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SST 562 - Rise of Russia
A survey of the history of Russia and the U.S.S.R. Emphasis on the political, economic, and social developments of the nineteenth century, the revolution of 1917, and the evolution of the Communist and post-communist state.
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SST 570 - America on the World Stage
This course examines recent American foreign policy as well as the linkage between foreign and domestic policy. Coverage also includes economic and military affairs.
Credits: 3
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SST 575 - Studies in National Socialist Germany
Students will analyze the development of Germany from the end of the First World War to Germanys collapse in 1945. While work will focus on the nature and the development of the national socialist regime and on the Shoah, the course includes the history of anti-Semitism and the struggle between modernity and conservatism in Weimar Germany.
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SST 580 - Germany: Culture and Contradictions
Students will explore some of the highpoints of German culture, such as the medieval castle at Nurnberg, the workshop of renaissance artist Albrecht Durer, the baroque churches of Munchen, the art galleries of Munchen, Weimar, and Berlin, as well as the warm and friendly culinary culture of Germany. They will contrast this with the barbarism of concentration camps at Dachau, Buchenwald, and Sachsenhausen, as well as the Reichsparteitagsgelande in Nurnberg and various Nazi-related sites in Berlin. Finally, students will explore Germanys attempt to regain its identity and come to terms with its past at places such as the International Military Tribunal museum in Nurnberg and the Museum Deutscher Widerstand in Berlin.
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SST 603 - The Constitution in Context
This course addresses the evolution of the US Constitution in its historical context. Begins with the drafting and ratification of the Constitution and the doctrine of judicial review; chronicles the development of major constitutional principles in the nineteen and early twentieth centuries. Constitutional decisions dealing with civil rights and the First Amendment guarantees are discussed in depth.
Credits: 3
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SST 636 - America’s Beginnings
This course will explore the colonial and revolutionary eras in American history. It will focus on the development of the disparate colonies and on the American character, the causes of the American Revolution, and the problems that arose in the establishment of the new republic. It will also incorporate multiple cultural perspectives, including various immigrant groups, women, Africans, and Native Americans.
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SST 637 - The Atlantic World
This course will explore the interaction of Europe, Africa, and the Americas from the Age of Exploration until 1825. It will focus on the English and French North American colonies, with some discussion of the Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch colonies. It will also incorporate geography, economics, and politics in the history of triangular trade in the Atlantic World. Finally, students in the course will investigate the African slave trade and its importance to Europe and America.
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SST 638 - The Civil War and Reconstruction
This course will examine the complex factors that led to Americas most devastating war including background and causes, strategies and theaters of the war, as well as experiences on the homefront and international relations. Military, political, diplomatic, economic, social and racial aspects of the war will be covered. This course will also focus on the challenges of reconstructing the union with a defeated Confederacy and without slavery.
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SST 645 - Conflict Resolution and Management
Processes for conflict management and resolution in the international arena are examined. Through the examination of classic and contemporary scholarship, the course provides an interdisciplinary approach focusing on diverse facets of peace and conflict studies. Selected case studies will be considered to illuminate the theoretical components of the course.
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SST 660 - The Politics and Economics of Globalization
This course will focus on the political, economic, technological, and cultural environments of industrialized countries, less developed countries, and least developed countries. Important questions addressed include the novelty of globalization as a new phenomenon, its potential threat to the Westphalian order, globalization’s effects on democracy, and other consequences and responses result from technological, economic, cultural and political transformation.
Credits: 3
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SST 700 - Directed Study
The Directed Study provides students with the opportunity to explore a unique project not otherwise available in the curriculum. A Directed Study is available to students who have not completed a minimum of 24 hours of study. Students are limited to one directed study of any kind.
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SST 800 - Local U.S. History
In this course students will learn to integrate local history into the larger themes of middle and high school social studies. Through an examination of the history of the Merrimack Valley students will come to better understand national events. Students will use the mills to teach lessons in economics, history, geography, and civics from the colonial settlement to the cold war. In addition, students will read the landscape of a cemetery to study changing demographics across time and be expected to find local architecture representative of Americas historical development. The use of local resources will help students make new connections across the social studies curriculum.
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SW 108 - Introduction to Social Work
This course provides an in-depth exploration of the profession of social work. This includes a survey of the variety of populations and settings in which social workers practice, as well as study of the mission, values and historical development of social work. A consideration of the issues involved in becoming a helping professional with attention to the principles and competencies of the social work practitioner will also be an integrating focus of the course.
Credits: 3
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SW 201 - Social Work Methods
This course focuses on the development of skills and competencies in generalist social work practice with diverse populations. Emphasis is placed on an understanding of the change process and the centrality of the helping relationship in facilitating this process. Social work values and principles of ethical practice are an integral part of the learning process. A 15 hour field project in a social work setting (approved in advance by the instructor) is required of all students taking Social Work Methods.
Credits: 3
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SW 305 - Social Work with Children and Families
This course focuses on challenges encountered by children and their families and the variety of social work roles and interventions which are employed to promote the resumption of healthy growth and development. Competencies in working with children and their parents are a central theme of the course.
Credits: 3
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SW 313 - Internship I
Students are expected to complete a total of 120 hours for 3 credits, or 240 hours for 6 credits over the semester. under professional supervision in a social service agency or program. In addition, students attend a bi-weekly internship seminar with the faculty instructor. The student, in conjunction with the Director of the Social Work Program, must arrange internship placement during the previous semester. The deadline for fall internships is March 15; deadline for spring internships is October 15.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of Social Work Director
Credits: 3-6
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SW 401 - Social Welfare Policy
This course provides an analysis of contemporary public policy and social programs in the United States from the perspective of social welfare history. The intent is to build skills in critical analysis of social issues as well as the development of skills as a policy practitioner.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior status or permission of instructor
Credits: 3
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SW 425 - Directed Study
This course is a student-initiated and -planned exploration of an advanced topic in an area of special interest not available in listed course offerings.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of the department required. Senior and qualified Junior majors only.
Credits: 3
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SW 455 - Topics in Social Work
This course provides students with the opportunity to explore a range of topics and current issues not covered elsewhere in the curriculum. Examples include trauma in the lives of women, issues in substance abuse, working with individuals with developmental disabilities.
Credits: 3
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SW 495 - Internship II
Students are expected to complete a total of 120 hours for 3 credits, or 240 hours for 6 credits over the semester under professional supervision in a social service agency or program. In addition, students attend a bi-weekly internship seminar with the faculty instructor. This internship is a continuation of SW 313 for those students who elect to complete two semesters of field work. The student, in conjunction with the Director of the Social Work Program, must arrange internship placement during the previous semester. The deadline for fall internships is March 15, for spring internships it is October 15.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of Social Work Director
Credits: 3-6
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WRIT 102 - Writing Tutorial
Students enrolled in ENG 102, Introduction to College Writing, meet with a professional writing consultant for a weekly, 30-minute tutorial to set and achieve composition goals connected to their coursework in addition to writing projects from other classes.
Credits: 1
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