UWW0808  [3 Credits]
Writing across Genres
Marla Melito

Through the study and practice of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, we will explore the possibilities within the craft of writing. This multi-genre approach allows us to examine our own strengths and weaknesses as readers and writers, expand our awareness, and enhance our skills. Students do not need to be experienced in writing in these genres, only willing to attempt various exercises and push their boundaries as writers. In addition to creative writing, there will be a research component to the class.

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This course will introduce students to important topics and themes related to the global petroleum industry, and its role in international relations. Students will not be expected to have prior course experience in these subjects, only an interest and desire to deepen their understanding of the role of oil in history and current events. The course will be divided into four sections. In the first, Oil’s Prize, students will learn the history of oil discovery, first in the United States, and then beyond, as oil challenged businessmen and explorers alike to find more “black gold” to sustain a newly petroleum-dependent world economy. In the second section, Oil Weapon, students will be introduced to the historical cases in which oil led to, or aided, political conflict and turmoil. In the third section, Oil’s Curse, students will be introduced to the negative impacts that energy wealth can have on the economic development, governance, and freedoms of oil-rich states. And in the last section, Oil’s Future, students will be introduced to the geopolitical challenges of the petroleum trade in the future, particularly the role of oil in the Caspian region, as well as the concept of alternative energy. This overview will give students the tools necessary to understand the interplay of oil and politics in the age of globalization.

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The fairy tale emerged around the beginning of the modern period, when Perrault, de Beaumont, and Grimm adapted archaic folk tales for the nursery. These stories provide one of the few remaining elements of shared heritage in an increasingly fragmented society, even though conventions of the fairy tale such as the “happy ending” are often derided. This course looks at the applications of fairy tales in a wide range of fields including psychology, education, anthropology, and literature. It will focus especially on the different interpretations of popular fairy tales such as such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Beauty and the Beast.

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Early primatological work focused on the behavior of male primates with the notion that the often larger and dominant males directed the social systems and movements of primate groups. In the last several decades it has become clear that female (and male) primates have their own social strategies used in conjunction with and against members of the opposite sex. This course focuses on strategies used by female primates vital for reproductive success with special emphasis on mating and mothering. The class will include human female strategies in its discussions and look at our behavior from this evolutionary perspective. The course will begin by situating itself within feminist science and feminist anthropological theory, to give students a basis for analysis of primatological work.

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This course analyzes the political, social, legal, economic, competitive technological, and cultural environments of international business. It focuses upon the challenges facing multinational corporations operating in these dynamic and often ambiguous environments. Topics to be covered include: strategic issues related to competition in global markets, issues of organizational structure and control, questions of the transferability of “made in America” management theories in a cross-cultural context, fundamentals of trade theory, and noneconomic impacts of multinational corporations and their ethical, social, and ecological responsibilities.

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This course will explore various theories about the causes of psychopathology in children. It will review symptoms of disorders outlined in the DSM IV and it will examine interventions strategies used in school, home and clinical settings.

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UWW0353  [3 Credits]
Civil Liberties
Patricia Ferraioli

An analysis of recent Supreme Court decisions interpreting civil liberties, civil rights, guarantee of the due process of law, and equal protection of the laws.

This course will meet on Tuesday evenings.

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