Fall Course Descriptions
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HUSV 4023, introductory, liberal
Instructor: Debra Kram-Fernandez, Ph.D.
The study integrates a brief overview of the field of assessment and diagnosis in mental health with a critical analysis of how this, culture, the history of mental illness, and other factors promote stigma towards individuals and their families who live with mental illness. Following an overview of the history of mental illness, and a look at policy initiatives and treatment, we will critically examine a number of cultural artifacts related to mental illness. We will consider how these artifacts promote empathy, compassion and understanding, and/or how they promote stigma. The term will end with a focus on ways to challenge stigma towards people with mental illness.
Meets SUNY General Education requirements?
no
ECET 4020 advanced, liberal
Instructors: Joan Buzick Ph.D.
This course examines women's roles and experiences as healers using a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspective. The course is grounded in ethnographic, biographical, historical, and journalistic accounts. Women have played a central role in healing and care-giving in all human societies and throughout history, often being subject to different expectations, challenges, and dangers compared to their male counterparts. From birth to the end-of-life, from home remedies to homeopathy, from shamans to surgeons, women's healing knowledge and skills have made a significant impact on their families, communities, and their own destinies, as well as being a means of empowerment and social action.
Meets SUNY General Education requirements?
no
ANTH 3025 advanced, liberal
Instructor: Anamaria Ross, Ph.D.
This course explores mental illnesses diagnosed in children and adolescents and recognizes the social and environmental contexts in which they manifest. Students will learn how to distinguish between the common disorders and identify challenges of assessment of children and adolescents. Media portrayal and stigmas of mental illness will also be examined. Prerequisite (must complete before registering): A minimum of 64 credits or an associate degree Note: This course is aligned with the Community and Human Services Area of Study guidelines for Knowledge of Human Behavior and Skills.
Meets SUNY General Education requirements?
no
INMS 3056 advanced, liberal
Instructor: Bhuwan Onta
This course draws upon bio-psycho-social insights from anthropology, human development, integrative medicine, and psychology, to explore applications, benefits and theories that pertain to mindfulness methodologies in relation to work environments and the workplace.
Meets Gen Ed requirements?
no