Timeroom: January 2020

Durham Graduate School :: Public Administration

PA 816 (1ON) - Public Management Techniques

Public Management Techniques

Course Delivery Method: Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Credits: 3.0
Term: January 2020 - January Term - online (12/27/2019 - 01/18/2020)

Class Size: 20
CRN: 30152

Introduction to analytic decision-making and planning techniques applicable to public sector management.

Equivalent(s): PA 911

Instructors: Carolyn Arcand

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
12/27/2019	1/18/2020		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Durham Liberal Arts :: Philosophy

PHIL 424 (1ON) - Science, Technology, and Society

Science, Technology, & Society

Course Delivery Method: Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Credits: 4.0
Term: January 2020 - January Term - online (12/27/2019 - 01/18/2020)

Class Size: 25
CRN: 30124

Consideration of the scientific endeavor and its social import from a philosophical perspective.

Section Comments: The Future of Humanity

Equivalent(s): PHIL 424H

Attributes: Environment,Tech&Society(Disc)

Instructors: Nicholas Smith

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
12/27/2019	1/18/2020		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Click to see: Syllabus

Durham Liberal Arts :: Political Science

POLT 401 (1ON) - Politics and Society

Course Delivery Method: Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Credits: 4.0
Term: January 2020 - January Term - online (12/27/2019 - 01/18/2020)

Class Size: 30
CRN: 30127

Introduces the nature of politics and political institutions. Emphasizes political behavior and continuing issues of modern politics, such as power, authority, legitimacy, freedom, and order.

Equivalent(s): POLT 401H

Attributes: Humanities(Disc)

Instructors: Marla Brettschneider

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
12/27/2019	1/18/2020		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Additional Course Details:

NO prior background required.

Introduces key ways to explore politics, theory, current events, and political institutions.

Emphasizes theoretical grounding in the modern West for continuing issues of contemporary politics, such as:

power, equality, justice, freedom, and democracy.

A great intro-level way to begin to explore issues of

race, gender, sexuality, class, ability, religion/culture, and colonialism

historically and in our time.

CROSS COUNTS WITH WOMEN’S & GENDERS STUDIES

Durham Liberal Arts :: Political Science

POLT 403 (1ON) - United States in World Affairs

United States in World Affairs

Course Delivery Method: Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Credits: 4.0
Term: January 2020 - January Term - online (12/27/2019 - 01/18/2020)

Class Size: 30
CRN: 30051

Introduces students to key concepts, actors, and events in U.S. foreign policy. After examining the early foundations of American foreign policy, this course concentrates on the United States' international engagement from the Cold War to the present. Students develop the analytical skills they need to form their own opinions on contemporary issues in U.S. foreign policy, and defend these opinions articulately based on a solid knowledge of historic and current events.

Equivalent(s): POLT 403H, POLT 403W

Attributes: Historical Perspectives(Disc)

Instructors: Alynna Lyon

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
12/27/2019	1/18/2020		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Durham Graduate School :: Public Policy

PPOL 950 (1HY) - Washington DC Colloquium

Course Delivery Method: Online with some campus visits, EUNH

Credits: 3.0
Term: January 2020 - January Term - online (12/27/2019 - 01/18/2020)

Class Size: 16
CRN: 30054

This intensive January-Term course focuses on practical skill building and experiential learning related to policy-making. The goals are: (i) familiarize students with public policy institutions and career paths across multiple sectors (e.g., government, non-profit organizations, think-tanks, research institutes, organizations that do international work); (ii) connect students to working professionals for networking and career-building opportunities; (iii) provide opportunities to interact with and question Washington, DC professionals, beginning to socialize students as public policy professionals.

Only listed majors in section: PUBLIC POLCY AN, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC POLICYLW

Instructors: Michael Ettlinger

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
12/27/2019	1/18/2020	MTWRF	2:10pm - 5:00pm	HUDD G11
12/27/2019	1/18/2020		Hours Arranged	ONLINE
12/27/2019	1/18/2020		Hours Arranged	ABROAD TBA

Durham Liberal Arts :: Psychology

PSYC 401 (1ON) - Introduction to Psychology

Introduction to Psychology

Course Delivery Method: Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Credits: 4.0
Term: January 2020 - January Term - online (12/27/2019 - 01/18/2020)

Class Size: 30
CRN: 30007

Psychology as a behavioral science; its theoretical and applied aspects. Includes research methods, behavioral neuroscience, sensation and perception, cognition, learning, development, personality, psychopathology, and social psychology. To experience actively the nature of psychological research students have an opportunity to participate in a variety of studies as part of a laboratory experience.

Equivalent(s): PSYC 401H

Attributes: Social Science (Discovery)

Instructors: Michael Mangan

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
12/27/2019	1/18/2020		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Additional Course Details:

The required text is listed in "booklist" below. It's available online and is free. There's no need to purchase any text for this course.

Click to see: Syllabus

Durham Liberal Arts :: Psychology

PSYC 402 (1ON) - Statistics in Psychology

Statistics in Psychology

Course Delivery Method: Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Credits: 4.0
Term: January 2020 - January Term - online (12/27/2019 - 01/18/2020)

Class Size: 30
CRN: 30019

Design, statistical analysis, and decision making in psychological research. Probability, hypothesis-testing, and confidence intervals. Conceptualization, computation, interpretation, and typical applications for exploratory data analysis (including measures of central tendency, variability), t-tests, correlations, bivariate regression, one-way analysis of variance, and chi square. Introduction to computer methods of computation.

Equivalent(s): PSYC 402H

Mutual Exclusion : ADM 430, ADMN 420, BIOL 528, EREC 525, HHS 540, MATH 439, MATH 539, MATH 644, SOC 402, SOC 402H, SOC 502, SOC 502H

Attributes: Quantitative Reasoning(Disc)

Instructors: Maureen Gillespie

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
12/27/2019	1/18/2020		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Durham Liberal Arts :: Psychology

PSYC 513 (1ON) - Cognitive Psychology

Course Delivery Method: Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Credits: 4.0
Term: January 2020 - January Term - online (12/27/2019 - 01/18/2020)

Class Size: 30
CRN: 30008

The study of human cognition, its basic concepts, methods, and major findings. Human knowledge acquisition and use. Attention, perception, memory, imagery, language, reading, problem solving, and decision making. Prereq: PSYC 401.

Instructors: Kelly Peracchi

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
12/27/2019	1/18/2020		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Durham Liberal Arts :: Psychology

PSYC 581 (1ON) - Child Development

Course Delivery Method: Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Credits: 4.0
Term: January 2020 - January Term - online (12/27/2019 - 01/18/2020)

Class Size: 30
CRN: 30103

The developing child in the context of his/her society. Current problems in, and influences on, development of the child. Personality and cognitive development; exceptional children. Prereq: PSYC 401.

Instructors: Katerina Karaivanova

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
12/27/2019	1/18/2020		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Durham Liberal Arts :: Psychology

PSYC 791 (1ON) - Advanced Topics

Adv Top/Sport & Perform. Psyc

Course Delivery Method: Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Credits: 4.0
Term: January 2020 - January Term - online (12/27/2019 - 01/18/2020)

Class Size: 20
CRN: 30065

Advanced material in which instructor has specialized knowledge through research and study. May be repeated for different offerings. Topics under this listing may be used to fulfill a major requirement in category CII. A) Psychology as a Social Science, B) Social Psychology, C) Personality, D) Abnormal/Counseling, E) History of Psychology, F) Child Development, G) Adult Development. Prereq: PSYC 402; PSYC 502; plus other prerequisites when offered, or permission. Special fee with some topics.

Section Comments: Full title: Advanced Topics: Sport & Performance Psychology

Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to 4 times.

Equivalent(s): PSYC 791W

Instructors: Susan Hess

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
12/27/2019	1/18/2020		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Additional Course Details:

This course is a comprehensive study of the field of sport and performance psychology that is informed by current research and contemporary practice. We will explore learning, motivation, and social interaction in sport, mental training skills for performance enhancement, and the enhancement of health and well-being for the athletes through sport psychology. The prevention and reporting of misconduct and abuse within sport is discussed. We will also consider the application of mental training skills for optimal performance outside of the context of sport. Students will be expected to develop a psychological skills training program as part of the course.

Prereq: Psyc 402; 502; or permission.