General Education Courses

The courses provided in the list below are courses listed as General Education for the current academic year. Note that this list is subject to change and that the most accurate course info is within the Student Information System. This list is only for informational purposes.

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GCCIS GCIS- 120
Computational Thinking and Problem Solving
4.00

Course Description: This is a second course that delves further into computational thinking and problem solving, now with a focus on an object-oriented theories and models. Computational thinking involves the thought processes involved in understanding problems and solutions that can be represented as computational steps and algorithms. Computational thinking underlies all theory and application within computing but is found in other domains as well. Computational thinking includes core ideas such as variables, conditional logic, and iteration, along with abstraction, decomposition, and object-oriented thinking. Computational thinking may be done alone or in teams. There is a continued emphasis on basic algorithmic design, abstraction, critical thinking, and incremental development. Key topics include theoretical abstractions such as classes, objects, encapsulation, inheritance, interfaces, polymorphism, and data structures (e.g. lists, trees, sets, maps, and graphs).

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

GCCIS GCIS-120
Computational Thinking and Problem Solving
4

Course Description: This is a second course that delves further into computational thinking and problem solving, now with a focus on an object-oriented theories and models. Computational thinking involves the thought processes involved in understanding problems and solutions that can be represented as computational steps and algorithms. Computational thinking underlies all theory and application within computing but is found in other domains as well. Computational thinking includes core ideas such as variables, conditional logic, and iteration, along with abstraction, decomposition, and object-oriented thinking. Computational thinking may be done alone or in teams. There is a continued emphasis on basic algorithmic design, abstraction, critical thinking, and incremental development. Key topics include theoretical abstractions such as classes, objects, encapsulation, inheritance, interfaces, polymorphism, and data structures (e.g. lists, trees, sets, maps, and graphs).

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

GCCIS GCIS- 123
Software Development and Problem Solving I
4.00

Course Description: A first course introducing students to the fundamentals of computational problem solving. Students will learn a systematic approach to problem solving, including how to frame a problem in computational terms, how to decompose larger problems into smaller components, how to implement innovative software solutions using a contemporary programming language, how to critically debug their solutions, and how to assess the adequacy of the software solution. Additional topics include an introduction to object-oriented programming and data structures such as arrays and stacks. Students will complete both in-class and out-of-class assignments.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

GCCIS GCIS-123
Software Development and Problem Solving I
4

Course Description: A first course introducing students to the fundamentals of computational problem solving. Students will learn a systematic approach to problem solving, including how to frame a problem in computational terms, how to decompose larger problems into smaller components, how to implement innovative software solutions using a contemporary programming language, how to critically debug their solutions, and how to assess the adequacy of the software solution. Additional topics include an introduction to object-oriented programming and data structures such as arrays and stacks. Students will complete both in-class and out-of-class assignments.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

GCCIS GCIS- 124
Software Development and Problem Solving II
4.00

Course Description: A second course that delves further into computational problem solving, now with a focus on an object-oriented perspective. There is a continued emphasis on basic software design, testing & verification, and incremental development. Key topics include theoretical abstractions such as classes, objects, encapsulation, inheritance, interfaces, polymorphism, software design comprising multiple classes with UML, data structures (e.g. lists, trees, sets, maps, and graphs), exception/error handling, I/O including files and networking, concurrency, and graphical user interfaces. Additional topics include basic software design principles (coupling, cohesion, information expert, open-closed principle, etc.), test driven development, design patterns, data integrity, and data security.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

GCCIS GCIS-124
Software Development and Problem Solving II
4

Course Description: A second course that delves further into computational problem solving, now with a focus on an object-oriented perspective. There is a continued emphasis on basic software design, testing & verification, and incremental development. Key topics include theoretical abstractions such as classes, objects, encapsulation, inheritance, interfaces, polymorphism, software design comprising multiple classes with UML, data structures (e.g. lists, trees, sets, maps, and graphs), exception/error handling, I/O including files and networking, concurrency, and graphical user interfaces. Additional topics include basic software design principles (coupling, cohesion, information expert, open-closed principle, etc.), test driven development, design patterns, data integrity, and data security.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

GCCIS GCIS- 127
Software Development for Transfers
4.00

Course Description: This accelerated course covers material from the first-year sequence of computing courses and provides the theoretical and practical foundation for all subsequent computing courses that require software development. The course stresses problem solving while covering modern software models, and theoretical approaches. Concepts of object-oriented design are a large part of the course including theoretical abstractions such as classes, objects, encapsulation, inheritance, interfaces, polymorphism, software design comprising multiple classes, data structures (e.g. lists, trees, sets, maps, and graphs), exception/error handling, concurrency, and graphical user interfaces. Additional topics include basic software design principles (coupling, cohesion, information expertise, open-closed principle, etc.), test driven development, design patterns, data integrity, and data security. The abstract nature of objects is discussed in several domains.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

GCCIS GCIS-127
Software Development for Transfers
4

Course Description: This accelerated course covers material from the first-year sequence of computing courses and provides the theoretical and practical foundation for all subsequent computing courses that require software development. The course stresses problem solving while covering modern software models, and theoretical approaches. Concepts of object-oriented design are a large part of the course including theoretical abstractions such as classes, objects, encapsulation, inheritance, interfaces, polymorphism, software design comprising multiple classes, data structures (e.g. lists, trees, sets, maps, and graphs), exception/error handling, concurrency, and graphical user interfaces. Additional topics include basic software design principles (coupling, cohesion, information expertise, open-closed principle, etc.), test driven development, design patterns, data integrity, and data security. The abstract nature of objects is discussed in several domains.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

INTSD GEPR- 190
GE Perspective -Artistic/Ethical
1.00 - 4.00

Course Description: GE Perspective -Artistic/Ethical

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

INTSD GEPR-190
GE Perspective -Artistic/Ethical
1.00 - 4.00

Course Description: GE Perspective -Artistic/Ethical

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CHST GLPH- 101
Introduction to Public Health
3.00

Course Description: This course provides an introduction to the foundational concepts of public health including the definition and history of public health, as well as the role of and strategies utilized by the public health workforce when confronting population-based health issues.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CHST GLPH-101
Introduction to Public Health
3

Course Description: This course provides an introduction to the foundational concepts of public health including the definition and history of public health, as well as the role of and strategies utilized by the public health workforce when confronting population-based health issues.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CHST GLPH- 105
Disease Awareness and Prevention
3.00

Course Description: This course explores the effects of wellness and disease prevention on the human lifecycle, lifestyles and overall health. Basic structure and function of selected human body systems are discussed and related to factors such as diet and nutrition, alcohol, drugs, tobacco use, stress and the environment in discussion of health promotion and disease prevention. Lecture and class discussion and student participation are used to explore health related issues.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CHST GLPH-105
Disease Awareness and Prevention
3

Course Description: This course explores the effects of wellness and disease prevention on the human lifecycle, lifestyles and overall health. Basic structure and function of selected human body systems are discussed and related to factors such as diet and nutrition, alcohol, drugs, tobacco use, stress and the environment in discussion of health promotion and disease prevention. Lecture and class discussion and student participation are used to explore health related issues.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST- 101
Making History
3.00

Course Description: How do historians understand and interpret the past? What tools do historians use to uncover the past? What does it mean to think historically? History is both an art and a science, and in this course, we will learn the methods, practices, and tools used to create historical knowledge. You will learn how to read texts with an eye toward their argument, how to ask historical questions, how to conduct historical research, and how to write a historical narrative. At the discretion of the instructor, the class may use examples from a particular historical era to ground course concepts in a specific historical tradition.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST-101
Making History
3

Course Description: How do historians understand and interpret the past? What tools do historians use to uncover the past? What does it mean to think historically? History is both an art and a science, and in this course, we will learn the methods, practices, and tools used to create historical knowledge. You will learn how to read texts with an eye toward their argument, how to ask historical questions, how to conduct historical research, and how to write a historical narrative. At the discretion of the instructor, the class may use examples from a particular historical era to ground course concepts in a specific historical tradition.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST- 102
Themes in US History
3.00

Course Description: This introductory-level course will examine the social, cultural, political, technological and/or economic development of modern America as it is revealed through a particular historical topic or theme. The theme or topic of the course is chosen by the instructor, announced in the subtitle, and developed in the syllabus.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST-102
Themes in US History
3

Course Description: This introductory-level course will examine the social, cultural, political, technological and/or economic development of modern America as it is revealed through a particular historical topic or theme. The theme or topic of the course is chosen by the instructor, announced in the subtitle, and developed in the syllabus.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST- 103
The City in History
3.00

Course Description: This course offers an introduction to the study of history by exploring the history of a particular city. Cities are complicated places, where many peoples, cultures, and histories overlap and interact. Their histories are also shaped by many forces, such as economic, cultural, demographic, social, and sexual, operating at levels from local to national to global. Studying a city offers a window into the history of a local place as well as a nation. The choice of the city is left up to the individual professor. Cities under study in the past have included Rochester, Las Vegas, and Paris.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST-103
The City in History
3

Course Description: This course offers an introduction to the study of history by exploring the history of a particular city. Cities are complicated places, where many peoples, cultures, and histories overlap and interact. Their histories are also shaped by many forces, such as economic, cultural, demographic, social, and sexual, operating at levels from local to national to global. Studying a city offers a window into the history of a local place as well as a nation. The choice of the city is left up to the individual professor. Cities under study in the past have included Rochester, Las Vegas, and Paris.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST- 104
Themes in European History
3.00

Course Description: This course will examine variable topics within the scope of European history. In particular students will study the major European institutions, cultures, and societies as they have evolved throughout history, for example, the role of religion in European history, the rise of European nationalism, the age of discovery and colonialism/imperialism, or the various economic systems (feudalism, capitalism, communism, socialism). Students will also study Europe’s relationship both with other European powers as well as with the wider world.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST-104
Themes in European History
3

Course Description: This course will examine variable topics within the scope of European history. In particular students will study the major European institutions, cultures, and societies as they have evolved throughout history, for example, the role of religion in European history, the rise of European nationalism, the age of discovery and colonialism/imperialism, or the various economic systems (feudalism, capitalism, communism, socialism). Students will also study Europe’s relationship both with other European powers as well as with the wider world.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST- 105
Themes in History
3.00

Course Description: This course is used solely for the purpose of transferring Advanced Placement credit for the AP history exams. This course may not be taken for credit.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST-105
Themes in History
3

Course Description: This course is used solely for the purpose of transferring Advanced Placement credit for the AP history exams. This course may not be taken for credit.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST- 125
Public History and Public Debate
3.00

Course Description: In late 1994, the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay, the airplane that dropped the first atomic bomb detonated in combat on Hiroshima, Japan, arrived at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. The museum’s staff faced important questions: Would they celebrate the Enola Gay as the weapon that ended the Pacific War? Would they exhibit it as a technological artifact that marked the dawn of nuclear warfare? Would they remind museum visitors that its potent cargo ended the lives of tens of thousands of people? These were difficult professional questions for public historians; they were deeply ethical questions too. Much of the past that public historians interpret is the source of great debate in the present. Since the way history is remembered shapes public policy, community identity, and collective understanding, the ethical stakes for public history are high. This course will examine notable controversies in American public history and develop students’ critical perspectives on them. Students will generate answers to the questions: What are the ethics of doing public history? What happens when public historians remember, but the community wants to forget? When stakeholders (e.g., historic site, community, historians, sponsors) collide, whose stories and whose interests prevail? Who decides? How are those decisions made? Who is allowed to tell history? To whom or to what are public historians responsible?

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST-125
Public History and Public Debate
3

Course Description: In late 1994, the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay, the airplane that dropped the first atomic bomb detonated in combat on Hiroshima, Japan, arrived at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. The museum’s staff faced important questions: Would they celebrate the Enola Gay as the weapon that ended the Pacific War? Would they exhibit it as a technological artifact that marked the dawn of nuclear warfare? Would they remind museum visitors that its potent cargo ended the lives of tens of thousands of people? These were difficult professional questions for public historians; they were deeply ethical questions too. Much of the past that public historians interpret is the source of great debate in the present. Since the way history is remembered shapes public policy, community identity, and collective understanding, the ethical stakes for public history are high. This course will examine notable controversies in American public history and develop students’ critical perspectives on them. Students will generate answers to the questions: What are the ethics of doing public history? What happens when public historians remember, but the community wants to forget? When stakeholders (e.g., historic site, community, historians, sponsors) collide, whose stories and whose interests prevail? Who decides? How are those decisions made? Who is allowed to tell history? To whom or to what are public historians responsible?

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST- 140
History of the Modern Middle East
3.00

Course Description: This course aims to provide students with a general overview of basic themes and issues in modem Middle Eastern history. Such themes include the influence of the world on the Middle East, the various political, religious, and social movements in the Middle East, and cultural and civilizational aspects of Middle Eastern societies. This course will also study cultural encounters and exchanges between the Middle East and the rest of the world, including the era of colonialism and the nationalist reaction. And finally, students will gain an understanding of the many conflicts in which the Middle East is embroiled as well as their historical antecedents.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST-140
History of the Modern Middle East
3

Course Description: This course aims to provide students with a general overview of basic themes and issues in modem Middle Eastern history. Such themes include the influence of the world on the Middle East, the various political, religious, and social movements in the Middle East, and cultural and civilizational aspects of Middle Eastern societies. This course will also study cultural encounters and exchanges between the Middle East and the rest of the world, including the era of colonialism and the nationalist reaction. And finally, students will gain an understanding of the many conflicts in which the Middle East is embroiled as well as their historical antecedents.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST- 150
World History since 1500
3.00

Course Description: This course will explore of how the contemporary global order in the 21st century has emerged from the historical events, processes and trends of the past 500-plus years. Since 1500, the world has changed dramatically, from several mostly—or entirely—separate and autonomous regions to a single interconnected system of people and societies. We will consider the political, social, economic, and technological developments as well as the intercultural and transregional contacts and interactions that helped create these changes.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST-150
World History since 1500
3

Course Description: This course will explore of how the contemporary global order in the 21st century has emerged from the historical events, processes and trends of the past 500-plus years. Since 1500, the world has changed dramatically, from several mostly—or entirely—separate and autonomous regions to a single interconnected system of people and societies. We will consider the political, social, economic, and technological developments as well as the intercultural and transregional contacts and interactions that helped create these changes.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST- 160
History of Modern East Asia
3.00

Course Description: Understanding the history of East Asia is integral to understanding the complex world that we live in, and will help us to understand that no single nation can live in isolation. One cannot endeavor to understand limited national entities alone; rather one must understand the interactions between cultures and across borders that help to define the world. Japan, for example, cannot be adequately understood without reference to China, Korea, and one might argue, the wider world. Therefore, we will undertake in this course to examine the region of East Asia historically from about 1600 to the present, paying special attention to interactions between the cultures and people of the region.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST-160
History of Modern East Asia
3

Course Description: Understanding the history of East Asia is integral to understanding the complex world that we live in, and will help us to understand that no single nation can live in isolation. One cannot endeavor to understand limited national entities alone; rather one must understand the interactions between cultures and across borders that help to define the world. Japan, for example, cannot be adequately understood without reference to China, Korea, and one might argue, the wider world. Therefore, we will undertake in this course to examine the region of East Asia historically from about 1600 to the present, paying special attention to interactions between the cultures and people of the region.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST- 170
Twentieth Century Europe
3.00

Course Description: This course examines major themes and controversies in European history from 1900 to the present, placing particular emphasis on the early 20th century crisis of liberal democracy and the political alternatives proposed to parliamentary government: right-wing nationalism, communism, and fascism. Topics will include: the impact of World War I on European societies and politics; Popular Front movements in France and Spain; eugenics and the Nazi racial state; the Holocaust; occupation and resistance during World War II; decolonization; student rebellions in 1968; Cold War domestic politics; and the reshaping of post-communist and post-colonial Europe. Special attention will be placed racial politics and immigration, state surveillance regimes, and European debates over the Americanization and globalization of European cultures.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST-170
Twentieth Century Europe
3

Course Description: This course examines major themes and controversies in European history from 1900 to the present, placing particular emphasis on the early 20th century crisis of liberal democracy and the political alternatives proposed to parliamentary government: right-wing nationalism, communism, and fascism. Topics will include: the impact of World War I on European societies and politics; Popular Front movements in France and Spain; eugenics and the Nazi racial state; the Holocaust; occupation and resistance during World War II; decolonization; student rebellions in 1968; Cold War domestic politics; and the reshaping of post-communist and post-colonial Europe. Special attention will be placed racial politics and immigration, state surveillance regimes, and European debates over the Americanization and globalization of European cultures.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST- 180
Information Revolution
3.00

Course Description: The internet and cell phones seem to have revolutionized our society, changing how we learn about new things, relate to each other and understand ourselves. This course investigates the history of information and communication technologies to cast new light on these developments. We will ask how people formed political opinions, what ethical concerns new information and communication technologies raised, and how technologies changed the lives of the people using them. This course helps students understand the social, cultural, and ethical implications of revolutionary information and communication technologies.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST-180
Information Revolution
3

Course Description: The internet and cell phones seem to have revolutionized our society, changing how we learn about new things, relate to each other and understand ourselves. This course investigates the history of information and communication technologies to cast new light on these developments. We will ask how people formed political opinions, what ethical concerns new information and communication technologies raised, and how technologies changed the lives of the people using them. This course helps students understand the social, cultural, and ethical implications of revolutionary information and communication technologies.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST- 190
American Women's and Gender History
3.00

Course Description: This course surveys women’s history in the United States from the colonial period to present. The course moves chronologically and thematically, focusing on the diversity of women’s experiences across race, class, and geography as well as the construction of dominant gender norms. Topics include Native American, African American, and Euro-American women in colonial America; the Industrial Revolution and the ideology of domesticity, Women in the American West; women’s paid and unpaid work; sexuality and reproduction; women’s activism; and women’s experiences of immigration and family life.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST-190
American Women's and Gender History
3

Course Description: This course surveys women’s history in the United States from the colonial period to present. The course moves chronologically and thematically, focusing on the diversity of women’s experiences across race, class, and geography as well as the construction of dominant gender norms. Topics include Native American, African American, and Euro-American women in colonial America; the Industrial Revolution and the ideology of domesticity, Women in the American West; women’s paid and unpaid work; sexuality and reproduction; women’s activism; and women’s experiences of immigration and family life.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST- 191
The History of Families and Children in the U.S.
3.00

Course Description: The family is at the center of contemporary political debates involving social policies, gender roles, citizenship, marriage, and the role of the state. Politicians and commentators frequently invoke a mythical American family, one that is conflict-free, independent, and unchanging. These idealized depictions mask a far more complicated and richer historical reality of the development of family structures in the U.S. This course will examine both the diverse experiences of actual families in the American past, including queer families, and changing ideologies about the family and childhood. Students will have the opportunity to write a history of their own family, or to complete an alternative research paper.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST-191
The History of Families and Children in the U.S.
3

Course Description: The family is at the center of contemporary political debates involving social policies, gender roles, citizenship, marriage, and the role of the state. Politicians and commentators frequently invoke a mythical American family, one that is conflict-free, independent, and unchanging. These idealized depictions mask a far more complicated and richer historical reality of the development of family structures in the U.S. This course will examine both the diverse experiences of actual families in the American past, including queer families, and changing ideologies about the family and childhood. Students will have the opportunity to write a history of their own family, or to complete an alternative research paper.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST- 199
Survey of American Military History
3.00

Course Description: This course is a survey of military history and will study the interaction between society and military institutions, technology and techniques, from 1637 to the present. Additionally, the course will examine the interrelationships of warfare, technology and society in American history. The course will focus on such questions as how changing styles of warfare, the composition of the military establishment (militias, citizen armies, paid professionals, mercenaries), and the transformations in military technology have impacted upon state and society. Conversely, it will also investigate how political and societal changes have influenced the nature of warfare in American history.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST-199
Survey of American Military History
3

Course Description: This course is a survey of military history and will study the interaction between society and military institutions, technology and techniques, from 1637 to the present. Additionally, the course will examine the interrelationships of warfare, technology and society in American history. The course will focus on such questions as how changing styles of warfare, the composition of the military establishment (militias, citizen armies, paid professionals, mercenaries), and the transformations in military technology have impacted upon state and society. Conversely, it will also investigate how political and societal changes have influenced the nature of warfare in American history.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST- 201
Histories of Globalization
3.00

Course Description: Globalization is a human process, influenced by contemporary and historical issues that are routinely conceived of as affecting or pertaining to the world’s population in its entirety, such as human rights, humanitarianism, environmental degradation, trade, and military power. We use the world and its population as the unit of analysis with an emphasis is placed on issues that appear to be in tension with the role of the nation-state and nationality, and highlight world and global citizenship. We explore critiques of the conceptualization of globality and worldliness as a factor in determining social, cultural, and historical change.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST-201
Histories of Globalization
3

Course Description: Globalization is a human process, influenced by contemporary and historical issues that are routinely conceived of as affecting or pertaining to the world’s population in its entirety, such as human rights, humanitarianism, environmental degradation, trade, and military power. We use the world and its population as the unit of analysis with an emphasis is placed on issues that appear to be in tension with the role of the nation-state and nationality, and highlight world and global citizenship. We explore critiques of the conceptualization of globality and worldliness as a factor in determining social, cultural, and historical change.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST- 221
Introduction to Public History
3.00

Course Description: Public history is using the research-based methods and techniques of historians to conduct historical work in the public sphere. If you've gone to a museum, conducted an oral history, researched your old house, or learned from an interpreter at a park or historic site, you've seen public history in action. This course will introduce students to the wide variety of careers in public history, and will examine the challenges and opportunities that come with doing history in, with, and for the public.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST-221
Introduction to Public History
3

Course Description: Public history is using the research-based methods and techniques of historians to conduct historical work in the public sphere. If you've gone to a museum, conducted an oral history, researched your old house, or learned from an interpreter at a park or historic site, you've seen public history in action. This course will introduce students to the wide variety of careers in public history, and will examine the challenges and opportunities that come with doing history in, with, and for the public.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST- 230
American Deaf History
3.00

Course Description: This course explores the history of the deaf community in the United States. It offers a broad survey of American deaf history from the early 19th century to the late 20th century. Major events in American deaf history will be considered, including the foundation of schools for the deaf, the birth of American Sign Language, the emergence of deaf culture, the challenge of oralism, the threat of eugenics, and the fight for civil rights.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST-230
American Deaf History
3

Course Description: This course explores the history of the deaf community in the United States. It offers a broad survey of American deaf history from the early 19th century to the late 20th century. Major events in American deaf history will be considered, including the foundation of schools for the deaf, the birth of American Sign Language, the emergence of deaf culture, the challenge of oralism, the threat of eugenics, and the fight for civil rights.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST- 231
Deaf People in Global Perspective
3.00

Course Description: This course explores the history of the deaf community in global perspective from the 18th to the 20th century. It takes a comparative approach, exploring the histories of deaf people from around the globe, including deaf lives in Central America, Europe, Africa, and East Asia. Special attention will be given to the major events in European deaf history, as Europe was the site for the first schools for the deaf in the history of the world, and the world's first documented deaf culture, in France, emerged there as well. The spread of deaf education, the rise of indigenous signed languages, the birth of deaf-hood, and the fight for human rights will all be placed in a global context.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

CLA HIST-231
Deaf People in Global Perspective
3

Course Description: This course explores the history of the deaf community in global perspective from the 18th to the 20th century. It takes a comparative approach, exploring the histories of deaf people from around the globe, including deaf lives in Central America, Europe, Africa, and East Asia. Special attention will be given to the major events in European deaf history, as Europe was the site for the first schools for the deaf in the history of the world, and the world's first documented deaf culture, in France, emerged there as well. The spread of deaf education, the rise of indigenous signed languages, the birth of deaf-hood, and the fight for human rights will all be placed in a global context.

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.