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Sur­vey of West­ern Art from 1300 to the Pre­sent

Survey of Western Art from 1300 to the Present

This course pro­vides an overview of ex­ist­ing psy­cho­log­i­cal and epi­demi­o­log­i­cal find­ings on the re­la­tion­ship be­tween be­hav­ior and dis­ease. The course ex­plores how be­hav­ior, emo­tion and cog­ni­tion can in­flu­ence dis­ease processes and ex­am­ines the im­pact of stress and per­ceived con­trol of one’s des­tiny on coro­nary, im­mune and in­fec­tious dis­eases and symp­toms. The bi­o­log­i­cal processes of sev­eral rel­e­vant chronic ill­nesses are cov­ered as well as re­lated racial and so­cial eco­nomic health dis­par­i­ties. Tem­plates for un­der­stand­ing and treat­ing chronic ill­ness in­clud­ing so­cial sup­port, re­fer­ral and in­ter­ven­tions for op­ti­mal phys­i­cal and men­tal health are dis­cussed. The in­ter­dis­ci­pli­nary theme of this course will pro­vide an overview of ex­tant lit­er­a­ture on the­o­ries of health psy­chol­ogy within the con­text of crit­i­cal race the­ory, epi­demi­ol­ogy, re­search meth­ods, phi­los­o­phy of sci­ence, bi­o­log­i­cal an­thro­pol­ogy, so­ci­ol­ogy, as well as ap­plied health/med­ical fields for an en­riched un­der­stand­ing of the biopsy­choso­cial ap­proach to health and ill­ness. Lec­tures and in-class ac­tiv­i­ties as well as films, guest lec­tur­ers, and in­ter­ac­tive com­puter pro­grams make up this text­book-free course with re­quired read­ings made avail­able through CityTech’s Open­Lab and Open Ed­u­ca­tional Re­sources (OER).

This course provides an overview of existing psychological and epidemiological findings on the relationship between behavior and disease. The course explores how behavior, emotion and cognition can influence disease processes and examines the impact of stress and perceived control of one’s destiny on coronary, immune and infectious diseases and symptoms. The biological processes of several relevant chronic illnesses are covered as well as related racial and social economic health disparities. Templates for understanding and treating chronic illness including social support, referral and interventions for optimal physical and mental health are discussed. The interdisciplinary theme of this course will provide an overview of extant literature on theories of health psychology within the context of critical race theory, epidemiology, research methods, philosophy of science, biological anthropology, sociology, as well as applied health/medical fields for an enriched understanding of the biopsychosocial approach to health and illness. Lectures and in-class activities as well as films, guest lecturers, and interactive computer programs make up this textbook-free course with required readings made available through CityTech’s OpenLab and Open Educational Resources (OER).

This course will allow us to thor­oughly ex­am­ine the lit­er­a­ture that shaped Amer­ica dur­ing the nine­teenth cen­tury. As a class, we will read some of the great­est lit­er­ary clas­sics ever writ­ten and, as we dis­sect the writ­ers’ sto­ries and mes­sages, de­ter­mine how, ex­actly, the writ­ing shaped the de­vel­op­ing so­ci­ety and vice versa. We will read es­says, short sto­ries, and nov­els, along with films, that ad­dress the rel­e­vant is­sues of the day. The pur­pose of this course is to not only read and dis­cuss great works, but, more­over, to fig­ure out the prag­matic scope of the Amer­i­can char­ac­ter. This course is both read­ing and writ­ing in­ten­sive. As such, to make sure we are pro­cess­ing the class­room dis­cus­sions, we will have sev­eral exams on the short sto­ries, nov­els, and films we scru­ti­nize to­gether. Each of us will be re­spon­si­ble for mul­ti­ple short essay pa­pers that will re­quire on­line and/or li­brary re­search, and there will also be a major re­search paper as­signed that will re­quire each of us to re­view and out­line lessons learned through­out the en­tire se­mes­ter; as such, con­stant note tak­ing is not only strongly en­cour­aged but re­quired. Keep in mind that this class re­quires the abil­ity to en­gage in ma­ture con­ver­sa­tions, as we will talk openly about racism, re­li­gion, sex­ism, sex, Class, cul­ture, poverty, and pol­i­tics.

This course will allow us to thoroughly examine the literature that shaped America during the nineteenth century. As a class, we will read some of the greatest literary classics ever written and, as we dissect the writers’ stories and messages, determine how, exactly, the writing shaped the developing society and vice versa. We will read essays, short stories, and novels, along with films, that address the relevant issues of the day. The purpose of this course is to not only read and discuss great works, but, moreover, to figure out the pragmatic scope of the American character. This course is both reading and writing intensive. As such, to make sure we are processing the classroom discussions, we will have several exams on the short stories, novels, and films we scrutinize together. Each of us will be responsible for multiple short essay papers that will require online and/or library research, and there will also be a major research paper assigned that will require each of us to review and outline lessons learned throughout the entire semester; as such, constant note taking is not only strongly encouraged but required. Keep in mind that this class requires the ability to engage in mature conversations, as we will talk openly about racism, religion, sexism, sex, Class, culture, poverty, and politics.