Fall 2023 Courses

Arts

ARTS 624
Monday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
Connecticut State Parks: A Collaborative Photographic Project
Belanger,Marion

PLEASE NOTE: This course begins on Monday September 11, and ends with a mandatory class meeting during finals week, December 11. This class requires students to work at one state park or forest of their choice for the entire semester. While a... more

ARTS 650
Thursday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
Picture Books: The Illustrated Book from Antiquity to Cyberspace
Richards,Christopher T.

Textual scholar D.F. McKenzie famously asserted that "forms effect meaning." What does this mean? That the physical form that a text takes -- whether a stone tablet, scroll, manuscript, printed flyer, or ebook -- contributes to and is in fact an... more

Education and Human Development

EDHD 632
Tuesday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
The Rise, the Fall, and the Opportunity of Higher Education in America
Knight,Glenn

The Rise, the Fall, and the Opportunity of Higher Education in America is designed for students who are interested in higher education and more importantly interested in how educational institutions respond to challenges and opportunities.... more

EDHD 681
Wednesday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
How Learning Happens: Approaches to Teaching Practices
Garrett,Noel R

When do infants begin to learn? How do experts learn and how is this different from nonexperts? What can teachers and schools do -- with curricula, classroom settings, and teaching methods -- to help children learn most effectively? Neuroscience... more

Humanities

HUMS 620
Wednesday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
The Changing Landscape of Creative Nonfiction
Eisenberg,Emma Copley

ONLINE Creative nonfiction (CNF) is a distinctive form of literature and an evolving discipline that is grounded in verifiable truth using the literary techniques often found in fiction. It is a broad and flexible medium which includes forms as... more

HUMS 650
Thursday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
Picture Books: The Illustrated Book from Antiquity to Cyberspace
Richards,Christopher T.

Textual scholar D.F. McKenzie famously asserted that "forms effect meaning." What does this mean? That the physical form that a text takes -- whether a stone tablet, scroll, manuscript, printed flyer, or ebook -- contributes to and is in fact an... more

Sciences

SCIE 646
Monday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
The Mathematics of Sustainability
Patel,Rehana

The question of sustainability is inherently quantitative: How do we shepherd our resources, natural and human-made -- even intangible ones, such as health -- so as not to deplete them? How can we -- indeed, can we -- allow for economic growth and... more

SCIE 681
Wednesday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
How Learning Happens: Approaches to Teaching Practices
Garrett,Noel R

When do infants begin to learn? How do experts learn and how is this different from nonexperts? What can teachers and schools do -- with curricula, classroom settings, and teaching methods -- to help children learn most effectively? Neuroscience... more

Social Sciences

SOCS 621
Thursday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
Understanding Contemporary American Politics
Stoehr,John

ONLINE In Understanding Contemporary American Politics in 2023, students will learn how to read the political press skeptically and how to write critically about American politics. Along the way, the course will touch on electoral history,... more

SOCS 622
Wednesday
07:00PM - 09:30PM
From the 'Wind of Change' to the New Cold War: Western-Russian relations, 1991-today
Brakel,Alexander

ONLINE The late 1980s and early 1990s not only saw the downfall of communism and the establishment of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe. It also rang in a short period of geopolitical optimism. The 40-year long superpower rivalry seemed to... more

SOCS 632
Tuesday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
The Rise, the Fall, and the Opportunity of Higher Education in America
Knight,Glenn

The Rise, the Fall, and the Opportunity of Higher Education in America is designed for students who are interested in higher education and more importantly interested in how educational institutions respond to challenges and opportunities.... more

SOCS 681
Wednesday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
How Learning Happens: Approaches to Teaching Practices
Garrett,Noel R

When do infants begin to learn? How do experts learn and how is this different from nonexperts? What can teachers and schools do -- with curricula, classroom settings, and teaching methods -- to help children learn most effectively? Neuroscience... more

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Fall 2023 Course Chart

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Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 courses will include both on-campus and online options. All courses subject to change.

GLS courses have a 
variety of scheduling and
study options. 

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

Here is the Key:

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.