Course Catalog - CISS
Regular CISS course offerings include:
CISS 191 - Vienna Around 1900
Every third year
The course focuses on the final glory days of Austria. After dominating Europe as imperial city and court of the Holy Roman Empire for centuries until 1806, Austria steadily diminished in geographical size and as a political powerhouse. However, at the turn-of-the-century, intellectual and aesthetic achievements secure Vienna’s fame apart form the house of Habsburg. The course strives to convey the awe-inspiring diversity of innovations in art, architecture, design, music, journalism, criticism, literature, philosophy, and science through texts, slides and recordings. At the same time, the course addresses the cultural phenomena in the historical, political, and social context of events leading up to and following WWI. One unit.
CISS 194 - Introduction to Community Organizing
Annually
Students study the nature and origins of the Community-Building Movement, receive an overview of Community- Building Approaches, and learn neighborhood observation and assessment. One unit.
CISS 200 - Worcester and Its People
Annually
Through its engagement with the specific environment of Worcester, addresses the role of the past and present to the future of the city. Considers Ethnicity and Race, Religion, Culture, Work, Technology, the Built Environment, the Natural Environment, and Politics, all in association with the varied racial and ethnic neighborhoods of the city. One unit.
CISS 201 - Legal Reasoning and Rhetoric
Fall
A course in reading, writing, and presentation of case law material. Students apply American Trial Association rules of argument and evidence in preparing for mock trial competitions. Working in small groups and working alone on detailed arguments are both required. One unit.
CISS 400 - Tutorial
Fall, spring
For students who may not be associated with CISS programs, but who choose to do independent interdisciplinary study that might not be permitted under their major department’s tutorial option. One unit.
CISS 490 - American Studies
Annually
Selected students take a seminar at the world-renowned American Antiquarian Society taught by visiting scholars. Seminar topics vary with the fields of the scholars. One unit.
CISS 496 - Special Project
Fall, spring
For third and fourth year students who wish to do unique independent work that falls outside of disciplinary offerings. One unit.
CISS 497 - Interdisciplinary Research
Fall, spring
For students in a CISS program who wish or are required to do an independent interdisciplinary project for their curriculum. One unit.
Africana Studies
AFST 110 - Introduction to Africana Studies
ANTH 260 - Constructing Race
ANTH 272 - Culture & Identity in the Caribbean
EDUC 273 - Urban Education
ENGL 368 - African American Literature
ENGL 372 - Contemporary African-American Literature and Culture
HIST 137 - American Slavery, American Freedom
HIST219, 220 - African American History I, II
HIST223 - Radicalism in America
HIST 225 - The Civil Rights Movement
MUSC 150 - American Music
MUSC 151 - World Music
MUSC 218 - Jazz Improvisation I
MUSC 219 - Jazz Improvisation II
POLS 205 - Race and Politics
POLS 261 - Contemporary African Politics
POLS 263 - Black Political and Social Thought
POLS 270 - Africa and the World
POLS 300 - Law, Politics, and Society
PSYC 341 - Seminar: Racial/ Ethnic Group Contact
RELS 207 - Introduction to Islam
RELS 315 - Islamic Philosophy and Theology
RELS 376 - North American Theology of Liberation
SOCL 203 - Race and Ethnic Relations
SOCL 243 - African American Social and Religious Thought
STWL 235 - Introduction to Post-Colonial Theory
STWL 261 - Exile & Cultural Production in Africa & the Caribbean
STWL 267 - Post-Colonial Writing: African and the Caribbean Experience
THEA 141 - Jazz Dance I, II
VAHI 104 - Introduction to Islamic Art
VAHI 105 - Art of Africa & the Americas
For details on the above courses, please see the respective departmental listings.
Asian Studies
ANTH 274 - Art & Power in Asia
ANTH 275 - Cultures of Southeast Asia
ASTD 152 - East Asian Art Studio
ASTD 155 - East Asian Art History
CHIN 101, 102 - Elementary Chinese I, II
CHIN 201, 202 - Intermediate Chinese I, II
CHIN 255 - Chinese Culture through the Camera’s Eye
CHIN 301, 302 - Third Year Chinese I, II
CHIN 401, 402 - Fourth Year Chinese I, II
CHIN 409, 410 - Intro to Literary Chinese I, II
ECON 221 - Economic Development Modern China
ECON 309 - Comparative Economic Systems
ENGL 375 - Asian American Literature
HIST 103 - Perspectives on Asia I: “Traditional” East Asia
HIST 104 - Perspectives on Asia II: Modern Transformations
HIST 121 - Making of the Modern Middle East
HIST 282 - Revolutionary China
HIST 286 - Modern Japan
HIST 287 - The Pacific War
HIST 288 - Japan Since the Pacific War
HIST 290 - Vietnam, More than an American War
HIST 291 - Tarnished Gold: Asian Experiences in America
HIST 360 - The Warrior Tradition in Japan
MUSC 151 - World Music
MUSC 153, 253 - Music of Bali-Gamelan I, II
PHIL 254 - Philosophy of East and West
POLS 218 - Revolutionary China
POLS 278 - International Politics of East Asia
POLS 324 - East Asian Development
RELS 120 - Comparative Religions/World View
RELS 165 - Ancient & Medieval Hinduism
RELS 204 - Hinduism
RELS 206 - Buddhism
RELS 207 - Introduction to Islam
RELS 214 - Seminar: The Modernization of Asian Religions
RELS 216 - Readings in Asian Religious Texts
RELS 265 - Modern & Contemporary Hinduism
RELS 305 - Mahayana Buddhism
RELS 311 - Seminar: Zen Buddhism
RELS 312 - Theravada Buddhism
RELS 315 - Islamic Philosophy & Theology
THEA 131, 232 - Balinese Dance I, II
THEA 232 - Advanced Balinese Dance
THEA 333, 334 - Balinese Dance III, IV
VAHI 104 - Introduction to Islamic Art
For details on the above courses, please see the respective departmental listings.
Environmental Studies
BIOL 114 - Topics in Biology/Environmental Biology (ENVS Intro Course)
BIOL 114 - Topics in Biology/Global Environmental Change (ENVS Intro Course)
BIOL 150 - Introduction to Geology
BIOL 210 - Geomorphology
BIOL 233 - Freshwater Ecology
BIOL 250 - Field Botany
BIOL 280 - General Ecology
BIOL 287 - Ethology & Behavioral Ecology
BIOL 361 - Toxicology
BIOL 331 - Ecosystem Ecology
CHEM 141 - Environmental Chemistry
CHEM 144 - Chemistry and Society (when environmental theme)
CHEM 231 - Introduction to Equilibrium & Reactivity
CHEM 268 - Analytical Methods 2
CHEM 313 - Atmospheric Chemistry
CHEM 346 - Instrumental Chemistry/Analytical Methods 1
CHEM 384 - Environmental Forensics
ECON 224 - Environmental Economics
ENVS 200 - Environmental Law and Policy
ENVS 247 - Introduction to Geographic Info Systems
HIST 200 - Environmental History (ENVS Intro Course)
HIST 305 - America’s First Global Age
MATH 110 - Topics in Mathematics/Environmental Mathematics
PHIL 247 - Environmental Ethics
PHYS 102 - Introduction to Meteorology
POLS 257 - Politics of Development
POLS 286 - Comparative Environmental Policy
RELS 255 - Ecology and Religion
RELS 353 - Theology and Ecology
For details on the above courses, please see the respective departmental listings.
Latin American and Latino Studies
ANTH 272 - Culture & Identity in the Caribbean
ANTH 299 - Culture and Politics in Latin America
ECON 305 - Economic Growth and Development
EDUC 273 - Urban Education
HIST 126 - Colonial Society of Latin America
HIST 127 - Formation of Nations/Latin America
HIST 350 - Latino History
LALS 101 - Perspectives on Latin America
LALS 202 - Conquest, Conquistadores & the Cross
LALS 299 - Hispanics and the Law in Massachusetts
MUSC 255 - Music of Latin America
POLS 251 - Latin American Politics
POLS 257 - Politics of Development
POLS 326 - Citizenship in Contemporary Latin America
RELS 275 - Latin American Liberation Theology
RELS 376 - North American Theology of Liberation
SPAN 301 - Spanish Composition and Conversation
SPAN 305 - Intro to Literary Genres
SPAN 312, 313 - Surveys of Spanish American Literature
SPAN 315 - Advanced Spanish Composition and Conversation
SPAN 405 - Modern Spanish American Narrative
SPAN 407 - Modern Spanish and Spanish American Poetry
SPAN 408 - Gabriel García Márquez
SPAN 409 - Colonial Spanish American Literature
SPAN 410 - Literature of Exile, Immigration, and Ethnicity
SPAN 411 - Latin American Literature of 19th Century
SPAN 413 - Spanish in the U.S.
SPAN 420 - Latin American Film
For details on the above courses, please see the respective departmental listings.
Peace and Conflict Studies
ECON 316 - Economics of Peace, Conflict & Defense
HIST 101 - American Themes: Struggles for Justice
HIST 101 - American Themes: WW II on the Home Front
HIST 223 - Radicalism in America
HIST 255 - Europe: Mass Politics & Total War 1890-1945
HIST 261 - Germany in an Age of Nationalism
HIST 262 - Germany from Dictatorship to Democracy
HIST 271 - American Indian History 1
HIST 272 - American Indian History 2
HIST 282 - Revolutionary China
HIST 290 - Vietnam: More than an American War
HIST 322 - War & Cinema
HIST 324 - Italy & France: War and Resistance
HIST 325 - War/Women/Holocaust/Resistance
HIST 361 - Germans, Jews, and Memory
PCON 130 - Introduction to Peace & Conflict Studies
PCON 216 - U.S. Intelligence Community
PCON 231 - Military & Society
PCON 291 - Nazi & Postwar German Cinema
PCON 292 - German Resistance to Hitler
PHIL 274 - Philosophical Anthropology
POLS 103 - Introduction to International Relations
POLS 218 - Revolutionary China
POLS 251 - Latin American Politics
POLS 257 - Politics of Development
POLS 269 - Power & Politics/A View from Below
POLS 272 - Politics of the Middle East
POLS 274 - Nationalism
POLS 284 - Human Rights
POLS 320 - Seminar on Political Violence
POLS 332 - Seminar: Imperialism
POLS 333 - Ethics & International Relations
RELS 143 - Social Ethics
RELS 151 - Faith & World Poverty
RELS 275 - Latin American Liberation Theology
RELS 376 - North American Theology of Liberation
SOCL 205 - Structures of Social Inequality
SOCL 217 - Criminology
SOCL 259 - Children & Violence
SOCL 265 - Sociology of Work & Labor
STWL 235 - Introduction to Postcolonial Discourses
For details on the above courses, please see the respective departmental listings.
Women's and Gender Studies
ANTH 255 - Genders and Sexualities
ANTH 256 - The Imagined Body
ANTH 269 - Fashion and Consumption
ANTH 299 - Culture and Politics in Latin America
CLAS 221 - Women and Classical Mythology
ENGL 315 - Sex and Gender in the Middle Ages
ENGL 320 - The Age of Elizabeth
ENGL 345 - British Women Writers 1770-1860
ENGL 353 - 19th Century American Women Writers
ENGL 367 - American Women Writers of Color
ENGL 368 - African American Literature
ENGL 382 - Queer Theory
ENGL 383 - Feminist Literary Theory
ENGL 399 - Henry James and Edith Wharton
ENGL 401 - Seminar: Child, Stowe, Alcott
HIST 217 - Family in American History 1
HIST 218 - Family in American History 2
HIST 325 - Women/War/Holocaust/Resistance
HIST 401 - Seminar: Medieval Women and Family
ITAL 253 - Italian Women Writers
PHIL 277 - Philosophical Perspectives on Women
PHIL 399 - Feminist Environmentalism
POLS 300 - Law, Politics, & Society
POLS 315 - Contemporary Feminist Political Theory
PSYC 244 - Health Psychology
PSYC 228 - Psychology of Adolescence
PSYC 342 - Seminar: Gender-Role Development
PSYC 352 - Seminar: Modern Interpersonal Relationships
RELS 221 - Women in Early Christianity
RELS 232 - Women and the Bible
RELS 261 - Feminist Perspectives in Theology
RELS 294 - Sexual Justice: Social Ethics
RELS 355 - Contemporary Feminist Theology
RELS 399 - Theology of Homosexuality
SOCL 259 - Children and Violence
SOCL 265 - Sociology of Work & Labor
SOCL 271 - The Family
SOCL 275 - The Sociology of Men
SOCL 276 - Women & Society
SOCL 299 - Sociology of Poverty
SOCL 375 - Men and Violence
SPAN 466 - 19th & 20th C. Women Writers of Spain
STWL 221 - Writing Women in 20th C
WGST120 - Introduction to Women’s Studies
WGST 220 - Global Feminism
WGST 299 - Women and Global Health
For details on the above courses, please see the respective departmental listings.
Linking Learning and Living
Washington Semester Program
DCSP 381 - Washington Seminar
Fall, spring
Gives students an opportunity to examine the policy process in the United States. Explores the grounds on which specific policies are advocated and discusses the aims of public policy. Students read and discuss a number of appropriate texts. Includes discussion of current events and may incorporate perspectives on the students’ internships and their research projects. One unit.
DCSP 382 - Washington Internship
Fall, spring
An internship (four days per week) with a Government office, news organization, public interest group, museum, federal agency, or other Washington-based organizations offering a well-supervised position requiring initiative and responsibility. One-and-a-half units.
DCSP 383 - Washington Research
Fall, spring
A research project culminating in a substantial research paper. Each intern, in consultation with an on campus faculty sponsor, chooses a research topic early in the term. The research paper will be both closely related to the student’s internship responsibilities and useful to the Washington agency which serves as the site for the internship. The intern is expected to make good use of the resources of his/her agency and of Washington contacts to produce a paper which reflects the Washington experience. One-and-a-half units.
Academic Internship Program
Academic Internships are comprised of two components: fieldwork at an internship site in Worcester or the greater Boston area and academic work in an internship seminar, such as Ethical Issues in Professional Life, Healthcare Policy, Legal Issues, or Business/Management. If a seminar topic is not appropriate to the internship, tutorial work with an individual faculty sponsor may be arranged. Each student is expected to spend eight hours per week on the job and another three or four hours on the academic component. One unit of academic credit is granted for the Academic Internship. Admission is open to third- and fourth-year students by application.
ACIP 379-01 - Academic Internship
Fall, spring
An independent internship arranged by the student with a faculty sponsor. The internship commitment is 8 hours per week. The student meets with the faculty sponsor in a weekly tutorial as well. One unit.
ACIP 379-02 - Management/Leadership Seminar
Fall, spring
Focuses on the characteristics of effective leaders and effective organizations of all kinds—business, government, education, and not-for-profit. Each student uses the organization at which he or she is an intern as the model for analysis of each of the topics discussed. Topics include the components of typical organization, creating shared aims and values, defining the expected results, achieving customer satisfaction, focusing on people and encouraging innovation. Classes involve lectures, discussion of assigned reading, and discussion of situations drawn from the internship experiences of the class members and the professional experiences of the instructor, a senior executive. One unit.
ACIP 379-03 - Legal Issues Seminar
Fall, spring
Is law a profession or a business? Provides a unique opportunity for students contemplating a career in the law to examine this question. Explores the ethical underpinnings of the legal profession by examining codes of conduct governing both lawyers and judges. The art of negotiation is an essential study for anyone interested in law, public policy or international relations. This course examines the current trends in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration. One unit.
ACIP 379-04 - Health Care Management Seminar
Fall, spring
The health care industry, a big and pervasive business in the United States, has changed the way we live. It has prompted debate on our fundamental definitions of life and death, aroused concern about cost, equitable access and the quality of care giving, and it has triggered unpopular social policies. But who are the principles and practitioners involved in both the medical marketplace and the delivery of health care? The answers are, in part, found by carefully examining the range of issues; e.g. economic, medical, political, social, and moral. This seminar provides a forum for critical analysis of health care in the U.S. The seminar component, with relevant readings and discussion, provides additional depth to the student’s internship experience by providing a more coherent and thorough examination of our health care delivery system—its strengths, problems, and weaknesses. One unit.
ACIP 379-05 - Professional Ethics Seminar
Fall, spring
Designed for students participating in professional internships of 8 hours per week in a variety of fields. Using both historical and contemporary texts, this seminar examines the meaning of professionalism and professional ethics. By analyzing cases from medicine, law, education, journalism, politics, corporate business and engineering, this course helps students to formulate their own professional identity. Students not enrolled in an academic internship through CISS may participate in “P4C”, a project in teaching philosophy to elementary school pupils in grades 4-8. These students visit an elementary school one day per week to conduct philosophical dialogues, and conduct research into philosophy with children. One unit.
The College Honors Program
HNRS 299 - Special Topics
Spring
Required seminar for sophomore honors students. Three faculty members from three different disciplines together engage the newly-selected honors students from majors across the curriculum in a multidisciplinary approach to the metaphysical, cultural, spiritual, and material aspects of human nature. More generally, this course hopes to model integrative thinking and study. For spring 2009, the tentative topic is Word, Image, and Sound. One unit.
HNRS 294, 295, 296 - Second, Third and Fourth Year Honors Colloquium
Fall, spring
Evening workshops and discussions focused on developing academic skills and interests. Formal workshops prepare students to write an “intellectual autobiography,” submit applications for grants and fellowships, and make formal academic presentations. In 2007-2008, evening discussions were led by both Holy Cross and non-Holy Cross faculty and engaged a variety of topics including: the aesthetics of Japanese gardens, Hindu/Muslim relations in India, the trial of Galileo, portrayals of Muslims in Western media, the canonization of Francis Xavier, U.S. drug policy, and the miss-folding of proteins and their connection to disease. Pass/Fail
HNRS 395 - Honors Seminars
(topics change annually)
HNRS 494, 495 - Honors Thesis
Fall, spring
Honors seniors take one unit’s worth of thesis credit each semester, which is graded at the end of the second semester by the student’s advisor, with input from readers. The thesis is a substantial independent project either in or out of a student’s major, which means that it may count for major credit or not. Two units.
American Sign Language and Deaf Studies
Deaf Studies 101 - Elementary American Sign Language 1
Fall
Introduces students to the basic expressive and receptive skills in ASL, including conversation strategies, spatial referencing and facial expressions. Questions, commands, and simple sentences are covered, leading to basic conversational skills in ASL. Awareness of Deaf culture is included. Attendance in ASL lab practicum is required in addition to the class time. One and one-quarter units.
Deaf Studies 102 - Elementary American Sign Language 2
Spring
Continues to develop the basics of the ASL language and the building of both expressive and receptive vocabulary. Further develops the communicative competencies in the language focusing on skills including use of classifiers, temporal sequencing, spatial agreement and object identification through description. Study of Deaf culture is continued. Attendance in ASL lab practicum is required in addition to the class time. One and one-quarter units.
Deaf Studies 109 - Introduction to Deaf Studies
Fall
American Sign Language is the second most widely used language in the U.S. It is similar to other spoken languages in many ways (has its own structure, grammar, etc.) but is a visual language. Another distinguishing difference is the perception that many individuals have of the use of this language and of the people who communicate with sign. The issues relating to deafness, deaf people and Deaf community are addressed from a cultural, linguistic, and minority perspective rather than a medical view. Readings, discussions and personal accounts shared by members from the community address the opposing views- the medical perception and the cultural/linguistic view. Is deafness something to be “fixed” or is it something to be celebrated? This course takes advantage of alternative ways at looking at members in our society who might be “different.” Attention is given to understanding various methods that are appropriate for studying the cultural differences between the Deaf world and the Hearing world and how this parallels with other ethnic and cultural groups. Students are challenged to learn and think about how this majority view (of hearing people) influences opinions, decisions, and policies for Deaf people. This type of learning raises the students’ awareness to significant issues involving other minority groups of cross-cultural analysis and hopefully provides a motivation for them not only to understand their own cultural identity and beliefs, but also to want to influence the future in a more positive and just way. Students enrolled in the Deaf Studies Certificate program can take this course prior to taking an ASL class or concurrently with any of the first four semesters of ASL. One unit.
Deaf Studies 201 - Intermediate American Sign Language 1
Fall
A continuation of the Elementary ASL level. Focus is on increasing the students’ vocabulary in ASL and use of the correct grammatical structure of the language. Further exposure to more sophisticated dialogue is presented. Improving competency in both visual and receptive ASL skills in social situations and increased understanding of Deaf culture is better understood through increased interaction with members of the Deaf community. In addition to the class time, students are required to participate weekly in a Community-Based Learning partnership program where ASL is used for communication. CBL sites include: tutoring, swim lessons, ice skating lessons, Deaf senior Center, visits with deaf and deaf-blind individuals in local nursing homes, and matches with deaf “littles” In the Big Brother Big Sister program. For most assignments, students are evaluated using the target language, either in videotape format or in-class presentations using ASL. One unit.
Deaf Studies 202 - Intermediate American Sign Language 2
Spring
A continuation of the Intermediate ASL 1, but with more depth in the discussion of the principles of ASL. Emphasizes receptive and expressive skills in the areas of grammatical structure, vocabulary, finger spelling, numbers, and non-manual markers. In addition to the class time, students are required to continue their weekly participation in a Community Based Learning partnership program where ASL is used. The CBL sites are continued from the DFST 201 fall section. For most assignments, students are evaluated using the target language, either in videotape format or in class presentations using ASL. One unit.
Deaf Studies 203 - Deaf Literature
Alternate years
Examines how culture and language intersect in 20th-century ASL literature. Explores the origins of deaf literature, its relationship with written literature, especially its effect on the development of aesthetic expression for ASL literature. Considers works about deafness and works written by deaf authors and the various attitudes toward deafness revealed in these works. Emphasis placed on historical background, meaning of the content, discussion of grammatical features and styles revealed in the study of selected videotapes. Taught in ASL with spoken English interpretation. One unit.
Deaf Studies 299 - Special Topics
Annually
A special topics course offered on alternate semesters and will include related areas in literature, linguistics, culture or visual communication. Topics vary with each offering and can be used for completion of the Deaf Studies Certificate. Examples include “Visual Gestural Communication,” “Bi-Lingual and Bi-Cultural Education for Deaf Children” and “Special Education and Deaf Children.” One unit.
Deaf Studies 300 - The Deaf Community: Language & Culture
Alternate years
Provides students with a positive perspective on Deaf people who use American Sign Language and their cultural identity. This course is based on a cultural perspective as an alternative to the pathological model and explores the historical evolution of the Deaf Community in terms of language, self-image, culture and arts. Students will be involved with a unique “signed history” project. Using ASL as a means of communication, students will conduct a series of interviews with deaf individuals in the community to further examine Deaf culture and its fit in our society. Taught in ASL. One unit.
Deaf Studies 301 - American Sign Language: Comp and Con
Fall
With the goal of increased fluency and comfort, topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Students continue to learn conversational strategies. All lab work, social events, videotapes, learning stimulating activities (in and outside of class) and assignments are intended to develop advanced competency in receptive and expressive use of ASL. In addition to the class time, students are required to participate in a Community-Based Learning partnership program where ASL is used. Students are evaluated using the target language in videotape format, in-class presentations and at public forum presentations using ASL. One unit.
Deaf Studies 350 - Experience in the Deaf Community: Internship
Seminar Spring
Offers students a unique learning experience, a full immersion internship opportunity for the semester with concurrent weekly seminar. Students integrate the hands-on experience of their internship sites with related readings, classroom discussions, student presentations of specific topics and personal interviews with deaf individuals from the specific internship sites. Students sign a formal presentation about their reflections of internship experience at an open forum to the Holy Cross and Worcester community. Internship sites include working with Deaf and Hard of hearing people at independent livings centers, religious settings, school settings, agencies serving deaf-blind individuals, elder deaf adults, and medical settings. One unit.
Gerontology Studies
GERO 299 - Special Topics
Annually
Courses explore various topics. The subject and format varies with each offering. One unit.
GERO 390 - Aging and Social Policy
Every third year
Analyzes federal, state, and local aging policies, and reviews economics of aging on a macro level. Topics include the Older Americans Act, the relationship between aging policy and service provision, policy analysis (including the concepts of entitlements and intergenerational issues), lobbying, advocacy, allocation, health care financing (e.g. Medicare, Medicaid, insurance, HMOs/managed care), financial support (e.g. Social Security and private pensions), and costs of long-term care versus community based care. Also, implications for caregivers, both formal and informal, are discussed. One unit.
GERO 391 - Women, Spirituality, and Aging
Every third year
This seminar provides an opportunity for student interns in elder care to reflect on and discuss their internship experience. Explores family and community concerns in elder care including autonomy, informed consent, care for elders with dementia, legal issues and options, and society’s responses. Classes involve didactic presentation, discussion of assigned readings, and discussions of situations drawn from the internship experiences of each class member and the professional experiences of the instructor, who is a social worker and certified care manager. One unit.
Among the courses that contribute to the Gerontology Studies concentration of the Colleges of Worcester Consortium are the following:
Assumption College
Economics 233 - Urban Economics
Geography 108 - World Population Issues
HRS 210 - Medical Aspects of Disability
HRS 421 - Loss and Bereavement across the Lifespan
ID 205 - Women and Aging
Psychology 352 - Cognitive Psychology
Sociology 223 - The Family in Society
Sociology 224 - Gender Issues in Society
Sociology 241 - Sociology of Health & Illness
Sociology 365/366 - Internship Seminars
SRS - Gerontology Practicum
Theology 341 - Moral Issues in Medicine
Clark University
Economics 100 - Birth, Death, and Economics: The Economics of World Population
Philosophy 25 - Eros and Thanatos Conceptions
Philosophy 130 - Medical Ethics
Psychology 216 - Research in Health Psychology
Psychology 226 - Research in Men’s Mental Health
Psychology 260 - Narrative Perspective in Psychology, Capstone Seminar
Psychology 265 - Psychology of Men Capstone Seminar
Sociology 175 - Sociology of Families
Sociology 232 - Population, Environment and Development
Sociology 241 - Sociology of Medicine
Sociology 275 - Family Issues in an Aging Society
Sociology 299 - Internship in Sociology
Holy Cross
Biology 114 - Biochemistry of Health & Illness
Gero 390 - Aging and Social Policy
Gero 391 - Women, Aging, & Spirituality
DCSP - Washington Internship (if the internship site is relevant)
DTST 350 - Experience in the Deaf Community
Psychology 229 - Abnormal Psychology
Psychology 239 - Psychology of Aging
Psychology 360 - Psychopathology & Aging
Psychology 399 - Adult Psychopathology
Religious Studies 230 - Medical Ethics
Sociology 257 - Aging & Society
Sociology 262 - Sociology of Mental Health
Sociology 263 - Medical Sociology
Sociology 299 - End of Life Issues
Sociology 390 - Aging & Health Care
Worcester State College
Biology 161 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
Biology 162 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Communication Sciences 110 - Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing
Communication Sciences 305 - Audiology
Economics 208 - Economics of Health Care
Health Science 320 - Aging and Death
Occupational Therapy 101 - Introduction to Occupational Studies of Wellness/Illness*
Occupational Therapy 401 - Occupational Performance & Context for Elders*
Occupational Therapy 402 - Therapeutic Approaches for Elders*
Psychology 315 - Physical and Sexual Abuse
Psychology 345 - Cognitive Psychology
Sociology 215 - Medical Sociology
Urban Studies 202 - Aging in Metropolitan Society
Urban Studies 216 - Women and Aging in the Urban Environment
Urban Studies 320 - Human Needs and Social Policy
Urban Studies 340 - Urban Housing Dilemma
Urban Studies 344 - A Society for all Ages: Intergenerational Community Service
Urban Studies 352 - Policy Planning for an Aging Society
Urban Studies 422 - Selected Topics in Gerontology
Urban Studies 450 - Internship in Urban Studies
*Can be taken but will not count towards graduation requirements at Holy Cross.
** The courses and descriptions listed above are taken directly from the official College Catalog.