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ENV 202 - Nature Writing (WID) Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2016, 2018
This course explores how nature writing helps develop and deepen a sense of self and a sense of place. We will read and write in the genre constantly. We will take field trips during and outside of class in order to explore the environments in and around Stonehill. Each student’s best essay will be published in a collection at the end of the semester.
Prerequisite(s): ENV 200 . Open to Environmental Science and Studies majors.
This course includes field trips/work, and requires walking outdoors over uneven terrain, often in less than ideal weather. Students who may have difficulty navigating uneven terrain should contact the Office of Accessibility Resources at 508-565-1306 or accessibility-resources@stonehill.edu at least two weeks in advance of the course to allow for planning around accommodation needs.
Fulfills the Writing-in-the-Disciplines requirement for Environmental Studies majors.
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ENV 270 - Environmental Ethics Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course considers traditional ethics and contemporary, radical approaches to discern the “good” in human-nature relations. Students engage in collaborative projects that engage the campus in changing behavior to better meet the relevant ethical good.
Prerequisite(s): One 100-Level Philosophy course.
Cross-listed with PHL 230 .
Fulfills the Moral Inquiry requirement.
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ENV 275 - Environmental Law Three Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
This course explores rationales for environmental protection; the choice of policy instruments to address environmental problems; and the roles played by governmental and non-governmental actors. Practical experience with issues of environmental law will be gained through a partnership with the Natural Resources Trust of Easton.
Prerequisite(s): or .
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ENV 295 - Physical Geology Four Credits
Fall Semester
A systems approach to geology and landforms, including ecosystems that develop on the abiotic substrate. Scientific study of the earth’s modern and ancient lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere.
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: ENV 200
This course includes substantial field work both on and off campus, and requires walking outdoors over uneven terrain, often in less than ideal weather. Students who may have difficulty navigating uneven terrain should contact the Office of Accessibility Resources at 508-565-1306 or accessibility-resources@stonehill.edu at least two weeks in advance of the course to allow for planning around accommodation needs.
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ENV 299 - Ecology, Theologies and Worldviews Three Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
How does our world function? Where do we fit, ecologically and cosmically? Methodological and historical approaches to understanding reality from scientific and religious perspectives. Ecological principles, biodiversity and evolution. Contributions to ecospiritualities, ecotheologies, and community and global sustainability by Catholic and other Christian and world religions.
Fulfills the Catholic Intellectual Traditions and Natural Scientific Inquiry requirements.
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ENV 301 - Water Resource Management Three Credits
Fall Semester
Offered through the Massachusetts Bay Marine Studies Consortium. Interdisciplinary examination of water, our most precious natural resource. A look at water from scientific, historical, and cultural viewpoints. Survey of contemporary water problems in all dimensions: political, economic, and technological.
Students may not take both ENV 301 and .
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ENV 302 - Coastal Zone Management Three Credits
Spring Semester
Current issues in coastal environmental affairs. Scientific, legal, economic, management, and technical aspects of coastal issues are integrated into problem-solving exercises. History of the degradation and clean-up of Boston Harbor.
Prerequisite(s): Course in Biology, Chemistry, Geology, or Environmental Planning.
Students may not take both and ENV 302.
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ENV 325 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Four Credits
Spring Semester
Introduction to geographical information systems technology, focusing on spatial data acquisition, development and analysis in the science and management of natural resources. Topics covered include basic data structures, data sources, data collection, data quality, geodesy and map projections, spatial and tabular data analysis, digital elevation data and terrain analysis, cartographic modeling, and cartographic layout. Laboratory exercises provide practical experiences that complement the theory covered in lecture.
Prerequisite(s): .
Course may be applied to the Data Science program.
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ENV 326 - Sustainable Agriculture Three Credits
Fall Semester
We will study the economic, ecological and social components of sustainable agriculture in the context of growing human populations and climate change. Students will assist in leading class discussions on these interdisciplinary topics and actively engage with material covered in the literature as they participate in the classroom and at the farm.
Prerequisite(s):
This course includes field trips/work, and requires walking outdoors over uneven terrain, often in less than ideal weather. Students who may have difficulty navigating uneven terrain should contact the Office of Accessibility Resources at 508-565-1306 or accessibility-resources@stonehill.edu at least two weeks in advance of the course to allow for planning around accommodation needs.
Fulfills the Natural Scientific Inquiry requirement.
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ENV 350 - Climate Science Three Credits
Spring Semester
An overview of the Earth’s climate system, including major physical and chemical components and interactions. Students will acquire the scientific perspective necessary to competently assess issues related to current climate change concerns.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing and one course in Biology, Chemistry, or Physics.
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ENV 360 - Introduction to Oceanography Three Credits
Fall Semester
This course is designed to be a fundamental introduction to ocean sciences. Students will explore the physical and biological processes that govern the ocean’s circulation and marine life. Topics include waves and currents, marine life and ecosystems, tides, beach erosion and the way the ocean is being affected by global climate change.
Prerequisite(s): One year of chemistry. Environmental Science or Studies, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, or Physics majors only.
This course includes substantial field work off campus, and requires walking outdoors over uneven terrain, often in less than ideal weather. Students who may have difficulty navigating uneven terrain should contact the Office of Accessibility Resources at 508-565-1306 or accessibility-resources@stonehill.edu at least two weeks in advance of the course to allow for planning around accommodation needs.
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ENV 375 - Topics in Environmental Studies Three Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
This special topics course may be offered by faculty in a focused area of environmental study and may vary from semester to semester.
Prerequisite(s): Vary by topic.
This course may be taken twice.
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ENV 376 - Topics in Environmental Sciences Three Credits
Offered Fall 2016 and Spring 2017
This special topics course may be offered by faculty in a focused area of environmental science and may vary from semester to semester.
Prerequisite(s): Vary by topic.
Course may be taken twice.
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ENV 470 - Environmental Senior Seminar One Credit
Spring Semester
Senior environmental sciences & studies majors come together weekly with the Program Director to discuss and analyze senior capstone work, with a particular focus on further developing student skill in interdisciplinary thinking.
Prerequisite(s): Senior Environmental Studies or Sciences major.
Must be taken during or after one of three Environmental senior capstone experiences ( , , )
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ENV 475 - Environmental Internship Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Opportunity for qualified students to work in an environmental company, agency, or organization under professional supervision.
Must complete the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” process found under the myPlans tab in myHill to register for this Internship.
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ENV 490 - Directed Study Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Opportunity for upper level students to do advanced study with a faculty mentor in a specialized area of environmental studies.
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ENV 496 - Independent Research Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Opportunity for a student to conduct research in a specialized area of Environmental Science or Studies under the direction of a faculty member.
Prerequisite(s): Approval of both the faculty member directing the research project and the Program Director.
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ENV 497 - Senior Thesis Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Independent scholarly work under the guidance of a faculty member, resulting in a substantial written work.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Instructor and Program Director.
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FRN 131 - Elementary French I Three Credits
Fall Semester
For students with no previous study or 1-2 years of high school French. During the first semester students develop the ability to: when speaking and writing, use short sentences, learned words and phrases, simple questions, and commands; when listening, understand some ideas and familiar details presented in a clear, uncomplicated speech; when reading, understand short texts enhanced by visuals. During the second semester students expand their ability from the first semester, and develop the ability to: when speaking and listening, use and understand learned expressions, sentences, and strings of sentences, questions, and commands; when writing, create simple paragraphs; when reading, understand important ideas and some details in highly contextualized authentic texts. During both semesters content includes: The Self (family, friends, home, rooms, health, school, schedules, leisure activities, campus life, likes and dislikes, shopping, clothes, prices, sizes and quantity, pets and animals) and Beyond Self (geography, topography, direction, buildings and monuments, weather and seasons, symbols, cultural and historical figures, places and events, colors, numbers, days, dates, months, time, food and customs, transportation, travel, and professions and work.)
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FRN 132 - Elementary French II Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course is a continuation of .
Prerequisite(s): .
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FRN 231 - Intermediate French I Three Credits
Fall Semester
For students with 2-3 years of high school French. In the Intermediate courses students expand their previous ability in their foreign language, and develop the ability to: when speaking, use strings of related sentences; when listening, understand most spoken language when the message is deliberately and carefully conveyed by a speaker accustomed to dealing with learners; when writing, create simple paragraphs; when reading, acquire knowledge and new information from comprehensive authentic text. Content includes topics culturally pertinent to the language; e.g., history, art, literature, music, cultural affairs, and civilization, with an emphasis on significant people and events in these fields. Familiar topics may include career choices, the environment, social issues, and political issues.
Prerequisite(s): FRN 132 or equivalent.
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FRN 331 - Perspectives in French Language and Culture I Three Credits
Fall Semester
For students with three or more years of French. In this course students expand their previous ability in their foreign language, and develop the ability to: when speaking, use simple dialogue of paragraph length in a series of cohesive and coherent paragraphs; when listening, understand most authentic spoken language; when writing, create a series of coherent paragraphs; when reading, acquire knowledge and new information from comprehensive authentic text. Content embraces concepts of broader cultural significance, including institutions, such as the educational system, the government, and political and social issues in the target culture. Both concepts and abstract topics of human and personal interest including music, literature, the arts, and the sciences.
Prerequisite(s): FRN 232 or equivalent.
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FRN 333 - French Culture and Civilization I Three Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
Study of contemporary French culture and its recent history, social issues, economy, attitudes and institutions.
Prerequisite(s): (Recommended 4 years of high school French) FRN 332 or higher.
Course may be applied to the Anthropology minor
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FRN 334 - French Culture and Civilization II Three Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
This course is a continuation of .
Prerequisite(s): FRN 333 or equivalent. (Recommended 4 years of high school French)
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FRN 335 - Survey of French Literature I Three Credits
Fall Semester
Survey of writers representing major movements in French Literature from the Middle Ages to the present.
Prerequisite(s): FRN 332 or higher. (Recommended 4 years of high school French)
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FRN 336 - Survey of French Literature II Three Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
This course is a continuation of .
Prerequisite(s): FRN 335 or equivalent. (Recommended 4 years of high school French)
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FRN 337 - French Conversation and Composition Three Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
Builds fluency in both oral and written work. Students learn to express themselves with more ease and to write with advanced level of thought, organization and linguistic correction. Materials used will include newspapers, films and literary texts.
Prerequisite(s): FRN 332 or higher.
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FRN 340 - French Cinema Three Credits
Spring Semester
Study of contemporary French cinema with an emphasis on conversation and language proficiency.
Prerequisite(s): FRN 332 or higher. (Recommended 4 years of high school French)
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FRN 342 - Gender Construction in Francophone Culture Three Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
The course examines how race, gender and sexuality are represented in literary works by French male and female authors and film directors and how they have used alterity as a mirror for self-reflection, as an example for social change, and as the locus of a threat to cultural homogeneity.
Prerequisite(s): FRN 332 or higher.
Course may be applied to the Gender & Sexuality Studies program.
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FRN 348 - Nineteenth Century French Literature Three Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
Major aesthetic movements in French literature from the nineteenth century. Poems and novels associated with Romanticism, Realism and Symbolism will be studied with an attention to the dialogue between literature and fine arts.
Prerequisite(s): FRN 332 or higher and ability to read prose in French.
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FRN 475 - Internship in French Studies Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Opportunity for qualified student to work with their foreign language skills in a variety of professional areas. Field placement depends on the student’s interests and abilities.
Prerequisite(s): FRN 332 or higher.
Must complete the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” process found under the myPlans tab in myHill to register for this Internship.
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FRN 490 - Directed Study: Topics in French One to Four Credits
As Needed
Opportunity for upper-level students to do an advanced research project or investigation in a French field of special interest not covered by a normally-scheduled course. The student and a full-time faculty member familiar with the student’s area of interest agree on a plan of study and research and on evaluation methods.
Prerequisite(s): Students must complete the online Directed Study and Independent Research Application process and obtain the signatures of the faculty member and the Department Chair.
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GND 101 - Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This course fosters critical thinking about sex and gender. It is an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural study of the key questions and debates surrounding the biological, psychological and sociological determinants of gender. This course examines historical and contemporary issues including systems of gender oppression, media, education, work, parenting, health and wellness, and violence.
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GND 110 - Is Sex Destiny? (LIT Core/First-Year Seminar) Four Credits
Not Offered 2015-2016
What is the relationship between biological sex and gendered social roles? What is “natural” behavior for men and women? How do concepts of nature evolve to offer different answers to that question? This course investigates different responses to these questions from the Classical Period to contemporary postmodernism.
Prerequisite(s): Open to First-Year Students only.
Fulfills the First-Year Seminar and Cornerstone Literature Requirements.
Course may be applied to the Gender & Sexuality Studies program.
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GND 200 - Topics in Gender and Sexuality Studies Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Introductory seminars that investigate a timely topic from the perspective of gender and/or sexuality studies.
Topics vary semester to semester. Course may be taken three times as long as topics differ.
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GND 300 - Advanced Topics in Gender & Sexuality Studies Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semester
Advanced seminars that investigate a timely topic from the perspective of gender and/or sexuality studies. Topics vary semester to semester. Course may be taken three times as long as topics differ.
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GND 475 - Internship in Gender and Sexuality Studies Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
An internship with a focus on gender and/or sexuality, culminating in a critical reflection project. Possible internships include working in women’s organizations, domestic abuse shelters, rape crisis centers, law offices, women’s resource centers, gay and lesbian organizations, and political campaigns. The internship is supervised by a committee consisting of two or three readers.
Prerequisite(s): Students must obtain project approval from the Program Director before beginning the internship.
Must complete the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” process found under the myPlans tab in myHill to register for this Internship.
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GND 490 - Directed Study Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
An in-depth study of an original research question regarding gender and/or sexuality, culminating in a major project. The directed study is supervised by a committee consisting of two or three readers.
Prerequisite(s): Students must obtain project approval from the Program Director before beginning the directed study.
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GRM 131 - Elementary German I Three Credits
Fall Semester
For students with no previous study or 1-2 years of high school German. During the first semester students develop the ability to: when speaking and writing, use short sentences, learned words and phrases, simple questions, and commands; when listening, understand some ideas and familiar details presented in a clear, uncomplicated speech; when reading, understand short texts enhanced by visuals. During the second semester students expand their ability from the first semester, and develop the ability to: when speaking and listening, use and understand learned expressions, sentences, and strings of sentences, questions, and commands; when writing, create simple paragraphs; when reading, understand important ideas and some details in highly contextualized authentic texts. During both semesters content includes: the Self (family, friends, home, rooms, health, school, schedules, leisure activities, campus life, likes and dislikes, shopping, clothes, prices, sizes and quantity, pets and animals) and Beyond Self (geography, topography, direction, buildings and monuments, weather and seasons, symbols, cultural and historical figures, places and events, colors, numbers, days, dates, months, time, food and customs, transportation, travel, and professions and work.)
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GRM 231 - Intermediate German I Three Credits
Fall Semester
In the Intermediate courses students expand their previous ability in their foreign language, and develop the ability to: when speaking, use strings of related sentences; when listening, understand most spoken language when the message is deliberately and carefully conveyed by a speaker accustomed to dealing with learners; when writing, create simple paragraphs; when reading, acquire knowledge and new information from comprehensive authentic text. Content includes topics culturally pertinent to the language; e.g., history, art, literature, music, cultural affairs, and civilization, with an emphasis on significant people and events in these fields. Familiar topics may include career choices, the environment, social issues, and political issues.
Prerequisite(s): GRM 132 or equivalent.
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GRM 233 - German Through Film Three Credits
Spring Semester
This fourth-semester course uses 5 contemporary German films and a myriad of activities around them to continue the development of skills related to the “5Cs” underlying foreign language pedagogy: Communication, Culture, Connection, Comparison, and Community.
Prerequisite(s): GRM 231 or equivalent.
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GRM 331 - Germany Since 1945 Three Credits
Fall Semester
For students with three or more years of German. In this fifth-semester course students expand their previous ability in their foreign language, and develop the ability to: when speaking, use simple dialogue of paragraph length in a series of cohesive and coherent paragraphs; when listening, understand most authentic spoken language; when writing, create a series of coherent paragraphs; when reading, acquire knowledge and new information from comprehensive authentic text. Content embraces concepts of broader cultural significance, including institutions, such as the educational system, the government, and political and social issues in the target culture. Both concepts and abstract topics of human and personal interest including music, literature, the arts, and the sciences.
Prerequisite(s): GRM 233 or equivalent.
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GRM 333 - Germany Today Three Credits
Spring Semester
This sixth-semester course uses the latest events in Germany to refine the skills related to the “5Cs: underlying foreign language pedagogy: Communication, Culture, Connection, Comparison, and Community. Students read, view, discuss, and write about reports of those events in internet editions of German magazines and newspapers and internet videos.
Prerequisite(s): GRM 331 or equivalent.
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GRM 490 - Directed Study: Topics in German (WID) Three Credits
As Needed
Opportunity for upper-level students to do an advanced research project or investigation in a German field of special interest not covered by a normally-scheduled course. The student and a full-time faculty member familiar with the student’s area of interest agree on a plan of study and research and on evaluation methods.
Prerequisite(s): Students must complete the online Directed Study and Independent Research Application process and obtain the signatures of the faculty member and the Department Chair.
Fulfills the Writing-in-the-Disciplines requirement.
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VPG 101 - Graphic Design Foundations Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This course is an introduction to the field of graphic design. Students learn the various processes involved in graphic design from initial ideas/concepts through working stages to finished presentation, applying the principles of design to projects pertaining to the design and production of primary print and also screen-based solutions. Students sharpen basic computer skills in preparing their projects using Adobe software Illustrator and InDesign. Basic Adobe Photoshop is also introduced.
Course was formerly listed as VPG 202.
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VPG 102 - History of Graphic Design Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course examines the crucial works and achievements in graphic design communication. From the pictographs painted on cave walls to the latest imaginative designs, students will familiarize themselves with pivotal graphic images, the creative thinkers who composed them, and the technologies that shaped their evolution. Although an emphasis is placed on Modern and Contemporary graphic design, students will also investigate critical past influences on present-day designs.
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VPG 201 - Typography: Letterforms and Words in Graphic Design Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Students are introduced to typography and its role in the visualization of language. Studio work, discussions and lectures will focus on the art of the basic letterform and its anatomy, major type families and characteristics, typographic contrast and hierarchy, as well as legibility and readability. Students will build skills in conceptual thinking, expressive typography, and the art of typesetting with attention to form and peace, for small to large amounts of text, across various types of media. Students will use digital media as well as traditional methods to develop visual projects.
Prerequisite(s): VPG 101 (or VPG 202)
Course was formerly offered as VPG 303.
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VPG 203 - Introduction to Digital Imaging Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
An introduction to technology and software used in graphic design. Students learn image generation and editing in pixel and vector based environments through the use of Photoshop and Illustrator. Topics include vector graphics and raster-based imaging, appropriate resolution, using project-specific software, color, layering and combining photographs and graphics. Basic design principles will be explored as well as professional standards for production for print and screen. This course provides the technological foundation for all design courses.
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VPG 204 - Digital Graphic Imaging Three Credits
Spring Semester
In this hands-on studio course, students learn the concepts of digital illustration for use in the graphic design field. The technologies of vector (graphic) and raster (photographic) image making will be studies using the software Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. Projects will focus on illustrative solutions for various design problems. These may include the making of logos, symbols, and icons as well as illustrations for use in advertising, publication, package design, website design, as well as other graphic design applications.
Prerequisite(s): VPG 101 (or VPG 202)
Formerly offered as VPG 203.
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VPG 205 - Type and Image Three Credits
Spring Semester
This is a further exploration of typography with a focus on the interaction between image and type. Projects will support the exploration of combining these elements in ways that allow designers to convey information with meaning, expression and clarity. Students will develop craftsmanship and problem solving techniques with respect to dealing with type and image issues across various media.
Prerequisite(s): VPG 201 (or VPG 303)
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VPG 302 - Package Design Three Credits
Fall Semester
This studio course is an introduction to the design of packaging. Students will explore the concept of brand identity and apply branding strategies to the design and production of packaging for products that are common in today’s market. Students will learn how to design visual continuity for a 3-D format. Sustainable/environmentally-conscious packaging materials will be explored.
Prerequisite(s): VPG 101 or (VPG 202)
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VPG 304 - Advertising Design Three Credits
Spring Semester
Explores advertising concepts, media and techniques. Projects simulate actual work performed at an advertising agency. Students will experience the role of an advertising designer as they develop skills in producing design for various media.
Prerequisite(s): VPG 101 or (VPG 202)
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VPG 305 - Web Site Design Three Credits
Fall Semester
This introductory course covers the processes involved in making visual communication for the web. Aesthetic concerns, conceptual skills, and technical/production procedures will be covered to facilitate understanding of and participation in the process of web design. Students will work through initial ideas to a finished presentation. Very basic HTML and an introduction to Adobe Dreamweaver will be covered. Most of the course will center on using Adobe Muse to work on design solutions for stated needs.
Prerequisite(s): VPG 101 (or VPG 202)
Course may be applied to the Management of Information Systems program.
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VPG 306 - Motion Graphics Three Credits
Spring Semester
This studio design course is an introduction to the use of computer software to create animations and time-based visuals for use in professional applications such as advertising, multimedia, film, video and the web. The expressive and informative impact of motion and time when presenting screen-based graphics, type and sound will be exposed. Software will include Adobe After Affects and Macromedia Flash.
Prerequisite(s): VPG 101 (or VPG 202)
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VPG 307 - 3-D Graphics, Illustration and Animation Three Credits
Fall Semester
This studio graphic design course explores within the computer the construction, modeling and rendering of simulated 3-D objects in a virtual space. These objects are then photographed with a virtual still or movie camera to produce a digital illustration or animation. The course emphasizes 3-D graphics to solve various design problems. The use of sound in animation will be introduced.
Prerequisite(s): VPG 101 (or VPG 202)
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VPG 308 - Publication Design Three Credits
Spring Semester
In this hands-on studio class students will learn to design for publications. The structure, construction, and production of magazines, newspapers, corporate publication will be explored, along with their conceptual and aesthetic attributes and environmental concerns.
Prerequisite(s): VPG 201 (or VPG 303)
Course was formerly offered as VPG 230.
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VPG 320 - Topics in Graphic Design Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This special topics course may be offered by faculty in a focused area of graphic design study and may vary from semester to semester.
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VPG 405 - Advanced Study in Graphic Design Three Credits
Spring Semester
Opportunity for graphic design majors to pursue advanced projects and research related to their individual needs and interests. Critiques with other members of the class will help to give additional assessment and are an important component of the course.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor.
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VPG 423 - Graphic Design Portfolio Three Credits
Fall Semester
In this required Capstone course for Graphic Design majors, students will assemble a professional level portfolio. Each senior will review previous work and be guided to choose and develop significant design projects appropriate for specific career choices, including programs and job interviews.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
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VPG 475 - Internship in Graphic Design Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
The internship is designed to give students practical, hands-on, real world experience in the field of Graphic Design. Students apply knowledge, concepts and skills acquired in the classroom, to work on client assignments and take on responsibilities associated with a professional position.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Graphic Design majors with a minimum GPA of a 3.0 within the major and permission of the Graphic Design Director and Faculty Supervisor.
Must complete the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” process found under the myPlans tab in myHill to register for this internship.
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GRK 131 - Introduction to Attic Greek I Three
Not Offered 2016-2017
Introduction to Attic Greek, the language of the great poets, historians and philosophers of the Classical Age. In the first year the students learn the declensions of nouns, gender and number of modifiers, and the conjugations of verbs. By the end of the course they will be able to read sentences from the New Testament, Aristotle and Plato.
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GRK 132 - Introduction to Attic Greek II Three Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
The continuation of the course on the grammar, syntax and vocabulary of ancient Greek. Special emphasis is placed on the voices, moods and tenses of the Greek verbs, and the more complicated clausal constructions. At the end of the course all the basic grammar of the language will be covered, and the students will be able to read more extensive and complicated texts.
Prerequisite(s): GRK 131
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HCA 101 - American Sign Language I Three Credits
Fall Semester
Introduces American Sign Language and deaf culture, focusing on frequently used signs, basic rules of grammar, non-manual aspects of ASL, introductory fingerspelling, and some cultural features of the deaf community.
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HCA 102 - American Sign Language II Three Credits
Spring Semester
Continues basic language and culture study. Offers an opportunity to build receptive and expressive ASL vocabulary. Topics include the use of signing space and further use of non-manual components, including facial expression and body postures.
Prerequisite(s): HCA 101 .
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HCA 103 - Introduction to Gerontology Three Credits
Fall Semester
The process of aging. How does and will it affect me personally? What is our national response to the problems associated with aging? How does ageism, or aged-based prejudice affect society? What social, governmental, financial, and healthcare systems operate to help the aged and in what ways do they fail? What can I do to change that? Students identify and combat ageism, in themselves and in other social institutions. Distinctions between normal aging and disorders which occur in the older people. Bio-psycho- social theories of aging. Evaluation of aging services.
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HCA 105 - Healthcare Foundations Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Examines the parts of the healthcare system in the U.S. in light of the Affordable Care Act and stresses the patient and family as the primary focus of the system. Who are the players in health services? What are the structures of the system and the behaviors of the system participants, and how does our present system prevent meaningful reform?
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HCA 170 - Disability? Three Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
What do the words disability, handicapped and challenged really mean? In what ways am I disabled and how can I use that knowledge? What has science contributed to our challenged populations? What are the personal and societal values toward challenged populations? How have history and religion contributed to those values? Am I, are we, doing enough? Students review personal and societal fears about disability, learn to confront and change negative attitudes and values, understand medical causes, effects and treatment of a wide range of clinical disorders, and develop a belief and value system which includes positive attitudes toward the emotionally and physically challenged.
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HCA 191 - AIDS and Emerging Infections Three Credits
Spring Semester
An examination of the biomedical, social, cultural, political, and historical issues surrounding AIDS and emerging infections.
Fulfills the Natural Scientific Inquiry requirement.
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HCA 200 - Creative Process Three Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
Developed to respond to an environment of shrinking resources and expanding regulation, this course explores the creative process. Examine theory and practice methods to increase creative potential in yourself and those around you. Turn problems into challenges with active practice of theoretical concepts; consider issues of ethics, supervision, innovation, productivity, resource management and service development in the light of what is known about creativity. This course is designed for any student.
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HCA 205 - Computers in Healthcare Administration Three Credits
Spring Semester
Role of computers in healthcare: electronic health records, health IT, regulations imposed by Affordable Care Act, are some of the topics that will be examined.
Course may be applied to the Management of Information Systems program.
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HCA 208 - The Continuum of Long Term Healthcare Service Three Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
The course examines medical care from hospitals to hospices, from nursing homes to informal care giving. Case management, financing, and ethical issues are studied and evaluated. Focus is placed on the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of clients and families. Case studies are emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): HCA 105 .
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HCA 209 - Public and Community Health Three Credits
Fall Semester
This course reviews the principles, legal authority, historical development, and future of public health. The specific mission of public health with respect to the following topics is discussed: infectious disease, environmental health, maternal and child health, AIDS, substance abuse, and tobacco control. Disparities in health status, the relationship of poverty to poor health, the prioritization of the most prominent community health problems, and the mobilization of local resources to address them are considered.
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HCA 219 - Epidemiology Three Credits
Spring Semester
The role of epidemiology as a tool for analyzing health problems in managerial settings. Introduction to study designs, bias, confounding, and significance; association and causation.
Fulfills the Natural Scientific Inquiry requirement.
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HCA 220 - Healthcare Policy and Politics Three Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
Historical development of the nation’s system of healthcare. Review of healthcare policy development and implementation at the local, state, and federal levels; major healthcare and related social issues and concerns are addressed in both readings and class discussions.
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HCA 230 - Healthcare Administration Accounting Three Credits
Fall Semester
Fundamental introduction to accounting in the healthcare sector. Emphasis on understanding corporate financial statements as a basis for decision making, quality improvement, and planning.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Healthcare Administration majors and minors only.
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HCA 250 - Mind, Body, Spirit, and Health Three Credits
Fall Semester
This course reviews alternative approaches to health promotion and health interventions. It contrasts Western medicine with strategies that utilize the mind and spirit in building defenses against illness and in coping with the problems of chronic pain. The increasing roles of these alternative approaches in current healthcare delivery systems are discussed.
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HCA 300 - Quality Assessment Methods Three Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
The purpose of this course is twofold: to provide the tools necessary to conduct patient-based assessments that meet the internal and external measurement needs of community medical practices, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities; to provide a working knowledge of the essential qualitative and quantitative Continuous Quality Improvement measurement techniques necessary for process improvement in healthcare facilities.
Prerequisite(s): HCA 105 .
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HCA 301 - Health Communication Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Introduction to the theory and practice of communication within the healthcare context. Topics include interpersonal communication (e.g., provider-patient, physician-nurse, family-patient, family-provider), communication within health service organizations, and external communication between health service organizations and third-party payers and regulators (e.g., conflict management, negotiation, public relations). Designed for those majoring or minoring in Communication or Healthcare Administration; recommended for anyone interested in working in a facility providing healthcare services.
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HCA 303 - Quality Improvement and Methods in Healthcare Three Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
Examines the critical principles underlying quality improvement principles and practices in the context of healthcare: motivating clinicians and patients to change their behavior; methodologies for motivation; models or paradigms that govern professional thinking.
Prerequisite(s): HCA 105 .
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HCA 321 - Economics of Healthcare Three Credits
Spring Semester
Economic analysis of healthcare delivery markets, physician and nurse shortages, insurance industry distortions, models of hospital behavior, demand and supply considerations, impact of market failure.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 176 or the First-Year Seminar equivalent.
Crosslisted with .
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HCA 323 - Healthcare Law Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Examines legal issues in provision of healthcare services. What are the three sources of law? What should you do if your healthcare facility is sued for malpractice? What is informed consent? Do you have to tell a patient everything? What should be documented in a medical record and when can such a record be released? When can a patient refuse treatment? When can a healthcare facility refuse to treat a patient? What are a patient’s rights? Negotiation and legal writing skills are developed. Recommended for anyone interested in working in a facility providing healthcare social services, either as a manager or a provider.
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HCA 325 - Healthcare Finance Three Credits
Spring Semester
Focuses on: How do I make sense of financial statements? How can I use accounting information to manage effectively? How can I determine the relative “health” of healthcare organizations? How can I budget more effectively? What special issues are raised in the complex area of third-party insurance reimbursement and how will that affect an organization’s behavior?
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HCA 326 - Healthcare Supply Chain Management Three Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
The role of supply chain management in the healthcare industries: what are supply chains and how do they work? The course studies not only traditional logistics or operation management but also marketing, new product development, finance, and customer service. Material presented in lectures and through case studies.
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HCA 330 - Healthcare Product and Service Delivery Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course is intended to teach the skills needed to keep organizations competitive in the constantly changing healthcare environment. The course discusses developments in the healthcare field that require managers to have heightened skills in strategic planning and competitive analysis. The course also examines the models that exist for delivering quality service to consumers and how to build a base of loyal customers.
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HCA 334 - Comparative Health Systems Three Credits
Spring Semester
An examination of the organization, finance, and performance of healthcare systems in selected developed and developing countries to identify possible lessons that can be applied to other healthcare systems. Also, a consideration of the impact of globalization on health services delivery: greater consumer responsibility, demographic shifts, regulatory approval schemes, intellectual property processes, public reporting of provider quality, and performance-adjusted reimbursement.
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HCA 335 - Healthcare Employment Law Three Credits
Spring Semester
Examines legal issues regarding interviewing, hiring, and disciplining employees. What questions can you legally not ask during an interview? What shouldn’t you say in a reference? When can you legally fire an employee? Are personnel policies on a contract between the employer and the employee? Training and motivational skills developed.
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HCA 336 - Supervision/Leadership Three Credits
Fall Semester
How do I establish a proper work setting, getting the most from myself and those who work for me? How do I hire, discipline and fire employees? How do I set proper objectives for the work environment? How do I counsel the “problem employee”? Heavy use of casework and role play with significant focus on understanding and using leadership styles, and developing conflict resolution and negotiating skills.
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HCA 337 - Strategic Management of Healthcare Organizations Three Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
Strategy formulation and evaluation for healthcare organizations. Employing an extensive study of strategic concepts along with case studies, this course will focus on evaluating the external and internal environments of organizations. Tools and techniques for analyzing strategies will also be introduced.
Prerequisite(s): HCA 336 .
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HCA 410 - Healthcare Administration Senior Seminar (WID) Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Stresses problem identification, selection of alternative solutions, solution implementation and evaluation; case method is used; management memos and senior research paper required. Capstone course.
Fulfills the Writing-in-the-Disciplines requirement.
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HCA 411 - Special Topics in Healthcare Three Credits
Offered Periodically
Through readings and discussion, this course reviews the relationship of poverty to wellbeing; the value of community organization in mobilizing needed changes in the healthcare system; the importance of a stronger role for women in healthcare deliberations; the cowardice of government inaction in the face of devastating health problems; the limits of modern technology in addressing some of our most recalcitrant social problems.
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HCA 475 - Internship in Healthcare Administration Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters/Summer
Usually fulfilled by a 400-hour, for-credit experience in the summer between third and fourth years. Tailored to the student, placement requires a high level of employment-like preparation (resumes, interview, etc.). Student evaluation is performed by the on-site preceptor and faculty advisor. Locations may be selected from medical organizations affiliated with the program or identified by the student with respect to geographic needs or other criteria. Paid stipend usually available.
Must complete the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” process found under the myPlans tab in myHill to register for this Internship.
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HCA 490 - Directed Studies Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Supervised reading and research. Permission of faculty member directing the project and the Department Chairperson required.
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HCA 495 - Healthcare Field Study Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
A limited number of 10 hours per week field studies are available each semester. For the highly motivated student.
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HSC 470 - Capstone Clinical Internship in Health Science Four Credits
Fall, Summer and Spring Semesters
The Clinical Internship Capstone course will provide Health Science majors with a rich clinical and research experience related to their area of clinical interest. The clinical internship is for 9 hours per week for one semester Junior year, the summer between Junior and Senior Year, or Senior year; or 112 hours of relevant clinical experience (e.g. volunteering and/or shadowing in hospitals, clinics, private practices, working as an EMT or CNA, etc.) An accompanying in-depth research paper is also required as part of the Capstone.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Junior or Senior Health Science majors. Permission of the Internship Supervisor.
Must submit the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” found under the myPlans tab in myHill.
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HSC 475 - Internship in Health Science Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
112 hours of relevant clinical experience (e.g., volunteering and/or shadowing in hospitals, clinics, private practices, working as an EMT or CNA, etc.).
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Internship Coordinator and Health Science Program Director.
Must complete the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” process found under the myPlans tab in myHill to register for this Internship.
Only HSC 470 - Capstone Clinical Internship in Health Science may count towards the major.
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HIS 100/110 - Becoming Modern: America in the 1920s (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
Celebrated in the popular imagination as the age where “anything goes,” America in the 1920s witnessed modernizing and traditional forces clash over such issues as immigration, prohibition, radicalism, consumerism and changing moral standards. This course explores the cultural ferment of the time, examining how the forces of modernity and traditionalism made the Twenties both liberating and repressive.
Prerequisite(s): HIS 110 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
Considered a United States History.
When offered as HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone Requirement.
When offered as HIS 110, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone Requirements.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 100/112 - Heretics, Reformers and Radicals: Women & Power in American History (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
This course focuses on women who challenged the gendered hierarchies of their eras. We will examine a collection of women from the 17th to the 20th centuries who developed new modes of exercising power in American public life and overturned longstanding ideas about the weakness and subordination of women.
Prerequisite(s): HIS 112 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
Considered a United States History.
When offered as HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone Requirement.
When offered as HIS 112, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone Requirements.
Course may be applied to the American Studies & Gender & Sexuality Studies program.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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