May 10, 2024

2019-2020 Hill Book (Class of 2023)

2019-2020 Hill Book (Class of 2023) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]

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History
	HIS 351 - The French Revolution Three Credits Not Offered 2019-2020 This course focuses on the decade of political upheaval in France (1789-1799) that later became a catalyst for widespread political changes in countries all around the world. In addition to the key events of the Revolution, students explore how ordinary people (including women and people of color) experienced this tumultuous event. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore Standing. Note: Considered a European History.
	HIS 353 - A World at War Three Credits Fall Semester Organized violence represents one of the most common of human activities. Warfare shapes, and is shaped by, deep seated political, social, economic, religious, and technological values and attitudes. For good or ill, warfare has played, and continues to play, a key role in shaping the world we live in. The course explores warfare and its consequences from a world historical perspective from Paleolithic times to ancient China and the Middle East to modern day forms of state and extra-state violence. Course Applies to: Middle Eastern Studies Note: Considered a World History.
	HIS 355 - The Holocaust Three Credits Spring Semester A historical analysis of the Holocaust of European Jews under National Socialism. This includes a study of the origins of antisemitism, the rise of National Socialism, German Jews in the Weimar Republic and their exclusion from public life under National Socialism, the euthanasia action, Reichskristallnacht, ghettoization, deportation, and the concentration and death camps. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing. General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry Note: Considered a European History. Course formerly offered as HIS 207, so students may not take both.
	HIS 360 - European History Seminar: Topical Three Credits Spring Semester Offers an opportunity to study a specific area or problem in European history in greater depth. Seminar format focusing on discussion of primary sources and secondary literature. Alternating topics to be announced prior to registration. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing. Course Applies to: Anthropology Note: Considered a European History.
	HIS 362 - World History Seminar: Topical Three Credits Not Offered 2019-2020 Offers an opportunity to study a specific area or problem in World history in greater depth. Seminar format focusing on discussion of primary sources and secondary literature. Alternating topics to be announced prior to registration. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing. Note: Considered a World History.
	HIS 374 - Bound Feet and Dragon Ladies: Women & Power in East Asia Three Credits Fall Semester This course challenges western conceptions of Chinese and Japanese women as unwanted daughters, submissive wives, and exotic geishas. We explore this complex history by studying women’s oppression and agency, their evolving socio-political roles, and the construction of gender ideals - male and female - through close examination of popular culture, film, art, and literature. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore Standing and above. Course Applies to: Anthropology, Asian Studies, Gender & Sexuality Studies Note: Considered a World History.
	HIS 380 - Public History Three Credits Spring Semester This academic and experiential course looks at the practice, methods, and possibilities associated with practicing history in museums, historic sites, and archives. In the classroom, we will explore the nature of public history through curatorial, archival, and preservation issues, as well as examine the roles of education, interpretation, exhibitions, and living history. A substantial field component has students encountering museums, archives, and historic sites to interact with professionals, discover what public historians do, and critically assess their public history offerings. As a final project, students will collaboratively produce a museum exhibition at Stonehill. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing. Course Applies to: American Studies Note: Considered a United States History.
	HIS 385 - Topics in U.S. Women’s History Three Credits Fall Semester This course moves beyond a broad overview of the role of women in eighteenth and nineteenth century U.S. History to examine specific topics such as education, reform, labor, culture, and political organization in depth. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing. Course Applies to: American Studies, Gender & Sexuality Studies Note: Considered a United States History.
	HIS 420 - Historical Theory and Writing (WID) Four Credits Spring Semester The course explores the nature and study of history including historical theory, historical evidence, and historical writing. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): History majors and minors only. Sophomore standing. General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines
	HIS 425 - History Lab Three Credits Fall Semester History Lab introduces majors to the hands-on methodological practices that historians use to gather, assess and interpret data to make historical arguments. Students will visit local archives and museums to further their knowledge of the craft of historical research. In addition, the lab will place emphasis on developing the student’s skills in research, analysis, citations, statistics and quantification. Lab culminates in the completion of an independent research proposal for HIS 430 . Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 420 and Junior Standing. General Education Attribute(s): Statistical Reasoning
	HIS 430 - History Thesis Four Credits Fall Semester An independent, original historical research project based upon the thesis proposal written in HIS 425 . Thesis includes in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources and a bibliography. A faculty advisor works with the student one-on-one throughout the semester. In addition, students participate in a seminar that includes draft analysis, peer review, and oral presentations. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 420 and HIS 425 . Note: Fulfills the Capstone requirement in History.
	HIS 475 - History Internship Three Credits Fall and Spring Semesters Internships are available to History students to give them an opportunity to experience the relevance of the past to the present through active participation in contemporary institutions and organizations. Students work under the supervision of the departmental Internship Coordinator, maintain a field journal, and write a final paper. Concentration consideration linked directly to the Internship’s area of focus.
	HIS 490 - Directed Study - History One to Four Credits Offered as Needed An in-depth study of an historical question under the tutorial direction of a faculty member. Concentration consideration linked directly to the Directed Study’s area of focus. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing. 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.
Honors Program
	HON 100 - Honors Introductory Seminar One Credit Spring Semester The Honors Introductory Seminar introduces Moreau Honors Scholars to the importance of leadership, intellectual curiosity, and service in the Stonehill community. It challenges them to take initiatives to effect positive changes at the College and prepares them as individuals and a group to excel in their work both inside and outside the classroom. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Open to Moreau Honors Scholars only.
	HON 400 - Honors Senior Seminar One Credit Fall Semester HON 400 provides a fitting close to students’ experience in the Moreau Honors Scholars program by inviting them: (1) to gather as a community for bi-weekly sessions (100 minutes) throughout the spring semester of their senior year: (2) to engage in workshops on graduate school and career possibilities in conversation with staff and alumni, and (3) to share in a series of conversations and presentations that articulate and assess the outcomes of their four years at Stonehill. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Open to Senior Moreau Honors Scholars only.
Interdisciplinary Studies
	IND 042 - The Alexander Technique One Credit Fall Semester The Alexander Technique is a mind-body method that reveals unconscious habits of movement that interfere with performing daily activities. Studying the technique helps to change those habits. People who have studied Alexander Technique have experienced relief from discomfort, improved breathing and greater ease of movement. Used by actors, musicians, dancers, athletes, and those who simply wish to improve and explore themselves. Note: Students should wear comfortable clothes since some gentle movement is required. Students should be open to their limbs being manipulated by the Alexander Technique instructor.
	IND 201 - Nutrition and Health Behavior Three Credits Fall Semester This introductory course will explore the concepts of health behavior and general nutrition as it applies to helping individuals adopt healthy lifestyles. Theories of health behavior will be introduced to help explain how and why decisions are made regarding preventative health behaviors. We will discuss topics such as healthy diets, stress management, physical activity, eating disorders, mental health issues and tobacco and learn how to address these behaviors through current theories and research.
	IND 203 - Examining Modern Ireland Three Credits Not Offered 2018-2019 Introduces the patterns of modern and contemporary Irish life and culture from a multidisciplinary perspective. Topics ma include the Famine, Anglo-Irish Literary Revival, formation of the Irish Free State, and the Troubles. Authors may include J.M. Synge, James Joyce, W.B. Yeats, Seamus Heaney and others. Explores the impact of cultural nationalism and examines the Irish response to changes in modern Irish society including religion, the family, social change, and the Irish economy.
	IND 205 - Memory and Violence in Ireland Three Credits Summer Focuses on the ethics of remembering Ireland’s often violent history. Students engage with theories of memory and commemoration to probe what is at stake in Ireland in the creation of commemorative sites, programs, and literature. Covering the First World War to the Troubles, the course examines moral and ethical questions about memory and its relationship to sectarian violence in Ireland. General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry Note: Course formerly offered as IRS 205.
	IND 230 - Art and Psychology: Introduction to Art Therapy Three Credits Not Offered 2018-2019 Addresses the relationship between works of art and scientific inquiry into the human mind. Students will be introduced to the history and theory of Art Therapy and investigate the creative process and its relationship to therapy. Readings, films, and experiential workshops will all be part of the course. Note: No artistic experience necessary. Formerly offered as VPH 230. Students cannot take both IND 230 and VPH 230.
	IND 310 - Research and Peer Consulting Three Credits Spring Semesters The rapidly changing information ecosystem presents challenges when it comes to evaluating and using information. Students interact with a multitude of information resources in more and more sophisticated ways. This practicum prepares students to become Library Information Mentors by developing their research skills and learning how to analyze another student’s information needs. Students will train to help others identify sources and research tools, evaluate and synthesize information, and identify issues related to intellectual property rights. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Faculty recommendation or permission of the instructor. Course Applies to: Digital Humanities
	IND 314 - Information Ethics for the 21st Century Three Credits Summer Information ethics concerns the relationship between the creation, dissemination of use of information and the standards and norms governing its use. Information ethics provides a critical framework for exploring moral issues including privacy, environmental and issues, and journalism. General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry
	IND 320 - Topics in Art Therapy Three Credits Spring Semester In this studio course students will explore the creative process and its potential as a therapeutic tool. Students will be working in small groups and individually to put theory into practice using various media (topics to be determined with each iteration). Students will be expected to explore the process from both the perspective of the practitioner and that of participant creating art that is meaningful to them. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): This class requires no previous art experience though it is suggested that students consider taking IND 230 - Art and Psychology: Introduction to Art Therapy in addition as it will deepen one’s understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of Art and Expressive Therapy. Note: Course formerly offered as VPS 320. Students cannot take both IND 320 and VPS 320.
	IND 333 - Democratic Education Three Credits Spring Semester This pedagogy seminar is connected with the IDEAS program. We will explore innovative approaches to engaged teaching and learning, reflect on the changing landscape of higher education, and assess the multiple meanings of democratic education. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Students must be facilitating an IDEAS course in the spring semester. Permission of instructor required.
	IND 340 - Developing Fundraising Leaders Institute Three Credits Fall Semester The Developing Fundraising Leaders Institute (DFLI) is a program aimed at developing future nonprofit leaders. In addition to expanding students’ knowledge and understanding of development, DFLI provides students with the practical skill set necessary to achieve successful and rewarding careers in, or working with, the nonprofit sector. Students who complete DFLI are exceptional candidates for internship placements at a range of nonprofits. Course Applies to: Arts Administration.
	IND 357 - Topic in Interdisciplinary Studies Three Credits Fall Semester This special topics course offers opportunities for study in various topics of interest within the field of interdisciplinary studies.
	IND 400 - Interdisciplinary Minor Final Integrative Project Three Credits Offered as Needed The final unit of an interdisciplinary minor is a required integrative essay, project, or performance. A student must register for IND 400 the semester he or she will complete the integrative unit. Once enrolled in IND 400, the student and faculty sponsor must submit a detailed plan of study to the Program Coordinator. The student will need to answer the following question: What form will this integrative unit take? They must note the specific description of the proposed unit, the learning outcomes that will result, the criteria for assessment, the frequency of contact between student and faculty sponsor, and a preliminary list or readings and assignments. Students pursuing an Interdisciplinary Studies Major may also register for IND 400 as a capstone with the approval of the Program Coordinator. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Junior Standing, Completion of Interdisciplinary Minor Application. Note: For more information please refer to Academic Life & the Curriculum or contact the Program Coordinator.
	IND 401 - Interdisciplinary Studies Capstone Seminar One Credit Spring Semester The Interdisciplinary Capstone seminar fulfills the Capstone requirement for students in interdisciplinary studies. Students in this enrichment seminar will focus on the nature of interdisciplinarity and reflect on their own major experience. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Open to Junior or Senior Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors only.
Italian
	ITA 131 - Elementary Italian I Three Credits Fall Semester Elementary Italian I is a course intended for students with no previous study of Italian or with very little knowledge of the language (no more than 1 year of Italian). Students who have taken Italian in high school are required to take the placement exam before enrolling in the class. Class work focuses on the acquisition of the oral-aural skills, speaking and listening. Readings on topics in Italian culture as well as frequent writing assignments are also an essential component of the course. ITA 131 is taught primarily in Italian. Out-of-class homework requires work with the Quia lab manual. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Students who have taken Italian in high school are required to take a placement exam before being allowed to enroll in ITA 131. General Education Attribute(s): Language Requirement Course Applies to: Italian Studies minor
	ITA 132 - Elementary Italian II Three Credits Spring Semester Elementary Italian II is a continuation of Italian 131. It aims at expanding the student’s competence with particular attention to oral and written communication. ITA 132 is conducted primarily in Italian and entails the study of all the basic structures of the language with practice in conversation, reading, and writing. Class participation is encouraged through role-play, group work and songs. Out-of-class homework requires work with the Quia lab manual. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): ITA 131 . General Education Attribute(s): Language Requirement Course Applies to: Italian Studies minor
	ITA 231 - Intermediate Italian I Three Credits Fall Semester For students who continue to study Italian after ITA 132 or who are placed at the Intermediate Level. Intermediate Italian I is a continued study of vocabulary, grammar and syntax with emphasis on more advanced structures. It entails a selection of readings on cultural and social topics and relies on class discussions and communicative activities. Students are required use an online lab manual. The class is conducted in Italian. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): ITA 132 or placement. General Education Attribute(s): Language Requirement Course Applies to: Italian Studies minor
	ITA 232 - Intermediate Italian II Three Credits Spring Semester Intermediate Italian II is a continuation of Italian 231. It aims at expanding the student’s competence with particular attention to oral and written communication. The course focuses on the acquisition of more advanced language structures with practice in conversation, reading, and writing. Class participation is encouraged through dialogs, individual presentations, group work and songs. Out-of-class homework requires work with the Quia lab manual. The class is conducted in Italian. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): ITA 231 . General Education Attribute(s): Language Requirement Course Applies to: Italian Studies minor
	ITA 251 - Italy: Language and Identity Three Credits Fall Semester For students who continue to study Italian after ITA 232 or who are placed at the upper intermediate level. ITA 251 is designed to refine and apply language skills in writing, speaking, reading and listening beyond the Intermediate level. Topics on regional and national identity serve as a context for language acquisition and grammar review. Students investigate what constitutes the Italian identity through the study of authentic texts and Internet resources. Class projects involve individual research about the history, art and popular culture of contemporary Italy. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Placement at the upper intermediate level, ITA 232 or consent of the instructor. General Education Attribute(s): Language Requirement Course Applies to: Anthropology, Italian Studies minor
	ITA 252 - Italian Conversation and Composition Three Credits Spring Semester ITA 252 is designed to strengthen speaking and writing skills through advanced vocabulary acquisition, listening comprehension and the analysis of short texts. Activities include discussions on cultural readings, conversations on current events as well as group and individual oral reports. Students write weekly compositions and use online collaboration tools such as blogs. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): ITA 251 , or instructor permission. General Education Attribute(s): Language Requirement Course Applies to: Italian Studies minor
	ITA 337 - Contemporary Italy Through Film Three Credits Fall Semester For students who continue to study Italian after ITA 232 , or ITA 252 or who are placed beyond the Intermediate Level. This class provides an understanding of contemporary Italian society and culture by viewing, reflecting on, and discussing Italian films of the last sixty years. The class will analyze 8 films, learning their context and through them the key events that have shaped the national identity of Italy. Students will read a selection of essays on Italian cinema and complete writing assignments and oral presentations. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): ITA 232 , ITA 252 or placement. General Education Attribute(s): Language Requirement Course Applies to: Italian Studies minor
	ITA 338 - Italian Culture and Civilization Three Credits Spring Semester A broad overview of Italian culture from the Middle Ages to the present, highlighting key historical and literary developments of each century with an interdisciplinary perspective. Students in ITA 338 become familiar with a variety of texts from different fields of knowledge, including art history. Class work entails class presentations and research papers in Italian. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): ITA 337 or Instructor permission. General Education Attribute(s): Language Requirement Course Applies to: Italian Studies minor
	ITA 490 - Directed Study: Topics in Italian (WID) One to Four Credits Offered as Needed Directed Studies are granted on a variety of topics, which are usually selected at the recommendation of the professor (Examples: Italian literature in Translation; Italian Women Writers; Contemporary Italian Literature; The Italian Detective Novel). Students should have completed at least two semesters of 200-level Italian courses before doing a Directed Study. Preference is given to students who have already declared a Minor in Italian Studies. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Two 200-level Italian classes, or Consent of Professor Daria Valentini, Italian Studies Program Director. 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. General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines Course Applies to: Italian Studies minor Note: Students must complete 45 hours work/semester per credit. This class may be taught in English or Italian. No more than one directed study may count for the Minor in Italian Studies.
Journalism
	JRN 100 - Reporting and News Writing Three Credits Fall and Spring Semesters Students will learn how to gather, write and edit news and feature stories for print and on-line publications. Writing, accuracy, and interviewing skills needed in both the journalism and public relations fields will be stressed.
	JRN 101 - Advanced Reporting and News Writing (WID) Four Credits Fall Semester Students in this course learn to write a wide-range of articles, including in depth pieces for publication in newspapers, magazines and websites. Social media storytelling and reporting will be explored. Students will also write a wide-range of in depth articles with a strong emphasis on professional publication. Tablets, such as iPads, are also used in the course. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): JRN 100 . General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines
	JRN 222 - Development of American News Media Three Credits Alternate Years: Fall 2018, 2020 This course traces the development of the news media, print, and broadcast, from their beginning stages in the 1830s to the present. The economic, cultural, political, and social dimensions of this process are explored. Course Applies to: American Studies
	JRN 309 - Narrative Writing Three Credits Alternate Years: Fall 2019, 2021 Learn to use fiction writing techniques in the growing non-fiction narrative writing field. Students will learn how to get the best interviews from people, how to develop characters, what type of research information is needed, where to get it and how to gather it to create riveting narrative stories. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): JRN 100
	JRN 313 - Journalism Ethics and Law Three Credits Spring Semester Examination of media law in the United States and how it affects news gathering, advertising, online and traditional publications. Students will examine both historic and contemporary media cases with the eye towards answering the question: “Just because the media can legally do something, should it?”
	JRN 421 - Journalism Practicum Three Credits Fall and Spring Semesters Students will report and write a wide range of news and feature stories for the student newspaper and the student newspaper website under the individual supervision of the instructor in this laboratory setting course. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): JRN 100 . Note: May be taken twice.
	JRN 475 - Internship in Journalism Three Credits Fall and Spring Semesters Opportunity for students, usually in their fourth year, to practice journalism with a news organization. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): JRN 100 , minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA. 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. Journalism minors may take 3 times for a maximum of 9 credits.
	JRN 490 - Directed Study - Journalism One to Four Credits Offered as Needed Opportunity for upper-level students to do an advanced research project or investigation in a field of special interest not covered by a normally-scheduled course. Student and a full-time faculty member familiar with the student’s area of interest agree on a plan of study and research and on evaluation methods. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): 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.
Latin
	LAT 131 - Elementary Latin I Three Credits Fall Semester Introduction to Latin grammar and pronunciation. Development of listening, reading, and writing skills, and of the cross-cultural effects of Latin on the English language and of the Romans upon American life. No previous experience necessary.
	LAT 132 - Elementary Latin II Three Credits Spring Semester This course is a continuation of LAT 131 - Elementary Latin I . Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): LAT 131 or equivalent.
	LAT 231 - Intermediate Latin I Three Credits Fall Semester Intensive review of Latin grammar with an emphasis on the development of reading comprehension. Materials used will include a variety of readings in Latin. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): LAT 132 or 2-3 years of high school Latin.
	LAT 232 - Intermediate Latin II Three Credits Spring Semester This course is a continuation of LAT 231 - Intermediate Latin I . Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): LAT 231 or equivalent.
Learning Community The following descriptions represent learning communities that have been offered in the past and are meant to be illustrative. Learning Community offerings change from year to year. Current listings are available on the Registrar’s website. Students select Learning Communities based on preference, but placement in the student’s first choice is not guaranteed.
	LC 200 - Learning Community: New Perspectives Four Credits Offered Periodically This learning community provides new perspectives on an innovative liberal arts topic, a topic that changes from semester to semester, depending on faculty and student interests. Faculty may wish to use this category to pilot a new LC concept. An individual student, or student group, may wish to recommend a topic of interest.
	LC 202 - Learning Community: Picturing the Word: The Bible in Art One Credit Offered Periodically This Learning Community brings together two related fields: biblical studies and art history. Students in the LC will research specific works of art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, that illustrate biblical episodes. A weekend trip to the newly-opened Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. is planned. Corequisite(s): Students must also take RST 252 and VPH 181 as part of this Learning Community.
	LC 203 - Learning Community: Making a Magazine About Big Questions Three Credits Offered Periodically Students will conceptualize, design, produce, and edit a magazine that will engage meaningful philosophical questions in an accessible, journalistic, thoughtful way. Members of the class will function as editor-in-chief, editor, senior editors, acquisitions editors, copy editors, book editors, layout editors, production directors, photo editors, and so on. Corequisite(s): Students must also take IND 357 Topic: Big Questions and the Media and PHL 210 as part of this Learning Community. Note: formerly offered as LC346.
	LC 204 - Learning Community: Food Justice: The Science and Politics of Our Food Four Credits Offered Periodically This Learning Community challenges students to critically analyze their personal relationships with food and the larger structure of the food system, including food production, distribution and consumption, and disposal. Students will learn about and reflect on how food choices have local and global environmental, political and social impacts. General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry
	LC 206 - Learning Community: Depression, War & BOOM! Four Credits Offered Periodically In this learning community students will explore the socio-economic experiences of the American family in the mid-twentieth century. Using a combination of economics, history and popular culture, students will role-play as families from varying social, economic, and racial or ethnic perspectives. Throughout the semester the students will present the changing landscape of the American family, in it varied demographics, as it was affected by economic changes, technological innovation, and evolving social mores, as well as by national and international events. As we traverse the decades from the 1930’s through the 1960’s, covering the Great Depression, WWII, the post-war boom, and the Civil and Women’s Rights movements, students will see how these various changes affected our various family groups. We will employ popular culture artifacts like music, movies and television contemporary to, or illustrative of, the times. This LC will include guest speakers and presentations from members of the local academic and music community.
	LC 207 - Learning Community: Mathematical Experiments in Computer Science Three Credits Offered Periodically Computers provide us with tools to explore mathematics in deeper ways than ever before. They allow empirical testing of mathematical conjectures with elusive proofs. Computers enable us to experimentally analyze algorithms whose performance defies theoretical analysis. This LC focuses on the delicate balance between theory and practice in computer science, revealing the dual and sometimes contradictory nature of computer science as both an engineering and a mathematical discipline. Corequisite(s): Students must also take CSC 201 and CSC 211 as part of this Learning Community.
	LC 209 - Learning Community: Organic Chemistry of the Cell Three Credits Offered Periodically Students select, read, and critique primary literature that ties together topics concurrently learned in Cell Biology and Organic Chemistry II in order to develop their abilities to understand and critically analyze the literature. The seminar culminates with student teams proposing an experiment or series of experiments that address a specific area of interest on the boundary between organic chemistry and cell biology. These proposals are presented in both written and oral forms, allowing fellow students to evaluate and expand upon the proposed ideas. Corequisite(s): Students must also take BIO 211 and CHM 222 as part of the Learning Community.
	LC 210 - Learning Community: The Legacy of Nazism in Germany and Austria Three Credits Offered Periodically An examination of National Socialism’s impact on German society, yesterday and today. This course will bring students to cities in Germany and Austria to visit sites related to the history of the violence and terror perpetrated by Nazis and ordinary women and men. Corequisite(s): Students must also take HIS 326 and WRI 261 as part of this Learning Community.
	LC 211 - Learning Community: Is There a Problem Here? (Community Based-Learning) Four Credits Offered Periodically In today’s environment, students are consumers and creators of information, but participation in a rapidly changing social and political ecosystem demands the development of skills of sophisticated cognitive engagement rather than simply being passive consumers of information. With an emphasis on information use, access and ethics, students will evaluate the ways in which stakeholders choose to construct perspectives on and responses to social problems. Students will explore the role that bias, misinformation, big money and problem framing has in influencing a community’s stock of knowledge on issues such as the opioid epidemic or the housing crisis. By the end of this LC students will have the skills to deconstruct what is presented to them on these issues, develop their own evidence based perspectives and advocate for access to information particularly for marginalized groups in a society. General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry Course Applies to: Digital Humanities Note: This is a hybrid course which will be taught partially online.
	LC 212 - Learning Community: Revolutionary Sounds Four Credits Offered Periodically In this learning community, students will investigate the history of music technology, starting from the second half of the twentieth century. Combining interdisciplinary study with hands-on projects, we will focus on how new sounds and disruptive “noise” have created a musical revolution in live performance, film, television, and popular music. Note: An additional fee is charged for this LC.
	LC 213 - Learning Community: The Compound “I”: Memoir, Fact and Fiction One Credit Offered Periodically In this LC we’ll consider what it means to translate the disorderly details of life into the orderly narratives called autobiographies. we’ll challenge assumptions about truth in autobiography with films and texts that blur lines between fact and fiction - an we’ll create our own audio memoirs in out podcasting studio. Corequisite(s): Students must also take ENG 271 and ENG 390 (when the topic is Fictions of the Self) as part of this Learning Community. Course Applies to: Digital Humanities (just the integrative seminar)
	LC 214 - Learning Community: The Age of Information One Credit Offered Periodically This Learning Community combines the emergent techniques of the digital humanities with information theory and literary and cultural analysis to explore the moral, ethical, and philosophical questions posed by texts that explore the modern state as an information system. During the first half of the semester, we will study Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, Zamyatin’s We, Kafka’s “In the Penal Colony,” Calvino’s T-Zero, and Pynchon’s The Crying of Lot 49, focusing on issues of empathy, social justice, cultural memory, individual freedom, and state power. In tandem, we will learn how to use computational tools for cultural and literary analysis, including text encoding, analysis, annotation, and mining. This broad survey of tools and digital humanities theory will set the stage for the semester’s second-half focus on W.G. Sebald’s towering novel, Austerlitz. We will put our analytical and digital skills to use to collaborate on producing a deeply layered and extensive digital archive edition of the novel, incorporating documents, audio recordings, visual art, film, and 360° VR video. Course Applies to: Digital Humanities Note: LC 214 is the equivalent of DIG 201 - Digital Design Studio . Students must also take ENG 390 as part of this Learning Community.
	LC 215 - Learning Community: The Golden Dome: Studying Massachusetts Internship Three Credits Offered Periodically No state is so rich in its political heritage as our commonwealth. Its politics have been described as a “city upon a hill” and “an organized system of hatreds.” This LC combines a course on the government/politics of Massachusetts with an internship to better understand what makes Massachusetts unique. Corequisite(s): Students must also take POL 358 as part of this Learning Community. Note: Must complete the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” process found under the myPlans tab in myHill to officially earn credit for this Internship. This process will be completed as part of the class.
	LC 217 - Learning Community: Drinking and Drinking Culture Through the Ages Four Credits Offered Periodically This course links drinking culture past and present. Beginning with ancient Greece and the role that wine plays in the Eucharist. The role of wine in Islam and other traditions follows and thew course ends with contemporary drinking culture including data from Stonehill. Students will keep reflective journals. General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions, Moral Inquiry
	LC 218 - Learning Community: Swords, Saviors and Saints: Global Security & Humanitarianism in Practice Three Credits Offered Periodically This learning community links an international themed course at Stonehill (see options below) with a 4-week, summer capstone experience in Armenia. Get ready for immersive, high-impact learning in human rights, peacebuilding and diplomacy, conflict analysis and resolution, global security studies, and peace and conflict studies, with internships in one of nine globally and regionally-known NGOs, think tanks, and media organizations! This LC also features visits to the ancient monasteries of Armenia (the first Christian state) and to the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute. Students will examine the ways in which beliefs, ideas and ideologies clash within societies and between states, often resulting in war and violence. The persecution of the Armenian Christian communities in the Ottoman Empire culminated in the tragic Armenian Genocide of the early twentieth century. As the first mass genocide of the global era, the world’s response to it ushered in what we now know as modern humanitarianism, large-scale, coordinated political, religious, and philanthropic relief movements with networks of supporting institutions. In the United States, the response to the Armenian Genocide laid the foundations for organized humanitarian and refugee assistance regimes that would later develop on a global scale. Limited to 12. Corequisite(s): Students will take one of the following courses with the LC: POL 143 - International Politics POL 347 - Conflict Analysis and Resolution (fulfills Social Scientific Inquiry) POL 348 - Peace and Conflict Studies ECO 230 - Development Economics (pre-requisites: ECO 176 and ECO 178 ) (fulfills Statistical Reasoning) ENV 200 - Principles of Environmental Science (fulfills Natural Scientific Inquiry) General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions, Moral Inquiry Note: There is an additional cost of approximately $3,500, which includes travel, lodging, and expenses for cultural tours, museum entry fees, and performances.
	LC 219 - Learning Community: Making the Invisible Visible - Understanding, Programming, & Moralizing Social Networks Four Credits Offered Periodically What is design thinking? How do we create ‘good’ or ‘ethical’ digital designs to help resolve problems and challenges we encounter in the professional world and everyday life?? In a rapidly changing, interconnected society, tomorrow’s leaders will need creativity, problem-solving skills, technological fluency, and ethical reasoning to be successful. This Learning Community will provide students an overview of three domains: design thinking, ethical approach, and computer programming. Students will develop both conceptual appreciation of ethical design and basic understanding of computer software programming. Topics will include architecture, crime prevention, fashion, industrial products, urban planning, and workplace. General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry Course Applies to: Digital Humanities
	LC 221 - Learning Community: Lift Every Voice: The Vocal Revolution Four Credits Offered Periodically This course examines the musical traditions of disparate cultures and explores common threads that unite diverse peoples in communal song. Under discussion is the power of song to shape and nurture community; to forge cultural, national, or religious identity; and to serve as a catalyst for social of political change.
	LC 222 - Learning Community: Crime and Punishment in North America Three Credits Offered Periodically This course explores the political, legal and penal systems in Canada, Mexico and the United States. We examine how cultural, political and economic variation shapes the definition of crime and its punishment. We will visit local, state, federal and Canadian (provincial and federal) courts, legislatures, police and prisons. Corequisite(s): Students must also take CRM 412 and POL 357 (when Topic is Politics of Ethnically Divided Societies) as part of this Learning Community.
	LC 223 - Learning Community: Greek Aesthetics, Archeology & Mathematical Reasoning Four Credits Spring Semesters The LC focuses on the ways that Greek architecture and religious devotion and mathematical speculation made innovations in diverse subjects including architecture, art, engineering, music, and astronomy possible. In addition, the course considers how thinkers in the western tradition understood mathematics and aesthetics as important components for making rational decisions. General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry Note: This course does not require any advanced knowledge of mathematics.
	LC 224 - Learning Community: What is There Beyond Knowing: Poetry Writing, Poetry Reading One Credit Offered Periodically This learning community couples the creation of students’ original works in verse (ENG 242 ) with an understanding of significant trends in twentieth and twenty-first century poetry, including slam, song, and rap (ENG 380 ). The seminar affords opportunities to write a chapbook, organize a reading, and/or critique one’s own work. Corequisite(s): Students must also take ENG 242 and ENG 380 s part of this Learning Community.
	LC 226 - Learning Community: Community Health Promotion One Credit Offered Periodically In this course we will examine the development, prevention and treatment of common diseases and ailments affecting the U.S. population. We will learn about health problems ranging from obesity and heart disease to relationship violence and eating disorders. In addition we will explore factors that increase an individual’s risk for these health issues such as culture, gender, race and the environment. This course also includes a Community-Based Learning component. Corequisite(s): Students must also take IND 201 with this Learning Community. Course Applies to: Community Based Learning Note: This is an Anchor & Extension LC Pilot (offered Spring 2019).
	LC 228 - Learning Community: Uncovering Judaism and Nazism in Christian Europe Three Credits Offered Periodically The third course in this LC is a travel course - students travel to Poland (Warsaw, Lublin, Krakow) and the Czech Republic (Prague). There, they examine historical sites associated with the Nazi Holocaust, sites significant to and representative of Jewish life and religious experience in Europe before the Holocaust, and those that demonstrate the rejuvenation of Jewish life in the locations today. Corequisite(s): Students must also take HIS 355 and RST 209 as part of this Learning Community. General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions
	LC 230 - Learning Community: Through the Looking Glass Three Credits Offered Periodically Using Cooley’s theory of the Looking Glass Self, this LC explores how prevailing societal views about the poor and disadvantaged are reflected perspectives on social welfare and social policy. Students learn from one another as they engage in roundtable discussions on issues such as welfare reform, corporate welfare, universal health care, foster care legislation, and educational vouchers. Additionally, students participate in experiential learning activities, which bring greater relevancy to the policy issues being discussed. Corequisite(s): Students must also take CSC 101 and SOC 212 as part of this Learning Community.
	LC 234 - Learning Community: Community, Faith, and Social Justice (Community Based Learning) Four Credits Offered Periodically This course examines spiritual and religious belief systems and psychological research in physical and mental health, as they inform the promotion of social justice. Students work closely with the Brockton Interfaith Community to learn about inequality in the city, develop skills to take action, and participate in community-based projects. Course Applies to: Community Based Learning
	LC 235 - Learning Community: Quantum Waves (WID) Three Credits Offered Periodically With the creation of quantum mechanics in the 1920s, physicists conceived of a new and unexpected kind of wave that is neither a Newtonian (c. 1700) mechanical wave nor a Maxwellian (c. 1860) electromagnetic wave. These mysterious DeBroglie - Schroedinger waves of probability are the essence of quantum mechanics. These waves determine the structure of atoms and molecules, i.e. they are the deepest foundation of both physics and chemistry. While the mathematics of these quantum waves is similar to the classical waves already studied in PHY 221 and MTH 261 , the physical, chemical, and philosophical consequences are breathtakingly different. Corequisite(s): Students must also take MTH 261 and PHY 221 as part of this Learning Community. General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines Note: This is a year-long Learning Community.
	LC 236 - Learning Community: Everybody Counts: Elementary Math for Teachers One Credit Offered Periodically Paired with MTH 143 , this one credit seminar will be taught by a math specialist from a partner district. Students will examine the ways in which elementary school students engage with mathematics content through curriculum, instructional routines, games, and pedagogical structures. Corequisite(s): Students must also take MTH 143 with this Learning Community.
	LC 265 - Learning Community: The Impact of News on Financial Markets Three Credits Offered Periodically Using tools of finance and economics, the impact of macroeconomic data releases as well as business and financial news on the financial markets will be measured and evaluated. Students will work on individual and group research projects and make class presentations. Bloomberg financial software will be utilized as a tool to see the interaction between news and financial markets on a daily basis. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): BUS 203 and ECO 176 . Corequisite(s): Students must also take BUS 320 and ECO 178 as part of this Learning Community.
	LC 272 - Learning Community: Women’s Global Issues Three Credits Offered Periodically This LC will explore women’s issues in a global context, a theme that integrates the Gender and Communication and International Business courses. We will examine how women’s voices are encouraged and expressed in different cultures and organizations. Specific topics will include: violence against women, women’s human rights, women leaders, women-owned businesses, marriage and motherhood, work and family balance, and other relevant topics. This LC will incorporate invited speakers, peer presentations, lectures, readings, discussions, and on-campus and off-campus events relating to the subject area. Students will have the opportunity to research a topic of their choice for the concluding project. Both women and men are welcome to enroll in this LC. Corequisite(s): Students must also take BUS 336 and COM 313 as part of this Learning Community.
	LC 308 - Learning Community: Power & Propaganda in the Ancient World Four Credits Offered Periodically By examining public art-palaces, temples and churches- and primary texts from ancient cultures such as Egypt, Greece, Mesopotamia and Israel, this course explores how people in power claim the right to rule over others. Critical methodologies include communication theory, post-colonial theory and the complicated political discourse of democracies. Students will connect ancient and modern political language by critiquing public monuments in the Boston area while also considering the current conversation about removing public monuments in the U.S. General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry Note: May count as a Biblical and Ancient Religions course for Religious Studies majors and minors.
	LC 313 - Learning Community: From Luther to Hitler: The German Path to the Holocaust Three Credits Offered Periodically How did Germany, the civilized land of Goethe and Schiller, produce the Holocaust of European Jews? This course seeks an understanding by examining German history from the Early Modern Period through the fall of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany. Corequisite(s): Students must also take HIS 227 and HIS 347 as part of this Learning Community. Note: This is a travel LC that includes travel to the following German cities: Munich, Rotenburg ob der Tauber, Nuremberg, Weimar, Wittenberg, and Berlin.
	LC 315 - Learning Community: I Am a Camera: Life in Words and Images Three Credits Offered Periodically We’ve all heard the statement that “a picture is worth a thousand words” but what assumptions about the relative value of written representation and the photographic image are embedded in this cliché? Is it indeed the case that images capture the word more reliably and truthfully than words? Is the relationship between the verbal and the visual more complicated than it may appear on the surface? Our multidisciplinary creative laboratory will invite students to pursue their ideas about words, images, identity, truth, and storytelling through writing exercises (including poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction), digital photography, and filmmaking. The semester’s work will culminate in an on-line journal that unites text, image, and video, as well as a coffeehouse-style event at which we will share our work with our peers. The seminar will also travel to area museums to experience-and respond to-art in a variety of situations. No prior experience in any of these media is necessary, just a vital interest in creative experimentation! Corequisite(s): Students must also take ENG 271 and ENG 390 as part of this Learning Community. Course Applies to: Digital Humanities (only the Integrated Seminar)
	LC 318 - Learning Community: The Ethics and Science of Climate Change: Global Problems and Local Solutions Three Credits Offered Periodically In this LC students will think critically about the potential social and environmental impacts of climate change in our region. In the spring LC course, students will work with local community partners to assess risks and opportunities, working to develop climate action plans tailored to that organization. Corequisite(s): Students must also take ENV 200 and ENV 270 as part of this Learning Community. Note: This is a year-long Learning Community.
	LC 324 - Learning Community: Discovering Devotion in Creative Practice/Sacred Spaces Three Credits Offered Periodically This Learning Community culminates in a week-long on-site authentic fresco painting workshop in the countryside of Italy as well as important related sites in the capital city of Rome. The travel component fulfills a Catholic Intellectual Traditions (CIT) requirement with an intensive investigation into fresco’s religious iconography; the stories of saints, how their lives interacted with local lore and sacred spaces, as well as the religious meaning inherent in artistic practice. Corequisite(s): Students must also take VPS 225 as part of this Learning Community. General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions
	LC 333 - Learning Community: Communicating & Miscommunicating in Washington, D.C. Three Credits Offered Periodically The seminar integrates a course on American political development taught by a political scientist with a course on campaign communications and strategy taught by a practitioner with an expertise in traditional and new media. The seminar looks at the current state of leadership in Washington and the changing nature of political communications. It will meet on Thursday evenings and over two weeks in Washington D.C. Our time in D.C. will consist of a rigorous series of seminars with leaders of the three branches of government, political parties, interest groups, think tanks, academia, and the media and is designed to combine traditional academic work with seminars with prominent individuals in government, journalism, and the non-profit sector in Washington. This will be an opportunity to apply our knowledge of power politics, political communications, and democratic ideals to the real world of American government in Washington, D.C. In the Spring, the class will travel to Washington, D.C. Corequisite(s): Students must also take POL 357 and POL 390 as part of this Learning Community. Note: An additional fee will be charged to student’s tuition bill.
	LC 336 - Learning Community: The Origin of Resources: From Farm to Studio One Credit Offered Periodically This seminar combines a dual interest in sustainable food systems, an in depth understanding of the basis, production, and use of historical studio materials, and how they share a symbiotic relationship. There will be a focus on homemade and sustainable ingredients that reflect the local and global Slow Food movement and important issues of fair trade, organic production, and humane methods of consumption will be discussed. Throughout the semester, students will participate in creating historical artist materials from start to finish, which will include harvesting plant materials from the farm to make pigments and inks, tools, making hand-made paper, utilizing animal by-products, and cooking with the same ingredients. With this in mind, we hope to reflect a “nose to tail” mindset to honor the origins of our resources. Corequisite(s): Students must also take ENV 326 - Sustainable Agriculture and VPS 207 : Making Art Materials as part of this Learning Community. Note: The week-long travel component will be held at an agriturismo whose mission aligns with our course goals (negotiations underway) in Italy and include visits to Italian Slow Food Presidias, which support the protection of biodiversity, territories and knowledge of traditional productions. Visits to small-scale producers may include farmers, fishers, butchers, shepherds, cheesemakers, bakers and pastry chefs. A studio workshop will be held at the agristurismo featuring indigenous materials and how they relate to the history of art in Italy. Day visits to nearby Siena and Florence will also allow students to see how the studio materials they have worked with all semester are made evident in the masterworks from Art History. Travel will occur during the January winter session period (dependent on scheduling airfare, etc.). An additional fee will be charged to student’s tuition bill.
	LC 339 - Learning Community: Making Movies Three Credits Offered Periodically This Learning Community offers students the opportunity to examine the art of film-making and evolution of visual storytelling. Then, students, working in teams, will acquire and hone their digital production skills and tell their own stories, culminating in a screening event for the entire Stonehill community. Corequisite(s): Students must also take COM 220 and ENG 220 as part of this Learning Community. Course Applies to: Digital Humanities (only the Integrated Seminar) Note: Course is considered the equivalent to DMP 210 - Introduction to Digital Feature Production . Students may not take both DMP 210 and LC 339.
	LC 342 - Learning Community: Yoga, Mindfulness and Indian Philosophy Four Credits Offered Periodically This Learning community has two parts: A theoretical component where we study Indian philosophy and its Western adoption. We will study classical Indian philosophy (including but not limited to the Bhagavad Gita and Buddhist scriptures), investigate our Western fascination with ‘the mystical East’, including the hatha yoga tradition, and examine some of the current research on the benefits of contemplation and on the mindfulness movement. A practicum, where we practice hatha yoga (first hour) and discuss the experience of doing yoga on and off our yoga mats, exploring how you might use mindfulness and yoga as tools to slow down and to center, becoming more aware of your strengths and weaknesses, and better balancing your priorities (second hour). General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry Course Applies to: Asian Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
	LC 344 - Learning Community: The Global Struggle for Female Education Three Credits Offered Periodically From Malala Yousafzai challenging the Taliban to the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram; from Chinese women “holding up half the sky” to American women earning 79 cents to every dollar earned by men despite having greater educational attainment at all levels-why is female education still so contentious? The United Nations has argued that female education is the single most important factor in reducing poverty and improving health outcomes on a global basis. Yet, around the world, girls and women continue to struggle for access to equal schooling opportunities. This course examines the roles of gender, race, politics, and religion in the global effort for female educational civil rights. We will guide students in generating solutions to address this challenge. We will also explore the role of Catholic institutions in providing educational services to underrepresented peoples such as this community. Corequisite(s): Students must also take HIS 374 and HIS 385 as part of this Learning Community.
	LC 345 - Learning Community: Gender and Wellness Three credits Offered Periodically Students will examine health behavior and wellness in relation to the social construction of gender. Topics covered in this course include eating disorders, substance abuse, unhealthy intimate relationships, and reproductive health. The course aims at helping students become more informed and conscious agents when they make choices regarding wellness issues. Corequisite(s): Students must also take IND 201 and SOC 237 as part of this Learning Community.
	LC 348 - Learning Community: Dark Power, Dirty Money One Credit Offered Periodically Global security is the concept that is central in this integrative seminar. Whose security, and why does it matter? This LC will examine the concept of global security in terms of the conflict-criminality continuum. Students will learn about the broad spectrum of globalized criminality, ranging from terrorism, organized crime, human trafficking, genocide and crimes against humanity, and maritime piracy. They will also study various types of contemporary armed conflicts: such conflicts create settings that enable globalization of crime. Some of the current and past armed conflicts to be covered include Northern Ireland, Sri Lanka, Kurdish conflict in Turkey, the crisis in the Middle East, conflicts in the Western Balkans and South Caucasus. The LC builds on two courses: CRM 355: Global Crime and POL 347: Conflict Analysis and Resolution. CRM 355 class studies both low level criminality (crimes of the powerless, such as trafficking, smuggling, maritime piracy, terrorism, and organized crime) and high level criminality (crimes of the powerful, willful harmful action by states, corporations, and international organization) with a focus on its root causes in neoliberal globalization. POL 347 class focuses on patterns and trends of armed conflicts in the 20th century with an emphasis on currently active armed conflicts around the world. It examines international intervention strategies and explores peace processes in a comparative context. Regional approaches to conflict resolution will be studied. Corequisite(s): Students must also take CRM 355 and POL 347 as part of this Learning Community.
	LC 351 - Learning Community: Mind, Health & Education One Credit Offered Periodically This LC will explore the psychology and neuroscience underlying conditions such as Autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, eating disorders, obesity, and Type II Diabetes. Students will participate in community-based learning at local elementary/middle schools as well as the Yawkey House of Possibilities, a facility on the Stonehill campus that provides care for children with neurodevelopmental illness. Corequisite(s): Students must also take NEU 200 and PSY 415 as part of this Learning Community.
	LC 352 - Learning Community: Creative Writing & Graphic Design & Bookmaking Four Credits Offered Periodically This course will engage students in both creative writing and graphic design. Students will research small press publishers, artist made books, ‘zines, and literary journals and get a historical context for publications in these genres. We will engage with book making, design experiments, letter press as well as creative writing assignments resulting in your own independent publishing project which will be a chapbook, ‘zine, or handmade book.
	LC 353 - Learning Community: Honors “Create Your Own LC” Integrative Seminar Three Credits Offered Periodically This course will explore both the theory and practice of integration and outcomes-based learning. Students will apply what they learn to their individually tailored integrative projects sharing their ideas with their peers. Reflective journals will detail how integrative projects developed and changed because of the new ideas explored during the seminar. At the end of the semester, final projects will be presented to their peers in the learning community seminar. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Restricted to Honors Scholars. Permission of Prof. Allyson Sheckler required.
Mathematics
	MTH 101 - Pre-Calculus Three Credits Fall Semester and Summer Session Algebraic equations and simplification: factoring, common denominators and conjugates. Graphs of equations. Lines, quadratic curves: equations and graphs. Graphing curves with intercepts and asymptotes. Examples using algebraic, logarithmic and exponential and trigonometric functions. Use of mathematics technology.
	MTH 105 - Finite Mathematics Three Credits Fall and Spring Semesters Operations with matrices. Systems of linear equations. Linear programming. The simplex method. Sets and counting. Permutations and combinations. Probability. Conditional probability. Independence. Bayes’ theorem. Markov chains. Absorbing Markov chains. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Open to Business majors only.
	MTH 119 - Applied Calculus for Business Three Credits Fall Semester A one-semester introduction to differential and integral Calculus designed for Business Administration majors. Topics include limits, derivatives, rates, exponential functions, antiderivatives, graphs, logarithms and exponential functions, antiderivatives, differential equations. The course emphasizes computation, problem-solving and applications. Note: Students may not receive credit for MTH 119 and MTH 125 .
	MTH 125 - Calculus I Four Credits Fall and Spring Semesters Calculus of a single variable: functions, limits, derivatives, differentiation rules, applications of derivatives, integrals, fundamental theorem of calculus, u-substitution. Course Applies to: Data Science Note: May not receive credit for both MTH 125 and MTH 119 .
	MTH 126 - Calculus II Four Credits Fall and Spring Semesters Calculus of a single variable: techniques of integration, applications of integration, infinite sequences and series, Taylor series, first order differential equations, parametric curves, polar coordinates, polar curves. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Prerequisite for MTH 126: MTH 125 . Course Applies to: Data Science
	MTH 143 - Mathematical Reasoning for Education Three Credits Fall and Spring Semesters A one-semester course designed for Education majors. The course includes a review of algebra and geometry. Further topics include: types of numbers, algebraic structures, theory of equations, combinatorics, probability and statistics, interpreting and analyzing data. The course emphasizes problem solving, quantitative and logical reasoning.
	MTH 145 - Basic Quantitative Techniques Three Credits Fall and Spring Semesters Basic methods of data analysis: organizing and summarizing data, probability, probability distributions, statistical inference. General Education Attribute(s): Statistical Reasoning
	MTH 191 - The Language of Mathematics (WID) Four Credits Fall and Spring Semesters Covers basic concepts, reasoning patterns, and the language skills which are fundamental to higher mathematics. These skills include the ability to read and write mathematics, employ common patterns of mathematical thought, and read the write proofs. Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): MTH 125 . General Education Attribute(s): Natural Scientific Inquiry, Writing-in-the-Disciplines

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HIS 351 - The French Revolution

HIS 353 - A World at War

HIS 355 - The Holocaust

HIS 360 - European History Seminar: Topical

HIS 362 - World History Seminar: Topical

HIS 374 - Bound Feet and Dragon Ladies: Women & Power in East Asia

HIS 380 - Public History

HIS 385 - Topics in U.S. Women’s History

HIS 420 - Historical Theory and Writing (WID)

HIS 425 - History Lab

HIS 430 - History Thesis

HIS 475 - History Internship

HIS 490 - Directed Study - History

HON 100 - Honors Introductory Seminar

HON 400 - Honors Senior Seminar

IND 042 - The Alexander Technique

IND 201 - Nutrition and Health Behavior

IND 203 - Examining Modern Ireland

IND 205 - Memory and Violence in Ireland

IND 230 - Art and Psychology: Introduction to Art Therapy

IND 310 - Research and Peer Consulting

IND 314 - Information Ethics for the 21st Century

IND 320 - Topics in Art Therapy

IND 333 - Democratic Education

IND 340 - Developing Fundraising Leaders Institute

IND 357 - Topic in Interdisciplinary Studies

IND 400 - Interdisciplinary Minor Final Integrative Project

IND 401 - Interdisciplinary Studies Capstone Seminar

ITA 131 - Elementary Italian I

ITA 132 - Elementary Italian II

ITA 231 - Intermediate Italian I

ITA 232 - Intermediate Italian II

ITA 251 - Italy: Language and Identity

ITA 252 - Italian Conversation and Composition

ITA 337 - Contemporary Italy Through Film

ITA 338 - Italian Culture and Civilization

ITA 490 - Directed Study: Topics in Italian (WID)

JRN 100 - Reporting and News Writing

JRN 101 - Advanced Reporting and News Writing (WID)

JRN 222 - Development of American News Media

JRN 309 - Narrative Writing

JRN 313 - Journalism Ethics and Law

JRN 421 - Journalism Practicum

JRN 475 - Internship in Journalism

JRN 490 - Directed Study - Journalism

LAT 131 - Elementary Latin I

LAT 132 - Elementary Latin II

LAT 231 - Intermediate Latin I

LAT 232 - Intermediate Latin II

LC 200 - Learning Community: New Perspectives

LC 202 - Learning Community: Picturing the Word: The Bible in Art

LC 203 - Learning Community: Making a Magazine About Big Questions

LC 204 - Learning Community: Food Justice: The Science and Politics of Our Food

LC 206 - Learning Community: Depression, War & BOOM!

LC 207 - Learning Community: Mathematical Experiments in Computer Science

LC 209 - Learning Community: Organic Chemistry of the Cell

LC 210 - Learning Community: The Legacy of Nazism in Germany and Austria

LC 211 - Learning Community: Is There a Problem Here? (Community Based-Learning)

LC 212 - Learning Community: Revolutionary Sounds

LC 213 - Learning Community: The Compound “I”: Memoir, Fact and Fiction

LC 214 - Learning Community: The Age of Information

LC 215 - Learning Community: The Golden Dome: Studying Massachusetts Internship

LC 217 - Learning Community: Drinking and Drinking Culture Through the Ages

LC 218 - Learning Community: Swords, Saviors and Saints: Global Security & Humanitarianism in Practice

LC 219 - Learning Community: Making the Invisible Visible - Understanding, Programming, & Moralizing Social Networks

LC 221 - Learning Community: Lift Every Voice: The Vocal Revolution

LC 222 - Learning Community: Crime and Punishment in North America

LC 223 - Learning Community: Greek Aesthetics, Archeology & Mathematical Reasoning

LC 224 - Learning Community: What is There Beyond Knowing: Poetry Writing, Poetry Reading

LC 226 - Learning Community: Community Health Promotion

LC 228 - Learning Community: Uncovering Judaism and Nazism in Christian Europe

LC 230 - Learning Community: Through the Looking Glass