Course Listing

Please check the Class Schedule or contact the center for specific course availability for each semester:

Other Courses:

A&HW 4032 The study of world history and geography
Professor Gaudelli. Particular attention paid to problems of conceptualization and interpretation involved in organizing and teaching world history with an emphasis in geography.
Instructor: William Gaudelli III

A&HW 4033 History and geography of Europe since 1914: Selected topics
Faculty. Main themes in teaching recent European history within the geographic context of changing political boundaries. Selected topics may include the balance of power among nation states, imperialism, demographic and social change, fascism, Communism, European integration, and globalization.
Instructor: Michael Marino

A&HW 4035 New York City as a learning laboratory
Faculty. New York City's cultural, social, governmental, business and financial institutions, neighborhoods, community associations and ethnic groups, as studied within the context of New York State history and geography through field experiences. Emphasis on analyzing conditions affecting economic and civic decision making. Satisfies the New York State requirement for New York State history and geography.

A&HW 4036 The teaching of social studies
Faculty. Basic classroom methods for teaching social studies in secondary schools; teaching resources and aids; assessment and testing, classroom management.
Instructor: Jennifer Cutsforth

A&HW 4037 East Asia: Survey of modern history and cultural geography
Dr. Knapp and Dr. Martin. An overview of central themes in the modern history, geography, and culture of China, Japan, and Korea. Also offered as online course.
Instructor: Ronald Knapp

A&HW 4038 The study of American history and geography.
Faculty. Illustrative themes in American history and geography for middle and high school. Attention to the history and geography of New York State. Satisfies the New York State requirement for American history and geography as well as for New York State history and geography.
Instructor: Michael Marino

A&HW 4039 The United States Constitution: Civic decision making
Professor Marri and Dr. Tischler. Major philosophical foundations, problems preceding and during the convention, the struggle for ratification, detailed examina-tion of the document, important court cases, non-written constitutional traditions, and unresolved constitutional issues. Selected cases from New York State history are highlighted. Satisfies the New York State civics requirement.
Instructor: Anand Marri

A&HW 4040 Women of the world: Issues in teaching
Professor Crocco. Women’s lives viewed through history, geography, literature, human rights, demography, and economics provide the subject matter. Reconceptualizing the school curriculum is a dominant theme. Satisfies the New York State requirement for world history and geography.
Instructor: Margaret Crocco

A&HW 4041 Economic decision making in citizenship education
Professor Marri. Selected topics in the teaching of secondary school economics that align with main themes of New York State social studies curriculum.
Instructor: Michael Marino

A&HW 4043 Controversial issues and the secondary classroom
Controversial issues and the secondary classroom

A&HW 4530 Seminar for student teachers in social studies
Faculty. Must be taken concurrently with A&HW 4730. Restricted to majors. Includes issues of school safety and health issues in secondary schools.
Instructor: Alicia Collier

A&HW 4729 Observation in the social studies
Preliminary experience in the schools.
Instructor: Jennifer Cutsforth

A&HW 4730 Supervised student teaching in social studies
Permission of instructor required. Must be taken concurrently with A&HW 4530. Restricted to majors.
Instructor: Jennifer Cutsforth

A&HW 4903 Research and independent study in social studies
Faculty. Permission of instructor required. To be taken under the direction of a faculty member. Students work individually or with others.
Instructor: Margaret Crocco

A&HW 5030 Diversity and the social studies curriculum
Faculty. Curriculum theory and instructional methods related to teaching secondary school social studies in the diverse classroom. Particular attention paid to gender and multicultural issues in urban settings.
Instructor: Alicia Collier

A&HW 5031 Teacher Education in Social Studies
Professor Crocco. Problems, issues, and new directions in teacher education in social studies
Instructor: Margaret Crocco

A&HW 5035 History of the social studies since 1880
Professor Gaudelli. An historical investigation of the development of the secondary school history/social studies curriculum, including questions related to objectives, content, and methods of instruction.
Instructor: William Gaudelli III

A&HW 5037 Advanced methods of social studies curriculum
Faculty. Examination of alternatives to conventional curricular arrangements in social studies, including attention to oral history, interdisciplinary strategies and service learning.
Instructor: Alicia Collier

A&HW 5050 Special topics in social studies
Faculty. Current topics related to the field.

A&HW 5203 Fieldwork in social studies
Faculty. Permission of instructor required. Opportunity for qualified students, individually or in small groups, to develop and pursue projects, in consultation with an advisor, in schools, communities, and other field settings.

A&HW 5223 Oral history as a multidisciplinary teaching tool
Professor Crocco. Students will learn the steps of oral history design for the classroom, including research, selection of interviewees, contact and context, conducting the interview, transcribing, reviewing and editing.
Instructor: Margaret Crocco

A&HW 5232 Fieldwork: Social studies teacher education
Faculty. Permission of instructor required. For advanced students engaged in supervision of student teachers. Supervised field work, individual conferences, and group seminar.
Instructor: Alicia Collier

A&HW 5430 Internship in the teaching of history and social sciences
Faculty. Permission of instructor required. Ordinarily in secondary schools, junior colleges, teacher training programs or publishing work.

A&HW 5503 Research paper in Social Studies
Faculty. Required for doctoral students
Instructor: Margaret Crocco

A&HW 5530 History of American social thought
Professor Crocco. The history of American social thought as it has influenced and been influenced by theories of education and patterns of educational practice.
Instructor: Margaret Crocco

A&HW 5931 Guided investigations in the teaching of social studies
Faculty. Permission of instructor required. For advanced students. Individual fieldwork in secondary school or introductory college social studies.
Instructor: Margaret Crocco

A&HW 6030 Research in social studies education
Permission required.
Instructor: Margaret Crocco

A&HW 6203 Advanced fieldwork in social studies
Faculty. Permission of instructor required. See description for A&HW 5203.
Instructor: Margaret Crocco

A&HW 6403 Internship in college teaching in social studies
Faculty. Permission of instructor required. Occasional opportunities in college programs in areas represented by the program.
Instructor: William Gaudelli III

A&HW 6500 Seminar in the history of the social studies
Professor Gaudelli. Individual and group investigation and group discussions of such topics as listed in A&HW 5035, which is ordinarily a prerequisite.

A&HW 6503 Doctoral seminar in Social Studies
Faculty. Seminar focused on doctoral student research and contemporary social studies issues.
Instructor: Margaret Crocco

A&HW 6530 Curriculum development, research, and supervision
Professor Gaudelli. Aspects of curriculum; teaching and learning processes; attention to problems and techniques of supervision.
Instructor: William Gaudelli III

A&HW 6903 Research and independent
Faculty. Permission of instructor required.

A&HW 6935 Studies in history and in the teaching of history and social studies
Faculty. Permission of instructor required. Individual research and advanced historical method ordinarily related to a doctoral dissertation.
Instructor: Margaret Crocco

A&HW 7503 Dissertation seminar in social studies
Faculty. The purpose of the dissertation seminar is to develop and refine specific topics for dissertation research. Students should enroll in the dissertation seminar beginning only in the semester in which they intend to present their dissertation proposal for departmental review.
Instructor: Margaret Crocco

A&HW 8903 Dissertation advisement in social studies
Faculty. Individual advisement in doctoral dissertation. Fee to equal 3 points at current tuition rate for each term. See catalog section on continuous registration for Ed.D./Ph.D. degrees.
Instructor: Margaret Crocco