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Recommended Courses From Peer Advisors!
SOC 233 – The Family
The Family Study Area III The family in its social context, including cross-cultural perspectives and theories of family structure and change. The contemporary American family and its emerging alternatives will be studied, with special reference to the family life cycle and current issues in family studies.
Advisor: If you enjoy social or psychological sciences, you will enjoy this class. A lot of time is spent learning about each other's families. The class is easy to absorb, relatable, and time flies with all the laughs you have. A lot of learning is backed by hilarious anecdotes, you'll chuckle when taking the exam and think back to a story that was shared earlier.
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PSY 420 - Cross-Cultural Psychology
Cross-Cultural Psychology [I] Prereq.: PSY 112, Open to students
with Junior or higher standing. Explores human behavior in a global
context. Emphasis will be placed on the influence of cultural factors
on behavior cognition, emotion, mental/physical health and group
dynamics.
Advisor: If you ever plan on traveling the world or working with a
diverse group of people, take this class! Your mind will be blown
with how culture changes some fundamental aspects about how we
perceive. There is never a dull moment in this class. At the end of
every class students get to share stories about how their culture
connects to what we learn. You would be surprised the amazing
stories your peers have to share!
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ENG 220 – Shakespeare
Shakespeare Study Area I [L] Prereq.: ENG 110 or 105 or equivalent. Sophomore standing recommended. Selected tragedies, comedies, and history plays.
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Advisor: The way it is structured is so nice and we read 7 Shakespeare plays and discuss them so we get to understand the plays in detail. Can fulfill a general education requirement.
HIST 301 – The Historical Imagination
The Historical Imagination NOTE: History minors must request a "major" override from the department chair prior to registration. Prereq.: A minimum of 6 credit hours in History. Students will practice history rather than simply study it in a passive sense. By honing research, analytical and writing skills students will be better prepared for upper level classes and work outside the university. History majors and minors only.
Advisor: You really learn how to be a History major and you learn how to research. It's also really interesting (even though it doesn't sound like it).
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PSY 444 – Positive Psychology
Positive Psychology Prereq.: PSY 112 and 3 additional credits in Psychology or permission of instructor.
Scientific study of human strengths. Topics include optimism, creativity, well-being, and resilience.
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Advisor: Everyone could use more positivity in their life. This course is one of my favorites because you discuss tasks and skills that you can easily develop to improve your optimism every day. The class focuses on your strengths as an individual and how to use those strengths as often as possible rather than dwelling on the things you struggle with. Many psychology classes concentrate on fixing a problem, but this course concentrates on prevention and how people with or without mental health issues can thrive.
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DH 100- Understanding the Digital World
Introduction to the interdisciplinary study of Digital Humanities and the ethical, social, and political dimensions of everyday technology use.
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Advisor: This class helps you use technology that can often be used in future interactions with your day-to-day lives. With this class being an online class, I was able to do assignments from my computer, and really get to know the features of my computer that I otherwise wouldn’t have noticed before. We got to build our own websites, design it how we like, and even right blogs to publish to our websites. This class was very helpful, and even counts as a Study Area I credit!
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ANTH 160 – Intro to Biological Anthropology
Introduction to Biological Anthropology Study Area III Introduction to the anthropological study of the human species. Course will cover humans as members of the primate order, human genetics, evolution and variation, stressing anthropological perspective of interaction of physical, environmental, and cultural factors.
Advisor: I took this course as a last minute elective and it turned out to be my favorite class I've taken in my four years here at CCSU. It was fascinating to learn about how humans evolved and how we've changed through time. I took the class with Michael Park, and would highly recommend it!
PSY 330 – Abnormal Psychology
Abnormal Psychology Prereq.: PSY 112 and one other psychology course. Symptoms, causes and treatment of deviant behavior, anxiety disorders, psychoses, personality disorders, substance abuse disorders.
Advisor: Abnormal Psychology with Dr. Sikorski: interesting to learn about mental disorders-symptoms, evaluations, diagnosis; issues with diagnosis; types of applied therapies; very relevant to today's world and the movements toward de-stigmatizing mental disorders in individuals that suffer. Core class for Psychology majors.
CRM 238 – Corrections
Corrections Prereq.: CRM 110 (with a grade of C- or higher). Overview of corrections in America to include sentencing, probation, classification, incarceration, community corrections, and parole. Critical analysis of goals of sentencing, correctional organization and management, alternatives to incarceration, and theories of behavioral change.
Advisor: Corrections with Karl Lewis: Lewis gives a thorough and honest perspective on the system of corrections-its standards, goals, and flaws in the US correctional system; talks about the professionals involved and the versatile roles they must adopt to work in that environment; emphasizes that the correctional system is a people-oriented domain, that prisoners are human beings too and there needs to be a proper balance of justice and humane treatment towards them. This class made me appreciate the roles of correctional officers and parole/probation officers, as well as gave me a deeper understanding on how complex and sensitive correctional issues are in our system.
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PSY 430 – Intergroup Relations
Open to students with junior or higher standing. Focuses on the impact of social categorization on human psychology. Examines the motivational, cognitive, and socio-structural factors that contribute to diverse perspectives and social relations within a national context. Topics may include stereotyping, prejudice, gender issues, race relations, and multiculturalism.
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Advisor: This class was one of my favorite classes that I have taken. It was really col to learn about different genders, cultures, sexualities, and much more that are often not talked about on a day to day basis. There is ways to improve your learning through class activities and projects, which help to spike your interest in certain places. I definitely took a lot away from this class, and continue using the information I learned in my daily life!
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MGT 295 – Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior
Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior Prereq.: ENG 110
or ENG 202 or HON 140 with a grade of C- or higher and sophomore standing.
Introduction to the principles of management and their application to business.
Emphasis on the development of a philosophy of management and interpersonal
behavior within organizations.
Advisor: I think that this class can be useful for anyone who has ever worked for someone, plans to work for someone, or wants to be a manager one day. This course will help you understand the behaviors of managers and how to best interact with them. Work makes up about a third of our time, and having a better theoretical understanding of the interactions between managers and employees is extremely helpful.
Independent Study
The topic for this class would vary upon your desired research. However, taking an
independent study will really allow you to find out what you are interested in.
Take the class with your favorite professor and learn as much as possible from them.