Intersession 2014 Catalog

Intersession 2014

January 2 – 24, 2014

Intersession 2014 11/5/13

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Please note: This catalog is current as of 11/5/13

LISTING OF INTERSESSION COURSES 2014

Course Number & Name (Instructor) ................................................................................ Page #

ACC 341 Taxation of Business Entities (Mr. K. Wayne Robison) ............................................ 5

ART 347 The Sketchbook and the Museum TRAVEL FIELD TRIP (Mr. Patrick Schmidt) .. 5

BIO 149-01 Freshman Cell Biology Workshop (Dr. Candy DeBerry) ..................................... 6

BIO 176 Science of Cheese-making (Dr. Kelly M. Weixel) ......................................................... 6

BIO 249-01 Cell Biology Leadership Experience (Dr. Candy S. DeBerry) .............................. 7

BIO 254 Biomedical Case Studies (Dr. Alice G. Lee) .................................................................. 8

BUS 222 Personal Finance and Other Life Skills (Dr. James West) ........................................... 8

BUS 395 Corporate Failures and Scandals (Mr. Richard Kinder) .......................................... 9

CHM 155L Food Science Laboratory (Dr. Patricia Brletic) ........................................................ 9

CHM 345 An Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Development (Dr. Mark

Harris) ............................................................................................................................................. 10

CIS 171/EVS 171 Conservation Photography (Dr. Jamie March & Dr. Samuel Fee) ........... 10

CIS 297 Eye Tracking Methods (Dr. Amanda Holland-Minkley) ............................................. 11

COM 250 Your 15 Minutes-Finding Your Checkpoint Skills in Life (Mr. Tom Squitieri) .... 11

ECN 197 Financial Crisis in the World (Dr. Tuan Viet Le) ...................................................... 12

EDU 250 Teaching Internship (Dr. Rosalie Carpenter) ............................................................ 12

EDU 350-01 Teaching the Diverse Learner (Dr. Rosalie Carpenter) ...................................... 13

EDU 350-02 Teaching the Diverse Learner TRAVEL (Dr. James Longo) ............................. 14

ENG 161 Doctors as Writers (Dr. Carolyn Kyler) ..................................................................... 15

ENG 188 Film Noir (Dr. Kenneth Mason) ................................................................................... 15

ENG 252 Vampires and Other Bloodsuckers (Dr. Todd Verdun) ........................................... 16

ENG 283 Mystery Writing Unmasked: Techniques, Tactics, and Trends (Dr. Jeffrey Siger)17


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ENG 284 Art and Craft of the Memoir (Dr. Tara Fee) ............................................................. 17

ENG 308 Henry James in Fiction and Film (Dr. Dana Shiller) .............................................. 18

EVS 130 Women, Gender, and Environment in the Developing World (Dr. Robert East) ... 18

EVS 170 What Do We Know About Climate Change and How Do We Know It? (Dr. Joel

Cannon) ........................................................................................................................................... 19

EVS 171/CIS 171 Conservation Photography (Dr. Jamie March & Dr. Samuel Fee) ........... 19

FRN 212 French Conversation through Culture and Cinema (Dr. Sharon Taylor) ............... 20

GWS 115 Sex and Gender Roles: An Evolutionary Perspective (Dr. Steven Malinak) .......... 21

HIS 257 Policy-Making in the European Union (EU) (Dr. Robert H. Dodge) ...................... 21

HIS 295 The Crusades (Dr. Victoria List) ................................................................................. 22

LAN 250-01 Viva Italia…Food, Culture and the Italian Way – TRAVEL (Dr. H. J.

Manzari) .......................................................................................................................................... 23

MBB 100 Introduction to Mind, Brain and Behavior (Dr. Michael P. Wolf) .......................... 23

MTH 117 Rubik’s cube and other Math Puzzles (Dr. Michael Woltermann) ......................... 24

MUS 257 Music Inspired by the Sea (Dr. Susan Woodard) ....................................................... 25

PED 123-01 Practical Self Defense – Coed (Mr. Mark Mastascusa) ........................................ 26

PED 123-02 Practical Self Defense - Coed (Mr. Mark Mastascusa)........................................ 26

PED 202 Plyometrics (Mr. Michael DiAngelo) ........................................................................... 26

PED 203 Cardio Kick Boxing (Mr. Mark Shrader) .................................................................. 27

PHL 139 The Twilight Zone (Dr. G. Andrew Rembert) ........................................................... 27

PHY 137 Scientific and Artistic Glassblowing (Dr. William Sheers) ..................................... 28

POL 250-01 Mexico and the Caribbean – TRAVEL FIELD TRIP (Dr. Joseph DiSarro) .... 28

POL 316 Watergate (Dr. James Benze) ..................................................................................... 29

PSY 299 Psychology Internship (Dr. Michael Crabtree) ......................................................... 30

PSY 303 Organizational Behavior Management (Dr. Nicholas Cavoti) ................................. 30


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PSY 312 Studies that Changed Psychology (Dr. Elizabeth Bennett) ....................................... 31

PSY 347 Psychopathology: The Criminal Mind (Ms. Cathy C. Petchel) ................................ 31

PSY 361 Psychology of Adulthood & Aging (Dr. Rebecca L. Grime McDonald) .................. 32

PSY 395 The Power of the Dark Side: The Science of Morally Bankrupt Behaviors and

Ethically Questionable Practices (Dr. Benjamin K. Seltzer) ...................................................... 32

REL 247 Iron Sharpens Iron: A Seminar for 21st Century Seekers (Dr. Robert P. Vande

Kappelle) ......................................................................................................................................... 33

SOC 224 Terrorism (Dr. Stuart Miller) ...................................................................................... 34

SOC 231 Monasticism: Nuns and Monks (Dr. Colleen Hyden) ............................................... 34

SOC 239 Family Violence (Dr. Danielle Ficco) ............................................................................ 35

SOC 247 Failure in America: the American Dream and the Future (Dr. John Krol) ............. 35

SPN 233 Cultural Journeys in Nicaragua: Intro to International Service-Learning –

TRAVEL (Dr. Katherine Ternes) ................................................................................................. 36

THR 242 London Theater –TRAVEL (Mr. Dan Shaw) ........................................................... 37

Registrar’s Course Schedule after page 37 in hard copy only


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Alphabetical Listing of All Courses by Course Number (Instructor(s) teaching course listed in parentheses)

ACC 341 Taxation of Business Entities (Mr. K. Wayne Robison)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): BUR 303 MTWRF 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Description:

An introduction to the study of income tax regulations and analysis of income tax considerations relative to

the different types of taxpayers with emphasis on business entities, including sole proprietorships,

partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies. A broad range of tax concepts and issues are

introduced. Includes a review of tax compliance, tax planning matters, and the role of taxation in the

business decision-making process.

Major: Counts

Minor: Counts

Grading System: Tests, quizzes, student participation, practice set/case study.

Special Needs/Costs: None

Maximum Enrollment: 30

Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: ACC-212, POI; Minimum grade C,TR

ART 347 The Sketchbook and the Museum TRAVEL FIELD TRIP (Mr. Patrick Schmidt)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): Local Museums MTWR 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Study Away - Middle Week Berlin, Germany Museums

Description:

This course is for the advanced draftsperson, and will focus on improving observational drawing skills. The

course will introduce students to the cultural and historic significance of art and art collection within the

Pittsburgh region and in Berlin, Germany. Students will visit museums, galleries and non-profits, and draw

in sketchbooks from the collection(s), students will complete journal entries daily, write a paper on an

artwork, and curate a virtual exhibition from the collections visited.

Major: Does not count

Minor: Does not count

Grading System: Assessment based on discussion, quality and improvement of drawing(s), journal entries,

compare and contrast paper and curated exhibition.

Special Needs/Costs: Museum entrance fees and will be using College van for trips. Week in Berlin will be

mostly funded by via the Hugh Taylor Fund. The cost to students for Berlin will be some lunches and

souvenirs.


Gen-Ed: ARTS

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: ART 112 and (Permission of the Instructor). Student must submit a

drawing portfolio prior to being admitted to the course.


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BIO 149-01 Freshman Cell Biology Workshop (Dr. Candy DeBerry)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): D-P 102 MTWRF 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Description:

BIO149 is an intensive laboratory-based course which will provide freshmen with hands-on experience in

various techniques and procedures used in Cell Biology research, including preparation of solutions, culture

of human cancer cells, brightfield and phase-contrast microscopy, and indirect immunofluorescence

microscopy for detection of intracellular proteins. Freshmen will work on individual projects with the

assistance of experienced upperclass students. At the end of the course students will present their results as a

scientific poster at a public poster session.

The course is designed for highly-motivated freshmen who are considering careers in biomedical research

and who will have completed BIO 101 General Biology I. Enrollment by permission of the Instructor

only.



Grading System: Class participation, quizzes, laboratory notebook, scientific poster

Special Needs/Costs: $100 lab fee/student

Maximum Enrollment: 6 All reserved for freshmen (Instructor Permission Required)

Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: BIO 101

BIO 176 Science of Cheese-making (Dr. Kelly M. Weixel)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): Kitchen Alumni House MTWR 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Description:

Americans like their cheese. Indeed, in the US alone, per capita cheese consumption is projected to reach 34

pounds by the year 2015, with annual cheese production following the upward trend from 8.2 billion pounds

in 2000 to 10.6 billion pounds in 2011. Somewhere between science and art lies the craft of cheese making.

This food preservation process is ancient, it’s origin unrecorded; however, records of cheese making process

go back at least 4,000 years. While cheese may have originated as a method to preserve the nutritional and

economic value of milk in nomadic communities, modern methods have built it into an international, multi-

billion dollar industry. Whether you love to eat cheese or want to know more about how it is made, this

hands-on class will help you attain a deeper understanding of its manufacturing. Knowledge of milk

composition and microbiology combined with good sanitation practices form the foundation for consistent

high quality cheese. Manufacturing of four types of cheese will be discussed and performed with an

emphasis on the chemical and microbial changes at each step in the process. Students will meet with local

artisan cheese makers to understand how changes that occur in cheese throughout manufacture allows

cheese makers to adjust their make procedure to modify finished cheese properties or in response to

variations in milk supply or other factors. Students will also visit several specialty cheese purveyors to

appreciate the economic value of local and imported cheeses in the surrounding market. Principles learned in

lecture and lab and field trips will be integrated in a session on the sensory evaluation and judging of

different cheese categories.


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Counts for Lab Credit

Grading System: Students’ knowledge and competency will be evaluated by two written quizzes and a final

exam. The final exam will include an oral practical and demonstration of a basic cheese recipe mastered by

the student during the course. Additionally, the students will be evaluated on their ability to assemble the

materials and methods for all of the cheese making techniques completed in the course.

Special Needs/Costs: $100 lab fee

Field Trips to dairy farm will require appropriate footwear

and will be in school vans. Possible funds for lunch off campus

Maximum Enrollment: 8 (3 reserved for Freshmen)

Gen-Ed: LAB

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: BIO 101

BIO 249-01 Cell Biology Leadership Experience (Dr. Candy S. DeBerry)


Description:

Students will act as group leaders to assist teams of freshmen enrolled in BIO 149 Freshman Cell Biology

Workshop with laboratory work, keeping a laboratory notebook, analyzing and summarizing results, and

with scientific writing and construction of a scientific poster. Group leaders will also be responsible with

their freshmen for the preparation of solutions and other materials for daily laboratories, for leading research

meetings, and for reporting their freshmen students’ progress to the instructor.

The course is designed for highly-motivated upperclass students who are considering careers in biomedical

research and/or teaching.

Major: Counts


Grading System: Class participation, preparation, organization, interactions with freshmen, discussions with

instructor.


Maximum Enrollment: 2 (none for freshmen)

Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: BIO 101, Instructor Permission Required


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BIO 254 Biomedical Case Studies (Dr. Alice G. Lee)


Description:

Over the last decade, with the completion of the Human Genome Project, the growing fields of genomics,

proteomics and bioinformatics, the increasing complexity of medicine, the advances in information

technology, changes in diversity and demographics in the U.S. and globally, bioethics has moved to the

forefront of nearly every medically- and health-related issue. To learn more about the ethical implications

of today’s world and the increasing health, medical, moral and ethical issues they will face in the future,

students will work on case studies in areas of stem cell research, obesity/diabetes, cancer, physician-assisted

suicide, and STDs/AIDS. Case studies will come from The National Center for Case Study Teaching in

Science and the scientific literature. Coursework will include significant background reading (outside of

class), videos and lectures on background material, case preparation (inside and outside of class), role

playing, presentations, evaluations and quizzes on the subject matter and group presentations.

BIO Major: Counts BCH Major - Counts

BIO Minor: Does not count BCH Minor – Does not count

Grading System: Presentations (5), quizzes, participation. Attendance will factor into participation grade.


Maximum Enrollment: 12 (6 reserved for Sophomores)

Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program: C

Prereq.: BIO 101 and BIO 102

BUS 222 Personal Finance and Other Life Skills (Dr. James West)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): BUR 103 MTWR 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Description:

This course will provide both information and hands-on experience at planning personal finance and related

life skills such as time management, stress management, career planning, and personal organization skills.

Major: Does Not Count

Minor: Does Not Count

Grading System: Evaluation will be based on the personal portfolio students develop as a result of the

required exercises, as well the written paper and oral presentation they develop on the in-depth topic they

select that relates to the overall theme of the course. Class participation will also be considered in the

evaluation.



Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None


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BUS 395 Corporate Failures and Scandals (Mr. Richard Kinder)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): BUR 109 MTWRF 1:00 – 3:15 PM

Description:

This course is a study of management and executive failures, frauds and scandals throughout history, with an

emphasis on current activities in the business world. Through case analysis and research, students will

develop a framework for analyzing failures and identifying their probable causes, and explore the resulting

legal and regulatory issues. Classroom discussion and presentation are a significant component of the

course. NOTE: This course has already been approved as a “W” course.

Major: Counts

Minor: Counts

Grading System: A significant portion of the student’s grade will be based on case study analyses and

participation in class discussions of the cases. Papers and presentations will be graded. In addition, short

quizzes on key concepts and readings will be administered.

Special Needs/Costs: Current cost of texts is approximately $10 - $40. Copies are on reserve in the library.


Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program: W

Prereq.: ACC 211, BUS 301, BUS 302, BUS 307

CHM 155L Food Science Laboratory (Dr. Patricia Brletic)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): SWA 308/309 MTWRF 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Description:

“There is no sincerer love than the love of food.” – George Bernard Shaw

Food sustains life but is also a gastronomical delight. Food science is not about cooking or nutrition

although these are important aspects of food science. Food science is a very broad discipline that draws upon

principles from microbiology, biochemistry, chemistry, physics, and even engineering. Topics covered may

include: ice crystals; leavening agents; properties of sugars; enzymatic and non-enzymatic browning

reactions; food hydrocolloids and viscosity; properties of proteins; lipids; nutrients; and food coloring

agents.

This course satisfies the laboratory requirement and quantitative skill component for graduation.

Major: Does not Count

Minor: Does not Count


Grading System: Laboratory exercises, Presentations, Lab reports


Maximum Enrollment: 16 (10 reserved for Seniors)

Gen-Ed: LAB

Skills/Program: Q

Prereq.: None


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CHM 345 An Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Development (Dr. Mark Harris)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): SWA 005 MTWRF 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Description:

Medicinal chemistry is the application of chemical principles and research techniques to the design,

development, and understanding of pharmaceutical agents. Bringing a drug to market requires expertise in a

variety of fields (biochemistry, physiology, toxicology, marketing, finance, law, etc.), but the ultimate

product delivered is the drug itself - typically an organic molecule. Medicinal chemistry draws heavily on

organic and physical chemistry as well as on biological and biochemical principles. This course will

examine basic principles and practices of drug development and will provide an introduction to

pharmacology. Students will gain detailed knowledge of the chemistry of a few selected drug molecules.

Major: Counts – CHM and BCH

Minor: Counts – CHM

Grading System: Tests, oral presentations by students



Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: CHM 270, BIO 101

CIS 171/EVS 171 Conservation Photography (Dr. Jamie March & Dr. Samuel Fee)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): TEK 215 MTWRF 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

W 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Description:

A stunning photograph can change the way one views the world and their place in it. The goal of

Conservation Photography focuses on telling stories with pictures about the relationships humans have with

nature. Students in the Conservation Photography course will examine the science behind local and global

environmental issues. Students will be trained in basic photography and post processing skills and will work

on specific case studies. Course content will center on conservation yet the skills learned and practiced in

this course can easily be applied to other disciplines. The content is multidisciplinary and emphasizes the

interconnection of art, science, technology, and humanities. The course is designed for 1st and 2

nd year

students but is open to all.

CIS Major: Counts EVS Major: Counts

CIS Minor: Does not count EVS Minor: Counts

Grading System: Productive participation 30%, Journal 20%, Case Study Portfolio 30%,

Oral presentation 20%

Special Needs/Costs: Total cost of some field trips will be less than $50.

Maximum Enrollment: 16 (8 seats open, 8 seats FR & SO)

Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None


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CIS 297 Eye Tracking Methods (Dr. Amanda Holland-Minkley)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): TEK 221 (AM) MTWRF 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

TEK 204 (PM) MTWRF 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Description:

This course will act as an introduction to the technology and methods for using eye tracking to determine

attention and usability when interacting with artifacts such as web sites, software, games, mobile apps,

imagery or videos. Students will gain experience working with state of the art hardware and software

supporting these goals, including learning the basics of protocol design to ensure scientifically meaningful

results.

Major: Counts

Minor: Counts


Grading System: Students will be expected to do course readings and demonstrate their preparation with

them, though course discussion as well as short reading response assignments. Beyond this, the majority of

the student work will be devoted to two student projects, developing and carrying out an experiment. These

projects will be broken down into component pieces for the students and assigned as daily homework.

Many of these components will undergo revision based on feedback before a final evaluation. With much of

this work also being carried out in pairs or on teams, regular peer assessment will also factor into evaluation.

The course will culminate in individual final reports on the second major project.

Special Needs/Costs: $100 technology lab fee

Maximum Enrollment: 14 (4 FR, 4 SO, 3 JR, 3 SR)

Gen-Ed: LAB

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None

COM 250 Your 15 Minutes-Finding Your Checkpoint Skills in Life (Mr. Tom Squitieri)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): BUR 003 W – 1:00 – 4:30 PM; RF – 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Description:

This course explores how to use the skills of a war zone reporter to excel in life, as well as succeed in any

part of the world while keeping your back safe. But, more importantly, it is designed to enhance a student’s

ability to communicate clearly and uniquely, both in words and silence; to collect complete information and

data; to be alert and clever, wise and confident. A primary goal of this course is to enable students to put

themselves in another person’s shoes. It shines the spotlight on them, to challenge their knowledge of self.

Finally, it teaches them to ask tough questions, and explains why one should never just accept authority

when it feels wrong. It teaches students how to get those feelings?

Major: Counts

Minor: Counts

Grading System: Grades are determined by classroom participation, counting for 35 % of the grade, a final

written exam worth 30 %, two of the writing assignments -15 % each, and a graded discussion on the film

“Casablanca” at 5 %.


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Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None

ECN 197 Financial Crisis in the World (Dr. Tuan Viet Le)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): BUR 309 MTWR 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Description:

In the last several decades, many developing and emerging countries were hit by financial crisis. In 2008,

United States also experienced one of the worst economic and financial crises in its history. This course

investigates in depth the causes and consequences of economic and financial crises in general, the

contagious effects of such crises, and the policies used or proposed to prevent similar crises in the future.

After completion of this course you will have a better understanding of the financial crisis that happened.

Students will be able to critically evaluate the government's economic policies and government’s response

before, in and after a financial crisis. And, students will have a background for understanding future crises

when they occur.

Major: Does Not Count


Grading System: Students’ performance will be evaluated by class participation, quizzes, oral presentation,

and final exam.



Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: ECN 102

EDU 250 Teaching Internship (Dr. Rosalie Carpenter)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): BUR 023 MTWRF 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM In Schools

Seminar Classes TBA,

SAKAI TBA

Description:

This course focuses on in-service participation as a full time teacher’s aide/student teacher in a local elementary, junior, middle or high school during the January intersession in a push-in special education classroom with a certified special education host teacher. Prerequisites: instructor permission. Current Clearances, membership to PSEA, TB, and status approved for dual certification-special education Prek-8 or 7-12.

Major: Counts

Minor: Counts

Required for Dual Certification in Special Education


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Grading System: Competencies: Through readings, internship, and SAKAI activities, the candidate will

write and conduct an IEP.

Special Needs/Costs: Students will need current clearances for FBI, ACT 34, Childcare Clearance and a

negative TB reading. Students need to arrange their own transportation to and from the school internship.

Walking Internships can be arranged. There may be a cost of approximately $25 for clearances.


Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: Senior status, Membership in PSEA, permission of the instructor & Clearances: FBI, Act 34, Childcare, and a negative TB reading.

EDU 350-01 Teaching the Diverse Learner (Dr. Rosalie Carpenter)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): BUR 023 MTWRF 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM In Schools or

on site seminar Tuesday 3-5

Description:

EDU 350 Teaching the Diverse Learner. This course focuses on in-service participation as a full-time

teacher’s aide in an early childhood, elementary, secondary ESL (English as a Second Language / ELL

English Language Learner) and special education classroom setting during the January Intersession. A

seminar / research component focuses on successfully understanding, analyzing, evaluating, and teaching

the ESL / ELL learner. A three-week full-time internship at a school is required. Prerequisites: EDU 201,

207, 301 or permission of the instructor & Clearances: FBI, Act 34, Childcare, and a negative TB reading.

Major: Counts

Minor: Counts

Grading System:

25% of grade earned through attendance, participation, and contributions to the success of seminar meetings. Assessment is attendance and participation.

25% of grade earned through daily attendance, professional involvement at host school and grade given by host teacher. Assessment is the host teacher evaluation and time sheet.

25% of grade earned by oral presentations. Assessment is a Power Point Presentation.

25% of grade earned by your research papers and experiential writings/journals comparing schools and presenting your educated view of what makes a good (effective-successful) school for students, teachers, administration, parents and the community. Once again utilize Bloom to support and explain your conclusions. Assessment is a research paper and journal.

Special Needs/Costs: Students will need current clearances for FBI, ACT 34, Childcare Clearance and a

negative TB reading.


Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: EDU 201, EDU 207, EDU 301 or Permission of the

Instructor , Clearances: current FBI, Act 34 Criminal

Record, Childcare Clearance, and negative TB reading


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EDU 350-02 Teaching the Diverse Learner TRAVEL (Dr. James Longo)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): Study Away Course MTWTRF in schools 8-4 or on site

Monteverde Cloud Forest School, Costa

Rica Seminar TBA weekly at the Cloud

Forest School and online

EDU 350 Teaching the Diverse Learner. This course focuses on in-service participation as a full-time

teacher’s aide at the Centro de Educacion Creativa/Cloud Forest School, an independent bilingual K-11

school in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Early childhood, elementary, secondary ESL (English as a Second

Language / ELL English Language Learner) and special education classrooms will host our students who

serve as full time teacher aides during the January Intersession. A seminar / research component takes place

before, during, and after the students return. This seminar taught by a professor in the Education

Department focuses on successfully understanding, analyzing, evaluating, and teaching the ESL / ELL

learner in a multi-cultural bilingual setting. In addition to teaching, this internship involves home stays with

local Costa Rican Spanish Speaking families, Spanish Lessons, parent/teacher conferences, and field trips in

and around the Cloud Forest Nature Reserve. Prerequisites: EDU 201, 207, 301 or permission of the

instructor & Clearances: FBI, Act 34, Childcare, and a negative TB reading.

Major: Counts

Minor: Counts

Grading System:

25% of grade earned through attendance, participation, and contributions to the success of seminar meetings. Assessment is attendance and participation.

25% of grade earned through daily attendance, professional involvement at host school and grade given by host teacher. Assessment is the host teacher evaluation and time sheet.

25% of grade earned by oral presentations. Assessment is a Power Point Presentation.

25% of grade earned by your research papers and experiential writings/journals comparing schools and presenting your educated view of what makes a good (effective-successful) school for students, teachers, administration, parents and the community. Once again utilize Bloom to support and explain your conclusions. Assessment is a research paper and journal.

Special Needs/Costs: Students will need current clearances for FBI, ACT 34, Childcare and Tuberculosis

testing with a negative reading result. The cost is approximately $1, 500 depending on air fare, food, travel,

and other expenses. The cost may go up or down depending on airfares. Students travel together with the

course instructor. Students stay with families during intersession from the Cloud Forest School.


Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: EDU 201, EDU 207, EDU 301 or Permission of the

Instructor , Clearances: current FBI, Act 34 Criminal

Record, Childcare Clearance, and negative TB reading


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ENG 161 Doctors as Writers (Dr. Carolyn Kyler)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): MAI Room E MTWRF 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Description:

Why do doctors write, and what can we learn from them about both medicine and the humanities? In this

course, we will examine the work of physicians who have made a mark in the world of literature. Much of

what we read will give us insight into the history and practice of medicine from the doctors themselves. We

will also consider subjects beyond medicine through the lens of the medical mind, reading detective fiction

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and stories by Anton Chekhov, Rudolph Fisher—a prominent Harlem

Renaissance writer who specialized in radiology—and William Carlos Williams, modern American poet and

pediatrician.. In the nonfiction of Danielle Ofri, Lewis Thomas, Abraham Verghese, Atul Gawande, and

Pauline Chen, we will see the contemporary world and practice of medicine through the eyes of an internist,

a cancer researcher, an AIDS physician, a surgeon, and a transplant specialist. Throughout the course, we

will concentrate on how doctors think--the title of another book by a doctor, Jerome Groopman--and the

human issues they confront.

Major: Counts

Minor: Counts

Grading System: Grades will be based on participation in discussion, a paper, reading responses,

and quizzes.



Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None

ENG 188 Film Noir (Dr. Kenneth Mason)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): BUR 015 MTWRF 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Description:

During its “Golden Age” (i.e., before the massive appeal of television and other electronic addictions), the

Hollywood studio system ground out hundreds of films to satisfy a movie-hungry public. A classic type

from this prolific era has come to be known as film noir (“black” or “dark” film), a term, according to film

historian Ephraim Katz, to “describe those Hollywood films of the 1940s and early 1950s which portrayed

the dark and gloomy underworld of crime and corruption, films whose heroes as well as villains are cynical,

disillusioned, and often insecure loners, inextricably bound to the past and unsure or apathetic about the

future.” These films have a characteristic style as well: moodily realistic, often violent, unsentimental in

their depiction of the perils of desire and our proclivity for betrayal. The noir world, often an urban setting,

is inhabited by crooks, hard-boiled detectives, double-crossers, and femmes fatales. What’s not to like! This

January, we will sample thirteen films from the classic period of film noir, as well as three modern

incarnations of a very popular and influential genre.

ENG Major: Counts

ENG Minor: Counts


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Grading System: A journal of responses, class discussion, and a paper.


Maximum Enrollment: 30 (Preferential Registration for Freshmen)

Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None

ENG 252 Vampires and Other Bloodsuckers (Dr. Todd Verdun)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): TEK 214 MTWRF 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Description:

Gather your icons and garlic but leave your neck bare: we are on the hunt for vampires and the fears and

philosophies they embody. We shall find them most often lurking in the boundaries of religion and science,

and they will tell us more than perhaps we ever thought to ask about the mind, the body, and the contested

soul. We shall begin with the Mid-eastern origins of the vampire and then closely examine its rising in the

infamous 1816 meeting of Byron, the Shelleys, and Dr. John Polidori near Lake Geneva. Exploring the

outcomes of this meeting, we shall arrive at Bram Stoker’s Dracula, both the culmination of this nineteenth-

century fascination with the legend and the birth of an enduring image of our own popular culture. We shall

devote the last section of the course to the contemporary representations of vampires in film and fiction,

including attention to TV series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Being Human (BBC version). Studying

vampires requires vigilance: expect a healthy amount of reading, plus daily writing assignments, short

papers, a final exam, and a creative project.

ENG Major: Counts

ENG Minor: Counts

Grading System: Course requirements: Reading quizzes, a final exam, two short papers, a short one-act play

that shows knowledge of the legend’s past and its applicability to contemporary culture.



Gen-Ed: HUM

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None


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ENG 283 Mystery Writing Unmasked: Techniques, Tactics, and Trends (Dr. Jeffrey Siger)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): BUR 016 MTWRF 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Description:

If you want to be a mystery writer or simply better understand the process behind those books you love,

come peek behind the curtain and learn from an acclaimed international mystery writer how literary

alchemists practice a notoriously lousy way to make a living but a terrific way to make a life.

Major: Counts

Minor: Counts

Grading System: 20% Class Participation; 20% Final Writing Assignment; 20% Examinations—2 each @10%

20% Collaborative Project; 10% Overall Group interaction; 10% Individual results; 10% Blog Post; 10% Book

Review



Gen-Ed: HUM

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None

ENG 284 Art and Craft of the Memoir (Dr. Tara Fee)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): TEK 222 MTWRF 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Description:

What happens when a college senior becomes guardian of his 8-year-old brother after losing both parents to

cancer within five weeks? When a young woman seeks to escape a pattern of heroin use and promiscuity by

hiking the Pacific Crest Trail? When an acid-tongued alcoholic poet finds herself lifted by grace? Students

in this course will read several memoirs, including Dave Eggers’ A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering

Genius, Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, and Mary Karr’s Lit, and will develop their own memoir projects in life-

writing workshops.

ENG Major: Counts

ENG Minor: Counts

Grading System Quizzes, written assignments, portfolio



Gen-Ed: HUM

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None


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ENG 308 Henry James in Fiction and Film (Dr. Dana Shiller)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): BUR 109 MTWR 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Description:

An intensive introduction to the work of Henry James (1843-1916), one of the late 19th and early 20

th

century’s most important writers. James is something of a conundrum: an American who often appears on

reading lists as a “British” writer (he became a naturalized British subject toward the end of his life), an

inheritor of the realist tradition who is also considered a forerunner of modernism; a writer notorious for his

difficult language who became a darling of Hollywood in the 1990s and of contemporary writers in the past

decade. He wrote most frequently about wealthy Americans abroad, but his themes—the relationship

between the Old World and the New, the constraints women faced in his time, the challenge of living a

moral life—have a universal resonance. We will intersperse our reading of James’s fiction (both long and

short) and criticism with a recent novel and short story written about James and an historical account of

James’s work on Portrait of a Lady, probably his most famous novel. We will also be seeing several film

adaptations of James’s work to try and understand the author’s lingering fascination for our own world. The

reading will be challenging, but James’s work rewards close attention and will make for an absorbing

January.

Major: Counts

Minor: Counts

Grading System:

Frequent short (2-3 page) papers on the reading, both in and out of class

Quizzes

Written homework

Oral presentation on historical and cultural context of James’s work, including research.

Comprehensive final examination



Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: Two 200-level ENG courses or POI

EVS 130 Women, Gender, and Environment in the Developing World (Dr. Robert East)


Description:

The contributions women make to the economic, social, political and environmental lives of their nations,

communities, families and the next generation makes them key actors in effective development. Yet, it has

taken several decades for society to realize that the development process affects women and men

differentially. This course introduces students to some of the key theoretical debates and discourses

surrounding gender issues in the developing world, with emphasis on natural resource utilization and

conservation. Through focused readings, guided discussions, and film students critically review social,

economic, political and environmental policies and practices in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Case

studies are used to highlight and analyze factors such as biological and social reproduction, division of labor,

land ownership and participation in governance.


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Minor: Counts

Major: Counts

Grading System: Quizzes at the end of each week, Final exam, Daily small-group work/plenary

presentations



Gen-Ed: D

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None

EVS 170 What Do We Know About Climate Change and How Do We Know It? (Dr. Joel Cannon)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): SWA 005 MTRF 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Description:

This course examines, at a level accessible to non-science students, the question of what we know about

climate change and how we know it. In the process it confronts the natural question, “Should we be

worried?” It begins by briefly surveying the basic science relevant to climate before discussing some of the

interesting and creative ways that we can study climate change. In addition to the science, it will people,

such as Inupiat villages in Alaska or residents of The Maldives in the Indian Ocean, which have been

impacted by changes in climate. One feature of the course will be a short unit examining the differences

between discussions of climate change in the popular press and scientific literature, which prove to be quite

different in tone and conclusion.



Grading System: Papers, Presentations, Discussion



Gen-Ed: NSM

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None

EVS 171/CIS 171 Conservation Photography (Dr. Jamie March & Dr. Samuel Fee)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): TEK 215 MTRF 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

W 9:00AM – 4:00 PM

Description:

A stunning photograph can change the way one views the world and their place in it. The goal of

Conservation Photography focuses on telling stories with pictures about the relationships humans have with

nature. Students in the Conservation Photography course will examine the science behind local and global

environmental issues. Students will be trained in basic photography and post processing skills and will work

on specific case studies. Course content will center on conservation yet the skills learned and practiced in

this course can easily be applied to other disciplines. The content is multidisciplinary and emphasizes the


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interconnection of art, science, technology, and humanities. The course is designed for 1st and 2

nd year

students but is open to all.

CIS Major: Counts EVS Major: Counts

CIS Minor: Does Not Count EVS Minor: Counts

Grading System:

Productive participation 30%

Journal 20%

Case Study Portfolio 30%

Oral presentation 20%

Special Needs/Costs: Some field trips. Total cost will be less than $50.

Maximum Enrollment: 16 (8 Open seats 8 seats Reserved for FR & SO)

Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None

FRN 212 French Conversation through Culture and Cinema (Dr. Sharon Taylor)


Description:

Immerse yourself this January in French conversation through culture and cinema! This course will immerse

students in an environment that stresses oral communication in French. Using authentic French materials

such as film, mainstream media and the French blogosphere, students will enhance their conversational

skills as well as their knowledge of French and Francophone society and culture. Working interactively with

the instructor and classmates, students will develop speaking skills needed to discuss cultural and social

issues relevant to the Francophone world. This course is taught in French.

Major: Counts

Minor: Does not counts

Grading System: Students in this course will develop their listening and speaking skills in French. Focus

will be placed on improving their level of oral proficiency in French. Students will be evaluated on their

daily class preparation and participation (based on the various viewing, listening and reading materials in

French) as well as on their performance on oral quizzes and exams, and in roundtable discussions.

Preparation and participation 30%

Oral and written quizzes 5%

Leading Roundtable Discussions25%

Oral examinations 40%

(oral exam 1=5%; oral exam 2=15%; oral exam 3=20%)



Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: FRN 207


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GWS 115 Sex and Gender Roles: An Evolutionary Perspective (Dr. Steven Malinak)


Description:

Consider these observations:

In some societies, four children from four different mothers may have one father, while in other societies,

one woman’s child may have four fathers. Seriously.

Traditional marriage ceremonies in many lowland Amazonian tribes remind the supplicants not to be jealous

when their partner takes on a lover, while traditional ceremonies in the modern West imply a commitment to

monogamy.

There would be few, if any, Cosmo women or stay-at-home fathers without the invention of contraception

and the rise of feminist movements in the 20th century.

These and other examples clearly indicate that culture and technology influence how sex and gender roles

are manifest in different places and times. But what role do our genes play in influencing our behaviors?

And if they do play a role, how strong a role is it? Consider for a moment that Homo sapiens have existed

for some 200,000 years. The Homo genus, to include such critters as Homo erectus and Homo

neanderthalensis in addition to us, has existed for about 2 million years. Did evolution select for behaviors

in males and females of our genus over this huge expanse of time that would improve the likelihood of our

survival? If so, what did sex and gender roles look like in prehistory? Does an evolutionary perspective

help us understand modern behaviors across cultures, even if said behaviors appear very different at the

surface? Can our evolved behaviors be modified by comparatively recent technological and cultural

change? Such questions can be considered from the perspective of evolutionary psychology. In this class,

we will critically examine the theories of evolution and evolutionary psychology in order to appreciate

scientific explanations for sex and gender roles, as applied to both women and men. Students can expect

significant daily reading. The class will be conducted largely in seminar format.


Minor: Counts

Grading System: Participation, writing assignments, quizzes, comprehensive final or perhaps a final project



Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program: GWS

Prereq.: None

HIS 257 Policy-Making in the European Union (EU) (Dr. Robert H. Dodge)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): MAI 401 MTWR 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Description:

Constitutes an overview of European integration since 1945, which evolved into the European Economic

Community (EEC) in 1957 (Treaty of Rome), which in turn became the European Union (EU) in 1992

(Maastricht Treaty), which now consists of 28 Member States (Croatia became the 28th member on July 1,


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2013. As part of the introduction, the primary institutions will be examined, especially the European

Parliament, the Council of Ministers, the Commission, and the European Council and their interrelationship

with one another. The two (2) main policy areas to be examined include the 1) the European Union’s

relations with Russia, and 2) youth unemployment in the EU, especially in Greece, Spain, Portugal, and

Italy.

Major: Counts

Minor: Counts

Concentration: International Studies

Grading System: Discussion of the readings, Lecture-discussions, Simulation of a European Council

simulation formulating a EU policy with the Russian Federation and a policy addressing the matter of youth

unemployment in the EU.



Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program: C/W

Prereq.: None

HIS 295 The Crusades (Dr. Victoria List)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): MAI 205 MTWRF 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Description:

In 1095, Urban II preached a crusade against the Seljuk Turks, who some years before had conquered

Jerusalem. The great lords of the west answered his call, and so began the First Crusade. It was, as it

happens, the first of many crusades, reaching over centuries and always with the same avowed goal:

rescuing the Holy Land from Moslem invaders. This class will examine various aspects of this seemingly

straightforward subject. We will look at the complex motives driving the crusading spirit, and changes in

the nature of crusades over time. We will also look at the impact on westerners from contact with the Turks

as well as with Eastern Orthodox Christians of the Byzantium Empire. Finally, we will study the long-term

impact of the Crusades on western society, from the use of napkins to an increased hostility to religious

dissent.

Major: Counts

Minor: Counts

Grading System: Quizzes, Essays and a final examination.



Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None


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LAN 250-01 Viva Italia…Food, Culture and the Italian Way – TRAVEL (Dr. H. J. Manzari)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): Study Away Course

Description:

This course provides an overview of some of the major trends and movements in Italian history, and culture

since WWII. We will examine Italian history and will analyze cultural and literary texts related to historical

periods and the debates they have generated since WWII. We will focus on different aspects of Italian

cultural production in order to develop an understanding of the complexity of the process of nation

formation in postwar Italy. Themes and topics of the course will include: the Resistance, postwar Italian

politics, “the southern question,” mass and popular culture, representations of gender, social movements

since 1968, film, literature, art, music, and the new multicultural society. This is an interdisciplinary course

and we will pay close attention to new immigrations in Italy to give to students a deeper and broader

understanding of Italian cultural complexity. Lectures, readings, and discussions will be in English and

students will be required to keep a “cultural” journal.

We will visit the cities of Florence, Pisa, Genoa and Torino, among others, and explore contemporary Italian

society in a post WWII context. We will identify the latest issues regarding immigration in Italy, paying

particular attention to the treatment of the Roma gypsies and North African populations as both legal and

illegal faces in the Italian portrait. Most importantly, this course will comparatively examine how the

treatment of these new immigrants differs or is similar to that of the Jews who came to Italy during and after

WWII.



Grading System: (1) Bi-weekly Cultural Journal and final reflection sent via email to professor upon return;

(2) Critical thinking oral “examinations” on major themes explored while in Italy; (3)Cumulative and

ongoing oral assessment administered throughout the term. This formal evaluation assesses retained

knowledge. This assessment instrument assesses mastery of each learning outcome. (4)In Torino students

will be enrolled in an Italian Language and Culture Class taught by a professor from Torino Study Abroad

(Dr. Claudio da Soler). There will not be any exams or official grade for this part but your participation will

be noted by the Instructor and will affect your final grade.

Special Needs/Costs: $3850 USD (Will cover all aspects of the trip including all meals, spending money

and travel to and within Italy)


Gen-Ed: HUM/D

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None

MBB 100 Introduction to Mind, Brain and Behavior (Dr. Michael P. Wolf)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): MAI Room B MTWR 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Description:

This course is the entry into the Mind, Brain and Behavior Program. Basic anatomy and physiology of the

nervous system is presented, along with its relation to behavior. Some topics covered in this section include


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sensation, perception, thinking, emotion, language and morality. Philosophical and physiological

perspectives on the relation of mind and brain are covered in a separate section.

PHL Major: Counts

PHL Minor: Counts

Counts for MBB Program

Grading System: In-class exams, In-class exercises and written reports



Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None

MTH 117 Rubik’s cube and other Math Puzzles (Dr. Michael Woltermann)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): MAI 301 MTWRF 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Description:

Learn how to do some card tricks, solve Rubik’s Cube and other mathematical puzzles like the 15-puzzle.

These puzzles drive many people crazy, but can be solved pretty easily with a little mathematical

background. No prior mathematics courses are required. You will be able to solve Rubik’s Cube at the end

of this course.



Grading System: Homework, Exams, including both written and manipulative work, Class presentation on a

puzzle related to ones studied in class, and the mathematics behind it.

Special Needs/Costs: Students must have a Rubik’s cube, just the plain one. (Some students may want to

learn and present the solution to the cube with pictures on the faces, but these cubes are harder to solve than

the plain one.) (Plain) cubes cost about $12 in stores, but can be bought for significantly less at yard sales

and flea markets. The cubes from dollar stores are usually hard to manipulate and break easily. So, while

inexpensive, they should be avoided.

A deck of cards.

A fifteen puzzle. (It might be hard to find. Don’t worry too much if you can’t find one.

We have several in the department.)


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A TI84 calculator.


Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program: Q

Prereq.: None

MUS 257 Music Inspired by the Sea (Dr. Susan Woodard)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): OLN 213 MTWRF 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Description:

Crashing waves, undulating motion, surreal serenity—the sea has inspired poets, painters and musicians

since time began.

This course first ponders the question of how music can depict water imagery, turning to 19th century

Frenchmen Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel for answers. Students will discover how (and why) these

composers found powerful expression in tonal seascapes, noting their findings in daily journal entries.

During week two, the focus is on Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No. 1, A Sea Symphony, based on poems of

Walt Whitman, extending our voyage to 20th century Britain, then to America. Here, Whitman’s poetry

offers listeners clues for finding descriptive references for themselves. The course next concentrates on

readings drawn from America’s Ocean Wilderness: A Cultural History of Twentieth-Century Exploration

by Gary Kroll, a book that examines the legacies of seven marine explorers—Jacques Cousteau, Thor

Heyerdahl, Robert Cushman Murphy, Eugenie Clark, Rachel Carson and William Beebe—offering a special

lens for considering contrasts in oceanic exploration between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Selecting the perspective of a naturalist from this collection and integrating it with reflections from their

own journal entries, students will write essays on how Americans currently relate to the sea. Essay

presentation will be for a public audience. The course is open to all interested students, regardless of musical

skill level. (Possible guest specialist and trip to a Pittsburgh Symphony concert are likely accompaniments to

this course.)

MUS Major: Counts EVS Major: Counts

MUS Minor: Counts EVS Minor: Counts

Grading System: Graded journal entries (reaction-paper style), Graded in-class discussion on assigned

topics, Final written essay and presentation

Special Needs/Costs: Text/CD/Symphony Ticket - $75


Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program: W

Prereq.: None (Music Reading a Plus)


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PED 123-01 Practical Self Defense – Coed (Mr. Mark Mastascusa)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): Washington Kung Fu TR 9:30 – 10:45 AM

Freedom Center

31 East Chestnut Street, Washington, PA

Description:

This course is designed to teach proper defense techniques used in a front, side, and rear attack.

Counts toward PE/Wellness Requirement

Grading System: Skills Testing, Attendance, Class Participation



Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None

PED 123-02 Practical Self Defense - Coed (Mr. Mark Mastascusa)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): Washington Kung Fu TR 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM

Freedom Center

31 East Chestnut Street, Washington, PA

Description:

This course is designed to teach proper defense techniques used in a front, side, and rear attack.


Grading System: Skills Testing, Attendance, Class Participation



Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None

PED 202 Plyometrics (Mr. Michael DiAngelo)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): WELLCTR MWF 9:00 – 10:30 AM

Description:

Get Bigger, Faster, Stronger……This class is designed for students looking for advanced workouts to

increase muscular strength, endurance, flexibility, and explosiveness through resistance rubber band

training.


Grading System: Demonstration of correct skill and form for each exercise, evaluation of the individualized

workout plan and attendance.


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Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None

PED 203 Cardio Kick Boxing (Mr. Mark Shrader)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): Shrader Martial Arts Academy TR 1:00 – 3:00 PM

(Maiden Street - Across from Davis Hall)

Description:

Get in Shape and Have Fun Doing It!!!! This class is a combination of aerobics, boxing, and martial arts

done to the high impact energy of dance club music. It is an intense total body work out.


Grading System: Class Attendance & Skill Demonstration



Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None

PHL 139 The Twilight Zone (Dr. G. Andrew Rembert)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): BUR 209 MTWR 1:00 – 3:30 PM

Description:

Travel through another dimension, not only of sight and sound but of mind, where imagination is the only

boundary. Time travel, aliens, people in love with robots – “The Twilight Zone,” one of America’s most

popular television series in the 1960’s had all of these and more. We will view and discuss some of the most

interesting episodes to investigate the hazy line between appearance and reality – in The Twilight Zone.

Major: Counts

Minor: Counts

Grading System: Grades will be based on class participation, quizzes and short wiring assignments.


Maximum Enrollment: 25 (12 seats reserved for Freshmen)

Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None


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PHY 137 Scientific and Artistic Glassblowing (Dr. William Sheers)


Description:

This is an introductory hands-on course in artistic and scientific glassblowing for anyone who can appreciate

the beauty of hand-crafted glass, and who would like to learn this challenging skill. Roughly one-half of the

course will be devoted to making artistic creations in glass, while the other half will concentrate on making

basic scientific apparatus. The course will focus exclusively on the glass-working technique of flame-

working. Students will learn how to use the gas/oxygen torch with solid glass rod to make colorful glass

figures including flowers, animals, and fantasy creations such as fire-breathing dragons. Scientific apparatus

will be constructed from glass tubing using the torch and blow-hose. Basic flame-working operations will be

emphasized including cutting and bending operations, fire- polishing, butt seals, side seals, “T” seals, and

the challenging ring seal. The final project will be the construction of a working Liebig condenser. This

year, students will be introduced to the glass lathe for the first time. There will be one field trip to

Morgantown, WV for a master class by Mr. Sherman Adams at WVU.



Grading System: (1)Weekly written exams, (2) graded practical artistic and scientific glass-blowing

exercises, (3) graded major artistic projects, (4) graded major scientific projects



Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None

POL 250-01 Mexico and the Caribbean – TRAVEL FIELD TRIP (Dr. Joseph DiSarro)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): MAI 201 MTWRF 9:00 – 11:00 AM

Field Trip – Study Away 1/19-26/2014

Description:

This course is an introduction to the government and politics of selected Caribbean nations with an emphasis

on Mexico. The Caribbean region is one of great diversity. Nations of the region differ as to language,

culture and politics. In addition, the area has many social and political problems that have a direct impact on

the United States. For example, illicit drugs and illegal immigrants enter the United States on a daily basis

via this southern route and the region has been referred to as our "soft underbelly". Students enrolled will be

exposed to contending methodologies in the field of comparative/developmental politics and to specific

problems associated with the political development of the region.

Questions to be examined include: (1) Why do some nations fail and others succeed in establishing

democratic systems? (2) Should economic liberalization precede political liberalization? (3) What short and

long term consequences should be anticipated from the dismantling of authoritarian-corporatist states? In

short, this will be an inquiry into the decline of one-person one-party rule, the rise of market oriented

democratic institutions, and the reappearance of left-wing anti-American, anti-free trade politics. Particular

attention is given to the political development of Mexico with emphasis on the administrations of Vincente

Fox Quesada and of Felipe Calderon. Additionally, the impact of the resurgence of the PRI (Partido

Revolucionario Institucional) and the victory of Enrique Peña Nieto in the election of 2012 is evaluated.


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Finally, the escalation of drug cartel violence or ‘Columbianization of Mexico’ and its impact on the United

States is examined.

Field Trip to Mexico and the Caribbean – January 19-26, 2014.

Major: Counts

Minor: N/A

Grading System: Two essay examinations, Short Paper, Oral presentation

Special Needs/Costs: $1,550.00 price includes: round trip airfare, hotel, ship, transfers, taxes, tips, meals,

insurance and all entrance fees and tour guides


Gen-Ed: D

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None

POL 316 Watergate (Dr. James Benze)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): MAI 207 MTWR 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Description:

Watergate has come to symbolize many different things to many different people. To some, it is seen as a

unique phenomena limited to the abuse of power by a single individual. To others, it is a culmination of the

events of several decades where Presidents had increasingly become abusive of the power of their Office.

To still others, it represents a plot by a liberal Congress and media to "overthrow" a conservative Republican

President. And to some, Watergate is merely a term from history books and something they no little about.

The course will address these perspectives and of course the impact of Watergate on the presidency and

American political culture.

Major: Counts

Minor: N/A

Grading System: Two exams, Short paper, Participation


Maximum Enrollment: 20 (5 seats reserved for Freshmen)

Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None


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PSY 299 Psychology Internship (Dr. Michael Crabtree)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): D-P 306 T - 5:00 – 7:00 PM – On Campus

MTWRF Internship Site 9 AM – 5 PM

Description:

Through this course, students will have the opportunity to work in a mental health agency. Types of

agencies that will be available to students include: a mental health clinic, a social service department of a

hospital, a drug and alcohol education program, a state mental hospital, a private psychiatric hospital, a

women’s shelter, a group home, and a rehabilitation program. Students will choose one of these agencies

and work in it five days a week and will meet in the classroom one evening a week.

Major: Counts


Grading System: Evaluation by internship supervisor; Log of daily activities; Completion of out of class

assignments

Special Needs/Costs: Travel to and from off campus site (although most are within walking distance).


Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: PSY 101 & PSY 102, Jr. or Sr. Standing & Permission of Instructor

PSY 303 Organizational Behavior Management (Dr. Nicholas Cavoti)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): D-P 200 MTRF 9:00 – 11:30 AM

Description:

This course is an in-depth examination of the application of behavior analysis to industrial and business

settings. It begins with a thorough review of the basic concepts of behavior analysis, but emphasizes the

application of those techniques. Several actual cases of managerial problems in business and industry will

be examined carefully along with their solutions. Since students will be expected to develop their own

intervention plans to address actual management challenges, this course is especially valuable to those

individuals planning careers in applied psychology, business, or industry.

Note: This course counts toward completion of the program in Human Resource Management.

Major: Counts


Emphasis: Counts towards Human Resource Mgmt. Program

Grading System: performance on objective and essay exam items; student presentation; graded contribution

to class discussion; and performance on written intervention.


Maximum Enrollment: 20 (5 seats for freshmen with PSY 101)

Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: PSY 101, PSY 102 (5 seats for Freshmen with PSY 101)


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PSY 312 Studies that Changed Psychology (Dr. Elizabeth Bennett)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): D-P 202 MTWR 1:00 – 3:30 PM

Description:

For more than a decade now, psychologists have been trying to “give psychology away.” In this case, it

means that the field has focused on trying to make the general public more aware of what psychology knows

about human behavior. As a young science, the college is actually older than the field of psychology, there

are plenty of examples of psychological studies and ideas that changed the field of psychology. Many of

those ideas migrated into our popular culture, some more accurately than others, and some still live in

popular culture even though they have lost their impact on the field of psychology. This course will

examine in detail a selection of studies, from a variety of subfields, which had a substantial impact on the

field of psychology. We will discuss what the field looked like both before and after these studies were

published and explore the accuracy of our society’s understanding of the studies.

Major: Counts

Minor: Counts

Grading System: Paper, Class presentation, Class participation, Quizzes and possible Exam



Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: PSY 101, PSY 102 (Freshmen with PSY 101 & Permission of

Instructor ) Student must submit course petition to Registrar.

PSY 347 Psychopathology: The Criminal Mind (Ms. Cathy C. Petchel)


Description:

This course will focus on the criminal mind and behavior with a particular emphasis on an integrated triad of

factors: biological-neurological-genetic, psychological and socio-environmental underpinnings. Theoretical

views and evidenced based research on criminality will be presented. Specific case studies will be explored

in depth with attention to Profile information. International data will be included.

Major: Counts

Minor: Counts

Grading System: Exams, Research Papers, Written Assignments, Course Participation



Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: PSY 101 & 102, PSY 245


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PSY 361 Psychology of Adulthood & Aging (Dr. Rebecca L. Grime McDonald)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): D-P 202 MTWR 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Description:

This course will highlight selected concepts, theory, and research in adult psychological development.

Topics include identity development, coping with physical aging, marriage, and retirement. Students will

attend scheduled weekly class meetings, which include lecture and discussion. Additionally, students will

make twice-weekly visits to a local senior care center. Weekly visiting times to the local senior center will

be arranged on an individual basis, depending on the schedule of individual students and senior center

residents. Senior center is approximately 1.25 miles walking/driving distance of campus.

Major: Counts

Minor: Counts

Concentration: Counts toward GWS Elective

Grading System: Class attendance – 10%, Completion of weekly conversation partnership time and

discussion points– 10%, Completion of weekly reading and discussion points – 10%, Weekly quizzes – 20%

Class presentation – 20%, Conversation partner reflection paper – 30%

Special Needs/Costs: In addition to attending scheduled class times, students must be able to

visit the senior care facility twice a week in order to form a conversation partnership with a resident of that

facility. Many students carpool together.

Maximum Enrollment: 15 (5 seats reserved for soph. and 5 seats reserved for juniors)

Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program: GWS

Prereq.: Any 200-level Psychology course

PSY 395 The Power of the Dark Side: The Science of Morally Bankrupt Behaviors and Ethically

Questionable Practices (Dr. Benjamin K. Seltzer)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): D-P 300 MTWR 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Description:

What defines the core of corruption? Where in the human mind are the depths of depravity located? Why do

certain individuals ‘go postal’ at work while others quietly endure? This course is designed to examine the

scientific basis of ‘bad’ behaviors and aggressive attitudes through the lens of industrial/organizational

psychology. Armed with the latest research (and no shortage of modern examples), we will explore the

darker side of human behavior with the goal of understanding, predicting, and perhaps even preventing it in

the future.

Major: Counts

Minor: Counts

Emphasis: Counts towards Human Resource Mgmt. Program


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Grading System:

(60%) Lecture/Exam: Midterm Exam: 25%, Final Exam: 25%, Discussion Participation: 10%

(40%) Projects: Writing Assignments: 10%, Counter-Productivity Project: 15%, Organizational

Citizenship Project: 15%



Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: PSY 101, PSY 102 (PSY 295 Recommended but not required)

REL 247 Iron Sharpens Iron: A Seminar for 21st Century Seekers (Dr. Robert P. Vande Kappelle)


Description:

The current age marks the transition from modernity to postmodernity, a period as impactful to the Western

sensibility as any previous era. The role of religion and the viability of traditional religious institutions are at

stake. At this time of transition, many thoughtful individuals find themselves at a quandary, having reached

a “critical stage” in their spiritual journey. Prompted by academia, science, reason, culture, and their own

experience, they feel compelled to choose between the beliefs they inherited as children and the claims of

science, reason, pluralism, and secularism. Utilizing a seminar format, “Iron Sharpens Iron” addresses the

quest for God and for authentic faith in the twenty-first century. This course is for seekers, open-minded

students who wish to examine the Western religious ethos, finding ways to live creatively with realities for

which there are no easy explanations. Building on a paradigmatic journey of faith that involves three stages

(precritical, critical, and postcritical ways of understanding), students will be encouraged to rethink

traditional doctrines, including views of God, Jesus, scripture, prayer, miracles, revelation, and the afterlife.

This class is open to students of all faiths but also to students of no faith tradition. It encourages a high

degree of interaction and provides an ideal way for thoughtful students to interact with timely topics such as

faith and reason; religion and science; personality and spirituality; biological evolution, human uniqueness,

and morality; and cosmic evolution and creation: all in a lively setting.


Minor: Counts

Grading System: The final grade will be based on completion of the following requirements:

Written responses to questions plus classroom participation: 25%

Ten response papers to reading assignments: 25%

Journal 25%

Leadership role in the seminar and presentation 25%



Gen-Ed: HUM

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None


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SOC 224 Terrorism (Dr. Stuart Miller)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): MAI 203 MTWR 9:00 AM– 11:30 AM

Description:

This course examines the geographical, psychological, political, economic, religious and social roots of

terrorism. The class will look at the motivation behind the formation of various terrorist groups, their

structure, location, range of action and effectiveness in different parts of the world including South and

Central Africa, Central and Latin America, Africa and the Middle-East and North Africa, North America

and Western Europe. Also examined will be the various counter tactics used in combating such acts as

bombings, skyjackings, assassinations, kidnappings and other rural and urban terrorist activities

Major: Counts

Minor: Counts

Grading System: Quizzes and exams will test the students over the readings of the course. In addition,

students are required to write a 10 page paper on some aspect of terrorism or some terrorist group.



Gen-Ed: SSC

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None

SOC 231 Monasticism: Nuns and Monks (Dr. Colleen Hyden)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): MAI 206 MTWR 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Description:

This course will give students a chance to learn about western monasticism, with a focus on the lives of

cloistered nuns and monks. With their vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, the lives of cloistered

religious stand in stark contrast to the dominant ethos of secularism, materialism, and self-fulfillment. As

such, they are both countercultural and unfathomable to the ordinary person. Students will be have an

opportunity to learn about the monasticism of cloistered nuns and monks, including what their lives entail,

and what motivates them to live in a way that is seemingly so at odds with the rest of society.

Major: Counts

Minor: Counts

Grading System: May entail exams, class participation, class presentation.

Special Needs/Costs: May need to use Questia for one of the books. Cost of this, though, would be

substantially less than purchasing a book at the bookstore.


Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None


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SOC 239 Family Violence (Dr. Danielle Ficco)


Description:

This course is designed to provide an overview of the ways in which sociologists examine, in theory and

method, the dynamics and resolutions of family violence. Students will examine family violence across the

lifespan including child abuse, teen dating violence, wife battering and elder abuse. They will investigate

the devastating, multigenerational effects of violence on its victims and society. Students will also study

current societal responses to family violence including protection services, treatment programs, legal

defense strategies, and current legislation.

Major: Counts

Minor: Counts

Grading System: Exam 1, Final Exam, Class Participation & In-Class Assignments, Research paper or

Class Presentation



Gen-Ed: GWS

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None

SOC 247 Failure in America: the American Dream and the Future (Dr. John Krol)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): MAI 203 MTWRF 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Description:

This fall Nicholas Kristoff wrote:

What our ancestors were able to create when we were a poor country, we are unable to sustain even now that

we are rich. That’s not because of resources. It’s because they were visionaries, and we are blind. (Observer-

Reporter, 9 September 2013, A11)

Kristoff made these remarks with respect to “public goods,” national parks in particular. But I think a similar

statement might be made about other things good for our future as a country, particularly dreams of success

for ourselves and our children.

In 1993 Katherine S. Newman published Declining Fortunes which she subtitled: “The Withering of the

American Dream.” Three years later Richard Weissbourd’s The Vulnerable Child came out bearing the

subtitle “What Really Hurts America’s Children and What We Can Do About It.” Your lifetime represents

all the years since these monographs. Have we been blind to these problems for all your life? As a nation

what have we been doing to preserve and develop hope for ourselves and our future in the form of our

children? This course attempts to answer those questions.

Major: Counts

Minor: Counts

Grading System: Presentations (2) and papers (2, each 5 or fewer pages).


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Gen-Ed:

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: SOC 101

SPN 233 Cultural Journeys in Nicaragua: Intro to International Service-Learning – TRAVEL (Dr. Katherine Ternes)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): Study Away Course MTWRF mornings (4 hrs. Service

Learning Activities. Cultural Class & Excursions during afternoon

Description:

Do you feel prepared as a global citizen? This course will help! You will travel to Granada, Nicaragua, a

small city near Lake Nicaragua and spend two and a half weeks learning about Nicaraguan modern and

contemporary culture while doing service projects in conjunction with the Casa Xalteva, a nonprofit shelter

for school children and Spanish school. The in-country stay will be preceded by two days of intense

orientation (with “survival Spanish” practice included) on the W&J campus. Once in Granada, you will

spend mornings designing activities and working with children on various school subjects and spend

afternoons in Professor Ternes’s culture class (taught in English), involving daily readings & discussions,

short reflection papers, and visits to locales within the city. As part of the course, you will learn about

grassroots organizations and local arts & crafts businesses in Granada. You will also have the option of

taking a Spanish conversation class with the teachers from Casa Xalteva for a very reasonable cost. On

weekends, we will familiarize ourselves with Nicaragua’s breathtaking natural habitats and a few tourist

destinations; there will be guided excursions to the Mombacho volcano, the Masaya market, and the

archipelago of islands in Lake Nicaragua. An important component of our introduction to Nicaraguan

culture is the family stay. You and another student will be dining with and enjoying the company of a host

family on a daily basis.

What you take away from this service-learning adventure is somewhat unpredictable because everyone

involved will have a personal and unique experience. By combining traditional coursework and hands-on

community service, this course asks you to actualize the real world value of your college studies.



Grading System: The professor will evaluate students’ class participation, presentations, oral and written

assignments, and reflection papers. They will regularly document and discuss their thoughts and

observations about their service experiences and will write five structured reflection essays (1.5-2 pages)

that incorporate course materials and content. There will also be a final self-evaluation. The last graded

component is a group presentation prepared during the course but presented for the W&J community Spring

2014.

Special Needs/Costs: The course will cost around $2,000 plus personal expenses.

Airfare from Pittsburgh to Managua, Nicaragua $700-800

Family Stay with three meals/day $100/week

Transportation costs ~$100

Excursions ~$150

Additional Overseas Medical Insurance ~$35


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(Costs for classroom rental at the Casa Xalteva, excursions, and guest speakers to be determined.)


Gen-Ed: HUM/D

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None

THR 242 London Theater –TRAVEL (Mr. Dan Shaw)

Meeting Place, Days & Time(s): Study Away Course

Description:

This course is to be cross listed and team taught.

In our course on theatre production and theatre history, we will study and attend at least eleven stage

productions in London, the theatre capital of the world. These performances will form the core subjects of

our readings, lectures, discussions, research, and writing. Yet, just as Shakespeare played seriously, in a

pun, with the proposition that London contained the whole of human life, the Globe itself, we will also

situate our study of London theatre amid the rich currents of Britain’s history and culture, aiming to learn

London’s centrality to modern intellectual life, the arts, politics, and the history of Western Europe.

Most days during our 20-day, 18-night trip will begin with lecture, discussion, and student reports; in the

afternoons and evenings, students will actually experience the subjects of those classroom activities whether

through attending theatrical performances or touring historic sites, royal palaces, art galleries, government

buildings, and churches. The cost of the trip provides round-trip air transportation

(Pittsburgh/London/Pittsburgh), transfers to and from the hotel, hotel in London, breakfast every day, at

least eleven theatre tickets and twelve dinners, many tours of sites in London and its surroundings. Students

may elect to attend additional performances and events, and, during two free days, may choose to visit other

significant sites within the British Isles.

This course will be cross-listed and team taught. Students have the option to take this trip with either the

ENG or THR course designation. Most events and experiences will be shared by both groups. However,

certain supplemental activities will be department specific. For example: THR students will spend a day at

the Rose Bruford Theatre Conservatory, and take backstage tours of the National Theatre and the Drury

Lane Theatre. ENG students will have a day-trip to a place of literary and cultural significance like

Canterbury, Stratford, or Winchester/Chawton and will study a few additional texts written in and/or about

London relevant to the productions we attend or sites we visit.

THR Major: Counts

THR Minor: Counts

Grading System: 1) Journal, with final essay questions 2) Paper and oral report 3) Quizzes 4) Engaged

participation in all site visits, attentiveness at performances 5) Engaged participation in discussions

Special Needs/Costs: Approximately $3900. Contact the professor for details


Gen-Ed: HUM

Skills/Program:

Prereq.: None

Documents

Intersession 2014 Catalog