College of Arts & Sciences
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ADF-181 Ideas of Western Art I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will survey the major concepts and issues of Western Art, from prehistoric to the Early Renaissance. Architecture, sculpture and paintings will be studied individually for their formal elements and visual importance, and also within their own aesthetic, historic and cultural context. Class discussion and visual analysis of works of art will encourage personal interpretation and critical thinking.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ADF-182 Ideas of Western Art II
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will survey the major concepts and issues of Western Art, from Renaissance to contemporary art. Architecture, sculpture and paintings will be studied individually for their formal elements and visual importance, and also within their own aesthetic, historic and cultural context. Class discussion and visual analysis of works of art will encourage personal interpretation and critical thinking.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ADF-S101 Foundation Drawing I
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course concentrates on the traditional techniques of observational drawing. Fundamental principles and elements of drawing are introduced in structured lessons and exercises, which are supplemented by additional outside assignments. Foundation Drawing I stresses the development of visual skills as well as the broad use of drawing concepts, vocabulary, techniques and variety of materials.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADF-S102 Foundation Drawing II
Prerequisites:
ADF S101
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course will refine the basic visual skills developed in Foundation Drawing I (ADF S101). The elements of color and mixed media are introduced to expand technical possibilities, while more intensive work with the human figure provides exposure to gesture, structure and complex form. As students begin to develop a more sophisticated and personal approach, issues of expression and interpretation will be investigated, focusing on personal style and expression.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADF-S123 Painting
Prerequisites:
ADF S101, ADF S143
Credits:
3.00
Description:
In this introductory course, students will learn to accurately perceive relationships of shape, form, color and value, and to translate that information through the medium of paint. In a series of in-class and outside projects on canvas, prepared paper and panel, students will explore various approaches to the use of acrylic and oil paint. Emphasis will be placed on the development of disciplined technical skills as well as the exploration of paintings potential as a medium of communication and creative visual expression.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ADF-S143 Color
Prerequisites:
Intended for majors only
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course features a hands-on approach to the study of color as students create, modify and compare hues, values and strengths through the direct mixing and application of paint. Also explored will be issues of color harmony, chromatic light, space, color assimilation, and color psychology, as well as past and present views on the use of color in art and design. This intensive focus on the specific issues of color gives students experience with and flexibility in the use of color in their work.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADF-S151 2-Dimensional Design
Credits:
3.00
Description:
The focus of this course is the fundamental logic and structure of two-dimensional organization. Emphasis will be placed on the essential elements of visual language: line, shape, value and texture. Students will learn to develop dynamic approaches to visual problem solving by combining these elements into a unified whole. Skills will include technical proficiency in a variety of wet and dry media, appropriate presentation of work, and the ability to discuss work critically.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADF-S152 3-Dimensional Design
Prerequisites:
ADF S151, ADF S551, ADF S166, or ADF S566
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course focuses on the fundamental elements of three-dimensional form. Line, plane and volume will be explored as students develop visual analysis and critical thinking skills in the round. The role of scale, proportion, structure, surface, light and display will be addressed, as students create forms that activate space and engage the viewer. The course will proceed from work with simple forms and techniques to more challenging and comprehensive problems addressing both additive and subtractive methods.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADF-S154 Design: Issues & Process
Prerequisites:
ADF S151
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course involves comprehensive design projects which concern more advanced visual issues, executed in a wide variety of media. Decision-making in the creative process and the development of strong design concepts will be emphasized. Areas of study will include: an investigation of the real world concerns of fine artists and designers, non-Western imagery and culture, and visual social engagement.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ADF-S156 Imaging
Prerequisites:
ADF S143
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Digital visual image generation and modification, especially when combined with traditional hand techniques, are essential skills for artists and designers of the 21st century. This course introduces techniques of image capture, manipulation and output. Weekly and longer-length assignments will address creative and innovative idea generation using these approaches.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADF-S166 2D/Color
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This is an introductory-level course in the basic concepts and practices of two-dimensional design and color theory. The study of color and design is supportive of all studio disciplines and is vital to the understanding of all visual media. This course features an intensive, hands-on approach to color and design as students create, modify and master the three dimensions of color (hue, value, and strength) plus the principles of design(line, shape, value, composition and image). This in-depth study is essential and underlies all of the visual arts as they are practiced today. An understanding of color and design influences all artists decisions, affecting the look, meaning and use of visual phenomena.
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ADF-S171 Integrated Studio 1
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This cross-disciplinary course will integrate the ideas and practices of two-dimensional design, color and drawing emphasis will be placed on understanding the creative process, exploring concepts and developing research skills. Students will undertake individual and collaborative projects in three spaces; the studio classroom, the digital world and the city at large.
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ADF-S172 Integrated Studio 2
Prerequisites:
ADF S171
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course builds on the Integrated Studio 1 experience: synthesizing fundamental visual ideas. IS 2 investigates the construction, documentation, and transformation of volumetric form, environmental space, and time. Projects will explore narrative strategies and the creation of immersive experiences. Students will develop critical and analytical skills while employing a range of traditional and digital media-including video/sound capture and editing-as they explore the creative boundaries of the classroom studio, the city of Boston, and virtual space.
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ADF-S571 Integrated Studio 1
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This cross-disciplinary course will integrate the ideas and practices of two-dimensional design, color and drawing emphasis will be placed on understanding the creative process, exploring concepts and developing research skills. Students will undertake individual and collaborative projects in three spaces; the studio classroom, the digital world and the city at large.
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ADFA-304 Art and Architecture of the Italian Renaissance
Prerequisites:
ADF-182 and the Fine Art Program Directors consent.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course introduces the students to Italian Renaissance art, artists and culture from the first evidence in the Italian Gothic (around the 1260s) to the Early and High Renaissance, predominantly in Florence and Venice, up to the 1600s. The course will survey the history of painting, sculpture and architecture as we study the works individually, for their formal elements and visual importance, but also within their aesthetic, historic, political and cultural context. Class discussion and a visual analysis of works of art will encourage personal interpretation and critical thinking. A list of terms related to the Renaissances introduces the language of art. Normally offered during the summer. Offered in Italy only.
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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ADFA-306 Art & Culture of Asia, Africa, South America and Oceania
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The coursework introduces students to the artistic and visual traditions from South and East Asia, Africa, Oceania and the Americas. In addition to the material culture of the particular region under study, the coursework will consider socio-political ideals, religious belief systems, and cultural principles that shaped or informed the work and the ideology of civilizations beyond the Western hemisphere. Comparative analysis among non-western and western traditions will be used to critically analyze the salient points of influence, rejection and modifications of aesthetic affinities. Class lectures will be supplemented with museum seminars specifically the rich non-western collections at the MFA, Boston. Guided field trips to the museum will allow students to formally analyze the works of art discussed in lecture and text material.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Cultural Diversity BFA,Asian Studies,Humanities & History,Expanded Classroo
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ADFA-345 Art of India
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A chronological survey of South Asian art (2300 BCE - 1750 CE) including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Examination of art and architecture from their first and still mysterious beginnings in the Indus Valley, through the great masterpieces of Buddhist and Hindu art to the coming of Islam, including the eclectic culture of the Mughal courts and the golden age of miniature paintings. Consideration is given to the multiple aspects of patronage in Indian culture - religious, political, economic - through case studies of individual works of art and architecture. (Formerly HUM 345)
Type:
Humanities & History,Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities Literature Requirement,Asian Studies
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ADFA-400 Fine Arts Internship
Prerequisites:
Restricted to Juniors and Seniors
Credits:
3.00- 6.00
Description:
An elective course for those who wish to pursue issues of artistic development to a further degree, this internship may involve assisting an established member of the local art community (in his or her own studio) in the preparation, marketing and exhibition of his work. Internships in area galleries or museums are also an option. The purpose of the internship will be to give students experience in real world aspects of the artistic life for which he or she has so far prepared only in the classroom setting. Participating students will earn credit based on the number of hours devoted to the internship. One credit will be given for every 45 hours of internship time, and all hours must be verified in writing for credit given.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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ADFA-500 Fine Arts Directed Study
Prerequisites:
consent of Program director required
Credits:
1.00- 6.00
Description:
The student completes a directed study project, either studio (ADFA S500) or non-studio (ADFA 500) under the supervision of a fine arts full-time faculty member. Please see Directed Study elsewhere in this catalog for details. Independent study forms are available from the Office of the Academic Dean and Registrar. All independent study request forms must be accompanied by a written proposal and must be approved by the individual faculty member, the Fine Arts Program Director, the NESADSU Chairman, and the Academic Dean. Normally available every semester.
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ADFA-S201 Drawing: Language of Light
Prerequisites:
ADF S102
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course is an extensive exploration of the human form and how it is represented in drawing. Refining their drawing skills, students use a variety of dry media (graphite, charcoal, pastel, collage) to articulate figure/plane
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ADFA-S204 Sculptural Thinking
Prerequisites:
Take ADF-S152
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Art is not just visual. Artists also think with their hands, understanding that engagement with the physical world is vital to the creative process, and often gives rise to unexpected and fruitful ideas. In this course, students will explore traditional and experimental sculptural processes in a spirit of directed play, focusing on both intuitive and critical responses to materials.
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ADFA-S212 Figure Painting: Issues in Contemporary Realism
Prerequisites:
Fine Art Program Director Approval needed
Credits:
1.50- 3.00
Description:
This course functions as a lab for students to improve their painting skills. Working directly from the models, beginning and more advanced students will explore technique at their own level. Tri-weekly poses will allow in-depth investigation and complex images to develop. Students can work with the painting medium of their choice. Historical and contemporary painters will be used to further the students progress. Open to majors and non-majors.
Term:
Occasional
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ADFA-S220 Drawing: Shifting Scales
Prerequisites:
ADF-S102 or ADF-S502; ADF-S151 or ADF-S551;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
We live in a world of great contrasts in scale, where hand held screens can download Google earth and nanotechnologies can change the lives on entire continents. How do these shifts in scale alter our perceptions of space, and therefore change the way we understand and make drawings? This figure-based course uses descriptive observation as the starting point for addressing visual invention. Students will work from a model, using traditional figurative techniques to combine and contrast with digital imaging techniques, graphic novels, and various contemporary drawing approaches. A variety of wet and dry drawing media will be used with more experimental materials.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ADFA-S241 Advanced Painting
Prerequisites:
ADF S123.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course will involve the concepts and techniques of 20th and 21st century painting. Students develop an individual approach to non-objective and objective painted space. Open-ended assignments, lectures, critiques and discussions will clarify the work students produce. Substantial independent studio time allows students to focus on work that responds to contemporary issues in painting.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ADFA-S242 Sculpture Studio
Prerequisites:
ADF S152
Credits:
3.00
Description:
A focused study on the language of dimensionality in sculpture, students will explore traditional and non-traditional materials. Issues of craft, concept and context will aid students in developing work that responds to currents in contemporary sculpture. This class will also provide students with a substantial grounding in 20th and 21st century sculptural theory and practice.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ADFA-S251 Printmaking Studio
Prerequisites:
ADF S102
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course is designed to familiarize students with the printmaking studio and various techniques. Students will gain exposure to a number of techniques including non-toxic processes. Over the course of the semester, students will be expected to develop a portfolio of prints while working in class and independently. Open to NESADSU majors only.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ADFA-S271 Fine Arts Seminar I
Prerequisites:
ADF S102 ADF S123, and ADF S152
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Fine Arts Seminar is designed as a vehicle for students to develop a personal relationship to contemporary art theory and practice. Questions are posed as a point of departure for the students to generate work. Visiting artists and weekly gallery and museum visits aid in examining aspects of current art making in order to assist students in creating a strong vision for their work. Restricted to Fine Arts Majors only.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ADFA-S272 Fine Arts Seminar I
Prerequisites:
ADFA S271
Credits:
3.00
Description:
A continuation of the first semester, this course aids students in recognizing the patterns and questions posed in their own studio practices. A large number of technical approaches to content will be explored.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ADFA-S311 Contemporary Trends & Practices
Prerequisites:
Intended for Majors only
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Contemporary Trends & Practices moves art theory into the studio and the studio out into the world. Students will look at the most significant artists and movements of the past 50 years while examining their social, cultural and political context. Canonized contemporary art categories (postmodernism, appropriation, anti-art and performance art are some examples) are assigned as group projects. Movements, strategy or style of art making is discussed as an expressive problem solving experience, blurring the lines between media. This course conflates contemporary art history with contemporary art practices.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ADFA-S330 Experimental Drawing & Painting
Prerequisites:
Take ADF-S123; or Instructors Permission.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course is designed to provide a workshop style environment for students to achieve an increasingly sophisticated level of mastery. Students are encouraged to develop their own area of interest in painting and drawing. In class models will be available to those who want to work figuratively. Individual and group critiques are integrated into the semesters work. The class will study the works of contemporary and historical painters. This is not a class for beginning students.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADFA-S342 Advanced Sculpture
Prerequisites:
ADFA S242
Credits:
3.00
Description:
In this course, students will explore contemporary sculptural issues, using a variety of found and generated materials. The process of installation, wall, floor, self-supported pieces and environmental works will be investigated.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ADFA-S344 Advanced Drawing Issues
Prerequisites:
Take ADFA-S272;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course has students assess their work of the past several years in order to determine current and future goals. Students use the tools they find in the relationship between 2D and 3D in order to define contemporary drawing for themselves.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ADFA-S345 Advanced Printmaking
Prerequisites:
ADFA S251 or instructor permission
Credits:
3.00
Description:
In Advanced Printmaking students will explore issues of technique, scale and multiple press runs that are not feasible within the context of the beginning Printmaking course. In this advanced course students will focus on a chosen area of traditional or contemporary print media, ranging from etching, digital imaging, lithography, paper molding, and photocopying, to relief and screen printing. Through the use of theory and developed skill, the course will allow students to create print-based works of an increasingly professional standard in both two and three dimensions. Students will undertake projects both as separate entities and as combined installed pieces, aimed at encouraging an individual, creative and professional approach to printmaking in the context of contemporary art practice.
Term:
Occasional
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ADFA-S361 Figure Studio: 2D
Prerequisites:
ADF S123 AND ADFA S241
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This painting course is designed to provide an in-depth study and practice of two-dimensional contemporary figuration. Basing all students on the Masters and movements of the past, this course focuses on the methodology and effects of four major figurative painters from late-twentieth century through the present.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ADFA-S362 Figure Studio: 3D
Prerequisites:
Take ADF-S152 ADFA-S361;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This sculpture course considers the figure in its importance both as a historical element and as a reflection and definition of self. Established an understanding of the figurative form in the space by relating gesture and structure through manipulated form. Weight, mass, plane and volume are considered while working directly from the model.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ADFA-S365 Advanced Figure Studio
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course is an extension of the Figure Studio 2D & 3D course. The focus will be on advanced figuration in relation to contemporary and historical works. Students will work in any media that pertains to their exploration of depiction and content. Students are expected to work in consultation with the professor in class and in their individual studios.
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ADFA-S371 Fine Arts Seminar II
Prerequisites:
ADFA S271 and ADFA S272
Credits:
3.00
Description:
In this third semester of the Seminar sequence, students are responsible for integrating their visual culture influences and references within an expanded body of work.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ADFA-S372 Fine Arts Seminar II
Prerequisites:
ADFA S271 and ADFA S272 and ADFA S371
Credits:
3.00
Description:
During this final Seminar semester, the focused studio practices of students are channeled into the development of their final thesis exhibition. The four-semester Fine Arts Seminar sequence.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ADFA-S380 Advanced Fine Arts Seminar
Prerequisites:
Take ADFA-S272;
Credits:
3.00- 6.00
Description:
This course functions as a bridge between the undergraduate processes of Fine Arts Seminar and the postgraduate environment of the visual arts. Particular attention will be paid to the contexts used by students to define their work in relation to feed back of professional outside reviewers. Individual contracts between faculty and student will be developed at the beginning of each semester. Contracts will assess the priorities for the work and adapt studio practices for the creation of new work. A research component will be attached when awarding 4-6 credits.
Term:
Occasional
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ADFA-S410 Senior Thesis
Prerequisites:
Fine Arts Senior status required.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This senior-level course readies the student for the furtherance of his or her career as a creative artist. Though the development of a written artists statement, slide and electronic documentation and the charting of their individual artistic lineage, students will begin to place themselves within the context of the contemporary art world. Normally offered Spring semester.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ADFA-S500 Fine Arts Directed Studio
Prerequisites:
Fine Art Program Director Approval needed
Credits:
1.00- 6.00
Description:
The student completes a directed study project, either studio (ADFA S500) or non-studio (ADFA 500) under the supervision of a full time fine arts faculty member. Please see Directed Study elsewhere in this catalog for details. Independent study forms are available from the Office of the Academic Dean and Registrar. All independent study projects must be approved by the individual faculty member, the Fine Arts Program Director, and the NESADSU Chairman. Normally available every semester.
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ADG-100 Fundamentals of Graphic Design
Credits:
2.00
Description:
This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of communication problem-solving, such as research, typography, concept and design development, and will expose students to the basic concepts of graphic design, including such specialties as advertising, corporate design and packaging. The primary purpose of the course is to aid students in deciding whether to pursue a career in graphic design. This course is a prerequisite for admission into the Electronic Graphic Design Certificate Program. A grade of B or better in this course will waive the standard portfolio requirement.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADG-224 History of Graphic Design
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The first part of the course will focus on the history of graphic design from prehistoric times to the Industrial Revolution, including the origins of graphic communications in the ancient world, the development of the alphabet and early printing and typography. The second portion will concentrate on the period from the late 19th century to the present, and will include the Arts and Crafts Movement, the various isms and their influence on modern art, the Bauhaus and International Style, and contemporary visual systems and image making.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ADG-337 Professional Practice
Prerequisites:
Senior BFA status
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This senior-year course is designed to provide final preparation for employment in the field of graphic design. In addition to helping each student develop a professional portfolio, the course will provide students with practical knowledge of the business aspects of graphic design, interviewing skills, and resume preparation.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ADG-400 Graphic Design Internship
Prerequisites:
Senior BFA status.
Credits:
3.00- 4.00
Description:
Seniors are required to pursue an internship with a local graphic design firm, whose work is directly related to that students intended area of professional concentration, or complete a Thesis Studio (see below). Interns will observe and participate in all office procedures permitted by their place of internship and will be required to maintain a notebook of their observations. Required classroom seminars will reinforce new skills, share learning experiences and answer questions or concerns. Students with prior documented work experience in the field may be waived from the internship requirement, with the approval of the Graphic Design Program Director.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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ADG-500 Graphic Design Directed Study
Prerequisites:
Consent of Program Director required
Credits:
3.00
Description:
The student completes a directed study project, either studio (ADG S500) or non-studio (ADG 500), under the supervision of a graphic design faculty member. All Directed Study request forms must be accompanied by a written proposal and schedule and must be approved by the individual faculty member, the Graphic Design Program Director, and the NESADSU Chairman. Available every semester.
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ADG-510 Graphic Design Undergraduate Independent Study
Prerequisites:
An independent study form must be submitted to the CAS Deans Office.
Credits:
1.00- 6.00
Description:
An Independent Study provides the student with the opportunity to examine an issue of interest that falls outside the parameters of the existing curricula. The student will work on a one-on-one basis with a full time faculty member to realize a particular and well-defined goal. All proposals for Independent Study must be approved by the Deans Office in advance of the beginning of the semester during which the work will be completed.
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ADG-S201 Basic Typography
Prerequisites:
ADF S151
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course will introduce students to the creative use of typography in the design process and will provide them with the skills and knowledge necessary to design with type.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ADG-S202 Computer Typography
Prerequisites:
ADG S201 and ADG S219
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This advanced course focuses on the translation of the historical knowledge and hand skills leaned in Basic Typography into an electronic format. Students will learn how to produce quality type in electronic format as well as experiment with and explore type through electronic manipulation.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ADG-S204 Design Beyond Design
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This multidisciplinary, hybrid course will focus on contemporary trends within Graphic Design. Students will gain understanding though the study of communication and marketing theory case studies and how those theories can be connected to the contemporary issues and topics facing designers today
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ADG-S206 Graphic Design I
Prerequisites:
ADF S151
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Emphasizing the creative process from thumbnail to comprehensive, the course will also introduce the student to the language, tools, and techniques of the professional graphic designer. Attention will be paid to conceptualization, production and presentation in solving design problems. This course will expose students to a series of assignments designed to show step-by-step problem solving from observation and research, to the incorporation of these findings into the design of communication vehicles.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ADG-S207 Graphic Design II
Prerequisites:
ADG S206 and ADG S219
Credits:
3.00
Description:
A continuation of the skills learned in Graphic Design I, involving projects that are broader in scope, more in-depth, and include societal issues.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ADG-S213 Web Design I
Prerequisites:
ADG S219
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course will introduce basic web site design and creation skills to students in order to prepare them for more advanced study in Web Design II. The class will use a variety of industry standard software to design and create basic working websites. Students will learn HTML, XHTML and CSS. Javascript, Flash and Action Scripting will be discussed and presented as supplemental tools. Information architecture, wire frames, interface design, user experience and web page layouts will be explored. The history, societal context and future of new media will be discussed throughout the semester. Software: Dreamweaver and Photoshop.
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ADG-S214 Illustration for Designers
Prerequisites:
ADF S102
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course introduces the skills necessary for meeting clients illustration needs in a variety of media appropriate to their context. Emphasis will be placed on developing the ability to draw real objects and real people while advancing a personal style. Development of visual research and photo reference, thumbnailing and rendering skills for ones presentation of ideas and concepts while designing the proper environment for their illustration will be required.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADG-S219 Computer Applications in Design
Prerequisites:
Intended for majors only
Credits:
3.00
Description:
In this course students will learn the major software applications used by graphic designers, such as Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Through a series of problems, students will learn how and when to use specific software to produce their solutions and prepare portfolio-quality design.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ADG-S250 Graphic Design I-II
Prerequisites:
Open to MAGD Accelerated Program Students only.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Emphasizing the creative process from thumbnail to comprehensive, this course will also introduce the student to language, tools and techniques of the professional graphic designer. Attention will be paid to the conception, production, and presentation in solving design problems. This course will expose students to a series of exercises designed to show how to get from observation and research, to the incorporation of these findings into the design of communication vehicles (logos, brochures, posters, ads, etc.) on a variety of scales. As a survey of graphic design, the goal of this course is to deal with typical problems faced by graphic designers in their profession.
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ADG-S302 Italian Journal: Painting and Drawing On Paper
Prerequisites:
Instructors Consent
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course introduces the skills necessary for meeting clients illustration needs in a variety of media appropriate to context. Florence, Italy and its environs will serve as the subject matter and catalyst in developing the ability to draw objects, i.e. Architecture, people and landscape while advancing a personal style. Study will begin with a pre-departure journal/book binding workshop at Suffolk University and then outdoors in and around Florence, Italy, Tuscan hill towns and the Veneto exploring basic illustration styles, methods and techniques. This course satisfies the expanded classroom requirement.
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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ADG-S305 Conceptual Typography
Prerequisites:
Take ADG-S202
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course is designed to build on core typography knowledge and further your understanding of the conceptual possibilities of using type in design. Advanced typographic problems requiring the implementation of both traditional and alternative methods will facilitate a deeper exploration of modern communication issues including layered hierarchies, type in motion, typographic voice and illustration.
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ADG-S311 Integrated Advertising
Prerequisites:
ADG S206 and ADG S219
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course will provide instruction towards creatively translating marketing needs into innovative and effective advertising solutions through a series of challenging projects. Students will learn skills applicable to the advertising industry by focusing on creative executions across multiple-media applications including print, direct mail, collateral, outdoor, online, and other media. There will be emphases on idea generation and campaign development with the goal of message communication through the balance of various elements including page design, copywriting, typography, illustration, photography, and visual effects. The history of advertising from the early 20th century to the ever-changing complexity of todays digital landscape will be studied.
Term:
Occasional
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ADG-S312 Packaging Design
Prerequisites:
ADG S201 or ADG S601 AND ADG S206 or ADG S606 AND ADG S219 or ADG S619 OR Instructor Permission.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Almost everything in our lives is packaged. Peas and automobile accessories, prescription medication, and pearls; virtually every product requires a wrapper, a skin, a form of transport, a package. What you see on store shelves is a result of a complex process, involving the collaborative efforts of graphic designers, package engineers, printers, stylists, photographers and merchandisers. Package design is a team endeavor because in an overcrowded marketplace, it is crucial to a products success and ultimately to the clients bottom line. In this course, students will study the evolution and history of packaging design, discuss philosophies, learn industry terminology and examine contemporary designs. Using case studies, students will analyze the package design process from concept to production and over the course of the semester, develop a line of packaging and supporting marketing materials for one brand. Guest lectures and field trips will supplement readings and in-class discussions, which will address brand extension and consistency, packaging templates, professional procedures, product photography and printing.
Term:
Occasional
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ADG-S317 Graphic Novel
Prerequisites:
ADF S101 and ADF S102 or portfolio review and instructor permission
Credits:
3.00
Description:
An introduction to comics and the graphic novel as a means of visual narrative and personal expression. The course will identify and examine some of the key principles that make this art form work. A deeper, working understanding of these principles will be gained by applying them to a series of specific narrative projects with stated objectives. Students will have the opportunity to experiment with different visual styles and a variety of materials as they work to develop a personal artistic voice.
Term:
Occasional
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ADG-S328 Designing for the Greater Good
Prerequisites:
ADG S207 and ADG S219
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Can designers who work for the greater good still make a good living? In a word, yes. In this class, students will study contemporary models of inspiring change through branding, systems design, and product design, and explore how design can have an impact in raising awareness and funding for social, environmental, political, and health issues. Students will work on three integrated design campaigns projects focused in social innovation, design of community, connected to health, and environmental impact to learn how to identify the opportunities to inspire change through design, and how to leverage print, social media, new fundraising tools, and online resources to create a successful effort. Students will also explore successful case studies in cause-related design, including the Obama campaign, FEED Projects, (RED), and Nikes Considered Program. Field trips are planned throughout the course, including a guided tour and talk at IDEO, one of the leading international design thinking companies.
Term:
Occasional
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ADG-S330 Motion Graphics
Prerequisites:
ADG S219 or ADG S619 or ADFA S315 OR instructor approval
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Enter the world of motion design and learn how to make movies that incorporate image, type and video. This class will focus on learning and using specific software to create moving graphics that are geared toward being broadcast on television, web or film. Students will create time-based works such as title sequences, ads, and videos that they art direct. In the very near future, motion design will be a necessary skill for designers to compete in the marketplace. Motion design can be applied to many areas of graphic design from on-screen presentation to environmental design. During the class, students will build their motion design portfolio that will give them an edge above conventional print and web designers.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ADG-S334 Electronic Publication Design
Prerequisites:
ADG S202 and ADG S207 and ADG S219.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course will focus on the skills necessary to create publications such as books, magazines, annual reports and catalogs. The goal of this course is three-fold: to further enhance the understanding of typography in regard to publications, to provide the skills and knowledge necessary to design publications in an electronic environment, and to integrate the students own art and/or photography in their work.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ADG-S340 Web Design II
Prerequisites:
ADG S213 or Instructors permission
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course is intended as a continuation of the experience gained in Web Design I. The objective of the course is the development of advanced conceptual skills such as prototyping, usability testing, interactive philosophy, accessibility, project and content management. Students will further develop their professional multimedia skills by working with HMTL, XHMTL, CSS and other industry-standard tools. JavaScript will be discussed and we will use Flash for animation and video. Current techniques for distributions on mobile devices will be explored. Software that will be used during the class will include Dreamweaver, Flash, and other professional level software tools.
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ADG-S343 Advanced Topics in Interactive Design
Prerequisites:
ADG-S340;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course is designed to follow Web II (ADG S340/ADG S740) and will prepare you for the real-world experiences designers often encounter in the field of interactive media. You will continue your exploration of interactive design and choose a final project direction that furthers your understanding of interactive media. These topics include designing for and implementing Content Management Systems, designing and production for mobile computing platform uses, cross platform compatibility and concepts of information architecture, and designing with an emphasis on market needs for multimedia.
Term:
Occasional
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ADG-S344 Graphic Design III
Prerequisites:
ADG S202, ADG S207, and ADG S219
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This continuation of Graphic Design I and II (ADG S206, 207) will concentrate on increasing sophistication in creative problem-solving abilities. Students will also develop an understanding of prepress terms and operations and the impact of technology on those operations. It will also provide the knowledge and skills necessary to enable students to make appropriate prepress decisions regarding more complex projects. Senior status preferred.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ADG-S345 Graphic Design IV
Prerequisites:
ADG S344
Credits:
3.00
Description:
A continuation of the concepts and skills developed in Graphic Design III and their application to more complex, multi-pieced, in-depth projects.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ADG-S348 Advanced Illustration for Designers
Prerequisites:
ADG S214
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course focuses on the preparation of illustration for specific markets within the graphic design product development and publishing fields. Independent development and proficiency in a variety of media and the learning of different methods of preparing artwork for reproduction in traditional printed and/or digital environments will be covered. The continuation of the development of a personal sketchbook, photo reference, and the shooting of photographs for research will be further explored.
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ADG-S354 Advanced Computer Applications
Prerequisites:
ADG S201, ADG S206, and ADG S219
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course is designed to further explore software applications for specific and experimental effects. It aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to choose the appropriate software application and to execute the desired design, focusing on the design itself rather than on the limitations of computer programs. The course also focuses on solving the technical and production problems of preparing artwork electronically for printing. Software applications include Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Normally offered fall and spring semesters.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ADG-S360 Corporate Design
Prerequisites:
ADG S202 and ADG S207
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course explores the issues of contemporary branding used to identify, establish and promote the business community. Specific emphasis will be placed on the analysis and development of corporate identity systems including the development of logotypes, stationery, signage systems, marketing collateral/advertising/direct mail campaign development, environmental graphics and websites.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ADG-S365 Digital Photography
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Often mixed with other media, photography has evolved into a major tool for use by the contemporary artist and designer. This course offers students the experience of creating digital and film photographs while studying concepts of art direction and techniques that can enhance their compositions. The primary objective is to generate professional still and motion images for digital media, including the Web. Students will manipulate their photographic images using Photoshop rather than the traditional darkroom. Students will also learn how to photograph their own artwork and use a digital camera. Advanced students will be encouraged to explore independent tracks of study.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADG-S366 Environmental Graphic Design
Prerequisites:
ADG S202, ADG S207 and ADG S219
Credits:
3.00
Description:
A cross disciplinary course bringing together interior design students and graphic design students to collaborate on problem solving in the visual and built environments. In the studio, students will be exposed to design issues and problems, both experiential and graphic. Students will be working in teams bringing new insight to solutions for a variety of client/project types. Field trips to fabricators, professional firms and EGD sites will be included. This is a survey class designed to introduce students to ways of producing three dimensional graphic design projects within the built environment.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ADG-S370 Artists Books
Prerequisites:
Take ADG-S202 ADG-S207 ADF-S152; or Instructors permission.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Books are vessels of information. They can present your graphic design, photography or fine art, house a cherished collection, and even express non-linear thought. This class will cover traditional book design and construction techniques, as well as contemporary, non-traditional methods. You will learn to blend design, craftsmanship and content to create books that are themselves works of art. This is a hands-on studio course intended for graphic design and fine arts majors.
Term:
Occasional
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ADG-S500 Graphic Design Directed Studio
Prerequisites:
Consent of Program Director required.
Credits:
1.00- 6.00
Description:
The student completes a directed study project, either studio (ADG S500) or non-studio (ADG 500), under the supervision of a graphic design faculty member. All Directed Studio request forms must be accompanied by a written proposal and schedule and must be approved by the individual faculty member, the Graphic Design Program Director, and the NESADSU Chairman. Available every semester.
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ADI-01 Introduction to Interior Design & Decoration
Credits:
2.00
Description:
This elective course is designed to aid students in determining whether to pursue a career in interior design and decorating. Through both lectures and studio work, students will be shown basic drafting and graphic communication techniques used in presentation of visual ideas, as well as various elements of interior composition, such as space planning, color, furniture, finish and material selection. The final project will be suitable for inclusion in a portfolio. Normally offered each semester.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADI-221 History of Furniture & Architecture I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The goal of this course is the enhancement of the students critical comprehension of historic styles and the impact they have on contemporary design solutions. The survey begins with the Egyptian period and provides an overview of the history of furniture and architecture through the mid-1700s, including ancient Greece and Rome, the Gothic and Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo periods. Emphasis will be placed on chronological periods, the visual characteristics of each style including regional idiosyncrasies, and the terminology germane to a study of furniture and architecture.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ADI-222 History of Furniture & Architecture II
Prerequisites:
ADI 221
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A continuation of History of Furniture & Architecture I, this course will extend the investigation of furniture and architecture into the 20th century, while addressing issues concerning preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, and adaptive re-use. Drawing on the vast resources of the city of Boston and its environs, students will become actively involved in stylistic progression, local living history, and the benefits of preserving our past for future generations. Field trips will include visits to restored Federal, Victorian and Contemporary venues.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ADI-234 Introduction to Interior Design Theory & Criticism
Prerequisites:
Taken concurrently with ADI S201
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course introduces students to the important individuals, ideas and issues that have shaped the direction of contemporary interior design practice in the twentieth century, building upon the historical foundation established by the Ideas of Western Art and History of Furniture and Architecture classes. Intermixing lectures and readings with visits to important local buildings, it discusses the influences of culture, technology, fashion and media upon the work and thinking of the first generation of modern designers, as well as emerging social, moral and environmental imperatives that will form the basis of future practice; cultural identity, interdisciplinary collaboration, sustainability and universal design.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ADI-242 Interior Codes & Construction
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: ADI S110 or S510.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course examines various interior construction assemblies of non-load-bearing walls, load-bearing walls, floors, stairs, elevators, fireplaces, ceilings, doors, interior windows, frames, millwork and fire-related construction. Emphasis will be placed on building codes including state, BOCA, Underwriters Laboratory, ASTM, state and federal accessibility codes and construction materials. Students will also be introduced to basic structural concepts and characteristics of structural materials.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADI-244 Interior Materials & Finishes
Prerequisites:
Intended for majors only
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Students will study the visual qualities, technical characteristics and applications of the common materials and finishes used in interior installations. These materials include floor coverings, wall coverings, textiles, ceiling and sustainable materials. Related fire, health and safety codes, as well as maintenance and life cycle costs, will be discussed. Class material will be presented in the form of lectures, guest speakers and a tour of the Boston Design Center. Students will learn to analyze, select and specify materials and finishes for the appropriate applications, write specifications, and prepare a resource notebook.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADI-254 Lighting
Prerequisites:
Prior drafting or CAD experience recommended
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course introduces students to the art and technology of lighting and explores the use of lighting as a design element in the interior environment. Class material will be presented as a series of lectures, readings and demonstrations. Students will learn to analyze interior lighting installations, calculate lighting levels for interiors, select appropriate light fixtures and prepare a lighting plan based on one of their studio projects.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADI-306 Portfolio
Prerequisites:
Senior Status
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course teaches students how to develop a professional portfolio. Students will investigate overall development of portfolio content, substance, and design through a variety of hands-on exercises including digital and mock-up layout techniques; methods of documenting and archiving work; presentation formats; design influence investigation, and more.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADI-352 Environmental Systems
Prerequisites:
ADI 242
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course studies mechanical, electrical, and plumbing technology and systems commonly employed in residential and commercial interiors. It will introduce students to the vocabulary, concepts and basic components of these fields of engineering. This will enable students to integrate these building systems in their design work and communicate ideas effectively with project engineers and contractors. The course will include commonly used heating, ventilating, air conditioning, plumbing piping and fixtures, fire sprinklers, electrical supply and distribution, smoke detection and fire alarm systems. Related mechanical, electrical and plumbing codes will also be discussed.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADI-384 Interiors Marketing & Contracts
Prerequisites:
ADI-S201; Intended for majors only
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course will cover the business aspects of interior design, including firm management, client, and contractor relationships, project management, proposal writing, and market resourcing. In addition, students will be exposed to career planning practices, such as portfolio development, resume preparation and interviewing techniques. Tours of architectural and interior design firms will also be included.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADI-398 Senior Programming & Pre-Design
Prerequisites:
ADI S201, ADI S202, ADI S303, ADI S304, ADI S372
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course is designed to be the first part of the BFA Senior Studio in Interior Design. The senior ID project is intended as the culmination of the interior design studio sequence. It is an individual effort, supported by the studio faculty, that is inclusive of the entire design process from the programming phase through final design and documentation. The objective of part one, Senior Programming & Pre-Design, is for individual students to research, develop, and draft a program document which will guide their design work in part two, Senior Studio. Students will explore the possible project types and precedents, select and develop a client profile and program, and research and analyze an architectural site. Written and graphic analysis tools will be employed. The preliminary conceptual (pre-design) phase of work is also introduced.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ADI-400 Interior Design Internship
Prerequisites:
ADI S202 and ADI S303; senior BFA standing required. This course fulfills the Expanded Classroom Requirement
Credits:
3.00
Description:
With the assistance of the faculty advisor, each student will identify an appropriate internship site with a local interior design firm. All interns are required to complete 120 hours of work/study within the semester, working a minimum of 8 hours per week under the direction of a qualified Interior Designer. Interns are expected to contribute to the host firm at a high level of design interaction. All interns will meet bi-weekly with the faculty advisor. The classroom seminars will reinforce new skills, share learning experiences, and answer questions or concerns. A firm site visit, production of firm profile, and participation in a professional organization are required within the seminar.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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ADI-500 Interior Design Directed Study
Prerequisites:
Consent of Program Director required.
Credits:
1.00- 6.00
Description:
Directed Study/Studio allows students to pursue an in-depth research project in an area of particular interest, directed by a qualified faculty member. Available every semester.
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ADI-S106 Interior Design Communications
Prerequisites:
Take ADF-S101 ADI-S108 OR ADI-S205;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Interior Design Communications teaches students how drawing media, observational drawing, perspective theory, color and design graphics can be integrated into the designers process. In addition to exploring contrast, accent, reflection, shade and shadow, the course underscores the importance of freehand sketching as a tool to foster intellectual inquiry and convey design concepts to a wider audience. The course introduces students to manual and digital methods for composing work for conceptual expression, technical drawing presentation, and portfolio purposes.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADI-S108 Perspective Principles
Prerequisites:
Prior or concurrent drawing experience
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course introduces students to the systems of perspective developed during the Renaissance as a means of creating the illusion of 3-dimensional space on a 2-dimensional surface. Using 1-, 2-, and 3-point perspective, students will learn to effectively represent space. Basic drafting techniques and architectural scale are introduced. Both free-hand sketching and technical drawing methods will be emphasized. Manipulation of drawing through computerized scanning and digital photography included.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADI-S110 Digital Orthographics
Prerequisites:
Take ADI-S108 OR ADI-S205;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course will enable the student to produce, manipulate and print 2-dimensional drawings using digital software including Computer Aided Drafting (CAD). Students will acquire the skills necessary for producing measured architectural plans, elevations and sections as well as isometric and axonometric drawing types. Fundamentals of illustrating drawings in color, light and shadow through digital programs will be introduced.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADI-S201 Interior Design Studio I
Prerequisites:
ADF S152, ADF S143, ADI S110 Prior to or concurrent with ADI 234 Take ADI S106 or ADI S205
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This studio introduces students to basic design principles, design theory and concept development. Emphasis will be placed on design process, problem solving, spatial organization, anthropometrics, universal design awareness, and presentation techniques. Students will be given a series of projects of increasing complexity, utilizing and building upon the skills developed in the Foundation courses. Students will be expected to produce process diagrams, plans, elevations, models, and finish boards.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADI-S202 Residential Design Studio
Prerequisites:
ADI S201 AND ADF S102
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course addresses residential interior environments on a large scale. Students will develop client contact and programming skills. Emphasis will be placed on residential precedents, design process, human factors, accessibility, building codes, diagramming, spatial organization, detailing, presentation techniques, furnishings, finishes and lighting.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADI-S264 Advanced Interior Design Communication
Prerequisites:
ADI S106 and ADI S110
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course is designed to advance and reinforce presentation techniques and graphic technical skills introduced in Interior Design Communications. Students will continue to develop their proficiency in free hand sketching, rendering and perspective, and will learn various three-dimensional rendering software and other digital imaging techniques.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADI-S303 Contract Design Studio I
Prerequisites:
ADF S102, ADI S201, ADI 242, ADI 244, ADI S264
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This commercial design studio focuses on the design of work environments. Students will develop programming and space planning skills unique to these environments through a series of small- to medium-sized projects. Emphasis will be placed on commercial precedents, programming, design process, human factors, building codes, ADA, spatial organization, detailing, presentation techniques, office furniture systems, equipment, finishes, and lighting.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADI-S304 Furniture and Detailing Studio
Prerequisites:
ADI S201, ADI S264
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course introduces students to the design process as it applies to furniture, addressing furniture ergonomics, materials, construction techniques, manufacturing and design. Students will research selected topics, and design seating, work/service pieces and cabinetry. Emphasis will be placed on furniture precedents, research, design process, human factors, accessibility, detailing, documentation and presentation techniques.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADI-S305 Contract Design Studio II
Prerequisites:
ADI S202, ADI 221, ADI S110
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This studio focuses on adaptive re-use and renovation of commercial interiors with attention given to historical buildings in the Boston area. Emphasis on creative problem-solving methods and a philosophical approach to medium- and large-scale hospitality and retail design projects. Students will be required to incorporate the skills and knowledge gained throughout their studies to create a comprehensive project, including presentation drawings, models, material and furniture boards, and a set of construction documents and specifications.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ADI-S366 Environmental Graphic Design
Prerequisites:
ADI S372
Credits:
3.00
Description:
A cross-disciplinary course bringing together interior design students and graphic design students at the senior BFA level to collaborate on problem-solving in the visual and built environments. In the studio, students will be exposed to design issues and problems, both experiential and graphic. Students will be working in teams bringing new insight to solutions for a variety of client/project types. Field trips to fabricators, professional firms and EGD sites will be included. This is a survey class designed to introduce students to ways of producing three-dimensional graphic design projects within the built environment.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ADI-S372 Construction Documents
Prerequisites:
ADI S110 AND ADI S201
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Building on the curriculum of Orthogonal Drawing, this course will explore in more detail the features of CAD and BIM software. Programs will be used as tools to draft, organize, and produce a set of construction documents. Students will complete a full set of contract documents.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ADI-S401 Senior Studio
Prerequisites:
ADI S201, ADI S202, ADI S303, ADI S304, ADI S305, ADI S372 AND ADI 398
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This studio course completes the undergraduate studio sequence in Interior Design. This final design studio emphasizes individual competence with respect to the total design process. Students will utilize the research and programming document produced in ADI 398, Senior Programming & Pre-Design, to develop a comprehensive design solution for their individual studio problem through schematics, design development, presentation drawings and specifications.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ADIL-224 History of Illustration
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course focuses on the study of how images have been used to illustrate ideas, tell stories, convey information, and assist in human communication throughout history. Students will become familiar with the historical antecedents of modern illustration, followed by an in-depth study of the individual movements and overall sweep of illustration from the late 19th century through the present. Particular attention will be paid to the impact printing and other reproduction and distribution technologies have had on the evolution of modern Illustration. Studies will include lectures and selected readings. Students will be asked to write and present research projects as well as critical essays. Normally offered spring semester.
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ADIL-338 Illustration Professional Practice
Prerequisites:
ADIL-S301
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Illustration Professional Practice will be organized around three themes: business theory, entrepreneurship and practical matters. Students will learn the basic principles of market economics and analyze how they govern the professional careers of visual artists. This will give students a sound framework through which they can interpret and define their role in the economic marketplace. Students will also become familiar with the commercial and economic role played by artists in society throughout history. The impact of the digital era on the market for creative content and intellectual property will also be considered.
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ADIL-400 Illustration Internship
Prerequisites:
Take ADIL-338;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Students will complete an Internship with an artist or firm whose work is directly related to that students intended area of professional concentration. Interns will observe and participate in all office procedures permitted by their place of internship and will be required to maintain a notebook of their observations. Required classroom seminars will reinforce new skills, share learning experiences and answer questions or concerns.
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ADIL-S201 Illustration I: Visual Communication
Prerequisites:
Take ADF-S102 ADF-S143 ADF-S151;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course introduces fundamental concepts and principles of visual communication, with emphasis on the development of visual literacy, which is the basis for understanding the issues involved with effective communication of ideas and storytelling. Topics include staging, atmosphere, sequential narrative and timing, iconography, visual metaphor and analogy, and the meaning inherent in all visual forms (coposition, style and technique). Informed by lecture, discussion, examples, and selected readings, students explore these concepts through a series of assignments, each presenting a different set of defined objectives and considerations related to audience and general function of the illustration (descriptive, expressive, narrative, iconographic, metaphoric, etc.). Through preliminary studies and sketches, students are encouraged to explore multiple solutions and strive for the most successful result, with thoughtful consideration of concept, drawing issues, composition and technical concerns. Student work is evaluated on the basis of originality and effectiveness (process, appropriateness, readability, visual impact).
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ADIL-S202 Illustration II: Process
Prerequisites:
ADIL-S201;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course expands on concepts and principles introduced in Illustration I, with special emphasis on idea generation and the process of picture making. Through sequenced illustration assignments, students explore customary illustration practices as they have evolved from the days of early book illustration and letterpress technology to contemporary demands for immediate changes to digital files. Because illustration typically involves creative collaboration (art direction), because it is an applied art, with explicit purpose and function, and because it has traditionally been produced to be reproduced, the illustration process typically involves a series of steps, including preliminary research, brainstorming, thumbnail sketches, concept and layout approval, compositional studies, collection or creation of visual reference, tight sketches, image approval, comprehensive roughs and final art, with final approval. There may be particular requirements for presentation and formatting, depending on whether the image is for print or digital reproduction. Illustrators have always used a wide variety of media and techniques; most of them devise unique methods that contribute to a unique personal style. In this course, each assignment addresses an instructor-defined set of parameters related to a particular illustration market, a target audience and an application. Students practice visual problem solving within these constraints, using their choice of media, approach and technique. Emphasis is placed on the need to preserve spontaneity and authentic vitality in task-based creative work with multiple requirements, time restraints and periodic art direction. Evaluation is based on the results, on the efficiency and effectiveness of the preliminary process, and on the ability of students to maintain artistic integrity while, at the same time, satisfying assignment requirements.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ADIL-S223 Traditional Techniques in Illustration
Prerequisites:
Take ADF-S102, ADF-S151, and ADF-S143;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course provides students with an opportunity to explore a variety of wet and dry media, materials, tools and approaches traditionally used for illustration. Imagery that is reproduced and distributed in print form must dry quickly and reproduce well, and because historically, it has been necessary to transport, store and reproduce illustration, it is typically (but not always) relatively small in format. Media include ink, transparent watercolor, gouache, acrylic, oil, pastel, color pencil, on a variety of surfaces, handled expressively or with precision and often used in combination. In this course, assignments address a range of subject matter, rendered or painted from direct observation, still life, wildlife, urban and natural landscape, portrait, and clothed figure. Preliminary exercises provide opportunities for experimentation and technical practice. Assignments are evaluated on the basis of technical process and proficiency, composition (cropping), knowledge of issues related to readability and reproduction, and the mixing of pigment to match observed value and color, as an indication of understanding and skillful application of color theory
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ADIL-S255 Digital Techniques
Prerequisites:
Take ADF-S143 and ADF-S156;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course builds on the introduction to digital media presented in the Foundation curriculum. Essential tools and techniques of Adobe Photoshop (photo retouching software) are explored and then compared to essential digital drawing and painting tools and techniques of Corel Painter (painting simulation software) and Autodesk Sketch Book Pro (drawing software). Students explore the basic tools and techniques of vector-based software through Adobe Illustrator (graphics software). Exploration and explanation of the interface, terminology, navigation and controls of Blender provides a very basic introduction to 3D computer modeling. Similarities and essential differences between applications are emphasized to help students appreciate the particular usefulness and limitations of these different applications. Basic scanning, printing, and presentation procedures are reviewed, with attention to efficient file management, basic formatting for print and web, as well as the use of Help menus and tutorials. Two assignments involve the incorporation of type (in Illustrator and Photoshop).
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ADIL-S270 3D Modeling
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course explores digital 3D modeling used in 3D animation, game development, visual effects for film, motion and interactive graphics and 3D concept and production art (illustration). Students use the basic function and tools of 3ds Max for polygon modeling (character, prop and environment), texture mapping, soft body dynamics (creating hair, fluids and cloth), lighting, simple rigging and animation (panning and tracking), as well as rendering and compositing, with output to Photoshop graphics software and After Effects 2D animation software.
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ADIL-S301 Illustration III: Style
Prerequisites:
Take ADIL-S202;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course examines the elements of visual style, the relationship between style and function (how style conveys meaning), and the role and impact of stylistic trends in illustration. It incorporates a historical survey of visual style in both the fine and applied arts. Effective illustration employs style in support of expressive and conceptual purpose. Individual artistic style evolves natually from a particular technical approach, a unique combination of competencies and weaknesses, influenced by aesthetic preferences. Individual style both reflects and helps to define the contemporary culture in which it is produced. In this course, the topic of art direction is explored and discussed, as well as the rationale behind the choices of commercial art buyers and the general public. Each assignment involves a specific set of parameters related to subject and identify and take advantage of every oportunity for creative freedom that exists within every composition. Students are encourage to explore their preferred media and technical approach as they develop awareness of the element that contributes to their own unique style. Evaluation criteria include the impact of appropriate style and the relative effectiveness of each illustration.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ADIL-S302 Illustration IV: Creativity
Prerequisites:
Take ADIL-S301;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
In this course, students will consolidate the knowledge and experience accumulated in the previous three semesters of study in Illustration and extend their skills in the search of fresh, innovative and personal ways of expressing ideas visually. Students will be encouraged to pursue and begin developing a personal approach that synthesizes style, process and creativity within the parameters of a particular project. Over the course of the semester, students will work on a series of assigned projects. Each project will have a set of defined objectives that will require the communication of a specified message in a particular medium to a targeted audience. Objectives will vary from project to project so that students continue to be exposed to a wide range of problems. In this course, students will choose the medium in which they will work, so that they can develop greater proficiency in a specific personal technique. This pursuit will require independent research into specific materials and advanced techniques by the individual student.
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ADIL-S305 Figure in Context
Prerequisites:
Take ADF-S101 ADF-S143 and ADF-S151;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This studio elective (for sophomores, juniors or seniors) provides an intensive exploration of the relationship between human figure and environment, as both 2-dimensional composition and as 3-dimensional illusion of volume and spatial depth. The course involves both drawing and painting concerns, and it provides students with practice drawing the clothed and costumed figure from direct observation, and incorporation of these subjects into invented but cohesive and convincing narrative scenes. To assist with this, principles of linear and atmospheric perspective and light logic are reviewed. Students work with various forms of visual reference for both the figure and the environment, and they attempt to successfully integrate this visual information from multiple reference sources. In addition to direct observation and collected print reference (scrap), they work with digital photography and Photoshop. Students thoughtfully arrange models, costume, props and lighting, with emphasis on effective staging (viewpoint and lighting) in support of narrative and emotional context. Students use a medium of their choice for drawing, painting or 3D diorama.
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ADIL-S306 Visual Commentary
Prerequisites:
Take ADF-S102 and ADF-S151;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This studio elective course (for sophomores, juniors or seniors) allows for sustained observational drawing of the clothed figure, sometimes in action or moments of transition, within exterior or interior environments. Emphasis is on implied narrative motivation, behavior, relationship and interaction suggested through facial expression, body language, and staging within to the environment, which often reveals clues of human presence. This drawing practice may extend to animal subject matter. Visual commentary attempts to interpret significant incidents and situations social context, from the artists subjective point of view. This practice is the hand-drawn counterpart to photojournalism, which documents the community and the world at meaningful - sometimes dramatic or intimate - moments. This requires special attention to body language and facial expression, the exaggeration of which is the foundation of effective cartooning. The character and style of drawing (hesitant, confident, expressive, precise, distorted, etc.) contributes to the meaning and impact of the image. Students are asked to develop a proposal and a plan for a thematic body of work and, throughout the semester, they work independently, meeting in class for group critique and discussion. They are asked to experiment with media and expressive drawing technique. Final evaluation includes a portfolio of drawings assessed on the basis of observational acuity, reflective insight, originality and integrity, expressive interpretation and drawing skill. Offered in the Spring semester.
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ADIL-S307 Visual Development
Prerequisites:
Take ADIL-S201 and ADIL-S255;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This elective course introduces the basic components of the pre-production process for animation, computer games, film and television the concept, design and development of characters, props and backgrounds (components that are normally produced by different artists). Using a given story sequence, students develop plot analysis, a storyboard, a production illustration (concept art), a character design model sheet or a 3D maquette, a prop design model sheet, a scenic background layout, and a background matte painting. As in the professional world, collaboration is encouraged, particularly in terms of feedback from all class participants at each stage. Both aesthetic and technical issues are addressed, with emphasis on effective process, including research and generation of original and relevant ideas. Professional practices and presentation are stressed. Students review theories and techniques of visual storytelling, with attention to narrative sequence, point of view, action, metamorphosis, transition and editing. Production art involves consideration of theatrical/cinematic staging (the design of viewpoint, lighting and color for dramatic effect). Effective character design relies on consideration of anatomical structure and effective environment layout and matte painting relies on consideration of linear and atmospheric perspective. Students may work with a variety of media and applications for drawing and painting, both traditional and digital (Photoshop, Painter, SketchUp, Maya, ZBrush), although the course does not incorporate technical instruction (traditional techniques or digital applications). Offered in the Fall semester.
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ADIL-S308 3D & Experimental Techniques
Prerequisites:
Take ADF-S102 ADF-S123 and ADF-S156;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This junior/senior elective provides an opportunity for students to explore a wide range of materials and processes including printmaking, collage, transfers, fibers, monotype, collotype, sculptural relief, 3-dimensional sculpture and casting. Students each choose a theme or a concept for a series of illustrations. The 3-dimensional work will be lit and photographed to produce a final 2-dimensional image. A primary criteria of success will be reproducibility and readability. Offered in the Spring semester.
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ADIL-S309 Advanced Digital Techniques
Prerequisites:
Take ADIL-S202 and ADIL-S255;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This advanced elective course builds on the skills and techniques addressed in Digital Techniques. It presents advanced tools of digital painting software and introductory digital animation. Color setting, color management, channels and automate features are covered, Offered in the Fall Semester.
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ADIL-S310 Advanced Representational Painting
Prerequisites:
Take ADF-S123;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course will focus on direct observational painting and issues involving realism; making painting effectively mirror the light, space, color and forms of the visible world. Geared towards the needs of Illustration majors, approaches may range from hyper-realistic to more painterly interpretations of subject matter. Painting methods will be included and Traditional Techniques will be explored in greater depth. Discussions will reference realist painters from the Renaissance to the present. Current museum and gallery show visits relevant to the course will be recommended. Color harmony and contrast, chromatic space, atmospheric perspective composition, view point, lighting, and palette organization are among some of the areas of focus. Within the framework of realism, students are encouraged to develop a nuanced approach that best suits their painting goals.
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ADIL-S401 Studio Project
Prerequisites:
Take ADIL-S302 and ADIL-S338;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Students will engage in two intensive illustration projects. Each will involve the creation of illustrations to accompany existing content produced by other parties. Students will work in a collaborative environment. Some projects will involve teams of Illustration students working on single projects that require multiple illustrators. And some projects may involve collaboration with students from other art and design disciplines or University departments.
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ADIL-S402 Collaboration
Prerequisites:
ADIL-S401;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Students engage in two intensive and distinct illustration projects. Each will involve the creation of illustrations to accompany self-generated content.
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ADIL-S410 Portfolio
Prerequisites:
ADIL-S401;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course creates the opportunity for concentrated exploration and experimentation within a students preferred area of illustration (or related art field) within a preferred illustration genre or market, involving the preferred subject matter, using the preferred media and format, for a preferred audience. Projects may involve self-generated content (creative writing, story treatment, clothing design, product design, etc.) or they may involve existing content. In the preceding semester, in Illustration Professional Practices, students develop a concise written project outline. This requires the approval of both instructors (Illustration Professional Practices and Illustration Portfolio). Students work independently to create a focused body of artwork, which will hopefully form the basis of a students professional portfolio. Work is evaluated in weekly group and individual critique sessions. All students create a professional online portfolio for presentation of the final artwork and, at the conclusion of the semester, students choose either to produce a professional portfolio of printed samples or to participate in an exhibition of original artwork. Assessment of the artwork is based on conceptual and technical quality, originality, integrity, consistency, etc., and final grades reflect the quality of work, the online portfolio, the print portfolio or exhibition, as well as participation, process, productivity and professional demeanor. Offered in the Spring semester.
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ADIL-S500 Illustration Directed Studio
Prerequisites:
Instructors Approval
Credits:
3.00
Description:
The student completes a directed study project, either studio (ADG S500) or non-studio (ADG 500), under the supervision of an Illustration faculty member. All Directed Studio request forms must be accompanied by a written proposal and schedule and must be approved by the individual faculty member,the Illustration Program Director, and the NESADSU Chairman. Available every semester.
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ALS-264 Introduction to Law and Legal System
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Introduction to civil, criminal and constitutional law, with special focus on procedural law and the federal and state court systems. Limitations of the courts, forms of remedies, the law of equity and institutional sources of American law will also be studied. Introduction to judicial cases and brief writing. Normally offered each semester.
Type:
Social Science
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ALS-266 Criminal Law
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines criminal law in the United States from a broad perspective. It will present the general principles and doctrines that affect the whole criminal law, such as elements of criminal offenses, defenses to crime, and perspectives on crime and criminal law. In addition, students will learn the elements of specific crimes, such as homicide, criminal sexual conduct, terrorism and related crimes, crimes against public morals, and crimes against property. Discussions of the direction of the criminal law and constitutional limitations on government will be presented as preparation for future study.
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A
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ALS-360 Fundamentals of Paralegal Practice
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Introduces the student to the responsibilities of paralegals and to the culture of the legal profession. Topics include the development of paralegalism as a profession, the definition of the practice of law, ethical considerations, interviewing techniques, legal research, law office management, and client relationships. Normally offered each semester.
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ALS-361 Legal Research & Writing I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
How to use the law library, perform legal research, write legal analysis in memorandum form, and use computers as a research tool. Initial focus is on learning how to find legal materials, including federal and state case law, statutory law, and administrative law. Use of finding tools such as digests, encyclopedias, and CALR will be studied, as will Shepardizing. Focus also on legal writing, from letters through case analysis. Normally offered fall semester. Sophomore Status Required
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ALS-362 Civil Litigation
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The Rules of Civil Procedure dictate the steps taken in state and federal lawsuits. This course will acquaint students with rules and the practical requirements of the rules, from filing a complaint to clarifying a judgment and to the duties of paralegals in a litigation office. Normally offered each semester.
Type:
Social Science
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ALS-363 Law of Contracts
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The existence and validity of a contract is determined by specific rules. Students will learn about formation through offer and acceptance, contract enforceability, the necessity of consideration, and breach of contract and will draft contract provisions as a paralegal might in a law office. Normally offered each semester. Sophomore status required.
Type:
Social Science
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ALS-365 Wills and Probate
Prerequisites:
Take ALS-264 or ALS-360 or Instructors permission
Credits:
4.00
Description:
State laws affect the disposition of an individuals estate at death, and upon death, the estate must be probated in court. Focus on estate information gathering, drafting of wills, and the probate of estates for those with and without wills. Emphasis on the role of the paralegal in a law office handling wills and probate. Prerequisites: ALS 360 or 363 or permission of instructor. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered yearly.
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ALS-366 Corporate Law
Prerequisites:
Take ALS-264 or ALS-360 or instructors permission
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Corporations are unique business entities and specialized citizens of the state. This course will examine the special rules for establishing and maintaining a corporation, including the nature of corporations and their legal relationships with governments, individuals, and other business entities. Students will learn about the role of paralegals in corporate law offices, including document management and production, corporate litigation processes, and maintaining corporate compliance. Normally offered alternate years.
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ALS-368 Real Estate Law
Prerequisites:
Take ALS-264 or ALS-360;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will present common law real estate principles and the effect of federal agencies on the buying and selling of real property. Sample forms including leases, purchase and sale agreements, and closing forms are reviewed and drafted. Normally offered alternate years.
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ALS-369 Family Law
Prerequisites:
Take ALS-264 or ALS-360;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Family law includes marriage, divorce, support, custody, property division, and abuse prevention petitions. Essentially an area of state law, it is often the backbone of general practice law firms. The role of paralegals in a family law office will be studied. Normally offered yearly.
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ALS-374 Torts: Personal Injury Law
Prerequisites:
Take ALS-362;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Many civil suits arise when the negligence of an individual creates injury to another. Elements of negligence law and specific types of cases such as automobile accidents and medical malpractice will be studied, with an emphasis on practical aspects of drafting and research for the prospective paralegal. Normally offered yearly.
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ALS-375 Technology and the Law
Prerequisites:
Take ALS-362
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The role of computers and software in the law office as it affects the paralegal Lectures and hands-on applications will focus on the changing technology of computer hardware through fact scenarios that students will use to track changes from introduction to resolution in litigation. Focus on software applications involving word processing, spreadsheets, billing, diary and scheduling, research, and use of the Internet. Normally offered alternate years.
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ALS-377 Pol of Regulation, Product Liability Litigation & Tort Reform
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The law dictates that corporations, arguably the most influential institutions of our time, can have only one goal: to maximize profits for their shareholders. Corporations have no general legal or moral obligation to the well-being of society or individual consumers. This means that, if corporations are to be restrained from maximizing profit by harming the public good, they must be regulated. When regulation fails, and dangerous products make it into the marketplace, consumers who are harmed can bring product liability lawsuits. Despite these facts, massive deregulation has occurred in the U.S. and tort reform threatens the ability of consumers to bring product liability lawsuits. Using the food and tobacco industries as case studies, we will examine the history of deregulation and tort reform and answer the following question: How can law and government be used to protect society and consumers by regulating a system programmed to ignore the welfare of everyone except shareholders?
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ALS-378 Advanced Litigation & Trial Practice
Prerequisites:
ALS 362, or permission of instructor
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Building on the skills introduced in ALS 362, Civil Litigation, this course will provide a thorough study of the rules of evidence, the process of discovery, and the preparation of a case for a trial, as well as the roles of arbitration, mediation, and negotiation in litigation and other legal disputes. Theory will be combined with practical applications for prospective paralegals, such as deposition abstracting, gathering and preserving evidence, and techniques on how to prepare a case for ADR. Normally offered yearly.
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ALS-381 Paralegal Internship
Prerequisites:
Senior standing and at least 15 hours of paralegal courses, or instructors permission.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A one-semester internship in either a law office, a governmental agency, insurance company, or a for-profit or non-profit corporation, depending on the positions available during each semester. Once a week seminars will discuss such topics as ethical considerations in a law office, experiences gained as a paralegal interns, and seeking paralegal employment. For specific placements/information, students must contact the Director of Paralegal Studies prior to the start of each semester. Prerequisites: Senior status and at least 15 hours of Paralegal Studies or permission of instructor. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered spring and summer. ECR
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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ALS-383 Immigration Law
Prerequisites:
Take ALS-264 or ALS-360;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Study of the immigration and nationality laws of the United States focusing on the interplay of the administrative agencies which administer those laws: Justice Department, Labor Department, and State Department. Topics include the immigrant selection system; the issuance of non-immigrant visas; grounds for excluding aliens and waiver of excludability; grounds for removal; change of status, and refugee and asylum status. Special emphasis on the paralegals role in representing and communicating sensitively with aliens. Normally offered yearly.
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ALS-384 Intellectual Property
Prerequisites:
Take ALS-264 or ALS-360;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of the law of the protection of ideas, trade secrets, inventions, artistic creations, and reputation. The course will briefly review the bases for patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret protection, the distinction among the various forms of intellectual property, and the statutory and common law methods of enforcing rights. Normally offered yearly.
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ALS-385 Legal Research & Writing II
Prerequisites:
Take ALS-361;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Building on the skills in ALS 361 - Legal Research & Writing I, this course continues the focus on learning how to find legal materials and how to summarize research results. Writing skills will be strengthened through various exercises and revisions. Skill development in legal analysis, writing legal memoranda, and using computer assisted legal research with Westlaw and Lexis will be emphasized. Normally offered spring semester.
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ALS-391 Domestic Violence, Abuse & Neglect
Prerequisites:
Take ALS-264 or ALS-360; or instructors permission
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An opportunity to learn the history of domestic violence including battering, child abuse and child neglect, and the legal response to it. Focus will be on Massachusetts Law and its response, especially the Abuse Prevention Act, its application and enforcement, and on laws protecting children from abuse and neglect. Filings, law office issues and special issues in dealing with battered women and abused and neglected children will be included with the psychological issues, cultural issues, and advocacy possibilities. Normally offered yearly. Sophomore status required. Cultural Diversity A
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A
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ALS-396 International Law
Prerequisites:
Take ALS-264 or ALS-360 or instructors permission
Credits:
4.00
Description:
With the globalization of the world economy, legal professional and business people require knowledge of international law more than ever. This course offers students a survey of selected materials in public international law. Covered will be the practical and theoretical issues of international law, from the Law of the Sea to business implications to definitions of war and international concepts of justice. Normally offered yearly.
Type:
Social Science
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ALS-510 Independent Study
Prerequisites:
Instructors consent required
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
Individual program of reading and research on an approved topic under the supervision of a member of the department. Only for qualified juniors or seniors. Offered every semester.
Type:
Social Science
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AMST-111 Defining America and Americans
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will examine artistic, social, and political imaginings of America and Americans. We will read works by American and foreign observers of the United States to ask how Americans define themselves and how others see them. Course assignments will introduce students to themes, perspectives, and methods in the field of American Studies.
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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AMST-313 American Renaissance: Emerson And His Contemporaries
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Readings from Emerson and other American Renaissance writers, including Thoreau, Whitman, Hawthorne, Melville, William and Henry James, and Emily Dickinson, and examination of their intellectual congruence with pragmatism, modernism, and postmodernism. This is a seminar in American cultural, intellectual, political, and socioeconomic history which will examine the relationship between Ralph Waldo Emerson and other contemporary American cultural critics, as well as their relationship to the society from which they sprang and to the values of which they were, at the same time, giving enduring cultural formulation.
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ARAB-101 Elementary Modern Standard Arabic
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Mastery of the Arabic alphabet and phonetics. Elementary formal grammar and the development of reading and writing skills. Conversation in the formal non-colloquial style. One language laboratory session per week. For students with no previous knowledge. .
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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ARAB-102 Elementary Modern Arabic II
Prerequisites:
ARAB 101 or Instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Continuation of skills development from Arabic 101. One language laboratory session per week.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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ARAB-201 Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic I
Prerequisites:
ARAB 102 or permission of instructor.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will apply the communicative approach to further develop proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking in Modern Standard Arabic. The class will also stress comprehension listening drills. Material will include authentic Arabic texts, print media, audios, and videos. Activities include conversation practice and brief discussions of topics related to Arab society and culture.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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ARAB-202 Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic II
Prerequisites:
ARAB 201 or Instructors consent.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Continuation of skills development from ARAB 201.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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ARAB-501 Directed Studies in Arabic Culture
Prerequisites:
REQUIRES INSTRUCTORS CONSENT
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The subject of this course is the Arab Cultural History. The approach will be one which sees Arab culture as the system of shared ideas, attitudes, values, perceptions and meanings, explicit and implicit, which Arabs use to interpret the world and which serve to pattern their behavior. This approach of Arab cultural history encompasses a range of facets reaching from the most mundane aspects of their lives to the most transcendent of thoughts and aspirations. It includes an understanding of their art, literature, and history of a society, but also less tangible aspects such as attitudes, prejudices, folklore and so forth. This endeavor seeks to embrace and comprehend the complexity of Arab culture and to recount its history - from its pre-Islamic genesis (roughly the 520s A. D.) until the present - through a broad and wide-ranging presentation of Arab literature.
Term:
Occasional
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ARAB-510 Independent Study
Prerequisites:
An independent study form must be submitted to the CAS Deans Office.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The subject of this course is the Arab Cultural History. The approach will be one which sees Arab culture as the system of shared ideas, attitudes, values, perceptions and meanings, explicit and implicit, which Arabs use to interpret the world and which serve to pattern their behavior. This approach of Arab cultural history encompasses a range of facets reaching from the most mundane aspects of their lives to the most transcendent of thoughts and aspirations. It includes an understanding of their art, literature, and history of a society, but also less tangible aspects such as attitudes, prejudices, folklore and so forth. This endeavor seeks to embrace and comprehend the complexity of Arab culture and to recount its history - from its pre-Islamic genesis (roughly the 520s A. D.) until the present - through a broad and wide-ranging presentation of Arab literature.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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ARH-101 Art History I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of the art of western civilization from prehistoric caves to the cathedrals of the Middle Ages. Works of painting, sculpture, and architecture are presented in their historical context. Course covers Egyptian, Ancient Near Eastern, Greek, Roman, early Islamic, Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ARH-102 Art History II
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of the art of Europe and America from the Renaissance to the present. Works of painting, sculpture, and architecture are presented in their historical context. Course covers the Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop, and Post-Modernism.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ARH-305 Art of Greece and Rome
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An examination of the civic, religious, and domestic art and architecture of the Ancient Mediterranean cultures of Greece and Rome. Temples, forums, basilicas, city planning, sculpture, pottery, wall painting, mosaics, and engineering achievements will be examined in their cultural contexts.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
BFA Humanities Requirement,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ARH-306 Art of the Middle Ages
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Religious and secular painting, sculpture and architecture and the minor arts in the context of medieval civilization. Examples of mosaic, ivory carvings, manuscript illumination, enamel work, stained glass, altarpieces, fresco painting, basilica churches, monasteries, and cathedrals from early Christian, Byzantine, Barbarian, Carolingian, Ottonian, Romanesque, and Gothic periods included.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
BFA Humanities Requirement,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ARH-307 Art of the Italian Renaissance
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Painting, sculpture and architecture of the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries in Italy viewed in their cultural context. Issues covered include the search for ideal form, the tools of realism, changes in patronage, and the development of portraiture. Artists include Giotto, Masaccio, Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Titian.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
BFA Humanities Requirement,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ARH-308 Art of the Baroque & Rococo
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A study of 17th and 18th century painting, sculpture and architecture in Italy, Spain and Northern Europe. Artists include Rembrandt, Rubens, Caravaggio, Bernini, Poussin, Velasquez, Watteau, Boucher, Fragonard, Chardin, and Hogarth.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
BFA Humanities Requirement,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ARH-309 Art of the 19th Century
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A study of Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Landscape painting and Impressionism in European painting. Artists include David, Ingres, Friedrich , Constable, Delacroix, Goya, Courbet, Millet, Daumier, Manet, Monet, Renoir, Degas, and Cassatt.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
BFA Humanities Requirement,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ARH-310 Modernism in Art
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A study of European painting and sculpture from around 1880 to 1940, including Symbolism, Post-Impressionism, Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Suprematism, Constructivism, De Stijl, The Bauhaus, Dada and Surrealism. Artists include Gauguin, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Matisse, Kandinsky, Picasso, Braque, Malevich, Mondrian, Duchamp, Masson, Magritte, Dali and Ernst. Normally offered alternate years.
Type:
BFA Humanities Requirement,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ARH-311 American Art
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A study of American painting, sculpture, photography and architecture from the colonial period through WWII. Artists include the Freake limner, Smibert, Copley, West, Stuart, Jefferson, Whistler, Sargent, Eakins, Homer, Ryder, Bierstadt, Cole Church, Bingham, Lane, Hosmer, Inness, Sloan, Sullivan, Wright, Hopper, Sheeler, Davis, Shahn, O Keefe, Dove, Hartley, Marin, Bellows, Riis, Hine, Stieglitz, Strand, Weston, Steichen and Lange.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
BFA Humanities Requirement,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ARH-312 Art of the Northern Renaissance
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Painting, sculpture, and architecture of the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries in Northern Europe, viewed in their historical context. Issues included the invention of oil painting, the development of woodcut and engraving, the effect of the Reformation on art, and the relationship to the Renaissance in Italy. Artists include van Eyck, Durer and Brueghel.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
BFA Humanities Requirement,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ARH-315 Modernism and Spanish Masters
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines the Spanish contributions to Modern art with a specific concentration on the Spanish masters Goya, Picasso, Dali and Miro. Through these artists, the course will explore one of the most controversial periods of Spanish and European history, from the 19th through the dawn of the 20th century. The course is offered only at Suffolks Madrid campus. Students will take advantage of the rich cultural offerings of the city by making frequent visits to the Prado, Thyssen and Reina Sofia museums. (Taught in Madrid)
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities Literature Requirement,Humanities & History
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ARH-316 Contemporary Art
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A study of European and American art since WWII, including Abstract Expressionism, Colorfield Painting, Pop Art, Minimalism, Neo-Dada, Happenings and Performance Art, Earth Art, Feminism, Neo-Expressionism and Post-Modernism. Artists include Bacon, Giacometti, Hofmann, Pollock, De Kooning, Frankenthaler, Rothko, Newman, Stella, Judd, Andre, Hesse, Calder, David Smith, Serra, Johns, Rauschenberg, Warhol, Lichtenstein, Smithson, Holt, Christo, Nevelson, Kaprow, Kosuth, Kruger, Sherman, Baldessari, Salle, Polke, Basquiat, Kiefer, and Haring.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
BFA Humanities Requirement,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ARH-318 Art and Museums Today
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines the art world of the past 20 or so years with special attention to the roles and exhibition practices of contemporary art museums and galleries. Questions addressed will include: Who are the major artists and what are the major trends in todays artworld? What civic and educational roles have museums played historically, and what are their roles today? How do different approaches to exhibit display and interpretation fulfill those roles? Class visits and assignments at the Boston Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) and other local venues will examine these issues in practical application. This course fulfills the ECR requirement.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ARH-320 Visual Culture of New England
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course explores the rich cultural heritage of New England from the late seventeenth century to the early decades of the twentieth. Particular attention will be paid to the role that New England and the city of Boston played within a national cultural context and in shaping our ideas of a distinctly New England aesthetic. One of the goals of this course is to explore the idea of the imagined and idealized New England, which has come to serve as a nostalgic symbol of Americas past. Through an examination of paintings, sculpture, photography, architecture, and material culture, the class offers an in-depth look at the ways New England developed its distinctive character and personality, and how its visual culture has shaped the region.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
Type:
Humanities Literature Requirement,Humanities & History
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ARH-321 Women, Art & Society
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course covers women artists from the sixteenth century to the present as well as the new direction of art-historical scholarship developed by feminist art historians during recent decades.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,Cultural Diversity Opt B,BFA Humanities Requirement,Cultural Diversity BFA,
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ARH-347 History of Photography
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An introduction to the study of photographs. The history of the medium in Europe and America from its invention to the present. Lectures address photographic theory and methodology, and photographs are studied both as art objects and as historical artifacts. Topics include portraiture, documentary photography and photojournalism, Pictorialism and art photography, landscape photography, and issues of gender, race,identity, and the body.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities Literature Requirement,Humanities & History
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ARH-401 Special Topic: Seminar in Art
Prerequisites:
Permission of instructor needed
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Topic will vary from year to year.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Humanities Literature Requirement,Humanities & History
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ARH-510 Independent Study
Prerequisites:
An independent study form must be submitted to the CAS Deans Office.
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
Students meet with a departmental faculty member to pursue advanced studies in areas of particular interest to them.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ART-01 Jumpstart Art
Credits:
0.00
Description:
This is a 10-week introduction to basic studio skills and concepts for Undecided majors who need to assemble an Admissions portfolio for the BFA program. The course is designed to support students and to ensure their sucess by focusing on studio course homework. Special topic presentations will enrich and challenge students learning experiences. Undecided majors must take ART 01 concurrently with first semester Foundation studio courses.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ART-02 Pre-College
Credits:
0.00
Description:
Intended for high school students and recent high school graduates. Normally offered summer semester.
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ART-S209 Introduction to Drawing and Mixed Media
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course is an introduction to the fundamental principles of drawing using both traditional and experimental techniques. Media includes pencil, charcoal, pastels, oil pastels, image-transfer, and collage. This course is appropriate for beginners as well as more advanced students. Individual attention is given to students at various levels of ability and allows students to progress at their own pace. The lessons will be supplemented by lectures and visits to museums and galleries. Please note: This is a 3-credit studio course.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ART-S211 Introduction to Painting
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This introductory course is designed to encourage students with little or no knowledge of the use of various painting processes. The basic elements of painting are introduced in exercises enhanced by demonstrations and gallery visits. Students can choose to work with various painting mediums including oil, acrylic, or watercolor. Creative work is encouraged in a relaxed atmosphere where individual attention is given to students at various levels of ability. Please note: This is a 3-credit studio course.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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AS-100 Introduction to Asian Studies: Culture, People, Ideas
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An interdisciplinary introduction to Asian Studies will touch upon the history, politics, economics, philosophy, geography, arts, and cultures of Asia. Sample topics include political economy, religious and cultural exchanges, international relations, Asian experience in America, and the role of Asia in the twenty-first century. Students will develop conceptual frameworks for exploring the subjects covered by the Asian Studies curriculum.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Asian Studies,Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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AS-210 Traditional Chinese Society From 1800 to 1949
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course focuses on traditional Chinese society from 1800 to 1949, taking up such areas as family and kinship, social mobility, education, economic and social differentiation, community and social life, and popular belief. Examining the practices and ideologies underlying each area will enhance our understanding of the nature of traditional Chinese society, and help explain how elements of Chinese traditional culture contribute to modern Chinese identity and everyday life.
Term:
Occasional
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AS-500 Asian American Community Experience
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course facilitates students exposure to Asian American communities and enhances their knowledge of diverse Asian cultures through research projects and service activities or an internship. Students will study under the guidance of the Director of the Major program and/or a faculty member as well as work with a community organization or service agency for a semester. They will engage in specific projects or an internship in collaboration with the assigned organization or agency to understand the cultural values and current issues relating to Asian populations. They will complete required hours as per the arrangement with the site and submit a comprehensive service/research report on their learning process and critical reflection of their experience at the end of the semester.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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ASL-101 Elementary American Sign Language I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Introductory course for nonnative signers. Emphasis on receptive skills, vocabulary, and grammar. Introduction to issues important to the Deaf community. One language laboratory session per week.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,BA FOREIGN
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ASL-102 Elementary American Sign Language II
Prerequisites:
ASL 101
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Continuation of ASL 101. Patterns of lexical and grammatical structure reviewed and extended. Additional materials on the Deaf community and its culture. One language laboratory session per week.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,BA FOREIGN
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BIO-101 Principles of Biology I
Prerequisites:
Must take BIO L101 concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
An introductory course in basic concepts in cell biology, and genetics. May not be taken by Biology majors or minors. This course will not fulfill requirements for a major or a minor in Biology. Not recommended for those interested in health careers.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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BIO-L101 Principles of Biology I Lab
Prerequisites:
Must take BIO 101 concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
A series of experiments and explanations to study the principles of diffusion, enzyme function, cell division, genetics and evolution. May not be taken by Biology majors or minors. This course will not fulfill requirements for a major or a minor in Biology.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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BIO-102 Principles of Biology II
Prerequisites:
BIO L102 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Investigations of relationships among organisms in time and space. Evolution, diversity, and human biology in the context of contemporary society. May not be taken by Biology majors or minors. This course will not fulfill requirements for a major or a minor in Biology.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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BIO-L102 Principles of Biology II Lab
Prerequisites:
BIO 102 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Exercises and field trips designed to complement and demonstrate the principles developed in the lecture section. May not be taken by Biology majors or minors. This course will not fulfill requirements for a major or a minor in Biology.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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BIO-104 Environmental Biology
Prerequisites:
BIO 101 and BIO L101, can also be taken concurrently BIO L104 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
An introduction to basic evolutionary, behavioral and ecological principles. Readings and discussions emphasize the ways that humans are affected by ecological processes and principles as well as how humans and their technology affect ecosystems. May not be taken by Biology majors or minors. This course will not fulfill requirements for a major or a minor in Biology. It is intended for non-biology majors as a follow-up to Biology 101. 3 hours lecture. Days Only. Madrid Campus only.
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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BIO-L104 Environmental Bio Lab
Prerequisites:
BIO-104 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Exercises and field trips designed to complement and demonstrate the ecological principles developed in the lecture section. The lab emphasizes the scientific method and employs long term group projects. Madrid Campus only.
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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BIO-105 Humans & Evol. Perspective
Prerequisites:
This is for Non- Majors Only
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Major topics include the scientific basis of evolution, the fossil history of vertebrates, evidence of evolution in the human body, and applying an evolutionary perspective to the social interactions and possible futures of humanity. Meets one of the non laboratory science requirements for the non-science major. This reading and writing intensive course is a non-laboratory science option for non-science majors. This course will not fulfill requirement for a major or a minor in Biology.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ
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BIO-106 Current Topics in Human Biology And Health
Prerequisites:
Non- Majors only
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Familiarize students with current trends in human biology and health. The technical and scientific aspects, along with ethical issues involved with the new frontiers in human health and biology research will be covered. Topics will include: cell biology, cancer biology, infectious disease and environmental health issues. In addition to exams and class discussion, students will be required to give a 10-minute presentation on a related topic of their choice. Meets one of the non laboratory science requirements for the non-science major. This course will not fulfill requirements for a major or a minor in Biology. Usually offered alternate Spring Semester
Term:
Occasional
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ
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BIO-109 Plants and People
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course focuses on the ancient, intimate, and mutually beneficial relationship between humans and plants. We will discuss the basic anatomy, physiology, and genetic characteristics of flowering plants and how these characteristics have facilitated their use by humans. We will explore the impacts of a wide range of plants and their products on human society while considering the evolutionary changes that these plants have undergone through artificial selection. We will also touch on the synergistic role of fungus and plants in alcohol fermentation. This course fulfills the non-lab natural sciences requirement for BFA, BSJ, and BA degrees. Non-biology majors only.
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ
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BIO-111 Introduction to the Cell
Prerequisites:
Must take BIO L111 concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Explanation of key biological structures and reactions of the cell. This is an introductory course required of all biology majors and minors, and some non-biology science majors. This course is not recommended for the non-science student. Fall Offering: Science Majors ONLY; Spring Offering: Biology Majors ONLY.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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BIO-L111 Introduction to the Cell Laboratory
Prerequisites:
Concurrently with BIO 111
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Sessions are designed to familiarize the student with biological molecules, and the techniques used in their study. The techniques covered include basic solution preparation, separation and quantification of molecules, enzyme catalysis, and cell isolation. Fall Offerings: Science Majors Only; Spring Offerings: Biology Majors Only.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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BIO-114 Organismal Biology
Prerequisites:
Must take BIO L114 concurrently.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Introduction to organismal biology emphasizing evolution, phylogenetics, form, and function. Only when offered in Fall participation in the annual October (Columbus Day Weekend) field trip to the Friedman Field Station is mandatory (a small fee is associated with this trip). Fall Offering: Biology Majors Only; Spring Offering: Science Majors. ECR credit is only earned during the Fall offering.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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BIO-L114 Organismal Biology Laboratory
Prerequisites:
Must take BIO 114 concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
A series of laboratory experiences in evolution, diversity, anatomy and physiology. Fall Offering: Biology Majors Only; Spring offering: Science Majors Only.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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BIO-203 Anatomy and Physiology I
Prerequisites:
BIO L203 MUST BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY BIO 111, BIO L111.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
First part of a systematic survey of the structure and functional inter-relations of the organ systems of the human body. This course includes histology and discussion of the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. Medical terminology will be used.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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BIO-L203 Anatomy & Physiology Lab I
Prerequisites:
Must take BIO-203 concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
A study of the human skeletal system and a comparative look at other organ systems involving observation of anatomical models and dissection of mammalian specimens. Also includes computer simulations of physiological processes.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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BIO-204 Anatomy and Physiology II
Prerequisites:
BIO 203, BIO L203, BIO L204 must be taken concurrently; By permission of the professor only.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Conclusion of the survey of the structure and function of inter-relations of the organ systems of the human body. This course investigates the endocrine,circulatory, respiratory,immunity, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Medical terminology will be used.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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BIO-L204 Anatomy & Physiology Lab II
Prerequisites:
BIO 203/L203 and BIO 204 must be taken concurrently; By permission of the professor only.
Credits:
1.00
Description:
A study of the human viscera using anatomical models and dissection of mammalian specimens. Also includes microscopy of tissues.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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BIO-213 Bio-Ethical Issues
Prerequisites:
BIO 111 or BIO 114
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An introduction to ethical issues raised by advances in the biosciences and biotechnology. Topics include genetically modified organisms, reproductive technologies, genetic screening and privacy issues, therapeutic cloning, human uses of animals, and environmental sustainability. This course will provide an introductory philosophical background to bioethics, surveying several major ethical theories. A general understanding of the biosciences will be presumed.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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BIO-222 Field Botany
Prerequisites:
BIO 111. This course will fulfill the Expanded Classroom Requirement.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A three-week camping excursion, during which common tracheotypes, bryophytes, algae, and other photosynthetic organisms characteristic of various habits in Maine will be identified. Emphasis will be on plant ecology including species interactions and habitat requirements. Vertical zonation in mountains, lakes and intertidal areas will be a point of focus. Participants will camp for one week at each of three sites: Baxter State Park, Central Maine (near Augusta),and the Friedman Field Station. Travel will be by van(s) and hiking (up to ten miles a day) over difficult terrain. Sleeping bags and tents required. Additional fees: Camping and food est. $475.00. ECR. The three-week camping excursion typically runs from late May (after tradition Spring course finals are over) into June. Taught alternate years.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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BIO-225 Plant Biology
Prerequisites:
Bio 111, L111 and Bio 114, L114;Must be taken concurrently with L225.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Course introduces students to the anatomy, physiology, systematics, ecology, and economic uses of all major groups of plants. Aspects of the biology of nonvascular, non-seed, gymnosperm, and angiosperm plants are explored. An overview of Kingdom Fungi is also covered. Each student is required to do a 10-15 minute presentation to the class highlighting the economic use of a group of plants assigned by the instructor. Normally offered Spring semester.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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BIO-L225 Plant Biology Laboratory
Prerequisites:
Must be taken concurrently with Bio 225
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Lab exercises focus on plant anatomy, physiology, and systematics. Instruction in the identification of major plant families and fungal types is covered. Trips to a Boston area herbarium and botanical garden are required.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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BIO-254 Marine Biology
Prerequisites:
BIO-114 and BIO-L114 or instructors permission
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Introduction to the marine environment, its organisms and their specific adaptations. Emphasis on marine and estuarine ecology, intertidal habits, trophic relations, and physiology. Human impacts on the sea; fisheries, mariculture, pollution, law of the sea. Taught only at the R. S. Friedman Field Station Campus, Edmunds, ME. ECR. This course typically meets for three weeks from early to mid-August to early September (before typical Fall courses begin). Taught alternate years.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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BIO-L254 Marine Biology Lab
Prerequisites:
BIO-114 and BIO-L114 or instructors permission Must Take BIO-254 Concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Field trips to local marine environments; field and laboratory observations of marine organisms. Independent student projects. Taught only at the R.S. Friedman Field Station Campus, Edmunds, ME. ECR
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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BIO-262 Principles of Cell Culture
Prerequisites:
BIO 111, L111 and BIO 114, L114 and CHEM 111, L111
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The course is designed as an application base educational experience that will allow students to learn the standard techniques associated with successful cell culture. As such, students are responsible for the maintenance, propagation, isolation, and preservation of their cells. A number of cell types and experimental manipulations of the cultures are investigated throughout the semester.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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BIO-273 Biostatistics
Prerequisites:
BIO 111/L111
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Introduction to the application of statistical methods for the evaluation of biological problems. Sampling, confidence intervals, hypothesis tests, experimental design, analysis of variance, regression, and correlation are some of the topics offered.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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BIO-274 Genetics
Prerequisites:
BIO 111/L111, CHEM 111/L111, Must take BIO L274 concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
An examination of the basic principles of genetics in eukaryotes and prokaryotes at the level of molecules, cells, and multicellular organisms, including humans. Topics include Mendelian and non-Mendelian inheritance, structure and function of chromosomes and genomes, biological variation resulting from recombination, mutation, and selection, and population genetics.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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BIO-L274 Genetics Lab
Prerequisites:
Must be taken concurrently with BIO 274.
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Experiments designed to demonstrate principles presented in lecture, using a range of genetic model organisms that include E. coli, B. subtilis, S. cerevisiae, D. melanogaster, S. fimicola, and C. elegans.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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BIO-285 Microbiology
Prerequisites:
BIO-111 and BIO-L111,
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Viruses and bacteria are surveyed in terms of their ecology, biochemistry, taxonomy, molecular biology and control.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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BIO-L285 Microbiology Laboratory
Prerequisites:
Must take BIO-285 concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Introduction to microbiological techniques and their applications to health, research and industry.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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BIO-302 Writing for Research
Prerequisites:
Take BIO-111 and BIO-114. Take ENG-101 or ENG-102;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Development of skills for writing clearly, concisely, and creatively in the style of scientific journals. This course emphasizes the formulation of a research project of the students choice and leads to a formal manuscript on the topic. Instruction includes literature search methods and software for the graphical presentation of data. Required of all biology majors.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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BIO-304 Comparative Animal Physiology
Prerequisites:
BIO-114, L114 and CHEM-211, L211, Must take BIO L304 concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Mechanisms of physiological adaptations to environmental challenges are studied. Examples of gas exchange, osmoregulation, fluid transport, temperature regulation, nervous control, and movement are examined in various animal forms. Spring semester.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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BIO-L304 Comp Animal Physiology Lab
Prerequisites:
BIO-304 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Selected physiological processes and mechanisms or adaptation in invertebrate and vertebrate animals are examined by observation and controlled experiments.
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BIO-315 Animal Behavior
Prerequisites:
BIO 114
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Surveys animal behavior in a range of species (invertebrates, birds, fish, mammals including humans) to assess similarities and differences in the evolution of behaviors and their physiological mechanisms by which individual organisms and species adapt to their environments. Topics include: predator evasion; mating systems; parental care; social behavior; and learning.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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BIO-333 Ecology
Prerequisites:
BIO 114 and BIO L114; and BIO 222 or BIO 224 and BIO 224 or BIO 225 and L225 This course fulfills the Expanded Classroom Requirement
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Areas of study include but are not limited to basic principles of population biology, community ecology, trophic dynamics, ecosystem structure and function and evolutionary theory.(note: some aspects of the course may differ depending on if it is a Boston or a FFS offering) ECR. Offered even years at both the Boston campus (Fall semester) and the R.S. Friedman Field Station Campus (FFS),Edmunds, ME (Early Fall offering for three weeks). There is a $475 camping fee associated with the FFS BIO 333 offering.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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BIO-L333 Ecology Lab
Prerequisites:
BIO 114 &L114, BIO 222 or 224 or 225. Must take BIO 333 concurrently. Fulfills Expanded Classroom Requirement
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Field and laboratory experiences in techniques and concepts relevant to lecture materials; data collecting and report preparation. Group project with data collection, presentation and report preparation is required. (note some aspects of the lab may differ depending on whether it is a Boston or a FFS offering) ECR
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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BIO-337 Evolution
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of evolutionary theory, exploring processes such as the genetic sources of variation, natural and sexual selection, and evolutionary developmental biology. Using phylogenetic systematics and other tools, we will demonstrate how these mechanisms result in the visible patterns of evolution. This is a reading and writing intensive course centered on close reading of Origin of the Species and discussion of recent peer-reviewed literature about evolution.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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BIO-343 Biodiversity & Conserv Bio
Prerequisites:
BIO 114, L114; BIO L343 MUST BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY
Credits:
3.00
Description:
The origin, measurement, and extent of biological diversity on Earth, its practical and theoretical importance, and current trends in extinction due to human activities. Anthropogenic influences on individuals, populations, and ecosystems will be considered, as well as strategies for biological conservation on a changing planet.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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BIO-L343 Biodiversity & Conserv Lab
Prerequisites:
BIO-114 and BIO-L114;and must take BIO-343 concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Laboratory exercises dealing with the calculation, of Biodiversity in the environment, as well as with the effects of contaminants on individuals, populations, and model ecosystems. The fates of contaminants in such systems will be explored, as well as the possibility of remediation of adverse effects.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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BIO-350 Vertebrate Biology
Prerequisites:
BIO-111, BIO-L111, BIO-114, BIO-L114;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This class will focus on the form and function of vertebrate animals from an evolutionary standpoint. The adaptations of major groups will be discussed in light of their phylogenetic history and ecology. A discussion of major adaptive radiations and abiotic factors that influenced these trends will also be highlighted.
Term:
Occasional
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BIO-L350 Vertebrate Biology Lab
Prerequisites:
BIO-111, BIO-L111, BIO-114, BIO-L114;
Credits:
1.00
Description:
This lab will focus on the comparative anatomy of vertebrate animals. In-depth dissections will be the focus of the laboratory exercises. A Squalus shark, a Necturus salamander, a pigeon, and a mink will be examined in detail.
Term:
Occasional
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BIO-357 Biology of Fishes
Prerequisites:
BIO 114/L114, BIO 202, and Junior standing. Requires permission from Marine Sciences Coordinator.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
The evolution, systematics, anatomy, physiology and behavior of freshwater, marine and anadromous fishes from temperate to tropical environments. The interactions of fish in their environments, including predator-prey relationships, host-symbiont interactions, and fish as herbivores. Taken with permission from the Marine Science Consortium Coordinator. [This is a Marine Science Consortium Course and enrollment is limited] Evenings only: off campus
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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BIO-377 Immunology
Prerequisites:
BIO 114, L114 and CHEM 211, L211. Must take BIO L377 concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
The concept of immunity, response to infection, structure of the immune system, biochemistry of immunoglobins, antigen-antibody interactions, allergy, immunological injury, lymphocyte subpopulations and cellular immunity, tolerance suppression and enhancement. Taught alternate/even years.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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BIO-L377 Immunology Laboratory
Prerequisites:
BIO-377 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Anatomy of the immune system , immunoglobin purification, hemagglutination, enzyme immunoassay. Immuno-chemistry, immunoelectrophoresis, gel precipitation assay.
Term:
Occasional
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BIO-385 Advanced Microbiology
Prerequisites:
BIO-285 and BIO-L285 BIO L385 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Pathogenesis and host-parasite relationships; epidemiology and public health aspects of pathogenic microorganisms are stressed; molecular biology, applied and industrial microbiology. Current literature reviews. Taught alternate/odd years.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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BIO-L385 Advanced Microbiology Lab
Prerequisites:
BIO 285/L285; BIO 385 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Isolation, quantization and cultivation of microorganisms, advanced general and applied microbiology and molecular biology. Experience in media, chemical and culture preparations.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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BIO-403 Cell Biology
Prerequisites:
BIO 111/L111 and CHEM 211/L211
Credits:
3.00
Description:
The study of cells, approached through examinations of biochemical mechanisms, the relation between the structure and function of biological molecules and organelles, and the regulation of normal and diseased cells.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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BIO-L403 Cell Biology Lab
Prerequisites:
Take BIO-111 BIO-L111 CHEM-211 CHEM-L211;and must take BIO-403 concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Examination of biological molecules and their role in cell function. Techniques used in these examinations will include enzymatic analyses, gel electrophoresis, immunologic identification, chromatography, and spectroscopy. Students are expected to develop their proficiency in the laboratory techniques used, to analyze their results in a quantitative manner, and to present their findings.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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BIO-409 Biology Seminar
Prerequisites:
BIO 202, Senior standing
Credits:
1.00
Description:
The purpose of this class is to familiarize all senior biology majors with the process of investigating and implementing novel research in the biological sciences. The centerpiece of the course is a semester long project in which each student selects, researches, and designs an original experiment on the topic of their choice. Two in - class presentations and a full length research proposal are required. Weekly reading assignments and discussions of the primary literature are vital to the investigation piece of the course. Prerequisites: BIO 202 and senior standing. May not be used for credit towards or an elective for the Biology Minor.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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BIO-474 Molecular Genetics
Prerequisites:
Take CHEM-211 and CHEM-L211; Take CHEM-331 or BIO-274 and BIO-L274;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
An examination of concepts and techniques of modern molecular biology. Topics include the structure and function of DNA, RNA, and proteins, the regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes at transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels, genetic modification of organisms, and genome analysis. This course will incorporate readings and discussions of primary scientific literature. Spring semester.
Term:
Occasional
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BIO-L474 Molecular Genetics Lab
Prerequisites:
Take CHEM-211 and CHEM-L211; Take CHEM-331 or BIO-274 and BIO-L274; BIO-474 must be taken concurrently;
Credits:
1.00
Description:
This upper level laboratory course will consist of a semester-long project in the form of a series of consecutive experiments involving the generation of a genetically modified organism and its subsequent molecular analysis. Techniques employed will include genetic screens, DNA isolation, restriction endonuclease analysis, transformation of bacteria,gel electrophoresis, gene reported assays, RNA isolation, reverse transcription, and quantitative PCR.
Term:
Occasional
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BIO-475 Developmental Biology
Prerequisites:
BIO-114, L114 and CHEM-211, L211 BIO L475 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
An examination of the molecular, cellular, biochemical and environmental mechanisms that regulate the developmental processes in organisms with an emphasis on vertebrates. Topics include the processes of differentiation, determination, tissue induction and morphogenesis.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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BIO-L475 Developmental Biology Lab
Prerequisites:
BIO 114/L114, CHEM 211/L211 BIO 475 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Laboratory includes the classic sequential study of developmental stages in the frog, pig and chicken using prepared slides. It also includes experimental manipulation of development in vertebrates and other organisms to a lesser degree. Prerequisite: BIO 202, BIO 114, BIO L114, CHEM 211, CHEM L211, Must take BIO 475 concurrently. 1 term - 1 credit.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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BIO-510 Independent Study
Prerequisites:
An independent study form must be submitted to the CAS Deans Office.
Credits:
1.00- 5.00
Description:
Student projects may be initiated by a student or faculty member with the approval of the Chairperson. A written proposal which must have majority approval of the Biology Faculty is required prior to enrolling. A paper and oral report are required. Only ONE independent study may be used toward biology electives.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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BLC-AIM Academic Improvement
Credits:
0.00
Description:
Suffolk University is introducing the Academic Improvement Program (AIM), a new initiative to assist students who have experienced academic difficulty. Because your cumulative grade point average has fallen below the Universitys standard of 2.0 and as a condition of your probation status at the University, you will be required to participate in AIM. AIM provides support, strategies, and resources to help students take control of their academic life and succeed. AIM participants meet individually and in a small group format with trained instructors to target common areas in which students have difficulty. In addition, the instructors work with students to identify what areas they need to improve and to develop an individualized plan for success.
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BLKST-100 Introduction to Black Studies I: Survey Of the Discipline
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An interdisciplinary introduction to the basic concepts and literature in the disciplines covered by Black Studies. It includes history, philosophy, psychology and other disciplines, as well as a conceptual framework for the investigation and analysis of Black history and culture.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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BLKST-101 Introduction to Black Studies II Research and Writing
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will provide an introduction to basic research techniques and methods including library use, identifying resources, project development, documenting sources, and writing research papers.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Social Science
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BLKST-160 Introduction to the Wolof Language
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This seminar will introduce students to Wolof, the dominant language in Senegal, West Africa. Students will learn about Senegalese culture while acquiring the basics of the language and developing beginning conversational skills.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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BLKST-169 African American Genealogy
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This seminar will introduce students to resources and techniques in African American genealogy. During the seminar students will explore methods of applying genealogical research to the larger African American and American story by working on an African American genealogy project. Note: This course is identical to HST 169. Normally offered by request.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History
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BLKST-263 Sabar: Music and Dance
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Participants will be introduced to sabar music and dance of Senegal through a study of music, dance, language and history. Each area will be taught by professional practitioners of the sabar tradition to develop a sense of how music and dance are used in both traditional and popular contexts. This course will be directed by Prof. Robert A. Bellinger. Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Social Science
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BLKST-299 Busing in Boston- Moakley Archives
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This is a research seminar designed to give students the opportunity to explore the rich yet difficult history of busing in Boston, and develop their research skills by using material on Bostons school desegregation in the Moakley archives. Research will be augmented by discussions with local figures who were involved in the events of the era. Class time will be divided between classroom meetings and work in the archives with the documents. Students will be responsible for a final project based on their work in the archives. This course is identical to HST 299. Normally offered by request.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Social Science,Humanities & History
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BLKST-469 African Amer Life-Slave & Free
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This class is designed to provide students with a deeper understanding of the reconstruction era by working with the microfilm of the Freedmens Bureau papers. To accomplish this there will be a classroom component and an on-site component. In the classroom component, students will be introduced to the reconstruction era and its history. In the on-site component students will work with the microfilmed copies of the Freedmens Bureau papers. Class meetings will be divided between the Suffolk University campus and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) site in Waltham, MA. This course is identical to HST 469. Normally offered as requested.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Social Science
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BLKST-510 Independent Study in Black Studies
Prerequisites:
An independent study form must be submitted to the CAS Deans Office.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Independent study in Black Studies
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CAS-109 Introduction to Law and Advocacy
Credits:
2.00
Description:
This course examines the American legal system and the legal profession from the point of view of a legal practitioner. Gain an insiders perspective on the organization of law, the law school experience, and life as an attorney. Students will engage in classroom work and discussion as well as visit various courthouses and legal institutions in the Boston area. This course does not fulfill core requirements.
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CAS-H110 Fixing the World- Energy and Water: The Science of Solutions
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Two of the most daunting challenges the world faces (or will face) is how to provide for both its growing energy needs and potable drinking water. Regular news events include climate change, droughts, flooding, and petroleum struggles. Human nature often requires a severe crisis before it responds. This course will investigate the historical science driving the use of energy since the Industrial Revolution to convert energy resources into work, including the steam engine, the electric motor, and the internal combustion engine. It will also consider alternative energy options to fossil fuels, such as solar, wind, geothermal, and ocean power. Along the way we will consider the evidence for Global Warming and Climate Change. We will look into human nature, simple life styles, conspiracy theories, and the influence of those in power to shape human opinion. We will also consider how our water supply is provided and where it goes after being used. What options do developing countries or drought racked areas have to remedy their water needs? Although the course pursues a scientific understanding of these issues, the mathematics used will be gentle, and a larger emphasis will be placed on the intuitive appreciation of these concerns.
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CAS-H112 Decoding Boston: Signs and the City
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This interdisciplinary seminar will explore the buildings, monuments, sites, and signs around Boston from the point of view of Visual and Culture Studies. In addition to providing a compelling introduction to the history, major landmarks, and culture of the city, the seminar is specifically intended to improve students visual literacy: that is, their awareness of their visual environment and their ability to critically analyze the rhetoric of the spaces, buildings, and images with which they are surrounded.
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CAS-H113 The Vietnam and Iraq Wars: Polarized Perspectives
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This class will examine some of the many controversies surrounding the Vietnam and Iraq Wars, two conflicts that have been profoundly polarizing for the American people. There are widely divergent perspectives regarding the fundamental questions surrounding each war. Were the reasons for American involvement just? To what extent were the methods used by the United States military during each war just? To what extent did the media play an appropriate role before, during, and after each war? Did opposition to these wars serve primarily to benefit the enemies of the United States or did it constitute a form of patriotism and love of country? This interdisciplinary course will address these and other complex questions by examining the histories, literature, and films (both documentaries and dramatic) that have been produced in response to these wars.
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CAS-H201 So Honors: Monsters & Nightmares
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Fairy tales dont teach that monsters exist, but that monsters can be killed (G.K. Chesterton). This course looks beyond monsters to the conditions that produce them. Readings include fairy tales and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; we will also consider contemporary inventions of monsters (the Lock Ness monster, serial killers), and monsters figuring youthful anxieties in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Smallville. Secondary materials include archetypal and psychoanalytic explorations of what monsters (and our defeat of them) may represent.
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CAS-H202 MyTwitterFacebookSpace: The Social Networking Revolution
Prerequisites:
CAS Honors Scholar students only
Credits:
4.00
Description:
MyTwitterFacebookSpace explores the significance of social networking media on various facets of contemporary life. Topics of discussion include, but are not limited to, the influence of social networking media on identity formation, personal and professional relationships, globalization, social change, presidential politics, creativity, journalism, copyright law, privacy, commercialism, and the dissemination of knowledge. This course is not designed to celebrate the next generation of networked technology, but requires students to seriously consider the influence of emerging forms of communication on micro and macro levels of daily life. Revolutions in communication have a long history - from the development of writing and the printing press to the discovery of electronic and digital signals. These histories provide a foundation for understanding how communication revolutions come about, what they often promise, what they usually deliver, and how each technological leap is understood at the time and in hindsight by end users. Students will read texts on canonical theory and history in communication studies as well as cutting edge work from the discipline on convergence culture and knowledge communities. A core teaching tool of this course are the technologies under investigation. For example, students will conduct a privacy analysis of their Facebook profiles and write a reflection essay on how the content might be interpreted by friends, family, and future employers; the class will develop a Flickr photostream for documenting their first semester experience; and the class will participate in a weekly blog about the course readings and develop an annotated wiki of additional readings. In keeping with the Seminar for Freshmen goal of encouraging students to explore Suffolk and Boston outside the classroom and to develop a sense community with peers and the instructor, several activities involve field trips and group projects. The writing expectations in this propose
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CAS-H203 The Rebirth of Tragedy: Rock Music 1968-1972
Prerequisites:
CAS Honors Scholar students only.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Writhing, screaming, howling, moaning, androgynous, chemically-altered youths cavorting to pulsating music. Does this describe the Woodstock concert or an ancient Dionysian festival? Friedrich Nietzsches book The Birth of Tragedy will provide a key for interpreting Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and Jim Morrison (and many others) in this intellectual analysis of the music of rocks golden age and the culture surrounding it.
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CAS-H204 Politics, Power and the Media
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Is there a relationship between accumulated political power and mass media representations? Is news content impacted by existing political power relations? It is the object of this course to critically analyze the role of the mass media within the framework of existing political power relations in the United States. In particular, the course will focus on the role the mass media plays in promoting and reinforcing dominant political practices and ideologies. The course will begin by exploring various theories of the press, notably its function in a democratic society, as well as the concepts of power and propaganda. We will continue with a series of case studies, complemented by secondary sources that highlight how media representations affect the contemporary distribution of political power in the US. Topics of discussion will include the current US war on terrorism, the ongoing health care debate, the public disavowal of big government, and the concept of a liberal media.
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CAS-H205 The Mask Behind the Face: Personas, Personalities, and Perception. Acting in /Out Life
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The theatre has always been a metaphor for life. In modern times life has become theatre. This seminar will confront the idea of real life and the eroding boundary between performers and audience. Students will study the roots of the contemporary obsession with stars and stardom, a mania that began in the 18th century and flourished in the 19th century. We will look at performance studies, performers memoirs, plays, and films that dramatize this dilemma.
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CAS-H207 The Boston Theatre Scene: the Inside Experience
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Using the current Boston theatre season as its syllabus, this writing- and analysis-intensive course will explore several plays in production at some of Bostons many professional theatres. We will study the script of four to five plays before attending performances of those works. Students will gain insights on the world of theatre through backstage tours and conversations with theatre professionals such as producers, directors, actors, designers, playwrights, and critics. Students must be available for evening (usually Wednesday) performances. A fee for student-rate tickets will be assessed.
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CAS-H208 Getting Over It: Dealing With the Aftermath of Group Conflict/Mass Atrocity
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Once violent conflict between two groups has ended, what is the best way to transition back to normality coming to terms with the past or simply moving on? To answer these questions we will examine the debates surrounding war crime tribunals, truth commissions, lustration policies, and reparations in the second half of the 20th century. Case studies will include post-apartheid South Africa, post-WWII Germany, and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. We will discuss the philosophical problems raised by each of these instruments, as well as on the political, legal, and practical difficulties their implementation present. Cultural Diversity B
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CAS-H209 American Gothic: Edgar Allan Poe, Flannery OConnor and Annie Proulx
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This literature seminar will study and compare the short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, Flannery OConnor, and Annie Proulx. Beginning with Poe as the father of the short story genre in America and exploring his critical theory of the grotesque and arabesque, the class will examine the emergence of the gothic literary idiom as a classic American genre. Critical essays on the gothic aesthetic will be analyzed and film adaptations and documentaries will be viewed.
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CHEM-101 Chemical Concepts Contemporary Issues I
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Principles of chemistry with illustrations from everyday life. Basic chemical concepts are used to decode consumer product labels and form a basis for understanding contemporary issues. Specifically designed to satisfy the Science requirement when taken with CHEM 102, L101, L102. May not be used by science majors for science credit. Concurrent enrollment in CHEM L101 required. 3 hours lecture. 1 term - 3 credits. Normally offered Fall/Summer I.
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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CHEM-L101 Chemical Concepts Contemporary Issues Lab I
Prerequisites:
Must be taken concurrently with CHEM 101
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Principles of chemistry and its applications demonstrated through experimentation. Experiments may include field testing and analysis of ocean and river water, testing of household products and sunscreens, determination of calorie content of foods, and molecular modeling with computers. May not be used by science majors for science credit. 2-hour laboratory. Normally offered Fall/Summer I.
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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CHEM-102 Chemical Concepts Contemporary Issues II
Prerequisites:
It is strongly recommended that students enrolling in this course have some acquaintance of basic chemical principles either on the college or the pre-college level. Must be taken concurrently with CHEM L102
Credits:
3.00
Description:
A continuation of CHEM 101, including topics in organic chemistry, biochemistry, polymer chemistry, ecology, air and water pollution, food and food additives, pharmaceuticals, and forensic science. Basic Chemical concepts are used to decode consumer product labels and form a basis for understanding contemporary issues. Specifically designed to satisfy the science requirement. May not be used by science majors for science credit. Prerequisite: CHEM 101, CHEM 111 or pre-college chemistry. 3 hours lecture. Normally offered Spring/Summer II.
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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CHEM-L102 Chemical Concepts Contemporary Issues Lab II
Prerequisites:
It is strongly recommended that students enrolling in this course have some acquaintance of basic chemical principles either on the college or the pre-college level. Must be taken concurrently with CHEM 102
Credits:
1.00
Description:
A continuation of CHEM L101. Experiments may include making plastics and drug products, analyzing food products, making a model of DNA, crime lab analysis procedures, making aspirin, and the study of flavors and fragrances using molecular models. Concurrent enrollment in CHEM 102 required. May not be used by science majors for science credit. Prerequisites: CHEM 101 and CHEM L101. 2-hour Laboratory. 1 term - 1 credit. Normally offered Spring/Summer II.
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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CHEM-103 Chemical Concepts Contemporary Issues IIA
Prerequisites:
It is strongly recommended that students enrolling in this course have some acquaintance of basic chemical principles either on the college or the pre-college level.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Topics include organic chemistry, biochemistry, polymer chemistry, ecology, air and water pollution, food and food additives, pharmaceuticals, and forensic science, with an emphasis on their application to current issues. Specifically designed to satisfy the non-laboratory science requirement for the B.A. degree. Science related information searches and writing assignments will be based on current topics from the semesters work. 3 hours lecture. It is strongly recommended that students enrolling in this course have some acquaintance of basic chemical principles either on the college or the pre-college level.
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ
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CHEM-105 Chemical New Product Development
Prerequisites:
MGT 101
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course addresses the crucial intersection between chemistry and business, and the impact of these fields on society. It provides an introduction to important chemistry concepts and practices of business management. Primary focus is on understanding the chemistry principles behind some of the consumer products in our everyday lives, and using this knowledge to create and evaluate ideas for new products. The course also introduces the business aspects involved in the development and marketing of new products. An important component of the course is in making effective presentations; this component concludes the course, culminating in team presentations of a new chemical product to panel of executives and peers. This course satisfies the Sawyer Business School Science requirement.
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CHEM-111 General Chemistry
Prerequisites:
Placement at MATH 104 or better. Students who do not place at MATH 104 must take MATH 104 concurrently. Must be taken concurrently with CHEM-L111.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Fundamental principles of chemistry are discussed. Topics include introductions to atomic structure, stoichiometry, periodic table, gas laws, nature of chemical bonds, and thermochemistry. 3 lecture hours. Normally offered Fall/Summer I. This course is recommended for science and engineering majors or those considering careers in the heath sciences. Students seeking to satisfy the core science requirement may wish to consider enrolling in CHEM 101/L101.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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CHEM-L111 General Chemistry Lab
Prerequisites:
Must be taken concurrently with CHEM 111.
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Exploration of basic principles of chemistry discovery through laboratory investigation, including recognition of the major reaction types, stoichiometry, and qualitative analysis. Additionally, students will be introduced to good laboratory practices and experimental techniques. 4-hour laboratory. Normally offered Fall/Summer I.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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CHEM-112 General Chemistry
Prerequisites:
CHEM 111/L111;Take MATHT-MPEL0 MATHT-MPEL1 MATHT-MPEL2 or MATHT-MPEL3; CHEM-L112 must be taken concurrently.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Continuation of the discussion of the fundamental principles of chemistry. Topics include introductions to solutions, kinetics, equilibrium, acid-base systems, thermodynamics and electrochemistry. Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of CHEM 111 and CHEM L111. 3 hours of lecture 1 term - 3 credits. Normally offered Spring/Summer II.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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CHEM-L112 General Chemistry Lab
Prerequisites:
CHEM 112 must be taken concurrently; Take MATHT-MPEL0 MATHT-MPEL1 MATHT-MPEL2 or MATHT-MPEL3;
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Laboratory investigation in discovery format of topics from CHEM 112, including introduction to instrumental analysis and acid-base chemistry. Quantitative analysis, particularly volumetric analysis, is emphasized. 4-hour laboratory. Normally offered Spring/Summer II.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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CHEM-211 Organic Chemistry I
Prerequisites:
CHEM 112
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Basic theories of structure, bonding, and chemical reactivity as specifically applied to modern organic chemistry. Topics include functional groups, acid/base chemistry, nomenclature, resonance, spectroscopy, and stereochemistry. Significant emphasis placed on the use of the arrow formalism to indicate the location and movement of electrons; serves as a basic introduction to organic mechanisms. Prerequisite: CHEM 112, L112 Concurrent enrollment in CHEM L211 required unless L211 has been previously completed. Concurrent enrollment in CHEM L211 required. 3 hours lecture. 1 term - 3 credits. Normally offered Fall, days/Summer I, evenings.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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CHEM-L211 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
Prerequisites:
Must be taken concurrently with CHEM 211.
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Laboratory exercises providing an introduction to synthetic organic chemistry techniques, including melting point determination, distillation, crystallization, extraction, chromatographic separations, and infrared spectroscopy. A component of this laboratory course incorporates discussions of experimental design within the context of environmentally benign (green) organic chemistry. Reports are prepared in professional style. Prerequisite: CHEM 112, L112. Concurrent enrollment in 211 required. 4-hour laboratory. 1 term - 1 credit. Normally offered Fall/Summer, days and evenings.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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CHEM-212 Organic Chemistry II
Prerequisites:
CHEM 211 CHEM L211
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Builds on the core competencies acquired in Organic Chemistry I, includes detailed discussions of organic mechanisms of substitution, elimination, and addition reactions. Significant emphasis is placed on organic synthesis, structure determination, and spectroscopy. Prerequisite: CHEM 211, L211. Concurrent enrollment in CHEM L212 required. 3 hours lecture. 1 term - 3 credits. Normally offered Spring, days/Summer II, evenings.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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CHEM-L212 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
Prerequisites:
CHEM 211/L211
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Builds on the core competencies acquired in Organic Chemistry Laboratory I. Significant emphasis is placed on the characterization of organic molecules via nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. A component of this laboratory course incorporates discussions of experimental design within the context of environmentally benign (green) organic chemistry. Reports are prepared in professional style. Concurrent enrollment in CHEM 212 required. 4-hour laboratory. Normally offered Spring/Summer II, days and evenings.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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CHEM-314 Instrumental Analysis
Prerequisites:
CHEM 211; CHEM L314 must be taken concurrently.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Theory and application of analytical instruments: ultraviolet, visible, fluorescence, atomic and emission spectroscopy; chromatographic methods; electrochemical measurements. Prerequisites: CHEM 211; CHEM L314 must be taken concurrently. 3 hour lecture. 1 term - 3 credits. Normally offered Fall/Spring, days.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
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CHEM-L314 Instrumental Analysis Lab
Prerequisites:
CHEM L211; CHEM 314 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Laboratory experiments in chemical analysis using instrumental techniques, including spectroscopy and chromatography. Data collection and evaluation includes computer-based methods. Reports are prepared in professional style. Prerequisites: CHEM L112; CHEM 314 must be taken concurrently. 4-hour Laboratory. 1 term - 1 credit. Normally offered Fall/Spring.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
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CHEM-331 Biochemistry I
Prerequisites:
CHEM 212/L212 or permission of instructor. CHEM L330 must be taken concurrently.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course explores the foundations of biochemistry, including the structure, organization and behavior of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids. Topics include enzyme kinetics, membrane structure and signal-transduction pathways. Students will be introduced to the biochemical literature and computer-based bioinformatics techniques. Prerequisites: CHEM 212/L212 or permission of instructor. Concurrent enrollment in CHEM L331 required. 3 hours of lecture per week. Offered every Fall, days only.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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CHEM-L331 Biochemical Techniques I
Prerequisites:
Must be taken concurrently with CHEM 331. Take CHEM-212 or permission of instructor.
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Laboratory course introducing biochemical techniques. Topics include purification of DNA and proteins, agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, protein quantitation and detection, and enzyme kinetic assays. lab work will be written up in the style of a professional journal article. Offered every Fall, days only.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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CHEM-332 Biochemistry II
Prerequisites:
CHEM 331
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course explores the principles of bioenergetics and metabolism of biological compounds. Coverage includes intermediary metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, oxidative phosphorylation, and synthesis of purines and pyrimidines. Additional topics include the regulation and integration of metabolism. Lectures will be supplemented with discussions of the biochemical literature. Prerequisites: CHEM 331. 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of recitation per week. Offered every Spring, days only.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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CHEM-355 Environmental Chemistry
Prerequisites:
CHEM 211, or permission of instructor
Credits:
3.00
Description:
A study of the chemical processes (including biologically mediated ones) that affect the cycling and ultimate fate of chemicals in the environment. Topics include air, water, and soil chemistry as well as energy and climate change. The effects of pollutant loads on natural systems and the remediation and treatment methods used to minimize pollutant loads are investigated. 3 hour lecture. Normally offered spring, odd numbered years.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
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CHEM-L355 Environmental Chemistry Lab
Prerequisites:
CHEM 355 must be taken concurrently. Take CHEM-L211;
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Laboratory exercises designed to illustrate principles covered by topics in CHEM 355. Prerequisites: CHEM L211, concurrent enrollment in CHEM 355 required. 4-hour laboratory. Normally offered spring, odd numbered years.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
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CHEM-375 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Prerequisites:
CHEM 212
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Topics in inorganic chemistry including bonding theories, chemical structures, symmetry and group theory, kinetics and mechanisms of reactions, and spectroscopy. Advanced topics may include bioinorganic chemistry, organometallics, or materials chemistry. 3 hours lecture. Normally offered spring, even numbered years.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
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CHEM-L375 Advanced Inorganic Laboratory
Prerequisites:
CHEM 375 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Laboratory exercises designed to illustrate principles covered by topics in CHEM 375. Prior or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 375 required. 4-hour laboratory. Normally offered spring, even numbered years.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
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CHEM-390 Advanced Organic Chemistry
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: CHEM 212.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Expands on topics introduced in Organic Chemistry I and II; depending on student interest, may include in-depth discussions of carbonyl chemistry, industrial organic chemistry, organometallic chemistry and biomolecules. Prerequisite: CHEM 212, concurrent enrollment in CHEM L390 required. 3 hours of lecture per week. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
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CHEM-411 Physical Chemistry I
Prerequisites:
CHEM 112; MATH 165; PHYS 152
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Principles of thermodynamics and its general applications to physical and chemical change; introduction to the kinetic theory of gases and concepts of statistical mechanics. 3 hours lecture. 3 hour lecture. Normally offered Fall, days.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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CHEM-L411 Physical Chemistry Laboratory I
Prerequisites:
CHEM 411 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Laboratory exercises covering classical experiments in thermodynamic and instrumental measurements. Significant emphasis will be placed on experimental design and data analysis skills in addition to technical writing skills as demonstrated by laboratory reports prepared in the professional style. 4-hour laboratory. Normally offered Fall, days.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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CHEM-412 Physical Chemistry II
Prerequisites:
CHEM 411
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Applications of thermodynamics to solutions, chemical equilibrium and electrochemistry; chemical kinetics will be covered. Quantum chemistry and the application of spectroscopy to molecular structure. 3 hours lecture. Normally offered Spring, days.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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CHEM-L412 Physical Chemistry Lab II
Prerequisites:
CHEM L411; CHEM 412 must be taken concurrently.
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Laboratory exercises using spectroscopic techniques (optical and electrochemical) to explore kinetic and thermodynamic and quantum mechanical properties of chemical systems. Emphasis will be placed on experimental design and data analysis skills in addition to technical writing skills as demonstrated through reports prepared in the professional style. 4-hour laboratory. Normally offered Spring, days.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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CHEM-426 Transition Metal Chemistry
Prerequisites:
CHEM 212
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Chemistry of transition metal complexes. Topics may include bonding theories, stereochemistry, preparation of complexes, complex ion stability, kinetics and mechanisms of reactions of complexes, and spectroscopy. Prerequisites: CHEM 212. 3 hours lecture. 1 term - 3 credits. Normally offered yearly.
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CHEM-L426 Transition Metal Chem Lab
Prerequisites:
CHEM 426 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Synthesis and properties of transition metal complexes. Properties investigated may include conductivity, magnetic moments, optical rotation, optical and NMR spectra, rate of reaction, and stability of complexes. Prior or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 426 required. 4-hour laboratory. 1 term - 1 credit. Normally offered yearly.
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CHEM-427 Special Topics in Chemistry
Prerequisites:
Instructors permission.
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
Advanced study of a special topic in chemistry, by arrangement with the chemistry faculty. Depending on the project undertaken, students may obtain ECR credit. Normally offered Fall/Spring.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CHEM-428 Research & Seminar I
Prerequisites:
CHEM 212; CHEM L212; Instructors Consent required
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
Independent study under the direct supervision of the chemistry faculty. Students are required to attend departmental seminars, write a professional research report, and give an oral presentation on their project for review by the chemistry faculty. Depending on the project undertaken, students may obtain ECR credit. Prerequisites: CHEM 212 and CHEM L212 and by permission of the instructor. 1 terms - 1 to 4 credits. Normally offered every Fall.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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CHEM-429 Research & Seminar II
Prerequisites:
CHEM 212 and CHEM L212 and by permission of the instructor.
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
Independent study under the direct supervision of the chemistry faculty. Students are required to attend departmental seminars, write a professional research report, and give an oral presentation for review by the chemistry faculty. Depending on the project undertaken, students may obtain ECR credit. Prerequisites: CHEM 212 and CHEM L212 and permission of the instructor. 1 term - 1 to 4 credits. Normally offered every Spring.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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CHEM-L432 Advanced Biochemistry Research Laboratory
Prerequisites:
CHEM-331; CHEM-L331
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Advanced biochemistry laboratory course where students learn experimental design, data analysis, and critical analysis of the scientific literature through the development of independent research projects. Projects vary from year to year, but may include recombinant DNA techniques, purification and quantitation of DNA and proteins, protein detection, enzyme kinetics, and bioinformatics. Research will be written up in the style of a professional scientific journal article and presented as a poster. Students will attend scientific talks at local universities. Satisfies the Expanded Classroom Requirement (ECR). Offered in Spring, days only, every year or every other year.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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CHEM-453 Introduction to Toxicology
Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: CHEM 212 and BIO 111
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The study of toxic actions of chemicals on biological systems, with discussion of general principles, methodology, and selected topics. Topics will include forensic toxicology, environmental and occupational toxicology, pesticides, neurotoxicants, and carcinogenesis. CHEM 332 and BIO 403 strongly recommended. 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of recitation per week. Normally offered every other year.
Term:
Occasional
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CHEM-510 Independent Study
Prerequisites:
An independent study form must be submitted to the CAS Deans Office.
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
Advanced study of a special topic in chemistry, by arrangement with the chemistry faculty.
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CHEM-511 Capstone Project
Prerequisites:
CHEM-212 and CHEM-L212; junior standing and by permission of the instructor.
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
Advanced study of a special topic in chemistry, biochemistry, forensic science, or a related field under the direct supervision of the faculty. Students attend departmental seminars, write a professional research paper, and give a formal oral presentation on their project. If approved by the instructor, the student may conduct their independent study through an off-campus internship or practicum. In this case, the student will work under the supervision of both a Suffolk faculty member and a mentor at the off-campus facility. Participation at government crime or forensic laboratories will be open only to those students approved by the Forensic Science Committee. Depending on the project undertaken, a student may obtain ECR credit.
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CHIN-101 Elementary Chinese I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Introduces Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin) with an emphasis on developing conversational skills by using fundamental grammatical patterns and vocabulary in functional contexts. Basic reading and writing (in simplified characters) are also taught.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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CHIN-102 Elementary Chinese II
Prerequisites:
CHIN 101 or Instructors consent.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Continuation of Chinese 101 with emphasis on developing basic skills to read and write modern colloquial Chinese. The reading, writing and oral skills will be taught on the basis of fundamental grammatical patterns and vocabulary in context.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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CHIN-201 Intermediate Chinese I
Prerequisites:
CHIN 102 or Instructors consent.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Emphasis on improving Chinese skills in the areas of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Expansion of vocabulary and further study of grammar. Discussion of assigned readings primarily in Chinese.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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CHIN-202 Intermediate Chinese II
Prerequisites:
CHIN 201 or Instructors consent.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Continuation of skills developed in CHIN 201.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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CHIN-305 Advanced Conversation and Composition I
Prerequisites:
CHIN 202 or Instructors consent.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Students will be encouraged to perfect their speaking and writing skills in modern standard Mandarin. Various resources such as authentic texts, video and audio recordings, as well as discussions on current events will be done in conjunction with assigned essays.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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CHIN-306 Advanced Conversation and Composition II
Prerequisites:
CHIN 305 or Instructors consent.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Continuation of skills developed from Chin 305.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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CHIN-311 Survey of Chinese Literature & Culture I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This is an introductory and interdisciplinary course on Chinese civilization and traditional Chinese literature. It will provide the student with an introduction to the cultural legacy and literature of China from the archaeological origins of Chinese civilization to the period of the mature imperial state in the 11th century (Song Dynasty). The diverse origins of Chinas civilization are stressed as topics in political, social, and economic history are explored, with a focus on developments in language, literature, and art. This course is a good introduction to further study of Chinese history and culture and, in particular, provides a valuable context for themes treated in Modern China.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
Type:
Asian Studies
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CHIN-314 Traditional Chinese Society From 1800-1949
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course focuses on traditional Chinese society from 1800 to 1949, taking up such areas as family and kinship, social mobility, education, economic and social differentiation, community and social life, and popular belief. Examining the practices and ideologies underlying each area will enhance our understanding of the nature of traditional Chinese society, and help explain how elements of Chinese traditional culture contribute to modern Chinese identity and everyday life.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Asian Studies
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CHIN-510 Independent Study
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Students meet with a department member to pursue advanced studies in areas of particular interest to them.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Asian Studies
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CJN-101 Introduction to Communication
Prerequisites:
CJN Majors Only
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An introduction to the discipline addressing social science, humanities and practical art approaches to the study of communication. Students investigate the broad themes and foundational concepts which unify the discipline in order to understand the diverse fields, functions and purposes of communication. Normally offered every semester.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-103 Presentations Skills
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The development, delivery of oral presentations. Students develop skills in oral and physical delivery, organization, persuasion, critical thinking and use of support media.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-112 Journalism I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An introductory news writing course designed to teach both the writing style used by journalists and basic techniques used for gathering and presenting information for general publication. The course emphasizes fundamental writing and reporting skills such as interviews, finding sources, and choosing essential facts. Students will also be introduced to feature news writing and be assigned to develop and write basic stories drawn from real-life situations.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-114 Great Works of Journalism
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An examination of important contributions to the literature of journalism through an analysis of major writers and news coverage of significant events from a journalistic perspective.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History
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CJN-177 Professional Communication
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An introduction to the processes of professional communication, with emphasis on oral presentations, report writing, effective listening, and interpersonal communication in the business environment. Required of all students in the Sawyer Business School.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-H177 Honors Professional Communication
Prerequisites:
3.2GPA
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An honors-level introduction to the processes of professional communication, with emphasis on oral presentations, report writing, effective listening and interpersonal communication in the business environment. This course is required for all students in the Sawyer School of Business.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-210 Communication Research Statistics
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The course develops an understanding of how statistics are used in the presentation of information and arguments in Communication and Journalism. Emphasizing a conceptual approach to learning statistics, the course focuses on data collection and summarization, correlation, regression, sampling, estimation, and tests of significance. Students perform basic statistical calculations using SPSS software.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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CJN-212 Journalism II
Prerequisites:
CJN 112
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Modern reporting techniques are examined and applied to writing of full-length news and feature news stories, with an emphasis on investigative journalism. The course includes an introduction to and an analysis of alternative or new journalism, combined with the survey of journalistic styles and standards as they evolved in the American and International Press over the last century.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-213 Feature Writing
Credits:
4.00
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CJN-214 Professional Writing
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Provides students with the opportunity to develop their writing style for a professional audience. Memo writing, report writing, letter writing and other common writing situations for business professionals are considered.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-215 Interpersonal Communication
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Analysis of communication behavior in individual and group environments. Topics include conflict, leadership, common communication difficulties, communication roles and reflective thinking.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-216 Intercultural Communication
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An examination of the communication variations and cultural viewpoints and their impact on cross-cultural communication. A special emphasis is placed on rituals and message patterns in non-Western cultures. Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B
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CJN-217 Gay and Lesbian Studies
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Examines the portrayal of homosexuality in political, social and cultural discourse. Analyzes the role of media and symbolic construction in the shaping of public values, opinions and social movements. Cultural Diversity A
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A
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CJN-L218 Photojournalism
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An introduction to the role of photography in the journalistic process. A discussion of photography as communication and a survey of the history of photography.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities & History
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CJN-235 Argument & Advocacy
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Modern applications of argument in political, social and legal situations. Emphasis on development of arguments, analysis, use of evidence and delivery of oral and written assignments. Normally offered every semester.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-239 Media Law
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Explores the legal rights, responsibilities, and constraints on the media, and media professionals. Special focus on defamation, copyright, obscenity, broadcast regulation and media-related tort law.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-245 Forensics
Credits:
1.00- 8.00
Description:
Intensive research on topics in debate and active participation in the University forensics program. ECR
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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CJN-247 Design Lab
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Computer applications for Advertising and communication design. Using various graphical editing and design programs, students learn the theory and practice of design for layout, logos, and graphic elements in communication.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-253 Broadcast Journalism
Prerequisites:
Take CJN-112;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Introduces students to newswriting, production and performance techniques for radio and television. Students write, produce, and perform new packages as part of the course.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-255 Introduction to Media
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An introduction to the role of media in contemporary society, focusing on medias influence on cultural, political, and ideological processes. An examination of the historical contexts within which newspapers, radio, television and new media technologies developed and how audiences interact with and influence the use of media.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Social Science
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CJN-257 Advertising
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Theoretical and practical applications of communication are considered in terms of advertising strategies and campaigns for media.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-259 Sports Public Relations
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The application of Public Relations strategies and techniques in college and professional sports.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-265 Small Group & Team Communication
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Analysis of the concepts and theories of communication in small groups and teams. Improvement of problem-solving, decision-making, analysis and evaluation skills in the team environment. The study and practice of merging trends in team dialogue, team learning, team development and leadership.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-275 Advanced Public Speaking
Prerequisites:
CJN 103 or CJN 177
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Intensive training in public speaking techniques employing a variety of speaking situations.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-277 Public Relations
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The basic principle techniques and processes of public relations are examined. Issues, trends, opportunities, and problems faced by the practitioner and impacting the organization are analyzed.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-285 Media and Pop Culture I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Examines the influence of media upon contemporary society. Television, radio, film and print formats are discussed in terms of their persuasive impact on American mass culture. Focus is on the period 1950-1970.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Social Science
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CJN-287 Media Criticism
Prerequisites:
CJN-255
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Critical examination of various mass media including film, television, radio, music, newspapers and magazines. Theories of media criticism discussed and applied to specific media or media products.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Social Science
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CJN-288 Film Language: From Silents to Citizen Kane
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Film history from 1895 - 1940. An introduction to the language and technology of cinema as developed by pioneering filmmakers, and a basic discussion of aesthetics and criticism of film. Key films from the silent era through Orson Welles Citizen Kane.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-290 Women in Struggle on Film
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Problems of women at work and at war, in love, marriage and pregnancy, as seen in Hollywood films, both old and new, and in documentaries. The roles of women are examined historically, psychologically, sociologically, and cinematically. Normally offered yearly.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Humanities & History
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CJN-291 Film Studies: the Modern Era
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Film history from 1940 until 1970. Includes an emphasis on film aesthetics, criticism, and history from World War II through the end of the Hollywood studio system; from film noir to Italian Neo-Realism to the French New Wave.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Humanities & History
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CJN-293 Hong Kong Cinema
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Conducted in a seminar format, we examine the film texts of Wong Kar-wai, Andrew Lau/Alan Mak by focusing on issues such a colonization/decolonization, transnational political economy and global Hollywood, the Greater Chinese Dynasty, diaspora, and postmodern aesthetics.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B
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CJN-297 New Media New Markets
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Explores current trends in advertising and public relations. Examines new media choices in cable, direct response and the internet and their impact on these professions. Includes an analysis of new markets in Generation X, Generation Y, the international, and ethnic communities.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-301 Documentary Film and the Image of Conflict in the Middle East
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will focus on some of the divisions and conflicts within Israeli society. Students will analyze and compare mainstream media discourse to alternative representations in documentary film. Analysis will also cover media representation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B
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CJN-313 Advanced Reporting
Prerequisites:
Take CJN-112 and CJN-212;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The principles and techniques of advanced news and investigative reporting are studied and applied. Students develop, organize, and write detailed news and news-feature stories based on original research. Each student is assigned a real-life news beat or news project to work on throughout the semester.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-317 Copy Editing
Prerequisites:
CJN 112 or CJN 113
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A study of the fundamentals of copy editing, newspaper typography, and makeup.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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CJN-L318 Advanced Photojournalism
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An in-depth analysis of the field of Photojournalism. Emphasis is placed on the development of photo essays and the visual impact of photography on the print media. Prerequisite: CJN 218. 1 term - 4 credits.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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CJN-325 World Cinema
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines films from cultures around the globe, including masterpieces of cinema from European, Asian, South American, and African nations. (Films are often subtitled.)
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History
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CJN-335 Persuasion
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Analysis of persuasive techniques particularly those used by communicators in their attempt to gain public acceptance.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-343 Advanced Feature Writing
Prerequisites:
Take CJN-112 and CJN-212;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Emphasizes in-depth development of articles in the style of narrative journalism for magazines and other publications. Normally offered yearly.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-347 Media Planning
Prerequisites:
CJN 257
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The planning and purchasing of advertising space and time. The course examines media costs, budgets, and media strategy for different audiences and markets. Normally offered yearly.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-353 Broadcast Journalism II
Prerequisites:
Take CJN-253 and CJN-355;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Advanced work in newswriting, production, and performance techniques for television. Students report, write, and produce news packages, with emphasis on increasing the depth, breadth and frequency of reporting. Work will also include gathering, organizing, and evaluation the newsworthiness of information, evaluating the credibility of sources, writing the story, and producing broadcast quality work. Cannot be taken concurrently with CJN 483.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
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CJN-354 Digital Cinema
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Students study cinematography techniques and theory, putting them into practical application in various projects using video cameras, lighting and composition to create images and scenes. Students produce work in multiple environments including stage and on-location shoots.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-355 Media Production
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Practical exposure to methods of production and production equipment of the media. Students are introduced to basic theoretical concepts, such as three-point lighting and white balancing, and apply those to their productions. Students create a variety of non-fiction videos in teams and/or by themselves.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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CJN-356 TV Studio Production
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course provides students with a hands-on introduction to the process of planning, preparing, producing, and evaluating studio productions. Students are exposed to the elements and terminology of a multi-camera studio with live switching, audio mixing and studio lighting. Students produce interviews, PSAs, and a live variety/talk show.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-357 Post Production
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An exploration into the activities that wrap up the creation of films and television programs. Students create and add motion-graphics and visual effects to edited programs, generating output for videotape, the web, and DVD platforms.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-358 Family Communication
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will look at different family structures using communication concepts and theories as a focus to glance at family life. Communication issues will include the creation of meaning and identity through storytelling, rules and roles, conflict, power, intimacy, and then glance at challenges to the family unit. Students will need to understand their own family issues so that they can glance across the street to neighbors differing viewpoints, so that we can broaden to begin to understand families from different cultures. We will accomplish this by examining both fictional and real families portrayed in television, movies, documentaries, as well as in fiction and non-fiction writing. Final projects will be a paper and presentation about a specific family communication concept applied to a specific family unit.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-359 Advertising Copy
Prerequisites:
CJN 257
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Continuation of Advertising, with special emphasis on practical advertising and advertising campaigns. Normally offered every semester.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-361 Television News Producing
Prerequisites:
CJN 253 and CJN 355
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Students produce news segments, series, and/or specials leading to broadcast quality products. Emphasis will be on the pacing, timing, and flow of newscasts, as well as pre-production, teases (script and on-camera) and the issues of an audience and professional ethics. Cannot be taken concurrently with CJN 483
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
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CJN-365 American Cinema
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Trends in Hollywood and American independent cinema from 1970 onwards, including maverick directors, Hollywood blockbusters, and, when possible, class visits by New England-based filmmakers.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-366 Great Film Directors
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An in-depth look at the films of one great film director, either American or foreign, demonstrating how the filmmaker develops his/her themes over the course of a career. As there is a different director each time, this course can be taken for credit more than once. (But will only count once towards the Major)
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History
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CJN-375 Organizational Communication
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Historical development of the theory of organizations, examination of information flow, network analysis, communication overload and underload, corporate culture, superior-subordinate communications, organizational effectiveness and change processes. Normally offered yearly.
Type:
Social Science
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CJN-377 Public Relations II: Strategic Research and Writing for PR
Prerequisites:
CJN-277;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An applied course that focuses on Public Relations research methods, the development of persuasive messages, and the selection, development and editing of appropriate materials used to communication with an organizations stakeholders.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-378 Event Planning and Promotion
Prerequisites:
CJN 277
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Examines how conferences are built, promoted, managed, and assessed, with particular emphasis on nonprofit conventions, trade shows, and volunteer organizations. Specific issues analyzed include facilities planning and contracts, legal issues, volunteer management, budgeting, marketing, and planner/staff communication.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-381 Business of Media
Prerequisites:
CJN-255
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Explores how media in the 21st century are managed. Students learn contemporary trends in media regulation, ownership structures, programming strategies, audience measurement, and global business tactics. Students apply these concepts by running a media firm simulation. Normally offered yearly
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-383 Online Advertising
Prerequisites:
CJN-257;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
All forms of online advertising are explored, including paid search, with a focus on building a brand online.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-385 Globalization of Media and Telecommunications
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Explores the development of global media and telecommunication corporations and technologies and the influence these transnational organizations and technologies bear on regional and nation-state communication policy, global and local culture, and the world economy. Cultural Diversity B ECR
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Expanded Classroom Requirement
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CJN-387 Media Relations
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Examines the relationships among the public and private sector organizations and the media. The course focuses on issues management, the role of public relations and the perspective of media professionals in the discussion of public issues. Normally offered alternate years.
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CJN-389 Social Media
Prerequisites:
CJN-257;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Social media sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter are examined from a cultural and critical perspective. The use of social media for community formation, social presence, identity building and social activism are considered. The roles of advertising, public relations and branding are examined.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-390 Screenwriting
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Students learn the basic principles of writing a short film for the screen by closely examining professional scripts and one-act films, and then creating, step-by-step, their own one-act screenplay so that it could be ready for production.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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CJN-398 Special Topics: Photojournalism In Toscania
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course will be an in-depth analysis of the field of Photojournalism. Emphasis will be placed on development of photo essays and the visual impact of photography on the print media. Following the pattern created in my photography classes at the Dakar campus students will also create personal and group portfolios and will exhibit the work to the greater university community in Boston. Additionally each student will be required to produce a research paper and photo essay as a Power Point presentation on a subject approved by the instructor that will allow the student to examine in depth an aspect of historic or contemporary life in Italy The history of photography and photojournalism will be discussed in order to give students a perspective on the field and to understand their own role in the journalistic process. The basic technical aspects of camera work and photo composition will be taught as well as the new advanced techniques used by photojournalists working with digital photography equipment and computers. Image capture, manipulation, captioning, electronic transmission and line quality printing for exhibit will be presented. The region of Tuscania and the facilities at the Lorenzo dc Medici campus make for an ideal location for the class, Field trips to Rome to explore and photograph the city and the Old Forum and to Florence where a visit to the Museo Nazionale Alinari Della Fotografia is planned, along with local excursions to archaeological sites near Tarquinia where permission has already been granted to visit and photograph and the nationally protected nature reserves nearby, as well as the town of Toscania itself will provide fertile visual opportunities for the aspiring photojournalism students. As always, Study Abroad Photojournalism classes serve as a vehicle for spreading goodwill in the host country, creating greater inter-cultural understanding, and offering students the opportunity to begin developing a mature world view.
Term:
Summer
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CJN-400 Media Effects & Audiences
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: CJN-255
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Explores the theoretical and practical research on major issues in the media from a social scientific perspective. Examines the effects that sexual and violent media content, stereotyping, political messages, communication technologies, advertising and marketing have on audiences. Students acquire quantitative method skills such as survey, experiment and content analysis. Normally offered yearly.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Social Science
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CJN-403 Issues in Journalism
Prerequisites:
CJN-112
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Each time this course is offered it examines a different in Journalism, such as Social Justice Journalism, Electronic Journalism, Ethics, Political Journalism, and International Journalism. Normally offered yearly.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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CJN-405 Communication Theory
Prerequisites:
Senior Standing;CJN majors only
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Senior standing; CJN majors only. An interdisciplinary examination of the development of communication theories from the classical tradition to the modern perspectives of rhetoricians, scientist, psychologist, sociologists, philosophers and others. Normally offered every semester.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-415 Review Writing
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Analysis and critique of movies, theater, music, art and food. Normally offered every semester.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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CJN-421 Media Seminar
Prerequisites:
Take CJN-255;CJN Majors with Senior Standing
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Conducted in an interactive and intensive seminar format, students examine special media topics by leading class discussion and engaging in original research. Possible topics include, but a not limited to: women, gender and communication technologies; media and social movements; topics in cultural studies; media and democracy; media and community; and participatory media culture. Normally offered yearly.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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CJN-437 Ad Campaigns
Prerequisites:
CJN 359, CJN 257, CJN 247
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Principles of advertising campaigns. Students design, plan and produce a national advertising campaign for a client as members of a simulated agency team. Normally offered yearly.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-455 Advanced Media Production
Prerequisites:
CJN 355
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The course focus is on specialized production techniques including advanced lighting, sound recording, cinematography and editing techniques. Students work in teams to create a variety of fiction productions.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-457 Integrated Marketing Communication
Prerequisites:
Take CJN 277, CJN 257, and CJN 247.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Examines the integration of advertising, promotion, public relations and marketing communication in the strategic communication process.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-465 Film and Society
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The study of the relationship between film and society. The course features filmmakers who emphasize political, historical, racial, gender, and other important social issues. Normally offered yearly. Revised Description A study of how cinema reflects, and reflects on, the values of the society in which it is produced. The course features films and filmmakers who emphasize political and social issues dealing with race, gender, sexuality, and other important concerns.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-466 Seminar in Film
Prerequisites:
Take CJN-288 CJN-291 and CJN-355;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Course merges theoretical and practical film studies approaches. Students revisit concepts learned in previous classes and apply them to advanced film analysis. Analysis incl. (re)creation of important film scenes or concepts, such as Eisensteins five types of montage. (Capstone course, prereq. 288, 291, 355)
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-467 Film Genres
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Theories of genre as applied to a specific film genre, with a different genre each semester: i.e., screwball comedy, horror film, science fiction, the western the musical, film noir. This film may be taken for credit more than once.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-477 Public Relations II
Prerequisites:
CJN 277, 377 AND Senior Standing.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Examines case students and typical public relations problems experienced by profit and not-for-profit organizations. The course provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate their mastery of the skills, techniques, and knowledge of public relations by creating a comprehensive campaign for an actual client. Fulfills ECR requirement.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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CJN-479 Environmental Public Relations
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An examination of the public issues involving the environment. Focuses on public relations strategies for government agencies, corporations and other organizations concerned with the environment. Normally offered yearly.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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CJN-480 Documentary Film Production
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Students analyze contemporary documentaries and study documentary history and theory. Working in teams, students also produce, write, direct, crew, and edit documentary shorts.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-481 Making the Short Film
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This advanced class works together as a crew for the creation of a short narrative film shot in HD video. Under the direction of the professor students learn the process of making professional-quality work. Each student will be responsible for various crew positions during pre-production and the shooting of the film.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-483 Suffolk TV News
Prerequisites:
Take CJN 253 CJN 355 and either CJN 353 or CJN 361 or instructors consent.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Students write, direct, crew, edit and serve as talent in producing the CJN Departments weekly news program aired on Boston Cable Access. Cannot be taken concurrently with CJN 361 or CJN 353.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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CJN-485 Rhetoric of Protest & Reform
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Examines the persuasive strategies of social reform movements with special emphasis on the civil rights, womens rights, and gay rights movements in the United States. Normally offered yearly. Cultural Diversity A
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,Humanities & History
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CJN-490 Temple Street Project
Prerequisites:
CJN-253. CJN-355
Credits:
4.00- 8.00
Description:
Students write, direct, crew, edit and serve as talent in producing the Departments magazine- format television program aired on Boston Cable Access. Normally offered every semester.
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CJN-491 Special Topics in Communications
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Current issues in the field of communication. Normally offered every semester.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CJN-492 Special Topics in Public Relations
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Current issues in Public Relations. Normally offered yearly.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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CJN-493 Special Topics in Film
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Specialized courses in film theory, history, criticism and genre. Normally offered yearly.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-494 Special Topics in Advertising
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Current issues in the field of advertising. Normally offered every semester.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-496 Special Topics in Media Production
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Specialized courses in writing, editing, producing, directing, and other facets of media production. Normally offered yearly.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-497 Special Topics in Media
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Specialized courses in media trends, history, theory,and criticism Normally offered yearly.
Term:
Occasional
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CJN-503 Experiential Learning in Communication
Prerequisites:
16 Hrs of CJN coursework or CJN Advisor consent
Credits:
1.00-12.00
Description:
Internships, practicum, and independent study experiences in Communication are available prior to the start of each semester. Normally offered every semester. ECR
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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CJN-505 Journalism Practicum
Prerequisites:
12 hours of CJN coursework and CJN advisor consent
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
Practicum and Internship projects are available prior to the start of each semester. Prerequisites: Journalism majors with a minimum of 12 credits of coursework or permission of the Department Chairperson. 1-3 terms : 1-12 credits. Normally offered every semester. ECR
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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CJN-506 Honors Seminar
Prerequisites:
Senior CJN majors with an overall cumulative grade point average of 3.0, and a major GPA of 3.4
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Senior CJN majors meeting requirements for Departmental Honors are invited to participate in this seminar, which entails research and presentation of an approved research topic. Prerequisites: Senior CJN majors with an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0, and a major GPA of 3.4. 1 term; 4 credits. Normally offered yearly.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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CJN-510 Independent Study
Prerequisites:
An independent study form must be submitted to the CAS Deans Office.
Credits:
1.00-12.00
Description:
Internships, practicum, and independent study experiences in Communication are available prior to the start of each semester. Normally offered every semester. ECR
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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CMPSC-375 Introduction to Networks
Prerequisites:
CMPSC F331 & CMPSC 353
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course explores the fundamentals of computer networks, protocols and layering, applications and their implications to everyday networking life.
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CMPSC-401 Erlang Programming With Applications
Prerequisites:
CMPSC-F132 & Permission of the Instructor
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Erlang is a general-purpose, concurrent, functional programming language. It is designed to support distributed, fault-tolerant, soft-real-time, non-stop applications in the areas of telecommunications, online video games, social networking, high-performance Web development and databases. This course covers the language foundations, as well as intermediate topics such as distributed communications, client-server systems, and working with ETS tables and Mnesia database. Special attention will be paid to recursive and asynchronous programming, which are the two core principles of the language.
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CMPSC-510 Computer Science Independent Study
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
Guided study on a topic at an advanced level.
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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CMPSC-F120 Programming for the World Wide Web
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This is a hands-on course aimed at non-CS students who want to learn how to build interesting and interactive web pages. We do not use any drag- and-drop software for this purpose. Instead we cover the basics of HTML and PHP and, if time permits, we look at some ways of building web pages that interact with databases. Each student will have, for the duration of the course, an account on a server that permits individuals to have web pages that are visible on the World Wide Web.
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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CMPSC-F124 Game Programming
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course introduces students to computer game development, including, but not limited to, game programming. We use Game Maker, a framework for personal computers that runs equally well on XP, Vista, and Linux. We learn about the foundational concepts of two-dimensional (flat) games: graphics, sound, objects, actions, rooms, scores, levels, multiplayer support, artificial intelligence, and more. Game Maker has an intuitive interface that makes game development approachable for everyone, including those who have never written a single game or a single computer program. All games created by Game Maker can be saved as standalone applications and can be shared freely with classmates, friends, and family. This is not a course in graphics design, audio editing, or scriptwriting. Students are encouraged to use their creativity and imagination to design games and the correctness of game implementation is stressed throughout the course.
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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CMPSC-F125 Introduction to Multimedia Programming
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course provides an introduction to multimedia programming: developing programs that create and manipulate digital images and sound. Topics include creating negative and gray-scale images, reversing and splicing sounds, creating sound visualizations, and other related topics. The student will learn some of the concepts and techniques underlying software applications like Photoshop or SoundEdit as well as fundamental concepts underlying all of computing, such as algorithms, abstractions, and how computers represent numbers, text, images, and sound. There is no prerequisite for this course. It is recommended for students with little or no computer programming experience or who are not confident in their programming background. However, the student should be aware that hands-on programming is a central component of the course, embodied in frequent programming assignments.
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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CMPSC-F128 Programming II for the World Wide Web
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course is a continuation of Programming for the World Wide Web. Students are taught how to turn their home PC or laptop into a web server by downloading and installing XAMPP, a free program that bundles the Apache server, the MySQL database, and the programming language PHP. After learning PHP and MySQL, students are taught AJAX, a technology that improves client-server communication, and jQuery, a library that enhances JavaScript. The course finishes with an introduction to Content Management Systems. As in Web I, there will be several lab exercises, homework assignments, and a final project. Upon completion of this course, students will have been exposed to topics needed to work in industry as web developers. Prerequisite: CMPSC F120.
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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CMPSC-F130 Game Programming II
Prerequisites:
CMPSC-F124;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will be a continuation of CMPSC 124 and go more in-depth into coding and the designing of different types of games or applications. Using the Game Maker framework, students will challenge their creativity by developing strategy, isometric, and platform scrolling games, among others. In this class, students will go beyond the drag and drop options of Game Maker and explore the possibilities within the Game Maker Language (GML), creating more complex games. We will make GUIs, program audio engines, and experience the rich learning process of taking a game from inspiration through implementation.
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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CMPSC-F131 Computer Science I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This is a rigorous introduction to computer science in Java with an emphasis on problem solving, structured programming, object-oriented programming, and graphical user interfaces. Topics include expressions, input/output, control structures, intrinsic data types, classes and methods, iteration, top-down programming, arrays, graphical user interfaces, and elements of UML. Normally offered each semester.
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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CMPSC-F132 Computer Science II
Prerequisites:
CMPSC F131
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Computer Science II (CSII) is the continuation of Computer Science I. The purpose of CSII is to expand students understanding of Computer Science and computer programming, assuming that they have the basic knowledge of the Java language. The course introduce another programming language - C - and also focuses on the pure Object-Oriented features of Java, such as inheritance, polymorphism, and exceptions, as well as on simple data structures (lists, stacks, and queues) and algorithms (searching and sorting). By the end of the semester students will be able to develop sizable (several pages long) computer programs in the C and Java languages. Efficient C and Java program development requires an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) - a collection of tools that make it possible to edit, compile, and debug C and Java programs. Our IDE of choice is Eclipse. Eclipse is free and available for many operating systems, including Microsoft Windows (all flavors), Linux, Unix, and Mac OS X.
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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CMPSC-F253 Assembly Language and Computer Structure
Prerequisites:
CMPSC F132
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Introduction to computer architecture and machine language programming, internal representation of data and programs, and assembly language programming. Machine and assembly language implementations of constructs from higher-level languages such as C (including recursion and floating-point arithmetic) are studied.
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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CMPSC-F265 Data Structures & Algorithms
Prerequisites:
CMPSC F132
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Includes topics such as strings, stacks, queues, lists, trees, graphs, sorting, searching, hashing, dynamic storage allocation, and analysis of algorithms. Most programming will be done in the C language. Normally offered each semester.
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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CMPSC-F331 Object Oriented Programming
Prerequisites:
CMPSC-F265
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Object-Oriented Programming in C++ is taught using Trolltechs multi-platform Qt library and other open-source libraries and tools. Emphasis is placed on program design and code re-use. Topics include: encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism, UML, refactoring, parent-child relationships, properties, event-driven programming, test cases, regular expressions, constraints, XML, design patterns, and graphical user interfaces. We deal with some operating system and programming environment issues and also with code packaging. C++ is a very large language, so we do not attempt to cover it all. Instead we work with a carefully selected subset of language elements that permits students to exploit the powerful Qt libraries and write robust, idiomatic, and interesting code. By the end of the course, the student should have a good command of C++, facility using and building libraries, an understanding and appreciation of the design patterns that we covered, and a well-established discipline of refactoring and code reuse. Prerequisite: CMPSC F265 (which may be taken concurrently). Normally offered each semester.
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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CMPSC-F333 Organization of Programming Languages
Prerequisites:
CMPSC F253, F265
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An introduction to functional programming and to the meaning and implementation of various programming language features. The course begins with a brief introduction to the Scheme language, which is then used to write interpreters for small languages that contain features typical of larger, more realistic languages. Normally offered each spring semester.
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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CMPSC-F345 Software Engineering
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course introduces the fundamental principles of software engineering. Requirement specification and life cycles are emphasized. Topics include requirements analysis and specification, analysis and design, architecture, implementation, testing and quality, configuration management. Professional ethics considerations will be explored and emphasized throughout the course. Prerequisite: CMPSC F265. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered each year.
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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CMPSC-F353 Architecture of Computer Systems
Prerequisites:
CMPSC F253 and CMPSC F265.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course deals with the structure and operation of the major hardware components of a computer. Topics include basic logic design, basic datapath construction, basic pipelining, I/O system design, issues in memory hierarchy and network interface design. Normally offered each fall semester.
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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CMPSC-F355 Operating Systems
Prerequisites:
CMPSC F353 & CMPSC F265 and Working knowledge of C++.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course presents an overview of modern operating systems, from the points of view of an application developer and of a system developer. It covers process management, scheduling, concurrency management, multi-threading, memory management, and file system organization. Intensive programming assignments in the C language and in an assembly language help students to learn the POSIX application programming interface (API) and the low-level organization of a general-purpose operating system. Normally offered each spring.
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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CMPSC-F363 Intro to Database Systems
Prerequisites:
CMPSC 265 and MATH 285
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This is an introduction to the design and use of database systems --- systems that manage very large amounts of data. Topics covered include Entity-Relationship (E/R) data model, Relational data model, object-oriented model, and the conversion of E/R and relational models. We shall also learn some database languages, both concrete and abstract, including Structured Query Language (SQL), Object Query Language (OQL), relational algebra, etc. We will introduce the semistructured data, such as the popular Extensible Markup Language (XML), and their usage in database systems as well. The course is intended for computer science students who need to have an in-depth understanding of modern database systems. Normally offered each fall semester.
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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CMPSC-F541 Advanced Databases
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course is an advanced continuation of Intro to Database Systems (CMPSC F363)
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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CMPSC-R120 Programming for WWW Recitation
Credits:
0.00
Description:
Taken simultaneously with CMPSC 120. Students work with lab instructors to do work that enhances the course understanding. Such work can include practice problems, supervised programming time, as well as question-answer time and group project work. The hybrid version of the recitation: Once every two weeks students meet with an instructor to do work that enhances understanding of the course material. On alternate weeks students do individual programming and reading.
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CMPSC-R131 Recitation for Intro to Computer Programming
Prerequisites:
Must be taken concurrently with CMPSC F131
Credits:
0.00
Description:
Taken simultaneously with CMPSC 131. The recitation is a hybrid course. Once every two weeks students meet with an instructor to do work that enhances understanding of the course material. Such work can include practice problems and programming, homework problems and sometimes quizzes on a laptop as well as question-answer time and group project work. On alternate weeks students do on line work such as lecture demonstration of additional examples or homework projects.
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CMPSC-R132 Recitation for Computer Science II
Prerequisites:
Must be taken concurrently with CMPSC 132
Credits:
0.00
Description:
Taken simultaneously with CMPSC 132. The recitation is a hybrid course. Once every two weeks students meet with an instructor to do work that enhances understanding of the course material. Such work can include practice problems and programming, homework problems and sometimes quizzes on a laptop as well as question-answer time and group project work. On alternate weeks students do on line work such as lecture demonstration of additional examples or homework projects.
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EC-101 Principles of Microeconomics
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Introduction to the organization and operation of a market economy with a focus on how it allocates scarce resources; development of the economic way of thinking. The analysis of the theory of consumer demand and the profit-maximizing behavior of firms; examination of pricing and output decisions of firms under conditions of competition and imperfect competition in a global marketplace. Analysis of markets for labor and capital. Policy issues include price ceilings and floors, trade barriers, competition and monopoly. Required of all majors in Economics. Normally offered every semester.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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EC-H101 Honors Principles of Microeconomics
Prerequisites:
Honors Section Only : GPA of 3.3 or higher required.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Introduction to the organization and operation of a market economy with a focus on how it allocates scarce resources; the analysis of consumer demand and profit maximizing behavior of business; examination of pricing and output decisions under conditions of competition, monopoly and imperfect competition. Analysis of markets for labor and capital. Policy issues include price ceilings and floors, competition and monopoly. Normally offered every semester.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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EC-102 Principles of Macroeconomics
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course provides an analysis of relationships among variables such as inflation, employment, economic growth, national income, and the supply of money. Heavy emphasis is placed on the role of government in setting both fiscal and monetary policy goals to achieve a stable economy. Balance of trade and exchange rates are examined to help provide an understanding of the global economy. Required of all majors and minors in Economics. Normally offered every semester.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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EC-H102 Honors Principles of Macroeconomics
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The measurement of economic growth; introduction to the theory of determination of national income and the price level; unemployment and inflation; theories on economic growth and the role of labor and capital in economic growth; functioning and impact of the monetary system; analysis of monetary and fiscal policies for economic stabilization; international transactions and their influence on the domestic economy. Prerequisites: GPA of 3.2 or higher. Normally offered every year.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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EC-122 Poverty and Inequality
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course looks at economic inequality, with a particular focus on those in the United States who have low or no incomes - the poor. Measures inequality, identifies the poor, and considers a variety of explanations for poverty. Evaluates the purposes and effects of a range of public policies that might help alleviate poverty. Since race and gender play prominent roles in discussions of poverty, this course also considers issues pertaining to race and gender discrimination, and so examines the economics of both poverty and of discrimination. Cultural Diversity A.
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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EC-131 Environmental Economics
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Identifies the environmental effects of economic activity, including polluted water and air, noise, and radiation, and values their costs and benefits. Analyzes mechanisms, including taxes and permits, for achieving a socially preferable level of pollution. Traces role played by institutions, including common ownership, in affecting environmental decay. Resource depletion (of oil, forests, and fisheries) and appropriate policy responses.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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EC-141 Development Economics
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Why do so many countries remain so poor? Why have some (e.g. the Asian tigers) grown so rapidly? Why have most of the countries of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union been slow to ignite economic growth? These questions are addressed by looking at domestic factors (government policies, resource endowments) as well as the international environment (mobile investors, international financial institutions). Asks what economic choices these countries face now. Normally offered yearly. Cultural Diversity B
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Social Science,Asian Studies,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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EC-151 Economic & Human Geography
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The study of how economic and human activity is distributed across space, the reasons for these spatial distributions, and the processes that change the spatial organization of economic activity over time. Topics include: maps, map projections, and geographic information systems; population geography; the organization and location of cities, towns and villages; transportation and communication policy; industrial location; the geography of world trade; and geographic features of economic development. The course takes a global perspective, and draws on cases and examples from all over the world. Cultural Diversity B
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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EC-311 Intermediate Micro Theory
Prerequisites:
EC 101 and EC 102
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Theory of consumer behavior and demand. Theory of production and costs of production. Theory of the firm, and price and output decisions in different market structures, i.e., under perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition and oligopoly. Decisions relating to pricing and employment of various inputs (labor and capital) under perfectly competitive, and less than perfectly competitive, resource markets. Required of all majors in Economics. Normally offered every semester.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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EC-312 Intermediate Macro Theory
Prerequisites:
EC-101 and EC-102
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course covers the neoclassical and Keynesian models of aggregate economic activity. Coverage of the measurement of economic variables, such as aggregate income, the inflation rate, and the unemployment rate. Examines the behavior of the economy under conditions of price flexibility in the long run and price rigidity in the short run under rational and adaptive expectations. Analysis of the effect of changes in taxes and government expenditures, monetary policy and deficits on the economy. Coverage of the sources of economic growth. Required of all majors in Economics. Normally offered every semester.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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EC-331 History of Economic Thought
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Presents the leading contemporary schools of economic thought as the outcome of theoretical and philosophical controversies that began with the ancient Greeks and that continue today. The course covers the major contributors to economic thought, including Aristotle, Aquinas, the mercantilists, and the contributors to the 18th-century enlightenment, notably Adam Smith and David Hume. Going forward, it considers Marx, the neoclassical school of Jevons, Menger and Walras and the Keynesian school, along with some of the more modern schools such as behaviorism, institutionalism and cognitive economics. The contributions of the economists and philosophers studied in the course are considered in context of the times in which they wrote and lived. Students will acquire a grasp of the principal tenets of contemporary economic theory as well as an understanding of the historical origins of the disputes that still divide economists on major theoretical and philosophic issues.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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EC-340 Economics of Energy and Natural Resources
Prerequisites:
Take EC-101;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course applies economic analysis to identify the origins, consequences, and policy implications of problems related to renewable and non-renewable natural resources, with particular attention to energy. Resources considered include forests, fisheries, water, minerals, and land. Energy resources covered include oil, gas, coal, nuclear, and alternatives (wind, solar, biomass, hydrogen, etc.), as well as electricity. Concepts examined include externalities, learning-by-doing, peak-load pricing, regulation, sustainability, cost-benefit analysis, and the commons problem.
Type:
BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE,Social Science
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EC-402 Mathematical Economics
Prerequisites:
EC 101, EC 102, and MATH 134, MATH 146, or MATH 161.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course introduces the mathematical basis of economic theory. Emphasis is placed on the mathematical tools that have been developed for various applications in microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis. The techniques of comparative-statics analysis are developed. Univariate and multivariate calculus are then presented in the context of unconstrained and constrained optimization. The course concludes by introducing the foundations of discrete-time and continuous-time dynamic optimization.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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EC-421 Public Economics: Tax and Budget
Prerequisites:
EC 101 and EC 102
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The theory of tax policy and tax structure. The effects on economic behavior (including labor supply, saving, risk-taking and investment, charitable giving, and growth) of different taxes (income, sales, value-added, inheritance, wealth, property). Tax equity, efficiency and incidence, in the United States and in comparative perspective. Additional topics include modeling state taxes; social security and pensions; and tax compensation. Normally offered yearly.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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EC-423 Economics of Regulation
Prerequisites:
EC 101 and EC 102
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines regulation and analyzes the structure, conduct, and performance of American industry. Monopoly and strategic behavior in oligopoly and monopolistic competition are considered. U.S. antitrust law and the effect of regulatory laws on industrial performance are explored. Regulatory practices, rate setting, deregulation, public-enterprise pricing, and issues in privatization are examined, with an emphasis on case studies and policy analysis. Normally offered every other year.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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EC-430 Intl Trade Theory & Policy
Prerequisites:
EC 101 and EC 102
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines theories of international trade. The policy implications of each theory are explored and the effect of trade on the welfare of the nation is examined. Also the development of trade blocs and the the political economy of trade are studied. Normally offered every year.
Type:
Social Science,Asian Studies,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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EC-433 Public Choice
Prerequisites:
EC-101 and EC-102
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course considers the degree to which it is possible to explain, predict, and guide political decision through the application of economic analysis. The course is organized around two competing visions of public choice: (1) a traditional organic approach that sees the core problem for public choice as requiring the maximization of social welfare and (2) a newer contractual approach that sees that problem as requiring attention to the institutional framework within which political decisions are made. Topics to be considered include the Arrow paradox and other problems in aggregating individual choices, rent-seeking, the Leviathan hypothesis, and non- market demand-revealing methods.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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EC-442 International Monetary Economics
Prerequisites:
EC 101 and EC 102
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The balance of payments and foreign exchange markets and instruments, and the determination of exchange rates. Balance-of-payments adjustments under alternative exchange-rate systems, international liquidity, international economics policy and open economy macroeconomics.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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EC-445 The Economics of the European Union
Prerequisites:
EC 101 and EC 102
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An economic analysis of the European Union, the history of European monetary and economic integration. and the creation of the Euro. A survey of the development and evolution of key European policies, such competition, industry, agriculture, environment, regional, etc. A discussion of economic implications of the enlargement of the European Union, as well as its trade relations with the U.S. and other countries within the context of the World Trade Organization.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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EC-450 Applied Econometrics
Prerequisites:
STATS 350 or permission of instructor
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A brief review of statistical methods, including probability theory, estimation, and hypothesis testing. This background is used in the construction, estimation, and testing of econometric models. The consequences of a misspecified model, where the assumptions of a classical regression model are violated, are studied and the appropriate remedial measures are suggested. Other topics include dummy variables, binary choice models, and autoregressive models. Emphasis is on applied aspects of econometric modeling. There is extensive use of statistical software for data analyses. Normally offered every year.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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EC-460 Game Theory
Prerequisites:
EC 101 and EC 102
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course introduces students to the foundations of game theory using applications from economics and everyday decision-making. The course examines the common strategic elements of interactions between consumers and producers, governments and citizens, politicians and their constituencies, countries and their trading partners, and various other participants in social relationships. The course provides a theoretical framework for modeling strategic interaction, beginning with the development of the concept of a Nash equilibrium, reputation, signaling, collective-action problems, and voting procedures and strategies. Normally offered every other year.
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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EC-483 Money, Banking & Financial Markets
Prerequisites:
EC 101, EC 102
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines the role of depository institutions and the Federal Reserve system in determining the supply of money. The course also explains the financial environment and the role of monetary policy decisions on changes in price, interest rates, money, and economic activity. The course provides the student with both theoretical and applied analysis. Prerequisites: EC 101, EC 102.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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EC-490 Senior Seminar in Economics
Prerequisites:
Senior Standing; Or permission of Undergraduate Director.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This is a required course for all students majoring in economics, to be taken in the spring semester of their senior year. Students are required to develop an economic thesis project in consultation with the professor for the course and to present it to the class.
Type:
BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE,Social Science
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EC-503 Internship in Economics
Prerequisites:
Instructors consent required
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Approximately 12 hours per week working in a position designed to give the student responsibility and a learning opportunity in economics. Interested students should consult the instructor in advance.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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EC-504 Economic Competitiveness: Theory and Practice
Prerequisites:
Instructors consent required
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines the concept of economic competitiveness among nations and states and its usefulness to policymakers seeking to improve economic conditions. The emphasis will be on state-based economic competitiveness. We will read the current literature on economic growth and competitiveness and explore the current controversy surrounding the shortcomings of business climate indices. Special attention will be given to Beacon Hill Institutes index which attempts to identify the states with the sets of policies that sustain long-term economic growth and sustainable high incomes for citizens. The student will apply a stress test to the BHI index identifying its strengths and weaknesses. To learn how the index is used by professionals, the student will also compare the index against similar measures and interview at least two practitioners on how their states apply the index. The student will meet regularly with her advisor and submit a research paper and a professional memorandum advising BHI on how best to improve the index.
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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EC-510 EC Independent Study
Prerequisites:
An independent study form must be submitted to the CAS Deans Office.
Credits:
1.00- 5.00
Description:
Independent study in economics
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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ECE-101 Digital Electronics
Prerequisites:
ECE L101 MUST BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course introduces the elements and tools of digital design. The course covers Boolean algebra, Karnaugh maps, Logic gates and digital circuits, analysis and design of combinational and sequential circuits, and timing issues. Adders, decoders, multiplexers, flip-flops, counters, and registers are implemented using TTL or CMOS ICs as well as VHDL-programmed FPGAs. Formerly ECE 203
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ECE-L101 Digital Electronics-Lab
Prerequisites:
ECE 101 MUST BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY.
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Illustrates the concepts of ECE-101. Exercises in various forms of Combinational and Sequential Logic design. Use of test equipment. Design projects will include a digital security system, use of PSPICE to verify feasibility of some designs. FPGA board citing Xilinx, software development tools from Xilinx and other third parties are introduced. Offered yearly. Formerly ECE L203
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ECE-105 Circuit Theory I
Prerequisites:
ECE L105 must be taken concurrently; MATH 165 may be taken concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Basic elements and analysis techniques of DC circuits. Coverage includes resistors, capacitors, inductors, and sensors ; independent and dependent sources. Ohms law, power, energy, and power transfer. Kirchoffs voltage and current laws; Nodal and Loop analyses; Thevenin and Norton equivalents; step and transient responses of first-order systems; time constants. Emphasis on functional circuits. Prerequisite: Must be taken concurrently with ECE L105. Must take MATH 121(must have a minimum grade of C in preqs.) 1 term - 3 credits.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ECE-L105 Circuit Theory Lab I
Prerequisites:
ECE 105 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
The Circuit Theory Lab I is designed to supplement the Circuit Theory I course.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ECE-205 Circuit Theory II
Prerequisites:
ECE 105 with C or better; MATH 166 & PHYS 152 concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Analysis and design of lumped networks. Resistive elements, superposition, nodal analysis, dependent sources, equivalence theorems. Energy storage in elements, dynamics of first and second order networks, transient responses, phasors, sinusoidal steady state analysis, steady state power analysis, three phase power circuits. Offered yearly.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ECE-L205 Circuit Theory II Lab
Prerequisites:
ECE 205 MUST BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Illustrates the concepts of ECE 205. Simulations with PSPICE, LABVIEW, NXT Robotics, INCSYS Power Simulator, Mathematica; construction and design. First order, second order transients, ideal and non-ideal transformer circuits, sinusoidal steady state circuits, power grid simulation. Offered yearly.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ECE-206 Solid State Devices and Circuits
Prerequisites:
ECE L206 must be taken concurrently; ECE 205(must have a minimum grade of C in preqs.)
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Review of Thevenin and Norton Equivalent circuits. Frequency Domain analysis and Bode Plots. Representation of an active device by its Gain, Input and Output Resistance. Thorough coverage of op amps - circuits, applications, and inherent limitations. Introduction to semiconductor physics and the PN junction. Diode circuits, applications, and models. Zener diodes and power supplies. Ripple estimations. The Bipolar Junction Transistor - large and small signal analyses. Active, cutoff, and saturation region characterization. Hybrid Pi and T models. Basic transistor configurations - common collector, common base, and common emitter - along with their characteristics, applications, and tradeoffs. Estimation of bandwidth using open circuit time constants. Prerequisite: ECE 205. Must have at least a C in this. Co-requisite: ECE L206
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ECE-L206 Solid State Devices & Circuits Lab
Prerequisites:
ECE 206 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
The Solid State Devices & Circuits Lab is designed to supplement the Solid State Devices & Circuits course.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ECE-225 Linear Systems
Prerequisites:
MATH 166 and ECE 205 with a minimum grade of C; ECE L225 Concurrently.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Classification of systems, differential equations, linear algebra, discrete mathematics, derivation of the system model, state variable description, impulse response, convolution, frequency response of discrete and continuous systems. Fourier Series,Fourier transforms, Fourier methods of discrete signals, Laplace transforms, Z transform, analysis of control systems.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ECE-L225 Linear Systems Lab
Prerequisites:
MUST BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY WITH ECE 225
Credits:
1.00
Description:
The Linear Systems lab is designed to supplement the Linear Systems course. Matlab simulation of linear systems, Hardware Implementation of Analog Filters, measurement of the transfer function.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ECE-306 Solid State Devices and Circuits II
Prerequisites:
ECE-206 with a minimum grade of C. ECE L306 concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Continuation of Solid State Dev & Circuits I, with emphasis on MOSFET field effect transistors; Physical structure, I-V characteristics, modeling, use as a switch and CMOS inverter, biasing circuits, and basic amplifier configurations - common drain, common gate, and common source. Differential Amplifiers - BJT and MOSFET implementations, along with small and large signal analysis. Multistage circuits, active loads. Design of current source and current mirrors. Internal capacitance and high frequency limitations. Low midband, and high frequency analyses of transistor amplifiers. Miller effect. Open and Short Circuit Time Constants. Cascade and Cascode configurations. Frequency response of amplifiers. Significant circuit design activities. Course tightly coupled to ECE-L306.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ECE-L306 Solid State Devices & Circuits II Lab
Prerequisites:
ECE 306 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Illustrates the concepts of ECE 306. Exercises that help meld the practical aspects with the theoretical concepts taught in ECE 306. Biasing and design of MOSFET amplifiers. Construction of differential and multistage amplifiers. Investigation of different current source implementations. Simulation of bandwidth improvement using Cascode structures. Course concludes with a multistage design challenge using MOSFETs to reach a specified gain, output impedance and bandwidth objective provided by the instructor.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ECE-307 Electric Power Systems - Analysis and Design
Prerequisites:
MA166; ECE 205; ECE 206 and ECE 403 helpful, but not required
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course is a first course in understanding the components that compose the high power grid. Generation of power; transmission line characteristics, load impacts. Real and reactive power along with compensation techniques. Transformers. Synchronous generators and motors. Power flow. Power quality. Transient and dynamic stability issues. Handling faults, overvoltage and surge protection. Electronic control by high power devices such as thyristors, relays, and circuit breakers. HVDC examined. Recent developments and opportunities in the Power field. A strong emphasis placed on problems solving and representative exercises.
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ECE-310 Special Topics in Engineering
Prerequisites:
ECE 206 and MATH 166 with a minimum grade of C
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Selected topics in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering. Offered to upper level students by permission of instructor. Prerequisite: ECE 206 and MATH 166, or instructors approval. 1 term - 4 credits. Minimum grade of C in prerequisites.
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ECE-311 Embedded Systems
Prerequisites:
ECE-203 and ECE 206 with a minimum grade of C AND ENS 333 OR CMPSC F131 with a minimum grade of C; Must take ECE L311 concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course will introduce the fundamentals of embedded micro controllers for system level applications: fundamental elements - sensors or transducers, microcontrollers, and the interfacing to external components. Procedural methods for design of the complete embedded system are developed. Programming using assembly, and C languages is utilized. Must take ECE L311 concurrently. Prerequisites: ECE 203 AND ECE 206, AND ENS-333 or CMPSC F131 (minimum grade of C in prereqs.) 1 term - 3 credits.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ECE-L311 Embedded Systems Lab
Prerequisites:
Must take ECE 311 concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
The Embedded Systems Lab is designed to supplement the Embedded Systems course.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ECE-325 Statistics for Engineering and Science
Prerequisites:
MATH 166 with a minimum grade of C; Must take ECE L325 concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Understanding the fundamentals of probability and statistics of experimental data. Measures of central tendency, variation, probability, events, Bayes Rule, discrete and continuous random variables, discrete and continuous distributions including the binomial distribution, normal distribution, chi-square distribution and student distribution, covariance, central limit theorem, hypothesis testing, linear regression, signal processing statistics (EE students), categorical data analysis (non-EE students). Use of Mathematicas statistical packages central to this course. Final project is a project with Biology measuring rat whisker resonance.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ECE-L325 Statistics for Engineering and Science Lab
Prerequisites:
ECE L325 MUST BE TAKEN WITH ECE 325
Credits:
1.00
Description:
The Engineering Statistics and Probability lab is designed to supplement the Engineering Statistics and Probability course.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ECE-335 Control Systems
Prerequisites:
ECE 225; Min Grade of C in Prereq. ECE L335 Concurrently.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Introduction to feedback control systems; control system characteristics (stability, sensitivity, disturbance rejection, steady-state accuracy, transient response); stability analysis; root-locus analysis and design; frequency-response analysis and design; analysis and design of digital control systems. Normally offered bi-yearly.
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ECE-L335 Control Systems Lab
Prerequisites:
ECE 335 MUST BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY.
Credits:
1.00
Description:
The Control Systems lab is designed to supplement the Control Systems course.
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ECE-390 Data & Computer Communications Lab
Prerequisites:
ECE 225 with a minimum grade of C;
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Basic principles and topics in data communication, local area networks, wide area networks, communication architectures and protocols. Data transmission, encoding, multiplexing, circuit switching, packet switching, frame relays, and asynchronous transfer mode are also discussed. The TCP/IP protocol suite is studied and a project involving configuring, implementing, and installing a network is carried out during the semester. Prerequisite: ECE 225 or instructors approval. 1 term - 3 credits. Must be taken concurrently with ECE L390.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ECE-L390 Data & Computer Communications Lab
Prerequisites:
Must be taken concurrently with ECE 390
Credits:
1.00
Description:
The Data and Computer Communications lab is designed to supplement the Data and Computer Communications course.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ECE-403 Applied Electromagnetics
Prerequisites:
ECE 205 and MATH 265 with a minimum grade of C; ECE L403 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Electrostatics and magnetostatics, including Coulombs law, Gausss law, Biot-Savart law and Amperes law, vector operations in rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates, divergence theorem and Stokes theorem, electric fields in materials, Lorentz force, magnetic torque, Faradays law, Maxwells equation, wave propagation, transmission lines with Smith charts, rectangular waveguides, Hertzian dipole antenna; examples related to power when applicable.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ECE-L403 Applied Electromagnetics Lab
Prerequisites:
Must be taken concurrently with ECE 403
Credits:
1.00
Description:
The Applied Electromagnetics Lab is designed to supplement the Applied Electromagnetics course.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ECE-410 Communication Systems
Prerequisites:
ECE 206, ECE 225 and MATH 265 with a minimum grade of C; L410 concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Coverage of a variety of basic communication systems, their theory of operation, and the analysis of their performance. Review of linear systems, Fourier and Laplace Transforms, and Frequency Domain analysis as needed. Graphical convolution of analog signals. Digital Baseband modulation techniques. Receiver design with an introduction to Stochastics. Digital Bandpass modulation and demodulation techniques. Analog communication systems including AM, FM, and PM approaches. Consideration of Noise and the resultant system performance. Multiplexing and information compression. ECE 410 and ECE L410 must be taken concurrently.
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ECE-L410 Communications Systems Lab
Prerequisites:
ECE 410 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Illustrates the concepts of ECE 410. Exercises will focus both on communication system components and in the construction of a complete communication system. Introduction to FSK, DTMF, Phase lock loops, AM and FM modulation, oscillators, A/D and D/A conversion and the Nyquist rate. Wireless transmissions. Troubleshooting of non-working systems. Students have flexibility in the design and construction a full communication system which includes digitization, rearrangement in parallel and serial formats, transmission over a distance, and reconstruction back to its original analog form.
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ECE-411 Senior Project I
Prerequisites:
ECE 205, ECE 306, ECE 225, MATH 265; permission of the instructor may be required.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The Senior Project provides a significant opportunity for students to direct all of their previous training and learning towards one major endeavor. It has been modified from previous years to extend over two semesters (instead of one) to facilitate a more comprehensive effort in both the planning and execution of the project. Although resources and guidance are provided for each student, this course still requires them to take full responsibility to plan their time, manage, and implement their project. In Part I the student creates their project proposal. Over a fourteen-week period the student is subjected to the practical stress of completing and delivering in professional fashion a project of their own choosing (with endorsement from an appropriate faculty advisor or industrial mentor). This period includes the following objectives: selection and careful definition of a project; a review of background information; a selection of the desired approach with justification; identification of resources needed; an outline of the project implementation timetable with desired milestones; a delineation of how the completed project performance might be evaluated. Weekly progress reports and meeting with their advisor are required. A formal proposal document is reviewed by department members (and possibly Industrial constituents) and may go through numerous iterations to be deemed acceptable. Along the way informal oral presentations of both the general and technical aspects of their project will be presented to the rest of their peer group. A formal presentation of the project proposal is made to an audience of peers, faculty, and outside advisors. Prerequisites: ECE 205, ECE 306, ECE 225, MA265; permission of the instructor may be required. ECR
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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ECE-412 Senior Project II
Prerequisites:
ECE 411
Credits:
4.00
Description:
In Part II the student implements, documents, and presents their completed project. Having defined their project, students gather the resources necessary and proceed to execute their designs. This period will include the construction, testing, troubleshooting, refinement, and evaluation of their project. A formal presentation of the project is made. A professional caliber documentation of the project is also required, and may go through numerous iterations of review. The final project report must consider most of the following: environmental impact, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health and safety issues, and political concerns. Time management, prioritization of process, formal communication, overcoming obstacles and meeting deadlines are monitored by the project advisor. Weekly reports and meetings are expected. The advisor also serves as a resource for the student. However, full responsibility for the success of the project rests on the student. Cross-disciplinary projects are encouraged. ECR
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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ECE-413 Wireless Networks
Prerequisites:
Must be taken concurrently with ECE L413. ECE 225 with minimum grade of C. ECE 390 recommended.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course explores key topics in the field of wireless communications and networking including wireless technologies and architectures, wireless networks and protocols, and wireless LANs. Topics include antennas and propagation, signal encoding techniques, spread spectrum, error control techniques, satellite communications, cellular and cordless systems, wireless protocols, and wireless LAN technology. This course is intended for senior students who have had some prior exposure to data communications concepts.
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ECE-L413 Wireless Networks Lab
Prerequisites:
Must be taken concurrently with ECE 413.
Credits:
1.00
Description:
The Wireless Networks lab is designed to supplement the Wireless Networks course.
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ECE-414 Senior Project Proposal
Prerequisites:
Take ECE-101, ECE-206, MATH-165;
Credits:
1.00
Description:
The aim of this course is for students to generate a thoughtful and well -written senior project proposal. This course will provide guidelines and critiquing for that purpose. By the end of the course, students will have narrowly identified their project, performed a review of current available related technology, and selected the approach they will pursue. They will also establish a parts list, timetable, set of milestones, and basis or procedure for determining an answer to the question how good is it? At the end of the course they will formally present their project and write a comprehensive project proposal document. Once accepted, they are permitted to take ENS 415 Senior Project. Note that this course is focused on the process of creating a viable proposal. Enough flexibility exists that students may either implement the project they documented in this course when they take ENS 415, or may pursue an alternative project if desired. Also note that this course replaces ECE 411 for the graduating class of 2016.
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ECE-415 Senior Project
Prerequisites:
Take ECE-414;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
For the senior project the student implements, documents, and presents their completed project of the proposal generated in ENS 414. Having defined their project, students gather the resources necessary and proceed to execute their designs. This period will include the construction, testing, troubleshooting, refinement, and evaluation of their project. A formal presentation of the project is made. A professional caliber documentation of the project is also required, and may go through numerous iterations of review. The final project report must consider most of the following: environmental impact, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health and safety issues, and political concerns. Time management, prioritization of process, formal communication, overcoming obstacles and meeting deadlines are monitored by the project advisor. Weekly reports and meetings are expected. The advisor also serves as a resource for the student. However, full responsibility for the success of the project rests on the student. Cross-disciplinary projects are encouraged. Note: Replaces ECE 412 for the graduating class of 2016.
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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ECE-430 Digital Signal Processing
Prerequisites:
ECE 225, ECE 203 with minimum grade of C; ECE L430 concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Discrete signals and systems, digital simulation of analog systems, Z transforms, recursion equations, finite-order systems, Fourier transforms, line spectra and Fourier series, discrete Fourier series and Fast Fourier Transforms (FTT), sampling and interpolation, mean-square approximations, non-recursive and recursive filters, selected topics on algorithms, design and applications of digital signal processing. There will be an end-of-semester design project that will involve students creativity, design of open ended projects, formulation of alternative solutions, detailed system description, realistic constraints (economic factors, safety, reliability, aesthetics ethics, and social impact).
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ECE-L430 Digital Signal Processing Lab
Prerequisites:
ECE 430 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Illustrates the concepts of ECE 430. This laboratory course uses MATLAB, Simulink, and the Texas Instruments 6713 DPS board to design, test and implement various projects. The students will also learn how to use FPGA boards to design and implement various DSP systems. There will be a design project at the end of the course designed to synthesize what the students have learned.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ECE-510 Independent Study
Prerequisites:
An independent study form must be submitted to the CAS Deans Office.
Credits:
1.00- 6.00
Description:
This is an independent study in electrical and computer engineering. Topics will vary.
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EHS-110 Introduction to Education
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Working with children and adolescents is a facet of many professions. This course will introduce students to the study of education occurring in formal and informal settings. This course focuses on the relationships among, and between, teachers, discourse, and community. Students will glean insight into the relationship of school and society as well as power and control in American Education. Required of all education minors. Five hours of field work required.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Social Science
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EHS-202 Educational Psychology
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Examines the nature and development of human abilities and the teaching-learning process. Considers the facts and generalizations of child and adolescent growth and development, working with diverse cultures, and special needs children in school settings. Ten hours of field work.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Social Science
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EHS-203 Service Learning: Pre-K Outreach and Tutoring
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Students complete a minimum of 35 hours of tutoring in an educational setting, or community organization, in conjunction with a weekly seminar on campus. Open to all majors. No previous experience required.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement,Social Science
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EHS-205 Service Learning: Community Tutoring Project
Prerequisites:
This class fulfills the Expanded Classroom Requirement
Credits:
4.00- 8.00
Description:
Students complete 35 hours per semester of educational tutoring in a local school (K-5), in conjunction with a weekly seminar on campus. Open to all majors. No previous experience required.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement,Social Science
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EHS-206 Reading Theory, Pedagogy & Practice
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Students will become knowledgeable about the various approaches to teaching reading, decoding, vocabulary development, and comprehension. The use of study skills in the Middle School content areas will be stressed. Students will be introduced to formal and informal assessment techniques to determine reading instructional needs. Normally offered yearly.
Type:
Social Science
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EHS-207 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas
Credits:
4.00
Description:
In-depth investigation of leading theoretical approaches to teaching reading and writing in the content areas. Topics include: diagnosing problems, individualizing instruction, understanding IEPs, and integrating reading and writing into the curriculum and instruction. Normally offered yearly.
Type:
Social Science
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EHS-208 Service Learning: College Access
Prerequisites:
Instructors Consent required
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Students complete a minimum of 35 hours of tutoring and coaching in an educational setting, or a community organization in conjunction with a weekly seminar on campus. Programs include COACH, Connections to College, and others. Open to all majors. No previous experience required.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement,Social Science
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EHS-209 Reading and Writing in the Classroom
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Students will become knowledgeable about the various approaches to teaching reading and writing in the content areas. This course is designed for teaching the necessary literacy skills in both Middle School and High School. Topics include: formal and informal assessment techniques, differentiation of instruction, diagnosing problems and integrating reading and writing into curriculum and instruction.
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EHS-210 Service Learning: Alternative Spring Break
Prerequisites:
Open to all majors,Instructors signature required
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Students complete all research, travel, and reporting requirements in conjunction with Suffolk Universitys Alternative Spring Break. Open to all majors. No previous experience required.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Social Science
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EHS-310 Culturally Responsive Education
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The relationship between cultural diversity and schooling is explored by examining impediments to academic achievement and advancement by minority students, non-native English speaking students, and other under-represented groups. Topics include: standardized testing, identification of inequities, legal and ethical responsibilities of teachers, and promoting equity. Ten pre-practicum observation hours required for teacher candidates.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,Social Science
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EHS-311 Curriculum and Pedagogy: Middle School
Prerequisites:
This course fulfills the Expanded Classroom Requirement
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Introduces students to the basic competencies of Middle School teaching. Topics include: behavioral problems, classroom management, grouping for instruction, motivation and reward systems, individualized instruction, IEPs, requirements for licensure in Massachusetts, and discipline specific curriculum development using the curriculum frameworks developed by the Massachusetts Department of Education. Field observations and experiences are grounded in theoretical discussion as students begin to develop their personal philosophies of education. Field observations (40 hours) required. Required prior to student teaching. Normally offered yearly.
Type:
Social Science
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EHS-312 Curriculum and Pedagogy: Middle and Secondary School
Prerequisites:
This course fulfills the Expanded Classroom Requirement
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Introduces students to the basic competencies of Middle and Secondary school teaching. Topics include: behavioral problems, classroom management,grouping for instruction, motivation and reward systems, individualized instruction, IEPs, requirements for licensure in Massachusetts, and discipline specific curriculum development using the curriculum frameworks developed by the Massachusetts Department of Education. Field observations and experiences are grounded in theoretical discussion as students begin to develop their personal philosophies of education. Field observations (40 hours) required. Required prior to student teaching.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement,Social Science
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EHS-313 Classroom Communication
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Examines communication between and among teachers and students in the classroom setting. Topics include: communication apprehension, building oral fluency, use of media technology to enhance student learning, cooperative learning, and related professional and legal responsibilities of teachers. Ten pre-practicum observation hours required for Teacher Candidates.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Social Science
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EHS-390 Employment and Labor Law
Prerequisites:
EHS 263 or EHS 360, or permission of instructor
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The nature of the employment relationship and an overview of constitutional and federal statutory provisions which affect the employment relationship will be studied. Particular emphasis on the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Statutory provisions regarding benefits and employment-related entitlements will also be studied. Prerequisites: EHS 264 or EHS 360 or permission of instructor. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered yearly.
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EHS-391 Domestic Violence, Abuse & Neglect
Prerequisites:
EHS 264 or EHS 360 or instructors permission
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An opportunity to learn the history of domestic violence including battering, child abuse and child neglect, and the legal response to it. Focus will be on Massachusetts Law and its response, especially the Abuse Prevention Act, its application and enforcement, and on laws protecting children from abuse and neglect. Filings, law office issues and special issues in dealing with battered women and abused and neglected children will be included with the psychological issues, cultural issues, and advocacy possibilities. Prerequisite: EHS 264 OR EHS 360 or permission of instructor. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered yearly. Sophomore status required. Cultural Diversity A
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A
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EHS-402 History & Philosophy of American Education
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Explores the evolution of schooling in the United States from The English High School to present. Theorists include: Mann, Franklin, Dewey, Sizer, and others.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Social Science
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EHS-414 Urban Schooling
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course is an in-depth investigation of policies effecting urban schools; topics include: demographic influence on education, influences of national and state regulations on urban schools, sociological factors unique to urban schools, and in-depth analysis of equity and achievement.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Social Science
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EHS-415 Practicum: Middle School Teaching
Prerequisites:
Coordinator of Student Teaching or Program Directors Consent
Credits:
8.00
Description:
A 12-week practicum experience as a student teacher in a middle school. See regulations regarding student teaching.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Social Science
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EHS-416 Practicum: Secondary School Teaching
Prerequisites:
Instructors or Program Directors Consent
Credits:
8.00
Description:
A 12-week practicum experience as a student teacher in a secondary school. See regulations regarding student teaching.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Social Science
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EHS-417 Assessment Theory and Practice
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines the development of formative, summative, authentic, and alternative assessment in education. Seminal works by Archbald, Baron, Bloom, Kleinsasser, Schwab, and others comprise the theoretical component. The second half of the course is dedicated to the selection, application, and integration of formal and informal assessment strategies and tools. A final project requires students to design an assessment tool appropriate for their academic area and age level. Instructional strategies include case studies, class discussions, student presentations, and research reviews.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Social Science
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EHS-421 Curriculum Theory
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Examines major realism, idealism, pragmatism, existentialism, and other ideas as they relate to public and private K-16 education systems. Normally offered alternate years.
Type:
Social Science
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EHS-422 Curriculum Development
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Students will explore methods and techniques of needs assessment, disciplinary literature reviews, and prepare objectives, linked units, and curriculum guides on a focused topic. Normally offered alternate years.
Type:
Social Science
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EHS-423 Curriculum Theory and Development
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Examines major realism, idealism, pragmatism, existentialism, and other ideas as they relate to public and private k-16 education systems. Students will explore methods and techniques of needs assessment, disciplinary literature reviews, and prepare objectives, linked units, and curriculum guides on a focused topic.
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EHS-424 Issues and Trends in American Education
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Examines major current issues of educational policy against the background of demographic trends, technological innovations, standardized testing, and curricular shifts.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Social Science
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EHS-430 Issues in College Access & Success
Prerequisites:
Instructor permission required
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Issues pertaining to college access and success with respect to underrepresented students will be explored within a Pre-K thru 16 continuum framework that views students college choice and success as a complex and interwoven by-product of numerous socio-political, socio-economic and socio-cultural factors. Emphasis will be placed on the body of college access literature that centers the collegiate experiences and outcomes as being intrinsically and unavoidably linked to structural factors, decisions, plans and actions taken by students and their families in the pre-college, or Pre-K-12, context.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Social Science
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EHS-510 Independent Study
Prerequisites:
An independent study form must be submitted to the CAS Deans Office.
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
Members of the Department will meet with students to direct their research in areas of special interest to them. Projects of this sort will be authorized only in unusual circumstances upon the recommendations of the Department Chairperson and with the approval of the Dean. Offered by arrangement only.
Type:
Social Science
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ELI-021 Low Intermediate English Listening/Speaking Skills
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For non-native English speakers assessed to be at a low intermediate level (340-393 paper-based TOEFL, 63-90 computer-based, 20-29 Internet-based/1-1.5 TWE) who need to acquire written fluency in American English for an academic setting. The focus is on intensive practice in reading, writing, and English grammar. The course meets for six hours a week. College credit is not awarded.
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ELI-022 Low Intermediate English Reading / Writing Skills
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For non-native English speakers assessed to be at a low intermediate level (340-393 paper-based TOEFL, 63-90 computer-based, 20-29 Internet-based/1-1.5 TWE) who need to acquire written fluency in American English for an academic setting. The focus is on intensive practice in reading, writing, and English grammar. The course meets for six hours a week. College credit is not awarded.
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ELI-023 Low Intermediate English American Culture Skills
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For non-native English speakers assessed to be at a low intermediate level (340-393 paper-based TOEFL, 63-90 computer-based, 20-29 Internet-based/1-1.5 TWE) who need to acquire communicative fluency in American English. The focus is on American culture, values, and institutions, giving students a content-driven opportunity to practice the English language skills introduced in the other ELI courses. The course meets for five hours a week. College credit is not awarded.
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ELI-024 Low Intermediate English Academic Skills
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For non-native English speakers assessed to be at a low intermediate level (340-393 paper-based TOEFL, 63-90 computer-based, 20-29 Internet-based/1-1.5 TWE) who need to acquire academic English fluency in American English. The focus is on classroom behavior, note-taking, asking questions and classroom discourse. This course meets for five hours a week. College credit is not awarded.
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ELI-031 Intermediate English Listening/Speaking/ Pronunciation Skills
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For non-native English speakers assessed to be at a intermediate level (425-450/110-133 CBT TOEFL/2.5-3.0 TWE) who need to acquire aural fluency in American English. The focus is on intensive practice in listening comprehension, speaking, and pronunciation. The course meets for six hours a week. College credit is not awarded.
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ELI-032 Intermediate English Reading, Writing, And Grammar Skills
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For non-native English speakers assessed to be at a low intermediate level (425-450/110-133 CBT TOEFL / 2.5-3.0 TWE) who need to acquire written fluency in American English for an academic setting. The focus is on intensive practice in reading, writing, and English grammar. The course meets for six hours a week. College credit is not awarded.
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ELI-033 Intermediate English - American Culture Lab
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For non-native English speakers assessed to be at intermediate level (425-450/110-133 CBT TOEFL/2.5-3.0 TWE) who need to acquire communicative fluency in American English. The focus is on American culture, value and institutions, giving students a content driven opportunity to practice English language skills introduced in the other ELI courses. The course meets for five hours a week. College credit is not awarded.
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ELI-034 Intermediate English - Academic Skills Lab
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For non-native speakers assessed to be at intermediate level (425-450/110-133 CBT TOEFL/2.5-3.0 TWE) who need to acquire communicative fluency in American English. The focus is on computer skills needed to be a successful student at an American college. Skills include internet usage, word processing and spreadsheets, graphics creation, language drills, and TOEFL preparation. The course meets for five hours a week. College credit is not awarded.
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ELI-041 High Intermediate Listening/Speaking/ Pronunciation Skills
Prerequisites:
ELI Students only
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For non-native speakers assessed to be at the high intermediate level (450-475/110-133 CBT TOEFL/2.8-3.3 TWE) who need to acquire aural fluency in American English. The focus is on intensive practice in listening comprehension, speaking and pronunciation. The course meets for six hours a week. College credit is not awarded. Co-Requisite courses: ELI 042, ELI 043, ELI 044
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ELI-042 High Intermediate Reading/Writing/ Grammar Skills
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For non-native English speakers assessed to be at high intermediate level intermediate level (450-475/110-133 CBT TOEFL/2.8-3.3 TWE) who need to acquire written fluency in American English for an academic setting. The focus is on intensive practice in reading, writing, and English grammar. The course meets for six hours a week. College credit is not awarded.
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ELI-043 High Intermediate Eli American Culture
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For non-native English speakers assessed to be at a high intermediate level (450-475/133-153) CBT TOEFL / 2.8-3.3 TWE) who need to acquire academic fluency in American English. The focus is on American culture, values, and institutions, giving students a content driven opportunity to practice the English language skills introduced in the other ELI courses. The course meets for five hours a week.
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ELI-044 High Intermediate English - Academic Skills Lab
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For non-native English speakers assessed to be at a high intermediate level (450-475/133-153 CBT TOEFL / 2.8-3.3 TWE) who need to acquire academic writing skills. The focus is on research skills needed to be a successful student at an American college. The course meets for five hours a week. College credit is not awarded.
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ELI-051 Low Advanced Listening/Speaking/ Pronunciation Skills
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For non-native English speakers assessed to be at low advanced level (475-500/3.0-3.5 TWE) who need to acquire aural fluency in American English. The focus is on intensive practice in listening, comprehension, speaking and pronunciation. The course meets or six hours a week. College credit is not awarded.
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ELI-052 Low Advanced Reading/Writing/Grammar Skills
Prerequisites:
ELI students only
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For non-native English speakers assessed to be at a low advanced level (475-500/153-173 CBT TOEFL /3.0-3.5 TWE) who need to acquire written fluency in American English for an academic setting. The focus is on intensive practice in reading, writing, and English grammar. The course meets for six hours a week. College credit is not awarded.
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ELI-053 Low Advanced American Culture Skills
Prerequisites:
ELI students only
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For non-native English speakers assessed to be at a low advanced level (475-500/153-173 CBT TOEFL /3.0-3.5 TWE) who need to acquire communicative fluency in American English. The focus is on American culture, values, and institutions, giving students a content driven opportunity to practice the English skills introduced in the other ELI courses. The course meets for five hours a week. College credit is not awarded.
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ELI-054 Low Advanced Research Skills
Prerequisites:
ELI students only
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For non-native English speakers assessed to be at a low advanced level (475-500/153-173 CBT TOEFL/ 3.0-3.5 TWE) who need to acquire academic writing skills in American English. The focus is on research skills needed to be a successful student at an American college. The course meets for five hours a week. College credit is not awarded. The course meets five hours a week. College credit is not awarded.
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ELI-061 High Advanced Listening/Speaking/ Pronunciation Skills
Prerequisites:
ELI students only
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For non-native English speakers assessed to be at a high advanced level (500-525/173-193 CBT TOEFL / 3.5-4.0 TWE) who need to acquire aural fluency in American English. The focus is on intensive practice in listening comprehension, speaking, and pronunciation. The course meets for six hours a week. College credit is not awarded.
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ELI-062 High Advanced Reading/Writing/Grammar Skills
Prerequisites:
ELI students only
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For non-native English speakers assessed to be at a high advanced level (500-525/173-193 CBT TOEFL / 3.5-4.0 TWE) who need to acquire written fluency in American English for an academic setting. The focus is on intensive practice in reading, writing, and English grammar. The course meets for six hours a week. College credit is not awarded.
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ELI-063 High Advanced American Culture Skills
Prerequisites:
ELI students only
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For non-native English speakers assessed to be at a high advanced level (500-525/173-193 CBT TOEFL / 3.5-4.0 TWE) who need to acquire academic fluency in American English. The focus is on American culture, values, and institutions, giving students a content driven opportunity to practice the English language skills introduced in the other ELI courses. The course meets for five hours a week. College credit is not awarded.
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ELI-064 High Advanced Research Skills
Prerequisites:
ELI students only
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For non-native English speakers assessed to be at a high advanced level (500-525/173-193 CBT TOEFL / 3.5-4.0 TWE) who need to acquire academic writing skills in American English. The focus is on research skills needed to be a successful student at an American college. The course meets for five hours a week. College credit is not awarded.
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ELI-071 Special Advanced Listening/Speaking/ Pronunciation Skills
Prerequisites:
ELI students only
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For graduate level, non-native English speakers assessed to be at a high advanced level (525-550/ 190-200 CBT TOEFL / 4.0-4.5 TWE) who need to acquire aural fluency in American English. The focus is on intensive practice in listening comprehension, speaking, and pronunciation; the content is derived from Harvard Business School Case Studies. The course meets for six hours a week.
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ELI-072 Special Advanced Reading/Writing/Grammar Skills
Prerequisites:
ELI students only
Credits:
0.00
Description:
For graduate level, non-native English speakers assessed to be at a high advanced level (525-550/ 190-200 CBT TOEFL / 4.0-4.5 TWE) who need to acquire written fluency in American English. The focus is on intensive practice in reading, writing, and English grammar; the content is derived from business texts and Harvard Business School Case Studies. The course meets for six hours a week.
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ELI-073 Spec Adv Amer Culture Lab
Credits:
0.00
Description:
A course for graduate level, non-native English speakers assessed to be at a high advanced level of proficiency (525 - 550 PBT/ 193 - 213 CBT/ 70 - 79 IBT/ 3.5 - 4.0 TWE), who need to acquire communicative fluency in American English. The focus is on American culture, values, and institutions, giving students a content driven opportunity to practice the English skills introduced in the other ELI courses. The course meets for four hours a week. College credit is not awarded.
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ELI-074 Spec Adv Research Skills
Credits:
0.00
Description:
A course for graduate level, non-native English speakers assessed to be at a high advanced level of proficiency (525 - 550 PBT/ 193 - 213 CBT/ 70 - 79 IBT/ 3.5 - 4.0 TWE), who need to master graduate-level academic skills such as library research, evaluation of sources, quoting, paraphrasing and citation methods, and TOEFL preparation. The course meets fours hours a week. College credit is not awarded.
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ENG-014 Preparing for College Writing
Prerequisites:
Requirements: Internet access, Suffolk e-mail, Microsoft Internet Explorer, MSWord or compatible word processing program. Fluency in English.
Credits:
0.00
Description:
This course focuses on composing academic prose for the college classroom, especially Suffolks Core (or required) curriculum courses. Sequenced assignments will help students sharpen their writing style through economy and effective form. The course will also review grammar, stylistics, sentence level errors, coordination/subordination, and editing.
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ENG-095 Developmental English Skills I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course provides students with opportunities for and guidance in the development of Academic English writing. Class activities focus on aiding students in improving their academic English reading and writing skills to the proficiency levels required by the University. Particular emphasis is placed on the importance of planning, organizing and revising essays, as well as learning how to analyze, summarize, and cite an authors ideas and words. Offered in the Fall and Summer Session I semesters
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ENG-096 Developmental English Skills II
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A continuation of ENG 095, this course provides opportunities for further development of Academic English proficiency. Class activities focus on aiding students in improving their academic English reading and writing skills to the proficiency levels required by the University. Particular emphasis is placed on the importance of planning, organizing and revising essays, as well as learning how to analyze, summarize, and cite an authors ideas and words. Offered in the Spring and Summer Session II semesters.
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ENG-098 ESL Reading/Writing I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Utilizing a freshman-level English textbook and materials from the content courses, this course furnishes students with active reading strategies and the conventions of academic writing that will be applicable to their collegiate course work. Students will develop the analytical skills necessary for academic success by producing in-class and take-home essays, participating in debates, and giving oral presentations. Students will be required to work with a course management program and to utilize technology effectively in their writing. The skills obtained in these courses will allow students to participate comfortably in their mainstream college classes.
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ENG-099 ESL Reading/Writing II
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A continuation of ENG 098, this course further furnishes students with active reading strategies and the conventions of academic writing that will be applicable to their collegiate course work. Students will develop the analytical skills necessary for academic success by producing in-class and take-home essays, participating in debates, and giving oral presentations. Students will be required to work with a course management program and to utilize technology effectively in their writing. The skills obtained in these courses will allow students to participate comfortably in their mainstream college classes.
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ENG-101 Freshman English I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course studies persuasive and expository writing in the essay form through frequent writing assignments based on critical readings of class texts and discussions. Students will also compose a research paper and study the process of writing and revising for an academic audience. Offered every semester.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ENG-L101 ESL English 101 Lab
Credits:
0.00
Description:
A course for students enrolled in Developmental English or Freshman Composition to aid them in improving their control of the writing process, English mechanics, and fluency of expression.
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ENG-102 Freshman English II
Prerequisites:
ENG 100 or ENG101 or ENG 103
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Further study of persuasive and expository writing through the study of literary form with emphasis placed on critical reading and the revision of academic writing.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ENG-103 Advanced Freshman English
Prerequisites:
Invitation only.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course is by invitation only and reserved for incoming Suffolk students with high admission scores. Frequent writing assignments based on close reading of literary texts are assigned as well as a research paper. Offered fall semester.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ENG-110 Bostons Literary Scenes
Credits:
2.00
Description:
Discover literary Boston by exploring the physical settings of its most celebrated stories and poems through old photographs, maps, and early twentieth-century films, complemented by walking tours of the Suffolk University neighborhood and adjacent areas. A $30 field trip fee applies for various visits throughout Boston. This course does not fulfill core requirements.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-113 World Drama I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Survey of drama and theatre as part of world culture from classical Greece through 18th-century China. Normally offered yearly.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement,Cultural Diversity Opt B
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ENG-114 World Drama II
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Survey of drama and theatre as part of world culture from the 19th century to the present.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement,Cultural Diversity Opt A
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ENG-121 History and Literature of the Bible
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Survey of the Old and New Testaments as collections of texts that have their origin in particular historical periods; exhibiting genres such as poetry, myth, history, biography and prophecy, as exhibited in the King James Version and other notable English translations. At the same time we will look at selected examples of how the Bible influenced the writers and permeated the works of English literature.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ENG-123 Great Books of World Lit. I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Literary masterpieces from ancient times to the Renaissance, including: Homers Odyssey, Sophocles Oedipus, Virgils Aeneid, selections from the Hebrew Bible and the Gospels, and Dantes Divine Comedy. List may vary at the discretion of the instructor.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ENG-124 Great Books of World Lit II
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Literary masterpieces from the 17th century to the 20th, including Don Quixote (Spain), Faust (Germany), Madame Bovary (France), War and Peace (Russia) , One Hundred Years of Solitude (Colombia), The Rouge of the North (China), The Secret Life of Saeed the Pessoptomist (Israel), and So Long a Letter (Senegal). List may vary at the discretion of the instructor. Normally offered yearly.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ENG-213 English Literature I
Prerequisites:
ENG-102 OR ENG-103 with a grade of B or above.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Study of major writers of England from the beginning to the mid-18th century. Regularly assigned essays on the reading provide the basis for individualized instruction in clear, correct, and persuasive writing. Offered every semester.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities Literature Requirement
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ENG-214 English Literature II
Prerequisites:
ENG 102 OR ENG 103 with a grade of B or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Study of major English writers from the mid-18th century to the present. Regularly assigned essays on the reading provide the basis for individualized instruction in clear, correct and persuasive writing. Offered every semester.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities Literature Requirement
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ENG-216 World Literature in English
Prerequisites:
ENG-102 OR ENG-103 with a grade of B or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A study of literature written in English from cultures around the world, with emphasis on major modern and contemporary writers from countries such as Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Nigeria, South Africa and the Caribbean. Regularly assigned essays on reading provide the basis for individualized instruction in clear, correct and persuasive writing. Offered every semester. Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ENG-217 American Literature I
Prerequisites:
ENG-102 OR ENG-103 with a grade of B or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Study of major American writing from its origins through 1865. Regularly assigned essays on reading provide the basis for individualized instruction in clear, correct, and persuasive writing. Offered every semester.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities Literature Requirement
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ENG-218 American Literature II
Prerequisites:
ENG-102 OR ENG-103 with a grade of B or above.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Study of major American writing from 1865 through the present. Regularly assigned essays on reading provide the basis for individualized instruction in clear, correct, and persuasive writing. Offered every semester.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities Literature Requirement
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ENG-301 Gateway Seminar for Majors
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218 fewer than 80 credits
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course seeks to answer the following questions. What is literature? Why do we study literature? What methods aid the study of literature? What are English Studies all about? This course extends reading and writing skills, and provides more specialized terms, knowledge, and approaches to prepare students for study at the junior and senior level. Topics vary from term to term. Student must have completed 80 credits or less Normally offered Fall and Spring semesters.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ENG-311 Medieval Literature Survey
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An introduction to medieval literature, this course will focus on short readings from various genres, such as the lyric, chronicle, fable, with emphasis on the romance. The culmination of the course is a drama segment in which students can participate in a performance.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-312 English Grammar and Usage
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course provides a thorough review and analysis of the rules of standard English grammar and usage, including the debate between prescriptive and descriptive grammar, the origin and authority of the rules taught in school and in handbooks of English, and the insights of modern linguistics. Normally offered alternate years
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-315 Classical Drama
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Greek and Roman drama from its origins; characteristics of the theater; development of tragedy and comedy. Readings in Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Plautus, Terrence, and Seneca. Normally offered every third year
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-316 Fifth Century Athens
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An introduction to Periclean Athens, the golden age of classical Greek literature and thought. Close readings of selections from the historians Herodotus and Thucydides, the dramatists Aeschylus and Euripides, the poetry of Pindar, and Platos great work on politics, The Republic. Cross-listed with History 336.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-317 Classical Mythology
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Ancient Greek and Roman myths, their motifs, themes and interpretations. Normally offered every third year.
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ENG-319 Renaissance Literature
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Literature of the golden age of the Renaissance with a focus on love and sexuality and the politics of the courts of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Authors studied include Shakespeare, Marlowe, Sidney, and Spenser. This course requires prior approval in order to count towards the Womens and Gender Studies Minor. Students should consult with the instructor and the director of the WGS Minor no later than the first week of classes.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-323 Chaucer
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Close reading and discussion of the Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde against the background of the late Middle Ages. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-324 Shakespeares Comedies
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Shakespeares background and development as a dramatist through an examination of selected comedies. Collateral reading of the minor plays and Shakespeare criticism. Normally offered every third semester.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-325 Shakespeares Histories
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Shakespeares English and Roman history plays. Emphasis on Shakespeares use of his sources and the plays in performance. Normally offered every third semester.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-326 Shakespeares Tragedies
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Shakespeares major tragedies reflecting the range, resourcefulness, and power of his dramaturgy. Collateral reading in Shakespeare criticism. Normally offered every third semester.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-333 English Renaissance Drama
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The comedies and tragedies of major dramatists (excluding Shakespeare) of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. Marlowe, Jonson, Middleton, Webster. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-334 17th Century Literature
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Representative selections of seventeenth-century poetry and prose, including Behn, Burton, Donne Drayton, Dryden, Jonson, Milton, Pepys, Wroth, and others. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-335 Milton
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Poetry and prose of Englands greatest Renaissance poet. The centerpiece of the course is close reading of Paradise Lost. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-336 The Age of Enlightenment
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The great age of satire, essay, criticism, biography, and nature. Dryden, Pope, Swift, Addison, Steele, Boswell, Johnson, Gray, Thompson, and Gibbon. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-343 19th Century English Novel
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Development of the Romantic and Victorian novel. Readings in major works of the Brontes, Dickens, Thackeray, Austen, Eliot and Hardy. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-344 English Romantic Literature
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The mind and spirit, poetics and poetry of Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats, along with selected prose. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-345 Victorian Literature
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
3.00
Description:
The study of selected poets and prose writers. Some Victorian fiction. Normally offered alternate years
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ENG-346 Dickens and George Eliot
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Close examination of several novels by two of Englands major Victorian novelists. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-352 Global American Literature
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Study of antebellum American and African American literature in the context of cosmopolitan modes of thought and revolutionary action. This course considers how writers balanced their interest in building a national culture with their concern for matters of race, gender, politics and civil rights that transcended their time and place. Readings include nineteenth-century works by Longfellow, Irving, Emerson, Fuller, Whitman, Thoreau, Melville, and Douglass, as well as twentieth-century responses from Hemingway, Gandhi, King and Johnson.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-353 American Realism
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
In-depth exploration of American Realism from the post-Civil War era to the pre-WWI era (roughly 1875 to 1915). Particular emphasis is given to the role of houses and material and consumer culture in the forging of American identity. Authors may include Howells, Twain, James and Wharton among others. Normally offered alternate years. Students will also visit authors houses in the Boston area. This course requires prior approval in order to count towards the Womens and Gender Studies Minor. Students should consult with the instructor and the director of the WGS Minor no later than the first week of classes.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-354 Hawthorne, Melville and Stowe
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An extended study of three major novels by Hawthorne, Melville and Stowe as prototypes of the Great American Novel: an elusive achievement that seeks to capture the essence of American experience. This course confronts issues of sin and redemption, ambition and failure, racial and national identity, and aesthetic and cultural value, and it assesses the imaginative influence of these foundational narratives in two contemporary rewritings by Mukherjee and Reed. This course requires prior approval in order to count towards the Womens and Gender Studies Minor. Students should consult with the instructor and the director of the WGS Minor no later than the first week of classes.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-355 American Prose 1870 - 1920
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The revolution in American literary consciousness between the Civil War and the First World War, and the transition from the traditional to the modern, in the work of Mark Twain, Henry James, Stephen Crane, Theodore Dreiser, and others. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-356 Whitman and Dickinson
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An investigation of the lives and works of two of nineteenth-century Americas greatest and most original poets. Topics will include types of poetic language and formal structure, the work of the poetic imagination in transforming observations of the world into art, and the ways in which poets process the idea of death and the reality of war. Finally, this course examines Whitman and Dickinsons impact on American popular culture as well as on the writings of modern poets and literary critics.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-357 African-American Lit I
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
African-American writing from the beginning through the present. Normally offered alternate years. Cultural Diversity A
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A
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ENG-359 Selected African-American Writers
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course focuses upon the literary contributions of a selected number of major African-American authors. Normally offered every other year.
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A
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ENG-360 Mid-20th Century American Fiction 1950-1975
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The course will cover major works of American fiction from the period between World War II and the end of the American war in Vietnam. The course will consider fiction from the Beat Generation, New Journalism, the Black Arts Movement, and postmodernism as well as major writers who arent easily classified. Possible authors include Ellison, Kerouac, OConnor, McCarthy, Cheever, Roth, Updike, Didion, Mailer, Bellow, Bambara, Barth, and Pynchon.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-361 Contemporary American Fiction
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The course will cover major works of American fiction from the period between the end of the American war in Vietnam and the present. The course will emphasize fiction reflecting Americas cultural diversity and current trends in fiction.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-362 Asian American Literature
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An introduction to selected Asian-American writers with an emphasis on socio-cultural issues, such as race, gender and ethnicity. Authors include Bulosan, Hwang, Jen, Kingston, Lee, Mukherjee, Odada, and Tan. Cultural Diversity A
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,Asian Studies
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ENG-364 Modern American Poetry
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An in-depth examination of American poetry written between 1900 and the Second World War, to include writers such as Robert Frost, Ezra Pound, Wallace Stevens, T.S. Elliot, William Carlos Williams, Gertrude Stein, Amy Lowell, Hilda Doolittle, Marianne Moore, Claude McKay, Langton Hughes, and Jean Toomer, among others. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-365 Contemporary American Poetry
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An in-depth examination of American poetry since 1950, to include writers such as Robert Lowell, Theodore Roethke, John Berryman, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, William Stafford, Elizabeth Bishop, Lucille Clifton, Adrienne Rich, Philip Levine, Galway Kinnell, James Wright, Robert Bly, Charles Olson, Allen Ginsberg, Rita Dove, Robert Hass, and Yusef Komunyakaa, among others. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-366 Modern British Fiction
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
English 336 Restoration and 18th Century Literature: Poetry, prose, and drama from 1660 to 1800, including works by Aphra Behn, Dryden, Congreve, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Pope, Gay, Swift, and Johnson.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-367 American Fiction 1920-1950
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, 214, 215, 216, 217 OR ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A sampling of major American fiction from the Jazz Age, the Great Depression, and the years surrounding World War II. Possible authors include Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, Jean Toomer, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Zora Neale Hurston, Nella Larsen, John Steinbeck, Richard Wright, and Mary McCarthy.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-368 Modern British Drama
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Important playwrights and their productions: Wilde, Shaw, Galsworthy, Maugham, Synge, OCasey, Coward, Osborne, Pinter, Beckett, Stoppard, Keatley, and others. Topics: The New Woman, Bright Young Things, Angry Young Men, and more. Normally offered every third year.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-370 Fiction Writing Workshop I
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An intensive workshop in which the student will be required to write original fiction. The focus of the course will be on the students own work, submitted on a weekly basis. The course will also provide the student writer with practical experience in matters of plot, character, dialogue, structure, etc. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
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ENG-371 Creative Non-Fiction Workshop
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
For students interested in writing autobiography and/or other forms of the personal essay. Topics can include childhood, place, sexuality, religion, work, the nature of memory. The focus will be on the writing process, with students presenting work-in-progress to the class for discusssion and revision. The student should plan to read models of creative non-fiction by such writers as Frank McCourt, Annie Dillard, Mark Doty, Nuala OFaolain, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-372 The Literary Journal
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An exploration of selected literary journals and their role in American letters. Through our study of the Pushcart prize anthology and past and current issues of journals such as Agni, Antaeus, Callaloo, Georgia Review, Paris Review, Poetry, and Zoetrope, we will examine the ways in which journals both respond to and shape literary culture. Students will write a research paper on an essayist, poet, or story writer that they discover during this course. Taught by the editor of a Boston-area literary journal.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-373 English Writers of the 1930S
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The social, political and cultural revolution in pre-World War II England as it is reflected in the poetry of Auden and Spender and the fiction of Huxley, Waugh, Isherwood, Bowen, Orwell, and Greene. Normally offered every third year.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-374 Drama Seminar
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Discussion and presentations on a pre-announced subject: a major playwright, a dramatic movement or genre, or the relation between script and performance. Normally offered every third year.
Term:
Occasional
-
ENG-375 Poetry Writing Workshop I
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An intensive workshop course in which the student will be required to write original poetry for each class meeting. The focus of the course will be on the students own work. We will examine the highly individual processes of composition and revision, and the methods writers use to keep their own practice of poetry alive and well. We will also examine as many of the constituent elements of poetry as possible, from image and rhythm to line and structure. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ENG-376 Contemporary British Fiction
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course explores the development of post-World War II British fiction from the 1950s to the present. The focus is on the consequences in literature and culture of the fall of Empire and the redefining of Englishness and on the tension between realism and postmodern literary experimentation.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-377 The World of Literature on Film
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Examination of film as an art form in the expression of literature. Several films to be viewed in class together with the relevant literary works. Normally offered every third year.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-379 Childrens Literature
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The history and artistry of those works intended for the child reader: picture books, poetry, fairy tales, fantasies, realistic novels and biography, the international heritage. This extensive range covers Mother Goose to the contemporary novel, reflected by the works of Jean George, Robert Cormier and Katherine Paterson. Normally offered alternate years. Cultural Diversity A Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,Cultural Diversity Opt B
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ENG-380 Wharton and James
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A study of the work of two of Americas greatest Realist writers, considering the achievement of each and their extraordinary friendship.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-382 Speculative Literature
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The literature that raises philosophical concerns, often questioning the role of literature itself and the purpose of art. Representative writers are Lewis Carroll, Franz Kafka, Mikhail Bulgakov, John Gardner, Julian Barnes, Stanislaw Lem, Italo Calvino and A.S. Byatt. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-386 Classics of Mystery
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Classic stories of suspense and detection, including short stories and novels by Poe, Doyle, Chandler, Hammett, Christie, and others. Current examples also to be included. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Occasional
-
ENG-387 Writing Women
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course studies 19th and 20th century women writers and questions the type of women who write, what they write about, and why they write. Themes we examine include domesticity, assimilation, and madness. Authors studied in the past have included Edith Wharton, Willa Cather, Anzia Yezierska, Nella Larsen, and Sylvia Plath. Normally offered alternate years. Cultural Diversity A
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A
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ENG-390 Writing Process and Revision
Prerequisites:
ENG 102 or 103
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course studies the expressive and cognitive approaches to the writing process through personal journal writing, metaphor use and a review of grammar and stylistics. Written assignments emphasize discovery and invention as well as the revising of academic prose. Normally offered every other year.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-391 Research and Writing
Prerequisites:
ENG 102 or ENG 103
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course explores research and writing in the context of qualitative research, field work and bibliography. This course requires a lengthy report and project based on extended field work of at least 25 hours at an off-campus research site chosen by the student, approved by the instructor, and validated by a field site representative. This course fulfills the Expanded Classroom Requirement for CAS students. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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ENG-392 Readings in Post-Colonial Literature
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An Exploration of Post-colonial literature and how the empire writes back following the collapse of European colonialism. Special emphasis will be placed on the legacy of British Colonial rule and the contemporary use of literature and the English Language to both resist and problematize Eurocentric cultural assumptions. Authors studied will include E.M. Foster, Salman Rushdie, J.M. Coetzee, Anita Desai, Hanif Kureishi, and Zadie Smith, among others. Students will be introduced to Post-colonial critical theory and view film adaptations of literary texts.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B
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ENG-393 History of English Language
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course provides a basic understanding of the historical development of the English language from its roots in the Indo-European family of languages to its status as the world language of today.
Term:
Occasional
-
ENG-394 Critical Prose
Prerequisites:
ENG 102 or 103
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course studies both the literary and rhetorical modes of expository essay writing. Readings will focus on the craft of writing, the art of revision and reflections on the reader-writer relationship. Students will be asked to analyze prose passages, compose critical essays and work in peer groups. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-395 Rhetoric and Memoir
Prerequisites:
ENG 102 or 103
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines the rhetoric of memoirs written primarily by international figures who seek to use personal stories to shape readers perspectives on political issues. After a brief introduction to rhetorical theory and to the genre of memoir, this course will examine contemporary memoirs that address such issues as racism, sexism, religious extremism, war, and genocide.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B
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ENG-396 Varieties of Workplace Writing
Prerequisites:
ENG 102 Or ENG 103
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course studies a variety of workplace writing including summaries,memos, letters, directions, descriptions, reports and other technical and professional documents. Students may be required to complete certain assignments in collaborative teams. Document design and layout will also be emphasized. Normally offered alternate years
Term:
Occasional
-
ENG-399 Irish Literature
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Writers of the Irish Literary Revival, from the 1890s to the 1930s. Readings from Yeats, Joyce, Synge, OCasey, and OFlaherty. The influence of Anglo-Irish history on Irish writers. Normally offered every third year.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-404 Central European Literature
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The culture of Central Europe as reflected in literature, theatre and film. English translations of Austrian, Czech, Hungarian and Polish authors whose poignant perspectives shaped the modern world.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-405 Russian Literature
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An introduction to the major works of Russian literature with an emphasis on cultural history. Translations of Pushkin, Lermontov, Turgenev, Gogol, Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Chekov, Akhmatova, Tsvetaeva, and others. Normally offered every third year.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-407 Literary Theory
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A seminar on current approaches to the interpretation of literature, including psychoanalysis, deconstruction and feminist criticism. Students will experiment with making use of theory in analyzing selected literary texts.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-409 Literary Bloomsbury
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This class will engage with the major novels and selected literary writings of two of the twentieth centurys most important modernist voices, Virginia Woolf and E.M. Forster. We will approach their writings within the intellectual framework of British modernism and the cultural context of the Bloomsbury Group out of which they emerged. Special attention will be paid to their theoretical writings on fiction as well as their respective contributions to feminism and queer theory. The class will also view cinematic adaptations of certain novels and discuss how these films have contributed to the enduring appeal and status of these texts as classics of twentieth-century fiction.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-410 From Pagan Reason to Christian Revelation
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of major works of literature and thought crucial to the transformation of pagan models of reason to Christian systems of belief, including works by Plato and Plotinus, St. Augustine and Dante. Of central concern is the changing conception of love, from Eros to Agape. Cross-listed with History 336.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-411 Ancient Greece and Ancient Israel
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of archaic thought from Greek myths of origin and Hebraic accounts of Genesis to Mosaic law and Aristotelian ethics. Major topics include: polytheism and monotheism, the Psalms, Homers Troy, the complexity of desire and identity in the Hebrew Bible and in Sapphos poetry, biblical depictions of Jacob, Joseph, and David. Cross-listed with History 338.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-422 Special Topics in Group 2: Genre and Backgrounds
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A course that fits Group 2 of the English major requirements with varying subject matter.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-423 Special Topics in Group 3: Literary History I : Medieval to Renaissance
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A course that fits Group 3 of the English major requirements with varying subject matter.
Term:
Occasional
-
ENG-424 Special Topics in Group 4: Literary History II : 1700-1900, American Or British
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A course that fits Group 4 of the English major requirements with varying subject matter. A interdisciplinary offering that features the writing of three of the late 19th centurys greatest minds: Henry, the novelist who wrote The Portrait of a Lady, Daisy Miller, and The Turn of the Screw; William, the philosopher and psychologist who wrote Principles of Psychology (1890) and Varieties of Religious Experience (1902); and Alice, their sister, who became a feminist icon through her remarkable diary. A selection of these works will be explored alongside a James family biography.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-425 Special Topics in Group 5: the Shield of Achilles: War and Peace From Troy to Sarajevo
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A course that fits Group 5 of the English major requirements with varying subject matter.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-426 Special Topics :The Eclogues of Virgil
Prerequisites:
Take ENG-213, ENG-214, ENG-215, ENG-216, ENG-217 or ENG-218;
Credits:
1.00
Description:
A study of these poems by the Roman poet with a focus on the issues of translation.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-427 The Georgics of Virgil
Prerequisites:
Take ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
1.00
Description:
A study of these poems by the Roman poet with a focus on the issues of translation.
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ENG-428 Gilgamesh
Credits:
1.00
Description:
A week by week reading of the Mesopotamian Epic that predates the Iliad by one thousand years, and is a masterpiece of heroic endurance and tragic insight. Discussions will be led by David Ferry, whose beautiful translation the class will use as text.
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ENG-430 Literature of the Vietnam War and the Post 9/11 Wars
Prerequisites:
Take ENG-213 ENG-214 ENG-215 ENG-216 ENG-217 or ENG-218;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will examine some of the fiction, non-fiction, and poetry produced in response to the Vietnam War and the most recent war in Iraq. In addition to comparing the literature that has emerged from these two very different wars, these texts will also be examined in relation to peace studies, a field in which there is an emerging consensus that literature and the arts must play a central role in examining questions of war and peace.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-431 Studies in Postmodern Fiction
Prerequisites:
ENG-213 ENG-214 ENG-215 ENG-216 ENG-217 or ENG-218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course introduces students to the innovations that have re-defined fiction following the modern period. Novelists will include significant writers (3 Nobel Laureates among them) of the 20th/21st century, including Borges, Kundera, Calvino, Saramago, Garcia Marquez, Vargas Llosa.
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ENG-470 Fiction Workshop II
Prerequisites:
ENG 370 or instructor?s permission
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An intensive practical examination of plot, narrative, characterization, and style in the writing of fiction and/or creative non-fiction. Particular attention will be devoted to group discussion of weekly student writing assignments. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
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ENG-475 Poetry Workshop II
Prerequisites:
ENG 375 or instructor?s permission
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An intensive workshop course in which the student will be required to write original poetry for each class meeting. The focus of the course will be on both the quantity and quality of the students own work. There will also be specific assignments in the many formal elements of the art. Written self-evaluations will also be required. Normally offered in alternate years.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ENG-480 Fiction Writing Workshop III
Prerequisites:
Take ENG-370
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An advanced course in fiction writing that focuses intensively on developing fiction through weekly group discussions of student writing. Particular attention will be devoted toward deepening and expanding the range of possibilities available to fiction writers.
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ENG-481 Boston in History, Lit & Film
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An interdisciplinary examination of the history of Boston. Special focus will be on Boston in fiction, poetry, and film, as well as on the analysis of historical documents and accounts. This course is recommended for History and Literature Honors Majors. Jointly taught by professors from the History and English Departments. Normally offered every third year.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-485 Stay the Hand: Philosophical and Literary Readings on Law and Violence
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An interdisciplinary course examining the idea of law and its function in human society, with a special focus on issues of violence, war, peace, and justice. The course will examine law as it represented, enacted, and discussed in various literary and philosophical writings from the ancient world to the present, to include various Biblical texts, Sophocles Antigone, Aeschylus Oresteia, Platos Apology, Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice, Melvilles Billy Budd, Toni Morrisons Beloved, among many others.
Term:
Occasional
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ENG-490 Imperial Rome
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218 also counts as HIST 304
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course offers an introduction to the Golden Age of Roman culture and power. Close readings of selections from major historians, poets, political thinkers, and philosophers will be examined in the context of Augustan Rome. Topics such as pietas, virtus, and gravitas, as well as the competing claims of public duty and private devotion, stoic maxim and erotic love lyric, will be discussed from the perspectives of writers such as Virgil, Livy, Tacitus, Horace, Catullus, and Lucretius. Note: This course is identical to HUM 304. Normally offered in alternate years.
Type:
Humanities & History
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ENG-495 Poetry Writing Workshop III
Prerequisites:
ENG-475;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An advanced course in poetry writing that focuses intensively on developing work through weekly group discussions of student writing. Particular attention will be devoted toward deepening and expanding the range of possibilities available poets.
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ENG-510 Independent Study
Prerequisites:
An independent study form must be submitted to the CAS Deans Office.
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
By special arrangement, a junior or senior may pursue an independent research project under the supervision of a faculty member. Consent of instructor and chairperson required. Offered every semester.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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ENG-514 Internship in English
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, or ENG 218
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Individualized guidance in a career-related activity. Upper-class English majors may gain academic credit for work preparing them for an English-related career, provided that the work is monitored by a member of the English faculty. Department approval is required.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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ENG-H521 Honors Seminar in Group 1: Approaches to English Studies
Prerequisites:
ENG-213 ENG-214 ENG-215, 216, 217 OR 218 Admission by invitation only
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Honors seminar that fulfills Group I of the English major.
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ENG-H523 Honors Seminar in Group 3: Literary History I: Medieval to Renaissance
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, 214, 215, 216, 217 OR 218 Admission By Invitation Only
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Honors seminar that fulfills Group 3 of the English major.
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ENG-H524 Honors Seminar in Group 4: Literary History Ii: 1700 - 1900, American Or British
Prerequisites:
ENG-213, 214, 215, 216, 217 OR ENG 218 Admission by invitation only
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Honors seminar that fulfills Group I of the English major.
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ENG-H525 Honors Seminar in Group 5 Literary History Iii: 1900 - Present American, British, Or World.
Prerequisites:
ENG 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, or ENG 218; Invitation only
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Honors seminar that fulfills Group I of the English major.
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ENS-103 Introduction to Engineering
Prerequisites:
ENS L103 MUST BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course provides exposure to engineering practice, with particular focus on electrical engineering components such as circuit elements and systems. It seeks to go beyond the mathematics and provide an intuitive appreciation of functional devices. Examples taken from a broad swath of technological history illustrate significant crossroads, decisions, and inventiveness. Emphasis is placed on learning to think as an engineer - assessment of problems, candidate solution tradeoffs, and implementations. Frequent exercises in creative engineering design will be used. Students will be required to design several elementary devices, such as a magnet, a capacitor, a timing device, and a motor, which they will enter in a competition for overall strength, compactness, accuracy, or speed. Sometimes assignments relate to survival on an island concerns, such as communication or drinking water. Students also learn about reverse engineering by selecting, building, troubleshooting, and presenting an electronic kit of their choice. A term paper determining the engineering behind a topic of their choice will also be written and presented. On occasion (see ENS L103) there will be team competitions between various smaller groups in the class.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ENS-L103 Intro to Engineering Lab
Prerequisites:
Must be taken Concurrently w/ ENS-103
Credits:
1.00
Description:
The Lab is designed to provide opportunities to gain familiarity with engineering tools. Students will be introduced to parts (e.g. learn the resistor color code), test equipment (multimeters, proto-typing trainers, signal generators, and oscilloscopes), and construction techniques (wiring, soldering, troubleshooting). Although it varies from year to year, Class Projects can be built during the Lab sessions. In the past these have included a 25 Watt electric generator, various door lock systems (both mechanical and electronic), and an AM transmitter and receiver (all projects made from scratch). It is likely that 2010-2011 may introduce some robotic creations for a competition. Electronic kits and motors can also be built and serviced in the Lab. There is an adjoining machine shop, which can be utilized (with supervision), for fabricating items. Individual creativity is encouraged, and informal problem solving sessions occasionally occupy lab time. However, the lab is accessible outside of the traditional scheduled time.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ENS-201 Engineering Mechanics
Prerequisites:
PHYS 151
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Forces, statics, and dynamics of rigid bodies, stress and strain analysis, kinematics, computer aided analysis. Focus on professional standards in practice for design of structures.
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ENS-L202 Technical Communication
Prerequisites:
ENG-102, PHYS 152 AND L152;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Emphasis on clarity, precision, accuracy, and conciseness in scientific writing. Assignments include a team-based design-contest proposal, an oral presentation on current scientific topics, a team-based design of an experiment with a write-up and an oral presentation, a paper on engineering ethics concerning the Challenger and an instruction manual. Memo writing, summary writing, and resumes are also included.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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ENS-220 Design and Design Tools
Prerequisites:
Take ENVE-104 and PHYS-151;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course applies design tools (AutoCAD primarily and others as necessary for specified design problems) to design problems specified by the instructor.
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ENS-333 Programming for Engineers
Prerequisites:
ENS L333 concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course will introduce programming concepts in the context of solving engineering problems. Emphasis will be placed on applying the high-level programming skills learned to particular platforms such as embedded systems. Students will implement various microcontroller programming exercises as well as an end of the semester project.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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ENS-L333 Programming for Engineers Lab
Prerequisites:
ENS 333 concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
The Programming for Engineers lab is designed to supplement the Programming for Engineers Course.
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ENS-415 Senior Project
Prerequisites:
Take ENS-414;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
For the senior project the student implements, documents, and presents their completed project of the proposal generated in ENS 414. Having defined their project, students gather the resources necessary and proceed to execute their designs. This period will include the construction, testing, troubleshooting, refinement, and evaluation of their project. A formal presentation of the project is made. A professional caliber documentation of the project is also required, and may go through numerous iterations of review. The final project report must consider most of the following: environmental impact, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health and safety issues, and political concerns. Time management, prioritization of process, formal communication, overcoming obstacles and meeting deadlines are monitored by the project advisor. Weekly reports and meetings are expected. The advisor also serves as a resource for the student. However, full responsibility for the success of the project rests on the student. Cross-disciplinary projects are encouraged. Note: Replaces ECE 412 for the graduating class of 2016.
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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ENS-425 Heat and Thermodynamics
Prerequisites:
MATH-265 and PHYS-152
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Temperature, thermodynamic systems, heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics, ideal gases, heat engines, Second Law of Thermodynamics, reversibility, entropy, enthalpy. Also included are statistical mechanics, phase transitions, chemical equilibrium, Gibbs theorem, Nernst equation and heterogeneous systems. Normally offered fall semester.
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ENST-101 Environmental Studies
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An interdisciplinary course that focuses on the social science and humanities disciplines as they are related to the natural environment. Students will study texts from those disciplines to acquire a deeper understanding of the values and beliefs that underlie environmental issues. The course will also investigate the policy-making processes and institutions through which those issues are decided, and the social inequalities in the distribution of environmental problems. Texts to be studied will range from literature, philosophy and film to policy statements, impact reports, community advocacy materials, and investigative journalism.
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ENST-301 Issues in Environmental Justice
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Environmental justice is an important rising issue within the environmental movement. A course on the path to environmental justice would analyze the evolution of the movement (certainly intrinsically related to discussion of civil rights and equal protection) beginning with a discussion of activists and a series of early environmental injustices. It would move through early legal and legislative attempts at preventing such injustices and their tempered success. Finally the course would move into the present day fight for environmental justice encompassing a discussion of Title VI and the role of federal agencies. Underlying the entire course would be acknowledgement of the interplay between the judiciary, legislative branch, executive branch and both domestic and international not-for-profit organizations.
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ENST-310 The Civilian Conservation Corps and the American Landscape
Prerequisites:
Class will meet for 75 minutes a week and then travel over spring break. Instructors consent is required
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will focus on the history and lasting affect of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) on the physical and political landscape of the United States. From 1933 to 1942 more than 3 million men served in the CCC, and this course will track the progression of their work from the planting of billions of trees to the development of recreational opportunities on federal and state lands. Over time, CCC work progressed from the conservation of natural resources to the conservation of human resources and promotion of recreation on public lands. As the CCC changed over time, so too did public opinion concerning the CCCs work and mission. This class will explore opposition to CCC projects by significant figures in Americas environmental movement such as Aldo Leopold and Bob Marshall, and the resulting influence on the environmental movement in America. We will also look at the role the CCC played in redefining conservation and creating a mainstream environmental movement. In addition, this class will consider the affect that the CCC had on New Deal politics. Finally, this class will study the lasting legacy that the CCC left on the American landscape through the development of other conservation corps programs. Students will also read first hand accounts, view films, and possibly hear directly from a CCC veteran. As a class connected with an Alternative Spring Break trip, this experiential education offering will allow students to experience and complete similar work to that completed by CCC members. During Alternative Spring Break, students will visit important CCC history sites such as the first CCC camp in the country and a major national park development project. During the course, assignments will challenge students to identify CCC sites in Massachusetts or their home states. Local site visits are a possibility for this class. Other assignments will challenge students to identify modern environmental organizations who can trace their origins to the CCC (either
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ENST-321 Introduction to Permaculture
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Permaculture is the design of food systems and social structures to provide for human needs while restoring ecosystem health. Examining the interconnections between environmental, social and economic components, Permaculture is informed by the disciplines of systems ecology, ecological design and ethno-ecology.
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ENST-380 Law for Environmental Protection and Pollution Prevention
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A course about how the constitution, common law and statutory law provide for environmental protection and pollution prevention. Students will learn basic skills needed to understand how environmental law works, including constitutional clauses and amendments, landmark civil litigation, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, landmark civil litigation, and hazardous waste law.
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ENST-401 Environmental Studies Capstone Course
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A course examining a contemporary environmental issue from various disciplinary perspectives. Using a case-study approach, students will develop a proposal to address the identified issue from the perspectives of policy, ethics, justice, science and culture. As appropriate, the proposal will be field tested, demonstrated, or presented to the local community. Possible topics include sustainable development, urban air pollution, sustainable farming, or water conservation.
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ENST-402 Environmental Studies Capstone II
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
A continuation of ENST 401
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ENST-403 Environmental Studies Practicum
Prerequisites:
This class fulfills the Expanded Classroom Requirement. Junior standing or above required or consent of the instructor.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
One course to be taken as a practicum or internship. The choice of internship or practicum is to be determined in consultation with the program director.
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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ENST-420 German Greens and Environmentalism
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The rise of the Green Party, from its grass-roots beginnings to participation in the federal government. Background on the development of green consciousness in Germany and Europe since the early 20th century. Present governmental policies and programs (e.g., alternative energy sources, organic farming, recycling, dismantling of nuclear power). Cross-listed GER 420 and GVT 420
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ENST-450 Lobbying, Media, and Public Policy
Credits:
4.00
Description:
As a result of new environmental and energy concerns championed by the media, politicians and the public government regulators in the US and around the world are being forced to rethink their priorities and react to these outside influences rather than rely on the process they have used for decades. But as we shift to notions such as the precautionary principle and embrace renewable power as a solution to climate change, is this reactionary approach relying too much on what the media and others say and too little on the facts? Are government agencies equipped to analyze these issues and disagree with rising public opinion? Is this a good way to develop public policy? Through discussion and analysis, we will critically examine all sides of these and other current issues and get behind the headlines using real world examples to try to separate fact from hype. Well also probe the roles that politicians, lobbyists, and the media have in framing the debate.
Type:
Social Science
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ENST-510 Independent Study
Prerequisites:
An independent study form must be submitted to the CAS Deans Office.
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
This is an independent study in environmental studies. Topics will vary.
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ENST-520 Environmental Studies Honors Project
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
Honors-level study of a topic in Environmental Studies
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ENVE-101 Engineering Practice
Credits:
1.00
Description:
This course introduces students to environmental engineering through a weekly lecture series given by professionals in the field of who will discuss their work and the different projects that they contributed to. There will also be field trips to points of interests such as waste water treatment plants and green buildings.
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ENVE-104 Introduction to Environmental Engineering
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course is the basis course for environmental engineering and provides students with an overview of current and future environmental issues and concerns, practice in material and energy balance calculations, introduction to unit operations and treatment trains and their design, and ideas in sustainable design.
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ENVE-220 Design and Design Tools
Prerequisites:
ENVE-104; PHYS-151
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course applies design tools (AutoCAD primarily and others as necessary for specified design problems) to design problems specified by the instructor.
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ENVE-226 Organic Compounds in the Environment: Origin and Fate
Prerequisites:
CHEM-112 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines the common families of organic compounds and their fate in the environment. Topics include organic nomenclature, characteristic chemistry of functional groups, the origin of anthropogenic organic compounds in the environment, and their ultimate fate. Processes studied include bioaccumulation, biomagnification, biodegradation, decomposition (including photochemical processes), air transport, groundwater transport, water transport, and accumulation and reaction in sediments.
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ENVE-271 Air Quality and Air Pollution Control
Prerequisites:
ENVE 104, MATH 166 AND PHYS 152
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The focus of this course is on relative source contribution, regulatory standards, known health effects, and measurement techniques for criteria pollutants and specific air toxics. An emphasis on regulatory control strategies and the design of engineering controls is provided. Engineering Elective.
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ENVE-310 Special Topics in Environmental Engineering
Prerequisites:
ENVE-104 ENVE-220 and Permission of Instructor
Credits:
2.00- 4.00
Description:
This course is a directed study course for undergraduates. Students may submit proposals to the Director of Environmental Engineering Program for a program of study or work on current research in the Environmental Engineering Program.
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ENVE-325 Geographical Information Science
Prerequisites:
Approved computer programming course or permission of instructor.
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course provides the fundamentals of geographic information science (GIS) including the history of automated mapping. A review of the necessary hardware and software elements used in GIS is presented. Hands-on exercises with computerized mapping software are required.
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ENVE-L325 Geographic Information Science Lab
Prerequisites:
concurrently with ENVE 325
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Required companion computer laboratory to be taken concurrently with ENVE 325. Prerequisite: Approved computer programming course or permission of instructor.
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ENVE-361 Fluid Mechanics
Prerequisites:
ENVE-104 AND MATH-265 AND PHYS-152
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The basic equations of fluid statics and dynamics are covered in this course. Course topics include Archimedes principle, Bernoullis equation, and their applications; fluid kinematics, Eulerian and Lagrangian flow descriptions, and Three-dimensional flows; Reynolds transport theorem, finite control volumes, and differential analysis and modeling; and viscous flow in pipes, flow over immersed bodies, and open channel flow.
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ENVE-365 Hydrology
Prerequisites:
ENVE 104 AND MATH 166 and ENVE 361.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The following topics are considered in this course: the hydrologic cycle, precipitation processes, soil moisture, infiltration, groundwater, rainfall-runoff processes, utilization of water resources, and frequency analysis.Engineering Elective.
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ENVE-375 Heat and Thermodynamics
Prerequisites:
MATH-265 and PHYS-152
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course covers the elements of thermodynamic systems, the laws of thermodynamics, the parameters and concepts of thermodynamic analyses (heat, work, internal energy, enthalpy, entropy, reversibility, more), and their application to ideal gases and heat engines. Topics include statistical mechanics, phase transitions, chemical equilibrium, Gibbs equation, the Nernst equation, and heterogeneous systems.
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ENVE-401 Environmental Engineering Measurements
Prerequisites:
Take ENVE 104; Take ENVE-226, CHEM-355, OR CHEM-211; Take BIO-273, MATH-341, OR ECE-325;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course describes the theory of measurement techniques used in analyzing environmental quality parameters and provides a detailed experimental understanding of air, water, and soil instrumentation for pollution measurement. Topics include criteria pollutants, sources, sinks, chemistry, and health effects of each pollutant.
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ENVE-410 Water and Wastewater Systems
Prerequisites:
Take CHEM-112; Take ENVE-226, CHEM-355, OR Chem-211; Take ENVE-361; or permission of the instructor.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course considers the design of water and wastewater unit operations in treatment systems. Topics include water supply, water transmission and distribution systems, drinking water treatment, wastewater collection, and wastewater treatment.
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ENVE-415 Green Engineering
Prerequisites:
Take ENVE-361 and ENVE-375,CHEM 211 or ENVE 226
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course presents the principles of green engineering and their application to process engineering, building design. Sustainable and renewable energy systems are a particular emphasis of the course. Topics include risk concepts, evaluating exposures, green chemistry, life cycle analysis, industrial ecology, and environmental sensors. Prerequisites: Organic Chemistry Option, ENVE 361, ENVE 375. CHEM 211 or ENVE 226 Engineering Electives. 1 term - 4 credits.
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ENVE-450 Environmental Engineering Project
Prerequisites:
Course # formerly ENVE 411
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course provides the senior engineering student with meaningful problem analysis and design experience. The project and its documentation must illustrate use of fundamental elements of the design process: establishment of objectives and criteria, synthesis, analysis, testing, and evaluation. The project report must address realistic constraints including economic factors, safety, aesthetics, ethics, and social impacts. A public oral presentation before faculty and peers is also required. (Course # formerly ENVE 411). ECR
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ENVE-510 Environmental Engineering Independent Study
Credits:
1.00- 6.00
Description:
This is an independent study in environmental engineering. Topics will vary.
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ENVS-111 Majors Environmental Science
Prerequisites:
Open to Environmental Science and Environmental Studies majors, or by permission of instructor. Must be taken concurrently with ENVS L111
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Case study approach to the fundamentals of science applied to the environment. Topics include population and resources, environmental degradation, ecosystems, geologic processes, population dynamics, deforestation, biodiversity, climate change, ozone depletion, air, soil, and water resource management, pollution and risks to health, economics and the environment, politics and the environment, and ethics and the environment. This course is required for all environmental science and environmental studies majors and minors. Other students will be admitted by permission of the instructor.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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ENVS-L111 Majors Environmental Sci Lab
Prerequisites:
Open to Environmental Science and Environmental Studies majors, or by permission of instructor. Must be taken concurrently with ENVS 111
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Laboratory exercises to illustrate topics covered in ENVS 111. Field testing and analysis of environmental samples. Field trips required. This course is required for all environmental science and environmental studies majors and minors and is the laboratory to accompany ENVS 111.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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ENVS-112 Majors Environmental Science II
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Case study approach to the fundamentals of science applied to the environmental. Topics introduced in ENVS 111 will be further developed with a focus on how environmental conditions affect human, animal and ecological health. Areas to be considered include control of environmental contaminants; public health and infectious disease control; antibiotic resistance; health issues associated with food production; contained animal feeding operations; the effects of industrialization on the environment; and the impact of disasters on environmental health. This course is intended for environmental science and studies majors and minors. Normally offered in spring semester Pre-requisites: open to environmental science and environmental studies majors only, or by permission of the instructor. Must be taken concurrently with ENVS L112
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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ENVS-L112 Majors Environmental Science II Lab
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Laboratory exercises to illustrate topics covered ENVS 112. Exercises will include analysis of environmental samples for such parameters as heavy metal contamination and evidence of sewage contamination, and analysis of air samples for criteria pollutants. Field trips are required. This course is required for Environmental studies majors and complements ENVS 112. 1 term: 1 credit hours Normally offered in spring semester Pre-requisite: enrollment in ENVS 112
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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ENVS-436 Environmental Science Practicum
Prerequisites:
This class fulfills the Expanded Classroom Requirement
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Application for the principles and techniques of environmental science to a specific environmental problem in a faculty directed independent study. Typically, this experience will include literature research and field work in an off-campus environmental agency. 1 term- 4 credits Requires instructors consent. ECR
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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ENVS-510 Independent Study
Prerequisites:
An independent study form must be submitted to the CAS Deans Office.
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
This is an independent study in environmental studies. Topics will vary.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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FR-101 Elementary French I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Emphasis on developing reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Audio-visual and textual materials based on French cultural themes. Weekly laboratory sessions required.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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FR-102 Elementary French II
Prerequisites:
Instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Continuation of skills development from 101. Offered every spring semester.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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FR-201 Intermediate French I
Prerequisites:
Instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This writing-intensive course examines short readings, films, and print media in the development of language skills. Regular language laboratory sessions required.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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FR-202 Intermediate French II
Prerequisites:
Take FR-201 or Instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Continuation of skills development from 201.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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FR-205 The Francophone World
Prerequisites:
FR 202 or Instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course explores the francophone world through the media of literature and film. Selected works of francophone literature will be linked to writing exercises and conversation activities.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,BA FOREIGN
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FR-216 Masterpieces of French and Francophone Literature in English Translation
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A study in English or representative works by major authors from the middle ages to the present. Genres: drama, fiction, and poetry. Regions: Africa, Western Europe, North America and the Caribbean, and Vietnam.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities Literature Requirement
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FR-305 Advanced Conversation and Composition And Grammar
Prerequisites:
FR 202 or Instructors consent.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course encourages the student to perfect conversational and writing skills in French. Authentic language and formal writing skills are detailed in this course. The development of oral proficiency is stressed with a focus on listening comprehension, reading and writing. This class is open to heritage speakers as well as those who have participated or are planning on participating in the CAVILAM, CCFS-Sorbonne, or Suffolk-Dakar Programs.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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FR-306 Advanced Conversation and Composition
Prerequisites:
FR-202;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course enhances students conversational and writing skills in French. Authentic language and formal writing skills are detailed. The development of oral proficiency is stressed with a focus on listening comprehension, reading and writing. Advanced French grammar is stressed with a focus on written grammatical exercises. This class is open to heritage speakers as well as those who have participated or are planning on participating in the CAVILAM, CCFS-Sorbonne Programs.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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FR-309 Survey of French Literature I
Prerequisites:
FR 202 or Instructors permission
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A study of French literature from medieval times to the 18th century.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Humanities Literature Requirement,BA FOREIGN
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FR-310 Survey of French Literature II
Prerequisites:
FR-202 or instructors permission
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An analysis of the classic texts of French literature from nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries as they relate to important events in the art, culture, and history of France.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Humanities Literature Requirement,BA FOREIGN
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FR-314 Marie Antoinette, Fashion Revolutionary
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Marie-Antoinette refused to wear the clothing given to her by Robespierre for her beheading. Instead she donned a muslin chemise and a bonnet that she had kept hidden in her bedding for the occasion. Was she making a final fashion statement, or is this a final act of defiance by refusing to give up control? In this class we address questions like these and examine the discourse of fashion, visual culture and image in pre-revolutionary France. We will also analyze the relationship of dressing to image and the body politic of eighteenth-century France. The class is taught in English, and is cross-listed with the Gender and Womens Studies Program. This class can be counted toward the French or French Studies major or minor.
Term:
Occasional
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FR-315 Mots Doux: Love, Lust and Literature
Prerequisites:
Take FR-205 or Instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the basic trends of French literature in the context of a general thematic. While giving critical attention to the theme of love and its manifestations in representative works, this exploration also provides a base from which the student can access the evolution of French Literature. We will situate each work we study in its proper historical context while paying close attention to the evolution of literary genres and parallel trends in the formal study of literary discourse. In this class we will address various thematics that accompany a traditional survey of literature course such as, critical discourse, aesthetic representation, literary movements, genre, constructions of sexual identities, sexual politics and representations of ethnicity, class and culture.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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FR-316 Masterpieces of Theatre
Prerequisites:
Take FR-205 and FR-305 or instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The aim of this course is to introduce students to major plays written in French from the seventeenth to the twenty-first centuries, with a focus on both the works themselves and the socio-historical contexts in which they were written. Students will read, analyze, and produce scenes from the plays as well as produce, direct and perform select scenes at the end of the semester. Authors studied may include Moliere, Marivaux, Beckett, Ionesco, Sartre, Camus, Genet, Anouilh, Sarraute, Reza, and Schwarz-Bart. Normally offered every two years
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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FR-317 Drifting Far From Home: The Representation of Travel in Fr
Prerequisites:
FR-205 and FR-305 or instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines literature written in the French language that focuses on the experience of travel. Primary texts will span from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first century, while secondary sources will explore the theoretical underpinnings of the concept of travel. Students will be encouraged to read the literature in light of theoretical considerations formulated to better understand the experience of travel and its literary and critical uses.
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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FR-318 Face in the Mirror: Writing & Reflecting The Self in French
Prerequisites:
FR-205 and FR-305 or Instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines literature written in the French language focusing on memoir, essays and autobiography. Authors such as Montaigne, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Alphonse de Lamartine, Andre Gide, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, Marguerite Duras, Simone de Beauvoir, Linda Le, Daniel Maximin, Assia Djebar, Maryse Conde and Annie Ernaux may be included. Our readings will be informed by a range of literary theory which will inform our discussion on the differences between autobiography and autofiction and the question of truth and the fallibility of memory.
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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FR-401 Special Topics in French and Francophone Studies
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This seminar examines a range of topics in French and Francophone Studies. It provides individualized guidance and promotes advanced-level research in the special topic area.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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FR-421 Sejour Linguistique en France
Prerequisites:
FR 201-202 or permission of instructor
Credits:
4.00- 8.00
Description:
This course is an immersion program in Vichy, France through our partnership with CAVILAM. Students are housed with families, participate in excursions, and take classes that are conducted entirely in French. This is an excellent opportunity to improve ones proficiency in French, to learn more about French Studies, and to live in a French-speaking country.
Term:
Summer
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement,BA FOREIGN
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FR-422 Sejour Linguistique au CCFS-Sorbonne
Prerequisites:
FR 201 and FR 202 or Instructors Consent. Can take course for 1 term for 16 credits or 2 terms for 32 credits.
Credits:
4.00-16.00
Description:
This course is an immersion program in Paris, France through our partnership with CCFS-Sorbonne. Students are housed with families, participate in excursions, and take classes that are conducted entirely in French. This is an excellent opportunity to improve ones proficiency in French, to learn more about French Studies, and to live in a French-speaking country.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement,BA FOREIGN
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FR-502 Honors Senior Thesis in French
Prerequisites:
Senior Standing and permission of Dept. Chair.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A major research project completed under the supervision of a regular faculty member offered every fall semester. Prerequisites: Senior standing & permission of the department chair.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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FR-510 Independent Study
Prerequisites:
An independent study form must be submitted to the CAS Deans Office.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Students meet with a department member to pursue advanced studies in areas of particular interest to them.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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FR-T212 Business French Tutorial
Prerequisites:
FR-201 and FR-202 or instructors permission
Credits:
1.00
Description:
INSTRUCTORS CONSENT Tutorial studies of the terminology, organization and practice of business in the French-speaking world.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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FS-303 Forensic Science
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Application of the principles of forensic science in evaluating physical evidence, with emphasis on its role in criminal investigation. Class experiences may include guest lectures and field trips. 3-hour lecture. Normally offered Fall/Spring Does not satisfy University Natural Science requirement.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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FS-L303 Criminalistics Lab
Prerequisites:
FS 303 concurrently and instructors permission
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Laboratory experiences related to the collection and analysis of physical evidence as performed by forensic science professionals. Experiments may include forensic microscopy, drug analysis, forensic serology, physical patterns, fingerprint and firearm evidence analysis techniques. 3-hour laboratory. Normally offered Fall/Spring.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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FS-403 Trace Evidence
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: FS 303 and FS L303 or instructors permission
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course covers the examination of trace materials, other than DNA sources, by visual microscopic analysis through advanced instrumental analysis. The collection, preservation, analysis, report preparation, and evidential significance for court testimony are described. Examples of common materials, such as textile fibers, paints and glass are used to describe the process of comparison and chemical identification of a known versus a questioned specimen(s) suspect of being associated with a crime scene. Instrumental demonstrations are provided. Prerequisites: CHEM 314, CHEM L314, FS 303 and FS L303 or instructors permission. 3-hour lecture. Normally offered in alternate years.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
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FS-L403 Microscopy Lab for Trace Analysis
Prerequisites:
Chem 314 & L314; FS 303 & L303 or instructors consent
Credits:
1.00
Description:
This class complements FS 403, Trace Evidence, and consists of lectures and laboratory exercises using microscopical analysis. An emphasis is placed on visual light microscope theory and usage. Stereoscopic and polarized light microscopes (PLMs) are located at individual student workstaions. A comparison microscope is also available. Additionally, microscopes utilizing spectroscopic detection are studied and used. Infrared microscopy experiments are conducted on trace materials such as fibers, paint and glass. Prerequisites: CHEM 314, CHEM L314, FS 303 and L303 or instructors permission. Student must be concurrently enrolled in FS 403. 3-hour laboratory. 1 term - 1 credit. Normally offered in alternate years.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
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FS-428 Criminalistics Practicum
Prerequisites:
Instructors permission is required for registration
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
The practicum involves participation in government crime laboratories, private forensic laboratories, private analytical chemical laboratories (including biomedical laboratories), a forensic science project at Suffolk University or other laboratories where the student can demonstrate that he or she can acquire skills applicable to forensic analysis. Students are encouraged to seek a practicum sponsor that suits his/her skills and interests; assistance may be provided by the Forensic Science Program faculty. However, the Forensic Science faculty member teaching FS 436 must approve any outside practicum sponsor for this course, and if a suitable outside sponsor is not found, the student will fulfill this requirement through a forensic science project at Suffolk University. Participation at the laboratories is subject to requirements of the particular laboratory and will be open only to those students approved by the Forensic Science Committee. Ten contact hours per week, or 140 hours total, a project plan, regular project reports, and a final written and oral report are required. Normally offered Fall/Spring/Summer. ECR approved.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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FS-429 Criminalistics Practicum II
Prerequisites:
Instructors permission is required for registration
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
The practicum involves participation in government crime laboratories, private forensic laboratories, private analytical chemical laboratories (including biomedical laboratories), a forensic science project at Suffolk University or other laboratories where the student can demonstrate that he or she can acquire skills applicable to forensic analysis. Students are encouraged to seek a practicum sponsor that suits his/her skills and interests; assistance may be provided by the Forensic Science Program faculty. However, the Forensic Science faculty member teaching FS 436 must approve any outside practicum sponsor for this course, and if a suitable outside sponsor is not found, the student will fulfill this requirement through a forensic science project at Suffolk University. Participation at the laboratories is subject to requirements of the particular laboratory and will be open only to those students approved by the Forensic Science Committee. Ten contact hours per week, or 140 hours total, a project plan, regular project reports, and a final written and oral report are required. Normally offered Fall/Spring/Summer. ECR approved.
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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FS-504 Basic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Prerequisites:
Permission of the Forensic Science Advisory Committee
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This weeklong course, divided between lectures and laboratory exercises, teaches the fundamental principles of the discipline through theory and practice. The laboratory exercises allow students the opportunity to experiment with how blood reacts under known conditions. This course will not make instant experts of the students, but it does give a firm foundation on which they can build expert qualifications. Offered occasionally - Most recently offered Summer 2010.
Term:
Occasional
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FS-508 Physical Evidence Testimony
Prerequisites:
FS 303 and a signature from the Forensic Science Advising Committee.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Provides forensic scientists with legal and practical information concerning courtroom testimony. Topics include: Rules of Evidence of significance to forensic experts; the requirement of scientific reliability as a prerequisite to testimony; ethical considerations; preparation and relationship with the attorney calling an expert; persuasive courtroom behaviors and strategies; basic Fourth Amendment issues for experts; civil liability for forensic experts. Classes include lectures, discussions and simulations and are held in a courtroom. Offered occasionally; most recently offered summer 2006.
Term:
Occasional
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GER-101 Elementary German I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Practice in both oral and written language skills using German culture as background for language study. Emphasis on active use of German to master structure, pronunciation and vocabulary. One language laboratory session per week.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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GER-102 Elementary German II
Prerequisites:
Ger-101 or instructors permission
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Continuation of skills development from 101. One language laboratory session per week.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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GER-201 Intermediate German I
Prerequisites:
GER 102 or instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Four-skills approach (speaking, listening, reading, writing) utilizing authentic texts, recordings, and visual media. Grammar review, vocabulary expansion, and intensive practice. One language laboratory session per week.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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GER-202 Intermediate German II
Prerequisites:
GER 201 or Instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Continuation of skills development from 201. One language laboratory session per week.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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GER-216 Masters of German Literature in English Translation
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Discussion of works by major authors from the 18th century to the present. Drama, fiction, and poetry. The specifically German contributions as related to the European context. Lessing, Goethe, Schiller, Heine, Buchner, Schnitzler, Kafka, T. Mann, Hesse, Brecht, Seghers, Grass, Boll, Wolf and/or others.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities Literature Requirement
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GER-218 Grimms Fairy Tales
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A critical reading of Grimms Fairy Tales in the cultural, literary, and political context of the times in which they were collected, edited, and read. Comparisons will be drawn with 20th/21st century cinematic adaptations. The investigation will include uncovering reasons for the graphic violence present in the tales. The contributions of major folklore scholars will also be discussed. The texts will be read in English translation.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities Literature Requirement
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GER-301 German Civilization
Prerequisites:
GER 202 or instructor consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of civilization in the German-speaking countries from the Reformation to German unification (1871). Major figures, movements, and periods. Art, literature, music, and philosophy in the context of political and economic developments. Normally offered alternate years.
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement,BA FOREIGN
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GER-302 German Civilization II
Prerequisites:
GER 202 or consent of instructor.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of civilization in the German-speaking countries from the late 19th century to the present. Major figures, movements, and periods. Art, literature, music, philosophy, and popular culture in the context of political and economic developments.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement,BA FOREIGN
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GER-303 Advanced Conversation
Prerequisites:
GER 202, or Instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Further development of speaking ability in various contexts (e.g., informal conversation, debate, discussion of current events in the German-speaking countries). Short texts and audio- visual materials as a basis for classroom activities.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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GER-304 Advanced Composition
Prerequisites:
GER 202 or consent of the instructor
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Additional training in writing German. Practice in various modes (e.g., essay, poetry, dramas, short fiction). Some translation into English. Special attention paid to grammatical points where needed.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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GER-306 German Cinema
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of films produced in the German speaking countries from the 1920s to the present. Includes the Weimar republic, the Nazi period, postwar production from both East and West Germany, and new trends since reunification. Film esthetics and socio-historical context. All films shown in German with English subtitles.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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GER-310 Masterpieces of German Literature
Prerequisites:
GER 202 or Instructors Permission
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A reading of major works in the context of cultural trends and historical developments. Includes such texts as Goethes Faust, Grimms fairy tales, a selection of poetry, dramas, and short prose pieces, and at least one novel. GER 301 or GER 302 strongly recommended.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities Literature Requirement,BA FOREIGN
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GER-320 The German Press
Prerequisites:
GER-202
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A comparative reading of articles from the German language press on such topics as contemporary culture, the environment, the European Union, globalization, immigration, minorities and the womens movement.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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GER-412 Contemporary Germany
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of German culture, politics, and society from the end of World War II to the present day. Discussion of such topics as the post-fascist mentality, economic efficiency, re-education, Americanization, division and its legacy, high culture, entertainment for the masses, environmental movements, pacifism, and multiculturalism.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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GER-419 East Germany and the Cold War
Credits:
4.00
Description:
When the German Democratic Republic was founded in 1949, observers in the West viewed it as an artificial construct created to serve the needs of the Soviet empire. The self-image of the GDR as created by its leadership revolved around the idea of an anti-fascist German state designed as a bulwark against any revival of National Socialism. Over a generation after the fall of the Berlin Wall, it is possible to undertake a dispassionate analysis of the forty-year history of the other German state as manifested in its cultural identity and political role during the Cold War. Cross- list with GVT 472/872
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Social Science
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GER-420 The Greens and Environmentalism
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The rise of the Green Party, from its grass-roots beginnings to participation in the federal government. Background on the development of green consciousness in Germany and Europe since the early 20th century. Present governmental policies and programs (e.g. alternative energy sources, organic farming, recycling, dismantling of nuclear power). Cross-list with ENST 420/GVT 420/620.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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GER-502 Honors Thesis
Prerequisites:
Permission of the Dept. Chair.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A major research project completed under the supervision of a regular faculty member.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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GR-101 Elementary Ancient Greek
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An introduction to the basic syntax and vocabulary of Ancient Greek with an emphasis on reading some modified passages from genuine Ancient Greek texts as soon as possible. No background in grammar or Greek is assumed.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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GR-102 Ancient Greek II
Prerequisites:
GR-101
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A continuation of GR 101. During the semester we will complete our introduction to Ancient Greek and begin to read continuously a classic work of poetry, history, or philosophy in the original.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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GVT-110 Introduction to American Democracy
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An introduction to the American political system and constitutional framework. Focus will be on the interplay of various institutions (the Presidency, Congress and the Judiciary) in creating public policies. Contemporary public issues will be discussed, as will the role of political theory in shaping American democracy. Attention will be given to the role of the news media, public opinion, political ideology, political parties and interest groups in the American system.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-H110 Honors Intro to American Democracy
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Special honors section of GVT 110. Offered every fall.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-120 Research Methods
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Building on the skills learned in GVT 110, students will be introduced to the subfields of political science and learn to analyze political writings. Focus will be on the use of the scientific method for research on politics and government. Students will learn the steps in writing a research paper, including developing the research question and selecting a research design. Attention will be given to the use of statistical analysis and public opinion polling in political research.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-H120 Honors Research Methods
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A special honors section of Research Methods. Students will be introduced to the subfields of political science and learn to analyze political writings. Focus will be on the use of the scientific method for research on politics and government. Students will learn the steps in writing a research paper, including developing the research question and selecting a research design. Attention will be given to the use of statistical analysis and public opinion polling in political research.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-201 Statistics for Political Science
Prerequisites:
Sophomore Standing GVT 110 and 120 and Math 130 or higher.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course is an introduction to statistics and empirical research methods generally used in political science. The course will emphasize the use of statistics and its value in substantive political science research. Statistics is a tool for drawing conclusions and making inferences from observable evidence. As well, the specification of conditions under which evidence is observed affects the conclusions and arguments that political scientists draw about how social and political processes work. The purpose of this course is to equip students with tools to interpret and conduct original data analysis, critique and make an argument based on data, and provide a view into the process of political science research and how political scientists use statistical methods and research design to answer substantive questions about politics. Since most applied data analysis utilizes data management software, students will learn how to use SPSS as a tool for conducting data analysis. Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing, GVT 110 and 120 and Math 130 or instructors consent. 1 term - 4 credits.
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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GVT-203 Women in World Politics
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The relationship of women to their political culture and structures. The role of women seen in theory (e.g., Marxism, American feminism, existentialism) and in global comparative analysis. Cultural Diversity B
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-208 Politics / Religion
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course explores what major religions say about the status and responsibilities of the state and how, in turn, selective states have, in theory and practice, structured the place of religions in political life. Particular attention is given to issues of politics and religion in the United States. Cultural Diversity A
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-223 American Politics & Institutions
Prerequisites:
GVT 110 or GVT 120 or instructors permission
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will provide an examination of the institutions that are involved in the American policy-making process. The student will learn about the presidential, (as opposed to the parliamentary) system that exists in the United States. The course will focus on a relationship between the President and Congress and how that relationship impedes or facilitates the public policy process, including the budgetary process. The course will include a discussion of the presidents role as head of the executive branch, and the implementation of congressional policies. Attention will be given to the role of the judiciary in the policy process. Normally offered every year.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-224 American Politics & Policy
Prerequisites:
GVT 110 and GVT 120 or instructors permission
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An introduction to the process by which public policies are made in the United States. The class will focus on agenda-setting and policy formulation at the federal level, and will include a discussion of the various actors in governmental institutions that impact public policy. Several policy issues will be used as examples to illustrate the process. Some comparisons will be made to state and local policymaking. Normally offered every year.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-240 Acts of Courage and Political Conscience
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will explore the actions and words of a range of individuals who dared to be different in the hope of having an impact on U. S. politics and society. The expression of their views and actions may have initially been rejected. In other cases, their views served as catalysts for change.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-243 American Constitutional Law
Prerequisites:
not open to freshmen
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The growth of Constitutional law and the role of the Supreme Court is examined by analysis of court decisions dealing with Judicial Review, Federalism, Presidential and Congressional powers. Normally offered every year.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-244 Civil Liberties
Prerequisites:
Not open to Freshmen
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Analysis of Supreme Court decisions in regard to political and civil rights including freedom of speech, press, assembly and religion, obscenity, race and sex discrimination, and criminal procedure. Normally offered every year.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-253 State and Local Government
Prerequisites:
GVT 110/120 OR INSTRUCTORS CONSENT
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The development, structure and functions of state governments with emphasis on the government of Massachusetts; the various forms of local government in cities and towns; analysis of the relationships between local, state and federal governments. Normally offered alternate years.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-261 Theory & Practical International Relations
Prerequisites:
GVT 110, and GVT 120 or consent of instructor.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Review of major approaches to the study of international relations. Definition of concepts such as power, nationalism, imperialism, and dependency. Special attention to the use of force and conflict resolution. Special class project. Normally offered every year.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-276 Political Theory
Prerequisites:
Sophomore standing
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Political thought and philosophy from antiquity to the present, including such thinkers as Aristotle, Locke, Marx and Nietzsche. The course will highlight major watersheds in political theory such as the Renaissance and the Reformation, and will also examine non-Western traditions. Normally offered alternate years.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-279 Minority Politics in the United States
Prerequisites:
Sophomore Status Required
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course is designed to provide an intensive survey of minority politics in the political development of the United States. We will focus on the historical and contemporary experiences of several groups in American politics. In particular, the course will look at four groups that, for reasons of race, have been subjected to systematic discrimination and political subordination in U.S. history: American Indians, African Americans, Latino Americans, and Asian/Pacific Americans. In this course we will work toward an understanding of American politics from the point of view of politically active and engaged persons of color. This course will also take a close look at the future of race and ethnicity in American politics. It is a fundamental premise of this course that an understanding of race and minority politics is necessary to comprehensively understand American political development and many important issues in contemporary American politics. Cultural Diversity A
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-280 Law, Public Policy, and Psychology
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The law affects and is affected by public policy. Beyond this, the law affects, and is affected by, many other disciplines. Understanding the evolving relationship among public policy, law and psychology in the US is integral to both disciplines. This course explores contemporary forensic psychologys role in the legal system - e.g., jury selection; expert witnesses; biases; crime control vs. due process, etc. through readings, class discussion, occasional audio-visual material and guest speakers if and when appropriate and available. Normally offered every other year.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-281 Intro to Comparative Politics
Prerequisites:
GVT 110 and GVT 120 or consent of instructor.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines various methods of comparing political systems. Institutions such as executive departments, legislatures, court systems and local governmental systems are examined comparatively. It includes analysis of the impact of different economic systems on political/governmental institutions, and on economic circumstances that impact government. It also looks at political socialization both in terms of process and comparative content. An effort is made to include countries from all regions of the world. Normally offered every year.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-283 Third World Politics
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Theories dealing with the process of political change in countries of the Third World: the impact of the military, traditional culture and institutions, economic problems, strong personalities and other factors on political life and institutions. Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered alternate years. Cultural Diversity B
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Social Science
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GVT-302 Public Relations and Lobbying
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Methods and practices of interest groups trying to influence legislative and administrative decision making; methods and practices of public agencies trying to influence governmental policies; the military industrial complex and other cases on federal and state levels. Normally Offered every third year.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-306 Women & Public Policy
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines womens issues and roles in the public policy process. Topics will include policies that affect women, such as child care and reproductive issues. Emphasis will also be placed on womens roles in the policy process, as citizens, voters, and public officials. Prerequisite: Open to non-majors; not open to freshmen. Normally offered alternate years. Cultural Diversity A
Type:
Social Science,Cultural Diversity Opt A,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-308 International Security
Prerequisites:
GVT 281 and GVT 261
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines the dynamic evolution of the debates on International Security as well as the transformations in the main global and regional security institutions such as UN and NATO. Based upon International Relations perspectives, it analyzes the traditional definitions of security at the national, regional and international levels of analysis since 1945. Likewise, it studies how states and international institutions have revisited the concepts, policies and strategies of security since the end of the Cold War and after the September 11 events, from realist perspectives to the Copenhagen School of security studies. Offered every year.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-310 Global Political Economy
Prerequisites:
GVT 281 and GVT 261 or instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course explores the main premises and approaches to study Global Political Economy. After analyzing the history and development of the international system, it studies how states and markets are interconnected in the creation and reform of economic and political international institutions in the globalization process. It also focuses on the most acute problems of the current international system in the area of IPE, namely, environmental degradation, external debt, poverty, increasing gap between rich and poor countries, and trade conflicts. Offered every year.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-311 Politics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Prerequisites:
Open to Juniors and Seniors
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An analysis of the origins and the local, regional, and international dimensions of the Palestinian-Israeli-Arab conflict, this course will examine the conflict through the eyes of the major protagonists and the roles played by them from the early twentieth century to the present: Zionists/Israelis, Palestinians and other Arabs, British, Americans, Soviets. We will also explore the questions of why this conflict has captured the worlds attention and why it has gone unresolved since World War II. Finally, we will examine the possibilities and attempts for resolution of what appears to be an intractable human tragedy.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-313 The Atlantic Triangle: European Union, United States and Latin America
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines the main political, economic and social trends in the European Union, Latin America and the United States as well as the multiples interactions among them since the end of the Cold War. The readings are structured in two main sections. After briefly reviewing the historical development of these three partners on both sides of the Atlantic in the past five decades, the first section identifies the key processes that are defining the main characteristics of Europe (deepening vs. widening), United States (isolationism vs. internationalism) and Latin America (democracy vs. social equality). The second part of the course explains the tendencies and contradictions in the construction of the external relations of the European Union towards the United States and Latin America, from the cooperation and competition in development of a safe and free Europe in the 1990s to the acrimonious debate about the 2003 Iraq invasion and the prospects of the 2006 EU-Latin America Vienna Summit, among other important events.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-314 Media, Chaos, and Culture That Changed America
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The overall goal of this course is to understand why 1968 is considered one of the most tumultuous years in the 20th century as regards the news media; music and theater; television and film censorship; and in the shift in culture and mores of an entire subset of the population. The course will focus on specific touchstones that elucidate the communication to both the mainstream public, know broadly as the Silent Majority, and the new emerging boomers, whose values and attitudes still drive the media ten years into the 21st century. Students will learn how a single year of media can change forever how one part of a culture views itself, while at the same time discovering how another part of that same culture continues to resist those changes 40 years later. Students will learn how many of the seeds of ideas they take for granted in 2011, including educational and sports equality (Title 9) for women; environmental sensitivity, and gay rights were planted in the print, films and music of 1968, but didnt bloom until the years which followed. Guest speakers, films and lectures will be used to reinforce material from the texts.
Type:
BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE,Social Science
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GVT-323 Political Survey Research
Prerequisites:
OPEN TO JUNIORS & SENIORS
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Everything needed to design, carry out, and interpret a political survey. Topics covered will include questionnaire design, sampling, interviewing, coding data, and univariate and bivariate analysis of the results. Multivariate analysis will be discussed but not studied in-depth. An actual survey will be conducted as a class project. Normally offered every year.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-324 The 1st Amendment in the Internet Age
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Defamation, privacy, copyright, pornography, incitement to lawless conduct and harassment are six areas in which first Amendment freedoms historically have been constrained to some degree. The constraints have been worked out largely through judicial decisions issued over the last century. This course would look at the traditional interests that were balanced to produce the constraints, the Internets impact on those interests and whether the impact suggests the need for rebalancing.
Type:
BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE,Social Science
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GVT-328 American Law, Government and Policy
Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: Not open to freshmen
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course provides and overview of the legal system in the United States of America, in connection with the role of the Federal and State government and their policy. This course is designed for undergraduate and graduate students. During the semester, we will explore a variety of issues involving the legal system of the United States and how it effects local and federal government.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-329 Law for Environmental Protection and Pollution Prevention
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A course about how the constitution, common law and statutory law provide for environmental protection and pollution prevention. Students will learn basic skills needed to understand how environmental law works, including constitutional clauses and amendments, landmark civil litigation, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, landmark civil litigation, and hazardous waste law.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-333 Conspiracy in American Politics and Culture
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This basis of this course will be in-depth examinations of various conspiracies in American Politics and Culture, beginning with the Salem Witch Trials through the Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy and the Sacco & Vanzetti case through the present day. Present day conspiracies will include an examination of the JFK and RFK Assassinations, the Pentagon Papers case, the Watergate Conspiracy, the Iran/Contra scandal, Whitewater and the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy, the World Trade Center bombing, the Oklahoma City Bombing, Global Warming, and the 9/11 Investigation.
Type:
BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE,Social Science
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GVT-335 Health Care Policy
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Policies of the present United States health care system critically analyzed and compared with other national systems. Current reform proposals receive special attention. Prerequisite: Open to non-majors, not open to freshmen. Normally offered alternate years.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-336 Political Leadership
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course begins with the premise that leadership is a continuous process, and that leadership can be studied, analyzed, and learned, across the public (as well as private for profit, and private non-profit) sectors. The first half of the course will, following the Northouse, Burns, and Gardner texts, delve into various theories of leadership, including the traits, skills, style, and situational approaches. We will also cover gender differences in leadership studies, and leadership ethics. The second half of the course will deal with transformational leadership, and real life (historical and recent) examples of political leadership, including Nelson Mandela, J. Robert Oppenheimer, George Washington, Margaret Thatcher, and others. There will also be in-class discussions on current challenges in public policy, asking students to envision what leadership skills they have studied that could come into play in solving these public policy challenges. During the second half of the course, students will be required to interview a leader of their choice, and, utilizing the material covered during the course, write a paper based on the interview.
Type:
BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE,Social Science
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GVT-337 Public Policy & Business
Prerequisites:
Not open to freshmen
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Public policy-makers interests in formulating and implementing policy in the areas of environmental protection, consumer protection, equal employment opportunity, health care, taxation and competition with a focus on business responsibility will be critically analyzed. Costs and benefits to the public and business will be evaluated. Prerequisite: Open to non-majors; not open to freshmen. Normally offered alternate years.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-339 Community Advocacy
Prerequisites:
GVT 110 OR GVT 120
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course represents a unique opportunity for students to develop a general understanding of the relationship between politics and the community; a systematic and holistic way of viewing and analyzing the impact of community- based, community-wide organizations and efforts. Normally offered alternate years.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-343 State Court Process & Policy
Prerequisites:
Junior status or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Contemporary state court processes, progress and problems including trial and appellate court practice, procedure and participants; plea bargaining, alternative dispute resolution; policy making. Normally offered alternate years.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-344 Unleashing Legislative and Community Activism
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will teach the students the importance of legislative advocacy to effect political and policy change and the important role advocacy plays in making our democracy transparent and accessible. The course will explore the various role and interplay between the political branches and the functions they perform individually as part of the overall democratic/political system. Through a combination of lecture, guest speakers, observation attendance at legislative sessions and hearing; and journal keeping, students will learn and see first-hand how local government, grassroots organizations, media, and one citizen can bring about change, solve problems, and make a positive contribution to our community.
Type:
BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE,Social Science
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GVT-345 New Directions in Advocacy and Lobbying
Credits:
4.00
Description:
In this course we will examine the latest developments in interest group politics, including trends in grassroots organization, mobilization, and lobbying; fundraising; advocacy by nonprofit organizations; the growth of issues management; changing regulations; ethical considerations; and the evolving relationships between advocacy and electoral organizations. We will make extensive use of amateur and professional advocates and lobbyists as guest speakers. Students will be expected to write a research paper on some aspect of the current politics of advocacy and lobbying.
Type:
BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE,Social Science
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GVT-346 The American Presidency
Prerequisites:
GVT 110 AND GVT 120 OR INSTRUCTORS CONSENT
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Perspectives on the role and problems of the presidency in American political life; the nature and difficulties of presidential influence and effectiveness, presidential authority within our system of government, and the impact of presidential character. Normally offered alternate years.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-347 Legislative Politics
Prerequisites:
GVT 110 and GVT 120 or instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The structure and functioning of legislatures. Particular emphasis on the U.S. Congress, how it works and how it compares with other legislatures. The role of legislatures in a democracy. Normally offered alternate years.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-348 Law, Race and Gender
Prerequisites:
GOV 110, GVT 120, or instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Covers the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, known as the Reconstruction amendments. This course focuses upon these three critical amendments, with an eye towards their importance in framing race-based rights, and the 14th with regard to gender-based rights. It emphasizes the politics of these amendments language, ratification, and impact (including their 130-year interpretation by the Supreme Court.) The course treats the U.S. Constitution dynamically, as a political and social educator. It also examines the extent to which the Constitution could be viewed as race- or gender-blind.
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-350 Inside Massachusetts Community Courts
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The object of this course is to teach the students the history of the District and Municipal Courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the important role they play in their respective communities throughout the state. The course will explore the various departments within each court and the functions they perform individually and as part of the overall court system. Through a combination of lecture, guest speakers, courtroom observation and journal keeping, students will learn and see first-hand how the local community courts dispenses justice, solves problems and makes a positive contribution to the communities they serve.
Type:
BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE,Social Science
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GVT-352 Constitutional Reform
Prerequisites:
GVT 110, 120, 243, and 244 or instructors permission
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A critical analysis of whether our constitutional system is adequate to effectively resolve the new and complex problems of governance in this century. The strengths and weaknesses of governmental structure created by the U.S. Constitution will be examined. Past and current amendment proposals will receive special attention. Normally offered alternate years.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-353 Politics in Film
Prerequisites:
SOPH STANDING REQUIRED
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A countrys popular culture offers significant and accurate insights into the political values, attitudes and beliefs of its people at a given point in time. One form of popular culture, films, can be a powerful disseminator of political messages. This course will examine a number of different eras and political themes as they have been reflected through films in the U.S. Open to non-majors.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-355 American Parties & Politics
Prerequisites:
GVT 110 AND GVT 120, or instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Historical overview of party development in the U.S. and of ideological and political trends as reflected in voting behavior. Recent developments in party structure, electoral strategies and political style. The party crisis vs. the art of political campaigning. Normally offered alternate years.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-357 Urban Politics & Government
Prerequisites:
GVT 110/120 OR INSTRUCTORS PERMISSION Junior status or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines the political process and problems characteristic of big cities in the United States today. Students are encouraged to do individual and group research on specific urban political topics. Normally offered alternate years.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-358 Politics and the Media
Prerequisites:
GVT 110 OR GVT 120
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will explore the influence of the media on contemporary political issues and public opinion; and the use of media in political campaigns, advertising, etc. Topics may include the impact of talk radio, the issue of the media bias, the role of television, the Hollywood connection, etc. Normally offered alternate years.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-360 Elections and Voting
Credits:
4.00
Description:
How are elections administered in the United States? Do Americans have confidence in the electoral process? Should they? Why or why not? This course will examine elections in the United States in detail -- from how they are funded to how they are administered to how voters behave. Students will have a choice of either serving as poll workers during the November election or organizing and conducting research of potential voters. Students will gain hands-on experience in actual research design, election administration, and non-partisan get-out-the-vote activities. In addition, students will gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between attitudes, opinion, and voting behavior in American politics and institutions. ECR
Type:
Humanities & History,Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-363 American Foreign Policy
Prerequisites:
GVT 281 and GVT 261
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A decision-making approach to understanding the domestic and institutional context of U.S. foreign policy. Includes analysis of continuity and change since WWII using case studies of critical decisions, e.g., Korea, Cuba, Vietnam, etc. Not open to freshmen. Prerequisites: GVT 110, GVT 120, GVT 261 or instructors consent. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every year.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-366 Massachusetts Legislative Process
Prerequisites:
GVT 110 OR GVT347; SOPH STANDING
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines fundamental framework, legislative oversight of the Executive Branch and basic functions of the Massachusetts Legislative. Special emphasis will be placed on gaining a practical understanding of the Massachusetts legislative process. Students are encouraged to explore the methods by which the major legislative measures are undertaken, various roles of legislative leaders, committee hearings and the procedures that are used under the Massachusetts General Laws. Open to non-majors. Offered alternate years.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-367 Politics of Spain
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course is designed to provide students with a basic grounding in political institutions and processes in contemporary Spain. Political developments are presented in their socio-economic context, with special emphasis on the Spanish transition from a dictatorship to a democracy. Attention is also given to the issue of the Basque and Catalan nationalism, as well as the process of European integration. Prerequisite: GVT 281 or instructors consent. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered alternate years at the Madrid Campus.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-371 Water: Plan for Future
Prerequisites:
Instructors approval required
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course is a comprehensive introduction to the economies and ecology of water supply and water pollution control. Topics include watershed management, groundwater protection, and wastewater treatment. The inherent difficulty in applying static laws and regulations to a dynamic natural resource such as water is a recurring theme in the course. Strongly recommended for students interested in environmental management. Normally offered every years. The course available through the Marine Studies Consortium and will be taught on the campus of one of the Consortiums member institutions.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-372 Coastal Zone Management
Prerequisites:
Instructors Consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course presents a survey of a coastal environment, its physical characteristics, natural systems, economic uses, and development pressures. Lectures examine strategies formulated in the U.S. for land and water resource management in the coastal zone. The roles of federal, state and local government, environmental groups and resource users are also explored. Finally, by comparing coastal zone management problems in the U.S. to those elsewhere in the world, students gain a global perspective. Normally offered every years. The course available through the Marine Studies Consortium and will be taught on the campus of one of the Consortiums member institutions.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-382 Crisis and Integration in Europe
Prerequisites:
Junior status or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Why did 17 European countries surrender the sovereign control of their currency and create the Euro? Will Turkey become a member of the European Union? Will Europeans continue free riding the security protection of the United States? Is the integration process another layer of bureaucracy or an institutional instrument to dean with the permanent crises in Europe? There are some of the questions guiding the discussions in the class.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-383 African Politics
Prerequisites:
GVT 110 and GVT 120
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The political development of Africa in colonial and post-colonial periods. Analysis of the evolution of governmental institutions includes economic, social and personal factors; political forces at work in present day Africa. Not open to freshmen. Normally offered alternate years. Cultural Diversity B
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Social Science
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GVT-384 U.S. and the Middle East
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will explore the role played by the United States in the Middle East in the twentieth century, with emphasis on the period since World War II. Our study will begin with a decision-making approach to understanding the domestic and institutional context of Americas policy toward the region, followed by an examination of that policy as it confronted radical nationalist, socialist, and Islamic movements, Soviet influence, and specific contemporary problems - the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Lebanese civil war, the Iranian revolution, the Iran-Iraq War, and the Gulf War. Open to non-majors, not open to freshmen. Normally offered alternate years.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-385 Politics of Russia and the Former Soviet Republics
Prerequisites:
Not open to freshmen.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will examiner political and economic institutions of newly independent entities from Kazakhstan to the Baltics. It will include historical roots of the Soviet Union from the Russian Revolution through the Gorbachev years. Attention will be paid to Marxist theory and non-Marxist challenges for the economy of the area as well as the state. While some of attention will be paid to foreign relations of the former Soviet Union and the current regimes with Western Europe and the U.S. and elsewhere, the major emphasis will be on domestic policy on citizens of the former Soviet Union. Normally offered alternate years.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-387 Reconciliation and Conflict in Central America
Prerequisites:
GVT 281 or instructors consent. Junior status or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
current political trends in the Caribbean and in selected Central American nations. Emphasis will be placed on comparative analysis of public policies in the region, as well as on external factors which impact on politics in the Caribbean and Central America. Students will use academic sources in their analysis, as well as novels and other literary sources for the background of their analysis. Not open to freshmen. Normally offered every third year. Cultural Diversity B
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Social Science
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GVT-388 The United States and East Asia
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will examine US relations with East Asia through the lens of leading International Relations theories. We will analyze the growing regional influence of China, and will also examine the foreign policies of major regional powers including South and North Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. By exploring the economic and political factors that are working to shape the dynamic East Asian regional order, we will gain an understanding of the challenges faced by the US in this economically and strategically pivotal region.
Type:
BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE,Social Science
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GVT-389 Politics of China
Prerequisites:
Junior status or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Emphasis on a particular approach to the problems of economic modernization and political development. Historical background; the revolutionary movement; present political structures and current issues. Cultural Diversity B
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Social Science,Asian Studies
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GVT-390 Global Politics of Resistance
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Utilizing the theoretical frameworks of Comparative Politics and International Relations, this course will focus on a critical analysis of contemporary forms of resistance politics, such as those culminating in popular struggles for peace, democracy, human rights, economic justice, gender equality, environment, and the rights of indigenous peoples.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-391 Canada: Multicultural Politics
Prerequisites:
GVT 110/120 or Instructors permission
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines the Canadian model of incorporating diverse communities into its constitutional and political framework, including the founding British North American Act of 1867, the 1982 Constitution Act, and two later attempts at constitutional reform. Canadas role in balancing two official languages, English and French, is discussed, as is its recognition of a First Nations native-governed territory in the Arctic. This course introduces students to the Canadian polity and compares its parliamentary system with the U.S. separation of powers system. Prerequisites: GVT 110, GVT 120 or instructors consent. Normally offered alternate years. Cultural Diversity B
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-393 Politics of Mexico and South America
Prerequisites:
GVT 281 or instructor consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines the evolution of Latin America in the context of globalization. The first part analyzes the main political and economic trends of Latin America as a region, while the second presents the main challenges Mexico is facing today in the area of security. The third part moves forward into the detailed explanation of the transformations of the largest South American countries such as Colombia, Argentina, Chile and Venezuela, among others. The final section looks at the relationship between Latin America and the United States.
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Social Science
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GVT-394 Nation Building and International Intervention
Credits:
4.00
Description:
What is the role of the international community in nation building? Who are the key nation building actors? Who should pay for nation building? How long should it take? And what are the main reasons for success and failure in nation building? This course will investigate these questions, looking especially at the cases of the former Soviet Central Asia and Afghanistan. Students will learn about one of the most pressing issues of the contemporary world, with an eye toward helping students navigate a globalized world.
Type:
BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE,Social Science
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GVT-398 Terrorism and Extremism in South and Central Asia
Prerequisites:
Junior status or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course discusses terrorism and extremism in South and Central Asia as forms of political violence and its effects on the security of the region and the world. Students will develop a working definition of terrorism and extremism and analyze tenets of states security policies. They will study the history of origin, political, economic and social causes of terrorism, the nature of Islamist terrorist organizations, their strategic goals, motivations, and the threats they pose to peace and development from the point of view of international relations and comparative politics. On the base of case studies and class discussions, students examine theories and instances of ideological, religious, and political extremism as a foundation for terrorism. Through thorough investigation of different cases students will acquire unique knowledge of the Al-Qaeda threat in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia, as well as activities of groups as the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Lashkar-e-Taiba and others.
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GVT-399 Politics of Ethnic Conflict
Prerequisites:
SOPH STANDING REQUIRED
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The course will survey various theories of nationalism and ethnic conflict and test their applicability to a number of contemporary cases. After a look at the sources of ethnic conflict within a particular country we will examine the way in which the international system reacted. Special attention will be paid to conflicts that have or have had a U.S. diplomatic dimension, namely Northern Ireland and Israel/Palestinian territories. Open to non-majors.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-401 Political Marketing
Prerequisites:
Junior status or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This class will examine the techniques used to market political candidates, parties, issues, interest groups and think tanks in the modern American polity, as well as in Canada and the EU. The class will examine the causes and impact of the change that many observers have seen in the American polity from a civil to a consumptive political culture and question the extent to which this is a U.S. based versus more global phenomenon. At the same time, the class will aim to provide the student will a hands-on understanding of the way in which various marketing techniques are employed to sell politics. The techniques will include message development, branding, micro-targeting, and political marketing campaign strategy by looking at a series of cases from around the world. Cases examined will include the Barack Obama , Hillary Clinton and John McCain campaigns from 2008, the effort to brand the Conservative Party and New Labour in the United Kingdom.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-403 Government 2.0
Credits:
4.00
Description:
What is the next version of government? How will emerging technologies impact how governments at all levels function? What are government leaders (elected and otherwise) doing to transform the way government operates? This course will cover the historical applications of technology in government, pointing to various models used by all levels of government (Federal, State, and Local). National and international e-Government examples and case studies will be examined to show the most and least effective implementations. It will primarily be a discussion about what Gov 2.0 has meant and will mean as new technologies emerge.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-411 Politics of North Korea
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course focuses on the historical origins, evolution, and current trajectory of the North Korean state. Topics include history, social structure, the interplay of culture and ideology, political economy, humanitarian issues, security, and the politics of North Korean domestic and foreign policy. We will spend considerable time analyzing North Koreas relationship with regional and world powers and examining the origins, history, and implications of their nuclear weapons program. Students will be expected to demonstrate their ability to apply theoretical and historical knowledge toward analyzing the rapidly evolving landscape of contemporary issues related to North Korea.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-420 German Greens and Environmentalism
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The rise of the Green Party, from its grass-roots beginnings to participation in the federal government. Background on the development of green consciousness in Germany and Europe since the early 20th century. Present governmental policies and programs (e.g., alternative energy sources, organic farming, recycling, dismantling of nuclear power). Cross-listed GER 420 and ENST 420
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-428 Congressional Parties, Leadership, & Public Policy
Prerequisites:
Junior status or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course focuses on the Congressional leadership, parties in Congress and their impact on political interactions, and public policy. The course will examine the relationship between the leadership in the Congress and the powerful elements in the House and Senate such as committee chairmen and the party caucuses as well as the media and lobbyists. Emphasis is on the decades long trend toward greater political polarization and its impact on the ability of the institution to respond effectively current national problems.
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GVT-429 Congress and the Federal Budget: Procedure, Politics & Public Policy
Prerequisites:
Take GVT-110
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Focus is on the federal budget process, political interactions, and public policy outcomes. The budget represents nearly one-quarter of GDP making those decisions central to the functioning of our democracy and the health of our economy. Emphasis is on the Congressional budget process, appropriations process, and revenue decision-making because the Constitution establishes Congress as the guardian of the nations purse strings.
Type:
BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE,Social Science
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GVT-431 Congress: the Broken Branch
Prerequisites:
TAKE GVT 110
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will examine the changes in the US Congress in recent years, as both party unity and party polarization have grown, with particular attention to the evolution of Senate rules as the need for a 60-vote majority has become a given.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-432 Legal Issues in Campaign and Elections
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will explore legal issues affecting campaigns and elections. Among the topics covered will be the legal requirements to qualify for the ballot, campaign finance laws, challenges to candidates and ballot questions, and election recounts. Special emphasis will be given to the 2000 Presidential Recount in Florida.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-434 Immigration Policy and Politics
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines how American governmental institutions, political actors, and processes have both shaped and responded to one of the most significant and complex issues of public policy facing the nation: immigration to the United States. This class will explore a number of intriguing and difficult policy topics related to the almost unprecedented level of immigration that the U.S. has been experiencing. The focus of the class will include the following: admissions, citizenship, deportation and detention (including that of suspected terrorists), refugee/asylum law, and highly contested issues of today, such as definitions of citizenship, immigrant rights, and border enforcement. A major objective of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to conduct their own original research in American politics by delving into some aspect of immigration as a public policy issue.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-435 Race and Public Policy
Prerequisites:
GVT 110 OR GVT 120 OR GVT 223 OR GVT 224
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Public policys impact on Blacks Chicanos, Native Americans Puerto Ricans, and other minority groups; how public policy has contributed to racial oppression; policies for attaining racial equality; political strategies of minority groups. Cultural Diversity A
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-438 Environmental Policy & Politic
Prerequisites:
This course will have a service learning component Sophomore Status required
Credits:
4.00
Description:
From Rio to the Boston Harbor Project, this course examines the policies and politics of the environment. It examines the origins of the environmental movement in the United States focusing on the development and present function of government and non-government organizations responsible for the development and implementation of global, national, state and local environmental policies.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-439 Global Environmental Threat
Credits:
4.00
Description:
In the 20th century the general public became aware of the need for following a sustainable lifestyle. Non-governmental organizations, governmental institutions and individuals began to study environmental problems and issues to enhance the concept of conservation of nature and the protection of the planets biodiversity among other important concepts. However, as we enter the 21st century, we are finding ourselves involved in new environmental threats such as increasingly disturbing natural disasters, eco-terrorism and endless extreme poverty. This course is aimed at learning the basic environmental aspects that affect society and nature as a whole, along with the new issues that are arising and leading scientists to continue new lines of research in the field of environmental conservation and awareness, knowing also that the key to hope lies in the field of environmental education. Offered on the Madrid Campus only.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-450 Lobbying, the Media and Public Policy Opinion, and Politics
Prerequisites:
Junior status or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This class will examine the role of lobbyist and the media in influencing state and national decision makers and public policy. Focusing primarily on current issues relating to energy and environmental policy, we will discuss and critically examine all sides of todays hot topics- renewable power, climate change, sustainability and others. The goal is not to determine who is right and who is wrong, but rather to get behind the headlines and separate fact from hype and discuss how and why certain policy decisions are made and how policy makers are influenced. Youll gain an appreciation as to how public opinion, lobbyists and the media (even celebrities!) can actually change government priorities- and not always for the better, as rising public opinion and political pressure often collides with well established scientific evidence.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-452 Bostons Future: Local Politics in a Global Context
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This year, Bostons longest-serving mayor of 20 years, Thomas Menino, announced he would not seek re-election. Twelve candidates are now vying to be mayor of Boston. Boston is among the most educated cities and is an epicenter for research and development, building an innovation economy of engagement, community networks, and collaboration. Yet it faces a variety of challenges. Boston also counts itself as third most unequal cities in the United States in terms of income inequality. Can Boston sustain its success while also lifting more of its population out of poverty? This course examines these questions by focusing attention on the 2013 mayoral election. What prescriptions for success and visions for the future of Boston do the various candidates offer? What constituencies vote? How will the successful candidate craft a winning coalition? Guest speakers, including candidates, local media analysts, and policy makers will highlight key aspects of the urban issues we will examine. Neighborhood visits and a variety of readings will round out the course. For any student interested in the interplay between politics, local government and the global economy, this course is for you.
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GVT-458 Fundamentals of Political Fundraising
Prerequisites:
Junior standing
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Political campaigns aim for votes, but they run on money. This course will introduce students to the basic elements of political fundraising: how to identify potential donors, small personal appeals through events to direct mail, along with the basic legal rules about fundraising, such as contribution limits, record keeping and reporting requirements. Students in this course will also examine the influence of money and PACs on politics and public policy, and will consider the relative advantages and disadvantages of other possible systems of campaign finance, both as practiced today in other countries and as proposed by reformers in the United States.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-462 Approaches to Foreign Politics & Diplomacy
Prerequisites:
GVT 261. Junior status or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The objective of this course is to analyze the mechanisms and processes of diplomacy. It provides a sense of the evolution of statecraft, and it seeks to assess the utility of different approaches to the development of foreign policy and to examine the successes and failures of these approaches in different circumstances. Prerequisite: GVT 281 or instructors consent. Open only to Juniors and Seniors. 1 term - 4 credits.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-463 International Legal Systems
Prerequisites:
Junior status or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course explains the main components of the international legal system. It begins by exploring the rules, principles and norms that govern the relationship among states, the different cultural and philosophical legal perspectives and the history of the international legal system. The second part of the course covers the study of the sources and subjects of the international law, the jurisdiction of states, the peaceful settlement of disputes, the use of force and the legal personality of international actors. The third part of the course addresses a number of significant topics derived from the process of globalization legal norms: human rights, humanitarian intervention, law of the sea, environmental law, and economic relations.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-465 International and Transnational Organizations
Prerequisites:
GVT-261
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course explores the institutional structures, political processes, and impact of international governmental and nongovernmental organizations. It analyzes their increasingly prominent role in efforts to resolve a wide range of global problems and contribution to strengthen the current system of global governance. While the course covers the problems of international security, global distribution of wealth, deterioration of the environmental system, and threats to social welfare, it focuses on the interaction between the United Nations System and regional organizations, on the one hand, and the role of non-governmental organizations in cooperating or competing to solve specific problems in the area of international relations.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-466 Globalization, Regionalization and Sovereignty
Prerequisites:
GVT 261
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines the intertwined nature of the globalization and regionalization processes from the perspective of global political economy. The first part of the course provides the basic elements and indicators to understand the main challenges the international economy is facing such as crisis, protectionism, and underdevelopment, inter alia. The second part presents the evolution of globalization and regionalism in the past decades. The third and final section compares how the distinct regions in the world are dealing with local and global problems; particularly attention is paid to the European Union, NAFTA, Mercosur and APEC.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-467 Comparative Social Movements
Prerequisites:
Junior status
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This class examines the political ramifications o social movements primarily but not exclusively within the United States. It looks at ideology, beliefs and mechanisms of mobilization. Another important focus is an analysis of non-white social movements in this country and their impact on domestic politics. Among the movements to be examined are: the Pan-African movement 1919-1939 which will, to some extent, take us outside this country; the U.S. Civil Rights Movement 1955 to 1969 which covers the rise of the Black Power movement; and the U.S. Labor Movement 1900 to 1955 in terms of non-white influence on its programmatic goals. Normally offered alternate years. Cultural Diversity B
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-468 UN & Humanitarian Governance
Prerequisites:
Junior Standing or Instructors consent. Ends April 20, 2010.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This seminar will explore actors and issues in the context of the United Nations system in connection with humanitarian governance challenges. We will examine theoretical, political, legal issues and institutional issues, then analyze protection, civil-military relations in peace operations. UN and other peace operations and responsibility to protect will be analyzed, and hard choices for all those who wish that globalization should be more humane, and who are interested to confront moving targets and evolving challenges of humanitarian governance, including dilemmas of not doing harm, when intending to do good, in international humanitarian engagement. With humanitarian actions new power comes knowledge that even the most well-intentioned projects can create as many problems as they solve. Are unforeseen consequences, blind spots, and biases of humanitarian work--from focusing too much on rules and too little on results? Students are expected to actively participate in interactive, visual and practical simulation exercises and role plays of humanitarian emergency operations Previous relevant knowledge/experience desirable.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-469 Human Rights
Prerequisites:
GVT 261 Junior status or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An examination of human rights at the end of the 20th century. Attention will be given to the origin and expansion of the concept of human rights in different political systems, the links between culture and human rights and the means and mechanisms for safeguarding human rights with particular reference to the United Nations system.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-471 Topics in Democracy
Prerequisites:
take gvt-110, gvt-120, or instructors consent for non majors. Junior status or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
In this course, students will have an opportunity to examine the basic foundations of the democratic theory and practice. Specifically, this course will focus on building blocks of a democratic relationship between people and government, including transparency, accountability, accessibility, and opportunities for effective advocacy and participation. Both classical and modern authors who have weighed in on these issues will be discussed. Normally offered alternate years.
Type:
Social Science,BSJ SOCIAL SCIENCE
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GVT-472 East Germany and the Cold War
Credits:
4.00
Description:
When the German Democratic Republic was founded in 1949, observers in the West viewed it as an artificial construct created to serve the needs of the Soviet empire. The self-image of the GDR as created by its leadership revolved around the idea of an anti-fascist German state designed as a bulwark against any revival of National Socialism. Over a generation after the fall of the Berlin Wall, it is possible to undertake a dispassionate analysis of the forty-year history of the ?other? German state as manifested in its cultural identity and political role during the Cold War.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-482 Crisis and Integration in Europe
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Why did 17 European countries surrender the sovereign control of their currency and create the Euro? Will Turkey become a member of the European Union? Will Europeans continue free riding the security protection of the United States? Is the integration process another layer of bureaucracy or an institutional instrument to dean with the permanent crises in Europe? There are some of the questions guiding the discussions in the class.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-485 Politics and International Relations of The Middle East
Prerequisites:
TAKE GVT-281 OR INSTRUCTORS CONSENT
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Interlocking themes making the contemporary Middle East an area of chronic conflict: Big Power rivalries; social and political change within individual countries; unity and Arab rivalry involved in Arab nationalism; the Palestinian-Israeli-Arab dispute. Normally offered alternate years. Cultural Diversity B
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Social Science
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GVT-489 Islam & Politics
Prerequisites:
not open to freshmen
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course explores the political and cultural history of Islam, with emphasis on the contemporary Islamic resurgence in Muslim countries. The origins and causes of this resurgence, its aims, and its effects on domestic, regional, and world politics will be examined. Offered as needed. Cultural Diversity B
Type:
Social Science,Cultural Diversity Opt B,Asian Studies
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GVT-492 Islamic Political Thought
Credits:
4.00
Description:
What is the relationship between philosophy and Islam? Does the divine law (Sharia) need to be supplemented with purely rational reflections on the nature and purpose of political life? What is the place of toleration and individual rights in the Islamic legal and philosophic tradition? We will explore these and similar questions by focusing on two particularly fertile periods of Islamic thought--the encounter of Islam with Greek philosophy in the classical period and its encounter with modern secular West in late modernity.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-503 Washington Academic Seminar I
Prerequisites:
This course fulfills the Expanded Classroom Requirement. Instructors consent is required.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An intensive off-campus experience, normally of two-weeks duration, arranged through a qualified agency in Washington, D.C. Topics vary. Students will be graded by both an on-site evaluator and an assigned Government Department faculty member. Students are normally required to keep a journal of the off-campus experience and to write a significant research paper based on the topic of the academic seminar upon their return.
Type:
Social Science,Expanded Classroom Requirement
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GVT-504 Washington Academic Seminar II
Prerequisites:
Requires Instructors consent
Credits:
1.00- 2.00
Description:
An off-campus experience, normally of one-week duration, arranged through a qualified agency in Washington D.C. Topics vary. Students will be graded by both an on-site evaluator and an assigned Government Department faculty member. A writing assignment is usually required upon completion of the seminar.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-506 Political Convention Program
Credits:
6.00
Description:
An opportunity to do an internship through the Washington Center at either the Republican National Convention or the Democratic National Convention. College students will learn what goes on behind the scenes and interact with important public figures that are influential in setting public policy at various levels of government. They spend a week prior to the convention studying the electoral process, familiarizing themselves with conventions operations and preparing for their convention fieldwork assignments. In addition, they hear from a wide variety of speakers, including members of the media, party officials, and other political personalities. Students are then assigned as volunteers to assist with the work of the convention during the second week.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-507 Gvt Study Trip: Civil Rights Tour
Prerequisites:
INSTRUCTORS PERMISSION This course fulfills the Expanded Classroom Requirement
Credits:
4.00
Description:
APPROVAL OF DEPT. CHAIRPERSON. Specially arranged study trip to a foreign country for the purpose of obtaining knowledge through direct experience and observation. Includes prearranged site visits, meetings, required reading and written assignments. ECR
Type:
Social Science,Expanded Classroom Requirement
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GVT-509 United Nations Seminar
Prerequisites:
Instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course provides an introduction to the study of the role of the United Nations System in the globalization era. The course is divided in two main sections. The first is based on a series of readings, lectures and discussion on the rules, principles and norms which govern the relationship among states and the UN system; it also covers traditional topics such as the sources and subjects of international law, the jurisdiction of states, the peaceful settlement of disputes, the use of force and the legal personality of international actors, human rights, humanitarian intervention, global environment, used of armed forces, as well as economic relations. The second part of the course is based on a required study trip to the UN headquarters in order to experience a direct contact with policy-makers within the UN system in a diversity of areas such as security, aid and peacekeeping areas.
Type:
Social Science,Expanded Classroom Requirement
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GVT-510 Independent Study
Prerequisites:
Instructors consent required
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
Individual program of reading and research on an approved topic under the supervision of a member of the department. Only for qualified juniors or seniors. Offered every semester.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-513 The Presidency, Congress & Media
Prerequisites:
Junior status or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course is fast-paced, highly interactive, multi-media and thought provoking. We apply the traditional academic requirements at The Washington Center, while adding the unique elements that allow you to connect with students at other universities. This course offers interesting guests, lively discussions, thoughtful debates, historic video from C-SPAN and the National Archives. As we examine and analyze the political, legislative and social issues facing our country, we will take an in-depth look at the issues and events shaping the agenda for next Congress & the next round of elections. Our focus will also include the historical process of public policy making, as well as an intense examination on the changing role of media, especially social media, in shaping public opinion.
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GVT-515 Senior Seminar
Credits:
1.00
Description:
This course is designed to provide all Government degree-seeking students with a team-taught capstone experience. In this course, we will collectively discuss and consider career, professional and academic experience for the Government major, including learning more about the fields of public policy, public service, law, nonprofit management, international development, and nongovernmental organization management. This course focuses on career entry and transition, networking for career success, impression management concept and skills, and related life-long learning skills. Students articulate and reflect on academic, work, and co-curricular experiences from the perspective of professionals entering or advancing their careers. Pre-requisite: Senior standing.
Type:
Social Science
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GVT-521 Internship in Government
Prerequisites:
Junior standing
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Approximately 12 hours a week working in a position that offers the student significant opportunity to learn about politics and/or government. Interested students should consult instructor in advance. ECR
Type:
Social Science,Expanded Classroom Requirement
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GVT-523 Washington Internship
Prerequisites:
Juniors standing and instructors permission required
Credits:
12.00
Description:
A full-time, one-semester internship in Washington, D.C. Consult the Department office for more details. ECR
Type:
Social Science,Expanded Classroom Requirement
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GVT-524 Washington Internship
Prerequisites:
This course fulfills the Expanded Classroom Requirement
Credits:
8.00
Description:
A full-time summer internship in Washington D.C. Consult the Department for more details. ECR
Type:
Social Science,Expanded Classroom Requirement
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GVT-525 Washington Internship Seminar
Prerequisites:
Concurrent enrollment in GVT 523 or GVT 524
Credits:
4.00
Description:
ECR
Type:
Social Science,Expanded Classroom Requirement
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GVT-526 International Internship-London
Prerequisites:
Juniors standing; GVT 528 & GVT 529 Concurrent
Credits:
8.00
Description:
A full-time, one-semester International Internship in London.
Type:
Social Science,Expanded Classroom Requirement
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GVT-527 International Internship-Brussels
Prerequisites:
Juniors standing; GVT 528 & GVT 529 Concurrent
Credits:
8.00
Description:
A full-time, one-semester International Internship in London.
Type:
Social Science,Expanded Classroom Requirement
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GVT-528 International Seminar I
Prerequisites:
Concurrently with GVT 526 or GVT 530 and GVT 529
Credits:
4.00
Description:
One of two required seminars to be taken by International interns and service learning participation. ECR
Type:
Social Science,Expanded Classroom Requirement
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GVT-529 International Seminar II
Prerequisites:
Concurrently with GVT 526 or GVT 530 and GVT 528
Credits:
4.00
Description:
One of two required seminars to be taken by International interns and service learning participation ECR
Type:
Social Science,Expanded Classroom Requirement
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GVT-530 International Service Learning Program
Prerequisites:
Must be taken concurrently with GVT 528 and 529. Junior Standing.
Credits:
8.00
Description:
Full-time, international service-learning in one of several countries. Consult the Government Department office for more details.
Type:
Social Science,Expanded Classroom Requirement
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GVT-531 Washington/London Internship Program
Credits:
8.00-12.00
Description:
This course combines a two week seminar in Washington, DC, with a 32 hour per week political internship in London for the rest of the semester. The focus is on understanding British politics and government in a comparative context. Prerequisites: simultaneous enrollment in GVT 528 and consent of instructor. 1 term - 12 credits.
Type:
Social Science,Expanded Classroom Requirement
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GVT-533 International Internship-Edinburgh
Prerequisites:
Juniors standing; GVT 528 & GVT 529 Concurrent
Credits:
8.00
Description:
A full-time, one-semester International Internship in London.
Type:
Social Science,Expanded Classroom Requirement
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GVT-534 Washington/Sydney Internship Program
Prerequisites:
Juniors & Seniors, normally must be taken concurrently GVT 529
Credits:
8.00
Description:
A full-time, one-semester International Internship. Consult the Department office for more details. Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing. Normally must be taken with GVT 528 and GVT 529. ECR
Type:
Social Science,Expanded Classroom Requirement
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GVT-555 Senior Thesis
Prerequisites:
Instructors consent required
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Individual program of reading, research, writing on an approved topic under the supervision of a member of the department, for students in all tracks who meet the criteria for departmental honors and who wish to prepare a thesis for submission to the honors committee. Must be taken in the first semester of the senior year. Prerequisites: Grade point average 3.0 overall, 3.4 in major; completion of a minimum of 6 credits in Government at Suffolk University; advisors signed consent; application approved by honors committee in spring of applicants junior year. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every fall.
Type:
Social Science
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HST-100 Introduction to Asian Studies: Culture, People, Ideas
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An interdisciplinary introduction to Asian Studies will touch upon the history, politics, economics, philosophy, geography, arts, and cultures of Asia. Sample topics include political economy, religious and cultural exchanges, international relations, the Asian experience in America, and the role of Asia in the twenty-first century. Students will develop conceptual frameworks for exploring the subjects covered by the Asian Studies curriculum.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement,Cultural Diversity Opt B
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HST-101 History of Western Civilization I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of European culture, politics, and society from antiquity to the seventeenth century, examining such topics as: the Greek, Judaic, and Roman heritage; the rise of Christianity; feudal society in the Middle Ages; Renaissance and Reformation; the Scientific Revolution; and the development of absolutist and constitutional governments.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-102 History of Western Civilization II
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of European culture, politics, and society from the Scientific Revolution to the present, examining such topics as the development of absolutist and constitutional governments; the Enlightenment; the French Revolution; Industrialization and urbanization; nationalism and imperialism; World War I, World War II, and the Cold War; the decline of Europe as a world power.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-110 Walk to Remember: The Freedom Trail
Credits:
2.00
Description:
Begin with a walking tour of the Freedom Trail conducted by Charles Bahne, author of The Complete Guide to Bostons Freedom Trail. Stops include the Old South Meeting House, the Old State House, Faneuil Hall, the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company Museum, Paul Revere House, and the Old North Church. Students will learn the historical significance of each site and its connection to Bostons role in the American Revolution. In addition, they will develop their research skills during a visit to the Massachusetts Historical Society. The course concludes with a guided walk along the Black Heritage Trail through Beacon Hill, home to some of Bostons key abolitionist leaders. *An additional field trip fee applies for various visits throughout Boston This course does not fulfill core requirements.
Term:
Summer
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-121 World History I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of the civilizations of the ancient fertile Crescent, China, India, Greece, Rome, Byzantium, the rise of Islam, Africa, the Americas, the Chinese borderlands and medieval Europe from the beginning of history to 1500. We study the uniqueness and similarities of each civilization, how they interacted with each other, and how they changed over time. Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-122 World History II
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of human civilizations from 1500 to the present. Course explores themes such as the development of new trading networks, including the slave trade, religious and intellectual innovation, the rise of nationalism and creation of nation-states, the democratic revolutions, imperialism and world war. We study social change such as gender and race relations; technological and scientific revolutions; and cultural achievements of all civilizations. Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-149 Empires & Globalization in World History I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This is the first of the two-course series of Empires and Globalization in World History. Course discusses the origins and development of globalization and capitalism from the perspective of economic history. Major issues include the formation of the medieval trade system, the development of finance and capitalism in the early modern ages, and economic changes prior to the Industrial Revolution. The specific topics may change every year due to new academic developments and publications. Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-150 Empires & Globalization in World History II
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This is the second of the two-course series of Empires and Globalization in World History. Course discusses the origins and development of globalization and capitalism from the perspective of economic history. Major issues include state-making, wars, and the rivalry among early modern empires, economic development, the Industrial Revolution and the formation of the global trade system. The specific topics may change every year due to new academic developments and publications. Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-169 African American Genealogy
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This seminar will introduce students to resources and techniques in African American genealogy. During the seminar students will explore methods of applying genealogical research to the larger African American and American story by working on an African American genealogy project. Note: This course is identical to BLKST 169.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-181 American History I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of American history from European colonization up through the era of the Civil War. Topics include interactions with Native Americans; slavery; the American Revolution; the founding of a new republic; social and economic developments in the early nineteenth century; expansion; party politics; sectional conflict; the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-182 American History II
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of American history from the 1870s to the present. Topics include the new industrial order; farmer and worker protests; progressivism; Americas emergence as a world power; the two World Wars; the Great Depression; the New Deal; the Cold War; post-World War II American society; the Civil rights movement; Vietnam; dissent and counterculture in the 1960s; the womens movement; economic, social, and political changes in the late-twentieth century; Americas relationship to a globalized world.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-200 Gateway to the Past: The Historians Craft
Credits:
4.00
Description:
What does it mean to study history? Why is history a particularly valuable means of understanding human experiences and problems? Historians do more than acquire facts about people and societies of the past. Historians debate the past as they uncover new information, develop new interpretative frameworks, and ask new questions. This course introduces students to history as a method of thought and inquiry, the development of history as a discipline, and to new trends and methodologies in the field. Prerequisite: Must be a History Major with at least sophomore status.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-210 Traditional Chinese Society From 1800 to 1949
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course focuses on traditional Chinese society from 1800 to 1949, taking up such areas as family and kinship, social mobility, education, economic and social differentiation, community and social life, and popular belief. Examining the practices and ideologies underlying each area will enhance our understanding of the nature of traditional Chinese society, and help explain how elements of Chinese traditional culture contribute to modern Chinese identity and everyday life.
Type:
Humanities & History
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HST-213 The British Empire and Commonwealth
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The first British Empire (1607-1783); the second British Empire in the nineteenth century; dominion and Commonwealth status; dissolution of the Empire after 1945; the constituent territories of the Empire, their relationship with Britain, and their interrelationship within the Empire.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-215 History of the Vikings
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An examination of the Viking phenomenon between the eighth and eleventh centuries, including the origin of the Vikings in Scandinavia and the expansion and impact of the Danes/Normans in Germany, the Baltic region, England, France, and Sicily; the Varangians (Swedes) in Kievan Rus and Constantinople; and the Norse in Scotland, Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland (Newfoundland and Labrador).
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-216 The Thousand Year Reich: the Holy Roman Empire, 800-1806
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An examination of the purposes, ideology, structure, institutions, context, and historical evolution of Europes most enduring, most important, most influential, and (before the European Union) most inclusive political formation, the Holy Roman Empire, during its thousand-year history from the coronation of Charlemagne in 800 to its dissolution in the Napoleonic Europe of 1806.
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HST-218 History of the Mongols
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The history of the Mongol Empire, from the emergence of unified Mongol federation at the beginning of 13th century to its dismemberment into independent territories in Mongolia, China, Transoxiana, Iran, and Kipchak Khanate. We will discuss the topological and geographical features of the Mongolian homeland; and the social, economic, and ideological aspects of their lives. The life and the military and political achievements of Genghis Khan will be highlighted, as well as the Mongols rule over conquered realms. We will also explore through critical discussions the most important historical approaches to the Mongols.
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HST-221 William Lloyd Garrison in Bostons Abolition Movement
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A focus on the life of William Lloyd Garrison, whom Frederick Douglass called, the chief apostle of the unconditional emancipation of all the slaves. We will focus on the words of Garrison, on his support from the Boston colored community, and his role in the national Abolition movement. Garrisons confidence in the power of moral agitation to overcome institutional inertia will be a theme. The views of a spectrum of historians, writing from the context of many years, will raise questions about movement strategies relevant also today.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-223 History of Law
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course surveys the laws historical development, from the uncodified customs of the ancient world, to the first legal code of Hammurabi, to the European legal tradition: Roman law, Canon law, and the Anglo-Saxon common law. We will examine the laws historical development and its role in different historical moments. We will explore modern law and legal institutions; the relationship between law and society in the transition from feudalism to capitalism; the rise of human rights and the rule of law in Western democracies, including the rise of the legal exception (slavery, for example).
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-224 Civil Rights in the 20th Century
Credits:
4.00
Description:
What is meant by the term civil rights? How do civil rights affect notions of what it means to be an American? In Civil Rights in the Twentieth Century, students will explore the history of civil rights movements- from the Reconstruction era through the Conservative revolution of the 1970s and 1980s- to answer these questions, and to try to understand the contested definition of civil rights in modern America. We will begin with the emancipation of four million African-Americans during the 1860s; we will continue through the first wave feminist movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, and the labor movement from the Gilded Age through the New Deal; and we will conclude with the Black, womens, and gay rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s, and their relationship to the rise of the New Right during the 1970s and 1980s. Special attention will be paid to primary documents written by civil rights leaders and their followers, as well as analysis of secondary material on how civil rights has evolved over time.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,Humanities Literature Requirement,Humanities & History
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HST-233 The Creation of Russia
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Russia--the worlds largest country, leading energy exporter, a major nuclear and space power, and a permanent member of the UN Security Council, also exhibits many third-world drifts. Well address Russias contradictions and paradoxes. How did the Byzantine, Nomadic, and West European cultural layers help form the Russian civilization? How Russian were some of the famous Russian - the poet Pushkin, Catherine the Great, Stalin? What impact did the Mongols have in their 200-year rule? How did Russia compete and expand against more advanced and wealthier foes? Why was Ivan the Terrible actually terrified? How did Peter the Greats reforms Westernize Russia, accelerate its development, but lead Russian intellectuals to challenge Czars authority and ultimately bring about the 1917 Revolutions? Did Russia have a democratic tradition in the earliest times, or is it a 20th century Western import?
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities Literature Requirement,Humanities & History
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HST-244 History of the Iranian Islamic Revolution
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The course reviews modern Iranian politics with a special attention on the history of the Islamic Revolution of 1979. It evaluates the factors which caused the revolution and its impacts on Iranian society, the Middle East, and the world. Among the important topics of discussion will be the role of the United States in Iranian politics (1953-1979); the policies of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1941-1979); the hostage crisis (1979-1981); the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988); the Reform Movement (1997-2005); and the re-emergence of radical policies under Ahmadinejad since 2005.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement,Cultural Diversity Opt B
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HST-247 History of Modern Middle East
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course seeks to provide students with an understanding of the broad historical forces, conflicts and major events that have shaped the contemporary nations of the modern Middle East. The course begins with the emergence of the modern Middle East from the empires of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It deals with forces which attempt to meet the European challenge; the age of colonialism; the rise of nationalism; socialism, capitalism, the impact of Israeli and Palestinian conflict on the region; oil, the Islamic Revolution in Iran and the rise of Islamic fundamentalist movements, U.S. policy, and Saddam Husseins Iraq.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-255 Films and Contemporary China
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This class uses a series of films to demonstrate the changes in peoples lives in contemporary China. It focuses on the Reform Era between 1980 and present. The topics include Chinese politics, economic growth, social change, and popular cultures. Cultural Diversity B.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities & History,Asian Studies,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-261 African History to 1800
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will explore the history of Africa from prehistoric times to the nineteenth century to give students an introduction to African Studies and a sense of Africas place in world history. Topics include: the Nile Valley civilizations, West African empires, the trans-Saharan trade, the slave trade, the spread and impact of Islam. Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-262 Modern African History Since 1800
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will cover the history of Africa from 1800 to the present and enable students to develop an understanding of issues that affect the relationship between modern Africa and the world. Topics include: the African tradition; the impact of Islam and Christianity, abolition of the slave trade, European imperialism and colonialism, African independence movements, African nationalism, Pan Africanism. Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-263 Comparative Race Relations
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Compares and analyzes the history of race and politics in South Africa and the United States from the 17th century to the present. Examines how race as a social and ideological construct influenced and informed political conflicts over land, labor, and social relations in the two countries including slavery, segregation, apartheid, and the struggle to create racial democracies. Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-264 History of Italy
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The political, social, economic and cultural development of Italy in fourteen hundred years, from Rome to the Renaissance, to the unification of the country, the fascist regime of Mussolini, and the birth of the Republic in 1948.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-267 Russia in the 20th Century
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course is a survey of the history of Russia and the Soviet Union from 1900 to the present. We will examine the end of tsarist rule, the October Revolution and the Civil War, Lenins rule, Stalin and the Stalinist system, the Great Patriotic War, Khrushchevs de-Stalinization, Brezhnevs economic stagnation, and Gorbachevs perestroika and glasnost. The final section of the course examines the collapse of the Soviet Union, the rise of Yeltsin, and the Putin-Medvedev era.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-268 History of the Mediterranean
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The history of the Mediterranean from the ancient times to the 20th century, to understand the extraordinary interaction between the rich cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds of the peoples of Europe, Middle East, and North Africa.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-269 Early Modern France
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will look at early modern France (1400-1789), emphasizing the development of religious, political, and legal institutions. Topics that we will cover include the emergence of France as an absolute monarchy; the Protestant and Catholic Reformations in France; the religious wars of the sixteenth century; Frances role overseas; war and diplomacy with other European countries; the Enlightenment; the French Revolution; and the rise of Napoleon. Students will be expected to write a research paper, write a short paper on a primary source, participate in class discussions, and take two in-class exams. The class is primarily a lecture class, although we will have periodic discussions on the readings.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-271 African American History 1619-1860
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will examine the history of Africans in the United States from their arrival in the colonies to the Civil War and the end of legal slavery. Topics include: the slave trade, the development of the slave system, African-Americans and the Declaration of Independence, and the abolition movement. Cultural Diversity A
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-272 African American History From 1860
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will examine African American history from the end of slavery to the present. Topics include: Emancipation and Reconstruction, Reconstruction and the Constitution, the Exodusters, the Harlem Renaissance, Pan Africanism, the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Power Movement, African-Americans at the turn of the twenty-first century. Cultural Diversity A
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-274 Women in 19th Century Europe
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An exploration of the condition of European women from 1800 to 1914. Readings focus primarily on womens experiences in France and Great Britain. Topics include: the effects of industrialization on the lives of working-class women; working and middle-class womens negotiation of marriage, work, and family life; the rise of feminism, womens greater participation in the public sphere, and conservative reaction to these changes in womens place in society; women and crime; Victorian ideas about female sexuality; the politics of class and gender in nineteenth-century European society. Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-275 Women in 20th Century Europe
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An examination of the changing place of women in European society since 1900. Topics include: womens suffrage and the political advances of the 1920s and 1930s; the revolution in sexual mores, birth control, and the rise of companionate marriage; women and the consumer economy; the anti-woman policies of Fascist Italy and Germany under National Socialism; liberation of women and retrenchment in the Soviet Union; World War II; feminism, sexual liberation, and womens political engagement since the 1960s; and, throughout the twentieth century, womens continuing negotiation of work and family responsibilities. Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-276 History of Modern Latin America
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The development of Latin American states: society, economy and culture, from colonial origins to the present. Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-283 The U.S. and Central America 1979-1993
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This class studies this international relationship in the context of the global anti-colonial revolutions, the collapse of communism, and the influence of Catholic liberation theology. The course highlights the Nicaraguan revolution, the Salvadoran civil war, the Guatemalan military campaign against Mayan villages, the U.S. invasion of Panama, and the relative stability but great differences among Honduras, Belize and Costa Rica.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-285 Colonial History of Latin America
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An introduction to Latin Americas colonial history through the Revolutionary Wars for Independence. The course examines topics that are relevant to issues and challenges facing Latin American and Caribbean peoples today, including poverty, corruption, human rights, the power of religion, race and identity, the environment, international trade, political representation, foreign intervention, cultural survival, and the exploitation of land, labor and resources.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-287 Atlantic World: Print to Progress
Credits:
4.00
Description:
How did Atlantic crossings impact American societies? In this course, students with little or no prior knowledge of the Atlantic World will gain an understanding of the inter-connections that developed among peoples of Europe, Africa and America after 1492. We will see how the migration of peoples facilitated a new level of exchange in technology, culture, and especially ideas. Topics include European thoughts on America and its peoples; the Columbian Exchange of flora, fauna, and diseases; Euro-American accounts of life in the New World; and cultural syncretism such as language, music and religion. Previously HST 495
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-290 19th Century America
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course explores the history of the United States from 1810 to 1910. Students will study the growth of American institutions, the rise and effects of a market society, westward expansion and Indian affairs, the enlivening of U.S. civic ideals, debates over free labor and slavery, the causes and effects of the Civil War, post-Civil War redefinitions of citizenship, immigration, Progressivism, and the nations entry on to the world stage.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-292 American Foreign Relations Since 1898
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The history of modern U.S. foreign relations. Key topics include the emergence of the U.S. as a world power, Americas involvement in the two world wars, the Cold War, Vietnam, and globalization. U.S. relations with Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Africa are explored.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-293 Race and Reconstruction: the Transformation of America, 1850-1900
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course explores the political, economic, social, and cultural history of America from the decade prior to the Civil War to the end of the nineteenth century. Students will focus on the political, social, and racial catalysts that led to the Civil War, its aftermath, and the ideologies behind Federal Reconstruction between 1863 and 1877. Through primary and secondary source materials, students will explore the following: What were the long term effects of American slavery, American expansion, and the Civil War? How did different groups of Americans- north and south, Black, White, Asian, Latino- understand themselves, their government, and what it meant to be an American citizen? How did the social structure of white supremacy - epitomized in ante-bellum slavery, Indian removal, and rising anti-Chinese sentiment - contribute to the long-lasting social structure of American racism?
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Cultural Diversity Opt A,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-299 Busing in Boston: the Moakley Archives
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This is a research seminar designed to give students the opportunity to explore the rich yet difficult history of busing in Boston, and develop their research skills by using the material on Bostons school desegregation in the Moakley archives. This will be augmented by discussions with local figures who were also involved in the events of the era. Class time will be divided between classroom meetings and work in the archives with the documents. Students will be responsible for a final project based on their work in the archives. This course is identical to BLKST 299.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-306 Arab-Israeli Conflict
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An analysis of the origins and the local, regional, and international dimensions of the Palestinian-Israeli-Arab conflict, this course will examine the conflict through the eyes of the major protagonists and the roles played by them from the early twentieth century to the present: Zionists/Israelis, Palestinians and other Arabs, British, Americans, Soviets. We will also explore the questions of why this conflict has captured the worlds attention and why it has gone unresolved since World War II. Finally, we will examine the possibilities and attempts for resolution of what appears to be an intractable human tragedy.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-307 U.S. Race Relations 1877-1945
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course focuses on the African-American freedom struggle. It describes the consolidation of segregation and disfranchisement laws, the rise of Booker T. Washington, the NAACPs fight for civil rights, black nationalism, African American participation in both world wars, the Harlem Renaissance, and Depression Era struggles. We will also consider the history of non-white groups including Hispanics, Asian-Americans, and Native Americans.
Type:
Humanities & History,Cultural Diversity Opt A
-
HST-312 Renaissance and Reformation Europe
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Intellectual and cultural developments of the Renaissance, and of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations in their social and political contexts. Topics include: Humanism, the rise of the city-state; art, and science; changes in family and social life; the causes of the Reformation (intellectual, social, technological); Calvinists, Lutherans, and Radical Reformers; Counter-Reformation and its political consequences; the Wars of Religion.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-318 History of Sports in America
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This class will look at the history of sports in America from the era of American independence to the present. This course will examine the various roles which sports has played in American society including entertainment, cultural, social, political, and business.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-319 The History of Black Music in America
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Black music has been one of the primary cultural factors in the United States. From the African roots to hip hop in the 21st century Black music has served as an expression of African American consciousness, providing commentary on many aspects of black life. This art form provides commentary on many aspects of black life including social and political. It has also been a major force in shaping the culture of the United States as a whole. As such it provides an excellent window for exploring the history of Black America as well as the history of all America. With the use of texts, videos, and recordings this class will examine the music of Black America in the context and communities in which it was created and performed, and also in relationship to the wider world. Cultural Diversity A
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Cultural Diversity Opt A,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-321 History of Islam
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course presents a coherent account of the origin and history of Islam since its foundation in Arabia in the seventh century A.D. to the present. Analyzes the terms, events, characteristics, developments, movements, and institutions that have been part of the shaping of Islam. Ideological challenges and impact of Islam in the world today from both spiritual and political perspectives are examined. Concentrations VIII, XII. Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Cultural Diversity Opt B
-
HST-322 French Revolution and Napoleon
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The background and outbreak of revolution; the French Republic; the Reign of Terror; the European impact of the Revolution; the career of Bonaparte; Napoleonic warfare, the rise, fall and significance of the Empire.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-325 Exploration, Colonization, and Imperialism
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Begins with an overview of the Old Worlds (Africa, America, Asia and Europe) before the rise of the European hegemony. Next we will look at the growth of Europes nation-states and their movement into the control of world trade. Then we will cover the period from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries - the transition from exploration to colonization to imperialism. The final segment of the class will pick up with the colonial/imperial system and its impacts on the modern world. Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-326 The Russian Revolution
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The long Russian Revolution (1900-1930) is one of the most important events of the 20th century. It brought 19th-century Russia in conflict with the political and socio-economic forces of the 20th century. We will examine the long-term trends and challenges and address the what ifs of history - that helped unleash the crises of 1917-1919. What were the reasons for and extent of Rasputins influence at the imperial court? Was the Revolution brought about by the West? Then how and why did Russia become less westernized due to the revolution? Was the new Bolshevik regime confronted by the same challenges that crippled the Czarist regime? Could and should the revolution have been avoided? Was it a necessary step and stage towards progress and modernization? What similarities did the new USSR begin to have with the capitalist democracies of the West? How did the revolution affect the status and role of workers, women, and peasants in USSR? How were Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin different as leaders and individuals? When did the revolution end? (Formerly HST 433)
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-327 World History: Selected Topics
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Emphasizes the continuities and changes that take place within civilizations; the similarities, differences, and relationships that exist among contemporary civilizations around the world. Special attention given to the evolving conflict between traditionalism and modernity. Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-330 History & Culture of Senegal
Prerequisites:
Requires instructors consent to register
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This class will introduce students to the richness of Senegalese culture and history, from the eleventh century to the modern era. Along with history, students will examine Senegals culture and customs through lectures, readings, music and film. In some years there will be a travel component connected with the class. Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-333 The United States: 1898-1945
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Topics include the Progressive Era, U.S. intervention in World War I and its domestic consequences, the cultural clashes of the 1920s, the Great Depression of the 1930s, the New Deal, and World War II. Note: formerly history 495.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-334 The United States: 1945-1970
Credits:
4.00
Description:
American history in the decades immediately following World War II. Topics include the origins of the Cold War, McCarthyism, the emergence of a consumer society, the growth of the suburbs, the Civil Rights movement, the new womens movement, Vietnam, and the political upheavals of the 1960s.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-335 The United States Since 1970
Credits:
4.00
Description:
American history in the period since Vietnam and Watergate. Topics include the end of the post-World War II economic boom, the late-20th century culture wars, the rise of the New Right and decline of the New Deal domestic order, the end of the Cold War, growing involvement in the Middle East, the emergence of new technologies, globalization, and the impact and aftermath of September 11.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-336 Fifth Century Athens
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course offers an introduction to the high classical period of Greek thought. Close readings of selections from major historians, poets, dramatists, and philosophers will be examined in the context of Periclean Athens. Topics such as the relationship between democracy and empire, written law (nomos) and natural inclination (physis), and the influence of the Sophists and the Pre-Socratics will be discussed from the perspectives of writers such as Thucydides, Aeschylus, Pindar, and Plato. This course is identical to HUM 336.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-338 Ancient Greece & Ancient Israel
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of archaic thought from Greek myths of origin and Hebraic accounts of Genesis to Mosaic law and Aristotelian ethics. Major topics include: polytheism and monotheism, Homers Troy, the pre-Socratic philosophers and early conceptions of the universe; the complexities of desire and identity in the song of Songs and Sapphos lyric poetry; Gods covenant with Israel as depicted in Exodus, Samuel, and the Psalms; self-knowledge and justice in Greek tragedy. Note: This course is identical to ENG 411 and HUM 338.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-339 Pagan Reason to Christian Revelation
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of the monumental transformation from Pagan thought to Christian belief. Topics include the relation of the soul to the cosmos, the city of man and the city of god, hope, Eros and Agape, Stoicism and Pagan tragedy vs. Christian comedy. We will pay particular attention to the way Pagan images evolve into Christian symbols, as when Sibyls wind-scattered leaves become, in Dante, the pages of the Bible bound by love. Major figures include: Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Dante.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-342 Modern Japanese History
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The class examines Japanese history from the beginning of the seventeenth century to the end of the twentieth century. The topics include early modern Japan during the Tokugawa era, Meiji Restoration, Japanese imperialism and World War II, Japans emergence as the second largest economy in the world. Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities & History,Asian Studies,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-344 Passages to the Modern World
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The class discusses the early-modern history of East Asia, specifically China and Japan, in a global context. It examines the difference between East Asia and the West in their transitions to modern society, whether or not there was a great divergence, and if there was one, what was the underpinning dynamic in the process. This comparative approach usually requires the class to read one book (in English) on Chinese or Japanese history and another one on European or global history.
Type:
Humanities & History,Asian Studies
-
HST-345 Chinese Civilization
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of pre-modern Chinese history from antiquity to the sixteenth century. Topics include: Confucianism; the making of an imperial bureaucratic system; conflicts and interactions among different ethnic groups; the Mongolian Empire; early modern Chinese society. (Formerly HST 131) Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities & History,Asian Studies,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-346 Modern Chinese History
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of modern Chinese history from the sixteenth century to the present. The class focuses on two major themes. First, we will study the conflict between the modern state and traditional society. We will discuss Chinas turbulent transition from an old empire to the Communist regime, the dynamics behind this transition, and the price that ordinary Chinese people have paid. Second, we will study Chinas interactions with the outside world from the irst Opium War to Chinas entrance to the World Trade Organization. (Formerly HST 132) Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities & History,Asian Studies,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-347 Japanese Civilization
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An overview of Japanese history from ancient times to the nineteenth century. Topics include imperial Japan, the emergence of the samurai, and Tokugawa society.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Asian Studies,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-348 Samurai: History, Literature & Film
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course explores the history of samurai and its cultural meaning for Japanese society. It examines not only how the samurai class developed into a major political force, but also how it has been represented by literatures and films in different eras. Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-356 World War II: the Global War
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines the Second World War from political, military and socio-cultural perspectives. It connects experiences of combatants and civilians with issues of total war, and shows how global conflict fundamentally altered both the worlds geopolitical contours and the consciousness of those who waged and endured it.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-357 History of Spain I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This is a general survey course, covering the most transcendental social, cultural, economic and political developments in the history of Spain, from the Neolithic to the Early Modern Period. The broad history of the nation and its peoples will be examined, placing emphasis on three central themes: diversity within the Iberian Peninsula, the regions social and geo-political structures, and the transformation of the Old Order of the ancient kingdoms into a modern, nation-state. The course material will be covered in a series of thematic blocks: the Pre-historical period, Roman Hispania, the Medieval Kingdoms, Islamic Civilization, the Christian Reconquest, the Catholic Monarchy, Imperial Spain under the Habsburgs, and the Crisis of the Spanish Empire in the 17th century.
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-358 History of Spain II
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will examine and explore the political, economic, and social history of Spain from 1700 to the present. Topics include: the War of Spanish Succession; the Bourbon state; the Enlightenment in Spain; the impact of the French Revolution; Spain in the Napoleonic Wars; the rise of liberalism, socialism, and anarchism; the crisis of 1898; the problems of modernization; the Spanish Civil War and the Franco regime; the transition from dictatorship to democracy; Spains international position today.
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-H359 Honors The Age of Franklin
Prerequisites:
Permission of the Instructor required.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) rose from relative poverty and obscurity to become one of the most powerful and successful men of his century. This course will examine the political, scientific, and literary, an diplomatic cultures of the eighteenth century by focusing on Franklins life, reading Franklins Autobiography, and selections from his political, scientific, and satirical writings. This is an Honors-level course.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-361 Native America 1832 to Present
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Topics will include the Plains Indian Wars; ethnological aspects of Indian tribes; the pitfalls of Indian reform movements; Indian resistance to U.S. assimilation and reservation policies; the Indian New Deal; activism and the American Indian Movement; Indians future prospects. Cultural Diversity A
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-362 History of Piracy
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Why did men (and some women) turn pirate? Why is there a continuing fascination with pirates? This course will explore the reality and fiction of pirates and piracy, focusing on the Golden Age of Piracy from 1690 to 1730, with particular attention to the pirates of New England. We will examine primary sources, historical accounts, and fictional presentations - both books and films - to better understand piracy, why it happened, and why it continues to fascinate us.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-365 Presenting History: Media & Methods of Public History
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Considers the history, theory, and techniques of public history presentation. Learn what visitors want for themselves and their families when they choose to spend their time at a historic site, historic house or history museum. Modes of presentation covered include film documentary, Web site exhibition, popular historical writing, and reenactment. Students produce a project using survey data and information learned throughout the course about preserving history through media and method to demonstrate what the future of historic preservation might resemble. Note: There will be travel involved to visit various historic sites. Please allow time before and after scheduled class time.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement,Expanded Classroom Requirement
-
HST-367 Freedom Trail 101
Prerequisites:
take HST 181
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Meeting alternatively at Suffolk and at Bostons historical sites, students in this course will learn the principles and techniques of Museum Education. How does a museum create educational programs? What kinds of programs work best for different audiences? Students will have opportunities to work with museum professionals in designing and implementing educational programs.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-368 Bostons Historic Houses
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Working with historic houses in Boston, students will learn that art of interpreting history. Using collections, archives, and other repositories, students will research the houses and the people who lived in them. Many of these houses have existed from colonial times and had various uses. As part of the course, students will offer tours of the houses to visitors. Formerly: HST 368 Introduction to Historical Interpretation.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Expanded Classroom Requirement,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-369 American Objects: Materials, Meaning and History
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will explore American history through objects - from spinning wheels and silver cups to electric typewriters and cocktail glasses. What was an objects purpose? How was it made and who made it? How do we interpret the material culture of life? Topics covered will include the decorative arts, vernacular architecture, archaeology, industrial design, ethnicity and gender, visual culture, and landscapes. Lectures and discussions will be complemented with visits to museums, historic houses, and other sites. Students will learn how to research and write, placing objects or spaces in their historical context.
-
HST-370 Workers in America
Credits:
4.00
Description:
How have ordinary American working people shaped and been shaped by the experience of work in a capitalist economic order? This course surveys the world of work and workers, free and unfree, from 1800 to the present. Topics include changing conceptions of work, formation of workers consciousness and communities, working-class cultures, movements for labor reform, and the impact of race, ethnicity, and gender on labor markets, workplace dynamics, and working-class families and communities. The course also explores workers experiences of industrialization and technological innovation, immigration and migration, consumerism and globalization. Cultural Diversity A
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,Humanities & History
-
HST-371 U.S. Womens History Colonial to 1865
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course traces the roles, images and experiences of women in America from colonial times to 1865. Topics include the family, work, religion, education, health care, motherhood, sexuality, social and political activism legal status, labor activism and popular culture. With attention to ethnicity, race, class, age, region of residence, disability and sexual orientation, the course focuses primarily on the everyday lives of ordinary women. Cultural Diversity A
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-372 U.S. Womens History: 1865-present
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines the social and cultural history of women in the United States from the close of the Civil War to the present. Using not only gender but also race, ethnicity, class, age, disability, region of residence, and sexual orientation as important categories of analysis, this course focuses on womens private and public lives. Topics include the family, work, religion, education, health care, private lives, motherhood, sexuality, social and political activism, legal status, labor activism, and popular culture. Course materials include novels and films. Cultural Diversity A
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-373 History of Human Rights
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will examine the history of human rights from the Enlightenment to the present. We will look at the historical origins of human rights and delve into subjects such as slavery, imiperialism, womens rights, and genocide. We will also be asking how the overall concept has evolved - or stagnated - over time.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-377 Caribbean and Latin American Diaspora
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A look at the migration of people, along with their culture, to and from the Caribbean and Latin America. The first half of the course looks at how European, Asian and African diasporas settled in the region, assimilated and contributed to the ethnic and cultural base of Caribbean and Latin America countries in the colonial period. The second half offers insight into how and why people from the Caribbean and Latin America would later form diasporas of their own in countries like the United States in the twentieth century. Students taking this course will get a sense of the struggles, accomplishments and culture of Caribbean and Latin American peoples in the United States. Formerly HST 286.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-380 History of Plymouth
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Plymouth beyond the Mayflower Pilgrims, Thanksgiving and Plymouth Rock; this course will examine the history of Plymouth Colony from its origins in Reformation England to its absorption into Massachusetts in 1692. Particular attention will be paid to Native Wampanoag culture before, during and after King Philips War. Students will read primary and secondary sources; investigate Plymouth Colonys material culture through architecture, food, and artifacts; field trips to sites in the Old Colony area will be arranged; and the lasting cultural significance of the Pilgrims and Plymouth will be examined.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-381 American Colonial History
Prerequisites:
Sophomore Standing
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course emphasizes the founding and settlement of English colonies in America; their social, economic, and political development; the Great Awakening; the British-French struggle for control of the North American continent; the background and causes of the American Revolution.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-382 The American Revolution
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course provides an analysis of the background, progress and results of the American Revolution. Emphasis is placed upon military aspects of the War for Independence, and on post-war efforts to establish a permanent workable American government culminating in the Federal Constitution.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-383 Boston: Heritage of a City
Prerequisites:
One History course
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The development and influence of Boston from its foundation in 1630: the Massachusetts Bay Colony, cradle of the American Revolution; Boston as a Yankee merchant capital, Brahmin cultural center, immigrant melting pot, and modern metropolis. When offered in the hybrid format, this course will meet at the regularly-scheduled time, but lectures and other course materials will be available on the course Blackboard site in case you cannot attend. ECR
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Expanded Classroom Requirement,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-384 History of Boston and Suffolk University
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Numerous walking tours will highlight an overview of Boston???s history (its foundation in 1630 as part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; as cradle of the American Revolution; as a Yankee merchant capital, Brahmin cultural center, and immigrant melting pot; and as a modern metropolis) leading to a consideration of the history of Suffolk University and its relations, as product and contributor to Boston history and culture, as well as to its immediate urban neighborhood.
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HST-389 American Constitutional History I
Prerequisites:
Sophomore Standing Required
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The development of American constitutional government. Topics will include the drafting and ratifying of the state and federal constitutions in the 1770s and 1780s; the problems of individual liberty versus government power; state rights; race and slavery; war powers; pluralism.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
-
HST-390 American Constitutional History II
Prerequisites:
Sophomore Standing Required
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will explore changes in the American constitutional system since the Civil War. Topics will include due process and national citizenship; the growth and expansion of federal power; the evolution of segregation; the New Deal; the return of civil rights; the expansion of individual rights; the role of courts and states in the federal system.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-392 American Civil War and Reconstruction
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Topics include the antebellum reform and expansion movements, especially as they affected slavery, and the deepening sectional crisis of the 1850s. An in-depth analysis of the violent war which followed, and Southern Reconstruction to 1877.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-395 US History: Race and Ethnicity
Prerequisites:
Permission of Instructor Required
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An overview of American history from the perspective of its racial and ethnic minorities. Topics include: Native American efforts to retain cultural independence and to shape relations with the majority; Asian Americans and the model minority myth; African Americans and the Constitution; recent refugees and current immigration legislation. Cultural Diversity A
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-396 The African Diaspora
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An examination of the dispersion of Africans to the Americas during the era of the slave trade and the establishment of New World communities of Africans and people of mixed descent. Topics include: the Slave Trade, comparative Slave Systems, Religion, Resistance and Revolutionary Movements, Return and Redemption Movements, Pan Africanism, Race and Class. Cultural Diversity A Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities & History,Cultural Diversity Opt A
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HST-407 German History 1517 - 1871
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course explores the social, political and cultural development of the German-speaking population of central Europe from the beginning of the Reformation to the proclamation of the Second Reich, with major attention to the Wars of Religion, the emergence of Prussia and its competition with Austria, and the development of German nationalism.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-411 Europe, 1815 - 1914
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The political, economic, social and cultural development of the principal European states from 1815-1914. Topics include: restoration and resistance after the Congress of Vienna; the evolution of the rising European middle class; the revolutions of 1848; the effects of industrialization and urbanization; nationalism and imperialism; socialism, feminism, and conservative reaction; Modernist culture and the rise of the Avant-garde; the political and diplomatic antecedents to World War I.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-412 Europe in the 20th Century
Prerequisites:
Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The political, economic, social and cultural developments of the principal European states since 1900. Topics include: World War I; the social and economic dislocations of the 1920s and 1930s; the rise of Fascism and National Socialism; World War II; the remains of colonialism; modernization and Americanization since the 1960s; the European Union; Europe after the Cold War; and throughout the twentieth century, the importance of class and class conflict, nationalism, and war in shaping the European experience.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-414 Nazi Germany
Credits:
4.00
Description:
German and European preconditions; the Versailles Treaty and the failure of the Weimar Republic; Hitlers ideas, collaborators and institutions; Nazi foreign and domestic policy; World War II and the concentration camps.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-415 Ireland: Celts to Present
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Irish origins and medieval background; Anglo-Irish history from the Tudor invasion of Ireland in 1534 to the present will be explored with emphasis on the interrelationship between developments in the two nations.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-416 Ethnicities in Czechoslovakia
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will elucidate the transitions in the Czech culture and art scene after 1989, together with their socio-historical context. It will explore different understandings of post-communist movements as represented in the performances by Czech artists. Czech cultural perspectives will be confronted with Western literary and cultural criticism. Focus will be placed on how to read contemporary performances, literature and activism. How and why do performances address and fascinate their viewers? What value-hierarchies and culture-changing signs do they produce? The course will familiarize students with the notions of cultural identity, performance art, counterculture, mass culture and semiotics while focusing on the central European art scene and culture. Students will acquire both theoretical tools and practical experience to approach texts and performances and develop awareness about how art and performance affect the contemporary Czech society. The practical part of the course will consist in several visits to performances, concerts, exhibitions and their subsequent analysis. In-class discussions with Czech artists may also be organized. Offered each semester in Prague as part of the Suffolk Semester in Prague Program.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-417 Czech Cultural History
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This is a seminar in Czech cultural history, especially as illuminated and viewed through Czech literature and philosophy of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Offered yearly in Prague as part of the Suffolk Semester in Prague Program.
Term:
Summer
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-418 Central European History
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An examination of the situation and contributions of the principal Central European ethnicities (the Germans, Austrians, Czechs, Slovaks, Poles, Hungarians, and Ashkenazi Jews)and their political and cultural formations from early medieval times until the present. Included will be the Great Moravian Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, the Czech, Polish, and Hungarian kingdoms, the Austro-Hungarian and German Empires, the Middle European successor states after World War I, the Third Reich, the Soviet Empire, the fall of Communism of 1989, the subsequent transitions of the principal Central European states, and their relations with the European Union.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-420 Central Europe: National Identity
Credits:
4.00
Description:
In this course, we shall study the origins and different forms of Romanticism in Central European cultures (Czech, Slovak, and partially also Austrian, German, Polish, and Hungarian), read specimens of Czech romantic literature and selected theoretical or historical texts, and some representative works of twentieth-century central European literatures. We shall examine the ways these works reflect romantic themes or cultural paradigms, and respond to the questions and dilemmas of national identity. Offered each semester in Prague as part of the Suffolk Semester in Prague Program.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-422 European Cultural History II
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The educated classes of Europe, their sociology and their culture, from 1800 to the present: nineteenth-century liberalism and conservatism, socialism, modernism, Totalitarianism, and Postmodernism.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-426 Politics and Culture in Europe 1919-1939
Prerequisites:
One previous history Course, Sophomore status
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines the social and political development of European society between the two world wars, primarily through the literature, art, and films of the period. Topics include: the dissolution of pre-1914 middle class society; deviance and sexuality in the 1920s; the role of decadence in art and the Fascist response to deviance in life and art; women, workers, and the new technology; the rise of Fascism; political engagement and polarization throughout European society in the face of economic and social crisis.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-427 Religion and Society in Europe: 1200-1600
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will look at religion in European society from 1400-1650. We will examine organized religion and the personal devotional experiences of ordinary women and men. We will consider such topics as Catholic liturgy; the protestant and Catholic Reformations; the Wars of religion; and heresy and the Inquisition.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-434 The New Europe Since 1945
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The course will focus on the Soviet Union, Germany and their neighbor states, beginning with an exploration of the contradictory genesis of Glasnost and Perestroika in economic stagnation and in the liberation tradition of socialism. It examines the impact of these movements and their related dislocations on the Europe of the late 1980s and 1990s, as well as their implications for the new Europe of the twenty-first century.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-441 Social Movements in the Caribbean
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A case-study approach to studying the various means by which people in the Caribbean sought to overcome the legacies of colonial exploitation of their land, labor and resources. The course also offers lessons from the case-studies for approaching/achieving positive social change. Students will learn about the peoples struggles to improve their social lives, reduce poverty, access land, expand human rights, reduce illiteracy, and gain accountability from their governments through violent and non-violent means.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-452 Ancient China Seminar
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Topics in this seminar on ancient China will include the emergence of early Chinese states, feudalism during Chinese antiquity, the emergence of Confucianism and other competing political ideologies, and the consolidation of the imperial power.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Asian Studies
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HST-469 African Amer Life-Slave & Free
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This class is designed to provide students with a deeper understanding of the Reconstruction era by working with the microfilm of the Freedmens Bureau papers. To accomplish this there will be a classroom component and an on-site component. In the classroom component, students will be introduced to the Reconstruction era and its history. In the on-site component students will work with the microfilmed copies of the Freedmens Bureau papers. Class meetings will be divided between the Suffolk University campus and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) site in Waltham, MA. This course is identical to BLKST 469.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-471 Self, Body, & Sexuality- U.S. History
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course examines American debates over the natures, capacities, and responsibilities of men and women from settlement of the New World through the present. Emphasis is given to three elements of the self: social and civic personhood, the body, and sexuality. We will focus on representations of womanhood and masculinity - across racial, ethnic, and class lines - and their effects on men and women in society, politics, and at law. Course readings will also examine concepts of human nature and the interplay among mind, body, and sexuality.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-481 Boston History, Literature & Film
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An interdisciplinary examination of the history of Boston. Special focus will be on Boston in fiction, poetry, and film, as well as on the analysis of historical documents and accounts. This course is recommended for History and Literature Honors majors. Jointly taught by professors from the History and English Departments.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-H483 Honors Death, Disease, Healing- U.S. History
Prerequisites:
Permission of the instructor required.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course investigates how Americans have understood and responded to health, illness, and death from the eighteenth century to the present. The course will examine interactions among patients, healers (orthodox and heterodox), the medical and scientific professions, business, and government. We will explore the effects of scientific and technological advancements, industrialization, urbanization, immigration, war, and social movements on the nations moral and political economies of health, and on evolving ideas about bodily integrity and autonomy, linked to historical relations of gender, race, class, and sexuality. Cultural Diversity A. This is an honors-level course.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-484 History of the Emotions
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Do we all feel the same emotions across cultures and throughout history, or do we learn to feel according to the rules of our own time and place, or does the truth about human emotion lie somewhere in between? This course will first explore ideas about emotional life from the fields of history, anthropology, sociology, and psychology. We will then turn to our own examination of the evolution of emotion rules and prescriptions, focusing on western Europe and the United States since 1700. In the eighteenth century, emotions were seen as a positive influence on politics and public life, especially during the French Revolution. After the fall of Robespierre, the emotions were banished to the private sphere - so we will read both primary sources and recent scholarship on 19th- and 20th- century ideas masculinity and femininity, romantic love and marriage, childrearing, and about what parents and children are supposed feel toward each other. How have ideas about these subjects changed over time - and do our feelings change with them?
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement,Cultural Diversity Opt A
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HST-494 Politics and Protest
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will examine the impact of organized reform movements on American History from 1800s to the 1960s. Themes include utopianism, assaults on injustice, and attempts to control the behavior of the undesirable groups. Topics include anti-slavery agitation and religious revivalism before the Civil War, problems of industrialism and the working class, progressive political and social reform, temperance and prohibition, womens suffrage and womens rights, civil rights and the counter culture.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-503 History: Theory & Practice
Prerequisites:
Permission of the instructor
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course is intended for Honors students and for students interested in graduate study in history. It will focus on the nature of historical thought - with special attention to issues of current concern to the profession. A limited-enrollment seminar.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-508 Study Trip to El Salvador
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will examine the history of El Salvador through readings, discussion, film, and most importantly, a fortnight in the Central American nation. Our goal is to explore how events ranging from the Spanish conquest of the sixteenth-century, the nineteenth century indigenous uprisings against land concentration, and the bloody and divisive civil war of the 1980s shaped todays El Salvadorans. ECR
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement,Humanities & History,Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities Literature R
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HST-510 Independent Study
Prerequisites:
An Independent Study form must be submitted to the CAS Deans Office.
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
By special arrangement, members of the History department will schedule seminars or individual discussion sessions with students interested in directed reading and research. Open to Juniors and Seniors with the permission of the instructor.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-522 History Internship
Prerequisites:
Permission of instructor required.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
History Internships require approximately 12 hours of work per week in a history-related position, for instance, at a museum, historical society, or archive, and are designed to introduce the student to the professional opportunities and responsibilities in the field of public history or historic preservation. Interested students should consult the instructor in advance. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor is required.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-H555 Senior Honors Thesis
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An individual program of reading, research, and writing on an approved topic, under the supervision of a History faculty member. The completed thesis will be at least 20-25 pages reflecting original research. The qualifying student must have a 3.5 overall grade point average, and a 3.7 grade point average in History classes, must be recommended by two History faculty members, and must submit a writing sample of at least 5 pages to the Department chair by the end of their junior year. Must be taken in the Fall of the Senior year.
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HST-581 Becoming America: the Role of Immigration
Prerequisites:
made inactive per catalog. 07 Feb 2009 12:03pm Crystal White
Credits:
1.00- 6.00
Description:
An in-depth examination of American history from the founding through the 20th century. Participants will read first-person accounts and analyze historical documents, visit historical sites, and historical repositories. Each student will prepare curriculum plan focused on one historical site or set of documents, to teach American history with documents, paintings, and artifacts. Questions to be addressed include: How have immigrants contributed to American nation building? How have immigrants fought for American citizenship? How have immigrants responded to pressures to assimilate? How have global crises altered immigration patterns and policies? How has immigration changed American civic ideals? In Part 2, participants will narrow their focus to particular topics in American history, and will receive training using historical repositories. Designed as a graduate course for 3rd, 5th, and 8th grade teachers, and school librarians.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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HUM-103 Introduction to Asian Studies: Scope of The Discipline
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An interdisciplinary introduction to Asian Studies will touch upon the history, politics, economics, philosophy, geography, and culture of Asia. Sample topics include international relations, political economy, religious and cultural exchanges, Asian experience in America, and the role of Asia in the 21st century. Students will develop conceptual frameworks for exploring the subjects covered by the Asian Studies curriculum. Cross-list with AS100/HST100
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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IMGD-201 Intermediate Game Programming
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course is a continuation of the introductory game-programming course. It covers advanced topics such as GML (GameMaker programming languages) and networking.
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IMGD-510 Independent Study
Credits:
3.00
Description:
An Independent Study provides the student with the opportunity to examine an issue of interest that falls outside the parameters of the existing curricula. The student will work on a one a one basis with a Full Time faculty member to realize a particular and well defined goal. All proposals for Independent Study must be approved by the Interactive Media and Game Design committee and Deans office in advance of the beginning of the semester during which the work will be completed.
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ITAL-101 Elementary Italian I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Practice in both oral and written language skills. Audio-visual and textual materials based on Italian cultural themes. One language laboratory session per week.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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ITAL-102 Elementary Italian II
Prerequisites:
ITAL-101 or instructors permission
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Continuation of skills development from 101.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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ITAL-201 Intermediate Italian I
Prerequisites:
ITAL 102, or Instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Review of grammar, practice in spoken Italian, with cultural and literary readings along with composition and translation. Language laboratory sessions as assigned.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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JPN-101 Elementary Japanese I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
For students with no previous knowledge. An introduction to features of spoken and written Japanese. Stresses grammar, oral performance and simple characters. One language lab session per week.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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JPN-102 Elementary Japanese II
Prerequisites:
JPN-101 or Instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Continuation of skills developed from JPN 101. Emphasis on active command of spoken Japanese. Improvement in pronunciation and conversational skills. Further development in vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing. One language lab session per week.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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JPN-201 Intermediate Japanese I
Prerequisites:
JPN-102 or Instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Emphasis on improving Japanese skills in the areas of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Expansion of vocabulary and further study of grammar. Discussion of assigned readings primarily in Japanese. Work in the language lab (one hour per week) and use of sources from the Internet are coordinated with class work.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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JPN-202 Intermediate Japanese II
Prerequisites:
JPN-201 or Instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Continuation of skills developed from JPN 201. One language laboratory session per week.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
BA FOREIGN
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LACS-500 Honors in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Prerequisites:
Permission of Latin American and Caribbean Studies Chair
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Candidates must register for a special research project in the fall semester of the senior year and complete a senior thesis under the supervision of a faculty member participating in the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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MATH-000 Mathshop - Bridge to College Math
Credits:
0.00
Description:
A NON-CREDIT, full semester workshop designed for students who need substantial review before starting MATH 104, MATH 106, OR MATH 121. Similar to a course, MATHSHOP meets three hours per week throughout the semester. Topics covered are tailored to the needs of students and include basic math material, basic algebra, graphing use of calculators, ways of dealing with math fears and study methods. Several sections normally offered each semester.
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MATH-002 Preparing for College Math
Prerequisites:
Requirements: Internet access, Suffolk e-mail, computer headset with microphone and earphones. MyMathLab or WebAssign access key (obtained after registration for course)
Credits:
0.00
Description:
This course is designed for students who want a refresher of some real numbers and algebra topics before taking MATH 130 and MATH 134 or MATH 121. Topics covered in each section will be adjusted based on students needs but will include real number arithmetic, lines, graphs and some basic algebra. Designed for students with math placement scores 80-120.
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MATH-104 Precalculus for Management & Social Sciences
Prerequisites:
Appropriate Math Placement Exam score.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A selection of topics in algebra and elementary analytic geometry including, (but not restricted to): properties of real numbers, linear equations and inequalities, absolute value equations and inequalities, polynomials, rational expressions, exponents and radicals, quadratic equations, functions, linear, quadratic and polynomial models, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions. Applications and graphs are stressed throughout the course. This course is intended to prepare students who have only had one year of high school algebra to take MATH 134. Students may not use this course alone to satisfy the C.A.S. math requirement. Qualifying math placement exam score required. Students who are not prepared for this course should take MATHSHOP. Several sections offered each semester. *This course cannot be applied toward a departmental concentration in Mathematics by Sawyer Business School students. This course cannot be taken for credit by a student who already has credit for a more advanced course.
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MATH-121 Precalculus With Elements of Calculus
Prerequisites:
MATH 104 or MATH 108 with a B or higher or appropriate math placement score
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A review of topics in algebra, trigonometry and analytic geometry intended for students needing one additional semester of preparation before taking MATH 165. Students may not use this course alone to satisfy the CAS math requirement. Prerequisites: MATH 104 with B or MATH 108 with B or higher or qualifying placement exam score indicating solid grounding in intermediate algebra. 4 lecture hours plus 1 recitation session per week. Normally offered every semester. *This course cannot be applied toward a departmental concentration in Mathematics by Sawyer Business School students. This course cannot be taken for credit by a student who already has credit for a more advanced course.
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MATH-130 Topics in Finite Mathematics
Prerequisites:
MATH 104, MATH 108, MATH121 or appropriate math placement score.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Linear Modeling (for example, using linear functions to model supply/demand situations), graphing, linear programming, financial functions (compound interest, annuities, and amortization of loans) sets, Venn diagrams, counting and combinatorics, discrete probability, conditional probability, Bernoulli experiments, Bayes theorem. Several sections offered each semester. *This course cannot be applied toward a departmental concentration in Mathematics by Sawyer Business School students.
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MATH-132 Math-Art, Tool and Human Side
Prerequisites:
MATH-000 or appropriate Math Placement Exam score. Course does not fulfill math requirement for SBS majors.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Mathematics is both an art and a tool. It has been used in many ways in contemporary and ancient society. The common bond is a way of thinking and a way of using reason to solve problems and describe things of all sorts. The course is designed to cultivate an appreciation of the significance of mathematics in daily life and develop students mathematical reasoning. Topics will vary from section to section. Examples of topics that might be included are: the real meaning of a newspaper graph, methods to tally votes, fair division, routes and networks, consumer mathematics, the real cost of a house, shapes and patterns, fractals, soap film surfaces, prime numbers and encryption, new discoveries in mathematics.
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MATH-134 Calculus for Management & Social Sciences
Prerequisites:
MATH 104, MATH 121 or appropriate math placement score.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A one-semester introduction to differential and integral calculus. Theory is presented informally and topics and techniques are limited to polynomials, rational functions, logarithmic and exponential functions. Topics include a review of precalculus, linear regression, limits and continuity, derivatives, differentiation rules, implicit differentiation, related rates, applications of derivatives to graphing, minima/maxima, applications of the derivative, marginal analysis, differential equations of growth and decay, anti-derivatives, the definite integral, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, area measurements. This course cannot be used to satisfy core or complementary requirements by students majoring in chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or physics. Several sections offered each semester. *This course cannot be applied toward a departmental concentration in Mathematics by Sawyer Business School students.
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MATH-165 Calculus I
Prerequisites:
Math Placement score or MATH 121 with a grade of C or better
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Functions, limits and continuity; instantaneous rate of change, tangent slopes, and the definition of the derivative of a function; power, product, and quotient rules, trig derivatives, chain rule, implicit differentiation; higher order derivatives; applications(curve sketching, limits at infinity, optimization, differentials); other transcendental functions (inverse trig functions, exponential and log functions, hyperbolic trig functions); anti-derivatives; indefinite integrals; applications (net change). 4 lecture hours plus 1 recitation session each week. Normally offered each semester.
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MATH-166 Calculus II
Prerequisites:
MATH 165 with grade of C or better
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Riemann sums and definite integrals; Fundamental Theorem; applications (areas); integration of exponential functions, trig functions, and inverse trig functions; techniques of integration (by parts, trig substitution, partial fractions); area, volume, and average value applications; differential equations (separable, exponential growth, linear); infinite sequences and series; convergence tests; power series; Taylor and Maclaurin series (computation, convergence, error estimates, differentiation and integration of Taylor series). 4 lecture hours plus 1 recitation session each week. Normally offered each semester.
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MATH-167 Honors Calculus Seminar I
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Intended for students who are simultaneously taking Math 165 or Math 166,this seminar meets once per week to investigate some of the more theoretical and challenging aspects of the topics covered in MATH 165 and 166. Normally offered each spring.
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MATH-220 Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers
Prerequisites:
Take MATH-166
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Topics mostly selected from the following list: complex numbers (i, arithmetic, Euler phi function, DeMoivres theorem, roots of unity); elementary computational linear algebra (matrices: addition, scalar multiplication, multiplication, adjoint, transpose, inverse, rank, Gaussian elimination, Cramers rule, linear functions, transformations of 2 and 3 space; vectors: definition, addition, subtraction, dot product, cross product, basis vectors, change of bases, eigenvalues, eigenvectors); combinatorics (counting principles, permutations and combinations); finite probability (basic definitions, sample spaces, events, probabilities of unions and intersections). Normally offered once per year.
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MATH-255 Probability and Statistics
Prerequisites:
MATH-166 with a grade of C or better
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Topics include: random variable and distribution; expectation and variance; special discrete/continuous distributions (uniform, binomial, negative binomial, geometric, hypergeometric, Poisson, normal, and exponential distributions); joint distribution, marginal distribution and conditional distribution; covariance; limit theorems (law of large numbers and central limit theorem); introduction to confidence interval and hypothesis testing; regression analysis. Offered as needed.
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MATH-265 Calculus III
Prerequisites:
MATH 166 with grade of C or better
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Parametric equations and polar coordinates (curves, areas, conic sections); vectors and the geometry of space (the dot product, vector arithmetic, lines and planes in 3-space, the cross product, cylinders and quadratic surfaces); vector functions (limits, derivatives and integrals, motion in space); partial derivatives (functions of several variables, limits and continuity, tangent planes and differentials, chain rule, directional derivatives, gradient, extrema, Lagrange multipliers); multiple integrals (double integrals, applications); vector calculus (vector fields, line integrals, fundamental theorem for line integrals, Greens Theorem, curl and divergence, parametric surfaces, surface integrals). 4 lecture hours plus 1 recitation session each week. Normally offered each semester.
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MATH-267 Honors Calculus Seminar II
Prerequisites:
Intended for students simultaneously taking MATH 265
Credits:
1.00
Description:
This seminar meets once per week to investigate some of the more theoretical and challenging aspects of the topics covered in MATH 265. Normally offered once per year.
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MATH-285 Discrete Mathematics
Prerequisites:
MATH-166 with a grade of C or better
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Topics mostly selected from the following list: Logic and set theory, elementary number theory, relations and functions and their properties (equivalence relations, partial order relations, recurrence relations and their solutions); computational complexity of algorithms (big O notation); graphs and their properties (isomorphisms of graphs, Euler and Hamilton paths, shortest path problem, graph coloring) trees (tree traversal, minimum spanning trees); finite state machines; methods of proof (proof by induction, proof by contradiction). Prerequisite: MATH 220 or permission of instructor. 1 term - 4 credits (4 lecture hours per week). Normally offered at least once each year.
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MATH-290 Financial Mathematics I
Prerequisites:
MATH-166 with a grade of C or better
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course is mainly designed for students who are interested in financial mathematics and/or actuarial sciences, especially if they plan to take the second actuarial exam, and/or if they plan to study more in financial mathematics. The materials covered include time value of money, annuities, loans, bonds, cash flows and portfolios, general derivatives, options, hedging and investment strategies, forwards and futures, and swaps.
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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MATH-331 Introduction to Abstract Math
Prerequisites:
MATH-165 and MATH-166 with a grade of C or better
Credits:
4.00
Description:
this course is intended to provide a firm foundation for and a taste of the study of advanced mathematics. While the course content varies somewhat, it is designed to give students a deeper understanding of the algebraic and analytical structure of the integers, the rational numbers and the real numbers and how they act as a building block to a variety of fields of mathematics. Students are introduced to the process of mathematical discovery and the language of mathematics. Exercises and projects are designed to illustrate the need for proof and to further refine the students ability to analyze, conjecture and write mathematical proofs. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level mathematics courses and, after completing it a student will be in a position to determine realistically if he or she ought to major or minor in mathematics.
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MATH-351 Geometry
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Topics chosen from such areas as foundations of geometry, non-Euclidean geometry, projective geometry and convexity. Prerequisite: MATH 331. 1 term - 3 credits. Offered as the need arises.
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MATH-373 Ordinary Differential Equations
Prerequisites:
MATH 262
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A first course in differential equations. Topics generally include separable, homogenous, exact, and linear first order differential equations; variations of parameters, differential operators, the Laplace transform, inverse transforms, systems of differential equations, power series solutions, Fourier series, and applications.
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MATH-391 Advanced Honors Seminar
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Intended for students with a substantial level of mathematical maturity who wish to investigate advanced topics. This seminar fulfills one of the Honors Math lab requirements. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor; 1 term, 1 credit; offered in response to need and interest.
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MATH-431 Linear Algebra
Prerequisites:
Math 331 must have grade C or higher
Credits:
4.00
Description:
System of linear equations, Gaussian elimination, matrices and their algebra, inverse of a matrix, determinants, cofactor expansion, Cramers rule, vectors in and their algebra, abstract vector spaces, subspaces, linear independence, basis and dimension, linear transformations, isomorphism of vector spaces, rank and nullity, matrix of a linear transformation, inner product spaces, angle and orthogonality, eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a linear transformation, characteristic equation, Cayley-Hamilton theorem, diagonalization.
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MATH-432 Abstract Algebra
Prerequisites:
MATH 431
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An introduction to elementary group theory, including properties of groups, subgroups, first isomorphism theorem for groups, normal subgroups, finite group classification; elementary properties of rings, such as homomorphisms of rings, ideals, fields, Euclidean algorithm, rings of polynomials, factorization theory, integral domains, associates, primes and units in domains, and other topics in number theory. Prerequisite: MATH 431 with a grade of C or higher.
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MATH-462 Real Analysis
Prerequisites:
MATH 331 with at least a grade of C
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A detailed treatment of the basic concepts of analysis including the real numbers; completeness and its equivalence to other properties of the reals such as monotone convergence, Archimedean property, Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem; the topology of Euclidean spaces, compactness and the Heine-Borel theorem, connectedness, continuity and uniform continuity and uniform continuity, pointwise and uniform convergence of functions, and an introduction to metric spaces.
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MATH-463 Real Analysis II
Prerequisites:
MATH 462 with at least a grade of C
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Continuation of the basics of analysis including integration and measure theory.
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MATH-481 Complex Analysis I
Prerequisites:
MATH 462
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Construction and properties of complex numbers, calculus in the complex plane, analytic functions, contour integrals and the basics of Cauchy theory, power series representations. Prerequisite: MATH 331 or instructors consent.
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MATH-510 Independent Study
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Members of the department will hold conference hours with students and will direct their readings and study of topics in mathematics which may be of interest to them. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 1 term - credits to be arranged.
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MATH-R104 Recitation for Pre-Calculus for Management and Social Sciences
Prerequisites:
Appropriate Math Placement Exam score. Must be taken concurrently with MATH 104
Credits:
0.00
Description:
Taken simultaneously with Math 104. The recitation is a hybrid course. Once every two weeks students meet with an instructor to do work that enhances understanding of the course material. Such work can include practice problems, homework problems and sometimes quizzes on a laptop as well as question-answer time and group project work. On alternate weeks students do on line work such as lecture demonstration of additional examples or homework projects.
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MATH-R130 Recitation for Finite Mathematics
Prerequisites:
MATH 104 or appropriate math placement score. Must be taken concurrently with MATH 130
Credits:
0.00
Description:
Taken simultaneously with Math 130. The recitation is a hybrid course. Once every two weeks students meet with an instructor to do work that enhances understanding of the course material. Such work can include practice problems, homework problems and sometimes quizzes on a laptop as well as question-answer time and group project work. On alternate weeks students do on line work such as lecture demonstration of additional examples or homework projects.
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MATH-R132 Recitation for Math-Art, Tool and Humanside
Prerequisites:
MATH-000 or appropriate Math Placement Exam score. Must be taken concurrently with MATH 132. This course cannot be applied toward a departmental concentration in Mathematics by Sawyer Business School students.
Credits:
0.00
Description:
Taken simultaneously with Math 132. The recitation is a hybrid course. Once every two weeks students meet with an instructor to do work that enhances understanding of the course material. Such work can include practice problems, homework problems and sometimes quizzes on a laptop as well as question-answer time and group project work. On alternate weeks students do on line work such as lecture demonstration of additional examples or homework projects.
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MATH-R134 Recitation for Calculus for Management And Social Sciences
Prerequisites:
MATH 104 or appropriate math placement score. Must be taken concurrently with MATH 134.
Credits:
0.00
Description:
Taken simultaneously with Math 134. The recitation is a hybrid course. Once every two weeks students meet with an instructor to do work that enhances understanding of the course material. Such work can include practice problems, homework problems and sometimes quizzes on a laptop as well as question-answer time and group project work. On alternate weeks students do on line work such as lecture demonstration of additional examples or homework projects.
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MS-101 Principles of Cancer Management
Prerequisites:
Radiation Biology major only or permission of instructor.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will introduce the students to the twelve major cancers. Topics to be covered for each cancer include etiology, epidemiology, detection, diagnosis, and prevention as well as the psychosocial aspects of being diagnosed with cancer. The course will also discuss the major treatment modalities for each cancer including radiation therapy, surgery, chemotherapy and immunotherapy, bone marrow transplants, and the use of clinical trials. The goals and objectives of the course will be met through the use of various teaching tools including but not limited to: models, videos, guest lectures, radiation therapy departmental tour, and a poster project with a presentation component. Cognitive assessment of the students will be accomplished through quizzes, exams and an oral presentation.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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MS-111 Introduction to Medical Dosimetry
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will serve as a detailed introduction to the medical dosimetry profession and how it fits into the Radiation Oncology department framework. The professional relationships, responsibilities and qualifications of the medical dosimetrist and other staff will be examined. The scope of practice and code of ethics from the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists (AAMD) will be discussed in detail as well as the role of other professional organizations. The policies and procedures governing the medical dosimetry program in relation to the standards set by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) will also be reviewed. Other topics to be covered in order to prepare students for entry into their clinical rotations will include radiation safety, patient rights, privacy laws, infection control and an overview of department workflow starting from diagnosis through treatment and beyond. Finally, students will receive detailed instruction on basic hand calculations as these will form the basis of the start of their clinical rotations in the following semester.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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MS-200 Introduction to Medical Sciences
Prerequisites:
Acceptance into the clinical track or post-bac program.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will serve an an introduction to the role of the radiation therapist and medical dosimetrist in a Radiation Oncology department. Through a combination of detailed lectures, discussions, role-playing, case studies, and hands-on laboratory exercises, students will be introduced to the professional and clinical aspects of their respective professions. Additional topics included radiation safety, patients rights, infection control, communication for the clinic, patient assessment, and psychosocial aspects of cancer including death and dying.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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MS-299 Intro to Clinical Radiation
Prerequisites:
MS 101; Acceptance into clinical track or post-bac program
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will combine hands-on laboratory exercises, case studies, detailed lectures and discussions to introduce the student to radiation therapy. Topics to be covered include: history of x-rays, x-ray production, professional societies, departmental staff and structure, proper body mechanics, infection control, basic nursing/patient care and emergency procedures, patient communication, medical chart interpretation, linear accelerator operation, radiation safety, basic radiation therapy treatment techniques, basic medical terminology, and death and dying.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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MS-301 Clinical Radiation I
Prerequisites:
BIO 204 and MS 200
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Through a systems-based approach, this course will review anatomy and physiology while teaching medical terminology. This course will also discuss the major cancers associated with each anatomical system and introduce the student to radiation therapy treatment techniques and procedures.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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MS-L301 Clinical Radiation Lab I
Prerequisites:
MS 301 concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Provides the necessary clinical experience to become a radiation therapist. All labs are conducted at our clinical affiliates. Under the supervision of licensed radiation therapists, the students will become increasingly proficient in the manipulation of treatment equipment, will gain a thorough understanding of radiation treatment plans, will deliver a prescribed radiation dose to cancer patients, and will acquire knowledge of all relevant aspects of patient care. These labs are available only to students enrolled in the clinical track.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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MS-302 Clinical Radiation II
Prerequisites:
MS 301
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course is a continuation of MS 301. Through the same didactic approach, the course will cover all of the anatomical systems and their related medical terminology NOT covered in MS 301.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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MS-L302 Clinical Radiation II Lab
Prerequisites:
Students must take MS 302 concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Provides the necessary clinical experience to become a radiation therapist. All labs are conducted at our clinical affiliates. Under the supervision of licensed radiation therapists, the students will become increasingly proficient in the manipulation of treatment equipment, will gain a thorough understanding of radiation treatment plans, will deliver a prescribed radiation dose to cancer patients, and will acquire knowledge of all relevant aspects of patient care. These labs are available only to students enrolled in the clinical track.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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MS-303 Clinical Radiation III
Prerequisites:
MS 302
Credits:
3.00
Description:
For the senior radiation therapy student, through a systems-based approach, this course will emphasize advanced radiation treatment techniques, including patient simulation, immobilization, contouring, and beam modification. The course will also cover radiation therapy quality assurance, medical law, and medical ethics.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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MS-L303 Clinical Radiation III Lab
Prerequisites:
MS 303 concurrent
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Provides the necessary clinical experience to become a radiation therapist. All labs are conducted at our clinical affiliates. Under the supervision of licensed radiation therapists, the students will become increasingly proficient in the manipulation of treatment equipment, will gain a thorough understanding of radiation treatment plans, will deliver a prescribed radiation dose to cancer patients, and will acquire knowledge of all relevant aspects of patient care. These labs are available only to students enrolled in the clinical track.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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MS-L304 Clinical Practicum for Radiation Therapy
Prerequisites:
Take MS-301 MS-L301;
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Student radiation therapists will spend 12 weeks (full-time, 40 hrs/wk) gaining hands on patient care experience in the department of radiation oncology at our clinical affiliates. Under constant supervision by licensed therapists, the student will be guided toward the application of theory in the real world of cancer treatment.
Term:
Summer
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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MS-310 Clinical Practicum I
Prerequisites:
MS 301 and MS L301
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Student radiation therapists and student dosimetrists will spend fourteen weeks (full-time, 40 hrs/wk) gaining hands-on patient care experience in the Department of Radiation Oncology at our clinical affiliates. Under constant supervision by licensed therapists and certified medical dosimetrists, the student will be guided toward the application of theory in the real world of cancer treatment and planning.
Term:
Summer
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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MS-L311 Clinical Dosimetry Rotation I
Prerequisites:
MS-L111 and take MS-301 concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Under the supervision of a Certified Medical Dosimetrist, students will gain hands on treatment planning experience in a clinical setting. Two,8-hour days per week, TTH.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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MS-L312 Clinical Dosimetry Rotation II
Prerequisites:
Take MS-L311 and MS-302 concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Under the supervision of a certified medical dosimetrist, students will gain hands on treatment planning experience in a clinical setting. Three 8-hour days per week, MWF.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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MS-L313 Clinical Dosimetry Rotation III
Prerequisites:
MS-L312 and MS-303 concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Under the supervision of a Certified Medical Dosimetrist, students will gain hands on treatment planning experience in a clinical setting. Three, 8-hour days per week, MWF.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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MS-L314 Clinical Practicum for Dosimetry
Prerequisites:
Take MS-301 and MS-L311;
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Student dosimetrists will spend 12 weeks (full-time, 40 hrs/wk) gaining hands on treatment planning experience in the department of radiation oncology at our clinical affiliates. Under constant supervision of certified medical dosimetrists, the student will be guided toward the application of theory in the real world of cancer treatment planning.
Term:
Summer
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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MS-315 Radiation Physics I
Prerequisites:
PHYS 112, BIO 111, and MATH 134 or higher AND MS L315 CONCURRENTLY
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Content is designed to establish a thorough knowledge of the radiation physics used in radiation therapy treatments. Topics to be covered in this course include a review of basic physics (energy, mass, matter, SI units), structure of matter, types of radiations, nuclear transformations, radioactive decay, the fundamentals of x-ray generators and x-ray production, interactions of x and gamma rays with matter, absorbed dose, measurements of dose, principles of and practical use of ionization chambers and electrometers, Geiger counters and other survey meters, principles and practical use of TLDs, film, calorimetry, scintillation detectors, radiation protection and quality assurance.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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MS-L315 Radiation Science Lab
Prerequisites:
MS 315 concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
This lab will cover a broad range of experiments associated with the Department of Radiation Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Topics include: Quality assurance measurements for radiation therapy, calibration of radiation teletherapy unit using ionization chambers, measurements of dose distribution via film, measurements of dose in a phantom via TLDs, radiation protection survey of therapy installation and brachytherapy sources, and radiation biology.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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MS-E315 Service Learning Component
Prerequisites:
Instructors consent required
Credits:
0.00
Description:
Service Learning Component
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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MS-317 Radiation Physics II
Prerequisites:
MS 315
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course is intended to expand on the concepts and theories presented in Radiation Physics I. It will provide a detailed analysis of the treatment units used in external beam radiation therapy, their beam geometry, basic dose calculations and dose distributions. This course will also cover the principles, theories, and uses of brachytherapy. This course was previously MS 412
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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MS-415 Clinical Dosimetry
Prerequisites:
MS 315;MSL415 concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course will discuss the factors that influence treatment planning and govern the clinical aspects of patient treatment. Topics to be covered include treatment planning with 3-D CT and MRI beams, isodose plan descriptions, clinical applications of treatment beams and advanced dosimetric calculations. This course will also contrast new emerging technologies with conventional radiation therapy techniques (SRT, SRS, IMRT, Image Guided Therapy, Respiratory Gating).
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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MS-L415 Clinical Dosimetry Lab
Prerequisites:
MS 315, MS L315, MS 415 concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
This lab will provide the student with the opportunity to apply clinical dosimetry principles and theories learned in the classroom to actual treatment planning situations within the clinic. Through hands-on lab exercises the student will demonstrate the use of the treatment planning instruments and interpret information they compute.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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MS-416 Radiation Biology
Prerequisites:
Take BIO 403, MS 315 and MS L315.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Topics covered include: physio-chemical aspects of energy absorption, the sequence of events after irradiation occurring on the molecular, cellular and organized tissue levels, radiation response and repair of eukaryotic cells, effects of radiation quality, dose rate, environmental conditions, cell cycle kinetics, tumor and normal cell population dynamics, radiation-induced carcinogenesis and mutagenesis, tumor pathophysiology and radiobiology, and recent advances in experimental radiation oncology.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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MS-417 Clinical Dosimetry II
Prerequisites:
MS 415
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course is a continuation of Clinical Dosimetry I and will focus on advanced treatment planning techniques including intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), arc therapy, stereotactic treatment planning, and proton therapy. The advantages of each technique/modality over conventional 3D-treatment planning will be discussed. This will also be contrasted against the specific challenges presented by each technique such as the need for better immobilization, need for 4D CT scanning and daily IGRT (kV matching and/or CBCT).
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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MS-420 Oncology and Pathology
Prerequisites:
BIO 204, MS 302 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course, taught by Massachusetts General Hospital physicians will review cancer epidemiology, etiology, detection, diagnosis and prevention, lymphatic drainage, and treatment. The pathology(s) of each cancer will be presented in detail including the rationale for each preferred modality of treatment.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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MS-422 Radiology for Radiation Therapy
Prerequisites:
BIO 204 & BIO L204: may also be taken concurrently
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will begin with an introduction to radiology, reviewing X-ray production and discussing basic radiation physics, image formation (Kv, mA) and distortion (blur, magnification), conventional processing and digital imaging. The above-mentioned radiographic imaging concepts will be presented with conventional lectures as well as with several imaging laboratories. In addition, the basic principles of each imaging modality, including mammography, CT, MRI, Nuc Med, and Ultra Sound, will be presented. With the use of departmental tours and guest lecturers, the use, benefits and limitations of each will be discussed. Building upon the information previously presented, radiographic anatomy will also be covered with an emphasis on cross sectional anatomy. Students will review basic anatomy viewed in sectional planes (axial/transverse) of the body. Using CT and MRI images, the topographic relationship between internal organs and surface anatomy will be interpreted and discussed.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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MS-430 Senior Seminar
Prerequisites:
Available to Senior students in the Medical Sciences Radiation Therapy Clinical Track.
Credits:
2.00
Description:
This course will be available to senior students enrolled in the Radiation Therapy Clinical Track. This seminar style course will serve three purposes; one will be to assist the senior students with the completion of the more advanced ARRT clinical competency requirements including, but not limited to, CSI, Mantle, and Paraaortic fields. This portion of the seminar will be conducted in a laboratory setting using our Phantom Patient. Its second purpose will be to prepare our graduating students for the ARRTs National Registry Exam. Exam preparation will include the use of lectures, student teaching, online teaching tools, mini mock registry exams and a full-length mock registry exam. Lastly, the seminar will assist the students with the preparation of their professional resumes including discussions regarding the skills necessary to make job interviews successful.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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MS-435 Brachytherapy
Prerequisites:
MS-417;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Topics in this course will include, radioactive sources, calibration, instrumentation, factors affecting dose calculations, definitions of LDR, MDR and HDR, treatment planning and clinical dose calculation, implantation techniques, implant localization/verification, regulations, radiation safety, storage and QA. Detailed coverage of prostate brachytherapy including LDR and HDR will be emphasized.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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MS-450 Dosimetry Systems and Networking
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course is designed for the medical dosimetry student, to include a general overview of computer systems and networking in the field of radiation oncology. A historical view of computers will be covered as well as the intricate uses in the medical field today. Oncology information systems such as MOSAIC and ARIA, as well as radiation therapy software used for imaging, contouring, treatment planning, and patient charting applications will be covered. Data and system security will also be addressed.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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MS-455 Advanced Radiation Treatment Techniques
Prerequisites:
MS 302 & RT Clinical Student
Credits:
1.00
Description:
For the senior radiation therapy student, this course will emphasize advanced radiation treatment techniques, including patient simulation, immobilization, contouring, beam modification, as well as special procedures.
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MS-465 Senior Seminar for Medical Sciences
Prerequisites:
Senior status
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will be available to senior students enrolled in the Radiation Therapy and Medical Dosimetry programs. This seminar style course will serve a number of purposes; one will be to prepare our graduating students for board certification in their respective disciplines (AART for Radiation Therapy and MDCB for Medical Dosimetry). Exam preparation will include the use of lectures, student teaching, online teaching tools, mini mock exams, and a full-length mock exam. The seminar will also assist students with the preparation of their professional resumes including discussions regarding the skills necessary to make job interviews successful.
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MS-510 Independent Study
Prerequisites:
Seniors Only; permission of program director
Credits:
1.00- 7.00
Description:
Under special circumstances, seniors may be allowed to pursue studies in areas of particular interest to them. By special arrangement, members of the Medical Sciences Committee will schedule discussion sessions, assign projects and provide guidance and feedback. A paper & oral presentation are required.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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MUH-101 History of Music I
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A chronological survey of Western music from Gregorian chant to the death of Beethoven. Assigned readings, critical listening, class discussion and concert attendance.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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MUH-102 History of Music II
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A chronological survey of Western music from Schubert to the present. Assigned readings, critical listening, class discussion and concert attendance.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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MUH-110 Music Theory
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Topics in music history and theory, including terminology, notation, scales, chords, and basic composition, score analysis and aural skills, historical periods and genres. Assignments include reading, writing, listening, and class discussion.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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MUH-211 Music of the United States
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Survey from Colonial times to the present. Various attempts to create an indigenous style. Folk, religious music and symphonies, jazz and American musical theater. Composers include Billings, Beach, Ives, Copland, Bernstein and others.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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MUH-212 Popular Music in the United States
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course covers various popular music styles that emerged in the United States of America in the twentieth century, including blues, music theater, jazz, country, rock and hip-hop. In addition to representative musical selections, emphasis will be placed on various social and cultural factors that helped foster these new popular music styles.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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MUH-221 History of Women in Music
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The history of music from the Middle Ages to the present presented in the lives and music of women composers, performers, and writers. Assigned readings, critical listening, class discussion and concert attendance.
Term:
Alternates Fall & Spring
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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MUH-223 World Music
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Selected topics in the folk and traditional music of Africa, the Near East, the Far East, and the Pacific, examined in the context of their cultures and their roles in the life of the indigenous peoples of those areas. Assigned readings, critical listening, class discussion, and concert attendance.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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MUH-227 Jazz
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Evolution of jazz from blues and ragtime through Dixieland and the avant-garde experiments of today. Contributions of major soloists, arrangers and composers. Listening, reading and concert attendance.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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MUH-233 The Blues
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Selected topics dealing with the blues from its origins in various Southern regions of the U.S., through its post-war urban relocation, up to modern interpretations in rock, rap, pop, and hip-hop today. Blues music, both technically and culturally, will be considered from the artists perspective as a form of African-American expression and American/African-American oral history, as well as a unique indigenous form of American music. Influences of European, African, Country and Jazz styles will be examined, as well as the themes of race and alienation, and similar socio-cultural influences that have shaped and defined the music over time.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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MUH-331 Music in Film
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This class studies the history and development of film music through reading, lecture and class listening. We investigate the process of film scoring, and how music and its relationship to film have changed over the last century. The class includes discussion and evaluation of different compositional styles and practices to listening critically to film scores while viewing movies.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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MUH-510 Independent Study
Prerequisites:
Instructors Consent.
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
Students meet with a departmental faculty member to pursue advanced studies in areas of particular interest to them.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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NEUR-101 Intro to Neuroscience
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Introduces the student to the field of neuroscience, the study of the organization and function of the nervous system of humans and other animals. Neuroscientists examine how individual neurons function as signaling devices, how groups of neurons operate as circuits to produce fundamental units of behavior, and how much larger systems in the brain subserve complex functions such as memory and consciousness. Topics include the neuron and neural transmission, the overall function and organization of the nervous system, the development of the brain, and higher cognitive functions. Normally offered alternate years.
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ
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P.ED-133 Theory & Practice of Athletics
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Theory and practice of athletics of Football and Soccer, rules and history. Olympic history, ancient and modern. Research of Boston sport statues.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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P.ED-134 Theory & Practice of Athletics
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Theory and practice of Baseball, Basketball, and Marathon rules and history. Research of Boston sport statues.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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P.ED-510 Independent Study
Credits:
3.00
Description:
A member of the Department of Physical Education will hold conference hours with advanced students who have special interest and will direct their reading in areas of physical education and sport research which may be of interest to them. Instructors permission required. Normally offered every year.
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PHIL-113 Critical Thinking and Argumentation
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An introduction to non-formal methods of analyzing and formulating arguments, including treatment of such concepts/topics as: the nature of argument, induction, deduction, validity, soundness, aspects of language which tend to interfere with logical thought, definition, role of emotion, types of disagreement, and fallacies. The course also emphasizes the practical application of sound reasoning in both evaluating arguments and making arguments of ones own about matters of issues facing society. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every year.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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PHIL-115 Introduction to Philosophy
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A general introduction to the nature of philosophical analysis. Lectures, readings, and discussions will focus on representative issues and thinkers from the main areas of philosophy (such the nature of truth, reality, morality, politics, and religion). 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every year.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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PHIL-119 Ethics
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A systematic introduction to the major thinkers and their positions on the main issues of ethics, such as: What is morality? What are moral values? How should we live our lives? Are there objective, universal, absolute moral standards? If so, what are they, and what is their basis? 1 term - credits. Normally offered every year.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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PHIL-H119 Honors Ethics
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A systematic introduction to the major thinkers and their positions on the main issues of ethics, such as: What is morality? What are moral values? How should we live our lives? Are there objective, universal, absolute moral standards? If so, what are they, and what is their basis? Prerequisite: Philosophy majors, minors, or honor students only. 1 term -4 credits.
Term:
Occasional
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PHIL-E119 Service Learning Component
Credits:
0.00
Description:
Service Learning Component
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PHIL-123 Social Ethics: The Good Life
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An examination of contemporary Western society, particularly in the United States, in relation to philosophical attempts to define the good life. Current books that exhibit a philosophical approach towards important contemporary social issues will be discussed, as well as classics in philosophy. Topics may include: civic virtue, consumerism, current events, economic justice, popular culture (film, music, television), religion and secularism, etc. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every year.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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PHIL-E123 Service Learning Component
Credits:
0.00
Description:
Service Learning Component
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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PHIL-H123 Honors Social Ethics: The Good Life
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An examination of contemporary Western society, particularly in the United States, in relation to philosophical attempts to define the good life. Current books that exhibit a philosophical approach towards important contemporary social issues will be discussed, as well as classics in philosophy. Topics may include: civic virtue, consumerism, current events, economic justice, popular culture (film, music, television), religion and secularism, etc. Prerequisite: Philosophy majors, minors, or honor students only. 1 term -4 credits.
Term:
Occasional
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PHIL-127 Contemporary Moral Issues
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A critical examination of a number of contemporary moral issues such as: abortion, affirmative action, animal rights, capital punishment, cloning, drug legalization, environmental ethics, euthanasia, genetic engineering, gun control, pornography, same-sex marriage, suicide, war and terrorism, etc. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every year.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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PHIL-H127 Honors Contemporary Moral Issues
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A critical examination of a number of contemporary moral issues such as: abortion, affirmative action, animal rights, capital punishment, cloning, drug legalization, environmental ethics, euthanasia, genetic engineering, gun control, pornography, same-sex marriage, suicide, war and terrorism, etc. 1 term - 4 credits. Prerequisite: Philosophy majors, minors, or honor students only. 1 term -4 credits.
Term:
Occasional
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PHIL-E127 Service Learning Component
Credits:
0.00
Description:
Service Learning Component
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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PHIL-210 History of Ancient & Medieval Philosophy
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The study of philosophical thought from the period of the ancient Greek philosophers through the Medieval thinkers, including such philosophers as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Zeno, Parmenides, Pythagoras, Protagoras, Augustine, Aquinas, Anselm, and Abelard. An introductory course designed to equip the student with a well grounded understanding and appreciation of Philosophy. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every year.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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PHIL-211 History of Modern Philosophy
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A study of the prominent modern thinkers, such as Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. The course is an historical survey of the key concepts, problems and developments in modern philosophy including rationalism, empiricism, and skepticism. The following themes central to Modern philosophy will be addressed: the nature of reality; the limits of human knowledge; self and self-identity; mind and body; freedom in theory and practice; reason vs. sentiment in ethics. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every year.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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PHIL-212 Formal Logic
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An introduction to formal (or semi-formal) study of the basic types of deductive arguments (propositional and syllogistic logic). 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every year.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Quantitative Reasoning
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PHIL-219 Philosophy of Art
Credits:
4.00
Description:
What counts as art? What is beauty? Are there objective standards of beauty? This course examines the nature of aesthetic experience, art, beauty, and creativity. Through the classic and contemporary readings, the students will be introduced to philosophical issues concerning the meaning of art, artistic representation, perceptions of art, interpretation, and criticism. Students will be encouraged to reflect on their own experience of art and explore the relationships among the artist, the audience, the artwork, and the world. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every third year.
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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PHIL-228 Feminist Philosophy
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course is an introduction to the philosophy of feminist thought. Feminist theories of epistemology, metaphysics and morality will be examined as critiques of traditional philosophy,. Feminist perspectives and methodologies include radical, liberal, postmodern, as well as more recent trends in ecofeminism. Special emphasis will be placed on explicit and implicit practices of alienation and exclusion as they have unfolded in the gendering of thought, truth, and reality. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every third year. C b
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A,Cultural Diversity BFA
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PHIL-231 Skepticism
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Skepticism is an ancient philosophy with an influence that persists to this day. Versions of skepticism raise questions about our ability to know anything certain about ourselves, others, or the external world. This course will examine strands of the skeptical tradition, as well as some responses to it. Possible authors may include: Plato, Sextus Empiricus, Montaigne, Descartes, Hume, Moore, and Wittgenstein. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every third year.
Term:
Occasional
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PHIL-235 The Meaning of Life
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The question about the meaning of life is among the oldest and most perplexing questions of humanity. What do we live for? Which beliefs, values, and experiences sustain meaningful, fulfilling existence? Are we authors of our own destinies or powerless pawns in an unfathomable cosmic game? Does death render all our efforts superfluous? While our main focus will be philosophical, students will also explore the multiplicity of perspectives on life-meaning through the works of artists, poets, theologians, and psychologists. We will approach the question of the meaning of life both as an exciting intellectual endeavor and an existential challenge of great practical importance.
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PHIL-250 Social & Political Philosophy
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An examination of persistent debates in political and social philosophy, such as the meaning of property and welfare, the tensions between liberty and equality, censorship and freedom of expression, the relation of church and state, the possibility of political education and civic virtue, legitimacy of the state and revolution, war and problems of end and means, addressing historic injustice, such as racism, genocide, or sexism, among other topics. The class will focus on no more than two such themes. Students will read both classic and contemporary writings to address both the historical roots and the contemporary treatment of these questions. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every year.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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PHIL-251 Philosophy of Race & Gender
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Prejudice of many kinds, such as racism and sexism, is so embedded in our social institutions, and is so traditional and pervasive that we often fail to notice it. In this course, we will deal with the history and nature of racism and sexism, as well as with possible solutions to these problems, including affirmative action and busing. Also to be discussed will be homosexuality, pornography and sex roles. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered alternate years. C a
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A
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PHIL-253 The Philosophy of America
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A systematic exploration of thinking of and about America, from the founding of the republic to American issues and traditions of thought that reflect upon the founding principles and the unfolding American experiment. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution will be studied with an eye to their philosophical content and sources. Other works, primary and secondary, that help to illuminate these documents and their philosophical significance will also be read. The course may also examine works of philosophers and other thinkers who address conflicts over the meaning of founding principles in the course of the nations history, from the struggle over slavery to Americas contemporary role in the world. In addition to the founding documents, authors and texts may include: Locke, The Federalist Papers, Jefferson, Adams, Madison, Washington, de Tocqueville, Emerson, Douglass, Lincoln, Stanton, Thoreau, James, and Dewey, as well as contemporary authors. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every third year.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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PHIL-260 Philosophy of Religion
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course analyzes and interprets fundamental religious concepts and beliefs, examines the rational support for religious faith, and addresses the relation between religion and society. Fundamental questions concerning the nature and existence of God, salvation, and immortality will be explored, and for this the primary focus will be Western religious conceptions but may broaden to include other world religions. Other topics may include: whether all religions can be equally valid and true; the relation of religion and the state; the status of miracles; the history and psychology of religion; the conflict between religion and science. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement
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PHIL-261 Eastern Philosophy
Credits:
4.00
Description:
The exposition and critical evaluation of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Islam. Special attention is given to foundation principles as well as to the similarities and differences of each of these philosophies to basic ideas in Western philosophy. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered alternate years. C b
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Cultural Diversity BFA,Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requireme
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PHIL-262 Buddhism
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An historical survey of Buddhist philosophy. We will explore Buddhist origins, central teachings, devotional and meditational practices, ritual and institutions as developed from classical to modern times. Special attention given to the philosophical diversity of the Buddhist world view. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered alternate years. C b
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Cultural Diversity BFA,Asian Studies
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PHIL-263 Native American Religion
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course is an examination of Native American (Indian) religious experience, both the similarities and differences among the myths and rituals of the major tribes which comprise the background of our nations history of Western migration and settlement. The emphasis will be on understanding how life was experienced by these peoples through a close look at the philosophical meanings of their mythology and ethics. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered alternate years. C a
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt A
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PHIL-265 Women in Spirituality
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An exploration into the various dimensions and ideologies concerning the role of the feminine in relation to the Divine. Belief systems, myths and archetypes from ancient Goddess worship to 20th century feminist theology will be examined in terms of the philosophical content and psychological consequences. Special emphasis will be placed on feminist metaphysical structures for understanding consciousness and Reality. Classes will be conducted by means of lectures, primary and secondary texts and class discussions. Normally offered alternate years. Cultural Diversity A
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity BFA,Cultural Diversity Opt A
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PHIL-267 Chinese Philosophy
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of the main developments in Chinese Philosophy. The course begins with the early dynastic concept of humanism and then turns to Confucius and Mencius. Having developed the central Confucian doctrines, students next examine the Taoist response to Confucianism in the writings of Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu. The course then considers Zen Buddhism, which is called Chan Buddhism in China, where it originated. In particular, students study the concept of sudden enlightenment before turning to the Neo-Confucian scholars.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B
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PHIL-309 Philosophy of Freedom
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: One Philosophy course or consent of instructor.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Focuses on the paradoxical relationship between freedom and responsibility and how that affects our thinking about freedom in the individual, social and political sphere. Both classical and contemporary thinkers will be considered. Prerequisite: One course in Philosophy or consent of instructor. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every other year.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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PHIL-310 Topics in the Philosophy of Religion
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: One course in Philosophy or consent of instructor.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course provides an opportunity to explore in depth a specific topic in the philosophy of religion. Subjects vary from specific authors or religious figures to particular issues in the philosophy of religion or to comparisons between Western and Eastern traditions. Prerequisite: One course in Philosophy or consent of instructor. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every third year.
Term:
Occasional
-
PHIL-314 20th Century Philosophy
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHIL 211 or consent of instructor.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Examines one or more of the following major philosophical movements of this century: Pragmatism, Phenomenology, Existentialism, Logical Positivism, Analytic (Linguistic) Philosophy, Postmodernism and Critical Theory (Post-Analytic Philosophy). Prerequisite: PHIL 211 or consent of instructor. 1 term -4 credits. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Occasional
-
PHIL-316 Existentialism
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: One course in Philosophy or consent of instructor.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An overview of the existentialist tradition. Primary focus on issues and problems arising from the existentialist reaction to classical philosophy. Topics include: paradoxes and contradictions of human nature and human condition; radical freedom, commitment, and responsibility; existential anxiety, meaninglessness and the rejection of God; authenticity and self-deception; individuality and community. Philosophers to be discussed will include Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Sartre, Camus, Dostoevsky, and Heidegger. Prerequisite: One course in Philosophy or consent of instructor. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every other year.
Term:
Occasional
-
PHIL-317 Independent Research
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
This course focuses on philosophical research and writing. It is designed as an independent research course to allow students the opportunity to focus on a topic of their choice and develop critical skills in writing and research methods. Students will be required to produce a research paper of a length commensurate with the number of credits in the course, complete with abstract, thesis, outline, bibliography, and primary and secondary sources. Students will be expected to follow MLA guidelines. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 1 term -1-4 credits (variable). Normally offered on an as-needed basis.
Term:
Occasional
-
PHIL-318 Philosophy of Law
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: One course in Philosophy or Instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Readings may include a range of classical authors, such as Plato and Aquinas, as well as the works of such 20th-century legal philosophers as H.L.A. Hart, Dworkin and Rawls. Also included may be leading jurists such as Oliver Wendell Holmes and Learned Hand. Issues discussed may include the nature of law, its relation to justice, and how the legal system should operate to arrive at just decisions. Prerequisite: One course in Philosophy or consent of instructor. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every third year.
Term:
Occasional
-
PHIL-319 Topics in Applied Ethics
Prerequisites:
PHIL 119, or 123 or 127
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will address in depth one or more specific issues in applied ethics. Topics will vary and may range from applied issues in political thought, such as just war theory or transitional justice, to specific questions in professional ethics or social policy, such as end-of-life care, economic justice, or the role of technology in the human future. Prerequisite: PHIL 119, or 123, or 127. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every other year.
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B
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PHIL-330 African Philosophy and Religion
Prerequisites:
One course in Philosophy or consent of instructor.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course explores indigenous African systems of thought, modern academic African philosophy, African social and political theory, and contemporary debates centered on questions of identity, modernity, essentialism and historicity within the African context. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every third year. C b
Term:
Occasional
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B
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PHIL-362 Environmental Ethics
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHIL 119, or 123, or 127.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An examination of the moral issues involved in the interaction of humans with their natural environment. Topics include: the environmental crisis, human-centered vs. nature-centered ethics, intrinsic value in nature, obligations to future generations, the importance of preserving endangered species and wilderness, radical ecology, eco-feminism, and the role of social justice in environmental issues. Prerequisite: PHIL 119, or 123, or 127. 1 term -4 credits. Normally offered every year.
Term:
Occasional
-
PHIL-363 Bio and Medical Ethics
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: Phil 119, or 123, or 127.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An examination of the moral problems facing health-care practitioners, their patients, and others involved with the practice of medicine in todays society. Issues include euthanasia, the ethics of medical experimentation, the use of reproductive technologies, genetic counseling and genetic engineering, truth-telling and confidentiality in doctor-patient relationships, the cost and availability of medical care. Prerequisite: PHIL 119, or 123, or 127. 1 term -4 credits. Normally offered every third year.
Term:
Occasional
-
PHIL-364 Business Ethics
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: Phil 119, or 123, or 127
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An examination of the ethical questions in the working life and policies of the business and professional sectors of society. The focus will vary, but common themes will include: the role of commerce in civil society; the relation of business to conceptions of economic and social justice; the meaning and application of codes of ethics; obligations of corporations and professional organizations to shareholders and stakeholders; responsibilities to clients and colleagues; workplace conduct; the nature of success and conflicts between legal and moral obligations; the impact of globalization. The course will employ a variety of readings, including ethical theory and specific case studies. Prerequisite: PHIL 119, or 123, or 127. 1 term -4 credits. Normally offered every other year.
Term:
Occasional
-
PHIL-401 History of Ethics and Political Philosophy 1: Ancient and Medieval
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A survey of major works and themes of moral and political philosophy from ancient Greece to the late medieval period. Topics covered will include the nature of moral duties, the connection between happiness and morality, citizenship and virtue, the meaning of a good life, the attractions and limitations of moral relativism, the foundations of legitimate government, arguments for and against democracy, realism and idealism in statecraft, and the relationship between law and ethics. Authors may include the Pre-Socratic thinkers, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Augustine, and Aquinas, among others. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 1 term -4 credits. Normally offered every year in the fall.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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PHIL-402 History of Ethics & Political Philosophy II
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A continuation of PHIL 401, covering the early modern era to the dawn of the 20th century. Authors may include Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Mill, Marx, and Nietzsche, among others. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 1 term -4 credits. Normally offered every year in the spring.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
-
PHIL-403 The Idea of Human Rights
Prerequisites:
Instructors Consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This seminar will analyze and explore the universal human rights concept -- the idea that all human beings, by virtue of their humanity alone, have human rights that should be recognized by all nations. It will explore the concepts meaning; its theoretical underpinnings, critiques and defenses; and the kinds of specific rights suggested by the concept. The course will also provide an introduction to existing human rights law. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 1 term - 4 credits.
Term:
Occasional
-
PHIL-414 Topics in Philosophy
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A detailed exposition and evaluation of a specific topic or of the views of one major philosophical thinker or group of thinkers. Readings from both primary and secondary sources. Prerequisite: PHIL 210 or 211 or consent of instructor. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every year.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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PHIL-415 Aristotle: Profiles in Philosophy
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHIL 210 or consent of instructor.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course is an in-depth investigation into Aristotles writings, teachings, and central doctrines. Readings include a range of Aristotles work and treatises. Topics and texts may vary depending on the theme of exploration. Possible combinations of texts may include his works on Logic, Natural Philosophy, Metaphysics, Poetics, Politics or Ethics, among others. Students will be expected to critically examine textual readings. Classes will be conducted by means of lecture, class discussion, and primary text in translation. Prerequisite: PHIL 210 or consent of instructor. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every third year.
Term:
Occasional
-
PHIL-416 Plato: Profiles in Philosophy
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHIL 210 or consent of instructor.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A detailed study of Platonic texts and issues. Works studied will vary but will often include dialogues such as the Apology, Euthyphro, Phaedo, Republic, and Symposium. Themes may include, among others: the nature of philosophy and its relation to society; the dialogue form and the character of Socrates; the difference between truth and opinion; the meaning of virtue; justice and the ideal regime; the theory of forms and the nature of reality; love, death, and transcendence. Prerequisite: PHIL 210 or consent of instructor. 1 term ? 4 credits. Normally offered every third year.
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PHIL-418 Kant: Profiles in Philosophy
Prerequisites:
PHIL 211
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An examination of Kants ethics and theory of knowledge, including the following topics: structures of our knowledge of nature and the empirical world; the limits of rationality; the possibility of any knowledge of God, the soul and other metaphysical entities; the antinomies (paradoxes) of pure reason; Kants theory of unconditional morality based on duty; the idea of the categorical imperative; autonomy and universal moral law; the problem of evil. Selections from Kants political writings will also be introduced. Prerequisite: PHIL 211 or consent of instructor. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every third year.
Term:
Occasional
-
PHIL-423 Advanced Formal Logic
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHIL 212 or consent of instructor.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
In this course, students will put to work the logical theory developed in Formal Logic (Phil 212). In particular, students will use First-Order Logic to investigate computability and computation theory. Goedels First and Second Incompleteness Theorems are a particular focus in the course. Prerequisite: PHIL 212 or consent of instructor. 1 term -4 credits. Normally offered alternate years.
Term:
Occasional
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PHIL-425 The Shield of Achilles: War and Peace From Troy to Sarajevo
Prerequisites:
Take PHIL-119, PHIL-123, or PHIL-127; or Instructors consent
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course, co taught by Fred Marchant (English) and Nir Eisikovits (Philosophy) examines how literature, film, and other forms of cultural expression have made sense (or not) of war. Organized in an approximate chronological order, the works examined will be responses to ancient conflicts as well as to the wars of the last century (including the two World Wars, post-colonial struggles, and the contemporary war on terror.) Our goal in this endeavor will be broad cultural understanding of how we imagine, remember, forget, memorialize, and question the warfare of recent times.
Term:
Occasional
-
PHIL-440 Stay the Hand: Philosophical and Literary Readings on Law and Violence
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An interdisciplinary course examining the idea of law and its function in human society, with a special focus on issues of violence, war, peace, and justice. The course will examine law as it represented, enacted, and discussed in various literary and philosophical writings from the ancient world to the present, to include various Biblical texts, Sophocless Antigone, Aeschyluss Oresteia, Platos Apology, Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice, Melvilles Billy Budd, Toni Morrisons Beloved, among many others.
Term:
Occasional
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PHIL-510 Independent Study
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHIL 210 and 211 and consent of instructor.
Credits:
1.00- 4.00
Description:
Students meet with a department member to pursue advanced studies in areas of particular interest to them.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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PHIL-513 Internship in Applied Ethics
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHIL 119 or 123 or 127 and consent of instructor
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Students in this course will serve as interns in a department-approved position with a service provider, professional organization, government agency, or non-governmental organization whose work is relevant to issues in applied ethics. A faculty mentor will meet with students regularly to develop individually designed programs of readings and to discuss this material and its relation to the internship experience. In addition to the substantial time commitment to the internship, course requirements will usually include a journal and a research project. PHIL 119 or 123 or 127 and consent of instructor. 1 term -4 credits. Normally offered every year.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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PHIL-514 Advanced Topics in Philosophy
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHIL 210 or PHIL 211 and consent of instructor.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Students with sufficient background in philosophy and a special interest in areas of philosophy which cannot be covered in regularly offered courses will be guided by senior members of the Department. Students working on Honors in Philosophy must take this course in the first semester of their senior year to prepare a thesis proposal. PHIL 210 or PHIL 211 and consent of instructor. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered every year.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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PHIL-515 Senior Symposium
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHIL 210 and 211 and consent of instructor.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This is a required course for all students in the major, to be taken in the Spring Semester of their senior year. Students will prepare a portfolio of their previous coursework, collaborate with the faculty symposium leader on a selection of texts to read in common with other seniors, and prepare one paper for delivery at the Senior Symposium, usually held in late April. Students seeking Honors in Philosophy must take this course to complete the senior thesis. PHIL 210 and 211 and consent of instructor. 1 term - 4 credits. Normally offered Spring Semester every year.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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PHIL-HE123 Service Learning Component
Credits:
0.00
Description:
Service Learning Component
Type:
Expanded Classroom Requirement
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PHYS-111 College Physics I
Prerequisites:
Take MATH-121 or MATH-134 or permission of Physics department chair;PHYS L111 taken concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Introduction to the fundamental principles of physics. Study of vectors, Newtons laws, rotations, rigid body statics and dynamics, simple harmonic motion, heat and thermodynamics, kinetic theory. The laboratory consists of experiments to illustrate the basic concepts studied in the course.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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PHYS-L111 College Physics Lab I
Prerequisites:
PHYS 111 concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Introduction to the fundamental principles of physics. Study of vectors, Newtons laws, rotations, rigid body statics and dynamics, simple harmonic motion, heat and thermodynamics, kinetic theory. The laboratory consists of experiments to illustrate the basic concepts studied in the course. Error propagation, use of Excel, laboratory notebooks and formal reports required.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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PHYS-112 College Physics II
Prerequisites:
PHYS 111 and Concurrently with PHYS L112
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Continuation of the fundamental principles of physics. Study of electric forces and fields, electric potential, DC circuits, electromagnetic induction, magnetic fields, AC circuits, introduction to optics, introduction to atomic, nuclear and particle physics.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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PHYS-L112 College Physics Lab II
Prerequisites:
PHYS 111 and PHYS L111; PHYS 112 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
Continuation of the fundamental principles of physics. Study of electric forces and fields, electric potential, DC circuits, electromagnetic induction, magnetic fields, AC circuits, introduction to optics, introduction to atomic, nuclear and particle physics. The laboratory consists of experiments to illustrate the basic concepts studied in the course. Error propagation, use of Excel, laboratory notebooks, and formal reports required.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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PHYS-151 University Physics I
Prerequisites:
Take MATH-121 or MATH 165. PHYS L151 concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Introduction to the fundamental principles of physics using calculus. The course includes the study of vectors, Newtons laws, rotations, rigid body statics and dynamics, simple harmonic motion, heat and temperature.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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PHYS-L151 University Physics Lab I
Prerequisites:
PHYS 151 concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
The laboratory consists of experiments to illustrate the basic concepts studied in the course: measurements, propagation of errors, vectors, Newtons laws, work and energy, momentum, rotations, oscillations, simple harmonic motion, fluid. Knowledge of algebra, trigonometry, differentiation and integration required.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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PHYS-152 University Physics II
Prerequisites:
PHYS 151, PHYS L152 concurrently
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This calculus based course begins with topics in kinetic theory and the laws of thermodynamics. It then covers electric charge and field, Gauss law, electrical potential and capacitance, electric currents and DC circuits. Next magnetism, electromagnetic induction, Faradays law and AC circuits are discussed. This is followed by Maxwells equations, electromagnetic waves, and properties of light.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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PHYS-L152 University Physics Lab II
Prerequisites:
PHYS 151 and L151 and PHYS 152 must be taken concurrently
Credits:
1.00
Description:
The laboratory consists of experiments to illustrate the basic concepts studied in the course: heat, gas laws, electric forces, field, and potential, DC and AC circuits, magnetic field, electromagnetic induction, Faradays law, optics. Calculus, algebra, trigonometry are required. Error propagation, use of Excel, laboratory notebooks, and formal reports required.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BA BFA & BSJ,NATURAL SCIENCE FOR BS
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PHYS-153 University Physics III
Prerequisites:
Take MATH-121 or MATH-165;
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This calculus-based course is the introduction of the topics of modern physics. It begins with special relativity, the Lorentz transformation, relativistic momentum and energy, addition of relativistic velocities, then covers early quantum theory, blackbody radiation, photoelectric effect, the Compton effect, photon interactions, pair production, and the Bohr theory of the atom. Then Schrodingers equation is introduced with use of wave functions, particle box, barrier penetration, quantum mechanical tunneling, the Pauli Exclusion principle, the development of the periodic table, and the X-ray spectra. Development of solid state physics with bonding in molecules, band theory of solids and semiconductor behavior. The final topics cover nuclear physics, radioactivity, half-life, nuclear fission and fusion, medical uses of radiation, elementary particle physics and introduction to astrophysics.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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PHYS-205 Introduction to Astrophysics
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHYS 151-152
Credits:
4.00
Description:
An introduction to the concepts and methods of astrophysics; including a history of astronomy from the ancients to Newton; light; telescopes; sun, earth, moon planets, comets, asteroids, meteors, space programs, science and technology in society. Astronomy of the cosmos; sun, stars, interstellar materials, galaxies, pulsars, quasars, black holes; nature of time relativity, cosmology.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
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PHYS-206 Introduction to Radiation Oncology
Prerequisites:
Radiation Therapy (Major or Certificate) or Medical Dosimetry Students Only
Credits:
4.00
Description:
This course will serve an an introduction to the role of the radiation therapist and medical dosimetrist in a Radiation Oncology department. Through a combination of detailed lectures, discussions, role-playing, case studies, and hands-on laboratory exercises, students will be introduced to the professional and clinical aspects of their respective professions. Additional topics included radiation safety, patients rights, infection control, communication for the clinic, patient assessment, and psychosocial aspects of cancer including death and dying.</