NYU College Preview Program
For Spring Semester 2011
What follows is the list of NYU courses available to LREI students for the
January-June 2011 Spring Semester. Before you read through the list of offerings,
please bear in mind the following:
1. The NYU course will be something you take in addition to your full course load
at LREI. It also is in addition to your other after school commitments.
2. You will be responsible for attending all of your NYU classes.
3. Your NYU grade, given by your NYU professor, will appear on your high
school transcript.
4. If you are interested, you must submit a one-page, typewritten proposal,
expressing why you want to participate in the program and why you feel the
faculty should approve your request. You must also indicate, in order, your
first THREE choices for classes you would like to take. (This is because there
may not be space in your first one or two choices)
You MUST turn in all proposals to Analisa or Ruth before
2nd Period on Tuesday, January 4 if you wish to be
considered. NO EXCEPTIONS!!! Also note, LREI is
allowed to send a maximum of 6 students per semester to
NYU Preview. Students must be in good academic standing
and must be able, in the collective faculty’s estimation, to
take on a college-level course in addition to their current
course load and extracurricular responsibilities. Proposal
format is on the following page.
Proposal Format –
ALL INFORMATION IS MANDATORY, as it must be forwarded to NYU.
First and Last Name:
___________________________________________
Social Security Number: _________________________________________
Age: ________
Birthday: _______________________
Email Address: ________________________________________________
Home Address: ________________________________________________
Home Phone: ____________________
Emergency Contact Person: ______________________________________
Emergency Contact Person’s Phone #: ______________________________
First Three Choices for NYU Classes (include course # and section #):
1.
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Proposal:
COURSE
LISTING
Spring 2011
Applied Psychology
Survey of Developmental Psychology: Introduction
E63.1271.001
Silver Building, Room 206
Professor Michael Maurer
Tuesday/Thursday 4:55-6:10 PM
Theories of growth in social, emotional, & cognitive domains are examined. Multiple
contexts in which development unfolds, including family, communities, & cultures, are
explored & implications for practice are considered.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------Human Development Two-Part Courses
Part 1 Meets from 1/24/11-3/9/11
Part 2 Meets from 3/21/11-5/4/11
Students must take part I and part II
Description of Human Development I:
Introduction to research & theory of human development across the life span. Seminal theories &
basic research of individual growth & development are analyzed & critiques. Emphasis is placed
on the importance of understanding the influence of culture, heritage, socioeconomic level,
personal health, & safety. Relations between home school, & community & their impact on
development are also explored via readings, lectures, discussions, & weekly observations in the
field.
Human Development I and Human Development II: Early Childhood
Professors Lana Karasik
E63.0020.001 and E63.0021.001
Silver Building, Room 504 (Part I)
25 West 4th Street, Room C-8 (Part II)
Monday/Wednesday 4:55-6:10 PM
Description of Human Development II: Further analysis of research findings & theories
of human development focusing on early childhood, & applied across various
institutional contexts. Important issues include: language development, assessment of
readiness to learn, separation from the family, peer relationships, aesthetic experiences.
Developmentally appropriate consideration of abusive & dangerous environments, & of
alcohol, tobacco & drug use will also be included. Direct application of theory & research
is made through field-based inquiry & issue-based investigation.
Human Development I and II: Childhood
Professor Anne Marshall
E63.0020.002 and E63.0022.001
Bobst Library, Room LL 151 (Parts I and II)
Tuesday/Thursday 4:55-6:10 PM
Description of Human Development II: Further analysis of research findings & theories
of human development focusing on childhood, & applied across various institutional
contexts. Important issues include: numeric competence, assessment of reading problems,
gender differences in learning styles. Developmentally appropriate consideration of
abusive & dangerous environments, & of alcohol, tobacco, & drug use will also be
included. Direct application of theory & research is made through field-based inquiry &
issue-based investigation.
Human Development I and II: Early Adolescents/Adolescents
Professor Lottie Porch
E63.0020.003 and E63.0023.001
25 West 4th Street, Room C-8 (Part I)
Silver Building, Room 504 (Part II)
Monday/Wednesday 4:55-6:35 PM
Description of Human Development II: Further analysis of research findings & theories
of human development focusing on early through late adolescence & applied across
various institutional contexts. Important issues include puberty, cross-gender relations,
prevention of risky behaviors, understanding & mastering test-based graduation
requirements, transition to work/college, identity development, depression, & aggression.
Developmentally appropriate consideration of abusive & dangerous environments & of
alcohol, tobacco, & drug use are also included. Direct application of theory & research is
made through field-based inquiry & issue-based investigation.
Art History
Renaissance Art
V43.0005.001
Silver, Room 300
Professor Geronimus
Tuesday/Thursday 3:30pm – 4:45pm
The Renaissance, like classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, is a major era of Western
civilization embracing a multitude of styles. It is, however, held together by basic
concepts that distinguish it from other periods. The course covers the main developments
of Renaissance art in Italy and north of the Alps, relation to the lingering Gothic tradition,
the early and high Renaissance, and mannerism. Emphasis is placed on the great masters
of each phase. The survival of Renaissance traditions in baroque and rococo art is
examined in art and architecture.
East Asian Studies
History of Modern Korea
V33.0609
Silver, Room 710
Professor Em
Tuesday/Thursday 4:55pm – 6:10pm
Starting in the late nineteenth century, and proceeding through the colonial period (19101945), national partition (1945), the Korean War (1950-1952), and the establishment of a
“division system,” we will look at how various writers wrote about and mobilized around
issues of national sovereignty, class and gender, and democracy, issues that many saw as
being structurally linked. Reading primary and secondary sources on modern Korean
history, we will also locate the issues being addressed within a broader, East Asian/global
context, to better understand how and to what extent texts, practices, and ways of seeing
and remembering were shaped by and reactions to colonialism, the Korean War, the Cold
War, and late capitalism.
English Education
The Reading of Poetry
E11.0193.001
25 West 4th Street, Room C-11
Professor Rebecca Packer
Monday/Wednesday 3:30-5:10 PM
An introductory course in the reading of poetry, designed to help students improve their
abilities to understand , analyze, enjoy, & exercise critical judgment.
Individualized Study
Militaries and Militarization
K20.1300.001
1 Washington Place, Room 527
Professor Lauria-Perricelli Antonio
Tuesday/Thursday 4:55-6:10 PM
What are the effects of a large, permanent military upon the political economy and
society of the United States? What are the effects on other countries of their militaries?
What are the effects on local societies of US military bases? What is the role of the
various militaries in the history of colonial/neo-colonial control, and in contemporary
empire? How are military establishments and violence linked to ethno-national, class and
other social movements and to the repression and domination of such movements? What
does a military do to/for the people who staff it? What are the implications of
militarization in such areas as gender, human rights, the environment, sports, knowledge
and learning? What is the role of militias, “para-militaries”, and guerrillas? What
methods can social or popular movements use in their attempts to subvert, paralyze,
eliminate or otherwise struggle against militaries, military bases, and weapons? Texts
may include: Lutz, Homefront: A Military City and the American Twentieth Century;
Enloe, Maneuvers: The International Politics of Militarizing Women’s Lives; McCaffrey,
Military Power and Popular Protest: The U.S. Navy in Vieques, Puerto Rico; and
Green, Fear as a Way of Life.
Liberal Studies
East Asian Cultures
T04.2001.004
25 West 4th Street, Room C-17
Professor Davida Chang
Tuesday/Thursday 4:55-6:10 PM
This course introduces East Asian cultures, focusing to a greater or lesser extent on
China, Japan, and Korea. Aspects of East Asia’s traditional and modern culture are
presented by study of some of the area’s Great Books, as well as other literary, political,
philosophical, religious and/or artistic works from the traditional, modern, or
contemporary periods. Issues raised may include national or cultural This course
introduces East Asian cultures, focusing to a greater or lesser extent on China, Japan, and
Korea. Aspects of East Asia’s traditional and modern culture are presented by study of
some of the area’s Great Books, as well as other literary, political, philosophical,
religious and/or artistic works from the traditional, modern, or contemporary periods.
Issues raised may include national or cultural identity in relation to
colonialism/imperialism, East-West tensions, modernism’s clash with tradition, the
persistence of tradition with the modern, the East Asian Diaspora, and the question of
East Asian modernities.
Economics II
T08.1002.004
Tisch Hall, Room LC 4
Professor Roxana Julia
Monday/Wednesday 4:55-6:10 PM
This is the second part of a two-semester introductory sequence dealing with economic
principles. The course introduces basic concepts of microeconomic theory by examining
price theory and its applications. Topics include consumer demand and choice;
indifference curve analysis; big business and public policy; and factor markets and the
distribution of income.
African Cultures
T04.4001.001
Waverly Building, room 567
Professor Ifeona Fulani
Tuesday/Thursday 3:30-4:45 PM
This course introduces the great diversity of peoples, places, and cultures in the African
continent. Students use a variety of sources, historical texts, literature, and film to explore
the paradigms of traditional cultures of pre-colonial societies, and the disruptions of those
structures by the incursions of Islam and European colonialism. The course also explores
the decolonization of the continent with its attendant struggles for independence, and
post-liberation problems. Modernity’s impact on cultural roles and the transformation of
African cultures in the Diaspora may also receive attention.
Linguistics:
Sex, Gender, and Language
V61.0021.001
(Note that this class meets 3 times per week)
Section 1- Monday/Wednesday 3:30pm – 4:45pm (lecture)
Silver, Room 414
Professor Vasvari
AND
Section 2- Wednesday 4:55pm – 6:10pm (recitation)
Silver, Room 401
Professor Coggshall
OR
Section 3- Thursday 4:55pm – 6:10pm (recitation)
Waverly, Room 435
Professor Martin
Examines gender-based differences in language structure including hidden sexism,
semantic space, the he/man debate, and titles/references to the sexes.
Media, Culture, and Communication
Media and Identity
E59.1019.001
194 Mercer Street, Room 207
Professor Anna Akbari
Monday/Wednesday 3:30-4:45 PM
This course will examine the relationship between mediated forms of communications
the formation of identities, both individual & social. Attention will be paid to the way
mediated forms of communication represent different social & cultural groupings, with a
particular emphasis on gender, race, ethnicity, class and nationality.
Media and Global Communication
E59.1300.002
25 West 4th Street, Room C-14
Professor Sue Young Park-Primiano
Tuesday/Thursday 3:30-4:45 PM
This course examines the broad range of activities associated with the globalization of
media production, distribution, & reception. Issues include: the relationship between
local & national identities & the emergence of a global culture & the impact of
technological innovations on the media themselves & their use & reception in a variety of
settings.
Persuasion
E59.1808.002
Bobst Library, Room LL 147
Professor Strugatz-Seplow
Tuesday/Thursday 3:30-4:45 PM
Analysis of factors inherent in the persuasive process, examination & application of these
factors in presentations. Hours are arranged for student evaluation & practice.
-----------------------------------Public Speaking
E59.1805
Analysis of the problems of speaking to groups & practice in preparing & presenting
speeches for various purposes & occasions. Hours are arranged for student evaluation &
practice.
4 Sections Available- Choose 1:
Section 2
Monday/Wednesday 3:30-4:45 PM
Silver Building, Room 705
Professor Threadgill
Section 3
Monday/Wednesday 4:55-6:10 PM
Silver, Room 506
Professor Threadgill
Section 5
Tuesday/Thursday 3:30-4:45 PM
145 Fourth Avenue, Room 207
Professor Pantelidis
Section 6
Tuesday 4:55-7:25 PM
25 West 4th Street, Room C-16
Professor Alan Ross
-------------------------------Argumentation and Debate
E59.1835
Analysis of the problems inherent in arguing & debating; the development of analytical
tools for argument; practice in the application & preparation of analysis through debating.
Hours are arranged for student evaluation & practice.
2 Sections Available- Choose 1:
Section 1
Tuesday 6:20-8:50 PM
Silver Building, Room 402
Professor William Baker
Section 2
Wednesday 6:20-8:50 PM
Silver Building, Room 402
Professor Josh Margulies
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Race and Media
E59.1025.001
25 West 4th Street, Rom C-14
Professor Charles McIlwain
Tuesday/Thursday 4:55-6:10 PM
America’s founding principles of equality & equal opportunity have long been the subject
of interpretation, debate, national angst, & widespread (oftentimes violent) conflict. No
more is this the case than when we talk about the issue of race. While biological notions
of race have lost their scientific validity, race remains a salient issue in American life as a
social & political reality sustained through a wide variety of media forms. The broad
purpose of this course is to better understand how notions of race have been defined &
shaped in & through these mediated forms. Specific attention may be given o the ways
that race is articulated in forms of mass media & popular culture.
Nutrition and Health
Introduction to Food and Food Science
E22.0085.001
Silver Building, Room 405
Professor Joan Aronson
Monday 4:55-6:35 PM, Plus required lab, Tuesday 4:55-6:35 PM
Introduction to the foods of various world regions & the techniques used to prepare them
through hand-on food preparation, demonstrations, lectures & field trips.
Nutrition and Health
E33.0119.002
Silver Building, Room 411
Professor Jamila Hoy
Thursday 4:55-7:35 PM
Introduction to nutrition science & its role in health & society: nutrient characteristics,
requirements, & food sources, energy balance, weight control, dietary guides & food
planning, & social & economic factors that affect food production & consumption
Social and Cultural Analysis:
Topics in Black Urban Studies: THE MOVEMENT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
V18.0180
20 Cooper Square, Room 485
Professor Hinton
Tuesday/Thursday 4:55pm – 6:10pm
This is a study of the struggle to end racial segregation and discrimination in the former
slave societies of the United States. The course will focus on the “American” side of what
W.E.B. DuBois called the Afro-American “double-consciousness – the desire to become
a part of “America“- personified by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.