This course presents a variety of research methods used by Gender & Women's Studies scholars. This course examines how research has been conducted in a range of fields within Gender & Women's Studies, presents basic skills, commonly used methods, ethical issues, and social applications.
This course will be the first part of a two part course. In HHS 356, students will gain a better understanding of the world around them, regarding healthcare and practices. A study of selected topics in health and wellness with a focus on the way individuals experience health and utilize resources within their individual nesting environments of health and social communicates. Topics will include an exploration of individual perceptions and experiences of health, wellness, and quality of life throughout the lifespan and resources available to achieve health.
This course will provide experiences as a health navigator for students in the health sciences. Students will work with patients who are seeking advice about the availability of health resources, health services, and health information. Students will be trained in skills needed to become effective health navigators, will work with communities to develop and maintain a health resources data base and will serve as motivational coaches to patients as they attain healthy lifestyles.
This course provides students with the opportunity to understand the intersection between culture, society, and disease as it relates to their future careers as healthcare professionals . Topics to be covered include epidemics, pandemics, and the spread of infectious disease. How cultural and social factors evolve over time to influence the way disease is framed, starting in the 1600s and ending in the present day. Prereq: HHS/CLM 241 and 350. Admission to the CLM or HHS program or consent of instructor. (Same as HHS 405.)
An introduction to basic methods for undertaking research on issues related to health, health care, and within health services organizations and systems. Students will become critical consumers of research by learning how to evaluate and apply the results of health research conducted by others. The course will also assist those who plan to conduct clinical research or program evaluations within health delivery systems.
A global overview of the events of the Second World War, including consideration of the conflict's military, diplomatic, political, social and economic dimensions.
Advanced survey of theoretically and professionally important topics in child development. Particular attention to current theory and research in social, affective, cognitive and language domains; familial/ cultural influences; the interdisciplinary nature of the knowledge base; and issues concerning the application of child development knowledge to professional work with children.
Italian conversation and composition.
This course provides an introduction to appellate practice and procedure in federal court. This course is designed to provide students the basic substantive knowledge and skills needed to advocate effectively in a federal court of appeals. The course begins with a discussion of the function of the court of appeals and the function and the determination of whether to appeal, including the effect of an appeal. The course discusses initiating and perfecting an appeal from state and federal courts, relief pending appeal, and the record on appeal.
Advanced morphology builds on the groundwork laid in LIN 505 (Linguistic Morphology). The focus shifts from fundamentals of morphology to theoretical morphology. Special emphasis is given to the inferential- realizational approach and centrality of the paradigm. The course will address issues such as the nature of rules in morphology, morphology's place in the grammar and 'challenging' morphology, examples of which include deponency, syncretism, heteroclisis, periphrasis and defectiveness.
