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Lincoln Center Courses -  Spring 2009
    
AALP 2100 African American History II WATKINS-OWENS TF 10:00 – 11:15AM
AALV 4650 Social Welfare & Society WATKINS- OWENS T 2:30 – 5:00PM*Seniors Only
AHLU 3100 Museum - Methods ISAAK F 11:30 – 2:00PM*Priority to SR, AH Majors, AH/VA Double Major
ARLU 1101 Urbanism CATHCART M 6:00 – 8:45PM
BIRU 1002 Ecology: A Human Approach PLAGUE TF 11:30 – 12:45PM*Fr/So Only
ARLU 2060 Architectural Design I CATHCART M 2:30 – 5:15PM
ARLU 3070 Architectural Design II CATHCART M 2:30 – 5:15PM
* prereq: AR 2050 or AR 2055 OR AR 2060 Lab Fee
CMLP 3601 Class, Taste & Mass Cult. JACKAWAY MW 1:00 – 2:15PM
CMLU 2000 Theories of Media & Society STAFF MR 2:30 – 3:45PM
CMLU 3571 Popular Music as Comm MCCOURT W 8:30 – 11:15AM* prereq: CM 1010
ECLG 3240 World Poverty BARRY-FIGUEROA TF 1:00 – 2:15PM
ECLU 1100-001 Basic Macroeconomics GIANARIS MR 10:00 – 11:15AM
ECLU 1100-002 Basic Macroeconomics CAMPANO TF 11:30 – 12:45PM
ECLU 1100-003 Basic Macroeconomics DANIEL TF 2:30 – 3:45PM
ECLU 1200-001 Basic Microeconomics BARRY-FIGUEROA TF 10:00 - 11:15 AM
ECLU 1200-002 Basic Microeconomics CAMPANO TF 1:00 – 2:15PM
HSLG 3922 East Asian Cities MARME MR 2:30 – 3:45PM
HSLU 3629 Maritime Cities WAKEMAN MR 10:00 – 11:15AM
POLU 1100-001 Intro to Politics THURMAN MR 8:30 – 9:45AM
POLU 2320 Politics of Immigration BERGER TF 10:00 – 11:15AM
PSLU 4820 Community Psychology GLENWICK TF 11:30 – 12:45PM
SOLF 1100-001 Intro to Sociology GAUTNEY TF 11:30 – 12:45PM*Freshmen Only
SOLP 3140 Old/New Minorities in U.S. RODRIGUEZ MW 11:30 – 12:45PM
SOLU 1100-001 Intro to Sociology WILSON MR 8:30 – 9:45AM
SOLU 1100-002 Intro to Sociology STAFF W 8:30 – 11:15AM
SOLU 1100-003 Intro to Sociology RODRIGUEZ MW 1:00 – 2:15PM
SOLU 1100-004 Intro to Sociology STAFF TF 11:30 – 12:45PM
CMEU 2000-L02 Theories of Media & Society JACKAWAY T 6:00 – 8:45PM
ECEU 1200-L03 Basic Microeconomics CAMPANO T 6:00 – 8:45PM
ENEP 3562-L01 New Wave Immigrat Fiction STONE T 6:00 – 8:45PM
LLEU 3343-L01 Crime and Minority Rights ESTELA R 6:00 – 8:45PM
AAEP 2005-L01 American Pluralism WATKINS-OWENS W 6:00 – 8:45PM
SOEU 1100-L05 Intro to Sociology STAFF R 6:00 – 8:45PM
SOEU 3017-L01 Inequality in America GAUTNEY TF 1:00 – 2:15PM
SSEU 2600-L01 Intro to Social Work HARRINGTON R 6:00 – 8:45PM
SSEU 2606-L01 Social Science Statistics STAFF TF 1:00 – 2:15PM
ECLU 3244 International Economic Policy DANIEL    
ENLU 3093 Writing the New Yorker KLINE    
ESLU 4800 Environmental Project CATHCART    
ESLU 4900 Environmental Internship CATHCART    
HSLU 3990 North American Environmental History STAFF    
POEU 4610 Seminar: Globalization RENNSTICH    
SOEP 2420 Social Problems Race Ethnicity STAFF    
ARLU 3080 Architectural Design III CATHCART    
 
 
Course Descriptions

Lower Division Courses

Urbanism
A historical introduction to the issues, principles and processes of urban design in western societies. Lectures will trace the evolution of selected cities (from ancient Athens to contemporary Los Angeles) where value-laden design decisions have left clear imprints upon our built environment, urban culture, and everyday lives. Field trips. Satisfies fine arts core requirement.

Ecology: A Human Approach
A course designed for non-majors. Ecological concepts and how they relate to critical contemporary issues: air and water pollution, radiation, energy, world hunger. Includes experiments, demonstrations and field trips.

Basic Macroeconomics
Investment, GDP, interest rates, the budget deficit, inflation, unemployment, banking, monetary and fiscal policies and exchange rates appear frequently in the media, but are often little understood. Macroeconomics studies these aggregates and their interconnections, and looks as well at the influence of the Federal Reserve and the federal government.

Basic Microeconomics
Microeconomics studies the decisions and interaction of consumers and businesses, resulting in an understanding of the process by which prices and quantities are determined in a market setting. Forms of industrial organization such as competition, monopoly and oligopoly are explored. Also studied are the markets for labor and other factors of production.

Introduction to Politics
Introduces students to major approaches to the study of politics. Examines key political concepts such as power, democracy and freedom; types of political actors, such as political parties, interest groups and leaders; and important political institutions. Situates contemporary politics within social structure and history.

Introduction to Sociology
An introduction to sociology with a focus on its nature as a scientificdiscipline. The analysis of society through the use of sociological theories, concepts and methods. This course serves as a prerequisite to all other sociology courses and seeks to stimulate students to continue to deepen their understanding of societies.

Upper Division Courses

American Pluralism
Contemporary and historical studies in the racial and ethnic diversity of American (U.S.) society with a special emphasis on the issues of race relations, migration, and immigration.

Museum Methods
Prerequisites: permission. Exploration of materials and techniques of the visual arts and a study of the different types of modern institutions for their exhibition. The course relies on field trips to museums, galleries and other institutions, mainly in New York City.

Architectural Design I
Prerequisites: AR 1135 or permission. Corequisites: AR 2061 or permission. Introducing the basic language of three-dimensional form, this studio course will involve students in the process of architectural vision and creation. Sketching, diagramming, scale model making and computer model making are the tools used in this process.

Architectural Design II
Prerequisites: AR 2060, AR 2061, or permission. Corequisites: AR 3071. This intermediate studio course will focus on the design of public buildings in New York City, informed by contemporary theories of context, typology, place, narrative and tectonics. Students will explore their designs through sketching, diagramming, model-building and computer modeling, rendering and animation. Portfolio presentation.

Theories of Media and Society
An overview of theory and research concerning media and mass communication in relation to culture and society. Provides students with the ability to analyze the institutions, forms and content of media. An overview of theory and research concerning media and mass communication in relation to culture and society. Provides students with the ability to analyze the institutions, forms and content of media.

Class, Taste, and Mass Culture
An examination of cultural hierarchy and conflicting notions regarding the “ideal” form and content of the symbolic environment.  Drawing from various critiques of the mass media, this course explores the ways in which debates about cultural and aesthetic standards reflect socio-economic and political concerns.

Inequality in America
A study of the ways in which inequalities of wealth, power and prestige are institutionalized in complex societies. Social class and social status as they relate to other aspects of social organization and affect the life chances of individuals.

Introduction to Social Work
This course provides an introduction to the values, knowledge and skills of the social work profession. Focus will be on the historical and contemporary roles and relationships of the social work profession to community problems, field of practice, vulnerable populations, and social welfare history and policy.

Social Science Statistics
Introduces the student to the basic concepts of both descriptive and inferential statistics. Both models will be presented, their assumptions delineated, and their application to research in the social sciences emphasized. Prerequisites: Introduction to Anthropology, Sociology, or Political Science.

Community Psychology
This course covers the history of the community mental-health movement, epidemiology, theory and research regarding risk, vulnerability, resilience, adjustment and maladjustment, as well as person- and environmentally-oriented preventive interventions. Includes a service component that is integrated with class discussion.

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