Fall 2004 EEP Course Descriptions

Please note: The following courses meet entirely online. These are 9-week SPD courses that start on August 30 and end on October 31, 2004 (Information about 14-week Technology and Society courses appears below.) Before you register for any EEP course, read the FAQ page for technical, administrative and academic requirements. Also, if the course you want is closed and you plan to use the automatic waitlist, be sure to read our tutorial before enrolling.

MA/LS and MPS Project Seminar
CED 595 • 3 credits
Students will be given guidance in selecting a specific topic that will become the subject of their project. Simultaneously, they will explore research techniques, identifying library and other research resources on campus and in the community. Students will present a first draft or project feasibility study both orally and in written form to a seminar audience. The project should be completed within the seminar and submitted, according to standards and guidelines established by the School of Professional Development, when determined satisfactory by the project seminar instructor. If the project is not completed within the semester, the grade of U will be assigned, and students will have to register and repeat the seminar in the following term.
Prerequisite: Matriculation in MA/LS or MPS degree: MA/LS degree candidates: completion of 9 credits in liberal studies requirement.
Note: S/U grading; can repeat one time but not for credit.
Class Nbr: 94196 Section S30 Hecht,Deborah
Class Nbr: 94197 Section S31 Brown,Sharon D.
Class Nbr: 94198 Section S32 Brown,Sharon D.
Class Nbr: 94199 Section S33 Young,Jennifer
Class Nbr: 94200 Section S34 Schneider,Stephen Z

Education: Theory and Practice
CEE 505 • 3 credits
This interdisciplinary study of the foundations of education will focus on the findings of social and behavioral sciences as they relate to education and teaching.
Note: Preservice course for those not yet certified to teach.
Class Nbr: 94241 Section S30 Schneider,Stephen Z

Home-School Relationship in Education
CEE 511 • 3 credits
This course explores the relationship between the home and school and its effect on the development of children. The need for the home-school connection, the historical overview of the family, the rationale behind federal legislation, and parent involvement in the schools will be examined. The school's role in parent education, our understanding of specific legislation, of social issues such as drugs, teenage pregnancy, and other areas of serious concern as well as programs designed to help families and children will also be discussed.
Class Nbr: 94271 Section S30 MacLeod,Antoinette
Class Nbr: 94272 Section S31 MacLeod,Antoinette

Effective Schools Movement
CEE 519 • 3 credits
This overview of the effective schools movement will include discussion of the characteristics of effective schools, elements of good lesson planning, use of the developmental lesson, the congruence movement, and faculty makeup.
Class Nbr: 94239 Section S30 MacLeod,Antoinette

Curriculum: Tool for Creative Classroom Management
CEE 520 • 3 credits
This course will view the current role of curriculum in the school. National reform initiatives and the adoption of standards will be assessed from interacting with locally constructed products. This course will explore the increasing role of teachers in designing this classroom management tool. Students will explore national and local teacher groups actively pursuing curriculum change, and will also focus on the role of curriculum in the management of authentic assessment and instructional resources.
Class Nbr: 94229 Section S30 Baker,Paul J.
Class Nbr: 94230 Section S31 Baker,Paul J.

Mentoring and Induction Into Education
CEE 527 • 3 credits
A review of mentoring and internship programs as aids to effective teacher instruction. Topics will include: mentoring in other professions, apprenticeship and internship models, mentoring in the educational profession, examples of current mentor teacher programs, history of the New York State Mentor-Teacher Internship Program, mentor selection, needs of beginning teachers, evaluation of mentor teacher programs, future of mentoring/internships in education.
Class Nbr: 94190 Section S30 Smith,Allen

Teachers' Rights: Litigation, Liability and the Law
CEE 529 • 3 credits
This course will provide a broad overview of both the legal rights and responsibilities of individuals employed as teachers through the examination of historical tradition, past and existing legislation, and pertinent case study. Topics to be discussed will include: curriclum, freedom of speech, separation of church and state, equal opportunity employment rights and responsibilities, teacher organizations, contracts, student discipline, student rights, tenure, grievance, and seniority. Primary emphasis will be on developing an awareness of how and why these issues arose, how they currently impact the individual teacher on a practical day-to-day basis, and considering strategies for either dealing with or avoiding problems in these areas
Class # 95462 Sec S30, Flex, Katherine Llovar Rodriguez

Human Development
CEE 565 • 3 credits
An examination of the biological and psychological development of children and adolescents and its relationship to teaching and curriculum development for diverse learners. The course will focus on special education programs, childhood and adolescent psychiatric disorders, and societal issues.
Note: Preservice course for those not yet provisionally certified; formerly entitled Middle School Adolescent Growth and Development; cannot take for repeat credit.
Class Nbr: 94238 Section S30 Rizza,Frank T.

Topics in Education
CEE 598 • 3 credits
This course will explore the frequently contested issues in selected broad areas of importance to educators from various political perspectives: academic freedom, tenure, unions, shared decision-making, and claims on non-teaching time. Besides offering historical background and discussion of present controversies, students will address the larger question of what is the appropriate role of the teacher within a school community consisting of students, administrators, parents and the public.
Class Nbr: 94218 Section S30 Fitzgerald,Marie Topic is: Cultural Values
Class Nbr: 94219 Section S31 Fitzgerald,Marie Topic is: Cultural Values
Class Nbr: 94220 Section S32 Fitzgerald,Marie Topic is: Teachers in the Workplace

Multimedia Classroom
CEF 528 • 3 credits
This course will explore the issues of using multimedia in the classroom. Issues to be discussed, but not necessarily limited to, will include: how multimedia may be used for the integration of subject areas; the effect of multimedia on learning modalities; the role of teacher vs. multimedia; the affordability of multimedia when resources are scarce; multimedia as a basis for collaborative learning and fostering student-peer networking beyond the classroom; and the concept of multimedia as just another educational fad.
Class Nbr: 94242 Section S30 Key, Ilena D

Class Management for Secondary Educators
CEF 557 • 3 credits
This course explores classroom management, problem solving, professional responsibilities and communication for new and returning secondary classroom teachers.
Class Nbr: 94818 Section S30 Varuolo,Francesco

Classroom Management Strategies and Reflective Practices for K-12 Teachers
CEF 558 • 3 credits
This education course will focus on the needs of the practicing teacher in managing an increasingly diverse population of learners. These management skills will focus on the individual learner and include self-motivation, discipline, conflict resolution, and verbal communication. Through the analysis of online case studies, students will develop individualized models for assessment-driven professional development. All case studies are available online through the Video-classroom.
Class Nbr: 94841 Section S30 Baker, Paul J.

Understanding Different Cultures
CEG 511 • 3 credits • SBLS
An introduction to varied cultural systems, this course will emphasize the varied concepts of time, space, perception, and reasoning. Included will be a look at inherent cultural concepts that may be disruptive to mutual understanding. Selected cultures will be studied in depth.
Class Nbr: 94214 Section S30 D'Aquila, Louis C.
Class Nbr: 94215 Section S31 D'Aquila, Louis C.

Literature and Society
CEG 526 • 3 credits • AHLS
Students will examine the ideal of self-realization in the modern novel in order to develop an appreciation of the choices of an individual in the context of historical or political change. Students will read a series of modern novels and companion readings in psychology, history, criticism, and philosophy. Students will also be expected to research and interpret the career and work of a modern literary figure of their choice.
Class Nbr: 94206 Section S30 Young, Jennifer

Immigration: Today & Yesterday
CEG 531 • 3 credits • SBLS
This examination of the political, social, cultural, economic, and psychological characteristics of the United States during three waves of immigration will look at America's changing concepts of manifest destiny, nativism, segregation, the melting pot, integration, pluralism, and multiculturalism.
Class Nbr: 94825 Section S30 Gold,Eva L

Literature of Travel
CEH 522 • 3 credits • AHLS
emote lands, exotic peoples, dangerous adventures, and personal discoveries are the topics of the literature we read in this course. Authors to be read include: the ancient-world traveler, Herodotus; the Spanish conquistador, Cabeza de Vaca; the American humorist, Mark Twain; the spiritual explorer, Peter Matthiessen; the daring Englishwoman, Freya Stark; and other exciting authors. Students will be transported throughout the world and back in time to examine the themes, purposes, and conventions of this popular genre. For more information, visit http://ms.cc.sunysb.edu/~shbrown/
Class Nbr: 94850 Section S30 Brown, Sharon

Foundations of Social Science Methodology
CEI 505 • 3 credits • SBLS
This course explores the relationship between facts and theories in the social sciences, with an emphasis on economics. Various approaches to building models and the manner in which hypotheses are formed and then tested are examined. Given the difficulty of conducting laboratory experiments in the social sciences, the use of simple statistical techniques in testing hypotheses is examined. Emphasis is placed on logical reasoning rather than technical sophistication.
Class Nbr: 95328 Section S30 Forman,Seth A.

Understanding Other Cultures
CEI 506 • 3 credits • SBLS
This course will focus on the application of anthropological methods, theories, and perspectives to the understanding of other cultures, both present and past. Emphasis will be on examining meaning and behavior in order to draw relevant comparisons between ourselves and others.
Class Nbr: 94274 Section S30 Mitra, Katherine

Gender and Ethnicity in American Literature
CEI 509 • 3 credits • AHLS
This course will explore the relationship of two of the most potent realities of American culture through the medium of literature: ethnicity and gender. Often the woman, who is loyal to her cultural group, becomes doubly marginal—she is caught in the disjunction between her female identity and fidelity to her cultural heritage. We shall address ourselves to the cultural and literary issues raised by both ethnic and gender categories. We shall read novels by prominent ethnic women writers such as Toni Morrison, Cynthia Ozick, Maxine Hong Kingston, Leslie Marmon Silko, Helen Barolini, and Mary Gordon.
Class Nbr: 95466 Section S30 Hutner, Heidi

Modern Communications: Technology Systems
CEI 511 • 3 credits • NSLS
The study of basic principles and concepts that underlie the design and usage of modern communications technology systems is the emphasis of this course. All effective communications systems (such as radio, TV, and radar) must be designed to match the capabilities of the human user. An example of good ergonomic design is how a hi-fi system is designed to match the hearing characteristics of humans. Students will explore the background principles that relate to communications systems, including the electromagnetic spectrum and analog and digital signals. The study of communications technology systems will also deal with the human and societal impacts.
Class Nbr: 94232 Section S30 Voss, Diana
Class Nbr: 94233 Section S31 An-Chandler, Heejung

Argumentative Analysis of Literature
CEI 514 • 3 credits • AHLS
Systematic inquiry into a range of poems, short stories, and a novel to develop greater awareness of the processes of inference involved in reading literature perceptively; differentiating the kinds of inferential questions which may be asked of texts and exploring criteria for assessing answers; development of a useful conception of argument through the writing and analysis of argumentative essays.
Class Nbr: 94194 Section S30 Semansky, Chris

Religious Vision in 20th Century Literature
CEI 520 • 3 credits • AHLS
An introduction to the religious and theological analysis of literature by way of an inquiry into the visionary worlds of major 20th century fiction and poetry. Emphasis will be placed both upon the selected writers and their relation to western religious traditions and to the breakthroughs which these writers effected into new worlds.
Class Nbr: 94264 Section S30 Cahill, James

Cultural Diversity in American Musicals
CEI 531 • 3 credits • AHLS
This course will use classic musicals to explore differences in ethnicity, gender and economic class. Musicals to be discussed will include Show Boat, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, My Fair Lady, South Pacific, King and I, Carousel and other musical examples. Students will be asked to explore and report on contemporary examples of musicals and popular music videos to expand the resources available in the teaching environment. Combined, these resources, in addition to assigned readings, will form a context for exploring current pedagogical techniques for teaching about cultural diversity (specifically ethnicity, racism, sexism, and economical stratification). Students will receive guidance in the use of music within the classroom to focus discussion on current social issues. The course will rely heavily on active learning. Ideas presented by students and musical examples recommended by both the instructor and the students will drive the content regarding specific topics covered. The instructor will provide the overall format and most listening and reading materials for the course and will maintain a focus so that students do not pull the subject matter away from the stated description.
Class # 95461 Sec S30, Flex, Marilyn London

The World of Dante
CEI 526 • 3 credits • AHLS
Dante's Divine Comedy is considered one of the most influential works of all time: it is a masterpiece of unrivalled power that explores the universal aspects of the human soul, from its lowest instincts to its highest spiritual experience. The course will examine the Divine Comedy within the context of its time and the applicability to our own time.
Class Nbr: 94821 Section S30 Franco,Charles

Women's Studies in Humanities
CEI 533 • 3 credits • AHLS
The focus of this course will be an understanding of the intellectual premises and research methodologies of women's studies as an academic discipline in the humanities. Discussion will include questions about greatness in humanities fields, the processes by which women's lives as artists are recorded, and the impact of the 20th century women's movement on the humanities and arts. Also to be covered: the ways in which women's lives have differed from men's and how these differences have affected women's work in the humanities.
Class Nbr: 94791 Section S30 Flores,Kelliann

American Literature in Cultural Context: 1878-1920
CEI 537 • 3 credits • AHLS
n this interactive online class, we will read and discuss novels, novellas, and short stories that were scandals in their day. The authors of these then-controversial works include Henry James, Edith Wharton, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Kate Chopin, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. To understand these works of literary art, we will also examine the culture in which these works were written. That culture includes the worlds of art, architecture, music, and the business world, including publishing.
Class Nbr: 94201 Section S30 Hecht, Deborah

Oceanography: Application of the Basic Sciences to the World Ocean
CEI 541 • 3 credits • NSLS
This introduction to oceanography will explore the features and processes that characterize the World Ocean, and ways in which the World Ocean affects ecosystems and human society. Consideration of the tools, methods, and strategies employed by oceanographers in studying the World Ocean will be explored.
Note: At least two college-level courses in Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, or Physics recommended.
Class Nbr: 94231 Section S30 Baines,Stephen
Class Nbr: 94842 Section S31 Baines,Stephen

Youth and Gang Violence in Contemporary American Cities: Causes, Societal Impact, and Social Policy
CEI 558 • 3 credits • SBLS
Designed for educators, social workers, youth workers, administrators, and others who work with youth, this course will examine youth and gang violence in contemporary America from a public health model. The public health model is a multidisciplinary approach to problem solving that emphasizes involvement in a variety of perspectives including sociological, economic, psychological, and cultural competence. Through discussions, readings, and research, students will learn the factors that contribute to youth violence and develop the strategies and skills for effective prevention and intervention.
Class # 95708 Sec S30, Flex, Aldustus Jordan

Principles of Adult Learning
CEI 585 • 3 credits • SBLS
Students will develop a critical understanding of issues and problems in the adult education field through a number of research/writing assignments and independent and group projects. Topics include: philosophical and historical foundations, administration and finance, effective teaching and advising, and creative developments in continuing education.
Class Nbr: 94189 Section S30 Schneider, Stephen Z

Seminar on Leadership in Organizations
CEI 596 • 3 credits • SBLS • MPS Core B
This seminar presents an overview of the research literature on leadership as a background for analyzing and assessing leadership behavior in a number of settings including business, educational, community, and volunteer organizations. Students will be responsible for extensive readings on organizational and leadership theory. They will also conduct and report on their own independent research projects.
Note: Some course work in sociology, psychology, or administration
Class Nbr: 94263 Section S30 Shannon,Kevin P.

Philosophy of Medicine: Biomedical Ethics
CEI 597 • 3 credits • NSLS
This course is concerned with some of the major philosophical questions concerning the scope and limits of healthcare and the theory and practice of medicine in contemporary society. Issues to be addressed will include the physician-patient relationship, death and end-of-life decisions, euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, genetics and assisted reproductive technologies, human and animal research, and social justice and healthcare policy.
Class Nbr: 94251 Section S30 Matchett Kubik,Nancy J.

Modern China: Literature, Film & Culture
CEJ 522 • 3 credits • AHLS
Take a broad look at Chinese culture from the beginning of this century: the impact of western culture and the crumbling of traditional culture; the Communist effort to build the new nation; the traumatic experience of the Cultural Revolution and its subsequent cultural reflection, the Tiananmen pro-democracy movement; the commercialization of daily life; and the rise of Chinese pop culture.
Notes: Students in this course must be able to watch streaming video using RealPlayer.
Class Nbr: 94237 Section S30 Fuchs,Steven

Comparative Study of American Ethnic Groups
CEJ 588 • 3 credits • SBLS
This course is an introduction to criteria, distinctions, and categories relevant to studying America's ethnic groups. They include: time of immigration or migration to America, or to mainland America; migrations within the United States: geographic locations and periods of settlement or resettlement in the United States at particular times; political policies of the United States at given times; cultural patterns brought by the groups and evolved among the groups; and variables in assimilation. The history, sociology and political situation of Italian Americans will be compared with those of other selected ethnic groups, including Irish Americans, Puerto Rican Americans, Chinese Americans, Mexican Americans, African Americans, and American Jews within the larger American context from 1845 to the present.
Class Nbr: 94203 Section S30: Guida, George M. Topic is Italian Americans
Class Nbr: 94831 Section S31: Gardaphe, Fred M. Topic is Italian Americans

Long Island's Ocean Beaches
CEM 573 • 3 credits • NSLS
This course is a practical guide to beaches and coastal processes on Long Island's ocean shoreline. Topics include beach features, waves and storms, erosion and erosion control. Recipes for describing and forecasting beach conditions. Suitable for coastal residents, community planners, real estate agents, environmental lawyers, teachers, etc.
Class # 95554 Sec S30, Flex, Henry Bokuniewicz

Assessment of Socio-Technological Problems and Issues
CEN 580 • 3 credits • NSLS • MPS Core B
The systematic study of a series of studies that relate to current socio-technological problems and issues is the content of this course. Problem areas include transportation, water and energy resources, access for the disabled, artificial hearts, and electronic funds transfer. Emphasis will be placed on the assessment of emerging technological systems and the science and mathematics that underlie these systems.
Class Nbr: 94225 Section S30 Baker,Patricia L.
Class Nbr: 94226 Section S31 Baker,Patricia L.

The Concepts of Leisure, Play, and Recreation in America
CEP 508 • 3 credits
This course examines some of the most important ways in which Americans have spent their leisure time over the past 100 years. Leisure and recreation are considered within the context of the changing American workplace, but most attention is given to leisure forms themselves. Among the topics covered are the saloon, city parks, the rise of sports, amusement parks, the movies, television, and the different leisure activities of men and women. The course deals with the more local and community-based leisure forms of the late 19th century, while the 20th-century section is mostly concerned with the rise of mass recreation. Throughout, the course will be attentive to the changing relationship between spheres of work and leisure, as well as to the different, and at times conflicting, approaches to leisure and recreation among classes, races, and ethnic groups.
Class Nbr: 95322 Section S30 Muller,Julia E.

Study of Human Movement
CEP 514 • 3 credits
Applied anatomy and kinesiology will be discussed in reference to three major topics: anatomic and physiologic fundamentals of human motion, fundamentals of biomechanics, and principles and applications of motor skills. The major topics to be covered in reference to exercise physiology are the following: physiology of energy sources, neuro-muscular concepts, cardiorespiratory considerations, physical training applications, environmental aspects, and nutrition and body composition.
Note: This course is part of NYS Coaching Certification
Class Nbr: 95323 Section S30 Patane,Patricia M.

Athletic Coaching Accreditation Practicum/Field Study
CEP 520 • 3 credits
This practicum is designed for those students (post baccalaureates) who would like to coach a particular sport at the high school level, but who have had limited coaching experience. A variable credit field study program will pair each student with an experienced coach for one season. At the end of the season, each student will be evaluated in the administration and presentation of a coaching program.
Prerequisites: CEP 502, CEP 507, and CEP 513.
Class Nbr: 94207 Section S30 Muller,Julia E.

Women, Work, and Dollars
CES 517 • 3 credits
This course addresses the economic and social struggle of women to achieve workplace equality. It includes an examination of their labor force participation; the remuneration of women; segregated employment patterns; special problems of women in professional, managerial, and scientific disciplines; analysis of the corporate environment and the role of affirmative action in removing formal and informal barriers to progress. It investigates the campaign for comparable worth; alternative definitions of success; women's contribution to the world of work; the glass ceiling and the mommy track; work-family issues; child care; sexual harassment; and women as managers. The course will feature case analysis and guest speakers from different organizations.
Class Nbr: 95467 Section S30 Creagh, Cynthia Dianne

Educational Leadership Theory I
CEQ 501 • 3 credits
This course presents a study of the concepts, theories, methods, and findings dealing with how to acquire the extensive knowledge of learning, creative thinking, teaching, assessment, and the principles of effective schools. Materials will be drawn largely from the behavioral sciences. These will be applied to the practice of educational administration at all levels and in all settings, taking into account cultural diversity and locale.
Prerequisite: Matriculation in SAS or SDA certificate program
Class Nbr: 94192 Section S30 Centamore, Joseph

School Community Relations
CEQ 510 • 3 credits
The functions and responsibilities of the school administrator in the development and maintenance of effective school-community relations will be covered in this course. The meaning and purpose of school-community relations, the roles and functions of the Board of Education and all school personnel in establishing and maintaining good school-community relations. Some topics that will be discussed are communication processes, techniques and strategies, preparation of communication materials, handling criticisms and attacks, and relations with the news media.
Prerequisite: Matriculation in SAS or SDA certificate program
Class Nbr: 94221 Section S30 Walsh,Michael B.

School District Leadership and Administration
CEQ 515 • 3 credits
This course is an examination of theories and practices related to school district administration, supervision, and evaluation. Topics included are organizational structure, engaging teachers, staff, and parents in the decision-making process, curriculum, leadership, supervision, staff development, monitoring and evaluating the school's or program's performance and involving staff in making changes, mechanisms for effecting change, establishing and maintaining ongoing cooperation and collaboration between the home and the school, personnel administration, business management, and school law.
Class Nbr: 94222 Section S30 Walsh,Michael B.

Supervision of Instruction
CEQ 555 • 3 credits
This course covers the basic aspects of the supervisory process. Areas included are an overview of supervision, theory and research, organization and function, roles of various personnel in the supervisory process, factors influencing change, improving instruction through individuals and groups, curriculum development, effective use of learning resources and evaluating supervisory programs. Formerly offered as CEE 555; may not be taken for repetitive credit.
Prerequisite: Matriculation in SAS or SDA certificate program
Class Nbr: 94191 Section S30 Smith,Allen

Racism: An Interdisciplinary Analysis
CET 550 • 3 credits • SBLS
This course will examine the sociological, economic, and historical development of racism and its effects on the world. Topics will explore how each of these disciplines has interacted with one another toward the development of racism.
Class Nbr: 94204 Section S30 Karron,Harvey E.
Class Nbr: 94205 Section S31 Karron,Harvey E.

Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
CEV 501 • 3 credits • AHLS
A look at theories of temporality in the late 20th century, conducted in the hyper-real time and space of the electronic classroom. The online classroom will serve as a phenomenological resource to explore such topics as: collective or historical time, consciousness and time, narrative time, musical time, philosophical questions about being-in-time, psychological time, bodily time, analog and digital time, cultural and artistic images of time, Newton's time and Einstein's time, and new models of time offered by contemporary thinkers.
Class Nbr: 94209 Section S30 Koplewitz,Laura A.
Class Nbr: 94210 Section S31 Koplewitz,Laura A.

Changing Classroom
CEV 503 • 3 credits
This examination of the issue of change within the school classroom will look at: classroom discipline and the changing language of the K-12 classroom, multiple intelligence theory and teaching for understanding, brain-based instruction and the delivery of instruction, learning styles and redesigning the classroom to accommodate diversity, and evaluation and authentic student performance.
Class Nbr: 94227 Section S30 Baker,Paul J.

The Edge of the World: A Concept of Space
CEV 504 • 3 credits • AHLS
Space is a ubiquitous concept: We speak of personal space, architectural space, outer space, public space, inner space-our cultural denotations and connotations of space are varied. Space has become a prominent metaphor of our time. This course will explore the notion of space via four distinct fields of inquiry: physics, philosophy, psychology, and poetry. Readings will be drawn from texts by Joseph Campbell, C. G. Jung, Stephen Hawking, Fritjof Capra, James Gleick, Edward T. Hall, Stephen Kern, and others.
Class Nbr: 94211 Section S30 Koplewitz,Laura A.
Class Nbr: 94262 Section S31 Koplewitz,Laura A.

Mythical Themes and Archetypes
CEV 506 • 3 credits • AHLS
This course will focus on recognizing mythical themes and archetypes using the myths of classical Greece and Rome. Students will discuss the presence of mythical themes and archetypes in literature from their areas of speciality and in myths from other cultures. Students will also be encouraged to view films to enhance their understanding of how mythical themes and archetypes contribute to the plot. Emphasis will be placed on writing critical essays using the insights gained from recognizing mythical themes and archetypes.
Class Nbr: 94216 Section S30 Brown,Margery L.
See a sample syllabus from Spring 2002 (Note: This is a sample only and is not the final syllabus; do not order books based on this syllabus.)

Analysis of Short Fiction
CEV 507 • 3 credits • AHLS
Using a historical approach, some of the world's most popular short stories will be studied. Authors from the 19th and 20th centuries will be selected. Discussions will include questions on how an author establishes character, setting and conflict, the degree to which a story's theme is universal, and the ways in which biographical and sociological events influence a story's construction. For more information, visit http://ms.cc.sunysb.edu/~shbrown/.
Class Nbr: 94234 Section S30 Brown,Sharon D
Class Nbr: 94235 Section S31 Brown,Sharon D

Examining Contemporary Education
CEV 509 • 3 credits
This course will introduce a number of contemporary educational commentators and will offer participants the opportunity to explore such issues as the goal and purpose of education today, the relative importance of curriculum and methodology of presentation, a review of diverse educational methodologies and their justifications. Main readings will be from E. D. Hirsch, Kieran Egan, and Neil Postman.
Class Nbr: 94240 Section S30 Turgeon,Wendy C.

Themes in Science Fiction
CEV 516 • 3 credits • AHLS
Students in this course will examine some of the major themes and techniques of selected works of science fiction. Although science fiction has been written since the early 1800s, it was not recognized as a distinct genre until the 1930s in America. There is still controversy over the definition of science fiction. In addition, we will be examining works of science fiction that have been made into movies, examining the effects that such mutation has had on the original in terms of plot, theme, message, social implications, etc. We will begin at the arguable beginning of the genre with Frankenstein (1818) and end with 'Johnny Mnemonic' (1985). All of the movies are currently available for rental or purchase.
Class Nbr: 94217 Section S30 Brown,Margery L.
See a sample syllabus (Note: This is a sample only and is not the final syllabus; do not order books based on this syllabus.).

Literature of Healing
CEV 519 • 3 credits • SBLS
In this course we will study literary works that increase one's awareness of life passages. Using European and Eastern translated writings along with American authors, and film, we will examine topics such as human struggle, self-actualization growth and death. The works will be linked to non-fiction essays on philosophy and psychology.
Class Nbr: 94213 Section S30 Cannella,Lee-grace
See a sample syllabus.

Toward the Year 3000: Studies of the Future
CEV 536 • 3 credits • SBLS
This course addresses studies of the future from multi-cultural and interdisciplinary perspectives. We will look at the ways in which scientists, economists, sociologists, philosophers, psychologists, and experts in a variety of disciplines design and project their impressions about the future.
Class Nbr: 94212 Section S30 Koplewitz,Laura A.

The Italian American Experience in Literature
CEV 541 • 3 credits • AHLS
This course draws on a wealth of authentic experiences of Italian ethnic realities in the United States to explore varieties of the Italian American experience from immigration to ethnicity and beyond. The course will provide students with historical and theoretical backgrounds to become aware of the experience of Italians in America and their contribution to American culture.
Class # 95460 Sec S30, Flex, Eva Bovi

Working 9-5: Social Class & Culture in American Literature
CEV 539 • 3 credits • AHLS
In this class we will examine the relationship between social class and culture, as expressed in the writing of poets, fictionists, and essayists. In particular, we will examine the myth of America as a classless society, and historically how writers have challenged that myth. We will also analyze the intersections between class and gender, race, and ethnicity and discuss whose interests are served when groups are described in certain ways.
Class Nbr: 94845 Section S30 Semansky, Chris
Class Nbr: 94846 Section S31 Semansky, Chris

Primo Levi and the Holocaust
CEV 542 • 3 credits • AHLS
Like many Holocaust survivors, Primo Levi was caught between his role as survivor and his role as author and man of science. This course will examine what it means to write about the Holocaust; that is, what it implies to bear witness to a traumatic experience such as the Shoah. We will look at theory of trauma and the narration of the traumatic event. What is gained/lost/recovered in the act of bearing witness to tragedy and what is the cost to the victim? How are the roles of the victim and perpetrator assigned in the Holocaust? How does survivor guilt and shame factor into the way the story is - has to be - told? What are the narrative devices employed by the various survivor - authors? How does the experience of having been a victim of the Shoah define Levi and the survivor in general? The issue of language and the violence done to language during the Holocaust will also be examined. With Primo Levi at the center of the discourse, we will analyze the act of writing about the Holocaust, considering how his narrative style differs from that of other important survivor authors. In addition we will consider the contribution that different genres (autobiography/memoir, fiction, essay) make to the understanding of the event through literature.
Class Nbr: 94826 Section S30 Gold-Bovi, Eva