Sustainability Inclusive Courses

Units of instruction that is primarily focused on something other than sustainability, but clearly incorporates sustainability content or addresses one or more sustainability challenges. This may include courses that are focused on, for example, ecological integrity or social justice. It may also include courses that:

● Incorporate a unit or module on sustainability or a sustainability challenge,

● Include one or more sustainability-focused activities or readings, or

● Integrate sustainability challenges, issues, and concepts throughout the course

 

Department Code Department Course Title Level Hours Sustainability-Inclusive (I) or Focused (F) UN SDG Area(s) Catalog Description
Academic Affairs HON 102 HON 102 NAT SCI SEM/WORLD NAT ENVIRONMENT U 3 I 13,14,15 Natural science core. Part of an integrated sequence of core courses. Focuses on the role of science in contemporary society.
Anthropology ANT 310 ANT 310 MESOAMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY U 3 I 1,2,10,11,13 Prerequisite: ANT100, or Instructor Permission. Overview of ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica, including Olmecs, Maya, Teotihuacan, and Aztecs using archaeological evidence, hieroglyphic texts, iconography, and ethnohistorical sources. Comparative analysis of art, architecture, religion, politics, economics, and social organization of Mesoamerica societies from archaic foragers through Spanish contact. Every other fall, odd years.
Anthropology ANT 361 ANT 361 ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD U 3 I 2,3,12,15 Anthropology of food; production, distribution, and consumption of food in a range of cultures and contexts; food as cultural heritage; Organization of labor, Scales of production from local gardens through industrialization; Memory and politics of food and its distribution from a global standpoint. Offered occasionally.
Art Conservation CNS 600 CNS 600 CONSERVATION IMAGING: TECHNICAL EXAMINATION AND DOCUMENTATION I G 2 I 8, 10, 11, 16 Prerequisites: acceptance into the Art Conservation Department co-requisite with CNS 601. Methods and techniques used to determine and document the condition of artifacts in visible light. Development of theoretical understanding and advanced practical skills in scientific photography, conservation photodocumentation, and studio photography. Development of advanced skills in digital photography using DSLR cameras emphasizing precision, standardization, consistency, and color accuracy. Offered annually.
Art Conservation CNS 602 CNS 602 CONSERVATION IMAGING: TECHNICAL EXAMINATION AND DOCUMENTATION II G 2 I 8, 10, 11, 16 Prerequisites: Successful completion of CNS 600 and 601; co-requisite with CNS 603. Ultraviolet, infrared, and other specialized techniques used to examine and document the structure and condition of artworks and cultural artifacts using visible and non-visible radiations; emphasizes theoretical understanding and development of advanced practical skills using digital cameras and electronic imagers. Offered annually.
Art Conservation CNS 604 CNS 604 CONSERVATION IMAGING: TECHNICAL EXAMINATION AND DOCUMENTATION III G 2 I 8, 10, 11, 16 Prerequisites: Successful completion of CNS 602 and 603; co-requisite with CNS 605. Time Lapse photography: theory and practice of effective approach to document treatment in progress. Multispectral imaging: theory, application, practice, and critical assessment. Documentation in action: practice and critical evaluation of effective use of various cameras in treatment laboratories. Radiographic techniques: history and basic physics of x-rays and radioactive materials; theoretical study and advanced practice in applying various digital radiographic techniques for museum artifacts; radiation safety. Offered annually.
Art Conservation CNS 606 CNS 606 CONSERVATION IMAGING: TECHNICAL EXAMINATION AND DOCUMENTATION IV G 2 I 8, 10, 11, 16 Prerequisites: Successful completion of CNS 604 and 605; co-requisite with CNS 607. Advanced studies in examination and documentation; and in radiography, ultraviolet, infrared, and other imaging techniques appropriate to a student’s areas of conservation specialization and to their specialization research project. Application of computed imaging methods, including Reflectance Transformation Imaging, stereoscopy, and photogrammetry. Emphasis on individual supervision for the rapid development of skills sufficient for independent mastery of all examination and documentation techniques presented. Offered annually.
Art Conservation CNS 610 CNS 610 POLYMERS IN ART & CONSERVATION G 3 I 8, 10, 11, 16 Corequisite: CNS 611. The chemistry and physics of polymers used to create and treat artwork. Nomenclature, reactivity, structure-property relationships, solubility, surfactants, emulsions, natural and synthetic coatings and adhesives, degradation, mechanical properties, polymer additives, and analytical methods of identification and characterization.
Art Conservation CNS 614 CNS 614 CONSERVATION SCIENCE: INORGANIC MATERIALS IN ART AND CONSERVATION G 3 I 8, 10, 11, 16 Prerequisite: CNS 612/613. Corequisite: CNS 615. Specialized understanding of inorganic materials with an emphasis on alternative scientific techniques used for their investigation (i.e., scanning electron microscopy, x-ray fluorescence analysis, x-ray diffraction). Material is presented at a level that prepares students to use the equipment at a basic level, or to communicate effectively with professional scientists who run the equipment.
Art Conservation CNS 616 CNS 616 TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF PREVENTATIVE CONSERVATION G 3 I 8, 10, 11, 16 Prerequisites: CNS614/615; co-requisite with CNS617. Explores the scientific principles behind preventive conservation and delivers hands-on experience in manipulating the storage and display environment for cultural heritage objects control. Topics include: degradation kinetics, environmental monitoring & control, artificial aging, materials testing, protective coatings, and mitigation of biological degradation. Laboratory exercises provide hands-on experiences in preventive conservation.
Art Conservation CNS 620 CNS 620 TECHNOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF PAINTINGS I G 2 I 8, 10, 11, 16 Prerequisites: Formal acceptance into the Art Conservation Department; co-requisite with CNS 621. Historical survey of processes and materials employed by artists in the creation of wall and easel paintings from the Paleolithic to the present and the implications for their conservation. Painting types include rock art, Egyptian and Etruscan tomb painting, medieval egg tempera, Italian Renaissance fresco, oil on panel and canvas, and modern media. Offered annually in fall.
Art Conservation CNS 622 CNS 622 TECHNOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF PAINTINGS II G 2 I 8, 10, 11, 16 Prerequisites: CNS 620 and 621; co-requisite with CNS 623. The theory and practice of conserving easel paintings. Topics include treatment proposal design, aqueous and solvent based cleaning systems, resins and solvents used for consolidation, mechanics and dynamics of canvas paintings and support systems, humidification and lining treatments, varnishes and varnishing techniques and color matching theory and its application to inpainting. Offered annually in spring.
Art Conservation CNS 624 CNS 624 TECHNOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF PAINTINGS III SEMINAR G 2 I 8, 10, 11, 16 Prerequisites: CNS 622. Ethical and practical considerations are addressed to help the student broaden her/his repertoire of skills and knowledge of materials as applied to paint consolidation, filling, tear mending and acrylic dispersions. Additional topics include philosophical approaches to the cleaning of paintings and the theory, design and construction of suction and vacuum hot tables. Offered annually in the fall.
Art Conservation CNS 626 CNS 626 TECHNOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF PAINTINGS IV G 3 I 8, 10, 11, 16 Prerequisites: CNS 624 and CNS 625. Seminar topics include a study of fakes and forgeries, the history of cleaning controversies, structural treatment of panel paintings and conservation framing. The lab section includes a deeper involvement with easel painting treatments to help the student broaden her/his repertoire of skills, to further develop acuity for recognizing condition problems and to strengthen visual connoisseurship. Involves original research and materials analysis. Offered annually in the spring.
Art Conservation CNS 630 CNS 630 TECHNOLOGY & CONSERVATION OF WORKS OF ART ON PAPER I G 2 I 8, 10, 11, 16 Corequisite: CNS 631. The structure and fabrication of paper and the media commonly found in works of art on paper, photographs, and books; examination and identification of paper and media; causes and effects of deterioration in paper and media; student writes and defends the examination report for a work of art on paper.
Art Conservation CNS 632 CNS 632 TECHNOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF WORKS OF ART ON PAPER II G 2 I 8, 10, 11, 16 Prerequisites: CNS 630 and CNS 631. Corequisite: CNS 633. History and theory of basic techniques in paper conservation (washing, deacidification/neutralization, tape removal, lining, adhesives, compensation of losses, formats for storage, etc.); hands-on practice of these and other techniques on mock-ups.
Art Conservation CNS 634 CNS 634 TECHNOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF WORKS OF ART ON PAPER III SEMINAR G 2 I 8, 10, 11, 16 Prerequisites: CNS 633; Co-requisite: CNS 635. First advanced lecture/seminar course in paper conservation exposes the student to a variety of recent literature in conservation, the history of conservation, and published science in conservation. Students will criticize historical and new literature about conservation and treatment and apply this criticism to their own writing and treatment strategies. Through close reading of texts on the physics and chemistry of paper and water, the student develops a fundamental chemical and molecular understanding of the interactions of cellulose (paper) and water. Offered every fall semester.
Art Conservation CNS 636 CNS 636 TECHNOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF WORKS OF ART ON PAPER IV G 3 I 8, 10, 11, 16 Prerequisite: CNS 634. Final course in the series of treatment courses for the paper conservation specialist; intended to allow the student to examine and treat a wider variety of media, paper, and conservation problems. Independent decision making and problem solving are required. Short research projects are needed for each treatment.
Art Conservation CNS 640 CNS 640 TECHNOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF OBJECTS I G 2 I 8, 10, 11, 16 Prerequisites: acceptance into the Garman Art Conservation Department. Co-requisite: CNS 641. This course is the first semester of the curriculum in objects conservation and will focus on the technology and materials of objects. This semester focuses on the technology and conservation of organic materials (wood, plant materials, animal materials including leather, bone, ivory etc, non-cellular organics such as resins and coatings). Discussion includes changing attitudes towards these materials, and changes in the strategies of working them over time, and as conditioned by culture. Whenever possible, appropriate conservation techniques and materials will also be discussed. In addition, students will perform a comprehensive examination of the object that they will be treating in the second semester. Offered annually in the fall.
Art Conservation CNS 642 CNS 642 TECHNOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF OBJECTS II G 2 I 8, 10, 11, 16 Continuation of CNS 640. Technological history and conservation of a wide variety of materials encountered in historic and artistic objects: metals, glass, ceramics, wood, decorative surface techniques (lacquering, japanning, gilding), skins and other organics, stone; fabrication techniques and how they can be identified; conservation treatments and recommendations; studio sessions include demonstrations of techniques and supervised work on a variety of objects. Field trips.
Art Conservation CNS 644 CNS 644 TECHNOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF OBJECTS III G 2 I 8, 10, 11, 16 Prerequisites: CNS 642, CNS 643; co-requisite: CNS 645. This course is the third semester of the curriculum in objects conservation and will focus on the technology and inorganic materials of objects. This semester focuses on the technology and conservation of inorganic materials (metals, glass, ceramics, stone, etc.). Discussion includes worldwide first-use of these materials as well as changing attitudes towards them, strategies of working overtime, and culturally-based understandings. Whenever possible, appropriate conservation techniques and materials will also be discussed. In addition, students will continue treatment of additional objects assigned after the first semester. Offered fall semester only.
Art Conservation CNS 646 CNS 646 TECHNOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF OBJECTS IV G 3 I 8, 10, 11, 16 Prerequisites: CNS644, CNS645. This seminar is the final in the series of treatment courses for the object conservation specialist to examine and treat a wider variety of objects. Independent decision-making and problem solving are required. Short research projects are required for each treatment. Independent technical studies of art objects are undertaken by all students. In addition to practical treatments, seminar/demonstration workshops of additional treatment methods are regularly presented by the instructor. Topics are decided upon based on the interests of those specializing in objects conservation. The course is offered annually in spring.
Biology BIO 100 BIO 100 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY U 3 I 13,14,15 Non-majors only. The unifying principles of modern biology with special emphasis on cell biology, metabolism, and genetics. Offered every semester.
Biology BIO 316 BIO 316 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY U 4 I 3, 6, 14, 15 Prerequisites: BIO 211, BIO 213 and CHE 111/113. Microorganisms and techniques of observing their morphology, growth characteristics, and distribution. Microbial molecular biology and genetics. Relevance of microorganisms to everyday human activities. Offered every spring.
Biology BIO 355 BIO 355 SURVEY OF MICROBIOLOGY U 3 I 2, 3, 6 Prerequisites: BIO 100 or BIO 101 or BIO 111. Non-majors only. Morphology and physiology of microorganisms. General application to infectious disease, food science, and human microbiome. Importance of human gut microbiome and factors regulating diversity of human-associated microbes. Offered every fall.
Chemistry CHE 100 CHE 100 CHEMISTRY AND SOCIETY U 3 I 2, 3, 6, 12 Non-mathematical approach to the study of matter. Presentation of the fundamentals of chemistry followed by socially relevant topics such as toxic waste management, environmental pollution, space technology, agricultural chemistry, chemistry of consumer products, food processing, polymers, and plastics. Offered every semester.
Creativity & Change Leadership CRS 303 CRS 303 CREATIVE LEADERSHIP THROUGH EFFECTIVE FACILITATION U 3 I 3, 9, 16 Learn and practice creativity concepts as they relate to leadership; examination of individual leadership styles and specific methods and techniques to apply concepts and skills. Offered every semester.
Creativity & Change Leadership CRS 304 CRS 304 DEVELOPING CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING FACILITATION SKILLS U 3 I 3, 9, 16 Prerequisites: CRS 205 and CRS 302. Develop and apply facilitation and leadership skills in a variety of settings. Participate in supervised practice using creative problem-solving techniques with groups and individuals. Offered spring only.
Creativity & Change Leadership CRS 610 CRS 610 FACILITATION OF GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING G 3 I 3, 9, 16 Prerequisites: CRS/EAD/ELF 559. Advanced strategies for leading small groups through the Creative Problem Solving (CPS) process; mastery of facilitation techniques and skills. Students receive expert feedback on their facilitation skills as they apply creative strategies to real issues. Examines conceptual relationships between facilitation and change leadership; develops basic change leadership skills.
Criminal Justice CRJ 430 CRJ 430 GENDER AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE U 3 I 5, 16 Prerequisites: CRJ 101, CRJ 303 and senior level status or instructor permission. The mutual effects between gender and aspects of criminal justice, including victimization, criminality, law, and the criminal justice process. Includes perspectives on the historical subordination of women, and how law and the criminal justice system can be used to ameliorate that subordination. Offered every semester.
Elem Ed, Literacy & Leadership EDL 552 EDL 552 PUBLIC SCHOOL LAW G 3 I 4, 10, 16 Foundations of public school law; legal problems arising out of the operation of the public school system; New York State education law; selected cases from state and federal courts; common law principles.
Elem Ed, Literacy & Leadership EDL 602 EDL 602 ADMINISTRATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS G 3 I 4, 10, 16 Aspects of educational leadership necessary to formulate, organize, implement, and evaluate high-quality public school programs and services for students with special needs.
Elem Ed, Literacy & Leadership EDU 220 EDU 220 PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS U 3 I 4, 10, 16 Prerequisites: Majors; EDU201, SPF202, EDU211. Introduction to the field of early childhood education. Familiarity with the developmental needs and program requirements for infants and toddlers. Students plan developmentally appropriate activities to use with these age groups and implement them in a field placement. Special attention is given to the assessment of young children in the fifty hour field placement. Offered every semester.
Elem Ed, Literacy & Leadership EDU 310 EDU 310 TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL U 3 I 4, 10, 16 Prerequisite: EDU 211. Provides an opportunity for teacher candidates to critically examine current trends, issues, and practices relating to the professional standards for integrating social studies content into the elementary school curriculum. Teacher candidates will learn concepts, facts, and tools to implement culturally relevant pedagogy in inclusive and equitable classrooms of diverse learners. Offered every semester.
Elem Ed, Literacy & Leadership EDU 380 EDU 380 INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOLS STUDY ABROAD AND SERVICE LEARNING U 3 I 4, 10, 16 Prerequisites: GPA 2.5 or better. This course provides opportunities to globalize understanding and experience of education including education of language learners through study about and travel to an international destination. Topics include history, geography, language, and culture of the target country; pedagogical tools for working with language learners; intercultural competency; political and global interactions; comparative education study; keys to reflective practice. Offered each semester in conjunction with extended-semester study away initiative.
Elem Ed, Literacy & Leadership EDU 411 EDU 411 PARENTS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY U 3 I 4, 10, 16 Prerequisite: EDU 311 or EDU 311W with a minimum grade of C. Early childhood and combined childhood/early childhood majors only; this course may be taken concurrently with student teaching or in a previous semester. Designed to assist students in building partnerships among parents, schools, and diverse communities. Students will learn how to collaborate with families and implement family involvement strategies during student teaching. Special attention will be given to linking families with services offered in the school and community. Offered every semester.
English ENG 247 ENG 247 NATURE WRITING U 3 I 12, 14, 15 Prerequisite: CWP 102. Students develop an understanding of the nonfiction prose genre of nature writing and improve their ability to produce original works in the genre. Class focuses on reading and analyzing nature writing for its stylistic and thematic features and emphasizes specific writing skills. Explores the connection between the natural and human worlds and various attitudes toward nature as conveyed in examples of the genre. Offered alternate years.
English ENG 353 ENG 353 AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURE U 3 I 5,10, 15 Prerequisite: CWP 102. Selected aspects of traditional sacred and secular tales and contemporary American Indian literature in its cultural, historical and aesthetic contexts. Offered every semester.
Geoscience GEG 305 GEG 305 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY U 3 I 8,9,11 Prerequisite: One Social Science course. Introduction to the theoretical study of economic geography; location theory; theoretical spatial distribution of economic activities, including agriculture, manufacturing, urban land use, services, and transportation. Offered occasionally.
Geoscience GEG 365 GEG 365 SOIL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT U 3 I 6, 7, 11 Prerequisite: GEG 101 or GES 101 or BIO 213 Introduction to the study of soils, including physical and chemical properties, weathering and soil formation, productivity and management for agriculture, soil erosion and conservation, engineering properties, soil classification. Includes regular laboratory assignments and fieldwork to enhance understanding of soil properties. Offered occasionally.
Geoscience GEG 423 GEG 423 BIOGEOGRAPHY U 3 I 13, 14, 15 Prerequisite: Upper-division standing. Global patterns of species distributions and the historic, environmental, and biological processes underlying these patterns. Spatial patterns of nature's geographic variation at multiple levels, from individuals to ecosystems to biomes. Impacts of humans and climate change on biogeography. Offered occasionally.
Geoscience GEG 523 GEG 523 BIOGEOGRAPHY G 3 I 13, 14, 15 Prerequisite: Graduate-level standing. Global patterns of species distributions and the historic, environmental, and biological processes underlying these patterns. Spatial patterns of nature's geographic variation at multiple levels, from individuals to ecosystems to biomes. Impacts of humans and climate change on biogeography.
Geoscience GEG 565 GEG 565 SOIL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT G 3 I 6, 14, 15 Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Introduction to soil properties and their influence on physical, chemical, and biological processes. The role of soils in the transportation and fate of water and chemicals. The importance of soils for watershed management and protection of aquatic ecosystems.
Philosophy PHI 314 PHI 314 RIGHTS AND RESPECT U 3 I 5,10,16 Prerequisite: Upper-division status or one course in philosophy. Historical and analytical study of important developments in twentieth-century ethical theory; naturalism, noncognitivism, prescriptivism, rationalism; the ideas of Rawls, Nozick, Gauthier, and Gewirth. Offered occasionally.
Physics PHY 104 PHY 104 PHYSICS FOR K-8 TEACHERS U 3 I 4, 7, 9, 13 Prerequisite: Acceptance to Pre-K-8 teaching majors or pre-majors. High school algebra and writing. Nature of science, energy transfer, force interactions, systems, Newton's Laws, magnetic, gravitational, light, and thermal interactions, conservation of energy, and simple circuits as appropriate for teachers of K-8 science. Meets National Science Education Standards S (NRC) and the New York State Education Department (NYSED) learning standards for Math Science and Technology and elementary and intermediate physical standards (Standard 4). Inquiry-based classroom co-mingles laboratory with lecture. Offered every semester.
Physics PHY 520 PHY 520 MODERN PHYSICS FOR TEACHERS G 3 I 4, 7, 9, 11 Major developments in twentieth and twenty-first century physics and how they changed our understanding of the nature of space and time and the structure of matter. Application of physics education research to teaching relativity and quantum physics in a high school physics course.
Pol Sci, Public Admin & Planning PAD 101 PAD 101 INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT U 3 I 1, 8, 10, 11, 17 Overview of public and nonprofit agencies, socioeconomic and cultural impact of nonprofits, public-nonprofit partnerships, employment systems, governance in public and nonprofit sectors, ethical challenges. Offered every semester.
Pol Sci, Public Admin & Planning PAD 401 PAD 401 HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN POLICY U 3 I 1, 2, 16 Prerequisites: PAD 360 or instructor permission. Examines areas of international human rights and humanitarian assistance as related to the legal aspects and major practical and policy considerations in the global arena.
Pol Sci, Public Admin & Planning PAD 508 PAD 508 HOUSING AS PUBLIC POLICY G 3 I 1,11,17 Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Explore housing’s place in American society and the role of public policy. From a position of “decent and affordable housing” as a human right, examines the inequalities of the current housing system and the role of planners and public administrators in creating more socially equitable housing policy. Offered occasionally.
Pol Sci, Public Admin & Planning PLN 310 PLN 309 URBAN GEOGRAPHY U 3 I 6, 9, 11, 12 Prerequisite: One social science course. Internal spatial structure of American metropolitan areas and their relationships. Spatial arrangements of land uses; ethnics, racial and economic composition of the population; dynamics of population growth and change; influence of minorities on cities and suburbs; geographic consequences of poverty and segregation on growth and change; transportation and fiscal problems confronting local governments. Offered every semester.
Pol Sci, Public Admin & Planning PSC 340 PSC 340 POLITICS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES U 3 I 1, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16 Prerequisite: PSC 101 or PSC 230. Problems of developing countries, political process, and its relation to societal transformation; the role of the army and bureaucracy in political development; problems of nation-building and democracy in developing countries; and globalization. Offered once a year.
Pol Sci, Public Admin & Planning PSC 375 PSC 375 RACE, SEX, AND POLITICS OF MYTH AND STORY U 3 I 5, 10, 16 Prerequisites: Upper-division status and successful completion of English basic skills competency requirement; PSC 101 or PSC 103. The institutional and human force of story in race/sex/politics; legitimizing myths of the U.S. political system; limits to the achievement of consensus in group values and politics; standpoints of race/sex/political privilege and disadvantage; difficulties posed to the regime by the refusal of consent; and the transformation and assumption by citizens of self-government. Offered spring only.
Pol Sci, Public Admin & Planning PSC 421 PSC 421 DISCRIMINATION AND THE U.S. CONSTITUTION U 3 I 5, 10, 16 Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing. The role the equal protection clause plays in prohibiting and allowing discrimination in the United States. The development of equal protection jurisprudence throughout the past century and a half. The reach and potentialities of equal protection analysis: fundamental rights, suspect classes, expansion and retrenchment. Offered occasionally.
Sociology SOC 350 SOC 350 POWER, CLASS, AND INEQUALITY U 3 I 8, 10, 11 Prerequisite: SOC 100. Historical and contemporary dimensions of social inequality and power differentials in the United States and globally; contrasting theoretical interpretations of the origins and significance of social inequality, including the intersectional relationship between inequality on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, and class; current trends and projected transformations in social inequality. Offered spring only.
Theater DAN 234 DAN 234 THE POLITICS OF BLACK DANCE IN AMERICA U 3 I 8,10,16 The development of African American dance and the contributions of African American artists through lecture and film. Emphasis on the evolution of traditional African dance forms and their influence on the contemporary dance vernacular. Dance performance attendance is required. Offered as required.
Theater THA 421 THA 421 DRAMA FROM THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE U 3 I 4, 10, 16 Prerequisites: CWP 102 or equivalent. An exploratory and critical analysis of African-American playwrights (and playwrights of African decent) and their works. Students will participate in play readings and discussions related to the plays’ social and historical context. Offered biennially.