Fall 2025 Courses

Arts

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

Note: Booklists are located at the bottom of the course webpage This class requires students to work at one state park or forest of their choice for the entire semester. While a state park will be the site of your study, your work will not be... more

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

Note: Booklists are located at the bottom of the course webpage This class requires students to work at one state park or forest of their choice for the entire semester. While a state park will be the site of your study, your work will not be... more

Education and Human Development

EDHD 601
Wednesday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
The Dig: An Exploration of the Research Process
Knight,Glenn

Note: Booklists are located at the bottom of the course webpage This course is ideal for students looking to sharpen their research writing skills - whether you're returning to academic writing, preparing for a Capstone project, MPhil thesis,... more

EDHD 601W
Wednesday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
The Dig: An Exploration of the Research Process
Knight,Glenn

Note: Booklists are located at the bottom of the course webpage This course is ideal for students looking to sharpen their research writing skills - whether you're returning to academic writing, preparing for a Capstone project, MPhil thesis,... more

EDHD 606
Tuesday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
Seeing and Being Seen: Deaf Schooling, Sign Languages, and Belonging in Contemporary Society
Pascual,Pedro

Note: Booklists are located at the bottom of the course webpage When you look up the word "deaf" online, it typically means lacking the power of hearing or having impaired hearing. However, if you delve deeper into the web, you may encounter... more

EDHD 627
Thursday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
Depictions of Mental Illness in Fiction and Memoir: The Power of Representation
D'Andrea,Jennifer

Note: Booklists are located at the bottom of the course webpage Mental illness has captured the attention of writers and the interest of readers for generations. The manner in which mental illness is portrayed in a particular work is a reflection... more

EDHD 655
Tuesday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
Life-Span Development
Arsenio,William

Note: Booklists are located at the bottom of the course webpage This course provides an overview of developmental issues across the life span. One theme involves how we are all similar at different ages - what does it mean to be a 1-year-old, a... more

Humanities

HUMS 625
Wednesday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
Becoming a Writer: The Craft of Creative Writing
Bonner,Jeanne

Note: Booklists are located at the bottom of the course webpage In this course, we will explore the art of creative writing by reading great works of fiction and nonfiction from the past century, by completing weekly writing exercises and by... more

HUMS 627
Thursday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
Depictions of Mental Illness in Fiction and Memoir: The Power of Representation
D'Andrea,Jennifer

Note: Booklists are located at the bottom of the course webpage Mental illness has captured the attention of writers and the interest of readers for generations. The manner in which mental illness is portrayed in a particular work is a reflection... more

HUMS 630
Monday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
American Modernism and the Crises of Democracy
McCann,Sean

Note: Booklists are located at the bottom of the course webpage The heyday of modernist literature in the United States, the 1920s, was also a time of severe political and cultural conflict. In the wake of global war and a global pandemic, the US... more

Sciences

SCIE 627
Thursday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
Depictions of Mental Illness in Fiction and Memoir: The Power of Representation
D'Andrea,Jennifer

Note: Booklists are located at the bottom of the course webpage Mental illness has captured the attention of writers and the interest of readers for generations. The manner in which mental illness is portrayed in a particular work is a reflection... more

SCIE 655
Tuesday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
Life-Span Development
Arsenio,William

Note: Booklists are located at the bottom of the course webpage This course provides an overview of developmental issues across the life span. One theme involves how we are all similar at different ages - what does it mean to be a 1-year-old, a... more

Social Sciences

SOCS 601
Wednesday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
The Dig: An Exploration of the Research Process
Knight,Glenn

Note: Booklists are located at the bottom of the course webpage This course is ideal for students looking to sharpen their research writing skills - whether you're returning to academic writing, preparing for a Capstone project, MPhil thesis,... more

SOCS 601W
Wednesday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
The Dig: An Exploration of the Research Process
Knight,Glenn

Note: Booklists are located at the bottom of the course webpage This course is ideal for students looking to sharpen their research writing skills - whether you're returning to academic writing, preparing for a Capstone project, MPhil thesis,... more

SOCS 606
Tuesday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
Seeing and Being Seen: Deaf Schooling, Sign Languages, and Belonging in Contemporary Society
Pascual,Pedro

Note: Booklists are located at the bottom of the course webpage When you look up the word "deaf" online, it typically means lacking the power of hearing or having impaired hearing. However, if you delve deeper into the web, you may encounter... more

SOCS 627
Thursday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
Depictions of Mental Illness in Fiction and Memoir: The Power of Representation
D'Andrea,Jennifer

Note: Booklists are located at the bottom of the course webpage Mental illness has captured the attention of writers and the interest of readers for generations. The manner in which mental illness is portrayed in a particular work is a reflection... more

SOCS 630
Monday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
American Modernism and the Crises of Democracy
McCann,Sean

Note: Booklists are located at the bottom of the course webpage The heyday of modernist literature in the United States, the 1920s, was also a time of severe political and cultural conflict. In the wake of global war and a global pandemic, the US... more

SOCS 654
Thursday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
Morals and Ethical Philosophy
Matthes,Melissa M.

Note: Booklists are located at the bottom of the course webpage This graduate seminar explores foundational and contemporary issues in moral philosophy and applied ethics. Students will engage critically with major ethical theories - for example,... more

SOCS 655
Tuesday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
Life-Span Development
Arsenio,William

Note: Booklists are located at the bottom of the course webpage This course provides an overview of developmental issues across the life span. One theme involves how we are all similar at different ages - what does it mean to be a 1-year-old, a... more

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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.

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.