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2011-2012 HillBook (Class of 2015) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
Course Descriptions
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SOC 202 - Sociology of Globalization Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2012, 2014
Globalization is shrinking the world. How and why did this happen? This course will explore global change and the global processes which effect political, economic, and cultural realms. Important topics include: globalization and the state, global politics, the global economy and inequality, and globalization’s homogenizing and diversifying effects.
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SOC 205 - Sociology of Marriage and Family Three Credits
Spring Semester
Concepts of marriage and family as social institutions; intimate relationships; human sexuality; roles, functions, change, and problems of American family.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 .
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SOC 210 - Survey of Research Methods for Sociology Three Credits
Fall Semester
A survey of quantitative and qualitative research methods employed in sociology. Topics include problem selection and definition, the relationship between theory and practice, literature review, research design, ethical issues, sampling, data collection, analysis, interpretation and representation. Research methods considered include surveys, content analysis, interviewing, ethnography, and multi-method research.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 .
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SOC 211 - Sociology of Religion Three Credits
Spring Semester
Discussion of basic theories and methods used by sociologists to understand religious phenomena. Consideration of the special problems of religious groups in various cultural settings.
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SOC 212 - A Great Society? Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This class explores society’s social and political debate over what role society should have in social welfare, examines the principles of President Johnson’s Great Society, and seeks an understanding of those forces that create and perpetuate social class problems. Issues include: poverty, child abuse, and mental illness.
Fulfills the General Education Social Scientific Inquiry requirement.
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SOC 214 - Gender and Pop Culture Three Credits
Spring 2012
This course will introduce students to the role popular culture has in creating gender norms and expectations. Viewing gender as “socially constructed” this course seeks to critically investigate how ideas about gender are created and resisted through popular culture. The course focuses on how cultural understanding of masculinity and femininity circulate in popular culture. Various pop culture genres are considered including advertising, television, film, and children’s media.
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SOC 216 - Native Americans in the 21st Century Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course analyzes the interactions between Native Americans and non-Natives. It looks critically at meanings of tribal sovereignty and the changing dynamics of international relations. Federal and state policies related to land, constitutional governments, crime and law enforcement, tribal recognition, sacred cultural artifacts, and economic development are assessed.
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SOC 218 - Images and Power: Popular Culture Three Credits
Fall Semester
This course examines American popular culture as a site of cultural politics and explores representations of race, gender, sexuality and “success” that permeate our cultural space. Through a critical interrogation of a variety of pop culture forms, students will consider how norms and values are challenged, resisted, transformed and created through pop culture.
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SOC 220 - Political Sociology Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2010, 2012
This class is a sociological review and analysis of political structure and power. The course will critically analyze: state structures, political parties, power, legitimacy, civil society, and the welfare state.
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SOC 223 - Use and Abuse of Alcohol Three Credits
Spring Semester
The use and abuse of alcohol in different cultures and ethnic groups is examined. Analysis of symptoms, causes, new legislation and treatment modalities concerning alcohol abuse. Special emphasis on the disease concept of alcohol and modern drinking habits.
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SOC 227 - Human Services Three Credits
Fall Semester
Introduction to human service organization and methods. Methods, such as individual, group, and family counseling, community organization, social planning, and human service research, are considered. Organization of services into programs to address problems of child abuse, the elderly, mental illness, alcoholism, drug abuse, and crime, among others.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 .
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SOC 228 - Cultural Anthropology Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This course is an introduction to cultural anthropology and is designed as an exploration into the diversity of ways in which human beings perceive and order the social world. Topics covered include kinship, gender, language, ecology, economy, political organization, globalization, religion and worldview from a diverse array of cultural viewpoints. Course readings and films include both classic and contemporary ethnographies.
Fulfills the General Education Social Scientific Inquiry requirement.
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SOC 230 - Families in Cross-Cultural Perspective Three Credits
Fall Semester
An examination of concepts of marriage and family as social institutions from a crosscultural perspective. Drawing on both classic and contemporary essays as well as in-depth ethnographic studies of marriage and family in several different cultures, we will examine the way in which intimate relationships are construed in different societies.
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SOC 232 - Crises, Conflict, and Control Three Credits
Fall Semester
Examination of the history of social thought around three themes: (1) crises of the world, (2) conflict between groups within a society and conflict between societies, and (3) social control mechanisms ranging from global military intervention to the subtle manipulation of opinion within a society.
Fulfills the General Education Social Scientific Inquiry requirement.
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SOC 233 - Language and Culture Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2012, 2014
An overview of linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics, the study of the relationship between language, culture, and society. The nature of human language will be explored by studying language in a variety of social contexts with the goal of better understanding how language and culture interact to reflect, maintain, alter, and create social worlds in which we live.
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SOC 234 - Racial and Ethnic Diversity Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2011, 2013
Immigration, history, patterns of intergroup relations, modes of adaptation, social, economic, and political conditions, and contributions of selected racial and ethnic communities: The English and the Anglo-Saxons; Irish-Americans; Italian-Americans; Jewish-Americans; Native- Americans; African-Americans; Latino- and Hispanic-Americans; and Asian-Americans.
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SOC 236 - Sociology of Urban Space Three Credits
Fall Semesters
This course examines sociological theories and approaches to understanding urban, suburban, and exurban spaces. Case studies will consider how social class, culture, politics, industrialization, immigration, economics, and geography contribute to social identities of cities.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101
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SOC 237 - Sociology of Gender Three Credits
Spring Semester
Course will distinguish between sex and gender and critically examine how social historical meanings about femininity and masculinity are socially constructed, reinforced, and challenged. Considers how gender differences and gender inequality play out in a variety of institutions including education, the economy, the family, politics, religion, the media and medicine. Critical perspectives, including feminist and multi-cultural approaches, will be employed.
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SOC 290 - Drug Abuse and Addiction Three Credits
Fall Semester
The prevalence of drug abuse and the types of drugs used in our society will be considered. Special attention will be given to legislation regarding illicit drugs and prevention/intervention strategies. An historical review of Americans’ attitudes and practices regarding illicit drugs will be included.
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SOC 302 - Critical Issues in Contemporary Society Three Credits
Not Offered 2011 - 2012
Systematic analysis of major contemporary social problems with focus on their sources, patterns, consequences, and current efforts at intervention and amelioration.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 .
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SOC 304 - Introduction to Museum Studies Three Credits
Not Offered 2011 - 2012
Survey of museology that introduces students to the history of museums and debates about their role in society. Through case studies of ethnographic, history, and art museums students will explore the relationships between museums, their missions, those they represent, and the communities in which they reside.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 or SOC 228 .
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SOC 305 - Sociological Theories Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Study of the theories of society from Comte, Durkeim, Marx, Weber, and other classical theorists, as well as several major contemporary theories, including feminism.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 , plus one additional SOC course.
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SOC 311 - Statistical Analysis in Sociology Three Credits
Spring Semester
An introduction to descriptive and inferential statistical methods as applied to research in sociology. Topics include measures of central tendency, dispersion, hypothesis testing using parametric and nonparametric tests, contingency table analysis, t-tests, analysis of variance, correlation and regression. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) will be used throughout the course.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 and SOC 210 .
Fulfills the General Education Statistical Reasoning requirement.
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SOC 312 - Qualitative Research Three Credits
Spring Semester
An in-depth exploration of qualitative research practices in sociology. Students will study theoretical and methodological aspects of qualitative research and engage in hands-on projects utilizing the following methods: oral history interview, or in-depth interview, and ethnography. Students will also be introduced to cutting-edge qualitative methods including arts-based research practices.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 and SOC 210 .
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SOC 314 - Peoples and Cultures of Europe Three Credits
Not Offered 2011 - 2012
This course is an exploration of European society and culture from an anthropological perspective. Students will explore some of the following themes: kinship, gender, political anthropology, ethnicity, ritual and religious experience, as well as tourism, multiculturalism, and issues of cultural integrity and integration raised by the creation of the EU.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 228 or SOC 101 .
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SOC 316 - People & Cultures of Russia & East Europe Three Credits
Spring 2012
An exploration of contemporary Russia and East Europe from an anthropology perspective. Topics covered are those of central interest to anthropologists working throughout the world including: kinship, gender, illness, and healing, politics, ethnicity, and religion, as well as issues specific to the region such as post-socialist transitions.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 228 or SOC 101 .
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SOC 328 - Community Organizing: People, Power & Change Three Credits
Not Offered 2011-2012
Covers theoretical frameworks and practical skills necessary to identify, recruit, and develop leadership, build community around that leadership, and build power from that community. The reflective practice of the course is structured around work in an organizing project (e.g. youth, community, electoral, union, or issue) designed to achieve a real outcome by semester’s end.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 , Freshmen/Sophomores only with instructor’s permission.
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SOC 329 - Anthropology of Violence Three Credits
Alternating Fall Semesters
War, political and economic oppression, sectarian strife, poverty and disease are pervasive in the world today, ravaging the lives of ever-growing numbers of people. Using a cross-cultural approach, we will explore the impact of violence on society, its cultural legacies, and examples of building peace.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 or SOC 228 .
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SOC 334 - Anthropology of the Holocaust Three Credits
Offered Periodically
In recent decades social scientists have increasingly turned their attention to the Holocaust. The goal of this class is to examine these studies in order to better understand the events, their causes, and their legacies from a range of perspectives: victims, perpetrators, witnesses, and rescuers.
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SOC 352 - Topics in Sociology Three Credits
Not Offered 2009-2010
Examines a topic of current interest in the public sphere, such as urban homelessness, from a sociological perspective. The content and format of the course will be tailored to the topic area. Seminars in Sociology
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SOC 405 - Seminar on Public Sociologies Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2011, 2013
Public sociology-sociological research that emerges from dialogues with publics-is both one of the oldest and newest topics within the discipline. This course will examine how sociologists can connect with publics, explore methodologies and concepts, study global public sociologies, and identify ways to promote public sociology.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 and one additional Sociology course.
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SOC 407 - Seminar: Social Movements Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2012, 2014
Social movements allow the voice of the powerless to be heard. This course will analyze the evolution of social movements. It will examine barriers to success and conditions that support movements. By looking at historical and contemporary movements, students will be able to understand important concepts in the study of social revolution.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 and one additional SOC course.
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SOC 408 - Seminar: Studying Culture Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2013, 2015
Students will be introduced to the practice of qualitative research from a theoretical and practical perspective. Students will be introduced to the qualitative methods: field research, interviewing, oral history, and content analysis. Student will gain exciting hands-on experience and learn how qualitative research is a unique form of knowledge building. (Previously Seminar: Qualitative Research)
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 and at least one additional Sociology course.
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SOC 413 - Seminar: Sociology of Education Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2011, 2013
This course examines the contributions of sociological theories and research to our understanding go the structure and function of educational systems in contemporary society. Current educational policies, programs and reforms will be reviewed and critically analyzed. Research will include neighborhood and community level data as well as state, national and international comparisons.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 .
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SOC 415 - Seminar: American Inequality Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2012, 2014
Survey of the range of stratification systems. Emphasis on the American stratification system – social caste and its relationship to race, age, sex, religion, and ethnicity.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 and one additional SOC course.
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SOC 416 - Seminar: Love, Intimacy and Human Sexuality Three Credits
Alternate Years
Students will apply a socio-historical approach to examine how sexual meanings are derived and sexual activity/desire is organized. Treating homosexuality and heterosexuality as social categories, the course will look at how categories are structured, and will ‘denaturalize’ these categories and analyze the different institutional settings in which sexuality is constructed.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 and at least one additional Sociology course.
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SOC 421 - Seminar: Oppression Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2012, 2014
Introduces the concept of oppression. Conditions of oppression to be explored include exploitation, marginalization, powerlessness, cultural imperialism, and violence. Emphasis on the interaction among racism, sexism, classism, anti-Semitism, heterosexism, and ageism, to show the interconnections among oppressions in everyday life. Reading assignments will challenge/encourage the students to take action to end oppressive behaviors and to affirm diversity and social justice. (Previously Seminar on Racism)
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 and one additional SOC course.
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SOC 475 - Internship in Applied Sociology Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
The Capstone course for the major, the Internship provides an academic experience in which the third- or fourth-year student (only) contributes to the ongoing organizational process while learning to apply sociological theories to observations of structure, function, and process in a particular social service agency or institution.
Prerequisite(s): Written permission of the faculty member supervising the internship and SOC 210 and SOC 311 .
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SOC 490 - Directed Study Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Supervised reading and research directed by Department member. Permission of faculty member directing project and Department Chairperson.
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SOC 497 - Senior Thesis Three Credits
Fall Semester
Fourth-year students will polish their communication skills and build on prior coursework. The goal is preparation of a paper suitable for presentation at an annual meeting of a professional association during the spring semester. Taught in seminar/workshop format, the course includes presentations from departmental faculty about conducting research in sociology, criminology and anthropology.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Department Chairperson.
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SPA 131 - Elementary Spanish I Three Credits
Fall Semesters
For students with no previous study or 1-2 years of high school French/German/Italian/Spanish. First and Second Semester of Elementary Courses (131-132) in French/German/Italian/Spanish 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 aimals) 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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SPA 132 - Elementary Spanish II Three Credits
Spring Semester
For students with no previous study or 1-2 years of high school French/German/Italian/Spanish. First and Second Semester of Elementary Courses (131-132) in French/German/Italian/Spanish 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 aimals) 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.)
Prerequisite(s): SPA 131 .
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SPA 231 - Intermediate Spanish I Three Credits
Fall Semester
For students with 2-3 years of high school French/German/Italian/Spanish. First and Second Semesters of Intermediate Courses (231-232) in French/Italian/Spanish (German take 231 & 233) 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.
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SPA 232 - Intermediate Spanish II Three Credits
Spring Semester
For students with 2-3 years of high school French/German/Italian/Spanish. First and Second Semesters of Intermediate Courses (231-232) in French/Italian/Spanish (German take 231 & 233) 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): SPA 231 .
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SPA 331 - Advanced Spanish I Three Credits
Fall Semester
For students with three or more years of French/Spanish. First and Second Semesters of Advanced Courses (331-332) in French/Spanish In the Advanced Courses students expand their previous ability in their foreign language, and develop the ability to: when speaking, use simple dialogue of paragraph length in a series of cohesive and coherent paragraphs; when listening, understand most authentic spoken language; when writing, create a series of coherent paragraphs; when reading, acquire knowledge and new information from comprehensive authentic text. Content embraces concepts of broader cultural significance, including institutions, such as the educational system, the government, and political and social issues in the target culture. Both concepts and abstract topics of human and personal interest including music, literature, the arts, and the sciences.
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SPA 332 - Advanced Spanish II Three Credits
Spring Semester
For students with three or more years of French/Spanish. First and Second Semesters of Advanced Courses (331-332) in French/Spanish In the Advanced Courses students expand their previous ability in their foreign language, and develop the ability to: when speaking, use simple dialogue of paragraph length in a series of cohesive and coherent paragraphs; when listening, understand most authentic spoken language; when writing, create a series of coherent paragraphs; when reading, acquire knowledge and new information from comprehensive authentic text. Content embraces concepts of broader cultural significance, including institutions, such as the educational system, the government, and political and social issues in the target culture. Both concepts and abstract topics of human and personal interest including music, literature, the arts, and the sciences.
Prerequisite(s): SPA 331 .
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SPA 333 - Survey of Latin American Culture and Literature I Three Credits
Fall Semester
Study of Latin America through art, history, and literature.
Prerequisite(s): (Recommended 4 years of high school Spanish) SPA 332 or higher.
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SPA 334 - Survey of Latin American Culture and Literature II Three Credits
Spring Semester
Study of Latin America through art, history, and literature.
Prerequisite(s): (Recommended 4 years of high school Spanish) SPA 332 or higher.
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SPA 335 - Survey of Spanish Culture and Literature I Three Credits
Fall Semester
Study of Spain through art, history and literature.
Prerequisite(s): (Recommended 4 years of high school Spanish) SPA 332 or higher.
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SPA 336 - Survey of Spanish Culture and Literature II Three Credits
Spring Semester
Study of Spain through art, history and literature.
Prerequisite(s): (Recommended 4 years of high school Spanish) SPA 332 or higher.
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SPA 337 - Spain Today Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2012, 2014
A study of post-Franco Spain, its political, social, religious directions.
Prerequisite(s): (Recommended 4 years of high school Spanish) SPA 332 or higher.
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SPA 342 - Seminar in Spanish: Latin American Literature Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2013
Study of a specific literary movement, author, or genre.
Prerequisite(s): SPA 332 or higher.
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SPA 343 - Seminar in Spanish: Cervantes Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2011, 2013
Study of a specific literary movement, author, or genre.
Prerequisite(s): SPA 332 or higher.
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SPA 344 - Seminar in Spanish: Contemporary Spanish Novel Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2013
Study of a specific literary movement, author, or genre.
Prerequisite(s): SPA 332 or higher.
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SPA 345 - Seminar in Spanish: Afro-Hispanic Culture of the Caribbean Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2012, 2014
Study of a specific literary movement, author, or genre.
Prerequisite(s): SPA 332 or higher.
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SPA 346 - Seminar in Spanish: Maya, Aztec, and Inca Traditions Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2012, 2014
Study of a specific literary movement, author, or genre.
Prerequisite(s): or higher.
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SPA 347 - 20th Century Hispanic Poetry Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2012, 2014
This course is an introduction to the theory of poetry, to poetic movements or the 19th and 20th centuries (Romanticism, Modernism, Impressionism, Symbolism, Poesia Pura, Surrealism, etc.) and to a stylistic analysis of a few poems of each of the following poets: Espronceda, Becquer, Dario, A. Marchado, J.R. Jimenez, Neruda, Vallejo, Garcia Lorca, Guillen, Salinas, Alberti, Miguel Hernandez, and Borges.
Prerequisite(s): SPA 332 or higher.
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SPA 348 - Science, Literature and Film in Spain Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2011, 2013
This course explores the intricate relationship between science, literature and film in Spain through the study of diverse literary and cinematic works. The metatextural nature of these literary and cinematic pieces and the way literature and cinema disseminate scientific knowledge and discourse will also be discussed.
Prerequisite(s): SPA 332 or higher.
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SPA 349 - U.S. Hispanic Literature: Voices and Experiences on Migration and Immigration Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2011, 2013
In this course students will examine the topics on Hispanic migration and immigration in United States, and discussed the social justice issues and experiences of immigrants reflected in short stories, poems and novels.
Prerequisite(s): SPA 332 or higher.
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SPA 350 - Spanish Linguistics Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2013
Addresses the problems of syntax (making comparisons: English-Spanish), verb usage (all subjunctive tenses, all conditional tenses, “future and conditional of probability or conjecture,” agreement of tenses, all imperatives, morphology, phonetics/phonology, etc.
Prerequisite(s): SPA 332 or higher.
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SPA 475 - Internship in Spanish Studies Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Opportunity for qualified students 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): SPA 332 or higher.
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VPS 102 - Introduction to Color Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Using paint, pencil and paper students are introduced to the principles 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.
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VPS 104 - Drawing Foundations Three Credits
Fall Semester
This course will introduce students to the basic mechanics of drawing: how to describe structure, form and space with line; the expressive potential of line; and variety and sensitivity in mark making. Accurate observation and visualization of forms as well as linear and atmospheric perspective will be introduced.
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VPS 107 - Design Fundamentals 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.
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VPS 201 - Three-Dimensional Design Three Credits
Not Offered 2011-2012
Working with media, including clay, plaster, wood, and various natural materials, students explore the formal and expressive possibilities of three-dimensional art while solving specific design problems. Discussions of trends in both historical and contemporary sculpture are integrated with studio work.
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VPS 204 - Drawing Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Designed to follow Drawing Foundations, this course will explore representational 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 - Painting Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This course will expose students to a variety of 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.
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VPS 206 - Printmaking Workshop Three Credits
Fall Semester
As an introduction to different printmaking techniques, this course helps students appreciate the processes involved in creating prints and the distinctive expressive potential of each medium. Linocut, engraving, etching, and monotype are among the printmaking techniques practiced.
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VPS 207 - Special Projects: Homemade Journals and Artists’ Books Three Credits
Not Offered 2011-2012
This course explores constructed books as containers for personal use and as works of art. It will begin with creating a journal to fill with detritus from daily life, then move on to techniques for traditional and unique methods of binding. Using mixed media, the contents, whether photos or collages, drawings or text, will be considered so that form and content enhance each other.
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VPS 208 - Introduction to Watercolor Three Credits
Not Offered 2011-2012
Teaches very basic use of watercolor and explores its potential. Each class will focus on specific skills: 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.
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VPS 210 - Photography Workshop Three Credits
Fall Semester
This workshop combines an introduction to the history of photography with hands-on camera and darkroom experience. While acquiring technical proficiency in picture taking and film developing, students explore their personal aesthetic vision. Student provides camera, film, and photography paper.
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VPS 222 - Introduction to Digital Photography Three Credits
Not Offered 2011-2012
Using digital media without heavy manipulation, students will become literate with the features their cameras offer. Whether photographing the landscape, portraits, events, street or fine art photography, the visual language will be employed to foster aesthetic and technical skills, as students work towards the production of a thematically cohesive portfolio.
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VPS 223 - The Nature of Art: Discovering the Artist Within Three Credits
Not Offered 2011-2012
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 - Sequential Imagery Three Credits
Not Offered 2011-2012
This course will introduce students to the use of sequential imagery in art. It will focus on animation and graphic novels. Methods will include photography, Claymation and drawing. Narrative and non-narrative approaches will be contrasted in order to better understand each. Topics will include composition, transition, pacing and exaggeration.
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VPS 243 - Documentary Photography Three Credits
Fall Semester
Using examples ranging from photojournalism to fine art students will use their eyes and their cameras to tell the reality-based stories that are important to them and to society at large. Students are expected to complete long-term photographic projects using digital tools and produce cohesive portfolios in both print and electronic formats.
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VPS 301 - Sculpture Workshop 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 - Photography/multimedia Outreach: Mentoring Through Art Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Combining art and community service, students are paired with “kids at risk” 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.
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VPS 311 - Photography II Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course emphasizes the increased development of a personal vision, refinement of technical skills, and investigation of film processing and darkroom procedures. Exposure to contemporary trends and historical traditions through museum/gallery visits deepen understanding of the medium as a means for creative expression. Student provides camera, film, and photography paper.
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VPS 322 - Installation Art in the 21st Century Three Credits
Not Offered 2011-2012
Installation Art challenges the creator and audience to expand their definition of art. It is often removed from the gallery to disrupt spaces in unexpected ways. Frequently, it addresses social issues, is time-based, involves the viewer, and utilizes materials and practices that mirror the complexity of contemporary culture. Students will use the campus to explore personal and universal issues. The Course culminates in a “Day of Art.”
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VPS 324 - Figure Drawing Three Credits
Spring Semester
Designed to increase the student’s perceptual skills and provide an introduction to 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.
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VPS 325 - Art Education: Theory and Methods Three Credits
Not Offered 2011-2012
Topics include developmental theory, curriculum design, and numerous hands-on experiences to explore visual creativity. Techniques of structuring, time, space, and materials are addressed to support independent student work in various art media. Course results include the production of materials to be used in the “real world” of public schools.
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VPS 326 - Portrait Workshop Three Credits
Spring Semester
Students in Portrait Workshop 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 - Landscape Painting Three Credits
Fall Semester
Explores traditional and less conventional drawing and painting approaches to the physical environment. Through dry and wet media, students work on site and in the classroom using nature as the primary subject source. Students strive to understand the nature of natural light, atmosphere, space and other general concepts relating to this historical artistic genre.
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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.
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VPS 475 - Internship in Studio Arts Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
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VPT 181 - History of the Theatre I Three Credits
Fall Semester
The development of theatre from its primitive beginnings through major eras and countries until the year 1700. The theatre will be studied as a social and cultural institution mirroring the civilization in which it thrives.
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VPT 182 - History of the Theatre II Three Credits
Spring Semester
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.
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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 Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2010, 2012
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. Students are required to work on a departmental production.
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VPT 212 - Musical Theatre Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2010, 2012
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
Fall and Spring Semesters
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.
Is being offered as part of a Learning Community Fall 2011 - Spring 2012.
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VPT 225 - Play Production I One Credit
Fall Semester
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. Student must have worked on a previous departmental production. Credit is granted on a pass/fail basis including Theatre Arts majors and minors. Does not count towards requirement for Theatre Arts major/ minor. This course may be taken three times.
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VPT 226 - Play Production II One Credit
Spring Semester
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. Student must have worked on a previous departmental production. Credit is granted on a pass/fail basis including Theatre Arts majors and minors. Does not count towards requirement for Theatre Arts major/minor. This course maybe taken three times.
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VPT 300 - Acting II Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2013, 2015
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): VPT 203 or consent of the Instructor.
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VPT 302 - Directing Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2012, 2014
Analysis and interpretation of play scripts; basic blocking techniques; coaching of actors; and the process of producing a play from auditions through performance.
Prerequisite(s): VPT 181 or VPT 182 , or VPT 203 , or consent of the Instructor.
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VPT 305 - Advanced Stagecraft Three Credits
Offered Periodically
This course provides an in-depth, hands-on approach to constructing scenic art, utilizing scenic painting, props and costumes. Student projects include the creation of period costume pieces and the building of unique props.
Prerequisite(s): VPT 205 , or consent of the Instructor.
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VPT 306 - Introduction to Playwriting 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.
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VPT 308 - Theatrical Costume Design Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2011, 2013
Explore how history affects body decoration and colors influence people’s attitudes, as you learn the criteria influencing costume design decisions. By using angles, colors, fabrics, and a script, students will translate personalities into costumes. No sewing involved.
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VPT 312 - Scenic Design for the Stage Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2011, 2013
Theatre is the place where different arts meet and ultimately collide. It is the role of the designer to forge an aesthetic equilibrium from this complex interaction. Explore the practices of scenographers: including script analysis, collaboration, research, visual thinking and develop creative abilities using exercises to build intuitive responses and drawing skills.
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