Below are course descriptions for special topics courses only. Course descriptions for regularly offered classes are in the college catalog. You may review that information either by reviewing the college catalog or by checking the course schedule on the Registrar's web page.

Select a three letter department code for a quick link to that department's course descriptions.

AAS	ANT	ENG	GRY	HIS	HLH

AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
AAS 129-510: Special Topic: Beginning Blues Guitar
Call department at 607-753-4105 for course information.

AAS 129-521: Special Topic: Rock to Blues Canceled
Call department at 607-753-4105 for course information.

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ANTHROPOLOGY
ANT 329-520: Special Topic: Anthropology of Globalization
Call department at 607-753-2726 for course information.

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ENGLISH
ENG 529-010: Special Topic: The New Negro and the South
Call department at 607-753-4307 for course information Canceled

ENG 529-520: Special Topic: ASYNCH: Cyberpunk Literature
Call department at 607-753-4307 for course information.

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GEOGRAPHY
GRY 529-010: Special Topic: Teaching Geography in Film
This course investigates the use of film as powerful medium for teaching K-12 students about the world. It explores how the strong visual imagery and affective power of film can support other modes of instruction. Film resources include feature films, short fiction films, documentaries, and music videos. Topic areas include: Regional Geography; World Cultures; World Political Economy; Population, Resources and the Environment; The Impact of Colonialism; The Physical Environment; and Geographies of Music, Art, and Culture. Copy right issues are also considered.

GRY 529-020: Special Topic: Teaching the Geography of Africa
An exposure to teaching perspectives and approaches that assist students in gaining accurate basic and analytic information about Africa's physical environment, sociocultural and political factors in relation to past and present population patterns.

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HEALTH
HLH 529: ASYNCH: Special Topic: Seinfeld and Health
This course provides an overview and examination of the manner in which health-related topics are covered on Seinfeld. Major areas of review are the impact of media portrayals on health-related behavior and the use of media in health education/promotion programs.

HLH 529-020: Special Topic: Influencing Behaviors in the Classroom
Call department at 607-753-4225 for course information.

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HISTORY
HIS 329-010: Special Topic: U.S. Labor and Film
This course will use films as historical sources and/or statements of historical work in order to examine major themes in U.S. labor history. Canceled

HIS 329-011: Special Topic: History of Food
Yes, food has a history. In fact, one can say that, in a sense, the history of food is the history of civilization. Thousands of years of "cuisine" formation lurk behind our everyday decisions to make choices about food, whether it is a stop at the "Chinese" buffet or the "Italian" family restaurant. What we eat, how it has been produced and consumed, all determine and reflect basic dynamics of our civilization. From the agricultural revolution to the sophisticated food culture(s) of the last few centuries, from the grain fields of Egypt to the vineyards of Tuscany, history has been shaped in decisions that reflect environmental change, cultural interaction, class formation, and even imperial expansion. This is a course that shares an adventurous journey into the rewarding realm of understanding what we eat; everyone is invited to join. Canceled

HIS 529-020: Special Topic: The Atlantic World Canceled
This course will examine peoples and communities of the Atlantic World from the late fifteenth to the late eighteenth centuries. The concept of a dynamic Atlantic World formed among intersecting peoples and cultures of Africa, the Americas, and Europe will be explored. Topics will include colonization, labor systems, environmental change, gender, religion, and revolution. This course will also incorporate discussions of approaches to teaching about the Atlantic World.

HIS 529-520: Special Topic: American Revolutionary Era
Graduate-level seminar focusing on the events, personalities, and major historical documents related to the American revolutionary era. Particular focus will be given to the historical sources from the period and appropriate teaching strategies for K-12 students.

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