Summer Courses

Course Description: Industrial and organizational (I/O) psychology is a branch of applied psychology that is concerned with efficient management of an industrial labor force and especially with problems encountered by workers in a mechanized environment. Specific areas include job analysis, defining and measuring job performance, performance appraisal, tests, employment interviews, employee selection and training, and human factors. This course covers the basic principles of the above areas as well as applications of current research in I/O psychology.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/15-8/13)

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Course Description: This course covers topics in learning such as non-associative learning, classical conditioning, instrumental conditioning, stimulus control of behavior, reinforcement, generalization and discrimination, and observational learning. Topics on learning and behavior in non-human animals may also be covered.

Session: 6-Week Session 1 (5/15-6/26)

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Course Description: This course is intended for students who are interested in learning the history and current status of personality theories. Students will learn the strengths and weaknesses of the major personality theories, as well as how to assess, research and apply these theories. As much as possible, application to real life situations will be discussed.

Session: 6-Week Session 1 (5/15-6/26)

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Course Description: The purpose of this course is to examine the psychology and lives of girls and women. In addition to the influence of culture, biological and genetic differences will be highlighted for each of the different topics. The topics covered include gender stereotypes, the development of gender roles, gender comparisons, love relationships, sexuality, motherhood and violence against women.

Session: 6-Week Session 2 (7/1-8/13)

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Course Description: Students will rigorously develop their thesis research ideas, conduct literature reviews, identify and plan methodologies, prepare schedules, and gain a clear understanding of the expectations of the faculty and the discipline. Each student will be required to prepare a committee approved thesis research proposal and may begin work on their thesis.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/15-8/13)

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Course Description: This course is used for students who are studying abroad.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/15-8/13)

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

Course Description: This course is used for students who are studying abroad.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/15-8/13)

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

Course Description: This course is used for students who are studying abroad.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/15-8/13)

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

Course Description: This course is used for students who are studying abroad.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/15-8/13)

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

Course Description: This course is used for students who are studying abroad.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/15-8/13)

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

Course Description: This course is used for students who are studying abroad.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/15-8/13)

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

Course Description: This course is used for students who are studying abroad.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/15-8/13)

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

Course Description: This course is used for students who are studying abroad.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/15-8/13)

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

Course Description: Students will demonstrate synthesis and integration of the theories and foundation principles of their discipline to respond to questions found in the comprehensive examination. This demonstration will apply core knowledge to problem situations to be successful students must receive a passing grade of at least 80 percent. (12 semester hours or less of coursework remaining to complete the program; completion of all core courses in the discipline; currently enrolled in the program; possess a program GPA of 3.0 or higher; no outstanding incomplete grades; student cannot be on academic/disciplinary probation; for disciplines requiring integrative problem solving successful completion of that course.)

Session: 6-Week Session 2 (7/1-8/13)

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Course Description: The course will provide a context in which to examine the multiple and contradictory social relations of domination, subordination, resistance, and empowerment. The kinds of questions we will explore focus on how power, knowledge, meaning, and cultural representation are organized. We will analyze a variety of political and ideological themes which bear upon the formation of minority group relations, their identity and how these themes complicate the processes by which people construct their understanding of the nation, world, of others, and themselves. Through reflection on theoretical texts and fictional works, as well as film and other popular media, we will consider for ourselves how culture is differently represented and signified, and how the politics of understanding and misunderstanding minority relations work through practices within and outside cultural institutions.

Session: 6-Week Session 1 (5/15-6/26)

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Course Description: What would a healthy society look like? What questions should we be asking of those in power to ensure health equity? What is health equity? The objective of this course is to develop a sociological language for answering these and other questions. To do so, students will evaluate the relationship between health and society - that is, the connections between contemporary health disparities and today's social, physical, and political economic environments. This includes an analysis of macro-factors (climate change, environmental pollution, global and/or national economies, laws) and micro-factors (social media, neighborhood conditions, green spaces, poor- or low-quality housing, and leisure spaces). The course emphasizes that health is impacted by the social circumstances into which people are born; inequitable distributions of power; and social/legal categories of exclusion and inclusion. Though sociological in orientation, this course resonates with the disciplinary and professional aims of medical anthropologists, public health professionals, community health practitioners, and anyone committed to eradicating health disparities.

Session: 6-Week Session 1 (5/15-6/26)

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Course Description: Borders are more than walls; they are social constructions with real consequences. This course examines the creation and consequences of borders. It discusses how borders developed historically, how borders function as tools of population management in places and systems far from the borderlands, and the politics and experiences of border crossing. We will look for borders both between and within nation states when addressing these issues. The course will utilize a variety of materials including but not limited to scholarly sources, policy transcripts, popular cultural products (e.g. films and TV shows), and art (e.g. poetry, paintings). Students will play an active role in determining specific course topics, though they can expect to discuss a range of relevant issues including contemporary immigration politics, Indigenous rights, the war on terror, border disputes and armed conflicts, privatization of immigration management, displacement and segregation of domestic populations, and border activism. This course provides students with tools that ground and expand their understanding of borders, preparing them for participation in one of the most important public debates of our time. The purview of this course is relevant for those who aspire toward professions in public policy, law enforcement, public service, law, and community-organizing, among others.

Session: 6-Week Session 1 (5/15-6/26)

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Course Description: The required gateway course for students enrolled in the School of Individualized Study. Course provides an opportunity for students to explore the nature and function of academic disciplines. Students will have opportunities to develop and refine their transversal, transferrable, and 21st century skill sets and their relationship to traditional curriculum and experiential learning.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/15-8/13)

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Course Description: A capstone class for students in the applied arts and sciences bachelor of science degree program. Course provides students an opportunity to reflect upon and enhance the many aspects of their individualized educational programs and focus on future goals.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/15-8/13)

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Course Description: A capstone class for students in the applied arts and sciences bachelor of science degree program. Course provides students an opportunity to reflect upon and enhance the many aspects of their individualized educational programs and focus on future goals.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/15-8/13)

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.