College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 2015-2016 Catalog

279 NSAM 6610 - Family Violence: The Effects on Families, Communities and Workplaces This course explores the overall effects of trauma and violence on individuals, families, communities, and the workplace. Issues of abuse, violence, and systemic responses are explored in relation to their effect on individual behavior, family dynamics, service provision, and community systems. Methods for identifying such issues in the context of family mediation and other types of conflict intervention are explored. NSAM 6611 – Race and Ethnic Relations in America The course examines the social constructionist approach toward the study of racial and ethnic conflict and analysis in the U.S. It is designed to assist students in increasing their ability to analyze racial issues from a historical to a contemporary perspective and to explore some of the basic theoretical paradigms that have been used to conceptualize the idea of race and ethnicity from the 19th Century to the present in the U.S. The course will also explore the affects of contemporary policies in addressing racial and ethnic inequities and strategies used to combat racism. Offered occasionally. NSAM 6616 – Trauma and Violence Global Perspective This course will look at issues of war, regional violence, torture, forced relocation, ethnic cleansing, rape and other issues related to regional conflict, and then focus on conflict intervention models. Relief and assistance programs from humanitarian relief, the Red Cross, UN programs, Quaker NGO's, Christian relief efforts, and others will be examined with a focus on trauma intervention as a conflict resolution career option. Discussion will center on how conflict specialists can connect, work with, and influence humanitarian aid efforts, capacity building, democratization efforts, and conflict transformation projects. NSAM 6619 – Strategic Community Planning An overview of the community from a strategic perspective, identifying: social, economic, demographic and cultural trends and patterns within the community; areas of concern for law enforcement and government; ways to initiate and develop community-wide strategic planning for peaceful community relations and growth; building community partnerships between law enforcement, the criminal justice system and community agencies and groups; community justice; and the use of data, data collection and analysis in developing and implementing collaborative long and short term plans for community development, problem solving and funding initiatives. NSAM 6621 – Introduction to Human Rights Theory and Practice This course provides students with an introductory survey of political, philosophical, historical, economic, and legal considerations related to fundamental human rights concepts. Students will examine human rights issues in both domestic and international arenas. In particular, the course addresses the issues of the ideological and cultural origins of human rights theory; the sources of rights and rights violations; the impact of the nation-state system, governments and other institutions (such as corporations, churches, and universities), and domestic and foreign policies particularly of the U.S. on human rights law and enforcement. Finally, students examine the wide variety of political, civil, economic, social and cultural rights warranting protection. NSAM 6624 – Advanced Practicum This practicum experience is a faculty-driven experience in which a faculty member will design a project in conjunction with another organization or university and students selected for the practicum will work on that project with the faculty member. The project may also entail a one to two week mandatory field experience in which students and the faculty member will work on the project on location. Students will be responsible for their