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2019-2020 Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses of Instruction

The College reserves the right to change procedures, programs, curricula, courses, fees and charges, instructors and degree requirements without prior notice. It further reserves the right to sever the connection of any student with the College for an appropriate reason.

NOTE: The course sequence outlines appearing under each department are illustrative only, and do not supersede either general or departmental requirements. Extra-departmental courses ancillary to the major, and specified by name or course number in the sequence outlines, are considered to be an integral part of the major program.

New Course Numbering System

Beginning in the Fall 2006 semester, Saint Anselm College adopted a three number course designation system. Henceforth, the following course numbering system is in effect.

100 – 199 Introductory
200 – 299 Intermediate
300 – 399 Intermediate/Advanced
400 – 499 Directed readings, research, internships and further advanced study 

Please note, when searching courses by “Code or Number”, an asterisk (*) can be used to return mass results. For instance, a “Code or Number” search of ” 2* ” can be entered, returning all 200-level courses.
 

History
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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 Learning Outcome (HIST) and the Citizenship Learning Outcome CITZ)
     

    Four.
  

  • 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 Learning Outcome (HIST) and the Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)
     

    Four.
  

  • 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 Historical Learning Outcome (HIST) and Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)

    Four credits.
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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.
  

  • HI 250 - United States History to 1877

    A survey of American economic, political and social developments from colonial times through Reconstruction.

    Four credits.
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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.

    Note: Meets the Citizenship Learning Outcome (CITZ)

    Four credits.
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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.
  

  • HI 324 - Special Topics: Early Europe

    Topics to be arranged.

    Four credits.
  

  • 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.
  

  • HI 327 - Early Modern France

    Social, cultural and political foundations of the Ancient Regime in France from 1500 to the French Revolution of 1789. Covered in the course: the French Renaissance, the development of absolutism, French society and culture and the coming of the French Revolution.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 328 - The Habsburg Empire

    A survey of this unique Central European state from its emergence in the 16th century to its fall in 1918. Emphasis is on the 18th and 19th centuries.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 329 - Modern Germany

    The history of the German lands since 1815. Topics include Germany’s unification and industrial transformation, the rise of Nazism, the country’s division after World War II and its subsequent reunification.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 330 - Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century

    Europe’s most volatile and crisis-ridden region. Topics include the emergence of the independent East European states, their subsequent political and economic problems through World War II, and the rise and fall of Communist regimes.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 332 - Modern France

    Modern France will begin with the aftermath of the Napoleonic era and conclude with France of 1989, two hundred years after its famous revolution. It will cover domestic political and social issues, so intertwined in French history, and seek to appreciate France’s position in the contemporary modern world.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 333 - Europe since 1945

    Devastated and impoverished in 1945, Europe lay in the shadow of the United States and the Soviet Union. Although the last sixty years have presented terrible challenges, the European people have experienced a remarkable regeneration during this period. This course will investigate this regeneration and contemplate the various difficulties Europe faced and continues to face today. Topics covered will include the Cold War, the postwar “economic miracle,” Communist rule in Eastern Europe, European unification, immigration, and the Revolutions of 1989.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 345 - Mid-Victorian Britain in History and Literature

    The period between 1851-1867 constituted the high noon of Victorian England, an era when Britain enjoyed unprecedented stability and prosperity. Beneath the equipoise of these years, however, great changes took place, and Victorians attempted to deal with what they saw as the transition from the medieval to the modern world. This course identifies several areas in which significant change occurred, such as politics, art, and religion and others. Within the selected areas, students will learn to appreciate the great literature of  the period and examine the historical forces influencing the art, culture and people of the mid-Victorian period.  Cross-listed as EN 345 .

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 349 - Special Topics: Modern Europe

    Topics to be arranged.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 350 - Colonial North America

    This course examines Colonial North America from the founding of European colonies through the end of the American Revolutionary War. The course includes coverage of Native American history and culture, the development of slavery, conflicts with Britain, and religious issues.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 351 - Jacksonian America: 1824-1850

    A study of the market and transportation revolutions, Jacksonian politics, the rise of the western United States, the impact of religious revivals, the removal of Native Americans, and the multiple reform movements of the 19th century, particularly abolition and women’s rights.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 352 - The Civil War and Reconstruction: 1850-1877

    An analysis of the complicated set of events surrounding the break down of the American political and social consensus, the war itself and the new directions taken by the nation in the post-war period.

    Note:  Meets the Citizenship Learning Outcome (CITZ)

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 354 - Contemporary America

    The years since 1968 have seen immense changes in the roles of women, different ethnic and religious groups, students, and other groups in American society. This course explores the political, cultural and social movements which surround those changes, as well the changing nature of domestic and international politics

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 355 - Modern American Foreign Relations

    Surveys American foreign relations from the 1890s to the present. The course examines the emergence of the United States as a world power, the challenges of war and peace, and America in the Cold War and post- Cold War world.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 356 - The Old South

    The course goal is to engage the student in the themes, issues and approaches to the history of the American South from the founding of Jamestown in 1607 until the end of the Civil War. The Old South was a joint creation of blacks and whites. It was also the most powerful slave society in the modern world. Therefore, we will look at black-white relations, especially those in the institution of slavery. Social class and gender roles will be studied as catalysts in southern history. We will look at the beginnings of southern consciousness, the rise of sectionalism, and southern nationalism culminating in the secession movement and Civil War which brought an end to the Old South.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 357 - United States Labor History

    This course examines the experiences of workers and the development of organized labor movements in the United States from the colonial period to the present. It explores the intersection of class, race, and gender, and emphasizes that the American labor experience reaches beyond unions to include groups as diverse as colonial craftsmen, antebellum slaves, and twentieth-century fast food employees.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 358 - History of New England

    A focus on New England’s unique history and culture, and its influence and interactions with American history and development from the age of European explorations to the present.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 359 - American Women’s History

    A study of the history of women in the United States from early European settlement through the late 20th century. The course examines the ways in which the roles of women have changed in response to economic, political and cultural forces.

    Note: Meets the Citizenship Learning Outcome (CITZ)

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 361 - Civil Rights Movement

    This course explores the African-American struggle to achieve social, political, and economic equality in the United States in the twentieth century.  It analyzes the important events of the movement and the strategies employed during the struggle, as well as the contributions of prominent national leaders and local activists, both black and white. This course places the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision in a broad context, beginning with early efforts both to resist and accommodate Jim Crow and continuing through the 20th century, with consideration of the ways that other “rights” struggles shared tactics, goals, and ideology with the black civil rights movement.

    Note: Meets the Citizenship Learning Outcome (CITZ)

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 362 - The New South

    This course explores the history of the American South from the end of Reconstruction to the twenty-first century.  It examines a variety of topics, including the rise of segregation and the civil rights movement; industrialization and modernization; the South’s conflicted relationship with the federal government and its political influence on the rest of the nation; the South’s place in the world; and southern literature and the arts (including rock and roll music, which is one of the South’s gifts to the rest of the world).  Finally, from the rest of the country’s perspective, the South used to be a problem to be solved.  That changed in the late twentieth century, and this course asks if that happened because the South became more like the rest of the country or the country became more like the South.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 363 - Public History

    This course introduces students to the methods, concerns, and uses of public history.  This includes hands-on experience with material culture (the study of objects), archives, museums, commemoration, historic preservation and other areas of public history scholarship and practice.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 374 - Special Topics: American History

    Topics to be arranged.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 375 - Colonial Latin American History

    This course traces the development of the Central and South American nations from their discovery to 1824.

    Note: Meets the Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 376 - Modern Latin American History

    This course traces that development from independence to the present, with stress on the ABC powers and Mexico.

    Note: Meets Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 377 - Modern Russia

    A survey of Russian history in the 19th and 20th centuries, focusing on the fall of the tsarist empire, the Communist superpower of the 20th Century, and its successors.

    Note: Meets the Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 378 - Modern China: 1600-Present

    This course explores the history of China since approximately 1600, focusing on the transition from the Sino-centric world in existence when the Qing dynasty took power in 1644 to the challenges of European imperialism, republicanism and communism in the 19th and 20th centuries.

    Note: Meets Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 379 - Modern Japan: 1600-Present

    This course explores the history of Japan since approximately 1600, focusing on the rise and fall of the shogunate, the Meiji Restoration and emperor-system, and the rapid changes Japan’s political, economic, and cultural systems have undergone during the 20th century.

    Note: Meets Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 381 - Atlantic World, 1492-1825

    This course examines the Atlantic World from roughly 1492 to 1825. Topics include European expansion and conquest, creation of an Atlantic economy, slavery and the slave trade, and the different indigenous strategies of accommodation, resistance, and rebellion.

    Note: Meets the Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 382 - History of the Middle East

    The course surveys the history and culture of the Middle East from the time of Muhammad to the present. Three themes are emphasized: the emergence of Islam, the Ottoman Empire, and the historical background of the contemporary problems of the region.

    Note: Meets Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 384 - British Empire

    The British Empire took a leading role in globalization throughout the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. In this course we will investigate how the British and various colonized peoples made the empire together. At the same time, we will study the various tensions and forces that made empire difficult and eventually impossible to sustain. Along the way, we will familiarize ourselves with various interpretations of imperialism, sample the empire’s impact on art and literature, confront some of the moral dilemmas associated with the empire, and come to understand why the empire inspired such devotion and hatred among people throughout the world.

    Note: Meets Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 385 - Vietnam War

    This course focuses on American involvement in Vietnam from 1954 to 1975, though we will also discuss events before and after this period. Students should note that this is not a course in military history. We will discuss military events, but we will also take a broader view of the conflict. Topics will include the reasons for American intervention in Vietnam, the experiences of people involved in the conflict, the viability of the South Vietnamese state, the causes of America’s defeat (and North Vietnam’s victory), responses on the home front, the war in American memory, and political consequences of the war. The course will consist of lectures and discussions. Readings will include historical monographs, memoirs, primary sources, and literary materials.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 386 - World War II

    This course will look at the people, forces, ideas, and weapons that made World War II possible. The class will start by looking at the origins of instability in both Europe and Asia. After surveying the social and political characteristics of the main belligerents, the course will study how conflict in Central Europe and Asia eventually developed into a global war. While covering the war years, the course will pay special attention to the strategies and diplomacy of the nations involved, the role of ideology in decision making, the influence of new weaponry and tactics, the impact of war on civilians, the experience of combat among soldiers, and the great challenges imposed on states and societies by a total war of unprecedented scale.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 387 - The Cold War

    This course examines the Cold War, the international rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted from 1945-1991. We will explore the origins of the Soviet-American conflict, the two countries’ struggle for global influence, and the effects of the Cold War on American and Soviet domestic affairs. Students will have the opportunity to participate in a week-long study abroad program to Cuba during spring break.

    Note: Meets the Global Engagement learning outcome (GLOB)

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 390 - Comparative Women’s History

    This course explores the history of African, European and American women, comparing their experiences in war, politics, the legal system, capitalism and other aspects of society. This course stresses the benefits and pitfalls of comparative history, as well as the impact of gender on national and international developments.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 391 - The History of Southern Africa

    The course examines the history of South Africa and its surrounding countries. It investigates economic and political changes and the creation of racial, ethnic, and gender identities. Topics include the relationships among San foragers, Khoi pastoralists, and Dutch settlers; Shaka Zulu; the Xhosa cattle-killing of 1857; the “mineral revolution” and migrant labor; the apartheid system; the Black Consciousness movement; and postcolonial development. The course uses a variety of sources-including literature and film-to understand how southern African history has been portrayed over the years and why those histories are important in people’s lives today.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 392 - Slavery and the Slave Trade in Africa

    This course seeks to introduce students to the debates surrounding the history of slavery in Africa. Did slavery in Africa predate the Atlantic Slave Trade? What impact did the Atlantic Slave Trade have on African communities? How did the Atlantic Slave Trade compare to other slave trades within and out of Africa? How were slavery and slave trading related to European dominance in Africa in the 19th century? These questions will be addressed using both primary source material and scholarly arguments from historians, anthropologists and sociologists.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 399 - Special Topics: Special Areas

    Topics to be arranged.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 400 - Independent Study

    Topic and work requirements agreed upon between student and faculty member.  Must be approved by the Department Chair.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 401 - Independent Study

    Topic and work requirements agreed upon between student and faculty member.  Must be approved by the Department Chair.

    One credit.
  

  • HI 475 - Internship

    A student originated internship supervised by the History department with cultural, legal, and state agencies. Not credited to History major requirements.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 476 - Internship

    A student originated internship supervised by the History department with cultural, legal, and state agencies. Not credited to History major requirements.

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 481 - Seminar in History Research

    A course in research methods. Students research their own topic, write a 25 page paper, and defend the research before the seminar.

    Note: Writing Intensive (WI)

    Four credits.
  

  • HI 489 - Directed Reading Seminars

    Reading seminars provide upper level students with the opportunity to pursue the historiography of a particular topic, selected by historical theme, epoch, or interpretation.

    Note: Writing Intensive (WI)

    Four credits.

Humanities
  

  • HU 103 - Conversatio I

    The first semester of Conversatio considers the meaning of humanity in the world by reading and discussing influential texts that contemplate who we are as individuals, what our responsibility is within a community, and what our relationship is with the divine.  Among fundamental intellectual ideas, students are introduced to the Catholic Benedictine intellectual tradition through the teachings in select readings of Saints Benedict and Anselm.

    Note: Meets Shared Learning Experience Outcome (SHAR)

    Four credits.
  

  • HU 104 - Conversatio II

    In the second semester students are asked to consider the meaning of humanity in the world from the perspective of three areas of study central to the Liberal Arts: 1) Politics, rhetoric, and the emergence of democracy in human history; 2) The nature of science and the role of scientific understanding in our world; 3) The nature of beauty and the place of art in the lives of individuals and communities.

    Note: Meets Shared Learning Experience Outcome (SHAR)

    Four credits.
  

  • HU 203 - Special Topics

    An examination of various topics related to the Humanities. 

    Two credits.
  

  • HU 300 - Special Topics

    An examination of various topics related to the Humanities.

    Note: Meets Historical Reasoning Learning Outcome (HIST)

    Four credits.
  

  • HU 301 - Special Topics

    An examination of various topics related to the Humanities. 

    Four
  

  • HU 302 - Special Topics

    An examination of various topics related to the Humanities. 

    Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)

    Four credits.
  

  • HU 303 - Honors Colloquium

    The Honors Colloquium is an opportunity for Honors students to return to questions of enduring importance that were raised in Conversatio.  The course is a seminar, is interdisciplinary in nature, and invites students to reflect on selected topics using their liberal arts and disciplinary foundations.

    Four credits.
  

  • HU 304 - Special Topics

    An examination of various topics related to the Humanities.  

    Note: Meets the Global Learning Outcome (GLOB)

    Four.
  

  • HU 305 - Paris and New York in the Twenties and Thirties

    Concentrates on a dramatic and clearly defined historical period in France and the United States, a period characterized by rupture with tradition on many levels of human activity. The decades after the First World War saw the values and premises of intellectual and cultural heritage challenged or discarded. The course will examine the criticisms leveled against traditional values and explore new principles for life and art which came into being during this period.

    Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST) and Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)

    Four credits.
  

  • HU 310 - England’s Catholic Underground

    This course will examine the history, literature, and selected artistic expressions of the “Recusant” movement led by English Catholics suffering persecution under the rule of Tudor and Jacobean rulers in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

    Four credits.
  

  • HU 315 - Shakespeare and Political Power

    This team-taught course offers students the opportunity to contemplate the provocative intersection of Shakespeare’s work as a poet and playwright with the complex politics of his day and to appreciate how the political ideas and actions presented in his plays have influenced the political understanding through the ages. Students will read representative Shakespeare plays, including Julius Caesar, King Lear, The Merchant of Venice, Richard II, and Measure for Measure. Additionally, they will read the political sources that influenced Shakespeare’s understanding of his world, as well as scholarship in the field of Political Science that draws upon Shakespeare’s works. The course is a blend of lecture and seminar discussion and students will be encouraged to do independent research on Shakespeare plays not assigned in the course.

    Four credits.
  

  • HU 320 - The Benedictines

    This course will cover the culture, spirituality, and the history of the life of the religious order that founded Saint Anselm College and still operates it today.  The women and men who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict have had a profound influence on the development of Western Civilization in areas that include faith, the preservation of Western classics, education, the advancement of science, and the arts, and the spread of Christianity.  Most of the class meetings will be a combination of lecture and seminar discussion.

     

    Note: Meets Historical Reasoning Learning Outcome (HIST)

    Four credits
  

  • HU 345 - Progress and Nostalgia: Mid-Victorian Britain in History and Literature

    The period between 1851-1867 constituted the high noon of Victorian England, an era when Britain enjoyed unprecedented stability and prosperity. Beneath the equipoise of these years, however, great changes took place, and Victorians attempted to deal with what they saw as the transition from the medieval to the modern world. This course identifies several areas in which significant change occurred, such as politics, art, and religion and others. Within the selected areas, students will learn to appreciate the great literature of the period and examine the historical forces influencing the art, culture and people of the mid-Victorian period. Cross-listed as EN/HI 345.

    Four credits.
  

  • HU 346 - Confucian Thinkers

    Through central texts of the Confucian tradition, the course introduces students to patterns of thought, vocabulary, and argumentation that characterized the thought of Confucius and his followers. The views of Confucius, Mencius, Xunzi and others will be the basis for coming to understand the way of thinking embodied in one of the world’s most important and widespread traditions.  Cross-listed as PH 346  

    Note: Meets Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)

    Four credits.
  

  • HU 375 - Gender in Music and Literature

    Students in this course will explore gender representations in four distinct genres of music: opera, rock, country, and hip-hop. Along with listening to music in these four genres, they will read literature that corresponds to the music’s time period, subject matter, and performative aspects. The course is intended (1) to introduce students to some current ways of thinking and writing about issues of music, literature, and gender; (2) to facilitate students’ development of an informed, self-aware position in relation to recent scholarship; (3) to challenge assumptions about the way we read and hear gender; (4) to introduce them to excellent music and literature they might not otherwise hear or read, which will broaden their knowledge and appreciation of these art forms. Cross-listed as EN 375 and MU 375

    Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)

    Four credits.

Mathematics
  

  • MA 110 - Concepts of Mathematics

    An introductory course for students who wish to develop quantitative skills.  Topics covered include: mathematical problem solving, logic, counting and cardinality, number systems, relations and functions, ratios and proportional relationships, probability, statistics, and geometry.

    Note: Meets Quantitative Reasoning Learning Outcome (QUAN)

    Four credits.
  

  • MA 130 - Fundamentals of Mathematics

    A course in mathematical modeling. Topics include linear, quadratic, difference equation, linear programming, matrix, and stochastic models and their applications.

    Four credits.

    Prerequisite(s): One year of high school algebra.
  

  • MA 150 - The Nature of Mathematics

    A study of the nature and development of some of the most important mathematical ideas. Topics may include, but are not limited to: infinity, variation, symmetry, numbers and notation, topology, mathematics and calculating machines, dimension, coordinate systems, dynamical systems, randomness, and probability.

    Four credits.
  

  • MA 170 - Calculus I

    A study of the differentiation of algebraic and trigonometric functions with applications. Topics covered include limits, continuity, differentiation formulas, the Mean Value Theorem, curve sketching, optimization, and related rates.  

    Note: Meets Quantitative Reasoning Learning Outcome (QUAN)

    Four credits.

    Prerequisite(s): 2 years of high school algebra and a half year of trigonometry.
  

  • MA 180 - Calculus II

    A study of the integration of algebraic, trigonometric and transcendental functions with applications. Topics covered include the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, calculating areas and volumes, the average value of a function, inverse functions, and integration techniques.

    Note: Meets Quantitative Reasoning Learning Outcome (QUAN)

    Four credits.

    Prerequisite(s): MA 170  
  

  • MA 210 - Calculus III

    A continuation of MA 170  - MA 180 . Topics include infinite sequences and series, vectors and vector calculus, and multivariable calculus.

    Four credits.

    Prerequisite(s): MA 180 .
  

  • MA 220 - Vector Analysis and Differential Equations

    A study of vector analysis and ordinary differential equations and their applications. Topics include vector fields, line and surface integrals, first order differential equations, linear differential equations, and systems of differential equations.

    Four credits.

    Prerequisite(s): MA 210 .
  

  • MA 260 - Problem-Solving

    Via the solution of interesting problems, this course isolates and draws attention to the most important problem-solving techniques encountered in undergraduate mathematics. The aim is to show how a basic set of simple techniques can be applied in diverse ways to solve a variety of problems.

    Note: Meets Quantitative Reasoning Learning Outcome (QUAN)

    Four credits.

    Prerequisite(s): MA 180 .
  

  • MA 310 - Linear Algebra

    An introduction to linear algebra and its applications.  Topics covered include systems of linear equations, matrix algebra, vector spaces, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, and diagonalization of matrices.

    Four credits.

    Prerequisite(s): MA 180  
  

  • MA 330 - Mathematical Statistics I

    A  study of  probability distributions and their application to statistical inference. Topics include conditional probability and independence, Bayes’ Rule, discrete and continuous probability distributions, Tchebysheff’s Theorem, and the Central Limit Theorem.

    Four credits.

    Prerequisite(s): MA 180  
  

  • MA 340 - Mathematical Statistics II

    A  study of  probability distributions and their application to statistical inference. Topics include estimation, large and small sample hypothesis testing, linear regressions, and analysis of variance.

    Four credits.

    Prerequisite(s): MA 330  
  

  • MA 350 - Complex Variables

    Topics for discussion include complex numbers and their properties, analytic functions, integration in the complex plane, Cauchy’s integral formula, Taylor and Laurent series, and methods of contour integration.

    Four credits.

    Prerequisite(s): MA 180  
  

  • MA 360 - Modern Geometry

    An axiomatic approach to Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry with an integration of interactive geometric software.

    Four credits.
  

  • MA 370 - Numerical Analysis

    A study of numerical methods for function evaluation, solution of equations, approximation and interpolation, integration, differential equations, and linear systems.

    Four credits.

    Prerequisite(s): MA 180  
  

  • MA 390 - Graph Theory and Combinatorics

    Modern graph theory and combinatorics at an introductory level. Topics covered are: directed, undirected and weighted graphs, Euler and Hamiltonian circuits, trees, and vertex colourings.

    Four credits.
  

  • MA 400 - Independent Study

    Four credits.
  

  • MA 410 - Advanced Calculus I

    Designed to bridge the gap between manipulative elementary calculus and theoretical real analysis. The fundamentals of elementary calculus are treated in a more rigorous manner. Topics covered include mathematical induction, sequences, series, and continuity.

    Four credits.

    Prerequisite(s): MA 180  
  

  • MA 420 - Advanced Calculus II

    Designed to bridge the gap between manipulative elementary calculus and theoretical real analysis. The fundamentals of elementary calculus are treated in a more rigorous manner. Topics covered include sequences and series of functions, differentiation, and the Riemann integral.

    Four credits.

    Prerequisite(s): MA 410  
  

  • MA 430 - Modern Algebra

    A study of algebraic systems, including groups, rings, and fields.

    Four credits.

    Prerequisite(s): MA 180  
  

  • MA 450 - History of Mathematics

    Introduction to the history and development of mathematics from prehistory to the present.

    Four credits.

    Prerequisite(s): MA 180  
  

  • MA 480 - Topics in Mathematics

    This course will consist of a detailed investigation of a topic important to contemporary mathematics. The topic will be chosen by the department for its relevance to current mathematical thought and its accessibility to students.

    Four credits.

    Prerequisite(s): MA 180  or permission of the instructor.
  

  • MA 490 - Internship

    Four credits.
 

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