Often decried as less than literary, series fiction for children deserves critical attention as it comprises a body of material that is conceived of, written, structured, and subsequently read and evaluated in a way that distinguishes these books from stand-alone literary works for children. This course will consider series fiction through the lenses provided by Marxist literary criticism and will attend not only to the content of series fiction but also its creation. CHL courses are open ONLY to CHL (MA, MFA, MAMFA, MAMAT, MAMS) students; they are NOT open to UGs and they are not open to other GR students unless by consent.

This course will examine a set of classic 19th/20th century texts that have attracted controversy first as historical artifacts, examining their cultural importance at the time they were written. What messages were they disseminating and how did these novels reflect the times in which they were penned? How do we relate to children's literature that was once widely popular, when the viewpoints it espouses become outdated. We will also discuss what role these same works have in 21st century society. When some of the beliefs and messages are outdated, what is left of value in the texts to make them worthy not just of preservation, but of study? On one hand, children are in the process of forming their own identities and thus, might be more impressionable. However, while it might be simpler to ban books whose messages we now find offensive, that also cuts children off from characters whose adventures, problems, and narratives have enriched readers lives for well over a century. We will not focus on the idea of rehabilitating the texts; rather, we will concentrate on discovering ways to bring them into a modern literary conversation about race, gender, and the history of colonialism. CHL courses are open ONLY to CHL (MA, MFA, MAMFA, MAMAT, MAMS) students; they are NOT open to UGs and they are not open to other GR students unless by consent.

Provides a unique opportunity to examine the entire body of a creator's work. Develops critical skills through study of the developing, revised, and completed works of a writer for children or young adults. Requires corollary readings of literary criticism. A book-by-book exploration of the creator's evolution, style, themes, ideology, and ultimately achievement with an eye to the connections between books and to the artist's work as a whole. Creators studied have included Eric Carle, Rita Williams-Garcia, Gary Schmidt, and Jacqueline Woodson.CHL courses are open ONLY to CHL (MA, MFA, MAMFA, MAMAT, MAMS) students; they are NOT open to UGs and they are not open to other GR students unless by consent.

This course is an organ system based advanced human pathophysiology course designed to teach the pathologic processes that underpin human diseases. Clinical case scenarios and discussions of common disease states across the lifespan are used to facilitate understanding of pathophysiologic concepts for more broad application to the clinical environment. The knowledge gained in this course provides the foundation for the management of primary care issues of individuals of all ages.

Pathways to Career and Leadership focuses on career and life planning. It represents a culmination of a two-course sequence that foregrounds the concepts of metacognition and self-directed learning. The course also focuses on the development of competencies in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and the refinement of leadership skills.

Introduces students to the fundamental skills of information gathering, writing, and copy editing for the mass media. Covers AP and other writing styles that students will eventually be expected to master to gain recognition as competent communicators. Includes news stories, press releases, web content, opinion articles, and memos.

In this introduction to media and communications theory, students explore how the media had been theorized to reflect, affect, create, and mold publics, their ideas, and their values.

This class surveys the field of health communications, looking at work that is being done in the field at the interpersonal, intercultural, mass media, public health and public campaign levels. It provides an overview to the exciting work being done in this practical and evolving field of communication research.

Students learn the principles of industry-quality software development through a series of team projects that require specific, efficient and maintainable code design and development. Team processes, critical thinking and problem solving skills will be emphasized.