The video instructional program offers an alternative for the student who is far from campus, whose physical disability, work schedule, or other responsibilities make it difficult for him/her to attend traditional classes. Video lessons for various courses are available for viewing on cable television stations as well as in UMSL libraries.
St. Louis Area Cable Stations
Continental Cable, and United Video in St. Louis County ; AT&T Cable in the city will air courses over the Higher Education Channel (HEC). (Charter, Continental, United Video & AT&T Cable).
Course Listings
The following courses from the UMSL curriculum are offered:
Anthropology
1019 Archaeology [SS]
This telecourse uses dramatic onsite filming to enable students to explore how archaeologists reconstruct ancient societies and explain how they evolved. Students will understand how archaeology and anthropology interact, with emphasis on how people have behaved in the past.
1025 World Cultures [CD, SS, V]
This telecourse is an ethnographic survey of the major culture areas of the world. It is an introductory cultural anthropology course that studies the structure and process of culture.
1095 Brief Overview of the Four Fields of Anthropology (1)
Through the use of videos, readings, and the online course management system, this course provides a brief overview of the four traditional fields of anthropology: biological, archaeological, cultural, and linguistic anthropology. This course is designed for video instruction and offers minimal direct interaction with the instructor.
2124 Cultures of Africa [CD]
This telecourse offers a basic ethnographic survey of African cultures, with attention to social groupings, tribalism, religion, language, social change, the ecological relationship between humans and nature.
Biology
1012 General Biology (For Non-Science Majors) [MS]
This telecourse provides a firm foundation in the fundamental principles of biology.
Communication
2232 Effective Communication in the Organization: Tool for Leadership (3)
Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of instructor. Telecourse designed to equip students with communication skills applicable to the organizational context. The course will present effective strategies for the articulation of ideas, with particular emphasis on the development of leadership skills.
History
1031 Topics in European Civilization: Emergence of Western Europe to 1715 [SS]
This telecourse offers lectures and discussions on the development of Western European society and tradition from approximately 800 to 1715.
1032 Topics in European Civilization: 1715 to the Present [SS]
This telecourse offers lectures and discussions on the development of Western European society and tradition from 1715 to the present. Hist 1031 or Hist 1032 may be taken separately.
Media Studies
1070 Introduction to Cinema
This telecourse examines the history, rhetoric, and aesthetics of film. The content is designed to bring Hollywood filmmaking into clear focus as an art form, as an economic force, and as a system of representation and communication. Film theory and criticism will be studied, as well as major genres, authors, and artists. Introduction to Cinema explores how Hollywood films work technically, artistically, and culturally. The course also probes the deeper meaning of American movies--the hidden messages of genres, the social and psychological effects of Hollywood film style, and the mutual influence of society and popular culture on filmmaking.
Philosophy
1090 Philosophy and Other Disciplines [H,V]
Prerequisites: Video course offering. General introduction to philosophy examines its connections to works of art and related areas. Course does not satisfy any requirements for philosophy major or minor.
1091 Significant Figures in Philosophy [H,V]
Video course introduces philosophy through a survey of the ideas of some of the important figures in the history of the discipline. Course cannot be used to satisfy any requirements for philosophy major or minor.
Psychology
1003 General Psychology [SS]
This telecourse is an introductory college level course that covers the fundamental principles and major concepts of psychology. The content is designed to provide a broad introductory survey of the general principles of human behavior.
1268 Human Growth and Behavior [SS]
Prerequisites: PSYCH 1003. This telecourse uses special readings, reports, and/or field research as well as video and audio courses to explore the stages of life as an introduction to developmental psychology.
2245 Abnormal Psychology
Prerequisite: PSYCH 1003, General Psychology. This telecourse introduces the major theoretical models for explaining and treating disorders - psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive and biological. Ten of the 13 programs feature specific disorders, including anxiety disorders, personality disorders, the schizophrenias, sexual disorders, substance abuse, and the disorders of childhood. The first program concerns assessment, while the last two provide information on treatment and prevention. This approach serves the introductory abnormal psychology student, while allowing individual faculty latitude to underscore the approach to which they subscribe.
4280 The Psychology of Death and Dying
Same as GERON 4280. Prerequisite: PSYCH 1003. This telecourse will address the psychological aspects of death and dying for both adults and children. The psychological reactions of terminally ill patients and their families will also be examined, and therapeutic interventions will be discussed.
This telecourse is an introductory college level course designed to give students an in-depth look at sociological approaches to human behavior, including types of social organizations, patterns of social interaction, and social influences on individual conduct.