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FAS 261 - Beginning Acting
An introduction to the basic vocal and physical techniques of acting with emphasis on the development of technical skills and emotional and intellectual resources required for acting. Improvisations and theatre games are used extensively. Formal acting is explored through monologue and duet acting scenes. Cross-listed as EN 261 . (Formerly FA 261)
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAS 270 - Visual Communication
An introduction to forms of visual communication in contemporary society, highlighting the creative, informative, and persuasive images in print media, computer graphics, and publishing. Students are introduced to Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator software. The format of the class includes Lecture and studio projects and sometimes a Service Learning component. Materials fees charged. (Formerly FA 278)
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAS 272 - Digital Art & Imaging I
An introduction to the use of the computer as an artistic instrument. The intent of this class is to provide students with the fundamental information and skills needed to analyze and produce digital media and apply those skills to both fine art and commercial environments. Creative and expressive approaches are favored. Materials fees charged. (Formerly FA 266)
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAS 274 - Graphic Design I
Combining studio work with classroom instruction and group critiques, students will learn fundamentals of design theory and typography. Students will gain competency in industry standard software such as Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator and will use analytical thinking and problem solving skills to produce creative, communicative design layouts and presentations in various media including both digital and traditional printmaking output. Professional opportunities in the design field will be presented. Materials fees charged. (Formerly FA 276: Color and Design)
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAS 320 - Special Topics: Painting II
Four credits.
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FAS 322 - Special Topics: Painting as Narrative
Four credits.
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FAS 330 - Special Topics: Printmaking: Intaglio and Alternative Processes
Four credits.
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FAS 340 - Intermediate Photography
A continuation of FAS240 and FAS245. Technical goals include the ability to use different films or ISO settings properly, control contrast and exposure to produce fine quality silver or digital prints. Darkroom students will be introduced to elements of digital photography while digital students will collaborate with silver students to get experience with darkroom photography. Emphasis is on a personal vision and making clear statements through the editing and sequencing photographs. Students will work on proposing and finalizing a large final project in either digital or silver master photography and a service-learning project providing photographic services to a venue of the student’s choice is required. Studio and materials fee charged. Studio and materials fee charged. (Formerly FA 356)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FAS 240 or FAS245 or permission of instructor.
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FAS 342 - Photo Media: Analog - Digital
This course is an exploration of analog silver-based photography into digital imaging and print production. Emphasis is placed on conceptual problem solving through conventional and experimental methods. In this studio class, through a variety of visual problems, students will learn the basic elements of exposure and development through the use of the large format camera (4X5), as well as large format scanning, digital image editing and print production. A variety of software programs pertaining to the medium will be utilized, as well as input and output devices. The goal of this course is to begin to develop creative imaging skills in graphic systems. This course makes use of the studio environment, both traditional analog (hand-made) and digital, assigned readings and discussions and visual presentations. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course. Photographic imaging will be addressed as a process, a sequence of steps taken toward the final production of a work of art or photograph, requiring creative problem solving, methods and critical thinking. Studio and materials fee charged.
Four credits.
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FAS 356 - Special Topics: Mixed Media
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAS 360 - Special Topics: Ceramics II
Four credits.
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FAS 372 - Digital Art & Imaging II
A continuing investigation into the use of the computer as an artistic instrument. The intent of this project-oriented class is to provide students with intermediate and advanced information and skills needed to analyze and produce digital media and apply those skills to both fine art and commercial environments. We will also explore the art of storytelling, abstraction, metaphor, and narrative language. Materials fees charged. (Formerly FA 367)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FAS 270 , or FAS 272 , or FAS 376 , or permission of instructor.
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FAS 374 - Special Topics: Graphic Design II
Four credits.
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FAS 375 - Typography and Design
Students will learn fundamentals of typography including history, theory, semiotics, page layout, communication design, identity, letterform design and experimental contexts of typography such as: type as art object, symbol and cultural element, type as expression and type as personal voice. Students will gain competency in digital typography and graphic design using industry standard software such as Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Materials fees may be charged. No experience necessary.
Four credits.
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FAS 376 - Art and Design for the Web
An introduction to media development and artful design for the world wide web and electronic publishing highlighting the creative, aesthetic, historical, and theoretical aspects of informational systems. No HTML or scripting required. Students will have the opportunity to develop graphics, web pages, and web sites utilizing Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, and Dreamweaver. Class format includes: lectures, and critiques. Materials fees may be charged. (Formerly FA 368)
Four credits.
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FAS 378 - Motion Art
An examination of the procedural, historical, and conceptual aspects of motion in media including motion graphics, animation, and video. The course focuses on motion art design principles and introduces two animation and video authoring software applications: Adobe Flash and Final Cut Pro. Adobe After Effects software will be introduced for use in type animation. Students will have the opportunity to develop a variety of creative products that incorporate animation and videography with an emphasis on display on the Web, including stop motion techniques. The art of storytelling, abstraction, metaphor, and narrative language will also be explored. No previous programming knowledge required. Materials fees may be charged. (Formerly FA 369)
Four credits.
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FAS 400 - Independent Study
Four credits.
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FAS 401 - Independent Study - Thesis Studio
Four credits.
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FAS 492 - Internship (one semester)
(Formerly FA 481)
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FAS 493 - Internship (two semesters)
One semester of a two semester internship. (Formerly FA 481)
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FAS 494 - Internship (two semesters)
One semester of a two semester internship. (Formerly FA 482)
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FR 100 - French I
A careful study of the fundamentals of the French language and an introduction to the culture of a variety of French-speaking countries. Online video, audio, and textual explanations and exercises prepare the student for further in-class practice. By the end of the course, students will start to be able to function in a concrete French context, expressing themselves due to a basic grasp of all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and of some of the target culture’s products, practices, and perspectives. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): No prerequisites.
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FR 150 - French II
This French language course uses a communicative approach to help students with a basic command of French to improve all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. In addition to a review of vocabulary and grammar and task-oriented practice through in-class activities, online exercises, and chapter projects, the course material includes topics of historical and cultural importance corresponding to the Francophone world. Students will study and discuss a variety of reading selections of varying lengths, film excerpts, and audio recordings on or by native French speakers. Students will be able to function in a French context, expressing themselves and creating with language, due to a solid understanding of the French language and culture. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 100 or placement.
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FR 200 - French III
This course offers a contextualized review of the fundamental structures of the French language helping students become more sophisticated language users in all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It is designed to move students beyond what is often referred to as the “survival skills” acquired in first-year French. Over the course of the semester, students will also learn about, reflect on, and discuss many topics pertinent to French and Francophone culture. They will understand how these topics are perceived in the Francophone world and make comparisons with their own culture. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week.
Note: Meets Linguistic Awareness Learning Outcome Modern Foreign or Classical Language (LANG)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 150 or placement.
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FR 300 - Writing
This advanced French course, which addresses a specific theme selected at the instructor’s discretion, helps students improve their writing skills through an in-depth study and application of grammar, vocabulary, and writing techniques. Over the course of the semester, students will read and critically examine texts of various genres and watch clips of and/or full-length films. These readings and films provide a means to improve comprehension and cultural empathy, while also serving as models of good communication. Short written assignments and longer compositions allow students to apply their learned writing techniques through a multi-draft process. Students receive peer and instructor feedback on their written work to help them correct and learn from their mistakes. Required for both the major and minor. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week. Designated Writing Intensive (WI). Conducted in French.
Note: Meets Linguistic Awareness Learning Outcome Modern Foreign or Classical Language (LANG)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 200 or placement.
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FR 303 - Conversation
This course is designed to improve oral and cultural fluency. It focuses on improving the students’ listening and general comprehension skills as well as enhancing the precision, sophistication, and pronunciation of their spoken French while building their cultural knowledge of France. This course gradually challenges students to exchange ideas and personal views with others about current events and socially important topics. Students will practice deriving useful information about these topics from video and audio/radio recordings, films, and printed texts. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week. Conducted in French.
Note: Meets Linguistic Awareness Learning Outcome Modern Foreign or Classical Language (LANG)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 200 or above.
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FR 320 - Culture and Civilization
A study of France’s past from a variety of perspectives. The role of key historical figures, the practices of various social groups, and artistic and political developments will be analyzed. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week. Conducted in French.
Note: Meets Linguistic Awareness Learning Outcome Modern Foreign or Classical Language (LANG)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 200 or above.
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FR 321 - Contemporary France
With a view to better understanding the French and their role in the world; we will study contemporary France, including its institutions, cultural production, social practices, and worldview. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week. Conducted in French.
Note: Meets Linguistic Awareness Learning Outcome Modern Foreign or Classical Language (LANG) and the Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 200 or above.
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FR 325 - Cinema
An examination of French culture through film. Students will view, analyze, and discuss a great variety of French and francophone films. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week. Conducted in French.
Note: Meets Linguistic Awareness Learning Outcome Modern Foreign or Classical Language (LANG)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 200 or above.
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FR 348 - Selected Topics
Topics to be arranged.
Note: Meets Linguistic Awareness Learning Outcome Modern Foreign or Classical Language (LANG)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 200 or above.
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FR 350 - Survey of Literature I
A general view of the main currents of French literature from the Middle Ages to the 18th century the present. In this course students read, analyze, and write about representative canonical works, building a familiarity with French literary genres and traditions that will enable them to more easily access and better understand all French literary production, but also better value the role literature and literary criticism play in the development of ideas and human progress in general. This course Survey I covers the Middle Ages through the 18th century and requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week. Conducted in French.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 300 or above.
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FR 351 - Survey of Literature II
A general view of the main currents of French literature from the 18th century Middle Ages to the present. In these courses students read, analyze, and write about representative canonical works, building a familiarity with French literary genres and traditions that will enable them to more easily access and better understand all French literary production, but also better value the role literature and literary criticism play in the development of ideas and human progress in general. This course covers the 18th century to the present and requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week. Conducted in French.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 300 or above.
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FR 353 - Short Story
The theory and history of the French short story through readings and discussions which reflect a period of French literature, a common theme, or the short story in the Francophone world. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week. Conducted in French.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 300 or above.
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FR 354 - Early Narrative Literature
A study of Medieval and Renaissance narrative literature, pre-cursor to the modern novel. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week. Conducted in French.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 300 or above.
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FR 355 - The Novel
A study of the French novel from the 17th Century to the Present. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week. Conducted in French.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 300 or above.
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FR 356 - Poetry I
A study of French verse, designed to develop the student’s appreciation of, and sensitivity to, poetic forms of expression. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week. Conducted in French.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 300 or above.
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FR 357 - Poetry II
A study of French verse, designed to develop the student’s appreciation of, and sensitivity to, poetic forms of expression. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week. Conducted in French.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 300 or above.
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FR 358 - Theater I
A study of French dramatic art in its major manifestations from the Middle Ages to the present. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week. Conducted in French.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 300 or above.
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FR 359 - Theater II
A study of French dramatic art in its major manifestations from the Middle Ages to the present. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week. Conducted in French.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 300 or above.
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FR 360 - Selected Topics
Topics to be arranged.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 300 or above.
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FR 363 - Seventeenth Century Literature: Age of Classicism
A study and analysis of the classical authors and their works.The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week. Conducted in French.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 300 or above.
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FR 365 - Eighteenth Century Literature: Age of Enlightenment
An examination of literature produced in France during the Enlightenment, a period of intensified scientific inquiry, public discourse, and religious tolerance which culminated in the first French and American republics. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week. Conducted in French.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 300 or above.
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FR 367 - Nineteenth Century Literature: Age of Romanticism and Realism
A study of the major movements, themes, and authors of nineteenth century French literature. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week. Conducted in French.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 300 or above.
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FR 371 - Women Writers
This course will introduce students to some of the major works and theories of French women writers. It will be taught as an overview or concentrate on a certain time period, theme, or author. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week. Conducted in French.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 300 or above.
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FR 373 - Francophone Literature
This course will introduce students to the vast field of Francophone literature and culture. Students will discuss a variety of texts and films from many different countries of the French-speaking world, such as Canada, Africa, and the Caribbean. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a Native Speaker each week. Conducted in French.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 300 or above.
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FR 400 - Senior Seminar
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 300 or above.
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FR 450 - Independent Study
Four credits.
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FR 460 - Selected Topics
Topics to be arranged.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 300 or above.
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GR 100 - German I
This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of German language and the cultures of the German speaking countries. Students will practice the reading, writing, speaking and listening to German and expand their knowledge of our globalized world. GR 100 involves three class hours and one weekly session of conversation with a Native Speaker. This class will be taught in German.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): No prerequisite.
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GR 150 - German II
This course is a continuation of GR 100 that introduces students to the fundamentals of the German language and the cultures of the German speaking countries. Students will practice the reading, writing, speaking and listening to German and gain intercultural competencies. GR 150 involves three classhours and one weekly session of conversation with a Native Speaker. This class will be taught in German.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): GR 100 or placement.
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GR 200 - German III
This course is a continuation of GR 150 and introduces students to the fundamentals of the German language and the cultures of the German speaking countries. Students will practice the reading, writing, speaking and listening to German and gain intercultural competencies. GR 200 involves three class hours and one weekly session of conversation with a Native Speaker. This class will be taught in German.
Note: Meets Linguistic Awareness Learning Outcome Modern Foreign or Classical Language (LANG)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): GR 150 or placement.
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GR 300 - German IV
This course is a continuation of GR 200 and allows students through the reading and discussion of intermediate level material in the German language to improve reading and listening comprehension, as well as written and oral proficiency in German. The course focuses on gaining insights into the contemporary culture of Germany and its history. Major historical events, such as WWII, the division of Germany into two countries, the cold war, and finally the fall of the Berlin wall and Germany’s reunification have shaped the Germany of today. GR 250 involves three class hours and one weekly session of conversation with a Native Speaker. This class will be taught in German.
Note: Meets Linguistic Awareness Learning Outcome Modern Foreign or Classical Language (LANG)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): GR 200 or placement.
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GR 301 - Advanced German
The primary emphasis is placed on the development of written and spoken German through the discussion of contemporary topics in the German speaking countries (Germany, Austria and Switzerland). An introduction to advanced grammar, vocabulary-building with exercises in composition, syntax and stylistics are included. GR 301 involves three class hours and one weekly conversation session with a Native Speaker. This class will be taught in German.
Note: Meets Linguistic Awareness Learning Outcome Modern Foreign or Classical Language (LANG)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): GR 300 or placement.
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GR 320 - Tales of the Brothers Grimm
In this course, students will read in German some of the best known and least known of the Grimm Brothers’ tales. They will learn some of the ways Märchen (“fairy tales”) can be analyzed, understood and retold, and see how some of the Märchen are treated in contemporary media. Grammar and vocabulary of the texts will be attended to, as needed. GR 320 involves three class hours and one weekly conversation session with a Native Speaker.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): GR 301 or permission of instructor.
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GR 321 - Business German
The main purpose of this course is the reading and discussion of business related items from German speaking countries. Students will have the opportunity to improve reading and listening comprehension, written and oral proficiency in German while getting an insight into the business culture of German companies. GR 321 involves three class hours and one weekly conversation session with a Native Speaker.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): GR 301 or permission of the instructor.
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GR 322 - Contemporary German Storytellers
In this course, students will read a variety of classical Kurzgeschichten (“short stories”), as well as contemporary ones (written after 1989), highlighting major themes, stylistic trends and formal devices, and motifs of the genre. The course emphasizes principles of literary analysis and interpretation, and advances reading, listening (class lecture and discussion), speaking (preparing and giving several short oral presentations, responding to discussion questions), and writing skills (critical analysis tests, and research paper) in German. GR 322 involves three class hours and one weekly conversation session with a Native Speaker. This class will be taught in German.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): GR 301 or permission of instructor.
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GR 323 - Translating German Prose
This course introduces students to the science and the art of translating. Texts come from a variety of sources: history, philosophy, fine arts, biography, as well as from newspapers and web pages. Students will evolve strategies for dealing with difficult constructions and for using dictionaries effectively. GR 323 involves three class hours and one weekly conversation session with a Native Speaker.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): GR 301 or permission of instructor.
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GR 324 - Special Topics in German
Topics to be arranged.
Four credits.
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GR 325 - Special Topics in German
Topics to be arranged.
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PH 170 - Introduction to Great Books
An introduction to the Integrated Studies major and minor which samples its three kinds of courses: the reading and seminar discussion of great books, the closer reading and analysis of a single great book, and the examination of an enduring idea or issue from a variety of different approaches
Four credits.
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PH 271 - Great Books Seminar I: The Ancient World - Homer to Plutarch
Selected readings are chosen from among the following: Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato, Aristophanes, Aristotle, Tacitus, Vergil, Lucretius, Cicero and Plutarch.
Four credits.
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PH 272 - Great Books Seminar II: The Medieval World - Augustine to Chaucer.
Selected readings are chosen from among the following: Letters from Clement and Ignatius, Plotinus, Augustine, Boethius, Anselm, Beowulf, Thomas Aquinas, Dante, Song of Roland and Chaucer.
Four credits.
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PH 273 - Great Books Seminar III: The Renaissance - Machiavelli to Pascal
Selected readings are chosen from among the following: Luther, Shakespeare, Montaigne, Cervantes, Bacon, Galileo, Descartes, Hobbes, Milton and Pascal.
Four credits.
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PH 274 - Great Books Seminar IV: The Enlightenment and Its Discontents - Locke to Dostoevsky
Selected readings are chosen from among the following: Locke, Hume, Kant, Goethe, Federalist Papers, De Tocqueville, Austen, Hegel, Newman, Kierkegaard, and Dostoevsky.
Four credits.
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PH 276 - Great Books Seminar VI: Non-Western Classics
Selected readings are chosen from the following: Ptahhotep, Vedas, Upanishads, Confucius, Laozi, Buddhist Sutras, Kebra Nagast, Sundiata, Cao Xuequin, Anand, Borges, Achebe, Kōbō Abe, Salih, and Silko
Note: Meets Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)
Four credits.
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PH 455-457 - Integrated Studies Seminars
The integrated Studies Seminar considers a topic or theme from multiple points of view, engaging two or more disciplines. This course may be team taught by members of different departments or may be taught by a single professor with invited guest contributors from other departments.
Four credits.
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PH 467-469 - Focused Study Seminar
The Focused Study Seminar studies a single book or author. Each student chooses a topic pertinent to the material under discussion and, with the help of several individual conferences with the instructor, writes a long essay. Examples of Focused Study Seminars are: Plato: The Republic, Dante: The Divine Comed, Freud, Indian Philosoph, Thomas Aquinas, Newman: The Idea of the University, On Friendship, On Evil, Texts of Daoism, The Life of Muhammad, Euclid: Geometry, and Plutarch.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 .
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HI 100 - Introduction to the Study of History
This course is intended to introduce you to the ways that historians learn, know, and think. We will explore how to read, understand, and critique books and articles written by historians, and we will also begin to learn how to conduct historical research and construct arguments based on that research. We will read about history and do history in this class.
Four credits.
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HI 101 - Origins of European Civilization
Western Civilization, from its Middle East origins to approximately 1600.
Note: Meets Historical Reasoning Learning Outcome (HIST)
Four credits.
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HI 103 - War and Innovation
This introductory course will investigate the ways in which Western warfare has both reflected and stimulated changes in Western politics, society, economics, and culture. The course will start by studying the ancient Mesopotamians and conclude with a discussion of contemporary insurgencies. Along the way, students will become familiar with theories of war, see how changes in the battlefield environment have changed the experience of war, discuss the extent to which the transformation of war has been the result of revolutionary or evolutionary change, and understand the significant place of war in Western history.
Note: Meets Historical Reasoning Learning Outcome (HIST)
Four credits.
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HI 105 - World History, 1500-present
This course examines the development of the modern world from approximately 1500 AD to the present. Topics include the role of European expansion and colonization in creating the new global network, and the cultural exchange between Western and non-Western civilizations.
Note: Meets Historical Reasoning Learning Outcome (HIST) and the Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)
Four credits.
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HI 106 - The U.S. Presidency
The power of the U.S. President was intended to be limited, but has generally grown throughout the years since George Washington served as the first president. We explore the limits specified in the Constitution, as well as the ways in which Presidents have used institutional, Congressional, and personal strategies to expand their powers.
Note: Meets Historical Reasoning Learning Outcome (HIST) and Citizenship Learning Outcome (CITZ)
Four credits.
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HI 107 - Cities and Social Change
An introduction to urban and social history. It examines selected cities over time, looking at their physical composition and the impact of their economic, social, political, and cultural functions on social change.
Note: Meets Historical Reasoning Learning Outcome (HIST) and the Citizenship Learning Outcome (CITZ)
Four credits.
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HI 108 - Law and Justice in European History
This course will examine the relationship between ideas of justice, legal institutions, and legal decisions in their European context, from the Roman republic to the twentieth century. Focusing primarily on criminal law and criminal trials, we will use legal sources to gain insight into the political, social, and cultural values of Europeans from ancient to modern times. Subjects presented will enable us to consider the development of ideas of justice over time and evaluate the origins and growth of the Western legal tradition.
Note: Meets Historical Reasoning Learning Outcome (HIST) and the Citizenship Learning Outcome (CITZ)
Four credits.
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HI 109 - Environmental History
This course focuses on the historical relationship between people and the environment. It draws data from the diverse cultures and geographies of the United States first, and then looks at particular environmental concerns in other nations across time. Overall the course frames the environment as a global phenomenon affected by international politics and world cultures. The course will be grounded in the past, but will examine current issues such as global warming, biological prospecting, invasive species, and food production to understand the environment from local and global perspectives.
Note: Meets Historical Reasoning Learning Outcome (HIST) and the Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)
Four credits.
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HI 110 - African Health and Healing
The course introduces the concept of the social basis of health and healing and the figure of the popular healer in Africa and the African Diaspora from the eighteenth to twenty-first centuries. Topics include indigenous knowledge, colonial medical practices, postcolonial health care, and infectious diseases, such as HIV and the AIDS epidemic.
Note: Meets Historical Reasoning Learning Outcome (HIST) and the Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)
Four credits.
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HI 111 - Exploration and Discovery
This course introduces students to European voyages of discovery from the late middle ages until the early nineteenth century. European explorers navigated across the globe discovering new sea lanes and peoples. This course covers both the scientific and technological developments that made such voyages possible, the challenges explorers needed to overcome, and the consequences of these voyages on people and on the environment. Special attention will be paid to first encounters - the realities as well as the images of this cross cultural contact in the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
Note: Meets Historical Reasoning Learning Outcome (HIST) and the Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)
Four credits
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HI 112 - History’s Mysteries
The study of the past can be compared to a mystery. Historians try to piece together a sequence of events by using documentary evidence to determine how or why things happened the way they did. In this course, we will read books about actual historical mysteries to understand how historians think, research, and write. We will also use these historical mysteries to understand the larger societies and eras in which they took place. In this way, “history’s mysteries” will help us to understand the Reformation, the Age of Exploration, the rise of nation states, and the development of a diverse and industrially advanced United States.
Note: Meets Historical Reasoning Learning Outcome (HIST)
Four credits.
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HI 113 - The Crusades
This course will examine the major Crusades of the 11th to the 14th centuries. We will look at the origins of the Crusading movement, the crusader states, the military orders, the rise of Saladin and the eventual collapse of the crusader kingdoms. We will examine Christian, Muslim and Jewish perspectives on the crusades.
Note: Meets Historical Reasoning Learning Outcome (HIST) and the Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)
Four credits.
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HI 114 - French Revolution and Napoleon
The events that took place in France from 1789 to 1815 not only transformed France but led to revolutionary changes throughout Europe and influenced the development of the rest of the world. We will discuss the origins of the Revolution, the Reign of Terror, women and the Revolution, the impact of the Revolution on culture and society, the rise of nationalism, the transformation of warfare, and the nature of the Napoleonic era.
Note: Meets Historical Reasoning Learning Outcome (HIST) and the Citizenship Learning Outcome (CITZ)
Four credits.
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HI 150 - Historical Reasoning Special Topics
This is a special topics course. The content of the class will vary by section, professor and semester.
Note: Meets Historical Reasoning Learning Outcome (HIST)
Four credits.
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HI 151 - Historical Reasoning Special Topics
This is a special topics course. The content of the class will vary by section, professor and semester.
Note: Meets Historical Reasoning and Citizenship Learning Outcomes (HIST, CITZ)
Four.
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HI 152 - Historical Reasoning Special Topics
This is a special topics course. The content of the class will vary by section, professor and semester.
Note: Meets Historical Reasoning and Global Engagement Learning Outcomes (HIST, GLOB)
Four.
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HI 175 - Asian Civilization
The course introduces the history of Asia, with primary attention to East and Southeast Asia. It explores interactions among the Asian countries, and ways in which Asians made sense of social relations, politics, economic change, and culture. (Formerly HI 275)
Note: Meets Citizenship Learning Outcome (CITZ) and Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)
Four credits.
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HI 199 - America: Origins to World Power
This course covers crucial issues in American History from the American Revolution to the twenty-first century, with a heavy focus on processes which created, challenged and changed the Constitution and those which made the United States an international power. It is specifically designed to support Elementary Education majors by providing a deeper understanding of United States history and civics, with some focus on geography and economics.
Note: Meets Historical Reasoning Learning Outcome (HIST)
Four credits.
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HI 225 - Early Modern Europe
The course explores the origins of modernity in early modern Europe, and it examines the major economic, political, social, intellectual, and cultural developments of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Topics of special interest include the Thirty Years’ War, witchcraft, rise of absolutism, “consumer revolution”, colonial expansion, the Scientific Revolution, the Age of Reason and Enlightenment, and the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars.
Four credits.
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HI 226 - Modern European History
A survey of the major political, economic, social, and cultural events that have shaped modern Europe since 1815. Topics discussed include the Industrial Revolution, the emergence of modern political ideologies, and the conflicts of the twentieth century.
Four credits.
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HI 250 - United States History to 1877
A survey of American economic, political and social developments from colonial times through Reconstruction.
Four credits.
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HI 251 - United States History from 1877
A survey of American economic, political and social developments from the Gilded Age to the present.
Four credits.
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HI 311 - Ancient Greece
The course covers the political, social and cultural history of Greece from the time of Homer to Alexander. Topics include: the Age of Homer, the development of Spartan society and military power, the rise of Athenian democracy and imperialism, Spartan and Athenian women, the artistic creativity of Classical Athens, women in Athenian drama, the tragedy of the Peloponnesian Wars, and the world of Alexander the Great.
Note: Meets Citizenship Learning Outcome (CITZ)
Four credits.
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HI 312 - Ancient Rome
This course examines the political, social, and cultural life of Romans from the mythical founding of Rome (8th century BC) to the Fall of the Roman Empire (5th century AD) We will cover: the Roman Republic, Roman expansion and imperialism, Julius Caesar and the civil wars, the Roman Empire of the First Century, the crisis of the Third Century, the reforms of Diocletian and Constantine, and the Germanic invasions. While the course will focus on the political and cultural achievements of the Romans we will also look at the internal challenges to Roman power presented by slaves, Christians and Jews.
Note: Meets Citizenship Learning Outcome (CITZ)
Four credits.
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HI 313 - The Early Middle Ages
This course examines the political, social, economic, religious and cultural life of Western Europe from the end of the Roman World to the Twelfth Century. Topics include: the legacy of the Roman world, Germanic warriors and Christian missionaries, the challenges posed by the rise of Islam, the enduring strength of the Byzantine Empire, the development of the first Europe under the Carolingians, and the flowering of Medieval Society in the early 12th century.
Note: Meets the Citizenship Learning Outcome (CITZ)
Four credits.
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HI 314 - The High Middle Ages
This course covers the cultural flowering of medieval civilization, the development of the national monarchies and legal institutions, the conflict between church and state, the Black Death, Joan of Arc and the Hundred Years’ War. We will read about the experiences of knights and their ladies, saints and heretics, townsmen and peasants, Muslim and Jews in medieval Christian society. While main focus of the course is on Western Europe we will also discuss important events in the Byzantine Empire.
Four credits.
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HI 315 - The Renaissance
From 1300-1550 Europe experienced a period of great creativity and innovation in the arts, literature and politics. We will begin the course by looking at the birth of the Renaissance in the Italian city states and follow the spread of this cultural movement into France and England. Among the topics we will discuss: society and politics in Florence and Venice, artists and their patrons, women and family life, statecraft and Machiavelli, Thomas More’s Utopia and Christopher Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus.
Note: Meets the Citizenship Learning Outcome (CITZ)
Four credits.
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HI 316 - The Reformation
The Age of the Reformation spanned from the sixteenth to the early seventeenth century. This course will give you an overview of the religious changes that occurred in Europe and the impact of those changes on politics, society and culture. We will begin by examining the origins of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations. Then we will consider the impact of the Reformations on politics and society after 1550 with special emphasis on France, the Netherlands, England, Scotland and Ireland. In the last part of the course we will assess the impact of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations on family life, gender roles, popular culture and society.
Four credits.
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HI 317 - Medieval Spain
This course examines the history of the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslim conquest in 711 to the Christian Reconquest of Grenada in 1492. The course emphasizes the chief social, political, religious and economic transformations within the Christian and Muslim peninsular Kingdom.
Four credits.
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HI 324 - Special Topics: Early Europe
Topics to be arranged.
Four credits.
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HI 326 - Modern Britain
This course investigates modern England since about 1760, concentrating on social, political, cultural, and imperial issues, and Britain’s new European status since World War II.
Four credits.
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