Mar 28, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2017 - 2018 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2017 - 2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Course Numbering System

100- and 200-Level: Lower Division
300- and 400-Level: Upper Division
500-Level and Higher: Graduate

 

 

Urban Studies

  
  • UST 426 - Applications of Fire Research

    [3 credit(s)]
    This course examines the basic principles of research and methodology for analyzing current fire-related research. The course also provides a framework for conducting and evaluating independent research in the following areas: fire dynamics, fire test standards and codes, fire safety, fire modeling, structural fire safety, life-safety, firefighter health and safety, automatic detection and suppression, transportation fire hazards, risk analysis and loss control, fire service applied research and new trends in fire-related research.

    Semesters Offered: Fall - odd years


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  • UST 427 - Community Risk Reduction for the Fire and Emergency Services

    [3 credit(s)]
    This course provides a theoretical framework for the understanding of the ethical, sociological, organizational, political, and legal components of community risk reduction, and a methodology for the development of a comprehensive community risk reduction plan.

    Semesters Offered: Spring - even years


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  • UST 428 - Fire and Emergency Services Administration

    [3 credit(s)]
    This course is designed to be a progressive primer for students who want more knowledge about fire and emergency services administration. The course demonstrates the importance of the following skills, necessary to manage and lead a fire and emergency services department through the challenges and changes of the 21st century: Persuasion and influence, accountable budgeting, anticipation of challenges and the need for change, and using specific management tools for analyzing and solving problems, A central part of the course focuses on how the leadership of a fire and emergency services department develops internal and external cooperation to create a coordinated approach to achieving the department’s mission.

    Semesters Offered: Fall - odd years


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  • UST 429 - Fire Prevention Organization & Management

    [3 credit(s)]
    This course examines the factors that shape fire risk and the tools for fire prevention, including risk reduction education, codes and standards, inspection and plans review, fire investigation, research, master planning, various types of influences, and strategies.

    Semesters Offered: Spring - odd years


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  • UST 430 - Personnel Management for the Fire & Emergency Services

    [3 credit(s)]
    This course examines relationships and issues in personnel administration and human resource development within the context of fire-related organizations, including personnel management, organizational development, productivity, recruitment and selection, performance management systems, discipline, and collective bargaining.

    Semesters Offered: Fall - even years


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  • UST 431 - Political & Legal Foundations of Fire Protection

    [3 credit(s)]
    This course examines the legal aspects of the fire service and the political and social impacts of legal issues. This course includes a review of the American legal system and in-depth coverage of legal and political issues involving employment and personnel matters, administrative and operational matters, planning and code enforcement, and legislative and political processes with regard to the fire service.

    Semesters Offered: Spring - odd years


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  • UST 433 - Negotiation and Conflict Management

    [3 credit(s)]
    Examines conflict as an omnipresent component of any decision-making environment; tools for understanding the nature of conflict; introduces individual and group strategies that minimize the destructive consequences of conflict; identifies solutions that are satisfactory to all involved; includes lectures, discussions, and simulation games.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring


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  • UST 435 - Environmental Policy & Administration

    [3 credit(s)]
    Administration of the organizations charged with responding to environmental regulations and/or crises; decision- and policy-making processes within and around these organizations, especially as they relate to conflicting interests and values.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • UST 436 - Urban Sustainability

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Gen Ed Eng/Comp. UST 289 or UST 290. Presents the values, trends and methods of planning for environmentally sustainable cities and regions. Focuses on urban sustainability and built form, including buildings, designed green spaces, urban water systems, energy and economic change. Students become familiar with processes that generate the physical landscape and the impacts of human settlements on natural landscapes. Students become familiar with the three “E’s” of sustainability, environment, econmics and equity.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring

    General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum


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  • UST 440 - Environment & Human Affairs

    [3 credit(s)]
    Examines challenges to decision-makers in environmental policy-making; explores strategies appropriate to various decision situations, analysis of decision-making; negotiation and mediation techniques.


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  • UST 441 - Environmental Planning

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: UST 289 or UST 259 or permission of the instructor. Explores principles and processes of environmental planning, focusing on urban, metropolitan and regional levels; presents frameworks and techniques in areas such as site-plan review, urban design, urban environmental restoration, open space and habitat preservation, water quality, bioregionalism, and growth management; development of organizing principles for environmentally sustainable metropolitan regions.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • UST 442 - Environmental Finance and Capital Budgeting

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: UST 300. Introduces students to natural resource economics theory, financial decision-making processes, and public policy relevant to environmental protection, urban sustainability, and natural resource development and management; examines public goods and pricing theory, public sector involvement, regulation, market solutions, capital planning, and budgeting for environmental infrastructure.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • UST 451 - Fundraising and External Relations for Nonprofit Organizations

    [3 credit(s)]
    Provides the fundamentals of fundraising and external relations for nonprofit organizations, with special emphasis on the challenges faced by small to mid-sized community and faith-based organizations; development of viable strategies for attracting diverse and sustained financial support for nonprofits; development of strategies for dealing with clients, area residents, members, trustees, legislators, the press, and other important constituents; practical, hands’-on exploration of the skills and knowledge needed to equip managers of nonprofits to position their organizatioins effectively in the community.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • UST 452 - Management of Urban and Nonprofit Organizations

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing. Capstone course provides students with a basic knowledge of management issues, techniques and strategies appropriate to an urban setting; integrates knowledge and skills in the field of public management.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    General Education Category: Capstone


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  • UST 453 - Managing Urban Diversity

    [3 credit(s)]
    Study of diversity, including circumstances faced in urban settings that are exacerbated or affected by diversity factors; exploration of a range of social, political, and economic issues related to diversity.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    General Education Category: U.S. Diversity


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  • UST 455 - Gender and Leadership

    [3 credit(s)]
    Examines factors influencing public acceptance of women in leadership positions, strategies for effective leadership in diverse communities, relationships between priorities of the urban community and society’s perception of women’s roles; includes guest lectures by women currently in positions of leadership.

    General Education Category: U.S. Diversity


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  • UST 456 - Fundamentals of Nonprofit Administration and Leadership

    [3 credit(s)]
    Examines nonprofit organizations as community institutions, and the role of institutional management and leadership in their development; the nature of leadership and management in the nonprofit sector; fundraising and financial management; governance and the respective roles of board, staff and volunteers; the political, economic and inter-organizational environment; community relations; includes needs assessment and planning and performance measurement.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • UST 458 - Urban Policy

    [3 credit(s)]
    Pre-req: Gen Ed Eng/Comp. Examines the process of public policy formation including internal and external influences that may affect policy outcomes. Study of urban public policy including government institutions and the policy-making process; concepts and methods of policy analysis; and decision-making regarding public policies at the local state and national level, specifically as they relate to urban areas. Review of healthcare, welfare, social security, education delivery and other urban policies.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum


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  • UST 459 - Budgeting and Policy Analysis

    [3 credit(s)]
    Focuses on revenue, expenditure, and debt structures of American cities, theories of public budgeting, types of budgets and budget formats, and typical components of a budget document.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • UST 463 - Housing Analysis

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Any one of the following or its equivalent: MTH 147, MTH 347, PSY 311, OSM 201, OSM 202 or UST 404. Housing analysis is explored from a regional perspective within a framework of supply, demand and population movement; changes produced in neighborhoods and communities as a result of regional housing dynamics are considered, as are the impact that public policies have on regional housing dynamics and community change.

    Semesters Offered: Spring - even years


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  • UST 473 - Columbus Seminar

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Week-long intensive governmental experience in Columbus, Ohio. Participants learn about public policy issues firsthand from state legislators, state administrators, public interest group representatives, members of the news media, and others engaged in Ohio’s policy-making process. Offered over spring break; preparatory and follow-up sessions required.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • UST 474 - Washington Seminar

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: UST 300 or permission of instructor. On-site study of federal urban policy issues. One week in Washington, D.C., exposes students to critical analysis of the federal budget and legislative process, intergovernmental relations, problems, and current urban policy issues. Offered in summer term; preparatory and follow-up sessions required.


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  • UST 476 - Historic Preservation

    [3 credit(s)]
    Examines the roots of the preservation movement in American cities and its historical antecedents, and preservation policies at the federal, state, and local levels of government, emphasizing Cleveland’s historic districts, buildings, and landmarks..

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • UST 478 - Contemporary Issues in Historic Preservation

    [3 credit(s)]
    Gives students an in-depth view of key issues in historic preservation with contemporary relevance to Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, the State of Ohio, the nation, and/or worldwide. Students gain detailed knowledge about the theory, policy, and practical application of the specific topic covered each semester.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • UST 480 - Conservation Techniques for Historic Preservation

    [3 credit(s)]
    This course focuses on the technical methods for conserving historic buildings. Students will gain knowledge about assessing building conditions, the process of rehabilitation, and financing and policy tools that facilitate building conservation. Throughout the semester, students will examine conservation projects in Cleveland / Northeast Ohio and other cities. 

    Semesters Offered: When demand is sufficient


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  • UST 481 - Public Safety Management

    [3 credit(s)]
    Introduction to public sector management in law enforcement, fire safety, and related public safety agencies; leadership and management styles; decision-making and team building.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • UST 484 - Ohio Fire Executive Program

    [1-15 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Students earn 15 credits for completing the Ohio Fire Executive Program.


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  • UST 485 - GIS Principles

    [4 credit(s)]
    The course focuses on the principles of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a tool to provide geospatial information analysis and displaying results using industry standard map design and output. Students learn techniques in importing attribute and spatial data; recognize critical components of cartography to design appropriate map output; build attribute and spatial queries in problem solving in spatially related project analysis. Laboratory exercises incorporate the use of GIS software to aid in the analysis of workplace problem situations.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring


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  • UST 486 - GIS Methods

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: UST 485. The course focuses on methods to develop and implement advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) modeling and applications. Students learn how to solve complex geospatial problems using GIS extensions such as network analysis spatial statistical modeling, service area analysis, polygon overlay surface modeling, as well as creating and displaying results on a GIS web based site. Laboratory exercises incorporate the techniques of advanced GIS software tools to complete computer based analytical exercises and how to implement and display results in workplace projects.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall


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  • UST 487 - GIS Applications

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: UST 485 & UST 486. Focuses on problem solving skills using GIS software. Students use GIS analytical skills to design, manage, and develop GIS projects, and are assigned to research and lead discussions on GIS topics related to issues or applications of their project.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • UST 489 - Advanced Senior Seminar

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Senior standing; UST 405 prerequisite or corequisite. Capstone course coordinating knowledge and skills gained through fulfillment of the requirements for a major in Urban Studies or Environmental Studies.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    General Education Category: Capstone


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  • UST 490 - Urban Internship

    [2-8 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Work experience in urban agencies for Urban Studies majors. May be repeated up to 8 credit hours.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring


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  • UST 493 - Urban Issues

    [1-3 credit(s)]
    Special topics in urban studies including housing rehabiliation, urban planning, law and urban policy, and economic development. Topics will be listed in the semester course schedule. May be repeated up to 40 credit hours when topics vary.


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  • UST 494 - Levin Chair Seminar

    [3 credit(s)]
    Current topics and issues in urban studies led by the Albert A. Levin Professor of Urban Studies and Public Service. Topics will be listed in the semester course schedule.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring


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  • UST 496 - Urban Research

    [2-12 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Special research involvement in ongoing projects or specially developed projects for Urban Studies majors under supervision of a faculty director.


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  • UST 497 - Urban Readings

    [2-8 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite:Permission of instructor. Independent study for Urban Studies majors. May be repeated up to 8 credit hours when topics vary.


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Women and Gender Studies

  
  • WST 151 - Introduction to Women’s & Gender Studies

    [3 credit(s)]
    This course focuses the ways in which gender is socially constructed and the apparatuses of power that reify and sometimes transgress traditions and “norms” that have deep historical roots. As an interdisciplinary field of inquiry, gender studies questions the role of gender in society, and the ways in which other identity categories such as sex, race, class, and sexual orientation shape identity and people’s experiences with privilege, agency, and oppression in the American and global contexts.

    Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    General Education Category: U.S. Diversity


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  • WST 351 - Practicum

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Approval of the Women’s and Gender Studies Director. Field experience involving the application of theory and practice in a specific area of Women’s and Gender Studies. For Women’s and Gender Studies students.


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  • WST 393 - Special Topics

    [3 credit(s)]
    Analysis of issues in Women’s and Gender Studies; topics will vary. May be repeated for credit for a total of 12 credit hours with a change of topic.


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  • WST 493 - Special Topics (Writing)

    [3 credit(s)]
    Analysis of issues in Women’s and Gender Studies; topics vary and may include: Women’s Bodies in Art Installations, The Women’s Movement, and Women and International Social Development. Course may be taken for credit more than once, but no single topic may be repeated.  


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  • WST 495 - Advanced Seminar

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Senior standing. Required for major and for minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. Review and synthesis of prior work in Women’s and Gender Studies. The impact of Women’s and Gender Studies in higher education is discussed with emphasis on substantive and methodological contributions, initiation of new research frontiers, as well as an overview of cross-cultural perspectives and current issues. May be repeated for credit for a total of 6 credit hours.

    Semesters Offered: Every Spring

    General Education Category: Capstone


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  • WST 496 - Independent Study

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Senior standing, written permission of instructor, and Women’s Comprehensive Program Director. Faculty supervised and directed selected readings in areas of special interest and subjects arranged with an instructor on an individual basis. May be repeated for credit for a total of 8 credit hours with a change of topic.


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World Languages

  
  • WLC 101 - World Languages I

    [3-4 credit(s)]
    Development of proficiency in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing a foreign language (such as Portuguese, Russian, Quechua) which are not regularly offered by the department. May be repeated for credit with a change of language.


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  • WLC 102 - World Languages II

    [3-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: For WLC 102 in a sequence: Completion of WLC 101 with a C or better or permission of instructor. Development of proficiency in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing a foreign language (such as Portuguese, Russian, Quechua) which are not regularly offered by the department. May be repeated for credit with a change of language.


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  • WLC 192 - Special Topics: Study Abroad

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Study of a particular topic in a foreign language, literature, or civilization as part of the university’s Study Abroad Program. May be repeated with change of topic.


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  • WLC 196 - Independent Study

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Student must have sophomore, junior, or senior standing. Proposed projects must be approved by a full-time department faculty member (who will serve as the project advisor) and the department chairman. Student-initiated supervised projects involving non-native languages or literatures. Examples include in-depth study of a particular writer, special readings in linguistics or significance of Hungarian culture in Cleveland politics. Independent study may be used to cover the materials of a listed course not offered in a given year. Projects arranged between individual students and instructor; title of the project will appear on the student’s transcript; abbreviation of the course will reflect the language area or be designated WLC. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.


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  • WLC 201 - Words: Introduction To Etymology

    [3 credit(s)]
    A study of the way English words came to have the meanings they do, with emphasis on the Greek and Latin roots of English words; increases both active and passive vocabulary and refines accuracy of understanding and use of English. Especially useful for students in the sciences and in law. Classical and Medieval Studies.

    General Education Category: Arts and Humanities


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  • WLC 204 - Non-Western World Literature

    [3 credit(s)]
    An introduction to non-western literature that examines a range of texts by indigenous and diasporic peoples. This course considers the diverse and changing shape of non-western literatures from a variety of different regions that may include the Americas, Asia, Africa, the Pacific Rim, and the African diaspora. May be cross-listed with ENG 204.

    General Education Category: Arts and Humanities ALAAME


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  • WLC 230 - Gods, Heroes, and Ritual

    [3 credit(s)]
    This course provides an introduction to Greek mythology and religion and considers their roles in the context of Greek culture and thought. Literary and material sources, such as epic, drama, architecture, sculpture, and vase painting, will be examined in order to establish the nature and function of myth and religion in Greek society. Topics include the gods, heroes, cult, local mythic traditions, religious festivals, oracles, and healing sanctuaries.

    General Education Category: Arts and Humanities


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  • WLC 235 - Arab Film

    [3 credit(s)]
    This course uses Arab films to introduce students to major cultural features of the Arab world. Taught in English.

    General Education Category: Arts and Humanities ALAAME


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  • WLC 240 - Field Experience Abroad

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor, departmental approval. The amount of language preparation necessary to participate in any given field experience to be determined by the department and instructor; specially arranged field experience abroad providing intensive exposure to students’ target countries and languages. May be preceded by a special preparatory course. Examples include supervised individual or group work-study experience in the target country followed by a period of travel; and supervised two- to six-week group travel for students interested in a language- or culture-oriented project in the target country. See semester course schedule and contact the department office for further information. May be repeated for credit.


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  • WLC 245 - Arabic Resources of Cleveland

    [1-3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: ARB 102 or permission of instructor. This is a service learning course that complements class meetings with field study assignments to engage students with Arabic-speaking communities in the Cleveland area. Readings and writing in English, but some knowledge of Arabic required. May be cross-listed with ARB 345.

    General Education Category: U.S. Diversity


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  • WLC 255 - Western European Film

    [3 credit(s)]
    An overview of Western European film during the rise of the European Union. Students will learn to analyze and discuss recent European movies and relate the narratives and representational strategies for films from a variety of countries to the moment of production in contemporary Europe.

    General Education Category: Arts and Humanities


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  • WLC 265 - Francophone Literature in Translation

    [3 credit(s)]
    Survey of literary works originnally written in French from across the Francophone world. Includes Northern and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and immigrant communities in France and Quebec. Works are examined in their cultural contests in order to compare features such as the impact of colonialism and the role of women.

    General Education Category: Arts and Humanities ALAAME


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  • WLC 278 - Gender Boundaries and Sexuality in the Arab World

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: No previous knowledge of Arabic is needed. The course examines key issues related to gender and sexual categories in Arab societies in the Middle East and Africa. This course places an emphasis on the investigation of these issues and themes primarily through Arabic sources, cultural history, and Arab’s perceptions of sexual identities.

    General Education Category: Arts and Humanities ALAAME


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  • WLC 284 - Arab Civilization and Culture

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: No previous knowledge of Arabic is needed. The course examines key themes in Arab civilization and culture from the pre-Islamic period until modern times. Thus, the course discusses various important topics related to Arab people, such as language, history, literature, sciences, philosophy, religion, society, and politics. Geographically, the course deals with Arab societies in the Middle East and Africa.

    General Education Category: Arts and Humanities ALAAME


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  • WLC 292 - Special Topics: Study Abroad

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Study of a particular topic in a foreign language, literature, or civilization as part of the university’s Study Abroad Program. May be repeated with change of topic.


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  • WLC 293 - Special Topics in Culture and Civilization

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Department permission. Topics are announced in semester course schedule. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.


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  • WLC 296 - Independent Study

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Student must have sophomore, junior, or senior standing. Proposed projects must be approved by a full-time department faculty member (who will serve as the project advisor) and the department chairman. Student-initiated supervised projects involving non-native languages or literatures. Examples include in-depth study of a particular writer, special readings in linguistics or significance of Hungarian culture in Cleveland politics. Independent study may be used to cover the materials of a listed course not offered in a given year. Projects arranged between individual students and instructor; title of the project will appear on the student’s transcript; abbreviation of the course will reflect the language area or be designated WLC. May be repeated for credit with change of topic


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  • WLC 300 - Practicum In Language

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor, departmental approval. Specially arranged projects or supervised experiences using non-native languages conducted in the university and in the community. Examples include special work in the Instructional Media Laboratory; participation in a foreign-language play; tutorial activity in a basic language skills course; a study or service project involving field work in one of the Cleveland ethnic communities. Projects arranged between individual students and instructors; title of the project will appear on the student’s transcript; abbreviation of the course will reflect the language area or be designated WLC. May be repeated for credit. S/U only.


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  • WLC 312 - Research Methods in Teaching & Learning Foreign Languages

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: PSY 221, EDC 300. Reading, analyzing, and conducting research regarding the teaching and learning of foreign languages, including but not limited to the following topics: Qualitative research (ethnography, case study, introspection, classroom), quantitative research (descriptive statistics, correlational, quasi-experimental) research on first language acquisition and childhood bilingualism; research on the language of second language learners; individual differences in second language learning; research in explaining second language learning; second language classroom research (including action research). Taught in English, with research project conducted related to the foreign language that the candidate is studying and preparing to teach.


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  • WLC 330 - Gods, Heroes, and Ritual

    [3 credit(s)]
    Pre-req: Gen Ed Eng/Comp. This course provides an introduction to Greek mythology and religion and considers their roles in the context of Greek culture and thought. Literary and material sources, such as epic, drama, architecture, sculpture, and vase painting, will be examined in order to establish the nature and function of myth and religion in Greek society. Topics include the gods, heroes, cult, local mythic traditions, religious festivals, oracles, and healing sanctuaries.

    General Education Category: Arts and Humanities, Writing Across Curriculum


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  • WLC 333 - Rome and Carthage at War

    [3 credit(s)]
    Pre-req: Gen Ed Eng/Comp. This online course examines one of the most important conflicts in the ancient world: the Punic Wars. Both sides of the war, Rome and Carthage, will be considered. Emphasis will be upon the rise of the Carthaginian empire, the reasons for the conflict between the two ancient powers, the differences and similarities between Roman and Carthaginian cultures, their interaction prior and subsequent to the conflict, the use and limitations of our source material.

    General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum


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  • WLC 334 - The Ancient World at War: Greece and Persia

    [3 credit(s)]
    Pre-req: Gen Ed Eng/Comp. This on-line course examines one of the most important and definitive clashes between East and West in the ancient world: the Persian Wars. Both the Greek and the Persian sides will be considered. Special emphasis will be placed upon the rise of the Persian Empire under the great kings, the reasons for the conflict, the nature of Greek and Persian culture, politics, and warfare in the fifth century BC, and the use and limitations of the source material.

    General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum


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  • WLC 340 - Field Experience Abroad

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor, departmental approval. The amount of language preparation necessary to participate in any given field experience to be determined by the department and instructor; specially arranged field experience abroad providing intensive exposure to students’ target countries and languages. May be preceded by a special preparatory course. Examples include supervised individual or group work-study experience in the target country followed by a period of travel; and supervised two- to six-week group travel for students interested in a language- or culture-oriented project in the target country. See semester course schedule and contact the department office for further information. May be repeated for credit.


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  • WLC 355 - French Film and Society

    [3 credit(s)]
    This course focuses on the analysis of French films that reflect the evolution of French cinema and society, individual and collective identities, history, conflicts and the cultural vitality of France from 1900 to present. Taught in English. Films will be viewed in French with English subtitles.


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  • WLC 370 - Athenian Drama in Context

    [3 credit(s)]
    Pre-req: Gen Ed Eng/Comp. An introduction to ancient Greek drama (tragedy and comedy). Will examine a variety of plays from each of Athens’ major dramatists. Particular consideration will be given to the historical and intellectual contexts in which the plays were performed and the reception of Greek drama in modern film and performance. Cross-listed with ENG 330.

    General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum


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  • WLC 375 - The Qur’an: Language, History, and Religion

    [3 credit(s)]
    The course is designed for students of History, Arabic language, and Religious Studies and aims to take students on a learning journey into the Qur’an with regard to its form, content, and impact. The course, therefore, consists of three main components which are structured around the following three areas. First, examining the Qur’an as a historical text, this course traces the formative stages of Islamic history and its role in the making of Islamic historical identity. Second, since the Qur’an constitutes the foundation upon which Modern Standard Arabic is built, the course analyzes the linguistic structure and style of the Qur’an and its uses in modern writings. Finally, the religious aspect of this course is dedicated to the introduction of the Qur’an as the key text of the Islamic faith, practices, and civilization. The course uses the Qur’an to make an analytical comparison between Islam and other monotheistic religions. The course will be taught in English.

    General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum


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  • WLC 378 - Ancient Greek Art

    [3 credit(s)]
    Pre-req: Gen Ed Eng/Comp. This online course provides an introduction to the art and architecture of the ancient Greek world, from the Bronze Age through to the Hellenistic period of Greece (c. 300 -31 BC). It examines architecture, sculpture, pottery, and painting as archaeological artifacts which can help us to understand the history and society of the ancient Greeks.

    General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum


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  • WLC 379 - Ancient Roman Art

    [3 credit(s)]
    Pre-req: Gen Ed Eng/Comp. This course provides an introduction to the art and architecture of the ancient Roman world, from the period of Rome’s early kings, through the Roman Republic, and to the end of the early Empire( 753 BC - first century AD). Through an analysis of architecture, sculpture, pottery, and painting, we will consider themes such as portraiture, theater, funenary monuments, and mural paintings, as archaeological artifacts which can help us understand the history and society of the ancient Romans.

    General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum


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  • WLC 392 - Special Topics: Study Abroad

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Study of a particular topic in a foreign language, literature, or civilization as part of the university’s Study Abroad Program. May be repeated with change of topic.


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  • WLC 393 - Special Topics in Culture and Civilization

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Department permission. Topics are announced in semester course schedule. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.


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  • WLC 396 - Independent Study

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Student must have sophomore, junior, or senior standing. Proposed projects must be approved by a full-time department faculty member (who will serve as the project advisor) and the department chairman. Student-initiated supervised projects involving non-native languages or literatures. Examples include in-depth study of a particular writer, special readings in linguistics or significance of Hungarian culture in Cleveland politics. Independent study may be used to cover the materials of a listed course not offered in a given year. Projects arranged between individual students and instructor; title of the project will appear on the student’s transcript; abbreviation of the course will reflect the language area or be designated WLC. May be repeated for credit with change of topic


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  • WLC 400 - Practicum In Language

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor, departmental approval. Specially arranged projects or supervised experiences using non-native languages conducted in the university and in the community. Examples include special work in the Instructional Media Laboratory; participation in a foreign-language play; tutorial activity in a basic language skills course; a study or service project involving field work in one of the Cleveland ethnic communities. Projects arranged between individual students and instructors; title of the project will appear on the student’s transcript; abbreviation of the course will reflect the language area or be designated WLC. May be repeated for credit. S/U only.


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  • WLC 440 - Field Experience Abroad

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor, departmental approval. The amount of language preparation necessary to participate in any given field experience to be determined by the department and instructor; specially arranged field experience abroad providing intensive exposure to students’ target countries and languages. May be preceded by a special preparatory course. Examples include supervised individual or group work-study experience in the target country followed by a period of travel; and supervised two- to six-week group travel for students interested in a language- or culture-oriented project in the target country. See semester course schedule and contact the department office for further information. May be repeated for credit.


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  • WLC 492 - Special Topics: Study Abroad

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Study of a particular topic in a foreign language, literature, or civilization as part of the university’s Study Abroad Program. May be repeated with change of topic.


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  • WLC 493 - Special Topics in Culture and Civilization

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Course is closed to freshmen and non-degree students. Topics to be announced in semester course schedule. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.


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  • WLC 496 - Independent Study

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Student must have sophomore, junior, or senior standing. Proposed projects must be approved by a full-time department faculty member (who will serve as the project advisor) and the department chairman. Student-initiated supervised projects involving non-native languages or literatures. Examples include in-depth study of a particular writer, special readings in linguistics or significance of Hungarian culture in Cleveland politics. Independent study may be used to cover the materials of a listed course not offered in a given year. Projects arranged between individual students and instructor; title of the project will appear on the student’s transcript; abbreviation of the course will reflect the language area or be designated WLC. May be repeated for credit with change of topic


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