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ENG 201 - Literary History I Three Credits
Fall Semester
Introduction to English literary history through poetry, drama, and narrative from Anglo- Saxon roots to the development of British literary genres in the medieval and early modern periods.
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ENG 202 - Literary History II Four Credits
Spring Semester
Exploration of literature in the modern period, paying particular attention to the development of genres, the expansion of the British Empire, and the emergence of the British and American literary traditions.
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ENG 204 - Drama Three Credits
Not Offered 2013-2014
Through the study of traditional and non-traditional types of drama (to include screenplays as well), students are introduced to new ways of classifying and reading texts. Designed for both entering and upper-level students with a particular emphasis on close reading.
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ENG 205 - Fiction Three Credits
Fall Semester
Through the study of traditional and non-traditional types of fiction (to include short stories as well), students are introduced to new ways of classifying and reading texts. Designed for both entering and upper-level students with a particular emphasis on close reading.
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ENG 220 - Introductory Topics in Literature Four Credits (Fall 2014)/Three Credits (normally)
Fall Semester
Introductory literary seminars that emphasize the development of writing and analytic skills necessary for upper-division English courses. Topics will vary from semester to semester. Priority given to first- and second-year students. 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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
Fulfills the Writing-in-the-Disciplines requirement (Fall 2014 only).
Course may be applied to the Gender & Sexuality Studies program.
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ENG 242 - 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.
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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
Course may be applied to the Creative Writing minor.
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ENG 243 - Topics in Creative Writing: Short Fiction Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
An introduction to narrative writing, including description, setting, dialogue, characterization, plot.
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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
Course may be applied to the Creative Writing minor.
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ENG 256 - Madness and Insight: Modernist Psychopathology Three Credits
Fall Semester
What do we learn about ourselves from looking through the lens of madness? This course will explore how narratives of insanity from the 18th century to the present have shaped our understanding of human cognition, perception, emotion, desire, and the unconscious. Authors to be considered Descartes, Poe, Dostoevsky, Gilman, Schnitzler, Woolf, Kafka, Breton, Didion, Pynchon and DeLillo.
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ENG 257 - Global Detective Fiction Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
A critical study of contemporary novels by authors offering new, globally inflected twists on an old form. Readings might include mysteries and crime fictions by Henning Mankell, Luiz Garcia Roza, Dennis Potter, Alexander McCall Smith, and Donna Leon.
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ENG 271 - Film and Story Three Credits
Spring Semester
An introduction to film art through a comparison of its distinguishing features with those of fiction and of drama.
Course may be applied to the Cinema Studies minor.
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ENG 272 - Film History Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
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 may be applied to the American Studies program and Cinema Studies minor.
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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 may be applied to the American Studies program and Cinema Studies minor.
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ENG 280 - Shakespeare for Everyone Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2016, 2018
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.
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ENG 300 - Critical Theory Three Credits
Spring Semester
Introduction to contemporary theory - its origin and framework - by examining literary criticism as an institutional discourse.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 200 .
Course may be applied to the American Studies and Gender & Sexuality Studies programs.
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ENG 301 - Topics in Medieval Literature Three Credits
Spring Semester
A thematic study of texts, figures, and influences associated with the literature of the Middle Ages.
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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
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ENG 304 - Topics in Early Modern Literature Three Credits
Spring Semester
A thematic study of texts, figures, and influences associated with the literature of the early modern period.
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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
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ENG 306 - Topics in British Literature, 1700-1900 Three Credits (Fall 2014)/Four Credits (Spring 2015)
Fall and Spring Semesters
A critical analysis of various cultural and literary issues that emerge in British literature.
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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
Fulfills the Writing-in-the-Disciplines requirement (starting Spring 2015).
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ENG 307 - Topics in British Literature, 1900 - Present Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
A critical analysis of various cultural and literary issues that emerge in British Literature in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
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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.
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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
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ENG 315 - The Romantic Age Three Credits
Fall Semester
A comprehensive study of the literature of the Romantic Age in British literature (1789-1832). Examination of the poetry, novels, drama, and non-fiction prose of the period with attention to aesthetic inheritance and historical context. Authors include Blake, Wordworth, Coleridge, Godwin, Burke, Wollstonecraft, Paine, Keats, Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley, Byron, Austen, Scott, Hazlitt, De Quincey, Clare, and others.
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ENG 322 - Topics in World Cinema Three Credits
Offered Periodically
A critical study of specific topics related to cinema production in countries outside of Europe and North America.
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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
Course may be applied to the Cinema Studies minor
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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 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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program and Cinema Studies minor.
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ENG 326 - Topics in American Cinema Three Credits
Fall Semester
A critical study of specific topics related to the American narrative film.
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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program, Gender & Sexuality Studies program and the Cinema Studies minor.
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ENG 333 - Topics in Science Fiction Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
An exploration of various themes in science fiction and fantasy.
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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
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ENG 336 - The Romance Three Credits
Spring Semester
An historical survey of the romance from Heliodorus to the Harlequin.
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ENG 344 - Topics in Creative Non-fiction Three Credits
Spring 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 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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
Course may be applied to the Creative Writing minor.
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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 as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered in a given semester can be found on the Registrar’s website at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
Course may be applied to the Creative Writing minor.
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ENG 347 - Topics in Catholicism and Literature Three Credits
Fall Semester
An engagement with Catholic writers and themes in British and American Literature.
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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
Fulfills the Catholic Intellectual Traditions requirement.
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ENG 348 - Topics in Religion and Literature Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
This course examines the emergence of spiritual themes and traditions in literary texts.
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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
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ENG 349 - Irish Literature: Nationalism, Religion, Mother Ireland Three Credits
Spring Semester
A critical analysis of various cultural and literary issues that emerge in Irish fiction, poetry, and drama.
Fulfills the Catholic Intellectual Traditions requirement.
Course may be applied to the Irish Studies minor.
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ENG 350 - Chaucer Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
A study of Chaucer’s poetry, with attention to the cultural and political forces that shaped late medieval poetics.
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ENG 351 - The Calamitous 14th Century Three Credits
Spring 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.
Fulfills the Catholic Intellectual Traditions requirement.
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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
Not Offered 2014-2015
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
Not Offered 2014-2015
A critical study of various genres and figures from the Restoration through the 18th century.
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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
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ENG 357 - English and Irish Drama Three Credits
Spring Semester
A critical survey of dramatic genres and texts from England and Ireland with a focus on specific themes and on performance texts.
Course may be applied to the Irish Studies minor.
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ENG 358 - Classical Backgrounds to English Literature Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
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
Not Offered 2014-2015
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 2014-2015
A chronological survey of texts, figures, and influences associated with American literature of the period.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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ENG 361 - American Literature, 1865-present Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
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 2014-2015
A critical reading of poetry. Topics vary from semester to semester.
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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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ENG 366 - Topics in Twentieth-Century American Literature Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
An examination of themes in twentieth-century literature. Topics will vary from semester to semester.
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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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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.
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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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ENG 368 - Race, Ethnicity, and American Culture Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
An exploration of the relationship between American racial and ethnic politics and twentieth-century American culture.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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ENG 369 - African-American Literature Three Credits
Spring Semester
An exploration of landmarks in African-American writing from the time of slavery to the contemporary period.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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ENG 371 - Topics in Contemporary Literature Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
A critical study of contemporary writing linked by thematic or theoretical interests.
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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
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ENG 372 - ‘Zines, Chapbooks, and DIY Publishing Three Credits
Fall Semester
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): , or .
Course may be applied to the Creative Writing program.
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ENG 373 - Gerard Manley Hopkins and his Contexts Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course focuses on nineteeth-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.
Fulfills the Catholic Intellectual Traditions requirement.
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ENG 380 - Modern Poetry Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
A critical analysis of issues of voice, persona, and genre in modern and contemporary poetry.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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ENG 381 - Modern Drama Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
A critical survey of world drama since the late nineteenth century.
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ENG 382 - American Drama Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
A study of specific topics related to North American plays of the twentieth century.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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ENG 385 - Taking the Victorians to the Movies Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
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 2014-2015
An examination of the anti-colonial, feminist, and queer foundations of literary modernism between 1890 and 1945.
Course may be applied to the Gender & Sexuality Studies program.
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ENG 390 - Topics in Modernism Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Critical study of representative literature from the modernist period.
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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
Course may be applied to the Gender & Sexuality Studies program.
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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 cross-listed with .
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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
Course may be applied to the Gender & Sexuality Studies program.
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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.
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 at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
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ENG 394 - Sexuality and Textuality Three Credits
Fall Semester
A critical examination of the definitions of sexual orientation found in diverse texts.
Course may be applied to the American Studies and Gender & Sexuality Studies program.
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ENG 395 - Introduction to Postcolonial Literature and Culture Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
A critical introduction to the poetry, fiction, and drama of the postcolonial world. Discussions will be informed by an introduction to postcolonial theory.
Course may be applied to the Asian Studies minor.
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ENG 398 - Telling Tales: Theories of Narrative Three Credits
Fall 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 - English Capstone Seminar Four Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
An examination of thematically related works within the framework of contemporary critical theory.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 300 , or .
Specific topics and descriptions offered in a given semester can be found on the Registrar’s website at www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/registrar/course-listings.
Fulfills the Capstone requirement in English.
Course may be applied to the Cinema Studies minor.
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ENG 475 - Internship in English 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.
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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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): ENG 200 and ENG 300 , and permission of Department Chairperson.
Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ.
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ENG 496 - Independent Research Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
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): Approval of both the faculty member directing the research project and the English Department Chair.
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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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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, and students will conduct research on real environmental problems.
Fulfills the Natural Scientific Inquiry requirement.
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ENV 201 - Environmental Science Research Methods One Credit
Fall Semester (beginning 2014)
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): (may be taken concurrently)
Fulfills the Writing-in-the-Disciplines requirement.
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ENV 270 - Environmental Ethics Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
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.
Fulfills the Moral Inquiry requirement.
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ENV 275 - Environmental Law Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
This course explores rationales for environmental protection; the choice of policy instruments to address environmental problems; and the roles played by governmental and non-governmental actors. Practical experience with issues of environmental law will be gained through a partnership with the Natural Resources Trust of Easton.
Prerequisite(s): or .
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ENV 295 - Environmental Geology Four Credits
Fall Semester
A systems approach to geology and landforms, including ecosystems that develop on the abiotic substrate. Scientific study of the earth’s modern and ancient lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere. Includes substantial field work both on- and off-campus.
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: ENV 200
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ENV 299 - Ecology, Theologies and Worldviews Three Credits
Spring Semester 2015
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 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.
Students may not take both ENV 301 and .
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ENV 302 - Coastal Zone Management Three Credits
Spring Semester
Current issues in coastal environmental affairs. Scientific, legal, economic, management, and technical aspects of coastal issues are integrated into problem-solving exercises. History of the degradation and clean-up of Boston Harbor.
Prerequisite(s): Course in Biology, Chemistry, Geology, or Environmental Planning.
Students may not take both and ENV 302.
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ENV 325 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Four Credits
Spring Semester
Introduction to geographical information systems technology, focusing on spatial data acquisition, development and analysis in the science and management of natural resources. Topics covered include basic data structures, data sources, data collection, data quality, geodesy and map projections, spatial and tabular data analysis, digital elevation data and terrain analysis, cartographic modeling, and cartographic layout. Laboratory exercises provide practical experiences that complement the theory covered in lecture.
Prerequisite(s): .
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ENV 326 - Sustainable Agriculture Three Credits
Not Offered 2013-2014
We will study the economic, ecological and social components of sustainable agriculture in the context of growing human populations and climate change. Students will assist in leading class discussions on these interdisciplinary topics and actively engage with material covered in the literature as they participate in the classroom and at the farm.
Prerequisite(s):
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ENV 350 - Climate Science Three Credits
Spring Semester
An overview of the Earth’s climate system, including major physical and chemical components and interactions. Students will acquire the scientific perspective necessary to competently assess issues related to current climate change concerns.
Prerequisite(s): One year of Chemistry. Environmental Science or Studies, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, or Physics majors only.
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ENV 360 - Introduction to Oceanography Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
This course is designed to be a fundamental introduction to ocean sciences. Students will explore the physical and biological processes that govern the ocean’s circulation and marine life. Topics include waves and currents, marine life and ecosystems, tides, beach erosion and the way the ocean is being affected by global climate change.
Prerequisite(s): One year of chemistry. Environmental Science or Studies, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, or Physics majors only.
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ENV 375 - Topics in Environmental Studies Three Credits
Fall Semester
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
Spring Semester
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): ENV 295
Course may be taken twice.
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ENV 470 - Environmental Senior Seminar One Credit
Fall Semester 2015
Senior environmental sciences & studies majors come together weekly with the Program Director to discuss and analyze senior capstone work, with a particular focus on further developing student skill in interdisciplinary thinking.
Prerequisite(s): Senior Environmental Studies or Sciences major.
Must be taken during or after one of three Environmental senior capstone experiences ( , , )
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ENV 475 - Environmental Internship Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Opportunity for qualified students to work in an environmental company, agency, or organization under professional supervision.
Must complete the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” process found under the myPlans tab in myHill to register for this Internship.
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ENV 490 - Directed Study Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Opportunity for upper level students to do advanced study with a faculty mentor in a specialized area of environmental studies.
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ENV 496 - Independent Research Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Opportunity for a student to conduct research in a specialized area of Environmental Science or Studies under the direction of a faculty member.
Prerequisite(s): Approval of both the faculty member directing the research project and the Program Director.
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ENV 497 - Senior Thesis Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Independent scholarly work under the guidance of a faculty member, resulting in a substantial written work.
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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.
Course may be applied to the Anthropology minor
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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
Not Offered 2013-2014
Survey of writers representing major movements in French Literature from the Middle Ages to the present.
Prerequisite(s): FRN 332 or higher. (Recommended 4 years of high school French)
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FRN 336 - Survey of French Literature II Three Credits
Not Offered 2013-2014
This course is a continuation of .
Prerequisite(s): FRN 335 or equivalent. (Recommended 4 years of high school French)
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FRN 337 - French Conversation and Composition Three Credits
Not Offered 2013-2014
Builds fluency in both oral and written work. Students learn to express themselves with more ease and to write with advanced level of thought, organization and linguistic correction. Materials used will include newspapers, films and literary texts.
Prerequisite(s): FRN 332 or higher.
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FRN 340 - French Cinema Three Credits
Not Offered 2013-2014
Study of contemporary French cinema with an emphasis on conversation and language proficiency.
Prerequisite(s): FRN 332 or higher. (Recommended 4 years of high school French)
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FRN 342 - Gender Construction in Francophone Culture Three Credits
Not Offered 2013-2014
The course examines how race, gender and sexuality are represented in literary works by French male and female authors and film directors and how they have used alterity as a mirror for self-reflection, as an example for social change, and as the locus of a threat to cultural homogeneity.
Prerequisite(s): FRN 332 or higher.
Course may be applied to the Gender & Sexuality Studies program.
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FRN 348 - Nineteenth Century French Literature Three Credits
Not Offered 2013-2014
Major aesthetic movements in French literature from the nineteenth century. Poems and novels associated with Romanticism, Realism and Symbolism will be studied with an attention to the dialogue between literature and fine arts.
Prerequisite(s): FRN 332 or higher and ability to read prose in French.
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FRN 475 - Internship in French Studies Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Opportunity for qualified student to work with their foreign language skills in a variety of professional areas. Field placement depends on the student’s interests and abilities.
Prerequisite(s): FRN 332 or higher.
Must complete the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” process found under the myPlans tab in myHill to register for this Internship.
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