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ENG 323 - Film Industry Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2013, 2015
An historical introduction to the economics and politics of film production.
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ENG 324 - Television Drama Three Credits
Spring Semester
A survey of television genres based on contemporary critical theories.
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ENG 325 - Film and Ideology Three Credits
Not Offered 2012-2013
A critical study of films representing the images, myths, and rituals that reflect commonly held beliefs and attitudes regarding sex, gender, race, and class.
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ENG 326 - American Cinema Three Credits
Not Offering 2012-2013
A critical study of specific topics related to the American narrative film, with emphasis on the periods since the introduction of sound.
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ENG 327 - European Cinema Three Credits
Spring Semester
A critical study of specific topics related to the European narrative film, with emphasis on the periods since the introduction of sound.
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ENG 328 - Film and Gender Three Credits
Not Offered 2012-2013
The study of gender issues on both sides of the camera: the representation of gender in film and the participation of women and men in film production. Texts include classic and contemporary cinema and critical readings.
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ENG 329 - Race in American Film Three Credits
Not Offered 2012-2013
An exploration of the politics and aesthetics of race in American cinema.
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ENG 333 - Topics in Science Fiction Three Credits
Not Offered 2012-2013
An exploration of various themes in science fiction and fantasy. May be taken twice.
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ENG 336 - The Romance Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2013, 2015
An historical survey of the romance from Heliodorus to the Harlequin.
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ENG 342 - Topics in Creative Writing: Poetry Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
An introduction to poetry writing that will include the examination of literary models in a variety of genres, writing exercises, and writing workshops. May be taken twice.
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ENG 343 - Topics in Creative Writing: Short Fiction Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
An introduction to narrative writing, including description, setting, dialogue, characterization, plot. May be taken twice.
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ENG 344 - Topics in Creative Non-fiction Three Credits
Not Offered 2012-2013
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.
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ENG 345 - Topics in Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course will provide students who have already taken the opportunity to advance their fiction-writing skills and develop longer, more complex narrative forms.
Prerequisite(s): or Consent of Instructor.
Course may be taken twice.
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ENG 346 - Topics in Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry 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): or Consent of Instructor.
Course may be taken twice.
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ENG 347 - Topics in Catholicism and Literature Three Credits
Not Offered 2012-2013
An engagement with Catholic writers and themes in British and American Literature. May be taken twice.
Fulfills the General Education Catholic Intellectual Traditions requirement.
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ENG 348 - Topics in Religion and Literature Three Credits
Not Offered 2012-2013
This course examines the emergence of spiritual themes and traditions in literary texts. May be taken twice.
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ENG 349 - Topics in Irish Literature Three Credits
Not Offered 2012-2013
A critical analysis of various cultural and literary issues that emerge in Irish fiction, poetry, and drama. May be taken twice.
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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.
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ENG 353 - Shakespeare Three Credits
Fall Semester
Close readings of Shakespeare’s work.
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ENG 354 - Shakespeare’s Rivals Three Credits
Spring Semester
A study of theater in early modern culture, with attention to the drama of Shakespeare’s competitors: Kyd, Marlowe, Jonson, and Middleton.
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ENG 356 - Topics in British and Continental Literature 1660-1800 Three Credits
Spring Semester
A critical study of various genres and figures from the Restoration through the 18th century. May be taken twice.
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ENG 357 - English and Irish Drama Three Credits
Not Offered 2012-2013
A critical survey of dramatic genres and texts from England and Ireland with a focus on specific themes and on performance texts.
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ENG 358 - Classical Backgrounds to English Literature Three Credits
Not Offered 2012-2013
An introduction to the literature of ancient Greece and Rome, including mythology, Greek drama, and the epic poems of Homer and Virgil.
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ENG 359 - Nineteenth-century British Poetry Three Credits
Spring Semester
A critical reading of Romantic and Victorian poets, along with relevant prose.
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ENG 360 - American Literature to 1865 Three Credits
Not Offered 2012-2013
A chronological survey of texts, figures, and influences associated with American literature of the period.
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ENG 361 - American Literature, 1865-present Three Credits
Spring Semester
A chronological survey of texts, figures, and influences associated with the period.
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ENG 362 - Topics in Poetry Three Credits
Not Offered 2012-2013
A critical reading of poetry. Topics vary from semester to semester. May be taken twice.
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ENG 366 - Topics in Twentieth-Century American Literature Three Credits
Fall Semester
An examination of themes in twentieth-century literature. Topics will vary from semester to semester. May be taken twice.
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ENG 367 - Topics in Nineteenth-Century American Literature Three Credits
Fall Semester
An examination of themes in nineteenth-century literature. Topics will vary from semester to semester. May be taken twice.
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ENG 368 - Race, Ethnicity, and American Culture Three Credits
Not Offered 2012-2013
An exploration of the relationship between American racial and ethnic politics and twentieth-century American culture.
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ENG 369 - African-American Literature Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2013, 2015
An exploration of landmarks in African-American writing from the time of slavery to the contemporary period.
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ENG 371 - Topics in Contemporary Literature Three Credits
Fall Semester
A critical study of contemporary writing linked by thematic or theoretical interests. May be taken twice.
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ENG 380 - Modern Poetry Three Credits
Not Offered 2012-2013
A critical analysis of issues of voice, persona, and genre in modern and contemporary poetry.
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ENG 381 - Modern Drama Three Credits
Not Offered 2012-2013
A critical survey of world drama since the late nineteenth century.
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ENG 382 - American Drama Three Credits
Not Offered 2012-2013
A study of specific topics related to North American plays of the twentieth century.
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ENG 385 - Taking the Victorians to the Movies Three Credits
Not Offered 2012-2013
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.
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ENG 389 - Alternative Modernisms Three Credits
Not Offered 2012-2013
An examination of the anti-colonial, feminist, and queer foundations of literary modernism between 1890 and 1945.
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ENG 390 - Topics in Modernism Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semester
Critical study of representative literature from the modernist period. May be taken twice.
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ENG 391 - Topics in Gender & Sexuality Studies Three Credits
Fall Semester
A study of issues of gender, race, and class as they emerge in critical and literary texts. May be taken twice.
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ENG 392 - Topics in Postcolonial and Global Literature Three Credits
Spring Semester
An investigation of themes within the frame of postcolonial studies. Topics will vary from semester to semester. May be taken twice.
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ENG 394 - Sexuality and Textuality Three Credits
Not Offered 2012-2013
A critical examination of the definitions of sexual orientation found in diverse texts.
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ENG 395 - Introduction to Postcolonial Literature and Culture Three Credits
Not Offered 2012-2013
A critical introduction to the poetry, fiction, and drama of the postcolonial world. Discussions will be informed by an introduction to postcolonial theory.
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ENG 398 - Telling Tales: Theories of Narrative Three Credits
Spring Semester
The study of how and why we construct stories: an introduction to narrative theory, using texts from Jane Austen to comic books.
Prerequisite(s):
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ENG 422 - Seminar Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
An examination of thematically related works within the framework of contemporary critical theory.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 300 .
Fall topic: Keats, Shelley and the Romantic Age.
Spring topics: (1) Race, Gender and Reform in the 19th Century America; (2) Are We Postracial Yet? Roots Culture and the Rise of Identity in Contemporary America.
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ENG 475 - Internship Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Designed to give English majors an acquaintance with – and experience in – careers that extend from their training in the major. Internships provide a practicum where students work for a particular business and a seminar where students meet on a regular basis with the instructor.
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ENG 476 - 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): ENG 200 and ENG 300 , and permission of Department Chairperson. May be taken twice.
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ENG 497 - Senior Thesis Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
A course for students who want to do an extended project.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Department Chairperson.
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Environmental Studies |
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ENV 101 - Eco Representatives One Credit
Fall and Spring Semesters
Students enrolled will learn the basics of ecological sustainability, and then design and implement education programs for their peers (in their residence hall or among the commuter population).
Prerequisite(s): First-Year Students and Sophomores only.
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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 for field and lab work, and students will conduct research on real environmental problems.
Fulfills the General Education Natural Scientific Inquiry requirement.
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ENV 270 - Environmental Ethics Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This course will satisfy the requirement under Moral Reasoning. Moral theory aims to discover actions that are universally binding while allowing for individual differences and various circumstances. This course examines ethical theories as applied to contemporary problems and specifically problems related to the natural environment.
Fulfills the General Education Moral Inquiry requirement.
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ENV 275 - Environmental Law Three Credits
Fall Semester
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.
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ENV 295 - Environmental Geology Three Credits
Fall Semester
A systems approach to geology and landforms, including ecosystems that develop on the abiotic substrate. Scientific study of the earth’s modern and ancient lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere. Includes substantial field work both on- and off-campus.
Fulfills the General Education Natural Scientific Inquiry requirement.
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ENV 299 - Ecology, Theologies and Worldviews Three Credits
Not Offered 2011-2012
How does our world function? Where do we fit, ecologically and cosmically? Methodological and historical approaches to understanding reality from scientific and religious perspectives. Consideration of ecological principles, biodiversity and evolution; realism/relativism; scientific materialism/biblical literalism; reductionism/holism; immanence/ transcendence; ecospiritualities/ecotheologies.
Fulfills the General Education Natural Scientific Inquiry requirement.
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ENV 301 - Water Resource Management Three Credits
Fall Semester
Offered through the Massachusetts Bay Marine Studies Consortium. Interdisciplinary examination of water, our most precious natural resource. A look at water from scientific, historical, and cultural viewpoints. Survey of contemporary water problems in all dimensions: political, economic, and technological.
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ENV 302 - Coastal Zone Management Three Credits
Spring Semester
Current issues in coastal environmental affairs. Scientific, legal, economic, management, and technical aspects of coastal issues are integrated into problem-solving exercises. History of the degradation and clean-up of Boston Harbor.
Prerequisite(s): Course in Biology, Chemistry, Geology, or Environmental Planning.
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ENV 325 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Four Credits
Spring Semester
Introduction to geographical information systems technology, focusing on spatial data acquisition, development and analysis in the science and management of natural resources. Topics covered include basic data structures, data sources, data collection, data quality, geodesy and map projections, spatial and tabular data analysis, digital elevation data and terrain analysis, cartographic modeling, and cartographic layout. Laboratory exercises provide practical experiences that complement the theory covered in lecture.
Corequisite(s): , and
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ENV 350 - Climate Science Three Credits
Fall Semester
An overview of the Earth’s climate system, including major physical and chemical components and interactions. Students will acquire the scientific perspective necessary to competently assess issues related to current climate change concerns.
Prerequisite(s): or .
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ENV 375 - Topics in Environmental Studies Three Credits
Offered Periodically
This special topics course may be offered by faculty in a focused area of environmental study and may vary from semester to semester.
Prerequisite(s):
This course may be taken twice.
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ENV 376 - Topics in Environmental Sciences Three Credits
Offered Periodically
This special topics course may be offered by faculty in a focused area of environmental science and may vary from semester to semester.
Prerequisite(s): and .
Course may be taken twice.
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ENV 475 - Environmental Internship Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Opportunity for qualified students to work in the environmental industry under professional supervision.
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ENV 490 - Directed Study Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Opportunity for upper level students to do advanced work in a specialized area of environmental studies.
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ENV 496 - Senior Thesis Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Independent scholarly work under the guidance of a faculty member, resulting in a substantial written work.
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FRN 131 - Elementary French I Three Credits
Fall Semester
For students with no previous study or 1-2 years of high school French. During the first semester students develop the ability to: when speaking and writing, use short sentences, learned words and phrases, simple questions, and commands; when listening, understand some ideas and familiar details presented in a clear, uncomplicated speech; when reading, understand short texts enhanced by visuals. During the second semester students expand their ability from the first semester, and develop the ability to: when speaking and listening, use and understand learned expressions, sentences, and strings of sentences, questions, and commands; when writing, create simple par agraphs; when reading, understand important ideas and some details in highly contextualized authentic texts. During both semesters content includes: the Self (family, friends, home, rooms, health, school, schedules, leisure activities, campus life, likes and dislikes, shopping, clothes, prices, sizes and quantity, pets and animals) and Beyond Self (geography, topography, direction, buildings and monuments, weather and seasons, symbols, cultural and historical figures, places and events, colors, numbers, days, dates, months, time, food and customs, transportation, travel, and professions and work.)
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FRN 132 - Elementary French II Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course is a continuation of .
Prerequisite(s): .
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FRN 231 - Intermediate French I Three Credits
Fall Semester
For students with 2-3 years of high school French. In the Intermediate courses students expand their previous ability in their foreign language, and develop the ability to: when speaking, use strings of related sentences; when listening, understand most spoken language when the message is deliberately and carefully conveyed by a speaker accustomed to dealing with learners; when writing, create simple paragraphs; when reading, acquire knowledge and new information from comprehensive authentic text. Content includes topics culturally pertinent to the language; e.g., history, art, literature, music, cultural affairs, and civilization, with an emphasis on significant people and events in these fields. Familiar topics may include career choices, the environment, social issues, and political issues.
Prerequisite(s): or equivalent.
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FRN 232 - Intermediate French II Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course is a continuation of .
Prerequisite(s): or equivalent.
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FRN 331 - Advanced French I Three Credits
Fall Semester
For students with three or more years of French. In the Advanced courses 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): or equivalent.
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FRN 332 - Advanced French II Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course is a continuation of .
Prerequisite(s): or equivalent.
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FRN 333 - French Culture and Civilization I Three Credits
Fall Semester
Study of contemporary French culture and its recent history, social issues, economy, attitudes and institutions.
Prerequisite(s): (Recommended 4 years of high school French) FRN 332 or higher.
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FRN 334 - French Culture and Civilization II Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course is a continuation of .
Prerequisite(s): FRN 333 or equivalent. (Recommended 4 years of high school French)
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FRN 335 - Survey of French Literature I Three Credits
Fall Semester
Survey of writers representing major movements in French Literature from the Middle Ages to the present.
Prerequisite(s): FRN 332 or higher. (Recommended 4 years of high school French)
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FRN 336 - Survey of French Literature II Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course is a continuation of .
Prerequisite(s): FRN 335 or equivalent. (Recommended 4 years of high school French)
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FRN 337 - French Conversation and Composition Three Credits
Fall Semester
Builds fluency in both oral and written work. Students learn to express themselves with more ease and to write with advanced level of thought, organization and linguistic correction. Materials used will include newspapers, films and literary texts.
Prerequisite(s): FRN 332 or higher.
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FRN 338 - Histoire(s) De Rire(s): Comedy in French Culture Three Credits
Spring Semester
Study of social satire and comedy in French culture. We will attempt to understand what is funny and how one laughs in a variety of literary texts, songs, comics, TV shows and films. The course will explore the humorous mechanisms of irony, caricature, parody, satire, situational comedy, black humor, etc.
Prerequisite(s): FRN 332 or higher.
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FRN 340 - French Cinema Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Study of contemporary French cinema with an emphasis on conversation and language proficiency.
Prerequisite(s): FRN 332 or higher. (Recommended 4 years of high school French)
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FRN 342 - Gender Construction in Francophone Culture Three Credits
Fall Semester
The course examines how race, gender and sexuality are represented in literary works by French male and female authors and film directors and how they have used alterity as a mirror for self-reflection, as an example for social change, and as the locus of a threat to cultural homogeneity.
Prerequisite(s): FRN 332 or higher.
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FRN 348 - Nineteenth Century French Literature Three Credits
Spring Semester
Major aesthetic movements in French literature from the nineteenth century. Poems and novels associated with Romanticism, Realism and Symbolism will be studied with an attention to the dialogue between literature and fine arts.
Prerequisite(s): FRN 332 or higher and ability to read prose in French.
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FRN 475 - Internship in French Studies Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Opportunity for qualified student to work with their foreign language skills in a variety of professional areas. Field placement depends on the student’s interests and abilities.
Prerequisite(s): FRN 332 or higher.
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GND 101 - Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course fosters critical thinking about sex and gender. It is an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural study of the key questions and debates surrounding the biological, psychological and sociological determinants of gender. This course examines historical and contemporary issues including systems of gender oppression, media, education, work, parenting, health and wellness, and violence.
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GND 110 - Is Sex Destiny? (First-Year Seminar*) Three or Four Credits
Spring Semester
What is the relationship between biological sex and gendered social roles? What is “natural” behavior for men and women? How do concepts of nature evolve to offer different answers to that question? This course investigates different responses to these questions from the Classical Period to contemporary postmodernism.
Prerequisite(s): *Four-Credit version open to First-Year Students only.
Three-Credit version fulfills the Cornerstone Literature Requirement.
*Four-Credit version fulfills the First-Year Seminar and Cornerstone Literature Requirements.
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GND 111 - American Women Poets (First-Year Seminar) Four Credits
Fall Semester
In this course, we will read poetry written by American women during the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. We will consider how gender identity is constructed by, and interacts with, race, class, history, geography, politics, and socio-economic realities in America in an attempt to arrive at an understanding of a vision (or visions) American women poets seek to articulate and how this understanding of our culture(s) and lives helps inform American literature as a whole.
Prerequisite(s): Open to First-Year Students only.
Fulfills the First-Year Seminar and Cornerstone Literature Requirements.
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GND 300 - Topics in Gender and Sexuality Studies Three Credits
Spring Semester
Introductory seminars that investigate a timely topic from the perspective of gender and/or sexuality studies. Topics vary semester to semester. Course may be taken three times.
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GND 475 - Internship Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
An internship with a focus on gender and/or sexuality, culminating in a critical reflection project. Possible internships include working in women’s organizations, domestic abuse shelters, rape crisis centers, law offices, women’s resource centers, gay and lesbian organizations, and political campaigns. The internship is supervised by a committee consisting of two or three faculty members. Students must obtain project approval from the program Directors before beginning the internship (more details are provided on the “Student Proposal for Capstone Project” form on the program website).
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GND 490 - Directed Study Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
An in-depth study of an original research question regarding gender and/or sexuality, culminating in a major project. The directed study is supervised by a committee consisting of two or three faculty members. Students must obtain project approval from the program Directors before beginning the directed study (more details are provided on the “Student Proposal for Capstone Project” form on the program website).
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GRM 131 - Elementary German I Three Credits
Fall Semester
For students with no previous study or 1-2 years of high school German. During the first semester students develop the ability to: when speaking and writing, use short sentences, learned words and phrases, simple questions, and commands; when listening, understand some ideas and familiar details presented in a clear, uncomplicated speech; when reading, understand short texts enhanced by visuals. During the second semester students expand their ability from the first semester, and develop the ability to: when speaking and listening, use and understand learned expressions, sentences, and strings of sentences, questions, and commands; when writing, create simple paragraphs; when reading, understand important ideas and some details in highly contextualized authentic texts. During both semesters content includes: the Self (family, friends, home, rooms, health, school, schedules, leisure activities, campus life, likes and dislikes, shopping, clothes, prices, sizes and quantity, pets and animals) and Beyond Self (geography, topography, direction, buildings and monuments, weather and seasons, symbols, cultural and historical figures, places and events, colors, numbers, days, dates, months, time, food and customs, transportation, travel, and professions and work.)
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GRM 132 - Elementary German II Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course is a continuation of .
Prerequisite(s): or equivalent.
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GRM 231 - Intermediate German I Three Credits
Fall Semester
In the Intermediate courses students expand their previous ability in their foreign language, and develop the ability to: when speaking, use strings of related sentences; when listening, understand most spoken language when the message is deliberately and carefully conveyed by a speaker accustomed to dealing with learners; when writing, create simple paragraphs; when reading, acquire knowledge and new information from comprehensive authentic text. Content includes topics culturally pertinent to the language; e.g., history, art, literature, music, cultural affairs, and civilization, with an emphasis on significant people and events in these fields. Familiar topics may include career choices, the environment, social issues, and political issues.
Prerequisite(s): or equivalent.
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GRM 233 - German Through Film Three Credits
Spring Semester
This fourth-semester course uses 5 contemporary German films and a myriad of activities around them to continue the development of skill related to the “5Cs” underlying foreign language pedagogy: Communication, Culture, Connection, Comparison, and Community.
Prerequisite(s): GRM 231 or equivalent.
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GRM 331 - Germany Since 1945 Three Credits
Fall Semester
For students with three or more years of German. In this fifth-semester course students expand their previous ability in their foreign language, and develop the ability to: when speaking, use simple dialogue of paragraph length in a series of cohesive and coherent paragraphs; when listening, understand most authentic spoken language; when writing, create a series of coherent paragraphs; when reading, acquire knowledge and new information from comprehensive authentic text. Content embraces concepts of broader cultural significance, including institutions, such as the educational system, the government, and political and social issues in the target culture. Both concepts and abstract topics of human and personal interest including music, literature, the arts, and the sciences.
Prerequisite(s): or 3-4 years of High School German.
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GRM 333 - Germany Today Three Credits
Spring Semester
This sixth-semester course uses the latest events in Germany to refine the skills related to the “5Cs: underlying foreign language pedagogy: Communication, Culture, Connection, Comparison, and Community. Students read, view, discuss, and write about reports of those events in internet editions of German magazines and newspapers and internet videos.
Prerequisite(s): GRM 331 or equivalent.
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VPG 202 - Graphic Design Foundations Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Students learn the various processes involved in graphic design from initial ideas/concepts through working stages to finished presentation, applying the principles of design to projects pertaining to the design and production of primary print and also screen-based solutions. Students sharpen basic computer skills in preparing their projects.
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VPG 203 - Introduction to Digital Imaging Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Using individual workstations, students learn scanning, designing and working with pictures using Photoshop. Students will be encouraged to use this medium as a form of personal expression as well as considering its practical application. An art background is helpful, but not necessary.
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VPG 230 - Publication Design Three Credits
Spring Semester
In this hands-on studio class students, will learn to design for publications. The structure, construction, and production of magazines, newspapers, corporate publication will be explored, along with their conceptual and aesthetic attributes and environmental concerns.
Prerequisite(s): VPG 202 or VPG 203 .
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VPG 302 - Package Design Three Credits
Fall Semester
This studio course is an introduction to the design of packaging. Students will explore the concept of brand identity and apply branding strategies to the design and production of packaging for products that are common in today’s market. Students will learn how to design visual continuity for a 3-D format. Sustainable/environmentally-conscious packaging materials will be explored.
Prerequisite(s): VPG 202 or VPG 203 .
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VPG 303 - Typography: Letterforms and Words in Graphic Design Three Credits
Fall Semester
Students learn about the development and use of typefaces. Legibility, readability, history and perception will be examined. The impact of images accompanied by text will be explored. Students use computers and traditional methods to develop visual projects.
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VPG 304 - Advertising Design Three Credits
Spring Semester
Explores advertising concepts, media and techniques. Projects simulate actual work performed at an advertising agency. Students will experience the role of an advertising designer as they develop skills in producing design for various media.
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VPG 305 - Web Site Design Three Credits
Fall Semester
This introductory course covers the processes involved in making visual communication for the web. Aesthetic concerns, conceptual skills, and technical/production procedures will be covered to facilitate understanding of and participation in the process of web design. Students will work through initial ideas to a finished presentation.
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VPG 306 - Motion Graphics Three Credits
Spring Semester
This studio design course is an introduction to the use of computer software to create animations and time-based visuals for use in professional applications such as advertising, multimedia, film, video and the web. The expressive and informative impact of motion and time when presenting screen-based graphics, type and sound will be exposed. Software will include Adobe After Affects and Macromedia Flash.
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VPG 307 - 3-D Graphics, Illustration and Animation Three Credits
Not Offered 2011-2012
This studio graphic design course explores within the computer the construction, modeling and rendering of simulated 3-D objects in a virtual space. These objects are then photographed with a virtual still or movie camera to produce a digital illustration or animation. The course emphasizes 3-D graphics to solve various design problems. The use of sound in animation will be introduced.
Prerequisite(s): VPG 202 or VPG 203 .
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VPG 405 - Advanced Study in Graphic Design Three Credits
Spring Semester
Opportunity for graphic design majors to pursue advanced projects and research related to their individual needs and interests. Critiques with other members of the class will help to give additional assessment and are an important component of the course.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor.
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