NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

457 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS much longer shadow than others, and some offenders take on an iconic evilness while others fade into quiet obscurity? This course points a critical spotlight on media constructions of crime and social control, developing our understanding of the relationship between media and crime, and taking existing knowledge in new directions. Substantive topics of current interest will be covered, including: news reporting of crime; media constructions of children and women as victims and offenders; moral panics over pedophiles; the relationship between the media and the police; ‘reality’ crime shows; surveillance and social control; and new media. UNIV 1010C First Year Seminar: Pop Culture Studies (3 credits) This course is an interactive first-year seminar. Connected to the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’ annual theme, this course introduces students to scholarly life through explorations and critiques of popular culture. Students will examine themes, theories and methods of the field of cultural studies in relation to “texts” such as You-Tube, Facebook, music and music videos, film, and advertising. UNIV 1010D First Year Seminar: The Most Evil State: Hitler’s Germany (3 credits) This course is an interactive first-year seminar. Connected to the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’ annual theme, this course introduces students to fundamentals of scholarly life. This course looks at one of the most closely examined periods in history, Germany from 1933-1945. It poses the question: how could such a civilized and educated people commit crimes of such magnitude. The course will illustrate how the Nazis exploited economic and political crisis to suspend rights and impose tyranny. It will track how Hitler’s government employed terror and deception to control and manipulate citizens. While in the beginning the Nazis primarily used terror against “outsiders”—political enemies, minorities and foreigners— ultimately millions of German citizens became victims of this regime as well. In the end, Hitler and his followers left Germany devastated, defeated and divided. By considering the stories of survivors of the Nazi regime, World War II and the Holocaust, students will be confronted with choices about life and death, the college’s theme for 2008-2009. UNIV 1010E First Year Seminar: Got Oil? The End of US Petroleum Era (3 credits) This course is an interactive first-year seminar. Connected to the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’ annual theme, this course focuses on the consequences of petroleum and natural gas development and consumption in the US and the World. The first part of the course would focus on how and where oil is formed, and the history of its exploitation in the US. The second part of the course would examine environmental problems that come with oil production and consumption. Students will get a Positive Behavioral Support (PBS) is the application of ABA principles within natural contexts and from a systems perspective. This course will focus specifically on addressing challenging behavior for children in the home and classroom settings. Students will learn to assess challenging behaviors using functional assessments, select and implement interventions based on those assessments within the natural environment, and to train families and staff members to implement behavioral programming to support children whose behavior often limits their opportunities for education and childcare services. UNIV—University UNIV 1010 New University Student Explorations and Experiences (3 credits) This course provides an introduction to core college and university resources and presents foundational success skills relevant for undergraduate students new to the university. Students will address academic success skills (time management, study skills, effective reading, classroom preparation, exam preparation) and personal success skills (professional development planning, involvement and leadership skills). Students will review relevant academic and curricular expectations for their degree program. UNIV 1010A First Year Seminar: Reading, Thinking, and Navigating the Blogosphere (3 credits) This course is an interactive first-year seminar. Connected to the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’ 2008-09 annual theme (Life and Death), this course introduces students to fundamentals of scholarly life. Through exposure to a combination of creative non-fiction, films, and blogs, students will learn to create and maintain their own blog. The blog will be the medium through which they think, write, and reason about abstract ideas/themes within an academic context. By investigating and using the art and journalistic method of the blog, students will identify the elements of sound reasoning and effective writing. They will also hone their own critical reading, analytical, and writing skills. UNIV 1010B First Year Seminar: Crime and the Media (3 credits) This course is an interactive first-year seminar. Connected to the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’ annual theme, this course introduces students to fundamentals of scholarly life through explorations of the media’s depiction of crime and criminals. Why do only certain criminal events become thrust into the public sphere with sufficient vigor to shape public fears of victimization? Why are some crimes sustained by sufficiently intense public outcry to become part of our cultural fabric, while other, almost identical incidents, fail to capture the collective imagination? Why do some very serious crimes cast a