Current health policy alternative treatment practices are also discussed.

Studies various aspects of religious belief and experience from a philosophical standpoint, considering issues such as the definition and existence of God, the nature and course of evil, and the relationship between faith and reason in a religious life.

This survey course examines the interconnections and differences of science and religion, including topics as Cosmology, Human Origins, Prayer and Consciousness. Fundamental to the exploration of these theories are the examination of the historical, philosophical, psychological and sociological implications of these topics for society.

Examines theoretical and research findings in personal experiences of interacting with others in family and group settings, and with society in general.

Examines psychological problem areas frequently encountered by young adults in today's society, including identity crisis, family conflict, the new sexuality, drugs, and the search for intimacy.

This class will focus on the symptoms, etiology, and primary methods of treating common psychological disorders and problems of children and adolescence. The course will focus on diagnosis; assessment; specific therapeutic treatments; ethical issues; and gender, cultural, and developmental differences in symptoms, diagnosis, and response to treatment.

Psychological and social consequences of physical disability for the disabled person and his or her family and social network. Emphasis on disabilities of the sensory and nervous systems.

Influence of culture on personality formation and the relations of cultural modes to perception, cognition, and other psychological processes.

Explores death and dying from various perspectives, including the philosophical, psychological, sociocultural, and personal.

Examines psychology of the individual coping with the sexual aspects of life.

Explores the major psychological and behavioral factors influencing health and illness among women. Topics, such as lifecycle challenges (PMS and reproductive health), chronic diseases, and new directions in health promotion are addressed.

This course introduces students to the physical, cognitive and psychological aspects of human development from birth through advanced old age. Topics include: environmental influences, perception, gender roles and sexuality, spirituality, motivation, life styles, and psychiatric disorders.

This course provides didactic information for use in the development of awareness and skills necessary for effective therapeutic relationships with clients of diverse cultural backgrounds.

This course involves the student in examinations of challenges for addictions counselors in working with frequently underserved populations represented by adolescents and elderly persons. Effective approaches to assessing and treating both youthful and older adult individuals with addiction disorders are explored and defined.

Students learn to design and implement a clinical trial protocol. Topics include experimental design, research team member roles and management of clinical trials. Special research techniques for special populations are considered. Means of preventing scientific misconduct through proper monitoring are discussed.

This course examines a broad overview of the ongoing development of health-care policies, availability, and philosophy in a cross-section of countries by means of detailed case studies to examine both common and unique challenges and solutions, as well as global responses, to crises, such as plagues, epidemics, and natural disasters.

Living in a pluralistic society poses many challenges and opportunities. This course examines the impact of cultural upon health-care decision. Concepts such as "health," "illness," "culture," "ethnicity," will be analyzed. Traditional and alternative approaches to the delivery of health care will be addressed.

Addresses the impact of a person's religious beliefs on the need for and delivery of health care. Specific issues will be discussed.

Vulnerable populations, those with special needs for or barriers to care, have a significant impact upon health care, both in terms of meaning and delivery. This course looks at the meaning of health through the eyes of various distinct vulnerable populations.

This course explores women's early and controversial roles as health-care providers, the influence of government and the church on women, and key contributions by women in the health professions.

This course covers a broad spectrum of health-care issues and concerns facing today's elderly, such as health-care coverage, living arrangements, acute and long-term-illness management, enhanced quality of life issues, and gender-specific health concerns.

Examines the administration of health services and special needs to different subpopulations classified according to gender, ethnicity, race, weight (the obese), and sexual orientation.

Using an ecological model to analyze the special needs and issues in urban health care, students will examine the people, place, and politics of an urban area to assess the delivery and quality of health care and will complete an analysis of a real and current urban health-care-delivery problem, including solutions.

Introduces self-care behaviors for optimal health and professional nursing practice. Focuses on interdisciplinary health and disease-prevention principles including objectives of Healthy People 2010. Examines principles of health teaching and intervention with individuals, families and groups. A web-enhanced module on medical terminology prepares students for coop experiences and clinical nursing courses. Some or all pre-requisites may be taken as either a pre-requisite or co-requisite. Please see the department for more information.

This course will focus on the development of selected competencies for nursing care assessment and management of adults with predictable human responses to specific system alterations.

This course focuses on the development of competencies for the nursing care management of child-bearing families and health problems/concerns that affect women. The course will also emphasize the nurse's role in health assessment, health promotion, and promotion of adaptive processes for the maternity patient and the promotion of women's health in general. Sociocultural, economic, political, and ethical factors that impact on health promotion, disease prevention, and risk reduction for the childbearing family and women in general are examined. Selected women's health clinical settings will be utilized for clinical practice.

This course focuses on the development of competencies necessary for the practice of mental health nursing with emphasis on the use of self in relationships with patients and health team members. An understanding of the brain-behavior connection and the importance of the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship will provide the framework for exploring factors which contribute to stress, maladaptive behaviors and mental illness. Cross-cultural aspects of mental health and appropriate culturally relevant interventions will also be emphasized. Selected inpatient and outpatient mental health settings and agencies will be utilized for clinical practice.

Critical Issues in Shaping Nursing. The health care system has undergone dramatic shifts, driven by changing economic; demographic; and technological forces. This course explores the impact of these forces on healthcare delivery, and concerns relating to ethical, legal and social issues that influence nursing practice.

This course will discuss the implications of the Human Genome Project and how to apply genetic knowledge to patient knowledge to patient care in the following ways: identifying those in need of further genetic testing, offering genetic information, recording genetic information, referring patients and families for further genetic information and evaluation, support informed choice regarding health decisions, advocacy for privacy, confidentiality, and non-discrimination with regard to genetic information, and participate in management of patients with genetic conditions. The ethical consideration as they relate to genetics will also be explored. This is a writing intensive course.

Health Assessment and Promotion for Diverse Vulnerable Populations. This course is designed to assist professional nurses in developing interviewing skills, physical assessment techniques, and preventive health interventions when working diverse and vulnerable populations.

Issues in Aging and Longevity. This course focuses on current issues in promoting longevity with healthy aging. Current biopsychosocial theories on aging are explored. The multidisciplinary needs of older adults, including relationship challenges, are addressed.

Nurses Building a Healthy Community. This course focuses on the professional role of the community public health nurse working collaboratively to build a health community. The role of nurses is explored by their actions with aggregate population, community partners, and other health providers.

he focus of this course if the professional nurse's role in working with aggregates in the commumity. The student will first reexamine the principles of health promotion as they form the bases for effective community health nursing practice. The student will then explore the role of the community health nurse working collaboratively with the community as part of an interdisciplinary team. Grounded in systems theory and informed by the concepts and principles of community health nursing, public health nursing, wellness, health promotion, and national goals, the student works with aggregates in the community setting. An introduction to conceptual frameworks that guide community-based, population-focused practice and research is included in both the classroom and clinical portions of the course. The student uses skills in community assessment, program planning and practice interventions in helping identified populations within the community maintain their optimum level of health. Selected measure for evaluating outcomes of community health nursing programs are discussed.

This course will focus on the nursing management of older adults. Contemporary theories of gerontology, theories of aging, physiological/psychological functioning, impact of developmental changes, illness, and dysfunction will be emphasized. The geriatric patient will be examined at various levels -- healthy older adult, older adult at risk, the older adult experiencing acute and chronic illness. Students' clinical experiences will be in home health agencies, transitional, and long-term facilities.

Global Health and Policy Issues. This course is an overview of global health issues. Emphasis will be places on understudy of health policy development related to global health issues, healthcare systems, and its effect on selected population.

Promotes understanding of complexities associated with care of clients and families across the lifespan at end-of-life. Explores nursing management of individuals and families facing end-of-life care and decisions. Emphasis on evidenced-based practice in legal, ethical and professional decision-making framework. Conforms with AACN/ELNEC model.

The focus of this course will be on strategies for providing culturally competent nursing care in a multicultural society. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based nursing practice within a framework of ethical, legal, and professional decision making.

This course explores major issues related to the increasing diversity of students in elementary and secondary classrooms in the United States. The multifaceted challenges of teaching heterogeneous student populations.

This course will introduce how to manage instruction for students with diverse learning and behavioral profiles in the inclusive classroom. I t will address curricular, instructional, environmental adaptations/modifications and the use of technology to address students' needs. Other topics explored include; collaboration, co-teaching and practical/philosophical approaches to inclusion.

This course focuses on the process of family assessment and intervention, issues of family and professional collaboration and diversity, and methods of promoting adult communication and management strategies. It applies knowledge of socio-cultural and political contexts as they relate to the family, culture and society.

Students will explore traditional regional prepartions with Chinese ingredients, such as beef, fowl, lamb, vegatables and various fish and seafood.

Expose students to the preparation of foods and menus without the use of meat or animal products. Emphasizes preparation techniques and speed, terminology, and plate presentation commonly used in vegetarian cooking.

Students will be presented with the philosophy of traditional Italian cooking as it is articulated in the culture of Italy. There will be a strong emphasis on regional ingredients and recipes. Topics include: basic menu language, terminology, preparation of various antipasti, pasta, and risotto.

A continuation of CULA 305. Utilizing regional Italian products, students will produce classical and traditional recipes with opportunity to further develop personal style and creativity. Proper seasoning, handling of product, and family style and plated presentations will be emphasized.

Students are introduced to French cuisine and the production of classical French dishes using contemporary techniques and ingredients. Topics include regional French influences on food, terminology and attention to detail.

A continuation of CULA 310. In this advanced course students will study French cuisine, vocabulary and culture as it pertains to the reading, writing and preparation of recipes, menus and ingredients. Emphasis is on professional judgment and creativity.

Students will study traditional influences on the cooking of regional American dishes and analyze those influences through recipe preparations. The history of American foods and their preparation will be presented.

This course introduces students to the diverse cooking and cultures of India. Explores India's unique cooking methods and the varied use of herbs, spices, and condiments.

The first in a sequence of two courses devoted to the study of food and its relationship to society. Focuses on food sources and discoveries and their effects on early population growth and expansion, commerce, and trade from the Neolithic era to the 16th century.

The second in a sequence of two courses devoted to the study of food and its relationship to society. Focuses on food sources and discoveries and their effects on early population growth and expansion, commerce, and trade from the 16th century to the present.

This course familiarizes students with the preparation and planting of a culinary garden using organic gardening techniques. Students also study the relationships between the kitchen garden, the rise of regional food cultures, and the evolution of plant-based foods in the definition of regional and ethnic identities and cuisines. The harvested spring produce is used in menu preparations in the student operated restaurant, The Academic Bistro.

This course familiarizes students with the dynamics of the contemporary kitchen garden as a food source, the evolution of plant-based foods as a culinary medium and the interconnection between food production, cookery, and social responsibility. The harvested summer produce is used in summer term Culinary Arts classes.

This course familiarizes students with complex relationships between food sources, the ethics of harvest and food distribution, and the pursuit of flavor from a culinary arts standpoint. Alternative foods, organic foods, and diets connected to seasonality will be discussed as well as energy requirements and globalization of the food supply. The harvested fall produce is used in menu preparations in the student operated restaurant, The Academic Bistro.

The course reviews the basic concepts and techniques in the field of tourism and tourism management. It is an introduction to the tourism industry, cost and benefits of tourism, effects on the host communities, impacts on travelers and host communities, and promotion of tourism.

This is the second part of introduction to tourism & travel at the freshman level. The course reviews the basic concepts in the economy of tourism, ecological constraints to tourism development, research and marketing techniques, main macroeconomic magnitudes of tourism, main outgoing and incoming destinations and the future of tourism and travel. Some or all pre-requisites may be taken as either a pre-requisite or co-requisite. Please see the department for more information.

This foundation course presents students with the types of services that create an ongoing bond between a company and its customers. Also, through some proven techniques, analyze relations between service delivery, pricing, branding and image creation.

Examines legal subjects relative to the foodservice and lodging industries including government regulations and foodservice operators, foodservice contracts, liability, patron civil rights, franchising, and bankruptcy and reorganization. Includes analysis of case studies and relevant court decisions.

Applies culinary principles to the production of fine good in quantity. Emphasizes menu planning and management of production, food design, quality, and service. Requires service to the public. Weekly production reports are required.

Must be completed prior to six-month food service co-op. Surveys the state of the art in international fine food, focusing on its roots in various ethnic traditions. Includes food preparation and tasting as an integral part of the course.

Provides an in-depth study of convention, corporate, and group segments of the hospitality industry.

This course studies the unique aspects of managing a full service destination resort in contrast to a traditional hotel operation. Students will study varied aspects of resort management including guest profiles, resort operations, report marketing and program development among other topics.

Using the historic city of Philadelphia and its main background, this course reviews the significance and role of culture and heritage related tourist attractions. Students deal with the main issues in current research on heritage tourism while having hands-on exposure to the managements and marketing of some of Philadelphia's landmarks.

This course introduces participants to economic and government policy issues that impact the tourism industry. The course provides a strategic framework for understanding the macroeconomic and policy environment that is shaped by multilateral institutions, government and the tourism industry.

Covers current issues in the management of travel and tourism services. Environmental trends, planning and development, policy formation, social and economic impact and marketing of travel and tourism are included.

HOSP senior capstone hospitality class. Requires students to design, produce, and market a weekly dinner to the public. With the participation of guest chefs from some of the area's finest hotels and restaurants, students produce food comparable to that served in the finest restaurants in the city.

Provides a detailed study of the classification, production, identification, and service of alcoholic beverages, with a major emphasis on wines. Uses a systematic approach to tasting and evaluation.

Analyzes the role of the human resources division in the hospitality industry. Examines the process of recruitment, selection, and performance appraisals of the hospitality workforce.

Current issues in the management of casino and gaming operations. Environmental trends, planning and development, policy formulation, social and economic impact and marketing of casinos and gaming operations are potential topics for discussion.

This is a gateway course to provide students of various backgrounds the information and conceptual tools needed to grasp the fundamentals of the global hospitality industry as understood in its widest sense. Students will become familiar with the production and distribution of hospitality products. Trends in the industry will also be discussed.

This course covers the principles of managing in a service environment with an emphasis on procedures and results that are necessary for all service organizations. Analysis, planning, and problem solving strategies will be examined to empower successful customer oriented employees along with consideration of factors that influence customer service organizations.

A study of destination and resort management from a global perspective including strategic planning and competitive analysis of domestic and international resort destinations. Students will study the various aspects of resort management in the context of high levels strategic planning that includes market research, market positioning, feasibility studies, and revenue forecasting for resort destinations.

This course will study the human resource function from a strategic and developmental standpoint within a variety of hospitality and tourism contexts.

This course will examine current issues in the casino and gaming industry. An in-depth examination of trends, policies, and impacts on gaming operations with an emphasis on casino operations will be potential topics for discussion.

This course explores the economic issues that influence the tourism industry and examines the sociological dynamics shaping the tourism environment.

An in-depth investigation of the components of the global tourism system to provide the conceptual framework for students to understand the economic dynamics of tourism. The course will familiarize students with the major areas of production and distribution of hospitality products. Future trends in tourism will be examined.

Students in this course will examine limits to mass tourism and alternatives such as ecotourism, community-based-tourism pro-poor tourism, and their contributions to sustainable world development. Other topics include how environmental changes affect tourism and how tourism affects the environment and the role of tourism in economic development.

This course will provide an in-depth evaluation of the major issues in travel and hospitality development. It will review the relationships among development and tourism development, differences between attractions and products, defining target markets, elaborating development plans, destination management, and measuring success.

This course explores the topics of gaming, casino management, sovereignty, and other public policy issues. In addition, tribal casino management will be emphasized to examine the unique operational and developmental aspects of this type of gaming.

Examines the uniqueness and adaptations of project management when operating in an international context. Details the investigation of cultural, legal, and regulatory environments as the context of international project management.

This course presents leadership as a collaborative focus for transforming change. Topics include the leadership crisis, differences between leadership and management, how leaders create and change culture, and ways in which leaders build creative, enduring organizations. In addition, the course is designed to help students develop their own leadership potential.

Rental Property Law including lease essentials, tenancies, implied warranty of habitability, security deposits, tort liability, leasehold improvements, default, eviction, landlord¿s and tenant¿s rights, duties and remedies. The course covers the basics of Fair Housing law, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and anti-discrimination law. Current issues and cases are featured.

This course focuses on specialized strategies to successfully manage employees and subcontractors involved in property management companies and projects. A variety of areas are covered: recruiting top talent, retention, diversity policies, employee coaching, negotiations, conflict resolution, training and development, outsourcing, and housing law.

The course explores application of ethics and social responsibility concepts, and challenges property managers are likely to face.

This course covers the marketing of residential rental properties to acquire new tenants and retain existing ones. Market analysis is used as a foundation to create a marketing plan. Buyer motivation, customer service, and tenant retention strategies are discussed. Students demonstrate successful sales techniques by participating in a sales presentation.

This course covers the management and marketing of housing for later life starting with a market analysis. Students discover challenges to be overcome and opportunities available in this unique segment of the housing market. The course covers successful management and marketing strategies involving active adult communities and senior living facilities.

An introduction to the challenges of managing affordable housing. Managing affordable housing requires the interaction of important players: legislators, government policymakers, citizen advocacy groups, and citizens/tenants. This course features presentations from industry leaders, visits to affordable developments, and completion of an analysis paper covering the development, marketing and management process.

This course focuses on the effective management of student housing. Successful student housing managers need to have specialized education in a variety of areas including federal laws, emergency management requirements, security and communications planning, marketing to the student population, town-gown relations and awareness of current cases and issues.

This course focuses on the effective management of military housing. The successful management of military housing requires specialized study in a variety of areas including federal laws, emergency management requirements, security and communications planning, military regulations, Department of Defense initiatives and regulations, and awareness of current cases and issues.

Reviews the legal and regularity aspects, elements, and relationships for all constituents participating in sports: administrators, coaches, athletes, agents, vendors, sponsors, faculty managers and owners, and spectators. Seminal court cases are discussed. Students examine the inextricable links between the law and business ethics.

This course chronicles the major events and strategies used for women and minorities to have equal opportunities to participate in sports at all levels. It pOints out the social and legal issues surrounding the dramatic rise in women and minority participation at all levels of play.

Continuing with the true spirit of the Olympic Games, sports can be a rich avenue for building an international community. This course compares and contrasts how sports are perceived, organized, and played in many countries. It examines the social, political, and economic aspects of sports in other countries. Students will learn about major international sporting events. This is a writing intensive course.

This course introduces the student to the study of computer-based user interfaces. It presents a user-interface layout and design, types and usage of interaction techniques, building a consistent look and feel throughout the interface and how to evaluate designs with users. Centered focus in evaluation of computer interfaces. It teaches the basic principles of user analysis and interface evaluation and gives a practical introduction to ergonomics.

Introduces the student to interactive computer system design. Teaches some of the basic approaches to task analysis, design, and evaluation of interactive computer systems. Applies these design principles in the development of the interface to an interactive computer system.

Human and technical issues and concepts of computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW). Topics include the ways that groups work in the networked organization, analysis and design of workflow systems, the technological underpinnings of selected groupware technologies, and the design and implementation of groupware technologies.

Explores the dimensions of creative and innovative tactical leadership strategies and styles by studying historical case studies and engaging in interactive student exercises. Focus is on continued development of the knowledge of leadership values and attributes through an understanding of rank, uniform, customs and courtesies.

Examines the challenges of leading in complex contemporary operational environments. Students/cadets are exposed to more complex land navigation/map reading tasks, as well as more advanced small unit operations/ leadership drills. Cadets develop greater self awareness as they practice communication and team building skills.

Challenges cadets to study, practice, and evaluate adaptive leadership. Cadets begin to analyze and evaluate their own leadership values, attributes, skills, and actions. Primary attention is given to preparation for LDAC and the development of both tactical skills and leadership qualities.

Uses increasingly intense situational leadership challenges to build cadet awareness and skills in leading small units. Skills in decision-making, persuading, and motivating team members when "in combat" are explored, evaluated, and developed.

Challenges cadets with more complex leadership issues to further develop, practice, and evaluate adaptive leadership. Cadets continue to analyze and evaluate their own leadership values, attributes, skills, and actions in preparation for the Leadership Development and Assessment Course (LDAC). Primary attention is given to preparation for LDAC and the development of both tactical skills and leadership qualities.

Continues the methodology of MLSC 320 by using increasingly intense situational leadership challenges to build cadet awareness and skills in leading small units. Skills in decision-making, persuading, and motivating team members when "in combat" are explored, evaluated, and developed. Emphasis is also placed on honing oral and written communication skills and mastering group dynamics while conducting tactical and Garrison operation orders.

Develops cadet proficiency in planning, executing, and assessing complex operations, functioning as a member of a staff, and providing leadership performance feedback to subordinates. Cadets are given situational opportunities to assess risk, make ethical decisions, and provide coaching to fellow ROTC cadets.

Explores the dynamics of leading in the complex situations of current military operations. Cadets examine differences in customs and courtesies, military law, principles of war, and rules of engagement in the face of international terrorism. Aspects of interacting with non-government organizations, civilians on the battlefield, and host nation support are examined and evaluated.

Continues exploration of the dynamics of leading in the complex situations of current military operations. Culminates the ROTC curriculum with a capstone "hands-on" small unit leadership exercise which tests the cadet's tactical, technical and leadership skills utilizing an intense, realistic tactical scenario based on actual military operations in the contemporary operating environment of the 21st century.