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SLP 475 - Internship in Speech Language Pathology Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This course centers on your participation in a work experience that relates to the study of speech and language pathology. This course also calls upon you to critically examine and reflect upon your internship experience in journal entries and an academic essay.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Minimum of 2.7 GPA and Junior Standing. 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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SPT 201 - Sport, Society, and Culture Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This interdisciplinary course fosters critical thinking about the nature, role, activity and influence of sports in US and global popular culture. It explores multiple relationships between sport and society-structural, cultural, economic, social, political, moral-at a range of scales: individual, small group, organizational, geographical, and institutional. Students will consider the connection between sports and concepts like race, gender, class, ideology, power (and more), and assess their way of thinking and talking about sports.
Course Applies to: Sport Commerce & Culture
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SPT 475 - Internship in Sport Commerce and Culture Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
The internship program is designed to enhance knowledge of the environment and constraints of a sport-related setting. It is geared to give the student an opportunity to apply concepts and skills acquired in the classroom.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Junior or Senior Sport Commerce & Culture minors who have a 2.80 GPA, and completed at least two of the Sport Commerce & Culture minor courses. Must complete the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” process found under the myPlans tab in myHill to register for this Internship.
Course Applies to: Sport Commerce and Culture
Note: An Intern will typically spend at least 8-10 hours/week for a minimum of 112 hours on site, and complete additional written work under the guidance of a faculty mentor approved by the Program Co-Directors, to earn 3 credits.
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VPS 102 - Introduction to Color Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Using paint, paper, and digital media, students are introduced to the principals of color and color interaction. Students study and apply the physical and optical properties of color, its symbolic and expressive uses, and artistic theories governing its use. Beginning students are encouraged to take this as a foundational class.
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VPS 104 - Introduction to Drawing Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This course will introduce students to the basic mechanics of drawing and the expressive potential of mark making. Beginning students will learn to draw from observation and learn the basics of perspective.
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VPS 107 - Introduction to Studio Art Design Three Credits
Fall Semester
This course explores the elements and principles of design in the studio arts. Composition, space, line, shape, color, and texture will be investigated in order to enhance creative problem solving. Emphasis will be placed on creating two-dimensional works of art with various media and applications. Beginning students are encouraged to take this as a foundational class.
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VPS 201 - Sustainable Three-Dimensional Design Three Credits
Fall Semester
Working with recycled and ecologically friendly materials, students explore the potential of three-dimensional art. Formal design issues will relate to sustainable (and unsustainable) human activity and will suggest design possibilities. Discussions of trends in historical and contemporary sculpture are integrated with studio work, and will address the context of the environment in which sculpture is made.
Note: No experience necessary.
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VPS 204 - Intermediate Drawing Three Credits
Not Offered 2018-2019
Designed to follow VPS 104 - Introduction to Drawing , this course will explore drawing from observation, covering principles of space, form, light, rendering, composition and the mechanics of traditional drawing methods and materials. Students will also investigate contemporary approaches to create expressive, interpretive, and narrative drawings.
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VPS 205 - Introduction to Painting Three Credits
Spring Semesters
This course will expose students to a variety of beginning painting techniques and concepts. Focus will be placed on composition, space, perspective, form, color mixing, and material application. Through direct observation, the use of references, and exploration of personal expression, students will develop essential skills in painting.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): VPS 104 - Introduction to Drawing or VPS 107 - Introduction to Studio Art Design are recommended foundational classes, but not required.
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VPS 206 - Printmaking Three Credits
Fall Semester
As an introduction to different printmaking techniques, this course helps students appreciate the processes involved in creating prints. Students explore the distinct creative potential of linocuts, engraving, etching, monotypes among other print processes.
Note: Course may be taken twice as long as content differs.
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VPS 207 - Special Projects Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This topics course will examine focused projects that will change each time the course is offered. Possible topics include: Artist’s Homemade books, experimental media, collage, etc.
Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ.
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VPS 208 - Introduction to Watercolor Three Credits
Not Offered 2018-2019
Teaches very basic use of watercolor and explores its potential. Each class will focus on skills such as: materials preparation, wet-on-wet and dry brush techniques, lifting color, basic color theory, value, glazing and composition. A visual survey of current artists working in the medium will be presented throughout the course.
Note: Course may be taken twice.
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VPS 210 - Photography I: An Introduction to the Still Image Three Credits
Fall Semester
Beginning students acquire technical proficiency with digital techniques while exploring their personal aesthetic vision. Learn how to take, print and talk about photographs. Material costs include photographic paper and accessories. Cameras available for loan at no cost.
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VPS 223 - The Nature of Art: Discovering the Artist Within Three Credits
Spring Semester
Through the intersection of art and biology and using the act of “journaling” and art as a vehicle for investigation, students explore their inner voices while looking outward to observe the natural world.
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VPS 224 - Short Films and Graphic Novels Three Credits
Spring Semester
Students use sequential imagery to make art about and pose questions pertaining to environmental issues. We’ll explore film/video, animation, and graphic novels. Employing cell phones and tablets, methods include video, photography, and animation. Both narrative and experimental approaches will be covered. Brainstorming, composition, form, transition, pacing, play, and empathy will be among topics covered.
Note: No experience necessary
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VPS 225 - Artist, Craftsman, Alchemist Four Credits
Spring Semester
This course combines the scientific and chemical understanding of artistic practices and materials such as the physics of light, the biology of vision and the chemistry and toxicology of pigments with the practical studio applications of traditional painting methods of watercolor, egg tempera, encaustic and fresco. No previous art experience needed.
General Education Attribute(s): Natural Scientific Inquiry
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VPS 243 - Documentary Photography Three Credits
Not Offered 2018-2019
Using examples ranging from photojournalism to fine art, students will use their eyes and their cameras to tell stories that are important to them personally and to society at large. Students are expected to complete photographic and multi-media projects using digital tools ranging from iPhones to the latest digital tools.
Note: Cameras are available for loan at no cost. Most appropriate for those with some experience with cameras and photography in general.
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VPS 250 - Studio Critique, Practicum One Credit
Fall and Spring Semesters
This small seminar will focus on developing the language around your own art-making. Critique sessions will be led by faculty moderators. In this class, artists, art-historians, and visual thinkers will have a chance to critique their own work and develop their own ideas in a supportive environment. Assignments will largely be journal-based reflections on your own and other’s work. Conversation will be guided by introductions to critical theory as it applies to art and design. Meets weekly for 1-hour
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Completion of at least one VPS Studio Arts course.
Note: Studio Arts Concentrators and Minors must take this practicum twice.
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VPS 301 - Sculpture Three Credits
Fall Semester
This course guides students through the processes of modeling, mold making, and casting. Many basic sculptural issues will be addressed via the ancient and universal concerns of self-representation. The class will work outdoors when possible to consider sculpture “in the raw,” using minimal tools and natural materials to create pieces.
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VPS 310 - Arts Outreach: Studio Art Three Credits
Fall Semesters
Combining art and community service, Stonehill students are paired with middle-schoolers from the greater Brockton area to create projects in photography, video, collage, drawing and sculpture. Workshops are conducted by experts in adolescent counseling and juvenile criminal justice. Students with an interest not only in art, but in Sociology, Psychology, Art Therapy, and Education, are encouraged to participate.
Note: There is no art experience needed. A background check is required by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in order to participate in this class. A fee of approximately $40 must be paid toward this check by the student during the first few weeks of class.
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VPS 311 - Photography II: The Still and Moving Image Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course allows the intermediate photographer to refine technical skills, and investigate digital and multimedia technologies ranging from DSLR’s to HD video. Exposure to contemporary trends and historical traditions through museum/gallery visits deepen understanding of the medium as a means for creative expression.
Note: Prior photography experience required. Cameras available for loan at no cost.
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VPS 312 - Topics in Contemporary Photography Three Credits
Offered Periodically
Intermediate to advanced students explore the creative and artistic potential of today’s photographic technologies as seen through the lens of a changing topic. Assignments will be a mix of technical, artistic and conceptual exercises and culminate in a student-designed final project.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): VPS 210 or consent of instructor.
Note: Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ.
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VPS 324 - Figure Drawing Three Credits
Spring Semester
This class is designed to increase the student’s perceptual skills and introduces the human figure. Various drawing approaches are discussed and utilized throughout the course. Emphasis is placed on anatomy and the structure of the human form. Critiques and lectures help students develop an understanding of the critical issues of drawing and its context within the History of Art.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): VPS 104 - Introduction to Drawing or VPS 204 - Intermediate Drawing are recommended as foundational courses, but not required.
Note: Course may be taken twice as long as content differs.
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VPS 326 - Portrait Studio Three Credits
Fall Semester
Intermediate to advanced students explore the portrait using a variety of materials, including charcoal, pastel, and paint. The course begins with study of the anatomy of the head and progresses to the portrait in various settings. Some drawing experience is required.
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VPS 327 - Topics in Painting Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semester
Explores traditional and less conventional drawing and painting approaches to the selected genre. Through dry and wet media, students learn various techniques and explore genres ranging from landscape to figurative.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): VPS 205 - Introduction to Painting is suggested as foundational class, but not required.
Note: Course may be taken twice if topics differ.
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VPS 406 - Advanced Studio Seminar Three Credits
Spring Semester
In this Capstone Course students work in drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media and more. Employing the technical and critical thinking skills they’ve developed over 4 years, they strive to create their most mature, well-realized work in the personal studio space that is provided. Readings, critiques, and Visiting Artist Presentations enrich the experience. The semester culminates with a Senior Thesis Exhibition in the Crushing-Martin Gallery.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Students must have completed two credits of VPS 250 - Studio Critique, Practicum .
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VPS 475 - Internship in Studio Arts Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Practical experience in various professional fields related to the Studio Arts discipline complementary to the work done in courses.
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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VPS 490 - Directed Study - Studio Arts One to Three Credits
Offered as Needed
Opportunity for upper-level students to do an advanced research project or investigation in a field of special interest not covered by a normally-scheduled course. Student and a full-time faculty member familiar with the student’s area of interest agree on a plan of study and research and on evaluation methods.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Approval of a faculty member willing to supervise the project and the Department Chair or Program Director; and submission of the online Directed Study Application and Contract to the Registrar’s Office.
Note: Students must complete 45 hours work/semester per credit. A max of 3 Directed Study credits may fulfill an appropriate slot in the major.
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VPT 110 - Theatre as Mystery, Myth, and History (HIS Core/First-Year Seminar) Four Credits
Fall Semester
This course covers the development of theatre from its primitive beginnings through the major eras and countries until the year 1700. Theatre will be studied as a social and cultural institution, mirroring the civilization in which it thrives. Topics will include theatre as education, censorship, and understanding contemporary theatre from an historical perspective.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Open to First-Year Students only. Students from upper-classes with consent of Instructor.
General Education Attribute(s): First-Year Seminar, History Cornerstone
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VPT 182 - Realism and Reality: Road to the Modern Stage (History Cornerstone) Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2021, 2023
The role of theatre is explored from the 18th century through the 20th century. The historical methods and means of transforming the dramatic script into a theatrical production are analyzed in the context of the prevailing society.
General Education Attribute(s): History Cornerstone
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VPT 203 - Acting I Three Credits
Fall Semester
Beginning work on the actor’s physical, vocal, and emotional tools. Basic rules, mechanics, and methods of analysis for developing a part in a play.
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VPT 205 - Stagecraft Four Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2019, 2021
Theatre is about magic and transformation - the process needed to translate an image into a 3-dimensional form, utilizing fabric or wood, will be explored. Previous sewing or carpentry experience is not necessary. Students will learn both sewing and scenery building techniques, as well as complementary areas such as lighting, fabric decoration and scenery painting.
Course Applies to: Studio Arts
Note: Students are required to perform a crew position for the production during the same semester.
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VPT 212 - Musical Theatre Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2019, 2021
Focusing on the history, artistic development, and performance of Musical Theatre, this course provides the tools to create fully developed Musical Theatre performances. Through discussions and workshops on acting, character development, proper vocal technique, staging/choreography, and the art form’s history, students will become informed Musical Theatre performers and critics.
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VPT 216 - Improvisation Three Credits
Not Offered 2018-2019
Students will draw upon their imaginative resources and extend their awareness of themselves and others. Improvisation provides a creative dramatic experience which emphasizes spontaneity of response and the development of ingenuity.
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VPT 220 - Production and Stage Management Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2019, 2021
This course is designed to familiarize students with the organizational procedures involved in performing arts productions beginning with the skills needed for stage management and the coordination of artistic and technical elements. Emphasis will be given to the facilitation of the collaborative creative process.
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VPT 225 - Play Production One Credit
Fall and Spring Semesters
Students receive credit for participating as actors, assistants to the directors and designers, stage managers, technicians and crew members in a main stage production. Specific assignments and hours worked must be approved by the Program Director.
Note: Credit is granted on a pass/fail basis.
Does not count towards requirement for Theatre Arts minor.
This course may be taken three times.
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VPT 228 - Oral Interpretation Three Credits
Not Offered 2018-2019
Through individual and group projects, students will practice selecting, adapting, and performing a variety of literary material. Class work will include the study and presentation of poetry, prose, and play scripts along with critical analysis.
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VPT 300 - Acting II Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2021, 2023
Concentration on refinement of the actor’s instrument through stage movement and voice. To enlarge the student’s physical and emotional projection along with detailed characterization work.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): VPT 203 or consent of the Instructor.
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VPT 301 - Acting III Three Credits
Every Fall
Students continue their exploration of the Target-based acting approach, applying it to scenes varying in length, style, and number of partners.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): VPT 300
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VPT 302 - Directing Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2020, 2022
Analysis and interpretation of play scripts; creating visual imagery; basic blocking techniques; coaching of actors; and the process of producing a play from auditions through performance.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): VPT 110 , VPT 182 , VPT 203 , or or consent of the Instructor.
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VPT 306 - Introduction to Playwriting (WID) Three Credits
Fall Semester
Participants will be putting pen to paper with weekly writing assignments covering the basic concepts of playwriting; characterization, dialogue and plot development. This will be an active participation class with students sharing and talking about their own and each other’s work in class as they develop their scenes and one act dramas.
General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Discipline
Note: Course may be applied to the English major or minor or Creative Writing minor.
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VPT 310 - Transformation: Designing for the Stage Three Credits
Not Offered 2018-2019
The theatre combines storytelling with visual and oral representation. In theatrical design, message and medium are guided by a script. Explore how both costume and set designers use angles, colors and textures to convert the written word into visual images.
Course Applies to: Studio Arts
Note: No previous art training necessary.
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VPT 312 - Musical Theatre II Three Credits
Every Spring
Continuation of the principles and practices explored in Musical Theatre I. Additional training in auditioning and the business of Musical Theatre.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): VPT 212
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VPT 315 - Make-up for the Stage Three Credits
Not Offered 2018-2019
This course introduces students to the basic concept of make-up design as an illusionary technique in the performing arts. A combination of character study, painting, lighting and 3-D design will be emphasized.
Course Applies to: Studio Arts
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VPT 320 - Dramaturgy Three Credits
Not Offered 2018-2019
A dramaturg is someone who knows his/her way around a rehearsal room and a library. This course will be a practicum of the skills of a dramaturg; touching on production dramaturgy, literary management, and educational dramaturgy. Some of the things practiced will include a discovery of how seasons are constructed, how playwrights can be assisted in new play development, what kind of research is useful for directors and actors in preparing a production, and what kind of information to give audiences and how best to convey it.
Course Applies to: English
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VPT 324 - Medieval Theatre: Staging the Divine Three Credits
Not Offered 2018-2019
Like ancient Greece, medieval drama originated spontaneously in ceremonial acts of worship. The Catholic Church which had originally declared its hostility to the theatre, eventually became its advocate and sponsor. The study of the plays and their theatrical presentation helps to illuminate medieval life and faith, and how theatre served as rite, education and entertainment.
General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions
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VPT 331 - Topics in Theatre Arts I Three Credits
Spring Semester
Students are given the opportunity for further study in selected areas of design and technical production for the stage. Topics will vary.
Note: May be repeated four times as long as topics differ.
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VPT 332 - Topics in Theatre Arts II Three Credits
Offered Periodically
Students explore different subjects in dramatic literature and theatre history along with further studies in performance, directing, dramaturgy, and playwriting. Topics will vary.
Note: May be repeated four times as long as topics differ.
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VPT 360 - Arts Outreach: Theatre Three Credits
Offered Periodically
Combining art and community service, Stonehill students are paired with middle-schoolers from the greater Brockton area and help lead them through various theatrical and performance-based exercises. Students with an interest not only in Theatre, but in Sociology, Psychology, Art Therapy, and Education, are encouraged to participate.
Note: A background check is required by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to participate in this class. $40 Fee paid by student.
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VPT 405 - Theatre Practicum Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Allows students who have shown significant interest and expertise to take on creative and managerial responsibilities in the areas of performance, directing, dramaturgy, design, playwriting, and technical aspects of production.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Permission of the Program Director.
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VPT 475 - Internship in Theatre Arts Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Opportunity for the qualified student to work in a professional theatre environment.
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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VPT 490 - Directed Study - Theatre Arts One to Four Credits
Offered as Needed
Opportunity for upper-level students to do an advanced research project or investigation in a field of special interest not covered by a normally-scheduled course. Student and a full-time faculty member familiar with the student’s area of interest agree on a plan of study and research and on evaluation methods.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Approval of a faculty member willing to supervise the project and the Department Chair or Program Director; and submission of the online Directed Study Application and Contract to the Registrar’s Office.
Note: Students must complete 45 hours work/semester per credit. A max of 3 Directed Study credits may fulfill an appropriate slot in the major.
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VPT 496 - Independent Research - Theatre Arts One to Four Credits
Offered as Needed
Opportunity for upper-level students to do an advanced research project or investigation in a field of special interest not covered by a normally-scheduled course.
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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WRI 041 - Writing Practicum One Credit
Fall and Spring Semesters
A practical introduction to all aspects writing process, including brainstorming, outlining, drafting, organizing, constructing and supporting a thesis, critiquing, revising, editing, and proofreading. This workshop, designed for the new college writer, will sharpen skills and build confidence for the many writing tasks lie ahead
Note: This course may be taken twice.
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WRI 110 - Writing in New Media (First-Year Seminar) Four Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Let’s face it, writing in the 21st century is accomplished online. This course explores reading and writing across social media and other web spaces through genre study, cultural analysis, and real-world practice. Through posts, tweets, blogs, emails, and texts students will hone valuable skills necessary in the twenty-first century workplace and in everyday life.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): First-Year Seminar
Course Applies to: American Studies, Digital Humanities
Note: This course provides enhanced writing support.
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WRI 111 - The Supernatural in Contemporary Popular Culture (First-Year Seminar) Four Credits
Fall Semester
We live in a world haunted by the fantastic. Vampires, werewolves, witches, fairies, ghosts, and even caped crusaders invade our everyday lives through entertainment media and advertising. This course will look at how these familiar creatures evolved and what they can teach us about history, culture, and ourselves.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): First-Year Seminar
Course Applies to: American Studies
Note: This course provides enhanced writing support.
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WRI 131 - Topics in Writing Three Credits
Offered Periodically
Provides students with an introduction to academic writing, while exploring an engaging theme or topic. Designed for students who wish to practice and develop the essential skills of writing, critical reading, and textual analysis at the college level. Instructors provide extensive feedback on assignments, helping students to gain more confidence with grammar, sentence structure, and the writing process as a whole.
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WRI 141 - Introduction to College Writing (First-Year Seminar) Four Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This workshop-based course is designed for students who wish to practice and develop the essential skills of writing, critical reading, and textual analysis at the college level. Instructors provide extensive feedback on assignments, helping students to gain more confidence with grammar, sentence structure, and the writing process as a whole.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): First-Year Seminar
Note: This course provides enhanced writing support.
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WRI 147 - Poetry Lab on Metaphor Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
An examination of the nature of metaphor in language and the function of metaphor in creative writing, especially the students’ own work. Analysis of the precise nature of the difference between metaphor and analogy, metaphor and sign, metaphor and symbol. Exploration of how poets - and writers in general - contextualize and materialize metaphor, focusing on metaphor as a vehicle of discovery in the work of Atwood, Dickinson, Shakespeare, and Garcia-Lorca.
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WRI 210 - Introduction to the Sciences of Language Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2019, 2021
This course is designed to provide students with a general introduction to the scientific study of language. The primary goals of this course are to familiarize students with linguistic terminology, focusing on both the methods of linguistic analysis, how to apply them, and on the relationships between linguistics, modern grammar, writing, and rhetoric. The course also addresses theories and research on how first languages and other languages are learned by children and adults, and encourages students to think about the social implications of language use.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Completion of a First-Year Seminar.
General Education Attribute(s): Social Scientific Inquiry
Course Applies to: Speech Language Pathology
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WRI 241 - The Art of the Essay (First-Year Seminar) Four Credits
Fall Semester
In this workshop-based course students will sharpen their writing skills in a rigorous yet supportive workshop setting; explore the flexibility and versatility of the essay form in a variety of rhetorical contexts; and prepare a final portfolio of revised writing that demonstrates mastery of the essay form.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): First-Year Seminar
Note: This course provides enhanced writing support.
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WRI 246 - Reading and Writing Diverse Lives (First-Year Seminar) Four Credits
Fall Semester
An exploration of the autobiographical essay as a form of cultural critique. A critical analysis of how writers use their life experiences to examine the challenges inherent in the cultural diversity of American democracy. In addition to reading and analyzing autobiographical essays, this course will serve as an introduction to the craft of life writing.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): First-Year Seminar
Note: This course provides enhanced writing support.
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WRI 261 - Violence and Peace in God’s Name Three Credits
Fall Semester
An inquiry into how religious texts can be exploited to cultivate war or nurture peace. Through the multiple lenses of literature, history, and theology, the course examines the Catholic philosophical concept of a “just war,” as it has been theorized from Aquinas and Augustine, and its influence on modern theologians and philosophers of war, pacifism, and socio-political justice.
General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions
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WRI 269 - Writing Fellows Seminar One Credit
Fall Semester
This course is a hands-on, interactive seminar for new Writing Fellows. Students will learn and practice effective methods of responding to student writing, structuring individual conferences, and facilitating conversations about writing in the classroom.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Students must be nominated by a faculty member teaching a First-Year-Seminar or Writing-in-the-Disciplines course. Permission of the instructor is required.
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WRI 299 - Topics in Writing (First-Year Seminar) Four credits
Fall Semester
Provides students with an opportunity to explore an engaging topic or question in a small-class format emphasizing writing, discussion, critical thinking, and academic inquiry. Previous topics have including Comics and Culture, Writing and Career Exploration, Music as Cultural Critique, Woman Warriors in Classical Literature, Writing and Social Justice, Storytelling Across Media, and Cyborgs, Clones and Ethics.
General Education Attribute(s): First-Year Seminar
Note: This course provides enhanced writing support.
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WRI 369 - Tutoring Writing: Theory & Practice Three Credits
Spring Semester
In this course, students will prepare to become peer tutors in the Writing Center. They will develop tutoring skills by analyzing theoretical and research articles from professional journals, by applying the theory and research results to their own writing in process and the writing of other students, and by observing and participating in the Writing Center one hour a week.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Faculty recommendation or permission of the instructor.
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WRI 371 - Topics in Writing: Writing-in-the-Disciplines Four credits
Offered Periodically
Provides students with an advanced writing-intensive experience focused on individual disciplines and professional writing within particular fields. Students explore the rhetorical, genre conventions, and ways of knowing relevant field, topic, or question featured in the course.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Completion of a First-Year Seminar.
General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines
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WRI 399 - Professional and Technical Writing (WID) Four Credits
Spring Semester
This course provides students with a practical foundation for professional writing and communication in business and technical fields, such as engineering, accounting, finance, government, and computer science and covers written, oral and electronic communication in a wide variety of genres: letters, memos, texts, PowerPoint presentations, speeches, posters, investigative journalism, collaborative reports, proposals, and social media. Frequent short assignment, labs, and a final project related to a chosen discipline are required.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Completion of the First-Year Seminar Requirement.
General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines
Course Applies to: Data Science, Digital Humanities
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WRI 401 - Writing-in-the-Disciplines Supplement One Credit
Fall and Spring Semesters
Through co-enrollment with a discipline-based course bearing at least 3 credits, the Writing-in-the-Disciplines (WID) Supplement course allows instructors to modify a non-WID course to fulfill the Cornerstone WID requirement. Each course modified with the WID Supplement requires a minimum of 20 pages of writing, for which students have the opportunity to revise with feedback from instructors and peers.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Writing Program Director approval required.
General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines
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WRI 441 - Topics in Rhetorical Criticism (WID) Four Credits
Spring Semester
This course will focus on enhancing students’ abilities to critically analyze and respond to public messages found in political speaking, public advocacy, popular culture, and visual and new media narratives that appear throughout the digital world. Students will learn and apply effective writing techniques throughout the term and explore both on-line and traditional prose styles.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Completion of the First-Year-Seminar requirement.
General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines (This is a particularly good option for students in American Studies, Catholic Studies, Cinema Studies, Creative Writing, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science, and Journalism.)
Note: May not receive credit for both WRI 441 and .
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VPA 101 - Introduction to Performing Arts Three Credits
Fall Semesters
This course is a survey of the critical theory behind, and the cultural role of various modes of performance (primarily dance, music and theatre). Historical and contemporary examples of how performance shapes, and is shaped by the world we live in will provide a foundation for students to build a life of creative practice or critical engagement with the performing arts.
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VPA 102 - Introduction to Visual Thinking Three Credits
Fall Semesters
This class is meant as an introduction to the theories and practices of our contemporary visual world. We will look at a range of imagery from fine art, to advertisements, to family photographs as a way to understand the images but also as a way to understand ourselves. Foundational concepts in visual art theory and composition will be introduced through reading texts, looking at art, and engaging with artists. The class will also use these concepts as a lens to explore contemporary culture as we experience it in the news, online and at home.
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VPA 210 - Writing for the Arts (WID) Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Being an artist or a professional working within the arts requires the ability to float between the role of creator, manager, publicist and editor. This class will address the writing of resumes, grants, fundraising drives, performance programs and more. There will be regular workshops and critiques of your work.
General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines
Note: Formerly offered as VPH 210. Students cannot take both VPA 201 and VPH 210.
Fall semester will focus mainly on the visual arts and the Spring semester will focus mainly on performing arts.
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