January at Rider
Make this January your most productive ever
This January—based on our students’ requests—we are offering 3-week courses. So, join other CCS students and accelerate completion of your degree requirements-faster than you ever thought possible!
COM-328 Sitcoms and American Culture
Credits: 3 credits
Cos t: $460 per credit
Dates: Monday-Thursday (January 4 - January 21)
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
This course will provide an overview to the unique and highly structured form of the American television situation comedy.
The primary focus will be on history and development with in-depth study of situation comedy themes, characters, and settings.
Through lectures, case discussions, in-class assignments, and class projects, students will examine the social and cultural
meanings and implications of this incredibly popular and durable genre of programming.
This course counts as:
- B.S.B.A.: Social Science, Liberal Arts, or Free Elective.
- B.A. Liberal Studies: Contemporary Perspective Area of Knowledge or Social Science Concentration or Applied Social Science Concentration or Humanities Concentration or Free Elective. This course is an upper-level course.
- B.A. Chemistry, B.A. Journalism, B.A. Psychology: Contemporary Perspective Area of Knowledge or Free Elective. This course is an upper-level course.
MUS-120 Music and Society
Credits: 3 credits
Cos t: $460 per credit
Dates: Monday-Thursday (January 4 - January 21)
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Introduction to the basic elements of music (rhythm, melody, harmony, etc.) and the appreciation of representative types of music from all historical periods.
This course counts as:
Humanities Concentration or Free Elective. This course is a lower-level course.
This course is a lower-level course. The final examinations are scheduled for Friday, January 22, 2010.
There is a $35 technology fee per course.
Rider welcomes visiting students home for the winter holidays.
Registration starts on October 19 and space is limited!
Our innovative short-term programs, led by the University’s distinguished and engaging faculty, provide you with opportunities to explore the world and develop the skills needed to succeed in today’s global workplace. Rider faculty frequently lead students on educational trips to the Dominican Republic, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, England and Greece, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, to name a few. In addition to these study abroad opportunities, students often participate in domestic travel courses.
Don't Let Language be a Barrier! As a service to our students, faculty and staff who are planning to travel abroad, Rider University offers free access to Rosetta Stone®, an award-winning software program for learning more than 30 different languages.
