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2020-2021 Hill Book (Class of 2024) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
Course Descriptions
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Gender and Sexuality Studies |
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GND 480 - Gender & Sexuality Studies Capstone Seminar Four Credits
Spring Semester
Seminar for Gender and Sexuality Studies majors to identify and develop their required Capstone project, emanating out of a scholarly research question or a critical reflection on an internship experience. Course will include development of research skills specific to Gender Studies, reading and evaluation of model Gender Studies scholarship to learn interdisciplinary and theoretical integration. Students will work on research and writing, conduct peer reviews of each other’s work, prepare for public presentations of their research, and provide a supportive and structured community to execute polished and sophisticated Capstone projects.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): GND 101 , Junior Gender & Sexuality Studies majors.
Note: It is optimal for students to take this course in their Junior year.
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GND 490 - Directed Study - Gender & Sexuality Studies One to Four Credits
Offered as Needed
An in-depth study of an original research question regarding gender and/or sexuality, culminating in a major project. The directed study is supervised by a committee consisting of two or three readers.
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.
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German |
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GRM 131 - Elementary German I Three Credits
Fall Semester
For students with no previous study or 1-2 years of high school German. During the first semester students develop the ability to: when speaking and writing, use short sentences, learned words and phrases, simple questions, and commands; when listening, understand some ideas and familiar details presented in a clear, uncomplicated speech; when reading, understand short texts enhanced by visuals. During the second semester students expand their ability from the first semester, and develop the ability to: when speaking and listening, use and understand learned expressions, sentences, and strings of sentences, questions, and commands; when writing, create simple paragraphs; when reading, understand important ideas and some details in highly contextualized authentic texts. During both semesters content includes: The Self (family, friends, home, rooms, health, school, schedules, leisure activities, campus life, likes and dislikes, shopping, clothes, prices, sizes and quantity, pets and animals) and Beyond Self (geography, topography, direction, buildings and monuments, weather and seasons, symbols, cultural and historical figures, places and events, colors, numbers, days, dates, months, time, food and customs, transportation, travel, and professions and work.)
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GRM 231 - Intermediate German I Three Credits
Fall Semester
In the Intermediate courses students expand their previous ability in their foreign language, and develop the ability to: when speaking, use strings of related sentences; when listening, understand most spoken language when the message is deliberately and carefully conveyed by a speaker accustomed to dealing with learners; when writing, create simple paragraphs; when reading, acquire knowledge and new information from comprehensive authentic text. Content includes topics culturally pertinent to the language; e.g., history, art, literature, music, cultural affairs, and civilization, with an emphasis on significant people and events in these fields. Familiar topics may include career choices, the environment, social issues, and political issues.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): GRM 132 or equivalent.
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GRM 233 - German Through Film Three Credits
Spring Semester
This fourth-semester course uses 5 contemporary German films and a myriad of activities around them to continue the development of skills related to the “5Cs” underlying foreign language pedagogy: Communication, Culture, Connection, Comparison, and Community.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): GRM 231 or equivalent.
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GRM 331 - Germany Since 1945 Three Credits
Fall Semester
For students with three or more years of German. In this fifth-semester course students expand their previous ability in their foreign language, and develop the ability to: when speaking, use simple dialogue of paragraph length in a series of cohesive and coherent paragraphs; when listening, understand most authentic spoken language; when writing, create a series of coherent paragraphs; when reading, acquire knowledge and new information from comprehensive authentic text. Content embraces concepts of broader cultural significance, including institutions, such as the educational system, the government, and political and social issues in the target culture. Both concepts and abstract topics of human and personal interest including music, literature, the arts, and the sciences.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): GRM 233 or equivalent.
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GRM 333 - Germany Today Three Credits
Spring Semester
This sixth-semester course uses the latest events in Germany to refine the skills related to the “5Cs: underlying foreign language pedagogy: Communication, Culture, Connection, Comparison, and Community. Students read, view, discuss, and write about reports of those events in internet editions of German magazines and newspapers and internet videos.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): GRM 331 or equivalent.
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GRM 490 - Directed Study: Topics in German (WID) One to Four Credits
Offered as Needed
Opportunity for upper-level students to do an advanced research project or investigation in a German field of special interest not covered by a normally-scheduled course. The student and a full-time faculty member familiar with the student’s area of interest agree on a plan of study and research and on evaluation methods.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Approval of a faculty member willing to supervise the project and the Department Chair or Program Director; and submission of the online Directed Study Application and Contract to the Registrar’s Office.
General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines
Note: Students must complete 45 hours work/semester per credit.
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Graphic Design |
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VPG 101 - Graphic Design Foundations Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This course is an introduction to the field of graphic design. Students learn the various processes involved in graphic design from initial ideas/concepts through working stages to finished presentation, applying the principles of design to projects pertaining to the design and production of primary print and screen-based solutions. Students sharpen basic computer skills in preparing their projects using Adobe software Illustrator and InDesign. Basic Adobe Photoshop is also introduced.
Note: Course was formerly listed as VPG 202.
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VPG 201 - Typography: Letterforms and Words in Graphic Design Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Students are introduced to typography and its role in the visualization of language. Studio work, discussions and lectures will focus on the art of the basic letterform and its anatomy, major type families and characteristics, typographic contrast and hierarchy, as well as legibility and readability. Students will build skills in conceptual thinking, expressive typography, and the art of typesetting with attention to form and peace, for small to large amounts of text, across various types of media. Students will use digital media as well as traditional methods to develop visual projects.
Note: Course was formerly offered as VPG 303.
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VPG 204 - Digital and Graphic Imaging Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semester
In this hands-on studio course, students learn the concepts of digital illustration for use in the graphic design field. The technologies of vector (graphic) and raster (photographic) image making will be studies using the software Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. Projects will focus on illustrative solutions for various design problems. These may include the making of logos, symbols, and icons as well as illustrations for use in advertising, publication, package design, website design, as well as other graphic design applications.
Course Applies to: Digital Humanities
Note: Formerly offered as VPG 203.
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VPG 205 - Type and Image Three Credits
Spring Semester
This is a further exploration of typography with a focus on the interaction between image and type. Projects will support the exploration of combining these elements in ways that allow designers to convey information with meaning, expression and clarity. Students will develop craftsmanship and problem-solving techniques with respect to dealing with type and image issues across various media.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): VPG 201 and VPG 204 .
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VPG 302 - Package Design Three Credits
Fall Semester
This studio course is an introduction to the design of packaging. Students will explore the concept of brand identity and apply branding strategies to the design and production of packaging for products that are common in today’s market. Students will learn how to design visual continuity for a 3-D format. Sustainable/environmentally-conscious packaging materials will be explored.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): VPG 101 or (VPG 202)
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VPG 304 - Advertising Design Three Credits
Spring Semester
Explores advertising concepts, media and techniques. Projects simulate actual work performed at an advertising agency. Students will experience the role of an advertising designer as they develop skills in producing design for various media.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): VPG 101 or (VPG 202)
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VPG 305 - Web Site Design Three Credits
Fall Semester
This introductory course covers the processes involved in making visual communication for the web. Aesthetic concerns, conceptual skills, and technical/production procedures will be covered to facilitate understanding of and participation in the process of web design. Students will work through initial ideas to a finished presentation. Very basic HTML and an introduction to Adobe Dreamweaver will be covered. Most of the course will center on using Adobe Muse to work on design solutions for stated needs.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): VPG 101 (or VPG 202)
Course Applies to: Digital Humanities, Management of Information Systems
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VPG 306 - Motion Graphics Three Credits
Spring Semester
This studio design course is an introduction to the use of computer software to create animations and time-based visuals for use in professional applications such as advertising, multimedia, film, video and the web. The expressive and informative impact of motion and time when presenting screen-based graphics, type and sound will be exposed. Software will include Adobe After Affects and Macromedia Flash.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): VPG 101 (or VPG 202)
Course Applies to: Digital Humanities
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VPG 307 - 3-D Graphics, Illustration and Animation Three Credits
Fall Semester
This studio graphic design course explores within the computer the construction, modeling and rendering of simulated 3-D objects in a virtual space. These objects are then photographed with a virtual still or movie camera to produce a digital illustration or animation. The course emphasizes 3-D graphics to solve various design problems. The use of sound in animation will be introduced.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): VPG 101 (or VPG 202)
Course Applies to: Digital Humanities
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VPG 308 - Publication Design Three Credits
Spring Semester
In this hands-on studio class students will learn to design for publications. The structure, construction, and production of magazines, newspapers, corporate publication will be explored, along with their conceptual and aesthetic attributes and environmental concerns.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): VPG 201 (or VPG 303)
Note: Course was formerly offered as VPG 230.
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VPG 309 - Interactive Design Three Credits
Spring Semesters
Mobile applications present unique challenges. This course will explore what is needed in designing visual interfaces for multiple types of mobile devices. Students in this class will engage in the entire design process - from conceptualizing the initial modality according to client needs and content, to putting in place a navigational and screen experience that is user friendly and appealing. By the end of the course, students will be able to effectively work with content for mobile devices in ways which provide a compelling experience for the user and as a result, ensure client satisfaction.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): VPG 101 .
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VPG 320 - Topics in Graphic Design Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This special topics course may be offered by faculty in a focused area of graphic design study and may vary from semester to semester.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Course may be taken three times. Open to junior and senior Graphic Design majors.
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VPG 405 - Advanced Study in Graphic Design Three Credits
Spring Semester
Opportunity for graphic design majors to pursue advanced projects and research related to their individual needs and interests. Critiques with other members of the class will help to give additional assessment and are an important component of the course.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Consent of Instructor.
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VPG 423 - Graphic Design Portfolio Three Credits
Fall Semester
In this required Capstone course for Graphic Design majors, students will assemble a professional level portfolio. Each senior will review previous work and be guided to choose and develop significant design projects appropriate for specific career choices, including programs and job interviews.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Senior standing.
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VPG 475 - Internship in Graphic Design Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
The internship is designed to give students practical, hands-on, real world experience in the field of Graphic Design. Students apply knowledge, concepts and skills acquired in the classroom, to work on client assignments and take on responsibilities associated with a professional position.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Open to Graphic Design majors with a minimum major GPA of a 3.00. Must complete the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” process found under the myPlans tab in myHill to register for this internship.
Note: An Intern will typically spend at least 8-10 hours/week for a minimum of 112 hours on site to earn 3 credits.
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VPG 490 - Directed Study - Graphic Design One to Three Credits
Offered as Needed
Supervised reading and research directed by Department member in a subject in which the student has 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. A max of 3 Directed Study credits may fulfill an appropriate slot in the major.
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Healthcare Administration |
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HCA 101 - American Sign Language I Three Credits
Fall Semester
Introduces American Sign Language and deaf culture, focusing on frequently used signs, basic rules of grammar, non-manual aspects of ASL, introductory fingerspelling, and some cultural features of the deaf community.
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HCA 102 - American Sign Language II Three Credits
Spring Semester
Continues basic language and culture study. Offers an opportunity to build receptive and expressive ASL vocabulary. Topics include the use of signing space and further use of non-manual components, including facial expression and body postures.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HCA 101 .
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HCA 103 - Introduction to Gerontology Three Credits
Fall Semester
The process of aging. How does and will it affect me personally? What is our national response to the problems associated with aging? How does ageism, or aged-based prejudice affect society? What social, governmental, financial, and healthcare systems operate to help the aged and in what ways do they fail? What can I do to change that? Students identify and combat ageism, in themselves and in other social institutions. Distinctions between normal aging and disorders which occur in the older people. Bio-psycho- social theories of aging. Evaluation of aging services.
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HCA 105 - Healthcare Foundations Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Examines the parts of the healthcare system in the U.S. in light of the Affordable Care Act and stresses the patient and family as the primary focus of the system. Who are the players in health services? What are the structures of the system and the behaviors of the system participants, and how does our present system prevent meaningful reform?
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HCA 170 - Disability? Three Credits
Not Offered 2018-2019
What do the words disability, handicapped and challenged really mean? In what ways am I disabled and how can I use that knowledge? What has science contributed to our challenged populations? What are the personal and societal values toward challenged populations? How have history and religion contributed to those values? Am I, are we, doing enough? Students review personal and societal fears about disability, learn to confront and change negative attitudes and values, understand medical causes, effects and treatment of a wide range of clinical disorders, and develop a belief and value system which includes positive attitudes toward the emotionally and physically challenged.
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HCA 191 - AIDS and Emerging Infections Three Credits
Fall Semester
An examination of the biomedical, social, cultural, political, and historical issues surrounding AIDS and emerging infections.
General Education Attribute(s): Natural Scientific Inquiry
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HCA 200 - Creative Process Three Credits
Fall Semester
Developed to respond to an environment of shrinking resources and expanding regulation, this course explores the creative process. Examine theory and practice methods to increase creative potential in yourself and those around you. Turn problems into challenges with active practice of theoretical concepts; consider issues of ethics, supervision, innovation, productivity, resource management and service development in the light of what is known about creativity. This course is designed for any student.
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HCA 203 - Statistics for Healthcare Managers Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This course provides students with an introduction to the concepts and methods of descriptive and inferential statistics and their use within healthcare organizations in carry out operations and strategic planning functions.
General Education Attribute(s): Statistical Reasoning
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HCA 205 - Computers in Healthcare Administration Three Credits
Spring Semester
Role of computers in healthcare: electronic health records, health IT, regulations imposed by Affordable Care Act, are some of the topics that will be examined.
Course Applies to: Management of Information systems
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HCA 208 - The Continuum of Long-Term Healthcare Service Three Credits
Spring Semester
The course examines medical care from hospitals to hospices, from nursing homes to informal care giving. Case management, financing, and ethical issues are studied and evaluated. Focus is placed on the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of clients and families. Case studies are emphasized.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HCA 105 .
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HCA 209 - Public and Community Health Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters (not offered Fall 2019)
This course reviews the principles, legal authority, historical development, and future of public health. The specific mission of public health with respect to the following topics is discussed: infectious disease, environmental health, maternal and child health, AIDS, substance abuse, and tobacco control. Disparities in health status, the relationship of poverty to poor health, the prioritization of the most prominent community health problems, and the mobilization of local resources to address them are considered.
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HCA 219 - Epidemiology Three Credits
Fall & Spring Semesters
The role of epidemiology as a tool for analyzing health problems in managerial settings. Introduction to study designs, bias, confounding, and significance; association and causation.
General Education Attribute(s): Natural Scientific Inquiry (for last time Fall 2018)
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HCA 220 - Healthcare Policy and Politics Three Credits
Fall Semester
Historical development of the nation’s system of healthcare. Review of healthcare policy development and implementation at the local, state, and federal levels; major healthcare and related social issues and concerns are addressed in both readings and class discussions.
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HCA 230 - Healthcare Administration Accounting Three Credits
Fall Semester
Fundamental introduction to accounting in the healthcare sector. Emphasis on understanding corporate financial statements as a basis for decision making, quality improvement, and planning.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Open to Healthcare Administration majors and minors only.
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HCA 250 - Mind, Body, Spirit, and Health Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
This course reviews alternative approaches to health promotion and health interventions. It contrasts Western medicine with strategies that utilize the mind and spirit in building defenses against illness and in coping with the problems of chronic pain. The increasing roles of these alternative approaches in current healthcare delivery systems are discussed.
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HCA 300 - Quality Assessment Methods Three Credits
Not Offered 2018-2019
The purpose of this course is twofold: to provide the tools necessary to conduct patient-based assessments that meet the internal and external measurement needs of community medical practices, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities; to provide a working knowledge of the essential qualitative and quantitative Continuous Quality Improvement measurement techniques necessary for process improvement in healthcare facilities.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HCA 105 .
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HCA 301 - Health Communication Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Introduction to the theory and practice of communication within the healthcare context. Topics include interpersonal communication (e.g., provider-patient, physician-nurse, family-patient, family-provider), communication within health service organizations, and external communication between health service organizations and third-party payers and regulators (e.g., conflict management, negotiation, public relations). Designed for those majoring or minoring in Communication or Healthcare Administration; recommended for anyone interested in working in a facility providing healthcare services.
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HCA 303 - Quality Improvement and Methods in Healthcare Three Credits
Not Offered 2018-2019
Examines the critical principles underlying quality improvement principles and practices in the context of healthcare: motivating clinicians and patients to change their behavior; methodologies for motivation; models or paradigms that govern professional thinking.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HCA 105 .
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HCA 321 - Economics of Healthcare Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Economic analysis of healthcare delivery markets, physician and nurse shortages, insurance industry distortions, models of hospital behavior, demand and supply considerations, impact of market failure.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): ECO 176 or the First-Year Seminar equivalent.
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HCA 323 - Healthcare Law Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Examines legal issues in provision of healthcare services. What are the three sources of law? What should you do if your healthcare facility is sued for malpractice? What is informed consent? Do you have to tell a patient everything? What should be documented in a medical record and when can such a record be released? When can a patient refuse treatment? When can a healthcare facility refuse to treat a patient? What are a patient’s rights? Negotiation and legal writing skills are developed. Recommended for anyone interested in working in a facility providing healthcare social services, either as a manager or a provider.
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HCA 325 - Healthcare Finance Three Credits
Fall Semester
Focuses on: How do I make sense of financial statements? How can I use accounting information to manage effectively? How can I determine the relative “health” of healthcare organizations? How can I budget more effectively? What special issues are raised in the complex area of third-party insurance reimbursement and how will that affect an organization’s behavior?
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HCA 326 - Healthcare Supply Chain Management Three Credits
Fall Semester (Not Offered Fall 2019)
The role of supply chain management in the healthcare industries: what are supply chains and how do they work? The course studies not only traditional logistics or operation management but also marketing, new product development, finance, and customer service. Material presented in lectures and through case studies.
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HCA 330 - Healthcare Product and Service Delivery Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course is intended to teach the skills needed to keep organizations competitive in the constantly changing healthcare environment. The course discusses developments in the healthcare field that require managers to have heightened skills in strategic planning and competitive analysis. The course also examines the models that exist for delivering quality service to consumers and how to build a base of loyal customers.
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HCA 334 - Comparative Health Systems Three Credits
Spring Semester
An examination of the organization, finance, and performance of healthcare systems in selected developed and developing countries to identify possible lessons that can be applied to other healthcare systems. Also, a consideration of the impact of globalization on health services delivery: greater consumer responsibility, demographic shifts, regulatory approval schemes, intellectual property processes, public reporting of provider quality, and performance-adjusted reimbursement.
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HCA 335 - Healthcare Employment Law Three Credits
Spring Semester
Examines legal issues regarding interviewing, hiring, and disciplining employees. What questions can you legally not ask during an interview? What shouldn’t you say in a reference? When can you legally fire an employee? Are personnel policies on a contract between the employer and the employee? Training and motivational skills developed.
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HCA 336 - Supervision/Leadership Three Credits
Fall Semester
How do I establish a proper work setting, getting the most from myself and those who work for me? How do I hire, discipline and fire employees? How do I set proper objectives for the work environment? How do I counsel the “problem employee”? Heavy use of casework and role play with significant focus on understanding and using leadership styles, and developing conflict resolution and negotiating skills.
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HCA 337 - Strategic Management of Healthcare Organizations Three Credits
Not Offered 2018-2019
Strategy formulation and evaluation for healthcare organizations. Employing an extensive study of strategic concepts along with case studies, this course will focus on evaluating the external and internal environments of organizations. Tools and techniques for analyzing strategies will also be introduced.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HCA 336 .
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HCA 410 - Healthcare Administration Senior Seminar (WID) Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Stresses problem identification, selection of alternative solutions, solution implementation and evaluation; case method is used; management memos and senior research paper required.
General Education Attribute(s): Capstone, Writing-in-the-Disciplines
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HCA 411 - Topics in Healthcare Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
The Healthcare Administration Department occasionally offers courses devoted to special topics in healthcare that explore current issues and emerging approaches in management, policy, and analytics. These courses can involve readings, discussions, written assignments, and community-based learning components.
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HCA 475 - Internship in Healthcare Administration Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters/Summer
Usually fulfilled by a 400-hour, for-credit experience in the summer between third and fourth years. Tailored to the student, placement requires a high level of employment-like preparation (resumes, interview, etc.). Student evaluation is performed by the on-site preceptor and faculty advisor. Locations may be selected from medical organizations affiliated with the program or identified by the student with respect to geographic needs or other criteria. Paid stipend usually available.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Must complete the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” process found under the myPlans tab in myHill to register for this Internship.
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HCA 490 - Directed Studies Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Supervised reading and research. Permission of faculty member directing the project and the Department Chairperson required.
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HCA 495 - Healthcare Field Study Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
A limited number of 10 hours per week field studies are available each semester. For the highly motivated student.
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HSC 218 - Nutrition Three Credits
Fall Semester
An introduction to nutritional biology. Topics include: nutrients and their role in growth, development, health and disease treatment.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): BIO 101 or BIO 203 .
Note: Recommended for science majors and for students interested in nutrition-related fields.
Formerly offered as BIO 218. Students may not take both.
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HSC 220 - Community Nutrition Three Credits
Alternate Years Spring 2019, 2021
Students will become familiar with community-based programs focused on nutrition and those in which nutrition is a component. Students will develop a practical knowledge, innovative approaches to community nutrition as well as an understanding of different nutritional needs of varying cultural and demographic populations. Through field visits, students engage in dialogue with public health experts who influence community nutrition practice.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HSC 218 or BIO 218.
Note: Course was formerly offered as BIO 220. Students may not take both.
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HSC 276 - Clinical Epidemiology Three Credits
Spring Semesters
Epidemiology is the science of measuring the distribution of diseases in a population, uncovering factors that influence those distributions, and evaluating health interventions. Clinical Epidemiology will introduce you to the fundamental concepts of epidemiology and demonstrate application through the lens of relevant health issues. Furthermore, you will develop literacy in genetic and molecular approaches of modern epidemiology that elucidate the impact of gene-environmental interactions on health and trace the transmission and evolution of disease-causing agents.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): BIO 101
Corequisite(s): BIO 261 or PSY 261
Course Applies to: Health Science
Note: Not open to Healthcare Administration majors. (should take HCA 219).
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HSC 350 - Understanding Health Disparities (WID) Four Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This course involves an exploration of the social factors that influence the distribution and treatment of illness in society. The class will also include a critical examination of the U.S. health care system and the evolution of the doctor-patient relationship in our society. In addition, we will explore factors that increase an individual’s risk for health issues such as culture, gender, race and the environment. You will be presented with cross-cultural views on a variety of health problems, and you will be expected to come prepared to think critically about these problems and to participate fully in class discussions.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Only open to Junior and Senior Health Science Majors.
General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines
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HSC 470 - Capstone Clinical Internship in Health Science Four Credits
Fall, Spring, and Summer Session
The Clinical Internship Capstone course will provide Health Science majors with a rich clinical and research experience related to their area of clinical interest. The clinical internship may be taken for one semester Junior year, the summer between Junior and Senior Year, or Senior year; or 112 hours of relevant clinical experience (e.g. volunteering and/or shadowing in hospitals, clinics, private practices, working as an EMT or CNA, etc.) An accompanying in-depth research paper is required as part of the Capstone.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Open to Junior or Senior Health Science majors. Must submit the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” found under the myPlans tab in myHill.
General Education Attribute(s): Capstone
Note: An Intern will typically spend at least 8-10 hours/week for a minimum of 112 hours on site on site plus the on-campus class to earn 4 credits.
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HSC 475 - Internship in Health Science Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters, Summer Session
112 hours of relevant clinical experience (e.g., volunteering and/or shadowing in hospitals, clinics, private practices, working as an EMT or CNA, etc.).
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Must complete the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” process found under the myPlans tab in myHill to register for this Internship.
Note: An Intern will typically spend at least 8-10 hours/week for a minimum of 112 hours on site to earn 3 credits. Only HSC 470 - Capstone Clinical Internship in Health Science counts towards the major.
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HIS 100/112 - Heretics, Reformers and Radicals: Women & Power in American History (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically
This course focuses on women who challenged the gendered hierarchies of their eras. We will examine a collection of women from the 17th to the 20th centuries who developed new modes of exercising power in American public life and overturned longstanding ideas about the weakness and subordination of women.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 112 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 112, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Course Applies to: American Studies, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 100/113 - Faith & Violence in Early Modern Europe (Core/First Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Fall Semester
This course introduces students to college-level historical research within a specific topical framework: religious violence, persecution and conflict in post-Reformation Europe. Using primary and secondary readings, students will analyze the willingness to kill (inquisitions, witch hunts, religious warfare), the willingness to die (martyrdom), and the emergence of religious toleration and coexistence.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 113 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): When offered as HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills History Cornerstone Requirement.
When offered as HIS 113 for 4-credits, fulfills First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone Requirements.
Note: Considered a European History.
Course does not count toward Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 100/118 - Beneath the Skull and Cross Bones: A Global History of Piracy (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Fall 2012
We explore the global phenomenon of piracy from the ancient Mediterranean to modern Somalia. We examine the daily lives of pirates and the role pirates played in global political, social, and economic transformations. We question the origins and consequences of piracy highlighting major events and personalities in the history of piracy.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 118 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 118, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Note: Considered a World History.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 100/119 - Chuck Berry’s America: The United States from 1955 to 1965 (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically
An examination of how entrenched ideas about race, gender, sexuality, class, age roles and social behavior all came under direct challenge with the emergence of rock and roll and youth culture during the tumultuous decade from 1955 to 1965.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 119 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 119, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 100/120 - Crosscurrents and Connections: Encounters in the Atlantic World (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically
In this course we will view early America through the lens of migration and Atlantic history: exploring the intersections and linkages between Old World and New, and the experience and voices of those who crossed the Atlantic up to the nineteenth century.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 120 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 120, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Course Applies to: Latin American & Caribbean Studies (with permission of the LACS Program Director).
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 100/122 - China Rising: The Re-emergence of a Global Superpower (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically
China is a political and economic juggernaut in the 21st century, but has also been a vibrant center of global trade and socio-cultural influence for millennia. We explore this long and turbulent history, from the Silk Roads to first encounters between cultures, from diplomacy and war to power struggles between East and West.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 122 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 122, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Course Applies to: Asian Studies
Note: Considered a World History.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 100/128 - The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically
Frederick Douglass’ heroic journey from slavery to freedom in antebellum America illuminates–in lightning flashes–a nation riven by race, region, economy and differing conceptions of justice and morality. The course weaves literature, film, and primary materials, tracing Douglass’s complex life and times and introducing students to college-level historical inquiry.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 128 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 128, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Course Applies to: American Studies, Digital Humanities
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 100/130 - American Family History (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically
This seminar focuses on the changing American family, its myths and realities, and places it in historical, cultural, economic, and philosophic contexts. What are the consequences of the many illusions and fallacies that Americans have generated around family life? Frequent short writing assignments, multimedia blogging, and archival labs based on primary sources will be part of the fabric of this course, which will conclude with making digital stories, short films based on individual family history.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 130 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 130, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Course Applies to: American Studies, Digital Humanities
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 100/131 - Medicine, Healthcare and Society in Europe, 1000-1700 (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically
Surveys the history of medical knowledge and practice in medieval and early modern Europe. Through primary and secondary readings, students will gain a historical perspective on doctor-patient relationships, diagnosing illness, anatomy and dissection, explanations of sex and gender difference, contagious disease, religious and magical beliefs about healing, and the connection between mental, physical, and spiritual health.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 131 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 131, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Note: Considered a European History.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 100/133 - Asian American History (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically
Survey of Asian migration to and experiences in the United States from mid-nineteenth century to the present. Follows East, Southeast and Asian migrants through gold mines and sugar plantations, on the first transcontinental railroad and on agricultural frontiers, through struggles over citizenship and identity politics. Themes include immigration, race relations and multiculturalism in modern United States history.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 133 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 133, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Course Applies to: American Studies, Asian Studies
Note: Considered a United States or World History.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 100/135 - Revolutionary History: Hamilton (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically
The hit Broadway musical “Hamilton” has inspired audiences around the world with its hip-hop styled interpretation of the life and times of Alexander Hamilton and his band of revolutionary brothers. But how familiar are we with the actual history the musical presents? This course examines both the irreverent musical and the revolutionary history that informs it, analyzing the biographies and historical contexts of Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, George Washington, Elizabeth and Angelica Schuyler, and the famous duel that ended one founder’s life and another’s promising career. We will look at the complicated personalities and politics of these figures and analyze “who lives, who dies, who tells your story.”
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 135 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 135, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Course Applies to: American Studies
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 100/136 - Fact or Fiction? Myth, Reality and Conspiracy in America (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically
What do “alternative facts,” beliefs in UFOs and space aliens, Christian millennialism, competing theories about the JFK assassination, the Death of Elvis Presley, or the controversy surrounding Barack Obama’s American citizenship have in common? This course explores, through writing and focused research, historical, cultural, and political myths and conspiracies in American culture, focusing on the changeable and sometimes fantastic nature of historical truth.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 136 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 136, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Course Applies to: American Studies
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 100/142 - Crime, Punishment, and Justice in Europe, 1000-1700 (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Periodically or As Needed
Thieves, murderers, bigamists, witches, con artists, prostitutes, counterfeiters, and assassins don’t tend to show up much in the glossy pages of your average European history textbook - but you can tell a lot about a society by looking at its deviants, outcasts, and villains. This course explores how concepts of criminality, justice, and punishment emerged and evolved in medieval and Renaissance Europe. Along the way, we’ll examine when and why juries replaced trial by combat, the reasoning behind public executions, beliefs in witchcraft and demon possession, and how authorities used criminal prosecutions to stifle dissent and enforce strict social and religious hierarchies.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 142 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): When offered as HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone Requirement.
When offered as HIS 142, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone Requirements.
Note: Considered a European History.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 101/115 - The Declaration of Independence in World History (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically
Introduces students to one of the most significant documents in world history: The Declaration of Independence. We will read the original draft to uncover the elusive document’s “original meaning.” Then, we will examine the intellectual and political underpinnings of the Declaration along with its impact on world history.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 115 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 101, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 115, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Note: Considered a World History.
Counts towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 101/116 - Antisemitism, Nazism, and the Holocaust (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically
An examination of Europe’s antisemitic past that culminated in the rise of National Socialism and the Holocaust of European Jews. Special emphasis will be given to eyewitness biographical accounts of this tragic history.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 116 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 101, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 116, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Note: Considered a European History.
Counts towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 101/117 - Pathfinders: A Global History of Exploration (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically
The history of exploration is the history of convergence-how humans knit together the globe after tens of thousands of years of divergence. From Polynesian seafarers to Christopher Columbus and from the Vikings to David Livingstone, we examine the pathfinders who have shaped our world.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 117 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 101, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 117, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Course Applies to: Latin American & Caribbean Studies (with permission of the LACS Program Director).
Note: Considered a World History.
Counts towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 101/124 - History of American Freedom (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically
This course examines the idea of freedom in U.S. history from the American Revolution to the present. It focuses on how this idea, so central to American identity, has evolved and has been contested throughout the nation’s history.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 124 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 101, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 124, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Counts towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 101/125 - The Ancient Dead: Mummies and Other Ancestors (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically
This course explores world history through the study of human remains and the human culture surrounding the dead. Through various windows on social history, this will allow a historical survey of human beliefs about life, death and the afterlife, and its relationship to the present.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 125 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 101, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 125, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Note: Considered a World History.
Counts towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 101/126 - Shamans, Prophets and Saints: Mystics in World History (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically
“Strange” individuals who journey into other realms of consciousness have been central not only as spiritual or religious guides but as lawgivers, healers, poets, scientists, and even rulers. The course investigates three overlapping categories, tracing their history through various societies and cultural traditions, from Neolithic times up to the present.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 126 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 101, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 126, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Note: Considered a World History.
Counts towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 101/134 - Money and Power in Europe, 1000-1700 (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically
Examines the role of money, trade and banking in medieval and early modern European history. Topics include the Mediterranean trading networks of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, medieval entrepreneurship, the Hanseatic League, workers’ revolts after the Black Death, dynastic politics in the Italian Renaissance, the international banking networks of the Medici and the Fuggers, mercenaries and war financing, religious and ethical debates about banking and credit, and the Dutch tulip craze of the seventeenth century.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 134 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 101, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 134, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Note: Considered a European History.
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HIS 141 - History and Horror (First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Fall Semester
An examination of the history of horror films. This course is an excursion that will compare and contrast the fictional world of the macabre with the historical realities that form and challenge our social and cultural lives. With the aid of film, this course will analyze the phenomenon of the horror genre down through the ages.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 141 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 241, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 141, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Course Applies to: Cinema Studies
Note: Can be considered a United States or European History.
Students may not take both HIS 141 and HIS 241.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 205 - Irish American Experience Three Credits
Spring Semester
Irish background, different waves of Irish immigration, Irish contributions to politics, religion, business and fine arts, as well as the different interpretations of the Irish experience in America.
Course Applies to: American Studies
Note: Considered a United States History.
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HIS 209 - Native American History Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
An interdisciplinary survey of the aboriginal inhabitants of North America from pre-history to the present. Confronts long-standing stereotypes of Native Americans and seeks a deeper understanding of native beliefs, values, and historical experiences. Course deals extensively with European and Native American encounters and evaluates their continuing impact on indigenous communities.
Course Applies to: American Studies, Anthropology
Note: Considered a United States or World History.
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HIS 214 - Ireland: From Colony to Nation State Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
An introduction to Ireland: its history, people, culture, and mystique. This course explores Irish history from the Norman invasion to the present. Topics include the Cromwellian settlement of Ireland, the Anglo-Irish estate system, revolution and nationalism in Ireland from 1780, the Great Famine, and Irish emigration.
Note: Considered a European History.
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HIS 219 - History of World Economic Development Three Credits
Fall Semester
For description, see ECO 219 .
Course Applies to: Asian Studies, Anthropology, Middle Eastern Studies, and Latin American & Caribbean Studies (with permission of the LACS Program Director)
Note: Considered a World History.
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HIS 220 - Comparative Empires: Spain and Portugal Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
Investigation of the historical foundations and development of the Iberian Empires of Spain and Portugal, the first global maritime empires of the modern era, and evaluation of their historical significance; Columbus and the age of exploration and conquest; and the maturation and decline of the Iberian Empires.
Course Applies to: Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Note: Considered a European and World History.
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HIS 221 - Ancient Mediterranean Greece and Rome Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
A study of the ancient civilizations that coalesced into Hellenistic Culture with a focus on the political, institutional, and intellectual movements, which provided the context for the development of European Civilization.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
Note: Considered a European History.
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HIS 225 - History and Film Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
For years, Hollywood has offered an array of films, both epic and provincial, that center upon events in history. Using primary and secondary written accounts, this course will view a comparative selection of these films in the search for “historical” truth.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
Course Applies to: American Studies
Note: Considered a United States and European History.
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HIS 227 - Renaissance and Revolutions: Early Modern Europe Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
This course examines the major developments of a pivotal time in European history known as the Early Modern Era (1400-1800). These developments include the educational reforms of the Renaissance, the religious change and violence of the Reformation, the rise of centralized monarchies, European expansion overseas, the Enlightenment, and democratic revolutions.
General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions
Note: Considered a European History.
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HIS 228 - History of U.S. Foreign Relations Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
In this survey of American foreign relations from the late eighteenth century to the recent past, we will explore significant trends and changes to explain the movement of the United States from a fledgling nation, to regional power, to global empire, and, finally, to declining superpower.
Course Applies to: American Studies
Note: Considered a United States History.
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HIS 229 - Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
This history of women, men and gender in early modern Europe, between the Renaissance and the early nineteenth century. The course will consider philosophical, medical and religious beliefs about women and men, and the real and imagined roles that women played in early modern society: queens, scientists, healers, witches and saints.
Course Applies to: Gender & Sexuality Studies
Note: Considered a European History.
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HIS 233 - American Catholic Social History Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
An historical presentation of the numerous social issues, conflicts, and varied solutions in American Catholicism from the late 19th century forward with emphasis on how the many issues of society impacted Catholicism. The course demonstrates how the application of faith and various theological and philosophical theories were used in resolution of social conflict.
General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions, Moral Inquiry
Course Applies to: American Studies
Note: Considered a United States History.
Cross-listed with RST 233 .
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HIS 234 - The Civil Rights Movement 1945-1966 (History Cornerstone) Three Credits
Periodically or As Needed
The American Civil Rights Movement arose out of the centuries-long efforts of the African American community to resist and overcome the injustices of slavery, racism, and segregation. African Americans’ experiences during an immediately after World War II laid the foundation for the civil rights struggle of the 1950s and 1960s. This course explores this pivotal period in American history through the documentary record, photography, art, literature, film, and music.
General Education Attribute(s): History Cornerstone
Course Applies to: American Studies
Note: Considered a United States History
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HIS 241 - History and Horror (History Cornerstone) Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
An examination of the history of horror films. This course is an excursion that will compare and contrast the fictional world of the macabre with the historical realities that form and challenge our social and cultural lives. With the aid of film, this course will analyze the phenomenon of the horror genre down through the ages.
General Education Attribute(s): History Cornerstone
Course Applies to: Cinema Studies
Note: Considered United States or European History.
Course is the equivalent to HIS 141. Students may not take both HIS 141 (FYS) and HIS 241.
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HIS 244 - Colonial Latin America Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
A survey of the historical, economic, political, social, and cultural development of colonial Latin America from before the European discovery to the era of independence. It addresses the major themes and substance of the three centuries of colonial government and an appreciation for the complexity and diversity of colonial Latin America.
Course Applies to: Anthropology, Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Note: Considered a World History.
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HIS 245 - Modern France Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
An examination of the rise of modern France from the 1789 Revolution to France’s role in the search for European Union. This includes a study of the reign of Napoleon, the Franco- Prussian War, the German Occupation and the Vichy regime, and De Gaulle and the Fifth Republic. The course will place special emphasis on the lives of French men and women.
Note: Considered a European History.
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HIS 247 - Modern Germany Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
A history of Modern Germany from the 1871 unification under Chancellor Otto von Bismark through the fall of the Berlin Wall and reunification in 1990. The course material will consider such topics as German colonization, the World Wars, National Socialism, and Communism.
Note: Considered a European History.
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