There was a fair amount of homework, which students considered essential to the class, while quizzes, tests, and oral exams were not difficult if you studied.
Explores the history of Italian immigration to the US and its effects on identity through literature and film, examining race, ethnicity, and socio-cultural relationships.
Advanced Italian writing workshop focusing on expository composition, grammatical precision, rhetorical techniques, and strategies for composing and editing.
Studies in Italian Literature and Culture II examines genres and media including poetry, drama, novel, short story, cinema, and television from 1600 to the present, emphasizing cultural and historical contexts.
Introduces Jewish studies as an interdisciplinary field, examining history, culture, and thought through major guiding questions. Students complete a substantial research project.
Introduction to Classical Rabbinic Literature in Translation covering the Talmudic period (2nd-7th c. CE), focusing on historical context and the interrelation of liturgical, legal, and non-legal texts.
A comparative introduction to the history of the Sabbath from the Bible to the present, exploring textual sources from Jewish and Christian traditions.
Introduction to the roles and functions of print, film, electronic, and digital media in multicultural America, including international comparisons of mass media's social and cultural position in diverse societies.
The course required weekly quizzes, five multimodal assignments, and peer work. Students described the workload as easy to manage, noting that the class structure was straightforward despite some confusion over assignment grading.
Introduction to digital media and its influence on society, culture, politics, and economy; creates on-trend content and critically examines mediums, messages, and audiences.
Introduction to Mass Communication covers how mass media are organized, their technological, economic, and political foundations, and social implications in modern society.
Mass Communication Practices builds communication skills like writing, editing, and data work for media careers in journalism and strategic communication.