Timeroom: January 2024

Durham Liberal Arts :: Native Amer Indigenous Studies

NAIS 400 (01) - Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies

Introduction to NAIS

Online Course Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous

Credits: 4.0
Term: January 2024 - January Term - online (12/27/2023 - 01/19/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 30117

This course serves as an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS). NAIS cultivates a broad understanding of the history, lands, culture, literature, language and artistic expression, science and technology, race and identity, and social organization and political statuses of Indigenous peoples, emphasizing self-determination, sovereignty, and survivance globally. Students will learn about significant events and issues from Indigenous perspectives and develop new ways of thinking about Native peoples.

Attributes: World Cultures(Discovery), Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: Alexandra Martin

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
12/27/2023	1/19/2024		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Durham Health & Human Services :: Nursing

NURS 794 (01) - Special Topics

Spc Top/Basic Arrythmia

Online Course Delivery Method: Online Synchronous

Credits: 1.0 to 4.0
Term: January 2024 - January Term - online (12/27/2023 - 01/19/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 25
CRN: 30144

Specialized courses covering information not normally presented in regular course offerings. Description of topics varies. May be repeated but not in duplicate areas of content. Special fee on some sections.

Only listed colleges in section: Health & Human Services

Only listed majors in section: NURSING

Attributes: Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: Eileen Hollis

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
12/27/2023	1/19/2024	R	3:10pm - 6:00pm	ONLINE

Durham Health & Human Services :: Outdoor Education

OUT 515 (01) - History of Outdoor Pursuits in North America

Hist of Outdoor Pursuits in NA

Online Course Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous

Credits: 4.0
Term: January 2024 - January Term - online (12/27/2023 - 01/19/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 25
CRN: 30032

Voluntary pursuits in the outdoors have defined American culture since the early 17th century. Over the past 400 years, activities in outdoor recreation an education have reflected Americans' spiritual aspirations, imperial ambitions, social concerns, and demographic changes. This course will give students the opportunity to learn how Americans' experiences in the outdoors have influenced and been influenced by major historical developments of the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th, and early 21st centuries. This course is cross-listed with RMP 515.

Equivalent(s): KIN 515, RMP 515

Attributes: Online (no campus visits), Historical Perspectives(Disc), EUNH

Instructors: Nathan Fitch

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
12/27/2023	1/19/2024		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

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Durham Liberal Arts :: Philosophy

PHIL 424 (01) - The Future of Humanity: Science, Technology, and Society

Future of Humanity

Online Course Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous

Credits: 4.0
Term: January 2024 - January Term - online (12/27/2023 - 01/19/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 25
CRN: 30019

Consideration of the impacts of science and technology on humanity from a philosophical perspective. Topics often include genetic engineering, automated labor, advanced weaponry, artificial intelligence, social media and data extraction, space exploration, alien contact, virtual realities, transhumanism, and the future of humanity as an interplanetary species.

Equivalent(s): PHIL 424H

Attributes: Online (no campus visits), EUNH, Environment,Tech&Society(Disc)

Instructors: Nicholas Smith

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
12/27/2023	1/19/2024		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

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Durham Liberal Arts :: Political Science

POLT 403 (01) - United States in World Affairs

United States in World Affairs

Online Course Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous

Credits: 4.0
Term: January 2024 - January Term - online (12/27/2023 - 01/19/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 30115

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: Online (no campus visits), Historical Perspectives(Disc), EUNH

Instructors: Elizabeth Carter

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
12/27/2023	1/19/2024		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Durham Liberal Arts :: Psychology

PSYC 401 (01) - Introduction to Psychology

Introduction to Psychology

Online Course Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous

Credits: 4.0
Term: January 2024 - January Term - online (12/27/2023 - 01/19/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 30134

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

Mutual Exclusion : PSY 410

Attributes: Social Science (Discovery), Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: Michael Mangan

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
12/27/2023	1/19/2024		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Additional Course Details:

This online course is 100% online and 100% asynchronous. There will be no required real-time meetings.

The required text is listed below. It's available online and is free. There's no need to purchase any text or ancillary materials for this course. The book is free and available online. It’s entirely up to you the format (e.g., loose leaf, Web, PDF). Know that you will pay for print. There’s no need to buy anything unless you choose to.

Required text: Psychology, Openstax (College) | Digital ISBN-13: 978-1-951693-23-7
Here’s the text link: https://openstax.org/details/books/psychology-2e

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Durham Liberal Arts :: Psychology

PSYC 581 (01) - Child Development

Child Development

Online Course Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous

Credits: 4.0
Term: January 2024 - January Term - online (12/27/2023 - 01/19/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 30014

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.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 401

Mutual Exclusion : PSY 470

Attributes: Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: Kari Dudley

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
12/27/2023	1/19/2024		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Durham Liberal Arts :: Psychology

PSYC 713 (01) - Psychology of Consciousness

Psychology of Consciousness

Online Course Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous

Credits: 4.0
Term: January 2024 - January Term - online (12/27/2023 - 01/19/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 30136

Explores questions of consciousness What is it? How does it develop? Are infants and animals conscious? Why did consciousness evolve? Includes a review of historical background, including the ideas of Jaynes, Paiget, James, Freud, and others. Contemporary topics may include the role of language and other representational systems, blindsight, subliminal perception, priming and other implicit cognitive phenomena, hypnosis, confabulation and attribution, dreaming, multiple personality and conceptions of self and free will, from simultaneous perspectives of phenomenology, behavior, and neuroscience. Specific topics governed by class interests.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and PSYC 513

Equivalent(s): PSYC 713H

Attributes: Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: Kelly Peracchi

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
12/27/2023	1/19/2024		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Durham Liberal Arts :: Psychology

PSYC 762 (01) - Counseling

Counseling

Online Course Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous

Credits: 4.0
Term: January 2024 - January Term - online (12/27/2023 - 01/19/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 30033

Theories of counseling, ethical considerations, professional and paraprofessional activities in a variety of work settings.

Section Comments: This section is NOT Writing Intensive

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and (PSYC 553 or PSYC 561)

Attributes: Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: Susan Hess

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
12/27/2023	1/19/2024		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Durham Health & Human Services :: Recreation Management & Policy

RMP 511 (01) - Issues of Wilderness and Nature in American Society

Iss Wilderness Nature Amer Soc

Online Course Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous

Credits: 4.0
Term: January 2024 - January Term - online (12/27/2023 - 01/19/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 25
CRN: 30112

Provides students with an overview of the evolving relationship between wilderness/nature and American society. Examines the philosophy, ethics, and societal values in American society and its relationship to our natural wilderness. Recent issues are used as case studies in order for students to articulate, defend, and critique the ethical issues presented. Students are responsible for understanding and applying philosophical approaches developed by philosophers, writers, and activists associated with the wilderness, sustainability, biodiversity, hunting, suburban sprawl, environmental activism, endangered species, organic foods, and genetic engineering.

Attributes: Online (no campus visits), Humanities(Disc), EUNH

Instructors: Sean McLaughlin

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
12/27/2023	1/19/2024		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

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