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ENV 375 - Topics in Environmental Studies Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This topical course may be offered by faculty in a focused area of environmental study and may vary from semester to semester.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Vary by topic.
Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered each semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
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ENV 376 - Topics in Environmental Sciences Three Credits
Spring Semester
This topical course may be offered by faculty in a focused area of environmental science and may vary from semester to semester.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Vary by topic.
Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ. Specific topics and descriptions offered each semester can be found on the Registrar’s website.
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ENV 470 - Environmental Senior Seminar One Credit
Spring Semester
Senior environmental sciences & studies majors come together weekly with the Program Director to discuss and analyze senior capstone work, with a focus on further developing student skill in interdisciplinary thinking.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Senior Environmental Studies or Sciences major.
Note: Must be taken during or after one of three Environmental senior capstone experiences ( , , )
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ENV 475 - Environmental Internship Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Opportunity for qualified students to gain practical experience in an environmental company, agency, or organization under professional supervision.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Must complete the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” process found under the myPlans tab in myHill to register for this Internship.
Note: An Intern will typically spend at least 8-10 hours/week for a minimum of 112 hours on site to earn 3 credits.
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ENV 490 - Directed Study - Environmental One to Four Credits
Offered as Needed
Opportunity for upper level students to do advanced study with a faculty mentor in a specialized area of environmental studies.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Approval of a faculty member willing to supervise the project and the Department Chair or Program Director; and submission of the online Directed Study Application and Contract to the Registrar’s Office.
Note: Students must complete 45 hours work/semester per credit.
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ENV 496 - Independent Research - Environmental One to Four Credits
Offered as Needed
Opportunity for a student to conduct research in a specialized area of Environmental Science or Studies under the direction of a faculty member.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Approval of a faculty member willing to supervise the research and the Department Chair or Program Director; and submission of the online Independent Research Application and Contract to the Registrar’s Office.
Note: Students must complete 45 hours work/semester per credit.
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ENV 497 - Senior Thesis Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Independent scholarly work under the guidance of a faculty member, resulting in a substantial written work.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Permission of the Instructor and Program Director.
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FRN 131 - Elementary French I Three Credits
Fall Semester
For students with no previous study or 1-2 years of high school French. During the first semester students develop the ability to: when speaking and writing, use short sentences, learned words and phrases, simple questions, and commands; when listening, understand some ideas and familiar details presented in a clear, uncomplicated speech; when reading, understand short texts enhanced by visuals. During the second semester students expand their ability from the first semester, and develop the ability to: when speaking and listening, use and understand learned expressions, sentences, and strings of sentences, questions, and commands; when writing, create simple 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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FRN 132 - Elementary French II Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course is a continuation of .
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): .
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FRN 231 - Intermediate French I Three Credits
Fall Semester
For students with 2-3 years of high school French. In the Intermediate courses students expand their previous ability in their foreign language, and develop the ability to: when speaking, use strings of related sentences; when listening, understand most spoken language when the message is deliberately and carefully conveyed by a speaker accustomed to dealing with learners; when writing, create simple paragraphs; when reading, acquire knowledge and new information from comprehensive authentic text. Content includes topics culturally pertinent to the language; e.g., history, art, literature, music, cultural affairs, and civilization, with an emphasis on significant people and events in these fields. Familiar topics may include career choices, the environment, social issues, and political issues.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 132 or equivalent.
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FRN 331 - Perspectives in French Language and Culture I Three Credits
Fall Semester
For students with three or more years of French. In this course students expand their previous ability in their foreign language, and develop the ability to: when speaking, use simple dialogue of paragraph length in a series of cohesive and coherent paragraphs; when listening, understand most authentic spoken language; when writing, create a series of coherent paragraphs; when reading, acquire knowledge and new information from comprehensive authentic text. Content embraces concepts of broader cultural significance, including institutions, such as the educational system, the government, and political and social issues in the target culture. Both concepts and abstract topics of human and personal interest including music, literature, the arts, and the sciences.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 232 or equivalent.
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FRN 333 - French Culture and Civilization I Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
Study of contemporary French culture and its recent history, social issues, economy, attitudes and institutions.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): (Recommended 4 years of high school French) FRN 332 or higher.
Course Applies to: Anthropology
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FRN 334 - French Culture and Civilization II Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
This course is a continuation of .
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 333 or equivalent. (Recommended 4 years of high school French)
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FRN 335 - Survey of French Literature I Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
Survey of writers representing major movements in French Literature from the Middle Ages to the present.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 332 or higher. (Recommended 4 years of high school French)
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FRN 336 - Survey of French Literature II Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
This course is a continuation of .
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 335 or equivalent. (Recommended 4 years of high school French)
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FRN 337 - French Conversation and Composition Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
Builds fluency in both oral and written work. Students learn to express themselves with more ease and to write with advanced level of thought, organization and linguistic correction. Materials used will include newspapers, films and literary texts.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 332 or higher.
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FRN 340 - French Cinema Three Credits
Spring Semester
Study of contemporary French cinema with an emphasis on conversation and language proficiency.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 332 or higher. (Recommended 4 years of high school French)
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FRN 341 - Francophone Postcolonial Studies Three Credits
Periodically or As Needed
This course introduces students to Francophone postcolonial studies, an interdisciplinary methodology that critiques the motivations and actions of the colonizing power from the point of view of the colonized or formerly colonized peoples. The course provides an overview of the history, literature, and cinematic representations of French colonization and decolonization as well as the legacy of French colonialism in the nations that gained their independence from France after World War II.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 332 or equivalent
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FRN 342 - Francophone Gender Studies Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
The course examines how race, gender and sexuality are represented in literary works by French male and female authors and film directors and how they have used alterity as a mirror for self-reflection, as an example for social change, and as the locus of a threat to cultural homogeneity.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 332 or higher.
Course Applies to: Gender & Sexuality Studies
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FRN 343 - Francophone Globalization Studies Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
This interdisciplinary course explores how social, political, cultural, and economic processes of globalization are affecting societies in France and the Francophone world. Examples of topics covered in class include: nationalism vs. globalization in contemporary France, human and environmental health in the Francophone world, the Arab Spring in Francophone North Africa and its global impact, and China and the Francophone Sub-Saharan African economy.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 332 or higher.
General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry
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FRN 344 - Multicultural France Three Credits
Fall Semester
This course explores literary and other representations of multiculturalism in France from the early twentieth century to the present. We will examine a range of sources that consider how the legacies of France’s colonial past, its Republican ethos, and its evolving role in our globalizing world have affected the lived experience of French residents and their attitudes toward difference. Students will conduct a semester-long research project on a topic of their own choosing.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 232 - Intermediate French II or equivalent.
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FRN 348 - Nineteenth Century French Literature Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
Major aesthetic movements in French literature from the nineteenth century. Poems and novels associated with Romanticism, Realism and Symbolism will be studied with an attention to the dialogue between literature and fine arts.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 332 or higher and ability to read prose in French.
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FRN 475 - Internship in French Studies Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Opportunity for qualified student to work with their foreign language skills in a variety of professional areas. Field placement depends on the student’s interests and abilities.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): FRN 332 or higher. Must complete the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” process found under the myPlans tab in myHill to register for this Internship.
Note: An Intern will typically spend at least 8-10 hours/week for a minimum of 112 hours on site to earn 3 credits.
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FRN 490 - Directed Study: Topics in French One to Four Credits
Offered as Needed
Opportunity for upper-level students to do an advanced research project or investigation in a French field of special interest not covered by a normally-scheduled course. The student and a full-time faculty member familiar with the student’s area of interest agree on a plan of study and research and on evaluation methods.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Approval of a faculty member willing to supervise the project and the Department Chair or Program Director; and submission of the online Directed Study Application and Contract to the Registrar’s Office.
Note: Students must complete 45 hours work/semester per credit.
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Gender and Sexuality Studies |
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GND 101 - Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This course fosters critical thinking about sex and gender. It is an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural study of the key questions and debates surrounding the biological, psychological and sociological determinants of gender. This course examines historical and contemporary issues including systems of gender oppression, media, education, work, parenting, health and wellness, and violence.
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GND 200 - Topics in Gender and Sexuality Studies Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Introductory seminars that investigate a timely topic from the perspective of gender and/or sexuality studies.
Note: Topics vary semester to semester. Course may be taken three times as long as topics differ.
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GND 300 - Advanced Topics in Gender & Sexuality Studies Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semester
Advanced seminars that investigate a timely topic from the perspective of gender and/or sexuality studies. Topics vary semester to semester.
Note: Course may be taken three times as long as topics differ.
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GND 475 - Internship in Gender and Sexuality Studies Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Practical experience with a focus on gender and/or sexuality, culminating in a critical reflection project. Possible internships include working in women’s organizations, domestic abuse shelters, rape crisis centers, law offices, women’s resource centers, gay and lesbian organizations, and political campaigns. The internship is supervised by a committee consisting of two or three readers.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Must complete the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” process found under the myPlans tab in myHill to register for this Internship.
Note: An Intern will typically spend at least 8-10 hours/week for a minimum of 112 hours on site to earn 3 credits.
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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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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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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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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 - 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 216 - Population Health Management Three Credits
Both Fall and Spring
This course is intended to provide an introduction to Population Health and Population Health Management. Inputs or determinants of health include policies, clinical care, public health, genetics, environmental factors, and the distribution of disparities in the population. Improving health outcomes and reducing health disparities will involve moving beyond medical care services to thoughtful consideration of the social determinants of health and community-based efforts. The healthcare system needs to deliver services in accord with Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate standards and demonstrate more value for the resources invested. Population Health Management can illuminate the pathway towards improvement on all these key dimensions.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HCA 105
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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 340 - Healthcare Data Analytics Three Credits
Both Fall and Spring
Students will learn how to use methods commonly employed in analyzing healthcare data. Class sessions will be a mix of lecture and hands-on coding. Real world data from a variety of sources will be used with the goals of exposing the student to the challenges and pitfalls encountered in healthcare data and developing the techniques to address them. Students will learn about research study design, data cleaning and preparation, descriptive statistics, regression analysis, model building and evaluation, and data visualization.
Coding will be primarily in SAS, with an introduction to R. Excel and other tools to be used for visualizations.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Course that satisfies College’s Statistical Reasoning requirement
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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 404 - Exercise Physiology Four Credits
Every Spring
Exercise physiology is the study of the acute and persistent effects of exercise on the physiological functions of the human body. This course will introduce you to the fundamental concepts of physical activity, and how the body responds to training by examining respiratory, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and immune responses to exercise. Three hours of lecture and one two-hour laboratory period are required weekly.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): BIO 101 and BIO 203
Corequisite(s): BIO 204
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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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HSC 499 - Senior Thesis in Health Science II Three Credits
Every Spring
This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to complete the revisions to their senior thesis, having been written and submitted. In addition, the course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to prepare and to deliver an oral presentation of their thesis work in Research Seminar. Finally, the student is expected to attend weekly Research Seminars as an audience member in preparation for and in solidarity with fellow thesis presenters.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HSC 498 and approval of both the faculty member directing the research project (thesis advisor) and the Program Director.
Note: This course is graded with a letter grade. In the fall semester the course is only open to seniors who intend to graduate in December.
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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 100/119 - 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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