COMMUNITY EDUCATION AUDIT
Course Listings
(Excludes Studio Arts, and Writing Courses)
CLASSICS
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 103 Human Evolution: Biological
Anthropology and Archaeology
How did the human species evolve?
What were our ancestors like? How are we similar
to and different from our closest animal relatives?
Why do we have such complex societies and behavior?
These and other questions are explored in this study of
human evolution from the perspectives of biological
anthropology and
archaeology. The course surveys basic principles
of evolutionary theory, the study of other primates, the
hominid fossil record, competing explanations for the
origins of modern humans, human genetic and physical
variation, and archaeological evidence for the evolution
of symbolic behavior, agriculture, and civilization.
Instructor: Dr. Linda M. Van Blerkom
Dates: June 19 – July 26
Times: T, TH 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m
ART HISTORY
ARHT 319 Latin American Women Artists
This course focuses on the contributions made by Latin
American women artists to modern and contemporary
painting, structure, photography, and installation art in
major centers in Mexico, Central and South America,
and the Caribbean and the United States from the early
twentieth century to the present. Major artists include
Frida Kahlo, Tina Modotti, Remedios Varo, Maria
Izquierdo, Amelia Pelaéz, and Ana Mendieta.
Instructor: Ms. Lisandra Estivez
Dates: June 19 – July 26
Times: T, TH, 2-5pm
BUSINESS
BST 115 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
This introductory course exposes students to the
accounting principles and practices used by decisionmakers associated with a business or governmental
entity. Major topics include the accounting cycle,
preparation and analysis of financial statements,
standards and procedures for assets and liabilities and
the roles of corporate communication and
responsibilities with respect to the accounting process.
Instructor: Karen Crisonino
Dates: June 18– July 12
Times: MWTH 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
CLAS 250 Classical Literature in Translation: The
Trojan War Epic
This course introduces students to the ancient genre of
epic poetry by reading works organized around the
single most important world-event in ancient GrecoRoman culture: the Trojan War. We will consider the
connection between epic and war; the significance of the
Trojan War specifically in the Greco-Roman world; and
the different perspectives from which the war is
represented in major extant Greek and Roman epics:
Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey and Vergil’s Aeneid. The
primary goal of the course is for students to become
familiar with these epics by reading them closely for
theme, characterization, and long-standing ethical
debates about humanity, immortality, and warfare. In the
process, students will investigate the concept of genre;
culturally specific ways of organizing time and identity;
and the utility of myth as a mode of discourse. Students
will be assessed through class discussion and written
work, in this “writing intensive” course.
Instructor: Dr. Meredith Safran
Dates: May 22-June 14
Times: TWTH 1-4pm
ECONOMICS
CANCELED
ECON 301 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Built on Principles of Microeconomics, we will study the
behaviors of consumers and firms and then study the
market. The first part of this course will be about how
consumers behave. The second part of this course will
be about how firms behave. The third part will cover how
the market works. We will also discuss when market
fails. We will apply economic principles to understand a
wide range of economic problems from food stamps to
health insurance and to pollution.
Instructor: Dr. Youngok Lim
Dates: May 22-June 14
Times: TWTH 1-4pm
CANCELED
ECON 302 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
Upon completion of this program, students will have
developed an understanding of the main agents and
their interactions within regional, national and
international economic systems. They will have been
introduced, at a minimum, to the following
macroeconomic models: Savings-Investment, (closed
and open), Aggregate Supply/Demand, Keynesian
Cross, IS-LM (closed and open), Solow Growth Model.
They will have learned to analyze and interpret
macroeconomic data, and how to calculate and graph
new variables in Microsoft Excel. Students will also be
able to understand many current issues faced by
domestic and global policymakers, including but not
limited to the U.S. housing crisis, the 2008-09 financial
crisis, and the public debt crises in Europe and the
United States.
Instructor: Dr. Marc Tomljanovich
Dates: May 22-June 14
Times: TWTH 9am-12pm
ENGL 263 Thinking About Genre Through Film
This class will allow students to work in depth with a
single approach to texts; to explore the concept of genre
in film and theoretical approaches to it; to develop skills
for reading film texts using genre concepts to inform
your reading; to understand how genre carries cultural,
political, and ideological meanings into film and thus
links the text to its cultural context.
Instructor: Dr. Wendy Kolmar
Dates: May 21-June 14
Times: M,T, TH 6-9:30pm
FRENCH
CANCELED
FREN 101-001 Fundamentals of Oral and Written
French
An introduction to the French spoken and written
language. Covers the basics of the French language
through videos, readings, and readings from
Francophone cultures. Interactive practice in the
classroom and use of multimedia lab, oral, written, and
computer-assisted activities.
Instructor: Muriel Placet-Kouassi
Dates: May 21 – June 14
Times: M, T, TH 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m..
ENGLISH
ENGL 201 001 American Short Story
This course will consider the development of the short
story in America. We will explore texts from the
beginning of the 19th century through the 20th century in
order to further develop an understanding of the
elements and techniques these stories employ. We will
also trace how this form has been situated within the
context of American culture. Some of the authors we will
consider are: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Willa Cather, F.
Scott Fitzgerald, Flannery O’Conner, J.D.
Salinger.
Instructor: Dennis Coyle
Dates: June 18-July 25
Times: MW 1-4pm
CANCELED
FREN 102 -001 Fundamentals of Oral and Written
French II
French 20 is a continuation of French 1 or the equivalent
level. Designed for students who have already covered
the basics of the French language, but have not yet
been exposed to all tenses and other grammar
fundamentals. Videos, culture readings, interactive
practice in the classroom, multimedia lab, oral written
and computer-assisted activities
Prerequisite: FREN 101
Instructor: Muriel Placet-Kouassi
Dates: May 21 – June 14
Times: M, T, TH 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m..
ENGL 201 002 Detective Fiction
In this course students will study the history and
development of detective fiction in its early forms and
the changing representations of the detective. Students
will read and analyze works of detective fiction from a
variety of historical periods with particular attention to
American hard-boiled fiction, as well as viewing some of
the genre’s most pivotal films. Texts will include the
works of Edgar Allan Poe, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
Agatha Cristie, Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler,
as well as others. The course will focus on the sociocultural and historical contexts in which these narratives
are produced and consumed. A significant issue the
course will address is the scholarly value of popular
forms of literature, like detective fiction, and what that
study can reveal about contemporary cultural anxieties,
gender and race relations, and political dynamics.
Instructor: Dr. Marc Evans
Dates: June 19-July 26
Times: T, TH 9am-12pm
FREN 102 -002 Fundamentals of Oral and Written
French II
FREN+102 is a continuation of FREN+101 or the
equivalent level. Designed for students who have
already covered the basics of the French language, but
have yet been exposed to all tenses and other grammar
fundamentals. Videos, culture readings, interactive
practice in the classroom, multimedia lab, oral written
and computer-assisted activities.
Prerequisite: FREN 101
Instructor: Fabienne Winkler
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Dates: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 12, 2012
Times: M,T, TH 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
constitutes pornography and obscene material, in legal,
political and social contexts. It will explore the
economics of pornography, from the point of view of
producers, consumers and workers, as well as
pornography’s evolving cultural impact. Further,
pornography will be used as a lens to explore the
complexities of identity categories, such as race,
ethnicity, gender, sex and sexuality, the constructions
and variations in those identity categories, as well as the
sometimes substantial difference between publically
espoused mores and the realities of people’s everyday
lives. Assignments will include exams, opinion writing,
textual analysis, class discussion/participation and
student presentations.
Instructor: Mary Kirby-Calder
Dates: May 22-June 14
Times: T,W, TH 1-4pm
CANCELED
FREN 201-001 Intermediate French
A continuation of FREN+102. Review of basic grammar;
development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing
skills through films, discussion, Francophone articles
and literary texts, compositions, multimedia lab and
computer-assisted activities.
Prerequisite: FREN+102.
Instructor: Marie-Pascale Pieretti
Dates: May 21, 2012 - Jun 14, 2012
Times: M,T, TH 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
FREN 201-002 Intermediate French
A continuation of FREN+102. Review of basic grammar;
development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing
skills through films, discussion, Francophone articles
and literary texts, compositions, multimedia lab and
computer-assisted activities.
Prerequisite: FREN+102.
Instructor: Fabienne Winkler
Dates: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 12, 2012
Times: M,T, TH 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
HIST 320 A Modern American Legal History
This upper-level elective is designed for students
interested in attending law school, as well as those not
planning on a law career but who are interested in
understanding the legal system's influence in American
culture. Coverage of the legal system's structure and
technicalities will be limited to a basic understanding of
American court structure and legal procedure. The bulk
of the course will focus on major court cases,
developments in legal doctrine, sensational trials, and
the representation of the legal system in popular culture
from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day.
Texts used in the course (as of January 2012) include
Mark Tushnet's A Court Divided, Kermit Hall et al.'s
American Legal History, and Geis and Bienen's Crimes
of the Century.
Instructor: Dr. Wyatt Evans
Dates: May 21 – June 15
Times: M, W, TH 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
HISTORY
HIST 213 Conspiracy Theories in American History
This intermediate-level history elective explores the
many conspiracy theories that have permeated
American culture from the revolutionary era to the
present day. Specific theories to be covered include the
Illuminati scare of the 1790s, the Anti-Masonic theories
of the mid-1800s, the presidential assassination theories
centering on Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy,
alien abduction theories, HIV/AIDS infection theories,
and post-World War II theories concerned with an allencompassing New World Order. Students will consider
these theories in the context of the social, intellectual,
political, and cultural forces that gave rise to them.
Students will also learn to critically analyze the validity of
different theories by evaluating the evidence and logic
used by theorists to build their cases.
Instructor: Dr. Wyatt Evans
Dates: June 19 – July 26
Times: T, TH 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
MATHEMATICS
MATH 117 001 Introductory Statistics
This course is designed to enable you to use statistics
for data analysis and to understand the use of statistics
in the media. The course makes use of SPSS, a widelyused statistics package for the computer. Course topics
include graphical and tabular presentation of data,
measures of central tendency, dispersion, and shape,
linear transformations of data, correlation, regression,
basic probability and the normal probability model,
sampling, t-tests, and one-way analysis of variance.
Instructor: Dr. Stephen Kilanski
Dates: May 21 – June 15
Times: M, T, TH 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
HIST 301-001 The Cultural History of American
Pornography
This course will explore pornography, in the context of
American history, from the Civil War era to the modern
day. It will address changing constructions of what
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Our studies will include formation rules and detection of
operator scope, truth-functionality, and translation from
natural language; decision procedures for Propositional
Logic (truth-table method, quick computation, a species
of natural deduction, and the tree method). For
Predicate Logic, we will cover translation from natural
language and disambiguation, proof procedures for valid
formulas and model-tests for invalidity, and we will
conclude with study of Predicate Logic with identity and
regimentation (including discussion of definite
descriptions.)
Instructor: Odysseus Makridis
Dates: June 18-July 12
Times: M,T,TH 6-9pm
MATH 117 002 Introductory Statistics
This course is designed to enable you to use statistics
for data analysis and to understand the use of statistics
in the media. The course makes use of SPSS, a widelyused statistics package for the computer. Course topics
include graphical and tabular presentation of data,
measures of central tendency, dispersion, and shape,
linear transformations of data, correlation, regression,
basic probability and the normal probability model,
sampling, t-tests, and one-way analysis of variance.
Instructor: Dr. Stephen Kilianski
Dates: May 21– June 15
Times: M, T, TH 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
MATH 150 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
An emphasis on functions, limits, continuity, introduction
to differentiation and
integration, analysis of graphical numerical information,
applications of calculus.
Prerequisite: Three-and-one-half units of
college preparatory high school mathematics,
including trigonometry.
Instructor: Mr. Robert McLoughlin
Dates: June 18– July 26
Times: M, T, 6:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
PHYSICS
PHYS 102 Introductory Astronomy II: Stars and
Galaxies
An observational and theoretical investigation of the
components of the universe, including the structure and
evolution of stars and galaxies; how black holes and
quasars fit into current cosmological models;
determination of the size and fate of the universe; and
the probability of life as we know it outside our Earth.
Observatory session are offered as part of the course.
Instructor: Dr. Robert Murawski
Dates: May 22 – June 14
Times: T, W, TH 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
CANCELED
MATH 151 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
Application and techniques of integration, polar
coordinates, parametric equations, Taylor polynomials,
sequences and series.
Prerequisite: Math 150.
Instructor: Dr. Christopher Apelian
Dates: May 21 – June 14
Times: M, T, TH 9-11:30AM.
PHYS 104 Physics in Modern Medicine
This course is an introduction to medical physics. The
topics will include X-rays, radiation therapies, laser
surgery, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound,
etc., emphasizing several fundamental physics concepts
for understanding the working principles behind these
modern medical technologies. This course will be of
interest to not just scientists and doctors, but also
anyone who will (if not already) encounter some of these
technologies in his/her life.
Instructor: Minjoon Kouh
Dates: June 19-July 12
Times: T,W,TH; 9:30-12:30pm
PAST
PAST 305 001/ REL 390/ HIST 301-002 Christianity
and Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Historical
Survey
Instructor: E. Obiri Addo
Dates: June 19-July 26
Times: T,TH 6-9pm
PAST 305 002 The Black Experience in the
Century: A Historical Survey
Instructor: E. Obiri Addo
Dates: June 18-July 25
Times: M,W 6-9pm
PHILOSOPHY
POLITICAL SCIENCE
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PSCI 103 The American Government and Politics
A study of institutions and politics in the American
political system. Ways of thinking about how significant
problems and conflicts are resolved through the
American political process.
Instructor: Ken Alexo
Dates: June 19– July 26
PHIL 213/ MATH 213 Introduction to Logic
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Times: T, TH 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
people’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are
influenced by the real or imagined presence of others.
Instructor: G. Scott Morgan
Dates: May 22-June 14
Times: T,W,TH; 6-9pm
PSCI 215 The American Presidency
Seeks to understand the development of the role of the
presidency and to evaluate its importance in the modern
American political system. Major issues considered
include the nature of presidential leadership, the
relationship of the presidency to other branches of
government, public expectations of the president, and
the effect of individual presidents.
Instructor: Phil Mundo
Dates: May 21 – June 14
Times: M, T, TH 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
PSYC 348 Abnormal Psychology
An examination of the theories of
psychopathology, with emphasis on current theoretical
models, and the relationship of the study of
psychopathology to social issues. Discussion of the
nature, classification, causes, and treatment of major
forms of psychopathology.
Prerequisite: Introduction to Psychology.
Instructor: Dr. George-Harold Jennings
Dates: June 19– July 26
Times: T, TH 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
PSCI 243 Terrorism
In recent conflicts between ethnic, religious and cultural
groups, the use of terrorism as a means of trying to
advance one’s goals has been increasing at an alarming
rate. The task of ‘deconstructing’ terrorism is rather
complex as it involves an understanding of a range of
problems all coming into play at once. In this course,
students study terrorism from an inter-disciplinary
perspective. For instance, we will examine key
problems such as: how do various cultures view the use
of violence? How is violence justified? Is there a
theatrical element to terrorism? How does gender come
into play? What is the role of religion and ideological
extremism? Terrorism is often construed as senseless
violence, when in reality, it is anything but that. As a
result, we often fail to see the broader historical and
cultural trends at work, leading to misunderstanding and
miscalculation.
Instructor: Dr. Jonathan Golden
Dates: June 18 – July 25
Times: M, W 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
PSYC 351 Learning and Behavior
An examination of the theories of
psychopathology, with emphasis on current theoretical
models, and the relationship of the study of
psychopathology to social issues. Discussion of the
nature, classification, causes, and treatment of major
forms of psychopathology.
Instructor: Dr. Graham Cousens
Dates: May 22-June 14
Times: T,W,TH; 9:30am-12:30pm
PSYC 353 Cognition
An examination of both the data and theory of cognition
including such topics as: thinking, language, problem
solving, reasoning, creativity, intelligence, decision
making, categorization, expertise, and imagery.
Prerequisite: Introduction to Psychology and Research
Methods or one year of college biology
Instructor: Dr. Patrick Dolan
Dates: June 18– July 25
Times: M, W 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
PSYCHOLOGY
CANCELED
PSYC 230 Life Span Development
We will study human development across the lifespan to
learn how people change and how they remain the
same over time by examining theory and research on
biological, cognitive, social, and emotional development.
Instructor: Hilary Kalagher
Dates: May 22-June 14
Times: T,W,TH; 1-4pm
RELIGION
REL 216 Bio-medical Ethics
An examination of the issues from religious and ethical
perspectives. Includes physician-patient relationship,
death and dying, obtaining organs and tissue for
transplantation, patient competence, assisted suicide
and euthanasia, abortion, reproductive technologies,
genetic testing and engineering, stem cell research and
cloning, experiments on humans, rationing health care,
and justice and public health.
Instructor: Darrell Cole
Dates: May 22-June 14
CANCELED
PSYC 342 Principles and Methods of Social
Psychology
This course provides an introduction to social
psychology – the scientific study of the ways in which
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Times: T,W,TH; 1-4pm
Times: T, W, TH 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
SOCIOLOGY
SPAN 102 Fundamentals of Oral and Written
Spanish II
Continues and completes the introduction to the Spanish
language. Progressive mastering of the four skills
toward a goal of low-intermediate proficiency level.
Emphasis on using language in context to expand selfexpression.
Prerequisite: SPAN 101
Instructor: Dr. Elise Dubord
Dates: June 19– July 12
Times: T, W, TH 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
A prerequisite to all other courses in sociology. An indepth analysis of the ways in which sociologists view the
world. Topics include deviance, the family, the
economy, gender, inequality, politics, race and ethnicity,
socialization, and social change.
Instructor: Kesha Moore
Dates: June 18 – July 25
Times: M, W 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
SOC 227 Sociology of Families
This course uses a sociological lens to examine family
formation and maintenance, the role of the family in
society, and issues affecting families, including problems
such as marital dissolution, poverty, and violence. We
will challenge the notion of the “traditional family” and
explore the diversity of contemporary family forms. You
will be asked to relate your personal experiences as a
member of a family to families in broader social,
historical, and cultural contexts.
Instructor: Caitlin Killian
Dates: May 22-June 14
Times: T,W,TH; 1:30-4:30pm
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish
A review of basic Spanish with a concentration on
refinement of skills toward a goal of advanced
proficiency in written expression and spoken accuracy.
Uses Hispanic cultural and literary texts to assist in
vocabulary expansion
Prerequisite: SPAN 101
Instructor: Nancy Noguera
Dates: May 22 – June 14
Times: T, W, TH 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
THEATRE
THEA 130 Introduction to Acting and Public
Performance
A study of the fundamentals of acting and how
performance skills can be applied to other forms of
public expression, such as making speeches, presenting
reports, doing church readings, etc. Includes various
techniques in preparing a role and developing such skills
as relaxation, concentration, rehearsal and performance
practices, vocal and movement work, building a
character and working with a director. Practical
application of these techniques and skills through
classroom work with monologues as scenes. Open to
those with no theatrical experience as well as those who
have acted before.
Instructor: Lucy Ann Saltzman and Rodney Gilbert
Dates: June 19-July 26, 2012
Times: T, TH 7-10PM
SOC 317 Sociology of Management
The purpose of this course is to offer an overview of how
the mass media and American cultural, political, and
other economic institutions mutually affect each other
and how this interaction affects the ownership, control,
dissemination and consumption of various types of
information by the public. The systems of mass
communications that will be examined in this course
include advertising, the Internet, movies, news,
publishing and television.
Instructor: Jonathan Reader
Dates: June 19-July 12
Times: T,W,TH; 9am-12pm
SPANISH
SPAN 101 Fundamentals of Oral and Written
Spanish I
An introduction to the language and cultures of the
Spanish-speaking world. Development of listening,
speaking, reading, and writing using a communicative,
proficiency oriented approach. Designed for students
who have not taken Spanish before.
Instructor: Felicidad Obregon
Dates: May 22– June 14
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