University Studies
All-University Curriculum
Western Heritage
Undergraduate
AUCW 180 Western Heritage: The Humanities 3.0
This integrative course in the humanities considers the contemporary search for solutions to the age-old problems in gaining understanding of truth, art, and ethics. Central questions of value and meaning are pursued by academic disciplines that came to be called the humanities. The course provides an introduction to these humanities together with their essential components, conventions, and connections. (Written and Oral Communication,
and Values Identification)
5/22-7/1 20456 TR 1:30–4:30 p.m. H221 Pisano $1,200
7/8-8/14 20896 TR 1–4 p.m. H221 Grant $1,200
6/23–8/14 21419 Distance Learning ( see page 12) Woodiel $1,200
AUCW 211 Discovering America II: American Civilization, 1865–1945 3.0
This integrative course in the humanities investigates American society, culture, and thought, focusing on America’s emergence as an industrial nation and a predominantly middle-class culture. Topics: impact of capitalism and technology, immigration and its social
consequences, religious sectarianism, civil rights struggles, closing of the Western frontier and its surviving popular myth, and emergence of a mass-consumer society.
(Written Communication and Critical Thinking)
No prerequisites, open to freshmen
7/7–8/13 20491 MW 5–8 p.m. H415 DiChiara $1,200
AUCW 212 Discovering America III: American Civilization, 1945 to Present 3.0
This integrative course is an inquiry into American society, culture, and thought in the post–World War II era. The topics chosen for investigation represent many of the most
significant themes and issues that have been and continue to be influential in shaping the contours of recent American cultural experience. Readings for this course emphasize the
diverse perspectives of major American writers, historians, and social scientists on such topics as the alienation of youth, the pursuit of the “American Dream,” racial
inequality, the Vietnam War, the women’s movement, and the antiwar movement and its aftermath. (Written Communication and Critical Thinking)
No prerequisites, open to freshmen
6/16–6/27 20807 MTWRF 5–8:30 p.m. CC117 Peterson $1,200
6/9–7/31 21836 Distance Learning (see page 12) Garrison $1,200
Other Cultures
Undergraduate
AUCC 110 Hunger: Problems of Scarcity and Choice 3.0
This integrative course, combining perspectives in social sciences and health, introduces students to the multiple dimensions of hunger. Various models are used to examine the causes and consequences of, and treatments for, hunger in the Third World and the United States. (Written Communication and Values Identification)
6/23–8/14 21849 Distance Learning (see page 12) Cooley $1,200
AUCC 120 Literature and Films of Other Cultures 3.0
This integrative course combines perspectives in the humanities and social sciences to broaden student awareness of viewpoints and modes of living in other cultures. By studying literature and films produced by people of other cultures, students gain insights into the
rich and complex beliefs and practices, lifestyles and aspirations of diverse nations. (Oral and Written Communication and Values Identification)
Film fee: $20
5/22–7/1 21622 TR 10 a.m.–1 p.m. A324 Hale $1,200
AUCC 150 The Caribbean Mosaic 3.0
This integrative course provides an introduction to the complex and diverse Caribbean region, using readings, films, and other cross-cultural experiences. (Written Communication and Values Identification)
6/9–7/31 21460 Distance Learning (see page 12) Grant $1,200
6/17–7/10 21629 TWR 1–4 p.m. A420 Birden $1,200
AUCC 160 Literature and Culture of Immigrant Groups in America 3.0
An introduction to the literature and culture of immigrant groups, using film, literature, and cultural analysis. (Written and Oral Communication, and Values)
7/8–8/14 20688 TR 5:30–8:30 p.m. CC117 Hall-Moore $1,200
AUCC 210 Cultures and Transnational Corporations 3.0
This integrative course exposes students to the interactions between cultures and transnational corporations and the environments in which they operate, with special
emphasis on the cultural dimension and its political effects. Topics include conflicts between host and home cultures, as manifested in the history of the transnationals; colonial heritage and cultural imperialism; governmental policies; trade restrictions and incentives; roles and power balance of transnationals and home/host governments; and questions of ethics. (Written and Oral Communication and Critical Thinking)
5/21–6/6 21381 MTWRF 6–9 p.m. CC117 Banks $1,200
AUCX 190 Special Topics: Culture and Change in Thailand 3.0
This course considers "Thai Life" from both psychological and sociological perspectives. Through lectures, discussions, fieldtrips, films, structured interviews and/or observations,
we will critically examine important areas of Thai culture and values - such as language, religion, exchange economy, social status, power and interpersonal etiquette. We will also explore how the West has influenced Thailand's culture and how Thailand manages to preserve many of its traditional cultural characteristics. (Written Communication and Social Interaction) This course meets an AUCC requirement.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
5/25- 6/15 22824 All Day Thailand Oliver/Lopez $2,700*
*Cost includes hotel, breakfast, transportation (excluding airfare), and tours.
For travel details go to uhaweb.hartford.edu/Thailand or contact Professor Oliver at 860.768.5005 or e-mail him at oliver@hartford.edu or Professor Lopez at allopez@hartford.edu
AUCX 190 Special Topics: Nature & Culture in Costa Rica 3.0
Through fieldwork and related study this course will expose students to the knowledge base and the practices that are involved in reforestation and sustainable agriculture. We will work and study with local teachers and practitioners. We will read policy statements and, when possible, interview personnel from private voluntary organizations and governmental agencies. Students will read and collectively examine perspectives on the environment from a variety of cultural perspectives. We will examine how the cultures and values of Costa Rica support and sustain environmental initiatives and long term planning.
International assistance for preservation of the environment and for the alleviation of poverty as they are realized in these contexts will be scrutinized. (Written Communication and Responsibility for Civic Life)
This course meets an AUCC requirement.
5/19-5/27** 23799 All Day Costa Rica denOuden $1,614*
* Cost includes lodging, meals, transportation (excluding airfare), and tours. For travel details contact Prof. denOuden at 860.768-4745 or denouden@hartford.edu. *
*This class starts before regularly scheduled session.
Arts
Undergraduate
AUCA 110 Romanticism in the Arts 3.0
This integrative course introduces students to several major works of Western art, literature, and music produced during the period 1775–1850, and encourages the investigation of the romantic impulse across the spectrum of the arts. (Written Communication and Values Identification)
5/21–7/2 20808 MW 5:30–8:30 p.m. UT106 Christensen $1,200
AUCA 120 The Art and Thought of Classical Greece 3.0
This integrative course in the arts and humanities provides students an opportunity to explore the interrelatedness of the arts and philosophic inquiry in Classical Greece. The materials to be considered include poetry, epics, dramas, and Platonic dialogues. Some emphasis is given to architecture, music, and the visual arts. (Oral Communication and Values Identification)
5/21–6/6 20897 MTWRF 5:30–8:30 p.m. E220 Mayer $1,200
6/23–8/14 21619 Distance Learning (see page 12) Rountree $1,200
AUCA 130 The Italian Renaissance 3.0
This integrative course introduces the student to the arts and thought of the Italian Renaissance. The individual’s relation to nature, tradition, community, and self is investigated as the student surveys a number of landmarks of the art, literature, music, and philosophy of the age. (Oral Communication and Critical Thinking)
6/16-7/1 21862 MTWRF 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. H301 Frank $1,200
7/22–8/14 20492 TWR 5–8 p.m. E220 Lechner $1,200
AUCA 150 Ethnic Roots and Urban Arts 3.0
This course seeks to broaden students’ knowledge of the diversity and richness of the artistic contributions of ethnic groups that have shaped the dynamics of the urban community. Students acquire a knowledge base of selected ethnic arts, including visual arts, music, drama, language, literature, dance, and folkways, as well as their critical, historical, and sociological contexts. Students are exposed to the ethnic arts resources of the Greater Hartford area. (Oral and Written Communication, and Values Identification)
6/2–6/4 20809 MTW 10 a.m.–1:30 p.m. CC117
6/5–6/9 RFSSUM New York City*
6/10 & 11 TW 10 a.m.–1:30 p.m. CC117 Weinswig/Beckford
$1,899
Course includes a required travel component to New York City. Accommodations and museum admissions are included in the tuition. For additional information, contact Dr. Weinswig at 860.768.4529 or weinswig@hartford.edu, or contact Professor Beckford at beckford@hartford.edu.
Social Context
Undergraduate
AUCS 110 Sources of Power 3.0
This integrative course in the social sciences examines human interaction on the interpersonal, group, organizational and social levels through the study of power and individuals' reactions to power. Students gain insight into individual, social, economic, and political sources of power in relation to contemporary issues and controversies.
(Written and Oral Communication and Critical Thinking)
5/22–7/1 21888 TR 5-8 p.m. H403 Yousman $1,200
AUCS 150 Gender, Identity, and Society 3.0
This integrative course examines what we know about being male and female from a variety of perspectives. Biological and psychological dimensions of gender, as well as the social and cultural frameworks of the ways in which a number of societies choose to define sex roles, are considered, along with a look at how men and women in other societies see
their own lives. Factual information, fiction, and film are used to discover how our experience is colored by our own ideas about gender and by the pressure society brings to bear on us. Sources of reading and films include anthropology, cultural studies, philosophy, economics, literature, and sociology. (Values Identification, Critical Thinking, and Written Communication)
5/21–6/6 20810 MTWRF 4:30–7:30 p.m. CC118 Miceli $1,200
AUCS 340 Ethics in the Professions 3.0
This integrative course provides a unifying theoretical basis in ethics for the study of ethical decision making in the professions. Case studies in the health professions, business, the media and the arts, and engineering are presented. Students prepare and debate case studies. (Oral and Written Communication, Values Identification, and Critical Thinking)
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor
6/9-7/31 21382 Distance Learning (see page 12) Morison $1,200
Science and Technology
Undergraduate
AUCT 140 Epidemics and AIDS 3.0 or 4.0
This integrative course in the sciences is a multidisciplinary exploration of plagues, epidemics, and AIDS. It reviews historical, social, political, and scientific views of the current
AIDS epidemic. Basic scientific concepts are covered in an effort to allow students to develop an understanding of the disease based on fact. Students develop a personal perspective on AIDS and their role in the epidemic. (Written and Oral Communication, and Critical Thinking)
Lab fee: $40
5/21-7/2 21901* MW 4-7 p.m. D309 Bugl $1,600
5/21-7/2 21914 Lab MW 7:15-10:15 p.m. BC166 Miller
6/9–7/31 20950** Distance Learning (see page 12) Tomkins $1,200
7/22–8/14 20608*** TWR 5:30–8:30 p.m. CC115 Guha $1,200/$1,600
7/22–8/14 20761 Lab TWR 8:30–10:30 p.m. BC166 Lehnhoff
* 21901 4 credit option only. Must register for lab (21914). The lab includes
an independently scheduled service-learning requirement.
**20950 3 credit option only.
*** 20608 3 or 4 credit option. Those registering for 4 credits must also register for
the lab (20761). The lab includes an independently scheduled service-learning
requirement.
AUCT 150 Technology as a Human Affair 4.0
This course provides an introduction to the interactive relationship between technology and society. Students study technological advancement as social change, not simply to monitor the transformations of our society but also to understand why they occur and what their
consequences are. (Critical Thinking, and Oral and Written Communication)
Lab fee: $40
6/7-8/16 21420 SA Distance Learning (see page 12) Ciccarelli $1,600
6/23–8/14 21402 Distance Learning (see page 12) Misovich $1,600
English as a Second Language
(two sessions of six weeks each)
ESL 052 High Intermediate Noncredit
This course is designed for students to increase and
develop English-language proficiency. A variety of texts
will be introduced to help students develop strategies
for reading for understanding of main ideas, details, and
vocabulary. Course work helps students read more quickly
and understand the writer’s ideas more easily. Students
will study particular grammatical structures, practice
them in various activities, and apply them to specific
communication and written tasks. The course will help
students to speak and write with more confidence, with
fewer grammatical mistakes, and will teach strategies for
improving grammar outside of class.
Prerequisites: TOEFL scores of 451/134–499/172 and/or
successful completion of ESL 051
5/21–7/2 20762 MTWRF 8:30–11:30 a.m. and
12:30–2:30 p.m. H256 $2,250
7/7–8/15 21720 MTWRF 8:30–11:30 a.m. and
12:30–2:30 p.m. H256 $2,250
ESL 053 Advanced Noncredit
The purpose of this course is to help students attain
mastery of the English language in order to achieve aca-
demic success at the university level. Students will build
strategies for improving reading speed and comprehension
while improving vocabulary. They will focus on the struc-
ture of American English as it is used for reading, writing,
and speaking, especially in an academic context. Students
will listen to lectures and take notes, give oral presenta-
tions, and participate in group discussions. Focus will be
on several forms of academic writing: journal, summary,
and essay writing. Scholarly reports or research papers
will also be introduced.
Prerequisites: TOEFL score of 500/173–549/212 and/or
successful completion of ESL 052
5/21–7/2 20763 MTWRF 8:30–11:30 a.m. and
12:30–2:30 p.m. A424 $2,250
7/7–8/15 20764 MTWRF 8:30–11:30 a.m. and
12:30–2:30 p.m. A424 $2,250
The opportunity to prepare for the TOEFL is also provided to students in the program through the English Language Institute Resource Center. The center will be open Monday through Friday from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., and students can work at their own pace under the direction of the center’s coordinator. An interesting and varied selection of cultural activities is offered each summer to complement the American academic experience. In recent years, students have participated in such events as trips to Boston, Connecticut River cruises, poetry readings, picnics, concerts, and more. For more information about the summer programs in the English Language Institute, please call 860.768.4399.
Paralegal Studies
Undergraduate
LAH 230 Real Estate Transactions 3.0
Working knowledge of all aspects of a real estate transac-
tion, title examination, preparation of documents, and
closing. Exposure to a range of documents essential to the
law of real estate.
Prerequisite: LAH 201
5/21–7/2 21611 MW 5:30–9 p.m. CC115 Kantor $1,200
LAH 250 Legal Research and Writing I 3.0
Training in the use of primary and secondary sources of the law. Study of the legal reasoning process and case and statutory analysis. Updating sources such as Shepard’s will be included. Research and writing skills developed through lectures and assigned library exercises. Hands-on, computerized legal research included.
Prerequisite: LAH 201
Lab fee: $40
6/7–8/16 91125 SA 9–12:30 p.m. A320 Staff $1,200
LAH 316 Health Care Law 3.0
Examines major legal issues encountered by health care institutions and individual health care practitioners as they operate and make business decisions in today's fluid health care environment.
Prerequisites: LAH 201, LAH 250 and junior standing; or permission of instructor.
7/8 30–9 p.m. CC118 Staff $1,200
LAH 330 The Law and Forensic Evidence 3.0 (SOC 330)
This course will examine how the laws of evidence affect
the use of forensic evidence, the role of the judge and jury
in evaluating expert forensic testimony, the role of police
investigation work in generating forensic evidence, how to
ensure that forensic testimony is both reliable and trustwor-
thy, and inconsistencies in the judicial approach to different
branches of forensic evidence.
Prerequisites: LAH 201 or SOC 110 or SOC 170, or permis-
sion of instructor.
6/23–8/14 22564 Distance Learning (see page 12) Lissitzyn $1,200
LAH 355 Family Law 3.0
Developing paralegal skills for interviewing clients, as well
as a basic knowledge of the principles and practices involved
in types of family court actions. Preparation of documen-
tary evidence, reports, responsive pleadings, and discovery
matters.
Prerequisites: LAH 201 and 250
5/22–7/1 22577 TR 5:30–9 p.m. D419 Caldwell-Gaines $1,200
LAH 365 Insurance Law 3.0
An introduction to the legal aspects of the insurance indus-
try, focusing on principles and recent developments in
selected lines of insurance.
Prerequisites: LAH 201 and 241 or permission of instructor.
6/7–8/16 91138 SA 1–4:30 p.m. A320 Staff $1,200
LAH 480 Independent Study in Legal Studies 1.0–3.0
Supervised individual study under the direction of a faculty
member on a topic of interest to the student. The course
may be selected more than once with permission of the
department.
Prerequisites: LAH 201, 215, and 250; junior or senior
standing; and permission of instructor
5/21–7/2 20640 TBA TBA TBA Staff $400/cr
7/7–8/14 20479 TBA TBA TBA Staff $400/cr
LAH 490 Internships 3.0–15.0
Under faculty supervision, students will be placed in a field
experience in a law office, legal clinic, corporation, or gov-
ernment agency. The minimum number of hours at the site
will vary with the credit hours earned; approximately120
hours for 3 credits is expected. In addition, students will be
expected to meet regularly with the faculty supervisor, keep
diaries, and complete written assignments to integrate prac-
tical experience with prior course work.
Prerequisites: Completion of major requirements, application
for internship, and permission of instructor
5/21–7/2 22603 TBA TBA TBA Staff $200/cr
7/7–8/14 20411 TBA TBA TBA Staff $200/cr