Winter Session

AMG 3610

Social media is integral to effective business communication and marketing. Students develop and analyze social media strategies, content and campaigns while gaining a better understanding of how to build individual and organizational brands utilizing social platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Snapchat. Other topics include influencer campaigns, budgeting, analytics, and split testing.

Online | 4 credits | Instructor:  Annette Davies

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CMS 3210

Throughout the history of cinema, the comedy film has been one of the most financially profitable genres, producing some of the biggest movie stars. Topics include various comedy film styles and performers, and the role of the comedy film genre within the context of world history, especially during darker periods like the Depression and World War II.

Online | 4 credits | Core/GenEd: Arts | Instructor: Samantha Marine

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COM 3710

Television is much more than a passive, incessant means of diversion—it is a powerful environment of ideas, emotions, and values that influences people’s thoughts, actions, and relationships. Students become acquainted with current issues concerning television in society and explore the impact of television on society. Aspects examined include the 1950s and mass culture, viewer response, serial/episodic structure, and the rise of cable.

Online | 4 Credits | Instructor:
Adam Resnick

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COM 3370

How do brands communicate during times of crisis? Students will analyze case-studies, leverage best practices and develop their own campaigns to demonstrate how to successfully steer a brand through their most troubling hour. We will touch on key concepts including reputation management, spokesperson training and press conferences, rich and social media, and more in this public relations course.

Note: The prerequisite requirement is not enforced for winter registration.

Online | 3 credits | Instructor: Allison Kahn

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COM3710

Television is much more than a passive, incessant means of diversion—it is a powerful environment of ideas, emotions, and values that influences people’s thoughts, actions, and relationships. Students become acquainted with current issues concerning television in society and explore the impact of television on society. Aspects examined include the 1950s and mass culture, viewer response, serial/episodic structure, and the rise of cable.

Online | 4 Credits | Instructor:
Adam Resnick

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HIS 3615

This study of African history addresses the continent’s geography and how it has affected Africa’s place in history, the rise and fall of civilizations, Islamic/Arab influences, European colonization, independence movements, and current challenges. In particular, students examine the slave trade and its effects on African societies, colonial domination, and the rise of nationalist movements.

Online | 4 credits | Core: Language & Cultures | GenEd: Humanities; World History and Global Awareness | Instructor: George Keteku

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LEG 3065

Students learn how to engage in the research process in the practice of law and assess law’s impact on a range of areas (e.g., consumer rights; the rights of women, students, minorities, and immigrants the rights of both the accused and the victims of crime).

Online | 4 credits | Instructor: Kristyan Gillmore

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LBS 3028

How we treat animals reveals a great deal about who we are, as a society and species. This course examines intersections between animals, humans and society from multiple perspectives (ecology, history, sociology, literature). Using text, media, documentaries and photojournalism, students explore contemporary topics, including animal intelligence and emotions, biodiversity and keystone species, animals in captivity, and zoonotic disease (i.e., Coronavirus).

Online | 4 credits | Instructor: Lisa Jean Moore

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LIT 2388

Readings include literature by 21st century writers of African descent living around the globe, with special focus on the Black Atlantic region. Students consider the texts’ engagement with issues of modernity, postmodernity, identity, belonging, and citizenship. Authors include Zadie Smith, Edwidge Danticat, Teju Cole, and Taiye Selasi.

Online | 4 credits | Core: Language & Cultures | GenEd: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice; World History and Global Awareness | Instructor: James King

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MAT 1060

Students learn basic concepts in quantitative reasoning (number systems, data manipulation, basic statistics), with emphasis on problem solving using computational methods. This course uses a textbook and focuses on applications related to consumer issues to develop computational and problem-solving skills. Students learn to transform data into information and apply quantitative methods to evaluate information and solve real-world problems.

Online | 4 credits | Core: Mathematics | Instructor: Alan Anderson 

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PHO 1101

An introduction to the techniques, current practices, and history surrounding digital photography. Editing techniques are covered, with attention to image manipulation using Adobe Photoshop and RAW files. Composition, lighting, point of view, and use of narrative are explored. A digital camera is required; cameras may be borrowed, as available, from Campus Technology Services. Students may not earn credit for both PHO 1100 (offered by the School of Art+Design) and PHO 1101

Online | 3 credits | Core/GenEd: Arts | Instructor: Deborah Mesa-Pelly

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PSY 1530

Empirical and theoretical approaches to the basic physiological, cognitive, and social mechanisms underlying behavior. Topics include learning and conditioning; sensation and perception; memory, thinking, and language; psychological development; social processes; and personality and psychopathology.

Online | 4 credits | Core/GenEd: Social Sciences | Instructor: Christopher Williams

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PSY 2170

Students study classic experiments and contemporary research in the areas of conformity, obedience, helping behavior, attributions, aggression, persuasion, close relationships and attraction, attitudes and social influence, ethics, and prejudice. This material is applied to both current and historical examples in social research.

Online | 4 credits | Core/GenEd: Social Sciences | Instructor: Jessica Carnevale

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PSY 2250

An examination of the biological processes by which the sensory systems pick up information from the environment and the psychological processes by which that information is coded, transformed, and integrated to form perceptions. Emphasis is on the visual systems and visual perception. Aspects of perception in the visual arts and music are also discussed.

Online | 4 credits | Core/GenEd: Natural Sciences | Instructor: Jason Clarke

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REL 3250

“God is dead,” Nietzsche famously proclaimed to signal the waning power of religion. In spite of the influence religion exerts, one is reminded of the lack of understanding of the world’s major faiths. This course is a study of the origins, evolution, and the traditions of the major and minor religions of the world.

Online | 4 credits | Core: Language & Cultures | Instructor: George Keteku

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SOC 1500

An introduction to sociological thinking and to key concepts in sociology. Attention is given to social life, inequality, movements, action, change, institutions, and contemporary social issues.

Online | 3 credits | Core/GenEd: Social Sciences | Instructor: Lisa Jean Moore

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SOC 2140

An examination of the state of race relations in the United States and other industrialized nations. Topics include racial and ethnic stratification, systems of oppression, mechanisms for integration, pluralism, assimilation, and racial politics.

Online | 3 credits | GenEd: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice | Instructor: Chrys Ingraham

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SPA 1010

For students who have had little or no previous exposure to the language. Presents the essential structures of spoken and written Spanish by involving the student in situations that concretely represent the concepts of the language.

Online | 4 credits | Core: Languages & Cultures | GenEd: World Languages | Instructor: Ager Gondra

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SPA 1020

A continuation of SPA 1010. Increased time is devoted to reading and writing. Development of oral skills remains the primary objective of the course.

Online | 4 credits | Core: Languages & Cultures | GenEd: World Languages | Instructor: Deborah Symons

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THP 3210

Students explore the bridge between traditional narratives and the emerging narrative demands of the metaverse. Course will introduce the employment of virtuality and augmented design alongside real-world immersive environments. The use of multiple mediums and immersive narrative design principles is leading to a reinvention storytelling, a reinvention that is opened doors to new opportunities in the many fields of entertainment.

Online | 4 credits | Core/GenEd: Arts | Instructor: David Bassuk

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