INTERSESSION 2008

Saint Joseph's University is offering two-week intensive courses during the January Intersession. Classes will be held on the following days and times:

• Week 1: Wednesday through Saturday (1/2 - 1/5)
• Week 2: Monday - Saturday (1/7 - 1/12)

Please note:

• Only one course may be taken during the Intersession.
• Open only to students with a GPA of 2.25 or better.
• In the event of inclement weather, make-up classes will be held on Saturday or Sunday afternoon.

Advance Preparation

All courses require advance preparation. Students must obtain a course syllabus in the University College office (117 B/L) or on the web (www.sju.edu/uc), buy their textbooks, and complete specified assignments before the start of classes on January 2nd. Syllabi must be acquired and books must be purchased by Friday, December 21, 2007.

Registration: October 29 to December 21, 2007

• Registrations will not be accepted after 12/21/07
• Payment is required at time of registration.
• Click here to download a copy of the registration form.
• Register by mail, by fax (610-660-1019) or in person at the Student Service Center (121B/L) using a check, money order or credit card.

Tuition: $1293 per 3 credit course

Refund Policy:
Students who officially (in writing) drop or withdraw from a class may be eligible for a refund, based on the following refund schedule:

PLEASE NOTE: The University College office will be closed from December 24, 2007 through January 1, 2008.

Visiting Students

Visiting students from other colleges who wish to take courses for credit must submit a statement from the college they are attending, approving the course and indicating they are in good standing. These students must complete a Visiting Student Form but need not provide transcripts nor pay an application fee. The Student Service Center will send a copy of the student's report card to the college authority who signed the student's permission form. This will be done automatically, without fee, on the basis of permission forms on file in the University College Office.

INTERSESSION COURSE SCHEDULE

Click on the course title for a copy of the course description and syllabus. Course syllabi will be linked as soon as they are received from the instructors.

INTERSESSION COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

ART 1335 Basic Drawing
Syllabus
Designed to acquaint the student with concepts and skills involved in translating a two-dimensional object onto a three-dimensional surface, the course will cover line, shape, volume, mass, tone, and texture. Some attention will also be given to figure drawing and to fundamental issues in perspective drawing.
Instructor: Marta Sanchez, M.F.A.

BIO 1315 Heredity and Evolution
Syllabus
A study of human genetics at three levels: 1) human heredity and the inheritance of disease, 2) genes and DNA, and 3) human evolution. Includes discussion of how a cell uses its genetic information and how scientists study genes using genetic engineering techniques.
Instructor: Rebecca Hillary, Ph.D.

CHM 1035 Chemistry for the Consumer
Syllabus
This course is designed to help one understand the chemistry that affects his/her through life. Topics covered: nuclear power, detergents, food additives, brewing, pollution, chemotherapy, and home products. May be taken for science or elective credit without previous chemistry courses.
Instructor: E. Peter Zurbach, Ph.D.

COM 2285 Cultural Reporting: Narrating Race
Syllabus
An examination of ways in which the story of race has been recorded and accounted for in America.
Instructor: John Lavin, Ed.D.

CSC 1365 Web Design
Syllabus
This course is constructed to teach the student how to design a web site/page with current web designing software, using Graphical User Interface (GUI) techniques. Through a combination of classroom presentation and hands-on use of computers by the students, they will learn to plan, design, build web pages,and build and link a successful navigation route through the newly built web pages.
Instructor: Arthur J. Martin, Jr., M.B.A.

EDU 1515 Teaching The Holocaust Through Film
Syllabus
For nearly six decades, the world has viewed the Holocaust, the Nazi program to exterminate Europe's Jews, Gypsies and other "undesirables", in horror. There has been an outpouring of historical, sociological, psychological and other learned works about that event, as well as memoirs by survivors, rescuers and liberators. Film has become a valuable tool for the preservation of memory through documentary studies and as a medium of expression of individual stories. This course will provide an introduction to the use of film, both documentary and artistic, in teaching the story of the Holocaust. Topics include film as story and propaganda, relative merits of black and white or color photography, messages behind "artistic" films, effects within the classroom.
Instructor: Richard Libowitz, Ph.D.

ENG 2915 Literary Forms & Styles: Detective Fiction
Syllabus
Study of evolution in the genre of detective fiction, which spotlights the need for clever problem solving in a world wracked by violence and deception.
Instructor: Gary Wilson, Ph.D.

ENG 2935 Special Topics in Writing: Writing and Memory
Syllabus
This workshopping course will encourage students to build on their memories in order to create a sustained piece of fiction or memoir. Students will engage in writing exercises and sharing of writing in order to discuss the nature of writing and memory. We will explore food as a source of memory, consider how our parents' histories impact our own memories and experiences through the reading of a graphic novel Maus, and, in preparation for their spring visits, look at how two very different writers constructed their autobiographies (Rebecca Walker and Maxine Hong Kingston). We will also consider how research can enhance and complicate the memories as we write them down. This course counts as a writing course in the English major and as a diversity course in the English major.
Instructor: Ann Green , Ph.D.

MGT 2025 Management of Human Resources
Syllabus
This course surveys the functional areas of human resource management: planning, recruiting, selection and placement, training and development, performance appraisal and management, compensation, health and safety promotion, and labor relations. Ethical, legal, and international issues and applications of Human Resource Information Systems will be emphasized.
Instructor: Charlene Glenn, Ed.D.

PHY 1315 Physics: Concepts and Applications
Syllabus
This course aims at increasing your knowledge in basic physics phenomena such as motion, radioactivity or nuclear energy. We will explore various physics phenomena and their impact on everyday life through discussions, group work, activities, demonstrations and movies. You will have an opportunity to learn that physics is "phun."
Instructor: Piotr Habdas, Ph.D.

PSY 1205 Sports Psychology
Syllabus
This course will survey the theory and applications of psychological aspects of sports. Topics to be included are motivation, competitiveness, group dynamics, personality, and gender roles as they relate to individual and team sports. Methods used to enhance relaxation, concentration, and imagery will be discussed. The role of sports in our society and in other cultures will also be explored.
Instructor: Jeffrey Leoni, Ph.D.

PSY 1425 Psychology of Intimate Relationships
Syllabus
What causes couples to establish long-lasting, loving relationships and other couples to experience conflict and short-lived relationships? This course will study love and liking in male-female, male-male, and female-female relationships. It will consider personality, attitudes, values, and communication in love and liking relationships.
Instructor: Brad May, Ph.D.

PSY 1445 Psychology of Addiction
Syllabus
The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of chemical addiction, including an understanding of commonly abused substances and the impact of these various substances on the body, both physically and psychologically. This course will explore various perspectives on diagnosis, intervention, treatment, and prevention, and will discuss the impact of chemical addiction on special populations; including pregnant women, adolescents, older adults, and those with psychological disorders.
Instructor: Paul Toth, Ph.D.

SOC 1025 Social Problems
ONLINE COURSE -- Please read course expectations, pre-assignment and final exam requirement prior to registration!
Syllabus
This course will examine, through a sociological analysis, contemporary social issues including economic crises, concentration of wealth, poverty, crime, sexism, race and ethic relations, family violence, and environment crisis.
Instructor: Cynthia Reed-Rickards, M.S.
This online course will require one or two ON-CAMPUS meetings.