Courses

An introduction to the psychological principles that can be applied to employee- employer relationships is presented. Such issues as personnel selection, psychological assessments, motivation, performance management, training, teamwork, occupational health, leadership, and measurement of job satisfaction are reviewed from the standpoint of the psychologist in industry. This course is prerequisite to PSYCH 246.

A survey of important works of Irish literature from the Middle Ages to the present, with emphasis on the continuity of Irish tradition as well as on the shifting political and social contexts in which Irish literature has been produced.

Background for the meaningful study of Italian literary culture. This includes major historical developments from ancient times through the comuni, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, up to Unification, and the recent economic miracle.

An introduction to general linguistics in Japanese including Japanese orthographies, phonetics, phonology and morphology. Analysis of the Japanese language from the linguistic perspective through reading and examining original Japanese language data in order to build the fundamental understanding of linguistic concepts and enhance the knowledge of Japanese language. Readings and assignments will be in Japanese and English.

History of the development of Judaic beliefs, practices, and interpretive traditions. Representative selections from Mishnah, Talmud, Kabbalah, and later thinkers.

A survey of Korean cinema from the colonial period through the “golden” and “dark” age to the present renaissance. It will examine contemporary Korean cinema as a reflection of major social and political changes in Korean society and explores various factors such as film aesthetics, genre, authorship, movement, industrial changes and censorship practice that have shaped the Korean cinemascape.

The course will introduce students to the field of labor studies. It will cover such topics as: the social organization of work, labor as a factor of production, changes in the composition of the labor force, labor segmentation, and the impact of technology on work and workers.

The course will introduce students to the field of labor studies. It will cover such topics as: the social organization of work, labor as a factor of production, changes in the composition of the labor force, labor segmentation, and the impact of technology on work and workers.

A survey of the study of language: structure, language, and society, first and second language acquisition, and other related topics.

A survey of the study of language: structure, language, and society, first and second language acquisition, and other related topics.