Fall 2024 Courses

Arts

ARTS 632
Tuesday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
A History of New England in 50 Objects, 1620-1920
Golden,James Joseph

ONLINE Objects tell stories: stories of their makers, their users, those who bought, sold, traded or repaired them. This course will tell a history of New England through the stories contained within its material culture. It will speak to the... more

Education and Human Development

EDHD 620
Note: Special Schedule
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The Art of Teaching Reading and Writing
Wolfsdorf,Adam

Semi-Immersion, please note Special Schedule Mondays, 7PM - 8:30PM via Zoom Saturdays, 10AM - 4PM in person SCHEDULE: Monday, September 16: Zoom, 7PM - 8:30PM Saturday, September 28: On Campus, 10AM - 4PM Monday, October 7: Zoom, 7PM - 8:30PM... more

EDHD 622
Thursday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
Psychiatry: Science, Religion, Oppression, Control
D'Andrea,Jennifer

For decades, the fields of psychiatry and clinical psychology have insisted that mental illness is biologically based, and untold millions of research dollars have been poured into the search for the neurochemical, neuroanatomical, genetic, and/or... more

EDHD 681
Monday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
Learning, Memory and Cognition
Garrett,Noel

What is the best method of studying for a test? Is it possible to build a lie detector? How reliable is eyewitness testimony? Is there such a thing as a photographic memory? Why do people experience déjà vu? Is it possible to repress traumatic... more

Humanities

HUMS 603
Thursday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
Reading and Writing Memoir
Bonner,Jeanne M.

We write memoir, William Zinsser wrote, because it's how we make sense of who we are, who we once were and what elements shaped our development. As Patricia Hampl puts it, we are drawn to the genre because we want to know about ourselves, and... more

HUMS 620
Note: Special Schedule
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The Art of Teaching Reading and Writing
Wolfsdorf,Adam

Semi-Immersion, please note Special Schedule Mondays, 7PM - 8:30PM via Zoom Saturdays, 10AM - 4PM in person SCHEDULE: Monday, September 16: Zoom, 7PM - 8:30PM Saturday, September 28: On Campus, 10AM - 4PM Monday, October 7: Zoom, 7PM - 8:30PM... more

HUMS 632
Tuesday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
A History of New England in 50 Objects, 1620-1920
Golden,James Joseph

ONLINE Objects tell stories: stories of their makers, their users, those who bought, sold, traded or repaired them. This course will tell a history of New England through the stories contained within its material culture. It will speak to the... more

Sciences

SCIE 622
Thursday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
Psychiatry: Science, Religion, Oppression, Control
D'Andrea,Jennifer

For decades, the fields of psychiatry and clinical psychology have insisted that mental illness is biologically based, and untold millions of research dollars have been poured into the search for the neurochemical, neuroanatomical, genetic, and/or... more

SCIE 648
Wednesday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
Game Theory: The Mathematics of Strategic Decision-Making
Patel,Rehana

Game theory is the mathematical study of strategic thinking. The key question that it addresses is: How do we make decisions in situations where each person's decisions affect the well-being of others, not just of themselves? Should we compete... more

SCIE 681
Monday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
Learning, Memory and Cognition
Garrett,Noel

What is the best method of studying for a test? Is it possible to build a lie detector? How reliable is eyewitness testimony? Is there such a thing as a photographic memory? Why do people experience déjà vu? Is it possible to repress traumatic... more

Social Sciences

SOCS 622
Thursday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
Psychiatry: Science, Religion, Oppression, Control
D'Andrea,Jennifer

For decades, the fields of psychiatry and clinical psychology have insisted that mental illness is biologically based, and untold millions of research dollars have been poured into the search for the neurochemical, neuroanatomical, genetic, and/or... more

SOCS 632
Tuesday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
A History of New England in 50 Objects, 1620-1920
Golden,James Joseph

ONLINE Objects tell stories: stories of their makers, their users, those who bought, sold, traded or repaired them. This course will tell a history of New England through the stories contained within its material culture. It will speak to the... more

SOCS 639
Monday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
Recreating a Memory: Revisiting WW2 and The Holocaust in Fictional Movies
Bogen,Amir

ONLINE More than 70 years have passed since the end of the second world war, and the challenge of preserving the memory of humanity's most horrendous trauma is becoming harder and harder with every year that passes and with each... more

SOCS 648
Wednesday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
Game Theory: The Mathematics of Strategic Decision-Making
Patel,Rehana

Game theory is the mathematical study of strategic thinking. The key question that it addresses is: How do we make decisions in situations where each person's decisions affect the well-being of others, not just of themselves? Should we compete... more

SOCS 681
Monday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
Learning, Memory and Cognition
Garrett,Noel

What is the best method of studying for a test? Is it possible to build a lie detector? How reliable is eyewitness testimony? Is there such a thing as a photographic memory? Why do people experience déjà vu? Is it possible to repress traumatic... more

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Fall 2024 Course Chart

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GLS courses have a 
variety of scheduling and
study options. 

The options available for
each course are indicated
within the 
course's description.

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CERT: This course will 
count toward the req-
uirements for the 
Graduate Certificate 
in Writing.

Crosslisted: Students may 
enroll in the concentration 
option that best 
meets their academic 
needs.

FDN: This course is offered 
with a Foundational 
Writing Option

FDN-CERT: The 
Foundational Writing 
Option of this course 
will count toward the 
Graduate Certificate 
in Writing.

Hybrid: This course 
includes online class
meetings with other 
special scheduling 
features.

Immersion: This course 
will have fewer class 
meetings that will meet 
for longer periods of 
time (e.g., weekends-only,
five-day immersion, etc.).

Online: A limited number 
of seats will be offered 
for students to attend the 
course online, from 
off-campus. 
Online meetings 
are synchronous, 
meaning that students 
must be available at the 
time that class sessions 
are held so that they 
can fully participate 
in discussions.