CDL COURSE ENTRY FORM


Author: Laura Wait/SUNY
Last modified by: Laura Wait/SUNY
Composed: 08/18/2005 01:19 PM
Curriculum Committee Approval Date:
Modified: 05/04/2017
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Course Number: (prefix) CHS (number) 264864 ESC 2.0 Course number:

Name: Psycho-Social Impacts of Mass Disasters
Datatel Title: (30char) Psycho-Social Impacts

Area Coordinator: Dee Britton Department Code: 10SO Team: Social

Liberal Study? YES Level: UPPER Credits: 4 Prerequisite? YES
General Education Course? YES GenEd Approval Term/Year:

GenEd Area 1: 3. Social SciencesFully or Partially: f
GenEd Area 2: Fully or Partially:



Pre-registration Information?
Course will be offered (for online course descriptions, proposed offerings for by term views and web views)
Course will be offered (for final term listings, online registration, online bookordering, web views)
First Term Offered: 2006SU (Required Format: YearTerm - i.e., 2005SP)
Last Term Offered in Print Version:
Title Changes: LAST TERM TO BE OFFERED IS SP1 2016 PER DEE. Disaster & Society #283434 replaced this course.
AC Changes: AC change from Jim Savitt 10EM to Dee Britton 10SO effective Sept '14 term. Catalog updated 5/29/14. LWait
BK Number:

Description: Examine the mental health consequences of disaster on individuals and their communities. Topics to be explored include: changing definitions of disaster, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, mental health intervention strategies, research and information technology sources related to mental health and disaster. Students will read three texts, perform website research, watch feature films, become familiar with major research journals and professional disaster mental health organizations and prepare a final research paper or project. Students studying in the areas of Community and Human Services, Human Development, Business Studies, Criminal Justice and Emergency Management will benefit from this study.

Prerequisites: introductory course in one of the following: Human Development, Human Services, Criminal Justice, Emergency Management or Sociology.

This course fully meets the General Education requirement in Social Sciences.

Generic:



Major Course Area
Community & Human Services, Public Affairs		Minor Course Area
Emergency Management, Fire Protection		SLN Disciplines
Emergency Services /Fire Administration
Additional Course Requirements
WWW Computer Conference		 Undergrad Certificate Association:


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Meets General Education Requirement

Required Booknote:

Optional Booknote:


Archive Course: Yes
Archived for Development:

genedcode for dpplanner: 3^f~8

genedfull area for dpplanner: Social Sciences