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2017-2018 HillBook (Class of 2021) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
Course Descriptions
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ITA 338 - Italian Culture and Civilization Three Credits
Spring Semester
A broad overview of Italian culture from the Middle Ages to the present, highlighting key historical and literary developments of each century with an interdisciplinary perspective. Students in ITA 338 become familiar with a variety of texts from different fields of knowledge, including art history. Class work entails class presentations and research papers in Italian.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): ITA 337 or Instructor permission.
Note: This course counts towards the minor in Italian Studies.
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ITA 490 - Directed Study: Topics in Italian (WID) Three Credits
As Needed
Directed Studies are granted on a variety of topics, which are usually selected at the recommendation of the professor. Preference is given to students who have already declared a Minor in Italian Studies.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Two 200-level Italian classes. Students must complete the online Directed Study and Independent Research Application process and obtain the signatures of the faculty member and the Program Director.
General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines
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Journalism |
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JRN 100 - Reporting and News Writing Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Students will learn how to gather, write and edit news and feature stories for print and on-line publications. Writing, accuracy, and interviewing skills needed in both the journalism and public relations fields will be stressed.
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JRN 101 - Advanced Reporting and News Writing (WID) Four Credits
Spring Semester
Students in this course learn to write a wide-range of articles, including in depth pieces for publication in newspapers, magazines and websites. Social media storytelling and reporting will be explored. Students will also write a wide-range of in depth articles with a strong emphasis on professional publication. Tablets, such as iPads, are also used in the course.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): JRN 100 .
General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines
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JRN 222 - Development of American News Media Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2016, 2018
This course traces the development of the news media, print, and broadcast, from their beginning stages in the 1830s to the present. The economic, cultural, political, and social dimensions of this process are explored.
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JRN 309 - Narrative Writing Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2017, 2019
Learn to use fiction writing techniques in the growing non-fiction narrative writing field. Students will learn how to get the best interviews from people, how to develop characters, what type of research information is needed, where to get it and how to gather it to create riveting narrative stories.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): JRN 100
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JRN 313 - Journalism Ethics and Law Three Credits
Spring Semester
Examination of media law in the United States and how it affects news gathering, advertising, online and traditional publications. Students will examine both historic and contemporary media cases with the eye towards answering the question: “Just because the media can legally do something, should it?”
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JRN 421 - Journalism Practicum Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Students will report and write a wide range of news and feature stories for the student newspaper and the student newspaper website under the individual supervision of the instructor in this laboratory setting course.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): JRN 100 .
Note: May be taken twice.
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JRN 475 - Internship in Journalism Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Opportunity for students, usually in their fourth year, to practice journalism with a news organization.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): JRN 100 , minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA, and permission of Internship Director. See Requirements for Internships in Communication .
Note: 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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JRN 490 - Directed Study - Journalism Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Opportunity for upper-level students to do an advanced research project or investigation in a field of special interest not covered by a normally-scheduled course. 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)/Restriction(s): Students must complete the online Directed Study and Independent Research Application process and obtain the signatures of the faculty member and the Program Director.
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Latin |
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LAT 131 - Elementary Latin I Three Credits
Fall Semester
Introduction to Latin grammar and pronunciation. Development of listening, reading, and writing skills, and of the cross-cultural effects of Latin on the English language and of the Romans upon American life. No previous experience necessary.
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LAT 132 - Elementary Latin II Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course is a continuation of .
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): or equivalent.
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LAT 231 - Intermediate Latin I Three Credits
Fall Semester
Intensive review of Latin grammar with an emphasis on the development of reading comprehension. Materials used will include a variety of readings in Latin.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): LAT 132 or 2-3 years of high school Latin.
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LAT 232 - Intermediate Latin II Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course is a continuation of .
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): or equivalent.
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Learning Community The following descriptions represent learning communities that have been offered in the past and are meant to be illustrative. Learning Community offerings change from year to year. Current listings are available on the Registrar’s website. Students select Learning Communities based on preference, but placement in the student’s first choice is not guaranteed. |
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LC 200 - Learning Community: New Perspectives Four Credits
Offered Periodically
This learning community provides new perspectives on an innovative liberal arts topic, a topic that changes from semester to semester, depending on faculty and student interests. Faculty may wish to use this category to pilot a new LC concept. An individual student, or student group, may wish to recommend a topic of interest.
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LC 201 - Learning Community: Community Health Issues Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semester
In this course, students will examine the development, prevention and treatment of common diseases and ailments affecting the U.S. population. We will learn about health problems ranging from obesity and heart disease to relationship violence and eating disorders. In addition, we will explore factors that increase an individual’s risk for these health issues such as culture, gender, race and the environment. Students will engage through real world examples and service learning conducted in the local community. We will utilize a grassroots approach to identify the needs of a population and work with them to develop an educational project or intervention to help address that need.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take ANT 328 and IND 201 as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 202 - Learning Community: Picturing the Word: The Bible in Art One Credit
Fall 2017
This Learning Community brings together two related fields: biblical studies and art history. Students in the LC will research specific works of art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, that illustrate biblical episodes. A weekend trip to the newly-opened Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. is planned.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take REL 252 and VPH 181 as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 203 - Learning Community: Making a Magazine About Big Questions Three Credits
Fall 2017 & Spring 2018
Students will conceptualize, design, produce, and edit a magazine that will engage meaningful philosophical questions in an accessible, journalistic, thoughtful way. Members of the class will function as editor-in-chief, editor, senior editors, acquisitions editors, copy editors, book editors, layout editors, production directors, photo editors, and so on.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take IND 357 Topic: Big Questions and the Media and PHL 210 as part of this Learning Community.
Note: formerly offered as LC346.
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LC 204 - Learning Community: Food Justice: The Science and Politics of Our Food Four Credits
Fall 2017
This Learning Community challenges students to critically analyze their personal relationships with food and the larger structure of the food system, including food production, distribution and consumption, and disposal. Students will learn about and reflect on how food choices have local and global environmental, political and social impacts.
General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry
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LC 205 - Learning Community: The Practice of Medicine and You Three Credits
Spring 2018
The seminar addresses medical issues of widespread concern: how diseases are diagnosed and treated; how structures of health care delivery affect health status; and, how patients’ assertiveness intervention skills can be developed for success in the modern health care system. Class involves guest lectures, visits to health care institutions, travel to the state house to see the legislative process at work, and team exercises.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take BIO 291 and HCA 105 as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 206 - Learning Community: Depression, War & BOOM! Four Credits
Fall and Spring Semester
In this learning community students will explore the socio-economic experiences of the American family in the mid-twentieth century. Using a combination of economics, history and popular culture, students will role-play as families from varying social, economic, and racial or ethnic perspectives. Throughout the semester the students will present the changing landscape of the American family, in it varied demographics, as it was affected by economic changes, technological innovation, and evolving social mores, as well as by national and international events. As we traverse the decades from the 1930’s through the 1960’s, covering the Great Depression, WWII, the post-war boom, and the Civil and Women’s Rights movements, students will see how these various changes affected our various family groups. We will employ popular culture artifacts like music, movies and television contemporary to, or illustrative of, the times. This LC will include guest speakers and presentations from members of the local academic and music community.
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LC 207 - Learning Community: Mathematical Experiments in Computer Science Three Credits
Fall 2017
Computers provide us with tools to explore mathematics in deeper ways than ever before. They allow empirical testing of mathematical conjectures with elusive proofs. Computers enable us to experimentally analyze algorithms whose performance defies theoretical analysis. This LC focuses on the delicate balance between theory and practice in computer science, revealing the dual and sometimes contradictory nature of computer science as both an engineering and a mathematical discipline.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 208 - Learning Community: Clinical Trials and Medical Innovation One Credit
Not Offered 2017-2018
Diseases are part of life. How do innovations in treatment and prevention become accepted medical practice? Proposed treatments are considered safe and effective when they are evaluated by clinical trials using rigorous statistical methods. The seminar explores historical, statistical, medical, social, cultural, ethical, and business aspects of the clinical trial.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): For BUS 206 : the prerequisite is MTH 105 , MTH 119 , or MTH 125 (with a grade of C- or better - starting with the Class of 2019).
Corequisite(s): Students must also take BUS 206 and HCA 191 .
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LC 209 - Learning Community: Organic Chemistry of the Cell Three Credits
Fall 2017 & Spring 2018
Students select, read, and critique primary literature that ties together topics concurrently learned in Cell Biology and Organic Chemistry II in order to develop their abilities to understand and critically analyze the literature. The seminar culminates with student teams proposing an experiment or series of experiments that address a specific area of interest on the boundary between organic chemistry and cell biology. These proposals are presented in both written and oral forms, allowing fellow students to evaluate and expand upon the proposed ideas.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of the Learning Community.
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LC 211 - Learning Community: Is There a Problem Here? (Community Based-Learning) Four Credits
Spring 2018
In today’s environment, students are consumers and creators of information, but participation in a rapidly changing social and political ecosystem demands the development of skills of sophisticated cognitive engagement rather than simply being passive consumers of information. With an emphasis on information use, access and ethics, students will evaluate the ways in which stakeholders choose to construct perspectives on and responses to social problems. Students will explore the role that bias, misinformation, big money and problem framing has in influencing a community’s stock of knowledge on issues such as the opioid epidemic or the housing crisis. By the end of this LC students will have the skills to deconstruct what is presented to them on these issues, develop their own evidence based perspectives and advocate for access to information particularly for marginalized groups in a society.
General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry
Note: This is a hybrid course which will be taught partially online.
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LC 212 - Learning Community: Revolutionary Sounds Four Credits
Spring 2018
In this learning community, students will investigate the history of music technology, starting from the second half of the twentieth century. Combining interdisciplinary study with hands-on projects, we will focus on how new sounds and disruptive “noise” have created a musical revolution in live performance, film, television, and popular music.
Note: An additional fee is charged for this LC.
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LC 214 - Learning Community: Literature & Social Control in the Information Age One Credit
Spring 2018
This Learning Community combines the emergent techniques of the digital humanities with information theory and literary and cultural analysis to explore the moral, ethical, and philosophical questions posed by texts that explore the modern state as an information system. During the first half of the semester, we will study Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, Zamyatin’s We, Kafka’s “In the Penal Colony,” Calvino’s T-Zero, and Pynchon’s The Crying of Lot 49, focusing on issues of empathy, social justice, cultural memory, individual freedom, and state power. In tandem, we will learn how to use computational tools for cultural and literary analysis, including text encoding, analysis, annotation, and mining. This broad survey of tools and digital humanities theory will set the stage for the semester’s second-half focus on W.G. Sebald’s towering novel, Austerlitz. We will put our analytical and digital skills to use to collaborate on producing a deeply layered and extensive digital archive edition of the novel, incorporating documents, audio recordings, visual art, film, and 360° VR video.
Note: LC 214 is the equivalent of DIG 201 - Digital Design Studio . Students must also take ENG 390 as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 228 - Learning Community: Uncovering Judaism and Nazism in Christian Europe Three Credits
Spring 2018
The third course in this LC is a travel course - students travel to Poland (Warsaw, Lublin, Krakow) and the Czech Republic (Prague). There, they examine historical sites associated with the Nazi Holocaust, sites significant to and representative of Jewish life and religious experience in Europe before the Holocaust, and those that demonstrate the rejuvenation of Jewish life in the locations today.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take HIS 207 and REL 209 as part of this Learning Community.
General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions
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LC 230 - Learning Community: Through the Looking Glass Three Credits
Fall 2017
Using Cooley’s theory of the Looking Glass Self, this LC explores how prevailing societal views about the poor and disadvantaged are reflected perspectives on social welfare and social policy. Students learn from one another as they engage in roundtable discussions on issues such as welfare reform, corporate welfare, universal health care, foster care legislation, and educational vouchers. Additionally, students participate in experiential learning activities, which bring greater relevancy to the policy issues being discussed.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 235 - Learning Community: Quantum Waves (WID) Three Credits
Spring 2018
With the creation of quantum mechanics in the 1920s, physicists conceived of a new and unexpected kind of wave that is neither a Newtonian (c. 1700) mechanical wave nor a Maxwellian (c. 1860) electromagnetic wave. These mysterious DeBroglie - Schroedinger waves of probability are the essence of quantum mechanics. These waves determine the structure of atoms and molecules, i.e. they are the deepest foundation of both physics and chemistry. While the mathematics of these quantum waves is similar to the classical waves already studied in PHY 221 and MTH 261 , the physical, chemical, and philosophical consequences are breathtakingly different.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines
Note: This is a year-long Learning Community.
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LC 245 - Learning Community: Society Through the Lens Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
“A photograph is worth a thousand words,” especially those created by students learning sociology and documentary photography. The students in this LC will learn the art and technique of black & white photography and how to use these skills to capture images that make people take notice of social issues such as racism, sexism, and problems of wealth and poverty in America. The knowledge they acquire in the sociology class will be connected to the photographs that they take to tell the stories of what they see as they perform community service and/or observe in the greater Brockton community.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 254 - Learning Community: Children, Science and the Arts: Classroom Practice Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
This LC challenges students to use project-based learning and environmental science to create and implement curriculum products focusing on the urban environment. Seminar hours will be a mixture of urban environmental science labs, field trips and group project time working with real teachers and real students in Brockton. (Successful completion of the project tasks will require additional time with school clients beyond the 3-hour seminar week.)
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 265 - Learning Community: The Impact of News on Financial Markets Three Credits
Spring 2018
Using tools of finance and economics, the impact of macroeconomic data releases as well as business and financial news on the financial markets will be measured and evaluated. Students will work on individual and group research projects and make class presentations. Bloomberg financial software will be utilized as a tool to see the interaction between news and financial markets on a daily basis.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): BUS 203 and .
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 272 - Learning Community: Women’s Global Issues Three Credits
Spring 2018
This LC will explore women’s issues in a global context, a theme that integrates the Gender and Communication and International Business courses. We will examine how women’s voices are encouraged and expressed in different cultures and organizations. Specific topics will include: violence against women, women’s human rights, women leaders, women-owned businesses, marriage and motherhood, work and family balance, and other relevant topics. This LC will incorporate invited speakers, peer presentations, lectures, readings, discussions, and on-campus and off-campus events relating to the subject area. Students will have the opportunity to research a topic of their choice for the concluding project. Both women and men are welcome to enroll in this LC.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 290 - Learning Community: Mentoring Through Art - Theory and Practice Three Credits
Spring 2014
This LC is a unique year-long immersion in art, community service and sociology. Students are paired with “kids at risk” from the greater Brockton area to create photographic-based art projects and to act as mentor to a child. To further students’ understanding of their outreach experience, they will take CRM 432 Seminar: At-Risk Families and Youth , in the Spring, and explore the issues involved in at-risk adolescence. No experience in photography or social work is required. You will learn the basics of photography while building an experience that will stay with you for a lifetime. Students with an interest not only in art but in Sociology, Psychology, Art Therapy and Education, all are encouraged to participate.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 294 - Learning Community: Social Problems and Performance Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
Through play readings and performance, difficult social problems such as: race, gender, sexuality, poverty, crime, drugs, globalization, oppression, will be presented, discussed and analyzed. Students in this LC will be exposed to a variety of playwrights and materials that use the medium of theatre as a way to tackle many of the most difficult issues facing us today. The end goal of the LC is a performance presentation that will not only allow an understanding of the play texts but will also expose the Stonehill community to these social problems.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 305 - Learning Community: Integrated Marketing Communication Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) is the intersection of marketing, public relations, publicity, advertising, and sales support to promote organizations, products, and services. IMC is a relatively new trend and, by definition, interdisciplinary. IMC employs traditional media and approaches as well as new Web 2.0 and social media applications. IMC represents a robust opportunity for students to apply marketing and communication theory and principles, and gain critical, in-demand career skills.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 308 - Learning Community: Power & Propaganda in the Ancient World Four Credits
Spring 2018
By examining public art-palaces, temples and churches- and primary texts from ancient cultures such as Egypt, Greece, Mesopotamia and Israel, this course explores how people in power claim the right to rule over others. Critical methodologies include communication theory, post-colonial theory and the complicated political discourse of democracies. Students will connect ancient and modern political language by critiquing public monuments in the Boston area while also considering the current conversation about removing public monuments in the U.S.
General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry
Note: May count as a Biblical and Ancient Religions course for Religious Studies majors and minors.
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LC 313 - Learning Community: From Luther to Hitler: The German Path to the Holocaust Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
How did Germany, the civilized land of Goethe and Schiller, produce the Holocaust of European Jews? This course seeks an understanding by examining German history from the Early Modern Period through the fall of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
Note: This is a travel LC that includes travel to the following German cities: Munich, Rotenburg ob der Tauber, Nuremberg, Weimar, Wittenberg, and Berlin.
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LC 315 - Learning Community: I Am a Camera: Life in Words and Images Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
We’ve all heard the statement that “a picture is worth a thousand words” but what assumptions about the relative value of written representation and the photographic image are embedded in this cliché? Is it indeed the case that images capture the word more reliably and truthfully than words? Is the relationship between the verbal and the visual more complicated than it may appear on the surface? Our multidisciplinary creative laboratory will invite students to pursue their ideas about words, images, identity, truth, and storytelling through writing exercises (including poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction), digital photography, and filmmaking. The semester’s work will culminate in an on-line journal that unites text, image, and video, as well as a coffeehouse-style event at which we will share our work with our peers. The seminar will also travel to area museums to experience-and respond to-art in a variety of situations. No prior experience in any of these media is necessary, just a vital interest in creative experimentation!
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 317 - Learning Community: Banned in Boston: Sex, Scandal & Censorship on the Stage and the Page Four Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
This learning community will explore censorship and power in literature, theatre, and the arts in Boston, from the Puritan Era to the present, with a focus on race, social class, gender, and sexuality. We will look at books, plays, and performances that titillated audiences and taunted censors, and, in the process, capture an important perspective on the Hub’s social, cultural, and political history.
Note: This LC includes excursions to the city for tours, presentations, and performances. There will be an additional fee of $250 to cover the cost of transportation and performances.
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LC 318 - Learning Community: The Ethics and Science of Climate Change: Global Problems and Local Solutions Three Credits
Spring 2018
In this LC students will think critically about the potential social and environmental impacts of climate change in our region. In the spring LC course, students will work with local community partners to assess risks and opportunities, working to develop climate action plans tailored to that organization.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
Note: This is a year-long Learning Community.
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LC 319 - Learning Community: The Story of Stonehill’s Water Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
Stonehill College uses over 27 million gallons of water per year - and that doesn’t include the sprinklers. This learning community will explore where that water comes from and where it goes after being “used” by the college. More broadly, this course will examine the health of the Taunton River watershed.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 324 - Learning Community: Discovering Devotion in Creative Practice/Sacred Spaces Three Credits
Spring 2018
This Learning Community culminates in a week-long on-site authentic fresco painting workshop in the countryside of Italy as well as important related sites in the capital city of Rome. The travel component fulfills a Catholic Intellectual Traditions (CIT) requirement with an intensive investigation into fresco’s religious iconography; the stories of saints, how their lives interacted with local lore and sacred spaces, as well as the religious meaning inherent in artistic practice.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take as part of this Learning Community.
General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions
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LC 325 - Learning Community: Is Sex Destiny? One Credit
Not Offered 2017-2018
This course will look at the representation of gender and sexuality in literature, the visual arts, and film. Of particular interest will be the historical construction of the binaries of gender and sex in the ancient, medieval, and modern periods and on recent and dramatic changes in cultural understandings about sex and gender. These transformations have in turn shaped the way writers, artists, and filmmakers portray culture and themselves. The integrative seminar asks students to create an artistic piece or educational document that incorporates insights from both linked courses on sex and gender from a variety of disciplines.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take ENG 394 and GND 101 as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 327 - Learning Community: Renaissance of the Virgin Mary Four Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
This stand-alone Learning Community explores connections between art and religion in the Renaissance. Students will learn to “read” the symbolism in masterworks such as Giotto’s Arena Chapel frescoes by focusing on a different episode in the life of the Virgin each week, and in the process, will become familiar with doctrines such as the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): One 100-Level Religious Studies course.
General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions
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LC 331 - Learning Community: Crime and Punishment in North America Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
The course explores the political, legal and penal systems in Canada, Mexico and the United States. We examine how cultural, political and economic variation shapes the definition of crime and its punishment. We will visit local, state, federal and Canadian (provincial and federal) courts, legislatures, police and prisons.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take CRM 412 and POL 234 as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 333 - Learning Community: Communicating & Miscommunicating in Washington, D.C. Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
The seminar integrates a course on American political development taught by a political scientist with a course on campaign communications and strategy taught by a practitioner with an expertise in traditional and new media. The seminar looks at the current state of leadership in Washington and the changing nature of political communications. It will meet on Thursday evenings and over two weeks in Washington D.C. Our time in D.C. will consist of a rigorous series of seminars with leaders of the three branches of government, political parties, interest groups, think tanks, academia, and the media and is designed to combine traditional academic work with seminars with prominent individuals in government, journalism, and the non-profit sector in Washington. This will be an opportunity to apply our knowledge of power politics, political communications, and democratic ideals to the real world of American government in Washington, D.C. In the Spring, the class will travel to Washington, D.C.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take POL 357 and POL 390 as part of this Learning Community.
Note: An additional fee will be charged to student’s tuition bill.
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LC 336 - Learning Community: The Origin of Resources: From Farm to Studio One Credit
Fall 2017
This seminar combines a dual interest in sustainable food systems, an in depth understanding of the basis, production, and use of historical studio materials, and how they share a symbiotic relationship. There will be a focus on homemade and sustainable ingredients that reflect the local and global Slow Food movement and important issues of fair trade, organic production, and humane methods of consumption will be discussed.
Throughout the semester, students will participate in creating historical artist materials from start to finish, which will include harvesting plant materials from the farm to make pigments and inks, tools, making hand-made paper, utilizing animal by-products, and cooking with the same ingredients. With this in mind, we hope to reflect a “nose to tail” mindset to honor the origins of our resources.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take ENV 326 - Sustainable Agriculture and VPS 207 : Making Art Materials as part of this Learning Community.
Note: The week-long travel component will be held at an agriturismo whose mission aligns with our course goals (negotiations underway) in Italy and include visits to Italian Slow Food Presidias, which support the protection of biodiversity, territories and knowledge of traditional productions. Visits to small-scale producers may include farmers, fishers, butchers, shepherds, cheesemakers, bakers and pastry chefs. A studio workshop will be held at the agristurismo featuring indigenous materials and how they relate to the history of art in Italy. Day visits to nearby Siena and Florence will also allow students to see how the studio materials they have worked with all semester are made evident in the masterworks from Art History.
Travel will occur during the January winter session period (dependent on scheduling airfare, etc.). An additional fee will be charged to student’s tuition bill.
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LC 337 - Learning Community: Media and American Culture Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
The main objectives of the LC are to (a) engage in critical analysis of American culture through key concepts such as “nation” “identity” and “race.” (b) Reflect on how scholars have interrogated the construction of these concepts through media such television, film, and social media, and (c) apply critical media analysis to real-life scenarios through individual and group activities.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take AMS 200 and COM 207 as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 339 - Learning Community: Making Movies Three Credits
Spring 2018
This Learning Community offers students the opportunity to examine the art of film-making and evolution of visual storytelling. Then, students, working in teams, will acquire and hone their digital production skills and tell their own stories, culminating in a screening event for the entire Stonehill community.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take COM 220 and ENG 220 as part of this Learning Community.
Note: Course is considered the equivalent to DMP 210 - Introduction to Digital Feature Production . Students may not take both DMP 210 and LC 339.
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LC 340 - Learning Community: Economy and Business Practices of Cuba Three Credits
Spring 2018
Students begin by conducting research on an aspect of Cuban economics or business practices that they find interesting and teach what they learn to their peers. This mirrors the preparation that a business would conduct to initiate a foreign project. Travel to Cuba will allow students to understand how realistic their research impressions were, and to confront the current reality of the country. After returning to Stonehill, a video is prepared by the entire class to allow students to process their collective learning prior to writing their final reflection paper–what they learned through the LC.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take BUS 333 and BUS 336 as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 342 - Learning Community: Yoga, Mindfulness and Indian Philosophy Four Credits
Spring 2018
This Learning community has two parts:
A theoretical component where we study Indian philosophy and its Western adoption. We will study classical Indian philosophy (including but not limited to the Bhagavad Gita and Buddhist scriptures), investigate our Western fascination with ‘the mystical East’, including the hatha yoga tradition, and examine some of the current research on the benefits of contemplation and on the mindfulness movement.
A practicum, where we practice hatha yoga (first hour) and discuss the experience of doing yoga on and off our yoga mats, exploring how you might use mindfulness and yoga as tools to slow down and to center, becoming more aware of your strengths and weaknesses, and better balancing your priorities (second hour).
General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry
Course Applies to: Asian Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
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LC 343 - Learning Community: Pop Culture and “Bibliodigigogy” in Early Modern England Four Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
This Learning Community integrates conventional bibliographic and digital humanities practices to reflect on the 21st Century shift into virtual worlds in the context of popular, generically diverse early modern texts. Students will collaboratively apply their learning by encoding and publishing a digital text on peer-reviewed, scholarly website.
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LC 344 - Learning Community: The Global Struggle for Female Education Three Credits
Fall 2017
From Malala Yousafzai challenging the Taliban to the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram; from Chinese women “holding up half the sky” to American women earning 79 cents to every dollar earned by men despite having greater educational attainment at all levels-why is female education still so contentious? The United Nations has argued that female education is the single most important factor in reducing poverty and improving health outcomes on a global basis. Yet, around the world, girls and women continue to struggle for access to equal schooling opportunities. This course examines the roles of gender, race, politics, and religion in the global effort for female educational civil rights. We will guide students in generating solutions to address this challenge. We will also explore the role of Catholic institutions in providing educational services to underrepresented peoples such as this community.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take HIS 374 and HIS 385 as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 345 - Learning Community: Gender and Wellness Three credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
Students will examine health behavior and wellness in relation to the social construction of gender. Topics covered in this course include eating disorders, substance abuse, unhealthy intimate relationships, and reproductive health. The course aims at helping students become more informed and conscious agents when they make choices regarding wellness issues.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take IND 201 and SOC 237 as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 347 - Learning Community: A Rogue’s Progress: Mapping Kit Marlow’s Social Network Four Credits
Fall 2017 & Spring 2018
Students will study the adventures and literary output of early modern London’s most notorious spy, poet, and general roustabout, Christopher Marlowe, in the contexts of space and place. Partnering with representatives at Map of Early Modern London, students will collaborate to publish a new layer of the 1560 Agas Map and create site identifications, encyclopedia entries, and other critical apparatuses surrounding Marlowe’s exploits with both friends and enemies.
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LC 348 - Learning Community: Dark Power, Dirty Money One Credit
Not Offered 2017-2018
Global security is the concept that is central in this integrative seminar. Whose security, and why does it matter? This LC will examine the concept of global security in terms of the conflict-criminality continuum. Students will learn about the broad spectrum of globalized criminality, ranging from terrorism, organized crime, human trafficking, genocide and crimes against humanity, and maritime piracy. They will also study various types of contemporary armed conflicts: such conflicts create settings that enable globalization of crime. Some of the current and past armed conflicts to be covered include Northern Ireland, Sri Lanka, Kurdish conflict in Turkey, the crisis in the Middle East, conflicts in the Western Balkans and South Caucasus.
The LC builds on two courses: CRM 355: Global Crime and POL 347: Conflict Analysis and Resolution. CRM 355 class studies both low level criminality (crimes of the powerless, such as trafficking, smuggling, maritime piracy, terrorism, and organized crime) and high level criminality (crimes of the powerful, willful harmful action by states, corporations, and international organization) with a focus on its root causes in neoliberal globalization. POL 347 class focuses on patterns and trends of armed conflicts in the 20th century with an emphasis on currently active armed conflicts around the world. It examines international intervention strategies and explores peace processes in a comparative context. Regional approaches to conflict resolution will be studied.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take CRM 355 and POL 347 as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 349 - Learning Community: Graphic Design for Marketing One Credit
Not Offered 2017-2018
Involves a team term paper project including application of graphic design principles to marketing strategy and tactics. Teams will present their projects to the class for discussion and critique. Papers and presentations entail developing a marketing plan for a hypothetical packaged goods new product conceptually developed by students. Graphic design elements include product development (graphic design elements such as logo, trade characters, and other brand identifiers and packaging graphics) and advertising (graphic design elements such as found in a magazine ad or online ad).
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LC 351 - Learning Community: Mind, Health & Education One Credit
Fall 2017
This LC will explore the psychology and neuroscience underlying conditions such as Autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, eating disorders, obesity, and Type II Diabetes. Students will participate in community-based learning at local elementary/middle schools as well as the Yawkey House of Possibilities, a facility on the Stonehill campus that provides care for children with neurodevelopmental illness.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take NEU 200 and PSY 415 as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 352 - Learning Community: Creative Writing & Graphic Design & Bookmaking Four Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
This course will engage students in both creative writing and graphic design. Students will research small press publishers, artist made books, ‘zines, and literary journals and get a historical context for publications in these genres. We will engage with book making, design experiments, letter press as well as creative writing assignments resulting in your own independent publishing project which will be a chapbook, ‘zine, or handmade book.
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LC 353 - Learning Community: Honors “Create Your Own LC” Integrative Seminar Three Credits
Spring Semesters
This course will explore both the theory and practice of integration and outcomes-based learning. Students will apply what they learn to their individually tailored integrative projects sharing their ideas with their peers. Reflective journals will detail how integrative projects developed and changed because of the new ideas explored during the seminar. At the end of the semester, final projects will be presented to their peers in the learning community seminar.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Restricted to Honors Scholars. Permission of Prof. Allyson Sheckler required.
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MTH 101 - Pre Calculus Three Credits
Fall Semester
Algebraic equations and simplification: factoring, common denominators and conjugates. Graphs of equations. Lines, quadratic curves: equations and graphs. Graphing curves with intercepts and asymptotes. Examples using algebraic, logarithmic and exponential and trigonometric functions. Use of mathematics technology.
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MTH 105 - Finite Mathematics Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Operations with matrices. Systems of linear equations. Linear programming. The simplex method. Sets and counting. Permutations and combinations. Probability. Conditional probability. Independence. Bayes’ theorem. Markov chains. Absorbing Markov chains.
Note: Limited to business majors only.
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MTH 119 - Applied Calculus for Business Three Credits
Fall Semesters
A one-semester introduction to differential and integral Calculus designed for Business Administration majors. Topics include limits, derivatives, rates, exponential functions, antiderivatives, graphs, logarithms and exponential functions, antiderivatives, differential equations. The course emphasizes computation, problem-solving and applications. Students may not receive credit for MTH 119 and MTH 125 .
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MTH 125 - Calculus I Four Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Calculus of a single variable: functions, limits, derivatives, differentiation rules, applications of derivatives, integrals, techniques of integration, applications of integration, infinite sequences and series, first and second order differential equations. May not receive credit for both MTH 125 and MTH 119 .
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MTH 126 - Calculus II Four Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Calculus of a single variable: functions, limits, derivatives, differentiation rules, applications of derivatives, integrals, techniques of integration, applications of integration, infinite sequences and series, first and second order differential equations.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Prerequisite for MTH 126: MTH 125 .
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MTH 143 - Mathematical Reasoning for Education Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
A one-semester course designed for Education majors. The course includes a review of algebra and geometry. Further topics include: types of numbers, algebraic structures, theory of equations, combinatorics, probability and statistics, interpreting and analyzing data. The course emphasizes problem solving, quantitative and logical reasoning.
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MTH 145 - Basic Quantitative Techniques Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Basic methods of data analysis: organizing and summarizing data, probability, probability distributions, statistical inference.
General Education Attribute(s): Statistical Reasoning
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MTH 191 - The Language of Mathematics (WID) Four Credits
Spring Semester
Covers basic concepts, reasoning patterns, and the language skills which are fundamental to higher mathematics. These skills include the ability to read and write mathematics, employ common patterns of mathematical thought, and read the write proofs.
General Education Attribute(s): Natural Scientific Inquiry, Writing-in-the-Disciplines
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MTH 207 - Statistical Reasoning: Chance Three Credits
Fall Semester
An introduction to the ideas and issues of probability and statistics and their application in everyday life. Topics include: experiment design, descriptive statistics, chance and inference.
General Education Attribute(s): Statistical Reasoning
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MTH 225 - Statistics for Science Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semester
Probability; descriptive statistics; normal distribution, inference; hypothesis testing; analysis of variance; sampling theory; correlation and regression. Examples from the sciences.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): MTH 125 .
General Education Attribute(s): Statistical Reasoning
Course Applies to: Data Science minor
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MTH 251 - Linear Algebra Four Credits
Spring Semester
The development of the methods and underlying ideas for solving systems of linear equations. Topics include: vectors, matrices, linear transformations, determinants and eigenvectors. Use of mathematical software MAPLE, in applications.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): MTH 261 .
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MTH 261 - Multivariable Calculus Four Credits
Fall Semester
Continuation of the sequence begun in Calculus I and II. Functions of several variables, analytic geometry, vectors, partial derivatives, multiple integration.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): MTH 126 .
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MTH 270 - Discrete Mathematics Three Credits
Fall Semester
Sets operations, Countability, Functions, Number Theory, Equivalence Relations, Recurrence Relations, Graphs, Combinatorics, Probability.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): MTH 191 or instructor permission.
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MTH 351 - Abstract Algebra I Three Credits
Fall Semester
Groups, rings, fields, rings of polynomials, extension fields, automorphisms of fields, splitting fields, Galois theory.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): MTH 270
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MTH 352 - Abstract Algebra II Three Credits
Spring Semester
Groups, rings, fields, rings of polynomials, extension fields, automorphisms of fields, splitting fields, Galois theory.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): MTH 351 .
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MTH 361 - Real Analysis I Three Credits
Fall Semester
Rigorous development of the theory of calculus of one variable. Topics include: properties of the real line, sequences, series, limits, continuity and uniform continuity. Additional topics from differential and integral calculus of one or more variables.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): MTH 261 and MTH 191
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MTH 362 - Real Analysis II Three Credits
Spring Semester
Rigorous development of the theory of calculus of one variable. Topics include: properties of the real line, sequences, series, limits, continuity and uniform continuity. Additional topics from differential and integral calculus of one or more variables.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): MTH 361 .
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MTH 363 - Modern Geometry Three Credits
Fall Semester
The axiomatic approach of Hilbert to Euclid’s Elements. Geometry from the viewpoint of rigid transformations. Non-Euclidean Geometry. The roles of coordinates, both global and local. Geometrizations of low dimensional manifolds.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): MTH 251 , MTH 261 .
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MTH 364 - Differential Equations and Dynamics Three Credits
Fall Semester
An introduction to qualitative and quantitative methods for ordinary differential equations. Topics include first and second order equations, existence and uniqueness of solutions, logistic models, planar linear systems (including phase portraits), regular singular points. Other topics selected from: flows, the stable manifold theorem, and Laplace transforms.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): MTH 261 .
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MTH 371 - Combinatorics and Graph Theory Three Credits
Spring Semester
Methods for determining, given some well-defined operation, the number of ways it can be performed. Networks of dots and lines.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): MTH 270 .
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MTH 377 - Number Theory Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2017, 2019
Mathematical induction, prime numbers, Diophantine equations, congruences, sums of squares.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): MTH 251 and MTH 270 .
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MTH 384 - Theory of Computation Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2016, 2018
For description and semester schedule see CSC 384 .
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MTH 393 - Numerical Analysis Three Credits
Spring Semester
Both theoretical and practical problems in the computational aspects of mathematics: approximation of functions, numerical differentiation, solutions to algebraic and differential equations; topics in linear algebra.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): MTH 251 and MTH 261 .
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MTH 395 - Probability and Statistics I Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2016, 2018
Mathematical theory of probability, axioms and basic properties, random variables; continuous and discrete distributions, moments, generating functions, special distributions, law of large numbers, central limit theorem. Use of mathematical software in applications.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): MTH 251 and MTH 261 .
General Education Attribute(s): Statistical Reasoning
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MTH 396 - Probability and Statistics II Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2017, 2019
Continuation of MTH 395 . Theory and application of statistics; random sampling; organization of data; descriptive statistics; sample mean and additional special distributions, the theory of estimators, applications of estimation, hypothesis testing and Regression. Mathematical software is used in applications of statistics.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): MTH 395 .
General Education Attribute(s): Statistical Reasoning
Course Applies to: Data Science minor
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MTH 399 - Topics in Mathematics Three Credits
Fall Semester
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MTH 420 - Senior Capstone: Mathematical Modeling Four Credits
Spring Semester
Students learn to create models of real world phenomena using mathematical tools such as difference equations, differential equations, lineal algebra, and calculus.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Math Major, Senior Standing.
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MTH 475 - Internship in Mathematics Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Requires approval of the Department Chairperson.
Note: 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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MTH 490 - Directed Study - Mathematics Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Opportunity for upper-level students to do advanced work in a specialized area of mathematics.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(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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MTH 496 - Independent Research Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Students carry out an independent research project under the direction of a faculty member. The research may be part of an ongoing project being conducted by the faculty member, or the student and faculty member may develop an original project.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Approval of the faculty member and the Department Chairperson.
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MTH 497 - Senior Thesis Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Students complete an independent scholarly work under the guidance of a faculty member, resulting in a substantial written work. A committee of three faculty members evaluate the thesis. The student also presents the thesis in a colloquium open to the college community.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Senior standing in the department; approval of the faculty member and the Department Chairperson.
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MIL 101 - Introduction to the Army and Critical Thinking I One Credit
Fall Semester
MIL 101 introduces Cadets to the personal challenges and competencies that are critical for effective leadership. Cadets learn how the personal development of life skills such as critical thinking, time management, goal setting, stress management, and comprehensive fitness relate to leadership, and the Army profession. The focus is on developing basic knowledge and comprehension of Army leadership dimensions while gaining a big picture of understanding the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program, its purpose in the Army, and its advantages for the student.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Only open to students in the ROTC Program.
Corequisite(s): Taken by first-year Cadets with MIL 103 - Leadership Laboratory .
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MIL 102 - Introduction to the Army and Critical Thinking II One Credit
Spring Semester
MIL 102 introduces Cadets to the professional challenges and competencies that are needed for effective execution of the profession of arms and Army communication. Through this course, Cadets will learn how Army ethics and values shape their army and the specific ways that these ethics are inculcated into Army culture. Cadets will explore the Seven Army Values and the Warrior Ethos, investigate the Profession of Arms and Army leadership as well as an overview of the Army, and gain practical experience using critical communication skills.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Only open to students in the ROTC Program.
Corequisite(s): Taken by first-year Cadets with MIL 104 - Leadership Laboratory .
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MIL 103 - Leadership Laboratory Not for Credit
Fall Semester
Required of all ROTC students, this 120-minute weekly laboratory stresses soldier skills, drill and ceremony, performance-oriented military instruction techniques, and practical applications of classroom theory. All students must attend the laboratory in uniform. ROTC Advanced Course students are the primary instructors using the cadet chain of command as the instructional framework. All laboratory periods are supervised by Active Duty Army cadre.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Only open to students in the ROTC Program.
Corequisite(s): Taken by first-year Cadets with MIL 101 - Introduction to the Army and Critical Thinking I .
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MIL 104 - Leadership Laboratory Not for Credit
Spring Semester
Required of all ROTC students, this 120-minute weekly laboratory stresses soldier skills, drill and ceremony, performance-oriented military instruction techniques, and practical applications of classroom theory. All students must attend the laboratory in uniform. ROTC Advanced Course students are the primary instructors using the cadet chain of command as the instructional framework. All laboratory periods are supervised by Active Duty Army cadre.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Only open to students in the ROTC Program.
Corequisite(s): Taken by first-year Cadets with MIL 102 - Introduction to the Army and Critical Thinking II .
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MIL 201 - Foundations of Leadership One Credit
Fall Semester
Students identify successful leadership characteristics through observation of others and self through experiential learning exercises. Students record observed traits (good and bad) in a dimensional leadership journal and discuss observations in small group settings.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Only open to students in the ROTC Program.
Corequisite(s): Taken by second-year Cadets with MIL 203 - Leadership Laboratory .
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MIL 202 - Foundations of Tactical Leadership One Credit
Spring Semester
Study examines how to build successful teams, various methods for influencing action, effective communication in setting and achieving goals, the importance of timing the decision, creativity in the problem solving process, and obtaining team buy-in through immediate feedback.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Only open to students in the ROTC Program.
Corequisite(s): Taken by second-year Cadets with MIL 204 - Leadership Laboratory .
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MIL 203 - Leadership Laboratory Not for Credit
Fall Semester
Required of all ROTC students, this 120-minute weekly laboratory stresses soldier skills, drill and ceremony, performance-oriented military instruction techniques, and practical applications of classroom theory. All students must attend the laboratory in uniform. ROTC Advanced Course students are the primary instructors using the cadet chain of command as the instructional framework. All laboratory periods are supervised by Active Duty Army cadre.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Only open to students in the ROTC Program.
Corequisite(s): Taken by second-year Cadets with MIL 201 - Foundations of Leadership .
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