May 25, 2024

2020-2021 Hill Book (Class of 2024)

2020-2021 Hill Book (Class of 2024) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]

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English
	ENG 271 - Film and Story Three Credits Fall and Spring Semesters An introduction to film art through a comparison of its distinguishing features with those of fiction and of drama. Course Applies to: Cinema Studies, Visual Studies
	ENG 272 - Film History Three Credits Fall Semester A survey of major film industries and canonical texts presented in a chronological order serving specific themes (for example, film-making in a given geographical region). Course Applies to: American Studies, Cinema Studies, Visual Studies
	ENG 273 - Hitchcock Three Credits Fall Semester A survey of Alfred Hitchcock’s work and obsessions. This course welcomes students with no prior experience in the study of film. Additional screening time required. Course Applies to: American Studies, Cinema Studies, Gender & Sexuality Studies, and Visual Studies
	ENG 279 - Harry Potter: Magic, Muggles, and Metaphor Three Credits Fall Semester This course will immerse students in the world of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Reading the novels as literary and cultural texts, the course will explore how Rowling creates an intricate alternative universe with parallel political and social dimensions. The course will examine the novel series as narrative and cultural artifacts, paying special attention to how the texts offer construct new notions of nation, authority, education, morality, folklore, and fandom.
	ENG 280 - Shakespeare for Everyone Three Credits Alternate Years: Spring 2020, 2022 This course provides a general introduction to the drama of William Shakespeare. We will carefully explore the genres that Shakespeare mastered - comedy, tragedy, romance, and the history play - by focusing primarily on how Shakespeare uses language to create character and dramatic tension and engages with larger ethical, social, and political questions.
	ENG 300 - Topics in Literary and Cultural Theory Three Credits Fall and Spring Semesters Explorations in literary, critical, and cultural theories with an emphasis on connections between language, literary expression, and cultural and historical contexts. General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry Course Applies to: American Studies, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Visual Studies Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered in a given semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	ENG 301 - Topics in Medieval Literature (WID) Four Credits Offered Periodically A thematic study of texts, figures, and influences associated with the literature of the Middle Ages. General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered each semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	ENG 304 - Topics in Early Modern Literature (WID) Four Credits Spring Semester A thematic study of texts, figures, and influences associated with the literature of the early modern period. General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered each semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	ENG 306 - Topics in British Literature, 1700-1900 (WID) Four Credits Fall Semester A critical analysis of various cultural and literary issues that emerge in British literature. General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered each semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	ENG 307 - Topics in British Literature, 1900 - Present Three Credits Offered Periodically A critical analysis of various cultural and literary issues that emerge in British Literature in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered in a given semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	ENG 310 - Topics in World and Comparative Literature Three Credits Offered Periodically A critical analysis of literature outside of the American and British traditions and/or a comparative look at themes across national literatures and traditions. Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered in a given semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	ENG 317 - The Romantic Age I Three Credits Fall Semester Study of major texts and authors of the first generation of The Romantic Age. Authors may include Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Wollstonecraft, Godwin, and others.
	ENG 318 - The Romantic Age II Three Credits Spring Semester Study of major texts and authors of the second generation of The Romantic Age. Authors may include the Shelleys, Byron, Keats, Austen, Hazlitt, Hemans, and others.
	ENG 322 - Topics in World Cinema Three Credits Fall Semester A critical study of specific topics related to cinema production in countries outside of Europe and North America. Course Applies to: Cinema Studies, Visual Studies (depending on topic) Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered in a given semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	ENG 324 - Topics in Television Studies Three Credits Offered Periodically An examination of specific topics related to television genres or periods through application of contemporary critical theories. Course Applies to: American Studies, Cinema Studies, Visual Studies Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered in a given semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	ENG 326 - Topics in American Cinema Three Credits Fall Semester A critical study of specific topics related to the American narrative film. Course Applies to: American Studies, Cinema Studies, Gender & Sexuality Studies, and Visual Studies (depending on topic) Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered in a given semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	ENG 336 - The Romance Three Credits Not Offered 2018-2019 An historical survey of the romance from Heliodorus to the Harlequin.
	ENG 344 - Topics in Creative Non-fiction Three Credits Fall Semester An introduction to the various practices of the emerging field of creative non-fiction, including memoir, personal essay, literary journalism, travel writing , and hybrid forms that blur the boundaries between fiction and nonfiction. Course Applies to: Creative Writing Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered in a given semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	ENG 345 - Topics in Creative Writing: Fiction II Three Credits Fall Semester This course will provide students who have already taken ENG 243 the opportunity to advance their fiction-writing skills and develop longer, more complex narrative forms. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): ENG 243 or Consent of Instructor. Course Applies to: Creative Writing Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered in a given semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	ENG 346 - Topics in Creative Writing: Poetry II Three Credits Spring Semester This course allows students to further develop the skills acquired in the beginning poetry workshop by concentrating on more complex aspects of poetic practice. Students will work on composing and revising their own poetry, critiquing peer work in a workshop setting, and reading the work of established poets. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): ENG 242 or Consent of Instructor. Course Applies to: Creative Writing Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered in a given semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	ENG 348 - Topics in Religion and Literature Three Credits Offered Periodically This course examines the emergence of spiritual themes and traditions in literary texts. Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered in a given semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	ENG 349 - Irish Literature: Nationalism, Religion, Mother Ireland Three Credits Offered Periodically A critical analysis of various cultural and literary issues that emerge in Irish fiction, poetry, and drama. General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions
	ENG 350 - Chaucer Three Credits Spring Semester A study of Chaucer’s poetry, with attention to the cultural and political forces that shaped late medieval poetics.
	ENG 351 - The Calamitous 14th Century Three Credits Fall Semester Focusing on the writing of Chaucer and Langland and their contemporaries, this course studies the representation of the social and literary upheavals of the late 14th century. General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions
	ENG 353 - Shakespeare Three Credits Fall Semester Close readings of Shakespeare’s work.
	ENG 354 - Shakespeare’s Rivals Three Credits Not Offered 2018-2019 A study of theatre in early modern culture, with attention to the drama of Shakespeare’s competitors: Kyd, Marlowe, Jonson, and Middleton.
	ENG 357 - English and Irish Drama Three Credits Not Offered 2018-2019 A critical survey of dramatic genres and texts from England and Ireland with a focus on specific themes and on performance texts.
	ENG 358 - Classical Backgrounds to English Literature Three Credits Not Offered 2018-2019 An introduction to the literature of ancient Greece and Rome, including mythology, Greek drama, and the epic poems of Homer and Virgil.
	ENG 359 - Nineteenth-century British Poetry Three Credits Not Offered 2018-2019 A critical reading of Romantic and Victorian poets, along with relevant prose.
	ENG 360 - American Literature to 1865 Three Credits Not Offered 2018-2019 A chronological survey of texts, figures, and influences associated with American literature of the period. Course Applies to: American Studies
	ENG 361 - American Literature, 1865-present Three Credits Not Offered 2018-2019 A chronological survey of texts, figures, and influences associated with the period.
	ENG 362 - Topics in Poetry Three Credits Offered Periodically A critical reading of poetry. Topics vary from semester to semester. Course Applies to: American Studies Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered in a given semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	ENG 366 - Topics in Twentieth-Century American Literature Three Credits Offered Periodically An examination of themes in twentieth-century literature. Topics will vary from semester to semester. Course Applies to: American Studies Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered in a given semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	ENG 367 - Topics in Nineteenth-Century American Literature (WID) Four Credits Fall and Spring Semester An examination of themes in nineteenth-century literature. Topics will vary from semester to semester. General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines Course Applies to: American Studies Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered each semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	ENG 368 - Race, Ethnicity, and American Culture Three Credits Not Offered 2018-2019 An exploration of the relationship between American racial and ethnic politics and twentieth-century American culture. Course Applies to: American Studies
	ENG 369 - African American Literature Three Credits Not Offered 2018-2019 An exploration of landmarks in African American writing from the time of slavery to the contemporary period. Course Applies to: American Studies
	ENG 371 - Topics in Contemporary Literature Three Credits Fall Semester A critical study of contemporary writing linked by thematic or theoretical interests. Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered in a given semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	ENG 372 - ‘Zines, Chapbooks, and DIY Publishing Three Credits Not Offered 2018-2019 Whether you are interested in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or cross genre writing, this course will help you explore ways to get your work into the world. Focusing on small press publishers, artist made books, ‘zines, and literary journals. Creative writing experiments will result in your own independent publishing project which will be a chapbook, ‘zine, or handmade book. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): ENG 242 , ENG 243 or ENG 344 . Course Applies to: Creative Writing
	ENG 373 - Gerard Manley Hopkins and his Contexts Three Credits Spring Semester This course focuses on nineteenth-century poet Gerard Manley Hopkins in his various contexts: as a poet in the wake of the Romantic movement; as a Catholic convert and Jesuit in the wake of the Oxford Movement; as a Victorian engaged with and troubled by the social and political tumult around him. General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions
	ENG 380 - Modern Poetry Three Credits Fall Semester A critical analysis of issues of voice, persona, and genre in modern and contemporary poetry. Course Applies to: American Studies
	ENG 381 - Modern Drama Three Credits Not Offered 2018-2019 A critical survey of world drama since the late nineteenth century.
	ENG 382 - American Drama Three Credits Not Offered 2018-2019 A study of specific topics related to North American plays of the twentieth century. Course Applies to: American Studies
	ENG 385 - Taking the Victorians to the Movies Three Credits Not Offered 2018-2019 An exploration of why the Victorians have never gone out of style, using films to understand the novels on which they are based and vice-versa.
	ENG 389 - Alternative Modernisms Three Credits Not Offered 2018-2019 An examination of the anti-colonial, feminist, and queer foundations of literary modernism between 1890 and 1945. Course Applies to: Gender & Sexuality Studies
	ENG 390 - Topics in Modernism (WID) Four Credits Fall and Spring Semesters Critical study of representative literature from the modernist period. General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines Course Applies to: Gender & Sexuality Studies Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered each semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	ENG 391 - Topics in Gender & Sexuality Studies Three Credits Offered Periodically A study of issues of gender, race, and class as they emerge in critical and literary texts. Course Applies to: Gender & Sexuality studies Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered in a given semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	ENG 392 - Topics in Postcolonial and Global Literature (WID) Four Credits Offered Periodically An investigation of themes within the frame of postcolonial studies. Topics will vary from semester to semester. General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered each semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	ENG 394 - Sexuality and Textuality Three Credits Not Offered 2018-2019 A critical examination of the definitions of sexual orientation found in diverse texts. Course Applies to: American Studies, Gender & Sexuality Studies
	ENG 395 - Introduction to Postcolonial Literature and Culture Three Credits Not Offered 2018-2019 A critical introduction to the poetry, fiction, and drama of the postcolonial world. Discussions will be informed by an introduction to postcolonial theory. Course Applies to: Asian Studies, Latin American & Caribbean Studies (with permission of the LACS Program Director)
	ENG 398 - Telling Tales: Theories of Narrative Three Credits Not Offered 2018-2019 The study of how and why we construct stories: an introduction to narrative theory, using texts from Jane Austen to comic books.
	ENG 422 - English Capstone Seminar Four Credits Fall and Spring Semesters An examination of thematically related works within the framework of contemporary critical theory. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): ENG 300 , ENG 391 , and ENG 398 . Limited to Juniors and Seniors. Course may be taken only once. Course Applies to: Cinema Studies Note: Specific topics and descriptions offered in a given semester can be found on the Registrar’s website. Fulfills the Capstone requirement in English.
	ENG 475 - Internship in English Three Credits Fall and Spring Semesters Designed to give English majors an acquaintance with - and practical experience in - careers that extend from their training in the major. Internships provide a practicum where students work for a business and a seminar where students meet on a regular basis with the instructor. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Must complete the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” process found under the myPlans tab in myHill to register for this Internship. Note: An Intern will typically spend at least 8-10 hours/week for a minimum of 112 hours on site to earn 3 credits.
	ENG 476 - English Teaching Apprenticeship Three Credits Fall and Spring Semesters Designed for senior English majors seriously intending to pursue graduate study, this apprenticeship gives the students experience in creating and coordinating a general studies course under the direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): ENG 200 and ENG 300 , and permission of Department Chairperson. Note: Course may be taken four times as long as topics differ.
	ENG 496 - Independent Research - English One to Four Credits Offered as Needed Opportunity for a student to do a research project in a specialized area of English or literature under the direction of a member of the English Department faculty. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Approval of a faculty member willing to supervise the research and the Department Chair or Program Director; and submission of the online Independent Research Application and Contract to the Registrar’s Office. Note: Students must complete 45 hours work/semester per credit.
	ENG 497 - Senior Thesis Three Credits Fall and Spring Semesters A course for students who want to do an extended project. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Permission of the Department Chairperson.
Environmental Sciences and Studies
	ENV 200 - Principles of Environmental Science Three Credits Fall and Spring Semesters Fundamentals of the life sciences and physical sciences as they pertain to our environmental problems and solutions, as well as consideration of the pertinent social sciences such as economics. This interdisciplinary science course teaches relevant basic research techniques, and students will conduct research on real environmental problems. General Education Attribute(s): Natural Scientific Inquiry Note: 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.
	ENV 201 - Research Methods in Environmental Science (WID) One Credit Fall Semester This course provides students with the opportunity to develop and practice the research skills required of today’s environmental scientists. Working in the lab and field, students will learn to safely identify, collect, analyze and report on key variables from a variety of environmental systems including rivers, forests and wetlands. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): ENV 200 General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines Note: 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.
	ENV 202 - Nature Writing (WID) Three Credits Alternate Years: Fall 2018, 2020 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)/Restriction(s): ENV 200 . Open to Environmental Science and Studies majors. General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines Note: 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.
	ENV 270 - Environmental Ethics Three Credits Fall 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)/Restriction(s): One 100-Level Philosophy course. General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry
	ENV 275 - Environmental Law Three Credits Not Offered 2018-2019 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)/Restriction(s): ENV 200 or POL 123 .
	ENV 295 - Physical Geology Four Credits Not Offered 2018-2019 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)/Restriction(s): Prerequisite: ENV 200 Note: 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.
	ENV 299 - Ecology, Theologies and Worldviews Three Credits Fall Semester 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. General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions, Natural Scientific Inquiry
	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. Note: Students may not take both ENV 301 and ENV 302 - Coastal Zone Management .
	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)/Restriction(s): Course in Biology, Chemistry, Geology, or Environmental Planning. Note: Students may not take both ENV 301 - Water Resource Management and ENV 302.
	ENV 315 - Women and Ecology Three Credits Alternate Semesters: Spring 2019, 2021 This seminar course explores ecofeminist theory alongside the work of women influential in our understanding of ecological and environmental issues. Included are scientists, philosophers, artists, and activists from around the world. Broader themes examined include materialism, globalization, colonialism, and environmental justice. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): ENV 200 or GND 101 . Course Applies to: Gender & Sexuality Studies
	ENV 320 - Environmental History Three Credits Alternate Semesters: Fall 2019, 2021 American environmental history from the sixteenth century to the twentieth century, teaching core theories and methodologies via local case studies, in a practical approach that encourages students to engage directly with the environments being studied. Topics include spatial history, industrial ecology, sensory history, and disaster history. Students will engage with seminal works in field and also work closely with primary source materials including artifacts, photographs, documents, and, most importantly, the environment. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): ENV 200 . Course Applies to: American Studies
	ENV 325 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Four Credits Fall 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)/Restriction(s): ENV 200 . Course Applies to: Data Analytics
	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. General Education Attribute(s): Natural Scientific Inquiry Note: 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.
	ENV 350 - Climate Science Three Credits Alternate Years: Spring 2020, 2022 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)/Restriction(s): Junior or Senior standing and one course in Biology, Chemistry, or Physics.
	ENV 360 - Introduction to Oceanography Three Credits Alternate Years: Fall 2019, 2021 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)/Restriction(s): One year of chemistry. Environmental Science or Studies, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, or Physics majors only. Note: 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.
	ENV 375 - Topics in Environmental Studies Three Credits Fall and Spring Semesters This topical course may be offered by faculty in a focused area of environmental study and may vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Vary by topic. Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered each semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	ENV 376 - Topics in Environmental Sciences Three Credits Spring Semester This topical course may be offered by faculty in a focused area of environmental science and may vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Vary by topic. Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered each semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
	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 focus on further developing student skill in interdisciplinary thinking. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Senior Environmental Studies or Sciences major. Note: Must be taken during or after one of three Environmental senior capstone experiences ( ENV 475 , ENV 490 , ENV 497 )
	ENV 475 - Environmental Internship Three Credits Fall and Spring Semesters Opportunity for qualified students to gain practical experience in an environmental company, agency, or organization under professional supervision. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Must complete the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” process found under the myPlans tab in myHill to register for this Internship. Note: An Intern will typically spend at least 8-10 hours/week for a minimum of 112 hours on site to earn 3 credits.
	ENV 490 - Directed Study - Environmental One to Four Credits Offered as Needed Opportunity for upper level students to do advanced study with a faculty mentor in a specialized area of environmental studies. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Approval of a faculty member willing to supervise the project and the Department Chair or Program Director; and submission of the online Directed Study Application and Contract to the Registrar’s Office. Note: Students must complete 45 hours work/semester per credit.
	ENV 496 - Independent Research - Environmental One to Four Credits Offered as Needed 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)/Restriction(s): Approval of a faculty member willing to supervise the research and the Department Chair or Program Director; and submission of the online Independent Research Application and Contract to the Registrar’s Office. Note: Students must complete 45 hours work/semester per credit.
	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)/Restriction(s): Permission of the Instructor and Program Director.
French
	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.)
	FRN 132 - Elementary French II Three Credits Spring Semester This course is a continuation of FRN 131 - Elementary French I . Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 131 .
	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)/Restriction(s): FRN 132 or equivalent.
	FRN 232 - Intermediate French II Three Credits Spring Semester This course is a continuation of FRN 231 - Intermediate French I . Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 231 or equivalent.
	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)/Restriction(s): FRN 232 or equivalent.
	FRN 332 - Perspectives in French Language and Culture II Three Credits Spring Semester This course is a continuation of FRN 331 - Perspectives in French Language and Culture I . Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 331 or equivalent.
	FRN 333 - French Culture and Civilization I Three Credits Not Offered 2019-2020 Study of contemporary French culture and its recent history, social issues, economy, attitudes and institutions. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): (Recommended 4 years of high school French) FRN 332 or higher. Course Applies to: Anthropology
	FRN 334 - French Culture and Civilization II Three Credits Not Offered 2019-2020 This course is a continuation of FRN 333 - French Culture and Civilization I . Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 333 or equivalent. (Recommended 4 years of high school French)
	FRN 335 - Survey of French Literature I Three Credits Not Offered 2019-2020 Survey of writers representing major movements in French Literature from the Middle Ages to the present. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 332 or higher. (Recommended 4 years of high school French)
	FRN 336 - Survey of French Literature II Three Credits Not Offered 2019-2020 This course is a continuation of FRN 335 - Survey of French Literature I . Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 335 or equivalent. (Recommended 4 years of high school French)
	FRN 337 - French Conversation and Composition Three Credits Not Offered 2019-2020 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)/Restriction(s): FRN 332 or higher.
	FRN 340 - French Cinema Three Credits Spring Semester Study of contemporary French cinema with an emphasis on conversation and language proficiency. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 332 or higher. (Recommended 4 years of high school French)
	FRN 341 - Francophone Postcolonial Studies Three Credits Periodically or As Needed This course introduces students to Francophone postcolonial studies, an interdisciplinary methodology that critiques the motivations and actions of the colonizing power from the point of view of the colonized or formerly colonized peoples. The course provides an overview of the history, literature, and cinematic representations of French colonization and decolonization as well as the legacy of French colonialism in the nations that gained their independence from France after World War II. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 332 or equivalent
	FRN 342 - Francophone Gender Studies Three Credits Not Offered 2019-2020 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)/Restriction(s): FRN 332 or higher. Course Applies to: Gender & Sexuality Studies
	FRN 343 - Francophone Globalization Studies Three Credits Not Offered 2019-2020 This interdisciplinary course explores how social, political, cultural, and economic processes of globalization are affecting societies in France and the Francophone world. Examples of topics covered in class include: nationalism vs. globalization in contemporary France, human and environmental health in the Francophone world, the Arab Spring in Francophone North Africa and its global impact, and China and the Francophone Sub-Saharan African economy. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 332 or higher. General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry
	FRN 344 - Multicultural France Three Credits Fall Semester This course explores literary and other representations of multiculturalism in France from the early twentieth century to the present. We will examine a range of sources that consider how the legacies of France’s colonial past, its Republican ethos, and its evolving role in our globalizing world have affected the lived experience of French residents and their attitudes toward difference. Students will conduct a semester-long research project on a topic of their own choosing. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 232 - Intermediate French II or equivalent.
	FRN 348 - Nineteenth Century French Literature Three Credits Not Offered 2019-2020 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)/Restriction(s): FRN 332 or higher and ability to read prose in French.
	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)/Restriction(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. Note: An Intern will typically spend at least 8-10 hours/week for a minimum of 112 hours on site to earn 3 credits.
	FRN 490 - Directed Study: Topics in French One to Four Credits Offered 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)/Restriction(s): Approval of a faculty member willing to supervise the project and the Department Chair or Program Director; and submission of the online Directed Study Application and Contract to the Registrar’s Office. Note: Students must complete 45 hours work/semester per credit.
Gender and Sexuality Studies
	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.
	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. Note: Topics vary semester to semester. Course may be taken three times as long as topics differ.
	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. Note: Course may be taken three times as long as topics differ.
	GND 475 - Internship in Gender and Sexuality Studies Three Credits Fall and Spring Semesters Practical experience 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)/Restriction(s): Must complete the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” process found under the myPlans tab in myHill to register for this Internship. Note: An Intern will typically spend at least 8-10 hours/week for a minimum of 112 hours on site to earn 3 credits.

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ENG 271 - Film and Story

ENG 272 - Film History

ENG 273 - Hitchcock

ENG 279 - Harry Potter: Magic, Muggles, and Metaphor

ENG 280 - Shakespeare for Everyone

ENG 300 - Topics in Literary and Cultural Theory

ENG 301 - Topics in Medieval Literature (WID)

ENG 304 - Topics in Early Modern Literature (WID)

ENG 306 - Topics in British Literature, 1700-1900 (WID)

ENG 307 - Topics in British Literature, 1900 - Present

ENG 310 - Topics in World and Comparative Literature

ENG 317 - The Romantic Age I

ENG 318 - The Romantic Age II

ENG 322 - Topics in World Cinema

ENG 324 - Topics in Television Studies

ENG 326 - Topics in American Cinema

ENG 336 - The Romance

ENG 344 - Topics in Creative Non-fiction

ENG 345 - Topics in Creative Writing: Fiction II

ENG 346 - Topics in Creative Writing: Poetry II

ENG 348 - Topics in Religion and Literature

ENG 349 - Irish Literature: Nationalism, Religion, Mother Ireland

ENG 350 - Chaucer

ENG 351 - The Calamitous 14th Century

ENG 353 - Shakespeare

ENG 354 - Shakespeare’s Rivals

ENG 357 - English and Irish Drama

ENG 358 - Classical Backgrounds to English Literature

ENG 359 - Nineteenth-century British Poetry

ENG 360 - American Literature to 1865

ENG 361 - American Literature, 1865-present

ENG 362 - Topics in Poetry

ENG 366 - Topics in Twentieth-Century American Literature

ENG 367 - Topics in Nineteenth-Century American Literature (WID)

ENG 368 - Race, Ethnicity, and American Culture

ENG 369 - African American Literature

ENG 371 - Topics in Contemporary Literature

ENG 372 - ‘Zines, Chapbooks, and DIY Publishing

ENG 373 - Gerard Manley Hopkins and his Contexts

ENG 380 - Modern Poetry

ENG 381 - Modern Drama

ENG 382 - American Drama

ENG 385 - Taking the Victorians to the Movies

ENG 389 - Alternative Modernisms

ENG 390 - Topics in Modernism (WID)

ENG 391 - Topics in Gender & Sexuality Studies

ENG 392 - Topics in Postcolonial and Global Literature (WID)

ENG 394 - Sexuality and Textuality

ENG 395 - Introduction to Postcolonial Literature and Culture

ENG 398 - Telling Tales: Theories of Narrative

ENG 422 - English Capstone Seminar

ENG 475 - Internship in English

ENG 476 - English Teaching Apprenticeship

ENG 496 - Independent Research - English

ENG 497 - Senior Thesis

ENV 200 - Principles of Environmental Science

ENV 201 - Research Methods in Environmental Science (WID)

ENV 202 - Nature Writing (WID)

ENV 270 - Environmental Ethics

ENV 275 - Environmental Law

ENV 295 - Physical Geology

ENV 299 - Ecology, Theologies and Worldviews

ENV 301 - Water Resource Management

ENV 302 - Coastal Zone Management

ENV 315 - Women and Ecology

ENV 320 - Environmental History

ENV 325 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

ENV 326 - Sustainable Agriculture

ENV 350 - Climate Science

ENV 360 - Introduction to Oceanography

ENV 375 - Topics in Environmental Studies

ENV 376 - Topics in Environmental Sciences