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Anthropology
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Anthropology

ANTH 1019: Archaeology
(8 one-hour lessons)
This telecourse uses dramatic on-site filming to enable students to explore how archaeologists reconstruct ancient societies and explain how archaeology and anthropology interact, with emphasis on how people behaved in the past.

ANTH 1025: World Cultures
(26 half-hour lessons)
This telecourse is an ethnographic survey of the major culture areas of the world. It is an introductory cultural anthropology course that studies the structure and process of culture.
This telecourse satisfies the University’s cultural diversity requirement.

ANTH 2124: Cultures of Africa
(9 one-hour lessons)
This telecourse offers a basic ethnographic survey of African cultures, with attention to social groupings, tribalism, religion, language, social change, and the ecological relationship between humans and nature.
This telecourse satisfies the University’s cultural diversity requirement.

ANTH 1095: Brief overview of the four fields of Anthropology
(6 half-hour and 3 one-hour lessons)
Through the use of videos, readings, and the online course management system, this course provides a brief overview of the four traditional fields of anthropology: biological, archaeological, cultural, and linguistic anthropology. This course is designed for video instruction and offers minimal direct interaction with the instructor.

Biology

BIO 1012: General Biology
(13 half-hour lessons)
The primary purpose of this telecourse is to provide students with a firm foundation in the fundamental principles of biology. Through the use of videos, textbook readings, and an online course intervface, this course helps students gain an understanding of basic biological topics including: cellular biology, genetics, plant biology, evolution, and biodiversity. This course is designed for independent study and provides minimal direct interaction with the instructor.

Communications

Comm 1076: Introduction to Cinema
(3 half-hour and 10 one-hour lessons)
This telecourse examines the history, rhetoric, and aesthetics of film. The content is designed to bring Hollywood filmmaking into clear focus as an art form, as an economic force, and as a system of representation and communication. Film theory and criticism will be studied, as well as major genres, authors, and artists. Introduction to Cinema explores how Hollywood films work technically, artistically, and culturally. The course also probes the deeper meaning of American movies--the hidden messages of genres, the social and psychological effects of Hollywood film style, and the mutual influence of society and popular culture on filmmaking.

Comm 2232: Effective Communication in the Organization: Tools for Leadership
(12 one-hour lessons)
On-line telecourse
Prerequisites: Junior standing and consent of the instructor.
This teleweb course equips students with communication skills applicable to the organizational context. The course will present effective strategies for the articulation of ideas with particular emphasis on the development of leadership skills.

History

His 1031: Topics in European Civilization: Emergence of Western Europe to 1715
(26 half-hour lessons)
This telecourse offers lectures and discussions on the development of Western European society and tradition from approximately 800 to 1715.
His 1031 or His 1032 may be taken separately.

His 1032: Topics in European Civilization: 1715 to the Present
(26 half-hour lessons)
This telecourse offers lectures and discussions on the development of Western European society and tradition from approximately 1715 to the present.
His 1031 or His 1032 may be taken separately.
(13 one-hour lessons)

Philosophy

Phil 1090: Philosophy and Other Disciplines
(30 half-hour lessons)
General introduction to philosophy examines its connections to works of art and related areas. Course does not satisfy any requirements for philosophy major or minor.

Phil 1091: Significant Figures in Philosophy
(30 half-hour lessons)
This telecourse offers a survey of the development of philosophy through a study of seven major thinkers: Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Locke, Kant, and Nietzsche. Each author is considered not only a product of his own time and culture, but also the creator of ideas of enduring relevance.

Topics include Plato’s theory of forms and his delineation of an ideal state, Aristotle’s formation of an all-embracing scientific and metaphysical view, Aquinas’ adaptation of Aristotle to a Christian framework, Descartes’ inauguration of a new approach to philosophy, Locke’s attempt to base all our ideas in experience, Kant’s attempt to redeem philosophy from the extremes of dogmatism and skepticism, and Nietzsche’s radical rejection of the values that had prevailed until his time

Psychology

Psy 1003: General Psychology
(26 half-hour lessons)
This telecourse is an introductory college-level course that covers the fundamental principles and major concepts of psychology. The content is designed to provide a broad introductory survey of the general principles of human behavior.

Psy 2245: Abnormal Psychology
(13 one-hour lessons)
This telecourse introduces the major theoretical models for explaining and treating disorders--pyschodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, and biological. Ten of the13 programs feature specific disorders, including anxiety disorders, personality disorders, the schizophrenias, sexual disorders, substance abuse, and the disorders of childhood. The first program concerns assessment, while the last two provide information on treatment and prevention. This approach serves the introductory abnormal-psychology student, while allowing individual faculty latitude to underscore the approach to which they subscribe.

Psy 1268: Human Growth and Behavior
(5 one-hour video lessons and 26 half-hour audio lessons)
Prerequisite: Psy 1003: General Psychology
This telecourse uses special reading, reports, and/or field research as well as video and audio lectures to explore the stages of life. As an introduction to developmental psychology from conception through old age, this series explores the biological, psychological, and social "clocks" that are the essence of life-span education. Nearly 75 psychologists, sociologists, biologists, and anthropologists present theory, methods, and research. More than 100 real individuals from diverse backgrounds talk about the significant events in their lives.

Psy 2280: Psychology of Death and Dying
(10 half-hour lessons)
Prerequisite: Psy 1003: General Psychology
This telecourse will address the psychological aspects of death and dying for both adults and children. The psychological reactions of terminally ill patients and their families will also be examined, and therapeutic interventions will be discussed.

Sociology

Soc 1010: Introduction to Sociology
(22 half-hour lessons)
This telecourse is an introductory college-level course designed to give students an in-depth look at sociological approaches to human behavior, including types of social organizations, patterns of social interaction, and social influences on individual conduct.