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Course Schedule for EDUCATIONAL STUDIES - Fall 2013

Class No.	Course ID	Title	Credits	Type	Instructor(s)	Days:Times	Location	Permission Required	Dist
2016	EDUC-200-01	Analyzing Schools	1.25	LEC	Leventhal-Weiner,Rachel G.	TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM	TBA		SOC
		Enrollment limited to 32
		NOTE: Each Student must reserve on three-hour block of time in their weekly schedule (anytime between 9am-3pm weekdays) for a community learning placement in a neighborhood Hartford public school, to be arranged by the instructor during the first week of the course.
		NOTE: 10 seats reserved for first-years and 10 for sophomores.
		This course introduces the study of schooling within an interdisciplinary framework. Drawing upon sociology, we investigate the resources, structures, and social contexts which influence student opportunities and outcomes in the United States and other countries. Drawing upon psychology, we contrast theories of learning, both in the abstract and in practice. Drawing upon philosophy, we examine competing educational goals and their underlying assumptions regarding human nature, justice, and democracy. In addition, a community learning component, where students observe and participate in nearby K-12 classrooms for three hours per week, will be integrated with course readings and written assignments.
2467	EDUC-308-01	Cities, Suburbs, and Schools	1.00	SEM	Dougherty,John A.	W: 1:15PM-3:55PM	TBA		SOC
		Enrollment limited to 20
		Prerequisite: C- or better in Educational Studies 200 or participation in The Cities Program or permission of instructor.
		NOTE: Each student must bring a laptop computer to run web-based writing, mapping, and data tools in class. Email the instructor if you need assistance with this requirement.
		How did city dwellers’ dreams of better schooling, along with public policy decisions in housing and transportation, contribute to the rise of suburbia in the 20th century? How do city-suburban disparities affect teaching and learning in classrooms today? What promise do Sheff v O’Neill remedies for racial isolation, such as magnet schools at the Learning Corridor, hold for the future? Students will investigate these questions while developing their skills in oral history, ethnographic fieldwork, and geographical information system (GIS) software. Community learning experiences will be integrated with seminar readings and research projects.
2373	EDUC-399-01	Independent Study	1.00 - 2.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 100
		Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor and director are required for enrollment.
2102	EDUC-400-01	Senior Research Seminar	1.00	SEM	Leventhal-Weiner,Rachel G.	M: 1:15PM-3:55PM	TBA	Y	WEB
		Enrollment limited to 20
		This seminar open to senior Educational Studies majors only.
		To fulfill the senior exercise requirement, students carry out an independent research project that builds upon acquired skills and evolving interests. The weekly seminar provides a thematic focus as well as a continuous forum for both support and critical feedback from peers, in preparation for a public presentation of the student’s work at the end of the semester. Each year, the seminar will be organized around a broad theme in educational studies.
2374	EDUC-466-01	Teaching Assistant	0.50 - 1.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 100
		Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor and director are required for enrollment.
2661	AMST-357-01	Race and Urban Space	1.00	LEC	Baldwin,Davarian L.	TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 25
		Scholars and now even the larger public have conceded that race is a social construct. However, many are just beginning to fully explore how the specific dimensions and use of space is mediated by the politics of racial difference and racial identification. Therefore, this course seeks to explore how racism and race relations shape urban spatial relations, city politics, and the built environment and how the historical development of cities has shaped racial identity as lived experience. Covering the 20th century, the course examines three critical junctures: Ghettoization (1890s-1940s); Metropolitan Formation (1940s-1990s); and Neo-Liberal Gentrification (present).
2481	ECON-318-01	Basic Econometrics	1.25	LEC	Zannoni,Diane C.	MWF: 10:00AM-10:50AM	TBA		NUM
		Enrollment limited to 32
		Prerequisite: C+ or better in Economics 101 and a C- or better in Mathematics 107 (207 beginning with the class of 2015) or Mathematics 306.
		The formulation and estimation of models; topics include a review of basic concepts and results of statistical inference, single equation regression model, functional forms, problems of estimation, and simultaneous equation models. The computer will be used but no experience is necessary.
3394	HIST-299-01	Historiography	1.00	LEC	Figueroa,Luis A.	TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 15
		This course open to History majors only.
		A study of the character and range of activities undertaken by historians. Students will critically evaluate the way in which historians treat evidence and draw conclusions. Topics considered will include an introduction of some of the subdisciplines within the field and an examination of a number of important exchanges on matters of substance and method currently under debate among historians.
3159	INTS-234-01	Gender and Education	1.00	LEC	Bauer,Janet L.	TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM	TBA		GLB
		Enrollment limited to 30
		NOTE: There are 5 seats reserved for first-year students and 5 seats reserved for sophomores.
		What is gender equity in schooling and what impact does this have on gender equity more broadly? Different disciplinary perspectives on the impact of gender in learning, school experience, performance and achievement will be explored in elementary, secondary, post-secondary, and informal educational settings. The legal and public policy implications of these findings (such as gender-segregated schooling, men’s and women’s studies programs, curriculum reform, Title IX, affirmative action and other proposed remedies) will be explored. Findings on socialization and schooling in the U.S. will be contrasted with those from other cultures.
2090	PBPL-323-01	The Legal History of Race Rela	1.00	SEM	Stevens,Barry K. Fulco,Adrienne	T: 6:45PM-9:15PM	TBA	Y	SOC
		Enrollment limited to 15
		Prerequisite: C- or better in Public Policy 113 or Public Policy 201 or Permission of Instructor.
		NOTE: Contact Prof. Fulco for permission.
		This course will examine the interaction between the American social and legal systems in the treatment of race relations. The seminar will analyze major Supreme Court cases on equal rights and race relations with an emphasis on the historical and social contexts in which the decisions were rendered. The Socratic method will be used for many of the classes, placing importance on classroom discussion among the students and the lecturer. The goals of the course are to expose the students to the basis of the legal system and the development of civil rights legislations sharpen legal and critical analysis, improve oral expression, and develop a concise and persuasive writing style.
2303	POLS-241-01	Emp Pol Mthd & Data Anal	1.00	LEC	Laws,Serena	TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM	TBA		NUM
		Enrollment limited to 30
		An introduction to the design and execution of empirical political research involving computer analysis. The course covers the normative and empirical arguments at the foundation of the science of politics and the methods evolving from these arguments, and it trains students in the use of computers and statistical software. Course work includes reading, discussion, and completion of a research project in which the theory learned in class is put into practice. No programming experience required.
2136	PSYC-221-01	Research Design and Analysis	1.25	LEC	Reuman,David A.	MWF: 9:00AM-9:50AM	TBA		NUM
		Enrollment limited to 30
		Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 101.
		An intensive study of the methods employed in understanding human and animal behavior as well as an introduction to the problems of psychological data evaluation. Some of the topics included will be the roles of observation, description, bias, hypotheses, theory, and non-reactive research. Consideration will also be given to descriptive techniques, including measures of central tendency, variability, and correlation. Problems will deal with hypothesis testing, group comparisons, frequency comparisons, and analysis of variance. Enrollment in lecture and each laboratory limited.
2137	PSYC-221-20	Research Design and Analysis	1.25	LAB	Chapman,Barbara L.	T: 1:30PM-4:10PM	TBA		NUM
		Enrollment limited to 15
		Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 101.
		An intensive study of the methods employed in understanding human and animal behavior as well as an introduction to the problems of psychological data evaluation. Some of the topics included will be the roles of observation, description, bias, hypotheses, theory, and non-reactive research. Consideration will also be given to descriptive techniques, including measures of central tendency, variability, and correlation. Problems will deal with hypothesis testing, group comparisons, frequency comparisons, and analysis of variance. Enrollment in lecture and each laboratory limited.
2138	PSYC-221-21	Research Design and Analysis	1.25	LAB	Chapman,Barbara L.	W: 1:15PM-3:55PM	TBA		NUM
		Enrollment limited to 15
		Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 101.
		An intensive study of the methods employed in understanding human and animal behavior as well as an introduction to the problems of psychological data evaluation. Some of the topics included will be the roles of observation, description, bias, hypotheses, theory, and non-reactive research. Consideration will also be given to descriptive techniques, including measures of central tendency, variability, and correlation. Problems will deal with hypothesis testing, group comparisons, frequency comparisons, and analysis of variance. Enrollment in lecture and each laboratory limited.
2118	PSYC-295-01	Child Development	1.00	LEC	Anselmi,Dina L.	MWF: 10:00AM-10:50AM	TBA		SOC
		Enrollment limited to 50
		Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 101.
		A survey of the biological, cognitive, and social factors that influence the process of development. The course will focus on both theoretical and empirical issues in child development and will include topics such as attachment, language, condition, and socialization. The course will highlight how cultural factors, especially for children growing up in urban environments, influence both the manner and the end result of the developmental process. The optional laboratory introduces students to the major scientific methods of observation, interviews, and experimentation that are used to study important developmental questions in the areas of language, memory and concept development, sex-role stereotyping, prosocial development and play. (1.25 course credits with optional laboratory)
2111	PSYC-295-20	Child Development-Lab	0.25	LAB	Anselmi,Dina L.	M: 1:15PM-3:55PM	TBA
		Enrollment limited to 20
		Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 101.
		A survey of the biological, cognitive, and social factors that influence the process of development. The course will focus on both theoretical and empirical issues in child development and will include topics such as attachment, language, condition, and socialization. The course will highlight how cultural factors, especially for children growing up in urban environments, influence both the manner and the end result of the developmental process. The optional laboratory introduces students to the major scientific methods of observation, interviews, and experimentation that are used to study important developmental questions in the areas of language, memory and concept development, sex-role stereotyping, prosocial development and play. This course includes a community learning component.
3226	PSYC-426-01	Adv Top: Cultural Psychology	1.00	SEM	Chang,Janet	TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM	TBA		WEB
		Enrollment limited to 20
		Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 226.
		Cultural psychology focuses on how sociocultural contexts and cultural practices affect and reflect the human psyche. Our understanding of cultural influences on social psychological processes related to topics like the self, emotion, relationships, motiviation, socialization, and psychological well-being will be informed by theoretical and empirical research. We will explore various cultural contexts, including Latino, Asian, African, European, and North American cultures. We will address major issues in cultural psychology and discuss implications of a culturally informed psychology.
2689	SOCL-214-01	Racism	1.00	LEC	Williams,Johnny Eric	TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM	TBA		SOC
		Enrollment limited to 40
		A cross-national comparison of racial and ethnic differences as sources of conflict and inequality within and between societies. We will also consider the role of race and ethnicity as a basis for group and national solidarity. Topics will include the persistence of ethnic and racial loyalties in regard to language, marital choice, and politics; a comparison of social mobility patterns among various ethnic and racial groups; ethnicity and race as reactionary or revolutionary ideologies; the issues and facts regarding assimilation and pluralism in different societies.
3265	THDN-270-01	Arts in Action: Community	1.00	SEM	Farlow,Lesley J.	M: 4:00PM-7:00PM	TBA		ART
		Enrollment limited to 20
		In this course we will examine the way the arts in general and movement in particular both engage a community and are engaged in the community. Using Hartford and the region as a field for our inquiry, we will look at the role the arts play in contributing to the overall health of a community with a particular focus on schools for at-risk youth, correctional institutions, homes for the elderly, specialized magnet schools, after-school programming and performance that utilizes the community as a generative resource. In addition to readings, films, guest speakers and discussions, there will be applied observation and study in the city of Hartford and beyond.

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